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Contents 8 A Note from the Editor 10 3 Shots 14 Atlanta Bear Fest 16 The River’s Edge 20 The Legendary Children 24 Varuni Napoli 28 Kathy Bates 32 Summer Drink Recipes 38 Ferras 40 Seen@: AID Atlanta Cotillion 42 Seen@: Heretic 46 Seen@: Jungle 50 Seen@: Doubletree 52 Seen@: Pride Run 2014 56 Datebook 58 the Scene 60 Bartab 62 Kyle’s Bed & Breakfast 64 Fairyscopes 66 Favorite Bitch 68 Bitch Session

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A Note from the

Editor

All Shapes and Sizes

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That’s why it’s important to highlight events like the Atlanta Bear Fest. It helps show different parts of the community, and break the stereotype that all gay men have to be a certain size or I’m talking, in part, about body types, and what’s considered conventionally shape to qualify. “sexy” and not. I remember, still quite vividly at times, my initial exposure to all things gay, and among the things I felt at the time was that I didn’t fit in. As a teenager, I didn’t fit the blond-haired, skinny, twink mode that was typically shown. I was heavier, and certainly hairier, than that. ll Shapes and SizesThis week, our lead story is on the annual Atlanta Bear Fest. It’s a personal favorite to cover each year in the magazine, since it highlights a part of our broader community that doesn’t quite fit the stereotypical gay man.

Elijah Sarkesian

Eventually, I figured out that it didn’t really matter, and that there were plenty of guys who would find me attractive. There’d even be some I found attractive back. Go figure.

Still, while I think the standard image of what’s considered hot has gotten better (body hair isn’t the taboo that it was a decade ago, for example), I think it requires work – a conscious effort, if you will, to show different parts of the community.

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with Jason “FR8” Shots Schildt photos: Dylan S. Goldman

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reeders. Without ‘em, none of us would be here – and many times you’ll find an ally in one you wouldn’t expect. Take Tucker Saloon’s beloved bartender, Jason Schildt, but most people only know him as FR8 (pronounced “freight”). At first, one may take him for a roughneck, but he is a goodhearted family man who enjoys a good game of Darts. At the bar for over five years now, FR8 doesn’t care who comes into the dive bar, just as long as they are respectful. Ask him to make you his signature drink, Smurf Piss – with vodka, peach schnapps, Malibu, Amaretto, Blue Curacao, Sour Apple and Grape Pucker, Sweet ‘n Sour and pineapple, it’s bound to start your night off right.

By Dylan S. Goldman

Without calling anyone out or crossing any lines, what is the most shocking thing someone has divulged to you when they were drunk?

The most shocking thing I’ve heard…that’s hard to say.

There’ve been so many fruit-loops that have come through here that nothing really shocks me. I did have a lady give me a drawing of her spaceship she had parked outside. It looked like a ladybug with a zipper running down the middle of it... but when I looked, it wasn’t out there. I must have just missed it or something. [Laughs] I find this crap more funny than shocking. There was an incident where DeKalb’s finest called a rollback wrecker out at 4:30 in the morning to load up a guy’ Hoveround wheelchair because they took him to jail and What makes Tucker Saloon special and unique? didn’t know what to do with it. That’s not nearly as funny as the driver’s face when he found out that was what he was I think what makes us special and unique is our customers. picking up.

On any given night, we have all different walks of life: young, old, black, white, straight, gay, inebriated, more inebriated… and everyone has a great time together. You don’t have this crowd over here and that crowd over there; everyone’s just having a kick-ass time. It really makes for one hell of a fun night.

Do you have any “cardinal rules” when it comes to mixing business and pleasure? What are they?

My Cardinal Rules when it comes to mixing business and pleasure are very simple. I’m engaged to a beautiful women named Tracey who satisfies my every need in every way, so what I guess I’m trying to say is…what she don’t know won’t hurt her and what she finds out about we’ll lie like crazy and blame the booze…I’m just kidding, baby!

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Being Naughty is Nice ABF ’14 brings ‘Christmas in July’ to Atlanta

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The time to hibernate is over.

The Atlanta Bear Fest returns July 3-6 with ABF ’14: Christmas in July.

The four-day weekend, brought to you by Southern Bears, will be packed full of pool parties, DJs, open bar events, good food, friends and plenty of bear-raising fun.

“This year we are doing more events at the pool and pool parties, as well as activities that are theme-based, such as hot chocolate and cookies at night,” John Beck, President of Southern Bears, told David. “We really love putting on the event and look forward to seeing everyone there.”

The host hotel this year is the Courtyard Atlanta Northlake Marriot, located on LaVista Road in Tucker. The hotel will offer special room rates starting at $79/night.

Things kick off Thursday afternoon at the host hotel, with registration at 2 p.m. Then at 4 p.m., mix and mingle in a jingling beat at an Atlanta Eagle sponsored open bar in Conference Room A. If you’ve got a bear of an appetite, head to The Eagle at 5 p.m. for the Christmas Welcome Cookout. Karaoke (with prizes) starts at 9 p.m.

