Friday, September 21, 2012


"Madonna Blows James Brown (One Last Kiss)"
the Lastest Podcast by HUNTERS' Very Own
CLICK PLAY & e n j o y ! !


Friday, September 7, 2012

Have You Heard? IT'S HUGE!


HAVE YOU HEARD?
I T ' S  H U G E  !

Are YOU Invited to Hunter's
Magnificently Monstrous Anniversary Party?


Over the past thirty years, thousands of you now reading this have partied, danced, laughed and found love within the pulsating walls of Hunters in Elk Grove Village. 
Test yourself with this quiz down Memory Lane, answering True or False to each item.
You'll need to get at least ONE correct in order to be invited to our mega-anniversary party.

1) True or False? On Friday, October 22, 1982, Mark Hunter, feeling very hip in his snazzy gold 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit convertible, was nervously speeding to the Grand Opening Very First Night Ever of Hunters when, still several blocks away, the entire transmission suddenly wrenched itself from the engine compartment and plummeted to the ground. Hoofing it the rest of the way, Mark prayed this was not a sign of opening night karma for his new dream venture: the first, biggest and best gay nightclub in the Chicago suburbs. However, wIth little more than word-of-mouth buzz, Hunters was absolutely packed on its first night open!

2) True or False? Although Hunters has hosted countless gala celebrations over the years, NOTHING has ever come even CLOSE to what their 30th Anniversary Party promises to be!

3) True or False? As extravagantly fabulous as this evening will be, it will only truly be memorable if YOU are there!

For all those who answered TRUE to at least one question above, read on for more details
…because YOU are IN, baby!

T I M E L I N E : Thursday, October 18, 2012 :
Enter the party at 8pm, first posing for complementary commemorative snapshots of you in our Club Photo Booth. An extensive food buffet 
with an elaborate ice sculpture overlooking sumptuous hors d'oeuvres (including shrimp and decadent anniversary cake) is our gift to you…along with a fashionable cocktail bracelet (sure to become a treasured family heirloom),
good for three of our select adult beverages.

Ready now for some deep aural pleasure? Legendary cabaret performer Honey West belts out her best numbers till 9pm, after which Hunters "Can't Stop the Music" begins, taking you back to our '80s disco roots! Hosted by Chicago's documented "Best Female Impersonator" Miss Foozie and DJ'd by Ron G., the club will be a bitchen brick house of groovy disco duds to the max (costumes highly encouraged!). The treasure chest giveaway by Boxboy Rich includes tambourines, whistles, dance fans, flaggers, confetti, glow sticks, and more: special performances from the staff, a vintage video presentation of 30 years of Hunters patrons, ripped male dancers working magic with a a long, hard pole...and divas, divas and MORE divas, doing what they do best! As the night progresses, so do the music, the videos, the dancing…all the way up to this minute!

Although it is virtually impossible to package up all the millions of incredible memories, life-changing experiences and, most of all, phenomenal people I have absorbed over these past 30 years, opening Hunters Chicago has been, without a doubt, the pinnacle of my life. To fully commemorate this momentous milestone, your presence would truly be the icing on the cake.

Warmly,

Monday, August 13, 2012

TOP 10 "FAVE DANCE TRACKS" by DJ ChubJim




HUNTERS' RESIDENT DJ CHUBJIM
SHARES EXCLUSIVELY WITH OUR BLOG HIS
TOP 10 "FAVE DANCE TRACKS:
f o r   A u g u s t   2 0 1 2




1. TURN UP THE RADIO- MADONNA (OFFER NISSIM MIX)
2. WIDE AWAKE- KATY PERRY (WAYNE G and LFB Zoo Party Remix)
3. WINGS- LITTLE MIX (THE ALIAS REMIX)
6. TOUCH ME - KATHARINE MCPHEE (JODY DEN BRODER MIX)
7. LET'S GO- CALVIN HARRIS FT. NE-YO (MATTIAS MIX)
8. LIVE MY LIFE- FAR EAST MOVEMENT FT. JUSTIN BIEBER ( 7TH HEAVEN CLUB MIX)
9. BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS)- PINK (Country Club Martini Crew Club Mix)
10. STARSHIPS-NICKI MINAJ (FUNK3D PARTY ANTHEM)

