I've been to Cologne 5 times in the past few years and some of the greatest fun I've had has been at the Excorner Bar. When the Chicago 2006 team first traveled to Cologne in 2005 for an FGG Annual Meeting, Excorner's owner Dieter made sure the Chicagoans always had a glass of Kölsch in our hands ... except when he sent us shots, including one round on fire. And yes, he and his staff keep track of everyone's orders on yellow post-it notes with dozens of them stuck up around the bar all night long. I wonder if they'll be able to keep up with thousands more people in town.
Everytime I go back to Cologne I make sure to stop in at Excorner and say hello to Dieter. Excorner is kind of like a gay "Cheers" (for Americans familiar with the TV sitcom). The crowd is mostly men and a nice of mix of all types. Excorner is in Cologne's famous "Bermuda Triangle," an area of the city with several fun gay bars. It's at the top of Excorner's "corner" entrance that you'll find one of the Gay Games Cologne countdown clocks, slowly ticking down the days, hours and minutes to the Gay Games - now less than 6 days away. Excorner has been a supporter of Cologne 2010 from the very beginning.
You can tell the guys at Excorner have gotten into the Gay Games spirit. They have a great animated website, and they've got a special animated splash page up just for us. View the website, not just the photo here, for the full effect. Prost (Cheers)!
Excorner
Schaafenstrasse 57 - 59 Köln
Right next to Rudolfplatz, one of the Gay Games villages
Kevin Boyer
Chicago 2006 Organizer & Cologne 2010 Participant
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