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A Note from the
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Enough is Enough There are a lot of sayings out there. So plentiful that they kind of blend into our normal vernacular English. People say things like “two wrongs don’t make a right” and “better late than never” without even realizing they’re quoting some proverb. Some sayings originated in movies like, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!” Don’t even get me started on the RuPaulisms like, “Sashay away.” Shakespeare conceived an appalling amount of sayings in our everyday English. And while most of these idioms are serving us just fine, there are some that I think need to go:
Life is short. Don’t I know it. It’s something that bothers me more and more. But don’t remind me of it. Don’t say something about “making the most of it.” You might as well be saying something like, “You know that great relationship you’re in? Well, I know the future and he’s going to leave you for another guy in three weeks, so make the most of it now!” It’s precisely when I forget that life is short that I can actually enjoy myself. The early bird catches the worm! The early bird is also kind of a smug piece of crap. This country has a discrimination problem when it comes to early risers and night owls. If someone works eight hours from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., everyone’s like, “What a great adult!” But if someone works 10 hours, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., people are like, “He didn’t even get to work until 10 today—he really needs to get his life together.” And yes…this is personal.
A picture is worth 1,000 words. 1,000 is a gross inflation. This post is about 500 words. If I just posted some photo instead Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. people wouldn’t be like, “That seems sufficient.” They’d be like, Why, if someone fools me twice, should I feel shameful? And “What is this shitty photo and where is the Editor’s Note?” what kind of ass fools people twice? It should go, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, seriously…get the hell Maybe it’s just me, and maybe it’s my job, but I spend an inordinate amount of time looking at words and phrases. It was away.” bound to happen that eventually I would lash out at the biggest I slept like a baby. My older brother has a baby. Babies don’t offenders. sleep well. They wake up continuously through the night. This should go, “I slept like I was on Ambien.” That’ll get the point across.
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made a shit ton of money, and believe it or not, that bewildered me more than anything. The same patrons that were now tipping me for a 5 minute song, four times a night, we’re giving me more money than I made slinging drinks for 8 hours. I jumped at the chance to make that kind of money doing less physical work. Wouldn’t you? I moved back to Nashville later that year, and started doing the Talent Night contests at all the local bars, and eventually got picked up as a cast member at a bar called The Warehouse. I started doing the pageant circuit, ran my own Talent Night at an after hours bar called The Pyramid, and within two years realized that it wasn’t really the life for me. Through all the adoration, and quick money, comes the drug and alcohol abuse that was so prevalent in the clubs that I worked in. It was never a scene that I fell into, making it more difficult to fit in politically. And boy, can drag queens be a bunch of vindictive cunts. So many stories I could tell....one day, when they’re all dead, I’ll spill it.
The gift that keeps on DRAGging! Once upon a time, a 5-year-old curly haired blonde boy tried on his first pair of pantyhose and high heeled shoes. And because of that joyful experience, he will always be thankful for that neglectful babysitter. She never ever paid attention, so playing dress up was an easy outlet for a kid not allowed to go outside; because of an outdated and very incorrect 1970’s method of treating asthma. For Tony, the obsession was born! The recently revealed list of contestants on the 7th Season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, is what took me back down memory lane. Believe it or not, I was a high profile drag queen of the early ‘90’s. But, once I met my husband-to-be, that was the end of Venus Envy’s career. (And fuck every performer, or drag queen that has had that name since. It was mine first!)
Besides, I’d performed all over the country, had won a few crowns, modeled for world famous photographers, and was now in love with an amazing young man right out of the Army. My education and career paths changed, and I left drag behind. Now, that doesn’t mean you won’t see my middle aged (and more suitable to my personality) character Parnellia Perkins at a softball event from time to time. Or see me in drag at Dragon Con cosplaying a character. (I do a mean Myrtle Snow from American Horror Story) So, as I turn on LOGO next month to see the new roster of drag queens, I will root for the funny quirky ones, and reminisce about my good old days. We all play the shoulda-woulda-coulda game from time to time, and I would like to think that I would do the drag community proud on a show like Drag Race. Who knows? More importantly, let’s hope our local girl Violet Chachki does really well in representing all of us here at home. As an aspiring drag queen, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, lesbian, or just a straight man enthralled by it all, you can’t NOT root for our Atlanta girl!
