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24th NO/AIDS WALK, Louisiana’s Largest AIDS Awareness Event set for Sunday, Sept. 29 Led by The Pocket Aces, 610 Stompers & Sirens of New Orleans The largest annual AIDS awareness event in Louisiana, the Chevron NO/ AIDS WALK with presenting sponsors Avita Drugs and Shell, prepares to mark its 24th year with thousands of individual walkers and over one hundred teams walking beneath the majestic oaks of Audubon Park and the streets of Uptown New Orleans. The event benefits NO/AIDS Task Force, one of the oldest and largest AIDS service organizations (ASO) in the Gulf South. Walkers and supporters are encouraged to meet in Audubon Park at 8am when the festivities and registration begins. The WALK will kickoff at 10am, being led second line-style by the Pocket Aces Brass Band, The 610 Stompers and Sirens of New Orleans, and will proceed down historic Magazine Street to Napoleon Avenue and down Prytania Street to head back into Audubon Park. The WALK is a great activity for the whole family, even the four-legged members. There will be water stops and doggie stops along the route and a children’s tent with lots of great activities. Additionally, there will be great food and drinks provided by Louisiana Pizza Kitchen Uptown, Rain Vodka, and Coors Light. The Walk route takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. Teams and individuals can register for free in advance by visiting www.noaidswalk.com or by calling 504.821.2601 ext. 256. By registering online, participants have access to great, easy-to-use fundraising tools to help them reach their goal. All funds raised at the WALK benefit NO/AIDS Task Force and the men, women and families affected by HIV and AIDS they serve. Additionally, through the WALK Share Grant Program, other Louisiana based AIDS Service Organizations will benefit too. Every dollar makes a difference. The NO/AIDS WALK is committed to keeping costs low, especially in these tough economic times. Over 80 cents of each dollar raised goes directly to helping someone affected by this disease. “The NO/AIDS WALK is our largest fundraiser of the year, and the monies raised allow us to continue providing hope and care for men, women and families affected by HIV and AIDS,” said Noel Twilbeck, CEO of NO/AIDS Task Force. “The WALK also serves another purpose which is to raise awareness that AIDS continues to affect our community and that we must be steadfast in our efforts to provide education and information that help prevent new infections.” For additional information or to reg-
ister, please visit www.noaidswalk.com or www.noaidstaskforce.org. or call 504.821.2601. For 30 years, NO/AIDS Task Force has been providing hope, care and compassion to thousands of men, women and families affected by HIV and AIDS in Southeast Louisiana. The Task Force acknowledges that the complications of HIV-disease are not just physical, but mental, emotional and social as well. That is why the agency offers a full spectrum of care at low to no cost, including services such as: an HIV medical clinic, food pantry, home delivered meals, housing, mental health, medications, and many others. NO/ AIDS also remains committed to the health of the entire community and reaches over 20,000 each year through HIV prevention education efforts.
St. Anna's Medical Mission Needs Your Help to Continue St. Anna’s Medical Mission (SAMM) is a medical outreach program that rotates through neighborhoods in and around New Orleans utilizing a 38-foot mobile unit providing health screening, health care services, health education, and referrals. Since 2006, the medical van for all seasons has administered 1,434 flu shots, provided 4,341 medical exams, taken 12,223 blood pressures, did 2,533 acupuncture, and provided 1,031 counseling visits for a grand total of 19,194 visits. Harvard University study reported that SAMM produced an overall medical savings to the region of $12 million in 2008 alone. Your help is desparately needed. In 2014 the medical mission will need $150,000 to keep rolling. You can help by soliciting your company or organization to sponsor THE VAN, or consideer personal donations to keep THE VAN rolling, or host a SAVE THE VAN fundraiser. For additional information, contact Fr. Bill Terry at 504.947.2121, or e-mail fr.bill@stannanola.org. You can also
Who will wear the studded leather sash and be named Mr. Louisiana Leather 2014? Do you have what it takes? The Mystic Krewe of Lords of Leather will present him to the community on Saturday, October 5th at Oz, 800 Bourbon St. The contest showcasing the hottest leathermen of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast begins at 8pm. Contestants will be judged on four categories: interview, street wear, jockstrap and speech. Applications and contestant information are available on www.lordsofleather.com. Deadline to enter the contest is Friday, October 4th at the 9pm “Meat” and Greet Beer Bust held at the Phoenix, 941 Elysian Fields Avenue. Master of Ceremonies will be the always-entertaining Darwin Singleton. Serenading the audience and performing the Charity number for Buzzy’s Boys and Girls will be Summer Rayne, Miss Louisiana Leatherette 2014. Judging the contest are Head Judge Larry Everett, International Mr. Leather 1995, erotic author Cristin Storm, Jim McDaniel, local artist Bruce Orgeron and the reigning Mr. Louisiana Leather, Bill Naquin. The title is nationally recognized and acknowledged by the leather community worldwide. The winner becomes eligible to compete in International Mr. Leather (IML) held annually in Chicago. Tickets for the event are $10 and will be available at the door. You may also contact any krewe member to purchase tickets. For more information please go to www.lordsofleather.com.
6th Fleur de Lis Tennis Tounament Oct. 18-20 The Greater New Orleans Tennis Association (GNOTA) announce that registration for the 6th Annual Fleur de Lis Tennis Tournament is now open. The tournament is part of the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Association’s (GLTA) world tour. Opening rounds begin Friday, October 18th and conclude Sun-
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The Gay Easter Parade Board of Directors Marsha and Rip Naquin-Delain, Opal Masters, Tittie Toulouse, Electra City and Tony Leggio present NO/AIDS Task Force CEO Noel Twilbeck with $23,662.06 at Michael's On The Park in New Orleans during the wedding reception for the Naquin-Delain's. The parade minus expenses benefits the parade’s reason for the Easter Season, NO/AIDS Task Force Food For Friends program. The parade sponsored by Ambush Mag has raised over $171,101 for charity the past 12 years. Visit www.GayEasterParade.COM for additional information.
Mr. Phoenix Leather MC Danny Alford joins new Mr. Phoenix Leather Danny Kilbourn, Mr. Louisiana Leather 2013 Bill Naquin, Miss Louisiana Leatherette 2014 Summer Rayne, Mr. Phoenix Leather 2012 Lance Baggett, and Mr. Louisiana Leather 2011 Troy Powell following competition at the Phoenix in New Orleans. Winner Danny Kilbourn will now go on to compete in Mr. Louisiana Leather on October 5th at Oz, 800 Bourbon St. Visit www.LordsOfLeather.COM for more information. (Photo by Ron Hertz)
Friends of Rip and Marsha Naquin-Delain hosted the couple's wedding reception on September 14th at Michael's On The Park in New Orleans. Celebrating the couple's NYC wedding on their 40th anniversary, August 17, 2013, party hosts Jim May, Best Man Darwin Reed, and Michael Cookmeyer join Rip and Marsha, and party hosts Leonard Williams-aka Deja Deja-Vue' and Bridesmaid Opal Masters. Michael's was transformed into a beautiful mini wedding chandelier ballroom with some 40 friends and family in attendance.
A very lucky Tony Leggio of Ambush fame (above) joins Firefighters Calendar models at the National Association of Caterers and Events fundraising dinner for the Firefighters Calendar at the Audubon Tea Room in New Orleans.
Cow Boy Dave and Marc Anthoni of New Orleans fame had a GREAT time at Neon Boots Dancehall & Saloon in Houston, Texas. According to the guys, “Such a big place and friendly staff. It’ll DEFINITELY be a regular stop, whenever we past thru Houston.”
Marsha and Rip Naquin-Delain cut their wedding cake during the wedding reception hosted by friends at Michael's On The Park in New Orleans.
