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Who’s going to ever argue about appreciating the male nude? No one reading this, that’s who. For the seventh year, this gay-owned gallery and its artists are all about that body – and the underlying soul at this opening reception with models and photographers.

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More pre-gaming with more gay jocks.

Just like their softball brethren, the gay men of National Flag Football League of Atlanta can’t start playing until they party.

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CUMMING AROUND AGAIN

ALAN CUMMING BRINGS HIS MANY SPLENDORED TALENTS TO ATLANTA THIS WEEK IN A ONE-MAN TOUR-DE-FORCE

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ALAN CUMMING is a gay

renaissance man. He sings, he dances, he writes, he acts – there seems to be nothing he can’t do.

Few performers can also claim the size and scope of his audience – from youngsters who know his voice from animated features such as Strange Magic and The Smurfs, to adults who are fans of his work on television (The Good Wife and Web Therapy), on stage (Cabaret), on film (Any Day Now, X-Men 2 and Burlesque) and on the page (his memoir Not My Father’s Son).

Cumming’s latest musical endeavor, the one-man cabaret performance Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, hits Atlanta on Friday, March 3 at Atlanta Symphony Hall. You can download a taste for what’s in store in his recording of the same name on the Yellow Sound label.

We also asked him for a personal tease about the show as the nextbest chance to experience the man in all of his splendor.

So, Alan. Why so ‘Sappy’?

For me, ‘sappy’ means sentimental and something that gets you in your heart, gets you emotional. Also, of course, it means that I’m slightly setting up the audience that there’s a bit of fun involved as well. “Don’t be so sappy” is kind of a nice way of saying to someone, “I get why you’re being emotional about this, but don’t go too far with it.” I’m saying to the audience, “Be warned – you’re going to be moved, but at the same time it’s going to be a lot of fun.”

That’s why I did it. I like alliteration as well. But also, these are songs that I find have a message in them that is a lovely sentiment and is often intensely emotional.

In Sappy Songs, sing not one, but two Billy Joel songs. Do you think Billy Joel gets the respect that he deserves?

Personally, I don’t. I think he’s an amazing songwriter. Because what

I think he does is capture a feeling in his songs. He captures emotion.

“Goodnight, Saigon,” is an incredible song about war and about how it damages people and how people would get PTSD, and also how people are so disregarded by their governments.

“And So It Goes” is such a beautiful song in terms of it saying that you’re always going to be able to love again.

The idea that even though things have happened to you and you’ve closed off, one day you’re going to say, “OK, you can break my heart if you want to. I’m ready for it.” It’s something we’ve all done and we can all relate to and yet it’s very intricate and detailed.

I think he’s a genius and I love singing his songs. I’m looking forward to singing more of them. I think sometimes when you know songs from someone who’s a singer-songwriter that maybe their style or the time they were recorded evokes something in you that is actually different from what the song is, or could, be about. I’ve always loved Billy Joel, and going back and listening to his songs again, I’ve rediscovered an appreciation for what a poet he is.

them to rethink a song, listen to it in a different way. The most impact you can have while asking them to re-listen to a song is if it’s a song they know very well. Often for me, if I hear a song I know, it clicks for me and I hear it in a different way and I think, “I could sing that song. I’ve got something to say about that song.”

Wanting to connect with an audience and wanting them to rethink songs; it is actually important to do songs they’re familiar with. Also, I love those songs.

In a way, I think I’ve changed people’s perceptions of what a cabaret show like this could be.

Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs stages on Friday, March 3, 8 p.m. at Atlanta Symphony Hall. Tickets are on Ticketmaster. Visit alancumming.com.

For more of this interview, including teasers about the show, comments on the death of David Bowie and the end of The Good Wife, visit davidatlanta.com.

You also found a place for Stephen Sondheim in the show. Why? He’s incredibly clever and incredibly full of ideas that are so stimulating.

The song I sing, “Ladies Who Lunch,” I sang in a workshop version of Company, where some of the gender and the sexuality of some of the characters were being changed. I was playing the Elaine Stritch role. That’s why I started singing that song. In the course of working on it, I’d always loved the song and Elaine’s interpretation of it, but after looking at it for a few weeks, [I discovered that] it’s not actually at all what I thought it was about.

You also work popular newer songs into your repertoire, including tunes by Rufus Wainwright, Keane, Miley Cyrus, Adele, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. How does the contemporary material fit in?

