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A year without Pride
A simple question if I may. If E S I E S T R E R E P O R P T Pride is to go on H O G N S C O O L D E S I G this year, does this mean that the idea of a true social movement will be back in our hands to — God, who’da thought — carry on our shoulders? Would not having funding mean that the party and the politics (like those even matter anymore) would be the property of the LGBT community? Does this mean that gays will no longer bitch about the “commercialism” of “their” event? Does this mean that with the focus squarely on the largest consumer body (gay men), the inclusion of lesbians, transfolks and bisexuals will just not be bothered with? It would save a lot of time and money m oney (sarcastically (sarcasticall y said).
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If Pride funding is cut, is it really that bad? We don’t really celebrate Pride for what it originally was intended. Could this mean that society has assimilated queerdom? It doesn’t feel like we need Pride anymore, since we don’t cherish anybody outside of our own gay community. Case in point: the Dyke March, Trans March and the Pride parade are all on different days. The large parade brings everybody together, but it still manages to segregate. So where is the community? Maybe we could use a year without Pride. Maybe we need to. Maybe it’ll remind us of the meaningful stuff, rather than just our selfish sexuality. — Alex Mizz B_itch
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Gender bending and ball balling ing “It’s more in a cabaret style, where the music will suddenly stop and there will be a performance up on the balcony,” says Todd Klinck, co-owner of Goodhandy’s, Toronto’s pansexual nightclub. Goodhandy’s is home to monthly gay events, like Dirty Sexy Party, Sodom and Jock, and will celebrate its fifth anniversary with the Gender Fuck Ball. The Live Spotlight component of the evening features a range of sexy performances, from burlesque to drag. Co-owner Mandy Goodhandy explains, “The Gender Fuck Ball is not people fucking; it’s people fucking with their gender, and you have the option to come as any gender.” In the last year Goodhandy’s has turned in a new direction, no longer shooting porn or staging it live. “We have no shame, regret or issues with our ongoing reputation as a porn palace, but we have gotten out of the live sex-show business entirely,” Klinck says. Fear not — the private sex booths are still available and ready to be dirtied any night of the week. — Ryan English The Gender Fuck Ball is Fri, May 27 at 10pm. Goodhandy’s, 120 Church St. goodhandys.com
Gays get Wicked “Toronto has Little Italy, Little Korea, Little India, two gay villages — there is still segregation between cultures, genders and sexualities,” says The Red Ligh t District theatre th eatre company’s artistic d irector, Ted Witzel. “But sex is the great equalizer.” When Witzel was writing a new adaptation of La Ronde he Ronde he wondered, “Where do lonely or sexually bored straight people go for a connection?” Red Light District is known for its site-specific productions, and when the swingers’ venue Wicked Club offered its fledgling cabaret space, Witzel jumped at it. Gay men are a new demographic for Wicked, but Witzel likes that. “The original La Ronde is Ronde is a series of straight hookups, but I have thrown that out. La Ronde was Ronde was a snapshot of the Vienna sexual underground, and a snapshot of Toronto’s sexual underground today has to include queers. We’re here and that’s part of the normal fabric of the city. And I don’t have a lot of hetero hookup experiences.” If Witzel decides to expand his sexual history, Wicked will be offering discounts for theatregoers who want to stay for the club’s regular erotic activities. — Drew Rowsome La Ronde runs Thurs–Sun until Sun, June 4 at Wicked Club, 1032 Queen St W. theredlightdistrict.ca
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POSITIVELY POSITIVE he Guys With HIV channel is coming is my self-hosted program, Hard News, Gay soon! Watch for it. GWH is not your you r Facts, cribbed from my website, Positive Lite. average public-access programming The roster of roving reporters will wed news — it features a new breed of HIV-positive with comedy to get the message out minus guys, ones who are saying no to stigma and the snooze factor. Watch out, Jon Stewart. Step beyond MuchMusic and tune in to discrimination. (Full disclosure: this network will operate GWH for the world premiere of Jade on less than a dime and is the brainchild of Elektra’s bitching hit “H-I-Vogue.” Jade and my faux production company, Crackhouse I whipped up a video for the track in my studio: the iMac in my bedroom. It doesn’t Productions.) GWH’s star-studded lineup will include, get more DIY than that. “H-I-Vogue” is first and foremost, OutNPoz, a group dedi- based on Jade’s husband’s faux-magazine cated to providing a safe social space for covers, which feature positive community HIV-positive HIV -positive men and women. I meet steer- members and celebrities. The proceeds ing committee members Mike, Tony and from “H-I-Vogue” go to BlackCAP; watch Tom in my office — Chew Chew’s, for remixes on iTunes. my neighbourhood diner — to discuss an When you want to dance to the track hour-long special I want to air on the — and believe me, it will make you want group’s founder, Patrick Chevalier, who to dance — there will be an opportunity, died last fall. Chevalier’s tireless work has thanks to the newest HIV-positive sceneleft an amazing legacy. He is the founding maker, Jon Chaisson. Chaisson is the creator father of saying “Yes!” to making a world of the inaugural Poz ’n’ Sexy night, a dance dan ce where we can simply be ourselves. party for HIV-positive men and women and their friends, allies and admirers. He is the Take note, Gaga. OutNPoz’s summer barbecues, movie new generation of OutNPoz, and for my new nights, bar nights and website are more fun channel, the more the better. Profits from this fun and sexy night than any reality show. If you want to be a star, go and volunteer, or simply attend one will be donated to Positive Youth Outreach, an ACT program run for and of these great events. Harder hitting than the Sun News Network by HIV-positive youth. Shake your butt
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audiences, as it was presented toward the end of a pretty raucous evening of entertainment. In other contexts, the reaction is different, though the work — as was intended — often elicits a moment of silence.”