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the "official" dish ...from 4 University of New Orleans tennis facility at 6500 Press Drive in New Orleans, and features players of all skill levels, from beginner to expert. While geared towards Gay and Lesbian players, the tournament is open to all, and includes a banquet, and trophies in singles and doubles categories at five different skill levels. Tournament co-director Jerry Traigle said, “We expect nearly 100 players plus friends and family to attend our 6th annual tournament. With the different levels, it doesn’t matter if you’re new to the sport, a little rusty, or an expert, you’ll be playing others at your own level.” The tournament donates a portion of its proceeds to charities such as Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).
The GNOTA also maintains a Saturday round-robin style play each week at the UNO facility. For more information go to www.NOLAtennis.net or www.GLTA.net.
Big Easy Sisters Gain Mission Status It is with great pleasure that the Board of Directors of The Big Easy Sisters, The Sisters of the Muddy Waters announce the recent appointment of their house to Mission Status within the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization, incorporated in the state of California. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence® is a leading edge Order of queer nuns. Since their first appearance in San
Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted themselves to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity and spiritual enlightenment. "We have been around since the beginning of the AIDS crisis. We believe all people have a right to express their unique joy and beauty and we use humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit." The Sisters work within the community to promote HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, practicing safe sex, and expiating stigmatic guilt. They also work to spread joy and unity within the community. "We are the Big Easy Sisters, Sisters of the Muddy Waters. We are from the city that truly does not sleep. New
Orleans is a city that will benefit from having a group that not only helps educate, but will also help bring the city together as one voice and heart. Our group was started in February 2012 by Novice Sister (NVSR) Moana MoansA-Lott and NVSR Wilma Ballsdrop. Our first manifestation as Sisters took place at Easter 2012 in the New Orleans Gay Easter Parade. We have traveled the state spreading our mission, and will continue to partner with different organizations in New Orleans to rid the community of hate and bullying, and spread the message of HIV/ AIDS awareness. Our organization consists of 13 members, 4 of whom make up our Board of Directors." Bolded names indicate Board members. [continued on 10]
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Book of the Month Where have all the Hollywood divas of yesterday gone? Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe have all sadly left us, and let’s face it the new crop of stars today just do not have the sass and style of their earlier counterparts. But before these noteworthy women, there was the one of the original divas of the silver screen Mae West. Curvaceous, bawdy and talented this woman turned Hollywood on its ear and brought a new meaning to the term sex symbol. Taschen, publisher of many coffee table books on arts, culture, architecture and film, has released another entry of their Movie Icons Series, this one featuring Mae West. Edited by Paul Duncan, this filmography gives an intimate and revealing pictorial history of this amazing woman. As a gay icon, Mae West was one of the first women to tackle homosexuality on stage after writing her second play The Drag. She was not only a huge proponent of women’s liberation, but also gay rights. West was a pow-
the "official" dish ...from 8 NvSr Moana Moans-A-Lott, Abbess (Michael Maldonado, President) NvSr Gloree Bea DiVine, Mistress of Novices (Tony Rux, Vice President) NvSr Cathi Terr, Mistress of Records (Kevin Donahugh, Secretary) NvSr Mary Pat McCooter, Mistress of Coffers (Bill Anderson, Treasurer) NvSr Au Jus, Mistress of Gossip (Ben Warshaw, Public Relations/Branding/Web) NvSr Wilma Ballsdrop, Mistress of Archives (Michael Norris, History) NvSr Eileen Eulick - NvSr Rainblow Bites – NvSr Sayvah Prayer NvSr Nunsexmunkrock – NvSr Ineda C Dixx – NvGuard Ten Buck U NvGuard Izzy Haute Upcoming events for the Sisters include a beer bust at the Phoenix, on the 4th Friday of every month. They will also have Tea Room Trade Bingo coming up in November. Stay tuned for the date. You can find/like the page on Facebook by searching “The Big Easy Sisters” For more information regarding The Big Easy Sisters or to request their assistance with an event, please email: thebigeasysisters@gmail.com.
erhouse of talent, not only as an actress, but a writer. She even rewrote many of the scripts she was given. Her comic timing was impeccable and she was the queen of the one-liners. The American Film Institute named her the 15th top female movie stars of all time. The book deals with her life through her storied career and her famous battles with the censors. After her first play Sex was performed, West was arrested on morals charges and sentenced to ten days in jail for corrupting the morals of youth. She served eight out of ten days and released on “good behavior.” She was quoted as saying about her dealings with the censors, “I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.” Perfection and fierceness all wrapped up in one. From her teaming with the legendary W.C. Fields in a few movies to her camp classics like Myra Breckinridge and Sextette, this novel covers all her movies in vivid color. This book is perfect for any movie aficionado’s collection. Although after reading the
HRC Calls on U.S. Catholic Hierarchy to Heed Pope’s Hopeful Message Human Rights Campaign (HRC) president Chad Griffin wrote to the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the CEO of Knights of Columbus – an affiliate of the Roman Catholic Church – calling on them to follow Pope Francis’ message of welcome and mercy for gays and lesbians. In a wide-ranging interview released in a publication of the Jesuit order, Pope Francis expanded dramatically on his recent comments that “if a homosexual person is of good will and is in search of God, I am no one to judge”—making clear that he intended that tolerant message to apply to all lesbian and gay people, not just priests and members of the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy. “This is a remarkable moment,” wrote Griffin. “In the past, the pronouncements of some leaders in the Church hierarchy have given license to those who discriminate, hate and even commit violence against LGBT people.” “So today, in light of the Pope’s remarkable interview, I urge you to end your organization’s public opposition to legal equality for LGBT people immediately. Doing anything less will put you in direct conflict with Pope Francis’ message of welcome and mercy—and create an even greater gulf between you and the broad majority of the American Catholic laity, who support their LGBT neighbors’ freedom to marry the person they love in a civil ceremony.”
book, I long for the days past when the divas showed more of their quick wit and talent then their T and A (or in some cases their Va-Ja Ja). West never backed down from a fight and never apologized for herself; and even though sex was her major selling point of her career, she held herself with poise and dignity through it all, or at least in front of the cameras.
Be A Part of the 24th NO/AIDS Walk The weather is becoming nicer as we head into October, and with the high heat index waning, you want to get outside more. I have a flawless way to spend a Sunday morning/afternoon. The 24th NO/AIDS Walk will be on Sunday, September 29th. Get a team together or come out by yourself, it is a great way to meet people, get in shape and help a worthwhile cause, all while having fun. The important thing is that you participate in this meaningful cause that benefits one of the oldest and largest AIDS service organizations in the Gulf South. This is the largest annual AIDS awareness event in Louisiana that boasts thousands of individual walkers and over one hundred teams. The Chevron NO/AIDS Walk will kick off at 10am with registration beginning at 8am. The route begins at Audubon Park and proceeds down Magazine Street to Napoleon Avenue and down Prytania to head back. This is a wonderful event for the entire family including pets. There will be water stops for both the two and the four legged participants, as well as great food and drink sponsored by Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, Rain Vodka and Coors Light. Since this is a Saints bye week, what else do you have to do? There will be entertainment and a children’s tent with lots of activities. To register for free, go to www.noaidswalk.com.
