How awesome is Little Rock, Arkansas?

After an afternoon listening to none other than former President Bill Clinton, I took off for an evening jaunt with my new pals from the Memphis Flyer and the Mountain XPress in Asheville, NC. ((Yeah, I’ll get around to blogging Clinton. This is more fun.))

###Jon Elliston of the XPress, and Jeff Billman of the Orlando Weekly (who pussed out and went to sleep).

###Sabbath of the Memphis Flyer

((Not pictured; XPress’ Calendar Editor/Reporter Steve “My Last Name Isn’t On My Website))

Little Rock’s downtown, for those of you who have never been, consists of one street. Really. I mean, it’s not alone in the sense that it’s in the middle of the desert, but it’s alone in the sense that if you walk in one direction, you’ll start seeing houses, and if you walk in the other, you’ll end up in the Arkansas River.

This street is also short. Like, 7 minutes short.

Walk from the Peabody Hotel to the Marriott, and oops… there you go, you’ve seen downtown.

So after the AAN Convention‘s official evening festivities, my pals and I wandered down the one street.

After a short stint at a dueling piano bar, where wholesome folks were actually dancing, we found ourselves out on the streets, with nowhere to get drunker.

###Piano Bar Shenangians

###This dude let me wear his hat for a picture

Enter the Marriott desk clerk, who informed me that there were two, yes two places still open at 2 a.m. on a Saturday night in Little Rock. A place with billiards .. or a place with drag queens. Needless to say, we chose the latter.

Somehow, we ended up with these two dudes.

The asshole looking one puked on the side of the road.

Yeah.

And then he said something so dumb I had to write it on my arm and photograph it so I wouldn’t forget it.

Yeah. No idea what that means.

##Enter Discovery

… Little Rock’s late night hangout, located behind a self-storage unit. Thank the sweet lord, its website is at LateNightDisco.com. They’ve taken the time to photograph the innocent cornfed honkies who attend the club here, but I’ll post some pic for you below.

###Look at these two getting down!!

###These darn kids … making out at a discoteca!

Finally, I understand Britney Spears! These young girls were dressed to the nines, touching their fingers to the ground, and grinding their butts into the groins behind them. Talk about your genital relations! The look was K-Fed, the times were krunk.

Happily, the vibe at Discovery was laidback. I’m guessing a lot of the kids here drove to party – thankful to be out of their parents’ backyards, there was no posturing.

One sole lesbian roamed the club, looking for a little love. Later, we spotted her dancing with a hottie … yay for our lonely lesbian!

I thought I was living it up on the dancefloor, until I discovered the drag queen room, where one extremely professional and energetic lady did a dance tour; stepped behind the mic to MC using her god=-given male voice, and then popped back on to the stage to host a dance off with audience members.

Could it get better?

###A bride-to-be busts her moves (literally) …


The Bridetobe Dances Off, Discovery Drag Club, Little Rock, Arkansas on Vimeo

###… while a girl with torn pants lets it all hang out (also, yes, literally).


Ripped Pants Girl, Discovery Drag Show, Little Rock, Arkansas on Vimeo

A girl from Canada and the bride-to-be were whisked backstage for a costume change, and then made to strut their stuff on stage. The bride won the contest – methinks because her gold outfit revealed gigantic black granny panties.

Final Dance Off – Bride vs. Canada, Discovery Drag Show, Little Rock, Arkansas on Vimeo

How best to describe it? A drag show for a straight audience – no gays, no hipsters, no drunken mean frat boys. A dance off where the girls kept it clean, the audience was appreciative, and a good time was had by all? Christ.

Only in Little Rock.

###Discovery
1021 Jessie Rd # Q
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 664-4784
(501) 664-9956
[map]
[website]

####p.s. A user review on Citysearch.com had this to say, “Disco is the only club in the state of AR that is worth going to.”