2boys.tv returns to the Buddies stage with Tightrope , a new work that explores the void created by AIDS. When the crisis hit, Lawson and Pollard had barely reached adolescence. “A huge percentage of men just a few years older than us vanished,” Pollard says, “and there was a deep and lasting impact on our lives. This
crisis left an enormous cultural gap that remains to this day.” Drag plays an important role in Tightrope, beyond Lawson’s performance. The show calls for a chorus of “drag mourners” to appear onstage alongside L’Amour, and 2boys.tv decided to recruit queens and performers from the local community. Pollard explains that the casting “situates the work — both the process and the result — in the place where it is presented. When we take our work on the road, we always aspire to really visit a place, interact with people, rather than just dropping in.” Working with the House of Bogue, which will join the Toronto cast for three nights, in the Montreal production of Tightrope tied the work to that city’s AIDS history. The Toronto queens will mourn our city’s loss, making the piece that much more personal, literally hitting too close to home. “ Tightrope is more about invoking a set of images and ideas that recall a past. In doing so, we are remembering a whole generation of people we barely met,” says Pollard — remembering and honouring with fabulous costumes and deliciously campy performances. Tightrope runs Thurs, May 26 to Sun, June 5 at Buddies in Bad Times, 12 Alexander St. buddiesinbadtimes.com
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ANDREW ROBERTSON GETS TO KNOW G ELLIOTT SIMPSON, THE DELIGHTFUL DEVIANT BEHIND THE CAMERA n the world of photographer G Elliott Simpson, the male figure is moulded into a dark and almost devilish presence. A slick sheen or an ashen veneer coats muscled flesh. Each model’ model’ss face and body is lost and identity is transformed and obscured. It’s no surprise that Simpson’s work explores the darker side of human nature. In his youth, he faked his own death at school to freak out his teachers and read books about the occult. Postuniversity, Simpson worked as a graphic designer and dabbled in photography — until a life-changing “accident” in 2003. “I think they call it misadventure,” Simpson says, laughing, as he remembers the fast living that eventually left him in a coma. “It was hard partying, drugs, sex, and rock and roll — self-inflicted. I don’t relate to it at all anymore because I’ve changed so much since that event. I’m married now and kind of a recluse.” After two years of rehab, Simpson needed a hobby beyond taking snapshots of his cat. What started as a little diversion soon became his artistic focus, and he’s now preparing to launch his first major solo gallery show, Brotherhood . The models featured in his photographs have a delectably macabre quality, complemented by layers of paint, latex and a surreal finish. Recently named artist of the week by The Advocate , he’s made a name for himself by exploring kink and notions of identity influenced by religion and psychology. In Brotherhood , Simpson creates a world of his own. “A friend said it seemed like I was making my own little cult,” he explains. “I really latched on to that idea, and so the show is based around the idea that my work is a cult that I’ve created. There’s an insular feel to it, like if you walked into the freemasons’ guildhall and there’s pictures of past members. The fact they are all black and skeletal makes them look like they all belong in the same secret society.”