NOBA opens its season with Scottish Ballet’s A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Willaims’ classic is reimaged as the New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) opens its 2013-14 season with the North American premiere of Scottish Ballet’s critically acclaimed full-evening ballet, A Streetcar Named Desire, at the Mahalia Jackson Theater on Friday, October 4th at 8pm. I personally cannot wait to see how they bring beautifully tragic work of art to life through movement and music. This bold and daring production created a sensation across Britain and won the South Bank Award for Best Dance Production and the Critic’s Circle National Dance Award for Best Classical Choreography. Since New Orleans is setting of the story, it is the ideal location for the premiere. The city takes center stage in this extraordinary adaptation of Ten-
nessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece. Scottish Ballet paired award-winning theater and film director Nancy Meckler, renowned for her work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, with internationally acclaimed choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa to create this tour-de-force full-length ballet, recommended for mature audiences. The gorgeous ensemble of 30 dancers infuse drama and dance to brilliantly tell the iconic story of fading Southern belle, Blanche DuBois, her sister, Stella, and Stella’s brutish husband, Stanley. Set to a jazz-inspired score by acclaimed British television, film and theater composer, Peter Salem, and with striking vintage styled costumes and sets by designer Niki Turner. Something I never knew before was when Tennessee Williams began writing his play A Streetcar Named Desire, he toyed with calling it The Moth. The ballet’s opening image scene takes its inspiration from that title with the key image of young Blanche DuBois dancing under a bare light bulb. She is a delicate creature fluttering towards the light, a light which attracts but which will also burn. Unlike Williams’ play and in a bold plot move, Meckler and Ochoa present Blanche’s story chronologically, revealing the awful circumstances behind her fateful arrival at her sister Stella’s apartment on Elysian Fields Avenue by the infamous New Orleans streetcar. Salem’s superb commissioned score includes a diverse combination of live and recorded music matching lyrically classical strings to accompany love and heartbreak, and upbeat jazz to transport action to the vibrant nightlife of New Orleans. Turner’s industrial sets transform a very stark stage with exposed light bulbs hang from the ceiling and rectangular blocks that the dancers move to create the set pieces and furniture from beds and bar stools to hotel signs. Her vivid, vintage-style costumes provide a touch of 1950s glamour. Tickets ranging from $20-$80 may be purchased through the New Orleans Ballet Association Box Office at 504.522.0996 or online at www.nobadance.com, and through Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. Discounts are available for students, seniors, and groups. All audience members are invited to join artistic director Christopher Hampson, choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and director Nancy Meckler at 7pm upstairs on the Mezzanine, Level M2, of the Mahalia Jackson Theater for a pre-performance talk.
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under the gaydar ...from 10 on Monday, October 7th. The event will help raise funds for the VCC Foundation’s lighting study, all while enjoying an evening celebrating the Jewel of New Orleans art, architecture and cuisine. The patron party begins at 6pm and features Allen Toussaint. There will also be a live auction that includes exclusive trips and other fun local items. The gala begins at 7pm with Rockin Dopsie as the entertainment as well as a New Orleans legend as a special guest. For tickets call 504.342.4760, email info@vccfoundation.org or go to www.vccfoundation.org.
Check Out Concerts in the Courtyard Now in its sixth year, The Historic New Orleans Collection’s Concerts in the Courtyard offers a fun, casual way to kick off the weekend with live outdoor performances by Louisiana musicians. The fall series line-up continues on Friday, October 18th, with Kristin Diable and cocktails provided by Bayou Rum and Friday, November 15th, with Hot Club of New Orleans and beverages provided by Vino Wholesale. The concerts are from 6 – 8pm with doors opening at 5:30pm. Admission to each show in the fall series is $10, free for THNOC members, and includes three complimentary beverages. All shows are held at 533 Royal St., and The Collection’s current exhibition and gift shop are open for extended hours during the concerts. For more information, call 504.523.4662 or visit www.hnoc.org.
Man” on Season 4 of Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too on the Oxygen Network. He is also a major hottie, just had to toss that observation in. He is accompanied by the New Orleans talent of Dominique LeJeune and Christophe Jackson, PhD. Tickets start at $130, for more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.forumforequality.org or call 504.569.9156. The Westin Canal Place is located at 100 Rue Iberville in New Orleans.
Frank Marino Comes to NOLA I never get this excited about many performers but get your tickets now because the incomparable Vegas showman Frank Marino is coming to Harrah’s New Orleans October 24th – 27th. Marino brings to the Crescent City his Divas Las Vegas show along with his appealing male dancers aptly dubbed the Mardi Gras Boys. This 75minute energetic show starring Las Vegas’ longest running headliner Frank Marino as comic icon Joan Rivers features an all-star cast of superstar female impersonators who not only rec-
their fault I am a drag follower today. This entertaining celebrity was honored in 2005, when Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman proclaimed February 1st, to be “Frank Marino Day.” Frank also received a Key to the City, has a street, Frank Marino Drive, named after him, and is forever immortalized in the sidewalks of the neon jungle with a star that bears his name on the Las Vegas Walk of Fame. In 2009, Marino was named Las Vegas’ “Entertainer of the Century” and after performing to over 10 million people, he is Guinness Book worthy of having the most performances on any Las Vegas stage. I have yet to see Tami Tarmac Drive or Opal Masters Boulevard yet, but one could hope. For tickets go to www.harrahsneworleans.com. Tickets levels are $29.99 - $39.99 plus tax and fees.
Sauerkraut Anyone It is that time of the year again for the Krewe of Armeinius to present Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 12th from 7-10pm at Carl Mack Presents (across from Friendly Bar), 535 Marigny
Acclaim Awards Celebrates 15 Years The Forum for Equality is presenting the Acclaim Awards XV on National Coming Out Day, Friday, October 11th (my birthday BTW) at the Westin Canal Place. Cocktails and the silent auction start at 6pm with dinner, entertainment and award ceremony at 7:30pm. The 2013 Acclaim Awards recipients are Political Activism: Lloyd Bowers, New Orleans; Political Leadership: Rep. Patricia Smith, Baton Rouge; Health: Dr. Tammy Jones, GO CARE, Monroe and Chairs’ Award: Jason P. Waguespack, New Orleans. This year Max Major will be the Master of Ceremonies. Major is a magician living in Washington, DC. His performances, which combine Magic, Mentalism, and Hypnosis, are featured at corporate events across the country. In addition to his studies as a magician, Major relies heavily on his skills at reading body language, which he has honed over the course of 2000 live shows. Major recently hosted a travel show for MSN called Re:Discover, where he gave viewers a tour of some hidden gems of Washington and currently stars as “The Magic
Frank Marino & the Mardi Gras Boys reate but almost uncannily duplicate the likenesses of stars ranging from Britney Spears to Cher and Diana Ross to Beyonce even Madonna and Dolly Parton have been known to stop by. Meanwhile, Marino in his role as the show’s emcee and star changes between every act bringing an international whirlwind of couture to the stage with each spectacular entrance. New Orleans is so lucky to have Marino bring his talents to our city. My parents took me to see his show on my first visit to Vegas and I was enthralled. So it is
Street at Chartres in the Marigny. This German themed event is one you don’t want to miss. Filled with food, beer, entertainment, games, and of course lots of... Lederhosen. There is a show hosted by international superstar Herr Hans and German street tramp Schwula Schwein. Come join Armeinius as they put their own twist on a German tradition. Your admission includes a bottomless beergarden and three tickets to spend inside (more tickets will be available at the door for purchase). Traditional German Bratwurst dinner is made
available along with other favorite bon bons such as divine pretzels. Games and raffle will also be there to enjoy this year. Tickets are a discounted $20 if you get them before the event and $25 at the door, so save some money and buy early this year. For more information or tickets, check them out on Facebook or go to www.armeinius.org.
