Week of September 2, 2015 LGBT Guide to the Palm Springs Desert Area in Digital and Print delivery.

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Sept. 2 to Sept. 8, 2015

INSIDE THIS WEEK LABOR DAY WEEKEND LINEUP

A WEEKEND CELEBRATING MALE EROTIC ART

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WEEKENDER GUIDE 9-03 THURSDAY

THURSDAY NIGHT Classically trained, actor playing May West on Gilmore Girls, and LA drag sensation Jersey Shore hosts at the Ultra Star (IMAX) theatre in Cat city. Throwback Thursday features “Hello Dolly”! Dress or Sing along to Judy 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Pre-movie, themed dinner special at Bonta Restaurant and Bar (details to come) 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm: Jersey entertains and interacts with you at a pre-movie mixer at Taqueria Los ArcosJersey will make hilarious comments throughout the movie.

Come Sing Along all Summer Long!

Thursday, Friday, Saturday James GYPSY Haake American’s

female impersonator, MC at famed Hollywood club “Le Cage Aux Folles.” Married with Children Mel Brooks To BE or Not To BE! Now playing at Oscars Cafe and Grill Carnival Cabaret (The new Palm Spring Follies) Doors Open 6:30 pm Show Starts at 8 pm Also special Premier at Oscars British sensation, Toni Morrell is about to present her première performance in Palm Spring September 7th, 8th, and 9th, for 3 nights ONLY. see details n page 34

9-04 FRIDAY

IT’S THE WEEKEND already Tool Shed has Aarin Asker Dancing 10 PM to 1:30 AM check out that ad and you will see what we are talking about.

Real Estate is about choices and when you need to find a home, be a sprawling house or a cosy apartment the DDG offers so many options you wont find elsewhere, Our gay/ gay friendly housing in classifieds are updated weekly as well as realtor’s Carl Borey and Ted Seastrom are here to help you sort out all your home buying needs.

The Barracks Friday Night “Erotic Art Exhibition - Meet the Artists “ Featuring local artists and guests from our sister cities. Meet and greet, check out theiart work and enjoy

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the Wine Social in the Webster Room. 9pm FREE Friday Pool Parties at the Hard Rock!

Players of all ages Have you been to the

MAZE AT INN EXILE? Fridays and Saturdays 9pm to 5am NEW ART SHOW at The BARRACKS First Annual Art Exhibition Will feature Talent from Palm Springs and San Diego.

Friday Night’s Meet and Greet Session starts at 9pm where you will be able to meet the Artists up close and personal.

CCBC hosts Jersey shore kicks up the Labor day weekend pool(play) party

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9-05 SATURDAY

ITS ALL ABOUT THE BRUNCH! Start the day off rights at Pinocchio in the Desert Morning Brunch is a must at Bottom-Less Champagne 3.95 per person!

134 E Tahquitz Canyon Way OPEN 7:30 am 2pm fun for he entire family.

Across the street check out the all new Welwood Murray Memorial Library. Just reopened as a micro-branch and visitors center. BARRACKS FIRST ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION View Artwork and Vote for your Favorites

For locations and contact for items listed please see current ads in this issue. It you would like to update or list your event in the weekend guide please contact your DDG salesperson.

9-06 SUNDAY

SUNDAY BREAK! Call it a tea party or beer bust, who doesn’t love to party every Sunday before Monday. In Palm Springs you can relive those lazy summer high-school kegger by the lake or beach.

You always got the girl or boy you wanted or that wanted you.

THE BARRACKS The World Famous Sunday Beer Bust and Sunday Night Social.

The largest weekly social gathering for gay men in Palm Springs, Oscar’s world-fa-

mous Weekly Tea Dance is THE place to be on Sunday afternoons. From 4pm until close, enjoy incredible drink specials, a limited tea dance food menu and dance to the beats of DJ Bob Scatch, one of SoCal’s hottest DJ’s. Sunday brunch at Rio Azul in Palm Springs will never be the same.

A new Drag Queen Show featuring Sasha Scarlett and a team of impersonators is selling out fast The show is $14.95 and includes brunch.

We recommend reservations!!!

