Issu 696

Issue 696 May 15 – 22 | 2012

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David | Atlanta Issue 696 | May 15 – 22 | 2012

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Contents 8 WTF!?!

10 Scene@ Charis Circle 12 Music Review: Adam Lambert 14 WTF!?! Tidbits 18 Brent Star Report 22 Greg Laswell 24 People You Oughta Know:

Jeremy Ploessel 28 HomoCouture Swimwear 30 BarTab Map 36 Boys Just Want to Have Fun:

Swimwear Fashion 50 BarTab Calendar 54 Classifieds 56 Scene@ HRC Gala 58 Adult Classifieds 60 FairyScopes 62 Bitch Session

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WTF!?!?

To My Haters

I

by Lucas Witherspoon

t’s kind of ridiculous that I’ve even come to a point where I feel this needs to be said, but people, stop taking everything you read and see in this magazine so seriously.

When you’re expected to write a new article each week, the articles aren’t always going to be an insightful examination of gay culture; sometimes you just want to write a fun and/or sarcastic article. Apparently, though, some people think that if you poke fun at the gay community, you’re disparaging the gay community. You would really have to lack any form of humor to take a majority of what I say seriously.

The most obnoxious accusations I receive are that I’m racist, sexist, or, most ridiculously of all, homophobic.

It’s to be presumed that the people who make these assertions haven’t bothered to read any of my previous work about how, as members of a minority group, we especially should be receptive of other minorities, especially other homosexuals.

Instead, they focus on me talking about getting day drunk and slutting it up. The fact of the matter is that I’m not inherently biased against anyone based on any artificial or superficial reasoning. Having said that, I find it ironic that the same people who charge me with doing so are the very people who have done that exact thing to me. You read articles I write in a magazine— it doesn’t mean you know me as a person.

The overwhelming go-to insult for these people is to insult my intelligence. I’m not going to sit and tout my educational credentials because, frankly, that’s a cursory defense, as we all know formal education

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doesn’t actually determine intelligence, and intelligence and education are subjective philosophies anyway. Just because I can debate the merits of Britney Spears versus Lady Gaga or perform the choreography to “Spice Up Your Life,” however, doesn’t mean I couldn’t tell you who Mary Schapiro

is or quote the works of Søren Kierkegaard.

That’s not called being intelligent, it’s called being well-rounded and informed. But really, there’s no reason to immediately and insincerely write someone else off as vapid unless you’re insecure with your own perceived intelligence. It actually just makes you look stupid to everyone else.

David Atlanta is a multi-faceted publication, just as the gay community itself is heterogeneous. We as gay people, let alone human beings, cannot be serious all the time, so for the love of gay baby Jesus, lighten the fuck up, people.

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Music Review

Adam Lambert’s Trespassing

by Elijah Sarkesian Debut albums from American Idol alums are notoriously rushed efforts. Even the best of these albums fail to show the full potential of the artists recording them. More than with most artists, the second album is usually key in determining where the artist will go in the future.

That’s the place Adam Lambert is at right now.

His debut, 2009’s For Your Entertainment, was a surprisingly strong collection of songs with a wide range of input from artists and producers like Lady Gaga, P!nk, Linda Perry, Max Martin and Dr. Luke. The result was a sometimes thrilling, sometimes maddening album that showed a lot of potential, but also felt a tad too schizophrenic at points.

With his sophomore effort, Trespassing, Lambert establishes a more solid musical personality: the wild child of the Idol bunch. Trespassing is an arresting collection of fierce, funky dance tracks and deep, pensive ballads. Rather than mix the two styles, the album splits the two into separate halves.

The first seven tracks serving as a non-stop barrage of sassy fun over dubstep-influenced pop. The tracks take on different styles. The title track and “Kickin’ In” both come from Pharrell, and include his signature production style. There’s more attitude on these two tracks alone than you’ll find on an entire Katy Perry album. “Shady,” meanwhile, pairs Adam with Sam Sparro and Nile Rodgers (of Chic fame), and is the coolest song Adam’s recorded to date.

Another pair of songs on the front half of the album are just begging for single release. The first, “Cuckoo,” is a dance song with an immediately catchy chorus. The second, “Naked Love,” is a slightly more laidback song that sounds like a Bruno Mars track with a dance beat. It’s a good thing.

