Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 395 November 28, 2018

BY SHERRY VINE
Bar d’O 25 Year
Anniversary
Bar d’O TO CELEBRATE WITH SHERRY
VINE, JOEY ARIAS AND RAVEN O
DECEMBER 16 AT INDOCHINE RESTAURANT
How did Bar d’O start?
Joey: Jean Marc approached
me and told me he bought a
little bar and wanted to do
“something.” I went there
with Raven; we looked at
this little tiny bar and said,
“Let’s do it!” Edwige was
with us originally, and then
very soon Sherry joined the
team.
Raven: Exactly! In less than 10
minutes we said yes to him. Yes,
we can and will do it.
Do you have a favorite memory
or something that stands out in
your mind?
Joey: Yes, one moment I’ll always
remember. I pulled this guy on
stage because it was his birthday
and said, “If I could grant you
one wish, what would it be?” And
he said, “To have Liv Tyler sing
‘Happy Birthday’ to me.”
This was around the time “Lord
of the Rings” had just come
out. He didn’t know that she
was sitting at the bar. I told him
to close his eyes, and Liv came
over and sang “Happy Birthday”
in Elfin! He freaked out and was
crying. I loved that kind of magic.
Raven: The show after 9/11. It
was packed and just surreal. We
did our usual shit—didn’t sensor,
didn’t edit jokes, and it was a
magical healing night of music,
humor and love.
PHOTO CREDIT WILSONMODELS