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The world of cults, secret societies and maligned religious practices like voodoo has always been a source of inspiration. “Visual cues from The Day of the Dead you can see in the work,” Simpson says. “Santa Muerte is also fascinating. They are Mexican groups of Catholics worshipping Saint Death as if it was a person. It’s fantastically interesting. It’s the only saint they believe you can pray to for revenge. I try to take ideas from all those different places so that I’m not specifically referencing Baron Samedi or Santa Muerte, but I love the collision of ideas and images.” For Simpson, an individual piece can take upward of 35 hours to complete, and the final result is tense and erotically charged, confidently straddling the worlds of art, erotica and pornography. But while his work is quite graphic, it doesn’t feature full-frontal nudity. “I don’t usually photograph naked people because I think dicks look kind of weird on guys,” says Simpson. “Especially when they’re painted the way I do. I also think a lot of people aren’t artistically artistically open enough to look at a picture and not be distracted by the dick, so I don’t shoot t hem nude generally. It’s implied nudity — you just don’t see the parts.” While the models aren’t naked, that doesn’t mean that being photographed by Simpson is for the shy. “It’s often more awkward when I ask the model to put a corrugated tube down their pants or drool on themselves,” he explains. “I had a J-Lube phase, and it was quite stringy and messy and looked pretty suggestive without showing anything. Models are as hesitant to do those things as they are to be photographed nude. They’re all worried about how they look.” The men in Simpson’s work are definitely part of the draw, and his photographs have become so popular that models have begun to seek him out. His technical process adds to the allure: he creates hyper-masculine hyper-mas culine figures with mythical qualities, but he doesn’t limit himself to the He-Man body type. “I tend to like someone who has good definition with what I’m doing now, painting people,” he explains. “The definition is what adds to the interest. Some people would say I shoot twinks, but I’d say I’d photograph anyone: skinny to athletic to very muscular, depending on how much definition they have. Often the men end up looking like twinks in my photographs because we shave them head to toe to paint them or to apply latex to them, simply because it has to be done.”
It can be impossible to identify the models when Simpson is finished with them, giving the work an element of mystery; alien-like textures replace skin, and shadows are carefully cast to obscure faces. “It’s interesting that you can line up my pieces and not be able to identify who the models are,” he says. “I think people are more interesting than they appear. It’s always the case, but it’s hard to get at that with the way we interact in our world, as people classify themselves and dress certain ways, and I like to get past that. By dressing someone up or modifying them to an extreme, you can get closer to the idea that how someone appears on the outside is not really who they are. I like that idea that the obliteration of identity almost makes the models interchangeable. Maybe that says something about men.”
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Brotherhood opens Thurs, June 2 at Pentimento Fine Art Gallery, 1164 Queen St E. pentimento.ca, gelliottsimpson.com Andrew Robertson is a fab writer who loves a scary skeletal hunk as much as the next guy.
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t’s not 1982 and I’m not Phoebe Buffay,” says first acoustic guitar by cutting lawns for four months. singer/songwriter Nathaniel Bacon. “It’s hard And then I taught myself to play.” Bacon comes by to find gay venues for a guy with an acoustic his affinity for melody and song structure honestly. guitar.” Bacon is a graduate of a strenuous the- “My parents listened to AC/DC, Aerosmith or Dolly atre program that earned him both a University Parton. Dolly writes the most hokey stuff — and the of Toronto degree and a diploma from Sheridan most heartbreaking.” College. “But all the time I was writing and Being a contestant in Queer Idol is a big commithoning my craft and doing coffee shops,” ment. “It’s a year of your life. A few people said ‘Nuts he says. “The biggest challenge to my career is to that’ and dropped out, but I’m dedicated,” Bacon that I love both things and can’t give either up and says. In spite of the competition, the show is a real focus. This is a big step. I’d been focusi ng on my acting, bonding experience: “People want each other to do but then I saw a poster for Queer Idol.” well. It’s sad when someone loses.” Bacon’s first audition, a pre-screening for the comBacon claims, “I didn’t look up the prizes at all petition, was nerve-wracking. “I have a theatre before entering,” but the full list rolls easily off his background, so I’m used to auditions, but Goodhandy’s tongue. “$54,000 in total! The winner gets a ‘career has a reputation as a sex club. I’d never been there, launch’ studio package and Joey Wargachuk builds but I knew about their sexually themed events,” he them a website. The Sugar Ridge retreat was an amazsays. “I was so not sure what kind of audition it was. ing thing. Converse running shoes, gift certificates at I vowed, ‘My clothes are staying on.’” Steve’s Music, one-year GoodLife Fitness memberAll trepidations vanished upon meeting Queer Idol ship, Rainbow Cinema movie passes…” He has to producer Ralph Hamelmann and, pause for breath. “And Mill St particularly, Mandy Goodhandy herBrewery,” he adds. “I don’t drink, self, who would pretend to hate hearing but everyone else is excited about herself referred to as a welcoming that. I’m a little bit of a health nut maternal figure. “It’s such a warm, and my new year’s resolution was friendly place,” raves Bacon. “My first not to have a drop of alcohol.” audition was in front of Melissa Azore, Bacon is a vegan, and thank you, who was the musical director. I’d seen but he’s heard all the jokes involving her before: a sassy black lady with a his last name. “People think I eat great voice. And I was doing ‘At Last’ seeds, dry leaves and twigs that I find by Etta James. Turns out it is Melissa’s in the park. Actually, if I want pizza signature tune, and here’s this little I just have to go to Kensington. It’s