Venus Envy was born in 1993, in a club called Chuckie Now go love yourself, and be obsessed with the next B’s in Dothan, Alabama. I was a pick-up cocktail server drag superstar, I know I will! at the bar there, and was asked about doing drag sometime. I thought why not? I was thin, pretty, and had reTony Gowell is a bi-weekly columnist, exally long curly hair; and I already danced and lip synced clusively writing for David Atlanta. Contact to everything anyways. So I was just vain enough to go him at obsessed@davidatlanta.com with for it. your latest obsessions. If you’re half way interesting, he might write about it, and if Every drag queen has a drag mother, and I couldn’t he doesn’t…better luck next time! even tell you who it was, if my life depended on it. Amysomething-or-other, and she was blonde, and I recall she lived as a woman. She kindly let me borrow all her gear, and painted me up...and it was off to the races. I
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Success Couldn’t Be Sweeter
By Jonathan Bugg
Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams share their furniture design success by challenging religious-based bigotry to make a better world.
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alking into the new Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams Showroom you are immediately struck by the opulence of your surroundings. When you look up you see a long hanging sign declaring the many mantras of the successful furniture design firm. Such mantras as “We provide comfort. For everyone,” and “We love to laugh.” I was graciously shown around by one of their agents, and given details on all the beautiful furniture throughout the showroom. I realized immediately that I wanted everything! It’s gorgeous, generous, welcoming, expensive, well made, and always luxuriously practical. Once I regained control of myself (and wiped the drool from my chin), I sat down in a sumptuous collection of long-haired Tibetan-wool chairs with Mitchel Gold and Bob Williams themselves. I was immediately struck by their dapperness. These guys know how to dress, yet they’re down to earth and immediately warm and friendly. They are in Atlanta for the Grand Opening of their 24th store and to introduce their new coffee table book, Who We Are that is more of a series of little life lessons, and the principles to which they stand behind.
and smile and nod because it truly speaks about the company. So we thought for the book to use those mantras and make each one a chapter to explain what each one of them means. DA: When did you sit down and brainstorm these mantras? MG: Not at the beginning, but about ten years ago with our Senior Vice President of Marketing. It’s actually his perception of who we are, and then we tweaked it a little. But it’s interesting to have him write those things out and see his perception of the company. DA: There are a lot of things that are important to you, charity being a big one. You started a charity called Faith in America can you tell me about that? MG: Faith in America was created to combat religious-based bigotry. It goes back to minorities and women.
In the 90’s, Bob and I moved to North Carolina. President Clinton was going to issue executive orders about letting gays in the military. It became a big brew-ha. The worst of it was from Senator Nun from Georgia, who really pushed back on that. Being in North Carolina we got to see that a lot of the push back was from clergy. The big voices above-all were the religious voices against it. Being down south we started to really see that religion was being used again, as it was in the 60’s against minority groups. I grew up in the 60’s, David Atlanta: How did the idea to create Who We and [religion] was used against people of color. It was used Are come together? against women for equal rights, religious groups like Jews. So we wanted to really bring voice to that, because none of Mitchell Gold: We created the book to celebrate our 25th an- the national advocacy organizations were speaking for them. niversary and those mantras in the beginning of the book we have been using for like ten years now. In every store those It’s interesting because today I had lunch with a fellow from mantras hang above as you walk in. People will just look at it Atlanta named Rev. David Gushing. Rev. Gushing teaches at 16 // 12.10.2014
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Mercer University and he’s Baptist, and he recently came out with a book. The statement of the book is that he’s changed his position on homosexuality. He no longer believes it’s a sin. He believes that same sex couples should be able to get married. It’s a big, big thing when you have evangelicals doing that. A big part of his transformation was learning about Faith in America, and reading scripture.
For us, we don’t really engage in theological debates. We’re just pointing out that they’re causing a lot of harm…especially in the suicide rates in gay teens who are eight times more likely to commit suicide. Drug and alcohol abuse is also six or eight times greater than that of their straight peers. Generally, almost every gay kid goes through a period of depression… even if it’s just for a year.
DA: You have led discussions and town-hall meetings on this topic. It’s tremendous that you’ve been able to use your position to influence change. Is there a service quotient to Faith In America?
DA: This warmth and kindness that you show in your charity is also taken into your business model as well. You have Lulu Child Day Care, and the Lulu Cafeteria as well. These two programs were named after your dog Lulu.
MG: It’s really more about getting the word out there. Bob Williams: Yeah, she’s resting in piece. Yesterday, I met with a group that is called Campus Pride, and we’re putting together with them kind of a sheet or how- DA: I’m so sorry to hear that. to pamphlet. It’s for when they come home from college and face the religious-based bigotry from their own parents and BW: She was such a great dog… families, and use the religion to bully them. You know, pointers on how to talk to them and such. DA: You also have a scholarship program wherein if a child of one of your employees wants to receive DA: What are some of the obstacles you face when the scholarship they have only to write a grammatiyou are debating these issues? cally correct well written letter. MG: The biggest thing is that they use their interpretation of the Bible. In their interpretation there are basically six parts that they use to condemn gay people, and claim it to be a sin. There are 6,000 parts of the Bible that say just the opposite. So that’s the thing to get over in order to really be able to talk to them.
