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You may know Miss Richfield 1981 best for her Orbitz ads, or if you’re a Ptown gay, her ubiquitous standup shows. The popular drag entertainer slays our interview in advance of her Atlanta show for the Dragavanza charities.
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Join the Out On Film organizers for this pre-Academy Awards screening of the Oscar-nominated film. The most acclaimed gay film of the last decade comes with the launch of OOF’s Oscar pool, website and push toward Atlanta’s 2016 LGBT film festival.
A retro Tupperware party sets the scene for this original fundraiser. A drag queen who is also the nation’s leading salesperson for the brand hits Atlanta for the first time. Action Cylcing Atlanta, the group behind the annual AIDS Vaccine Ride through North Georgia later this year, benefits from the hilarity and fun. VIP and general admission available.
Come hear the show so good that Atlanta’s gay and lesbian chorus is staging a command repeat performance. This five-movement work will move and inspire you, and your entry fee will benefit PFLAG, Lost N Found Youth, and Living Room Atlanta. Reception to follow.
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A direct result of gay marriage being passed last summer? That is certainly my suspicion, and I think the suspicion of a lot of folks. … Several of the bills specifically mention marriage, so you’d have to infer that for sure. They’re keeping us busy. How else are you involved? I volunteer with a couple of other LGBT organizations, and I’m on the leadership team for OUT, which stands for Out Under Thirty-ish. It’s LGBT young professionals operated through the Atlanta Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
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Wes Sanders by Dustin Shrader
BRIGHT, YOUNG AND FULL OF ENERGY, WES SANDERS HAS GAY ATLANTA’S BACK AS PART OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF LGBT RIGHTS IN GEORGIA.
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and our lobbyist Cathy Woolard, coordinate citizen lobby days for when we take folks to the capital and talk about the issues facing LGBT Georgians. I do a lot of our communications work, a lot of the emails you get With a degree in Political Science from from Georgia Equality are written by me Mercer, teaching English in Bangkok, with input from the staff here. and graduate work at Georgia State, he landed an internship with Georgia Then the other side of my work is doing Equality and is now one of the people development. We just hired a developdown at the capitol working against the ment director named Eddie Dill, and we anti-gay, so-called “Religious Freedom” are excited to have him. Working with bills. It made him and easy, and timely, him to help raise funds to fund our work. It choice to be named February’s David could be individual donors, but more speAtlanta hero and be recognized for his cifically, I work a lot with our big, annual fundraising gala, Evening for Equality, ongoing contributions. which takes place in June. Tell us about your work with Georgia Equality. What’s going on in the legislature this session? I feel extremely lucky to be one of those people who has an interest in politics and This legislative session, at least for me, manages to convince someone to pay me it has certainly been the busiest that I’ve to work in a field that is interesting to me. seen in my almost three years at Georgia Equality. ... Depending on how you count My title is field organizer and development them, there are at least eight bills that associate. I provide a lot of lobbying sup- specifically target LGBT Georgians that port to our executive director Jeff Graham we’re having to push back on this year. eroes rise in every age group and every arena. At 27, Wes Sanders is on the front lines of fighting for LGBT equality across Georgia.
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I enjoy having folks over to the house and having cocktails and a good meal. I also like to play tennis... I’m super into the BeltLine. I have a dog, so I take her out there sometimes. I like that we have a nice place to go walking, but I also like the way that folks in Atlanta have embraced the BeltLine and all the public art. What’s the big plan for your future? I just feel incredibly fortunate that I get to do work that is personally and professionally important to me and that I get to do it as a job. There are plenty of folks who, any work like this they want to do has to be done on a volunteer basis. I don’t know what I’m doing in 10 years, but hopefully it’s in or around government, working to make sure that folks government often forgets are not forgotten. Visit georgiaequality.org
Watch each month as David Atlanta unveils a new hero. These select recipients show all of LGBT Atlanta what it takes to enhance the city and the community. If you have a suggestion for an upcoming David Hero, email mike@davidatlanta.com.
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here are few things more exciting than a good competition, where no one’s 100 percent sure of the outcome. If you really follow the races, by the time the Oscars happen, it’s fairly easy to guess the winners in at least the major categories.