The five tracks that make up the back end of the standard edition are, by comparison, a lot slower. The second half opens with lead single “Better Than I Know Myself,” which works surprisingly well at transitioning the album.

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It’s the closest Adam comes to replicating his biggest hit, “Whataya Want from Me.” It also starts a theme covered in the back half of the album about troubled relationships. “Broken English” tackles problems with communicating, while “Chokehold” describes the thrill of a toxic relationship.

The highlight of the album is its closer, “Outlaws of Love.” While For Your Entertainment didn’t exactly avoid Adam’s sexuality (with “Fever” being the most prominent example), Trespassing is a bit more explicit in its subject matter, and “Outlaws of Love” is the most haunting example of songs performed from an LGBT perspective.

It’s all about the longing for acceptance, a topic that resonates with the album’s listeners.

Trespassing is one of the stronger, more consistent mainstream pop albums to come out in the past year, and with the right push from RCA Records, it could be a big hit. My one complaint? The singles released so far, while good, do not do this album justice. Releasing “Cuckoo” would be a step in the right direction.

Rating: A-

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WTF!?!? Tidbits Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: John Travolta is being accused of trying to get some down-low dicking. TMZ reports that an unidentified male masseur is suing John after he reportedly showed up to massage the actor (I guess the bathhouse was closed that day), only to be groped and propositioned.

The masseur allegedly told John he doesn’t have sex with his clients, to which John responded, “Come on dude, I’ll jerk you off!!!” That line was lifted verbatim from the legal papers, which leads me to wonder how excited John must have been for the accuser to indicate that it needed three exclamation marks. Other details from the lawsuit: John said that high-class people prefer gay sex, his penis is “roughly” eight inches long, his pubic hair is “wiry” and “unkempt,” and he made the masseur give him a compliment as he was jacking off. Sorry if you read that over lunch.

Rufus Wainwright told The Village Voice about the time he met Bea

Arthur, saying he approached her at a party and told her, “I’m sorry to bother you, and I’m sure you hear this all the time, but I was going through a rough patch and Golden Girls brought me so much entertainment and comfort. It really helped me get through the bad spell. You’re so wonderful. You made me feel like you’re my grandmother.” Bea then leaned in and said to him, “I’m not your fucking grandmother,” thereby unknowingly delivering the most epic verbal smackdown in history.

Lindsay Lohan and Woody Allen were spotted leaving a restaurant in NYC together. This pairing makes less sense than Pat Robertson’s logic.

Someone should really point out what a sound investment a chauffeur would be to Amanda Bynes. After driving away after being stopped by police, getting a DUI, and being photographed backing over a curb, all within the past few weeks, she now stands accused of sideswiping another car. She apparently didn’t even realize she’d done it, and the guy she hit had to follow her while talking to the cops until they finally caught up to her. She wasn’t drunk during the incident, which leads me to believe she must just be really, really dumb.

Rihanna apparently upset SNL producers when she

called in sick to the final dress rehearsal prior to her performances on the live show. The producers should have known to hold the rehearsals at an In-N-Out Burger and her stoner ass gladly would have shown up.

The Octomom is doing solo porn

to support her 14 chirrens. Okay, who would pay to see the vagina of a woman that popped out 14 kids? That is some scary, morbid shit.

by Lucas Witherspoon

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That’s some Bull!

I

t was a muy bonita day (very pretty) this past Cinco de Mayo. I heard a lot of places were mucho packed, like, to name a few, Blakes, Burkharts, and of course Las Margaritas (who also raised a lot of money for charity, good job guys!)…but just a few blocks down from them, another restaurant was packed, Cowtippers and this is where my celebration began. Ok, how about they really got into the spirit and had a big ass mechanical bull out in t h e parking lot for Cinco!

