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Miracle on Fulton Street Attraction Adds Magic to 2007 - 2008 Holiday Season in New Orleans

iracle on Fulton Street, a new holiday attraction in the heart of downtown New Orleans, will bring the magic of the season alive for locals and visitors of all ages starting November 21. Open to the public at 10am daily through January 8 and free of charge, Miracle on Fulton Street will feature ‘real’ snow, strolling costumed characters, top local performers and holiday-themed dining. “A delightful winter wonderland, Miracle on Fulton Street will give locals, visitors and their loved ones an opportunity to come together and have fun in the spirit of the season,” said Jim Hoskins, senior vice president and general manager of Harrah’s New Orleans. The entrance to the attraction, located at Fulton and Poydras streets, will be defined by a series of custom-built, faux wrought iron arches that are 14 feet high. Accentuated by 12-foot Christmas trees and 3-foot fleur de lis ornaments, the arches will create a dramatic canopy illuminated by thousands of LED lights. A computerized system will enable lighting technicians to create varied color themes against the backdrop of arches, ornaments and trees. The Miracle on Fulton Street display will continue with a series of 16-foot recessed vignettes which pay tribute to New Orleans holiday traditions past and present, including the legendary Mr. Bingle and Jackson Square at Christmas. ‘Faux snow’ will be another highlight of the attraction. Periodic snowfalls, while extremely rare in New Orleans, are nonetheless ‘forecast’ for Fulton Street this holiday season. Whether naughty or nice, all are welcome to enjoy the beautiful decorations and festivities. Live entertainment will take place on Fulton Street and in the lobby of the adjoining Harrah’s Hotel on Fridays and Saturdays from 4 - 8pm and on Sundays from 3 - 6pm. Performers will include New Orleans favorites Marva Wright, John Boutte, Big Al Carson, Johnny Angel and Benny Grunch & the Bunch. Strolling carolers and choral groups such the One Accord Gospel Choir are also scheduled to perform. A solo pianist, joined occasionally by vocalists, will perform in the hotel lobby on a white baby grand piano acquired specially for the holiday season. Santa’s Shop will sell official Miracle on Fulton Street merchandise, including commemorative ornaments, apparel, bells, coffee mugs and much more. Holiday drinks including Cajun egg nog, hot cocoa, apple cider and hot toddies will also be on sale. Santa himself, as well as his reindeer, will be available for photos on Fulton Street. The city’s largest gingerbread village, complete with train, will be on display in the Harrah’s Hotel lobby. Riche on Fulton Street will offer a special Reveillon menu, which comes

with a free commemorative gift. Those visiting the adjoining 528 music club can enjoy drink specials Wednesday through Sunday evenings. Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Grand Isle Restaurant and Ernst Café, also Fulton Street venues, will offer special holiday menu items. The inaugural lighting ceremony on November 20 will be followed by a concert officially launching Fulton Street...Live!, a music CD benefiting the Tipitina’s Foundation. The 14 local artists featured on the CD, including Ingrid Lucia, John Boutte, Leah Chase, Phillip Manuel, and George French, will perform their Fulton Street...Live numbers as well as holiday favorites. The CD is on sale now at www.fultonstreetlive.com and www.louisianamusicfactory.com, and will be available for purchase at Santa’s Shop on Fulton and the gift shop in Harrah’s Casino. All of the artists featured perform regularly at 528 Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8pm - midnight, and Fridays and Saturdays from 9pm to 1am.

APHELION – A Cirque Feeling Like No Other Runs through Dec. 9 at Beau Rivage

eau Rivage’s new production show APHELION is performing six nights a week through Dec. 9 in the 1,550-seat Beau Rivage Theatre in Biloxi, Mississippi. APHELION, defined as “the point on its orbit when the Earth is farthest from the sun,” is a befitting name for a production

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that reaches beyond traditional entertainment to explore deeper concepts and dimensions. Featuring a cast of 37 awardwinning and internationally renowned aerialists, contortionists, acrobats, dancers and jugglers, APHELION combines Olympic-quality gymnasts and whimsical characters with a surreal story that divides the world of reality with the realm of dreams and fantasy. Combining interactive comedy acts and well-choreographed dance routines with mystical sets, ingenious lighting, sophisticated staging and creative costumes, APHELION is a breathtaking 80-minute production reminiscent of the days of traveling circuses. APHELION begins with a trio of world champion muscle men who demonstrate incredibly strong physical maneuvers with seemingly effortless grace, balance and agility. Next, international award-winning aerial contortionist Maria Efremkina combines flight with elegant contortion moves high above the crowd. Fresh from a twoyear stint with Cirque du Soleil (Coteo), the beloved and highly regarded Teslenko Family jugglers perform mind-blowing acrobatic tricks and pyramids while juggling. Other highlights include Evgeny Vasilenko performing hand stands, rolls, cartwheels and head stands on a slick wire that is incredibly difficult to simply walk on; the award-winning Novikov Group performing daring tricks, somersaults and rotations in “free flight” on the High Bar; and Flying Man Anatoly Kurov, the European gymnastic champion who developed a circus act that combines unbelievable strength and beauty. Beau Rivage’s latest Cirque-style extravaganza is produced by Beau Rivage Vice President of Entertainment Terry Burden in conjunction with Bel Air Productions and Dreamcast Entertainment, creators of BALAGAN, TAGANAI and

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Lords' American Bandstand set for Nov. 24 at JohnPaul’s

he Mystic Krewe of the Lords of Leather presents American Bandstand 2007 Broadway's Revenge (The Great white Way 2) on Saturday, November 24 at JohnPaul's, 940 Elysian Fields Ave. The krewe's highly successful Bal Masque XXIV “The Great White Way” celebrated Broadway in all its glory.? Stunning costumes illustrated Broadway Shows that have made lasting impressions on audiences for decades. From Jesus Christ Superstar to Phantom of the Opera, attendees were treated to a lavish display of glitz and glamour - plus a little flesh! Now comes Broadway’s Revenge. The Lords will honor those Broadway Divas and semi-Divas who thrill audiences with soaring anthems, beautiful ballads, and hysterical comedy numbers. You’ll see sparkling costumes, glamorous beauties, and spectacular sets; provided you drink enough! Come join the krewe for an evening of your favorite show tunes and a good laugh or twenty. There may even be a surprise guest or two! General admission is free, but VIP private party tickets are available from Krewe members for $15. Private party tickets entitle the holders to admission to the second floor VIP lounge, free champagne, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and special seating for the show. The VIP lounge opens at 8:15pm. The show begins at 9pm The evening will also include a 50/50 raffle, an auction for a full table at Bal Masque XXV, and other give-a-ways. All tips received by the performers during the evening will benefit In This Together, Incorporated. ITT is a non-profit community based health initiative and more information about the organization can be found at inthistogetherinc.org. For more on the Lords of Leather, visit LordsOfLeather.COM.

LSGRA Lands 2008 IGRA Convention for New Orleans

he LSGRA (Louisiana State Gay Rodeo Association) has just returned from the 23rd annual IGRA (International Gay Rodeo Association) convention and had the winning bid to bring the 24th convention to New Orleans next year! The associations officers: President Lance Pippen, Member at Large Mike Andrews and Trustee Jay Field plus dance team of Pam and Lee made up the LSGRA delegation. The rodeo association got seated at the convention to make them a voting

member of the association on Friday morning of the convention. Pam and Lee proceeded to win 1st place and a buckle in the division 2 dance competition that same evening! The five delegates’ had reason to celebrate at Side Kicks, a local Country Western Gay bar in Kansas City later that evening. Not knowing that the next day would bring another big ole cowboy grin to their faces once again! Without too much sleep the three LSGRA officers would prepare for their presentation which would follow an excited bunch of rowdy cowboys from Toronto, Canada. The cowboys had a nice presentation but it would prove to be no match for the one from LSGRA! President Lance’s presentation consisted of a masterful power point slide show combined with the traditional New Orleans bead and doubloon throws mixed up with some Mardi Gras Mombo music which proved to be too much for the attending delegates’! LSGRA won the 2008 IGRA Convention which will be held at the Marriott located at 555 Canal Street over the dates of Oct. 28-Nov. 2. The 5 day conference will also be the first time that the IGRA Convention and the IGRA Royalty competition will be held at the same time! The association is very excited about showing off New Orleans and hoping to get the community excited about bringing the International Gay Rodeo Association to the city as well! It will take a lot of hard work, sponsorships, and volunteers to make the event as spectacular as the organization wants! If anyone is interested in the exciting future of the rodeo association and would like to be a part of LSGRA please visit www.LSGRA.COM.

Steamboat Natchez to Launch Boswell Sisters Centennial Events Nov. 30

et Boswell, the youngest of the Boswell Sisters, last visited her hometown of New Orleans a year before she passed away in 1988. During that homecoming she told Boswell Sisters’ biographer David McCain, “The next time I come back, I want to come by riverboat.” That wish will be symbolically fulfilled on November 30 as the Boswell Sisters Centennial begins a weekend of concerts, seminars and events dedicated to the jazz trio with a dinner cruise aboard the Steamboat Natchez. The Boswell Sisters, who left New Orleans in 1928 and rocketed to radio stardom in a few short years, enjoyed an early hit with the riverboatthemed song, “Roll On, You Mississippi, Roll On.” “The Boswell Sisters and Connee became famous singing songs about the south and the river,” said Centennial Project Director, Cynthia Lucas. “When the Natchez offered to incorporate the Boswell theme into their Friday dinner cruise it seemed as natural as mixing beans with rice.” The Natchez dinner cruise, which offers a buffet dinner and entertainment by the Dukes of Dixieland, will add two courses to Boswell-up its bill of faire. For local New Orleans favorites and pioneers in the modern revival of the Boswell sound, [continued on Main-10]

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Fleur De Lis Divas Revue co-emcee Elizabeth appears Sundays at Cowpokes beginning Nov. 25

Zoo Revue’s Opal Vanderhurst at Big Daddy’s

Regina Adams, Stephanie Lee & Miss D at Starlight Blanche Debris emcees Sunday Show Night at Oz

Marcy Marcell joins the Zoo Revue at Big Daddy’s

Opal Masters guest stars in the Fleur De Lis Divas Revue Nov. 25th at Cowpokes

My O My Revue: Jaded Jade, Miss D, Keno Cane Broadway, Passion Armani Cassidine, Mercedes Ellis Loreal & Miss Kelly Tyra Van Ryan guest stars in Oz’s Sunday Show Night

Entertainer of the Year Princesse Stephaney belts one out during the Zoo Revue

Starlight’s Marcy Marcell & Entertainer of the Year Princesse Stephaney, A Celebration of Robin Malta’s Life

Mercedes Ellis Loreal in the My O My Revue at Starlight

Oz Sunday Show Night headliner Kabrina Watson Starlight’s Jaded Jade, A Celebration of Robin Malta’s Life

Zoo Revue hostess Rusty LaRoux

Big Daddy’s brought Zoo Revue’s Ava Sinclair to the stage

Vivica Devereaux is one of the headliners at Oz’s Sunday Show Night

Brittney OBryan is co-emcee of the new Fleur De Lis Divas Revue starting Nov. 25th at Cowpokes

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Jaded Jade headlines her My O My Revue at Starlight By The Park

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Autumn Casseroles

hen the coolness of autumn arrives as it did this past week, I begin to think of heart and tummy warming casseroles for a dinner or sometimes a side dish. There is nothing easier when you come home from work on a chilly evening, than to pop a pre-made dish in the oven and heat it up. Today I shall share with ya’ll a few of my favorites.