Cocktails For A Cause That is the best way to enjoy cocktails when there is a good cause behind it. The ReNEW Charter Schools is holding its annual fundraiser on October 4th. The Future Takes Flight fundraiser is to raise funds to supplement the summer college visit program through which ReNEW takes 500 ReNEW students chosen on a performance-basis to 5 cities country-wide to learn about the college application process and requirements, and, as nearly all potential 1st generation college graduates, come to envision themselves on a college campus. So break out your Mad Men 60smod costume, in support of resultsfocused, college-track public education innovation that is helping over 3,200 ReNEW School students throughout New Orleans build a strong future. The event will take place at ReNEW Cultural Arts Academy at 3128 Constance Street, in the Irish Channel, with the Patron Party from 6-7 and the primary party from 7-10. Honorary Co-Chairs are Tulane University President Scott and Marjorie Cowen. Costumes are optional but encouraged; guests will feast on everything from Nuevo Italian to Spanish to Louisiana Creole, and sip on beers from Abita and hand crafted cocktails and martinis courtesy of their sponsor Grey Goose. Entertainment is provided by jazz songstress Jayna Morgan and the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band while you bid on silent auction items that include over $12,000 worth of items in auction packages including Woman of the World, Work Ready, Ladies Who Lunch, The Evening Wanderer, New Orleans by Neighborhood, and many more. Tickets to the main party are $65 and can be purchased online at www.renewschools.org/FTF. Patron Party at Founder and CEO Gary Robichaux’s house, 2 blocks from ReNEW, is $250 per person. ReNEW is making system-wide change in the New Orleans pk-12 public education system, currently serving 3200 students in schools in the Uptown, Irish Channel, Lower Garden District and New Orleans East.
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In Memory of Dr. Winston Grant Gray Aug. 20, 1931-Sept. 9, 2013 A wonderful "bigger than life" personality, and French Quarter icon, Winston's wit and humor will be missed by his many friends and family. (Photo by Rip Naquin taken at his 81st Birthday Party in 2012 at The Golden Lantern, New Orleans)
under the gaydar ...from 12 hosting a wonderful event on Wednesday, October 9th from 5-7pm to celebrate the courageously strong women who are fighting or who have defeated breast cancer. This is also a book signing for New York published author Melanie Young new novel Getting Things Off My Chest: A Survivor’s Guide To Staying Fearless and Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer. There will be complimentary hors d’oeuvres and creative cocktails & wine. This is a free event. Proceeds of book sales will benefit the Cancer Association of Greater New Orleans. Cafe Adelaide and The Swizzle Stick Bar is located at 300 Poydras Street, New Orleans.
Amon-Ra Behind the Mask John S. Zeringue III - King AmonRa XLVIII, has requested the honor of your presence on Friday, October 11th for dinner, dancing with Celebrity DJ “DOM”, and a special viewing of the history of Amon-Ra by Gar Williams in Amon-Ra Cavalcade 1" and “Amon-Ra Cavalcade 2.” I never saw the first one, did not even know there was a sequel. The event will take place at the Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center Ball Room at 3220 Jean Lafitte Parkway in Chalmette. Costume or mask is required. There will be a cash bar. For more information, email jjohn@mardigrasdesigns.com or call 985.641.7301.
Party Down Now that the lazy days of summer are over it is time to get this party season started. Labor Day has come and gone and we all survived Decadence. But that is just the tip of the iceberg, because this season promises more parties, theatrical events and fundraisers than ever before. So dust off that ball gown and let’s get started. I laid low for a few days after Decadence but started right back up on Thursday with the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon’s opening night performance of the Renew Review Retirement Party at Mid-City. Once again Ricky Graham and the gang are back again to strut their stuff on the stage providing humorous songs and anecdotes about life in the Crescent City. If you have never seen one of his Renew Review shows, you need to check it out. On Friday, Beaux, Barrett and I traveled Uptown to check out Philip’s Bar and celebrate our friend Josh’s birthday. The patio was open and the weather was gorgeous as were the men. I am not sure who these gays are that go there but I never see them in the Quarter. So if you feel like you have met all the gay people in the city, broaden your traveling circle. Saturday, a group of us did the Art Walk on Julia Street which had a really nice crowd. There were some good exhibits and I even bought some art, now I just have to find the wall space in my house to hang it. The next week I picked up the pace on Wednesday with the National Association of Caterers and Events Culinary Dinner and Fundraiser to benefit the New Orleans Fire Department. It was also the launch of their tasty new 2014 calendar. This was one scorching hot event where the firefighters actually served the dinner and bartended. The dinner itself was spectacular; a five course meal pared with wine, each course had a different chef. Cutie Derek Kevra and Katie Moore from WWL emceed the evening’s festivities, but the crowning moment was when dessert was served and the firemen came out in what they wore (or lack of it) in the calendar. Now that is what I call a sweet ending to the night. On Thursday, there were several hospitality parties happening. First I went to the open house for the Board of Trade, St. James Hotel and the Chophouse (all located next to each other). All three places have gone through renovations and look amazing. The Board of Trade located in the CBD on Magazine Street is a model spot for your wedding or corporate event with a gorgeous fountained courtyard. Next door was the St. James Hotel and the Chophouse Restaurant. The hotel’s restored guestrooms and suites are impressive and the food at the Chophouse just divine. Afterwards, I went over to Harrah’s hotel for their open
house showing off their facilities for holiday events. I love the fact that this city has so many places to throw parties, making it one of the most popular wedding and convention destinations. Saturday was a day of celebration and love as my mom and I attended Rip and Marsha’s wedding reception at Michael’s on the Park. My trip to New York for their wedding was incredible, but many people could not make it. So this was a perfect way to gather their friends together to rejoice in their union. It is remarkable to see a gay couple that has the love, commitment and loyalty as Rip and Marsha. Forty years together and still going strong. It was a true honor to go to the Big Apple and witness their marriage on their 40th anniversary. Congratulations to both of them and I wish them forty years of wedded bliss. Leonard (aka Deja Déjà Vu) handled many of the details of the reception which also included a delectable two tiered wedding cake. After many toasts, I met up with some friends and bar hopped to Lafitte’s, Good Friends, Oz, Pub and ended up at the Phoenix for the Mr. Phoenix Leather contest. All I have to say is thank god I have a camera so I can tell where I was the night before. I ended my two weeks on Sunday pretty laid back, except for the excitement of the Saints game. I mean seriously, that is some Must See TV. My heart was racing from that close game. Also because some friends and I were watching the game at the Halloween New Orleans Host Party that was thrown at Booty’s in the Bywater and I was surrounded by lots of hot gay men jumping up and down and screaming. The testosterone in that room was palatable. We ended the evening with a very laid back dinner with good friends and great conversation at Albert Carrey’s fabulous condo. That was my two weeks, hope yours was just as eventful, see you at the parties.
Tony’s Tidbits of Gay Wisdom October 11th is right around the corner and it is a wonderful day for me
for two reasons. The first it is my birthday and the second is it is National Coming Out Day. It seems that I share my birthday with the good company of other famous gay or gay friendly allies such as Eleanor Roosevelt (who I believe to be one of the most brilliant women of her time), Matt Bomer and Jane Krakowski, just to name a few. So my birthday falling on National Coming Out Day seemed like destiny. But the 11th was not always considered this holiday, so I decided to delve into the history behind this now fabulous day. Like of all the days of the year, why this day and who exactly decided to create this special date. God I love wikipedia. National Coming Out Day is defined as an internationally observed civil awareness day celebrating individuals who publicly identify as bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, or asexual—coming out regarding one’s sexual orientation and/ or gender identity being akin to a cultural rite of passage for LGBT people. NCOD was founded in 1988 by Robert Eichberg, a psychologist from New Mexico and founder of the personal growth workshop, The Experience, and Jean O’Leary, an openly gay political leader from Los Angeles and then head of the National Gay Rights Advocates. The date of October 11 was chosen because it was the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The first headquarters was located in the West Hollywood, California offices of the National Gay Rights Advocates. Eighteen states participated in the first NCOD, which was covered in the national media. In its second year, the headquarters moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico and participation grew to 21 states. After a media push in 1990, NCOD was observed in all 50 states and seven other countries. Participation continued to grow and in 1990 NCOD merged their efforts with the Human Rights Campaign Fund. Ladies and gentlemen, that is your quick little history lesson on NCOD. And all this time I thought they chose it because it was my birthday. Have a great time celebrating the 11th.
