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ay Appreciation Awards Board of Directors Lisa Beaumann, Rip and Marsha Naquin-Delain, and Teryl-Lynn Fox presented a special "GAA Award of Dedication" to fellow board member Toni J.P. Pizanie in honor of her work on the GAA Board since 1997, and her outstanding efforts in the GLBT community. Unfortunately, Pizanie was too ill to attend, so she did not receive her surprise award on stage at the GAA Gala. The Naquin-Delain's delivered the award to Toni at home on Sunday, the day after the gala, which she accepted with great surprise.
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he Official Southern Decadence Poster Signing Party was hosted by 700 Club bar baron Mike Cookmeyer (center) joining SDGMs XXXVI Toby Lefort and Julien Artressia in front of the fab cake donated by Decadence Cafe. Proceeds from the poster sales benefited SD Charity NO/AIDS Task Force.
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he 11th Gay Easter Parade presented a check in the amount of $17,182.15 to Food For Friends during the 23rd annual Gay Appreciation Awards Gala. The parade minus expenses benefits Food For Friends, a vital agency of the NO/AIDS Task Force. Over the past nine years, the parade has raised over $80,825 for charity. For additional information, visit GayEasterParade.COM. (Photo: NO/AIDS Task Force Exe. Dir. Noel Twilbeck, GEP Boards Rip Naquin-Delain, Easter Grand Marshal XI Chuck Turner, Food For Friends Pantry Coordinator Bobby Vallecillo, GEP Boards Marsha Naquin-Delain & Opal Masters)
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Gay Appreciations Awards Gala Holds Surprises, Raises $3,180 for Buzzy's Boys & Girls
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he 23rd annual Gay Appreciation Awards (GAA) Gala was chockfull of surprises as many new award recipients arrived on stage to accept their honors. The evening brought forth outstanding productions from Top 5 Show Club of the Year finalists Bourbon Pub Parade, JohnPaul's, Oz and Tubby's Golden Lantern. And if that was not enough, there were also great performance by GAA Founder Marcy Marcell, and returning Entertainers of the Year 2009, Coca Milan and Ama Rosa. GAA Boards fab combination of Lisa Beaumann and Teryl-Lynn Foxx as emcees did not disappoint. The evening was dedicated to Jean Redmann for her the outstanding work in the HIV/AIDS arena, and for her talents as an author. She received the prestigious 23rd Lifetime Achievement Award voted on by the GAA Board of Directors. The total proceeds of $3,180 benefited the William J. Fanning Foundation (Buzzy's Boys & Girls) since sponsor Ambush Mag paid for all expenses related to the awards and gala. Since 1997 the galas have raised a total of $39,453 for charity. Special thanks to VIP Table sponsors Gary Vandeventer and Tim Lott, Opal Masters and Darwin Reed, Roy Smith and Nick Olivares, Appletini Revue (2 tables), Jeff Palmquist and Coca Milan, Elizabeth Bouvier, Marty Curtin and Koo Gaffney, 700 Club, JohnPaul's, Oz, and DJ Myke and Max who brought in $1,800. The door raised another $1,010 while stage performance tips brought in $370 more. The awards thanks those in the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender community who are many times not recognized for the outstanding services and efforts they perform. These individuals and businesses have made the GLBT community into the viable, successful and powerful community it is today across the Gulf South. The winners voted on by the public include: • Circuit Party/Event of the Year: Halloween • Hair Salon of the Year: Bobby Blue Contemporary Barber & Beauty Parlor • Gay Mardi Gras Ball of the Year: Lords of Leather • Neighborhood Bar of the Year: Cafe Lafitte in Exile • Buzzy Fanning AIDS Award: Toby Lefort • Bitch of the Year: Princesse Stephaney • Show Club of the Year: JohnPaul's • Donnie Jay Performing Arts Award: New Orleans Gay Men's Chorus • Restaurant/Deli/Coffee House of the Year: Quartermaster: The Nellie Deli • Dance Club of the Year: Oz • Bartender of the Year: Jeff Palmquist/Cafe Lafitte in Exile • DJ of the Year: DJ Myke/Cafe Lafitte in Exile • Leather Bar of the Year: Phoenix • GLBT Business of the Year: Alternatives • Leather Person of the Year: Toby Lefort • Transgender of the Year: Jasmine SX • Lesbian of the Year: Marty Curtin • Gay Man of the Year: Toby Lefort • Entertainer of the Year: Elizabeth Bouvier The GAA Board of Directors chose the winners in three categories: • Fly Fashion Glamour Award: Nicole DuBois • Cheridon Comedy Award: Persona Shoulders • Special Award of Dedication: Toni J.P. Pizanie The Marsha Delain Award of Excellence: The Drag Ambassador Award was presented by Marsha Naquin-Delain to Barbara Ella. Past Lifetime Achievement Award recipients include Jimmie Callaway, the late Dan Fountain [Betty Buttons], the late Andy Boudreaux, the late Buzzy Fanning, the late Dirty Dottie, the late Miss Fury, Rip & Marsha Naquin-Delain, the late Dan Romero, the late Miss Do, the late Louise McFarland, Miss Dixie Fasnacht, Alice Brady & John Dodt, Gene Adams, the late Charlene Schneider, the late Steve Mettner, Marty Curtin & Koo Gaffney, the late Donald “Donnie Jay” James, Kitty Blackwell, Michael “Fish” Hickerson, Marcy Marcell, Mary L. Lathouwers and Don Evans. The GAA Board of Directors includes Lisa Beaumann, Teryl-Lynn Foxx, Rip and Marsha Naquin-Delain, and Toni J.P. Pizanie. For more information, visit AmbushMag.COM/GAA.
Bywater-Marigny Bars Schedule Southern Decadence Charity Fundraisers
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ight bars in the Bywater-Marigny neighborhoods have scheduled a week of fundraisers to benefit the 2010 Southern Decadence Charity, NO/AIDS Task Force. They hope to raise $5,000 and challenge the French Quarter Bars to do the same. Southern Decadence Grand Marshals XXXVI Toby Lefort and Julien Artressia will join each of the fundraisers and invite the public to join in the fun while raising $$$ for a great cause. The party schedule includes: Friday, August 6, 6:30pm, SD Charity Fundraiser Pool Party @ The Country Club;
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Saturday, August 7, 6:30pm, SD Charity Fundraiser with $100 liquor basket raffle, $5 all-you-can-eat buffet, amateur drag show with Absolut specials @ The Friendly Bar; Sunday, August 8, 6:30pm, SD Charity Fundraiser @ the Phoenix; Monday, August 9, 6:30pm, SD Charity Fundraiser Karaoke with Chris Wecklein & Becky Allen plus raffles & prizes @ Bywater Patio Bar; Tuesday, August 10, 6:30pm, SD Charity Fundraiser with dinner @ Cutter's; Wednesday, August 11, 7:3010:30pm, SD Fundraiser, $1 donated for each drink sold, $50 bar tab raffle, food, plus Absolut specials @ Big Daddy's; and Thursday, August 12, 6:30pm, SD Charity Fundraiser Kickoff with the Saints vs. Patriots game @ JohnPaul's. Then the week culminates on Friday, August 13 when the SD Bywater-Marigny Bar Crawl led by SDGM's Toby Lefort and Julien Artressia begins @ Bywater Patio Bar & Secret Garden, to The Country Club, Cutter’s, Big Daddy’s, Friendly Bar, Phoenix, ending with the closing party @ JohnPaul’s. Lefort and Artressia will lead the 39th Southern Decadence celebration of gay life, music and culture September 1-6. The big day is Sunday, September 5 when the grand marshals lead the 36th Official Southern Decadence Parade through the streets of the French Quarter. Visit SouthernDecadence.COM for more info.
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Olde Towne Slidell Monthly Block Party August 13 The Slidell Historical Antique Association will host its monthly “Who’s On First?” Block Party on Friday, August 13 from 5:30-9pm. This event happens every second Friday, and it has been growing steadily since its start one year ago. If you are looking for something a little different and fun to do on a Friday evening, you don’t want to miss this. This monthly “block party” features live music by the group Overboard, as well as local artists, crafters, unique vendors, and great food. All of it is served up at this open-air street market setting on one of Olde Towne’s most charming blocks. The antique malls, gift shops, and the doll shop, will of course be open and serving free wine and refreshments to entice visitors inside. This event takes place on First and Erlanger Streets in the heart of Olde Towne Slidell. For more information call 985.641.6316 or 985.639.3340, or visit SlidellAntiques.COM.
Ms. Louisiana Leatherette Aug. 14
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n Saturday, August 14, outgoing titleholder Cathy Fox gives up her sash as the Lords
of Leather crown Ms. Louisiana Leatherette 2011 at JohnPaul’s, 940 Elysian Fields. The contest begins promptly at 9pm and a $10 donation for admission is requested. Emcee for the evening is Tittie Toulouse and the judges include Cathy Fox, Jay Cooper, Ed Pujol, Opal Masters, and Savanna DeLorean as Chris. The Miss Louisiana Leatherette contest takes a tongue-in-cheek look at gay leather pageantry and is open to all “Artist/ Entertainers” who wish to present their best with a leather twist. Past contestants have included participants from every gender/label imaginable. The winner is awarded a trophy and a cash prize. Contestants are judged in four categories: parish costume, talent, swimwear, and evening gown/fetish. If you are interested in becoming a contestant, the application and an informational brochure can be downloaded at the Lords of Leather website: www.lordsofleather.com.
