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METRA MAGAZINE
published by Metra Inc., PO BOX 71844 Madison Heights, MI 48071 248.543.3500 METRAMAG@AOL.COM METRAPICNIC@A0L.COM AuntieM4Doro@AOL.COM
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Friends of DOR OTHY DORO
Metra's calendar of EVENTS, that lets you know where all the HOT spots are! By: AuntieM4Doro@aol.com
Greetings my little groupies! I had a blast at the Metra Picnic! I rode in the Menjo’s bus and what a good idea that was, not only was it fun, but I got to stand the whole way home, I was in no condition to drive! No, I was not hammered (well maybe a little) it’s because I had so much “fun” in the bushes that I could barely walk let alone sit down! Enough about me (who are we kidding? There’s never enough about me) A big shout out to Summers Eve for doing a great job (Again!) with the Metra Olympic Bush Games! Hayloft took first place with Club Gold Coast in a close 2nd! Kudos to the fab Nickki Stevens for a great job on the shows in the Bitches Barn! Who says the number 13 is bad luck? After 13 years of being off the circuit the one and only Lady T Tempest performed, bringing down the house! The Spirit Of The Picnic Award (highest ticket seller) goes to the new Menjo’s Complex! Let’s see who’s doing what in Metra Land! …MICHIGAN Ann Arbor: NECTO (734-994-5436), Pride Fridays, Established in 1984 Necto’s Pride Night features DJ Jace in the in the Main Room spinning High Energy Dance and DVJ Mark in the Red Room playing Retro Pop Dance and Top 40 music videos! Pride Night is well known for its events and guests artists! No cover before 10pm and guests with college ID get in FREE before 11pm! Detroit: ADAMS APPLE (313-240-8482), Mondays, “Happy Hour” all day with Jack! Tuesdays, “Comedy Night” 9pm-2am “Wicked Wednesdays” with $3 Long Island Iced Teas! Fridays, “Karaoke” with Karen and Chili at 9pm! 18 Metra Magazine, Issue # 841
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BODY ZONE (313-366-9663), Friday, August 8th “Black Out Party” Saturday, August 16th “Leather Night” Saturday, August 23rd “College Night” Sunday- Thursday, “FREE Tanning” with the purchase of a locker or room! “Wild Wednesdays” FREE lube with the purchase of a locker or room! CLUB GOLD COAST / SIN in Detroit (313-366-6135), Sundays are “Amateur Night” with DJ Marquis! Mondays, “Customer Appreciation Night” no cover, $3 well and domestic beer and FREE pool! Tuesdays “Turnt Up Tuesdays” with Karaoke on the Sin side! Wednesdays, “Hump Night” with no cover and $5 Long Islands! Thursdays, Sabin at 11:45 and 12:45! Fridays, Cryatal Harding with DJ’s John Cruz and Intrigue! GIGI’S (313-584-6525), Mondays are “College Night” no cover with college ID! Party with Nickki, Chico, Sabin and all the boys! Fridays are “F*%k You Fridays” with Chico, Deangela, Sabin and all the boys! Saturdays, Michigan’s most awarded and longest running female impersonation revue! Reservations are highly suggested! Just a little heads up peeps, Friday, August 1st is Nickki’s birthday! Happy 21st Ms. Stevens luv you! HAYLOFT SALOON (313-581-8913), The bar with balls! Serving men since 1980( pun intended) Open seven days a week with daily happy hour from 2pm until 9pm! Coming Saturday, August 16th enjoy the afternoon with Summers Eve and Hollywood! MENJO’S (313-863-3934), Saturday, August 2nd “Splash” a tropical beach party! From Tampa, Florida Billboard reporting DJ Bruce Devery! Join the sexy soccer lads from Out For Kicks for Strip Volleyball! Saturday, August 9th “Arabian Nights” METRO DETROIT SOFTBALL LEAGUE (www.mdsl.org), “Bar Of The Week” is as follows.. Sunday, August 3rd Ukrainian Country Club. Sunday, August 10th Pronto’s. Sunday, August 17th Cantina Diablo's Douglas: DUNES RESORT (269-857-1401), August 7th-10th Mardi Gras Weekend, “Country Western Tea” with DJ’s Bear Man and Doug Roberts! Live Cabaret Shows with Amy
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and Freddy! August 14th-17th “White Party Weekend” with DJ’s Greg Drescher, Bear Man and Doug Roberts! White Tea with Men of Manwatch! Live Cabaret Shows with Kelly and Rick! Ferndale: COMO’S (248-548-5005), there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home (what? I’m Dorothy) actually there is no place like the patio in the summer time at Como’s! Not only do they have the best pizza in town, they also have the best patio in town! And if you can’t handle the heat you can bring your party in doors! JUST 4 US (248-547-5878), Just 4 Us is just that, just for us! They have everything you can think of from unique greeting cards to toys! They even have food and the best coffee in town! SOHO (2485427646), Sundays, “Karaoke” Tuesdays, “Pub Quiz Night” Wednesdays, “Drag Queen Bingo” Thursdays, “Heat” with DJ Kyle Cole and “Late Night Happy Hour” from 10:30pm till 1:00 am!
