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NEW YORK’S GAY GUIDE

Preview: Splash’s Final Days

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The Week in Photos Commentary: Rick Schmutzler is 50 and loving it. Getting Personal with Alaska Thunderfuck What’s Next Now: Elixir Lounge Commentary: Next Magazine editorin-chief Alex Erikson on the viral boycott of Russian vodka. Gay DD Shot in the Dark

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The Right Track Sound Check: A preview of upstate gay retreat Easton Mountain’s upcoming queer music festival, Out in the Woods. Curtain Up Reel Love Eats Chef’s Recipe: Grata NYC’s delicious Ras El Hanout Double Take

Calendar of Events Nightlife: A preview of legendary gay mega club Splash’s final week of events. Quoted: Sir Honey Davenport on playing The Orion Experience’s“alien-sorceress-vampire-sex goddess from The Garden of Earthly Delights.” When I Knew: Martha Graham Cracker had a thing for Magnum P.I. Shoutout: New York’s queer performance artists on why the Bureau of General Services-Queer Division needs a permanent home. A/V Club: Hunx and His Punx front man Seth Bogart tells us his fave queer punk bands. Bars + Clubs Map Beach Patrol: Fire Island Black Out is bigger and better than ever.

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Fire Island Ferry Schedules Business Directory

ON THE COVER AND ON THIS PAGE: Gael shot exclusively for Next Magazine by Lionel Andre (LionelAndre.com). PUBLISHER DAVID MOYAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ALEX ERIKSON

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Holly Dae performs at The Monster • The Pines Party heats up Fire Island • The Metropolitan Museum shows its Pride

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Visit The Nexus on NextMagazine.com for your daily dose of gay gossip and party photos. BY RICK SCHMUTZLER

golden gays Age is just A number—And “older” gAys should embrAce it.

EdITOr’S NOTE: On July 19 we published a commentary by Mike Diamond titled “Clocked.” It was a semi tongue-in-cheek look at what it’s like to get older in youth-obsessed gay New York. Diamond’s piece resonated with many of our readers. Some agreed with the author’s perspective. Many disagreed. Here, we offer an opposing opinion by Rick Schmutzler, owner of Gym Sportsbar and Rockbar, who recently celebrated his 50th birthday. t’s recently been brought to my attention that I’m old. Really old. Like duston-heels old. I’m 50. In a commentary that appeared in Next Magazine a couple of weeks ago, the author explained how, now that he’s over 30, he feels invisible and slighted by his own community. Bullshit. You’re only invisible if you want to be. And the idea that gay men are invisible is just another one of the many stereotypes that exist about what it means to be gay today. To me, the beauty of being gay is that you can be whatever or whomever you want to be. We’re the only minority that’s not based on race, religion, gender or social class. The LGBT community is spread evenly through all aspects of society and in all areas of the world.

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HOLLY AND HER DOLLIES @ THE MONSTER DJ Mitch Ferrino and Holly Dae pose at Dae’s newWednesday night show atThe Monster with Bootsie Lefaris and Brenda Dharling.

Overheard:

“Now maybe we don’t need gay bars the way we needed them then, but we needed places that were a refuge, where when you walked in you knew you were safe.” —Splash owner Brian Landeche on the legendary bar’s closing this week

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“It’s fun to be a gay geezer these days.” Try out for one of the many gay sports leagues in the city, all of them chock-full of people 30 and up that you won’t find in the bars. Not a jock? Volunteer for any of the dozens of charities in the city. The kids at the Ali Forney Center and the Hetrick-Martin Institute are starving for exactly the kind of experience your old ass can bring to the table. I’ve heard people say that being gay is for young people for as long as I’ve been out, which for the record is since 1983. It didn’t make any sense to me then and it makes even less now. It’s fun to be a gay geezer nowadays. Older gays and the guys who love them are everywhere. Just look at Daddyhunt, DILF parties, Silver Bears, Mister and the explosion of daddy porn. Hell, half the 20-somethings in Brooklyn are working the bearded lumberjack look. They’re trying to look older, like little herds of proto-daddies roaming the streets, hoping to snag the real thing. And if you want the kids, they are out there. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked into a pair of 24-year-old eyes and said, “I’m just not that into you.” Personally, hooking up with someone half my age is just not really my thing. I want someone who gets my Gilligan’s Island references. So guys over 40, stop feeling sorry for yourselves! It’s a big gay world out there. Find your place in it. Whether that’s dancing shirtless on a box at five in the morning or meditating on a yoga mat in Central Park. Fly your daddy flag high. N

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That fact is even truer in a city like New York, where the gay scene is as large and vibrant as anywhere on the planet. Don’t like being in a room of 25-year-olds that you have nothing in common with? Then find another bar! There are over 50 gay bars in Manhattan alone, many of them built around an older clientele, especially if your idea of “older” is 40. Don’t like bars? Join one of the several gay choruses in town. Not a singer?

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“I’VE ALWAYS LOVED dressing up in women’s clothing, even when I was a child,” says RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Five runnerup AlaskaThunderfuck.“I didn’t really choose. It was a demon I simply had to exorcise. Now I am possessed entirely.” The edgy fan fave from the popular reality show will be in NewYork from August 811 to perform her brand-new act, Red For Filth, at the Laurie Beechman Theater. “My best friend and musical collaborator Jeremy Mikush and I used to get the cops called on us frequently during our time in Los Angeles simply because we’d stay up to all hours in our tiny apartment banging on the piano and screaming Dolly Parton, Heart and other hits of the ‘80s, ‘90s and today. [The show] will be a lot like that.“

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Nails! Nails are such an important detail that beginners and even seasoned queens often overlook. If you are within the sound of my voice, I implore you—put on some nails. It will change your life.

In what direction do you hope drag is headed? Any new trends you’re seeing? With the advent of HD and the mainstreaming of drag, queens are becoming fishier and more natural looking—which is terrible! Realness does nothing for me—I live for high camp and big hair and capital D-R-A-G: DRAG. Who is your favorite designer? Wet ‘N Wild

CHOOSE ONE: FAVORITE ALASKAN Do you have any advice for queens just starting out? Retire!

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Of course. She used to live in a car. What’s your most memorable performance to date? At Trannyshack a few years ago I got peed on by two men in pig masks to the tune of Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.” It’s kind of hard to top that.

What TV shows and movies are you most looking forward to over the summer? I can’t wait to see the Divine documentary. And give me another season of Orange is the New Black or I will die. If you could change one thing about New York, what would it be? The lines at Whole Foods.

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Some of the big-name DJs that layed down the beats on the beach for this year’s Pines Party Isaac Escalante

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Justin Dawson

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>>> WHAT’S NEXT NOW ELIXIR LOUNGE formed at the bar’s grand opening and on August 3 Jessica Wild will be performing at the new venue as well. Sulay says she wanted to open Elixir Lounge—which is also thefirsttransgenderownedandoperatedbarinQueens—toprovide a gay venue with a wide range of events, rather than the designated gay nights at straight bars that had dominated the neighborhood scene in Astoria after Mix Café closed in February 2012. “We chose Astoria because there is a large LGBT community living in the neighborhood and there was a need for a nice place to call ‘our spot,’” she says. “We deserve to have our own venues, and feel at home.” The sultry new space is currently openTuesdays to Sundays with happy hour starting at 5pm. On Thursdays the bar hosts karaoke, Fridays is a male revue and on Sundays the bar hosts a music video request dance party. The venue is also gearing up to host a Queens Got Talent contest for singers, actors and performers with a $150 cash prize on August 11. —Will Pulos

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THE MOMENT YOU STEP into Astoria’s newest gay bar, Elixir Lounge (43-01 Broadway, ElixirLoungeNYC.com), you get the sense from the deep red lighting and dark, seductive wallpaper that if they’re actually selling an elixir, it’s probably a love potion. For Marilyn Sulay, the transgender co-owner of the new venue, the bar is also a love letter of sorts to the gay community of Astoria. “What made us open Elixir Lounge was the need to have a place for us, the community in Astoria,” says Sulay. “A nice spot where we can hang out, dance, drink and spend a good time, not only on one specific night but any night we felt like going out.”At Elixir, she hopes gays come “to either have a drink, sing karaoke, watch music videos or a drag show!” With two nights dedicated to drag performances, the new lounge should be a welcome addition to the large drag community in Queens.The Haus of Mimosa will be presenting their weekly show at the bar onWednesdays, and Saturdays are set aside for rotating drag performances. RePaul’s Drag Race alumYara Sofia per-

Overheard:

“I’m a real mama grizzly! Take that, Sarah Palin!” —Candy Samples’ at Cubhouse’s one-year anniversary at Stonewall

