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the "official" dish by Rip & Marsha Naquin-Delain Email: ripna@ambushmag.com Welcome to Memorial Day Weekend! Ambush brings to our readers the excitement of Memorial Day Weekend across the Gulf South. Yes, it's the "official" start of summer as droves of the LGBT+ community will head to the pools, beaches and travel destinations. "Play in Mobile, Alabama: 2 bars, 1 block!" is the motto for B-Bob's, 213 Conti Street, and Flip Side Bar & Patio, 54 Conception Street. B-Bob's celebrates the weekend starring Regine Phillips on both May 27 and 28. Over at Flip Side catch DJ Melly Mell for Friday's Late Night Dance Party at 12:30 am. Here in New Orleans, it's an open field of events and activities! There are dance parties with hit DJs, shows galore, special events, loads of restaurants, crawfish boils, beer busts, BBQs, shops, tours, cookouts, picnics, contests and more. You can find exactly what you're looking for in the Gulf South oldest LGBT+ Entertainment/Travel Guide direct from Bourbon Street since 1982 in New Orleans. Southern Decadence Press Party & Sponsorship Drive set for June 4 Southern Decadence Grand Marshals XLII Tony Leggio, Felicia Phillips, Jeffrey Palmquist and Derek Penton-Robicheaux invite you to the Southern Decadence Press Party and Sponsorship Drive on Saturday, June 4. This year the event will be hosted at Bourbon Pub & Parade, 801 Bourbon Street, with doors opening at 6 pm. There is a $10 door donation. Former Southern Decadence Grand Marshals are admitted free. $50 VIP Tables of 4 are available. Please contact Tony Leggio, Felicia Phillips, Jeff Palmquist or Derek Penton-Robicheaux for VIP table reservations. The excitement reigns at 6:30 pm when all will find out the official theme, colors, song, charities, sponsors and the unveiling of the 2016 poster. Starring SDGMs XLII The Fantastic 4 the festivities will feature special guests Monica Synclaire-Kennedy, Vanessa Carr Kennedy, Coca Mesa and Kitty D Litter! The event will be catered by Quartermaster: The Nellie Deli. You to can become a sponsor of the largest LGBT+ celebration in Louisiana today! All funds raised minus expenses benefit the official 2016 Southern Decadence Charities chosen by the grand marshals. A complete financial report will be issued following this year s celebration by New Orleans Southern Decadence Inc.. There are several levels of sponsorship available including $5,000 Presenting, $2,500 Platinum, $1,000 Gold, $500 Silver, $250 Bronze, and $100 Pearl. Sponsorship forms are available at www.southerndecadence.com/2016/nosoutherndecadencesponsors.pdf. For more information visit www.southerndecadence.com or www.facebook.com/ SouthernDecadenceNOLA. Southern Decadence Raises More $$$ Southern Decadence 2016 has raised another $575 plus a $100 Pearl sponsorship at the Crawfish Boil Meet & Greet hosted by Cafe Lafitte in Exile in honor of Southern Decadence Grand Marshals XLII Jeffrey Palmquist, Felicia Phillips, Derek Penton- Robicheaux and Tony Leggio. It also received a $500 Silver sponsorship from New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation. Decadence has already received $1,500 from the Friends of The Golden Lantern towards the sponsorship of The Home of Southern Decadence, $765 from the Grand Marshals Announcement Party at Four Seasons Bar in Metairie, and the first $100 Pearl sponsorship from Dawn Leggio, Mother of SDGM Tony Leggio. Sponsors to date include Presenting: Ambush Magazine, www.southerndecadence.com; Platinum: Gay Appreciation Awards (GAA), Crescent City Tour Booking Agency; Gold: The Golden Lantern; Silver: Four Seasons Bar, Cafe Lafitte in Exile, New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation; Bronze: Quartermaster: The Nellie Deli; and Pearl: Dawn Leggio, SDGM XXVII Errol Rizzuto. Sponsorship forms are available at www.southerndecadence.com/2016/ inside Pride, GAA Ballot, Father's Day issue due out June 7 DEADLINE: Tues., May 31 southern decadence press party 6 a community within communities 8 moments in gay new orleans history 10 obituary/richard milton magill 10 lez talk 12 real estate 12 celebrazzi/new orleans 14 snap paparazzi/new orleans 16 ambush marketplace, book review 17 spotlight feature/baton rouge pride 20 trodding the boards 22 under the gaydar 22 snap paparazzi/new orleans 24 classifieds 26-27 mobile paparazzi 30 matters of health 33 ambush paparazzi/new orleans 34-35 AD INFO: Call 504.522.8049 ripna@ambushmag.com Gulf South LGBT+ Entertainment/Travel Guide Since 1982 828-A Bourbon St. New Orleans, LA 70116-3137 504.522.8049 ripna@ambushmag.com NOSouthernDecadenceSponsors.pdf. Upcoming Southern Decadence Events Events continue to be added leading up to Southern Decadence, the largest LGBT+ weekend in Louisiana ranking 5th after Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, Essence Fest, and French Quarter Fest in New Orleans. The event always