MG: And..the school has to have a non-discrimination policy that includes sexual orientation. DA: That’s wonderful! In the past with your advertising you don’t pull any punches because you occasionally have shirtless hot guys dramatically draped on your furniture. Is that something that you’ve always set out to do? BW: Well now we’re going to do that. We’ll be the ones with our shirts off. Ha, ha. MG: So we pioneered putting sexy models into furniture ads in the 90’s. Now we occasionally do it sometimes, but we don’t want it to be gratuitous. We want our ads to have a purpose. We don’t want it to be expected. We want it to be a nice pleasant surprise. It has a lot to do with double entendre of a headline. Like um, “Have more fun in bed.” DA: Where do you see yourselves going forward? MG: Our goal is have more stores. This is our 24th store. Next week we open our 25th store in the Miami Design District. We want to open five or six stores a year. This is the 25th party to celebrate our 25th year. These parties are so much fun. Hundreds of people and customers, and they’ll share stories about things they have bought from us over the years. There’s lots of great food and drinks. It’s just a great time to celebrate. It’s very exciting.
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Ho, Ho, Homo 9 Affordable Ways to Make the Yuletide Gayer
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ll that money you’ve saved for the better part of a year so you can celebrate the holidays in style moves quickly when you’re buying gifts left and right and planning your warm-weather escape as soon as the tree is tossed out onto the curbed. Since you’ve already got a sizable chunk of cash allocated, it’s not a bad idea to find ways to save some coin this season while still fitting in a ton of festive fun. Take a look at these nine ways you can make the yuletide gayer without breaking the bank.
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Host a Holiday Potluck Dinner Who doesn’t like to go out for a fancy dinner around the holidays to indulge in life’s tasty pleasures? I do, but I can’t always afford a $100-or-more restaurant or bar tab when Christmas is just around the corner. (It would be quite selfish to cheapen the gifts I planned to buy my friends and family because I wanted eat like a Trump.) As an alternative, consider hosting a potluck where each of your guests will bring a dish for everyone to enjoy. You can make this a sit-down dinner or you can keep it informal by using the potluck idea to host a small cocktail party where everyone can chat, drink, and dig into the expansive buffet. 22 // 12.10.2014
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Attend an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party in Town Ugly Christmas sweater parties have become somewhat of a tradition over the past few years, and I can almost guarantee that there’s one in your area. Check your local LGBT bar calendars online to see if any are on the schedule this season. If you come up short in that area, widen your search to include other establishments. If you settle on a place that isn’t particularly gay, gather your gaggle for a guerrilla effort to make a night to remember. Find the ugliest Christmas sweaters imaginable at your local thrift shops or at UglyChristmasSweater.com.
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Schedule an At-Home Holiday Movie Marathon When the weather outside is frightful, a night on the couch is so delightful. Pick up a few snacks and drinks, and invite your besties over for a holiday movie marathon. Some of my favorites include classics like National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation; the Home Alone series; A Christmas Story; and Make the Yuletide Gay, the adorable coming-out-at-Christmas story by gay filmmaker Rob Williams. You may be able to find these movies – or whichever flicks suit your fancy – on streaming services to which you subscribe, or you can find them on the regular TV schedule and record them on your DVR in advance of the movie marathon.