The WorkRoom Opening NonProfit Studio In Bywater Community
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he WorkRoom, a local nonprofit studio is looking to open early in 2011 under the guidance of Press Street/Antenna Gallery. The outfit seeks to open a space where people can congregate to exchange creative ideas, have access to equipment, and display their work. The studio is engaging the community and donors in a fresh and exciting way by participating in the Pepsi Refresh Everything Challenge and launching a project on the much-hailed Kickstarter
website. ”Kickstarter and Pepsi’s Refresh Everything Challenge aren’t just about collecting donations for a cause; they are ways to gauge public interest,” says Maria Senger, 27, co-founder of The WorkRoom, “Participants in either contest do not get funded if they do not receive a winning number of votes, in the case of Pepsi’s Refresh Everything Challenge, or if they cannot rally enough pledges to meet their funding goal on the Kickstarter website. ”The community is a big part of what The WorkRoom is about. Maria and I are both from New Orleans and understand that it’s a grassroots sort of place,” says The WorkRoom’s other founder, Christy Beshears, 25 . “It’s important to move forward in with collaboration everyone
around us and to, have their support in bringing the studio to life.” With that, both Maria and Christy are looking forward to spreading the message of The WorkRoom to the community at large. Anyone seeking more information, looking to chat with either young lady about the direction the project is taking, or hoping to support the endeavor in any fashion can find them in them in the non profit area of the Arts Market of New Orleans, the last Saturday of every month. In addition they can be reached through Facebook, Twitter, or Gmail at WorkRoomNola. Founded in 2010, The WorkRoom looks forward to being a studio space/ artists’ community that would provide the
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the "official" dish ...from 10 space, equipment, and creative community support for artists practicing in a variety of media. It will house the equipment and space necessary for screen printing, photographic processing and printing (both analog and digital darkrooms), video editing, graphic and web design, sewing, pottery, glassblowing, and metalworking; just to name a few, as well as general work areas for group or individual use. Artists will pay a small fee to use the space and equipment they need. In addition to these basic needs, The WorkRoom will foster a community of ideas by hosting workshops, visiting artists, showings and performances, as well as providing classes run by volunteers to adults wanting to learn new crafts as well as high school students participating in afterschool and summer programs. The WorkRoom is dedicated to providing support to artists in the Greater New Orleans area by providing the space, tools, education, and community presence in a
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BP $5 Billion Down Payment Among Recommendations to Restore Coastal Louisiana
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ashington, DC - A new report released on the 100th day of the BP oil disaster details short- and long-term strategies for the Obama administration to make coastal Louisiana less vulnerable to future oil spills and hurricanes, including negotiating with BP for a $5 billion down payment on expected payments for natural resource damages. The report by Environmental Defense Fund, National Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation , “Common Ground: A Shared Vision for Restoring the Mississippi River Delta,” outlines the necessary steps to restore and rebuild an ecosystem that has lost more than
2,300 square miles of wetlands—an area larger than the state of Delaware—since the 1930s. “The loss of coastal wetlands to oil contamination may speed up today’s alarming land loss, leaving an already-weakened ecosystem even more vulnerable to storms and other man-made assaults,” says the report. “Without restoration, ev-
ery disaster will sow the seeds of a more devastating disaster down the line, and the region will continue on a path to eventual destruction. These actions will make the entire area more resilient, protecting the people who live there, the industries critical to our national economy, and the wildlife that call the area home.” The report points out that levees built for flood control and navigation have prevented the river from depositing nutrientrich sediment needed to build and sustain the delta and surrounding wetlands. Instead, the sediment is now funneled into the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, channels dug for oil and gas extraction have allowed saltwater to destroy huge cypress forests and vast areas of marsh, further accelerating land loss in the region. These legacy channels continue to contribute to wetland destruction long after the companies that dredged them have disappeared, leaving no one to take responsibility for the contin-
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the "official" dish ...from 12 ued impacts. The report notes that in recent addresses to the nation, President Obama and his advisors have committed to making the Gulf Coast better than it was before the oil disaster began. In fact, President Obama’s point man for Gulf recovery, U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, said in early July that the nation needs the Gulf region to be healthy both environmentally and economically and that it is the nation’s responsibility to make the Gulf Coast whole. “Current sources of federal and state funding are insufficient to meet the enormous challenge,” the report says. “Furthermore, construction of projects in the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) ecosystem restoration program Congress authorized in the 2007 Water Development Resources Act (WRDA) depends on yearly appropriations to the U.S. Corps Army of Engineers. The uncertainty of such appropriations creates difficulty and delay. We must act immediately to guarantee the substantial funds needed over the long term to sustain the system and the program to restore it.” Among other steps, the report recommends: 1. Immediately negotiate with BP a $5 billion down payment on what they will ultimately be assessed for natural resource damages from the spill and create a separate escrow account for that money. 2. Amend the Oil Pollution Act to create a separate fund for Gulf Coast and Mississippi River Delta restoration that includes: · Payments from BP for natural resource damages under the Oil Pollution Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); · Penalty payments from BP under the Clean Water Act and CERCLA; · A dedicated per-barrel tax. 3. Seek a supplemental appropriation of $500 million from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for LCA projects and raise the amount available under the trust fund for this disaster to include at least $155 million for the LCA construction program in Fiscal Year 2012. 4. Complete construction on LCA projects within five years. “The path to restoring [the Mississippi River’s] precious delta begins with reestablishing the river’s long-severed connection to the delta,” the report adds. “When the river and its sediment are harnessed for restoration, the wetlands will be resupplied with sediment, and land can be reborn. It is time for us to commit to renewal, to building this new common ground.” The Mississippi River Delta, which makes up much of southern Louisiana, is one of the world’s largest and most productive river deltas. Its 3.4 million acres of marsh, swamp, forest, and barrier islands constitutes the largest wetland complex in the contiguous United States. · The delta is home to nearly two million people and supports rich, diverse communities whose culture, lives and livelihood are inextricably intertwined with the
river and its resources. · It provides critical breeding, wintering, and migratory stopover habitat for 100 million birds representing hundreds of species. · Its wetlands are a vast nursery for Gulf of Mexico sea life, including many commercially important seafood species. · Many threatened and endangered species make their homes in the delta’s habitats, including the Louisiana Black Bear, the West Indian Manatee, the Piping Plover and five species of sea turtles. · It is the center of the vast coastal Louisiana and Gulf Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas operation. · It is the center of nationally critical navigation systems, including the lower Mississippi River and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. “To meet the challenges of this battered ecosystem and to manage the challenges of responding to the oil spill, the federal government must work urgently in concert with Louisiana’s Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration to revive these
restoration efforts,” the report concludes. “A new federal management structure must drive progress on a vision and plan projects in the short-term. With oil continuing to
come ashore, the coastal ecosystem does not have the luxury of time: action that gives a new structure to the federal agency effort must be taken immediately.”
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ecently I attended a celebration in honor of Bastille Day at the Friendly Bar on Friday, July 16. For $10, you received a mouth-watering French meal complete with vissysoise soup, herico vert, beef bourguignon, and much more. It was a feast fit for royalty to celebrate the French national holiday. There were lots of people wearing berets, singing French songs and of course partaking in wine. There was a raffle with some pretty great items. All the proceeds raised by this event went to help Buzzy’s Boys & Girls bringing in $1,030. And all the delicious dishes were prepared by people on their board and loyal supporters. I have always attended Buzzy’s Boys & Girls fundraisers, but I truly never knew its origins. So I went on their website and did some research and thought I would share with you more about this truly amazing man and the organization behind him. Named to honor the significant work of William J. “Buzzy” Fanning, Buzzy’s Boys & Girls is a fundraising organization based in New Orleans which works with local HIV/AIDS support agencies such as the NO/AIDS Task Force, In this Together, the FACES (Family Advocacy, Care and
Education Services) program at Children’s Hospital, and the HOP Clinic (HIV Outpatient Clinic) to serve people in the New Orleans and surrounding areas living with HIV/AIDS. They accept requests from licensed social workers at these and other agencies for help with the medical and other needs of their clients. The history of Buzzy’s Boys & Girls is a remarkable one. It was established to carry on the work done by “Buzzy” Fanning, who was one of the first people to regularly visit and assist patients in New Orleans’ Charity Hospital’s AIDS Ward in the early 1980’s—long before any organized fundraising was done on behalf of persons with HIV/AIDS. When Buzzy’s friends heard of his efforts, they started giving him small donations. Soon groups were holding fundraisers for “Buzzy’s Boys.” With the money raised, Buzzy would buy milk shakes and small personal items, such as slippers and toiletries, but he soon began to concentrate on helping patients pay for prescription drugs that were not covered by Medicaid and other sources. As the AIDS epidemic spread, Buzzy’s Boys & Girls grew, and good friends like Joyce Alberts, then owner of the Friendly Bar, Rodney Manko, Marty Curtin, and
others began dedicating their time and efforts to helping Buzzy. Since Buzzy’s death in 1991, these people and others have carried on his work. Now officially known as The William J. Fanning Foundation, Buzzy’s Boys & Girls remains completely dependent on donations and volunteer workers. Since none of the foundation’s funds are used to pay salaries or overhead expenses, all donations go directly toward helping those in need by providing prescription medicine, medical equipment and supplies, eyeglasses, personal items, clothing at Christmas, and the like. I think it is important we never forget that the AIDS epidemic still takes a devastating toll on the gay community. Men like Buzzy Fanning paved the way to make life so much better for people suffering. I cannot even begin to tell you that heroes really do walk among us, and Buzzy Fanning was a prime example of this. For more information on the foundation and their upcoming events, go to www.buzzysboysandgirls.org or call 504.943.8929.
Sippin’ in Sarongs
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just wanted to give everyone a quick reminder that the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon is hosting a sizzling summer pool party called “Sippin’ in Sarongs.” The fun begins on Sunday, August 8 from 4 - 7pm at the Lion’s Inn. Come have an afternoon of great entertainment, a complimentary buffet and of course a sarong contest with the famous Becky Allen. Swim in the refreshing pool surrounded by one of the more lush court-
yards in the Marigny. Tickets are $20 and includes one complimentary drink, in addition to the food, and entertainment. There will be a cash bar available. The Lion’s Inn is located at 2517 Chartres Street in the Marigny. For tickets, call 504.525.4498.
Doing it for the Artists
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n Friday, August 6, JohnPaul’s is hosting a benefit for the LGBT Artists and Performers Alliance from 8 - 10pm. It will be a wonderful evening of talented songwriters and singers from the LGBT community. There will also be a raffle and an auction. Cathy Fox and Tami Tarmac will act as emcees for the evening’s festivities. Some of the entertainers include Laurence LeSage, Beth Trepagnier, Iggy Ingler, Marshall Harris, Kenneth Kynt Bryan and many more. There is a voluntary donation at the door.
Bourbon Street Blues
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ourbon Street is known for many things, but music tops the list. Now you can get your Bourbon Street blues, and jazz, and rock and punk music all in one place. Skully’z Recordz is located at 907 Bourbon Street, only a few steps away from Cafe Lafitte in Exile and it has all the music needs you may desire. In addition to CDs, they also carry DVDs and vinyl, both new and used. From experimental and noise to dance and pop, Skully’z has it all. And in this day and age with all the independent music dealers folding, it is good to see one thriving. I was
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under the gaydar ...from 14 in there the other day and found the perfect gift to give a great friend of mine. They are able to acquire very unique and hard to find items. So next time you are out and about in the Quarter, check them out. Either of the owners, both by the way named Scott, are always on hand to help you find whatever you need. For more information, go to myspace.com/skullyzrecordz or call 504.592.4666.
August Bartender of the Month
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s a person who goes to bars quite often, this is the column where I can recognize great talent and good service all at the same time. Being a bartender is not an easy job, but it is also not a thankless job either. A career in bartending can be rewarding both financially and personally. But my choice for bartender of the month is someone who was around when I first came onto the gay scene. He is gracious, the ultimate professional and one of the nicest people I have ever met. That person is Ron from the Bourbon Pub. He is one of the main reasons why I go to the Pub (well then there are the boys also). He is just happy at what he does and it is contagious. He emits this positive energy that people gravitate to, making him, in my opinion, one of the more popular bartenders in the city. No matter what state of intoxication a person is in, he is always polite and watch-
Bartender of the Month Ron Bourbon Pub Parade ful. The fact that he keeps an eye on his regulars and keeps them out of harms way, not only makes him a good bartender, but an exceptional person. I think that is why he is so superior at what he does. He goes the extra mile for anyone who comes to him. For all those people behind the bar, you should learn this fact, there is a difference between a server and a bartender. Anyone can make a drink, but the true professional makes the drink memorable. Ron’s efficiency, positive attitude and professionalism truly make him unique. So stop by and see Ron, you will not be disappointed. The Bourbon Pub Parade is located at 801 Bourbon Street.
A Stritch Farewell
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e all stood quietly in the waiting room of the hospital letting the words of
Princesse Stephaney sink into our brains. Someone in this room had killed Elaine, I mean Cathy Fox. But who could it have been. Everyone in here had a motive and the opportunity, but who would want to see one of the premier entertainers in the city pushing up daisies. I decided right then and there I was going to find Cathy’s killer and bring him or her to justice if it was the last thing I would do. I leaned over to Elizabeth who was finishing off the last of the contents in the Princesse’s flask. “Who do you think did it.“ “Well, it wasn’t me, was it you?” “No of course not, what a crazy question, I found her remember. Besides you were out of breath like you were running somewhere. You could of ran up the stairs before me, pulled the plug and went back to the waiting room before I got back.“ “Wow, that sounds good.“ Then she thought for a second. “Oh yeah, no I didn’t, you see I was out of breath because I ran to get a bottle of vodka from the liquor store down the street without you knowing it. I knew you would be disappointed, so I did not want to tell you, see,” she opened her purse and showed a half drank vodka bottle. “You drank it all already.” “No, I realized it was too far, so I rolled this bum for his. He had good taste, Absolut. Who knew those homeless people could put up such a fuss. But no worries, he is fine now, I just hit him with this and he went sleepy,” she said pulling out a hand held tazer. “Jesus, Elizabeth, put that away. You tazered a bum for a drink, what are the police going to say.”
