A Bullet Bar for Gun Barrel City, get it?
Longtime Cedar Creek Lake gay bar turns straight, sends drag queens packing DAVID WEBB | Contributing Writerdavidwaynewebb@yahoo.com GUN BARREL CITY — For three decades, a gay nightclub featuring drag shows operated on Cedar Creek Lake, but that tradition ended this fall when the straight owner transformed the last remaining LGBTQ venue into a sports bar with the moniker Bullet.
Michael Zmolik, who bought the bar Garlow’s from gay Cedar Creek Lake resident Michael Slingerland about two years ago, announced in September that the 13-year-old bar would be transformed into a sports club to include daytime hours.
Then the turquoise building with rainbow accents was painted black and renamed the Bullet Bar for a grand opening on Oct. 30.
Garlow’s Facebook page promoting Saturday night drag shows was replaced by one for the Bullet Bar, showcasing attractive female bartenders described as “hot.” The page also announced ladies’ night on Thursdays and a daily happy hour from 2-7 p.m., in contrast to Garlow’s evening-only operation.
