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ATLANTA BARB-Page 2 The Gay Scene On Florida’s West Coast On a recent tour of Florida's West Coast the Barb discovered several very interesting places to go. Although the West Coast is considered to be much more conservative than the East/ one can certainly find a lot to do and nice people to do it with. The people there- demonstrate 4 ‘ Southern hospitality'’ with their warmth and friendliness, and they like to have fun as well. Travelling in a nor therly direction from Naples, the Southern most city, we found our first gay bar in Ft. Myers; the Red Lion, located at 1514 Jackson St. The bar tender is friendly and the bar has an enormous seating capacity with a package store included; With a population in ex cess of 30,000, I was sur prised to find just one gay bar eventhough others were listed in some di rectories. So after “fun in the sun” drop by and ad your name to their social register. The next bar we visited was the Sand Box, just outside Sarasota, In Osprey on U.S. Highway 41. This lounge features frequent drag shows and takes on a Supper Club environment. Friends informed me of the Green Parrot in Lake land, but because of my schedule, I was unable to visit this one. You may inquire locally for the address of it. Although we were told that Brandon, Fla. was a gay place, we were unable to locate any gay estab lishments there, so we moved on to Tampa; the city that has everything to offer, and is an abso lute must on your next vacation plans. In addition to several Adult Book Stores, the newest. The Book Nook on Kennedy, there are 4 well known bars where you might score. The most popular is Rene’s, located at 2605 West Kennedy. On week ends there are wall to wall bodies; a com bination of all types, sizes and shapes. The bar is presently being enlarged to accommodate more ca pacity and will feature some of the finest drag shows in Tampa. Every one goes there and you Gay Pride Week 1973 are sure to find the trick of your choice. Cu Cu Jo’s located at 1725 Kennedy St. is where you see the girls and plenty of them. The bar features female imper sonation on special oca- sions and weekends with some of the finest talent that Tampa has to offer. ‘ 4 Shawn’ ’, the producer and director also does t his bit to entertain you* with an outstanding per formance. A buffet lunch eon is the feature on Sunday with all you want to eat. and I understand it is a big spread too. Hungry or thirsty? Drop by. The Carousel, when you want to be elegant, is a must. Some feel this bar, which consists of the younger collegiate crowd, is clickish, but really all you have to do is give them that smile and you are in. The dance floor is cozy with a disc joc key who plays your favorite records, and everyone joins together to have fun. When in Tampa, be sure to pay a visit to this place, it is located at 1806 W. Platt St., and see for yourself. Last but by no means the least is the Ohio Bar on the corner of Tampa and Polk Sts. This could be described as a mixed bar with a little bit of everything; straight by day and gay by night. The bartender, “David,” has a tremendous fol lowing and loves every one. The drinks are very moderately priced and their ; Cuban sandwiches are “out of this world.” Since this is probably the newest gay bar in Tampa, it could very easily be overlooked. But don’t do it. The bar has existed in Tampa for years, but has only been known as a gay bar for the last six months., St. Petersburg has two very nice bars, the Sher wood located at 7 N. 1st St. and Jack’s 809 Club and 809 Gulf Blvd. on the beach. These were highly reccommended to me but due to the schedule, I was unable to see for myself. Don’t let that retired city fool you. We hope that this in formation has been help ful to you in planning your next vacation to the “Sun shine State”, especially the West Coast. 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