It’s important for me. If you are a cabaret artist and you are mostly singing other people’s songs, you’re asking

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Recent reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) call HIV/AIDS rates among gay and bisexual men in Atlanta, particularly in the downtown area, as bad as some third-world countries.

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THE PROS F & CONS

or those of you who don’t know, ghosting is leaving a party – or a relationship, but that’s a whole other list – without saying goodbye. Slipping out the front door for once and sending a lovely thank you text to your hostess on your way to the car and the next event.

I’ve been doing it for years. Now I hear it’s catching on in the mainstream.

There’s an etiquette to it, there’s an art form to it, and there are also pros and cons. Here they are.

PROS I hate gay goodbyes.

Don’t you hate that awkward moment when you know you really need to leave a party for whatever reason, but there are 12 people within 10 feet of you that you know their first and last name?

OF GHOSTING

BY SCOTT KING

At this point, if you want to leave conspicuously, you have to say goodbye and hug and kiss every single one of those fabulous people. Who has the time?

Also, probably half of them you didn’t really speak to you at the party, but you still have to say, “Oh my gosh. I love you. It’s good to see you.” With feeling.

The allure.

Nothing’s hotter than having someone miss you. Oh my God, where did he go?

And if someone texts to ask where you went, and they don’t need something from you like money or booze or a ride, that means they really really really really really want you. At least as a friend.

Leave the tender moment alone.

Have you ever had one of those moments where you totally click with someone in line for the bathroom or a drink or leaning against a wall? If this happens and it’s jamming, leave immediately.

Pretend like someone just called you on your phone and you need to answer it outside the door. Then run. Go get a drink on 10th Street, then come back to the party 50 minutes later. Sometimes ghosts return. You’re welcome.

Where’s the party?

There’s always something better. If

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GHOSTING, Continued there’s a gaggle of gays across the room that are going somewhere else that sounds fabulous, quietly get your coat and join them as they are filing out the door.

Say, “Yeah I’m going to that party too that sounds great see you there.” That’s not really ghosting that’s more like caboosing. I think I may have just invented that. Again, you’re welcome.

CONS The man that got away.

The night is bitter. The stars have lost their glitter. The room grows colder.

Suddenly, you realize that it may not have been you that got away, but that cute shy guy standing in the corner who was a friend of Jeff’s but seemed totally unattached.

Damn! I should have talked to him more.

We would have been so happy together.

Relax Good things come to those who wait. I mean really, you’ll know when the party is over. There will be eight people left, and you’ll have a decent conversation and you might actually develop a friendship with someone you’ve been a gay acquaintance with for years.

And everybody who was dipping to the next bar will be at the next bar. You can meet them up or just go home. Those Ally McBeal reruns are not going to watch themselves.

Get over yourself Suck it up and be a polite, mature gay person. It can be done. Stop thinking with your dick or with your lonely, lonely, pink heart and just be.

As Ellen DeGeneres said almost 20 years ago, you are beautiful, and we cannot wait to meet you. So have another drink.

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BY MIKE FLEMING This crazy-warm weather we’re having may have cut short your layering looks this year, but the good news is spring has sprung early on gay Atlanta’s legendary patio season.

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EINSTEIN’S Raising the bar on gayborhood eats, this Metrotainment restaurant puts a creatve spin on Southern comfort classics. It’s big patio, ample bar, and weekend brunch are popular, and with flexible seating, it’s the perfect place for 2, 20 or 200.

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Joe’s is big on comfort food, easy eats, and as another in the Metrotainment family of restaurants, also home to amazing desserts. joesonjuniper.com/ ROXX A one-stop shop for American fare and a gay clientele. A popular patio, a menu of favorites from salad to meat-andthrees and beyond, a friendly staff, and a guaranteed crowd of gay men and their cohorts. What’s not to love?

1824 Cheshire Bridge Road NE roxxfanclub.com LAS MARGARITAS This popular Mexican establishment brings you all the things that you like for getting together with friends and starting the party. From their extensive tequila bar and authentic margaritas, to their yummy cuisine and famous Sunday brunch, you will always find a fun time for you and your cohorts.

anything at Ansley Mall has our true heart. Fresh and healthy but also decadently delicious, this is the perfect place to meet all your gays after the Big Gay Gym next door, then follow it with Bearbucks for coffee.

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QUEEN, PLEASE!

BY SCOTT KING

exhaled her sharp, possibly overwrought, but still accurate take down of him at the Golden Globes, Trump’ s only response was that the actress is “overrated.”