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See a Special Holiday Performance at Your Local Gay Bar Hundred to one there’ll be a jolly drag show taking place at your favorite gay hangout between now and New Year’s. But if that’s not on the calendar, see what else is happening that’ll help you jingle all the way. Maybe it’s an ugly Christmas sweater party like I mentioned before, but there also may be toy drives; holidayPlan a Gay-Themed White Elephant Party themed go-go boy nights; or There are different names for this type of party – game-based events, like trivia or aside from White Elephant, it’s also referred to as a bingo. “Yankee Swap” in various regions – but the concept is the same… and simple. Each participant brings one wrapped Round Up Your gift to the gathering – the price of which is usually capped Group of Friends at reasonable price, like $20 or so – and the group decides and Volunteer in which order participants will select from the pile of gifts, Not everyone is as fortunate as generally by numbers randomly drawn from a hat. Once a gift we are, and those circumstancis opened, it can be stolen by the next in line if they don’t es really start to take their toll particularly like their gift or, in most cases, just like any of on people around holiday time. the previous gifts better. This practice continues until the last That’s why it’s important to give person has opened the last gift, which ultimately gives that some of your time and energy lucky duck the pick of the litter. Lots of fun and laughter at to show you care about your felthis inexpensive, home-based holiday event. low Americans by volunteering. You could try to locate an LGBT Start a Secret Santa Program establishment that needs a few Among Your Friends helping hands this season, and If you’re strapped for cash this year, quell some of the there are plenty of other options anxiety by suggesting a Secret Santa gift exchange among in your community. The imporyour friends instead of a free-for-all that can quickly spiral tant part is that you and your your budget out of control. If you currently only exchange a friends are getting out there and gift or two with a couple friends, this might not be for you, but giving back. if you have a large group of comrades, it’s an easy-on-thewallet avenue to explore. Snap Up PostHoliday Clearance Deals for Next Year One of my all-time favorite parts of the holidays is the post-Christmas clearance deals on décor and other holiday paraphernalia. I generally wait until about five days after Christmas when Target has slashed prices from the starting discount of 50 to 75 percent, but it tends to be heavily picked through by that point. Nonetheless, you can still walk away with a bunch of Baked Holiday Goodies for Your incredible deals. Wait a little longer and the discounts delve into Neighbors and Co-Workers Get into the spirit of the season by dusting off those the 90 percent-off range at cercookie sheets, muffin tins and loaf pans. Turn up the holiday tain stores, and that’s just a notunes and get cookin’ with a few batches of your signature brainer. The shelves will look like baked goods (I’m rather partial to Carolyn’s Chocolate Chip the apocalypse has started, but Cookies from Martha Stewart), package them in holiday- you’re literally paying a few cents themed containers with nicely tied ribbons or bows, and de- for whatever’s left to enhance your holiday home in the future. liver them with a note of holiday greetings.
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Holiday Highlights For Charitable Organizations
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ow is the time of year when we should be thinking of others in need and the world in which they live. Perhaps they’ve fallen on hard times or are suffering from illness. Regardless, it’s never too late to step in and help. Now is always the perfect time to get started.
Human Rights Campaign (HRC): As the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, the Human Rights Campaign represents a force of more than 1.5 million members and supporters nationwide. www.hrc.org
Why not start with charitable work? Finding the right charity to donate to or volunteer for can be a daunting task. Sometimes the goals of different charities can overlap. Often times we’re left a little confused as to the mission of a charity and how it relates to the community we live in. Below are ten charitable organizations that are making a real difference in our community. Some are doing it on a local level and some on the national stage, but all have a wonderful track record of providing services, monetary support, and supplies to their recipients.
Jerusalem House: Jerusalem House provides a continuum of housing and supportive services for homeless and low-income individuals, families, and children affected by HIV/AIDS. They provide 60% of Atlanta’s permanent supportive housing for individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS. www.jerusalemhouse.org
Joining Hearts: This all-volunteer, non-profit organization is dedicated to providing housing support to people living with HIV and AIDS in Atlanta. 100% of evAID Atlanta: This agency was founded as a “grass-roots” ery dollar raised through ticket sales and tips is donated response to the devastating impact HIV/AIDS was having on the to our beneficiaries. www.joininghearts.org Atlanta community but quickly expanded to offer a broad range of services and has since grown to be the Southeast’s oldest, Lost N’ Found Youth: Their mission is to take largest, most comprehensive AIDS Service Organization. www. homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youths aidatlanta.org age 13 to 26 off the street and transition them into more permanent housing. www.lost-n-found.org CHRIS Kids: CHRIS is an acronym which stands for: Creativity, Honor, Respect, Integrity and Safety. They use these Pets Are Loving Support: This charity provides values to help our community by providing at risk children, free pet food and basic veterinary care to pets of Atlanta adults and families with trauma-informed behavioral health area persons living with critical illnesses, disabilities, services. www.chriskids.org and the elderly. With P.A.L.S. pets and owners may remain together to share the healing power of love and For the Kid in All of Us: Through several events like companionship. www.palsatlanta.org the Toy Party and Backpack in the Park they distribute toys, backpacks, school supplies and monies to Georgia’s staggering Positive Impact: The mission of Positive Impact is number of underprivileged children. www.forthekid.org to eliminate the risk of HIV transmission and to empower those affected by HIV through inclusive prevention, eduGLAAD: GLAAD, founded in 1985, tackles tough issues to cation, mental health and substance abuse treatment provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD works services. www.positiveimpact-atl.org with print, broadcast and online news sources to bring the public powerful stories from the LGBT community. www.glaad.org 28 // 12.10.2014
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Most blindfolds press against your eyes. You can’t even blink. Not Fort Troff’s. Lined in soft neoprene, theirs molds to the face and nose for exceptional light blocking. You immediately notice that the cupped eye design means there is no pressure on your eyes...and yes...you can blink! You can enjoy hours of complete darkness in comfort. Cumshot Put Towel dirtygaggifts.com | $15 The Cumshot Put towel provides a playful way for you to measure how far you can shoot. It’s a measuring tool and cum towel in one. The hole is designed to provide a loose enough fit to slide your penis through comfortably. Or, if you prefer a tighter fit, you can place all your junk through the hole. Measurements are conveniently provided up the towel.