Not this year. This year’s race for Best Picture is actually too close to call. Out of the eight films nominated, three – The Big Short, Spotlight, and The Revenant – are legitimately in contention for the win. Why is it so hard to predict? In a word: precursors. In the month or so before the Oscars, various groups give out their annual awards. Each one has their equivalent of Oscar’s Best Picture category, and a handful of groups have voter overlap with the Academy. Among them are the guilds for directors, screen actors, producers and writers. They don’t always choose the same films for their top prize, but there’s usually a clear favorite in THE REVENANT the results. Pros: Won top honors at both DGA and BAFTA. Only Brokeback Mountain (2005) and The Graduate (1967) have won both and not This year, the three big guilds – PGA, SAG, DGA –each went Best Picture. Leads all films with the most nominations this year with a different film. Combined with other awards from other (12). Likely winner in Best Actor, various tech categories. groups, and even taking each film’s other Oscar nominations into account, there’s no clear frontrunner. Let’s break it down into Cons: First film to win both DGA and BAFTA, but miss PGA. pros and cons for each of the three: Wasn’t nominated for SAG’s top honor; the only film to win Best Picture without that nomination was Braveheart (1995). Wasn’t nominated for its screenplay at the Oscars; only seven Best Picture winners have won without that nomination, most recently Titanic (1997). No precedent for the same creative team to win back-to-back in this category; the producers of this film won last year for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
THE BIG SHORT
Pros: Won WGA’s Adapted Screenplay. Frontrunner for Adapted Screenplay Oscar. Won PGA’s top prize, which has lined up with the Best Picture winner every year since the PGA and Oscars shifted in 2009 to a larger list of nominees and a preferential ballot.
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Pros: Won SAG’s top award. The only time a film won BAFTA, DGA and PGA but lost Best Picture was when Brokeback Mountain lost to SAG winner Crash. Frontrunner for Original Screenplay Oscar.
Cons: See The Big Short’s cons. In other words, it’s entirely reaCons: Not a likely winner for any other Oscar category; the last sonable to choose any of these three as the winner. An upset film to win Best Picture without at least two other wins was The from another nominee is entirely within reason. Greatest Show on Earth (1952). davidatlanta.com | 23
And the rest… Fortunately, the rest of this year’s major races are a bit easier to guess.
Best Actress: The Oscars love giving this award to young, pretty actresses doing challenging work. Rest assured, Brie Larson absolutely earns the attention in Room (and deser ved it a few years ago for Short Term 12, too).
Best Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu was the recipient of The Revenant’s DGA win, which makes him a likely winner – except the last director to win this category in consecutive years was Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1949 (A Letter to Three Wives) and 1950 (All About Eve). A likely alternative: Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller. The film earned ten nominations, and Miller’s the key to making it work. It’s a toss-up, but I’d give the slight edge to Miller.
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone earned a pair of nominations 40 years ago for writing and starring in Rocky, losing both while the film won Best Picture. Creed gave Stallone a well-deserved critical comeback, and a win here gives the Academy a chance to give him a Rockyrelated Oscar.
Best Actor: Look, everyone knows that Leonardo DiCaprio is so desperate for one of these that if he doesn’t win for The Revenant, he may actually die making his next film to ensure a win. The only way he’s losing is if enough people want to make that happen.
Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) and Rooney Mara (Carol) are nominated in this category for undeniably lead roles, which could hurt them. But Vikander has the advantage of also getting acclaim for her turn in Ex Machina, and voters will likely see a vote for Vikander as recognizing her breakthrough year.
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Miss Richfield 2016
by Dustin Shrader
MOVE ON OVER HILLARY AND BERNIE. MISS RICHFIELD IS COMING FOR YOU AND YOUR VOTERS ON A MARCH 1 ATLANTA STOP.
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ll right everybody, drag favorite and Orbitz queen Miss Richfield 1981 is taking the nation by storm with her new show – or movement as she excitedly exclaims. And prepare yourself: Her next hilarious stop on the “Red Lips to the White House” her campaign trail is in Atlanta. The March 1 performance – er, campaign stop – benefits Atlanta’s Ready 4 Hope AIDS Walk team and Lost N Found Youth. It’s part of the ongoing Dragavanza series of charity events with Regina Cartier, nee Richy Pugh.
Prior to all the kisses, hugs and tugs she’ll hand out at Jungle on March 1, the self-selected 1981 beauty queen gives David Atlanta the skinny on her road to claim the executive mansion, her newfound love of online dating, her thoughts on drag’s legacy, and where we stand as a society. 28 | 2.24.16
new films, new activities,and I’m doing it all with absolutely no input from anyone!
