I was a new face and had most of my drinks bought for me, so that was exciting. Frankly I was hoping to witness a little filth and didn’t get it, but you know, it was fine.
It was a little weird, a totally new crowd for me, but fun. I first went to the Detroit Eagle back in ’99. Why? Because the Detroit Eagle is a totally different variant of Eagle: sad, lonely and pathetic. I have to laugh when I meet guys who have never been to the Detroit Eagle and act scandalized when you mention going there. Pittsburgh is like this, their Eagle is hugely popular.Īnd then you get Detroit. In other cities it’s more a local type bar, or an alternative to the S&M (stand and model) scene at some of the other bars. In some cities, there is a lot of filth involved with a trip to The Eagle. Who even knows how long bars called Eagle have been around? At least since the 70’s. I mean, that’s a leather bar stereotype too, but The Eagle is sort of the archetype. The bar has reputation for being scary, or dirty, or just filthy sexy. Well, and the bear crowd too depending on the market. The idea is that The Eagle caters to the levi/leather crowd.
But nearly every somewhat major city has a gay bar called The Eagle. It’s not a chain, and it’s not a franchise.