Fleshlight Ice Brushstrokes | $89 Give your guy some fun even when you’re not around. The Fleshlight Ice consists of a clear case and a unique transparent sleeve. The rounded design of the case magnifies the action inside allowing you to watch every detail. This toy certainly lends itself to couples foreplay because you both can see what’s going on inside. The only drawback is that you have to use water-based lube. davidatlanta.com // 51
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Fat Boy Brushstrokes | $45 The Fat Boy is the newest product in the Fat Boy Line and is perfect for you guys looking for a more snug fit. The insanely stretchy Fat Boy adds a noticeable girth to your penis and makes it feel really huge. It’s super easy to get on and off and stays in place by hooking onto your balls with the opening on the bottom, which also gives the most pleasing tug on your balls while stroking or fucking. Nothing makes us more sex crazed than hooking one of these bad boys onto our units!
Violet Wand Barking Leather | $250 Violet wands are definitely one of the most high tech toys I saw. They are incredibly versatile, providing many different levels of intensity, technique and sensations. The basic techniques are so easy to learn that you will be using your wand right away, and yet you will be able to build on those techniques into a marvelous range. Violet wands can provide an incredible range of sensations, from lush tingles to sharp Crotchless Gear shocks to simulating the feelings of burning and cutting. You Brushstrokes | Starting at $81 will be limited only by your imagination. Remember the days when the color of a hanky and the side of your jeans that you tucked it into meant something? Well in some circles they are still here. Brushstrokes has a new line of crotchless gear; from singlets to neoprene shorts. All have color piping that can mean more than just a fashion choice. Time to rock out with your cock out!
Leather Bull Dog Harness in Orange Barking Leather | $160 Harnesses have been a staple of the leather community for years. They can be used to show everyone what side you “butter your bread on.” This bull dog model looks great on any body shape and steps outside of the box with its supple orange leather. Leatherwear was meant to make a statement, so go for it! 52 // 12.10.2014
A Note on Dildos Sure you can make a wonderfully naughty gift for your lover, it’s a great way to push the envelope. In fact porn icon, Chi Chi Larue recommends the extensive line of Rascal Dildo’s that are molded from the actual cocks of porn stars. These cocks are made of 100% Flesh Phallix, the most realistic material you have ever felt! They are so realistic that images would be inappropriate for this magazine (hey, we have some standards!). Rascals line of realistic dildos go for about $50 at places like Brushstrokes or online.
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Through Dec. 28 • Times vary • Fox Theatre (660 Peachtree St NE) • foxtheatre.org Let the Atlanta Ballet transport you and your family into a magical world of dancing dolls, mischievous mice, and sparkling snowflakes with the timehonored classic, Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker.
Comedian Chris Franjola
Thursday, Dec. 11 – Sunday, Dec. 14 • 7:30 p.m. • The Laughing Skull (878 Peachtree St NE) • laughingskulllounge.com A regular performer on E!’s latenight hit show Chelsea Lately, Chris is coming to town to headline in this four night engagement.
Atlanta Photography Group’s PORTFOLIO 2014 Exhibition
Dec. 12 – Feb. 1 • 1 1 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Tula Art Center (75 Bennett Street, NW B-1) • www.atlantaphotographygroup.org This year’s Guest Juror is Mr. Richard McCabe, Curator of Photography at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans. 8 artists are exhibiting: Dennis Church, Justin Cordova, Teri Darnell, Laura Noel, Betty Press, Jerry Siegel, Lissette Schaeffler, and Laine Wyatt.
2014 Annual Wish List Party
Sunday, Dec. 14 • 6 – 9 p.m. • 1649 Wildwood Rd. NE Joining Hearts is throwing their annual Wish List Party at a private home. Bring a toy or gift card valued at $25 and enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, making memories with your friends for the holidays.
Turn It Up For Change
Thursday, Dec. 11 • 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. • Living Room at W Atlanta – Buckhead (Shops Around Lenox, 3377 Peachtree Rd) W Hotels Worldwide has partnered with HRC to stand up for marriage equality in all 50 states. A portion of the proceeds from W Atlanta – Buckhead’s December happening will be donated to benefit HRC’s marriage equality initiative. Featuring DJ Sed, signature sips and more.
Libby’s at the Express
Dec. 12 – Dec. 21 • 7:30 p.m. • Actors Express (King Plow Arts Center 887 West Marietta Street NW) • www.actorexpress.com Back for her sixth smash year, the incomparable Libby Whittemore enchants audiences with her beautiful voice and one-of-a-kind showmanship. Libby is joined by the hilarious Connie Sue Day (31st Lady of Country Music) in one of Atlanta’s favorite holiday shows!