Of course I’ll ask for questions and concerns, but strictly as a formality. I’m in my best red, white and blue, hitting the camI’m sorry to correct you so early in the in- paign trail with my hair jacked up to Jesus terview, darling Dustin, but it’s not a tour, and sprayed to France. it’s a movement – a big movement! I’m going to be the next Commander in Chiffon! Will this be your first time in Atlanta? I just kicked off my US Presidential cam- Atlanta has warmly welcomed me sevpaign last week in Honduras. I want to eral times, but it’s been a few years. I get that Hispanic vote before The Donald simply adore the city, it’s people and actually builds that darn wall! I hear that that Southern pace! Not to mention how he’s fairly well off, so looks are obviously nice it is to be performing in a state best deceiving. Now I’m wearing my hair with known for a fruit! I am all about fiber! the chinstrap down and hitting the road to spread the joyous news of my candidacy. Do you have any plans to explore the city while you are here? What can voters expect from this There’s always so much going on where ‘movement’? I stay at the Shepherd’s Inn on Ivan Allen A candidate who will tell the truth! Quite Blvd. With the nighttime crowd and frankly, I’m exhausted with these candidates shared baths, you really get to know folks. who waste time shaking hands, asking for But I’m sure I’ll venture out to my two people’s opinions, and reading. I am too busy favorite places to dine at Mary Macs for living life to be reading about it, so I’ve creat- some deep-fried delights and the Varsity ed this program with new musical numbers, for a light and healthy midnight snack. What inspired the ‘Red Lips’ tour?
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With the passing of same-sex marriage last year and Valentine’s Day coming up, is there a special someone in your life? I’m so glad you asked! I recently got into this new trend called online dating! So now I’m always firing up my Apple IIE, whenever I can get a dial tone, and putting myself out there. It’s been challenging, because every man I encounter always wants to see my “rack.” So I’ve taken every photo imaginable, showing not just salt and pepper, but also the more exotic crap I never use, like parsley, rosemary and sage. This computer dating thing is nuts! What are your thoughts on the state of drag? Us pretty ladies are weaving our way into the national fabric, turning it from a hideous rayon to a bright, breathable cotton blend! And you know I hate to toot my own horn, but I’m pulling out my tuba to tell you that for the last four years I’ve been featured on national TV ads for Obitz, appeared on “Weekend Getaway with Samantha Brown,” and most recently made a return visit to “Cake Boss” to order a rainbow cake for children. And I’m leaving Atlanta to tend bar on Andy Cohen’s show in NYC on Wednesday, March 3. Phone in a drink order! Where do you see the future taking you? I’ll continue to travel, as long as the people of Richfield keep buying me bus tickets. Ever since I won my beauty title in 1981, I find another Greyhound ticket taped to the screen door of my trailer every time I get home. They demand that I keep spreading the good news of Richfield someplace else. And I adore traveling and seeing fans all over the country. I’ll be in Ft. Lauderdale, New York, Puerto Vallarta, Rehoboth Beach, and of course my beloved Provincetown – along with the exotic travels of Atlantis Events. Being back in Atlanta is highlight of my year! Anything else you’d like to share. I’m dying to know your opinion of the Donald Trump campaign. I’m really torn! In many ways The Donald answers questions like he is a beauty queen – with short sentences and one-syllable words. The big hair is also a plus! But telling us that America can’t afford to be nice?!? What? When did it become popular to be mean? Not on my campaign! In fact, I never end an interview on a negative note, so please let me add one more message for your readers. It’s something you Southerners would appreciate, my favorite scripture passage: “It’s important to be nice, but it’s nicer to be important.” Amen! Vote for me! ‘Red Lips to the White House’ stops at Jungle on March 1, 8 p.m. Reserved seats are available at dragavanza.com. “Movies & TV Hits,” drag follow-up filled with scores of queens, benefits the Dragavanza cause at Jungle on March 5. 30 | 2.24.16
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A GAY GUIDE TO THE MALE COFFEE DRINKER. WHAT DOES YOUR BREW SAY ABOUT YOU?