I mean, I’ve rode on plenty of things before like horses…and yeah, like horses, but never a damn bull! I came in thinking it was going to be another fun gig at the Cow Tip until the scary part came when they INSISTED that I get my ass on that bull to “demonstrate how FUN it is for the customers”. There I was wearing my blonde afro, daisy duke shorts (more like Bo Duke), cowboy boots, Hooters-ish t-shirt and my signature glitter all over my face as I straddled myself on top of this ferocious looking bull, “You have to keep your legs up and don’t let them down”, the bull operator person said as I thought to myself “I’ve heard THAT before”. Oh, I forgot to mention, as soon as I got on, the horns fell off and all I can see was the duct-tape at the end of them. I’m familiar with the security of duct-tape, but not on HORNS! That’s when he then informed me “Oh yeah, don’t hold on to the head” (un huh), so there I was wishing I went to Las Margaritas as I realized the only thing I had to hold on to was that small ass piece of rope! I’m like WTF?!

He started me off in real slow motion, he must have had the dial on one I thought. Then bitch…he went a little faster, and I was like, with a smile on my face for the customers, “Ok that’s enough, this is fun guys”. Apparently to him it meant SPEED IT UP. At this point I wish the bull was real just so I could run over him because the more I YELLED “OKAAAAAAY, THAT’S ENOUGH!!!!”, the faster he went! They were laughing, and I was praying…but can I tell you my legs never went down! Even though they had a safety landing waiting on you with the blow up giant air mattress ground underneath to fall onto, it still didn’t seem like it would be a pleasant landing with my glitter going everywhere. Well, to my surprise, I didn’t fall off…but let me tell you, the next couple of days, my inner thighs were super sore! I don’t think I will EVER forget this damn Cinco, but it turned out to be a lotta fun (though sore as hell). Love you Cowtippers, and yeah, that was some bull!

UNTIL next week, DON’T read the girls, instead read The Brent Star Report!

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Greg Laswell Calls Atlanta on His ‘Landline’

“I

by Joseph Brownell

don’t know how much straight to artist recognition there actually is,” Greg Laswell lamented. While his name might not be familiar, his music definitely is. With both his original songs and covers, you cannot flip through primetime television without hearing a Greg Laswell song.

From “Off I Go,” a song written specifically for the season 5 finale of Grey’s Anatomy, to his somber cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” featured on Damages, Laswell has found many of his fans through television. Often it’s the gigs opening for other artists where that disconnect is realized.

“There’s definitely a shift in a crowd when they realize that you’re in their iPod,” Laswell said, “this really weird phenomenon is happening where people buy songs and put them in a playlist but don’t connect to the artist’s name.”

That disconnect hasn’t stopped Laswell from touring with Sara Bareilles, Sia and an upcoming summer tour with wife Ingrid Michaelson. Before that tour takes off, Laswell heads out on a spring trek in support of his fifth studio album Landline.

A marked departure from his previous efforts, Landline features a side of Laswell that might surprise some fans. “I’d been struggling for quite a while to get this record started because I didn’t want to make another melancholy Greg Laswell album,” he explained, “so I wrote my very first real love songs without any irony.”

In addition to a smattering of love songs such as “I Might Drop By” and “It’s Settled Now,” Laswell also found inspiration for Landline in the most unlikely of places.

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shared, “and I love how they treat their duets in that genre. The rapper does their bit and the girl comes in and takes the chorus away and it becomes her song. I love that dynamic so much.” This exploration led to numerous duets throughout Landline’s track listing.

Laswell combed his musical friendships and ultimately ended up singing with former tour mates Sara Bareilles and Sia, wife Ingrid Michaelson and current tour opener Elizabeth Ziman from Elizabeth and the Catapult.

“It was the most fun I’ve had making a record because I was able to be a fan of the music I was making without feeling guilty about it,” Laswell jokingly said.

Laswell’s musical evolution hasn’t stopped there. With “Addicted,” a Morgan Page collaboration burning up dance floors now, you might also hear Laswell’s voice playing in the club soon.

“I like all kinds of music . . . except male singer songwriters,” Laswell joked, “people keep you pigeon-holed but if I had my way, I’d do a full-blown dance record, followed by a full-blown country record.”

“Addicted” stands to widen Laswell’s already substantial LGBTQ fan base, garnered partly by his covers. “Early on I had a small [LGBTQ] fan base which increased after I covered Cyndi Lauper and Kate Bush’s ‘This Woman’s Work’ on my covers EP,” Laswell explained. A gay gem that will continue that trend is an in-theworks cover of Tori Amos’ “Crucify”.