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This Week in Theaters Inherent Vice: Private eye Doc Sportello’s ex-old lady suddenly out of nowhere shows up with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just happens to be in love with, and a plot by his wife and her boyfriend to kidnap that billionaire and throw him in a loony bin. Exodus: Gods and Kings: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
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10TH & PIEDMONT Half Price Wine Bottles BLAKE’S Trivia at 10pm, Weekly guest hosts, $250 cash/prizes - LGBT Kickball Host Bar 7-9pm BURKHART’S Blue Monday Karaoke with Darlene at 10PM EAGLE Music Videos with Scotty FELIX’S Free Pool All Day FRIENDS Texas Hold’em 8 pm G’S Half Price Wine Bottles HIDEAWAY $2.50 Domestic Beer JUNGLE Stars of the Century Show 11pm MODEL T Monday Night Madness Free Pool - 10pm - 2am OSCAR’S Service Industry Night with Eric SWINGING RICHARDS Hip-Hop Night, Sponsored by Hennessy 8:30pm
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BLAKE’S “Midtown Open Mic” with Belinda, Kyle and Nate 9:30 pm to Close - 1/2 priced burgers til 9pm BURKHART’S DRAG-EOKE with Angelica D’Paige at 10PM CLUB RUSH “Tipsy Tuesday” 18 & up Open until 4am EAGLE Tuesdays w/ Tony FELIX’S Karaoke with Darlene - 10pm G’S Industry Night HIDEAWAY Trivia with Wil 9 pm JUNGLE We Are Family 9pm LAS MARGARITAS Cuban Night - $12.95 All You Can Eat Cuban Buffet & $5 Mojitos MODEL T Wii Tuesday Afternoons 2pm 9pm $2.50 beer / $3.0 well vodka OSCAR’S Show Tune Tuesday with Chad8 pm SWINGING RICHARDS 1/2 Price cover
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BLAKE’S “yoUVee” Glow-Go boys with Neon 10p-1am - Rob Reum spins til 3 am BURKHART’S HUMPDAY KARAOKE with Darlene at 10PM EAGLE Underwear Night with Tony FRIENDS Hump Night with Regina Simms G’S Karaoke with DJ Audio Prism HERETIC Pig Dance Black Out Party DJ Stan Jackson 10pm-3am NO COVER HIDEAWAY 1/2 Price Beer LIPS ATLANTA Bitchy Bingo MODEL T Party with Elvis - 9 pm OSCAR’S Ruby Redd’s After Party - 10 pm SWINGING RICHARDS 2-4-1 VIP Room
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Thursday
BLAKE’S Texas Hold em Poker 7pm “I - Candy” Street level with Shawnna Brooks 11pm BURKHART’S DANCEFLOOR DIVAS with Phoenix (RuPaul’s Drag Race s3) at 11:30PM EAGLE Balls Deep Karaoke w/ Mikey FELIX’S Killer King Karaoke w/Tyler King - 10pm FRIENDS Texas Hold’em 8pm; Ladies Night 10 pm G’S Game Night with Mr. Brent Star HERETIC 3 Legged Cowboy Night 9pm Free dance lessons 8-9pm. No cover. HIDEAWAY Service Industry Night LAS MARGARITAS Dirty South Trivia $5 Smirnoff & Cuervo Drinks. House Cash Prizes & $5 Wings LIPS ATLANTA Dinner with the Divas MODEL T Party Time with Michael - 9 pm OSCAR’S Twisted Thursday with Eric SWINGING RICHARDS 2-4-1 VIP & Entry TEN ATLANTA Decadence | A Night of Drinking and Debauchery w/Go-Go boys and music by DJ Daryl Cox
Friday
10TH & PIEDMONT Bites & Bubbles 5:007:15; 1st Friday- Popstars, Last Friday – Swank BLAKE’S 5-9pm TGIF w/ Robin & Lateasha “Deadly Vixens” 11pm - Bill Berdeaux spins til 3 am BURKHART’S FEMME FATALE with Destiny Brooks and Justice Taylor at 11PM CAMPAGNOLO Live Piano by Gay Men’s Chorus member Daniel Guillaro 10pm-1am CLUB RUSH “Got Leche” Free entry until 11pm 18 & up - Open until 4am EAGLE DJ Dance Party FELIX’S Pour It On Me Rock Party w/DJ Darlene - 10pm FRIENDS Happy Time Friday Kelly & Ken 6 pm HERETIC PUMP featuring Atlanta’s hottest deejays - Occasional special events. No cover b4 11 HIDEAWAY Kick Back Fridays! JUNGLE The Other Show with Edie Cheezburger 9:30pm LIPS ATLANTA Glitz & Glamour Las Vegas Style MODEL T Friday Bagels - 10 am | Texas Holdem Poker 8 pm OSCAR’S Music Video Night SWINGING RICHARDS T-Shirt Review,$10 TEN ATLANTA Music & Videos by DJ Daryl Cox 10pm
Saturday
