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Inside This Week’s Issue MAP Page 39 “Daily What’s Happening” Page 12 33 AdamsArtExpos’e 20 Anatomy of DUI NEW 37 Business Directory 42 Classifieds 31 Desert Center For Sexual Awareness 40 Gay Resorts 34 GayDGets & Threads 38 GROUPS/HELP 48 Jersey’s Journal 32 Leather Realm 45 Massage Directory 41 I DID NOT KNOW! 37 Quote of the week 04 Weekender 50 that is funny 51 The Last Word George Zander 43 The Center Schedule 38 Transgender notes 50 Weekly Guide to Stars

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Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar & Grille 214 East Arenas Road, PS, CA Tool Shed - Leather Bar 600 E Sunny Dunes Rd , PS, CA (760) 320-3299 10:00 am – 2:00 am

The Barracks - Leather Bar 67625 E. Palm Canyon Dr. , CC,CA 2:00 pm – 2:00 am Score - Local Bar 301 E Arenas Rd , PS, CA (760) 327-0753 6:00 am – 2:00 pm

2100 N. Palm Canyon Dr. , PS, CA Streetbar (760) 320-1266 224 E Arenas Rd , PS, CA DiGS (760) 321-0031 36-737 Cathedral Canyon Dr. , CC, CA Georgie’s Alibi (760) 325-5533 369 N Palm Canyon Dr , PS CA Studio One 11 (760) 328-2900 67555 E. Palm Canyon Dr. , CC, CA Chill bar (NEW) (760) 537-0172 217 E Arenas , PS, CA Hunters Palm Springs 10AM - 7:00 PM 302 E Arenas Rd , Palm Springs, CA Cafe Palette 315 East Arenas Road, PS, CA

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7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis 9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s 10:00 AM Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8:00pm 11:00 AM Oscars 11a - 9 p 2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour to 8PM Oscars Happy Hour to 7PM Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour to 2-7 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95 5:00 PM Rio Azul Happy Hour from 5 PM To 7 PM Street Fair Crispy Tacos $2 6:00 PM Palm Springs Village Fest 7:00 PM Tool Shed 8-Ball Tournament 8:00 PM Barracks SPANK! Fetish Social Night Tool Shed Underwear Night 10:00 PM Barracks THRUST featuring Art with his men and DJ Mixtress Victoria

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1:00 PM Legends of Palm Springs $3 Holler - Beer, Hot Dog, & Chips till 5pm 2:00 PM Legends Bingo Barracks Happy Hour to 8 PM DiGS MARM-A-RAMA Spin the Wheel Drinks 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95 5:00 PM Rio Azul House Margaritas $5 7:00 PM DiGS Country Western Roundup!

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The Anatomy of a DUI An Overview of Alcohol

By Manuel J. Barba, DUI Defense Attorney Tips for the Thanksgiving Holiday Season to Avoid a DUI Conviction This week I am taking a break from the Anatomy of a DUI series I’ve been writing.

Instead this week I want to focus on some practical tips to avoid a DUI conviction.

The one thing that comes along with the Thanksgiving Holiday season is a lot of social time with friends and family that usually includes some holiday cheer – drinking alcohol.

Therefore I want to provide readers with some practical tips to avoid a DUI (driving under the influence) conviction.

As you know, a DUI conviction comes with major consequences. That’s why we fight hard in defending our clients against DUI charges.

Nevertheless, it’s always good to “know what to do,” and “what not to do.” Likewise you should “know what to say” and “what not to say” if you are stopped by a cop and suspected of DUI. Unfortunately, the average person has no idea what to do when stopped by a cop for DUI. So here are some tips to use: 1. Never say anything that will incriminate you.

If a cop stops you, he will likely tell you why he stopped you – “you didn’t use your 20

turn signal when you changed lanes” or whatever. He will likely ask for your driver license, insurance documentation, and car registration documents; these documents you must provide, but after that, answering any other questions is completely VOLUNTARY. If the officer asks you “where are you going?” You don’t have to answer that question. Where you are going is really none of the cop’s business. If the officer asks you where you are coming from, you don’t have to answer that question either, as that is none of the cop’s business as well. If you do elect to answer these question you are doing so VOLUNTARILY. Suggestions as to what you might say: If the cop asks “where are you going?” - you could answer by saying “I’m going home, or you could say “I’m going up the road.” Or you could say: “Officer, I choose not to answer your questions, just write me the ticket for not using my turn signal” (or whatever the violation was) which is your right to do.