falls on Labor Day Weekend, August 31-September 5 this year. Fundraisers set include: FRIDAY, June 10th... 7pm, Southern Decadence Dinner & A Show with dinner at 7pm & show at 9pm benefiting Southern Decadence 2016, $10 donation @ Official Home of Southern Decadence: The Golden Lantern; WEDNESDAY, June 15th... 6:30-9:30pm, Cocktails & Queer History: A Southern Decadence Fundraiser begins with a Southern Decadence Grand Marshals reception at the home of SDGM XLII Jeffrey Palmquist. After cocktails, local historian Frank Perez will conduct his internationally famous New Orleans LGBT+ History Walking Tour. This fascinating stroll around the French Quarter will end back at SDGM XLII Palmquist s Bourbon Street home, where hors d ouvres and more cocktails will be served. Space is limited and the cost is $75.00. All proceeds go to Southern Decadence and its official charities. Tickets may be purchased from Jeffrey Palmquist, Frank Perez, or Perez business, the Crescent City Tour Booking Agency @ 638 St. Ann; MONDAY, July 4th... 3pm, 3rd Annual Potato Salad Contest, $10 to Taste & Judge includes Hot Dogs & Baked Beans, winner receives trophy & 1/2 proceeds, 1/2 proceeds benefits Southern Decadence 2016, (register to enter contest @ GrandPre s, contestants bring 5 lbs. of their potato salad by 2pm) @ GrandPre s; SATURDAY, July 9th... 10pm, 3rd Annual Johnny Passion s Snatch Game with local entertainers impersonating celebrities benefiting Southern Decadence 2016 with auctions, $60 VIP Table s for 4, $10 door donation @ Allways Lounge; and SATURDAY, July 23rd... 7pm, Ambush Magazine presents 29th Annual Gay Appreciation Awards Gala with Walking the Red Carpet with Southern Decadence Grand Marshals XLII Tony Leggio, Felicia Phillips, Jeffrey Palmquist & Derek Penton-Robicheaux 7-7:45pm, followed by the Gala 8-10pm announcing the Winners, benefiting Southern Decadence 2016, $200 VIP Table s for 4, $10 door donation @ Oz New Orleans. Visit www.southerndecadence.com for more information. THE OFFICIAL MAG Facebook.COM/AmbushMag Gulf South Entertainment/Travel Guide Since 1982 Texas-Florida Official Gay Easter Parade Guide Official Gay Mardi Gras Guide Official Gay New Orleans Guide Official Pride Guide Official Southern Decadence Guide AWARD WINNING: Saints & Sinners Literary Festival Hall of Fame/2015, Louisiana Excellence Award: Media & Internet/2014, New Orleans Print Media Award/ 2014, 25th NO/AIDS Task Force Humanitas Award/2013, New Orleans Print Media Award/ 2013, Krewe of Mwindo Media Honoree/2009, Krewe of Petronius Carnival Spirit of Gay Mardi Gras XLVIII Award/2009, Forum For Equality Acclaim Awards X Media Recipient/2008, NO/AIDS Task Force Prometheus Torch of Truth [media] Award/2001 OFFICE/SHIPPING ADDRESS: 828-A Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116-3137 USA OFFICE HOURS: 10am-3pm Monday-Friday [Except Holidays] Email: ripna@ambushmag.com PHONE: 1.504.522.8049 ANNUAL READERSHIP OVER 1 MILLION: 260,000+ in print/780,000+ On-line CIRCULATION: Alabama-Mobile Florida - Pensacola Louisiana - Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Metairie, New Orleans, Slidell Mississippi - Bay St. Louis, Biloxi Texas - Houston STAFF: PUBLISHER/EDITOR R. 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Letters, stories, etc., appearing herein are not necessarily the opinion of the Publisher or Staff of AMBUSH Mag. Subscription rate is $45 for 1/2 Year; $75 for 1 year. Sample Copy is $3 First Class Mail. 1982-2016 AMBUSH, INC., ALL RIGHTS RE- SERVED. NOTHING HEREIN MAY BE REPRO- DUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE PUBLISHER INCLUDING AD LAYOUTS, MAPS and PHOTOS. AMgrant - AMbush Advertising Grant Donation Blanche Debris Returns to Oz Memorial Day Weekend May 29 Yes, that's right, the Grand Dame of Oz, Blanche Debris will return to the club Sunday, May 29 bringing back Sunday Funday Dingo by popular demand! Hosted from 6-8pm, Blanche will be awarding a slew of prizes from 801 Royal, Quartermaster, Crescent City Tour Booking Agency, Little Vic's, Meauxbar, Bourbon Pride, Rab Dab, Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, Eat, Boyfriend Tees, and NOLA Candles. Get there early to get a good seat at the bar! Club owners Madeline Schwartz and Cindy Lou Simpson negotiated for some time to bring Blanche back to Dance and Show Club of the Year Oz. They are excited with the return; and are looking for good, new, live, fresh talent to enchance their current show lineup with fresh and different scenarios (if you fit the bill, see Kirk or Persana at rehearsals on Tuesdays at 4pm to set up an audition). They also have new event nights in the works, but mum was the word. It will be exciting to see what these ladies have in store for us. [continued on 8] 4 The Official Mag : AmbushMag.com May 24-June 6, 2016 Official ficial Southern n Decadence Guide SouthernDecadence.com
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