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LOCAL AND VISITORS PICKS
Thursday Friday and Saturday Hit show Carnival Cabaret staring James Haake married with children star, Carnival Cabaret (Palm Springs Drag Show) appears every Thursday, Friday & Saturday at Oscar’s Cafe & Bar in Downtown Palm Springs. Call 310 691 5407 for more information. Oscar’s Cafe & Bar famous for its Sunday Spectacular tea party, where one mingles with local and national shakers and movers. Drag Queen Brunch Sunday Rio Azul Mexican Bar & Grill! SUNDAY Just $14.95 for brunch and show! Doors 11 am. Show at Noon! Come support these fabulous bitches! And, remember 10% of show proceeds benefit Palm Springs Gay Pride Parade! Locally
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hotels section) Fred Ross (Thirteen Palms) and some friends purchased Santiago Resort earlier this year. Over the summer, with the help of their awesome General Manager, John-Michael Cooper, they renovated the property. They will be hosting a 20th Anniversary Open House for the community and media from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Wednesday, November 4th (Santiago Resort, 650 E San Lorenzo, Palm Springs, CA 92264), and have invited all DGTG members to drop by, say hello, grab a margarita and take a look at what they’ve done. 4
PALMS SPRINGS PRIDE WEEKEND see full schedule page 28-29 Other events Sunday Nov 8 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm CalComMen for its newest monthly class, a “gentle” MENS YOGA 101 -- that every man can do -- with our very own, Barry Raccio, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED -Info@CalComMen.com Los Braceros 1942-1964 at the Tolerance Education Center in Rancho Mirage. The exhibit tells a little known chapter in American history. It details the achievement, challenges and impact of migrant farm and railroad workers. Joslyn Center EVERY TUESDAY Free blood pressure testing is offered every Tuesday. Twice each week for a free Calisthenics Class designed with seniors in mind! Tuesday and Thursday. 73750 Catalina Way Palm Desert, CA More: Need more info call us at the DDG • College of the Desert Street Fair in Palm Desert • Certified Farmers Market at the Camelot Theatres Parking Lot • Nov 7, 2015 @ 9:00 AM Free, guided walking tour of the public art collection as part of Palm Desert • The Weiner Family Collection at the Palm Springs Art Museum 760-3224814
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UPCOMING EVENTS: 11/10, SMART RECOVERY 6:30 PM - 8 PM 11/11 GAY MEN’S SEXUAL HEALTH GROUP 10 AM - 11;30 AM PLEASE CALL DCSA FOR TIMES & MORE INFO.
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Inside This Week’s Issue MAP Page 39 “Daily What’s Happening” Page 12 33 AdamsArtExpos’e 20 Anatomy of DUI NEW 37 Business Directory 42 Classifieds 31 Desert Center For Sexual Awareness 40 Gay Resorts 34 GayDGets & Threads 38 GROUPS/HELP 48 Jersey’s Journal 32 Leather Realm 45 Massage Directory 41 I DID NOT KNOW! 37 Quote of the week 04 Weekender 50 that is funny 51 The Last Word George Zander 43 The Center Schedule 38 Transgender notes 50 Weekly Guide to Stars
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Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar & Grille 214 East Arenas Road, PS, CA Tool Shed - Leather Bar 600 E Sunny Dunes Rd , PS, CA (760) 320-3299 10:00 am – 2:00 am
The Barracks - Leather Bar 67625 E. Palm Canyon Dr. , CC,CA 2:00 pm – 2:00 am Score - Local Bar 301 E Arenas Rd , PS, CA (760) 327-0753 6:00 am – 2:00 pm
2100 N. Palm Canyon Dr. , PS, CA Streetbar (760) 320-1266 224 E Arenas Rd , PS, CA DiGS (760) 321-0031 36-737 Cathedral Canyon Dr. , CC, CA Georgie’s Alibi (760) 325-5533 369 N Palm Canyon Dr , PS CA Studio One 11 (760) 328-2900 67555 E. Palm Canyon Dr. , CC, CA Chill bar (NEW) (760) 537-0172 217 E Arenas , PS, CA Hunters Palm Springs 10AM - 7:00 PM 302 E Arenas Rd , Palm Springs, CA Cafe Palette 315 East Arenas Road, PS, CA
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6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM Score $2 Rolling Rock Bottles all day Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Chili Relleno & Eggs $9.75, Lunch Special Bacon Guacamole Cheeseburger $10.95 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis 9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s 10:00 AM Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8:00pm; $3 Jager Shots All Day Long 12:00 PM Tool Shed The Original O-69 Bingo at 12 Noon 2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour to 8PM Legends of Palm Springs 2-4-1 Happy Hour 2 to 7 PM 3:00 PM Oscars Happy Hour 3 7PM Sunshine Cafe Dinner Special Chicken Enchiladas $12.95 4:00 PM Legends of Palm Springs Trivia 5:00 PM Rio Azul Happy Hour 5-7 PM 6:00 PM Legends of Palm Springs Karaoke Jo 6 PM to 10 PM 8:00 PM Barracks Underwear Night 9:00 PM Tool Shed Wet Weds !$3 Jagermeister and fireball shots all day