white country boy doing it.” all about self-control and determinaCrossing racial and gender lines tion. If you really want it you can is part of what Queer Idol is about. make anything happen.” Just the Bacon sizzles onstage. In contrast, Bacon experienced qualities he needs for the final rounds shoddy treatment when auditioning of Queer Idol. for the mercifully defunctCanadian Idol . He was told, Bacon has a channel of vide os on YouTube and now “I would rather have a root canal than listen to you several more on the Queer Idol site. Also, contestants again. There’s nothing you can do about it, I just hate have a prime slot at Pride this year. The exposure is your voice.” This triggered an argument between the good because each competition is decided not only judges, with another judge claiming that if Bacon by the celebrity judges but by the audience. It’s a 50/50 were a woman he would have been let through. “When split, so the more friends and fans you have in the he insulted me I made the split decision to not react,” house the better your chances of advancing. Bacon says. “They don’t put boring people on TV.” “I’m building a fan base,” Bacon says. “It’s a chalCanadian Idol ’s ’s loss was Queer Idol’s gain. During lenge. I’ve always had a small group of close friends, the Steve’s Music Elimination Round, Bacon delivers but I have no aspirations to be Britney Spears.” a riveting rendition of Beyoncé’s “If I Were a Boy.” He laughs, “Please come. I will buy you candy.” But Beyoncé is one of the rare current divas that Bacon candy is all that’s on offer for now. Despite Bacon’s admires: “Most current pop has no singing, no notes, alluring performance style, he is in this for the long no arc, no growth — it’s all confetti and fireworks so haul and states there will be no distractions. “I’m not people will watch. Even I’ll watch it and I hate it.” allowing anything to come up in my personal life,” he (There is an irony in hearing Queer Idol contestants says, and laughs again. sing their hearts out on real songs just to see the crowd dance ecstatically to non-songs by Britney and Ke$ha Queer Idol is the second Friday of every month at Goodhandy’s,, 120 Church St. queeridol.ca Goodhandy’s during the interludes.) “I’m a child of the ’90s,” says Bacon. “I heard Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill and listened to it thou- Drew Rowsome is an associate editor at fab and the sands of times. I grew up in an old farmhouse in the lead vocalist in Crackpuppy. 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hen popularity is thrust upon you, it is like a commoner becoming a princess for all the right reasons. Tonight, even in the torrential rains, the lineup to enter the popular monthly party Business Woman’s Special is longer than a soup kitchen in a depression. Inside Augusta House, organizer April Wozny slinks about the red wallpapered interior in a black lace negligee. “I’ve put black tape over my nipples,” she says, whipping out her left breast as proof. “Because people are drinking.” Heaving with delicious goods, the dancefloor is a yummy sample platter of beefy, skinny, hairy, smooth, humpy, dumpy, cute and tough boys, some of whose deodorant clearly ran out a few songs before I arrived. With three DJs rotating (Phil ( Phil V, V, Sammy Rawal and Nino Brown), Brown ), it’s understandably sweaty. Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion plays continuously as I exhaust myself by eye-fucking a hot bastard in jeans hung dangerously low down his breathtaking bubble butt. Being popular by being a showoff is the goal of any drunken drag queen stumbling down the street in ripped pantyhose. Up the narrow stairs leading to Zelda’s second floor, Roxy Rollover stands guard. “Do you have a reservation?” she asks with straight face and crooked tits. Zelda’s Monday night Dirty Bingo is so popular the space i s at capacity. Each month, proceeds from the bingo go to a different charity. The PWA Friends for Life Bike Rally has the honour tonight. Wade Borges, Borges, bike rally co-chair, is on hand as two buff guys charitably strip naked and roam the room collecting donations while clutching itsy bitsy teenie weenie unmarked bingo cards in front of their goods. Special rounds with names like “butt plug,” cunty commentary, and the occasional whiff of poppers from the queens keep the night interesting. “We used to pass the poppers around the room,” recalls Lena Over. Over. “But some straight chick drank it once.” Caitlin and Sloen are fiends @ There Goes the Neighbourhood
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Photos by Tony Fong and Wingo Du JJ, Jordan and Taylor put the hot ass in class @ There Goes the Neighbourhood
Reece and Maha are going to dance until the world ends @ Business Woman’s Special
Ryan and Jack are riding the booze train @ There Goes the Neighbourhood
Joey and Aeryn run the world @ There Goes the Neighbourhood
Matt, Gia, Matt and Jamie are an army of fierce @ There Goes the Neighbourhood
Produzentin and Mary Messhausen are never business casual @ Business Woman’s Special Roy and Warren are professional party people @ Business Woman’s Special
Derrick and Phil will have two burgers, two fries and Diet Cokes @ Business Woman’s Special
Woodrow and Calvin are style mavens @ Massive Neel, Alin, Sergio and Yassim are really big @ Massive
Popularity contests among people who think they are already popular is like reality show participants who takes themselves too seriously. Tonight, popular Saturday night Scooter and Mike cut their feet party There Goes the earlier and their shoes are Neighbourhood celeslowly filling up with blood brates its second @ Business Woman’s Special anniversary. Creator Matt Sims and his army of hosts, including Monty T, T, Marco Agostino, Agostino, Aeryn Pfaff , Jeffrey Lopez,, Matt Barker and stiff-lipped Jamie Lopez Lynne Harper (no relation to our popular prime minister) are on hand to blow out the two candles. The turnout is kind of sparse on this rainy night, and only the second floor i s open. Sims, however, is solidly behind the night and is focused on his all-ages events. “I plan to have my Hey Rebel parties operating in four cities across Canada very soon,” he says, while DJs Barbi,Mark Falco,, Rolls Royce, Falco Royce, Blackcat and Betti Forde take turns trying to get the party started before Gia takes to the stage. “Every time I hear Nicki Minaj, I think Gia,” Barker adds with a wink. Trust.