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ore than a month ago we sold a full-page ad and some web banner advertisements to GayCities.com for their “Most Original Stoli Guy” competition. We also wrote and published a story about what at the time seemed like a fun event. At that point several media outlets had already begun to cover the anti-gay political stance Russia had begun to adopt. Then, on July 21, Harvey Fierstein published his widely read op-ed titled “Russia’s AntiGay Crackdown.” Rumors swirled about gay boycotts of Russian products. In response, Val Mendeleev, Stoli CEO, published a statement reiterating Stoli’s support for the gay community, saying, “Stoli is very proud of its current exclusive national partnership with GayCities.com and Queerty.com in search of the Most Original Stoli Guy.” Dan Savage, however, wasn’t having any of it.“Regardless of where SPI Group’s corporate offices are located, the company is owned by Yuri Scheffler, one of the 100 richest men in Russia,” he wrote.“SPI is a Russian corporation, Stoli is a Russian vodka. And while it’s nice that SPI is willing to market to homos who are lucky enough to live in Austria, the US, and South Africa, what has SPI done in Russia?” Nothing, he argued. By Friday, the gay hive mind had taken over. The party line? “#DumpStoli.” By 11am I’d spoken with Bob Pontarelli, owner of Industry, Barracuda and Elmo, who explained that he’d heard of gay bars in San Francisco and Chicago boycotting Stoli and that although he was nervous about singling out Stoli specifically, that he wanted to lead the Russian vodka boycott in New York. Later that afternoon Boxers and G Lounge both announced they’d no longer be serving Russian vodka.

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Got Gay-tention Deficit Disorder? Is Anthony Weiner boycotting Stoli because of Lady Gaga’s disruptive presence at the 2014 Winter Olympics? Read on...

In an editorial last week, a former colleague called out statistician NATE SILVEr’S presence at The New York Times“disruptive.”

Stoli has responded to Queer Nation’s Russian vodka boycott with a statement of support for LGBT rights.

A new study from Australia’s Melbourne University has found that children of same-sex parents are just as healthy as those raised by heterosexual couples.

TArGET apparently hasn’t learned its lesson yet. The company’s recent $50K donation to a PAC supporting anti-gay Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli probably won’t sit well with gay shoppers.

Activist Nikolai Alekseev told Gay Star News a Stoli boycott would be pointless, while Queer Nation published a statement by 23 leading Russian equality advocates supporting the boycott.

With the promotion starting up for LAdY GAGA’S third album, is anyone else out there convinced beyond any doubt that Artpop is going to be the most epically pretentious pop record of all time?

My colleagues and I then decided that Next Magazine too needed to remove ourselves from any involvement with Russian vodka brands. That meant pulling the Stoli Guy banner ads off of our website and terminating our involvement with the event (I was scheduled to be a guest judge). Then, that afternoon I read a compelling piece on Reason.com explaining why a Stoli boycott is a“terrible, bad, nogood plan.”“There’s a big Western bias in

Responding to questions about gays in the Vatican, POPE FrANCIS told reporters on Monday “Who am I to judge [gay people]?”

As for the 2014 Sochi OLYMPICS, JohnnyWeir is urging against a boycott, citing the sacrifices athletes and their families make to compete.

The gay Jewish white supremacist who’s been stalking Anderson Cooper is being held behind bars on $75K bail for terrorizing the silver fox.

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this argument, assuming that Russia’s corporatism is like America’s or Europe’s corporatism,” Scott Shackford wrote. It’s not a simple issue—and complex problems deserve thoughtful answers. Should you be ordering your usual Stoli and soda this weekend? That’s up to you. But singling out only one well-known brand of Russian vodka for the boycott is no better a scapegoat tactic than those the Russian government is currently implementing against its gay citizens. N

Flower Power:

MARQUEE PHOTOS: SANTIAGO FELIPE

Some of the more inspired looks at last week’s psychedelic-themed Q Thursdays at Marquee.

THE PINES PARTY @ FIRE ISLAND PINES BEACH A group of“redneck invaders”descend upon this year’s Pines Party celebration in Fire Island Pines, making fun ofWestboro Baptist-style anti-gay protesters.The annual fundraiser for the Fire Island Pines Property Owners Association incorporated a marriage equality theme in this year’s festivities. See p.42 for more photos.

HONEYMOON POOL PARTY @ 58 BAY WALK DJ John Ceglia and his fiancée Darleen party poolside at the oﬃcial after party for this year’s Pines Party. See p.42 for more photos.

BRÜT @ SANTOS PARTY HOUSE DJs Peter Napoli, Dan Darlington and Gustavo keep the dance floor pumping at the Friday night downtown party which also featured a performance by Cherie Lily.

FLY-LIFE @ ROCKBAR Los-Angeles based pop singer Dominique Pruitt takes the stage at Rockbar to perform one of her retro-themed numbers. AUGUST 2, 2013 9

FIRE ISLAND PINES BEACH, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM, SANTOS PARTY HOUSE, 58 BAY WALK AND ROCKBAR PHOTOS: GUSTAVO MONROY

SIXTH ANNUAL POST-PRIDE PARTY @ THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Paul Lombardi, Christine Quinn, Jeﬀ Soref, JimmyVan Bramer & Emily Raﬀerty mingle with guests at the annual post-pride party atThe Metropolitan Museum of Art.

we ain’t afraid of no ghosts. or aliens. or aurochs. the wordless music orchestra plays the Beasts of the Southern Wild score live at prospect park bandshell on August 8. then on August 9, film forum’s son of summer festival kicks oﬀ a month of classic sci-fi, horror and fantasy flicks, including Ghostbusters.

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WHAT TO SEE & WHERE TO BE AUGUST 2 THROUGH AUGUST 11 FIRE ISLAND EVENT HORSE MEAT DISCO The Pavilion, 37 Fire Island Pines Blvd (@ Harbor Pk), The Pines, joshwoodproductions.com. London’s favorite disco collective comes to Fire Island for the first time courtesy of Josh Wood. Horse Meat Disco takes over the all-new Pavilion for a night of nothing but dancing with Ladyfag as your host. 11pm; $20 in advance/$25 general admission.

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SNAPSHOT EVR, 54 W 39th St (btwn Fifth/Sixth Aves), vossnyc.com. Brandon Voss teams up with Marco Ovando and Amanda Lepore for his newest party. Join the nightlife titans for this picture perfect party with a live photo shoot and performances curated by Muffinhead. 11pm; free.

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DORM ROOM FRIDAYS XL Nightclub, 512 W 42nd St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), xlnightclub.com. XL goes all Animal House on Friday nights with this fraternity-themed party. DJ Nando has the soundtrack covered while sexy frat boy wannabes play drinking games, do keg stands and beer funnels, and just generally play as hard as they can. $5 before midnight/$10 general admission. SUMMER SHARE HK Bar-tini Ultra Lounge, 642 Tenth Ave (btwn 45th/46th Sts), bartiniultralounge.com. Franco DiLuzio and Mark Lander bring a taste of Fire Island to Hell’s Kitchen with this summertime party. Rotating guest DJs spin songs of summer as well as dance and pop while shirtless “pool boys” serve $5 planters punch til midnight and $2 Jell-O shots all night long. If you can’t make it out to the island this weekend, you know where to go. 10pm; free.

REPURPOSING CURIOSA OPENING RECEPTION Fuchs Projects, 56 Bogart St (btwn Grattan St/Harrison Pl), Bushwick, fuchsprojects.com. This group show features an international array of queer artists whose work explores pornography’s omnipresence in gay culture. We’re hardly a porn rag, but artist Jade Yumang’s work repurposes a year’s worth of Next Magazine covers, using cutouts to form multi-layered pieces. 6pm–10pm; free. BOYS’NIGHT Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main St (@ Water St), Dumbo, galapagosartspace.com. The boys of summer are back at Galapagos. Catch the one-night-only return of this all-male burlesque-circus hybrid with sexy contortionists, dancers and aerial performers. Bradford Scobie is the ringmaster for this big top extravaganza featuring Mr. Gorgeous, Ben Franklin and others. 8:30pm; $20.