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s gay men, we all have our subculture havens – bars, Grindr, label-whore shops at the mall – yet one far more universal: the coffee shop. It’s a gay man’s playground where any time of day you can order a beverage, people-watch, show off your gadgets, rock designer duds, and maybe meet a hot stranger. With Starbucks, Caribou, and local brewhouses on every corner, cruising comes free with your beverage.
The Overachiever Coffee, coffee, coffee. The Lorelai Gilmore of the coffee world, this fella lives, eats, drinks and breathes coffee. If there were hydration stations that IV’d coffee, he’d be hooked up 24/7. The Outdoorsman Pour him a cup of something earthy and nutty, and put it in a paper cup, because he’s headed out the door. Catch him sipping while walking the dog, hanging in the park, or otherwise communing with nature.
Instawhore Beyond the cafes, coffee has become the drug of choice for so It’s really all about appearances, so you’re never really sure many of us that we had to break off into our own gay sub-cate- what he’s drinking. Follow him on social media to compare the gories. So before your next caffeine fix, check out our rundown caption to what you saw while this photo was being taken. of a dozen gays lining up to play the coffee game. Tea for Two He’s not that into coffee, but he’ll totally get you one and Morning Joe Breakfast blend and the latest news are what get this guy going have a tea because being with you on this date is what really every day. Don’t talk to him until the second cup’s been poured. matters. Keeper! On-the-go Always working, he’s at the coffee shop at 7 a.m. and again around 4 p.m. You’ll be hard-pressed to catch his eye, but if you do before his next meeting, exchange numbers. He’s going places. Take a Breather This one wants to hang out. He stops by for a break and orders a sweet cup. They say the sweeter the guy orders his coffee, the sweeter he’ll be to you – in and out of the shop, especially in the bedroom. 36 | 2.24.16
The Coffee Snob He is completely ensconced with the best of the best. Like a wine snob, he searches high and low for specific, probably organic roasted coffees and loves, loves, loves using all those fancy brewing machines. Beyond the café, he probably seeks out cuppings (coffee tastings). The Weekender He doesn’t care what kind it is as long as he can drink it in bed and actually consider staying there all day. Sounds pretty fun, actually. Happy, Saturday, sweetie.
The Philosopher That hipster lad sitting in the corner with his Tolstoy or sketchpad is sipping on something soy-based. Whether it’s in a latte or chai tea, he’s charmingly artsy and individualistic. But hey, he could just have an issue with lactose. Late nighter A dedicated student, this gayby unloads a mountain of books and commandeers two tables with his workload. All the space he takes up for six hours may be annoying, but that boyish, don’thate-me-cause-I’m-working-hard smile makes you a little wobbly. Don’t be afraid to help him with some late night cramming. Queen of Starbucks A flamboyant busybody, this one knows all the tea and just might spill it for anyone within earshot. Keep your ears open and your mouth shut when he’s in line for his Pumpkin Spice Latte. Mike Fleming contributed.
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the D list David Atlanta’s weekly list of truths all gay men have come to know
Size matters.
10 truths no gay man really wants to admit
Sports aren’t evil.
Maybe not as a top priority, and maybe not a requirement for ginormous. But it does. It matters.
Whether for thrill of competition, hot jocks, or camaraderie, some of us put football over musicals.
We don’t all love drag shows.
Naked guys get a glance, straight or not. It’s the only good thing about being gay in high school.
With strong love to our trans sisters and hard-working female impersonators, every gay man isn’t eagerly anticipating his next drag show. In fact, some of us are actively avoiding them.
Bottoming is fun.
Unsafe sex happens.
We peek in the locker room.
Free of the misplaced shame some gay men hang on receptive anal, having your prostate stimulated is freaking awesome.
Sluts happen.
Men are built good to go any time, anywhere. For some, that makes monogamy more goal than reality.
Whether it’s in the moment, by design, or under the influence, 70% of us acknowledge having condomless sex.
Clichés come from somewhere. Gaydar works.
You’ve been wrong, but you can usually sense another gay man without him breathing a word or moving a muscle.
We’re judging you.
We’re not keeping it real. We’re being bitches. “I’m sorry but that hair.” You're not sorry. See also: 'Didn’t mean it, I was drunk.'
Femmes are part of life. So are gym bunnies, kink daddies, and tons of other gay stereotypes. The best of us embrace our subcultures rather than protest too much about how straightacting we are.