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Aarin Asker

Friday, Sept. 4

Aarin Asker Dancing 10 PM to 1:30 AM Aarin Asker

TOOL SHED 600 E Sunny Dunes 760.320.3299

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A Leather/Levi Cruise Bar

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Inside This Week’s Issue “Daily What’s Happening” Page 12

20 Anatomy of DUI NEW 33 Business Directory 16 Carl’s Real-estate tips 40 Classifieds 27 Desert Center For Sexual Awareness 34 Gay facebook events and Sports 35 Gay Resorts 30 GayDGets & Threads 37 GROUPS/HELP 44 Jersey’s Journal 28 Leather Realm 41 Massage Directory 37 Naked () 33 Quote of the week 04 Weekender 47 The Last Word 39 The Center Schedule 37 Transgender notes 42 Weekly Guide to Stars 37This week at the Continental Baths

Contact

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PALM SPRINGS LABOR DAY WEEKEND

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Featured Bars & Restaurants

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

BINGO Score Sat. 12pm

Tool Shed Wed. 12PM 0-69 Bingo

Legends of Palm Springs - Local Bar 125 E Tahquitz Canyon Way , PS, CA (760) 656-8680 11:00 am – 12:00 am

Legends of Palm Springs Sat. 2PM Bingo With Cowboy Steve

Oscar’s Cafe & Bar - Inside/Outside 125 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS, CA (760) 325-1188 11:00 am – 9:00 pm

Tryst Wednesday 9pm

Pinocchio In the Desert - Rest. & Bar 134 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS, CA (760) 322-3776 7:30 am – 2:00 pm Rio Azul - Mexican Style Rest. and Bar (760) 992-5641 350 South Indian Cyn, PS, CA Sunshine Cafe - Family Style Rest.

36815 Cathedral Canyon Drive, CC, CA (760) 328-1415 6:00 am – 9:00 pm

More Bars & Restaurants SpurLine (760) 778-4326 200 S Indian Canyon Dr , PS, CA Toucan’s Tiki Lounge (760) 416-7584

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KARAOKE POOL

Tool Shed Free Pool 6pm-2am Tues.

Thurs. 7pm & Sun. 3PM 8 Ball tournament Barracks Mon 7pm

HAPPY HOUR

Tryst Everyday til 8p Oscars - Mon-Fri 2p-7p Score - Everyday 6a-8p Tool Shed - Mon-Fri 10a-8p S&S 8a-8p Pinocchio - Everyday 7:30a-2p Rio Azul - Wed-Sun 4p-7p Barracks - Mon-Sat 2p-2p Sun Bev Bus Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar & Grill 5$ Bottomless Mimosas w/food purchase

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT 2ND

6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM Score $2 Rolling Rock Bottles all day Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Chili Relleno & Eggs $9.75, Lunch Special Bacon Guacamole Cheeseburger $10.95 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis 9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s 10:00 AM Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8:00pm; $3 Jager Shots All Day Long 12:00 PM Tool Shed The Original O-69 Bingo at 12 Noon 2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour to 8PM Legends of Palm Springs 2-4-1 Happy Hour 2 to 7 PM 3:00 PM Oscars Happy Hour 3 7PM Sunshine Cafe Dinner Special Chicken Enchiladas $12.95 4:00 PM Legends of Palm Springs Trivia 5:00 PM Rio Azul Happy Hour 5-7 PM 6:00 PM Legends of Palm Springs Karaoke Jo 6 PM to 10 PM 8:00 PM Barracks Underwear Night 9:00 PM Tool Shed Wet Weds !$3 Jagermeister and fireball shots all day

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 7:00 PM Hard Rock CafeF LIRT Bella da Ball-

FRIDAY, SEPT 4TH

6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM Score $7 Belvedere Vodka all day Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special California Chipotle Benedict $10.50, Lunch Special Fish and Chips $10.25 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne!