10TH & PIEDMONT Bellini Brunch BLAKE’S #thebritnthetit 1-9p - “Boys on Boxes” upstairs 12am to close - “Glitter Bomb” Drag 11pm - Shane V spins til close BURKHART’S SYNERGY with Shawnna Brooks and Monica Van Pelt at 11PM CAMPAGNOLO Legendary Musician Robert Ray on the piano 10pm-1am EAGLE DJ Dance Party FELIX’S Turn It On, Turn It Up Dance Party - 10pm FRIENDS Free Pool with Bryan 2-6 pm; Let’s Make A Deal with Ken 6-10 pm G’S All you care to eat brunch HERETIC Varies. EARLY COUNTRY (8pm12:30am) & LATE NIGHT DANCE with Billboard DJ MIKE POPE @12:30-close. No cover except special events. HIDEAWAY Open at 12:30pm! Saturday Night Party JUNGLE Ruby’s Redd Light District 9pm; Club Night, Various Guest DJ’s LIPS ATLANTA Glitz & Glamour Las Vegas Style MODEL T Texas Holdem Poker - 3 pm | Party with the M&M Boiz - 9 pm OSCAR’S DJ Christopher Kind SWINGING RICHARDS T-Shirt Review $10 TEN ATLANTA Music & Videos by DJ Rob Reum 10pm
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35 Flower shop letters 36 Disney sci-fi flick 39 What the top did from underneath? 40 Wipe away 41 Not at all 46 Kind of truck 47 Maupin’s Significant ___ 49 Rubber stamps 51 Highly agitated down south 52 Lebanon neighbor 54 Whar she blows? 55 Crime category 56 ___ to the bottom (sank) 57 “You know how ___” 58 Use wrecking balls on 59 Gas additive 62 Sarah Jessica Parker’s “city” activity
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fairyscopes ARIES (March 20 – April 19):
LIBRA (September 23 – October 22):
Normally you’re much better at tagging along or simply going with the flow of the situation. This way of doing things has proven quite effective for you in the past. Indeed, it has gotten you far. What you have now is a different situation. The things you’ve started will do you no good until you complete them.
Your heart is in the right place, so feel free to share your good mood with others. Keep things simple and straightforward. You will find that you can be much more efficient when you cut out the aspects that aren’t pertinent or absolutely necessary. Follow your heart.
TAURUS (April 20 – May 20):
SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21):
Have sympathy for those who need to vent this week. Don’t be surprised if people line up outside your door for a chance to bend your ear for an hour or two. Your mind is sharp. You will be able to see to the core of any issue brought before you.
You may find it hard to get rolling this week. It’s likely that you’re caught in a gridlock between your mind and heart. Be careful about letting this tension build. The most important thing for you is to relax. Tackle things one step at a time and finish one project before starting another.
GEMINI (May 21- June 20):
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20):
You will probably want everyone to know how you feel this week. You won’t be shy about expressing your emotions. Feel free to take the lead on matters, for you have the selfconfidence and emotional stability to do quite well at the helm of the ship.
You’re apt to be spurred into action by strong forces that don’t want you to take a break. Keep in mind that the more you resist, the more you will be pushed and pulled by outside sources. If you find yourself in a bind, take a deep breath and calm down.
CANCER (June 21- July 22):
CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19):
Put your foot down. Don’t let others push you around. It could be that you’re used to letting people have their way in order to keep the peace. The problem with this is that your dreams and goals may get lost in the shuffle. Don’t lose sight of your true destination.
Feel free to let it all out this week. It’s finally your turn to stand up and say what you feel. Don’t let others push you into places you don’t want to be. The key is to probe deeply with your penetrating mind and share your incredible insights with others.
LEO (July 23 – August 22):
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18):
For goodness’ sake, make a decision! The more you flounder about which way to go, the likelier it is that you will miss the boat altogether. You have all the facts you need, so don’t delay any longer. Once you make up your mind, be strong and throw all your weight behind it.
Emotionally speaking, you’re probably doing quite well. You have extra self-confidence to draw on to tackle your projects. The one difficult aspect of the day probably has to do with some sort of mental challenge that for some reason just isn’t making sense.
