Issue #28/83, February 10 - 17, 2000

Will you "do it tonight"?	Will you walk out alive?	Will cheap-O eXile readers afford the beer?	Will you show up to an empty, haunted mausoleum?
= no you won't = you might, maybe = you WILL indeed	= probably = just don't bump into anyone = run like hell	= $2-3 per beer = $4-$5 per beer = $6-$60,000	This isn't a rating factor, folks. Every club, bar, politican, and yes, newspaper, is on the verge of collapse. When you see this by a bar, it means, "financial crisis victim." Vsyo.

Chameleon

Cheers:eXile alert! In honor of our new "Gay Alternative" self-outing, we're rousing everyone to make that trip to Chameleon. You won't regret it! Finally, a gay club has arrived to replace Chance, which got tiring after a while. Beer garden said to be kicking but. Mixed crowd includes hardcore gay and mega-babes. Darkened labyrinths to allow for anonymous, hidden trysts, a sex shop, and in-yo-face snaking. Features restaurant, bar area, and a large dancefloor.
Jeers: eXile alert!Gay sources say this place is no longer gay, but rather flathead central. So far, may not be mixed enough for the progressive straights; gets packed solid with a line by 1am.
Cover:Thursday through Sunday, men: 35,000R, dames: 50,000R; Monday through Wednesday, men: free, dames: 25,000R
M:Ulitsa 1905
Phone: 253-6343
Address: Prenensky Val 14
Hours:Bar, restaurant: 24 hours daily; disco: Thursday through Sunday, 21.30 - 8.00

Central Station

Cheers:Happening new dual-floored gay disco/bar catering to the gay on the street, the gay next door. Not as tight-assed about letting in dyevs as Delphin was.
Jeers:More gay kitsch muzak.
M:Novokuznetskaya
Address:Bolshaya Tatarskaya 16/2, Stroyen. 2

Chance

Cheers: eXile alert! According to clubbing pariah Mahi Vijayshwari, Chance is back in action after getting shut down by club-wielding authorities. Some think it's the best club in Moscow, but we don't. Handsome mixed crowd who comes to dance and enjoy. Gay soft porn, striptease, and mermaid act.
Jeers:It's been over-discovered-including by OMON troops, who occasionally pop in to bash your head, take you into jail, and plant drugs on you. Very little hetero-macking. Not for homophobes.
Cover:Free before 23.00, 50.000 rubles after (men)/ 100.000 rubles (women)
M:Ploshchad Ilyicha
Phone: 267-4504, 956-7102
Address: Ul. Volocharskogo 11/15, inside Dom Kultury Serp i Molot
Hours:Daily from 23.15 to 6.00

Imperia Kino

Cheers: Unpretentious, student-aged gay club. Mix of straights, dykes and TVs. Music ranges from cool techno to Russo-cheese. Cheap drinks
Jeers: Quality varies from night to night.
Cover:50,000 - 70,000 rubles
M: Barrikadnaya
Phone:290-4489
Address:Ulitsa Povarskaya 33
Hours:Thursday thru Sunday, 23.00-6.00

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