6:00 AM $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis Score Happy Hour til 8 PM 9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s Score $4 Budweiser 25 ounce cans all day 10:00 AM Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Carne Asada Tool Shed Happy Hour til 8pm and Eggs $10.25, Lunch Special Meatloaf or 11:00 AM Meatloaf Sandwich $9.75 Visit us at desertdailyguide.com and Like usOscars on Facebook.com/desertdailyguide 13 11 - 10

THURSDAY, SEPT 3RD

2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour to 8PM Oscars Happy Hour to 7PM Legends of Palm Springs 2p - 7:30p 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95 5:00 PM Rio Azul House Margarita $5 Hunters FUR 7:00 PM Barracks Fund Raisers & Cruise Night Spurline show tunes 8:00 PM Streetbar VJ Rob Roberts

SATURDAY, SEPT 5TH

6:00 AM Score Happy Hour until 8 PM Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Pork Chili Verde Omelet or burrito $9.95 or salmon Benedict $10.95 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis 8:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s Oscars 8a -10p Brunch until 2 PM $5 Bloody Mary’s, $9 Bottomless Mimosas Tool Shed Happy Hour til 8pm; Rehab with Doctor Tom until 2 PM 11:00 AM Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour from 11 to 7 PM Score12:00 Noon Bingo 1:00 PM

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Legends of Palm Springs $3 Holler - Beer, Hot Dog, & Chips till 5pm 2:00 PM Legends Bingo With Cowboy Steve 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!

8:00 PM Streetbar VJ Rob Roberts Spurline show tunes 10:00 PM

Toucans DJ GoGO Boys

SUNDAY, SEPT 6TH

6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM Score $4 Cucumber or Southern Mary all day 7:00 AM Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Eggs Benedict $10.25 7:30 AM Pinocchio Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis. Get a Martini BURGER! 8:00 AM Oscars 8a - 2a Brunch til 2 PM $5 Bloody Marys, $9 Bottomless Mimosas Tool Shed Cheap Beer Day $1.75 16 oz. Bud or Bud Light Drafts From Open ‘Til Close, Happy Hour until 8pm 8:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s 11:00 AM Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour from 11 to 7 PM 1:00 PM Tool Shed 8-Ball Tourn.

Legends Karaoki Brunch 1-5pm SpurLine Beer Bust until 7:00 2:00 PM Barracks Beer Bust All Day Long 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95

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4:00 PM Oscars Sunday Funday Tea Dance 5:00 PM Rio Azul Happy Hour from 5 To 7 PM 7:00 PM Streetbar “Miss Fern” 8:00 PM Tool Shed $1.75 beer all day.

Toucans The Playgirls bring you shows every Sunday at 8 and 10 PM.

MONDAY, SEPT 7TH

6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM $7 Belvedere Vodka all day Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Pork Chile Verde Omelet or Burrito $9.95 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis 9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s 10:00 AM Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8 PM 11:00 AM Oscars 11a - 9p Happy Hour All Day $7 Burgers & Fries 2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour to 8 PM $1.50 Drafts All Day Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour from 2 to 7 PM 2-4-1 cocktails 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95 5:00 PM Rio Azul Happy Hour from 5 PM To 7 PM 7:00 PM Barracks Free Pizza & Beer Bust Prices Hunters Service Ind. Night SpurLine Original One & Only Showtunes

$2 PBR Tallboys and Free Pool all day Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special 1/2 french toast w/ bacon, eggs $8.75, Lunch Special 1/2 sandwich/soup or salad $8.75 7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martini 10:00 AM Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8pm 11:00 AM Oscars 11a 9p Happy Hour All Day Azul Bella da Ball Cabaret Variety Revue 2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour until 8 PM Legends of Palm Springs Happy Hour 2 to 7 PM 3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95 6:00 PM Tool Shed Free Pool 6 PM to 10 PM Hunters Trivia Tuesday!

TUESDAY, SEPT 8TH 6:00 AM Score Happy Hour til 8 PM

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The Anatomy of a DUI An Overview of Alcohol

By Manuel J. Barba, DUI Defense Attorney In my last article I provided a brief overview of how alcohol affects Men different than Women. In this writing I will discuss dose-response relationship of alcohol.

