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Games, Friendly Talk   May 19, 1995|TIM MAY  The very name of
the establishment smacks of subterfuge--or at least hints of
some mystery. And the facade of Incognito in Reseda reveals
little--just a door in a blank section of storefront; no
windows, posters or decoration.  Step through the door into the
black barroom, lighted with weak lights dangling from a high
ceiling, and the mystery melts away. Among the small Thursday
night crowd, heads turn to see who's coming in. They swivel
quickly back to their drinks, darts or billiards. A thrum of
quiet conversation courses along during gaps between the
alternative-dance tunes pulsing evenly from speakers mounted on
the wall.  THE SCENE: It doesn't take long to figure out that
the club is a neighborhood bar patronized by a predominantly
gay, mostly male crowd. Couples--or singles--say they go there
basically because they like the laid-back atmosphere and dig the
dancing. Framed posters of bare-chested