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THE FINAL COUNT THE NIGHTLIFE HEAVYWEIGHTS WHO HELPED SHAPE SPLASH’S 22-YEAR RUN GIVE THE ICONIC GAY CLUB AN EPIC SEND-OFF. he countdown to Splash’s final days has begun, and while it’s an undeniable bummer that one of New York’s biggest and most famous gay clubs is closing its doors for good, owner Brian Landeche and his staff of muscle-bound bartenders, sexy go-go boys and talented DJs have no intention of going out with a whimper.The week leading up to the club’s grand finale is going to be bangin’!“We’re hoping to make people feel like anybody who’s worked here or been here or performed here can come back and either steal a bar stool or, you know, something— get a memento,” says Landeche. “We’ll bring back the DJs who have made the biggest dent and we’re hoping all of our customers will come by and experience for one last time what we all participated in.” With the news of Splash’s closing still sending shock waves through the city’s gay nightlife community, we reached out to some of those same tastemakers, promoters and DJs who have shaped the club’s parties over the years. Here, they share their memories and say goodbye to a legendary nightlife institution. —John Russell

LADY BUNNY “It was fantastically wild and decadent! The saddest thing about Splash closing is that Grindr and other sex apps have greatly reduced the number of gays going out. Sex was never the only reason party people used to go out. There was fashion, dancing, music, entertainment and actual conversation—remember that? The party has moved online. Bigger gay clubs aren’t doing well and this really seals the deal that New York is no longer a ruling nightlife destination.”

STEVE SIDEWALK “Having Lady Gaga perform at Splash for my birthday party on May 15 of 2008 will always be one of my favorite memories. Gaga, years later, even signed a poster for me that says ‘Sidewalk I miss you and Splash’ as she told me it was one of her favorite gay clubs. It will always be one of my favorites, too.”

MARK NELSON “I was a guest dancer the first week they opened. We watched the final episode of Seinfeld with a packed house. Broadway Bares originated there. The Splash float at Pride was always the highlight and the whole Chelsea boy phenomenon was started by Brian [Landeche] and Harry [Bartel].”

JUSTIN LUKE “BoiParty’s Campus Thursdays was Splash’s longest running weekly gay dance party and the trendsetter that established Thursday night as a mainstream gay party night. We had many an epic night there. Both Alan Picus and I are proud to have been a part of this historic venue, and wish the whole Splash team well.”

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“Splash will always have a special place in my heart as this was the venue that started it all for me. I remember being denied entry when I was 17 but then building one of the biggest, most successful parties in New York gay nightlife, Campus Thursdays, with Alan Picus in 2006. Splash will always remain one of my favorite venues growing up both personally and professionally.”

“Having promoted Ocean at Splash for eight years, it is more than just a club closing; it is like losing a family. Splash was the place for so long that artists from Britney to Janet to Madonna always made their way there. I will miss it, but mostly the people that made it so great.”

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Aug 4: DJ Robbie Leslie

Aug 5: VJ John Bantay

THE FINAL DAYS’ DJ AND PARTY LINEUP.

Aug 6: DJ Steve Sidewalk

Aug 7: DJ Beyond and MK

Aug 8: DJ John Marto

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Aug 10: Dougie Meyer presents the final Saturday night at Splash, and he’s pulling out all the stops. Steve Sidewalk returns to the DJ booth to salute the end of an era.10pm; cover varies.

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“QUOTED” When SiR hONEY DAVENPORT takes the stage in The Orion Experience, the new immersive intergalactic rock opera at XL Nightclub, she’ll be channeling equal parts Grace Jones, Frank-N-Furter and Beyoncé’s evil twin. “She’s an aliensorceress-vampire-sex goddess from The Garden of Earthly Delights, out to entrap the titular Orion, the love of her life,” Davenport says of her character, The Queen of White Lies. Or, more succinctly: “She’s one fierce queen—not entirely unlike myself!” Since premiering at Dixon Place last year, The Orion Experience, which features songs by the disco pop band of the same name, has been compared to The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Michael Jackson’s 3D spectacle Captain EO. “From the moment you enter, you find yourself right in the heart of the action,” Davenport says. “The show happens not just in front you, but all around you and actually within the audience itself. It’s an intergalactic, orgasmic, absolutely unique musical experience.” Orion runs through September 1 at XL, and after that Davenport has a few other projects up her sleeve. “I’m most looking forward to being back in the studio working on the re-up of Electrohoney, my band’s debut album and its attendant show, The Electric Highway.” There’s also a one“woman” show, For the Love of Honey, which she’ll be premiering later this year. And with weekly parties at No Parking and The Monster, we definitely believe Davenport when she says, “I love the nightlife, I like to boogie!”

SATURDAY AUGUST 3 FAMILY DAY IN THE PARK 2013 Cadman Plaza Park (btwn Cadman Plz E/Cadman Plz W), Brooklyn Heights, fp1world.com. DJs Brian Cox, Carlos Sanchez, Fred Pierce, Cameron de DJ and other special guests provide the entertainment at this fun-filled outdoor event. Grab your picnic basket and get ready to dance! 2pm–7pm; free.

LYNDA CARTER IN CONCERT The Ice Palace, 1 Bayview Wk (@ Dock Wk), Cherry Grove, dworld.us. Wonder Woman herself takes the stage at The Ice Palace as part of Daniel Nardicio’s Icon Series. Lynda Carter puts her own sultry spin on classic songs in her latest one-woman show. 8pm; $45 in advance/$55 general admission.

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SUMMER CAMP 324 Sky Wk (btwn Fire Island Blvd/Ocean Wk), The Pines, hmi.org/summercamp. Help raise funds for the Hetrick-Martin Institue’s at-risk gay youth programs at their fourth annual pool party. DJ Jonjon Battles spins and Marti Gould Cummings performs. 2pm–6pm; $60 general admission/$100 VIP. THE 2013 STONEWALL SWIM P.O. Glen L. Ciano Memorial Beach, (btwn Paulanna Ave/William St), Bayport, NY, stonewallswim.org. The fifth annual fundraiser for The Stonewall Community Foundation finds fifty gays and lesbians swimming the 3.5 miles across Great South Bay from Long Island to The

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—The Orion Experience at XL Nightclub, 512 W 42nd St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), Thursdays and Sundays at 8pm and Saturdays at 9pm through September 1; $45 general admission/$75 VIP. Visit theorionexperience.com for more info.

Pines. Get registered if you think you’ve got what it takes to dive in. 8am; free (plus donations). CHUS & CEBALLOS La Marina, 348 Dyckman St (@ Henry Hudson Pkwy), lamarinanyc.com. If you missed them atWork Ultimate Champions,this is your chance to catch Chus and Ceballos in NewYork again. The Spanish DJ duo turns the mixed crowd out at this amazing uptown outdoor venue. 2pm–midnight; $35. GET YOUR MESS ON Pieces, 8 Christopher St (btwn Greenwich Ave/Gay St), piecesbar.com. DJ Mike promises boys, booze and beats at his messy monthly party. Get your Mess On returns, and something tells us this downtown dance party will be messier than ever. 10pm; free.

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FOR MARTHA GRAHAM Cracker, the Philadelphia“drag queen king” who’s balls-to-the-wall cabaret is coming to Joe’s Pub this Saturday, it was a famous actor’s manly chest and childhood nursery rhyme that helped her realize she was gay. —The Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret at Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St (@ Astor Pl), August 3 at 11:30pm; $20. Visit joespub.com for more info.

SUNDAY AUGUST 4 SEA TEA Pier 78, 455 12th Ave (@ 34th St), seatea.com. DJ Johnny Dynell takes to the sea with the Gay Officers Action League for the latest Sea Tea. Join the gay boys in blue for drinks, dancing and a free buffet dinner on the Hudson. 6pm– 10pm; $25 in advance/$30 general admission.

JEFFERY & COLE REUNITED The Duplex, 61 Christopher St (@ Seventh Ave), theduplex.com. It’s been three years since Jeffery Self and Cole Escola’s Logo show ended, but

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now they’re reuniting for this very special show. Get ready for their hilarious take on everything from gay marriage to murder to Jessica Lange. 9pm; $15 (plus 2 drink minimum). THE HARDER-WOOD REVUE Headquarters, 552 W 38th St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), gogoharder.com. This all-male revue is sure to tickle your pickle. Go-Go Harder brings together strippers, boylesque performers and porn stars for scintillating shows and private dances. Sherry Vine

hosts and Cock Boys exclusive Levi Karter will be giving away copies of his new DVD. 9:30pm; $10. SPF The Dream Hotel Midtown, 210 W 55th St (@ Broadway), raffertymazurevents.com. Summertime sadness? We don’t think so—not at Brian Rafferty and Shawn Paul Mazur’s Sunday afternoon fete at the Dream Hotel’s Midtown location. Enjoy sweet alcoholic treats in the penthouse bar and plenty of sunshine in the rooftop garden as DJ Nando spins. 3pm–9pm; free.