Now if the cop asks you “where are you coming from?” and your response is: “I’m coming from ‘XX’ bar,” - that response would be incriminating as it is implies you were out drinking. You can bet the next question from the cop will be: “So how much have you had to drink?” which will likely also be an incriminating statement.

Suggestions as to what you might say: If the cop asks “where are you coming from?”

- you could answer by saying “I’m going home,” or you could say “I’m going up the road.” Get it? “Where are you coming Continued on page 45

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LEATHER REALM by Dave Murdock “And the new Mr. Palm Springs As we go to press the country is preparing to give thanks, and I know that many of you are thinking “Thanksgiving? What am I giving thanks for?”

Well, in talking with friends and acquaintances, I found that most, if not all of them are planning to celebrate the holiday. So I began to ask myself “Why? Why, when faced with all of the problems the world is facing, are people still giving thanks?” And I think it’s the same reason that the pilgrims did. 1620, the year they landed, brought a brutal winter, with 46 of the original 102 Separatist colonists dying of cold and starvation and illness. If it had not been for the Wampanoag Indians, who taught the pilgrims to grow food, the colony probably would not have survived. The first Thanksgiving was a celebration of a bumper crop of food that had been produced, thanks to them, and so the colonists invited the Indians to join them in what turned out to be a 3 day long feast. Everything had started horribly, but, with help, the remaining colonists lived to face another year. To paraphrase Blanche DuBois in ‘Streetcar Named Desire’, they depended on the kindness of strangers. And I think that is the core of what we are giving thanks for this year, the kindness of strangers. But not just strangers, because I think that, at the core of it, we are all rely on each other for help in order to weather storms of varying kinds. Whether new found friends or old established ones, we stick together and help each other survive.

And that’s what I’m going to be giving thanks for this year, not worldly goods, but friendship. From what I can see, it’s the friendships

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that we are celebrating this Thanksgiving, and rightly so. Friends are gathering together with other friends to eat, drink and share a good time. And it is in our friendships that we will find the sustenance to continue.

I’m lucky, I have many friends, some long time acquaintances, some friends that share common interests like singing with the Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus (make sure you buy your tickets to our Holiday concert, BRASSY, CLASSY, SASSY at PSGMC.COM and use my discount code, BCSH213 to get 10% off your tickets), and many with interests in the Leather Community. Recently I found reason to be thankful to many of them. As I’m sure you’re aware, two men in our community, George and Chris Zander were victims of a hate crime that left George with a broken hip and Chris with a concussion and staples in the back of his head. Thankfully one of the alleged attackers is in jail!

This all happened during Palm Springs Leather Pride weekend so many of us didn’t find out until the next day. But when the men that competed for Mr. Palm Springs Leather heard about it they sprang into action. Inside of 2 weeks, with a little help from PSLOD and PSGMC, they had created a benefit for George and Chris.

The Palm Springs Leather Brotherhood 2016 that included Mark Austin, James Bork, Christopher Durbin, Aaron Jones and Steve Juneau snagged the Continued on page 34 PSGMC ensemble,

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Vocal Harmonics to sing, the COPA to hold the benefit at and, with another benefit that James held at Chill bar, their work has netted more than $2,500 that will be presented to George and Chris to help defray their out-ofpocket expenses. A special thanks goes out to all the patrons who attended the benefits and gave so generously, including Palm Springs Mayor Elect Robert Moon.

That’s why I still have hope. Just like Blanche I do believe in the kindness of strangers and that’s why I’m giving thanks this Thanksgiving season. Happy Turkey day!

If you have any questions about the Leather scene, or would like to see an article about a specific topic or event, please send an email to Leatherrealm@gmail.com

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TRANSGENDER NOTES

Too Little Too BAD! Joining a growing number of Missouri schools, the Marionville School District adopted a policy Thursday regarding transgender students.

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gender, or they can take an alternative PE class that doesn’t require changing clothes or showering.

The new policy also allows students to change their name once every school year, use whatever pronoun they prefer and dress in the same manner as the gender with which they identify as long as they are consistent with school dress code.

Many parebts of Transgendered students feel this policy will do more harm then good.

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Massage therapy has been shown to relieve depression, especially in people who have chronic fatigue syndrome; other studies also suggest benefit for other populations.