Dose-Response Relationships People sometimes ask, “how ‘high’ is ‘drunk’?” What is the “legal limit” for “drunk driving”? How much can a person drink before becoming “impaired” or “under the influence”? There is no simple answer to these or similar questions, except to say that any amount of alcohol may affect a person’s ability to drive to some degree. It is true that California has established a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) limit of .08 (grams of alcohol in every 100 milliliters of blood) which makes it explicitly unlawful to operate a vehicle at the .08% BAC level (Vehicle Code §23152(b)). But California also makes it unlawful to drive when “under the influence” of alcohol, (Vehicle Code §23152(a)), thus the law admits the possibility that a person may be under the influence at much lower BAC. How much alcohol does someone have to drink to reach these kinds of BACs? Obviously, it depends on how much time the person spends drinking, on whether the person is a man or a woman, on how large the person is, on whether the drinking takes place on an empty stomach, has a full meal

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before drinking, and on certain other factors.

For example, if an average 175-pound man drinks two beers, or two shots of whiskey in quick succession on an empty stomach, his BAC will climb to slightly above 0.04% on average. Two more beers will boost him above 0.08%. In one respect, then, it doesn’t take very much alcohol to reach the illegal BAC level or to reach a level that impairs someone - a couple of beers can do it.

Keep in mind that although the above example assumes an average 175-pound man, there really is no average person as each of us metabolizes alcohol at different rates at differing times.

Practical Application It is important to understand the information provided in this article (and the previous articles) because it sets out the factors that affect a person’s blood alcohol concentration in relation to their alcohol consumption. By understanding these factors, a person can better control his/her own behavior relating to alcohol consumption and their resulting BAC. For example, if a person sips two drinks (one drink per hour) after eating a high protein meal, the digestion process will break down some of the alcohol thus lessening the amount of alcohol that enters the blood stream. In addition, absorption of alcohol into the blood stream will take longer, thus allowing the body to burn off the alcohol that has already entered the blood stream. Assuming the 0.015% BAC burn off rate per hour, if a person absorbs 0.015% BAC per hour (two-thirds of a drink per hour for males, one-half a Continued on page 42

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UPCOMING EVENTS: 9/8, SMART RECOVERY 6:30 PM - 8 PM 9/9, GAY MEN’S SEXUAL HEALTH GROUP 10 AM - 11:30 AM PLEASE CALL DCSA FOR TIMES & MORE INFO.

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LEATHER REALM by Dave Murdock Coming up on September 27th is Folsom Street Fair (http://www.folsomstreetfair. com/), advertised as the “The World’s Largest Leather Event” and that’s no hyperbole!

With over 400,000 attendees and covering 13 city blocks, and it’s a wild, hot ‘n sexy event, dripping with Leather with lot’s of primal energy and testosterone floating about. (Some baby strollers too, go figure!)

In fact that leads right in to what I wanted to talk about this week. Today’s America is oh so civilized. We don’t talk about primal urges in ‘polite’ society. But as homo-sapiens we all have dark desires, and sometimes even darker thoughts. No one wants to talk about them because we might have to come face to face with our darker selves. We can’t let those feelings out because they aren’t ‘civilized’. But just scratch the surface of that veneer on any one of us and you’ll find a beast waiting to escape from its cage.

Love/Hate, Life/Death, Pleasure/Pain are all divided by very thin lines. Each positive primal urge has it’s opposite side, and not understanding the dividing lines between them can, in some cases, lead to events like mass shootings and serial killers. Not learning to deal with raw issues forces us into a pressure cooker of primal instincts that would best be dealt with on a psychologists couch.

Well, I’m no psychologist, but I think that because we, as a society, repress all of the 28

darker urges they just lay there, simmering away, waiting to boil over or explode. As a society we have no safety valve to blow off the steam created by the pressure cooker of our ancient urges or our present day ones for that matter. But as Leather folk we actually have a mechanism to do just that.

Our play, by definition, centers around pain and pleasure, we deal with possible life and death issues every time we play. The submissive may hate the pain (or not), but love the pain-giver (or not). However, the Leather community gives permission to us, and we have given permission to our play partners to scream out loud whether from pain or pleasure it matters not. What matters is the scream, the release of all those daily tensions we build up each minute of our waking lives. We deal with edges, we hold whips and floggers, knives, etc., and wield them to create our scenes. We use fire and beat drums. Our scenes are all about power and control. By taking control of a scene as a dominant we have given ourselves permission to give into controlled primal urges to hunt and dominate. As a submissive we have given ourselves over to the experience of submission to a more dominant beast. One interesting side note: many submissives that are into bondage are, in everyday life, high powered executives who must retain control every working day, but when the weekend comes they are all too eager to give over that control and relax.