Full Run Packages can be purchased for $109 on ABF’s official There will be a shuttle available between the hotel and the site, atlantabearfest.com. The package includes three open Eagle running from 5 p.m. – 3 a.m. for all events. bars at the host hotel, five meals, all the pool parties with DJ Eric plus complimentary soft drinks and bottled water, Cigar Friday the 4th begins with a boom as DJ Eric starts spinning Smoke at the Gazebo, the Mr. Atlanta Bear/Cub Contest and an poolside at noon. Stick around for the Fruit Bar event and soft official Run Bag. Single event passes are also available online drinks and iced tea by the pool before heading to The Eagle for for those with commitment issues. the Christmas Cookout. Don your gay apparel and dig into your holiday favorites, including turkey, ham and an array of classic Even if you can’t make ABF this year, you can still hook up Xmas casseroles and sides. with Southern Bears any time throughout the year. Outside of the monthly meetings at The Eagle every second Saturday, Joining the fundraising ranks this year is web-celeb George the guys go to the movies at least three times each month, Unda of the hit web series, Where the Bears Are. No Christmas host a dinner outing at least once a month, and attend some celebration is complete without a little “Ho, ho ho,” so Unda of Atlanta’s best festivals. “We make yearly pilgrimages to The will be suiting up as Santa for two Christmas photo shoots on Renaissance Festival, Netherworld and have Christmas night at Friday and Saturday nights. Get your holiday card picture done Stone Mountain [Park].” early this year!

Southern Bears is an Atlanta-based organization for the local “George…will be helping us raise money at The Eagle on bear community and their enthusiasts. Owners of Atlanta’s Saturday night, will be at both pool parties, and is staying at the oldest gay bar, the Atlanta Eagle, Robby and Richard, founded guest hotel,” said Beck. Where the Bears Are was named “Best Southern Bears over 20 years ago.

Gay Web Series of 2012”.

“The group was created so that men with ‘bearish’ characterThe weekend climaxes on Saturday night with the Mr. Atlanta istics, and those who wanted to meet such men, would have a Bear/Cub Contest at The Eagle, from 8 – 9:30 p.m. The winning group to associate with and feel a part of,” Beck said.

Bear and Cub will receive $100 cash, a gift basket valued at over $100, a full run package for 2015 and, of course, a whole Ready your jingle bells and hang your mistletoe strategically; year of bragging rights! it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…just a little hotter and a lot hairier. davidatlanta.com // 15

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Pitching Tents The River’s Edge Celebrates 20 Years in the Wood

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By Dylan S. Goldman

he Southeast’s largest gay campground and RV resort, The River’s Edge (TRE), is proud to celebrate their 20th anniversary this Fourth of July weekend.

New this year is a bright, shiny, in-ground commercial hot tub! Nestled in a custom-built enclosure, the gigantic hot tub measures 8’ wide by 12’ across, with a depth of 3’.

With plenty of seating room, the 2,200 gallon tub offers two 12’ long benches, and maintains a constant temperaIf you can’t get out of your current holiday plans, you can ture of 104°. still make the main event. On Saturday, July 5, come celebrate TRE’s 20th Anniversary poolside, with a live concert TRE is also almost fully wired! Campground-wide wifi is featuring North Carolinians’ Jeff Brown and Andy Theuring. presently being installed. Future plans also include another There will be several surprise guests as well. Before the bathhouse and breaking ground on several expanded, pershow there will be cake and punch service. After the con- manent RV sites. cert, wrap up the evening with a communal bonfire.

TRE was founded in 1994 by Ted Fortune and the late Terry The River’s Edge is the perfect place to combine the se- Drayton on 65 acres of beautiful woodland in Dewy Rose, rene beauty of nature and fun in the sun. Stay cool in the GA. The campground opened to the public with simply a Georgia heat and splash around at the pool or soak up small swimming pool, a picnic pavilion and plenty of tentsome sun and enjoy a stiff cocktail on the pool deck. There pitching-perfect sites. Despite their modest beginnings, is also a gym, club house, small sundry story, laundry on- the campground‘s popularity and success took off like site, an in-ground hot tub enclosed by a pavilion and a wildfire. It was later sold to a group of investors and is now breakfast café on weekends.

100% gay owned and operated.

The campground has 95 primitive tent sites (with or without electricity), RV pads with members several choices primitive sites with or without electricity hookups, and several different-sized and style cabins: 14 sleepers cabins (full-sized bed), eight loft cabins (full-sized loft bed and kitchenette), cabins with baths (full-sized loft beds, kitchenettes and shared bathroom and living room space), main cabins (shared cabin with a deck, four bedrooms and basic common areas) and two larger, private cabins – Piney Woods and their newest, Sunset Ridge.

Campers with their own RV can hook up at one of their many RV sites. There are 59 annual sites and 40 that are for rent. All sites have both 30 and 50 amp electrical service and water.

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River’s Edge quickly earned the title of the largest campground in the Southeast. Today, TRE has close to 20,000 members.

With the somewhat rapid addition of new members each year – roughly 1,000 – River’s Edge has had the unique opportunity to grow with its members.

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The River’s Edge is a private, 21+ gay campground, and is located at 2311 Pulliam Mill Road in Dewy Rose, GA. Membership required: $20/new, $15/renewal.

Visit www.camptheriversedge.com for rates, reservations and more info.

