Spent Memorial Day in Palm Springs. John and I drive up a day early on Thursday night in a desperate bid to outsmart a Friday full of meetings that would have had us on the road during rush-hour and holiday traffic. We booked a sight unseen spot for the night, which turned out to be the gorgeous Sparrows Lodge. Really lovely space, so serene, and gorgeous little touches. Definitely going back next time for an extended visit.
The rest of the weekend was spent at our Airbnb — a standard Palm Springs mid-mod with an enormous pool — with a couple friends and friends-of-friends, with mixed results. Kids these days, grandpa’s tired, etc. The highlight beyond was getting to spend time with friends from SF who also happened to be in town.
We attended a big gay pool party, went antiquing, hung out at some dives, and watched music videos.
The biggest revelations was getting hauled to a gay bar called Quadz, a watering hole on the strip previously avoided due to an athletic-lettering themed sign, but upon entry was revealed to be a slightly more… tragique version of The Edge in SF. A showtunes video bar replete with customer sing-along, bartender choreo, etc. Would have been a major highlight, but unfortunately tainted by features of the Glee version of Downtown and the Radio GaGa scene from Bohemian Rhapsody — truly no one wants to see it, diva. The evening was saved by a surprise screening of all 10 minutes of The Aloof, the Heavyweight, and the Big Finish from Sweet Charity: