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Take advantage of special offers, discounts, freebies and more available only to TWIT Rewards Card members. underground, house, rock, techno that Top 40/CIub Play TWiT DJSpotlight flowS from the 70's to today. I listen DJ Wild to all kinds of music and really have 1. No Lie - 2 Chainz feat. Drake prided myself on bringing new and different stuff to the masses over the 2. Birthday Song - 2 Chainz feat. Kanye West * years. I play for my crowd. Each song 3. Cashin Out - Ca$hout that I own is like my child. If someone comes to my booth and asks for 4. Do My Dance - Tyga something, or if I know someone likes 5. Ayy Ladies - Travis Porter r(II) I) a certain song or group, I will program it in. I like to take people on a journey, 6. I Luv Dem Strippers - 2 Chainz feat. Nicki Minaj but I also like people to take me on 7. Bout That Life - Beat King one as well. Like I said, each song is a 1(lnnU!1 child of mine. I love them all. So when 8. Da Wop - Lil Chuckee people like one of my children, why on 9. My Homies Still - Lil Wayne feat. 2 Chainz HUHl nonn, JHJ~;THl earth would I not let them enjoy it, as long as I have it with me. I can't stand 10. Bands A Make Her Dance - Juicy J feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz (rmx) By DJ Mark D OJ's that play only for themselves. The greatest part of the journey each * Breakout Track When it comes to the Masculine scene in Austin, would go home after the bar closed and he would night I play is seeing where the journey hands down the Iron Bear owns it. If you're looking teach me on his equipment. Actually, he would takes everyone in the room." for chest hair, muscles and a man's man, then. give me a playlist and sit back and coach me on Todd's been with his husband Oanny Hot Country you'll need to visit this spot - and groove to the my technique. He made me save enough money for 10 years I He works in the daytime DJJeffWhite sounds of OJ Todd Kinney, their resident OJ. to buy my first set of Technic 1200s, so I could start at Macy's as a Sales Manager in the being a real OJ. I still have them today. A couple 1. All Your Life - The Band Perry As with most good OJs on the scene, their Men's department, and rocks the years later I met another great OJ in Columbus dancefloor by night. He's a member career began very early as their interest in music 2. Cruise - Florida Georgia Line that took over for Bobby named Tom Brown. Tom blossoms; "When I was in junior high, during the of the Lonestar Leathermen and the later moved next store to the Tradewinds and OJd 3. She Never Lets It GoTo Her Heart - Tim McGraw seventies, I would go to a teen club on Saturday Texas Conference of Clubs, "I have at The Columbus Eagle. He is still spinning great afternoons and dance and hang out with the OJs been "out" since 1980, and have 4. Why Ya Wanna - Jana Kramer music at Club 441 (Warren, PAl, and Camp Oavis they had." Todd says, "that began my interest in been living with HIV since 1992. I (PA). We became more than just friends, and I 5. Cowboys And Angels - Dustin Lynch OJing." When he was 17 he moved to Cincinnati, have been a OJ now for 30 years and would say that without his guidance I would not be scored a fake 10 and started going out to the have played in Cincinnatti, Cleveland, 6. We are never getting Back Together - Taylor Swift the OJ I am today. All three of these men taught Gay bars .... places where he felt comfortable and Los Angeles, Baltimore, Atlanta, me about beat mixing/key matching, programming 7. Angel Eyes - Love And Theft eventually found himself, "That is when life really Pittsburgh & Austin, DC' music, and above all humility." changed as I could come out of the closet finally." "Last but not least, I will give a shout 8. I'll Try - Alan Jackson This was also a time where he was exposed to truly In 2001, Todd moved to Austin and picked up a OJ out to a couple OJ's. Larry Fought I . 9. Come Over - Kenny Chesney great OJ talent and started building up his library of at Chain Orive, where he worked for 9 years. "No miss hearing you play, I would love 10. Pontoon - Little Big Town 12" dance singles; "In fact I think my first one was dance floor, but a great clientele, that still knows to have you do a guest spot. Tom "Stormy Weather" by Viola Wills." Also one of my how to party" he says. "In Feb. 2011 The Iron Bear Brown, if you are ever in Warren you personal favorites, good call Todd!!!! opened its doors, and the owners Roger & Benji need to go hear him, he has always hand picked me to become the house OJ. I will Club Traxx "Over the next couple of years a couple more bars been one of my faves. Fellow Iron always be indebted to them for trusting enough in opened in Cincy. Spurs was a Leather bar (no Bear house OJ Oanny C, the OJ I JDArnold my abilities as a OJ, and handing the reigns over dance floor) and The Oock, a huge loading dock most enjoy, I love sharing the booth to me. Roger, for many years has been an avid 1. Runnin' - DJ Chus/Sonny Wharton & EI Chino that had the best dance floor ever, along with one with you. Austin OJ's Oon Engle, OJ supporter of my music. The Iron Bear is definitely of the best OJs ever named Larry Fought." Todd Kelly, OJ C-Rail, & OJ C-Bass, thanks 2. Avenue - Sandy Rivera my favorite of all the places that I have OJd at. The looked to Larry for inspiration, "I loved and idolized for keeping Austin a great place to crowd is a mixture of Bears (of course), levi/leather, 3. Triumphant - Mariah Carey Larry. He is one of the best technically sound OJs hear the best OJ's.'' Next time you're neighborhood type people & place. I love putting I have ever heard. He was seamless in his mixing in the Hill Country, be sure to pop by 4. Stay - David Morales & Polina the crowd in a frenzy and watching them dance and I spent many a night traveling with him on his The Iron Bear and hear what Todd the night away. It is not really a dance bar, per say, 5. World In Your Hands - Denis The Menace & Syke 'N' Sugarstarr musical joumeys. We became friends and later Kinney has to offer! It's a musical but I love the challenge of getting them worked up journey you won't soon forget.. ..and on we would work together at The Plum Street 6. Hallelujah Anyway - Candi Staton enough to let loose on the dance floor we do have. Pipeline, also in Cincy. He taught me a lot about while you're there, look for me ... under 7. Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris/Florence & The Machine I believe it has become one of the best Bear Bars in how to be a great OJ. Ouring this time period I the mirrorball. the nation, and one of the best gay bars in Austin!" 8. Something For The Weekend - Dave Aude feat. Luciana traveled up to Columbus, Ohio quite often as it was a short distance from 'Cincy' and had one of "The hardest question that I am always asked is: 9. Feeling Inside - The New Iberican League TWIT the best Levi/Leather bars ever called Tradewinds. What kind of music do you play? Well if I had to put 10. I Give It All To You - Seascape featuring Dawn Tallman There is where I met my mentor, Bobby Vitalli. We it into a box. Mainstream dance, pop, alternative,
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"Got lost, didn't ya?" he said. "Pretty boys don't how, but I didn't." He gulped down his bourbon. come in here. We're too scary. Dumb shits don't "Kid, I don't care how horny you are, you better realize you're gonna get old just like us old farts. wrap that pecker up before you do any poking. If ya lucky to make it past your twenties now." I Make sure you give yourself a fucking fighting sat there without saying anything. "I used to be chance. Make sure you look back at a picture and married to a snatch, had a few kids. Hell, I'm a see how much you've aged." grandfather now. But I knew I liked the dick. When I let those sage words sink in. We continued talking I finally told my wife, she slapped a tooth outta my and before I knew it, the bar lights had come up. I mouth, called me a faggot, hugged me, and told finally asked his name. "O'Malley. Like on the sign me through tears that she liked to eat the pussy. outside." I had just been given a lesson from the Two goddamn queers married and having babies owner of the bar. cuz that's what we were supposed to do. We were happy, but goddamn, how much happier could The rest of the week, O'Malley's became my we have been if we'd been fucking honest with hangout. I made friends with all the regulars. Yes, ourselves?" me, a twenty-one year old twink, made friends with people in their thirties, fifties and seventies. It was He ordered us two more drinks. I asked him if he great. I heard about struggles and hardships they was gay. "Only when I suck dick" was his response. had to overcome. What sluts they used to be, and He took out his wallet and showed me a picture of how relationships are all the same. I wished I had a handsome young man; rugged, square-jawed, grown up with them. These were people that had short black hair and piercing blue eyes. I would've lived their lives. gone to bed with him. I asked if that was one of his boyfriends. "That's me, ya dumb shit," he Commercialism makes gays and lesbians focus I overheard a prissy little twink the other day one, I made a trip to Boston to sew my oats with said. I was astonished. He touched his face with on the young and beautiful. Everywhere you look comment on a customer sitting across the bar. He some hot Italian and Irish boys. I had it all planned his callused fingers. "Ya only get a mug like this there are perfect, air-brushed, muscled bodies hissed to his equally lip-glossed friend, "Ugh, if I'm out. I'd go to the bars, get picked up and fall in lust from working the lobster boats." It was probably selling something. What we need to focus on is our still hanging out at the bar when I'm his age, just several times during the week and not have to pay my naivety that made me look surprised. "What? older generation. We can learn so much from our shoot me." I wanted to oblige him early, but left my for a hotel the entire trip. Brilliant idea! My direction Ya think only us queers can work as florists or brothers and sisters that have lived longer than us. .45 at home. The customer he was talking about and navigational skills had a different plan, though. something? I keep this picture in my wallet to They've probably been through whatever bullshit was younger than me! Granted I sold my soul to the I booked a room for one night so I could leave remind me that we change. We get older. Our skin you're going through right now and have some Devil to keep myself looking younger than I actually my stuff until I found someone to shack up with. sags. Our asses get flat. Our balls hit the floor. And advice on how to move on. Do yourself a favor; am (and keep the bar dark), but I just wanted to Problem was my hotel was in an area far from all what's in this picture doesn't fucking matter. If you make friends with someone older in the community. slap the bitch across her Maybelline face. Then I the gay bars! Keep in mind, this was before Smart can live to be an old man and look at this picture There's more to gay life than being pretty. Beauty thought about it. I used to be guilty of that same Phones with GPS and the intemet. Alii had was the to see how much you've aged, then you've lived. I fades, no matter how much you fight it. So when mentality. All of us have. Yellow Pages! seen too many people die with faces that ain't had you see an older person in the bar, don't be a dick the chance to live. Dying off left and right cuz some to them. Cuz, honey, they're older and they've I was eighteen when I started going out to the bars; Weary of venturing out far from my hotel, I ended goddamn virus." practiced being a bitch longer than you. thin, toned, fabulous hair, flawless skin and a virgin up going to a hole-in-the-wall nearby. By some to the gay life. I quickly fell into the mind-trap that miracle, it was a gay bar! I ordered my vodka-seven He stopped talking. His gaze got lost in the haze Take care of each other guys. everyone should look like me and my friends. What and looked around the dark, smoke-filled room. I of smoke and his eyes filled with tears. "I poked so TWIT a fucking idiot I was. Luckily, when I was twenty- was surrounded by geriatrics! These guys had to many holes and I never got the bug. I don't know be in their late thirties and forties! Oh, my God! The Horror!
I shuffled uncomfortably on my bar stool and sucked down my drink so I could get the hell out of that graveyard. As I got up, the bartender set a new drink in front of me. I tried to refuse it, but a gruff voice cut through Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" and said, "Take the drink and get the stick outta your ass." Was one of these old men talking to me like that? I tumed and saw this scruffy, weathered man sitting a few feet away from me. "Relax, honey," he said in his gravelly voice. "We ain't gonna attack ya."
I don't know if the first vodka was kicking in or it was hearing this gruff man with the cigarette- stained voice say "honey", but I took the drink and sat with him.
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The Brotherhood (2001) season, instead of the regularvideo review,we at TapeLenders have compiled a list of our favorite David DeCoteau is good at two things, filming gayest Halloween movies. boys in their boxers and creating memorable trash. He has done it so well that he has 1. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) created his own genre of "boy boxer horror." Horror, a musical, and the best camp ever, what The Brotherhood exhibits his normal low is there here that isn't to love. We had to put it quality imagery combined with plenty of flesh. at the top of our list for fear that, like Meatloaf, The frat house "Doma Tau Omega" has found we would be the next meal on the table. It still the key to eternal youth and is looking for a surprises us how many people have not seen few more hot recruits. Tim Curry (Dr. Frank N Furter) trussed up in his 5. L.A. Zombie (201 0) corset dancing to the Time Warp. One of our favorites year after year makes us shiver with an- Ifyou havestuck with usthisfaryoufinallymade tic-ipation. it to the most serious movie on our list. If you don't watch any other moviethis Halloweenbe 2. HellBent (2004) sure not to miss Bruce La Bruce's disturbingly Arguably the first sexy zombie porn. Starring Francois Sagat, homohorror film known for his tattooed head and Titan porn produced in a long appearances, L.A. Zombie is about some line of homo-erotic sort of dead man/creature that rises from the thrillers, HellBent ocean and stalks the streets of LA Once on , ,~- . ..~ set a high bar. shore he finds the ,-.,...•.--.t:••~ t Produced on a best looking dead . shoe string budget, men, has sex with by the co-creator them (literallygiving of the Halloween them the fuck of series of movies, it life), and turns isn't exactly a great movie but is impressive for them into zombies. the low budget. It is set at the infamous West It is an extremely Hollywood Halloween street carnival when a uncomfortable hunky man in a devil mask set off to kill other movie as you are simultaneously disgusted great looking guys. and aroused. Not for the faint of heart. 3. Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) Have a great Halloween and come see us October 27th for Dallas' famous Halloween You know you are watching the right moviewhen Street Party. the name of the basketball team is the 'Bannon Bantams' and their team chant is 'fighting cocks.' All the movies here are available at The follow up to the great movie of the same title TapeLenders: Gifts & Entertainment. (which is pretty much the opposite of homo- Come in today to open a free membership at erotic) this sequel is full of hot basketball boys the store with the largest gay rental library in doing totally straight things. For example, when Texas. their bus breaks down their very first instinct is to strip off their shirts and sunbathe on the roof. 1114 w 5th Street Austin, TX 78703 That inevitably leads to pissing together in the 3926 Cedar Springs Rd Dallas,TX 75219 com field, calling each other queer, talking about PQ.32 lWlT .. "HorelOn To _" Love" ~ By JD Arnold Jimmy WuHI. his week I am digging deep into the Disco vaults for timeless classic that was an iconic hit at The Saint in New TYork and also revered by the local party boys at The Parade Disco and the original Numbers, here in Houston. I had just arrived in Houston from the UK and was spinning at The Parade, a beautiful and fun club located next to 1400 Richmond. The Parade featured an intense light show and in its heyday, was the busiest gay dance club in town. I was living at 1400 Richmond so I could literally walk next door to work with my entourage of loyal supporters carrying my crates of intro giving you plenty of time to get onto the records! Those were the days! dancefloor before the vocals kicked in. As soon There were a couple of remix services out there as the opening strings were recognized the dance beginning to appear but the original 'and most floor would swell to capacity and you could feel prestigious was Disconet! Their remixes were the overwhelming sense of love and brotherhood legendary as were the remixers that they used. that this song invoked. This was the anthem that Professional DJs could subscribe to the monthly helped bind and hold us together as a community service to receive a double 12-inch of current and gave us strength to face the dark days of the tracks remixed or sometimes even a medley of AIDS crisis, which were looming at the time. It was dance tracks, flawlessly seamed together. a symbol of the sense of community that we all felt back then and I hope we will all feel again one One of the remixers for Disconet was also a day! After all, we are all in this together! This is one resident DJ at The Saint by the name of Robbie record that will certainly be a staple at the Classic Leslie. I have had the pleasure of dancing to his Saint Sundays at the new Eagle in Houston, which sets on numerous occasions in various locations I have just spun the debut night - good times in and you will be happy to know that he still spins store! in the clubs and has a classic dance mixshow on Sirius Satellite Radio's Studio 54 station! If you like TWIT classic disco this the show to listen to so you can really get a feel of what it was like! Robin Gibb (of the BeeGees) and Blue Weaver wrote a great pop song for singer Jimmy Ruffin. Jimmy had previously scored a massive crossover hit with 'What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted' and this track also became a pop hit. But, it was the Robbie Leslie Disconet Remix which transformed it