“Well nothing because you are not going to say anything. What you need to do is have a drink, keep your mouth shut or you will get several thousand volts through your body, comprende.” “Got it,” I said inching away from her. I stood up and crossed over to the Princesse who was standing off to herself admiring the jewels on her hand. “You know a crown prince gave me this many, many years ago,” she said adoringly gazing at a ruby ring on her right hand. “Oh those were the days, playing with the idle rich, laughing, singing and dancing, going from island to island, country to country,“ she leaned closer to me, “and bed to bed, if you know what I mean.” She winked and patted my rear. I did a quick scan of the room, Barbara Ella was filing her nails, while C. Alice leaned against the desk chatting with her. Tittie Toulouse was showing Nurse Haley and Little Debbie her selection of watches she kept under her coat, while Tami Tarmac read a magazine off to herself. Suddenly the door to the waiting room burst opened and a very smartly dressed woman in a impeccably tailored pantsuit followed by a petite blond police officer entered. A silence fell over the entire group. She flashed her badge to the room and strode up to me. She grabbed my hand and shook it firmly. “Persana Shoulders, here, power lesbian and head detective on this case. Now I understand you all are potential suspects in the murder of one Cathy Fox.” “I did not murder anyone,“ Tami said looking up from her magazine. Persana walked over to her and eyed
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ave you missed me? It’s been several issues since I’ve had anything to write. My computer crashed. After weeks of trying to understand the techs in India and buying correction discs from Dell, I gave up. I had a computer shop check it out in Metairie during late June after Dell failed. And although I am still not satisfied, I do have a typewriter I can use to write articles. There were also weeks of illness and treatments for Cancer of the Pancreas. That is the reason this article is so short. It has come to write or have the pancreas removed the old fashion way. I love this job so unless it gets worse,
email/letters Subject: Gay Easter Parade Donation @ GAA Dear Rip, Food For Friends (FFF) is one of the 28 programs at NO/AIDS Task Force. FFF has been delivering meals every week to home bound clients or those otherwise unable to prepare their own meals for 14 years. The food pantry at FFF distributes groceries every month to eligible HIV/AIDS clients. In 2009 over 23,000 meals were delivered to clients and over 100,000 lbs of groceries were distributed. Maintaining good food security is one of the many issues clients struggle with. The demand for pantry services continues to far exceed the FFF budget. Federal grants pay for only about 30% of the cost to run the pantry. FFF utilizes Second Harvest Food Bank, donations, and food drives to help offset the cost. M*A*C foundation grants and other generous donations such as the $17,182 from the Gay Easter Parade 2010 help us feed over 250 clients through the pantry every month. This donation underwrites over 850 bags of groceries for HIV/AIDS clients in great need of supplemental food! Thank you to all the sponsors, participants, and particularly the Easter Grand Marshals and all at Ambush Magazine for this very generous and needed gift. We thank you from all of us at Food For Friends and on behalf of all the clients we serve. --Glen Kahrman, Program Manager, Food For Friends
Subject: Appreciation for the Gay Appreciation Awards Dear Rip and Marsha, I wanted to thank you and the entire board of GAA for the honor you gave me. It was especially rewarding because it wasn’t expected. Much of what I do is write reports, grants, go to meetings, the usual boring but necessary chores to make sure
I’m OK. The worst part today is that I’ve lost Word and have to use Works. I have been trying for hours without success. Rip, please forgive me. Oops! I just erased a paragraph. I do not know how to work Works. Please go see Mother and Child this weekend. Good film. More later. Please be well….I don’t want anyone to be ill.
under the gaydar ...from 16 her curves, “Well, sweet cheeks, you look like you have killer written all over your
things like the CAN office, HIV Testing and condom distribution can continue. In other words, I’m pretty much hidden backstage, which is fine with me. It’s a privilege to do a job that matters, that isn’t just making a widget that makes money for someone else. Plus, let’s be real, I get a fair amount of recognition from my writing career, and don’t much expect it from my HIV work— there are so many heroes on this field who deserve recognition. As a writer, a lot of what I do is sit alone in a room and put words on a page and with those words attempt to create a world. It’s a solitary pursuit and even with a great editor and publisher, what the book ultimately is rests at my doorstep. But HIV/AIDS, public health, isn’t like that. It does not and cannot succeed without others who are also committed to the cause. I have been exceptionally lucky to have found a community and an organization that has allowed me the opportunity to make a difference. I have a hardworking, fair minded boss in Noel Twilbeck, someone who is dedicated to doing the right thing. My staff Josh, Mark, Allison, Pegah, Narquis, and the rest of the Prevention Department are awesome and when you have great people working for you and with you, it makes you look good. Even with those advantages, we couldn’t do what we do without the strong support of the community. I am amazed and gratified at how often community members, bars, businesses, magazines (like Ambush) are always willing to help out. No, we don’t always agree on anything, but I’ve seen to an astonishing degree how people put that aside when we ask to do testing or stick a condom bowl somewhere or need a place to hold an event. All y’all, gay, lesbian, trans, the dykes and the drag queens, the queers and the bears, from Uptown to the Bywater and the burbs, your support makes NO/AIDS and New Orleans a special place to be. In short, thank you. It was truly an honor and I had a great time at the awards. --Jean Redmann, Director of Prevention, NO/AIDS Task Force (Editor's Note: Jean Redmann received the 23rd GAA Lifetime Achievement Award.)
face, so why don’t you keep your outbursts to a minimum and let me run this case. This is Officer Sable Nicole Starr, my best cop I have working under me,” she turned to me and whispered, “both literally and fugitively.” She made that clicking noise with her mouth and moved to the next person. “Who are you?” “I am Tittie Toulouse, and that is one nice purse you got there. Where did you get it? I am an expert, so to speak, on handbags and that is some great craftsmanship.” She held up her strapless handbag, which I had to admit was very smart looking. “It is Prada. Just because I am a cop, does not mean I can’t have nice things and besides it holds all my essentials in it nicely, gun, badge and lipstick.” “We can’t have nice things because of Tami Tarmac,” Lauren Brown stormed into the room. “I am telling you she did it. She tried killing me and she has gone and done Cathy in.” “Oh, Lauren, she did not try and kill you, it was an accident sort of like when the house fell on the witch in the Wizard of Oz. Now would you just stuff a sock in it and sit down with the rest of us,” Elizabeth said pulling the bum’s bottle out of her purse and taking a swig. “Lauren, why are you here anyway, I did not realize you were in the hospital also,” I said to her. She blushed and dropped her eyes to the floor,” I am paying on my layaway. I am getting an ass lift if you must know and I was making a down payment on it. In seven more months I will be finished paying for it and you will see buns of steel on the stage of JohnPaul’s.” “Do asses stay fresh for that long,” I said. “Please, Tami has been an ass for years and seem to be holding up quite well,” Elizabeth commented. Tami flashed Elizabeth an evil glance. “Well, whoever you are, sit down and be quiet, I will get to you soon,” Persana began to scribble some notes down in a small pad. “I am the Princesse Stephaney, detective, and one of these people murdered Cathy Fox.“ Persana turned to her, “Calm down Cougar Town and tell me what are you doing here. What relationship do you have with the deceased?” I perked up wanting to know the answer also. “I am here because I too had a grievance with Cathy, she stole my third, or was it fourth husband away from me. I was visiting a sick friend in the hospital and heard she was here getting a procedure done. So I thought I would stop in and see her.“ “Well, that sounds like a pretty good motive for murder to me,“ Sable spoke for the first time. Persana turned and flashed her a nasty look. “Honey, why don’t you stand there and look pretty and let me handle this investigation.” Sable did an eye roll and retreated back to the wall. “Now what about you.“ She moved to Barbara Ella, leaning into her. “Is that Chanel I smell?” “Why yes,, Persana, it is,” she cooed, “that is very observant of you. I bet you always get your man, or in this case, woman.” “Oh for the love of God, throw some water on this tramp,“ Elizabeth finally stood up from her chair. I am Elizabeth Bouvier
and for the record, that is a cheap knock off of Chanel, she cannot afford the real thing, so much for great detective work. Can we go now, I have a person I have to replace in my show.“ “You know I have performed before,” Sable spoke up again, but was quickly silenced when Persana shushed her. “Your show,“ Persana spun around on Elizabeth with fury in her eyes. “Lets talk about your little show called Fourways, or something like that. It seems that everything started with you and that show. Why don’t you tell me what you were doing when the crime was committed.” “I have an airtight alibi, go downstairs and straight for two blocks. Off the alley to the right you will find a bum with fried hair and a blackened coat on him. Check with him, he will corroborate my whereabouts.” “This is getting us nowhere, Ms. Shoulders,” I said. “Do you really think one of us killed Cathy Fox?” “Think! I know, there is a killer amongst you and I suspect that whoever it is will kill again to keep her dark secret hidden.” Little Debbie gasped knocking over her cart of snatch cakes. “What is wrong with the Candy Striper, now,” Persana sighed. All of a sudden, Barbara Ella stood up and shrieked. “What is wrong with you,” Elizabeth said noticing she was pointing at the door. “Aww hell,” was all she said before she passed out again. C. Alice speedily moved to Elizabeth’s side when she noticed the cause of everyone’s anxiety. “You,” she clasped her hand to her mouth and moved to the far corner of the room, eyes wide with shock. Nurse Haley dropped her tray of surgical equipment she was carrying causing a loud clatter, Officer Sable Nicole Starr drew her weapon. Tittie Toulouse ducked behind Tami Tarmac for cover, who was unmoving in fright. Lauren Brown dropped to her knees screaming about miracles and crying. Persana had unsnapped her clutch and pulled out her pistol, a polished handgun with a bejeweled grip and spun around, crouching in the firing position. “Persana Shoulders, power lesbian, don’t move,” she yelled out. “It’s you, but that’s impossible,“ Princesse Stephaney said. “Would everyone just calm down,” I said turning to face the door. “Oh my God.” The silhouette stood in the doorway with a silk robe fringed in fur hanging loosely on her tall frame She had a lit cigarette in one hand and a martini glass in the other. “Who do I have to screw to get a drink in this place,” said Cathy Fox. To be continued... (I promise this is not a true story and we will get out of the hospital soon.) Have an event or have something of interest to the LGBT community, feel free to send press releases or information to tonymgp@hotmail.com.
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snap Cherry Cappel, Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Jean Redmann, Beth Blankership & TJ Rogers VIP Table
Top 5 Show Club of the Year Finalist JohnPaul’s production Top 5 Show Club of the Year Finalist Oz production
Top 5 Show Club of the Year Finalist Bourbon Pub Parade production
Cafe Lafitte in Exile accepts Neighborhood Bar of the Year
Toby Lefort accepts Buzzy Fanning AIDS Award
Entertainer of the Year 2009 Coca returns to perform Teryl-Lynn & Lisa accept GLBT Business of the Year Award for Alternatives
Bobby Blue Salon’s Scott & Grant accept Hair Salon of the Year
MCs Lisa Beaumann & Teryl-Lynn Foxx accept Circuit Party of the Year for Halloween
Lords of Leather accept Gay Mardi Gras Ball of the Year from Teryl-Lynn
Princesse Stephaney (c) accepts Bitch of the Year from Lisa & Teryl-Lynn
Southern Decadence Grand Marshals Julien & Toby address the audience
Koo Gaffney accepts Donnie Jay Performing Arts Award for New Orleans Gay Men’s Chorus
Barbara Ella accepts Marsha Delain Award of Excellence: The Drag Ambassador Award from Marsha
Opal Masters accepts Fly Fashion Glamour Award for Nicole DuBois from Marsha Naquin-Delain
Persana Shoulders accepts Cheridon Comedy Award from Marsha
Toby Lefort accepts Leather Person of the Year from Lisa & Teryl-Lynn
DJ Myke/Cafe Lafitte in Exile accepts DJ of the Year from Lisa & Teryl-Lynn
Mr. Phoenix New Orleans Leather Troy Powell accepts Leather Bar of the Year for the Phoenix
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23rd Gay Appreciation Awards Gala honoring Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Jean Redmann @ Oz ~ New Orleans
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Darwin Reed, Opal Masters, David & Rhonda Roget’s VIP Table Tommy Elias accepts Dance Club of the Year for Oz from Lisa & Teryl-Lynn
Entertainer of the Year 2009 Ama Rosa returns to sing live Jean Redmann accepts 23rd Lifetime Achievement Award
Top 5 Show Club of the Year Finalist Tubby’s Golden Lantern production
Miss Gay Vieux Carre’ America Tami Tarmac & Zsa Zsa d'LaHor
Rip & Marsha present Jeff Palmquist with Bartender of the Year
Appletini Revue’s 2 VIP Tables
GAA Board’s Marsha & Rip
Jasmine SX accepts Transgender of the Year from Lisa & Teryl-Lynn
JohnPaul’s accepts Show Club of the Year
Max, DJ Myke & parents Roland & Pat’s VIP Table
Miss Louisiana Leatherette Cathy Fox
Lisa & Teryl-Lynn present Lesbian of the Year to Marty Curtin
Elizabeth Bouvier accepts Entertainer of the Year from Rip & Marsha
Toby Lefort accepts Man of the Year from Lisa & Teryl-Lynn
GAA Founder Marcy Marcell performs
Eva Las Vegas, Regina Adams, GAA Founder Marcy Marcell & Lucky Linda
Rip Naquin-Delain & Darwin Reed
Oz’s John & Carl greet guests @ the door
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out & about in mobile Bears+Leather=Bleather Bears, Levi & Leather Take Over Mobile August 6-8
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Happy Birthday Christopher, B-Bob’s premiere DJ ...along with Josh Two highlights of the weekend are the 2010 Mr Southern Renegade Contest and the Mr. Gulf Coast Bear Contest. The Mr. Southern Renegade competition is a levi/leather event, taking place Friday night at B-Bob’s in Mobile. The past two winners have continued on to capture the Mr. Louisiana Leather Contest, and then competed at International Mr. Leather in Chicago. This year’s special guest emcee will be Lenny Broberg, winner IML 1992. Broberg currently works with the San Francisco P.D. He serves as emcee to some of the most prestigious leather and community events throughout the country. As for the Mr. Gulf Coast Bear Contest, it’s an annual summer staple in Mobile, and the event from which Bleather Weekend was born. The Mr. GCB Contest happens Saturday night at B-Bob’s, and has a reputation for the “unexpected”. This year’s theme? Boot Camp Bears. This year’ special guest will be John David Elam of Lexington Kentucky, the current Mr. International Bear. Collections for South Alabama CARES, our local HIV/AID help agency, will take place during both contests. Beside’s B-Bob’s, two more Mobile hotspots will participate in the weekend. Gabriel’s Downtown will host pre-contest cocktail parties, as well as a “Party Til Dawn” (PTD) party on their patio outback. The Midtown Pub will host both brunch and grillout... as well as their notorious Friday Night Black Party. The host hotel for Bleather 2 is the new Hampton Inn and Suites in Downtown Mobile. For special rates, as well as details of events and much more, visit the Bleather 2 website at mobilebleatherweekend.com. There’s no run package to buy, no list to sign, no payment to make. Just show up in Mobile August 6, 7 & 8, when the men takeover downtown Mobile. It’ll be more fun than a lap full of tar balls!
Lee & buddies hangin’ out for Mobile’s Disco Party Saturday Night @ B-Bob’s
Welcome to 1970’s Disco Party @ B-Bob’s
Knoxville, TN’s Mercedes Alexander & Mobile’s Miss Gay Pride Jawakatema perform @ B-Bob’s
Disco Party, Birthday, Shows ~ Mobile, Alabama
obile, AL - Bleather is back! After a successful first run last year, Mobile’s Bleather Weekend takes over the port city August 6, 7 & 8. This year’s event is called “Bleather 2”, and features a weekend packed with cocktail parties, grill outs and friendly masculine competition. The idea? To create one bear/ leather weekend, something unique as far as we know. Last year Bleather brought in guys from Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and even Wisconsin. The response to this year’s upcoming weekend is far ahead of last. Mobile’s gay bars have united behind the effort, as have Mobile’s host clubs, the Gulf Coast Bears & Leather Association, and the Southern Renegades. Other clubs, such as New Orleans’ Lords of Leather, also play host. Why do we do it? Planning and preparation for the weekend helps our own community grow closer. The other reason? Quite simply, it’s a hell of a lot of fun.
Cody @ B-Bob’s with Show Director Miss Cie Blake, Miss Stephanie Lane & Robert enjoying a night out..
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SDGMs Toby & Julien sign poster for Marc & Cowboy Dave
Ryan & Jon slingin’ cocktails @ Bourbon Pub
Trux & Gregory welcome you to SD Pre-Poster Signing Reception @ Society Page
Jamilla, SDGM Toby, Rodney & SDGM Julien; (back) Troy & Chuck @ Society Page Reception
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Cody & Ryan from Birmingham stop in @ Oz Frankie, SDGM Julien & Steve join SD Poster Signing @ 700 Club
Mac behind his bar, Cutter’s in the Marigny
SDGMs Julien & Toby sign poster for Double Play’s Chuck
Bert & Donny behind the bar @ The Country Club
Kristen getting ready for Decadence @ The Country Club
Boy Next Door Contest Sundays @ Oz
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autos Metairie, LA [504] WALKER ACURA, 8951 Veterans Blvd., 464.4004, WalkerAcura.COM
bars Mobile, AL [251] B-BOB'S DOWNTOWN, 213 Conti St., 433.2262, b-bobs.com GABRIEL'S DOWNTOWN, 55 South Joachim St., 432.4900 THE MIDTOWNE PUB, 153 Florida St., 450.1555 Pensacola, FL [850] EMERALD CITY, 408 E. Wright St., 433.9491, EmeraldCityPensacola.COM THE ROUNDUP, 560 East Heinberg St., 433.8482 Alexandria, LA [318] OLYMPUS BAR, 4003 MacArthur Dr., 442.6735, OlympusBar.COM Baton Rouge, LA [225] CAJUN COVE, 4550 Concord Ave.,
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cable shows New Orleans, LA [504] THE GAR WILLIAMS SHOW, Every Wed. &Sat., 8:30am & 8:30pm, Access Television Channel 99
chiropractic New Orleans, LA [504] DR. MICHAEL LECHLEITER, D.C., St. Charles Chiropractic, 1529 Jackson Ave., 566.1833 [is1610]
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JDiT NETWORKING SOLUTIONS, Jerry Durden, 229.6108, JDiT.US
counseling New Orleans, LA [504] DAVID WAGNER, M.Ed., Counseling & Psychotherapy, 3001 Fifth St., Metairie, LA 70002; 836.0000
florists Baton Rouge, LA [225] FOUR SEASONS FLOWERS & GIFTS, 3482 Drusilla Ln., Drusilla Shopping Center, 924.1386, 1.800.237.5381
framing New Orleans, LA [504] ANGLE CUSTOM FRAMES, 4422 Magazine St., 269.3726
guides America Damron Travel Guide, 800.462.6654, www.damron.com Gulf South/United States AMBUSH Mag, 828-A Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116-3137; 504.522.8049, ambushmag.com; email: marsha@ripandmarsha.com International GayBars.COM, 828-A Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116-3137; 504.522.8049, marsha@ripandmarsha.com
groceries/delis New Orleans, LA [504] MOMS MINI MART, 902 Poydras, 596.2223 QUARTERMASTER DELI, THE NELLIE DELI, 1100 Bourbon, 529.1416 VERTI MART, 1201 Royal St., 525.4767
hair salons New Orleans, LA [504] BOBBY BLUE CONTEMPORARY BARBER & BEAUTY PARLOR, 906 Bourbon St., 527.5100 MICKEY NOLAN'S SALON, 815 Toulouse St., 587.7782 SALON D'MALTA, 1233 Decatur, 565.5555, salondmalta.com
insurance New Orleans, LA [504] ALLSTATE: Buckwalter Insurance Group LLC, 2002 20th St., Kenner, 504.469.4800;101 Schexnayder Ln., Destrehan, 985.764.3833
lodging/accommodations New Orleans [504] AARON INGRAM HAUS, 1012 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, LA 70117, PHONE: 504.949.3110, E-mail us at ingramhaus@yahoo.com. Condos with queensize beds, private entrances; located only six blocks from Bourbon Street and walking distance to most New Orleans attractions. Several favorite bars are within one block.
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BURGUNDY BED AND BREAKFAST, 2513 Burgundy St., New Orleans, LA 70117, PHONE/FAX: 504.942.1463, Toll Free (Continental US only): 1.800.970.2153, theburgundy.com, E-mail us at theburgundy@cox.net. Gay owned and operated in newly renovated 1890's double. Four guest rooms with private baths, guests' parlor and "half-kitchen", courtyard and half-open tubhouse with spa (hot tub/whirlpool). Clothing optional in sunbathing and hot tub area. Walking distance to French Quarter. Immediate vicinity of gay and lesbian bars/venues. [0810] FRENCH QUARTER SUITES HOTEL, 1119 N. Rampart St., New Orleans, LA 70116, Phone 504.524.7725, Toll Free: 800.457.2253, FrenchQuarterSuites.COM. E-mail us at reservations@bpmhotels.com. Official Host Hotel of Oz New Orleans. One of several French Quarter residences that have been painstakingly restored and transformed into spacious multi-bedroom suites, executive townhouses, intimate cottages and comfortable rooms. Adjacent to the French Quarter. Complimentary continental breakfast and off street parking. MARIGNY MANOR HOUSE, 2125 N. Rampart St., New Orleans, LA 70116, PHONE: 504.943.7826, Toll Free: 877.247.7599, marignymanorhouse.com, E-mail us at info@MarignyManorHouse.COM. 1840’s Grand Greek Revival guest house, large spacious bedrooms, private baths, antique 4 poster queen beds, wireless internet access, tv/vcr/dvd/cable, telephone, complimentary continental breakfast and off street parking. [0111] NEW ORLEANS COURTYARD HOTEL, 1101 N. Rampart St., New Orleans, LA 70116, Phone 504.524.7725, Toll Free: 800.457.2253, NOCourtyard.COM. E-mail us at reservations@bpmhotels.com. One of several historic New Orleans homes and cottages that have been lovingly restored and converted into beautifully appointed rooms, spacious multibedroom suites, luxury townhouses and cottages. Adjacent to the French Quarter. Complimentary continental breakfast and off street parking.
BON MAISON GUEST HOUSE, 835 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116, 504.561.8498 BOURGOYNE GUEST HOUSE, 839 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116, 504.524.3621
marketing & printing New Orleans, LA [504] SIR SPEEDY, 343 Carondelet, 586.9812, 586.9817, offering printing and marketing services including web design and hosting. info@sirspeedyneworleans.com, sirspeedyneworleans.com
massage New Orleans, LA [504] RIGHT TOUCH MASSAGE -- Christopher - Full body therapeutic massage; heated table; private studio; tropical garden; Faubourg Marigny Area, French Quarter. Upgrade (Salt Scrubs Bodywork). Call 504.458.5996 / website righttouchnola.com for pictures, location & special. License #LA4553 [is17/10]
media New Orleans, LA [504] AMBUSH Mag, Official Gay Easter Guide, Official Gay Mardi Gras Guide, Official Gay New Orleans Guide, Official Gulf South Guide, Official Southern Decadence Guide, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 522.8049, AmbushMag.COM; email: marsha@ripandmarsha.com AMBUSHonLINE, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137; 522.8049, ambushonline.com, email: marsha@ripandmarsha.com
models/escort New Orleans, LA [504] BODY RUBS & ESCORT: Mikey 504.756.9443, Charlie 504.430.7413, 4 hands availalable, 24/7, in/out/hotels, pics at www.men4rentnow.com. Search by ID# 190508 [is1610]
museum/arts Baton Rouge, LA [225] LOUISIANA ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER / RIVERSIDE MUSEUM, 100 S. River Road, 344.5272 LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S MANSION, 1001 Capitol Access Rd., 342.5855 LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES, 3851 Essen Ln. LOUISIANA STATE CAPITOL, State Capitol Dr. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HILLTOP ARBORETUM, 11855 Highland Rd., 767.6916 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY RURAL LIFE MUSEUM, I-10 at Essen Lane, 765.2437 LSU MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE and MUSEUM OF GEOSCIENCE, LSU Campus, 388.2855 MAGNOLIA MOUND PLANTATION, 2161 Nicholson Dr., 343.4955 OLD ARSENAL MUSEUM, State Capitol Complex, 342.0401 OLD BOGAN FIRE STATION, 427 Laurel St., 344.8558 OLD GOVERNOR'S MANSION, 502 North Blvd., 344.5272 OLD PENTAGON BARRACKS, State Capitol Dr. at River Road, 342.1866 OLD STATE CAPITOL, 100 North Blvd. at River Road, 342.0500 or 342.4479 USS KIDD/NAUTICAL HISTORICAL CENTER, Government St. at River Rd., 342.1942 New Orleans, LA [504] BEAUREGARD-KEYES HOUSE, 1113 Chartres, 523.7257, Mon-Sat 10am-3pm CABILDO, 701 Chartres, Jackson Square, Tues-Sun 10am-5pm CAC [Contemporary Arts Center], 900 Camp St., 528.3805, cacno.org EDGAR DEGAS HISTORIC HOME, 2306 Esplanade Avenue, tours by appointment: 504.821.5009, the house tour lasts one hour, is led by a great-grand-niece of Degas, and includes the award-winning documentary video,
Degas in New Orleans: A Creole Sojourn 1850 HOUSE, 523 St. Ann, Tues-Sun 10am-5pm GALLIER HOUSE, 1132 Royal, 523.6722, Mon-Fri 10am-3:30pm GERMAINE WELLS MARDI GRAS MUSEUM, 2nd Floor Arnaud's, 819 Bienville HERMANN-GRIMA HISTORIC HOUSE, 820 St. Louis, 525.5661, Mon-Fri 10am-3:30pm HISTORICAL PHARMACY MUSEUM, 514 Chartres, 524.9077, Daily 10am-5:30pm HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION, 533 Royal, 523.4662, Tues-Sat 10am4:45pm LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS, 7 Bamboo Rd, Metairie, 488.5488, Mon-Sat 10am-4:30pm, Sun 1-5pm MUSEE CONTI HISTORICAL WAX MUSEUM, 917 Conti, 525.2605, Daily 10am-5:30pm NATIONAL D-DAY MUSEUM, 945 Magazine, 527.6012 NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 488.2631, TuesSun 10am-5pm OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART, 925 Camp St., 539.9600 OLD U.S. MINT, 400 Esplanade, TuesSun 10am-5pm PRESBYTERE, 751 Chartres, Jackson Square, Tues-Sun 10am-5pm ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL, Jackson Square, Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 1:30-5pm
music New Orleans [504] SKULLY'Z RECORDZ, 907 Bourbon St., 592.4666
organizations Mobile, AL ALABAMA PRIDE FEST, MobileAlabamaPride.COM AQUA, THE PARTY, PO Box 145, Mobile, AL 36601, TheAquaParty.COM
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BAY AREA INCLUSION, BayAreaInclusion.ORG FUSION, MobileFusion.ORG GULF COAST BEARS & LEATHER ASSOCIATION, b-bobs.com/gcbla.htm THE SOUTHERN RENEGADES, a Levi/ Leather Club, southernrenegades.com Pensacola, FL [850] APPETITE FOR LIFE, INC., provides 2 nutritionally balanced meals a day-lunch & dinner, for some 60 men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, 1842 West Cervantes St.; Mail: P.O. Box 308, 32592-0308; 470.9111, Fax: 470.0201, gaypensacola.com/appforlife GULF COAST TIDE, INC. w w w. G u l f C o a s t T I D E . o r g ; info@GulfCoastTIDE.org Alexandria, LA [318] CLASS [Central Louisiana AIDS Support Services], 103 Bolton Ave., 71301; 1.800.444.7993, 442. 1 0 1 0, FAX: 443.5216 Baton Rouge, LA [225] AIDSLaw of Louisiana, 4560 North Boulevard, Suite 118, 302.5968, AIDSLAW.org HAART (HIV/AIDS Alliance for Region Two), 4550 North Blvd., #250, 927.1269, Fax: 927.7367, haartinc.org, haartinc@aol.com GBLSU [Gays, Bisexuals, Lesbians & Supporters United], glsapres@unixl.sncc. Isu.edu, Kristy Price, President, 388.5160 KREWE OF APOLLO / BATON ROUGE, PO Box 3591, 70821; kreweapollobr.org KREWE OF DIVAS, kreweofdivas.com, 343.0380 LAMBDA GROUP, 2937 Greenwood Dr., PO Box 82775, 70884-2775, 907.3665, www.lambdabr.org, info@lambdabr.org METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BATON ROUGE, 7747 Tom Drive, 70806, Worship Sunday, 11am, Bible Study Wednesday, 7pm, 225.248.0404, mccbr.org PFLAG Baton Rouge, President Harold Truax, 225.218.8320 Lafayette, LA [337] ACADIANA CARES [Concern for AIDS Relief, Education, and Support], PO Box 386, Lafayette, LA 70502; 203 W. 3rd St., 70501; 233.2437, FAX: 235.4178; 800.354.2437 KREWE OF APOLLO / LAFAYETTE, PO Box 53251, 70505 LEAGUE FOR EQUALITY, PO Box 53425, 70505 PFLAG/LAFAYETTE, PO Box 31078, 70503 ROYAL ORDER OF UNICORN, PO Box 3985, 70502 Monroe, LA [318] GO CARE 2121 Justice, 71201, 325.1092 New Orleans, LA [504] ACLU and ACLU Foundation of Louisiana, P.O. Box 56157, New Orleans, LA 70156, 504.522.0628 x25, Fax: 888.537.0384, laaclu.org AIDS HOTLINE, 821.6050 in New Orleans, 1.800.99.AIDS[2437]-9 toll free statewide AIDSLaw of Louisiana, 3801 Canal St., Suite 331, 568.1631, AIDSLAW.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 838.3399 BELLE REVE NEW ORLEANS, AIDS Residence for Families, PO Box 3305, 70177; 945.9455 BIG EASY M.C.C. (Metropolitan Community Church of Greater New Orleans), Sunday 12:15pm Solumn Mass, 5pm Praise & Worship, at St Matthew’s UCC, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave. at Willow. Fellowship after service. Mailing address: 1333 S. Carrolllton Ave. New Orleans, LA, 70118; 213.4340, w w w . b i g e a s y m c c . c o m , pastor@bigeasymcc.com BROTHERHOOD, INC., To decrease the spread of AIDS and HIV among African Americans, 1661 Canal St., Suite 3230, 70112; 566.7955 CHURCH OF CHRIST THE LIBERATOR, Sun. 11am Service, 607 Marigny St. (behind The Friendly Bar), ChristTheLiberator.ORG COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK, a project of the NO/AIDS Task Force which works with the gay community to implement HIV prevention activities, 507 Frenchmen St., 945.4000, noaidstaskforce.com COPS 8 (Citizens' Organization for Police Support in the 8th District), 840 N. Rampart St.,
#51, 70116; 588.COPS (2677), cops8.org FOOD FOR FRIENDS, 944.6028 FORUM FOR EQUALITY, 336 Lafayette, Suite 200, 70130; 947.2981, ForumForEquality.COM FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE MARDI GRAS (FNBMG), PO Box 791376, New Orleans, LA 70179-1376; 733.3311, fridaynightbeforemardigras.com, fnbmg@cox.net GAY APPRECIATION AWARDS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137; 522.8049; AmbushMag.COM/GAA GAY COUNSELING LINE, 833.1500 GLSEN [Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network], 482.4081, Fax 595.8587, Email: glsenno@hotmail.com, glsenno.org GULF GENDER ALLIANCE [GGA], NonProfit Support Group for Transgender persons. Monthly meetings, socials and political activism. Privacy respected and expected. Interview required. Nondiscriminatory. Call 504. 324.4035 or write PO Box 56836, New Orleans, LA 701566836; gga.org, E-mail: info@gga.org HALLOWEEN IN NEW ORLEANS, INC., PO Box 52171, 70152-2171; halloween neworleans.com/ambush HATE CRIMES HOTLINE, c/o Family Service of Greater New Orleans, 504.202.2131. The Hate Crimes Project offers to assist those who feel that they may have been a victim of a hate crime. The project provides advocacy for persons victimized due to race, religion, gender and gender identity, age, disability, and/or sexual orientation. IN THIS TOGETHER, HIV/AIDS Case Management, 2511 Bayou Road, Suite B, 70119; Office: 504.962.3245, Fax: 504.962.3246; 962.3245, www.inthistogetherinc.org, michael@ittnola.org KREWE OF ARMEINIUS, PO Box 56638, New Orleans, LA 70156-6638, cetubby@cox.net, KreweOfArmeinius.ORG KREWE OF AMON RA, PO Box 7033, Metairie, LA 70010, KreweOfAmonRa.COM KREWE OF MWINDO, PO Box 51031, 70156; 913.5791, KreweOfMwindo.ORG, krewe@kreweofmwindo.org KREWE OF PETRONIUS, PO Box 71665, 70172, Pres. Arthur Alarcon 451.9507, Capt. Bill McCarthy 430.6695, KreweOfPetronius.ORG KREWE OF QUEENATEENAS / KING CAKE QUEEN ROYALTY CLUB, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 522.8049, GayMardiGras.COM/KCQ LaCARP [Louisiana Community AIDS Research Program], 584.1971 LA-LIFT, Social Club for Lesbians, age 50+, who have fun together on weekends. Email: armyvet20@webtv.net LAMBDA CENTER, 831 Elysian Fields Ave., 70117 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NEW ORLEANS, 234 Loyola, Suite 421, 70112; 581.9106 LESBIAN & GAY COMMUNITY CENTER OF NEW ORLEANS, 2114 Decatur St., 701162013; 945.1103, Fax 945.1102, Email: info@lgccno.net LORDS OF LEATHER, P.O. Box 770435, New Orleans, LA 70117-4035, LordsOfLeather.COM LOUISIANA STATE GAY RODEO ASSOCIATION (LSGRA), 915.3339, lance@lsgra.com, LSGRA.COM MCLNO HOP Clinic, 136 S. Roman Street, 4th Floor, New Orleans, LA 70112; Appts.: 504.903.6959, www.hopclinic.org MYSTIC KREWE OF SATYRICON, PO Box 15889, 70115-5889 MysticKreweOfSatyricon.COM NEW ORLEANS GAY MEN’S CHORUS, 322.7007, nogmc.com; nogmc@aol.com NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL, nojazzfest.com NO/AIDS TASK FORCE, 2601 Tulane Ave., Suite 500, 70119; 821.2601; NOAIDSTaskForce.COM N'R Peace, 3201 Gen. DeGaulle Dr., Suite 201, 70114, 364.1950 OFFICIAL GAY EASTER PARADE, 828A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, info@gayeasterparade.com,
GayEasterParade.COM OFFICIAL GAY MARDI GRAS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, GayMardiGras.COM OFFICIAL GAY NEW ORLEANS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, GayNewOrleans.COM OFFICIAL SOUTHERN DECADENCE, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, SouthernDecadence.COM PEOPLE OF SUBSTANCE, INC. (POS), 7210 Arbor Dr., 70126, 244.1920, posnola.com PFLAG/NO [Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays/ New Orleans], PO Box 15515, 70175; 895.3936, 392.0001, pflagno.org, info@pflagno.org PRIDE NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATION: NOLA PRIDE, 2114 Decatur St., 945.1103, NOLAPride.ORG PROJECT LAZARUS, A Residence for PWAs, PO Box 3906, 70177-3906; 949.3609 REGIONAL AIDS INTERFAITH NETWORK [RAIN], 523.3755 SOFTBALL LEAGUE FORMING THIS SPRING-All skill levels from beginner to advanced. For more information, visit www.nolasoftball.com THE COMMUNITY COALITION OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS LGBTQ Organizations & Businesses, tccgno.org, 569.9156 VOLLEYBALL NEW ORLEANS, PO Box 13306, 70185-3306; volleyballneworleans.com, postmaster@volleyballneworleans.com WILLIAM J. FANNING FOUNDATION [Buzzy’s Boys & Girls], 2301 Chartres, 70117; 943.8929 Shreveport, LA [318] KREWE OF APOLLO/SHREVEPORT, PO Box 4918, 71134 PHILADELPHIA CENTER, PO Box 44454, 71134-4454; 222.6633 YWCA AIDS MINORITY COMMUNITY OUTREACH, 700 Pierre Ave., 71103; 226.8717
pets New Orleans, LA [504] CHI-WA-WA GA-GA, 511 Dumaine; 581.4242; chiwawagaga.com DR. MIKE'S ANIMAL HOUSE, 1120 N. Rampart, 523.4455 FRENCH QUARTER PET ASYLUM, 513 Dumaine St., 302.9845 FRENCH QUARTER VET, 922 Royal St., Office 322.7030, Cell 250.1175, DrScott@TheFrenchQuarterVet.COM
pharmacy New Orleans, LA [504] MUMFREY'S PHARMACY, 1021 W. Judge Perez Dr., Chalmette, LA 70043, 504.279.6312
Roobas.COM New Orleans, LA [504] 700 CLUB RESTAURANT, 700 Burgundy, 561.1095, 561.1098, 700ClubNewOrleans.COM Bywater Restaurant, Deli & BBQ,3162 Dauphine St., 944.4445 Cafe Amelie, 912 Royal St., 412.8965 Clover Grill, 900 Bourbon St., 598.1010, CloverGrill.COM Country Club Restaurant, 634 Louisa St., TheCountryClubNewOrleans.COM, 945.0742 Krystal, 116 Bourbon @ Canal, 523.4030 La Peniche, 1940 Dauphine St., 943.1460 Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, 95 French Market Pl., 522.9500 Maximo's Italian Grill, 1117 Decatur St., 586.8883, MaximosGrill.COM Mona Lisa Restaurant, 1212 Royal St., 522.6746 The Pelican Club, 312 Exchange Alley, 523.1504, PelicanClub.COM Quartermaster: The Nellie Deli, 1100 Bourbon St. , 529.1416
retail/shopping Metairie, LA [504] SUZETTE'S, 3209 Edenborn Ave., 888.7722, Suzettes.COM New Orleans, LA [504] ALTERNATIVES, 907 Bourbon St., 70116; 524.5222 BOURBON-STRIP TEASE, 205 Bourbon St., 70130; 581.6633, bourbontease.com THE HERB IMPORT COMPANY, 711 St. Peter [in French Quarter], 525.4372; 4901 Canal St. [near City Park Ave.], 488.4889, HerbImport.COM LA MINA STERLING, 840 Royal St., 324.3423, laminasterling@gmail.com PANDA BEAR, 415 Bourbon St., 529.8064 RAB DAB CLOTHING AND GIFTS, 918 Royal St., 525.6662 SERENDIPITOUS MASKS, 831 Decatur St., 522.9158 Slidell, LA [985] THE HERB IMPORT COMPANY, 1331 Englewood Dr., 643.8007, HerbImport.COM
spas New Orleans, LA [504] CLUB NEW ORLEANS, 515 Toulouse, 581.2402, www.the-clubs.com FLEX NEW ORLEANS, 700 Baronne St., 598.FLEX [3539]
tours
photography
New Orleans, LA [504] STEAMBOAT NATCHEZ, Toulouse Street Dock, 568.1401, SteamboatNatchez.COM
New Orleans, LA [504] GRAHAM/STUDIO ONE NEW ORLEANS, by appointment, grahamstudioone.com
theatres
plumbers
New Orleans, LA [504] LE PETIT THEATRE DU VIEUX CARRE, 616 St. Peter, 522.2081 MAHALIA JACKSON THEATRE OF PERFORMING ARTS, 801 N. Rampart, Armstrong Park, mahaliajacksontheater.com, 525.1052 SOUTHERN REP THEATRE, Canal Place, 365 Canal St., 3rd Floor, 522.6545, SouthernRep.COM
New Orleans, LA [504] RAMSEY PLUMBING, repairs, repipe, sewer & drain cleaning, water heaters, disposals, 296.6865
real estate agents GayRealEstate.COM, instant access to New Orleans & the nation's top gay & lesbian realtors, 888.420.MOVE (6683) New Orleans, LA [504] JUDY FISHER, INC. REALTORS, Agent Mary Lind, 874.4905, marylind2020@gmail.com PRUDENTIAL GARDNER REALTORS, Agent Brett A. Rector, Cell: 453.2277, Office: 891.6400, brettinla@aol.com
restaurants Metairie, LA [504] ROOBA'S CRESCENT SPOON CAFE, 2307 Veterans Mem. Blvd., 830.1035,
websites CRESCENT CITY, CrescentCity.COM GAY AMERICA, GayAmerica.COM GAY BARS, GayBars.COM GAY PENSACOLA, GayPensacola.COM OFFICIAL GAY EASTER PARADE, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, GayEasterParade.COM OFFICIAL GAY MARDI GRAS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, GayMardiGras.COM OFFICIAL GAY NEW ORLEANS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, GayNewOrleans.COM OFFICIAL SOUTHERN DECADENCE, 828A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, SouthernDecadence.COM
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DJ Tim Pflueger spinning the 80’s hits @ Sound Factory
Beaux, Andre, Rick & Joey barging into Ryan Powell’s house
acadiana
Joey, Thomas, Sam, Matt & Tayler on a random trip
Tayler & Natalie @ The White Party
DJ Digital cutting up @ Jules’ White Party
Shots! Shots! Shots! Everybody!
DJ Kyle D & Tranny Jason @ Doug looking hot!
Is this before or after the tie incident?
Stephen doesn’t look too happy...
There are always friends to be made downtown
Brodie & Joey cutting up @ The White Party
Thomas & Sam @ a "confidential & undisclosed location” Mario & DJ Tim Pflueger @ Sound Factory
Too cute!
Scott, Chris, Mitch, DJ Keith Doucet & Gordon @ Sound Factory
Who remembers this after-party?
Rick & Andre
Sam & Joey, location still “confidential & undisclosed”
Friends gathering downtown is always a weekend ritual!
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Hot, Hits, Confidential ~ Lafayette, Louisiana ~ Photos by Joey Collins
papar azzi
and past, for fifteen wonderful memories.
acadiana happens by Joey Collins, Lafayette, Louisiana Email: ejcollins583@gmail.com
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hough summer seems to be winding down, it’s not over just yet. Nothing screams summer more than waking up each morning and watching Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee getting drunk on the Today show. So pour a glass of wine and cuddle with your copy of Ambush. You’re listening up with Joey Collins, girl!
Tonic
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e’ve all heard the whispers and have wondered what the hell was going on. Well here’s the official dish. Lafayette’s newest gay bar is Tonic. After fifteen years of Sound Factory, owner John Gilland has decided to embark on a new adventure. Tonic, which is located at 2013 Pinhook Road, promises to be a new experience with a few classic touches. One can still expect to find Kira’s Talent Night and your usual Sunday night shows. What you won’t find is a struggle to find a parking spot and bums on the corner asking for money. Thank God! What you will find is a new atmosphere that will, as always, welcome all for many great new memories. Keep a look out for opening dates and drink specials. You know you’ll find it here.
Bar Spill
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ules Downtown was recently covered in white, and not that kind of white, when the annual White Party was another huge hit. White China was the theme and was well represented by Asian-styled lanterns and umbrellas. DJ Digital rocked the crowd wild while Jules offered their infamous free shots on the bar. It was definitely a great night and for those of you who missed the experience, I guess you will have to wait until next year. I can’t wait to see what else Jules owner, Darren Parker, will have in store for us. I can leak that Samuel Richard and yours truly are currently cooking up another great party for September. If you remember my last birthday party, Hollywood, then you know that this year’s party will be even better. Stay tuned for details! Sound Factory recently had one of their last theme parties, 80’s Night. New Orleans’ own DJ Tim Pflueger spun his favorite 80’s hits and spun the entire crowd around, right round, round, baby. It’s always a real treat when he visits Lafayette. As expected, Sound Factory heated up the crowd with their Sunday night shows and Tuesday night talent. Sound Factory will be missed. Many thanks go out to John Gilland and his entire staff, both present
Best Days of your Life
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ome of the best things in life are the ones that are not planned. Sort of those spur of the drunken moments when someone yells at 2am, “Let’s drive to New Orleans!” Cut to a group of friends piling into a car and hitting the road for a night of memories, Facebook status updates, and pictureperfect moments. It’s no surprise when a gaggle of gays come across a good friend on a Sunday afternoon in Target turns into a random road trip to Houston. “Let’s take the suburban, I have the suburban!” Someone may or may not have repeatedly yelled a few times. Of course the mix always creates candid moments that make you wonder why you don’t have your own reality show. From someone leaving or losing their ID then having to sneak into the bar, to another one abandoning the group for a night cap, these things are destined to happen. You may or may not share a drunken moment with a friend that will be of the “I love you” tone or more of the “I hate when you do that” tone. There typically will be the random moment when someone queens out and in turn someone will be embarrassed. Expect no imitations and always remember that anything can and will happen. Before you know it it’s the next morning and you’re riding home in the car, or suburban, and reminiscing about the previous night. A few are still asleep in the back while others fight with the driver to pull over for that hung-over fast food fix. These are, hands down, some of the best
days of your life. I always find myself stepping out of the picture and becoming the observer. Suddenly I become the camera man in this mock reality show escapade. We all play a certain character in this experience. Whether it was a good experience or a bad one, it doesn’t matter because each character was and is an important ingredient in creating what will become a wonderful memory. From the dramatic one, the slut, the true friend, the new friend, the bitchy one, the humorous one, and the one with the advice who doesn’t follow his or her own, it all amounts to love. It’s what being beasties is all about. Bottom line is that besties are always supposed to stick together through thick and thin, for better or worse. There are times when one may say something that he or she didn’t mean or there are times when the presence and attitude of someone you love just drives you insane. In the end it all blows over and in result a stronger bond and relationship is created. I enjoy every experience with every person who enters and plays a role in my continuous dramatic mock reality series that I simply call, “It’s Complicated.” Take a bow because you all deserve an award for the role in which you play. Share a random moment with your friends, it’s good therapy for the soul. Experiences like these make me yearn for the latter days in life when I can look back and think, “Yes, I did that and I have no regrets.” Always remember to live, learn, and experience the most fabulous life with your favorite besties.
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hot tails of red stick by Brad Benedict Email: bradhottails@hotmail.com
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had never seen one that big and fat until BC Boy came by for a visit and let me hold that beautiful monster. It was as big as a beer can and difficult for me to get my hand around it. I could hardly wait to get it into my mouth. BC Boy has his own organic garden, and his plants seem to really like what he has fed them. The cucumbers were especially something to marvel over. They are so big and heavy that he says they hug the ground. Besides presenting me with two large ones, he also brought me a jar of his special pickles. He certainly know how to charm you. We visited for a long time and caught up on the latest in his life and in mine. Now, we are planning a day in New Orleans, so I’m sure we will come up with some exciting adventures along the way. We always have a lot of fun when we are together, and this camaraderie dates back several years to when we made frequent trips to the Crescent City for Lords of Leather meetings and balls, bar hopping all over the city, and attending lots of parties. Those were fun times, and I recall them fondly. Now we get together periodically for dinners or for visits, but we haven’t done New Orleans together in several years. Hopefully, we can get others to join us, but if not, then we will definitely enjoy our time together. With BCBoy’s work schedule, it
is difficult to plan when we are both free, but it just happens that last weekend and the upcoming weekend were open for our planned activities. With his new home as his latest purchase, he has really carved himself a nice niche in the Livingston community. Right now, it is almost in the country, but with all the development going on around that area, I look for him to be conveniently located to new shopping centers and more streets leading into the subdivision. Whatever the case, his back yard and garden are walled away from the rest of the world, and it gives him the privacy he craves when he comes home from work. I do have to tell you that he has a neighbor who works out in the nude. You ought to see that guy and his barballs oops - barbells. Every muscle in his body flexes to perfection. I love a guy who doesn’t mind sharing his beauty with others. It is so refreshing – and so is my BCBoy who honors me with a wonderful friendship of giving and receiving.
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nother wonderful friend is one a lot of people know as Little John, but I have moved on and now refer to him as John most of the time. He is one of those long-time friends that you like to be around whether it is just meeting up at a bar or visiting at his home.
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he Forum For Equality and Capitol City Alliance are disap pointed by the decision to pull the Baton Rouge Diversity Resolution from the Metro Council agenda. Baton Rouge had a sad and shameful day Wednesday. The day began with a full page ad, a letter signed by ministers, but paid for by the Louisiana Family Forum using the guise of religion to promote division, intolerance, and bigotry. The day continued with a barrage of automated phone calls sponsored by out of-state interests to frighten citizens by suggesting that the end of western civilization was at hand. All of this commotion was because of a Diversity Resolution that had the courage to say that “Everyone is Welcome in Baton Rouge.” The day then ended with the withdrawal of the Baton Rouge Diversity Resolution at the Metro Council because of this hateful disinformation. The full page ad asked the question, “WILL THIS REALLY CREATE ‘ONE BATON ROUGE’ OR TWO?” Actually there are already two Baton Rouges. There is a different reality for gay people than for everyone else. If you are gay, you can be fired from your job because of who you are, not because of your job performance. If you are gay, you can be denied service in
a restaurant or bar. If you are gay, you can be denied housing. If you are not gay, you do not have these problems in your daily life. The opponents of the Diversity Resolution said in their ad that gays should “be treated respectfully as every other citizen … because ‘all men are created equal’ and in the image of God.” The Forum for Equality and Capitol City Alliance challenge them to do just that: Treat gays with respect by supporting a City-Parish Ordinance that provides gay people with employment, housing and public accommodations protections from discrimination. We challenge the Metro Council to quickly pass such an ordinance to send a message of respect not only to the gay community, but to companies that might decide not to come here because of the intolerance demonstrated at the council. The Capitol City Alliance and the Forum for Equality further challenge each business to institute a nondiscrimination policy that protects your gay employees. It’s the right thing to do, and its good for your business - just ask 98 of the Fortune 100 companies who have such policies. We further challenge everyone to treat all with the dignity and respect that every person deserves. If the Metro Council can’t express that sentiment in a resolution, then each of us should do so in our daily lives. That is after all what God expects of
I don’t see him out and about much anymore. He and Phil are happy to stay home or take trips. In fact, they can’t go to New Orleans with us because of a prior commitment in Mississippi, like attending the Cyndi Lauper concert. He is also looking forward to his 20-year high school reunion in October, and also in October is an 8-day tour of California, from San Francisco to Los Angeles. John has been in the National Guard for a number of years now, and he has recently changed his unit and now works on databases in New Orleans. He is a sexy little man in that uniform, and he serves our country well with this part of his life. I’m just glad his unit hasn’t been called up for service elsewhere. The last time this happened was during Hurricane Katrina, and he was stuck in the Superdome during this time. It was not a pleasant experience and one that he hopes will never be repeated. He says his regular job is boring, but he takes it in stride. It is a good position to have, and he appreciates having it. His sister Sherry was a state worker but was laid off during the recent cutbacks. It did, however, present her with the opportunity to open her own psychology business – Baton Rouge Center for Anxiety Treatment. Sometimes things happen to cause better outlooks on future activities, and it certainly worked out for her. Other than Guard duty and his regular work, John is back into the swing of things at a local gym. It is difficult for him, but he knows it is good for him, and that sexy body shows off the results. He is just one classy little guy, and I think so highly of him.