Got an idea for an upcoming D List? Want to share your truths with the rest of the Gay-TL? Write mike@davidatlanta.com so we can include it. 50 | 2.24.16
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BLAKE’S Martini Monday’s with Doug and Heros • Music and Video both levels til 3am BURKHART’S Blue Monday Karaoke with Darlene at 10PM EAGLE Music Videos with Scotty FRIENDS Texas Hold'em 8:30pm HIDEAWAY Industry Night 1/2 Off Well, Domestic, & Wine JUNGLE Stars of the Century Show 11:30pm MODEL T Monday Night Madness 8pm MY SISTER’S ROOM Industry Night OSCAR’S Service Industry Night with Eric SWINGING RICHARDS Hip-Hop Night, Sponsored by Hennessy 8:30pm TRIPPS Customer Appreciation All Drinks $1.00 Off WOOFS Texas Hold'em Poker 7:30pm
BLAKE’S TGIF with Doug & Brent 3-9pm • “Deadly Vixens” Drag Show 11pm • Bill Berdeaux Spins Street Level BURKHART’S FEMME FATALE with Destiny Brooks and Justice Taylor at 11PM CLUB RUSH “Got Leche” Free entry until 11pm 18 & up - Open until 4am EAGLE DJ Dance Party FRIENDS Happy Time Friday with Kelly & Bryan 6pm HERETIC PUMP featuring Atlanta’s hottest deejays - Occasional special events. No cover b4 11 HIDEAWAY $5 Smirnoff drinks & Martinis DJ Marc J. Cubs @10pm in back room JUNGLE The Other Show with Edie Cheezburger 9:30pm LIPS ATLANTA Glitz & Glamour Las Vegas Style MODEL T Texas Hold’em Poker 9pm MY SISTER’S ROOM Dance Party upstairs featuring Drag, DJs & Hosts OSCAR’S Music Video Night SWINGING RICHARDS T-Shirt Review,$10 TEN ATLANTA Music & Videos by DJ Daryl Cox 10pm TRIPPS Jeremy Presents “Skin” 4pm - 2am WOOFS Fur Fridays
Tuesday BLAKE’S Latin Night with Guest DJ’s • 1/2 Priced Menu ‘til Midnight BURKHART’S DRAG-EOKE with Angelica D’Paige at 10PM CLUB RUSH “Tipsy Tuesday” 18 & up - Open until 4am FRIENDS Let's Make A Deal with Ken 6-10pm HIDEAWAY Game night: Poker and blackjack 7:30 Trivia with Jason Walker 8:30 JUNGLE Phat Tuesdays featuring Atlanta's Most Talented Plus-Size Divas 9pm LAS MARGARITAS Cuban Night - $12.95 All You Can Eat Cuban Buffet & $5 Mojitos MODEL T Texas Hold’em Poker 7pm OSCAR’S Show Tune Tuesday with Chad- 8 pm SWINGING RICHARDS 1/2 Price cover WOOFS Poker Professional Hour
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BLAKE’S Party Pop Hits w/ Doug 3-9pm. “Voyeur Wednesday” Go-go guys, 10 p.m. BURKHART’S HUMPDAY KARAOKE with Darlene at 10PM FRIENDS Hump Night with Regina Simms HERETIC WarpZone Video Game Night 7pm - Pig Dance Black Out Party DJ Stan Jackson 10pm-3am NO COVER HIDEAWAY Beauty and the beat! Ruby Redd Charity Bingo @8:30 free to play. karaoke W/ Tyler @ 11:00 $ 3.00 well drinks all day long LIPS ATLANTA Bitchy Bingo MODEL T Wonderful Wednesdays 7pm MY SISTER’S ROOM Karaoke TRIPPS Hump Day Buffet Free Food @ 5 pm w/ Drink Purchase WOOFS Trivia and Bear Hump Hour
10TH & PIEDMONT Bottomless Mimosa Brunch BLAKE’S Open at 1pm • “Glitter Bomb” w Edie Cheezburger • Guest DJs Upstairs 10pm-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 FRIENDS Free Pool 2-6pm HERETIC Varies. EARLY COUNTRY (8pm-12:30am) & LATE NIGHT DANCE with Billboard DJ MIKE POPE @12:30-close. No cover except special events. HIDEAWAY $2.50 All Well Drinks JUNGLE Fantasy Girls 9pm; Club Night, Various Guest DJ’s LIPS ATLANTA Glitz & Glamour Las Vegas Style MODEL T Texas Hold’em Poker 3pm MY SISTER’S ROOM Brunch 11:30am-4pm - Dance Party upstairs featuring Drag, DJs & Hosts OSCAR’S DJ Christopher Kind SWINGING RICHARDS T-Shirt Review $10 TEN ATLANTA Music & Videos by DJ Rob Reum 10pm WOOFS Game Day