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In Heat

Legendary Children Return with Hot New Show

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he Legendary Children are in heat this year. They are hot, they are bothered, and best of all, they are dirtier than ever. Drag queens and photographers work together to combine performance art, film, music and writing that’ll please a wide range of people. There might even be a go-go boy or two thrown in as well; a little variety never hurts.

The name “Legendary Children” is a reference to Paris is Burning, the classic documentary that explores the ball community of New York in the mid-to-late ‘80s. Competitors in the ball scene who won consistently, or slayed, were given the honored title “legendary.”

By Eugene Salas Blake England: Blane Bussey contacted me to ask if I would like to be a part of a show that he, Jon, and Matt Terrell were putting together about Atlanta’s drag community. All my friends and muses at the time were drag queens so it was just perfect. I soon realized this was a large and talented group of people coming together to do something that this city (and the south) hasn’t seen in a while, and maybe never before. That first show was Legendary to me and always will be.

Edie Cheezburger: I was asked to be part of Legendary Children from the conception. I was a subject of many of the photographers and it was a great way to be involved with a more artistic expression of drag. It’s been interesting to see how it is an evolving group of performers and artists.

We spoke with Jon Dean, one of the creators of the show; Blake England, a photographer; and Edie Cheezburger, one of DA: What are your roles in Legendary Children, the participating drag queens. They gave us some insight on and what part of the art are you involved with? how Legendary Children was shaped and their involvement in the show.

JD: I worked heavily in conceptualizing the exhibit, as well as producing a short video piece with Blake England that will David Atlanta: What brought you to form Legend- premiere during the show. ary Children? How did the idea start for you, and how did it grow into what it is now?

BE: I’m one of the photographers, but I also work with Jon on all of the video installations and promos that we put out. You Jon Dean: LC was initially conceived as a photography ex- could say we’re the organizers. hibition that would include drag performances during the public reception. It began with conversations I had with pho- EC: For Legendary Children: In Heat, I will be presenting tographer, Blane Bussey, and drag queen, Cayenne Rouge. an experimental video that I collaborated on with Tomas Since our first show and traveling to Savannah, it has evolved Espinoza and Sean Peterson. It draws upon my experience of into more of an artist’s collective and we’ve collected a few living with HIV and the fear, guilt and trials that I’ve had to face new members along the way. We collaborate, share ideas, mostly on my own. It’s not something that I’ve ever explored in and create queer art that we hope will create conversation a public place and I’m glad that I’ll be able to share it in such in Atlanta. Some of our photographers are now performing an amazing way. and some of the queens are now collaborating and producing experimental works on their own.

DA: Drag is art, and art is expression, would you say Legendary Children has a message to the world?

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very transgressive and in your face. I hope that this event is equally as successful without focusing on one performers hairy balls.

DA: What pieces are you excited about this year?

BE: I hope that we can continue reaching new audiences and pushing the boundary of what it means to be LGBTQ in the south. Our community has its own complications that we will continue to explore. We’re not afraid to get weird, try new things, and look like a hot mess sometimes!

JD: Do what you love and forget the rest! Being queer is about being different, you don’t have to be gay. You just need to express yourself, get out there, and not just go with the flow.

EC: I don’t know that Legendary Children has a manifesto that everyone adheres to. I would say that LC is interested in bringing queer southern art, with an emphasis on drag, to an elevated artistic expression. Out of the bars and into the galleries.

DA: Last year’s Legendary Children had a censorship issue. Three photos of Violet Chachki were censored with large sheets of paper after complaints were sent to the gallery. The censorship of Legendary Children received widespread attention from the Huffington Post, VICE, NewNowNext, Creative Loafing and the National Coalition Against Censorship. Will you guys continue to push the envelope and be unapologetic this year?

BE: I am really excited for people to see Edie Cheezburger’s installation.

We asked the queens to interpret “In Heat” in their own way and apply it to their performance and Edie takes a unique approach. Lavonia Elberton is bringing her witchy realness and not even I know what the hell it’s going to be about, but I know I’ll be disturbed after I see it. Everyone is giving me life with their performances and installations but part of the beauty of all this is not knowing exactly what anyone’s doing until the last minute. It always culminates into this amazing amalgamation of sexy, weird, scary, and provocative work of art.

JD: Lavonia Elberton, our resident witch, always puts on an amazing and powerful show. She will be creating her own unique space upstairs at Mammal Gallery, so get there early to see her performance! My favorite village queen will also be making a surprise appearance via satellite.

The show is for one night only, at the Mammal Gallery in Downtown Atlanta on July 5th. Show begins at 8 p.m., and tickets are $9 in advance or $12 at the door. Order tickets online at LegendaryChildrenAtlanta.com.

Other drag queens performing include: Brigitte Bidet, Cayenne Rouge, Ellisorous Rex, Evah Destruction, Jaye Lish, Kryean Kally, Lavonia Elberton, Mo’Dest Volgare and Violet Chachki.

Photographers for the show are Blane Bussey, Jon Dean, Blake England, Kevin O, Matthew Terrell and Maggie Towe.