But I digress… The Leather culture explores mastery and slavery, Continued on page 45

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BUSINESS News & DIRECTORY BUSINESS EVENTS SCORE: VISIT scorecv.org/events/ Thursday, August 27: •Sunrise Business Mastermind - Automation (Palm Desert, 7:30-8:30a) •Are You Ready to Exit? Succession Planning for Baby Boomer Business Owners (Tustin, 5:30-8:30p) •Building the Brand: A Critical Path to Differentiation and Customer Value (Santa Ana, 6-8:30p) •Build A Great Credit Score to Get That Loan (Santa Ana, 6-9p) •Secrets to Buying a Franchise (Fullerton, 6-9p) •Morning Networking Breakfast (Corona, 6:30-8:30a) Events on Friday, August 28: •Business Plan 301-Financial Projections (Corona, 9-11a) Events on Saturday, August 29: •Business Basics: Starting Out Right (Palm Desert, 10a-12p)

Quote of the Week ‘Silence is a true friend who never betrays.”

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Join the DDG Business Directory TODAY 888-743-3349 ADULT BOOK STORE Hidden Joy 760 328-1694 ADULT FETISH AND TOYS Gear Leather & Fetish 760 322-3363 Not So Innocent 760 322-0999 Hidden Joy 760 328-1694 ATTORNEYS Joseph Rhea 760 322-3001 Manuel Barba 760 770-3377 AUTO DEALERSHIP Volkswagen Palm Springs 760 770-1100

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY AUTO REPAIR-PAINTING

Maaco, America’s Body Shop Joel 760 202-1411

BLINDS, SHUTTERS & DRAPES Pat Nyman 951 924-0033 CEMENT CONTRACTOR Dave May Concrete 760 327 4849 FURNITURE MJ Custom Furniture 760 779-0303 HAULING & MOVING Red’s Hauling J3 760 288-6956 GYMS WorkOUT Gym 760 325-4600 LEATHER REPAIR CUSTOM Gear Leather and Fetish 760-322-3363 gearleather.com 650 E. Sunny Dunes 760-7782798 MATRIMONY SPIRITUALITY Rev. Terry Scott, Minister iamrevterry@yahoo.com Bloom In the Desert Ministries 760 327-3802 PAINTERS Jeff Larsen 760 902-0175 PET GROOMING Alex’s Pet Grooming 760 327-5186 POSTAL SERVICES Postal Palm Springs 760 864-1401 UPS Store 760 324-8184 REAL ESTATE Berrington Properties 760 408-4102 San Diego Metro Properties 619-702-2400 TRAVEL Baja Expeditions 800-843-6967 GROUPS/HELP

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premiere performance British sensation, Toni Morrell is about to present her premiere performance in Palm Springs of her show entitled, “Remembering The Ladies”. On September 7th, 8th, and 9th, for 3 nights ONLY, this international entertainer will be performing her critically acclaimed, multi-media concert celebrating the Legendary Ladies of Stage, Screen, and Song. In her own inimitable style she will celebrate legends such as Dame Shirley Bassey, Edith Piaf, Barbra Streisand, Liza, Cher, Bette Midler, Marlene Dietrich, Lucille Ball and more, including one of the most powerful and electrifying tributes to the legendary Judy Garland. The show features some of the best loved songs from the American and Broadway songbooks, along with elegantly crafted, captivating video and superb orchestral accompaniment performed and arranged

by Musical Director and Multi-Keyboard “Wizard” David Dial. “Remembering the Ladies” was

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Desert Paradise 760 320-5650 East Canyon 760 320-1928 El Mirasol Villas 760 327-5913 Escape 760 325-5269 Hacienda 760 327-8111 INNDulge 760-327-1408 La Dolce Vita 760 325-2686 Pura Vida 760 408-3265 Santiago 800 710-7729 Skylark Hotel 760 322-2267 Tortuga del Sol 760 416-3111 Vista Grande, Atrium & Mirage 760 322-2404 Warm Sands Villas 760 323-3005

