WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - After a hiatus of nearly two years, Cocktails with the Stars, a weekly nightlife event that brings together gay adult performers and their fans, will return to Micky's bar at 6 p.m. April 23.
A red-carpet "welcome back" celebration tentatively is scheduled for May 7.
"The ‘Grand Opening Party: Version 2.0' will be bigger and better with more surprises, giveaways and porn stars," co-host Scotty B. said. "Another good reason for having the welcome-back party on May 7 is now Chi Chi LaRue can help celebrate. It simply wouldn't have been a party without her."
Prior to Cocktails' interruption after a fire destroyed Micky's in August 2007, "the show was a staple for the porn community, featuring the hottest gay porn stars - introducing them to their fans and promoting their latest movies and ventures," co-host Angel Benton said.
"Throughout Cocktails' history, it continually raised the bar on what a porn star show should be," Scotty B. added. "Incorporating the most-in-demand, hot porn stars with some of the wildest hosts, the weekly event has evolved to the hottest mess you'll ever witness ... in a good way."
Previous guest hosts included Will Clark, Jason Sechrest, Matthew Rush and the boys of RandyBlue.com.
"I'm ecstatic that Micky's and Cocktails are returning," Scotty B. said. "The wait has seemed like forever. I can't wait to start inviting the Internet studios and some of the new up-and-coming porn stars."
In order to present the events to the widest possible audience, the Cocktails team and Micky's have teamed with NickYoungXXX.com to broadcast the weekly shows online.
"Broadcasting the show has been a work in progress even while the bar was still in rubble," Scotty B. said. "We just needed a reliable company to help, and with me already interviewing and working for Nick Young, the choice was obvious."
The addition of a second host for Cocktails' new incarnation is particularly exciting for Benton, who fills the role.
"Gay porn is such a huge industry now that there are literally events going on all over the world, and Scotty and I have to stay on top of that," he said. "With two of us, if one of us needs to be out of town attending an event, the other one has the show covered. And if we're both in town, then the audience gets twice the fun."
Performers slated to attend April 23 include CockyBoys.com exclusive Bobby Clark (star of Buckshot Productions' Boy Country), who plans to promote his upcoming co-hosting gig at the Grabby Awards recovery brunch in Chicago on May 24. On April 30, Cocktails will feature Robert Van Damme.
"I've always wanted to get my hands on Robert Van Damme, but for some reason or another I could never book him," said Scotty B., who will host the April 30 event. "Now that he has his own company, he'd love the promotion and I'd love to see him semi-naked."