VIRGO (August 23 – September 22):
PISCES (February 19 – March 19):
Mentally, you’re apt to do very well this week. You will find that you can tackle just about any cerebral challenge that comes along. The most difficult aspect of the day will be dealing with your emotions. More than likely, you will feel a great desire for attention. You just want to be loved.
You might be in a bit of a jam this week, when one person or situation doesn’t work well with what you’re thinking, and another doesn’t fit well with what you’re feeling. There’s a clash taking place that may be difficult to reconcile, especially if you remain stubbornly in your position.
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he ever-popular Chia Pet won’t be the only worthless gift under your Christmas tree this year. Motha fuckahs will either cry broke or use the shitty economy as an excuse to be cheapskates. Nevertheless, be prepared for gifts that reek of last-minute-stop-at-the-drugstore and outlet-mall-reject-from-last-season. Hopefully, you’ll find a retailer willing to take this shit back … because it’s not coming with a gift receipt! If all else fails, try returning it at Walgreens or Walmart … and get a merchandise credit for shit ya can really use (Cherry Coke, gummy bears, condoms, douche and toothpaste). This week’s Favorite Bitch offers up advice on gifts never to give and hopefully you’ll never receive!
worse than opening an eight-year old bottle of Coco Chanel and wishing you had a fresh bottle of Passion by Elizabeth Taylor! STUPID UGLY SWEATER Do people lose their good taste at Christmas or have they been drinking too much of that spiked eggnog? Retailers such as Kmart, JCPenney, and Kohl’s are really to blame for this tacky gift. If you evah’ see me in this shit, rest assured it’s laundry day and the dancing elves sweater is the last clean garment in the fuckin’ house!
THE INFAMOUS FRUITCAKE When grand mommy said you were gettin’ a fruitcake for Christmas … she didn’t mean a visit from your goddamn gay uncle, Hunty! I’ve often wondered if this shit is even BIG ASS COOKIE TIN edible? I mean, take a look at your next one (and you will We’ve all gotten one of these! It comes complete with get one from someone retired or receiving SSI benefits). year’s worth of dust from sitting on the inventory shelves There are more preservatives in that brick than the entire of T.J. Maxx and various wholesale clubs. Somebody once cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race combined! gave me one of these garbage cans and you know what I did? I gave that shit to the crazy old bitch across the hall. On a final note, if you’re one of these motha fuckahs that She spent many spring mornings feedin’ those stale-ass- insists on getting a Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Pet … at least buy a cookies to the pigeons of Piedmont Park! bitch the Hello Kitty version. LOTTERY TICKET Wanna talk to me more about your holiday gifts from This has got to be the worst and cheapest gift of all! Motha hell? Join me on December 15th at 9pm ET on Derek fuckahs gift them and act as if they’re Warren Buffet and Romaine SiriusXM OutQ Ch. 106! spreading the wealth. It’s pathetic when the twenty people who scratched their ticket only won enough to buy a goddamn Happy Meal! How special is this present when all you have left to show for is a worthless piece of trash and a bunch of gunk under your fingernails? Hmmm, that accurately describes my former boyfriend… CHRISTMAS SOCKS The person who gives these to you is actually re-gifting them. You know damn well they got that shit as a stocking stuffer from somebody else the year before. If you’re considering giving these, save them for dust cloths and buy a bitch some fuckin’ socks they can wear all year long! OLD ASS DESIGNER PERFUME Will the federal government please ban the distribution of this alcohol? We could definitely use some prohibition on this 175° proof! Just because you bought it on the street at “2 for $20” does not make it a bargain. There’s nothing
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The next time I hear someone refer to someone with AIDS as unclean I am going to knock the shit out of them. The only unclean one is you for being so damn ignorant!
Santa saw your Grindr Profile. You’re getting underwear and a Bible!
When I said I like it rough I was talking about the sex not the whole entire relationship.
I didn´t outsmart you. You just outdumbed me.
Put your straw down. That white stuff is FROST!!!
Oh great it’s Christmas: time for all the fakes to act like they care. Please, New Years, get here!
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Sometimes I think that I should be more compassionate and understanding then you start talking. Great, you have money... too bad it can’t buy you a heart or personality. Being a douchbag must come so easily to you.
Dammit! Why the hell can’t I ever find a guy I like that’s actually single?
If I’m bartending and you’re supposed to be my friend, you’re not going to continue to come in the bar and ask for freebies that could cost me my job or take food off my table.
Sometimes the best way to apologize to someone is to simply stay the fuck away from them. Forever.
I don´t know what makes you so stupid, but it really works!
Ok bitches, if you criticize grammar in my texts, you will be removed from my text recipients. Ain’t nobody got time for that.
Midtown twinks: don’t worry about a tummy tuck or facelift when you get older. The majority of you need an asshole tuck and repair, right now. You’re just wore out.