WWW.WIREWEEKLY.COM DISTRIBUTED EVERY THURSDAY IN MIAMI, THE BEACHES, AND FORT LAUDERDALE • THE LONGEST-RUNNING WEEKLY ON SOUTH BEACH “LIKE” US /WIREMAGAZINE & STAY TUNED FOR WWW.WIREMAG.COM COMING THIS SUMMER ISSUE #30 | 07/26/12 2 | wire magazine | issue #30, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Drag Bingo - Miami Beach MDGLCC partners with Mova Lounge located at 1625 Michigan Avenue, Miami Beach during the summer for Starling Drag Bingo every Tuesday from 8pm-11pm. Benefiting the LGBT Visitor Center. Fabulous prizes courtesy of MDGLCC members Miami Design Preservation League, Burger King, Escopazzo, Sobe Dentist, David Barton Gym among others. Thursday, August 2, 2012 Business Builders Luncheon - Coral Gables MDGLCC presents its monthly networking program at Anacapri Restaurant, 2530 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Coral Gables. Registration 11:30am with luncheon/networking from noon to 1:30 pm. 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They are completely wrong and so is any politician who does not have the courage Editor to stand up to the NRA lobby, Republican or James Cubby Democrat. Associate Editor For the record, I believe in the right to bear Antwyone Ingram arms. I did law enforcement with my United States Coast Guard colleagues in the waters Design & Production Director of the Caribbean wearing a bullet proof vest Jose Gonzalez and carrying both a shotgun in my hands and a 9mm pistol strapped to my side. I was also Columnists a member of the United Coast Guard Acad- Alfredo Barrios emy pistol team, and then became the team's Alyn Darnay assistant coach and took the team to the NRA Dane Steele Green National Indoor Rifle & Pistol Collegiate Cham- Ken Hunt pionships at the Olympic Training Center in Dr. Gregg A Pizzi Colorado Springs, Colorado. Michael Sasser Kevin Wynn When supporting the right to bear arms, the founding fathers of the United States of America Writers were mindful of the gun rights of citizens who Neil Andrew Frias stood up to the British empire, and who wanted to have guns to hunt and protect themselves and their families. No matter what anyone tells me, I will never believe or interpret that Staff Photographer sensible men who drafted the charter of our nation would think that laws which allowed Henry Perez the Aurora theater shooter to legally purchase his arsenal do not need to be changed to protect the rights of people who went to have fun with family and friends at a movie theater. Official Photography Studio Image1stmiami.com By going online, like many of us often do to purchase books or merchandise, the killer ordered 3,000 rounds of handgun ammunition, 3,000 rounds for an assault rifle and 350 Photographers shells for a 12-gauge shotgun from various websites. 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All Rights Reserved Rafa Distributed in Miami, The Beaches, and Fort Lauderdale Publisher & Editor in Chief Cover Photo By David Vance [email protected] www.davidvance.com (Soon to be [email protected]) 4 | wire magazine | issue #30, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter 5 | wire magazine | issue #30, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter ON THE GO TRAVEL: GERMANY IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER(LAND) The Donkey Show @ Adrienne Arsht Center photos by Henry Perez, Wire Magazine Club Oberon, Miami's first and only pop-up nightclub, was created on the stage of the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts for The Donkey Show, an immersive theatrical experience complete with disco mirror balls BY DANE STEELE GREEN and feathered divas, roller skaters and hustle queens. Image Credit: © Pmphoto Stock Free Images & Dreamstime Stock Photos The show rocks! f you just can’t resist a man in uniform, then prepare to give in entirely when Folsom Europe 2012 swings into “full gear.” Taking place in Berlin, one of the Continent’s top party towns September 5 – 11, anybody who has watched even a nanosecond of German porn knows just how serious this country takes fetish (and if you’ve never watched it, it can make Two Girls and a Cup look like a Sound of Music sing-a-long sung by a chorus of Marshmallow Peeps). This isn’t something you can just crash, no matter how leathered-up you are. It is a huge event, and not just with regard to how very, very, VERY serious the participants take it; Folsom Europe is absolutely packed with events covering/explaining/glorify- ing every aspect of leather, rubber, BDSM, sports gear, FemDom — you name it. 25,000 attended last year’s event alone, every one in costume. Add on to all of this the fact that Germans just love a good party, and have all but leveled venues in the quest for a good time. Many of the parties, fairs, dinners, tours, exhibitions (I can only imagine…), symposia, and even a bike run take place simulta- neously all over Berlin; some are official, others are tag-alongs by individual clubs, so a little planning goes a long way. Here are some of the “anchor events” that will give you a good taste—among other things—of how Europe likes, and licks, its leather: 1) The official Leather Dinner, on Sept. 6, with a welcome cocktail, 3-course-meal, followed by the official leather BBQ on the 7th. I’d imagine that if you are a vegan, keep it to yourself… 2) It goes without saying that dungeon parties are a cornerstone of the week, and you have a pornocopia of them to choose from: Connections on the 6th, Perverts on the 7th, PIG (the official Folsom Europe party) on the 8th, Son-of-a-Gun on the 9th, and the “Fuck the Leftovers” on the10th at Club Scheune. It may be good to know there are R&R pit stops sprinkled throughout the week so you can get your bearings. Those last three are considered the top events of the week. 3) If you think you have what it takes, step in front of the camera on the 9th at the BLF Fotoshooting. Application and Info: [email protected].