BE: Hell yes, we are NOT apologetic. The show is called In Heat; we want to educate this city on hilarity and sexiness. You can also check them out on Facebook at facebook.com/ This is our second time around in Atlanta and it won’t be our legendarychildrenatlanta and on twitter @legendrychildrn. last. You can count on everything being infinitely multiplied from what you saw last time (and from here on out). We are bringing you even more balls mostly thanks to our new edition to the group, Sunni Johnson, whose work I LOVE. JD: We are excited to let loose this time. Drag queens are known for being brash and pushing the envelope. I don’t think we’ve done anything truly offensive yet. If you don’t leave In Heat feeling at least a little bit hot and bothered, we haven’t done our job.

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Varuni Napoli: A Slice of Heaven in Midtown

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n Eat Pray Love, Liz (played by Julia Roberts) decides that her life needs a drastic change that can only be brought about by a yearlong journey of self-discovery that takes her first to Italy. Trapped in the confines of a mediocre existence, eating has become a matter of mere sustenance. Before achieving spiritual harmony, she sets out to rekindle her love of food. Rome provides the perfect setting. Liz scarfs down a decadently layered Napoléon at a crowded café, enjoys gelato in a bustling piazza and inevitably discovers pasta all’amatriciana, a Roman staple.

But when Liz wants pizza, she wisely travels to nearby Naples. The birthplace of modern pizza, Napoli is a veritable Mecca for gourmands and pizza connoisseurs. “This is pizza margherita in Napoli! It is your moral imperative to eat and enjoy that pizza,” Liz reminds her calorie conscious friend.

Keep in mind that a true Neapolitan pie can easily be finished by one person in one sitting.

By Jameson Parker onions, and aromatic black truffle oil. This robust pie is significantly more filling than the rest, however, and is best when shared. On the other hand, the Don Gaetano is the perfect pie for the lone diner who doesn’t mind a little spice.

It is crowned with Calabrian chilies, pancetta, Pecorino and basil and is only $14. Wash it all down with an inexpensive selection of Italian wines by the glass, including Prosecco on tap.

Varuni Napoli’s pizza Margherita is no exception. The dough is just around 3 mm thick at the center. Each pie takes only a few minutes to cook in one of their super-hot ovens. Luca Varuni himself proudly demonstrates the proper way to eat a slice; first by folding in the tip, then by folding the whole thing in half. Two bites is it all it took, and he was ready for another slice.

Inspired by Andy Warhol, Luca Two beautifully tiled ovens sit at the heart of the open kitchen. proudly lines the Historically, ovens like these would have cost a small fortune walls of his lounge area with cans of San Marzano tomatoes, to build and maintain. This is why Luca believes that crispy, grown in the shadow of the infamous Mount Vesuvius. The fried calzones most likely predate pizza in its flatter, rounder lounge overlooks a shaded patio and is adjacent to a glass form. The Reginella is a golden brown crescent stuffed with walled walk-in refrigerator. Guests at the pizza bar can watch Buffalo ricotta, Pecorino cheese, corbarino tomatoes, basil, master pizzaiolos make a pie from start to finish. Out in the and various cured meats. Ask for a side of Nduja, a spicy ragu dining room, picnic style seating brings strangers together to sauce, for dipping. watch the game and listen to opera music. This is no place to count calories or calculate points. This is the best pizza in For an earthier treat, try the Spacca Napoli; a white pizza Atlanta, and it is your moral imperative to eat and enjoy every topped with ripe Taleggio cheese, wild mushrooms, sweet last bite.

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The True Colors of

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Hollywood Luminary Talks Lesbians, Drag and Uma Thurman

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ong before dishing lesbian wisdom to Melissa McCarthy’s mess of a character in this summer’s road-trip comedy Tammy, Kathy Bates had the gay community in shackles. It didn’t take a sledgehammer to maintain our obsession with her – it just took the Hollywood icon’s every turn on television (Six Feet Under, American Horror Story), Broadway (’night, Mother) and the big screen (Titanic, Misery).

DA: Melissa said your chemistry with Sandra was instantly palpable. Who are some other women you could see yourself going lesbian for onscreen?

KB: Let me think about that. I do know that I’m just absolutely in love with Sandra, and let me just say that she really brought our relationship to bloom. She brought a lot of love and warmth, and it was her idea to have wedding rings – because of course!

– which I hadn’t thought about, and also, really, to think that our First with Fried Green Tomatoes, her 1991 girl dramedy, and relationship is the healthiest relationship in the movie. then with Dolores Claiborne and Primary Colors, Bates has kept us captivated for over four decades, bound to her bound- You know, we’re non-judgmental, and my scene on the dock less greatness. Now, as one half of a lesbian couple in Tammy with Melissa – it was important for me to be able to ad-lib how (Sandra Oh of Grey’s Anatomy plays her partner), she’s giving difficult it is, or was, especially 20, 25 years ago, for lesbian you one more reason to be her biggest fan. women to come out. I think almost more difficult than for men to come out as gay. She brought just so much love, and she reDavid Atlanta: I’ve never been to an all-lesbian ally helped create the little bubble of our relationship, and now party, but based on the one your character, Lenore, I have forgotten your question. Oh, whom else would I like to throws in Tammy, clearly I’ve been missing out. be with. Ahh, let’s see. Who do I love? Oh, I could totally see this: I shared a plane trip with Uma Thurman once and I thought Kathy Bates: You have. It was a lot of fun! It really was. And she was pretty cool. I could see doing a movie with her and there was a scene that was cut out of the movie where all the having a lesbian relationship – although I’m much too old for lesbian women on the dock were singing “Fire,” the Bruce her! (Laughs) Springsteen song, which was pretty fun.

