The Coaster

By RICHARD VIRGILIO
I was sorry to see the gay bar Cruisin’ close at the end of last year. It was a fun place filled with great people and wonderful, dedicated owners.

The buzz recently – both online at the Yahoo! Group and in person – from many in the gay community is that the GLBTI population is not supporting gay bars and businesses in town enough and there is a fear more gay-owned establishments will cease operation.

I want to spend my money with friends at clean establishments that have a fun atmosphere, serve great food and drinks for the price and whose bathrooms are not some kind of awful science experiment – regardless of who owns it.

To read the rest of Richard Virgilio’s column get the Jan. 15 edition of The Coaster on your newsstand now.

Briefly: Happy 200th birthday to Edgar Allan Poe this week (Jan. 19). The wonderful Frank D’Alessandro and The Stephen Crane House are feting Poe Saturday (Jan. 17), at 5 p.m., with a program of readings, including “The Raven” (one of my favorites), “The Tell Tale Heart” and “Annabel Lee” – and cake.

At 7 p.m., there will be a screening of the 1962 film “Tales of Terror” starring Vincent Price. “The movie takes a rather droll, expansive view of Mr. Poe’s stories,” said Frank.

Donations benefit the Asbury Park Little League. Call: 732.775.5682

Richard@TheBPlot.com.

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