Sexx, a gay bar, opened at 11213 Detroit Avenue in 1996. Sexx (formerly Memoirs) was an alternative gay bar that featured a dancefloor, stage, and live entertainment. In 1997, Cleveland nightclub duo Rob Sherwood and Dick “Hussell” Russell teamed up to host Meat Pie and Rock’n’Roll Fag Bar, a themed underground music event, at Sexx on Tuesday nights. Meat Pie and Rock’N’Roll Fag Bar events frequently featured drag performances by Russell, DJ’d techno and house music by Sherwood, and an “anything-goes atmosphere that would bring together the various splinters of the area’s underground community.” Sexx closed in 1999. The club reopened as Deco the following year.
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Resources
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