Jennifer holds the power of the universe in her hand @ Zelda’s Dirty Bingo
Olivier, Billy and Matt are bouncing off the walls @ Massive
Gloria Hole and Lena Over call 0-69 every time @ Zelda’s Dirty Bingo
Kevin and Adam suck it back @ Zelda’s Dirty Bingo Robbie, Mike and Elijah bring the peace and love @ Massive Cliff and Faisel sweat it out and then some @ Massive
Lee isn’t afraid of a little double-ended challenge @ Zelda’s Dirty Bingo
Those who believe that once popular is always popular are like silentfilm stars who pretend sound is just a fad. But some things, apparently, are timeless. Entering the Guvernment nightclub for another edition of Massive of Massive,, my heart skips a beat as I play catch-up to the thumping bass coming from the main room. The heaving dancefloor oozes with shirtless men clutching water bottles. I haven’t seen a scene like this since the early 2000s.. Party boys Ali Tabrizi, 2000s Tabrizi, DJ Cesar Cesar,, Lance Kovh and birthday boy Ryan Holbert celebrate among the crowd, which includes a few new faces, while DJsIsaac DJs Isaac Escalanteand Escalante andStephan Stephan Grondin spin a set mostly devoid of vocals. “I’m excited about Prism this year,” Gairy Brown says. “Not only do we have a new party, but we’ve also got Kazaky [the Ukrainian popdance quartet]!” Adding to this is the return of Sofonda of Sofonda to the fold after trying her hand at her own parties last year. The popular kids always seem to stick together.
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Paul Bellin Bellinii Mixologist Angus Winchester
The Newlyweds
Blushing Bride ¾ oz Tanqueray gin ¾ oz triple sec ½ oz orange juice ½ oz lemon juice ½ oz grenadine Shake all very hard and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with flamed orange zest.
1½ oz Tanqueray gin 1 oz fresh lemon juice 1 oz simple syrup 3 chunks fresh pineapple 1 small slice fresh ginger Soda Muddle the fruit and add the remaining ingredients, except the soda. Shake hard and strain into a tall ice-filled glass. Add a dash of soda and garnish with a pineapple leaf and pineapple wedge.
Colour Me Royal Yin and Yang ¾ oz Tanqueray gin ¾ oz dry vermouth Dash orange bitters Stir all together and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.
¾ oz Tanqueray gin ½ oz maraschino liqueur ½ oz fresh lemon juice 1 tbsp blue curaçao Shake all ingredients (except the curaçao) hard and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Slowly pour the curaçao down the inside of the glass so it sits at the bottom.