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moments in gay new orleans history by Frank Perez E-mail: f.perez@sbcglobal.net
“Killer Tricks” What do you think of when you hear the phrase “safe sex?” Most of us would probably (hopefully) answer “condoms.” And yet as great as that response is, disease is not the only danger we face when we “hook up.” Let’s talk about serial killers. Probably many of us could relate horror stories of crazy people we regret sleeping with: the clingy, the needy, the psychotic, the jealous, the addicted, and the sticky-fingered; but have you ever considered that your next trick might want to literally kill you? It’s happened before. In the spring of 1977, a headline in the Times-Picayune read “Quarterites Ask Protection from Slasher.” A serial killer targeting gay men was on the loose in the lower French Quarter. In a span of two months, four gay men were stabbed to death in their homes. The killings began on St. Valentine’s Day when Robert Gary was murdered in his apartment. The killer struck again on March 21 when he stabbed Jack Savell and yet again on April 1 when he killed Alden
D. Delano. The last victim, 77 year old Ernest Omer Pommier, was the only one to put up a fight, a fact evidenced by the 50 plus stab wounds that riddled his body. At the time, there was some dispute over Pommier’s sexual orientation. In all four cases, there was no sign of forced entry into the victim’s homes. On April 13, based on a tip from two drag queens, New Orleans police arrested 16 year old Warren Harris, Jr., for the brutal beating of a French seaman outside of a motel. The details of the police investigation are unclear but ultimately, Harris was also charged with being the “French Quarter Stabber” and was convicted in three of the murders. Harris had dropped out of school after the eighth grade and drifted into a life of petty crime. In 1974 he was confined to a state youth institution for theft and drug use. At the time of his arrest, Harris was living with a transsexual roommate. This fact has caused many to speculate that internalized homophobia was the motive in Harris’ killing spree. When Harris was arrested, the gay
community in the French Quarter breathed a collective sigh of relief, but that relief was short-lived for several years later another serial killer targeting gay men surfaced. In the summer of 1984, five gay men were bludgeoned with a hammer, three of whom died. Eugene C. Davis, the owner of Gregory’s Lounge, was found naked and dead in his home on Dauphine Street on May 31. Bruce Richardson, who also owned a gay bar, was murdered on June 28. Jerry Beeson, longtime bartender at the Galley House, was beaten but not killed on July 1. John Bryant Hooper, a banker, was found naked and dead in his home on July 5. Another unidentified man was also beaten in his Bourbon Street home. As was the case with the Harris murders, there were no signs of forced entry in the hammer murders. The hammer killer was never apprehended and the murders remain unsolved. Based on what criminologists know about serial killers, namely that there is almost always a sexual component involved, it’s reasonable to assume (and statistically probable) the hammer serial killer was gay. What we don’t know is whether or not he was homophobic. There have been cases in which heterosexual serial killers have targeted gay men, but these cases are exceedingly rare. Self-loathing, closeted serial killers are, of course, an extreme example
of the harmful effects of homophobia. Much more common are non-serial manifestations of homophobic violence. The gay bashing murder of Fernando Rios in Pirate’s Alley in 1958 stands out in New Orleans gay history but there have been others. Consider, for example, the case of Joseph Balog. Early one Thursday morning in November of 1993, 23 year old Joseph Balog and a friend were walking along Dauphine Street in the French Quarter when they were attacked by four men who taunted them with gay slurs. That Balog and his friend were not gay made no difference to the vicious mob. Balog was stabbed in the chest, back, and hand before being found lying on the sidewalk along St. Phillip Street. A Quarter resident out walking his dog found Balog bleeding to death and barely conscious. He was then rushed to Charity Hospital where he died. His friend managed to escape the bloody attack. The following night, Linn-Todd Soldani and others organized an antiviolence rally and a candlelight march to the sight of the slaying. The police eventually arrested Ronald Graves for the murder but at trial the jury was dead-locked. Unfortunately, haters like the homophobes responsible for Balog’s tragic and senseless death are not as rare as serial killers. Society has certainly come a long way in recent years, but homophobia is still very much alive and well—and deadly dangerous too.
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Lance, Jeff, Larry & Randall Electra City & Tittie Toulouse Ambush’s delivery girl Miss Billy
Vickie & St. Anna’s Episcopal Church Rev. Bill Terry with Marsha & Rip Corner Pocket’s Michael Elias & Rip
Party hosts Mike & Deja with Rip & Marsha Kenny Walker & NO/AIDS Task Force CEO Noel Twilbeck
Marsha, Mr. Carl & Rip
Marsha & Trevor Santos
Michael’s On The Park’s Scott, Paul, Scott & Mike
Ambush columnist Frank Perez with Jeremy & Jerry Scavo
Marty & Koo with Rip & Sister Cathy
Michael Sullivan, Arthur Severio & Kookie Baker
Southern Decadence Grand Marshal Tami & Paul
David & Rhonda Roget
Larry Bagneris & party host Jim May
Lords of Leather Capt. Gary Vandeventer, Opal & Tim Lott
Ambush columnist Tony & Mom Dawn Leggio
Barbara Ella, Deja Deja-Vue’ & Mike Cookmeyer serving wedding cake
Mike Durocher & Kenny Walker
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Rip & Marsha Naquin-Delain’s Wedding Reception @ Michael’s On The Park ~ New Orleans ~ Photos by Tony Leggio, Darwin Reed
Best Man Darwin, Rip & Marsha and Bridesmaid Opal
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In the Heat of the Night ~ New Orleans ~ Photos by Tony Leggio
Ambush’s Tony with very hot fireman during NACE fundraising dinner for Firefighters Calendar @ Audubon Tea Room
In for the Mr. Phoenix Leather contest @ the Phoenix Robbie & Darrin join Halloween New Orleans Host Party @ Booty’s
NACE fundraising dinner for Firefighters Calendar brought handsome firemen to Audubon Tea Room
Joining Satyricon’s Renew Review Retirement premier @ Mid City
In for Satyricon’s Renew Review Retirement premier @ Mid City
Bartender Jeremy slinging cocktails @ Good Friends Bar
John & John @ repurpose NOLA during the Gallery Walk
Showing off Mr. February in Firefighters Calendar @ NACE fundraising dinner
Cathedral Creative’s Loc & Vic during the Gallery Walk
Tony & friends with WWL’s Derrek Kevra & Katie Moore @ NACE fundraising dinner for Firefighters Calendar
Todd, Troy & Wedon join Renew Review Retirement premier for Satyricon at Mid City
Tim, Barret & Beaux @ NACE fundraising dinner for Firefighters Calendar
Michael & Jim at Satyricon’s Renew Review Retirement premier