While you might not hear that cover in Laswell’s current set list, any Grey’s Anatomy (which Laswell’s mother refers to as “Greg’s Anatomy”) fan will be sure to recognize a few tracks when Laswell comes through Atlanta on May 21st at Vinyl. Of course, we’ll hear one of our favorites “What a Day,” a song that Laswell promises he’ll always play live.

key tracks “What a Day” “This Woman’s Work” “Comes and Goes in Waves” “Come Back Down” with Sara Bareilles available from iTunes or Amazon

more Greg Laswell plays Atlanta May 21 at Vinyl www.ticketalternative.com www.greglaswell.com Twitter @GregLaswell

People You Oughta Know

“Try”-Athlete Jeremy Ploessel

J

by Randall Carpenter

eremy Ploessel is living a full life as a triple threat, before having that ‘last meal’ at McDonald’s. He’s not the dancer/singer/actor garden variety we’ve come to expect: he swims, runs, and he puts the rubber to the road with his bike in triathlons across the Southeast. Besides the sun, Keihl’s, and snug jeans find out what else make’s Jeremy’s gears turn.

What word, or phrase, do you most overuse?

If you asked my friends or partner, they’d likely say I overuse “lame” and “Your mom”. I get a lot of joy taking a phrase that people like and think is funny and using it until no one likes it anymore.

Mac or PC? Definitely Mac. I have a MacBook, iPhone, iPad, iPod. If Apple markets it, I’ll likely buy it.

Know the current price of a first class stamp?

I have no idea. I usually have to Google it if I need to know. But who mails anything anymore?

Would you give $1000 to charity, or spend

$2000 in a casino and give the earnings?

I don’t really enjoy gambling. I’d rather give the $1,000 to charity. It’s a more certain thing.

What’s the one trait you deplore in others?

I’m not a big fan of people that constantly put themselves down. If you can’t change it, then you should just embrace it.

How do you celebrate ‘Sunday Funday’?

Sunday’s are usually the day that I do my long run. So I usually go for a run. When the weather is nice, I do like to sip on a beverage at the pool and grill out. Love being by the pool.

What’s overplayed on your iPod right now?

“212” by Azealia Banks. I love a song with a great beat and some curse words.

What three items do you splurge on shopping?

I will totally splurge on skincare. I’m a total brand snob for Kiehl’s. I also love to buy nice jeans. Love Joe’s, Hudson, & 7 for All Mankind

Who’s your celebrity crush, dead or alive?

Adam Levine. I don’t really watch the Voice nor did I really listen to his music. But once he got on the show, I started paying attention to him.

He is so adorable and so freaking talented.

Favorite thing about living in Atlanta?

I love that time of year right after all the pollen is gone and right before the crazy humidity and heat. The weather is beautiful and the energy of the city is amazing. People sitting on patios and being social.

What would your reality show be about?

Ugh. Probably one that would get canceled after the first couple of episodes. I did film this “reality” show for Logo where they were following athletes who were training for the Gay Games in Chicago (2006). It never aired.

What’s your motto? Favorite quote?

“Some people dream of success while other wake up and achieve it.”

Catch Jeremy in his next race on May 19th at the Peachtree International Triathlon, the Southeast Regional Championships for USA Triathlon. Follow Jeremy at www. jeremyploessel.wordpress.com, and read the full interview at davidatlanta.com.

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Swim global, support local – HomoCouture Swimwear

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by Elijah Sarkesian

ooking for the newest and hottest locally produced line of swimsuits?

Look no further than HCSwimwear. The line is filled with a wide variety of styles and colors, resulting in a wide variety of options from the line. HCSwimwear is the brainchild of creator Melvin Browne, a New York transplant whose background in fashion and desire for quality products resulted in his current venture. I recently spoke with Browne his start in fashion and the creation of HCSwimwear.

How did you get started in design?

Well I studied Fashion and Fashion Merchandising up north in New York City. So I have always been in some sort of design. I’ve always been creative, business-savvy, and an entrepreneur. I started a non-profit when I was 20 years old but then again I had a vision and plan for what I wanted to come. I always knew I would start some sort of clothing line but did not know when. Ironically, leaving the Capital of Fashion in NYC and moving to Atlanta is what brought my opportunity to really move into fashion design. Here in Atlanta I had the time and extra cash to act on my vision, and really put my design and fashion skills to use.

