GAYLETTER

Most of the people reading this are probably too young to remember Andy Warhol’s New York, yet he’s left such an indelible impression on this city he is regularly fetishized through art retrospectives, walking tours, performances and now through this new party in Bushwick. From all accounts Andy was a total arsehole...but his art was prolific and way ahead of it’s time (apparently talent trumps all.) WARHOLIA brings “you the sounds from venues like Studio 54, Max’s Kansas City, Palladium and artists like Talking Heads, Grace Jones & Velvet Underground — with the looks of pop, hipster & celebutante!” It sounds like a bit of a shit show, but if they can pull it off it also sounds like it could an interesting night out. Also, some of our favorite peeps are involved including hostess Merrie Cherry and DJ Sokolowski. They’ll also be offering drinks specials throughout the night, along with an absinthe bar. So if you’re bored, you can always pull an Edie Sedgwick and get royally fucked up.  —tom

We went to a party at Gio Black Peter’s apartment on Cinco de Mayo. Gio and this other girl were naked, painted from head-to-toe in blue and green paint. There was this other boy with a bowl haircut, he was painted orange. Also in attendance was Dev Hynes (otherwise known as the musician Blood Orange) and a Dutch film crew. Gio and the other boy were meant to fuck the girl for his new music video, but I guess they were all too drunk and the dutch film crew was kind of killing the mood with all their lights and boom mikes (you gotta give it to porn stars, fucking on camera is harder than it looks.) It was a pretty wild party, but I’d expect nothing less from Gio, which is why we’re excited for his new party, Anonymous, this Friday night. It’s a one night only, masked event (yes you need to wear a mask) happening somewhere in New York. To find out the details for the night you’ll need to email the address below. All we can tell you is that I may, or may not, be djing, naked, painted people, and a Dutch film crew may or may not turn up, but you will most definitely have an amazing night.  —tom

I mean WOW, we have been doing this for 200 weeks, that’s 1,000 posts promoting queer happenings in New York City... all for you bitches. Pretty hard to believe this little endeavour we started in Abi’s apartment has grown into the demanding beast that it is today. I mean not only do we have the letter to feed, but also our awesome new website, and even our straight version, GUYLETTER (that we help edit). It’s a lot of work, but we love it. Which brings us to this Friday. We want to celebrate this milestone with the people who helped make it possible — people like you. Come have a drink and a kiki with us and hosts Gio Black Peter, Slava Mogutin, Merrie Cherry Jason Daniels, Mossy and Bill Ivy Carter. Music is by Tom John, Earl Dax and AndrewAndrew. Expect surprise appearances, and plenty of lace front wigs.  —t&a

We can’t vouch for this party 100% because it’s new, sort of. You may know of it as Thunderwear Wednesdays, but it’s recently been re-branded as Bottoms Up. We heard rumors these queens don’t have everything in order for the new night, but hey, it’s still an underwear party and it’s at Sugarland. So that’s a start. Plus they now seem to be celebrating bottoms. That alone is enough reason for us to feature it, we’re just hoping these queens don’t fuck it up...Here’s what else we know: apparently they have a “special line-up of drag queen stars” including Merrie Cherry, Minnie Cupcakes, Macy Rodman and a few others. The hosts are Elizabeth James and Untitled Queen, and the “sexy gogo boy” Bill Soules will bring you shots. Also don’t forget to check your pants at the door with the “gorgeous duo” Katie Moss and Josh. For your bravery you’ll get a free drink. There you have it slut!  —t&a

It’s 420 bitches! I hope you’ve all stocked up on greens in preparation for this special day. And for all of you non-smokers, I just ask that you show some respect for such an important holiday. If you’re afraid to smoke because it might hurt your throat, then try some edibles. Get high, but don’t forget to set your alarm for this party, it sounds promising. Psychic, is a brand new seasonal party that will celebrate all the seasons. This reminds me of the song that Tom and I wrote 3 years ago called DP, we still haven’t been able to release it. It goes: “...spring, summer, autumn, winter, dp makes your pussy quiver...” it’s a lovely song about the change of seasons and double penetration. David Sokolowski who’s organizing the event told me that it’s going to be “a combination of The Magic School Bus, Electric Kool-Aid & A Dirty Shame.” It sounds like you probably need to be high to understand what that means. We’re also told that “space-designer Diego Montoya and a crew of volunteers will be spending all of 420 redesigning House of Yes into a neon lounge.” and their “coat check boys will be taking as many clothes as you’d like to give them, all night — so it’s up to you.” Naked and high is the only way to go, happy 420!  —Abi