Dirty Sally's (Austin Gay Bar/1973-1988) pee wee herman shirt and stiff drinks flowed in

and stiff drinks flowed in equal measure

Appearing just before Stonewall

Long before pop stars had alter egos and Instagram filters

We doze but never close

Dirty Sally's (Austin Gay Bar/1973-1988) pee wee herman shirt and stiff drinks flowed inDirty Sallys Austin, TX (19731988) Dirty Sallys was one of Austins early anchors of gay nightlifea bar that opened in 1973 and held its ground for fifteen years as the citys scene slowly took shape around it. It wasnt polished or oversized; it was lived in, familiar, and built on the people who kept coming back. Through the 70s and 80s, places like Dirty Sallys carried real weight. They were social hubs, meeting points, and a kind of refugewhere