I spent my first 4th of July weekend in Dallas.
There were pool parties, new brunch places, drag shows, and even a trip to Fort Worth.
It was fun, yet exhausting. I was relieved when the weekend was over.
Perry Heights lined with American Flags for the 4th of July.
The iLume Pool Party on 4th of July weekend.
The iLume Pool was hit-and-miss.
The pool party on Saturday was packed, but the pool was mostly empty on Monday due to a competing event. Apparently a gay doctor hosts an annual pool party at his house in Oak Cliff, which is where everyone was at. This left only couples with kids at the pool, and a very underwhelmed Taphouse bartender staffing the pool bar.
Some neighbors invited us to the doctor’s pool party but we felt too weird randomly showing up at someone’s house. Our neighbors reported that it was a raucous drunkfest, which we didn’t mind skipping.
Brunching at the Green Door Public House near downtown Dallas.
A muggy walk through a new part of downtown Dallas.
Drag queen Cassie Nova hosting at JR’s Bar & Grill.
Drag queen Jenna Skyy performing her Wonder Woman routine at S4 in Dallas.
At the Dallas Farmers’ Market for the first time.
Selecting melons at the Dallas Farmers Market.
The Pegasus statue at the Dallas Farmers’ Market.
Shopping for patriotic clothes at a Dallas Walmart.
Gunter waiting on his puppacinos at Starbucks.
Oak Lawn residents watching a chaotic scene after bar close.
The police presence in the gayborhood is still intense.
One night we went to Italia Express after the bar and found the restaurant full of cops. There was a young guy on the floor who had been tased and several of his friends were being interrogated.
The employees looked extremely bored and annoyed. This was typically the busiest part of the night for the pizzeria, but they had cops taking up all of the seating and scaring all of the potential drunk customers away.
Except us.
A man getting tased at Italia Express in Oak Lawn, Dallas.
Visiting the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
Amateur drag show performers at Station 4 in Dallas.
The iLume pool party on Independence Day weekend.
This coming weekend may be just as eventful – I turn 30 on Saturday!
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