Sydney MEN

Men's Erotic Network MEN.orandum 81
PO Box 3010 Marrickville 2204
Email MEN 02-9294 4188

Invite design by Chris Smyth
Image art by Jozef Szekeres
Web by Rod Spark

Next party:
Mardi Gras / ToyBox Recovery

When: Sunday, March 4^th, 2007

Where: will either be on your email or newsletter.
Click here if you still need the address (pop-ups required).

Time:
5:30 pm doors close 7:00 pm
(doors will re-open at 8.30 pm till 9.30 pm for Toybox party men)

Donation at door ($25 as a guide / extra is welcome)

What makes this party special is the magic and variety of the backgrounds of the men after a week of excess. Sydney guys, interstate visitors and internationals merge together as at no other time of year. The doors will re-open for an hour at 8.30 p.m. to admit the guys coming from Toybox. The show will not be at changeover but will come on after Toybox guys arrive. The guys who will unselfishly get back into their jeans to sign you in are angels. For safety at the venue we will leave our boots on.

To make it as successful as previous parties the Kirk needs to be filled so you have extra cards in your envelope to distribute to your hot yet warm friends, as last year we had many emails during the last week for extra cards. We will try and answer them all but last year it was impossible as we work and party too during Mardi Gras week. If we can’t get back to you then simple accompany them as your guest and sign them in with you.

Direct bus from Luna Park Toybox

We thank Duncan and Andy from Toybox for organising one of their buses to come directly to the venue. We will have some marshals at Luna Park to get you on to the right bus When it is full and departs, you also have the usual shuttle buses which will bring you back from Luna Park to Oxford St, so you should have plenty of time to wander the extra distance to Cleveland St.

Hot yet Warm – Antonio F

We try for Mardi Gras to feature on the newsletter one of our many international MEN. Antonio is already on the plane from Vancouver and is looking forward to being in Sydney.

TWO MEN parties over Mardi Gras weekend RezErection 8 - Update

The March 4 party is preceded by the RezErection Underwear Party on Thursday March 1 at ARQ which was announced in the January newsletter. The party appears to be the talk of the town if the emails asking for invitations are anything to go by. Sales are going well and many of you are apparently taking up Gold’s Gym offer of two weeks free membership to get ready. We don’t want to disappoint anyone as nothing is worse than when we see our friends in the street in a queue hoping to get in, and all we can do is shrug our shoulders. So if you really wanna be there I guess you really will get there, so just as a friendly warning, do not wait until the afternoon of March 1 to get your tickets. If there is room we will have door sales on the night on a one-out-one-in basis but you must have your invitation card or printed MEN email with you as ARQ is strictly booked as a private party.

Below the Belt Offer - 15% off total purchase off all items

We’ve teamed up with Below the Belt to offer you 15% off your underwear purchases valid until the end of March. Get ready for RezErection and Mardi Gras by having the latest underwear from brands including C-in2, Ginch Gonch, Calvin Klein, 2xist, Jocko, Inkd, Ristefsky Macheda and more. www.belowthebelt.com.au

Instructions Make your selection and enter the code ‘1003’ at the checkout to receive your discount. No minimum spend. Valid until March 31

Donation

For the first time since 1998 we have to ask a little extra for parties at this venue. The level of production and rent is pushing us to the limit as we need to more than break even at these parties as they are getting too expensive to run. Remember MEN is still a community and is not a commercial venture.

Fancy a Quickie?

The Qualitative Interviews Concerning Key Issues and Experiences (QUICKIE) project, organised by the National Centre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), is a new avenue for gay men to talk about what is going on in their lives. Taking part involves a confidential, one-on-one interview at a time and place of your convenience.

They are interested in emerging issues in Sydney gay men’s experiences of aspects of life such as relationships, socialising , community, the internet, sex, drugs, partying, ‘the scene’, sexual health and others.

Due to a desire to balance the age and serow status of our interviewees we are currently looking for sexually active negative or untested gay men aged 18 to 35 who live in inner or central Sydney.

If you are interested in participating or want to find out more please contact Diana Bernard on 9385 7164 or The website is http://nchsr.arts.unsw.edu.au/research%20projects/quickie.html

Have the best Mardi Gras

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