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6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM Score $7 Belvedere Vodka all day Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special California Chipotle Benedict $10.50, Lunch Special Fish and Chips $10.25 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis 6:00 AM 9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s Score Happy Hour til 8 PM 10:00 AM Score $4 Budweiser 25 ounce cans all day Tool Shed Happy Hour til 8pm Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Carne Asada 11:00 AM and Eggs $10.25, Lunch Special Meatloaf or Oscars 11 - 10 Meatloaf Sandwich $9.75 Visit us at desertdailyguide.com and Like us2:00 on Facebook.com/desertdailyguide 13 PM
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6:00 AM Score Happy Hour until 8 PM Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Pork Chili Verde Omelet or burrito $9.95 or salmon Benedict $10.95 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis 8:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s Oscars 8a -10p Brunch until 2 PM $5 Bloody Mary’s, $9 Bottomless Mimosas Tool Shed Happy Hour til 8pm; Rehab with Doctor Tom until 2 PM 11:00 AM Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour from 11 to 7 PM Score12:00 Noon Bingo 1:00 PM Legends of Palm Springs $3 Holler - Beer, Hot
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6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM Score $4 Cucumber or Southern Mary all day 7:00 AM Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Eggs Benedict $10.25 7:30 AM Pinocchio Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis. Get a Martini BURGER! 8:00 AM Oscars 8a - 2a Brunch til 2 PM $5 Bloody Marys, $9 Bottomless Mimosas Tool Shed Cheap Beer Day $1.75 16 oz. Bud or Bud Light Drafts From Open ‘Til Close, Happy Hour until 8pm 8:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s 11:00 AM Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour from 11 to 7 PM 1:00 PM Tool Shed 8-Ball Tourn. Legends Karaoki Brunch 1-5pm SpurLine Beer Bust until 7:00 2:00 PM Barracks Beer Bust All Day Long 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95 4:00 PM Oscars Sunday Funday Tea Dance
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6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM $7 Belvedere Vodka all day Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Pork Chile Verde Omelet or Burrito $9.95 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis 9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s 10:00 AM Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8 PM 11:00 AM Oscars 11a - 9p Happy Hour All Day $7 Burgers & Fries 2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour to 8 PM $1.50 Drafts All Day Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour from 2 to 7 PM 2-4-1 cocktails 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95 5:00 PM Rio Azul Happy Hour from 5 PM To 7 PM 7:00 PM Barracks Free Pizza & Beer Bust Prices Hunters Service Ind. Night SpurLine Original One & Only Showtunes
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The Anatomy of a DUI An Overview of Alcohol By Manuel J. Barba, DUI Defense Attorney In the last article I began the discussion of Phase Two of a DUI stop – personal contact. Here, I will continue that discussion focusing on the officer’s use of his/her senses of sight, hearing, and smell during the personal contact phase as well as the officer’s questioning techniques. Remember, the officer’s first task of Phase Two is observation and interview of the driver which begins as soon as the suspect vehicle and the patrol vehicle have come to complete stops. Face-to-face observation and interview of the driver allows the officer to use his/her senses of sight, smell, and hearing to gather evidence of alcohol and/ or other drug influence. With regard to the officer using his/her sense of sight, there are a number of things the officer might see during the interview that would be describable clues or evidence of alcohol and/or other drug influence. The officer may see red, watery, bloodshot eyes, soiled clothing, fumbling fingers, or alcohol containers in the car, drugs or drug paraphernalia, bruises, bumps or scratches on the driver’s body (indicating the driver may have fallen down at some point), or other unusual observations.