Grand Rapids: RUMORS (616-454-8720), Mondays, are “Mega Mug And Kick Ass Karaoke” Wednesdays, are “Wicked Wednesday” with the men of Manwatch! Thursdays, its “Thirsty Thursdays” with ½ off all drinks from open to close! Hamtramck: TEMPTATION LOUNGE (313-974-6575), August 2nd and 3rd go celebrate “Dustin’s birthday” with drink specials, surprise guests, great music, hot dancers and a whole bunch of random things they can’t advertise! (I'm in) Wednesdays, “Hump Night” with DJ Doug Roberts! Thursdays, “Take-Over” hosted by Delylah Desmond! Fridays, “Grown Up And Sexy” 22 Metra Magazine, Issue # 841
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with DJ Maestro! Saturday, September 13th “End Of Summer Beach Party” featuring Deangela "Show" Shannon with special guest bartender, the little cutie Mikey Champagne (I’d like to drink me a little champagne.) Hors d oeuvres, cool prizes, 50/50 raffle, drink specials, contents and photo booth!
Lansing: SPIRAL (517-371-3221), Spiral is a high energy dance bar with gothic flair! Friday, August 8th “Patio Party” with DJ Sammy! August 15th-17th “Renegade Theatre Festival” Friday, August 22nd “White Party” it’s a fundraiser for Michigan Lansing Pride! Pontiac: LIBERTY BAR (248-758-0771), Saturday, August 2nd “Karaoke” Friday, August 8th “Customer Appreciation Day” with Happy Hour prices all day and night! Friday, August 15th MIGRA “Woodward Dream Cruise Party!” 50’s and 60’s music with DJ Scott! Prizes, drink specials and lots of fun! Saturday, August 16th the fun continues with DJ Scott. Dancing, drink specials and see the cars on Saginaw from their patio! Traverse City: SIDETRAXX (231-935-1666), Side Traxx invites you to enjoy the beautiful resort town of Traverse City, which holds many prominent festivals (Michael Moore’s Film Festival, (July 29th-August 3rd) National Cherry Festival just to name a few) throughout the year and has beaches, wineries, casinos, fine dining and a prominent nightlife (who Knew?) While there, stop in and enjoy the excitement of Side Traxx! Their friendly staff will ensure you have a great time!
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Warren: ANDIAMO (248-268-2840), Thursday, August 7th, Murray and Peter present “Bianca Del Rio” the winner from season six of Ru Paul’s Drag Race! Special guests Joslyn Fox and Milk! MALEBOX II (586-806-2390), Mondays, “Pool Tournament” at 9pm! Wednesdays, “Country Line Dancing” with DJ Scott! Thursdays and Fridays, “Karaoke.” Saturdays, Male Box “Revue Comedy Drag Show” with the fab Iona Traler and Jacqueline Frost! Sundays, “Party Night” with the 80’s BBQ and happy hour! Friday,August 15th the Bears and Cubs come out to play at the “Bear And Cub Party.” Drink specials and no cover! ...ILLINOIS Chicago: 2nd STORY (312-923-9536), This is a bar to drink in! Non pretentious, welcoming staff! If you want sterilized bars with roving bar backs with earpieces like Secret Service agents then this bar is not for you! If you want a laid back place with cute bartenders and great drinks go to 2nd Story! …CANADA Windsor: PRIDE FEST (226-348-3378) August 7th-10th at the River Front Plaza, in downtown Windsor. The parade is on Sunday, August 10th but, they have a lot of fun events before and after parade day! Check out their ad on page 14 or visit their web site at www.wepridefest.com for more information! That’s it for this issue! Our next deadline is Wednesday, August 6th for our Wednesday, August 13th issue and you can reach me at AuntieM4doro@aol.com! Email me your upcoming events today! 26 Metra Magazine, Issue # 841
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