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“I’M A LITTLE EMBARRASSED to say that the person who really let me know that I was attracted to men was Magnum PI a.k.a. Tom Selleck. I think I imagined myself resting my head on his hairy chest or running my fingers through his actual chest hair or drowning and him having to jump in the water and save me. I also remember when my grandmother recited that timeworn nursery rhyme to my sister and I. She said the first part to my sister, ‘Do you know girls are made of? Sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what little girls are made of.’Then she turned to me and said, ‘Do you know what little boys are made of? Boys are made of snakes and snails and puppy dog tails, that’s what little boys are made of.’ And I burst into tears and ran away in total terror, knowing myself to be a delicate flower, definitely not made of all that gross stuff and probably aware on some level that I was a Mary in the making.”

MONDAY AUGUST 5

MUGSHOT MONDAYS The Eagle, NEW 554 W 28th St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), eaglenyc.com. The Eagle kicks off an all-new Monday night with a hell of a drink special to cool you down in the dog days of summer. Do some time at Mugshot Mondays where $6 gets you a well shot and a mug of domestic draft beer to chase it with. 10pm; free.

NEW

BOB BLOWS UP! Barracuda, 275 W 22nd St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), 212-645-8673. Bob the Drag Queen—yeah, that’s her name—joins the cast of characters at Eighth Avenue’s premiere drag destination, Barracuda. Catch the opening night of her brand new

show, with DJ Natsu pumping out radio-ready pop. 11pm; free. OVERTIME HAPPY HOUR Boxers HK, 742 Ninth Ave (@ 50th St), boxersnyc.com. Whether you’ve spent the day working hard or werking it, by 4pm you’ll be ready for Boxers’ 2-for-1 happy hour. And why not take your hard-earned cocktails up to the rooftop terrace where you can enjoy bar snacks and the gorgeous weather? 4pm–9pm; free. INTER-ACT MONDAYS Hardware, 697 10th Ave (btwn 47th/48th Sts), hardware-bar.com. Ever notice how everyone’s on their phone at the

TUESDAY AUGUST 6

WEEK bar these days? Thanks a lot, Grindr! But DJ OhRicky is harnessing your digital mindset for his Monday night party. Text a music video request— or if you’re too shy to chat up the cutie at the other end of the bar, let your fingers do the talking. 10pm; free. MONGAYS Videology, 308 Bedford Ave (@ S First St), Williamsburg, videology.info. Mondays go gay at Williamsburg’s premier video store cum bar and screening room. Kick back with movie themed drink specials and campy cinema classics like this week’s film, Death Becomes Her. Enjoy $7 “Elixir” cocktails and all the epic bitchery. 9pm; free.

WESTGAY Westway, 75 Clarkson St (btwn and Jeremy Kost set the scene on the roof. Dress Washington St/West Side Hwy), west- to impress! 11pm; free. waynyc.com. Just about every off-duty club kid in the city shows face at Frankie Sharp’s party at DINNER & A MOVIE KTCHN, 508 W 42nd St this former strip club. You want (btwn 10th/11th Aves), ktchndrag stars and celeb sightings; nyc.com. Out NYC eatery KTCHN lithe go-gos and fierce beats continues its summer movie sefrom resident DJs Jonjon Battles ries with E.T. Join guest hosts for Visit nextmagazine.com and Nita Aviance? You got it! movie pre-show cocktails and for more event listings 10pm; $10. hors d’oevres, trivia, film-themed dishes and other surprises. 7pm; $35 pre fixe dinner. ON TOP Le Bain, 444 W 13th St (btwn 10th Ave/West Side Hwy), susannebartsch.com. Even bottoms get on top at Su- OPEN MIC TUESDAYS The Townhouse, 236 sanne Bartsch’s glamorous weekly party at The E 58th St (btwn Second/Third Aves), townStandard’s opulent penthouse club, tub and houseny.com. Super showman Michael Ferreri rooftop bar. DJs W. Jeremy and Taul Paul pump provides accompaniment on the piano at The the beats in the sultry pitch black pool bar, while Townhouse’s weekly open mic competition. The tastemakers like Michael Musto, Darian Darling winner takes home $100, and with your fate in

the hands of the audience, be sure to bring a whole bunch of cheering friends. 10pm– 11:30pm; free.

special guests tonight for his weekly Porno Bingo game show. This week’s wild fundraiser features the star power of the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, plus dirty prizes for the winning bad boys. 9pm–11pm; free.

few good men. If you think you’ve got what it takes, stop by tryouts and get your cheer on. Registration is required! 6:45pm–10pm; $20.

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ANGER MANAGEMENT Therapy, 348 W 52nd St (btwn Eighth/Ninth Aves), therapynyc.com. Who says you have to hold your temper? Mimi Imfurst and Pixie Aventura are letting the anger out onstage at Therapy. After this show, you’ll have plenty to tell your shrink on Thursday. 11pm; free. HUMPDAY KARAOKE Xes, 157 W 24th St (btwn Sixth/Seventh Aves), xesnyc.com. So you’re stuck in the middle of the grueling work week. That’s no reason not to sing! Nicholas Park host’s Xes’ Wednesday night karaoke show with DJ Jay Brancato. Pick your favorite song out of a selection of hundreds and humpday will suddenly feel a whole lot better. 9pm; free. THE WILL CLARK SHOW Uncle Charlie’s, 139 E 45th St (btwn Lexington/Third Aves), willclarkworld.com. Chorus Queen Lily Putian and Chorus Butch Sir Doug Roach are Will Clark’s

SQUIRT The Hangar, 115 Christopher St (btwn Hudson/Bleeker Sts), thehangarbarnyc.com. Host Reese Anthony is here to get you through your midweek funk! DJ Mando spins everthing from old school house and classics to today’s top pop tracks at The Hangar’s Wednesday night party as naughty go-go studs werk it. And with $4 well drinks and Budweisers and surprise drink specials, you won’t break the bank on booze. 9pm–2am; free. CHEER NEW YORK TRYOUTS High School of Fashion Industries, 225 W 24th St (btwn Seventh/Eight Aves), cheerny.org. Cheer New York, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight cheerleading organization is looking for a

GO TUESDAYS G Lounge, 225 W 19th St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), glounge.com. Nathan Williams takes G Lounge back to basics with his latest after-work affair. DJ Poison Eve spins R&B, hip hop, Top 40, soul and classic jams. Well drinks for just $5 get you going at this sexy, sophisticated and social party. 6pm–9pm; free. $2 TUESDAYS The Cock, 29 Second Ave (btwn First/Second Sts), thecockbar.com. Your $10 cover gets you $2 well drinks and domestics all night courtesy of the hunky—and usually shirtless—David Serrano. DJ Evan Christian gives the go-go sluts on the bar something to dance about. 11pm; $10.

HOMO COMICUS Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W. 23rd St (btwn Seventh/Eighth Aves), gothamcomedyclub.com. SiriusXM personality Frank DeCaro hosts this snark-infested night of man-eating comedy. Gay and gay-friendly comics Michelle Buteau, Sherry Davey, Luke McCollum, Danny McWilliams and Jason Scarlatti take the stage to perform for a giggling gaggle of gays. 8:30pm; $20 (plus 2 drink minimum). I’M FUCKING JESUS Eastern Bloc, 505 E Sixth St (btwn Aves A/B), easternblocnyc.com. DJ Marc Isenhart—a.k.a. porn stud Marcus Isaacs—revs up Wednesday nights at Eastern Bloc. The sexy spinster serves up an “otter body experience” where bearded boys and their pals come to put the hump in hump day. 10pm; free.

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As the bureAu of generAl services–Queer division rAises funds for A permAnent home, downtown’s performers tell us why the Queer bookstore And culturAl center is so vitAl to gAy new york.

BOY WOLF “Queers need our own autonomous spaces to share and create in all mediums outside of the mainstream. Just like we need queer parties, theaters and galleries, we also need queer bookstores and libraries. BGSQD is holding down the fort on the literary front.” SUMMER READING: Dossie Easton and Janet W. Hardy’s The Ethical Slut

PHOTO: KRYS FOX

SERVICE CENTER

THURSDAY AUGUST 7

ince settling into its temporary home at the Lower East Side’s Strange Loop Gallery eight months ago, the Bureau of General Services–Queer Division has hosted readings and events with literary luminaries like Sarah Schulman, Edmund White and Thomas Glave as well as emerging talents from all over the city. “The response to the Bureau has exceeded our expectations,” says co-founder Greg Newton. But with BGSQD’s residency at Strange Loop ending on August 31, the clock is ticking to raise the $50,000 needed to establish its own storefront.To that end, they’ll host Future Perfect, a fundraiser at the legendary Pyramid Club featuring Gio Black Peter, Penny Arcade and other downtown queer acts, on August 7. We reached out to some of the performers who’ll take the stage at the event to find out why a queer bookstore like BGSQD is so vital to New York. —JR

