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July 2008 Issue 57 FREE of charge FFair’sair’s FairFair TThehe CCalgaryalgary SStampedetampede aandnd EEdmonton’sdmonton’s CCapitalapital EExx IInterviewsnterviews wwith:ith: AAaronaron PPritchettritchett TTheahea GillGill TThehe BitchesBitches FFingeringer 1111 aarere Back!!Back!! JJustineustine TTymeyme aandnd TTerrierri SStevenstevens RReturneturn HHomeome AAfterfter 1133 YYearsears >> STARTING ON PAGE 16 GLBT RESOURCE • CALGARY & EDMONTON 2 gaycalgary and edmonton magazine #57, July 2008 Table of Contents Established originally in January 1992 as Men For Men BBS by MFM 5 Mr. Hyde Communications. Named changed to Letter from the Publisher GayCalgary.com in 1998. Stand alone company as of January 2004. First Issue of GayCalgary.com Magazine, November 8 Photos from ARGRA Rodeo Weekend 2003. Name adjusted in November 2006 to GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine. 10 The Bitches are Back!! 12 Justine Tyme and Terri Stevens Return Home After 13 Years Publisher Steve Polyak & Rob Diaz-Marino, [email protected] 12 International Mr. Priape Editor Rob Diaz Marino, [email protected] Wear 16 Original Graphic Design Deviant Designs Photos from Regional and International Winners Advertising Steve Polyak [email protected] 14 Out of Town Contributors Great Urban Inns on a Budget Steve Polyak, Rob Diaz-Marino, Jason Clevett, Andrew Collins, Jerome Voltero, Stephen 16 Map & Event Listings Lock, Jack Fertig, Romeo San Vicente, Felice Newman, Dallas Barnes, Jeffrey Vallis, Joan Find out what’s happening Hilty, Dave Brousseau, Kevin Alderson, Allison Brodowski, Glen Hanson & Allan Neuwirth, 22 Movie Review and the Gay and Lesbian Community of “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” & “When Calgary and Edmonton Boys Fly” Photographer Steve Polyak and Rob Diaz-Marino 23 If There Are Boundaries… Videographer Is It Still Free Speech? 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Back to Basics: Fisting Masthead continued on page 4 30 Western Canadian Pride Campout “Leave Your Week Behind” 31 This One Time at Gay Camp… Manitoba’s Camp Aurora 32 Bitter Girl Continued Next Page 54 gaycalgary and edmonton magazine #57, July 2008 3 From Previous Page 33 Ranch Rendezvous Good Food, Good People, Beautiful Location 34 A Couple of Guys Continued from page 3 Distribution points up to 200 points in Calgary, largest number of distribution 35 An interview with Aaron Pritchett points for any Gay publication in Calgary. Canadian Country Star on Touring, Music, and the Gay Rodeo Up to 150 points in Edmonton, largest number of distribution points for any Gay 38 Mind your Manners publication in Edmonton. Also distributed coast to coast across Canada in select locations in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, 40 Fair’s Fair Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and other The Calgary Stampede and Edmonton’s Capital Ex places across Canada and the United States. 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Photo provided by Warner Music. 50 Queer Eye - Calgary The opinions expressed in this magazine are Community Events this Month not necessarily those of GayCalgary.com or the contributors of the magazine. 54 Chelsea Boys 41 People photographed or interviewed, writers, advertisers, contributors and 55 Queer Eye - Edmonton anyone else involved with this publication Community Events this Month are not necessarily gay, lesbian, bi, bi-curious or trans gendered. They can be August 2008 60 Classifieds straight people that are gay friendly. No part of the publication may be reprinted Press Deadlines without the expressed permission of the editor-in-chief. AAdd SSpacepace BBookingooking - Friday,Friday, JulyJuly Copyright 2008 225th5th 22008008 Member of Canadian Gay & AAdd SSubmissionubmission - Lesbian Chamber TTuesday,uesday, JJulyuly 29th29th 20082008 of Commerce Member of International Gay & IInn CCirculationirculation - FFriday,riday, AugustAugust Lesbian Travel Association 11st,st, 22008008 PPleaselease ccontactontact usus rrightight awayaway ifif yyouou tthinkhink youyou maymay havehave missedmissed tthehe BBookingooking oror SubmissionSubmission DDeadlineseadlines Member of Edmonton Rainbow Member of Tourism Calgary. Business Association. 4 gaycalgary and edmonton magazine #57, July 2008 Mr. Hyde Letter from the Publisher as my throat was sore…in a bad way. At least our techni- By Rob Diaz-Marino, MSc. cal problems were resolved from yesterday and we were able to set up our laptop to capture the video as we broadcasted The ARGRA weekend was a bit of a disaster for us, it to the beer tent again. Everything was going well, and but by no fault of ARGRA’s. From what we saw, ev- there were only three events left when the big disaster of the erything went smoothly and attendance was strong, weekend struck. particularly for the dance on Saturday. The weather My picnic table perch had its back against a rustic was beautiful, if not a little too hot – many people wooden wall, with the grilling area for the concession stands got sunburned despite applying sunscreen. Unfor- on the other side. I had been hearing some squealing and tunately, with fuel costs so high, we didn’t see as laughter from behind me throughout the day, but didn’t clue many regulars from the US, but it seemed to make in what was happening until I heard a clatter at the fence room for other new faces. behind me, followed by the sound of water splashing to the ground. I quickly turned around to check our equipment Our friend Don was along with us for the weekend to help to fi nd that it had all been doused in the water that came out with transportation and other tasks while Steve and I through between the uneven horizontal boards. I leaped to were out covering the rodeo. He was hoping for a holiday the wall to yell over the top at the people on the other side, but with all the stuff we needed to ask of him, I’m not sure if and saw that a girl in a turquoise shirt was closest and just it turned out exactly that way. He did a great job of looking in the process of walking away. I had to yell twice to get her after us through thick and thin, and in the end I hope he got attention as she was still laughing, completely oblivious. a few quiet moments to enjoy himself. I quickly went to work drying everything off with my T- We had a camper on the grounds again, as we needed a shirt, praying the water hadn’t had a chance to soak in yet. home base with electricity in order to accomplish this year’s For a moment I thought everything was okay because the goals. We did something special as an experiment – some- laptop display was still on, but as soon as I tried pressing thing that we may be able to build on in future years. We a button I realized it was frozen on that frame. Nothing as had a big-screen projector located in the beer tent, showing dramatic as sparks or blue smoke, but it was a sign that the a presentation of live footage we were fi lming from the arena. water had defi nitely gotten in deep enough to cause a short During dead-time we would fl ip over to a slideshow presen- circuit. I quickly unplugged all the equipment to prevent tation with photographs and video clips from previous years, further damage, and phoned Steve to let him know what with current sponsor logos. happened…more like I barked at him to get over and check the equipment immediately. Our intention was to record the live footage as we were broadcasting it, but due to some technical diffi culties, we By now I was already in some kind of anger-autopilot that were unable to do so on Saturday. Steve and Don had I didn’t even know I had in me. The main goal in my mind to pop into town to try and resolve the issue, leaving me was to fi nd the girl in the turquoise shirt and get some form videotaping and photographing from my little perch atop of identifi cation so that I could report her to the manage- a picnic table beside the bleachers. Despite the fact that ment of Symon’s Valley. I marched around to the front of I was shaded by a lawn umbrella, I still felt myself getting the concession stands and easily located her, though she cooked by the heat, as I guzzled water to remain hydrated. I was trying to look inconspicuous. I proceeded to demand escaped getting a sunburn – unlike Steve whose sunglasses her name, and wouldn’t take no for an answer.