CREAMY SCALLOP AND SHRIMP CASSEROLE 16 frozen phyllo pastry sheets, thawed and divided vegetable spray

2 ½ pounds shrimp, peeled 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed 5 tablespoons butter, divided 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 pound fresh bay scallops 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream [continued on Main-16]

the "official" dish ...from Main-6 the Pfister Sisters, it will be a reunion of sorts. They traveled the Mississippi with the Natchez on the Bush-Clinton Katrina

relief tour in 2005. The Stolen Sweets, a hot new ensemble from Portland, Oregon will serve up a second helping with their personal brand of Boswell-inspired music in their first appearance in the Crescent City “The Natchez strongly supports the preservation of our hometown treasures,” said Gordon Stevens, President & CEO of New Orleans Steamboat Company. “The music of the Boswell Sisters represents one of the many facets of lasting and influential artistry that had its beginnings in New Orleans. We are pleased to be able to treat our customers and the fans visiting New Orleans for the Centennial to what we believe will be a great night of entertainment.” Tickets for the Natchez Friday, November 30 dinner cruise are available online at www.SteamboatNatchez.com or by calling 504.569.1414 or 800.233.2628. Steamboat boarding begins at the Toulouse Street Dock at 6:00pm, and sails from 7pm-9pm. A pass for all Boswell Sisters Centennial events may

be purchased at www.bozzies.com/Centennial. The Boswell Sisters Centennial Celebration commemorates the music and lives of New Orleans’ Boswell Sisters, an international jazz harmony sensation from the 1930s whose unique musical stylings influenced legendary singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Wynonna Judd and many more, The four-day event includes live music performances and labs, a documentary short, and a series of seminars that covers the Boswell Sisters and Connee Boswell’s contributions to popular music and their impact on performers that carries through to this day. The celebration runs Friday, Nov. 30 – Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 at various locations in New Orleans Live performers include the Pfister Sisters, Shout Sister, The Stolen Sweets, YazooZaz and Jan Shapiro, in addition to an array of distinguished speakers. Organized by the Boswell Sisters Centennial Committee, the Centennial is made possible by a grant from The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc., and partnerships with the Louisiana State Museum, The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, and the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans.

Film Festival Favorite Loving Annabelle to Premiere on Logo Nov. 25

ogo and MTV Networks announced the world television premiere of Loving Annabelle, an award-winning and audience film festival favorite directed by Katherine Brooks. The film will premiere on Logo on Sunday, November 25 at 10pm ET/PT in a special presentation with only one commercial interruption. Loving Annabelle, based on the classic 1931 lesbian drama Mädchen in Uniform, follows the provocative story of a 17year old Catholic schoolgirl who falls in love with her poetry teacher. Brooks’ modern re-telling of this controversial love story won several awards on the independent film festival circuit and has developed a cult following, boasting over 14,000 friends on the film’s MySpace page. Loving Annabelle features outstanding performances by its young cast, including Erin Kelly as Annabelle and Diane Gadry as the poetry teacher she falls in love with. Loving Annabelle is part of Logo Films: 2007 Fall Film Festival, which will premiere a new film every week throughout the fall, many never before seen on television. Other titles in the festival include Coffee Date, In the Blood, and Puccini for Beginners. Logo’s 2007 Fall Film Festival highlights the channel’s triple “A” film and documentary collection, with Hollywood and indie film titles like In and Out, A Home at the End of the World and Small Town Gay Bar. For more information about films on Logo visit LOGOonline.com. Logo is the ad-supported network targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) viewers, launched by MTV Networks. The network launched June 30, 2005 with more than one thousand hours of content and has approximately 28 million subscribers across the United States.

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Birthday Show Celebrates The Life of Robin Malta/Friendly Bar Annex ~ New Orleans

Bywater Bar.B.Que’s Mike & Cutter’s/ John Paul’s bartender Poncho

Crack Whore VIII Wendy & Miss Gay New Orleans America Passion Armani Cassidine

Salon D’Malta’s Dara & Jorge flank Monica Malta Thurmond

Cutter’s Dudley LeBlanc & Ursuline Burgundy

Elizabeth

Chris Wecklein, Becky Allen & Harry Mayronne

Koo & Marty flank Starlight’s Regina Adams

Ninth Circle’s Irish Mike & Greg

Larry Bagneris & Marcy Marcell

Starlight’s Miss D

Charles Grant & Petunias’ Hoyle Byrd The Beauty, Bitch of the Year Tony Leggio & Sam

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Starlight By The Park’s Jaded Jade

Starlight’s Miss Love

Salon D’Malta’s Monica Malta Thurmond, St. Charles Chiropractic’s Mike Lechleiter & partner Ken Marino Starlight’s Selena

Friendly bartender's Nancy Rose & Steve

DJ Dan Meaux & Monica Malta Thurmond

Mr. Gay Pride Keno Cane Broadway

The Finale: Princesse Stephaney, Selena, Marcy Marcell, Regina Adams & Eva Las Vegas

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clubs & krewes by Douglas Minich, New Orleans E-mail: nolaclubrptr@yahoo.com

t’s getting time to dust off the lights and tune up your singing voice here in the Big Easy. Yes, the Holiday Season is officially kicked off, are you ready?

ow, remember this is New Orleans and the GLBT Community does do things a bit differently some of the time. In what has in the past grown to be a tradition, The Lords of Leather are hosting their annual American Bandstand fund-raiser on Saturday, Nov. 24 at JohnPaul’s, 940 Elysian Fields Ave., starting at 9pm. This years theme, Broadway Strikes Back seems a bit more appropriate with the ongoing stage hand strike in New York City. For their Ball Masque XXIV last February, The Lords theme was The Great White Way with “stunning costumes that illustrated Broadway shows that have made lasting impressions” explains Lord Gary V. “Now comes Broadways Revenge. The Lords will honor those Broadway Divas and semi-Divas…you’ll see sparkling costumes, glamorous beauties and spectacular sets, provided you drink enough” Gary expanded. From the sounds of things, it is going to be a show not to be missed. General admission to the show at 9pm is free! However, there is a special VIP party before the show that includes admission to the upstairs VIP lounge, free champagne, complimentary hors d’oeuvres and special seating for the show. VIP tickets are available for $15 from any krewe member of the Lords of Leather. The VIP Lounge will open at 8:15pm. This evening with the Lords will include: a 50/50 raffle, an auction for a table

at the Lords Ball Masque XXV and other give-a-ways, while tips received by the performers throughout the evening will benefit In This Together, a fantastic nonprofit community organization. I can tell you also that the Lords are putting in a lot of time at their den preparing for Ball Mask XXV on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008. Lords Ball Captain David B. and Ball Lieutenant Michael D. are hard at work not only on costumes but all the other details that go into putting on a ball of this significance. Get out your tuxedo’s and gowns boys and girls, Carnival season is getting close and you need to be ready. You can meet up with the Lords on the second Friday of every month as they host their Beer/Soda Bust at their home bar the Phoenix. Look for them on the patio with ice cold beer, maybe a snack or two and some of the most interesting educational videos around. For more information on the Lords of Leather, visit www.lordsofleather.com. For more information on In This Together, Inc., visit www.inthistogetherinc.org.

t would be remiss of me not to mention and congratulate the members of Panther L/L in Atlanta on their annual run Prowl XIX held over the weekend of November 2 – 4. These guys do a great job putting together a weekend of fun for members of the leather community not just in Atlanta but as far away as Wisconsin. New Orleans was represented as well. With members of the Lords of Leather and Crescent City Outlaws present for the festivities. From the cocktail parties at the host hotel to the bar nights at both The Heretic and the Atlanta Eagle, the weekend went

off with barely a hitch, you can’t always count on transportation to be on schedule ya know. Again, congratulations and a huge appreciation to The Panthers L/L!

he Krewe of Satyricon has some exciting events coming up as well. You can join them on Friday, Nov. 23 at Le Chat Noir for a Karen Akers Concert at 8pm. Tickets are $30. Satyricon will also be presenting A Music Hall Christmas Carol featuring New Orleans own Varla Jean Merman and Ricky Graham on Thursday, Dec. 6 at Le Chat Noir. Tickets for this show are $25. Tickets for these shows are available from the krewe by calling 504.525.4498. Those busy men of Satyricon are also throwing a Christmas Buffet and Auction on Sunday, Dec. 9 from noon till… at The Friendly Bar, corner of Charters and Marigny. Admission is free with the buffet only $10!

he Krewe of Armeinius presents It's Snowing at the Teddy Bear Circus, a walking three story Christmas house tour with over 8,600 teddy bears at 1525 Duffosat Street uptown. The Patron/Sponsor Party is set for Friday, Dec. 7, 8pm, and can be attended for a patron $100-$500 donation or a sponsor donation of $25 ($50 after Dec. 1). The public is invited to general viewing Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8 and 9 from 3-7pm with adult donations running $10 ($12 after Dec. 1) and children donations (3-12 years old) running $5 ($6 after Dec. 1). For further information, check out their website at www.kreweofarmeinius.org.

he New Orleans Bear and Bear Trapper Social Club are busy too. Of course, the Bears host not just one but TWO monthly Beer Busts, on the First and Third Fridays of every month you can join the men at their home bar, the Phoenix, from 9pm till midnight. The Bears have many events planned over the next months including their renowned Christmas Party on December 15. Check out the Bears amazing website at www.bearsofneworleans.com.

ou may not have noticed but the Louisiana State Gay Rodeo Association has a new website. Check out the great job the LSGRA is doing at www.lsgra.com. These guys aren’t just improving their website however. They are hosting a monthly Beer Bust at the Phoenix Bar on the Fourth Friday of every month from 9pm till midnight to begin with. The LSGRA is determined to bring the Gay Rodeo Circuit to the Big Easy. Doing so takes a huge amount of work and fund-raising. One of the newest is a Wacky Wagon Race to be held on Saturday, Dec. 1. The race will start in the historic French Quarter and end at the LSGRA home bar Cowpokes. This event will also feature a raffle for 2 round trip tickets on Jet Blue! LSGRA Member at Large Mike A. told me that there will be prizes for Best Wagon, Best Drag Presentation and of course the team that places first in the race.” He also told me that the team that sells the most raffle tickets will receive half of the total sum of tickets sold. CONGRATULATIONS to the LSGRA officers who successfully won the 2008 IGRA Convention for us here in New Orleans. LSGRA President Lance Pippin, Member-atLarge Mike Andrews and Trustee Jay Field traveled to Kansas City, MO to lobby the convention delegates against many other cities. I hear Lance and company could not be beat and the convention will be held Oct 28 – Nov. 2, 2008 at the Marriott on Canal Street. Should prove to be a great weekend! Congrats also go to LSGRA Members Pam and Lee who also traveled to KC and won First Place in the Division 2 dance competition. Come on Cowboys and Cowgirls, dust off those ropers and Wranglers! Check the LSGRA website for more information.

he Crescent City Outlaws announced a date change for their annual Ho Down. It will be held at Cowpokes on Saturday, Nov. 24. Outlaws President Kevin C. told me that the date change was necessary because of a scheduling conflict. Kevin also tells me that tickets are $10 in advance from any Outlaw member and $15 at the door. Check the Outlaws website for more information at www.crescentcityoutlaws.org.

ver in Mobile, they are staying busy this time of year as well. Check out the Renegades website www.southernrenegades.com and B-Bob’s web site: www.b-bobs.com for more information on events planed in Mobile.

ot to be forgotten is the Gulf Coast bear and Leather Association’s 11th Annual Teddy Bear Auction to be held in Pensacola at the Roundup on Saturday, December 9. The GCBLA donates proceeds to local charities and over the years has raised over $40,000! Check out their website, www.gcbla.com, for more information on this great group of guys.

wish for all of you a Happy, Safe and Wonderful Holiday Season. It is a magical time of year and even if you get a case of the Holiday Blues, there are things to do to cheer you up and entertain you. Peace and Love!

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cookin' w/auntie dee ...from M-10 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon salt 1 ½ teaspoon ground red pepper ¼ cup all-purpose flour 2 cups half and half Stack 8 sheets phyllo sheets in a lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish, lightly coating each sheet with vegetable spray. Bake on lowest rack of the oven at 400 degrees for five minutes or until lightly brown; set aside. Keep remaining phyllo sheets covered with a damp towel. Drain spinach well. Pressing between two sheets of paper towels to remove excess moisture. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet oven medium heat; add garlic and sauté one minute. Add shrimp and scallops; cook five minutes or just until shrimp turn pink. Stir in cream cheese and next four ingredients until well blended; remove from heat. Melt remaining butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, whisking constantly; cook one minute. Gradually add half and half; cook

six minutes, whisking constantly. Stir flour mixture into shrimp mixture. Spoon into prepared baking dish. Stack remaining phyllo sheets, coating each with vegetable spray. Cut into thin strips, using a pizza cutter. Arrange strips in a lattice pattern, over casserole; coat strips with cooking spray. Bake at 400 degrees for sixteen minutes or until lightly brown. Let stand ten minutes before serving. Serves eight. Serve this with a simple salad, some crusty hot French bread and what more could you possibly ask for on a chilly night? Well of course, we all know what we wish for as dessert.

CHEESY SAUSAGE MANICOTTI 1 (8 ounce) package manicotti, cooked and drained 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chilies with garlic, oregano, and basil 1 pound Italian sausage 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

1 cup ricotta cheese 4 cups (16 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese, divided ½ cup chopped fresh parsley Process tomato sauce and tomatoes in a blender 20 seconds or until smooth. Set aside. Remove casings from sausage and discard. Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink. Stir in cream cheese, ricotta cheese and two cups mozzarella cheese. Spoon into manicotti shells; arrange stuffed shells in a 13 x 9-inch lightly greased baking dish. Pour tomato sauce mixture over shells; sprinkle the remaining 2 cups of mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Sprinkle with fresh parsley. Serves six main dish servings. Try this with a romaine lettuce salad with calamata olives and artichoke hearts.

