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Before I knew what had happened, hours had slipped by as I was reliving those days and feeling the beat of the club scene.Ĭaught up in the wave of nostalgia after finding this group, I reached out to a friend and made plans for a good old fashion “boys’ night out at the bars.” It has been a while, not just because of the pandemic but perhaps due to different priorities as I got older. The other feature that really brought back a deeper sensory experience are the links to the music of that era.
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Two aspects of the Facebook group really stood out to me-the before and after photos that members post to show how they looked in the ’80s and early ’90s when they frequented the club, alongside their photos today, 30-plus years later.
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I went to Chaps often during my college years from ’84 to ’88. When I came across the Facebook group, I found myself suddenly transported back to that magical time in Boston when every night of the week meant a different bar, and at the heart of it all was Chaps, especially their legendary Sunday Tea Dance. It first was a beer and wine bar with peanut shells on the floor, then eventually it grew and it was the most fantastic club in the city.” The page’s description reads in part “This group is all of us who used to gather at this wonderful place. The group is an alumni page for all who once frequented Chaps, a popular Boston gay bar in Copley Square that was a landmark of ’80s and ’90s nightlife. Social media users may have noticed a new Facebook group that is catching the attention of those in the 50-plus bracket of gay men.