DA: These days, Kathy, that doesn’t matter.

DA: You really can’t go wrong with some lesbians and “The Boss.”

KB: Yeah, that would probably be a fantasy movie relationship.

Who else? I don’t know really. I’m just so in love and married to KB: No, no, no. It’s a sure thing.

Sandra that I don’t know if I could come up with anybody else.

It would feel like cheating! (Laughs) DA: Tell me about the best lesbian party you’ve ever DA: Growing up in the South and in the Methodist been to. church, what was your introduction to the gay community?

KB: I don’t know if I’ve been to a lesbian party quite like the one we have in Tammy. (Laughs) I’ve known and loved many lesbi- KB: I really didn’t know what gay was until I got to college, but ans in my life … but I don’t know if I’ve ever gotten them all into I was really in love with two of the guys who were in the thethe same room at the same time! I always imagined that my and ater department and then I realized they were in love with each Sandra’s characters lived in a very small town, so I think many other. It was like, “Oh. Fuck,” – excuse my language – “that just of these lesbians they’ve known were shipped in and probably cut my opportunities in half here. It’s hard enough to find a guy, work in Lenore’s (pet) shops in other towns, that it’s an annual and now that means there’s 50 percent less!” thing and they come in and hang out for the holiday.

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gonna be allowed to marry, and it’s just like, why does it have to be legislated? How can you legislate something like that, really?

Why is it up for discussion? That’s my feeling about it.

DA: One of your earliest lesbian roles was in Primary Colors, which is notable for the big wet one you exchanged with your co-star, Stacy Edwards.

KB: She was a doll.

See, my parents were more of the age of grandparents in the ’60s, which certainly made it difficult for both parties. It took a little bit of doing. So, when I brought gay friends home to visit, it was really kind of funny to see them react. But they embraced them. They just thought it was hysterical that one of my friends, Milton, was walking around in a nightshirt that had been pressed beautifully. They got along with them pretty well. I have to say my parents never said anything to me derogatory about them, which was cool.

Unfortunately, one of the guys I was in love with passed away a few years ago from lung cancer, but I’m still very close to the other love of my life. I just saw him in New York – he actually wrote the Vanities play that we did off-Broadway for many, many years; his name is Jack Heifner – and so it’s wonderful that that relationship has continued.

DA: What do you remember of shooting that kissing scene?

KB: I was really nervous! (Laughs) I wanted to do it great, you know. I wanted to make it look like we’ve always done it. At the same time, it had to be a shock for Adrian Lester’s character, and Stacy’s so adorable. I loved the fact that everybody assumes she’s straight, or maybe she swings – who knows! I think there’s also that: People are on the spectrum sometimes. So, I just wanted to make it look real and tough and sexy.

DA: Let’s talk about your involvement in the upcoming season of American Horror Story: Freak Show.

What can you tell us so far?

KB: I gotta be honest with you, I don’t know yet. I have not read a script. Ryan keeps promising scripts. He says I’m supposed to get some this week, and I’m really hoping I do because I’m leavDA: Lenore and her partner are based on Melissa ing town to head to New Orleans. I’m just now beginning to work McCarthy’s own friends. Did that help inform your on the character, so I have no idea. character? Did you base her off any lesbians you know?

DA: Including the fact that almost all of the names of the characters on American Horror Story: Coven KB: I didn’t know that. Melissa never told me, but cool! I really – Myrtle Snow, Madame LaLaurie, Misty Day, Cordedidn’t. Like I say, I mean, how do you behave lesbian? (Laughs) lia Foxx – are ones you’d likely hear in a drag queen I really thought about that. Unless you’re gonna go to some kind contest… of extreme caricature that’s demanded of the script for some reason, these are just regular people and that’s their sexual ori- KB: Myrtle – oh my god! entation. Why do we have to ask if somebody’s gay or straight? I hope we get out of that. I hope I see us get out of that before, you DA: Right? Coven was widely regarded as being very know, I exit this plane. gay. How aware are you, or have you become, that the show has really resonated with drag queens and DA: It’s refreshing to see a gay couple portrayed as the gay community? the most “together” part of the story. What do you think that says about how far we’ve come as a soci- KB: Not at all! This is the first I’m hearing of it. I mean, I don’t ety regarding gay issues? know if it was a male or female because he was so far away from us, but when we were doing the PaleyFest (in Hollywood) there KB: Going back to the scene on the dock, I wanted to improvise was a guy – I think it was a guy – in a Myrtle Snow wig, which we about Sandra and how she stood by me when the times were were delighting in. She just lends herself to that, I think. tough, how big her heart was and how comforting she was.