SMOKED TURKEY TETRAZZINI 1 (12 ounce) package linguine,

cooked and rinsed according to directions ¼ cup butter 1 medium, onion, coarsely chopped (1 cup) 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon hot sauce 3 cups milk ½ cup white wine 3 cups chopped smoked turkey (1 pound) 1 (14 ounce) jar artichoke hearts, drained and coarsely chopped 1 (6 ounce) jar sliced mushrooms, drained 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese 1 cup sliced almonds 3 tablespoons freshly chopped flatleave parsley Melt butter in a large skittle over medium-high heat; add onion and sauté six minutes. Gradually stir in flour and next three ingredients until smooth; add milk and cook, stirring constantly, ten minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; very gradually add wine. Stir in turkey, artichoke hearts, and mushrooms. Layer a lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish with half of each pasta, turkey mixture and cheese. Repeat to layer again. Sprinkle with almonds and parsley. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for about twenty-five minutes or until bubbly and golden. Yield: eight servings.

CHICKEN DIVAN CASSEROLES 4 skinned, bone in chicken breasts 1 large sprig rosemary ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground pepper 2 tablespoons butter ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 cup milk 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten 1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream ½ cup mayonnaise ½ teaspoon lemon zest 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice ½ teaspoon salt 2/3 teaspoon curry powder 2 (10 ounce) boxes frozen broccoli spears, thawed and drained ½ cup parmesan cheese paprika Combine first four ingredients in a large saucepan, cover with water. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer about thirty-five minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken from broth, reserving ½ cup broth. Discard rosemary sprig. Let chicken cool, bone and chop chicken. Set aside. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook one minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add reserved ½ cup chicken broth and milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly; until mixture is thick and bubbly. Gradually stir about onefourth of hot mixture into egg yolk; add to remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add sour cream and next five ingredients, stirring well. Layer half each of, broccoli, chopped chicken, and sauce in a lightly greased two quart casserole. Repeat layers; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for about thirty minutes. Sprinkle with paprika. Yield; six servings. Hope you enjoy these recipes on the cool evenings ahead of us. You may contact me at donniejay@hotmail.com.

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in the spotlight Nepotism: Every Captain A Queen Brings Marsha Naquin-Delain the KCQ Crown

he Krewe of Queenateenas’ kicks off Gay Carnival Season in New Orleans hosting the 15th annual King Cake Queen Coronation on Friday, January 4, 2008. Satire has always been a trademark of Mardi Gras, and Queenateenas’ co-captain Rip Naquin-Delain says, “How can you be any more satirical than naming your own co-captain queen. Practically every gay carnival krewe has named their captain, queen or king, and in some cases, both queen and king at some time over the years. Thus is our theme this year, Nepotism: Every Captain A Queen.” Queenateenas’ co-captain Marsha Naquin-Delain will reign as King Cake Queen XV of Gay Mardi Gras portrayed as the Fleur de Lis Queen. The new queen will lead the 21st annual Official Gay Mardi Gras Bead Toss on Fat Tuesday, February 5, 2008, from Ambush Headquarters’ world famous Bourbon Street balcony. This 15th anniversary year will salute the King Cake Queen Royalty Club with most scheduled to appear at the 2008, by invitation only, coronation. The club includes KCQ II & KCQ Emeritus: Jewel of the Nile, Jay A. Loomis/1995; KCQ III: The Rainbow Queen, the late Smurf Murphy/1996; KCQ IV: Pearl of the Sea, Reba Douglas/1997; KCQ V: The She Devil, Elizabeth Simms/1998; KCQ VI: The Czarina, the late Christine Cheridon/ 1999; KCQ VII: Sex Goddess, Stephanie Williams/2000; KCQ VIII: The Peacock Queen, Phyllis Denmark/2001; KCQ IX: The Freedom Queen, Lisa Beaumann/2002; KCQ X: The Voodoo Queen, Teryl-Lynn Foxx/2003; KCQ XII: The Amazon Queen, Savanna DeLorean/2005; KCQ XIII: The Diamond Queen, Raven Kennedy/2006; and KCQ XIV: The Fantasy Queen, Princesse Stephaney/2007.

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Mario Cantone Does Le Petit! at Le Petit

ario Cantone is no fool. Sure he could’ve come on Le Petit’s stage at the scheduled 8pm start of his benefit performance. But would you have wanted to be up against the closing minutes of a tight LSU football game? Instead, emerging post-LSU win at 8:25, he mock-retaliated as he threateningly bellowed, “This show’s gonna be 4 f***ing hours long!” Thilly Mario. No one in the audience would’ve minded if it had been. Known primarily for his featured role on Sex and the City, Cantone has been steadily coming into his own with stints on The View and his Tony-nominated Laugh Whore that also appeared on Comedy Central. At Le Petit, Cantone provided 95 minutes of smiles, laughs and guffaws as he began by noting that the ten foot high floral arrangements on stage reminded him of an Italian funeral and, after noticing that Le Petit’s interior was reminiscent of the SS Poseidon, giving us a dead-on Shelley Winters impersonation. What followed was over-the-top Italian emotion-imbued observations and impressions of Julia Child (“My hump is a block of pecorino romano.”), Emeril, Dancing with the Stars, alert codes, Faye Dunaway in a NYC cab, Saddam Hussein being Q-tipped, Osama bin Laden singing a la Whitney in his cave with pinkie extended, and Mary Cheney being chastised by Dad (though Cantone flubbed the punchline of this joke by mixing up “penis” and “pussy”—a first, I bet, for him). I had not been aware that Cantone was a brilliant mimic, almost like a three dimensional caricaturist, but using his rubbery face, his send-up of an actual Cher/Tina/Kate Smith trio from the Cher

TV show was like Hirschfeld portraits come to life. After a bodacious demonstration of how women in porn lick their tits, we got a deconstruction of Rudolph, the RedNosed Reindeer as a gay parable; Tom jumping on Oprah’s couch; and a surreal take on how Liza kissed her fegalah husband at the altar and came out his ass. As he moved on to tales of growing up (“My family was a Scorsese casting call.”), he claims to have wanted “a normal Italian family” which is “an oxymoron”. Lucky for us they weren’t normal. If it felt like Cantone was channeling Judy Garland in an extended musical segment from her show and, as a finale, a gaggle of A-list femme celebrities (Marlene, Liz, Ellen, Joan, Diana, Barbra, etc.) doing would-be bits from The Vagina Monologues, the show’s highest highlight was his tale of working with deaf kids as a teacher’s assistant in New York. To watch Cantone sign and listen to him go back and forth between his own voice and that of a cocky Puerto Rican teenager negated his contention that he’s a mere “laugh whore.” Rather, his insightful observations of humanity make him the keenest of artists.

The Sty of the Blind Pig at the Anthony Bean Theater

ne wonders if Phillip Hayes Dean had written a play about the African-American experience for each decade of the twentieth century, might he have equaled or exceeded August Wilson’s output? For certainly, 1971’s The Sty of the Blind Pig, set in the 1950s on the eve of the civil rights movement, is a sparer yet more eloquent cousin to any of Wilson’s dramas. Pig tells a simple but multi-layered story. A middle-aged woman, Alberta, works as a housekeeper for a white family

and lives with her overbearing religious mother, Weedy, who moved to Chicago’s South side from Mississippi decades ago. One day, a blind musician, Jordan, turns up on their doorstep looking for a woman named Grace Waters. (Note the Biblical resonance of that name.) Alberta, desperate for physical affection, commences an affair with Jordan of which Weedy strongly disapproves. Weedy’s brother Doc, a small time numbers player, hits it big with some help from Jordan and heads back to Memphis but not before flirting with tragedy. Jordan moves on. The women are left alone to make a new life in a new place as their apartment building has been condemned, though the tearing-down may not be for a while. Into this despairing, if not wholly pessimistic portrait, Dean weaves sharp perceptions of love, family, work and life. Though an overwrought climactic scene verges on soap operatic parody, by then Dean has earned it and ends his tale on a quieter note. With his extraordinary cast, director Anthony Bean avoided the play’s excesses and found a rhythmic beauty in such little daily rituals as setting a table, applying perfume and making a sandwich. Having demonstrated his incalculable talent for kitchen sink/backyard naturalism, I would love to see Bean and his design team attempt a more expressionistic, metaphorical rendering of one these, as George C. Wolfe put it, “Last Mammy on the Couch” type of plays. Though twenty years too young for Doc, Donald Lewis gave the best performance I’ve yet seen from him. Subverting his plummy voice into a more whiskeysoaked purr, Lewis conveyed the desperation of a dissolute, self-satisfied nobody who used to be somebody. While never overplaying it, the marvelous Patricia McGuire-Hill found comedy in the tragedy of one whose love suffocates and whose small-mindedness prevents her from living life more fully. That said, after a string of loveless and hard (Morning, Noon, & Night; Pig) or loveless and soft (her Ambie Award-winner, The Old Settler) roles, I’d love to see her kick up her heels in, say, Noel Coward’s Hay Fever or even the female version of The Odd Couple. How wonderful it was to see Gwendolyne Foxworth and Will Williams playing lovers again; these two acclaimed actors seem to share a special chemistry. Their first scene together was one of breathtakingly subtle beauty. Draping his long arms over his guitar and letting his hands discern the landscape around him, Williams made you believe he was blind and, eyes hidden behind dark glasses, expressed through his voice alone the longing, defiance, compassion and passion that most actors need their full faces for. Incredible. And in her most challenging role since her 2004 Ambie Award-winning one in King Hedley II, Foxworth, caught up in an existential mother/daughter battle, let conflicting emotions flicker across her face as she pondered how to handle her powerful emotions for Jordan. I’ll not soon forget Foxworth’s virtuosic monolog that begins with a recitation of an obituary for a young pilot, evolves into religious fervor and ends in a sexual frenzy with a sofa taking the place of the corpse. The Sty of the Blind Pig crowns what

has already been a very strong season for ABCT.

The Rocky Horror Show at Rivertown Rep

ho’d’ve thunked that The Rocky Horror Show, once the doyenne of countercultural midnight movie screenings in Greenwich Village, would’ve morphed in its 30+ year life span into an annual Halloween offering tame enough to be done in the ‘burbs? After all, with RuPaul/Charles Busch/Dame Edna and even our very own Varla Jean Merman common celebs, I suppose even a bluehaired matron meeting a sweet transvestite would sweetly reply “How nice.” I missed Rivertown Rep’s Rocky Horror Show last year but found this year’s version to be well done and completely enjoyable. If, under Gary Rucker’s astute direction, this Show lacked a certain edge, I’m not sure if that was the result of RHS not being as transgressive as it once was or if Rivertown’s cast, all fine performers, were just a little too nice a bunch of people for this naughty entertainment. That said, Jim Fitzmorris’ droll pomposity fit the Narrator perfectly and Carrie Black (Janet), Jonathan Whalen (Brad), Kristen Popich (Columbia), Megan Sauzer Harms (Magenta) and Rucker (Riff-Raff) were all good. If Matthew Mickal is not quite as butch as one would expect the biker Eddie to be, he hit just the right note as the quasi-Nazi Dr. Scott. Smaller of frame than most Frankn-Furters, Michael Tramontin nearly pulled it off entirely but, while he captured the mad scientist’s initial playfulness, this Fn-F needed a pinch more menace at the start; still, by the end, Tramontin found just the right balance between true sentiment and camp to make I’m Going Home unusually moving. The find of this production, however, was P.J. McKinnie as Rocky. That he dances fabulously and has a hot bod is no surprise. But that he has a clear, great singing voice and brings a genuinely sweet and even innocent personality to the part adds up to the best Rocky I’ve ever seen. There’s nothing wrong with being a chorus boy, but let’s hope he’s given much more to do in the future. The only unpleasant part of this production were those audience members who seemed to forget that they were seeing live performers and not Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon amd Barry Bostwick up on a screen. Of course, making loud comments is part of the RHS experience; there were some great ones about Clinton (Bill, I think, or was it Hillary?), JPAS and The Saints. But to yell something for nearly every line, sometimes visibly distracting the performers, is childish and unfair. Wise up Janet Weiss. Or Tony Spinelli. Or Bubba Thibodeaux. Or whoever you are.