Inn Exile 760-327-6413 Triangle Inn 760 322-7993 Helios 760-323-2869 Bearfoot Inn 760-699-7641 Canyon Club Hotel 760 778-8042 Casitas Laquita (Lesbian) 760 416-9999 Desert Eclipse 760 325-0655 Visit us at desertdailyguide.com and Like us on Facebook.com/desertdailyguide

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Using a bell curve, the more alcohol absorbed that exceeds the burn off rate, the higher the BAC will be over time. Once drinking stops and all alcohol is absorbed into the blood stream the BAC will have reached its peak (represented by peak on the bell curve), and will then start to decrease because the burn off rate (0.015 per hour) will burn off the alcohol in the body until it is all metabolized and BAC reaches 0.00%. A person that peaks at .15 BAC will return to 0.00 BAC in about

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10 hours (on average).

In the next part of this article, I will discuss why you should never blow into a breathalyser. Stay tuned‌ and until then, be safe.

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JERSEY’S JOURNAL by Jersey Shore Throw Back Thursday’s with Jersey Shore Returns!!!!

Throw Back Thursdays with Jersey Shore returns AGAIN! Bigger, Better, and more Bad ass!!! Thanks to Chris Parman of Cathedral City, in conjunction with wonderful Sponsors such as: CCBC Resort, DDG Magazine, GED Magazine, Cathedral City, Mike Thomas Portraitures, and of course...Ultra Star Cinemas; plus many others.

Event starts at 6pm for a Cocktail hour followed by the film at 7pm. It’s an audience participation event, so come dressed up as your favorite character and be prepared to sing along. The diverse line up of musicals and tear jerkers and comedies provide something for everyone. This week Hello Dolly then Funny Girl, West Side Story, Steel Magnolias, Mommie Dearest, 9 to 5, and Serial Mom. ALL on the LARGEST screen in the desert! Plus, Jersey will throwing in her two cents and will be commentating throughout the film.

Throw Back Thursdays with Jersey Shore starts August 6th. Event starting at 6 pm, with a cocktail hour, followed by a presentation of a classic musical or camp showing of your favorite classics on the largest screen of the Desert until October 15. Showing at Desert Cinemas UltraMAX Theatre 68510 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Cathedral City. Admission is also a 44

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dominance and submission. And not just in whispers in dark corners. We stand on the street corners of events like Folsom Street Fair and roar our defiance of “polite” society. And that is as it should be.

We may live our daily lives encased in suits and exchange the harness for a tie, but when it comes to play time we have learned to rip off, sometimes literally, those veneers and get right into the meat of the matter.

We tear at societies boundaries, chewing off the leg irons of civilization. It gives us the release that we all want, but seldom take advantage of. By understanding the desires, and giving into them in a controlled manner we have created our own pressure valves to blow off the steam that builds up from living our daily lives.

If YOU want to explore those primal urges then I suggest you take yourself off to your local Leather organization and begin your journey to unleash the beast within. As the old Alka-Seltzer slogan went, “Try it, you’ll like it”!

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“I think I killed a he/she,” claimed accused Killer and coward Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton, told the court in Olongapo city, northwest of Manila, that Jennifer Laude was choked unconscious but breathing when he left her in the shower of a motel. Activists demanded again on Monday that Pemberton be turned over to Philippine custody, saying the current arrangement “is a continuing affront to our national sovereignty.”

Murder and Suicide attempts are alarmingly common among transgender individuals. 41% try to kill themselves at some point in their lives, compared with 4.6% of the general public.

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THAT IS FUNNY Old people at weddings would always poke me and say “You’re Next”.

So I started doing the same at funerals.

A guy walks into a bar and says to the bartender “Give me a double shot of whiskey.”

