I had met a super hot guy that was into military, dated him awhile and I was hooked. I was particularly attracted to military uniforms.
The whole leather scene spoke a new language to me that I totally understood, gravitated too and was SO ME!! I found myself. This was Men!! that were nice, enjoyed conversation and knew what they wanted and how to get it. It was a totally different genre of men and not the club twinks I was so accustomed too from the Backstreet and Menjos crowd. I was the fresh meat on the rack!! but I never felt so welcomed. I remember dressing in Levis 501s, a flannel shirt and work boots going alone for the first time. I heard about The Eagle and the type of crowd which greatly intrigued me. I lived in Ann Arbor and drove to Detroit twice every weekend to go to the bars. I started finding myself when I was about 22 and my niche where I fit in the gay community. Started off as a vanilla Twink after coming out around age 20 in 1983 frequenting the big Detroit gay dance clubs. WOW!!! What could I say about The Eagle!! I went through a metamorphosis back in the mid 80’s.