The Wedding Dress at Tulane University

n Nelson Rodrigues’ The Wedding Dress, Alaide, a young middleclass wife who has just been mortally injured in an auto accident, may or may not have killed her husband. As she hovers at the brink of death, her delusional faculties bring up subconscious hallucinatory memories both real and imagined. [continued on Main-20]

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trodding the boards ...from M-18 As we see Alaide about to get married, a tale spills forth of sibling rivalry as her sister Lucia accuses her of stealing her boyfriend. In a parallel plot, Alaide searches for an older prostitute who winds up being killed by her 17 year old boyfriend. Said to be “a milestone in Brazilian modern theater and world drama” on a plane with The Skin of Our Teeth, I was not entirely convinced. Interesting in its use of a splintered reality, Director Lorenzo Gonzlez made a valid case for this mishigas. That it grew repetitious by its second act was Rodrigues’ fault. Still I could imagine a director giving it other interpretations. It could’ve been the melodramatic translation (“You cost me my soul”—oy), but it seemed a bit dated unlike such innovative works as Epitaph for a Small Winner by that great Brazilian writer of the 19th century, Machado de Assis. As one facet of Alaide, Elizabeth McCarthy struck just the right dreamlike balance between natural and stylized acting. As another aspect of Alaide, Leeann Kovalow St. John was a bit shrill but seemed, not entirely inappropriately, to have intended to be that way. Together they provided two contrasting sides to the character’s personality. Having triumphed in March as the frazzled housewife in Trumpets & Raspberries, Allison Blackwell demonstrated with her “courtesan” Madame Clessi that she could be assured and sexy just as wonderfully as she was ditzy and humane earlier this year. Playing the vituperative Lucia, Katie

Howe did well and matched St. John’s cattiness though her leading turn in the musical High Society allowed her to show a greater range of expression. As various romantic interests, Andrew Wuestenfeld was good but not quite the stud muffin Rodrigues probably envisioned; I think he’d do even better in some more sexually ambiguous roles, say, Tea and Sympathy’s college student. Hannah S. Trostle, as Alaide’s mother, provided funny comic relief. Choreographer Diogo de Lima’s dancing whores established just the right hothouse atmosphere at the start of the play with Michael Quintana bravely leaving the audience to wonder if he was supposed to be an actual girl or a tranny hooker. This Wedding Dress would have benefitted from having more such dreamy conundrums

root [cel.lar] at The Alamo Underground

ollowing the dictum to “save the best for last” the folks at The Alamo Underground slotted Andrew Larimer’s The Ballad of Sylvia Post into the clean-up position for root [cel.lar], its recent evening of nine original 10 minute plays set in various basements. After eight pieces that at best hit a double, it was nice to end up with a home run. Using a Dr. Seuss-ish style, Syvia Post told the charming tale of a young girl, Sylvia P., whose eyes are so sensitive that she sees all the world’s tiniest distressing flaws. The sun’s brightness hurts her and so she must stay indoors. A doctor gives her glasses which help but then prodigiously overactive tear ducts neces-

sitate an operation to remove the offending glands. Eventually, after a brief relationship, Sylvia goes out into the world to look for love. Larimer’s script started out a bit coyly and with some too obvious rhymes but his versifying soon took on the intricacy of Sondheim and the smoothness of Richard Wilbur. Despite the show’s low tech feel, Sylvia’s eyeglasses made for the most special of special effects. Kathlyn Tarwater found just the right combination of vinegar and whipped cream for Sylvia. James Bartelle projected an innocent sweetness as her would-be boyfriend. AJ Allegra’s opthamologist was a doctor with just the hint of a mad scientist. And Sean Glazebrook narrated with the avuncularity of a children’s librarian. I just wish that director Larimer had insisted that his fine cast, particularly Glazebrook, had spoken playwright Larimer’s words with a bit more clarity. Of the other plays, Bartelle’s Anymore, which featured a soldier, a robot and a troll, was very strange but quite interesting in a performance art kind of way. Gasoline Story is one of R.J. Tsarov’s more accessible works with its sad story of a man and woman who work at an emergency poison hotline trying to connect. Though Tsarov may have directed Kevin Fricke to use a flatline voice, it did become a bit monotonous. Lester’s Legacy by David Hoover & Scott Hutcheson was fun in an old-fashioned way as a recently deceased’s secrets turned out to be not so secret. While the other plays on the program occasionally featured an interesting line or turn of phrase, overall they ranged from the point-

less to the trite with acting and directing that did little to help. While there is something to be said for providing a theatrical buffet, let’s hope in the future we’ll see an evening long Further Adventures of Sylvia Post.

Carrie’s Facts of Life at One Eyed Jacks (a co-review by Brian Sands & Patrick Shannon) unning With Scissors has done it again. Their latest show, Carrie’s Facts of Life, was another witty parody by those wild and wacky theater folk that happily mangled a classic horror film, Carrie, and a TV show about silly teen age girls and their “dire” needs to grow up fast in more ways than one. Carrie, of course, is about a mother made insipidly insane by the Roman Catholic Church and how she tries to impose her retrogressive religious beliefs upon her daughter with awful results. Providing their usual madcap and marvelously funny twists, particularly amusing was how Rw/S fulfilled the high tech needs of the show. The scene requiring kitchen knives to be teleported by Carrie’s mental powers into her Jesus-freaked Mom was done by having Mom slip out from behind the curtains with bloody knives glued to her white dress while holding an umbrella skeleton from which were hung various other knives all of which dangled toward the victim. The big pig blood ballroom scene was done by allowing a roll of red silk to fall down from the fly loft onto Carrie who was wearing a bloody stained dress. Carrie’s mom was brilliantly played by Brian Peterson and Carrie by Brad Caldwell. Taking up The Facts of Life side of the show, Bob Edes hysterically channeled the great Charlotte Rae as the school’s headmistress. Dorian Rush, Lisa Picone, Donald Lewis and especially Travis Acosta made for a wonderfully assorted bunch of snobby, tough and silly girls. Twas all great fun, wonderfully done.

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JohnPaul’s Paul & John flank Monica at Lafitte’s 15th Red Party: A Tribute to Robin Malta Aletha behind the bar at Lafitte’s 15th Red Party: A Tribute to Robin Malta

Socialite Walter Wolf, now of San Francisco, pops into Good Friends for a visit

Kevin & Chuck cocktailin’ at Cutter’s

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Madame Phillip of Maison de Alternatives supports Lafitte’s 15th Red Party

Buzzy’s Boys & Girls’ Steve, Todd & Inge at Lafitte’s 15th Red Party benefiting Buzzy’s Kids

Joel joins Spencer behind the bar Fridays at Good Friends Bar for $1.50 Drink N Drown Happy Hour

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The Glamour Girls, Lafitte’s 15th Red Party: A Tribute to Robin Malta

Troy & Tom pull the winning tickets at Rawhide’s Chuckwagon Happy Hour Fridays Michael snags his grub at Chuckwagon Happy Hour Fridays at Rawhide

Roger & Glenn pop into The Corner Pocket Smile, Smile, Smile; Lafitte’s 15th Red Party: A Tribute to Robin Malta

Manager Joe serves his meat up for Chuckwagon Happy Hour at Rawhide Don & Robyn cocktailin’ at JohnPaul’s

Elizabeth & Richie Rich, Lafitte’s 15th Red Party: A Tribute to Robin Malta

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one last song by Donnie "Jager" Jay, SDGM XXXII E-mail: donniejay@hotmail.com

Come December

walked in from the kitchen with a cup of raspberry tea in my hand, shuffling along in my bedroom slippers. There was a definite November chill in the air outside and it had managed to slip into my living room, not so much as to require me to turn the heater on, none the less, it was cool. I had already gotten out a velour bathrobe to conquer the chill, but it just didn’t seem to be doing its job, so I thought perhaps a nice cup of tea would do better and warm me from the inside out. I sat next to the living room window, why, I had no idea, for surely the draft sneaking in along the sill would only be a conduit for the cooler air. I stared out at the starless November night sky, oh I know the stars were out there all right, but it was overcast, a harbinger of the storm that was brewing toward our north, that carried the promise of colder weather yet to come our way. One could never count on the weather at this time of the year. It could either be an extension of the warm summer months or a decidedly start of an early winter. There had already been a frost across the lake, a mild one, but they have already given protect your plants and pet warnings. I fear that come December we are going to have a bleak, early and severe cold settling in on us. More than likely we’ll have snow this year, some how I just know it. I tucked my feet up on the chair, under me so that I was sitting on them in order to warm them up. Didn’t someone at some time or another say cold feet – warm heart, no that’s me not thinking clearly again. It was cold hands – warm heart, but even that is a fallacy. My hands are cold from the damn blood thinners I take for medicinal reasons, besides; it is a well known fact that I have no heart. I sit still another twenty or so minutes thinking of nothing, but feeling out of sorts just the same. Then a sudden thought slices through my cloudy mind. I always begin to feel remorseful at this time of the year. It isn’t exactly the holiday blues, but rather a time I reassess the year that is about to flee out of my life. In just about six weeks it will be ended and a new one will take its place. Come December thirty-first at precisely midnight this year will be a thing of the past. It will be gone, every minute, every second, will vanish and become just another assortment of memories. For better or worse it will never be able to be relived. I can’t even begin to relate, how many times I wish I was in a position to redo some event in my life. But things that are done can not be undone. So it becomes a great time of reflection for me and I swear to myself that I will do much better in the next year and come December in that future one I pray; I have nothing to wish I could relive. That is not to say that I will achieve or can even hope to become a perfect person that is something that I will just have to leave for those whom may be headed for sainthood. No one I am acquainted with I’m afraid. As I have stated many times before that I am blessed to have many true and wonderful friends, but like for myself, I fear

adoration is far off for them. It has been a year of passing from one place to another for many, some too untimely and it is hard to conceive why things happen as they do. One can sit like I do in quiet contemplation staring out a window on a chilly November night and wonder about such things, but I doubt anyone of us will get clear answers to life’s mysteries. Ah, sweet mysteries of life…..so goes the lyric of a song that keeps running through my cluttered mind tonight, searching for answers that I will probably never get and what is worse may even not want to know. But still I question the universe, the grand poopa, the whatever, to try and make sense out of some of the events that take place almost daily. Why it is that someone meets an untimely end and not another? Can it simply be that their time was up? I can’t accept that theory at all, not when I see friends so full of life and love, vibrant folks with a zest for life who suddenly are no longer around. Who are just gone from our lives, never to smile at us again or make us laugh at moments when we need it, to hold our hands and ease the pain of some disaster that has befallen us. My eyes moisten a bit and I reach for a Kleenex to dab the sadness away. Thinking back like this is not always the easiest thing to do, but it helps to cleanse my soul. Now like I’ve said I know I have no heart, but I definitely believe I have a soul. It is this unseen enmity that makes me want to live each coming year better than the last one. To want to reach out to each friend and foe alike and try not to do anything that I will regret come next December. I know this sounds great in theory doesn’t it. But can it be achieved in reality? I can’t say that I have had a great track record on this. Otherwise I wouldn’t be having this late night chat with myself, like I do just about every year. I must say that I do honestly try every year to change my evil ways and spread love. No darlings I said spread love, not my legs, they seem to spread automatically. There are things that I am going to try and change in the coming year though; that I hope will make me a better person. First of all I promise I will leave everyone else’s husband alone, this alone should give me a leg up on the sainthood thing. As for mine, the ex one that is, anyone is welcome to him, just make sure you can afford him. Oh, and don’t fall for the I’m going to get my old job back next month line. It just never seems to happen. Secondly, I will try, notice I said try, to bury the hatchet with all my foes. Please note: I did not say where I would bury the hatchet; I only said that I would. Third…..well. I don’t want to make these resolutions to hard for me to achieve, so let’s let it go with the two for now. If I can achieve the both of them I may even call the pope and nominate myself for sainthood. Notice I said sainthood as in Saint Peter and not as a part of our hometown football team. Though I admit that I would not mind showering with them or playing with them actually. I just can’t see myself running

around on that field getting myself all sweaty. There are much better ways to work up perspiration. Heavens, just listen to me, November hasn’t even ended yet, I’ve made two resolutions on how to live my life better and before I can even think otherwise I’m breaking one already. In my mind that is, which is probably better than in reality anyway. I really fear I will never become the better person that I have always wanted to be. I have sinned greatly; I have coveted my neighbor’s husband. All the Saints aren’t single by any chance are they? My, I must have dozed off sometime during this evening. It is chillier now that it was when I first started this, in fact it is downright cold, and perhaps I will light the heater. I somehow drag myself out of the arm chair and head towards the kitchen, my tea has gotten cold and I need to reheat it. My thoughts are muddled in my somewhat feeble brain. I had the spark of an

article floating around up there, but now it has completely vanished. Something about my life, becoming a better person, the Saints football team, becoming a saint, a whole lot of bullshit. Of well, sometimes it is better to forget about some things. There is still something there gnawing at me. Well it should surface soon, maybe come December. Until then I will just settle back in the arm chair with an afghan and a hot cup of tea to warm myself with. I will quietly think of all my friends who have passed from one place to another and bid them all adieu. Rest in peace dear ones and I shall sing you ONE LAST SONG. You may contact me at this publication or at donniejay@hotmail.com. A footnote: To Do productions will soon be announcing it’s 2008 season. Visit us at our website, todoproductions.org.