Steven & Wedon join Satyricon’s Renew Review Retirement premier @ Mid City
Miss Louisiana Leatherette Summer Rayne & 2012 Mr. Phoenix Leather @ Mr. Phoenix Leather contest
Two hot men with Princesse Stephaney @ the Phoenix for Mr. Phoenix Leather contest
Michael, Poncho & buddy @ Cafe Lafitte in Exile
Real men go to Cafe Lafitte in Exile
Gary & Jim catch Trash Disco @ Lafitte’s on Sunday
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Eva Las Vegas, Aubrey Synclaire & Wendy G. Kennedy @ Michael’s On The Park
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Countess C Alice in Crescent City Divas @ 4 Seasons Bartender Lee welcomes you to Rawhide 2010
Miss Gay New Orleans America Monica Synclaire-Kennedy in Crescent City Divas
Southern Decadence Grand Marshal Tami Tarmac & fans of Divas R Us @ Golden Lantern
Special guest Valerie Sugarbaker in Divas R Us @ Golden Lantern
Double Play’s Chuck & Darwin @ Corner Pocket
Excitement @ Voodoo
Welcome to Rainbow Room
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Nightlife in The Big Easy ~ Metairie, New Orleans ~ Photos by Chuck Hinkley, Paul Melancon, Arthur Severio
Big Momma & Company are BIG News @ Billy’s ~ Slidell, Louisiana ~ Photos by Charles Jenkins
Jimmy & Randy flank Crescent City Divas’ Lauren & Monica @ 4 Seasons in Metairie
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groceries/delis New Orleans, LA [504] QUARTERMASTER DELI, THE NELLIE DELI, 1100 Bourbon, 529.1416
hair salons New Orleans, LA [504] BOBBY BLUE CONTEMPORARY BARBER & BEAUTY PARLOR, 906 Bourbon St., 527.5100 HEAD QUARTERS HAIR SALON, 900 Rue Dauphine, 522.2666 MICKEY NOLAN'S SALON, 815 Toulouse St., 587.7782 SALON D'MALTA, 1233 Decatur, 565.5555, SalonDMalta.COM
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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 10am5pm 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 10am-4:45pm LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS, 7 Bamboo Rd, Metairie, 488.5488, Mon-Sat 10am4:30pm, 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, Tues-Sun 10am-5pm OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART, 925 Camp St., 539.9600 OLD U.S. MINT, 400 Esplanade, Tues-Sun 10am-5pm PRESBYTERE, 751 Chartres, Jackson Square, Tues-Sun 10am-5pm ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL, Jackson Square, Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 1:30-5pm
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Shivaree at The Shadowbox through Sept. 29 With its tale of incipient romance, William Mastrosimone’s Shivaree has the feel of springtime about it yet the luminous production it is receiving at The Shadowbox serves as a welcome antidote to the summertime muggies. Coming after Mastrosimone’s big hit Extremities, Shivaree never received a New York production which is a shame. It’s not a perfect play but its abundant charms leave you with an afterglow that’s both sweet and vinegary. In it, college age Chandler, a hemophiliac, lives at home with his overprotective mother who drives a cab on the night shift and occasionally takes him out for trips New Orleans, LA [504] to the park or a museum. Club New Orleans, 515 Toulouse, Chandler has been saving his ice cream 581.2402, www.the-clubs.com Planet Beach, A Contempo Spa, 301 Bur- money for over a year so that, with the help of his (sleazeball) friend Scagg, he can gundy St., 525.8266, PlanetBeach.COM Skin Science, 3213 17th St., Metairie, LA engage a gal to see the “vertical smile” and 70002, 504.309.7048, SkinScienceLLC.COM lose his, well, you know. Things don’t go as planned but, instead, next door neighbor Shivaree, an exotic dancer, comes into Chandler’s life with a liberating, love-afNew Orleans, LA [504] firming presence. ALLWAYS LOUNGE & THEATRE, 2240 In lesser hands this could become a St Claude Ave., TheAllwaysLounge.NET CAFE ISTANBUL, 2372 St. Claude Ave., cloying exercise in unbelievable romanticism but Mastrosimone, showing most of, if #140, 504.974.0786, CafeIstanbulNOLA.COM MAHALIA JACKSON THEATRE OF PER- not all, the restraint he displayed in his FORMING ARTS, 801 N. Rampart, Armstrong touching The Woolgatherer, brings the Park, mahaliajacksontheater.com, 525.1052 magical improbability of a fairy tale to MID-CITY THEATRE, 3240 Toulouse, Shivaree and invests it with a quirky atmo488.1460, MidCityTheatre.COM sphere. Bananas fall from the ceiling and NEW ORLEANS FRINGE FESTIVAL, an IV hook-up is used for a pole dance, but NOFringe.ORG we also hear of a hemophiliac parachuter Slidell, LA [985 who accidentally died when he landed on CUTTING EDGE THEATER, 742 Robert barbed wire. If Shivaree occasionally borBlvd., 649.3727, CuttingEdgeTheater,COM ders on the world of mere whimsy, it never crosses the line. First time director Jane C. McNulty New Orleans, LA [504] beautifully captures the play’s tangy and Creole Queen Paddlewheeler, 1 Poydras tender emotions as well as its physicality, @ Riverwalk, 529.4567, CreoleQueen.COM giving the characters motion when necesGay New Orleans Walking Tour, Cressary, keeping them still when not. It sounds
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trodding the boards ...from 30 easy, but more experienced directors don’t always pull it off this well. And she wisely guides her cast into line-readings that give some of the overwritten passages a knowing, ironic edge. As Chandler, a young man with a big imagination who may be too smart for his own good, recent UNO graduate Mason Joiner gives a remarkable performance, projecting the requisite intelligence when talking about astronomical events and other scientific subjects. Yet he makes plain the emotional brittleness that his upbringing has engendered and Chandler’s desperate yearning to free himself from the strictures his mother has imposed. He’s like a colt with an IQ of 180 eager to play in new pastures (even if he still sleeps on Star Wars sheets). I can imagine a Shivaree, who seems to have traveled the world at a young age, either a bit more earth-mothery and weatherbeaten than Ashton Akridge or, conversely, more diaphanous and gaminelike. Akridge seems to split the difference, a kind of minor league Sally Bowles with a syrupy Southern accent, innocently seducing with an appealing down-to-earth presence that camouflages a toughened spine. And with the help of Choreographer Kim Karnell, Akridge seems well on her way to being an assured belly dancer. While Cammie West is too young and radiates a healthy glow that Mary Ann, Chandler’s Mom, probably hasn’t seen in many years, she embodies the concern of a mother who can’t let go and the worldweariness of someone who struggles to make the best of an extremely challenging situation. It’s good to have West back in town. As the putative woman of Chandler’s dreams, Rebecca Elizabeth Hollingsworth submerges herself into a hooker with a heart of, well, silver or bronze, even convincingly changing the sound of her voice. By turns, Hollingsworth is sexy and giggly and tough, all the while keeping one eye on the money due her. After all, this is a transaction and there’s a pimp she’s afraid of.