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VETERANS NOTES

Veterans Groups Are Worried About Privatization Of The VA Humor? The reason the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines bicker amongst themselves is that they don’t speak the same language. For instance, Take the simple phrase “secure the building”. The Army will post guards around the place. The Navy will turn out the lights and lock the doors. The Marines will shoot everybody inside and set up a headquarters. The Air Force will take out a 5 year lease with an option to buy.

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JERSEY’S JOURNAL by Jersey Shore Happy Thanksgiving!!! This is the Holiday in between Fun Halloween and the Crazy Commercial/ Religious Buy me stuff Holiday. Thanksgiving is about giving Thanks.

It’s the one day a year most people feel generous and give of themselves. Either that or you pig out and stuff yourself. I see you have your priorities straight.

SO, Thanksgiving is giving Thanks and you only have to do it once a year really.

How about giving thanks more often than you already do. If you thank the universe the universe will provide more reasons for you to thank it! Appreciation is a great thing. It’s a humanizing emotion. It’s only for the strong. If you appreciate what you have it means you earned it. If you earn things, you appreciate them more.

You should appreciate the ability to get out of bed. Not everyone can. Then once you are out and about appreciate the beautiful sunny desert day. Appreciate the rain as it helps things grow. Appreciate and give thanks to the very few but loyal friends you have. Give thanks for these gifts from the universe.

Sure a car or cash is a gift anyone would appreciate and give huge thanks to. I could use some extra cash right now, but I would enjoy happiness and bliss a lot more than you greedy little fools. Admit it, we all have a greedy side, some just live 44

on Greedy Island and are paying taxes. So, give thanks until it hurts, and really take the time to appreciate and give thanks.

Think about why you are giving thanks and you appreciate the small and big gifts like life! The best gift you can ever be blessed with!

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from?” - “Down the road.” “Where are you going?” – “Up the road.” You may be laughing but the point is, it really isn’t any of the cop’s business where you are coming from or where you are going for that matter. The issue is at this point: why did he stop you in the first place.

Now there are some people out there that would say: “well if I don’t cooperate and answer the cop’s questions, he might arrest me.” The answer is this: If you’ve been drinking (and the cop smells the alcohol) the cop is going to arrest you anyway. So why give the cop incriminating statements that will be used against you later in court?

2. Never agree to do any Field Sobriety Tests. Now after you’ve said that you don’t want to answer the cop’s questions, the cop may tell you that if you step outside the car and take some tests to make sure you are safe to drive (Field Sobriety Tests), the cop will let you go. Don’t fall into this trap!

Field Sobriety Tests are what I call roadside gymnastics that are designed for you to fail. When these test were initially studied in the 1970s for nationwide implementation, the study group were essentially males in their 20s in great physical shape – probably not you.

These sobriety tests consist of checking your eyes for uncontrollable jerking movements (Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus), or walking in a straight line heel-to-toe, or lifting one leg and counting out loud to 30.

Many cops like to use other silly tests like touching your nose, etc. The point is, these road-side “Simon Says” tests are designed for you to fail and they are completely VOLUNTARY. Never agree to perform these tests. You don’t have to.

What should you say? If a cop wants you to perform tests to see if you are safe to drive the car, you can say: “I choose not to do any of your tests… because I don’t have to.”

Now there are some people out there that would say: “well if I don’t cooperate and do the tests as requested, the cop might arrest me.” The answer is this: If you’ve been drinking (and the cop smells the alcohol) the cop is going to arrest you anyway. So why give the cop evidence of you failing these tests that he will use against you?.

3. If the Cop asks you to blow into a Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) Say “No Thanks.”

If a police officer asks you to blow into what is known as a Preliminary Alcohol Screen (PAS of PBT) Test always exercise your right to say NO. You do not have to, UNLESS you are under the age of 21 or you are currently on probation for a previous conviction of DUI – then you most likely must blow into the cop’s breath test machine.

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THAT IS FUNNY Two guys are susposed to meet at 4:30. Charley shows up at 4:30 and waits. Finally, at almost 5:00, Paul shows up and Charley says, “Where have you been? You’re a 1/2 hour late.”

Paul replies, “Sorry, I had to go to the dentist. My dick’s been hurting bad.” Charley says, “If your dick’s been hurting, why did you go to the dentist?” Paul answers, “Because I had a tooth stuck in it.”