Royally dru drunk ecently, a great many of the people silk and single. “My passport makes for I’ve interviewed for this column have better reading than a John Grisham novel,” passed away. In the past few months, he says. “I wake up every morning and we’ve lost Tura Satana, Farley Granger, Grang er, Ken think, What a great life, and secondly, Kostick and Steve Roseland, all of whom Where the hell am I?” He dislikes both Absolut and Grey joined the previously deceased Jack Wrangler and Beatrice Arthur. Good Lord Goose, considering them “iconic but crappy products.” He champions the use — Bellini at Large is the kiss of death. Needing to shake that thought, I accept of unconventional ingredients, such as a fortuitous appointment with mixologist beets or bell peppers, but stops short of Angus Winchester. Angus is in town to using carrot juice because “it looks like a promote four new cocktails he designed glass of baby sick.” His philosophy is for the royal wedding. Now, if there are simple: “The balance between sweet and two things I could not care less about, it’s sour is key to any drink.” As he speaks in that melodious British the royals and weddings. But booze is a different story. Angus is employed by voice, Angus mixes me the first of four Tanqueray, my favourite gin producer, so drinks, called the Blushing Bride, which is how can I go wrong? gin, triple sec, orange juice, lemon juice We meet in a Pink Triangle Press boardboard - (squeezed fresh with a Mexican elbow), and room. Angus sweeps in with a doctor’s bag a splash of grenadine. He garnishes with a full of martini shakers and bar tools. “I’ve flourish, setting an orange rind ablaze and never actually met someone named ‘Bellini’ dropping the flaming fruit in the glass. before,” he says, referring to my namesake “On to the next drink!” I bark impacocktail: puréed Venetian white peaches tiently, and Angus does not disappoint. strained through cheesecloth and poured This one is called The Newlyweds: fresh into a champagne flute with Prosecco. pineapple and ginger, which he peels and cores right in front of me. Then he adds Honey, I taste great. “I’ve drunk some of the most incredible lemon juice, gin and ice, eventually pourliquids in the world,” says the cosmopoli- ing the concoction into a highball glass tan Angus. He claims to live nowhere, with some club soda. It is so refreshing. endlessly travelling from city to city pro- Suddenly, I notice that Angus’s vest and moting drink culture. He’s 41, smooth as socks are lime green and his tie is red. He
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has dressed to coordinate with the Tanqueray bottle! “A drink should look great, smell great and even feel great in your hand,” says Angus, who should know. He’s tried it all. “I keep finding strange and obscure alcohols to mix, like shochu or pisco or even screech,” he tells me. “HL Mencken once paid a mathematician to estimate the number of possible drink combinations. There are around 17 billion, but only about 140 drinks are any good.” We talk about trendy ingredients, like Thai basil or human breast milk. “I had a drink in China Ch ina made with chicken blood,” he admits. Then it is time for drink number three, called the Yin and Ya Yang, ng, which is basically a nice dry martini, and the final drink, called Colour Me Royal. For this one, Angus Angu s mixes gin with maraschino liqueur, lemon juice and a shot of blue curaçao, which lays at the bottom of the glass, creating a luminous effect. Apparently, it pays homage to Kate’s dress or Diana’s sapphire or some other royal baloney, but by this point I’m so intoxicated I’m seeing two Anguses. I figure now is as good a time as any to toast all our dear friends who have shuffled off this mortal coil. And for Angus’s Angu s’s sake, let’s hope the Bellini at Large curse has lifted.
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Clayton a ton Wil Willi lia ams: ms: The e Clothin Cloth o ing ng Wiza Wizard zarrd
he Clothing Show was started in 1977 by Marlene Campbell and was originally named The Old Clothing Show and Sale. In 2000, Bonnie Meacham and Clayton Williams bought it from Campbell and gave it a much-needed makeover. The duo made it into a forum for designers, artisans and anyone with a unique perspective on the world of fashion. Over the past few years, The Clothing Show has become a Toronto fashionista’s must-do, thanks to its runway shows, unique vendor opportunities and some of the best vintage shopping in the city. The premise is simple: give local designers a space to sell garments that were primarily or partly made in Canada. Williams has been known to recruit unknowns out of small stalls in Kensington to give them their first mainstream exposure. With the spring edition of the TCS approaching, I asked Williams about his passion for clothing, what’s new for 2011 and why you should be in attendance this season.
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Max MacDonald: How would you describe the evolution of The Clothing Show? Clayton Williams: At first the show was
simply about vintage clothing until Bonnie took it over and made some big changes. We took the focus off just vintage and started putting the focus on local designers and very small designers who had great lines but needed that push. I call it “kitchencounter couture.” MM: What can attendees expect to see this May? CW: Well, the biggest change is that we are
not in the Better Living Centre — we are in the Queen Elizabeth Building for 2011. We moved to a different location where it will be more intimate. We have merged and expanded certain areas, and there is more menswear this season than before. MM: Where does The Clothing Show fit in Toronto’s fashion landscape? CW: You know, it’s interesting: I kind of
view The Clothing Show as sitting on the sidelines like an underdog. However, LG Fashion Week is an event that took time tim e to grow, too. I look at us as the foundation for designers; we give them the ability to test the waters and the marketplace. We are constantly compared to FAT for the exposure we give designers.