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trodding the boards ...from 31 In the most simplistic role, Blake Buchert’s greasy Scagg is not quite on the level of his castmates but Buchert gets the job done without upsetting the play’s balance. Scagg, after all, is Shivaree’s designated bad guy, leavened by some humor. Hamlet he ain’t. Michael Martin has created a persuasive book-lined room for Chandler though the relationship between his and Shivaree’s apartments could have been better delineated. When Shivaree opened at the Long Wharf Theater in 1984 it got a devastating write-up in the New York Times. Perhaps if it had been this production that was reviewed, it’s name would’ve been much more familiar to us by now.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at Anthony Bean Community Theater through Sept. 29 As I watched Demitrus Wesley’s galvanizing performance in the title role of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, around the middle of the second act it hit me. Given how perfectly right every utterance, every move of hers was on this opening night, surely she must have done the role previously elsewhere. Suffice to say I was flabbergasted when Director Anthony Bean told me after the show that this is only Wesley’s second time on stage (the first was earlier this year in ABCT’s El Hajj Malik) All I can say is “Where has she been all these years?!” Based on an actual event, Ma Rainey is what first brought playwright August Wilson to widespread public attention and, with it, ABCT completes his 10-play cycle chronicling the African-American experience in the 20th century. It is a mostly triumphant conclusion. Ma Rainey is set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, a time when the legendary blues singer was at the height of her fame. Jazz music is on the cusp of change and the trumpeter in Rainey’s band wants to back her up with a different style. She’ll have none of that. Bursting into the studio an hour late due to a confrontation with a racist, crooked cop, Rainey/Wesley is an authoritative force of nature. Giving commands to her white manager (Carlos M. Gonzalez), Wesley exudes the imperial air that fame confers. Yet she is protectively tender towards her nephew who stutters and her young female lover, the latter eliciting both a not-sosecret carnal desire and a simmering jealousy. Wesley rivetingly channels the inner
fire that glows within those who know their oversize self-worth. Oh, and did I mention Wesley sings to the manner born in Rainey’s sassy style? And shows off an early version of twerking? Like I said, “Where has she been all these years?!” If Rainey is the heart of this Tonynominated play, her four-man band is the soul. As they wait (and wait) for the singer in the “band room”, trumpeter Levee (Sean Jones), trombonist Cutler (Wilbert L. Williams, Jr.), pianist Toledo (Alfred Aubry) and bassist Slow Drag (Harold X. Evans) argue about how to deal with the White Man and relate terrible incidents of racial injustice.There are humorous stories but also existential challenges to God that cut to the bone. Such scenes feature the glorious language that would be found in Wilson’s future Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, plus the excess verbiage that inflate most of his works as well. Most important, nearly thirty years after its debut, Ma Rainey’s Black
Bottom still shines as a brilliant, complex work about racism, certainly, but also about the limits of power, the quest to establish oneself, and the need to express oneself in your authentic voice. What is astonishing about this production is how vividly each of the four musicians are portrayed; unlike other versions I’ve seen, including on Broadway, in which Levee overshadows the others, here all four are equals. Over 12 years, Bean has developed an ensemble of “Wilsonian” actors and such veterans as Evans, Williams and Aubry insure that each role gets the prominence it’s entitled to. Williams simply disappears into Cutler, a representative of the old guard, offering arguments that seem self-apparent and not merely from an earlier era. Evans makes Slow Drag a calming presence with a determined voice of gravity. Aubry, in his finest performance yet, brings uncertainty to Toledo’s avowals of discrimination as though he no longer trusts his own judgment causing him further inner torture. And Sean Jones blazes as Levee. Vain enough to blow a week’s pay on a pair of sporty shoes and daring enough to flirt with Rainey’s lover, he reveals the multifaceted challenges of dealing with whites in a scathing monolog. Jones evinces power, pride and swagger but humbles himself as he tries to sell his songs. Damian Taylor is very good as the stuttering Sylvester, making him tougher than the pampered prince he usually comes off as. Coti Sterling Gayles’ Dussie Mae knows when to come on to girlfriend Rainey and when to hold back, making her not only sexy but smarter than she appears. As with all the other Wilson produc-
tions at ABCT, Bean elicits truthful, multidimensional portrayals from his cast. If I can’t argue with his realistic staging approach, I do wish he would bring out more of the scripts’ metaphysical and expressionistic qualities. What I can argue with in Ma Rainey is some of the scenes’ static qualities; even in a cramped rehearsal room, you would expect more movement from these characters. I also had mixed feelings about Bean’s use of recorded music. In most productions of Ma Rainey the actors play their various instruments; perhaps because of this some worthy actors have avoided doing the play. I can’t blame Bean for using some of this city’s finest thespians even if they’re not likely to wind up at Preservation Hall. But every time the music came on and the miming started, it took us momentarily out of Wilson and Bean’s carefully constructed universe. These are mere quibbles, however. Bean and his ABCT are to be commended for enabling New Orleanians to go on August Wilson’s dramatic 100 year journey through history.
What Do You Say To a Shadow? at The Shadowbox through Sept. 29 Brava Mary Pauley! In Michael Allen Zell’s new one act play What Do You Say To a Shadow? this extraordinary actress holds the audience in her spell for some 50 minutes as a 91year-old French Quarter denizen who enters a book store and embarks on a lengthy monolog. As minutes go by in which little substantive is said, a lesser performer would have had viewers snoozing. Instead, Pauley draws us in with discussions of literary technique, Carlos Marcello, and her dim assessment of playwrights and poets. So natural is Pauley that you expect to encounter her the next time you walk though the Quarter. We wait in vain, however, for something dramatic to happen. Ultimately, turning off a lamp becomes a major action. Though her character has Mitteleuropean blood and “obvious German heritage”, Pauley eschews any sort of accent which I didn’t mind. What I did mind was that whereas I thought Zell might be leading us into a tale of World War II, or Cold War, intrigue or privation, all we got was philosophical and aesthetic mumbo-jumbo. It would seem that Zell has put us through all this just so the lady can go home with a free book. But at the very end he gives us a wholly unearned, and confusing, twist. Richard Mayer plays the store’s clerk and proves to be a very good listener, or “confessor” as the lady deems him. Or, as Zell would have him, something more maleficent than that. At one point in this specious and pretentious brew, Pauley’s character asks “Where is all of this going?” Unfortunately, Zell never satisfactorily answers that question.
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The Long Hot Wet Summer It has been a long summer here in south Alabama. We had lots of rain which kept the temps down a bit, but it was still hot and humid. We are slowly moving from summer blockbusters to fall award contenders at the local theatres. My choices this week were ...a science fiction action film ...a supernatural horror film ...a German-American adventure fantasy film ...an American 3-D computeranimated sports comedy ...a British-Irish 3-D concert film ...an American horror film or an English-language French crime-comedy. I chose the latter, The Family with Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones and Vincent Pastore. Set in a small town in Normandy, it is a story of witness protection gone wrong. The movie is a mess, it doesn’t work as a comedy or a crime thriller. The characters are stereotypes and the situations predictable. The jokes aren’t funny and the violence is just violence for violence sake ....you can see them coming a mile away. Save your money on this one ...let’s look to the future.
pirates of an American cargo ship - a true story ...with Tom Hanks and Catherine Keener “CBGB” ...the story of Hilly Kristal’s New York underground rock and roll/punk club ...with Malin Akerman, Johnny Galecki, Ashley Greene and Alan Rickman October 18 “Broadway Idiot” ...the creation of the legit musical version of Green Day’s album AMERICAN IDIOT “12 Years A Slave” ...unforgettable story of cruelty and unexpected kindness ...with Chiwetel Ejiofer, Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt October 25 “The Counselor” ...a respected lawyer, the drug business and a desperate situation ...with Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, John Leguizamo and Cameron Diaz
November 1 “Last Vegas” ...four best friends throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas ...with Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Mary Steenburgen and Kevin Kline “Free Birds” ...animated tall tale of turkeys and Thanksgiving ...featuring the voices of Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, Amy Poehler and George Takei “Diana” ...explores the last two years of the Princess of Wales’ life ...with Naomi Watts and Naveen Andrews “The Dallas Buyers Club” ...true story of alternative drugs in the early fight against AIDS ...Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner and Steve Zahn November 8 “The Armstrong Lie” ...documentary on the cyclist fall from grace “About Time” ...a tale of time travel and
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I have mentioned JAYNE MANSFIELD’S CAR in previous columns. It was written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson, featuring Thornton, Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Kevin Bacon, Tippi Hedren, and Ron White in the cast. It sounded wonderful on paper but I guess I was wrong on this one. The “nice” review said it was full of colorful characters but had no story, no comedy, no drama. It was released September 13, 2013 ...it had a small budget and made $9.3 million. You can rent it on Amazon or iTunes for $6.99. Guess this was nothing like SLING BLADE... Maybe I won’t jinx this movie. DALLAS BUYERS CLUB opens November 1. It is the true story of Ron Woodroof, a drug taking, woman loving, homophobic man who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1986. At the time AZT was the only approved drug for the virus in the United States ...it did nothing for Woodroof. The Dallas Buyers Club was one of many across the country that offered alternative treatments that were smuggled in from across the world. Woodroof led the fight and lived 6 more years, much longer than his original diagnosis. Matthew McConaughey stars as Woodroof, Jared Leto as Rayon ...the HIV-positive transgender woman, with Jennifer Garner and Steve Zahn. Bradford Cox, lead singer of Deerhunter, a psychedelic and ambient band out of Atlanta is Rayon’s boyfriend. Much of the press this movie has generated centers around Matthew’s and Jared’s weight loss ...McConaughey lost 38 pounds and Leto 30 pounds. Many of us remember this period in history, hopefully it will be interesting.
