Gary I.
Yelp
Warning: To those Gays who are prissy, up-tight, holier-than-thou, or are obsessive-compulsive clean queens, don't come to the Eagle Bar, and then bad mouth it like a bitchy, narcissistic, woosie baaatch. You know that the Eagle Bar is an old-time,divey "leather bar" that dates back to the old days when it was called the Gauntlet II, and it still smells like stale beer & cigars with the patina of Rough & Ready MEN who have laid claim to these hallowed walls for decades. Why come to the Eagle and torture yourselves? What a stupid ass thing to do. Be with the other sanctimonious & self righteous who are more your kind. No one ever forced you to come here.
The B&B Corps hosted the "Hot Boots" contest to a great crowd of hot men in leather, uniforms, rubber, and our brethren bears & cubs. Others were in flannel, levis, muscle-T's with facial hair like beards, moustaches, goatees, all hallmarks of masculinity that seem to reflect the Leather ethos. It was a benefit event for the Tom of Finland Foundation which promotes mostly Homo-erotic art throughout the world by sponsoring deserving artists, actualizing various art showings & related events, as well as serving occasionally to be a location for various leather & motorcycle clubs.
The Eagle bar has various spaces to accommodate different moods. There is the main bar with a huge square bar with stools lining the edges; a smaller adjacent more intimate manned bar space with Bootblack Bob on Saturdays for those who need to have their Dehners, Westco's, Chippewa's etc. given a high sheen; lower deck where there is a pool table for those so inclined. There is a patio where men can whoop out their custom cigars & pipes and have a leisurely, satisfying smoke with other burly men, bears, cubs, otters, even a twink or two.
Eagle has a full bar, but there are non-alcoholic drinks such as water, sparkling mineral water, juices, coffee so those who want to abstain can still patronize this fine establishment of & for men. Sundays are the laidback days when short pants, "wife beaters", T's are the uniform of the day. If you want a more "formal" setting of leather, uniform, boots, rubber, etc., come on Fridays or Saturdays when leather themed attire is encouraged. Look them up in the Eagle website. There is fun & hilarity, too, like when the gender bending, transvestite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence come to call.
The Eagle should be on the list for historically important cultural sites in Los Angeles. The Eagle, Bullet, & the Faultline are the last of the down & dirty, basic, old line Leather bars which had their cultural origins in the 1950's when the old guard leathermen & motorcyclemen fresh out of World War II & Korean wars wanted to find butch male camaraderie in a space among themselves and away from the prissy, uptight, & sanctimonious.
Long Live the Eagle and its band of men. 4+ Yelp stars, but definitely not for the fussy, easy-to-offend types.