Two men started to have sex in the middle of a dark forest. After about 15 minutes of it, one man finally gets up and says, “Damn, I wish I had a flashlight!”. The other says, “Me too, you’ve been licking mushrooms for the past ten minutes!”

Do you know what the square root of 69 is? A: Ate something

What kind of music did the Pilgrims like? Plymouth Rock What did the turkey say to the man who tried to shoot it? Liberty, Equality and Bad aim for all.

WEEKLY GUIDE TO THE STARS ARIES: March 21 - April 20 Something’s rotten in the state of Denmark. Also? Your refrigerator. Clean that darn thing out! It’s a freaking mess in there!

TAURUS: April 21 - May 19 If you’re feeling a bit blue, and want something new, then go online, blindly type in a website, and provide your credit card info. Eureka! Now you’ve got new problems!

GEMINI: May 20 - June 21 Okay. Seriously, I don’t know how many times I have to tell you this, but putting Lucky Charms in a foxhole will not lure out a leprechaun.

CANCER: June 22 - July 22 Everyone has their own skeletons in a closet. But when little Johnny was a boy, he had real skeletons in his closet.

Serial killers for parents.

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LEO: July 23 - August 22 No, it is not a good idea to flip a coin and decide that’s how you’re going to vote when election time comes around.

VIRGO: August 23 - Sept. 22 Biting the hand that feeds you is always a bad idea. You don’t know where that hand’s been or what it’s been up to. It could have germs!

LIBRA: Sept. 23 - October 22 They say that running in place gets you nowhere. But tell that to the Olympic sprinter who spent days and days on the treadmill. What say you now, saying guy?

SCORPIO: October 23 - Nov. 21 You should never throw crap at a wall and see what sticks. It’s smelly and unsanitary! What are you, a moron?

Wash your hands, Bob!

SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 22 - Dec. 20 A precarious position is nothing to be worried about. But if said position involves 12 tons of dirt and a pine box, start panicking.

CAPRICORN: Dec. 21 - Jan. 19 If you ever happen to find a silver lining, then buy as much of it as you can, rip it out, and melt that sucker down and sell it!

AQUARIUS: Jan 20 - Feb. 18 If you feel like you’ve dug yourself into a hole, do not start digging forward and then upwards. Just because Bugs Bunny did it doesn’t mean it’ll work for you.

PISCES: Feb 19 - March 20 Bogged down by red tape and bureaucracy? Choking on policies and memos? Well, sorry, I’ve got nothing left.

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THE LAST WORD by George W. Zander

4. If the Cop decides to arrest you, always request a blood test.

NOTICE

Desert Stonewall Democrats are working to raise money to match $5000 offered as a reward to apprehend and convict the perpetrators of a hate crime against 2 members of the Palm Springs LGBT community. The email I received (and of course confirmed) said this: “Two of Hunters patron’s (Chris Zanders and George Zanders) part of the gay softball league on the Piranha’s (orange jerseys) were assaulted after leaving Hunters last night about 8:15 pm. They were holding hands and were called “faggots” and the aggressor got into an altercation with Chris. After stating that he did not want to fight, Chris released him. The instigator then came back with two buddies and snuck up and hit Chris on the back of the head with a bottle. Chris suffered a concussion and was knocked partially unconscious and needed staples in the back of his head and stiches to his lip.

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Despite the fact that you choose NOT to answer any questions, and you choose NOT to perform any field sobriety tests, and you choose NOT to blow into a preliminary breath test device, and the cop decides to arrest you anyway, ALWAYS REQUEST A BLOOD TEST. The cop should tell you that you have a right to choose a breath test or a blood test, but I always say ‘NEVER blow into any machine - Always choose a blood test.’ The reality is that at this point the officer doesn’t know what your BAC (blood alcohol concentration) is. The only thing that the cop can say at this point is say that you smell like alcohol on your breath.

The truth is that many things can go wrong with the analysis of a blood sample so the blood test results are not necessarily accurate.

I hope that you find the above Tips helpful.

Next week, I will continue with the usual discussion of the Anatomy of a DUI: Phase Three- Pre-arrest Screening and why you should never agree to take field sobriety tests. Attorney Manuel J. Barba can be reached at 760-770-3377. For more information visit www.PalmSpringsDUI.com.

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