SHANE SHANE

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“In gathering the greatest minds of our queer community and giving them space within the Bureau’s walls, Greg and Donnie are combating the impermanence that is currently threatening our community. A permanent home for the Bureau would send the message that queer intellectualism is alive in New York.” SUMMER READING: Sarah Schulman’s The Gentrification of the Mind PHOTO: AMOS MAC

Co-founders Greg Newton & Donnie Jochum

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NICHOLAS GORHAM

“Every queer city needs an intellectual center—a public space that is purely about ideas and dialogue. Otherwise we’re just a dense concentration of bars, which gets so boring so quickly.” SUMMER READING: Kelli Dunham’s Freak of Nurture

“The benefits of having a permanent physical space for the queer person to research their past, experience their present and build their future are limitless.When we feel as though we have a home, we begin to believe that we deserve one and that is what will move us forward in this country.”SUMMER READING: Pema Chodron’s When Things Fall Apart

MAX STEELE “It’s not only that rare bird—the independent bookstore—it sells and produces queer artwork from individuals and collectives at all levels and from around the world, stuff you can’t get online or anywhere else. The Bureau has also become something of a performance and meeting space, where writers and artists can show their work to an engaged, dedicated audience.” SUMMER READING: Andrea Dworkin’s Pornography: Men Possessing Women; Ann Cvetkovich’s Depression: A Public Feeling

Future Perfect: Build the Bureau at the Pyramid Club, 101 Ave A (btwn Sixth/Seventh Sts), August 7 at 8pm; $10 in advance/$15 general admission. Visit bgsqd.com for more info.

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THURSDAY AUGUST 8

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fter a two-year hiatus in which Seth Bogart and Shannon Shaw each recorded solo albums, San Francisco homopunk band Hunx and His Punx is back with their third album, Street Punk. It’s a filthier, meaner collection of songs inspired by ’80s hardcore and ’90s riot grrrl, with Bogart and Shaw sharing songwriting and vocal duties.There’s even a Beastie Boys cover (1982’s“Egg Raid on Mojo”) thrown in for good measure. With the band kicking off their U.S. tour August 8 at Williamsburg’s 285 Kent, we got Bogart to give us a rundown of his favorite queercore bands. —JR

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Hunx and His Punx at 285 Kent Ave, 285 Kent Ave (btwn S First/S Second Sts), Williamsburg, August 8 at 8pm; $12 in advance/$14 general admission. Visit hardlyart.com/hunxandhispunx.html for more info. SHINE OUT MUSIC SPOTLIGHT SERIES XL Nightclub, 512 W 42nd St (btwn 10th/11th Aves), xlnightclub.com. Get a taste of the upcoming Shine Out Music Festival as Chris Ryan’s AudioFuzz.com presents this special music industry spotlight series. Catch live performances by Liquid Diet, Andromeda Turre, Night Club and Meg, with Frankie C. on emcee duties. 10pm; $5.

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IT TAKES A BROAD Vlada, 331 W 51st St (btwn Eighth/Ninth Aves), vladabar.com. The always delightful Elizabeth James covers a broad range at her Thursday night show. From classic Barbara to Icona Pop, she and her special guest have all the diva bases covered. Plus, DJs Jonathan and BPro spin classic Top 40, house and disco. 10pm; free.

ALASKA: RED FOR FILTH The Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42 St (btwn Ninth/10th Aves), spincyclenyc.com. RuPaul’s Drag Race season five runner-up Alaska makes her New York City solo debut. Get ready for a show celebrating frivolous camp with plenty of filth thrown in. 7:30pm; $22 general admission/$40 VIP (plus $15 drink minimum).

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FRIDAY AUGUST 9

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fire islAnd blAck out hits the beAch for three dAys of multiculturAl Queer fun.

aunched in 2003 as a simple day at the beach, Fire Island Black Out—or FIBO as it’s come to be known—has grown into an epic three-day beach party celebrating the racial diversity of the LGBT community. Queers of color come from all over to enjoy fun in the sun on Cherry Grove’s beach, and with a few new additions to the FIBO lineup this year, the 11th annual event is sure to be a blast. —JR

AUG 9: THE PRE-PARTIES

VIP Champagne Reception Hilton Garden Inn, Patio, 3485 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Ronkonkoma, NY, 631738-7800, 7pm–9pm Kick off the weekend at FIBO’s host hotel with a glass of bubbly and a chance to mingle with all the other VIPs.

General Admission Welcome Reception LaQuinta Inn, Macarthur Room, 10 Aero Rd, Bohemia, NY, 631-881-7700, 7pm– 9pm Get to know your fellow FIBO party peeps before you all hit the beach. Sponsor Barefoot Wines provides complimentary wine tasting.

VIP Tropical Heat Party Hilton Garden Inn, Green Room, 3485 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Ronkonkoma, NY 631-738-7800, 9pm–1am Things are sure to get a little steamy at the FIBO host hotel. Enjoy a two-hour open bar and specialty cocktails courtesy of El Dorado Rum and Barefoot Wines as the DJ pumps the beats.

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Beach Volleyball On the beach, Cherry Grove, noon–4pm FIBO attendees spike it all afternoon, competing for prizes in friendly volleyball games. NEW

Sun Dance Party

Beach Games 2013

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On the beach, Cherry Grove, 3pm–5pmIt’s your chance to bare all and be a star. Step into the ADTV-sponsored confessional and recount the magic of your FIBO experience. NEW

Beach Tent Contest

On the beach, Cherry Grove, 4pm–5pm Don’t just pitch a tent—erect a palace on the sand! FIBO judges will be searching for the most original, creative and fabulous beach blanket oasis on the shore.

His & His Happy Hour and a Half The Ice Palace, 1 Bayview Wk (@ Dock Wk), Cherry Grove, grovehotel.com, 6pm–7:30pm After a long day on the beach, you’ll need a drink—or two! Grab your guy and head to the Ice Palace for 2for-1 drinks. NEW VIP Pool Party and Swimwear Fashion Show

The Ice Palace, 1 Bayview Wk (@ Dock Wk), Cherry Grove, grovehotel.com, 8pm– 10pm UBCTV’s Delvon Johnson hosts this exclusive VIP event at the lower pool deck. Watch sexy models show off super-tiny swimwear from the comfort of your reserved poolside lounge chairs as you enjoy complimentary drinks and refreshments.

Bump & Dip Dance and Pool Party The Ice Palace, 1 Bayview Wk (@ Dock Wk), Cherry Grove, grovehotel.com, 10pm–4am Party the night away on the Ice Palace’s dance floor—and in the pool! AUG 11: INVASION OF THE PINES

Pines Pool Party Pines Pool & Bar, 37 Fire Island Blvd, pinesfi.com, 1pm–5pm Whether you journey through the Meat Rack or take a water taxi from the Grove, you won’t want to miss this fabulous pool party.

Tim at the 2011 Fire Island Black Out Beach Party

Fire Island Black Out 2013 at various locations in Cherry Grove, August 9–11; $30 in advance/$40–$50 general admission/$125–$150 VIP. Visit fireislandblackout.com for more info.

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On the beach, Cherry Grove, 1pm–3pm Who says you have to wait until the sun goes down to dance? DJs mix it up on the 1,600 square foot FIBO Plaza as the sun shines and the waves crash.

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On the beach, Cherry Grove, 3pm–5pm Competition gets fierce as beachcombers vie for prizes at the first-ever FIBO Beach Games.

FRIDAY AUGUST 9 SPANK The Pavilion, 37 Fire Island Blvd (@ Harbor Pk), The Pines, thepinesfireisland.com. Get ready for something brand spankin’ new in The Pines. Spank DJs Sean B and Will Automagic take over the all new Pavilion with their citified underground beats. 10pm; free before midnight/$5 general admission. DWORLD UNDERWEAR PARTY The Ice Palace, 1 Bayview Wk (@Dock Wk), Cherry Grove, dworld.us. Daniel Nardicio and co. celebrate Fire Island Black Out Weekend at über popular underwear party. Don’t miss giveaways from Screaming O and Undergear as well as massages by MMX in the infamous Vice Lounge. 11pm; $10 with password/$15 general admission. PENTHAUS Copacabana, 268 W 47th St (@ Eighth Ave), boiparty.com. Alan Picus, Justin

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VIVA! SATURDAYS Stage 48, 605 W 48th St (btwn 11th Ave/West Sd Hwy), vivasaturdays.com. Get into the circuit party spirit without ever having to leave New York! Ric Sena, John Blair and Beto Sutter team up with BoiParty’s Alan Picus and Justin Luke to bring you this weekly big room gay extravaganza. Guest DJs rock Stage 48’s epic sound system while DJ Keo Nozari pumps the hits on the RoofPop lounge. 10pm; $15 with membership card before 1am/$20 general admission.

