GayMardiGras.COM • GayNewOrleans.COM • GayEasterParade.COM • May 20-June 2, 2008 • AmbushMag.COM • MAIN~1 of 48 MAIN~2 of 48 • AmbushMag.COM • May 20-June 2, 2008 • The One & Only Official Southern Decadence Guide • SouthernDecadence.COM GayMardiGras.COM • GayNewOrleans.COM • GayEasterParade.COM • May 20-June 2, 2008 • AmbushMag.COM • MAIN~3 of 48 they will put on make-up. Make-up is to skills Off-Broadway as well. Her ‘down include foundation, lips, eyes (must in- home’, earthy style electrifies audiences the "official" dish clude false eye lashes provided by Queen everywhere. Fashions), and painted finger nails pro- Shorts is no stranger to Harrah’s New by Rip & Marsha Naquin-Delain vided by Southern Eagle. They will shift Orleans. When she’s not wowing fans RipandMarsha.COM gears with a Frozen Separator after all around the world with her vocal talent, she E-mail: [email protected] make-up is applied. After their Separator works at the casino as a table games is consumed they will retouch their make- dealer. up. Standard press on nails may be used Both of these talented and versatile Memorial Day Weekend in $50,000 for charity. as well as the contestants own nails. ladies have earned the honorary title of Each contestant in the race is given Lap 5: The racers will then run up St. “Ambassador of Music for the City of New The Big Easy Sure to Bring sponsorship forms and they solicit per- Ann Street to the Bourbon Pub where they Orleans.” in Record GLBT Numbers sons to sponsor them for a given amount will put on tits and a bra, grab a hat and a Tickets are on sale now and may be emorial Day Weekend kicks of money to be determined by that spon- purse and then respark their plugs with a purchased in person at Harrah’s box of- off the busy GLBT Summer sor. The sponsorship money is to be turned 2 ounce Mind Eraser. The hat will be worn fice, by calling 504.533.6600 or on-line at MSeason here in the Big Easy, in before the start of the race, when the for the final lap, after the wig has been put Ticketmaster.com. You must be at least and record numbers are expected May 23- contestants pick up their tee shirts at Clo- on. 21 to attend shows at Harrah’s Theatre. 26 in New Orleans. ver Grill. Lap 6: The contestants will then More informatio is available at On Friday, revelers can look for some Each participating bar will sponsor a charge across Bourbon Street to Oz, put www.harrahsneworleans.com. of the highlights including MASCARa 2008 contestant. It will also be open to the on a floor length evening gown. They will Hamster Derby at Good Friends Bar, the general public. Contestants will be pro- have their final refueling with a six ounce 15th Shakespeare Festival New Meat Amateur Dance Contest at Cor- vided a tee shirt and should wear a pair of daiquiri. Kicks Off May 29 ner Pocket, Military Maneuvers at Oz, the jogging shorts. These will be considered Lap 7: The contestant will then race he Shakespeare Festival at LSGRA Beer Bust at the Phoenix, Fetish as your under garments. Each contestant down Bourbon Street to Clover Grill, enter- Tulane presents its 15th sea- Fridays Chaps Night at the Eagle and the will provide a pit crew that will assist them ing in the Dumaine Street entrance. Here son of professional theatre Starlight Revue at Starlight By The Park. in their transformation at each stop. Each they will don their wig and hat. They will T Saturday brings the Poker Run ben- crew will consist of at least two people, then exit out the Bourbon Street entrance. [continued on Main-6] efiting Pride in the Marigny beginning at one to assist at the present stop and the The first contestant out will take their place The Friendly Bar, Drag Queen Ping Pong other to proceed to the next stop. Failure on the sidewalk where they will be in- to JohnPaul's, MASCARa Spaghetti-Os to fully complete any lap’s conditions will spected by the judges to see that they have Wrestling in the Balcony Bar at Lafitte's, result in