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Vote Mitch Landrieu for Mayor of New Orleans Feb. 6 Mitch Landrieu is endorsed by Ambush Mag because he is the best candidate for the job. Mitch is a native of the city. He grew up in Broadmoor, graduated from Jesuit and received his law degree from Loyola University. Mitch is a Democrat, a Roman Catholic and is married to attorney Cheryl Landrieu. He has five children and was himself the fifth of nine children. Other endorsements include the Times-Picayune and Gambit. He is also endorsed by the Alliance for Good Government, Leslie Jacobs, the International Longshoremen s Assoc. Local 300, and is supported by Musicians for Mitch and 1,000 Women for Mitch. Mitch had a successful law practice for 15 years. He became an expert mediator, focusing on alternative dispute resolution. In life, law and government, he always seeks to bring people together to Who Dat Nation Braces for Super Bowl Win Feb. 7 the "official" dish by Rip & Marsha Naquin-Delain RipandMarsha.COM Email: marsha@ripandmarsha.com The Who Dat Nation of believers is bracing itself as NFC Champions, the New Orleans Saints, head to Miami for Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, February 7. Who Dat, Bless You Boys, We Believe, are just some of the chants you're hearing around The Big Easy as die hard fans believe the Saints are destined to beat the Colts. There are parties planned in every bar and venue imaginable as fans want to come together and celebrate Who Dat Nation style. Not only is New Orleans on fire about the Saints, but bars in cities throughout Louisiana are throwing Super Bowl parties. Check out info on your fav hangouts in Ambush and join other sportsqueers of your persuasion for the history making Super Bowl XLIV. Bud Light & Oz Present 46th Annual Bourbon Street Awards Feb. 16 The 46th Annual Bourbon Street Awards Show, the ultimate costume contest, is set for Mardi Gras Day, February 16 at 12noon. In 2009, for the first time in 23 years, the contest actually took place back on Bourbon Street. Since 2002, Oz New Orleans has presented the contest on St. Ann at Bourbon. 2009 saw the contest outside Oz on Bourbon Street down from Ambush Headquarters at 828 Bourbon. The awards were previously held outside of Cafe Lafitte ambush endorsements by Toni J.P. Pizanie Email: psalmwrite@att.net find common ground. As a State Legislator, Mitch represented the Broadmoor neighborhood for 16 years. During his tenure, he made his mark as a reformer who could get the job done. As Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, Mitch has served as an executive, managing a $127 million budget and 800 employees. To deliver results, he put in place strict standards of accountability. After Hurricane Katrina, he led the effort to rebuild the tourism industry, and the thousands of jobs it creates. And when other government agencies failed, Mitch s team got more than $22 million in grant money from Congress into the hands of hundreds of homeowners quickly. During his tenure, Mitch has focused on creating jobs. He launched the Cultural Economy initiative to grow jobs through our culture, music, food, film and art. The cultural economy accounts for 144,000 jobs in our state. in Exile on Boubon until 1985 when it was moved to the corner of Burgundy and St. Ann outside of Rawhide in 1986. Johnny Chisholm and Oz New Orleans, as well as Bud Light brings us this fantastic contest. Award categories include: Best Drag, Best Leather, Best Group and the grandest award, Best of Show with 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each category. A $500 cash prize is also awarded to Best Overall Costume. Celebrity emcees will feature the talents of mega circuit star Bianca Del Rio and Oz s own Blanche Debris. The parade of costumes will originate down Bourbon at Dumaine passing both Cafe Lafitte in Exile and Clover Grill, the original site of the awards, heading inside 46th bourbon street awards 5 celebrazzi 6 email/letters 16 sappho psalm 18 spotlight/kcq coronation 20 kcq coronation paparazzi 22 kcq coronation paparazzi 24 chop chop/nola restaurant guide 26 23rd mardi gras bead toss 27 under the gaydar 28 nola pride 29 petronius ball paparazzi 30 Now, Mitch is running for mayor of the city he loves. After more than 20 years of government experience, he has what it takes to get the job done at this critical moment in our city s history. His top priorities as mayor will be creating jobs, improving our schools and making our streets safe. Even John Georges admits that Mitch has done a great job as Lieutenant Governor. Still Georges has run false ads about Mitch s achievements. And Mitch will do a great job for the city of New Orleans. He voted for a Constitutional Amendment to seize the property of drug dealers, he supported giving the strongest sentences to sex offenders, and to protect children from child abuse. Mitch Landrieu is right for our future. He has been strong on civil rights for the GLBT community. When interviewed at the home of Frank Pizzalotta, Mitch was pro-gay. He will represent the Gay Community in our city. It has been proven that millionaire businessmen who say they will rebuild the city, have failed in the past. Do we want to take that chance again? I believe that we must rely on a proven public servant. We can rely on Mitch Landrieu. I wish to express my thanks to Wayne Christenberry and Frank Pizzalotta for their assistance in setting up an appointment with Mitch. past Ambush Headquarters towards Oz at 800 Bourbon. The Bourbon Street Awards, well into its fourth decade, has hosted some of the most exciting and extravagant Mardi Gras costumes ever seen, and a bit of controversy as well. In 1963, the late Arthur Jacobs, then owner of the Clover Grill was facing declining revenues, as were other businesses in the Lower Quarter, at that time. This end of the Quarter, around Bourbon and Dumaine had a bad reputation in those days. Things around here have come a long way, Jacobs recalled. Jacobs began, and oversaw the event until 1974, when he conceded the show to Tommy Hopkins, the owner of Cafe Lafitte in Exile, located across the street from the Clover Grill. During Jacob s tenure with the Awards, he faced a good bit of opposition because of the participation of female impersonators. A big shot reporter tried to degrade the Awards with a feature in a New York magazine in 1964. 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