"It Became A Gay Bar For That Hour" - with Filip Jeremic
We talk a lot on this show about the very, very first time that people went to queer spaces, and all of the wonder and dread that comes with that…
But, there’s another time that we don’t celebrate enough (and which I think might actually be better), and that is going out in your late 20s…
For most people this is a time when you’re a little more settled, a bit less desperate (let's be honest), and you’ve started to ease into yourself and who you are…
Which brings us to this week’s episode…
Filip Jeremic is a Canadian Comedian and Writer who moved to New York after finishing theatre school in Toronto in 2014.
It was here that he lived that 'struggling artist' life, replete with skanky share-houses, taking any old job he could just to stay afloat, and dating older men so that they could buy him dinner ..
We caught up to talk about The Rusty Knot in NYC, which technically wasn’t a queer space, but became one on a particular day of the week (which you'll learn about when we get in to the chat).
We talk about the joys of day drinking, the thrills of NYC, and I get slightly panicky and moralistic about free alcohol for some reason...
Do you have any memories of The Rusty Knot, or maybe a bar or a club from your own scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos!
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Find out more about Filip by visiting his website, http://www.filipjeremic.com/, or following them on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/misterfilip).