Retro G designs go down the runway at The Clothing Show
MM: What advice would you give a designer who wants to participate in The Clothing Show? CW : For the first-time vendor, make sure
you have enough stock and understand merchandizing and how to make a profit. Plus, you have to know how to sell things to those who attend. It’s also about simple marketing basics, like having a way to capture visitors’ email addresses to help with post-event sales. MM: Who are your favourite designers that show? CW : I’m one of those people who loves
hunting through the vintage section for clothes. I do love Clothing Brand Experiment and a few other designers, though. It’s one thing to say you support local designers but another to pull out your wallet and actually buy something. theclothingshow.com
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Q diva Deep down south, there’s something pumping out o speakers that makes people literally fip onto their heads and shake their asses with such agility it makes booties writhe like lava lamps. It’s called bounce, and it’s a ridiculously high-energy style o New Orleans hip hop with lots o call and response, dance commands and
rantic larger-than-lie beats. Think Beyoncé’s “Get Me Bodied” on speed (and crack and ecstasy). Within this world o bounce exists Big Freedia. She’s oten called the Queen o Sissy Bounce, but she insists she’s the Queen Diva o Bounce, period. The macho-isms o hip hop don’t exist in this world, especially not or a towering androgynous creature like Freedia. Miss Thing and her jiggly dancers are bringing all their “azz” to Toronto, with special guest Javelin. It’s all presented by the Yes Yes Y’all crew and it’s going to be out o control. Don’t miss this show. Big Freedia performs Wed, June 1 at 10pm at The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St W. garrisontoronto.com
Grad dam Could Louise Pitre be vying or the position o Toronto’s avourite gay-musical icon? I her resumé is any indication, in dication, she’s denitely near the top. “I love the support and appreciation I get rom the gay community,” she says. “Guess we like the same kind o music.” She is being modest. Ater having played Fantine in Les Mis, Edith Pia in Piaf and Donna Sheridan in both the Toronto and Broadway runs o Mamma Mia (and these are just the super gay ones), Pitre is staging a one-night-only show called La Vie en Rouge . “I think the Pia show I did years ago is one o the things people comment on the most,” she says. “I gured ‘La Vie en Rose’ was probably the most amous o her titles, but I know I sing with much passion and gusto — at least that’s what I’m told again and again — so I decided to play on that title and change the colour word rom a sot pink to a red-hot red. Plus the act that I’ll be doing songs made
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Vix The birds are singing again, but somewhere amidst all that chirping is a new songbird, a Dolly Parton bluebird mixed with a little red-winged blackbird squawk. This bird’s name is Lindi Ortega. She’s been writing and singing her own barn-burnin’ honky-rock, bluegrass brand o music or years on her own, but she’s now being managed by Last Gang Records (sometimes home to olks like Tiga, Chromeo, Boys Noize and The New Pornographers). Her new album — Little Red Boots — will be released Tuesday, Tuesday, June 7. The Little Red Boots CD release party at 9pm on is Mon, June 6 at the Dakota Tavern, Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave. lindiortega.ca
spai-ray I saw the name La Prohibida on a riend’s Facebook page the other week, so I clicked on it and my world hasn’t been the same since. La Prohibida (“the orbidden woman”) is the stage name o Amapola López. She’s like a space-age Jane Fonda and has a new electropop album out called Sr Kubrick, ¿Qué haría usted? I you’re a an o gorgeously synth-splattered dance pop, you’d best get downloading.
amous by other artists as well: Brel, Bécaud and some Broadway gems.” A ery night with songs sung in both French and English by our city’s ercest musical-theatre diva? Oui, s’il vous plaît! La Vie en Rouge is Wed, June 1 at 8pm at the Jane Mallett Theatre, St Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St E. louisepitre.com
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Dwayne Minard @ Smith on Sat, May 28
WeD, MaY 25 Break out those dancing shoes or Disco, a undraiser or the Pencer Brain Tumor Centre at Princess Margaret Hospital, eaturing special perormances by the legendary Village People. 7:30pm. Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex , 25 British Columbia Rd. $400+. pencerbraintru pencerbraintrust.com/disco st.com/disco Granny Boots presents Subvert with Heather Gold: An Interactive Talk Show. A live and online inquiry into lie’s big questions. 7:30pm. The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W. No cover. gladstonehotel.com
Dusty Balour @ George’s Play on Sun, June 5
Impromptu Splendor: The Script-Tease Project eatures a contribution rom actor and playwright Daniel MacIvor. 8pm. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave. $15–20. passemuraille.on.ca Games Night with Bears o Toronto. Things get hairy at this night o un and games. 8–10:30pm. Pegasus, 489B Church St. No cover. pegasusonchurch.com
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Tightrope is an evening o cabaret and drag, with 2boys.tv and a live perormance by Radwan Ghazi Moumneh. Runs till Sun, June 5. 8pm. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St. $23. buddiesinbadtimes.com
The Clothing Show has runway shows and more than 300 booths o local designers’ ashion, samples and more. Runs till Sun, May 29. 5pm. Queen Elizabeth Building, 200 Princess Blvd. $8–10. theclothingshow.com
The Boom comedy troupe presents their Third Anniversary Show, eaturing guests Scott Thompson, Colin Mochrie, Nikki Payne and many more. 9pm. Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave. $10. boomcomedy.com
Male Erotic Photography Workshop. 6:30pm. Limelight Books & Photographs, 892 Pape Ave at Mortimer. $5. 416-389-2275.