Saturday, July 28, 2012

DJ PATRICK RYAN'S Top 10 Dance Tracks




HUNTERS' VERY OWN DJ Patrick Ryan
For All of You Who Come to HUNTERS to Party & Dance to My Beats, I've Compiled
My Top 10 FAVORITE DANCE TRACKS
for August 2012!
1.     Wide Awake (Wayne G & LFB Private Zoo Party Mix) – Katy Perry
2.     Wings (The Alias Club Mix) – Little Mix
3.     Somebody That I Used To Know (Rauhofer Reconstruction) – Gotye
4.     Turn Up The Radio (Offer Nissim Mix) – Madonna
5.     How We Do [Party] (Gustavo Scorpio Mix) – Rita Ora
6.     Chasing The Sun (Hardwell Mix) – The Wanted
7.     Touch Me (Jody den Broeder Club Mix) – KatharineMcPhee
8.     You’re Gonna Love Again (Extended Mix) – NERVO
9.     Let’s Go (Extended Mix) – Calvin Harris
10.  Young (Expanda Mix) - Tulisa

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

JULY KIKI by DJ Patrick Ryan for HUNTERS



Here You Have It!! 
The HOT New Podcast by 
HUNTERS' Very Own DJ Patrick Ryan.
It includes new pop remixes from Madonna, Carly Rae Jepson, Katy Perry, Cheryl Cole, The Wanted and X-Factor UK winners - Little Mix. It also features fresh new tracks from Tom Hangs with Shermanology, Rita Ora, and Caroline Lund. Also, new remixes of Gotye and a classic rework from The KLF! Now - Have A Kiki and Enjoy!!!
1. Blessed (Avicii Edit) - Tom Hangs with Shermanology
2. Call Me Maybe (Almighty Club Mix) - Carly Rae Jepson
3. Turn Up The Radio (Offer NIssim Mix) - Madonna
4. Wings (The Alias vs Patrick Ryan Reconstruction) - Little Mix
5. Let's Go (Extended Mix) - Calvin Harris ft Ne-Yo
6. How We Do [Party] (Gustavo Scorpio Club Mix) - Rita Ora
7. Chasing The Sun (Hardwell Mix) - The Wanted
8. Call My Name (Wideboys Club Mix) - Cheryl Cole
9. Wide Awake (Jump Smokers Club Mix) - Katy Perry
10. Come With Me (John LePage & LFB Prog. Mix) - Caroline Lund
11. Somebody That I Used To Know (Rauhofer Reconstruction) - Gotye
12. What Time Is Love (Offer Nissim Mix) - The KLF vs Offer Nissim
13. Let's Have A Kiki (Toy Armada & DJ 

Sunday, July 8, 2012

HUNTERS, Cut From Halsted Market Days



Dear Friends, Family & Supporters,
 It was just a few weeks ago that I expressed on Face Book, my sadness and disappointment with Special Events Management and Chicago Pride Fest about its decision to cut Hunters Chicago from the Chicago Pride Fest. 

We were able to turn the bad news into a successful first annual “Suburban Pride” event on June 24, 2012 at Hunters Chicago. Today I have to break bad news once again. Special Events Management and the Halsted Street Market Days committee have decided to cut Hunters Chicago from the Halsted Market Days event as well. The reasons given were the same as the Chicago Pride Fest, space limitations. The protocol for the cut was, among other protocol, was that Hunters Chicago was not located on Halsted Street. Not to mention the disappointment, I find it ironic that over the last 30 years Hunters Chicago has donated time and money as well as support to worthy charities and businesses like Chicago House, the Center on Halsted and Howard Brown, all located on or near Halsted Street. This news of being cut at two events on Halsted Street finds me almost speechless, especially since other non-gay, non-Halsted businesses have had booths at both events.  Without the intention of alienating or offending our city friends and customers, Hunters Chicago will again “make lemonade out of lemons”.  On the weekend of August 11th and 12th Hunters Chicago will be donating 20% of all receipts to a local charity.
To reach Special Events Management call Joe Persfull at 773-868-3010
Thank you for your support,
Mark Hunter

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

SUMMER PRIDE MIX by DJ Patrick Ryan @HUNTERS




^^^^^LISTEN UP^^^^^
Check Out My New Podcast! 
Fresh new tracks by Karmin, Kat Graham, Gossip, Gotye, 
White Party Palm Springs Headlining DJ's 
- NERVO, Afrojack, Calvin Harris, Rihanna and MORE! 
A full 80 minutes of music - ENJOY!
--Hunters Resident DJ Patrick Ryan--