right into the GlamaZONE

I am not one to say kind things about The Café, the "urbanized," LED-laden dance club at Castro and Market that caters to the 25-and-under crowd with BART passes and excessive jewelry. Sure, back in its redwood deck heydays, and my 20s, we'd hang out there some Sunday afternoons in the sun. Although as much as it makes me feel like a snob to air my disdain for the usual Café crowd, I am grateful for the Café if for no other reasons than (1) it fills a niche, (2) we need at least one honestly lesbian-friendly bar in the Castro (actually, we need more but whatever), and (3) like the ultraviolet, bug-zapping light at the edge of the porch, it attracts pests away from where I am sipping my cocktails at the other ends of the Castro.

So when the Glamazon Pollo Del Mar announced that she would be hosting a weekly event at the Café Sunday nights, I wasn't overly thrilled to check it out. And Sunday nights are reserved for Sundance Saloon anyway.

It looks like I'll be leaving Sundance a little early from now on to catch her show!

This Sunday night before MLK Monday I took my worn out self and non-dancing jankle to the Café to cheer on Pollo at her new GlamaZONE event, and support Bebe Sweetbriar in one of many comeback performances last week.

Here's the thing, the crowd at the Café may make the cast of Jersey Shore look like members of the Incredibly Elite Bona Fide Blue-Blood Beaumont Driving Club, but Pollo fucking owns that bar on Sunday nights and throws down one hell of a show. And I may have been too harsh on the crowd as they were all kind and showed that diva the love and respect she deserves on that stage.


Of course, they were all also hammered on the two-for-one special that ended at 9:00.

Joining her on stage last week were the returning BeBe Sweetbriar, Mercedez Munro; Felicia Lamar; and the Legendary Nikki Starr. Bebe rocked it out and Ms. Starr was her usual outstanding, crowd-crazy-making, glamorous self.

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Go girls. Pollo Del Mar's GlamaZONE, Sundays at the Café, party at 8:30, show at 9:30, drink specials vary.