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HEARTTHROB Liberty Hall at The Ace Hotel, 20 W 29th St (btwn Fifth Ave/Broadway), acehotel.com. DJ Executive Realness and Ruby Roo’s new monthly party gets off to a stellar start at The Ace Hotel’s base-

Luke and their BoiParty crew roll back the roof of Copacabana’s penthouse lounge each week. Join the young Hell’s Kitchen crowd for the new Suite Show drag revue on the second floor or dance the night away to resident DJ Johnny Dynell’s blistering mix. 10pm; free for first 500 guests/general admission varies. PHOENIX FRIDAYS Phoenix, 447 E 13th St (btwn First/Second Ave), phoenixbarnyc.com. Hell’s Kitchen does the East Village at Michael Cohen’s exponentially popular Friday night fete. DJ Mark Holcomb packs the place with gay trendsetters, nightlife notables, fashion insiders and every other variety of boy you’d want to bump up against on the dance floor. 10pm; free. FRISKY FRIDAYS Posh, 405 W 51st St (@ Ninth Ave), poshbarnyc.com. Things get frisky at Posh on Friday nights and we wouldn’t have it any other way. DJ JRoc turns it up with his mix of

SKY HIGH Hudson Terrace, 621 W 46th St (btwn 11th Ave/West Sd Hwy), hudsonterracenyc.com. Fresh from his Pines Party gig, DJ Justin Dawson brings his blend of dance pop, house and hip hop to Hudson Terrace. Franco

pop faves and Top 40 hits. The music and the boys are as hot as the drinks are cool! 9pm; free. IT’S FUCKIN’ FRIDAY Fairytail Lounge, 500 W 48th St (@ Tenth Ave), facebook.com/fairytaillounge. Joey Israel and Cazwell put a whole lotta F in TGIF. There’s always some cute tail dancing on the bar and plenty of hot fairies behind it as well. And if those creepy centaur mannequins don’t give you nightmares, you win some kind of medal! 10pm; free. REVOLUTION: SPUNK NO. 9 LAUNCH & EXHIBITION Leslie-Lohman Basement Annex, 127-B Prince Street (@ Wooster St), spunkartsmagazine.wordpress.com. Celebrate the launch of the latest issue of Aaron Tilford’s underground arts magazine, Spunk. Electro rap artist AB Soto will perform live and works by Spunk contributing artists like Gio Black Peter, and George Towne will be on display. 6pm–8pm; free.

AUGUST 10 ment boite. Special guest DJ Rich King will be on hand for the launch, so expect a double dose of disco from both DJs to get you all sweaty on the dance floor. 10pm; free. TWIRLINA Sip N’ Twirl, 36 Fire Island Blvd (@ Harbor Pk), The Pines, sipntwirl.com. DJ Lina spins her popular early-evening tea where Pines Boys and guys from the Grove dance on the deck, sip Planters Punch and kiki up a storm. Sip N’ Twirl may have a new look, but this party is a perennial Fire Island tradition. 7pm–10pm; free. WRECKED National Underground, 159 E Houston (btwn Allen/Eldridge Sts), wreckedrsvp@gmail.com. Experience New York

SUNDAY AUGUST 11

THE ELECTRO MASQUERADE BALL 3 Highline Ballroom, 431 W 16th St (btwn Ninth/10th Aves), highlineballroom.com. Join hosts Frankie Sharp, Trey Latrash, Tyler Stone and Gio Black Peter for a night of live music, video art, burlesque and crazy spectacles at promoter Mike Madrigal’s third Electro Masquerade Ball. Dangerous Muse headlines with Garek, Sandflower, Keyke, Eva & Her Virgins and Autodrone. 7pm– 2am; $15 in advance/$20 general admission.

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Diluzio, Mark Lander, Antonio Cedeno and Sasha Seven and their sexy go-go studs keep Sunday nights extra hot throughout the summer. 8pm; free.

SUMMER CAMP Sky Room, 330 W 40th St (btwn Eighth/Ninth Aves), skyroomnyc.com. Ever wondered what New York’s gay creatures of the night look like in the daylight? Michael Cohen’s Summer Camp is the place to find out. Party boys and queens alike make it out before sunset for this bangin’ afternoon shindig. 3pm– 9pm; free. 1999 Industry, 355 W 52nd St (btwn Eighth/Ninth Aves), industry-bar.com. Indulge

nightlife’s underground—literally. Resident DJs Ryan Smith and Ron Like Hell’s monthly party rocks this subterranean hot spot. Dance til dawn with the city’s hardest partying boys—just make sure you get there before the doors close at 4am! Midnight–6am; $7 with RSVP/$10 til 2am/$15 general admission. SYNERGISM Rockbar, 185 Christopher St (@ Wehawken St), rockbarnyc.com. Looking for sexy gay bikers and a steamy soundtrack? Look no further. DJs Chauncey D and Big Ragoo team up with Empire City Motorcycle Club for a special crossover Synergism. Steven Levan guest DJs dark wave, alternative and rock as the bartenders pour Rockbar’s special house shots. 10pm–3am; $3.

your ’90s nostalgia and party like it’s 1999 at Industry. Grab a cocktail and get a second free til 9pm as the delectable DJ Scott Jones spins the hits of your youth. Ace of Base, Spice Girls—he’s got ’em all! And at 11pm Kizha A. Carr performs. 8pm; free. GAY GEEKS TRIVIA GATHERING LGBT Center, 208 W 13th St (btwn Seventh/Greenwich Aves), gaygeeksny.com. Gay Geeks of New York gather at The Center for their monthly trivia competition. GGNY members Kyle DeBlasio and Christopher Stansfield take the reigns and fire off the questions. With prizes like video games and geeky DVDs up for grabs, you’d better know your stuff! 5:30pm–8:30pm; $5.

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The Right Track When Tweens Attack By Keo Nozari he target audience for this week’s artists might be tweens and teens, but based on our Twitter and Facebook feeds we know lots of gay men of all ages are, um, excited by these acts. In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised to see some of you in the front row crying with elation just at the sight of them! You know who you are... First up, Selena Gomez. Gomez deserves extra love for being a big advocate of the LGBT community and for her outspokenness in regards to combatting gay bullying. Her career has been skyrocketing recently and it really comes to a crescendo on Stars Dance, which transforms Gomez from a teen starlet to a bona fide pop star. It’s also an impressive feat coming off her relationship with obnoxious phenom Justin Bieber—she’s definitely not being eclipsed here! The stars align on Stars Dance with a delicious, contemporary mix of EDM, dubstep, glitch pop, teen pop and hip hop that clearly takes some cues from Britney Spears and Skrillex. First single “Come & Get It” was already a runaway hit, but it’s the second single, “Slow Down”—produced by The Cataracs—that really hits it out of the park. Sure, at times the lyrics get excessively generic, but the upbeat tracks and Gomez’s undeniably likeability save the album throughout. Other standouts include the title track, “Write Your Name” (with it’s nuanced electronic textures) and “B.E.A.T.,” where she’s a more approachable Dev. Plus, we’re

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betting at least one New York drag queen is gonna have a blast doing a routine to the line “I like…the beat in my face.” “Birthday” is also a standout. For the record, Gomez just had her birthday on July 22 when she turned 21. The US version of X-Factor spawned the ladies group Fifth Harmony and they’re releasing their hotly-anticipated debut single “Miss Movin’ On.” Considering the fact that the ladies won a singing competition, the very noticeable Auto-Tune at the top of the track is disappointing and distracting, but once the song settles in things get better. Reminiscent of another music competition show champ’s chart topper—American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson’s “Miss Independent”—the chorus is big and the lyrics throughout are nicely empowering for young girls: “I’m finding who I am/ and who I am is gonna be enough.” Plus, the age appropriate video is a refreshing change from some other more salacious acts out there. (Yes, we’re taking about Miley Cyrus, who is only 20 years old, despite what she may want you to think.) Finally, popular boy band One Direction has dropped new tracks. After their sophomore album slumped, the boys have already moved on to lead single “Best Song Ever” from their third album coming this fall. We can’t say it’s the best song ever—or even as good as the band’s biggest hit “What Makes You Beautiful”—but the pop-rock track should satiate existing fans and we give them props for the hysterical music video (which features Zayn in drag and Harry and Liam as overtly gay characters). And hey, it’s loads better than their competition’s single, The Wanted‘s awful “Walks Like Rihanna.” N