The guy takes his drink, slams it down, and says “Give me another” The bartender says “What’s the matter guy?” The guy says “I just found out my youngest son is gay” Two days later the guy is back and the bar and orders a double, slams it do an and asks for another. The bartender asks again, “What’s the matter now?” The guy says “I just found out my oldest son is gay” Two days later the guy is back, this time he asks for the bottle. The bartender asks, “Jesus, doesn’t anyone in your family like pussy?” He exclaims, “YEAH....MY WIFE!” How do you know you are a true stoner? A: When your bong gets washed more than your dishes

WEEKLY GUIDE TO THE STARS ARIES: March 21 - April 20 Your brains are your best asset.

Your brawn comes second. Your looks, though...gee whiz! You might think about investing in masks!

TAURUS: April 21 - May 19 You know how people say not to cross black cats’ paths and not to travel under ladders if you don’t want bad luck? So...don’t.

GEMINI: May 20 - June 21 I’m sure by now that you’re aware of the elephant in the room. Well, call the zoo already! We don’t have any more peanuts left to feed that dang thing!

CANCER: June 22 - July 22 When someone calls you a “tiger” in bed, it’s love. When they say you’re like a “mouse,” it might be time to buy enlargement pills.

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LEO: July 23 - August 22 When the smoke clears and the dust settles, you’ll probably be able to able to drive down the street much more clearly.

VIRGO: August 23 - Sept. 22 If you’re burning the candle at both ends, you must have a defective candle. You’re supposed to burn it at one end, joker!

LIBRA: Sept. 23 - October 22 When your eyes are bigger than your stomach, it means that you must have grown up near a power plant or ate a lot of nuclear waste as a child.

SCORPIO: October 23 - Nov. 21 When a stranger approaches you and offers you a ride, you might as well take it. You’re probably not going to get a better look than that.

SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 22 - Dec. 20 If you find yourself stranded in the woods, fighting of a pack of vampires, it’s probably best to give in.

Hey, it worked for Nic Cage, whose obviously immortal.

CAPRICORN: Dec. 21 - Jan. 19 Scientists have proven that you’re probably not the sharpest knife in the drawer, so skip the booklearnin’ and go straight for the diggin’.

AQUARIUS: Jan 20 - Feb. 18 If you think that you’ve been feeling a bit peckish, it’s probably that new chicken disease that’s floating around. It’ll go away. Eventually.

PISCES: Feb 19 - March 20 If things are rough, and times are tough, and you’re feeling a bit down as you go about town, go find a clown! That’s a sure scare!

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THE LAST WORD by George W. Zander For so many reasons, I am thrilled at the early progress of the Palm Springs Homeless Task Force. Yesterday was the second meeting. David Ready attended the entire meeting. The Police Chief Al Franz and three officers were there. Representatives from all the Sub-committees gave progress reports. The sub-committees are Housing, Youth, Mental Illness and Addiction, and Jobs. The PSPD is now training two new community officers that are trained in social needs and skills. The group is just what many of us have envisioned for nearly a year. All aspects of this issue represented by experts in the field. I was pleased, with the recognition from the Riverside County outreach folks that recognized that between 40-50% of homeless youth are LGBTQ. Equality California has been working all year on many Youth issues and this is one of our city’s most brutal statistic. The discussion ranged from how to help Homeless folks deal with petty tickets, to finding jobs and housing and food and a clean place to be safe. For those who see this group as an upcoming city commission, that is exciting.

Finding resources from the City, County, State and Federal government that are available was exciting as well. David Ready and Ginny Foat actually mentioned that City Hall is ( even I teared up) Measure B funds can be allocated to many aspects to help our homeless residents. WOW! There are millions of B tax generated dollars out there

from Measure B. Many folks discussed how to educate the community at large to engage in this project and eliminate Nimby reactions. So many wonderful ideas, but not pie in the sky. Practical substantive work is being done already by many. Thanks to all including Ginny Foat, Joy Brown Meredith, Arlene Rosenthal, Doug Hairgrove, Maureen Ferriter, Lisa Middleton and many more. The other exciting thing was about 15 residents showed up, joined in the discussion, and a few joined us on sub-committees. The action and the professionalism and determination will prove that our city can be a shining example of how to work together with this very important issue to he benefits of all!!

Be sure to register to vote. Desert Stonewall Democrats returns to Village fest September 3. See you there!!

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