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hate early mornings. It was 5am when I dragged myself out of bed and into the shower to ready myself for the PFLAG yard sale. At 6:30am, I was parked in front of the Community Center with Randy Trahan to finish the set up for the sale that we hoped would be successful enough to empty the storage unit that held the treasurers we inherited from Jack Taylor. Before 9am we had sold over $600 in furniture and porcelain to Decatur Street antique dealers. By noon the chapter had cleared $1,000. This was proving to be a successful sales day. PFLAG wishes to thank the New Orleans Lesbian and Gay Community Center and the community at large for their assistance and support. A few of the PFLAG members worked from start to closing at 2pm – Julie Thompson, Randy Trahan, John Creasy and his partner Jeffrey Perque and myself. Others worked two or more hours like Alexander Vargas, Joe Melcher, Stewart Butler, Courtney Sharp, Marie-Jeanne Trauth and Joan Ellen Young. Of course Crystal Little was there all day watching over us and the Community Center’s book sale. I walked away with five interesting lesbian written mysteries priced at five for $1. And my old friend and once boss Allen Robinson from FM Books dropped by to give me one of Jean Redmann’s novels. I filled another bag with Christmas gifts, a wine basket, a rose vase, an Easter door hanging and a water decanter. Alexander purchased most of the opera records along with two columns and a vase. Julie got a few gifts for her grandchildren. I think the members purchased almost as much as the dozens of visitors that supported the sale. Only one piece was broken much to Joe’s dismay. That was a crystal vase marked at $20. The customer who caused the accident handed me $3 and ran down the street. Whatever happened to “you break it, you bought it.” The weather was almost perfect (anything above 70 is too warm for me) and the company was great. John and Randy kept

us supplied with coffee and Diet Coke. Julie and I celebrated the end of the successful sale with a late lunch at Mona’s. Thanks again for a successful day. My only complaint was with myself. I am having knee replacement surgery in December and I spent so much time moving from customer to customer at the yard sale that I aggravated the sore knee. By Sunday morning, I couldn’t walk. Well, I could walk but the pain was more than I wanted to bear so I stayed inside all day and cried over the Saints’ loss. There were a couple of other good outings. Members of PFLAG attended the Loyola University Department of Theatre Arts and Dance presentation of The Laramie Project. This is the story of the death of Matthew Shepard and the aftermath of that event. This is a powerful play. I found myself laughing as much as crying over the heartbreaking hate crime. The Loyola company was excellent. Several Delgado students told me they attended twice because the story was so moving for them. I was very impressed and pleased that Loyola took on the difficult material. I also attended the press screening of Love in the Time of Cholera. Wow, was my reaction. I enjoyed the film much more than I anticipated. The filming is beautifully done and well worth the two plus hours. With full frontal male nudity, this movie is rated R. There were lots of beautiful bare breasts too. If you’ve seen the TV promos, you know that this is a love story of a man who waits almost 53 years to marry his first and only love. During his wait, he can only be described as a sex machine but considers himself a virgin as he has only loved once. She, of course, has been married all this time and has five or so children. When she becomes a widow, the aging suitor professes his love and nature takes its course. I found a lot of humor in the Nobel Prize-winning story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Back to the subject of the knee. I’ll be [continued on Main-27]

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CW VIII Wendy pops in for Javier’s birthday at Starlight You can catch Miss Toebe behind the bar at Le Roundup

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at Ochsner from December 3rd to the 8th or 10th. From then until the 21st of December, I will have around the clock company just in case something goes wrong – I fall and can’t get up – that sort of thing. So I will be stuck in the house through the holidays – damn it. In the event that you would like to keep me company in person or by phone, I would love to hear from you. Several of the men from Church of Christ the Liberator have offered to help me pass the time. They have even offered to make groceries and bring me to doctor visits. I am very thankful to know so many wonderful people in our gay community. You are truly my family. Another worthwhile fund-raiser – Food For Friends is selling homemade pies for Christmas. The pies are $15 each and come in three delicious flavors: apple, pecan and sweet potato. Ordering deadline is December 15th. Pick up dates December 19th and 20th from 10am to 6pm. Delivery can be arranged in Jefferson and Orleans Parishes with the purchase of 5 or more pies. Food For Friends, a program of NO/AIDS Task Force, provides home delivered meals and food pantry allotments to men, women and children infected by HIV disease. Home delivered meals are provided to clients who cannot prepare meals for themselves. Bags of groceries are given to clients who may not otherwise be able to afford food and personal care items. For information on purchasing pies or volunteering food and personal car items, call Glen Kahrman at 504.821.2601 ext. 254. Food For Friends is located at 2601 Tulane Avenue, Ste. 500, New Orleans, LA 70119. By the time this issue is distributed to your favorite bar, the Transgender Day of Remembrance will be history. I am hoping that you remember that the T in GLBT stands for the inclusion of Transgenders as there are so many in the New Orleans community. Remember also that National HRC was the only GLBT organization that did not include Transgenders in the fight to pass ENDA. Over 250 other organizations were inclusive. ENDA will not pass as long as Bush sits in the White House. If you are a member of HRC, please remind them that this is the GLBT community and we must stand strong together. Gay Congresspersons that do not support Transgenders do not support our community. Neither do organizations that are not totally inclusive.

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Fab Brunch at Bywater Bar.B.Que

ith this pleasant cool Fall weather, Bywater Bar.B.Que was the perfect spot for Sunday Brunch. The beautiful patio was already full so we opted for a table near one of the open doors in the dining room. We came by to check out Chef Mike Murray's (better known as Bywater Mike) new expanded menu. Immediately, the new Eggplant & Crab Benedict caught our eyes along with a brunch special, Corned Beef Hash. Of course, a trip to Bywater Bar.B.Que for us cannot start without a cup of Mike's delicious gumbo loaded with thyme and chock full of both chicken and Cajun andouille sausage (4.45 cup, 6.45 bowl). It is by far one of our favorite meat gumbos in the entire city. The Eggplant & Crab Benedict (9.50) was an Chicken & Andouille Gumbo incredible offering with sliced fried eggplant on the bottom loaded with Louisiana crabmeat topped with another slice of fried eggplant, a poached egg, Mike's delightful Hollandaise and a sprinkling of chopped green onion tops. The Corned Beef Hash (6.50) was quite tasty loaded with corned beef, potatoes, topped Eggplant & Crab Benedict with poached eggs. And to top off the great food, Bywater Bar.B.Que serves $2.50 screws, bloodys or mimosas 9am-3pm Saturday and Sunday. There's also new salads, sandwiches and entrees on the menu, and we look forward to our next trip to sample some of these. Located at 3162 Dauphine St., hours are 11amCorned Beef Hash 9pm Mon.-Fri., and 9am9pm Sat. & Sun. Closed Wed. Call 944.4445 for additional info. The restaurant now accepts MasterCard/Visa.

New Orleans Restaurant Guide Bumpin' Tacos, 720 St. Louis, inside Sean Kelly's Irish Pub, is a great choice for those craving Mexican/American delights including quesadillas, salads, nachos, tostadas, tacos, enchiladas, burritos and even special dinners. Open noon til 7 days, the eatery offers carry-out, indoor seating and free delivery through late night. Call 565.7777 to order or for more info. Chef Mike Murray Buffa's, 1001 Esplanade at Burgundy, serves breakfast 8am-4pm daily featuring homemade biscuits and sausage gravy, and real hash browns along with bacon, sausage, ham, eggs or omelettes. Lunch and dinner is also available here. Call 949.0038 for info. Bywater Bar.B.Que, 3162 Dauphine St., is noted for its gumbo, barbeque, pizza, sandwiches and specials. Hours are 11am-9pm Mon.-Fri., and 9am-9pm Sat. & Sun. Closed Wed. Call 944.4445 for additional info. MasterCard/Visa

accepted. Cafe Amelie, 912 Royal St., offers romantic courtyard or indoor dining along with both eclectic culinary creations and drinks. Serving lunch and dinner: Wed.-Sun. 11am-9pm, Sat. breakfast 10am-3pm & Sun. brunch 10am-3pm. Call 412.8965 for reservations or additional information. Clover Grill, 900 Bourbon St., is open 7 days and features breakfast including build your own omelettes. But let’s not forget their fab burgers grilled right under a hub cap and then there’s all those sandwiches, sides, desserts and shakes. Call 598.1010 or visit CloverGrill.COM. Country Club Cafe, 634 Louisa St. Under the direction of Chef Estelle, yes, that Estelle, you will find delightful menus with appetizers, soups, flatbreads, salads, sandwiches, wraps entrees and desserts. Serving 11am-10pm Sunday-Thursday, 11am-11pm Friday and Saturday, and 11am-4pm Sunday Brunch. Call 945.0742 for additional information or visit TheCountryClubNewOrleans.COM. Elizabeth’s Restaurant, 601 Gallier St. It's slogan, real food done real good, says it all. You will find some of the best breakfast, lunch and dinner specialties available in town. Serving lunch Wed.-Fri. 11am-2:30pm, dinner Wed.-Sat. 6-10pm, Sat. & Sun. brunch 8am-2:30pm. Phone 944.9272 for information or visit elizabeths-restaurant.com. Hillery's on Toulouse, 827 1/2 Toulouse, offers NeoCreole cuisine, award-winning gumbo and grilled oysters, with a full dinner and and full Southern breakfast menu. Serving breakfast 7-11am, Happy Hour noon-7pm, and dinner 6-10pm. Call 571.2888 for additional information or reservations. la Vita del forno, 801 Frenchman St., offers an array of Italian delights that one would expect only in Rome, Italy. Open Mon.-Thurs. 4-11pm, Fri.-Sun. 11am-11pm. Call 944.6854 or 943.9575 for reservations or information. Marigny Perks, 2401 Burgundy, serves gourmet coffee, sandwiches, pastries, danish and cakes. Open 7 days 7am10pm. Call 948.7401 or visit www.marignyperks.com. Meauxbar Bistro, 942 N. Rampart St., serves classic contemporary bistro fare in the Quarter on the edge. Serving dinner and drinks Tues.-Sat, 6-10pm. Call 569.9979 for reservations or information. Mona Lisa Restaurant, 1212 Royal St., features Italian specialties including salads, pizzas, sandwiches and both lunch and dinner entrees. Lunch 11am-5pm Thurs.-Mon., Dinner 5pm10pm 7 days. Call 522.6746 for info. Petunias, A Restaurant, 817 St. Louis, is open daily 8am3pm serving breakfast, brunch, lunch, crepes, po-boys, salads, gumbo and Cajun/Creole specialties. Dinner is served Thurs. through Sun. 3-10pm. Call 522.6440 for more info. Quartermaster: The Nellie Deli, 1100 Bourbon St., was voted Restaurant/Deli of the Year once again and is open 24 hours 7 days. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, the deli offers free delivery. Call 529.1416 to order. Tomatillo's Restaurant, 437 Esplanade Ave., is open Tues., Wed. 11am-10pm; Thurs.-Sun. 11am-11pm. The restaurant refers to itself as "A Mexican Joint" featuring appetizers, soups, salads, make your own combination plates, house specialties, burritos, desserts, and of course, specialty margaritas. Call 945.9997 for reservations or information.