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Woodland Creatures By John Russell he Easton Mountain retreat center in Greenwich, NY, is usually a tranquil sanctuary, a place for New York’s gay community to escape the pressures of city life and reconnect with nature. But on August 10, that serene bubble gets punctured ever so slightly when a diverse lineup of queer artists takes the stage for the annual Out in the Woods Queer Music Festival. Now in its third year, the festival doubles as a benefit for Easton Mountain’s queer youth programming. But, co-organizer Wil Fisher points out, Out in the Woods is also an opportunity for queer musical acts to come together and build a wider community. “We anticipate a lot of collaborations, people bringing up guests during their sets, bringing up different artists from other acts.” Cabaret star Justin Vivian Bond headlines the festival and Fisher says V. has also helped the organizers build a more diversely queer roster of acts. “Rather than just being gay male, it’s queerer,” Fisher explains. “We’ve had multiple trans people perform, which is pretty exciting for a music festival.” One of those performers is folk singer Namoli Brennett, a favorite of co-organizer and performer Freddy Freeman. “She wasn’t just chosen because she’s trans. She was chosen because she’s a transperson of really incredible musical quality,” Freeman says. Of course there are plenty of queers with guitars—Justin Vahala and Brett Every among them—giving the festival a crunchy vibe. “I chose Rachel Sage because she’s an award winning bisexual person who’s been in Lilith Fair years ago and opened for Ani Difranco,” Freeman explains, indicating the quality control about which he was adamant in building this year’s lineup. Freeman says it was also vital for the festival to feature a diverse array not only of queer performers, but of musical genres as well, which includes country and rock acts alongside hip

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Nhojj; (inset) Rachael Sage

hop and classical musicians. “I booked Nhojj because I really think in our community genres like soul and R&B tend to get under represented,” he says. With so many live music festivals happening every summer, Out in the Woods has the distinction of being one of very few queer-centric events. “Pride festivals will tend to book the straight disco diva,” says Freeman. “There’s been a lot of talk about that, about why we’re not seeing more gay and lesbian acts represented. For me, in addition to this being a fundraiser, as a singer-songwriter myself, I’m very interested in creating opportunities to showcase more lesbian and gay performers.” And that, according to Fisher, is just what the festival has done. “It’s creating a space where people can see all these openly queer artists perform and feel proud that these people are representing our community.” N Out in the Woods at Easton Mountain, 391 Herrington Hill Rd, Greenwich, NY, August 10 from noon–9pm; $20 under 25/$30 general admission. Visit OutInTheWoodsMusicFestival.org for more info.

ON STAGE THIS MONTH: ance pop artist JbDubs brings his stilettos to The Studio at Webster Hall on Friday, August 2, to perform at Trash. Out in Brooklyn, Beyoncé’s Mrs. Carter Tour takes over Barclays Center for three nights, Aug 3–5. Also on the 4th, Beck plays the Prospect Park Bandshell. Lawrence Rothman celebrates the release of his debut single “Montauk Flin,” with a pair of New York gigs: Aug 7 at Glasslands in Williamsburg and Aug 8 at Mercury Lounge. Also on the 8th, Hunx and His Punx take the stage at Williamsburg’s 285 Kent (see p.20 for more), The Homophones play Cake Shop, and AudioFuzz.com’s Shine Out Music Spotlight takes over XL (see p.20 for more). Dangerous Muse headlines Mike Madrigals Electro Masquerade Ball is at Highline Ballroom on Aug 11 (see p.27 for more). Midnight Magic opens for Escort at Bowery Ballroom on the 17th and the bewitching Bat For Lashes takes the stage at Webster Hall on Aug 30.

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jeff blumenkrantz and brett ryback in Murder For Two; (inset) ryan speakman in Boys Will Be Boys

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Curtain Up NYMF: Boys Will Be Boys Murder For Two By David Hurst f the “revue” is the most difficult of all theatrical genres to pull off, a “gay revue” may be almost impossible. This was recently evidenced by the well-meaning but lightweight Boys Will Be Boys, staged as part of this year’s New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF). Written by Kenneth Kacmar (music) and Joe Miloscia (book and lyrics), Boys Will Be Boys is subtitled “An OUT-rageous Musical Revue!” but the problem is it’s neither that outrageous nor that musical. It desperately wants to be either Whoop-Dee-Doo! or When Pigs Fly, both of which Howard Crabtree had a hand in creating, but those shows are in a class by themselves, setting the bar impossibly high for future gay revues. Though it has a few funny moments and a hardworking cast, Boys lacks bite, savvy and, most importantly, relevance. In an era of expanding gay rights and marriage equality, Miloscia and Kacmar don’t seem to have anything to say about gay men today. It’s not enough to give us stereotypes that are “out and proud” if they have nothing new to say, even if it’s done with love and good humor. We’ve seen everything in Boys before, but done far better and with more style and wit. It doesn’t take much imagination to craft parodies of songs like “Sisters,” “Somewhere That’s Green” or “Some People,” especially when they’re next to smarter, original material like “Balls,”“Marry Me Anyway” and “Giant.” Boys Will Be Boys debuted at the Duplex back in 2006 and has been kicking around the country ever since. Based on its latest NYMF outing, it’s time to give these Boys a rest. Depending on your tolerance for camp acting, the disposable Murder for Two may be the longest 90 minutes you’ve ever spent in the theater. Directed with a leaden hand by Scott Schwartz, the show is a two-hander whodunit that wants to be The 39 Steps by way of The Mystery of Irma Vep. If only it succeeded—alas, it only exhausts. The adorable Brett Ryback plays a police officer trying to solve a murder in order to get promoted to detective, while the over-the-top Jeff Blu-

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menkrantz plays a baker’s dozen worth of suspects—each a chance to chew what little scenery there is in the theater. The gimmick? Both actors play the piano (quite well, actually) and accompany themselves and each other at the center-stage Steinway when they’re not racing around like maniacs. The point? Good question. Written by Joe Kinosian (who also costarred in the 2011 Chicago production as “The Suspects”) and Kellen Blair, Murder for Two elicits admiration for the stamina of its cast more than anything else. N Second Stage Uptown’s Murder for Two plays through August 17 at the McGinn/Cazale (2162 Broadway @ 76th St, 2ST.com).

Cabaret Confidential f the dog days of August have got you down, head to 54 Below (254 W 54th St, 54Below.com) for a celebration of Brazilian music and artists in their 54 Below Loves Brazil series. Headlining is handsome out Tony winner Paulo Szot who will bring his new collection of American Songbook, Brazilian melodies and jazz classics to the stage Aug 5–11. Joining Szot in the series this month will be Chico Pinheiro and The Brazilian Dream Band, Maucha Adnet and Helio Alves, and Anat Cohen and Choro Adventuroso. (Check out 54 Below’s website for the complete schedule.) Additionally, Paulo Szot don’t miss the slinky seductress Ute Lemper Aug 14–17, as well as the phenomenally talented Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway in their sensational Sibling Revelry show Aug 28–31. Meanwhile, the Broadway at Birdland Concert Series (315 W 44th St, BirdlandJazz.com) boasts an impressive lineup of crooners in August: Clark Thorell in Songs I Wish I’d Written Aug 5, Tony winner Steve Kazee Aug 11, Julie Halston in Classical Julie Aug 12 and 19, James Barbour Aug 26, and—of course—Jim Caruso’s Cast Party every Monday night at 9:30pm. Caruso, New York’s scintillating hostess with the mostess, presides over this weekly party where anyone can show up and anything can happen. And usually does! N

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FLY ME TO THE MOON christian camargo in Europa Report

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Europa Report Time Investment: 90 min. Return on Investment: 55 min. f you saw Alien and thought, “I could do that!” go Google an actual space shuttle and you’ll most likely recoil in horror at the cramped, messy quarters, tight sleeping space, floating instruments and switch panels. It’s a whole different ball game when you’re battling aliens or discovering new planets and you can’t stand up without banging your head on the ceiling. That’s what makes the Europa Report (Magnet) an interesting entry into the space-travel cannon. The film’s primary concept is to show fictional deepspace travel as it most likely would look—cramped, crowded, awkward. Using a technique that mimics found footage, Europa follows six astronauts (featuring, most notably, District 9’s Sharlto Copley) during man’s first trip past the moon—to look for life on Jupiter’s moon of Europa. Not only does the film do a great job of showing what everyday realities might look like aboard a private spacecraft, but it also illustrates the distance humans would have to go to reach the other planets in our solar system. But all this scientific authenticity plays a bit like a science museum exhibit, so Ecuadorian filmmaker Sebastián Cordero throws in some extraterrestrial terror for thrills. While at the same time the bumps in the night give the journey some nice tension, it cheapens the film’s attempts at realism. Which is a bummer, because deep-space travel sounds scary enough even without underwater aliens. —Benjamin Solomon

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Time Investment: 100 min. Return on Investment: 85 min. he Spectacular Now (A24) really wants to pull at your heartstrings—and your high school nostalgia. (500) Days of Summer writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber attempt to capture the sex-and-booze focused minds of high school seniors who can’t bare to think about their future, much less understand others in their new film. And for the most part they succeed, with director James Ponsoldt crafting an earnest, sweet ode to coming of age focused around Vince Vaughn in the making Miles Teller. Teller plays Sutter Keely, the class clown who never goes anywhere without his super-sized soda spiked with booze. The way he drinks and drives, drinks and attempts to write his college essay, drinks

and confronts his ex-girlfriend, you know he’s on the road to disaster. Unfortunately, he manages to charm the sweet and uncool Aimee Finicky (Shailene Woodley) along the way. And of course she falls for him hard. Kudos to Ponsoldt for showing his actors’ flaws: they never seem to wear makeup and they rarely do the right thing. In doing so, The Spectacular Now slowly transforms from an ode to youth to a demonstration of how quickly we are willing to throw it all away for what seems like love. Unfortunately, Ponsoldt can’t go all the way, and tragedy becomes a close call and the characters end up making all the right decisions just before it’s too late. It almost threatens to derail the whole film— and it would if it weren’t for the career-making performances from Teller and Woodley, whose charm makes the film’s disappointments forgivable. —BS

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The Brunch Club Next Magazine takes a look at those luxurious, carefree weekend hours between breakfast and lunch.