You’re nobody until Trump calls you overrated.

Maybe he meant “basic.” Is “overrated” the hetero red state version of “basic?” I hear Madonna’s kids are using it all the time. And Michigan went red this time around. Coincidence?

Wouldn’t it be hot if Trump tweeted at someone to stop being basic? Like Kellyanne? In her defense, that popsicle of an inauguration outfit was not basic at all. But it was basically a mess.

IRONICALLY, TRUMP’S BEST EFFORT at being gay comes in his overuse of the term “fabulous,” which is not shady at all. Betsy DeVos is a fabulous Secretary of Education, she is doing a fabulous job, and she’s really great.

TRUMP, TWITTER & THE POLITICS OF SHADE DONALD TRUMP NEEDS A GAY best friend. Someone to teach him how to be fierce without being cruel or ornery. Someone to teach him how to avoid being a bore, and how to avoid the mixed metaphor. Kind of like Lady Mary in Season 5 of Downton Abbey.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m hoping that by the time that this goes to print, Trump will have already cooked his gay goose and will be on his way to home arrest at Mar A Lago. If only Joan Rivers and Fashion Police were here to arrest him for that atrocious, ubiquitous, phallic red tie.

The thing is, if the Not My President is going to werk a posmodern Richard Nixon and post his Enemies List on Twitter, I would at least like it to be entertaining for a while. I would at least like to be able to have

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a chuckle like we all did when Nixon was trying to get the cameras out of the room as he was resigning from office. I would at least like the spectacle to be deserving of all those ratings he’s always bragging about.

The Hunger Games wasn’t must see TV. It was merely life or death.

I USED TO JOKINGLY SAY THAT YOU shouldn’t be able to vote unless you have seen both Paris is Burning and the original Manchurian Candidate.

Now I think that qualification should apply to anyone who is running for president.

As in those classic films, a legendary queen (or Angela Lansbury) would not be seen dead with an unworthy foe.

And House of the Labeige would never give a house as niche as the Swedish Embassy an open library door in which to read them at their leisure.

In addition to picking the right targets, a true queen also knows how to throw in the shade. Trump doesn’t.

SNL’s hilarious sendups of his debate performances, he just characterized as “NOT FUNNY.” When Meryl Streep

I couldn’t agree at all. Could you?

The problem with Trump’s Twitter hate, and occasional love, other than the fact that it is plagiarized as hell from Tyranny for Dummies, is that it is NOT FUNNY. It is also not clever.

It’s just the ramblings of an emperor with no clothes.

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Alan Cumming is the quintessential queer performer. As our cover story about his March 3 Atlanta show points out, the out actor is a triple threat on stage and screen – acting, singing and dancing – and forever in our hearts for his no-holds-barred, largerthan-life personality.

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1842 Cheshire Bridge Rd

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1510 Piedmont Ave NE

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1544 Piedmont Ave NE

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1492 Piedmont Ave NE

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1600 Piedmont Ave NE

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1447 Piedmont Ave NE

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Hair/Beauty H1 Bubbles Salon

1579 Monroe Dr NE

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2219 Faulkner Rd NE

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Mary's

1287 Glenwood Ave SE

Sister Louisa’s Church 466 Edgewood Ave SE

Dining Lips Atlanta

3011 Buford Hwy NE

Club Rush

2715 Buford Hwy NE

Spa/Bath Qi Clay Sauna

130 Buford Hwy A-107

Swinging Richards

1400 Northside Dr NW

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BLAKE’S TGIF with Doug & Brent 3-9pm • Celestial Fridays with Celeste Holmes & Cast 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 COCKPIT $6.00 SkyFall Wine EAGLE DJ Dance Party 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 OSCAR’S Music Video Night SWINGING RICHARDS Sexy dancers pack the strage early! Drink Specials all night. Free before 8PM. $10 Cover before 12 TEN ATLANTA Music & Videos by DJ Daryl Cox 10pm TRIPPS Jeremy Presents “Skin” 4pm - 2am WOOFS Fur Fridays

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To me, marriage is forever. How can I get him to work it out?

Pretty Tired, Sick & Depressed Dear PTSD: What you’re describing is abuse. Even if he never lifts a finger against you physically, psychological damage is being done. Your husband has you believing that your natural reactions are faults, and has you blaming yourself for inherent aspects of your personality. That’s not good.

HEY,

DADDY! I WANT MY GAY DIVORCE! Hey, Daddy!