With regard to the officer using his/her sense of hearing, the officer might hear the following describable clues or evidence of alcohol and/or other drug influence: slurred speech, admitting to drinking (umm, I had two beers), inconsistent responses, abusive language, or other unusual statements. And, with regard to the officer using his/ her sense of smell, the following are things the officer might smell during the interview that would be describable clues or evidence of alcohol and/or other drug influence: the odor of an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, “cover up” odors like breath sprays, the odor of vomit, or other unusual odors. While the officer is using his/her senses of sight, hearing, and smell to gather information, the officer is also asking questions to test the drivers “divided attention” abilities. The officer does this by asking distracting questions while asking the usual questions. For instance, after asking for the driver’s driver license, the officer may immediately ask the driver for proof of insurance and then registration. The impaired driver may produce the license, but not the insurance document, or may not find either as the driver becomes confused while fumbling through the glove compartment. Essentially the impaired driver may forget what he/ she was looking for. Another example of asking an interrupting or distracting question is, after asking for the driver license, the officer might ask the Continued on page 49
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Pride Festival SCHEDULE Grand Opening of Raymond | Lawrence: Thursday, November 5 (6 – 9:00 p.m.) at The River in Rancho Mirage. Adult beverages, tasty morsels and entertainment. In coordination with the grand opening event, nearly every restaurant, retailer, and The River itself will participate in the fun, with special activities and promotions to benefit Palm Springs Pride.
Rainbow Flag Raising: November 6 (10:00
Pride Meet & Greet Party at CCBC Resort: November 6 (8:00 to Midnight) Complimentary Margaritas, DJ Gruvbehr, Go-Go Boys Plus After Hour Man-Hunt from Midnight to 4:00 A.M. Tickets available online for Weekend Pass or $25 at the door. Clothing optional. 21+. CCBC Resort, 68300 Gay Resort Drive, Cathedral City. Broadway in Drag Pageant: November 6 (8:00 p.m.) Palm Canyon Theater DESERT HEAT: Palm Springs Pride Events – November 6 – November 9. Paul Nicholls & Justin David Present a slate of events including FOURPLAY after hours at Copa, HEAT Pool Party at the Saguaro, STRIPPER CIRCUS at the Hacienda Cantina, SUNSET TEA Dance and BBQ at the Saguaro, and VIP Closing Party at the Hard Rock Hotel. Youth Zone: November 7 and 8 (during Festival Hours) Open to those 23 and under, the Youth Zone is the hub for LGBT, questioning and ally youth at the Pride Festival. Featuring a space for relaxation, games, drawing, drag and make-up fun, free food and drink, great conversation, music, creative expression, prizes, gift bags, and private HIV testing . The Zone, is hosted by Safe Schools Desert Cities and is sponsored by Palm Springs Pride.
a.m.) Free Community Event at the Palm Springs Village Green. Community leaders will be joined by civic officials at a flag raising ceremony for a rainbow flag which will fly above the streets in downtown Palm Springs for Pride weekend November 6-8. OUT PSP: A Kick Off to Pride Weekend: November 6 (5:00 to 8:00 p.m.) Admission $50 for individual early bird. Click Here for Tickets. The official kick off to Pride Weekend and celebration in honor of the National Grand Marshal, Grand Marshal and Community Grand Marshals. Presented by: Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys. Lead Partners: Desert Regional Medical Center and Desert AIDS Project November 7 (10:00 Latino Party : November 6 (7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.) Free event. Downtown Palm a.m.) Springs on Palm Canyon Dr. from Amado to 7:00 p.m. Doors Open – No cover Baristo Rd. and on Arenas between Calle Encilia 8:00 p.m. Homo Estas? Latinas Show $5 Cover 10:00 p.m. to 2 a.m. Latin Dance Club $10 Cover. and Indian Canyon Dr.. Pride Beach Party: November 7 (12:00 p.m. to 100 % proceeds made at each door event benefit 6:00 p.m.) No Cover all weekend, 21+. Private Greater Palm Springs Pride to help keep Pride Cabanas/ Drink Specials/ Giant Beer Pong/ Giant free to attend Twister/ Pool Volleyball/ DJ’s Poolside Hacienda Alibi Azul, 369 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Cantina and Beach Club, 1555 S. Palm Canyon Springs www.alibiazul.com Dr., Palm Springs. Welcome Pool Party: November 6 (11:00 to Hot Wet & Proud Pool Party “4”: November 7 6:00 p.m.) Free. Featuring DJ Pedro LeBass with (Noon to 10:00 p.m.) BBQ and Pool Party with poolside drink specials. 21+ Hacienda Cantina DJ Gruvbehr and Beach Club, 1555 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm $25 in advance. 3:00-5:00p.m. Jersey29 Springs. Visit us at desertdailyguide.com and Like us10ona.m. Facebook.com/desertdailyguide