I remember being at a wedding; it was a male gay couple and they DA: But so does your character, Madame LaLaurie. must’ve been in their 70s. They had been together for 50 years, And I’ve seen boys do her in drag. When that hapand for the first time they had been able to go to Massachusetts pens, can’t you retire? Inspiring drag queens – that’s and get married. It was so moving to me that they were able to really the ultimate life goal, right? have a wedding and celebrate their love in front of their friends and stand up together and say, “We love each other,” and be KB: (Laughs) I hear there’s a gay bar here in West Hollywood open about it and have the union blessed after all those years. where they do Dolores Claiborne a lot. Listen, it’s great to have your reputation still alive and kickin’ at my age, so I appreciate it I remember last summer I was on vacation with my best friend wherever it comes from. who’s gay and we heard about Prop 8 and how people were 30 // 07.02.2014

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Cherry POM While Southern Comfort-loving frat boys are slinging back Soco and Limes like their paddles depend on it – because heterosexuality is only 55 proof in a house with wall-to-wall dudes – you can take a more sophisticated approach to the New Orleans-born spirit by serving up these come-to-papa Cherry POMs poolside this summer.

1 1/4 oz Southern Comfort Bold Black Cherry 2 oz lemonade 1 oz pomegranate juice Lemon twist garnish Combine liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend. Strain into large rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with lemon twist.

Skinny Colada If you’re minding your beach body this summer – in hopes that someone else wouldn’t mind it, of course – you’ll want to add this simple-but-satisfying booze fix to the mix.

3 parts Vita Coco Coconut Water with Pineapple 1 part coconut rum Fill a highball glass with ice. Add Vita Coco Coconut Water with Pineapple and coconut rum. Stir, sip and enjoy.

Wise Margarita The Owl’s Brew – artisanal, freshbrewed, ready-to-pour teas crafted especially for cocktails – are essential to those lazy summer brunches where less work means more play. Sit back, relax and enjoy the view.

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Green Iced Tea

Ocean Thai Berry

Tea sommelier James Labe – did you know there was such a thing? – has created several healthy-as-they-come cocktails using various Numi Organic flavors. This recipe introduces ginger lemon to tequila for a whole new take on teatime.

You can almost hear the bare-chested beach volleyball team slappin’ ass when you put your ear up to the glass. Do you need another reason to get this drink on?

1 1/2 oz Ocean Vodka 2 oz fresh strawberries 1 oz fresh lemonade 4 fresh Thai basil leaves 1 oz club soda

Muddle strawberries and Thai basil in the bottom of a shaker. Add Ocean Vodka and lemonade, and bruise. Pour into a collins glass and top with club soda. Garnish with a basil leaf.

1 Numi Decaf Ginger Lemon Tea 3 oz fresh cucumber juice 1 1/2 oz tequila Splash of Lemon Juice Infuse one tea bag in tequila for 30 minutes, then remove bag, squeezing out excess. Combine and stir ingredients.

Serve on the rocks. Garnish with lime wedge.

Berentzen Pear Bramble Berentzen – well known for its fruit liqueurs in Europe – has set its sights stateside with a slew of back-porch-perfect recipes ideal for unwinding on a balmy summer’s eve. If you happen to live in a place where you can pick your own berries, all the better.

1 oz Berentzen Pear 1 oz gin 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice 3/4 oz simple syrup 4 blackberries 1 pear slice Muddle three blackberries in mixing glass. Add Berentzen Pear, gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. Stir gently and strain into large rocks glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a blackberry and slice of pear.

Añejo Highball Don’t have time to tailgate the Airstream Speakeasy as it travels cross-country this summer? Never fear. This bespoke mobile VIP cocktail experience, in partnership with Tequila Don Julio, brings the party to you with a few Mex-cellent masterpieces, including this recipe with a citrus splash.

1 1/4 oz Tequila Don Julio Añejo 1/3 oz orange liqueur 1/4 tsp fresh lime juice Ginger beer Lime wedge Combine Tequila Don Julio Añejo, orange liqueur and fresh lime juice into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass over ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with a lime wedge.

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FERRAS Singer/Songwriter Stages a Comeback with Friend Katy Perry

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t pays to have friends in high places. That’s where out singer Ferras finds himself these days. The singer, who made an initial splash back in 2008 when his song “Hollywood’s Not America” was used as the departure song on American Idol, has made his way back into the public eye thanks to longtime friend Katy Perry. Just last week, Katy announced the formation of her own label, Metamorphosis Music, and has Ferras signed as the first artist on the label. On top of that, she announced that Ferras will serve as an opening act on the North American leg of her Prismatic World Tour.

she does have a really great instinct. It’s one of the things I appreciate about her professionally and as a friend.

DA: As you mentioned, you were signed to Capitol before. What have you learned professionally since Aliens & Rainbows came out?

F: Everything. (Laughs) When I had my first record, I was really young and I wasn’t really ready for what it meant to go out and have a record. There were definitely things I wanted to say, and that’s who I was then. The amount of industry knowledge you get just having gone through that experience, We caught up with Ferras during his hectic week to talk about and then being on the other side, venturing into songwriting his brand new self-titled EP, working with Katy, and what the for other artists – you live a lot of life in a few years, in terms years since his debut album have taught him. of being a songwriter in that kind of world.