My husband of less than two years wants a divorce. He blames me for the circumstances that led to his decision, and while I know there were mistakes on my part, I feel he played a role in this too, and we just need counseling. He doesn’t see it that way.

He definitely plays a role in your marital issues, because he’s your husband, not an innocent bystander, and because he exacerbates whatever problems there are with inappropriate attacks. But don’t focus on him. Focus on what you can do.

Your instinct for counseling is a good one, though maybe with a tweak in your case. It sounds like he may be uncooperative and unwilling to say the least. Go to counseling anyway. Read your Hey Daddy letter out loud when you get there. All a professional needs to know to start helping you is there.

For your wellbeing, “Marriage is forever” can’t mean “stuck no matter what.”

I like where your head is about divorce in general, though. Too many couples jump at a “final solution” without trying to resolve problems. Even a brief separation can lead to healing for some of those guys.

We rushed down to get married the day it became legal. We had only been dating less than a year, and while things were definitely serious and marriage was worth considering, we didn’t know all we needed to know about each other yet to make a lifetime commitment.

In your case, though, his desire for a divorce may be exactly what’s needed for you.

I can be overly sensitive, take too long to make decisions, and afraid of conflict. He hates that. I cry when upset. He hates that more. But from the beginning, even things totally beyond my control became triggers for him to lash out. He was insensitive at best, mean at worst, and never willing to look at his own actions or shortcomings.

He knows the answers you need, and you’re going to get them. Reach out to him with your burning questions via our editor, mike@davidatlanta.com.

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ARIES (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19):

LIBRA (Sep. 23 – Oct. 22):

Take a critical look at your work habits and start a process of making revisions; be helpful to others, but remember to get your own work done first.

Reconsider your long-range goals. A radical shift may offer better, more lucrative opportunities.

Easy answers to spiritual questions shouldn’t be trusted. It’s too easy to fall into dogmas, especially if they reflect or react against family teachings.

Keep digging to see where and how those feelings got so deeply entrenched.

TAURUS (Apr. 20 – May 20):

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21):

If you can act free of resentment, fear and anger you can do almost anything and the big risks will pay off for you. If those three problems are in the way, challenge yourself to understand why and to let go.

Smoothing out arguments with friends does not mean putting them under a pavement! Be mature enough to keep principals above interpersonal tiffs and your own bruised ego… er… feelings. Being nice might be work, but it will pay off.

GEMINI (May 21- Jun. 20):

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21):

Your brain is going on strike so rely instead on your heart. Take time out to connect with the people you love, and especially with yourself. An adult is someone who takes responsibility and has stopped blaming his or her parents.

Beating the boss in a battle could cost you the war.

With a little self-effacing modesty and a lot of hard work you could win him or her over and gain a powerful ally.

CANCER (Jun. 21- Jul. 22):

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19):

You can’t un-say what’s been said, but apologies and some critical reflection can do wonders for your relationships, personal and social. You don’t need to beat yourself up. We all have room for improvement.

It feels like you can barely keep up with the treadmill, but you got the power! Still, what to do with it? Your best clue: Ask your 9-year-old self what you really want to be when you grow up.

LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22):

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18):

Being super sexy is a distraction from more durable opportunities. Redirect your irresistible seductive charms to making important career connections. Your willingness to take on hard work and challenge is your strong suit. Work in some modesty and you’ll go far!

Bureaucratic snafus can get expensive. Make sure your papers are in order! A bad case of foot-inmouth is headed your way. Not only is quiet mediation a safe retreat, but it should offer profound, even transformative insights.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sep. 22):

PISCES (Feb. 19 – Mar. 20):

Erotic explorations may have less than thrilling results but most experiments offer the benefit of experience if not perceptible success. The next few weeks are for rethinking your relationships, but beware of making hasty changes.

No relationship is perfect and it’s too easy to find fault. Being or finding a partner is all about trying to be a better person. When discussing problems be gentle on yourself and your darling.

bitch session You’re overexposed and under-interesting. Please stop.

Fat isn’t healthy or sexy, but skinny isn’t either.

Eat a sandwich!

I don’t worry about you, hunty.

Karma’s got this.

You cheated. Now the guy you left is doing a half-million dollar remodel, and your only accomplishment is that the one your with finally deleted Scruff.

It wasn’t just your cheating and incessant lying. It was that you were boring me to tears.

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If you’re going to complain about your shitty boyfriend, do it in a diary so no one can judge when you get back together for the 100th time.

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