I don't even know what to say about Mr. Black. It is a mixture of so many things, it is hard to pin down and harder to explain. A mix of gay/straight (but not REALLY gay and certainly not straight), younger/older (but not really young and not really old), "rocker gays" mixed with club kids, mixed with jocks, mixed with a few models and its share of suburbanites.

The music is a mixture of all of the above. $10 on Friday thru Sunday nights. The decor is dark, low ceiling, makeshift DJ area in the rear, large bathrooms and a little cavelike lounge area around a corner and pitch black hallway -- perfect for a darkroom if NYC had those anymore.

It's best equivalent is the club DC9 or the Rock&Roll Hotel in Washington, DC. Good for the boys who like girls and the boys who like boys, and those who like to be liked by them both. Yeah, figure THAT one out.

It is easy to be excited about this local bar or easily annoyed or bored because it doesn't quite fit into any category.