{"id":18947,"date":"2013-12-31T19:23:55","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T03:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peterfever.com\/blog\/?p=18947"},"modified":"2013-12-31T19:23:55","modified_gmt":"2014-01-01T03:23:55","slug":"countdown-to-new-years-with-10-hellacious-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.peterfever.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/31\/countdown-to-new-years-with-10-hellacious-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown To New Year\u2019s With 10 Hellacious Parties"},"content":{"rendered":"

by <\/a>Dan Tracer<\/a><\/p>\n

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You\u2019ve carved the pumpkin, poured the gravy, spun the dreidel and decked the halls. That means there\u2019s only one thing left to do this holiday season: ring in the new year like a wild banshee.<\/p>\n

Well, two things\u2026you\u2019ll need to find an epic brunch the next day to sop up your hangover.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re still looking for something to do as 2013\u2032s clock ticks down, here\u2019s our countdown of the best NYE bashes sourced from\u2013where else?\u2013the GayCities events calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

10. Wild Western New Year\u2019s Eve Party, Johannesburg\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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A Western themed party with a bunch of hot South Africans? Giddy-up.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0BearDance: SuperYellowfragilistic New Year\u2019s Eve Bash, Dallas<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Join the bears, cubs, otters, and friends in expressing yourself in your favorite shade of yellow, sunshine, lemon chiffon, goldenrod, or dandelion or even show up as Pooh bear, a school bus, or a yellow submarine.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0Absolut Progress New Year\u2019s Eve, Chicago<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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A $25 ticket package includes a hosted bar on New Year\u2019s Eve AND New Year\u2019s Day. Talk about value.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Danity Kane\u2019s NYE 2014 Gala, Los Angeles<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Three dance floors, six DJs and a performance by Danity Kane. What more could you want? Don\u2019t answer that.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Bearracuda, San Francisco<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Count down to 2014 with 100s of friendly, furry guys at Beatbox. Bearracuda celebrates its 8th Annual New Year\u2019s Eve with a huge blowout, featuring Paul Goodyear and Matt Stands.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Lumbertwink, Portland<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Count down to 2014 with furballs, furball-adjacent, and sans-furball \u2014 grab your flannels and head to this beard-friendly social where you\u2019ll find drinkin\u2019, dancin\u2019, and mutual beard-rubbing.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Salvation, Columbus<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Nina West and Virginia West host a lineup featuring the Pistol Pete Underwear fashion show. Gay rights activists and models Colby Melvin and Brandon Brown headline the lineup, and\u00a0RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u2019s Manila Luzon makes her first Columbus appearance.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Masquerade Ball with DJ Ranny, Tampa Bay<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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If you don\u2019t bring a mask, the Honey Pot will have one waiting for you when you arrive. You never know who you\u2019ll end up kissing when the clock strikes twelve.<\/p>\n

2. Sugarland Ball Drop, New York City<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Get ready for a Brooklyn star studded extravaganza with live music, sexy burlesque, sickening drag queens and much much more\u2026<\/p>\n

1. Pitbull, Toronto<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Ditch the cold weather, throw on your best dancing shoes and get ready to celebrate the start of 2014 with more than a thousand other guys at what is going to be the steamiest, sexiest night that Toronto will see all winter.<\/p>\n

HAPPY NEW YEAR!<\/p>\n

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Source: http:\/\/www.gaycities.com\/outthere\/31063\/countdown-to-new-years-with-10-hellacious-parties\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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