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always enjoy my chats with this marvelous young man named Michael. He took his partner Jimmy with him on his last trip to Montana, and by checking out all the pictures they took, things were highly successful and very enjoyable. I had forgotten how much he liked this part of the country. He grew up there, and after college ended up in the Red Stick area. Michael has always been a real charmer. I think this charm is what makes him such a great bartender. His personality reminds me a lot of a couple of other bartenders I really like, Joey and Stephen. I guess I should include Lance in this, but I’ve not seen or heard from him since he left for Austin. I assume he no longer works at a bar especially after getting that degree from LSU. It is the personality that makes the man, and this is certainly the major factor
in making Michael so lovable. Of course, when you toss in a beautiful smile and a really fabulous body, you just have to know you are in the presence of a special human being. It is always nice talking with him, learning more about those fabulous days in Montana, and his transition into the land of southern gentlemen. He made the leap successfully, and he has gained a multitude of friends along the way. Once you meet him, I think you will agree with my description – a wonderful young man and a nice friend to have around.
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hen it comes to sexy men, I have to say that I have always considered Dwayne to be right up there with the best. The first time I saw him was at a special function held on the LSU campus. I gained a favorable impression of him there, but it was only after I ran into him at Hibiscus Bookstore that I came to appreciate a new friendship that has lasted all these years. That actual first meeting was when Hibiscus was located in the first block of Main Street down by the levee. However, when the store moved to larger quarters in the six hundred block, Dwayne was right there supporting the efforts and more or less checking out things after hours. I often found notes under the door the following mornings after he or some of his friends checked out the building during their night tours of duty. That endeared me to him even more. He complained to me about not being pictured at the Spanish Town street sign this past Mardi Gras. It was something I had been doing for a number of years, but I missed it this year because of illness. In fact, I just didn’t get out of the house I felt so badly. I guess it was a touch of the flu, but my absence was noted and so were all the pictures I usually took at this event. Dwayne is one of those guys that you just have to love. He grows on you. He has a great personality, and he just simply wins you over with a kind of charm that you don’t find in many individuals. It’s a good trait to have. Many people admire him, but I’d rather just say that I am thankful and very honored to be considered a friend. Over the years, he hasn’t changed. He was a good person when I first met him, and he hasn’t altered my feelings in any way. If I had to describe it now, I’d say that our friendship is stronger than ever. I enjoy his company. I love to hear him laugh. I like his zeal for a fun-filled life. It
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Decadent Ducks Raise Funds for HIV/AIDS Organization Food For Friends
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outhern Decadence 2009 proved to be an incredible rebound year and a dedicated group of “ducks” are heading back to New Orleans to continue the tradition. The Decadent Ducks, a gay travel and social network, will return to the French Quarter over Labor Day weekend for their 13th year of revelry. The Ducks, led by Troy Richardson, anticipate over 450 of their group members will attend the 39th annual LGBT
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hot tails of red stick ...from 36 is beyond me to think how anyone could not respect all that he has accomplished in life and what a special friend he has been to so many over the years. I suppose some could have (and probably did) abuse his job position when asking for favors, but if they will recall all that he has done for this community, he will be seen as a leader and a model among those he has managed to help along the way. I am sure of that. I’m certainly glad he came my way. I wish I could tell you about one of the most humorous things to every happen between us, but this is a family newspaper, and I just can’t share that with you at this time. It is something very personal, very funny, and, yes, very memorable. I do love my Dwayne.
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s always you don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here. Fall will soon be here and before you know it, it will be time to indulge yourself in that cashmere sweater. Keep a look out for new events to be blown in by the cool breeze. Don’t forget about Art Walk every second Saturday of the month. This fall should also usher in another season of Downtown Alive. More details to come. Remember, you heard it here first…you’re listening up with Joey Collins. Keep the party going, Lafayette!
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guess I need to make my way over to Austin. It seems that everyone is going over that way, even my neighbors who just moved away. Doug was one of the nicest guys I had met here in Baton Rouge. In fact, I had seen him around, but it wasn’t in a way that I could say I had actually met him. That came over a drink at our favorite bar. Our friendship clicked immediately. I’m sure you have met someone like Doug. He had that openness and likable personality that makes you feel as if you have known each other always. That was it. An instant friendship developed with a handshake and two bottles of beer. I’m just glad I picked that day to have a beer, or maybe it was on one of my delivery days for Ambush. Whatever it was, I’m very grateful. Doug and I keep in touch, but I haven’t seen him for a couple of years now. I use to see him sitting at his office as I drove down Laurel Street. The office building has large glass windows, and Doug’s cubicle was near the corner at Fourth Street and Laurel. It was if our minds met. He would look up, as if he knew beforehand that it was me, and we shared our greetings at the time. We often met for lunch downtown or he would come by my home. It was a nice relationship. I really missed him after he left, and I stopped driving down Laurel. It just wasn’t the same without him being inside. I’ve often wondered if he is happy in Austin. I have to assume he is. He seems to enjoy his work, and that is what counts. Maybe when I finish this column, I’ll give him a ring. I think Austin is in my future.
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Getting together @ George’s Having fun @ George’s
Jared having fun with friends
Michael & Chansley Luther takes break with friends
Gia & Lexi @ Cajun Cove
Chica performing @ George’s
Orhan snuggles with a beauty
Jeremy & Luther
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Spending time @ George’s
Miss Gay Central Louisiana America Gia @ the Cove
Tatia in her rainbow dress
Gia entertaining @ Cajun Cove
Relaxing on Cajun Cove’s patio
Devlin poses with a friend
Enjoying cookout on Cove patio
Cody relaxing with friends
Gorgeous couple @ George’s
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CALL Ambush TODAY! 5 0 4 .5 2 2 .8 0 4 9 decadent ducks ...from 36 celebration this year. In addition to various events and parties scheduled throughout the weekend, the Decadent Ducks are putting their numbers to good use by once again raising money for Food For Friends. The Food For Friends Program of NO/AIDS Task Force has been supplying groceries and homedelivered meals to HIV-infected and -affected individuals in the greater New Orleans area for 13 years. The Ducks will host a silent auction and raffle during the course of the Southern Decadence weekend and will donate all proceeds to the program. On Sunday, the 700 Club will be hosting Candy Samples performing Sunday Services, starting at 11:30am. A raffle will be held to raise additional funds, so get a start on the Parade Day and see Candy and win some great prizes! Prior to their arrival in New Orleans, Decadent Ducks will be holding a raffle for three free room nights at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel over Southern Decadence. Raffle tickets can be purchased at www.DecadentDucks.com for $10 each. “The people of New Orleans have
always welcomed us with open arms and treated us with tolerance and respect,” Richardson explains. “I can’t stress enough how important that is, especially in this day and age, when the gay community seems to be under attack so often. That means a lot. We’ve been very lucky, and we’re really excited to be able to give something back.” More than just a travel group, the Decadent Ducks have evolved into a close network of friends from all over the world, and they credit New Orleans for fostering and inspiring their spirit of camaraderie and friendship. The group is looking forward to this year - every year the anticipation starts earlier and earlier. “There’s definitely a greater sense of anticipation this year,” Richardson says, with a smile. “In early March, we already have 25% of our rooms sold. We can’t wait to get back!” The 700 Club (700 Burgundy Street) is the Official Bar of the Decadent Ducks all weekend. Discounted hotel rooms with the Ducks are still available. To learn more about the Decadent Ducks or Food For Friends, visit the official website at www.decadentducks.com.
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trodding the boards by Brian Sands
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att & Ben, Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers’ deadpan send-up of celebrity, posits that the future Oscar-winning script of Good Will Hunting fell into Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s laps...literally. As in from the ceiling of Affleck’s Somerville (kinda like the
Bywater only not as funky), Massachusetts slacker apartment. Batting casual repartee back and forth, the boys eventually (and wisely) decide to put aside their adaptation of Catcher in the Rye and concentrate on getting Will to the screen. Kaling/Withers’ script assumes a knowledge of contemporary pop culture, and its genderbending casting is hardly surprising anymore (both roles are intended
Britain Valenti, Jennifer Growden (standing), Raphaelle O’Neil, Jane McNulty & Meredith Mullins in I Want Sex All the Time to be played by women), but eight years after its debut, the fundamental truths about art and friendship embedded in Matt & Ben remain valid. Gary Rucker’s production for Theatre 13 endowed the script with more life and heart than the off-off-Broadway production which I recall as being a bit dry. Running about 5 minutes longer than in New York, unlike the original, the pace of this 70 minute piece never flagged at Le Chat. And while the playwrights cast themselves contrary to the body types of their real life characters, I found Rucker’s more physically appropriate casting less confusing. Jessica Podewell’s Matt embodied uptight nervous intellectualization, a kind of Felix to Ben’s Oscar. Nancy Upton, a newcomer to NOLA’s stages, fully matched Podewell’s substantial talents making the “obnoxious and careless” Ben something of a doofus, though hinting that he may be smarter than he appears. Podewell and Upton also scored with cameo appearances as a pretentious yet playful J.D. Salinger and a soigne Gwyneth Paltrow, respectively. Together they played off each other extremely well and provided one of the most assured evenings at the theater in recent memory. Ultimately, if despite its metaphysical dusting there’s not that much to Matt & Ben, it’s still an inventive work and Theatre 13’s production did it full justice.
I Want Sex All the Time at The AllWays Theater Jessica Podewell & Nancy Upton in Matt & Ben
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n Gabrielle Reisman’s I Want Sex All the Time, five female characters from two of Shakespeare’s plays turn up on a ritzy beach. Or is it a swank Limbo? Reclining on deck chairs and swilling piña coladas, they wait for a ship that will take them somewhere, hopefully better. Reisman seems to imagine a world in which the essence of the characters are separate from the actors portraying them. When a performance is done and the stage is littered with dead bodies, the actors can pick themselves up and go home, but the characters must wait for transport back to the beginning of the play, winding up back on the beach after the next day’s performance with only a vague memory of whatever frolics occurred the night before. If there’s something collegial in this Sartre-meetsPirandello romp, it’s an imaginative conceit, filled with witty lines. And what fun it is to see King Lear’s Regan and Goneril wrestling in the sand. Jane McNulty, so wonderful in last season’s Pterodactyls, gleefully exuded comic bitchiness as Goneril. Jennifer Growden’s Regan well-matched her, equally bitchy but sterner and fed up with her older sister’s childishness. Meredith Mullins’ Cordelia was ditsy if sweet, bordering on the saccharine. Reisman nicely captured this famously dysfunctional family’s dysfunctions. Raphaelle O’Neil’s regal bearing was just right for Cleopatra while Britain Valenti contributed a certain mischievousness as the Egyptian queen’s attendant. Director Kristen Gremillion moved her cast well around the small, cluttered stage but I wish she had worked more with Reisman to smooth out some of the play’s imbalances. Too often, O’Neil and Valenti had little to do when the focus shifted to the ladies from Lear. While a familiarity with the Bard in general, and Lear and Antony and Cleopatra in particular, add to one’s
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the pink pastor by Rev. Clinton Crawshaw Email: pastor@bigeasymcc.com www.bigeasymcc.com
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here are some beastly things done in our name. We who inhabit this city and state, and indeed this country (or any country) tolerate some seriously ugly goings on. I preached last week in church that as we seek to take ownership over our faith, our nation and indeed our society – as ownership lies equally with those who make up the polity, we are going to have to step up to some heavy responsibilities that victim status had allowed us to sidestep. As an oppressed minority we are entitled to blame all the excesses of the society that oppresses us on ‘others’ – it is unreasonable to blame the sins of the oppressor on the oppressed. But as our status begins to change, and as we move from being petitioners who beg tolerance from those who ‘own’ our city, our state and our faith, then we begin to take responsibility for all that is done in our name. We entitle cruelty, stupidity, violence, inhumanity and injustice by keeping silence. Pastor Martin Niemöller, in a famous speech after the second world war said
trodding the boards ...from 40 enjoyment of I Want Sex..., it’s a gratifying lark even for those who need to brush up their Shakespeare. Though it rambles a bit and runs out of steam a little before the end, I hope Reisman continues to work on it and perhaps expands it from its current one-act format. There’s certainly enough room on the beach for Juliet and Ophelia as well.