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By Peter Sherwood hough a breakfast club is nice, brunch gatherings lean more toward spice because they usually involve booze. Stecchino (765 Ninth Ave, 212-397-2377, Stecchino NYC.com) offers some Brooklyninspired old-fashioned Italian cooking and an all-you-candrink brunch. For 90 minutes, you can partake of the usual liquid suspects like Bloody Marys, screwdrivers, mimosas and draft beers for a reasonable $20 dollar price tag plus the cost of what you actually eat. This may involve Benedicts, ricotta pancakes, short rib hash or a Caprese salad. Grab hold of hefty burgers such as The Butcher’s Block with ground boar sausage, pork shoulder and black truffles or take to the sea with The Sicilian, featuring fresh tuna with chilis and an anchovy caponata topping. Good times are also had at Philip Marie (569 Hudson St, 212-242-6200, Philip-

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Marie.com) when it comes to the $24.95 brunch deal, which includes unlimited Bloody Marys and mimosas with an entrée on Saturdays and Sundays. Apart from traditional lumberjack breakfasts, Benedicts and French toasts, the wide-ranging menu also includes quesadillas, mahi-mahi with Cajun mayo, grilled chicken wraps and burgers. Pucker up for Lips (227 E 56th St, 212-675-7710, LipsNYC.com), the biggest drag show in town! The girls are still out in full force, humorously dishing out digs at the customers along with the food, which is much better than one might expect amid all the illusion. Ginger Snapt hosts the weekend Broadway Brunch where $19.95 covers a Bloody Mary or mimosa—and six bucks more unleashes “unlimited premium drinking.” “The Little Mermaid” is otherwise known as a bagel platter with smoked salmon while the “Chicago” peddles penne pasta a la vodka. “Gypsy” sides

are an additional three bucks. Joseph Leonard (170 Waverly Pl, 646-429-8383, JosephLeonard.com) certainly packs in a hot crowd. A Bloody Caesar is an eye-opener, with vodka, clamato, stinging sriracha sauce, a baconwrapped Brussels sprout and an oyster! Eggs are served as you like with country bread and avocado, in your choice of omelettes stuffed with mushrooms, frittatas filled with vegetables or poached with lobster and hollandaise sauce. A reliable, if more rarefied version of a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich is also available to absorb some of the prior evening’s dulling indulgences. Expect a wait as they don’t take reservations and it’s a bit of a tight spot. Across the way is Jeffrey’s (172 Waverly Place, 646-7472455, JeffreysGrocery.com), serving ironically attired hipsters of varying age. As platters of raw bar selections twirl by, the folk contemplate a daily quiche, cottage cheese blintzes, corned beef hash,

challah Monte Cristos with maple mustard and brisket sandwiches with beet horseradish. Try the cucumber rum laced with lime and outfitted with rhubarb or the Framboise Bellini for something a bit more conventional. An air of mystery swirls around the suggestion on the menu to “Make it a Jeffrey.” Ask your server about it… We’ve always been roped in by Cowgirl Hall of Fame (519 Hudson St, 212-633-1133, CowgirlNYC.com), just north of Christopher Street. The frozen blood-orange margaritas are a potent plea to wake up on the weekend! There are revolving brunch specials such as buttermilk pancakes, and a host of country-style eggs are always on the skillet. We suggest, however, starting with a heaping plate of cheesy chicken black-and-white nachos before deciding between chili served right out of a Fritos bag or the chicken fried chicken with grits. The dessert baked potato must be seen firsthand by any cowhand. N

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Chef Hido Holli of Grata restaurant shares how to make his impressive lamb dish at home.

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Ras El Hanout Braised Lamb Main Dish Ingredients: 2 lbs lamb 2 finely chopped medium onions 3 finely chopped cloves of garlic 1 tsp of salt 1 tsp of ginger ½ tsp of black pepper ½ tsp of white pepper ½ tsp Ras El Hanout ½ tsp of crumbled saffron threads ½ tsp turmeric Flour Extra virgin olive oil ½ bottle Chianti 1 can peeled tomatoes Flour

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Procedure: 1. Sauté the chopped onion, garlic, salt, ginger, pepper, Ras El Hanout, saffron and turmeric in a large pot for a few seconds until fragrant. 2. Add extra virgin olive oil, Chianti and peeled tomatoes.

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5. To start the side dish, boil quinoa in a medium pot for 10–15 minutes, then strain and place in a saucepan over medium heat. 6. Add diced veggies and toss in the spices. 7. Plate dish with quinoa first, braised lamb on top, then garnish with figs and almonds. Enjoy! Grata is located at 1076First Ave (@ 59th St). Visit GrataNY.com for more info.

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3. Flour the lamb and add to the pot to cook over medium-low heat for 2.5 hours.

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MANUEL: When I heard we were reviewing Butt Snack, I thought someone had opened a new fast-food chain. This all-rimming video is loaded with horny tops eating “Man-gina Happy Meals” and then jerking their special sauce all over their bottoms’ seedy buns—hey, Butt Snack is porn and fast food! Maybe the sequel should be called “Jack in My Box.” ROD: Butt Snack is a movie I can get behind. Imagine nothing but non-stop ass eating—or as I like to call it, “Thursday.” But couldn’t someone at least have turned on the lights? There’s nothing shameful about eating ass! MANUEL: Rod, Treasure Island is all

about the dark and dirty, as these sixtyfour minutes of penetration-free freakitude demonstrate. ROD: In “Straight Boy Hole,” young Wolf Hollander needs to make some money. What better way than by sticking your hetero ass in a gay guy’s face? As good as Shane’s ass-eating is, a nervous Hollander takes a phone call while he’s being rimmed and then takes off. Who does that? MANUEL: Whether it’s the super-closeups of tongue-hole action; focusing on Joshua Door’s face as he lies back in transported ecstasy; the black bar superimposed over the eyes of a bottom who wished to remain anonymous; or keeping Dylan Marcus’ spent nine-inch black dick in the shot as a dangling rope of cum threatens to drop from it—T.I.M.’s devotion to detail puts this studio in a class of its own.

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KISS MY ASS Trenton Ducati in Hole 1

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MANUEL: Someone has kidnapped Trenton Ducati and is forcing him to watch security camera video feed of men having sex. First up: Landon Conrad eating, fingering and fucking stocky stud Donnie Dean, who returns the favor. Leather straps hanging from the ceiling let Dean perfectly position his hole above Conrad. ROD: Conrad is so good at eating ass, he could do it for a living. Oh wait… Next, it’s JR Bronson, blindfolded and completely encased in Saran wrap. He must have the freshest ass in town! Adam Killian breaks the seal to access Bronson’s sweet smooth hole. MANUEL: Besides Bronson’s remarkable

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ass, this scene features one of the most creative and gravity-defying positions I’ve seen since Fred Astaire tap-danced on the walls and ceiling. Killian should win an award for it, hands down (and legs up). ROD: Hole 1’s five scenes also include two with Raging Stallion regulars Angel Rock and Tyler Wolf, and Tommy Defendi and Jimmy Fanz. MANUEL: Was it me, or were these guys all fucking in the room from Saw? I particularly enjoyed Rock’s spit-kisses and snowballing, and Defendi’s longdistance power-cumshot. ROD: Some guys have all the luck, or in Trenton Ducati’s case, all the cock. Scene five finds Ducati watching a video of himself, on his knees, being force-fed five jockstrap-clad cocks at once. Then we’re told the story is “to be continued.” I can’t wait for more hole!

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