David Atlanta: Congratulations on being signed to Katy Perry’s new label, and for getting your new EP out!

You’ve been friends with Katy for a few years now.

How did you two get together in this particular professional context?

Ferras: Well, like you said, Katy and I have been friends for a number of years, and I’ve just been working on my music ever since I parted ways with Capitol the first time in 2008. I started writing for other artists, and just doing my own thing. One day in Paris, Katy was like, “I want to sign you to this new label that I’m doing.” I was like, “Wait, what? What are you talking about?” (Laughs) And she was really adamant about making this happen. “I believe in you, and I think we can do this.” I was ecstatic.

“In 2008, there was the gay issue. ‘Is he gay? Is he not gay?’

Whatever. And I think we’re in a really exciting time right now, and I think you can be whoever you are and do whatever you do. That’s what I’ve learned, to not think about it too much and just go, and just do.”

I think what I’ve learned is that you have to be really authentic to what it is that you do and who you are, and when you’re trying to be something that you’re not, it never really comes across in a way that people will resonate with. Not that I wasn’t before, but I’m just more open about who I am now. I’m in a really good place in my life, and there’s nothing that I’m hiding or trying to skirt around. In 2008, there was the gay issue. “Is he gay? Is he not gay?” Whatever.

And I think we’re in a really exciting time right now, and I think you can be whoever you are and do whatever you do. That’s what I’ve learned, to not think about it too much and just go, and just do.

DA: Of course, you’re joining Katy on tour. What can audiences expect? Are you going to stick with new material, or can people expect some of your older material as well?

F: All-new material. I’m focusing on all-new material. I’m a totally different person now than I was six years ago, and that’s where I want to be in, that space. Celebrating what’s happening for me now, in the space that I’m in. I’m going to have a 30-minute space as an opener, and it’s going to be very cool. I’m probably doing seven songs, and rehearsing a DA: So what is Katy like in this context, as opposed bunch. It’s exciting for me. I’m also experimenting with getto just as friends or collaborators? ting out, up and away from the piano, and kind of jumping around the stage and feeling that energy. So that’s going to be F: She’s really awesome. One thing about Katy that’s really a new thing for me, a little bit. I’m really excited. great is that she’s super to-the-point and she’s not the kind of person to say, “Oh, I love it!” if she doesn’t, so I know whenFerras opens for Katy Perry at the Prisever I go to her, I’m going to get a straight, honest opinion, matic World Tour. His EP, Ferras, is now even if it’s what I don’t want to hear. And we definitely have available digitally. For more information our squabbles here and there. If I’m super-passionate about on Ferras, visit him online at facebook. something, and she’s like, “Really? How about you look at it com/ferras or on Twitter (@ohferras). this way?” It’s good to have that alternate opinion, because So that just started the process, and it was about a year or more where we were just going through how we were going to do it, playing music back and forth and taking it slowly. But yeah, that’s how it happened. She just kind of threw it on me one day.

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Thursday, July 3 • 7–9 p.m. • Woofs (2425 Piedmont Rd NE) This Week in Theaters • atlsisters.org The Atlanta Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence invade Woofs for Tammy: Tammy (Melissa McCarthy) is having a bad day. Her an evening of bingo, raffles and Jell-O shots! car is totaled, she’s been fired from her thankless job at a burger joint, and her husband’s having an affair with the neighbor Ready for Hope: in her house. She’s broke, without wheels, and her only option, grandmother (Susan Sarandon), wants to see Niagara Falls.

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Begin Again: A young songwriter (Keira Knightley) finds her world turned upside down when her long-time boyfriend (Adam Levine) gets caught up in professional success. A chance encounter with a disgraced record label exec (Mark Ruffalo) begins to turn things around for her in this charming comedy.

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fairyscopes ARIES (March 20 – April 19):

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22):

Careful with finances today. Hard work has paid off nicely, and you’ll be tempted to spend. Go ahead and reward yourself. In the past you’ve been stung by impulse buying, so spend your money on something sensible. That mounted swordfish head won’t look as cool as you think.

Houseguests (perhaps unexpected) are likely in your future -- you can expect a ‘We’re coming to visit!’ email soon.

Whether they’re second cousins or friends from college, be graciously hospitable. You’ll be rewarded.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20):

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21):

Flattery will get you everywhere today, as you find that handing out compliments will open many doors for you. But it won’t take long for people to figure out that all your grandstanding amounts to little more than serious butt-kissing.

Then those doors will be hitting you in your own butt as you leave.

You’re like Indiana Jones today, ambushed at every turn, chased by marauding packs of mercenaries and forced to make acrobatic escapes from tight situations with daring aplomb. And that’s just grocery shopping. Keep your head down, and make the best of it today. Wait until you see what’s waiting for you at work.

GEMINI (May 21- June 20):

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20):

Don’t sidestep issues today, especially in your relationship.

Face them head-on, even if it leads to a dust-up. Out of chaos comes order, and sometimes a little squabble is needed to clear the air. Work through your problems as adults, and see it as a growing process.

You’re so focused on the big picture that you don’t see the stuff right under your feet that keeps tripping you up. This affects how you deal with men. You’re so fixated by Mr. Dreamy in the distance that you don’t see Mr. Right standing there in front of you. Narrow your field of vision today.

