Review: OMEGA PARTY (There's a Reason the Rooms are so Dark)

Well, guys on this dreary cold, rainy day in New York, I have to post one of the most negative reviews, I have yet posted. I HATE to trash parties!!!! A reader and I were emailing last week about the INFINITY review. We kept saying that the party could be very HOT, which I why I didn't want to trash it, but it needs work. I hope guys keep trying INFINITY --I plan on checking it out. It has possibilities! The host does need to keep charge, otherwise it could devolve into the nightmare that is almost every party at that pit known as the Gramercy Duplex.

So on to this review. I gotta say, that I was not at this party, but I have been to THE OMEGA PARYTY before, and could see how it might head into this direction. Two thing I can't stand at parties -- unwanted gropers and the smell of shit. Seriously! Either makes me lose a hard on in about a second. Both are gross, and both unnecessary. Dudes--if you're gonna bttm, ple3ase clean out! It's easy and takes 5 minutes. And this happens with hot guys as well. I was fucking this hot dude at NYJOCK party and suddenly I should smell shit. Bastard! Ran to the bathroom and scrubbed myself. So unnecessary. And as to unwanted gropers--well, I've said more than enough about that. Guys, if someone is having sex and you're not wanted -- MOVE ON. Well, if you want to read a review that trashes a party, read on...


"Dear Evan, Went to the Omega party last night, where I had gone four times before and had a reasonably good time. Since I have totally given up on the Ed and Steve party due to their no-standards, open-door policy, I was really hoping Omega would hold itself to a higher standard. Alas, it seems that the tribe that has totally ruined the Ed and Steve party is determined to wreck Omega, as well. You know the type: over 70 years of age, morbidly obese, with bad liver spots everywhere, a slack jaw in which a little spittle has gathered in the corners, wearing old, yellowed Fruit of the Looms whose elastic bands gave up the ghost years ago lending them a diaper-like appearance, their shuffling gait clad with the additional accessory of shower shoes that look like they were last worn by an inmate from Bellevue. Invariably, these types are always the ones who can’t take No for an answer, and who repeatedly horn in on any hot action they see, deflating erections far and wide.

Another problem that the back rooms of Ed and Steve’s party and the Omega party share is “The Do-Do Problem.” You know: guys who are so inconsiderate that they won’t even douche before the party, yet insist on getting fucked until they clear the room with blasts of fecal odor. Last night at the Omega party, I had to leave the back room twice because of The Do-Do Problem. Strangely, the odor only managed to scare away about half of the backroom occupants. Is scat the new black (or brown?) in the gay community and I simply missed the memo?

So I would pose this question to my community: given that there are plenty of highly-exclusive parties for younger gay men, why is it that we can’t seem to have a party for 40-somethings and 50-somethings in good shape, who bathe and douche and have good sexual etiquette? It seems that there are just two kinds of parties: those for gym rats under 30, and no-standards, open-door parties for everyone else. Party hosts: listen up! A lot of us are simply staying home because you don’t offer us what we are looking for. Can somebody start up a party that caters to us? Please?Pretty please?"


I do think the review is wrong that there aren't parties for guys 40-50 with decent dudes. Parties such as HARD DRIVE and THE CLUB HOUSE ORGIES are two example of parties that do not have age cuts off, as long as the guys are in good shape. The reason that these two parties are NOT nightmares like some of the others is that the hosts keep the parties under control. They make sure that guys are taking NO for an answer and keep an eye on what's going on. Also both these hosts created these parties because they enjoy the scene and that are NOT there just to make a fast buck. I am sorry to post this review for OMEGA. The hosts have always been helpful and friendly to me, but they really need to take control back so that their parties can be fun again, and not about groping obese guys, and selfish unclean dudes, who don't care about creating a good time for everyone. If you disagree with this review and think OMEGA is just amazing--please comment below or email me opposing views, and I will be happy to post.

Anyway, if you like obese groping old men, or the smell of shit, and want to check out the OMEGA for yourself, the next party is Sunday night. Here's the info...

