I was long overdue for a visit back to my old stomping grounds of New Hope. I swear, it really is like home. The Capitol Street Duo, the Lad and I caught up for the Pride festivities with many friends who floated in and out on Saturday, and we also caught up with Lumbersexual, who joined for a drink or 6. For you newer readers, New Hope is in Bucks County, a very colorful, eclectic and liberal river town. Quaint. Picturesque. Melting pot. It's right along the Delaware Canal where Washington crossed it in the Revolutionary War. Our distant relative Aaron Burr...yes that one.... also escaped there after his famous duel. Since then, there have been many colorful residents with homes there, Oscar Hammerstein II, Joan Rivers, Odette Myrtil, George Nakashima, James Michner, Dorothy Parker, Mike and Jan Berenstein, of the child books, and a slew of impressionist artist who came in when the town was a huge art and writers' colony. The late newscaster, Jessica Stavich also met her demise there when a bizarre accident happened with her car ending up in the canal, drowning her and a good friend. Of late, Bradley Cooper, Zayn Malik, Gigi Hadid and Tina Fey all have homes there, while in the past one never knew when the booze hound Elaine Strich would show up at the Raven with us gay boys...and boy did she liven up a place. I even had dinner one night at the Mansion Inn across from Hugh Jackman. I slipped him my number but alas, never heard back. I guess maybe my action of a blow job was too much? What made and still makes this town so unique is when the art colony arrived, later it blended with a large witchcraft colony who came to town... followed by a big LGBT community. It ends up like PBS, meets Queer as Folk, meets American Horror story.... what with all the American history, and it being one of the most haunted towns in the county. Though small, New Hope and its adjoining sister town of Lambertville, across the bridge in NJ, both towns' packs in a sophisticated collection of things to do. Art galleries, witch shops, to many eateries and bars to mentions, swanky B&B's, sex shops, and even the fun Bucks County Playhouse that has had some huge names perform there.... you can see why I miss this little spigot of land!!! here are some of the sights from New Hope. The signs always slay me.
Drag sister Estee Lauderdale in the parade.
More cock-a-tails at the Lambertville House
This reminded me of my glory hole days. Ahhh, the good ole days. I thank heavens I didn't need either of these offerings. For the Lad was with me.
Unfortunately, at the dive bar Jon & Peters, I lost him to I think, was baseball on the tv, where he planted himself after the parade. We all watched a live band. I admit his backward cap got me hot. He never wears hats. I'm glad he enjoyed the game, because later that night I showed him what real talents a pitcher can deliver!!!
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