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Shore Show w/contest and CASH Prizes. Tickets online for Weekend Pass. Clothing optional. 21+. CCBC Resort, 68300 Gay Resort Drive, Cathedral City. DYKE MARCH & Rally: Saturday, November 7 (4:00 – 6:00 p.m.) Gathering point: Jackie Lee Houston Park directly in front of the Palm Springs Convention Center at 4:00 p.m. November 7 (6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.) Free event. 21+ Featuring live performances all night including Dance Queen and Pop Superstar Erika Jayne, DWNTWN and Not Exactly Deadmau5 Tribute. Also performing live Wrabel and recording artist Ricky Rebel, Located between Indian Canyon Dr. and S. Calle Encilia on Arenas Rd. in downtown Palm Springs. Women’s Pride Dance: November 7th (7:30-midnight) A benefit for lesbians in crisis in the Coachella Valley. Hard Rock Hotel, 150 S. Indian Canyon Dr. in downtown. 20.00 Advance purchase online at www.L-Fund.org and $30.00 at the door. 3rd Annual Official Ladies Party: November 7 (6:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.) Chix Mix Returns 6:00 p.m. Doors Open – $5 Cover 7:00 p.m. TBA Show – $5 Cover 10:00 p.m. till 2 a.m. Chix Mix Returns Djs, Lady Dancers, Lady Bartenders $10 Cover 100 % proceeds made at each door event benefit Greater Palm Springs Pride to help keep Pride free to attend Alibi Azul, 369 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springswww.alibiazul.com After Hours Dance Party: November 7 (12:00 – 4:00 a.m.) Pool Party, Go-Go Boys, Glow in the Dark Fun! Tickets $20 in advance available as part of Weekend Pass and $25 at the door. Clothing optional. 21+.CCBC Resort, 68300 Gay Resort Drive, Cathedral City.
29th Anniversary Pride Parade:
November 8 (10:00 a.m.) (steps off at Tachevah Dr. and Palm Canyon Dr.) Free Event Dish Creative Cuisine Official Event and Starting Point for Greater Palm Springs Pride Parade: November 8 (9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.)Celebrate the Pride Parade at the Official Parade Kick-Off point at dish Creative Cuisine. Experience all the action in a prime balcony location with VIP seating as the parade contingents pass right in front of the party. dish Creative Cuisine is a proud Official Partner and will donate $10 of each ticket sold to Greater Palm Springs Pride.
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vary by stage.Free Event.Palm Canyon Dr. Festival 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Arenas Rd Stage Noon – 6:00 p.m. Tahquitz Stage 10:00 am – 5:00pm. Sunday Funday Pride Pool Party: November 8 (Noon to 6:00 p.m.) Free Event. 21+. Brunch Specials/ Drink Specials/ DJ’s Poolside/ Private Cabanas. Hacienda Cantina and Beach Club, 1555 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs. Mimosas Served Poolside: November 8 (7:30-10:00 a.m.) Enjoy poolside Mimosas and Continental Breakfast 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. DJ Gruvbeher 8:00 p.m. – 4:00 a.m. After Hours Pool Party. Weekend Tickets available online and $25 at the door. Clothing optional. 21+.CCBC Resort, 68300 Gay Resort Drive, Cathedral City. 760324-1350. “Hey T!” Official T-Dance Party: November 8 (Noon to 7:00 p.m.)Noon to 3 p.m. – Jersey Shore – Sunday Disco Drag Brunch! 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Hey T Official T-Dance $5 Cover (Budweiser All you can drink! $10) Please verity all updates at pspride.org
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LEATHER REALM by Dave Murdock “And the new Mr. Palm Springs Drum roll please…and the new Mr. Palm Springs Leather 2016 is Christopher Durbin. Christopher entered the contest as Mr. Hot Rodeo 2015 and competed against 6 other great contestants, including 1st Runner Up – Steve Juneau – Mr. Off Ramp Leathers, 2nd Runner Up – James Bork – Mr. Chill Leather, Mr. Copa Leather Aaron Jones, Mr. Tool Shed Leather Jeff Maxwell and Mr. Barracks Leather Mark Austin. Christopher will go on to Chicago to represent the Palm Springs community at the International Mr. Leather contest next Memorial Day (see www.imrl.com for more details). The leather weekend festivities began with the meeting