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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 FACES LOUNGE The All Star Cabaret Drag Show & Karaoke FRIENDS Texas Hold'em 8:30pm; Ladies Nite 10pm HERETIC 3 Legged Cowboy Night 9pm Free dance lessons 8-9pm. No cover. HIDEAWAY Hot Mic’ Comedy w/ Ian Aber at 10pm followed by Karaoke at 11:30. Draft Beer Special JUNGLE Sing for Your Life 8pm LAS MARGARITAS Dirty South Trivia $5 Smirnoff & Cuervo Drinks. House Cash Prizes & $5 Wings LIPS ATLANTA Dinner with the Divas MODEL T Pre-Weekend Party! 7pm MY SISTER’S ROOM College Night - King of Thrones Drag Show OSCAR’S Twisted Thursday with Eric SWINGING RICHARDS 2-4-1 VIP & Entry WOOFS Country Music Night 7pm
10TH & PIEDMONT Bellini Brunch BLAKE’S Open at 1pm - Bloody Mary’s with Robin. Texas Hold em Poker Upstairs 2pm. • Drag Show at 8:30pm, Street Level • High Energy with DJs Will Bryan & Bill Berdeaux. BURKHART’S Tossed Salad hosted by Brigitte Bidet - Music & Drinks 8pm - Showtime 9pm CLUB RUSH Hip Hop and R&B - 18 & up - Open until 4am FRIENDS Sunday Delights 2pm-closing HIDEAWAY $3.50 wells the Armorettes @8:00 LIPS ATLANTA Gospel Brunch w/ Bubba D. Licious LAS MARGARITAS Papi’s $17.95 Unlimited Brunch & Choice of Mimosas, Sangrias, Bloody Maria’s, & Mojitos MODEL T Karaoke for a Cause 8pm MY SISTER’S ROOM Brunch 11:30am-4pm - T Dance Party featuring $3 Mimosas & $5 Bloody Marys TEN ATLANTA Brunch 11am & music by DJ Rob Reum inside and DJ Robert Ansley on the patio 4pm TRIPPS 2nd & 4th Sunday - Tripp n Joe’s Open Mike Show 6pm WOOFS Sunday Funday
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So bring it up already. He’s your husband, for chrissakes. Lean on your marital trust for confidence and blurt it out. He might be bored too, and hearing that you fantasize about him won’t hurt. Be specific: Tell him you want to cuff him before you go down on him, beg him to spank you harder, ask him to put on a jock strap. See how easy that was? Hey, Daddy! I’m turned on by a hot guy eating hungrily. Like, he just can’t get enough in his mouth at one time. I watch his lips and tongue and I imagine feeding him and controlling what he tastes and when. Call me crazy, but is it too much to hope that another guy might share my kink? Help! Food Eating Earns my Dick
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Daddy!
Dear FEED: This reminds me of the old movie “9 ½ Weeks,” wherein preplastic surgery actors Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger get down with a food while she’s blindfolded. It’s hot as hell. So, no. You’re not crazy, or even unusual. Others are out there, so put your desires into the universe and see what comes back.
If you have a sexual partner, warm him up by streaming the retro movie I mentioned. If you don’t have a man in mind yet, try an online ad. Either way, spell out your desire for a Hungry We’re in a sexual rut. I sample the sausage, he deliv- Man and see who bites. ers the sausage to the back door, we cook it, then we Hey, Daddy! burp and roll over. Hey, Daddy!
Marriage is great, mostly. Our little routines during the day are pretty perfect, but the sameness at night in bed is boring me to tears. It’s actually starting to make me question our relationship.
When I was younger, I left on the lights during sex. I loved seeing every detail, expression, even watching his face while we kiss. Lately, I flip off the switch when it’s time to plow the field, mainly because I’m self-conscious about looking older. I do miss the visuals though.