Ocial Launch Party o IGBO Bowling Tournament at 9pm, with hundreds o bowlers rom across North America and a welcome by none other than Miss Conception at 10pm. Smirno Best Chest Contest, hosted by Georgie Girl and Donnarama, at midnight. Woody’s, 465 Church St. No cover. woodystoronto.com Flasher o the Week contest, with host Dan the Man searching or new talent and resh meat. 9pm. Flash, 463 Church St. Membership or $5 day pass. ashonchurch.com Cock Fight. The popular and happily smutty series o contests continues. Black Eagle, 457 Church St. No cover. blackeagletoronto.com
SLAM! (Sex, Love, Asian Men!) is a weekend-long weekend-lo ng orum eaturing a dozen workshops on sex, health and love or and by Asian men o all kinds. Guests include Dr Alan Li, André Goh and Ben Cabangun. 6:30–9:30pm. Ramada Plaza, 300 Jarvis St. Free with pre-registration. acas.org Impromptu Splendor: The ScriptTease Project eatures a contribution rom playwright, provocateur and screenwriter Brad Fraser. 8pm. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave. $15–20. passemuraille.on.ca Deep, Dark and Naked. Three simple rules or a deliciously sinul night. 8pm. Spa Excess, 105 Carlton St. Regular rates. spaexcess.com Dance Camp, hosted by Daniel McBride, with DJ Mark Falco and a special perormance by Flo. 10pm. fy, 8 Gloucester St. $5 beore 11pm, $10 ater. ynightclub.com
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Doggie Park Meet and Greet @ Rosedale park on Sat, May 28 Dirty Bingo, with the unstoppably naughty Gloria Hole and Lena Over. 8:30pm. Zelda’s, 692 Yonge St. No cover. zeldas.ca Glitz & Glam, with Carlotta Carlisle and the Candice Star Search winner at 9pm; at 11:30pm last week’s winner does a paid show. Crews & Tangos, 508 Church St. No cover. crewsandtangos.com
Alessandro @ WAYLA on Sat, May 28 Goodhandy’s celebrates its fth anniversary with the Gender Fuck Ball. Hunky DJ Todd Klinck spins retro, wedding reception and prom-style music. 10pm. 120 Church St. $5. goodhandys.com Shake & Pop. Superstar DJs Blackcat and Sumation team up to drive the danceoor crazy with top 40, dance, house, electro and more. 10pm. Zipperz-Cellblock , 72 Carlton St. No cover. zipperzcellblock.com Destination Friday, hosted by Monty T and Joey Viola, with DJs Cajjmere Wray and Kevin Bailey, a perormance by Soonda Cox and a chance to win an all-inclusive getaway. 10pm. The Barn, 418 Church St. $10. thebarnnightclub.com
SaT, MaY 28 Monthly Doggie Park Meet and Greet or Dog Owners . Let your best riend help you meet a new riend with benefts. 11am-12:30pm. Rosedale area park location supplied upon RSVPing. No cover. torontogaysingles.com Jaded, with Jade Elektra at 7pm; Triple Threat, with Devine Darlin, Lady G and Jeda Hudson at 9pm; Robyn DeCradle and guest at 11:30pm; DJs Quinces and Craig Dominic spin. Crews & Tangos, 508 Church St. No cover. crewsandtangos.com
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Sun, MaY 29 Sticky Buns. Continental breakast and hot guys — a perectly balanced breakast. 5–7am. Steamworks, 540 Church St. Regular rates. steamworksonline.com All Things Musical at the Mr & Miss Trillium Pageant, as ladies and gents o the stage compete or the prestigious titles at 6pm; Michelle Ross and Lady G at 7pm; Sexy Sunday, with Devine Darlin and guest, at 9pm; Sultry, with Kera Keys and Farra N Hyte, at 11:30pm; DJ Quinces spins. Crews & Tangos, 508 Church St. No cover. crewsandtangos.com Urge, Toronto’s downtown sex maze. 8pm–4am. 199 Church St. $9. urgetoronto.com
Mon, MaY 30 Monday Night Drop-In. SOY’s mentoring program brings youth and mentors together or un and community-building. 5:30–8pm. Sherbourne Health Centre, 333 Sherbourne St. soytoronto.org
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