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he LSGRA (Louisiana State Gay Rodeo Association), just back from the 23rd annual IGRA (International Gay Rodeo Association) convention in Kansas City, are proud to announce that Pam and Lee won 1st place and a buckle in the division 2 dance competition. Additionally, the LSGRA’s bid won to host the 24th annual IGRA convention October 28-November 2, 2008 in New Orleans. Quite impressive for a new rodeo association!

ntertainer of the Year and emcee Princesse Stephaney joins Monica Malta Thurmond for the birthday show presented by Salon D’Malta celebrating the life of Robin Malta at the Friendly Bar Annex in New Orleans. As of press time, the event raised $1,998.75 with more dollars expected benefiting NO/AIDS Task Force, Buzzy’s Boys & Girls and Lazarus House. An original song, Midnight at Robin Malta Hair Salon, written and produced live by Kim Stafford, was played to kick off the festivities. CDs of the song are available for a $5 or more donation. Proceeds from the CD will be deposited in the Robin Malta Donation Fund at Capitol One Bank which benefits Robin’s favorite charities. Visit Salon D’Malta and get your copy of the CD at 1233 Decatur Street. It would make a perfect holiday gift.

im, Rodney and bartender Greg welcome Bayou Classic Revelers to their North Rampart Street headquarters, Orlando’s Society Page, in New Orleans. The club will have hot male strippers at midnight Friday and Saturday of Bayou Classic Weekend.

avier Sandoval and Mr. George celebrate their 45th and 95th birthdays, respectively, during the birthday blowout hosted at Starlight By The Park in New Orleans.

onica Malta Thurmond joins Cafe Lafitte in Exile manager Don Norton and Entertainer of the Year Princesse Stephaney for the 15th annual Red Party: A Tribute to Robin Malta. Hosted by Lafitte’s, the event raised over $3,000 (as of press time) with more dollars expected for Buzzy’s Boys and Girls, one of Robin’s favorite charities in New Orleans.

pike, Sharon Collitt and Brenda Laura invite you to Pet Asylum for grooming, feed, supplies, clothes and collars for your babies, located in the heart of the French Quarter at 510 Dumaine Street.

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Corey & Stephen at Splash Trio of happy customers at George’s Chansley & another cutie

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Guy and Richard - sunset in D.C.

Tommy & Ben mountain climbing west of Las Vegas

Trio of hotties at Splash Richard & the tiger

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Richard on another recent trip

Chansley & the Montana stud

Ronnie (r) with Star Jones Ronnie catches a cute one

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Joy reading Ambush at Hound Dogs

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Bartender Johnny at Hound Dogs

Damon & Jason at Splash

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he wayward and wandering duo from Red Stick has finally returned. After the grand tour of nearly a month all around Europe, Sam and Leonard decided to come back for a while before taking off on another jaunt. This latest trip took them to Vienna, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, and all points in between. From the report I got from Sam, they both had a marvelous time. They even took in a couple of those bars that cater to chains and things – like in bondage. I didn’t dare ask what they experienced there. One of the highlights of their journey was the trip down the Elbe River. This was the peaceful and restful part of their journey. The rest of their time was filled with great historical places, wonderful restaurants, and beautiful young men, especially in Prague. I hope they took lots of pictures. I can’t feature them not recording their travels and those that they came in contact with along the way. Sam had been to Amsterdam before, but it was a first for Leonard, who made the most of their time there. In fact, I believe it may have been his idea to visit those bondage joints. Some people are curious that way. I suppose these would be enjoy-

able to watch, but being handcuffed and strung up in the air isn’t my idea of pleasure in public places. Now I did say public places, and I wasn’t saying that I was a virgin in this respect, but doing something like this has to be with someone who you completely trust – and I do know such a friend, namely Scott. I could also throw in Mark and John into this classification, even Kevin, but otherwise – forget it. Souvenirs were not a part of this trip. It was a beauty trip mainly of taking in the old buildings, checking out historic places of interest, and, most importantly, taking in the breathtaking views of some remarkable landscapes. You can see these sights on television, but it just isn’t the same as being there in person to enjoy the splendor before you. It was a memorable trip for both guys, and I’m so glad they had a great time. Sam says the people in Prague were the nicest, and that the least favorite part of the trip for him was to see the modernized Berlin, something he hadn’t expected. Sam now has to go to Miami before the end of this year, and this will be such a letdown from what he has just experienced. However, when you have a friend in need, then you become a friend indeed. Sam is that friend. I’m for San Francisco in [continued on Expose-4]

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hanksgiving is just two days away, which means finals are right around the corner for all you college students. And right afterward, you’ll get a much needed break from studies. Won’t that be nice? Just make sure you remember all your friends downtown during the semester break. There’s always something wild going on at Sound Factory and Back Side. The clubs have a weekly lineup that makes every night seem like a holiday. They are open seven days a week to make sure no matter when you hit downtown, there’s always a place to have a great time. Tuesdays are Karaoke Night at Sound Factory hosted by the ever popular Chad Evans. Chad has as much personality as he does talent. His charisma really breathes new life into the karaoke experience. And he doesn’t limit the kinds of music he offers. He has everything from oldies and country to dance and rap. And the rest of the week at Sound Factory and Back Side is just as entertaining. Between karaoke on Tuesday nights and Show Night on Sundays, they pack each night with everything from kickass contests to drag shows and pool tournaments. And scattered throughout are fabulous drink specials and the unforgettable dance music spun by DJ Huggies.

And unlike many other dance clubs, Sound Factory has a quieter more relaxed side, a Back Side, where you can take a break from the loud music and socialize with your friends, or make some new ones. It’s two bars for the price of one, and it’s right in the heart of downtown Lafayette. It’s no wonder so many people travel from all over to come out in Lafayette. It offers a unique culture and an unbeatable nightlife. With Thanksgiving here, the holiday stretch has officially begun. The next few months will be nonstop celebrations. From Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Years and then Mardi Gras, there’s no excuse not to have a great time in Acadiana. Until next time, have fun and be safe. I’ll see you around town.

hot tails of red stick ...from EX-2 December and Key West in January, sweetie. How about you?

OVER IN ACADIANA

aturday night is a big one for the Lafayette Royal Order of Unicorn at the Shriners Club, and the special cocktail reception will honor their King and Queen ROU XXIV.

This is a big night for a dear friend, and I won’t be able to make it because of a trip that has been on my schedule for quite some time. Hopefully, I can get Kenny or maybe Bryan to do a picture or two for me. In fact, Bryan’s other half Kenneth is the current king. I’m not sure if I’m suppose to identify the king or not, but I will anyway because by the time you read this, everyone will know anyway. Garland, Kenny’s other half, will reign as the next king, but I’m not aware of the queen-elect’s identity. That will be a surprise for me too. The Lafayette krewe has long been noted for their fun balls – both kinds - and I really have enjoyed them over the years. Of course, when you have such a sexy leader as my gorgeous Kenny, it has to be the best. He just knows how to bring it all together and manages to work wonders with his excellent costumes. I can’t think of another reveler over the years who has come up with as many unique and colorful costumes as this handsome and gifted stud. Wow! Is he ever gifted! I have known Kenny for a number of years, too many to even calculate right now, and I have always enjoyed his love of life and his wonderful personality. He really is one of those human beings that you can admire for his accomplishments and his efforts to make all things great. Whether it is a bal masque or a simple dinner, his expertise at entertaining is absolutely amazing. I look forward to being at the 2008 ROU Bal Masque, and I’m sure it will be another outstanding evening of beautiful costumes and great onstage performances.

Resort-1/2 block to Gay Beach PO Box 2309, 120 E. Atol St. South Padre Island, TX 78597 956.761.5953 E-mail: gaypadre@upperdeckhotel.com Anthony Manough, Jaymes Hodges, and original stage cast member Vincent Zamora, who bare it all on the BIG screen. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind event! For more info visit www.agliff.org.

DOWN IN N.O.

need to get back down New Orleans way too. When I’m away from Mark and John for any length of time, I get that craving to see them. I enjoy their company, and their cottage in the Bywater is really nice and cozy. I’ve spent lots of time there and enjoyed many wonderful hours with this dynamic couple. Maybe I can do Thanksgiving down their way. This will also give me a chance to catch up with Mighty Mina and terrific Kevin Chesnut. I don’t know why, but when I think of one, I usually think of the other. These two have always been so nice to me, and I’ve enjoyed being with them on different occasions. It’s often been said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and I’m about to correct my yearning. See you guys soon – real soon. Maybe dinner? Someone else I haven’t seen lately is a stud named Jack, a former king of the Lords of Leather. He said he always caught up on the news by reading up on everyone in Ambush, so maybe I’ll catch up with him for a nice dinner too. I recall his king’s costume to be one of the best ever in this krewe, and I’ve seen some great ones. I enjoyed the one I had when I was king, and I will always be appreciative of Bruce for coming up with such a magnificent design. I saw Greg Herren, one of the Crescent City’s finest writers, at the literary gathering in Baton Rouge last weekend. I wish I had taken the time to talk with him, but when you are signing books or getting [continued on Expose-8]

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Corey & Lacie at Sound Factory

Kyle getting wild at Sound Factory

Darius all dolled up at Back Side

Macky bartending at Back Side

Chelsea looking fabulous at Sound Factory

Erin taking a much needed break at Sound Factory

Ethan, a regular at Sound Factory

John taking a break at the Back Side

Dana out on the town at Sound Factory

Rusty & Troy cutting up at Sound Factory

John & Brodie, as cute as ever, at Back Side

Todd showing off his latest art at Sound Factory

Sharon Jean visiting Back Side

Kyle smiling pretty at Sound Factory

Derek bartending at Back Side

Colin chillin’ at Back Side

Nick is all smiles at Back Side

Darren relaxing at Back Side

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Patrick aka the Ambush Guy at Sound Factory

Cocktailin’ & Chillin’ ~ Lafayette, Louisiana

Stephanie Clause visiting Sound Factory

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mobile street talk Boys Will Be Boys Queens! up Next at B-Bob's

-Bob's continues to host winners and November 23 will be no exception when it presents Boys Will Be Boys Queens! Turn-About Show benefiting Breast Cancer. Mobile star Venus Shante Da Vis will host the evening of entertainment featuring crowd favorite Miss Cie. The audience can expect special appearances by Eileen Dover, Summer Clarence, Alana LaRoue, Fonda Peters and many, many more. For more on B-Bob's complete lineup visit www.B-Bobs.COM.

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The winning team in the Mobile Pride Bowling League including David, Phillip, Maury & Jerry

Team B-Bob’s Win’s Most Original Chili at the Pride Chili-Cook Off including Jerry, Phillip & Jason

Jason, Jerry & Chris hanging out at Gabriel’s

Scott & Dan at Midtown Pub

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Joy was all dressed up when I saw her this past week. In fact, she looked like a model sitting at the Hound Dog’s bar reading Ambush. Her hair was definitely her crowning glory that day, and she displayed a sense of grace not usually seen. It was if I was seeing another side of a wonderful human being. I liked what I saw, and black is a great color for her, especially with the blonde hair. She was damned sexy! Goodness! I haven’t seen Jeannie lately, so I guess I’ll have to corner her the next time I see her car at Hound Dogs. They usually celebrate LSU games here with televisions displaying the game and food being available in abundance. They always have so much fun during the games. I haven’t seen that handsome sex god lately, but I haven’t overlooked him either. Once you meet him, he stays in your mind, on your mind, and all around your mind. He’s just a gorgeous human hunk of manhood. You do know who I mean, don’t you? Guy and Richard along with Ronnie and friends made it to Washington, D.C. recently. This trip followed the one to Atlanta. They are in a traveling mode. With Chansley, Luther, and Michael taking care of George’s, they can do these trips and not worry about things in B.R. Cory celebrated another 29th birthday earlier this month. I learned about it after the fact when David pointed this out to me last Tuesday. By the way, have I ever told you how sexy David is? He is also one of the best workers around Splash. That new floor he put in is beautiful, and he’s always painting and decorating and making things look great. He also looks great when he is freeballing in snug-fitting gym pants. Wow! New Spanish Towners Brandon and Robert are vacationing in Puerto Rico as I write this. They have done some remarkable work on their property that they purchased recently. They are a great asset to this part of our fair city. With Halloween and Veterans Day behind us, it’s now time to look toward Thanksgiving. I rather like this holiday. I know it’s a time of celebration, but I find it to be one of the more peaceful holidays. It really is a time to give thanks for the good things in life, so be sure to enjoy this day with your family or friends. Be thankful for all the great things in your life, and look ahead, not back. Perhaps the best things in life are ahead for you. If you dwell on the past, you may never realize the relevance of the future. Meet it with dignity and with pride.

books signed and trying to meet all your favorite authors, you just simply run out of time. Since their signing periods were limited, you had to make do with those you could reach in that limited time period. Maybe I can get with him soon and do a feature article for Ambush. I think a lot of his fans would like to know more about him. I know I do.

UP IN NORTH LA.