How did HCSwimwear get started?

HCSwimwear actually was a branch off of my online blogazine called HomoCouture. com. It’s a non-profit that provides the LGBT community with an online lifestyle and fashion guide. So when I moved here to Atlanta, I met a seamstress named Chiraza Knight of Chaza Fashions. I had always wanted to start my own clothing line but didn’t know where to start.

After meeting with her I knew that my dreams would be now going into full speed. So it all started with a vision I had.

And that’s how I started HCSwimwear – HomoCouture Swimwear.

What makes your swimsuit designs stand out?

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noticed that other designers all used the same neutral and typical swimsuit colors. I wanted to expand the color palette; my collection features very vibrant and bold colors. Also the quality of my pieces is what will stand out. The saying “you get what you pay for” isn’t always true. I use the best spandex and nylon blend and lining so that you can feel just as good as you look, but for a very inexpensive price. My pieces are handmade here in Atlanta. They won’t color fade or fall apart after one wear, and that’s what completely separates my swimwear from others.

Who or what are your inspirations?

My inspiration behind this collection was a combination of things. When I use to go swimsuit shopping, every swimsuit brand had the same designs and typical colors. When I shop I look for pieces that are unique and that match my personality. So finding really cute swimwear that was of great quality was so hard to find. Another inspiration was: I’m tired of going to the beach, summer prides, and pool parties and witnessing guys play around in cotton underwear.

What’s your most popular item?

My most popular item right now seems to be the Body Trunk. It comes in a combination of 4 sets of colors and 2 back styles. A lot of guys like it because it’s a sexier take on a wrestling singlet.

Only my body trunk is cut lower and exposes more of the body. It’s super sexy on, unique in design and feels great on the skin.

Where are HCSwimwear products available?

The HCS Collection is available on my website at www.hcswimwear.com and now exclusively in-store here in Atlanta at Brushstrokes on Piedmont Road.

Hopefully by my next collection we will be in-stores in other cities.

For more information on HCSwimwear visit www.hcswimwear.com, and also look at the swimsuit photos in this issue, featuring select pieces from HCSwimwear’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection.

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Club Rush Dance Party

COCKPIT

COCKPIT Rotating VJ’s & DJ’s (resident DJ

EAGLE Karaoke with Mikey

BLAKES ON THE PARK Pitcher Perfect

Diablo Rojo)

Dirty Boy Bingo, 9pm w/ Ruby Redd

afternoon Absolut cocktails by the pitcher, Jealouse’s Daring Divas 10:30pm

FELIX’S Karaoke w/ Brett & Tyler 10pm FRIENDS ON PONCE Where Girls Who

EAGLE DJ Dance Party

Like Girls Meet Girls all night

HERETIC 3 Legged Cowboy Night 9pm. Free Dance Lessons 8-9pm. No Cover!

FELIX’S Karaoke w/ Brett & Tyler 10pm FRIENDS ON PONCE

Open @ noon with Bob Brewer

HIDEAWAY Levi & Leather Night

HERETIC Varies: Club Night or 3 Legged

JUNGLE Cherry Pop Thursday!

Cowboy Night - 10pm

LAS MARGARITAS

JUNGLE Club Night, Various Guest DJ’s.

Crazy Bitch Bingo 7:30pm

MODEL T’S Sexy & Know it Party 9pm

MODEL T’S Wheel of ? with Michael 9pm

SWINGING RICHARDS

SWINGING RICHARDS

T-Shirt Review, $10 Cover

2-4-1 VIP Room & 2-4-1 Door Entry

XCESS ULTRA LOUNGE/TRAXX

XCESS ULTRA LOUNGE/TRAXX

Turnt Up Thursday, No Cover, Hip Hop, Rnb & Reggae

FRIDAY

Man 2 Man, Free 4 Men 25+ B4 12am

SUNDAY Armorettes Drag Show at Burkhart’s

BLAKES ON THE PARK 5-9pm TGIF with Doug & Max, 1/2 price appetizers Kitty LeClaw’s Meow Mix 10:30pm

