Manhattan: mouse brains, sugar bar

[snousle]

Work today was pretty interesting. Learned more about mouse neuroanatomy than I had ever expected to. The "perfusion" of the dead mice was particularly Kafkaesque - lots of tubing, whirling machines, mousie corpses everywhere. There aren't all that many mice involved, but it sure is graphic.

Had dinner with the boss at a decent French restaurant, Bistro 61, and later headed out for a nearby bar - Townhouse - which is explicitly a "sugar daddy" bar. The web page was so intimidating I wasn't sure if I would even get in. But I ended up having a very nice time even though it is exactly opposite to my usual tastes. The decor was exquisite, unlike any bar i've bben in before. A sudden wave of warmth and humidity tonight had me sweating like a pig, and for once I felt anxious about the fact that I more or less stank. Couple of glasses of brandy fixed that problem, at least in my own mind. ;-)

Really liking this town. Hard to believe it's even real, it's so huge and crazy. I thought the legendary emotiveness of the residents would drive me nuts but in practice it's actually quite charming.

Comments

[thornyc.livejournal.com]

Now you're ready for Tokyo.

Manhattan x 40.

[bluebear2.livejournal.com]

It really is a neat place. People are pretty direct but civil. It definitely is a different culture than some other places fer sher.

Did you get to B&H Photo yet? Are you planning any excursions to the suburbs like Brooklyn or the Bronx? They're different than Manhattan.

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

Had a look at the web site ... frankly, I can't imagine why you wanted to go in the first place, other than out of perverse curiousity.

No hats?! What if I showed up in a suit with a neat fedora or homburg?

[dhpbear.livejournal.com]

I guess it was etiquette many years ago not to wear a hat indoors.

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

Well, there is that - but then they'd better have a coat- and hat-check of an efficiency to match their level of pretension.

[dhpbear.livejournal.com]

From the photos, I'd say they have a no-beards policy too :(

[snousle.livejournal.com]

All of Manhattan has a no-beards policy - although 1/4" stubble was rather common. Didn't see a single big moustache the whole time, and you know I can see those a mile away!

[dhpbear.livejournal.com]

What if I showed up in a suit with a neat fedora or homburg?

I'd piss myself :)

[snousle.livejournal.com]

I would say it is interesting enough to go at least once. The clientele is the age I like but I would describe them (along with all of Manhattan, actually) as "insufficiently crusty".

[urbear]

The bar's web site is completely appalling. If I were a "man of means" I wouldn't go anywhere near the place. It's probably unintentional, but the text makes it sound perilously similar to long-gone bars like Rounds, which billed themselves as places where younger entrepreneurs meet generous older gentlemen.

Mouse perfusion, eh? What's the purpose... to keep the mousie parts alive and kicking even if the rest of the critter has gone to a better place?

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there is definitely some hustler action there. Not sure if any of the younger men were there for any other purpose. But "appalling"? Nah, there's a market for everything, why should I care?

Perfusion stabilizes the brain cells after the mouse is killed, so you can extract the cellular components before they degrade.

[urbear]

I guess I'm really appalled by the site's tone and message: "Hey, youse guys, we run a classy joint!". It's right out of Jersey Shore.