Miss Cie doing what she does best Big Girls Don’t Cry at B-Bob’s ”Vestal Goodman” & Chris before Vestal performs at the Midtown Pub

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Leon, Tina & Chancey trying out B-Bob’s new dance floor

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everal things are taking me back up Shreveport way. I lived in the northwestern part of the state when I was growing up, and now I go back for business matters and to see old friends. I need to get over to Bossier City and corner Desmond and Darren. These two Apollo studs are just fantastic friends. I guess I met them the first time when Hibiscus Bookstore sponsored Curtis Thomas and Raquel Chevallier in the Mr. and Miss National Apollo contest, which they both won. I haven’t seen them in over a year, and that’s been too long. It’s time for a reunion. Hopefully, another reunion will take place soon. Ronnie Wise, who started the Dallas Apollo group, has been too silent lately. Hopefully, I’ll be hearing from him soon with information on the 2008 Apollo Bal Masque over Texas way. Their first ball this year was a fabulous event, and I expect the next one will outdo this one. That is something that Ronnie is famous for – making the next one the best of all the rest. Oh, sweetie, remember all our good times together? They were unforgettable, weren’t they? Hopefully, I can get by and check in on Kenneth Ann. Even though he no longer owns the Korner Lounge, I think he still works there. I’ll have to check this out and report back on my findings. Other than these people or places, my upcoming trip will be centered on property business and investments. Of course, I’ll see relatives and historic sites, but I always try to mix fun with business. It makes things more interesting.

ALL AROUND B.R.

Robyn Michaels as Brittney Spears during a show at B-Bob’s

B-Bob’s bartender Jason

ohn Wayne has another car. Actually it’s his latest replacement after a little accident took away his other one. And now Phil is in the market for a new one. Once you get new car fever, the best thing to correct the situation is to get a new one. That’s probably happening here.

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New Orleans, LA [504] AMBUSH Mag, Official Gay Easter Guide, Official Gay Mardi Gras Guide, Official Gay New Orleans Guide, Official Gulf South Guide, Official Southern Decadence Guide, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 522.8049, AmbushMag.COM; email: info@ ambushmag.com AMBUSHonLINE, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137; 522.8047, ambushonline.com, email: info@ambushonline.com

Mobile, AL ALABAMA PRIDE FEST, MobileAlabamaPride.COM AQUA, THE PARTY, PO Box 145, Mobile, AL 36601, TheAquaParty.COM BAY AREA INCLUSION, BayAreaInclusion.ORG FUSION, MobileFusion.ORG GULF COAST BEARS & LEATHER ASSOCIATION, b-bobs.com/gcbla.htm MOBILE ALABAMA PRIDE BOWLING LEAGUE Pensacola, FL [850] APPETITE FOR LIFE, INC., provides 2 nutritionally balanced meals a day-lunch & dinner, for some 60 men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, 1842 West Cervantes St.; Mail: P.O. Box 308, 32592-0308; 470.9111, Fax: 470.0201, gaypensacola.com/appforlife GULF COAST TIDE, INC. w w w . G u l f C o a s t T I D E . o r g ; info@GulfCoastTIDE.org Alexandria, LA [318] CLASS [Central Louisiana AIDS Support Services], 103 Bolton Ave., 71301; 1.800.444.7993, 442. 1 0 1 0, FAX: 443.5216 Baton Rouge, LA [225] HAART (HIV/AIDS Alliance for Region Two), 4550 North Blvd., #250, 927.1269, Fax: 927.7367, haartinc.org, haartinc@aol.com GBLSU [Gays, Bisexuals, Lesbians & Supporters United], glsapres@unixl.sncc. Isu.edu, Kristy Price, President, 388.5160 KREWE OF APOLLO / BATON ROUGE, PO Box 3591, 70821; kreweapollobr.org KREWE OF DIVAS, kreweofdivas.com, 343.0380 LAMBDA GROUP, 2937 Greenwood Dr., PO Box 82775, 70884-2775, 907.3665, www.lambdabr.org, info@lambdabr.org LEWIS HUMPHREY’S FOOD FOR FRIENDS, 387.9798 METROPOLITANCOMMUNITYCHURCHOF BATON ROUGE, Worship Sunday @ 11am; Bible Study Wednesday @ 7pm, 7747 Tom Dr., LA 70806; 248.0404, www.MCCBR.org MYSTIC KREWE OF ROYALTY, PO Box 66571, 70896; 926.1698 PFLAG Baton Rouge, Harold L. Truax, 33370 Percy Young Rd., Walker, LA 70785; 225.218.8320, 225.288.2522 Lafayette, LA [337] ACADIANA CARES [Concern for AIDS Relief, Education, and Support], PO Box 386,

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museum/arts Baton Rouge, LA [225] LOUISIANAARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER / RIVERSIDE MUSEUM, 100 S. River Road, 344.5272 LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S MANSION, 1001 Capitol Access Rd., 342.5855 LOUISIANA STATEARCHIVES, 3851 Essen Ln. LOUISIANA STATE CAPITOL, State Capitol Dr. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HILLTOP ARBORETUM, 11855 Highland Rd., 767.6916 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY RURAL LIFE MUSEUM, I-10 at Essen Lane, 765.2437 LSU MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE and MUSEUM OF GEOSCIENCE, LSU Campus, 388.2855 MAGNOLIA MOUND PLANTATION, 2161 Nicholson Dr., 343.4955 OLD ARSENAL MUSEUM, State Capitol Complex, 342.0401 OLD BOGAN FIRE STATION, 427 Laurel St., 344.8558 OLD GOVERNOR'S MANSION, 502 North Blvd., 344.5272 OLD PENTAGON BARRACKS, State Capitol Dr. at River Road, 342.1866 OLD STATE CAPITOL, 100 North Blvd. at River Road, 342.0500 or 342.4479 USS KIDD/NAUTICAL HISTORICAL CENTER, Government St. at River Rd., 342.1942

Kyle 504.292.1577 Lafayette, LA 70502; 203 W. 3rd St., 70501; 233.2437, FAX: 235.4178; 800.354.2437 KREWE OF APOLLO / LAFAYETTE, PO Box 53251, 70505 LEAGUE FOR EQUALITY, PO Box 53425, 70505 PFLAG/LAFAYETTE, PO Box 31078, 70503 ROYAL ORDER OF UNICORN, PO Box 3985, 70502 Monroe, LA [318] GO CARE 2121 Justice, 71201, 325.1092 New Orleans, LA [504] ACADIANA RAINBOW SOCIETY OF THE DEAF, PO Box 57166, 70157; 889.0138 (TDD) AIDS HOTLINE, 821.6050 in New Orleans, 1.800.99.AIDS[2437]-9 toll free statewide ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 779.1178 BELLE REVE NEW ORLEANS, AIDS Residence for Families, PO Box 3305, 70177; 945.9455 BROTHERHOOD, INC., To decrease the spread of AIDS and HIV among African Americans, 1661 Canal St., Suite 3230, 70112; 566.7955 CAVALIERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB: Gay motocycle group sponsors monthly day rides and other riding events in New Orleans area. Visit www.cavaliersmc.comc or call 782.5625 or e-mail info@cavaliersmc.com. CHURCH OF CHRIST THE LIBERATOR, Sun. 11am Service, 607 Marigny St. (behind The Friendly Bar), ChristTheLiberator.ORG COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP, meets 1st Wed. of each month, 7:30-9pm, Info: Liz 482.4012; Lesbian & Gay Community Center, 2114 Decatur St., 70116; 945.1103 COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK, a project of the NO/AIDS Task Force which works with the gay community to implement HIV prevention activities, 507 Frenchmen St., 945.4000, noaidstaskforce.com COPS 8 (Citizens' Organization for Police Support in the 8th District), 840 N. Rampart St., #51, 70116; 588.COPS (2677), cops8.org DRAMA! [A Gay & Lesbian Arts Organization], PO Box 52565, 70152; 948.9924, DramaNO.org, DRAMA@DramaNO.org FOOD FOR FRIENDS, 944.6028 FORUM FOR EQUALITY, 336 Lafayette, Suite 200, 70130; 947.2981, ForumForEquality@aol.com FOUNDATION FOR MACRO BIOTIC WAY, enjoy-life.com GAY APPRECIATION AWARDS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137; 522.8049; AmbushMag.COM/GAA GAY COUNSELING LINE, 833.1500 GLSEN [Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network], 482.4081, Fax 595.8587, E-mail: glsenno@hotmail.com, glsenno.org GULF GENDER ALLIANCE [GGA], NonProfit Support Group for Transgender persons. Monthly meetings, socials and political activism. Privacy respected and expected. Interview required. Nondiscriminatory. Call 504. 324.4035 or write PO Box 56836, New Orleans, LA 70156-6836; gga.org, E-mail: info@gga.org HALLOWEEN IN NEW ORLEANS, INC., PO Box 52171, 70152-2171; halloween neworleans.com HATE CRIMES HOTLINE, c/o Family Service of Greater New Orleans, 504.202.2131. The Hate Crimes Project offers to assist those who feel that they may have been a victim of a hate crime. The project provides advocacy for persons victimized due to race, religion, gender

and gender identity, age, disability, and/or sexual orientation. IN THIS TOGETHER, HIV/AIDS Case Management, 1661 Canal Street, Suite 3107, 70112; 962.3245, is www.inthistogetherinc.org, itt@accesscom.net KOCKTAIL BUNCH BOWLING LEAGUE, Contact Glenn Culp, 504.861.0233 KREWE OF ARMEINIUS, PO Box 56638, New Orleans, LA 70156-6638, cetubby@cox.net, KreweOfArmeinius.ORG KREWE OF AMON RA, PO Box 7033, Metairie, LA 70010, TheOneKissFan@aol.com KREWE OF MWINDO, PO Box 51031, 70156; 913.5791, KreweOfMwindo.ORG, krewe@kreweofmwindo.org KREWE OF PETRONIUS, PO Box 71665, 70172, Pres. Wally McLaughlin 524.2915, Sec. Mae Falgout 484.6045 KREWE OF QUEENATEENAS / KING CAKE QUEEN ROYALTY CLUB, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 522.8049, GayMardiGras.COM/ KCQ LaCARP [Louisiana Community AIDS Research Program], 584.1971 LA-LIFT, Social Club for Lesbians, age 50+, who have fun together on weekends. Email: armyvet20@webtv.net LAMBDA CENTER, 831 Elysian Fields Ave., 70117, LambdaCenter.NET, info@lambdacenter.net, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NEW ORLEANS, 234 Loyola, Suite 421, 70112; 581.9106 LESBIAN & GAY COMMUNITY CENTER OF NEW ORLEANS, 2114 Decatur St., 701162013; 945.1103, Fax 945.1102, Email: info@lgccno.net LORDS OF LEATHER, PO Box 770435; 70117, LordsOfLeather.COM LOUISIANA STATE GAY RODEO ASSOCIATION (LSGRA), 915.3339, lance@lsgra.com, LSGRA.COM MCLNO HOP Clinic, 136 S. Roman Street, 4th Floor, New Orleans, LA 70112; Appts.: 504.903.6959, www.hopclinic.org METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS, Sunday Friendship Hour 4:15pm, Worship/Celebration, 5pm at St Matthew’s UCC, 1333 Carrollton Ave. at Willow; Mailing Address: PO Box 71024, 70172; 945.5390, www.mccgno.com MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF ADONIS, 236.4530, Adonis-TLC.COM, MYSTIC KREWE OF SATYRICON, 1021 Gov. Nicholls St., 70116, 525.4498, MysticKreweOfSatyricon.COM NEW ORLEANS BEAR & BEAR TRAPPER SOCIAL CLUB, PO Box 740894, 70174-0894; 5 2 9 . 6 9 7 5 , w w w . p r i d e s p e c i a l t y. c o m / BearClub.html, phoenicxs@hotmail.com NEW ORLEANS GAY MEN’S CHORUS, 948.6884, nogmc.com; nogmc@aol.com NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL, nojazzfest.com NEW ORLEANS WOMEN’S MUSIC COLLECTIVE, 2903 Jefferson Ave., 70115; Ann 838.7918, Sydney 833.2834 NO/AIDS TASK FORCE, 2601 Tulane Ave., Suite 500, 70119; 821.2601; NOAIDSTaskForce.COM MOC/NO [Men of Color/New Orleans], 482.5341 OFFICIAL GAY EASTER PARADE, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, info@gayeasterparade.com,