of contestants and judges at Hunters Nightclub on Thursday night. It was here that the contestants drew their numbers for the order they would compete on stage during the contest. The prestigious judging panel consisted of (in alphabetical order) Esteban Bartholo – Mr. Bullet Leather 2015 and community activist, Randy Carmenaty – American Leatherman 2008, Randall “Bear Man” Klett – owner of the Werks company’s and Stompers Boots and a C.L.A.W. board member, Sandy “Mama” Reinhardt whose “Mama’s Family” of over 2000 men and women raise over $3,000,000 a year for various charities (and a family yours truly is proud to be a part of as Mama’s PS Leather Daddy), Patrick Smith – International Mr. Leather 2015, Clifton Tatum – Mr. Palm Springs Leather 2015 (who raised over $20,000 for his 5 youth charities in his title year, and last but not least Dan Woodward – San Diego activist. The contest this year was very ably helmed by Drew Kramer with MC duties again being taken on by one of the best MC’s in the Leather Community, Lenny Broberg. The
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tally masters duties were filled by Karen Atkins and Tom Pardoe. Friday afternoon was the opening Pool Party at InnExile, hosted by Clifton Tatum, Friday early evening was the Formal leather Dinner at the beautiful Hilton Hotel, and the day was capped off by the huge crowd of about 1800 people checking out the items at the vendor market (and each other at one of our favorite events, the Cruise Party/Vendor Market at the Tool Shed. Saturday afternoon saw cigar and pipe aficionados at The Barracks enjoying their smokes and showing off their gear, and Saturday evening was the capstone event of the weekend, the Mr. Palm Springs Leather Contest in the scenic Grand Concourse at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Finally, later that evening, and sure to be an event that will continue, the Victory Dance and Cruise Party at The Barracks which was literally balls to the walls with hot men cruising drinking and dancing. Sunday was the annual BBQ and wet t-shirt contest helmed by Christopher Durbin who did an amazing job with what seemed like half the attendees entered and which saw the current Mr. Regiment from the Regiment of Black and Tan’s walking away with the top prize. Running concurrently was a first this year, a Leather Women’s brunch hosted by PSLOD members Nina Ruedas and Karen Atkins CONGRATULATIONS again to Christopher Durbin, and his hot and sexy band of competition brothers. We’ll be letting you know about all of the events that Continued on page 38
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AdamsArtExpos’e THE HISTORY OF THE STRIPES OF GAY PRIDE The struggle for Gay rights in the Western World is now epitomized by the rainbow flag. During the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s, the pink triangle signified gay recognition and rebellion. Borrowed from the Nazis who forced gay people to wear this symbol to identify and persecute. During the 1970’s a young gay artist named Gilbert Baker in San Francisco was inspired by Harvey Milk. Milk is well known as the first openly gay polititian and activist elected to the Board of Supervisors of the city of San Francisco. Milk challenged Baker to design a symbol of gay hope to represent equality and acceptance. Baker selected the rainbow, which he arranged in stripes of the spectrum. Originally the design included eight colors. Each color was to represent a meaning. At the top of the design was hot pink representing sexuality. next, red, representing life: orange, healing; yellow, sunlight; green, nature; turquoise, magic and art; indigo, serenity and harmony; and violet, spirit. These colors were used in the first flags flown in the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade in June of that year.
Riots in 1994, Baker was commissioned to create the worlds largest rainbow flag. It used the six colors and was 30 feet wide. It is recognized today as the world’s largest flag by the Guinness Book of Records. The flag was reduced to six colors in 1979, which is used most widely today. These colors are: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. This design is recognized today as the symbol of gay pride and recognition. It is used in varied creative applications such as bumper stickers, jewelry, clothing, etc. as well as the flag. Undoubtedly we will see other applications during Gay Pride Week in Palm Springs. In June of this year, 2015, The Museum of Modern Art adopted the rainbow flag as part of it’s official design collection.