Coming Attractions ...a look at some fall movies. Remember, dates are subject to change. September 27 “Don Jon”...can old-fashioned romantic ideas win out against modern false expectations ...with Joseph GordonLevitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Tony Danza “Baggage Claim” ...flight attendant racks up 30,000 miles in search of Mr. Right ...with Paula Patton, Octavia Spencer, Derek Luke and Trey Songz “Muscle Shoals” ...documentary about the legendary Muscle Shoals recording studio in Alabama ...Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Staple Singers, the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd all recorded there October 4 “Gravity” ...routine spacewalk turns into disaster ...Sandra Bullock and George Clooney
“Runner, Runner” ...online gambling turns into biggest gamble ever ...with Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck “Parkland” ...recounts the events in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, the day President Kennedy was assassinated ...with Zac Efron, Marcia Gay Hardin, Paul Giamatti and Billy Bob Thornton October 11 “Captain Phillips” ...follows the hijacking by Samali
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by The Rev. Bill Terry, Rector St. Anna’s Episcopal Church Email: fr.bill@stannanola.org
The Quiet One in our midst. Miss Cie withBrian & Suzanne @ B-Bob’s
Nightlife & More ~ Mobile, Alabama ~ Photos by Miss Cie & John
Happy Birthday Craig King
Flipside bartender Jack & Judson
Miss Venus & Shawn @ B-Bob’s
The Vice-Hester Family @ B-Bob’s
The beautiful & talented Jasmine Essex performing @ B-Bob’s
Mr. Leon serving it up @ B-Bob’s
Pan Mardi Gras Host Jeff Mandie, JC & Ryan on the ESSEX Tour
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“Byard Rustin was an openly gay civil rights leader who is widely credited with organizing the 1963 March on Washington. He was an organizational genius, the man who insisted that King speak last on the program, giving his “I Have a Dream” speech the resonance it would not have had otherwise, says Jerald Podair, author of “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer.” Because he was quiet, he is often over looked. Who will Gay History Month Celebrate? In the Episcopal Church tradition it may celebrate people like The Rev. Carter Hayward, The Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris, and yes, even our own Deacon Joyce Jackson, a quiet one. I want to tell you about Joyce Jackson. Joyce is a native child of our city born at a time of dramatic change. She lived near the old stock yards (close to where the Super Dome is). She is a black woman raised in a most unique way. Her mother was a Riverboat Jazz singer, Miss Ellia, and as a child Joyce would often come home to various and sundry ‘musicians’ draped on the furniture and snoring on the floors. She was raised in poverty largely by a grandmother who did not spare the rod. Joyce is in her late sixties now and still serves St. Anna’s. She brings clothes to HIV/AIDS clients in half way houses often unknown around the church; she runs the food pantry that so many in this community support; she is a presence of holiness and earthiness wrapped in one lovely vessel. Deacon Joyce is as close to a mystic that one can imagine living in her own special place in the midst of a city often gone awry. They call her “Gamaw” in the neighborhood. Living in a clapboard house common to our city, the surrounding gentry, usually in independent commerce of a slightly illegal character, all promise that they will take care of her. Joyce was in the Navy as a young girl. It was her ‘way out’ of her social location. She married a Latin man and that marriage did not work out too well. But her keen awareness of inter-racial couples brought her new insights into racism. Her experiences in the Navy brought her insights into both racism and sexism. Joyce is one of those people that while acutely aware of racism, sexism, and homophobia still cannot quite understand why people want to be that way. Intolerance, indeed rejection, is such an unnatural state for her that it’s beyond her scope of understanding. She knows it is there, she identifies it, but she cannot understand it. It just is and that makes her mourn for those caught up in that way of thinking. Now do not think that Joyce is a soft woman, easy to manipulate and easy to control. One more than one occasion she has been called to “talk” to folks that come to the church doors demanding services, support, or help. On more than one occasion she has held those self same people accountable for their manipulations – yet while going a little “ghetto” on them – she leaves them with a sense of dignity. Not easy to push back on the push and keep a sense of dignity for both. But that is Joyce. Joyce sang the Gospel at the first Blessing of a Same Sex Union at St. Anna’s Church. Joyce wields a spiritual sword that will cut hatred and hurt to the quick. When Joyce prays over a person for healing if you don’t hear the voices of angels you are either already dead or should be. When she prays over a person for healing you know you have been prayed for with a deep and powerful and abiding spirit of powers beyond our understanding. It is not showy, nor is Joyce showy, she is earth mother reVIEW... from 33 in her persona. Joyce is one of those rare gifts to what it can and can’t do ...Domhall Gleeson, humanity that knows how to listen. Joyce Rachael McAdams, Billy Nighy and Margot can take upon herself the deepest pain, Bobbie hurt, confusion, and bitterness that anNovember 15 other can cast and move it to her own “The Book Thief” ...spirit and courage person. She carries our burdens. As a in Word War II Germany ...with Emily Watson, carrier of burdens she is much more Geoffrey Rush and Sophie Nelisse “The Wolf of Wall Street” ...a stockbroChris-like than most. She is Joyce Jackson, the first black Episcopal Deacon on ker goes to prison ...with Leonardo DiCaprio, the Gulf Coast; she is Joyce Jackson, a Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler and Jean Dujardin “Nebraska” ...a trip from Montana to grandmother to an entire neighborhood; she is Joyce Jackson, a prayer partner; a Nebraska ...with Bruce Dern, Will Forte, wisdom bearer and a holder of great Stacy Keach and Rance Howard November 22 history and tradition. Joyce, if prompted “The Hunger Games : Catching Fire” will tell you, “Yes when I was a young girl ...picks up after the first film and in the I went to the old Gallo theater and heard Dr. King, see over there where that aftermath of the last Hunger Games ...with Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hucherson, Philip Popeye’s is that is where it was.” Seymour Hoffman, Elizabeth Banks and So, for our community, our people, Woody Harrelson our quest for equality I nominate Joyce November 29 Jackson, Deacon, mother, bearer of our “Mandela : Long Walk To Freedom” burdens, to be chronicled in the history of ...biographical film about the life of Nelson LGBT community simply because of who Mandela ...with Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, and what she is: a lover of humanity. Riaad Moosa and Zolani Mkiva
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Brad & Will slinging cocktails @ Double Play Cocktailing @ Le Roundup
Fun times @ Double Play
New bartender Craig being taught the ropes by Ryan @ Bourbon Pub & Parade
Bruce & Miss Love snag a cowboy @ Le Roundup
Cocktails @ Michael’s On The Park
The crowds @ Ninth Circle Actor Leslie Jordan of “Will and Grace” & “Sordid Lives” fame @ The Corner Pocket with dancer Ronnie
Aletha & Jeff, the love match @ Cafe Lafitte in Exile
Oz’s Tommy Elias, Corner Pocket’s Michael Elias & Oz’s Johnny Chisholm
Jimmy, Dudley & 1st Southern Decadence Grand Marshal Frederick @ Cutter’s
Jack & Ted @ Ninth Circle
Dancer Slater on the bar @ The Corner Pocket Marsha, Southern Decadence Grand Marshal 15 Olive & Rip celebrating! Getting to the bar @ Voodoo
Corner Pocket dancer Anthony
The gang @ Lafitte’s for Sunday’s Trash Disco
The Mississippi gang @ Jewel Box Revue
Bartender Kevin checking on Monday nights beans & rice @ Cutter’s
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