BLAKES ON THE PARK Sunday Funday DJ Bill Berdeaux 3pm, DJ Daryl Cox 7pm

Club Rush Hip Hop w DJ Truz, no cover

Club Rush Got Leche? til 4am, $10 COCKPIT Rotating VJ’s & DJ’s, (resident DJ, Diablo Rojo)

COCKPIT PBR Beer Bust -- Open & Pouring FELIX’S

Bloody Mary & Mimosa Wallet Pleasers

EAGLE DJ Dance Party

FRIENDS ON PONCE Bad Boy Brian’s Smirnoff B Mary Bar 12:30pm

FELIX’S Bartenders Serve It Up! FRIENDS ON PONCE

HIDEAWAY

HERETIC Dj Lydia Prim no cover before

LAS MARGARITAS

HIDEAWAY After Work Martini Madness

MODEL T’S Sunday Dinner with Ron 3:30pm

Happy Times with Bad Boy Brian & Ken

11pm

Make Your Own Bloody Mary Bar 12:30pm All You Can Eat Brunch 11am-3pm

JUNGLE Club Night, Various DJ’s

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FairyScopes

ARIES (March 20 – April 19): Long bottled-up energy comes out like gangbusters.

You should be able to focus that into constructive work and healthy exercise, but overdoing it can be harmful.

Think, prioritize and pace yourself! Give yourself an occasional break. You need them more than you know.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Your ruler Venus turning retrograde can exaggerate worries about money. Focus on the root of your anxieties and explore constructive solutions and improvements with a confidante. Sometimes things have to unravel a bit to be properly mended. You’ll be OK. GEMINI (May 21- June 20): When little things that worried your mother come back to haunt you look at how her anxieties might have seeded your own.

Facing that can be challenging, but clarity can make you a lot stronger.

CANCER (June 21- July 22): Anxiety about your career and your future are exaggerated. Sure, your friends are painting an optimistic picture just because they’re your friends, but they could be right! Schedule time in the coming weeks for long, warm, soul-nurturing soaks.

LEO (July 23 – August 22): If too much work has you neglecting your partner, get ready to hear about it and make some changes! A recent good run on the job may have ended with you hitting a brick wall.

Some time off will give you a fresh start.

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Being so sure of the “facts” will get you more points for confidence than for accuracy. You will soon realize your own mistakes even if nobody else does. When you really want to challenge others with information challenge yourself first.

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): Competitiveness should push you to your limits. You may have gone a bit beyond, offering more than you can deliver.

Quick apologies and reparations will give you credit for honesty and grace. Stewing over problems can undermine your health and credibility.

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Few people want to be with a pessimist.

Finding others who share your bleak view may offer some assurance now, but they’ll likely drag you down later. Find a creative outlet, perhaps scribing a romantic tragedy or dystopian sci-fi story.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Open honesty with your partner could reveal a lot more than either or both of you ever wanted to know. Keeping your relationship together may require revising agreements. You can make it work; this could improve things over the long run.

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): Whine, moan and criticize about your job with your friends. Get it together, sharpen those observations, take responsibility for your share of the problem and then take that back to your boss and colleagues. Well-considered, constructive observations will be appreciated.

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): You will be heard! Don’t worry about that but rather about what people will hear.

Make an effort to be kind and thoughtful.

Remember the Golden Rule. Some of your insights may reveal more about you than you’d intended.

PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Unlike the Trojan princess Cassandra, you can find friends who will at least listen to your bleak foresights and maybe even believe them. At least get it all off your chest with someone who can sympathize and help you make a plan.

Bitch! Session

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How do you have the nerve to discuss god and the church when you are in a damn gay bathhouse? How absurd!

Bristol Palin is against gay marriage… shocker. Last time I checked though she was an unwed teenage mother.

To all the bitchy ass queens who can’t appreciate what Obama just did for us need to shut up. You are the same people who probably are never happy with anything in life, aren’t you?

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DADDIES vs. Twinks Bring it on boys!

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You sound more like a hustler than a wise responsible adult. Maybe my accountant can help you! Love, Daddy.

GOBAMA! 2012!

God doesn’t hate gays. Don’t let biggots stop you from having a relationship with God.

You have a lot of wrinkles. There is no way you are still in your 20’s.

There isn’t a war on marriage going on, there is a war against biggots going on.

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