| From: | "J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@***.GWU.EDU> |
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| Subject: | SPRAWL: The Flaming Parrot |
| Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 1994 02:50:30 -0500 |
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The Flaming Parrot
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Centered around the oddly off-color grand piano located directly
in the center of the establishment, The Flaming Parrot seems to cater to
the upper middle class businessman. Except for the pianist, the customers
are all men in suits.
All _men_ in suits.
This deceptively straight bar caters to gay businessmen who,
usually to keep their jobs, haven't come out of the closet. It is here
that they meet, talk business, and surreptituiously slip off in pairs.
The only person usually seen at The Flaming Parrot who is not a
man in a suit is the lounge singer/pianist, a transvestite who calls
him/herself Penny Lane. "Penny" has a penchant for adlibbing new lyrics
to classic broadway songs, usually to follow along with whatever
conversation he/she may be having. Even when not making new lyrics, the
tune he/she plays usually has _something_ to do with the topic of
conversation around the piano.
Often, straight customers who've wandered in for one reason or
another will be given subtle pressure to sing a duet with Penny Lane.
