Guest EXPAT Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 THE SAINT AT LARGE® presents RITES XXXIV: THE BLACK PARTY® "Rough Trade At Luna Park" 11PM - Saturday March 23, 2013 until Sunday Afternoon Roseland Ballroom, 239 West 52nd Street Featuring Strange Live Acts Dress: Heavy "Set on the outskirts of Rome in an abandoned amusement park, LUNA PARK comes to life for one-night only as a band of Moto-Gladiators convenes for their annual bacchanalia." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hitoallusa Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Why can't they have a donation event that can help the gay community? It doesn't have to be all sex I suppose... What about an art performance... I have never been to the event but it sounds so dark and cheap.. After all the Roman Empire had fallen with its debauchery and excessive hedonistic ways.. How could a group of people who induced vomit so that they could eat more food lead the empire to prosperity... It's poverty and destruction for all and we can do better than imitate their ways.. IMHO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamSmith Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 After all the Roman Empire had fallen with its debauchery and excessive hedonistic ways..Sorry to depart from the OP's focus for a moment, but just to note that the historical "fall of Rome" (not the OP event! ) has recently been pretty well concluded to been due to things like stretching itself too thinly to do much once the Germanic peoples who had been after all somewhat incorporated by Roman conquest, rebelled once the empire could no longer defend. Etc.This is one of the good newer histories along those lines: http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/fallofrome/gr/RomeBarbarians.htm Gibbon's old notions of moral decay and so on don't seem to have the credence that his fellow Victorians once gave them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hitoallusa Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 If you look at the last dynasty of China you will see how corrupt it was morally. I don't think Qing dynasty fell because of its territory was too big or stretched out.. When the empress dowager could freely use the fund appropriated for the navy to build her summer palace for her herself, you know the country is bound to fall... Not that I'm against the event but I do want to see positive activities in our community that show that we can do great things to the world... Just my opinion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimboivyo Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 isn't it nice to have an event that is one of the causes of the spread of stds? lots of unprotected sex happening here (seen the pics online). crap like this should be closed down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucky Posted February 15, 2013 Members Share Posted February 15, 2013 Well, I personally think that crap like jimboiyvo's posts should be shut down, but no one listens to either of us anyway. The guys in the picture above look silly in those silly outfits. Fortunately the Black Party itself is a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hitoallusa Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 On my Lucky, I have never imagined that you would go to any event like that.. I don't know why... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimboivyo Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Well, I personally think that crap like jimboiyvo's posts should be shut down, but no one listens to either of us anyway. The guys in the picture above look silly in those silly outfits. Fortunately the Black Party itself is a lot of fun. sad that you carry grudges and feel the need to lash out like this guess folks are right about you. you do hold on to things and seem passive agressive something tells me NEITHER of us would do well at a party like this. yeah, fun if you look like one of the three guys above in the picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucky Posted February 16, 2013 Members Share Posted February 16, 2013 Honeyboi, what I think is that you weren't so much anti-Black Party as anti-sex. Sex is dirty, right? People have sex and they get stds! Doesn't matter where they have sex. Could be at the Black Party, could be after the Black Party, could be after meeting online or at a gay bar. You color your anti-sex tirade with an anti-Black Party exterior, but it's really gay sex that bothers you. Most of the people going to the Black Party don't have sex there, but you would shut it down. Tsk tsk. Gay men really shouldn't have sex because of those stds. I had a great time at the Black Party, and I went twice. But if you had your way, neither I nor the thousands of guys who enjoy it would be able to go. It would be shut down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hitoallusa Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Well I don't think it has to be shut down but changed into something positive.. Glad to know its all about sex and Roman debauchery as the as reads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimboivyo Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Honeyboi, what I think is that you weren't so much anti-Black Party as anti-sex. Sex is dirty, right? People have sex and they get stds! Doesn't matter where they have sex. Could be at the Black Party, could be after the Black Party, could be after meeting online or at a gay bar. You color your anti-sex tirade with an anti-Black Party exterior, but it's really gay sex that bothers you. Most of the people going to the Black Party don't have sex there, but you would shut it down. Tsk tsk. Gay men really shouldn't have sex because of those stds. I had a great time at the Black Party, and I went twice. But if you had your way, neither I nor the thousands of guys who enjoy it would be able to go. It would be shut down! thats not the case at all. Youre reading too much into it and clearly attempting to make me the bad guy we will agree to disagree. enjoy if you go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyOz Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I have been to the Black Party more times than I care to remember and I always had fun. The shows are great and wild. The music is amazing. I did go inside the "dark room" but I was with a BF and he and I played together and not with others. I have no problem with anyone wanting sex in a dark room. Adults should be able to make their own decisions. I have yet to see any show on earth that has amazing porn stars fucking on stage and having a blast. If I were in NYC, I'd go. But, I use to live only a 5 min walk from Roseland so it was easy back in my youth. boiworship 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Theolover Posted February 17, 2013 Members Share Posted February 17, 2013 I have been to the Black Party a few times and it was fun. But it was the White Party that I miss the most. Light frothy gay disco music (which I miss even more these days) and dancing for hours. The original Saint was a lot of fun and I miss those days too.It is very sad that many from that era are no longer with us. For those who go, have a great time and report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