disqualification. complied with all the requirements of each lap. The first person with all the Gulf South Entertainment/Travel Guide Since the All Boy Review at Corner Pocket, Big Each contestant and their crew will be 1982 • Texas-Florida Mama & Company at Billy's in Slidell, and required to sign a release from liability accompaniments will be declared the OFFICE/SHIPPING ADDRESS: The Zoo Revue at Big Daddy's. form. winner of Fastest Time. 828-A Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116-3137 Sunday highlights include the Those wishing to participate will be There will be three Categories judged: USA Fastest Time, Best Drag, and Most OFFICE HOURS: 10am-3pm MASCARa Crawfish Boil at Rawhide, Fleur required to arrive at Clover Grill no later Monday-Friday [Except Holidays] de Lis Divas Revue at Cowpokes, than 1:30pm the day of the event with their Money Collected. Trophies will be Petronius' Pub Crawl beginning at crew to complete registration forms. awarded in each category. Points will be E-mail: [email protected] JohnPaul's, Bring Your Own Meat BBQ at Lap 1: Race begins at Clover Grill awarded based on performance in each PHONE: 1.504.522.8049 • 1.504.522.8047 Starlight, Trash Disco at Lafitte's, Live precisely at 2pm (no, not drag time). Here category, the person who receives the ANNUAL READERSHIP: Brass Jam Session at Cutter's, Show the racers will fuel up with an order of chili most points will be crowned Ms. MASCARa 650,000+ in print/3.5 Million+ On-line Night at Oz, and Barry Bareass' Bottoms cheese fries. The chili cheese fries must 2008. All awards will be presented at Rawhide 2010, 740 Burgundy Street at NATIONAL CIRCULATION: Up Wet Jockey Shorts Contest at Corner be swallowed before continuing. There USA... Alabama-Birmingham, Mobile Pocket. will be no substitutions. This food lap is 5pm, following the race. Florida - Ft. Lauderdale, Pensacola Monday is a big day with the annual not for the faint of heart, nor vegetarians. There is no rain date. In the event of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake rain, run faster!! Charles, Metairie, New Orleans, Shreveport, Slidell MASCARa Race benefitting NOCCA kick- Lap 2: The contestants will then race Mississippi - Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Jackson ing off at Clover Grill ending with the awards across Bourbon Street to Café Lafitte. Tennessee - Knoxville ceremony at Rawhide (see the following Here they will put on panty hose supplied Harrah's Rolls Out the Red Texas - Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Galveston, story), and the Memorial Day Cookout at by Queen Fashions in the traditional man- Houston, San Antonio, South Padre Island Carpet for Blues Royalty STAFF: Corner Pocket. ner, on their legs. They will also put on arrah’s New Orleans proudly PUBLISHER/EDITOR Throughout the weekend revelers will their high heels which must have a mini- presents “Ladies Sing the R. Rip Naquin-Delain, New Orleans want to pop into The Country Club for their mum three inch heel. Someone will be PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Blues,” Friday, May 23 at 9pm Memorial Day Weekend Pool Party every there with a ruler to measure the heels. H M. Marsha Naquin-Delain, New Orleans in Harrah’s Theatre. day (and it's clothes optional). Then there's They will rev up their engines with a shot GULF SOUTH/NEW ORLEANS AD SALES Sing your blues away with the “Blues Rip Naquin-Delain • 504.522.8049 DJs Tony B and Karbin playing at the of Peppermint Schnapps. This is a 1 3/4 Queen of New Orleans” herself, Marva LESBIAN/POLITICAL ISSUES Phoenix, DJs Tim Pflueger and Jason ounce shot served in a plastic cup. Wright and New Orleans’ Blues Diva Bar- Toni J.P. Pizanie, New Orleans Lanoux spinning at Oz, and DJs Johnny Lap 3: The contestants will run down THEATRE/PERFORMING ARTS CRITIC bara Shorts. Love and Mike doing the honors at Lafitte's. 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