I’m interested in trying stuff to spice it up, especially something a little bad like spanking, tying each Damned Aging Ruined Kissing other up or roleplay as a coach and jock. How can I Dear DARK: make it happen? Sex Always Monotonous, Even Our Love is Dull
Gay male self-image, especially as we age, is a whole column in itself. But I do have a quick suggestion for now: Candles. They Dear SAME OLD: set a mood, plus the light evens skin tones and hides imperfections. And since today’s letters lean toward kink, Google “gay I’m all about exploring every nook and cranny of our sexual candle wax play” for some other bright ideas. natures. The good news is that if you’re not sexually satisfied, you have complete control over fixing it. Give yourself Daddy permission to try your fantasies on for size and empower Daddy loves his boys. He knows the answers you need, and yourself to deserve it. Questioning your relationship over this isn’t trying hard enough. Rather than viewing your marriage as a hindrance, I say that you’re in a better position than most to fix this. You each have a built-in teammate. You’re on the same side. 56 | 2.24.16
you’re going to get them. Reach out to him with your burning questions via our editor, mike@davidatlanta.com. Warning: Advice given in this column is intended for entertainment and novelty purposes. Please proceed at your own risk.
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It’s very possible that you will want to take a step back this week in order to take a closer look at your relationships. Your address book is full of names. Your phone rings off the hook. You receive tons of texts and emails every day. Yet isn’t it funny that you feel alone?
If you feel you’ve been looking to the past lately, it’s in order to liberate yourself from it. You may feel like revisiting your childhood or rekindling certain relationships with old friends. Looking backward isn’t the best way to move toward the future. Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be!
Sometimes your relationships are like magnets. When you want to get close, the other person tries to get away from you. When you take a step back, he or she runs back into your life. Human nature is complex. Right now you’re probably taking a step back, although you haven’t given up completely.
You’re entering a period of doubt, especially about your love life. You like your relationships and feelings to be clear. You may think a lot about your relationships over the next few days. Are you sure you’ve chosen the right person? Are his or her feelings sincere? Could you live without this person?
For a month you may have had problems communicating with the people close to you. This is nothing to worry about, yet it might make you feel off balance. This is a great week to settle conflicts from the last month or make your feelings clear to other people.
You have a tendency to live your life vicariously through your partner. This week you may come to the realization that this isn’t healthy for you. You may realize that you give more of yourself than you get back, draining you of energy. In fact, you’re almost completely out. Be selfish this week. 58 | 2.24.16
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You see new horizons. It’s possible that the changes you’ve been going through lately aren’t completely finished. You may even have a hard time keeping yourself from running away from it all. Use this week to think about what you want. Things aren’t completely clear.
You hide your emotional needs from others. You need to be able to trust someone in order to share your feelings. They have to guess at your deepest secrets. Today you could save a lot of time in your love life if you just tell your partner what you want out of your relationship.
This week you may want to change some of the moral and social values that get in the way of relationships. After surmounting these kinds of obstacles yourself, and watching others struggle with them, you’ve decided that it’s time to do away with them once and for all.
The people around you sometimes have a hard time understanding where you’re going. You’re living in an imaginary world that has little to do with reality. If you decide to stay home and lie around the house, you will have no problems. If you have to go to work, try to be as clear as possible with others.
You may have doubts over the next few days. Don’t make any important decisions about your future during this relatively unproductive period. If someone in your personal life asks you to make more of a commitment, you may be tempted to put on the brakes without really knowing why. Wait a while before answering this kind of question.
What are you afraid of, Pisces? Is it contact with other people? It’s as if an invisible rope were holding you back from getting close to people, or worse, pulling you back. What’s this about? You’re going through a period that’s closely linked to your past. Get rid of the skeletons in your closet!
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Please stop shaving your chest! That stubble is gross, and the hairless boy look doesn't work on a 45 year old man anyway.
Some friend. You disappear for two months and sashay into the bar like we were all just waiting for you to show. We weren't.
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Girl when your own friends tell me they hope I can learn to ignore your bullshit, you've got issues.
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Your cluster of a relationship implodes, and here I sit just sipping' my tea.
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This endless stream of shitfaced selfies and your boss noticed? Shocker.
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I got the hint when you brought a friend to our third date. #tableforthree I'ma stomp out of your life like Beyonce stomping the Super Bowl. The shoes on my feet #IBoughtEm