You’ll be amazed at what you can see.

CANCER (June 21- July 22):

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19):

You’ve a bunch of crazy ideas in your head. What’s even crazier is that people like them, and are giving you the resources to start developing them. Jump on this excellent opportunity, and follow through on their offers. Sometimes crazy is just another word for innovative.

Money is tight, and you may find yourself shopping at secondhand stores. You’ll be queen of the discounts as you cleverly find ways to save money while maintaining a semblance of the lavish lifestyle you’re accustomed to. It will take some legwork, and snafus should be expected. So what if that cut-rate hair dryer burst into flames? It only cost five dollars.

LEO (July 23 – August 22):

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18):

Today will be as chaotic as an old western town, with no rules of right and wrong, where the smallest squabble could lead to a shoot-out. You will be expected to pin on the badge, and restore order to this mess. But it’s a daunting task. Their guns are bigger than yours, and they know how to use them. It might be time to vamoose, cowboy.

You’ll be like a space-walking astronaut today, floating freely through the cosmos. The feeling of singularity and freedom will give you a Messiah Complex, and you may want to untether yourself from the mothership to be one with the universe. Don’t do that. Can you hear me, Major Tom?

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22):

PISCES (February 19 – March 19):

You feel the urge to experience something foreign today, without all the hassle of traveling. You don’t have to head to exotic places to experience the exotic, because the world is in your town. There’s bound to be plenty of foreign films, restaurants, boutiques and men right in your back yard to satisfy your sense of wanderlust.

Make yourself a good dinner today. A healthy and organic meal will do wonders for the waistline, and give you the peace of mind of knowing you won’t feel like a blimp in the morning. So rattle those pots and pans, set the table with candles and the good china and find someone to share it with.

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Dear Cornfed In The City, I’ll articulate this in a way that you white folk can understand.

Something like this takes practice - like learning to use chopsticks ... eventually you’ll pick up that California roll with ease.

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Dear Miss Tiger, I’m a gay Korean new to Brookwood Hills. I’m a top and only attracted to other Asians. It’s difficult to find guys here beDear Miss Tiger, cause they only want a Latin top. I stopped going to clubs I’m only attracted to young Asian guys. My friends are because it’s the same story wherever you go. Help! convinced this is a fetish and not a preference. I’m con- -Joon vinced Asians are meant to be with older white guys. How do I get my friends to understand the whole story?

Dear Lookin’ For Love In All The Wrong Places, -Harold Stop all this crying and save those tears for grandma’s spicy kimchi!

Dear Tacky Old Queen , I sure as hell don’t wanna know you’re whole story. I guar- Bitch, you’re not Dorothy! Get off the yellow brick road in antee it’s one tawdry tale of hegemonic ideals, classism Brookwood Hills and take that ass to Cheshire Bridge Road. and countless sex tourist trips to Thailand!

Here is where you’ll find The Heretic Atlanta. Yes, there’ll be Asian boys there looking for dark dick, but I am sure you’ll If you’re a social security recipient, retired from the armed find one or two who prefer sticky rice over paella. And when forces and only fuck Asian twinks who look 18 ... chances you do, fuck him real good and bond over an Asian Realness are it’s a fetish and not a preference. brunch at the Atlanta Chinatown Mall. NEXT! If you’re rich, a top, and a control freak with anger man- Dear Lady Tiger, agement issues ... chances are it’s a fetish and not a You ladyboy? I think you help me but I’m bisexual Japanese preference. woman. I need sometimes giant cock from white and black guy. How tell they like Asian pussy?

You have the audacity to say that Asians are meant to be -Seiko coupled with older, white men. That comment in itself indicates your distorted view on relationships, racial identity Dear Seiko Sounding Like A ChinaTown Rolex, and reeks of imperialism. You didn’t need my goddamn Start with an ESL course, mama! You’re about to find yourself advice because your friends clocked you correctly from the in a pickle ... make that two pickles. I’m not sure if you’re motha fuckin’ jump! And FYI, a name like Harold didn’t looking for two giants cocks or one of the two. And something help your situation any. NEXT! involving double penetration might not be the best advice to give you!

Dear Miss Tiger, I’m from the Midwest and live in Manhattan. There are sexy Asian guys everywhere! My problem is that I’ve never had sex with them nor interacted much with Asian culture.

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OMG. Really white text on a yellow background? Damn, this shit is hard to read! I just want to burn this magazine.

So I ran into a couple of you queens from the Backstreet days.

Remember, I was looked down on by the mean girl group because I didn’t keep up with the party scene since I was busy working and doing other things. Whew… you all have NOT aged well.

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This stripper came up to me and said, “You never called me.” So he can hear me over the rave music: “You’re a stripper!”

Feel me up… He’s not worth it!

I get you were trying to spare my feelings when you said you were too busy for a relationship, but announcing on Facebook you’re in a relationship afterwards undoes that.

Being a whore is so last year.

No wonder you’re single.

Be nasty for your husband, not half of the city.

Someone should learn the facts about why Atlanta Pride is held in October!

How quickly we forget. Let’s blame the Piedmont Park Conservatory for keeping Pride out of the park in June.

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