THE OMEGA PARTY (Midtown West). BACK IN MIDTOWN. They get 70 to 120 guys per party (Sunday being the biggest night). The parties are laid back, mix/general crowd. The age mix ranges from 20 to 60YO, all races (60% white, 40% mixed), muscle, thin, cute, bear etc. Refreshments , snacks, condoms and lube provided. Anybody wanting to go to the party should email roccosly@aol.com or http://www.theomegaroom.com/.


I knew this wasn't the last we'd hear on this. As soon as I posted this I got two rebuttals and a response from the host. So here we go guys...

REBUTTAL: "THE omega party , I think is one of the most successful and best run parties .Ive been going to the Omega and to all the other ones for like 10 years. Most of these parties have darkrooms . I was at the Omega party last night , the place was packed , I didnt smell any shit and had a very good time .There were a few older guys but also guys in their 30"s and 40"s."

REBUTTAL 2: "This is my first time writing to you.I go to the Omega party all the time .I always have a great time and the space is great. Im 40 years old and in great shape .Recently theirs been a flickiring light int the back room and I asked one of the workers and he said its a refresher with senses that goes off anytime anybody walks by.So I think that guy who complained must have been confused with the smell .I was their last night I didnt smell any shit. The place was full of people and I got fucked 3 times. If your a stuck up person looking for studs only , this place not for you.But if your looking for a laidback nice space with a mix crowd ....The backroom does get packed but theirs plenty of area in the front to do one on ones and theirs a private room aswell. I did see a big guy there, very rare I ve seen such a big guy at the Omega party, but He was hanging with a regular that comes all the time. I think the reason the host let him in is becuase the regular brought him as a guest and the host didnt want to be rude.But personlly I enjoyed myself and it was a pretty good crowd overall."

FROM THE HOST: "Want to mention , that only two persons complained all night , One about "shit in the back room" , someone that hardly ever comes to the party (only like one time per year) and another about that it was a little warm which we then turned up the airconditioner.
Yet we checked the backroom and didnt smell anything and the back room was full of people. After the party we checked the backroom , their wasnt shit anywhere not even in the used condoms. We have an air freshener connected to the wall outlet it the backroom during the party so maybe he thought it was shit but it wasnt."

I wasn't there, so I can only report what come in. If you want to add your thoughts, send me an email. The "shit" problem is a problem everywhere, and not only at OMEGA -- and I have no doubt that if you complain the hosts will look into it. The old groper problem is only at parties where the hosts don't take charge because they don't want to lose a paying customer. What some parties -- like most at the Gramercy Duplex -- don't understand is that to keep the old gropers, they've lost everyone else. Hope you'll give OMEGA another chance. The host is very cool and trying to keep the party on mark -- which isn't as easy as it looks -- or I'd host too. Try OMEGA tonight, and report back!

OKAY. I WAS WRONG, THIS POST IS GOING TO CONTINUE. THE ORIGINAL REVIEWER, WANTED TO ADD THIS STATEMENT...

"Hi Evan,Just to clarify, I'm not holding Omega responsible for the intermittent smell of shit in their backroom. They did investigate, and because the smell had cleared by the time they got back there, they didn't detect anything. But I am holding the guys with dirty, undouched asses completely responsible. You guys should be more considerate.

What I do take Omega to task for is their relaxed door policy, which seems to get more relaxed every time I go (which has been four times in the past six months, and not once a year as the host said). This crowd seems to be turning in the wrong direction because the hosts let in anybody and everybody (and I say "anybody and everybody" because I cannot possibly imagine grosser guys than the morbidly obese, 70-somethings than I saw shuffling around that night).

I have a pretty average body, and I don't expect everyone to be a Greek statue. But what conclusion would you draw about a party if you saw guys there who were well over 300 lbs, and not carrying it well at all, certainly not a nice chunky bear type, but just a disgusting, saggy, hugely fat old (70-plus) retiree? I DO hold Omega completely responsible for their lack of judgment on that count.

If nobody but me objects to those guys at Omega, then God bless them, and they can enjoy the party without worrying that I will be around to complain. But I think that, unless the host gets his act together and has the balls to say No to a $22 entry fee from a few of these gross types so that the party will continue to have a good vibe, then this one will eventually go the way of Ed and Steve.

The space is great, and the staff are very kind (possibly the nicest I've seen with the exception of Lidell, who's a hard act to follow). But their door policy has made me unwilling to come back."