COMEBACK’S 4th Anniversary at Chop Suey on Friday night certainly met all expectations and more. Sorry for the crummy images but I wanted just to give you an idea of the event.
Even quite early in the evening it was already difficult to move around the event. It felt like the crowd had been waiting all month to come to this. I went in thinking it would pull in a bunch of gay posers, if there is even such a thing, but found a wonderful mix of people. It seemed to be perfectly mixed, how shall I say it, like a tossed salad.
Fortunately, there was an oasis of comfort for me in their front room, away from the massive crowd. Even in there it was extremely difficult to buy a drink but it appeared that Chop Suey may not have expected they should be at full staff.
What was interesting is the faces, some very beautiful and young gay faces, that I have never seen at the “regular” gay clubs. It appeared to me, that for some, this event may represent their flat out rejection of the classic cookie cutter gay club night.
While the event’s character is every bit as raunchy as its promotions it is done in a playful and witty way that only adds to the hip factor without being overpowering. With each new DJ during the night the pace of the music changed but still stayed on track with the what the crowd had “comeback” for month after month.
Since it only occurs monthly the vibe feels fresh and the beats are current. Now maybe since this was the 4th Anniversary it may have been a bit busier than normal but if last night was any indication, this event has fully arrived and does not really need anything to be anymore successful than it already is.
The next COMEBACK is Friday April 25th at Chop Suey.