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JERSEY’S JOURNAL by Jersey Shore I don’t expect a lot from people these days. I aim low and just expect to worst treatment and if someone does a good thing, like keeping their word or opening a door for you. I’ve had door slammed on me from inconsiderate people or opened door with not even an eye glance never mind a simple Thank you. Small things mean a whole lot more than you realize. Common courtesy doesn’t exist. When I find someone acting like a courteous human I am more shocked than I would by the lack of decency. Now what does that say about us as human beings sharing the earth? It’s interesting that we have LOL, BRB, LMAO, TTYL, and JK as the ever so popular text abbreviations, but I have NEVER encountered a TY. Did I just make up the code for Thank You? If it exists I’ve never seen it on my phone. We should be Thanking people more than Laughing out Loud. If we do LOL shouldn’t we Thank them for the laugh? So LOL, TY? We are just a rude and inconsiderate society. It’s sad. Everyone is ME, ME, ME! Well, cohabiting with others involves team work, so the me, me, me needs to be ALL, ALL, ALL or we’ll end up at war or something like that. Oh, wait, we are still in a war. Fancy that??? Why are the easiest things to follow through on the most effective? Yet we feel the need to complicate things. I live a simple easy life with no stress or com-
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driver what time it is, or what day it is, or how fast the driver was driving, or where the driver was going to, or where the driver was coming from, etc. The impaired driver may ignore the distracting question all together, or may stop looking for the license and focus on the distracting question, and then forget to resume the search for the license. The impaired driver may even give grossly incorrect information in response to the question. “What time is it?” “It’s about 9:00 p.m.” - when it’s really 2:00 a.m. Keep in mind however, interpreting this behavior is highly subjective because the officer likely has never met the driver
before, therefore the officer can not compare the alleged impaired behavior from the driver’s normal behavior. Perhaps the driver always behaves that way or perhaps the driver is simply nervous. Next week, further discussion on Phase Two - personal contact. DUI Defense Attorney Manuel J. Barba can be reached at 760-770-3377 or 951-680-9125. For more information visit www.BarbaLawyer.com or www.PalmSpringsDUI.com.
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THAT IS FUNNY My boyfriend came out of the shower and said, “I shaved my ass, you know what that means?” I said, “Yeah the fucking drain is clogged again.” My favorite part of a marathon is watching the reaction of runners who grab my plastic cup of vodka. Teacher: Why do I hear talking? Student: Because you got ears I hate when people say you don’t need alcohol to have fun. I mean, you don’t need running shoes to run but they freckin help. How do you get 100 old ladies to yell f*ck Have another one of them say bingo
WEEKLY GUIDE TO THE STARS ARIES: March 20 - April 20 You will take a trip to Pride. Luckily, the trip is only about a half a mile long, and comes out near a Big Party! TAURUS: April 21 - May 19 If you’re expecting a handout, get to the front of the parade route. Unless you can sing a killer tune. The louder you yell the more candy you get. GEMINI: May 20 - June 21 Looking for adventure? Palm Springs Pride is all weekend long everyplace. Or take a hike in the woods. What am I, your travel agent? CANCER: June 22 - July 22 You might be prone to blackouts, but that’s just life’s way of saying, “hey, was that Pride or did I see drag queens marching and rainbow feathers all over the place!
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LEO: July 23 - August 22 You might think you can pull off that big deal, and you can. You might think you can outrun a pride float, but you can’t. Don’t be left with the elephant droppings. VIRGO: August 23 - Sept. 22 If you’re tired, why not take a nap? I mean, it sounds simple when you say it out loud, doesn’t it? Happy Pride! LIBRA: Sept. 23 - October 22 I know you want to march in the parade But...a bat? Really? You want to be a human bat? Are you out of your mind? Get with it already, Happy Pride! SCORPIO: October 23 - Nov. 21 Your Pride is real, not is like a dying star; it shines oh-so-brightly, and then collapses upon itself and takes three solar systems
with it. SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 22 - Dec. 20 Just because that red button is asking to be pushed doesn’t mean you should. It could launch missiles, or...or...ah, push it already! CAPRICORN: Dec. 21 - Jan. 19 Remember last Pride? Do you? We all do! And frankly it was funny but still we are a country of laws. AQUARIUS: Jan 20 - Feb. 18 Thanks to compassionate care medicine we are all ready to have the dawn of Aquarius sung again. PISCES: Feb 19 - March 20 You WIN! I have the missing piece to the McDonalds lotto Park Place. Meet me with Boardwalk and I will make you rich!
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