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GayEasterParade.COM OFFICIAL GAY MARDI GRAS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, GayMardiGras.COM OFFICIAL GAY NEW ORLEANS, 828-A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, GayNewOrleans.COM OFFICIAL SOUTHERN DECADENCE, 828A Bourbon St., 70116-3137, 504.522.8049, SouthernDecadence.COM PEOPLE OF SUBSTANCE, INC. (POS), 7210 Arbor Dr., 70126, 244.1920, posnola.com PFLAG/NO [Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays/ New Orleans], PO Box 15515, 70175; 895.3936, 392.0001, pflagno.org, info@pflagno.org PRIDEFEST NEW ORLEANS, presented by New Orleans Alliance of Pride, 1000 Bourbon St., Box 365, New Orleans, LA 70116; pridefestneworleans@yahoo.com, www.nolapridefest.com PROJECT LAZARUS, A Residence for PWAs, PO Box 3906, 70177-3906; 949.3609 RA/UNO (Rainbow Alliance/University of New Orleans), Office of Campus Activities, 200 Lakeshore Dr., 70148; 280.6349; FAX: 280.6633. Regular meetings Thursdays, 12:301:30, RM 210 of UC, all students and members of UNO are welcome REGIONALAIDS INTERFAITH NETWORK [RAIN], 523.3755 ST. Mark's UMC (New Orleans), www.frenchquarterumc.org. St Mark’s is a part of the gay-affirming Reconciling Ministries Network of the United Methodist Church. TAU HOUSE MINISTRIES, 1029 Governor Nicholls, 70116, roddyssnd@aol.com, 529.3569. Mass on Sunday 4:15pm; Vespers on Monday, Wednesday, Friday 6pm. Everyone is welcome! TO DO PRODUCTIONS, 948.9608, www.todoproductions.org VOLLEYBALL NEW ORLEANS, PO Box 13306, 70185-3306; volleyballneworleans.com, postmaster@volleyballneworleans.com WILLIAM J. FANNING FOUNDATION [Buzzy’s Boys & Girls], 2301 Chartres, 70117; 943.8929 Shreveport, LA [318] KREWE OF APOLLO/SHREVEPORT, PO Box 4918, 71134 PHILADELPHIA CENTER, PO Box 44454, 71134-4454; 222.6633 YWCAAIDS MINORITY COMMUNITY OUTREACH, 700 Pierre Ave., 71103; 226.8717 Austin, TX [512] AUSTIN BABTIST WOMEN, 291.1563 www.babtistwomen.com. Raising Spirits and Millions of Dollars for Charity Since 1986. AUSTIN LATINO/LATINA LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER ORGANIZATION [ALLGO], 1715 E. 6th St., Ste. 112, 78762-6149; 472.2001, allgo.org BI-MEN-TEXAS, Texas Chapter of the BiMEN Worldwide Network-now over 100,000 active male members. TX online support group and contact list for bisexual, bi-curious and gay adult men. Free. Annual Bi-Men Conference each Fall. www.bisexual.org/resources/ alist.asp KINGDOM SEEKERS IN CHRIST JESUS, 81 San Marcos St., 78702; 322.0049 MINISTRY OF COMMON SENSE SPIRITUALITY, PO Box 687411, 78701; 669.0608, Rev. N. Holmann, asknorbert.com PROJECT TRANSITIONS, PO Box 4826, 78765; 454.8646, projecttransitions.org, AIDShous ing@projecttransitions.org, dedicated to serving people with AIDS by providing hospice, housing and support in a compassionate and caring environment.

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pets CHI-WA-WA GA-GA, 37 French Market Place, 70116; 581.4242; chiwawagaga.com FRENCH QUARTER PET ASYLUM, 510 Dumaine St., 274.0810

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photography New Orleans, LA [504] GRAHAM/STUDIO ONE NEW ORLEANS, by appointment, grahamstudioone.com, cafepress.com/grahamimages

printers New Orleans, LA [504] SIR SPEEDY, 343 Carondelet, 586.9812

real estate New Orleans, LA [504] CALDWLL BANKER REALTORS, Mark Boline 655.2233, Adrianne Bieller 617.0500 ETHEL KIDD REAL ESTATE, 637 Pere Antoine Alley, Inez Douglas 451.1082, 524.6809 KELLER WILLIAMS REALTORS, 8601 Leak Ave., 524.8530 LATTER & BLUM, Agent Mary Lind, 948.3011, 539.9742, 581.2020 PRUDENTIAL GARDNER REALTORS, Agent Brett A. Rector, Cell: 453.2277, Office: 861.6400, brettinla@aol.com

restaurants New Orleans, LA [504] Bumpin' Tacos, 720 St. Louis, 565.7777 Buffa's, 1001 Esplanade at Burgundy, 949.0038 Bywater Bar.B.Que,3162 Dauphine St., 944.4445 Cafe Amelie, 912 Royal St., 412.8965 Clover Grill, 900 Bourbon St., 598.1010, CloverGrill.COM Country Club Cafe, 634 Louisa St., TheCountryClubNewOrleans.COM, 945.0742 Elizabeth’s Restaurant, 601 Gallier St., 944.9272, elizabeths-restaurant.com Hillery's on Toulouse, 827 1/2 Toulouse, 571.2888 Krystal, 116 Bourbon at Canal, 523.4030 La Peniche, 1940 Dauphine St., 943.1460 la Vita del forno, 801 Frenchman St., 944.6854, 943.9575 Marigny Perks, 2401 Burgundy, 948.7401, www.marignyperks.com Meauxbar Bistro, 942 N. Rampart St., 569.9979, MeauxBar.COM Mona Lisa Restaurant, 1212 Royal St., 522.6746 Orleans Grapevine, 720 Orleans, 523.1930 Petunias, A Restaurant, Cajun, Creole, Crepes, Cocktails, 817 St. Louis, 70112; 522.6440 Quartermaster: The Nellie Deli, 1100 Bourbon St. , 529.1416 Riche, Fulton Street at Poydras inside Harrah's Hotel, 533.6117 Tomatillo's Restaurant, 437 Esplanade Ave., 945.9997

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on the boards ...from EX-8 New Orleans. Performed by Michael Martin. Tickets $12. 7pm Thursday-Sunday. November 23 - December 8. (No perf. Nov. 25) CHRISTMAS WITH CRAWFORDS. The Marigny Theatre, 1030 Marigny St., 948.9608 — 8pm Friday-Saturday, 6pm Sunday. November 30 - December 16. CLASS CLOWNS. Actor’s Theatre of New Orleans, WTIX Building, 2nd floor, 4539 N. I-10 Service Road, Metairie, 456.4111 — A weekly improv show featuring Rene Piazza, Chelle Ambrose, Rebecca Taliancich, Viki Lovelace, Brian Collins, Kevin Songy and Danny Marin. Tickets $10. 10:30pm Saturday. COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET. Dixon Hall, Tulane University, 522.0996/862.3214 — The New Orleans Ballet Association presents Alvin Ailey alums Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson’s dynamic company. Tickets $30-$80. 8pm Friday-Saturday. November 30 & December 1. DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD. Lupin Theater, Tulane University, 16 Newcomb Place, 865.5105 — In Bert V. Royal’s take on Peanuts, when CB’s dog dies from rabies, CB begins to question the existence of an afterlife. Directed by Gary Rucker. Tickets $12, $9 Tulane faculty/staff, $7.50 524.5222 BEAR NECESSITIES, 940 Decatur, 598.2134, BearsAndHares.COM BOURBON-STRIP TEASE, 205 Bourbon St., 70130; 581.6633, bourbontease.com THE HERB IMPORT COMPANY, 711 St. Peter [in French Quarter], 525.4372; 5055 Canal St. [near City Park Ave.], 488.4889 PANDA BEAR, 415 Bourbon St., 529.8064 RAB DAB CLOTHING AND GIFTS, 918 Royal St., 525.6662 SERENDIPITOUS MASKS, 831 Decatur St., 522.9158 SECOND SKIN LEATHER, 521 St. Philip St., 561.8167 QUEEN FASHIONS.COM, 808 N. Rampart St., queenfashions.com, exoticfashionmall.com WICKED ORLEANS, 1201 Decatur, 529.4384, WickedOrleans.COM

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students/seniors. 8pm Wednesday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday. November 28 - December 7 GRENADINE MCGUNKLE’S DOUBLE-WIDE XMAS! One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., 606.9903 — Running With Scissors heads back to the Everlasting Arms Motor Park for another helping of holiday hijinks! Join beloved trailer park maven Grenadine McGunkle as she attempts to pull together one of her famed Christmas Eve interfaith tailgate musical extravaganzas. With Travis Acosta, Brad Caldwell, Bob Edes, Jr., Jack Long, Brian Peterson, Lisa Picone, Ashley Ricord, Dorian Rush & Anthony Sears. Tickets $20. 7pm Friday & Saturday. November 30 - December 22. HOT FLASHES. Muriel’s Cabaret, Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré, 616 St. Peter St., 522.2081 — A comedy about menopause. Dane Rhodes directs Becky Allen, Sandy Bravender, Cathie Choppin Weinstein & Karen Hebert. Tickets $30. 7:30pm Friday & Saturday, 3pm Sunday. Through Dec. 16. JB. Nims Blackbox Theatre,NOCCA/ Riverfront — Archibald MacLeish’s Pulitzer Prize-winning verse drama that adapts the Book of Job to modern times. Andrew Larimer directs A.J. Allegra, James Bartelle, Kathlyn Tarwater, Sean Glazebrook, Elizabeth McCarthy, Emilie Whelan, James Yeargain, Nancy Schmitt and Richard Alexander Pomes. Friday821.8989 Houston, TX [713] CLUB HOUSTON, 2205 Fannin St., 659.4998, www.the-clubs.com MIDTOWNE SPA, 3100 Fannin St., 522.2379

Sunday. Through Dec. 16. THE NUTCRACKER. Roussel Performance Hall, Loyola University, St. Charles Ave. & Calhoun St., 528.3800 — The New Orleans Ballet Theatre presents its production of the Christmas classic. 2pm and 7pm Saturday, 2pm Sunday. November 24 & 25. PURLIE! Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré, 616 St. Peter St., 522.2081 — Gary Geld & Peter Udell’s Tony Award-winning musical based on Ossie Davis’ Purlie Victorious about a Southern preacher trying to build a congregation. Tommye Myrick directs Fenwick Broyard, Idella Johnson, Carol Sutton, Dane Rhodes and others. Tickets $32, $28 students. 8pm Thursday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday. Through Dec. 16. THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT VARIETY SHOW. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581.5812/453.6581 — Jim Fitzmorris, Aimee Hayes, Sean Patterson, Cammie West, Evan Prizant, Morla Gorrondona, Rebecca Frank, Angie Joachim & Alan Payne return with the anything-goes topical revue of gossip, raves, rants and rumors about our political affairs. Featuring The Levee Live News with Farrar Hudkins, and a rotating schedule of bands, chanteuses, dancers, freaks and others. Tickets $15. 11pm Saturday. December 1 & 15. SENIOR ONE ACT FESTIVAL. Lower Depths Theatre, Loyola University, 6363 St. Charles Ave., 865.2074 — A smorgasbord of one act plays produced and directed by the senior class. Free. 7pm Sunday & Monday. December 2-3.

SIMPLY STYNE. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581.5812 — Karen Akers’ most recent cabaret show featuring the music of Jule Styne. With Don Rebic on piano. Tickets $36 Thursday and Sunday, $40 Friday-Saturday (both include $5 drink credit). Friday’s opening-night performance is a benefit for the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon (tickets $30); call 525-4498 for information on this show only. 8pm Thursday-Saturday, 6pm Sunday. November 23 - December 2. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN. Slidell Little Theater, 2024 Nellie Dr., Slidell, 985.643.0556/985.641.0324 — Betty Comden & Adolph Green’s classic musical about the early days of Hollywood. Scott Sauber directs Bryan Reilly, Janie Heck, Josh St. Cyr, Vicki Hymel Lighter and others. 8pm Friday-Saturday, 2pm Sunday (no perf. Dec. 2). November 30 - December 16. A TUNA CHRISTMAS. Rivertown Repertory Theatre, 325 Minor St., Kenner, 468.7221 — All Kinds of Theatre presents Sean Patterson & Gary Rucker playing a whole townful of people. Carl Walker directs. Friday-Sunday. November 30 - December 16. WOOF! THE ROAD SHOW. La Nuit Theater, 2310 Soniat St., 899.0336 — Ragged Blade presents Jerry Rabushka’s mini-musical gay romance about dogs, pancakes and just trying to get some. With Rabushka and Scott Nicholas Mueller. Tickets $10. 8pm Thursday & Sunday, 7pm Friday, 9pm Saturday. November 30 - December 8.

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