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However, if that place DOWNload: www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com PUBLISHER Tracy Baim ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky MANAGING EDITOR Kirk Williamson PHOTOGRAPHY Mel Ferrand, Kat Fitzgerald, DJ Greg Haus, Kirk, Kizzy, Ryan Kolodziej, Steve Starr CAST OF CHARACTERS Andrew Davis, DJ Res-5, graysong, Michael Hampton, Joan Jett- Blakk, Charlene Lichtenstein, David J. Magdziarz, Homer Marrs, Jennifer Parello, Randy Pubert ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Terri Klinsky, Kirk Williamson, Amy Matheny, Cynthia Holmes NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE RIVENDELL MEDIA (212) 242-6863 PROMOTIONS Cynthia Holmes DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright OFFICE Cynthia Holmes CALENDAR EDITOR Jean Albright Copyright 2009 Windy City Media Group/Lambda Publications Inc. All rights reserved. Reprint by permission only. Back issues available for $3 per issue (postage included). 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Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640 Under the Leather 773.871.7610, fax 773.871.7609 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Open wide for summertime with the boys and girls of International Mr. Leather XXXI and Bear Pride XV. [email protected] inSIDE Pig play at Touché Bob Mould and Richard page 46 Morel “Blowoff” some steam with Pubert. page 30 DOWNload: www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com If it’s true that one never dies as long as their memory lives on, that guy Miss Bernice Frankel (Bea Arthur, to the woefully uneducated by Kirk Williamson among you) will live to about 500 years or so. The key to her spiritual longevity: gays. The “Love and Let Bea” bar crawl culminated with a stop at Mary’s Attic, where I encountered the rare baby blue version of my favorite T-shirt. It was like when Milhouse met the Shel- byville Milhouse. “So this is what it fells like... when doves cry.” Then at Scot’s I ran into these hansome gentlemen perusing the Bea issue of Nightspots. I had no idea what I had started. The evening ended surprisingly appropriately, as I ran into none other than local graphic guru Scott Nash, the designer of the very same Bea Is For Butch T-shirt at Jackhammer. And you’ll never guess what he had on! OK, you don’t have to guess as he is clearly pictured to the left, but you get my excitement level. It was with a similar amount of excitement that I helped accept the Michael Leppen Award bestowed upon Windy City Media Group by About Face Theatre at this year’s Wonka Ball. Thanks so much photo by Kat Fitzgerald, MysticImagesPhotography.com for the honor! And if Bea were here right now, she would almost certainly tell you all to play safe this big, big party weekend! This photo of Mr. Heart of America Continental Michael J. Valentine inspired some sublime stupidity. And it’s this stupidity I bring to each and every issue of Nightspots magazine! Leave it to local photographer Chester Munro to turn out a top- notch leather cover. This being his second year, he is our official Memorial Day cover guy. He sure has the eye for it. [email protected] 8 May 20, 2009 We like to watch. Sidetrack is gearing up for some of our favorite events with parties all weekend to welcome everyone in town for: IML•31 INTERNATIONAL MR. LEATHER BP15 BEAR PRIDE 15TH ANNIVERSARY NAGVA NORTH AMERICAN GAY VOLLEYBALL ASSOCATION 3349 North Halsted Valet Parking Available SidetrackChicago.com No Cover.