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t is always good news when a new theater opens in town. Led by Artis tic Director Garrett Prejean, The Elm Theatre recently joined the scene dedicated to bringing to New Orleans “stories emphasizing the social and cultural barriers that affect our surroundings.” Located on the second floor of the building where True Brew used to be, it is a simple, intimate space that appears to offer flexible seating along with a small but nice foyer area. Welcome to the community! The Elm’s first production is Adam Rapp’s Blackbird, a play set in downtown New York City on a Christmas Eve in the late 1990s. In it, two heroin addicts—Baylis (Prejean), a veteran of Desert Storm, and Froggy (Becca Chapman), an ex-dancer/ stripper—reveal their strange relationship, which is loving but in a weird, co-dependent way. It is understandable what attracted Prejean to Blackbird for The Elm’s debut—a New Orleans premiere, simple production values, and two showy roles. Both
this…. “THEY CAME FIRST for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. THEN THEY CAME for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. THEN THEY CAME for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. THEN THEY CAME for me and by that time no one was left to speak up.” I am afraid that we are in a situation similar to Pastor Niemöller’s. Last week, on Facebook, I repeated a news item about St. Tammany parish jail keeping mentally ill prisoners in cages three feet deep and eight feet high, sometimes for weeks, with no sanitation and in full view of everyone in the jail. These ‘squirrel cages’ as they call them are supposedly for suicide watch, although they violate every recommendation going, and indeed would be illegal for keeping dogs in. The response to this item was almost nil. The article I wrote last year about the percentage of our citizens we ‘throw away’ often for spurious or meaningless reasons he, as a man brought down by bad luck and the absence of support from the country he served, and Chapman, as a scared young woman who escaped from an uncaring upper class Midwestern home, give thoroughly honest performances, though Prejean does have a slight tendency to over emote. Laura Hope directed smoothly and made a compelling case for these characters but might have varied the play’s rhythms just a bit more. Despite the director and the cast’s best efforts, however, I never cared about these characters. As is often the case with Rapp, he manipulates the people in his tale, never giving their actions a sense of inevitability. His writing is believably realistic but lacks the lyricism that could elevate these losers to make them worthy of an audience’s concern. As such, though we are given superficial knowledge of them, including a late breaking revelation for Froggy straight out of a TV movie of the week, the depth and multi-dimensionality required of them if they are to touch our hearts is sorely lacking. (And it’s not just me: Neil Genzlinger in his NYTimes review, described Blackbird as “a meandering look at the derelict life, [which] seems eager to shock but ends up being mostly familiar.”) As such, the most haunting memories of this play are the non-verbal ones. A woman chained to a desk desperately trying to break her bonds to get to a stash of heroin out of her reach. A man whose body no longer listens to his commands changing his own diapers after a trip outdoors and a humiliating encounter with a boorish policeman. The urgent needing of
received much less comment than when I write about the weather! The fact that many of our trans and gay brothers and sisters are sentenced to a life sentence on the sex offenders register because of this states archaic and cruel ‘crimes against nature’ statutes should have our community up in arms!! When we keep silence over this and other things we claim them for our own. What is to be said of us? First they came for the criminals and threw them away forever, never hoping to heal them or make them new, but I wasn’t a criminal so I kept silent. Then they came for small time drug users, and put them in jail for decades, but I didn’t use street drugs so I kept silent. Then they came for the prostitutes and labeled them predators and pedophiles, but I was not a prostitute so I kept silent. Then they came for the trans women and threw them in jail, but I was not transgender so I kept silent. Then they came for me, but there was nobody left to speak out. I am angry. I am angry that social justice only seems to matter to us if it applies to us individually. Angry that many who lived through the struggle for Black Civil Rights are not now shouting aloud for gay rights. Angry that many LGBT people who GOD KNOWS should know better spout unreconstructed, unexamined racist nonsense whenever they think they can get away with it, and I am angry that our broken society is not being healed firstly and foremost by our community,
a kissing embrace. Screams of primal pain. And the street noises that drifted into the theater—laughter, voices talking, horns honking—that furnished the play with authentic verisimilitude. Blackbird is certainly a well-intentioned and well-executed start for The Elm. Here’s hoping it will have the opportunity to fly even higher in the future.
The Wedding Singer at Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré
that has such extraordinary insights into human nature and human oppression. How much would it cost us to go and speak to Congressman Cao? Or Senator Landrieu’s office? People ‘in the know’ tell me that arguments are often swayed in Washington on the balance of a mere dozen letters! Write about the obscenity of the crimes against nature law in our state. Write against the practice of spending fortunes on penitentiaries and nothing on prevention, or rehabilitation. Write about the thousands in jail for petty drug offences, or the thousands on the sex offenders register for consensual, victimless ‘offenses’ that never involved a child! (people convicted of ‘crimes against nature’ (which involves being perceived to be offering non vaginal sex for money or in a public place) are routinely put on the sex offenders register). We are so accustomed to being consumers that we often forget that faith is not for consuming! Christianity is not there to be soaked up and devoured – it is time to take of our bibs and put on our aprons! We only get fed by serving in this business of Christianity, and when all it takes is opening your mouth, or writing a letter, or informing yourself and not just jumping to the most convenient conclusion then I suspect we had better do it. Remember the sheep and the goats? ‘Even as you do unto these the least of my children, you do unto me’. (read Matthew 25:31-46) Congressman Cao’s contact details are… 2113 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515; Phone: 202.225.6636; Fax: 202.225.1988. Senator Landrieu’s contact details are… Washington, DC Office, 328 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; Telephone: 202.224.5824 Fax: 202.224.9735. If you can't write, call! Rev. Clinton Crawshaw is the full-time pastor of The Big Easy MCC. They meet every Sunday at 1pm (liturgical service) and 5pm (larger Praise and Worship service with communion) at 1333 S. Carrollton Avenue. For full details of Christian Education classes, social functions, marriages and events, and also to check out online sermons, go to www.bigeasymcc.com. Tel: 504.214.4340 to speak to the pastor or email at revcrawshaw@yahoo.com.
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ristin Witterschein, as Julia the well-meaning heroine, who brought a sweetness and decency to her character as well as a lovely singing voice. Keith Claverie who avoided cartoonishness to make his Wall Street yuppie scum a credible bad guy thus making it all the more important that Julia escape her seemingly fated life with him. Ian Hoch, suitably bridge’n’tunnel-y, as the dunderhead best friend/bassist. Jefferson Turner, ever dependable as the show’s Musical Director.
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Jacob in Bareass Striptease Contest Sundays @ The Corner Pocket Ronald & Joseph @ Toby’s Drag Survivor Finals
Corner Pocket’s Bareass Striptease Contest brings Jonathan to the bar
Leo joins Bareass Striptease Contest @ the Pocket
Drag Survivor’s 2nd Runnerup Coca Milan, Winner Kelly Vincent & 1st Runnerup Dusty DeBris w/Toby
NO/AIDS Task Force’s Noel & Toby @ Drag Survivor Finals raising $1,630 for NO/AIDS Walk
Drag Survivor MCs Electra City & Tittie Toulouse @ 4 Seasons
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Jerry celebrates with Jim for his 1 Year Anniversary as Lafitte’s manager Tami Tarmac wins Miss Gay Vieux Carre’ America @ the Bourbon Pub Parade
Kyle, Devin & Frankie @ 4 Seasons’ Ultimate Beach Party
Men of Amon-Ra: Peter Masters, Dick Spencer, Bubba Deja Vu, Bobby Ella, Randy Roget, Sam Peters & Gus Bouvier
Miss Gay Louisiana America Bambi Baxter makes a grand entrance @ Miss Gay Vieux Carre’ America
Lords of Leather’s Pat, Ben & Gary join Amon-Ra’s Tea Dance @ JohnPaul’s
Miss AIDS Awareness contestants @ JohnPaul’s
Kenny works the door for Amon-Ra’s Tea Dance
Gia wins Miss AIDS Awareness @ JohnPaul’s joined by Chris Leonard
Ryan, Ronald & Jeffrey join 4 Seasons’ Ultimate Beach Party
Straight from Venezia - Lafitte’s Jeff, Shawn, Aletha & Wilhemina
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Nightlife in The Big Easy ~ New Orleans; Metairie, Louisiana ~ Photos by Devin Black, Tony Leggio, Lee Mullen
Celebrating manager Jerry’s 1 Year Anniversary & Pink Slip Party @ Lafitte’s
Petronius Queen Natasha & KingElect Jimmy join King & Queen Amon-Ra David & Countess @ Amon-Ra Tea Dance
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chop chop by Rip & Marsha Naquin-Delain www.ripandmarsha.com Email: marsha@ripandmarsha.com
Executive Chef David Duvall Introduces New Dishes @ Bywater Restaurant, Deli & BBQ
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Creating a new dining experience with new flavors” is the motto of Bywater Restaurant, Deli & BBQ’s new executive chef David Duvall. Duvall’s three years with world renown chef Paul Prudhomme was in his experience “better than attending culinary school.” Add to that three years at the Hookah Cafe where he developed his blending flavor methods, and a stint for a year at John Besh’s Domenica in the Roosevelt Hotel, you have the creativity and innovation of now executive chef David Duvall. The chef is a purest believing in making all of his own stocks and sauces with the freshest local ingredients. It’s his adaptation of contemporary Louisiana flavors bringing back old techniques lost over the years, reintroducing them and incorporating them into today’s dining experience. He is currently doing evenings where you can experience his nightly special creations. On the evening we spoke with him, there were an array of culinary delights. There were steamed mussels (9.95) in a white wine dijon sauce with saffron and butter served with homemade garlic toast. Another selection was the upbrand Angus filet mignon 4 oz. (14.95) or 7 oz. (18.95) topped with bearnaise sauce served with garlic mashed potatoes and snow peas-carrot batonettes; or the 12 oz. blackened ribeye (15.95) topped with browned butter-garlic sauce with baked potato and snow peas-carrot batonettes. The bouillabaisse (18.95) was loaded with shrimp, mussels, crawfish, crabmeat and Louisiana drum in a succulent seafood stock with saffron, fennel and tomatoes. The last special was fried catfish (9.95) with fries and cole slaw. The soup du jours included turtle and alligator, and French Onion, along with Bywater Restaurant’s famous sausage and
chicken gumbo. Located at 3162 Dauphine Street at Louisa, the restaurant is open 11am-10pm Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday; 9am10pm Saturday-Sunday with brunch 9am3pm, closed Wednesday. For reservations or information, call 504.944.4445 or 504.947.0000.
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New Orleans Restaurant Guide 700 Club Restaurant, 700 Burgundy St., 561.1095, has just opened and is now serving sliders, paninis, quesadillas, and more at the popular club in the French Quarter. Restaurant hours are 7pm til Wed.-Sun. Visit 700ClubNewOrleans.COM. Bywater Restaurant, Deli & BBQ, 3162 Dauphine St., 944.4445, is noted for its gumbo, barbeque, pizza, sandwiches and specials serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. open 11am-10pm Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday; 9am-10pm Saturday-Sunday with brunch 9am-3pm, closed Wednesday. MasterCard/Visa accepted. Clover Grill, 900 Bourbon St., is open 7 days and features breakfast including build your own omelettes. But let’s not forget their fab burgers grilled right under a hub cap and then there’s all those sandwiches, sides, desserts and shakes. Call 598.1010 or visit CloverGrill.COM. Country Club Restaurant, 634 Louisa St. Under the direction of Chef Coy LeBeau, he has taken attention to detail and ingredient, and focused on a more contemporary menu at an even more affordable price point. Still the best food, but at even more unbelievable value! Serving 7 days 11am-10pm and Sunday Brunch 11am-3pm. Visit TheCountryClubNewOrleans.COM or call 945.0742 for more information. Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, 95 French Market Place is famous for its wood fired gourmet pizzas, pastas, salads and appetizers. Open 7 days from 11am-10pm, call 522.9500 or visit LouisianaPizzaKitchen.COM. Maximo's Italian Grill, 1117 Decatur Street, features New Orleans inspired Italian cuisine along with a wonderfully assorted wine selection. Experience Maximo’s open kitchen and watch Chef Thomas Woods prepare his extraordinary dishes. Open 6pm 7 days a week, call 504.586.8883 or visit MaximosGrill.COM for reservations and information. Mona Lisa Restaurant, 1212 Royal St., features Italian specialties including salads, pizzas, sandwiches and both lunch and dinner entrees. Lunch 11am-5pm Thurs.-Mon., Dinner 5pm-10pm 7 days. Call 522.6746 for info. Quartermaster: The Nellie Deli, 1100 Bourbon St., 529.1416, was voted Restaurant/Deli of the Year once again and is open 24 hours 7 days. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, the deli offers free delivery.
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