into such a popular classic anthem, that The Saint could not end the night without it being played. That stayed true right up until the closing of The Saint in 1988. It ain't over until Jimmy Ruffin sings! The mix itself clocked in at 8 minutes and 25 Robbie Leslie secs and Robbie completed worked over the 1WIT October 1s, 2012 Anton Shaw, live at Sue Ellen's, Saturday, October 27 3903 Cedar Springs Road, 5-8 pm Honey Pot BearFest, Dallas Eagle, 5740 Arlington Maple Ave., 1-6:30 pm Events Halloween Party & Costume Contest rtwiTHIS WEEK IN TEXASlrt Fort Worth Come looking sexy!. .. or scary? Prizes for Dallas the best costumes at 1851 Club Arlington - World Gay Rodeo Finals, Ft. Worth, TX, 1851 W. Division, Arlington A Night of Glitz and Glam benefitting Legacy 8 a - 5 pm, October 21 st, Grand Entry at Friday, October 19 Counseling Center/Legacy Founders Cottage, Noon each day, events at 8 am until 4pm. Austin 6pm to 10 pm, 2525 Wycliff Ave, Dallas TX, Nightmare on 8th Street featuring OJ C-Rail Austin tickets available online at Houston Costume Contest at Midnight, Cash Prizes www.legacycorpsofvolunteers.com Penny Jo Pullus, live at 606, 10 pm to 11 :45 Legendary Ladies hosted by Lady Shamu, The Iron Bear, 121 W. 8th St. Austin 606 E. 7th Austin, The DFW Sisters present: Novice Sister 10:30 pm, F Bar, 202 Tuam Street Halloween Edition 2012 Feat. Caswell Blanche Davidian's Govemment Conspiracy Costume Contest with Cash Prizes Machete Westem, Rusty's, Barbecue & Tea Dance, Monday, October 22 Republic 301 W 5th st. 405 E. 7th St, at midnight TMC (The Mining Company), Dallas 3903 Cedar Springs Rd. Dallas, TX, 4-9 pm San Antonio Dallas Gay Bingo in the Rose Room, Station 4, Halloween 2012 - The Street Party Anton Shaw and the Reason, live at Boom Box Monday at The Saint 3911 Cedar Springs Road, 5 to 9 pm 7pm to 2am in the 3900 block of Cedar Sue Ellen's, 3903 Cedar Springs Road, 9pm 800 Lexington, San Antonio Paco Estrada at Sue Ellen's, Springs. eEvent features the Costume Ms Linda Petty and The Main Event 3903 Cedar Springs Road, 9 pm Tuesday, October 23 Promenade, with live commentary from Edna Pekers, 2615 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, 9pm Jean Robinson EIPaso San Antonio Houston Construction Zombies with OJ Dawna Boys Battle hosted by Nikko Andrews, The Montell & OJ Micky Briggs 9pm-4a Draglive featuring Latrice Royale at F Bar, Super Sin Night, 1Opm, www.heatsa.com OP, 301 South Ochoa Street,EI Paso, 9 pm Brick 2525 Wycliff Ave @Tollway, Dallas The Heat, 1500 N. Main, San Antonio 202 Tuam, Houston Fort Worth Annual Halloween Party with Cash Prizes Military Friday Night at Bonham Exchange San Antonio Pekers, 2615 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, 9pm 411 Bonham, San Antonio, TX World Gay Rodeo Finals, Ft. Worth, TX, Halloween Costume Contest, BJ's NXS, 8 a - 5 pm, October 20-21 st, Grand Entry at Tuesday Talent Night at The Saint 3215 N. Fitzhugh Ave., 9 pm to 2am South Padre Island Noon each day, events at 8 am until4pm. 800 Lexington, San Antonio Dallas Diablos Hellfest, Dallas Eagle, Splash South Padre Island - Circus, Galveston Wednesday, October 24 5740 Maple Ave, 9 pm hosted by Katelyn York with performances by Kalexis Davenport, Matt Krebs, Shae Galveston Gay Pride Festival, 3rd Coast Galveston Kortez, and Layla LaRue Downtown, 2416 Post Office Street, 9pm Dallas Tequila Sunset, 200 Pike St, South Padre Is. South Padre Island Free Dance Lessons at The Round Up Pride Festival October 27 12-6pm http://www.splashsouthpadre.com 3912 Cedar Springs Road, 8:30pm Tara Dion & Emie Manouse, Emcee's Pink N Purple @ Louie's Backyard, Trevor Eade & Nina Lombardo, FREE Saturday, October 20 2305 Laguna Blvd, South Padre Island Thursday, October 25 Admission (Live Entertainment, Food, Beverages, Vendors and Give Aways) Sunday, October 21 Pier 21 Park at Harborside Austin San Antonio 2100 Harborside, Galveston Texas Bears' Day Out Breakfast at the Bake House, Austin The Real L Word Whitney Mixter and Sara 5404 Manchaca Rd, 10:00 am to 11 :30 am Battencourt with band Love Darling at Heat Galveston 25th AIDS Walk Austin, Austin City Hall, The Totally Bitchin' 80's Party, 1500 N. Main San Antonio, TX 8pm Rey Lopez Entertainment presents Phi Phi 6AM to 8AM O'Hara on stage at 4:30 at Galveston Island The Iron Bear, 121 W. 8th St., 9 pm to 2am Rey Lopez Entertainment presents The The Rocket BrothersBand, Rusty's, Pride, Pier 21 Harborside Drive, Galveston Ladies Tea Dance, Zombie Apocalypse with Sharon Needles 405 E.7th St., 5 pm to 7 pm Rusty's 405 E. 7th St., 6 pm to 10 pm and Phi Phi O'Hara Galveston Pride After Party, The Saint, 800 Lexington, San Antonio 2012 Halloween Ball and Ladies of Illusion UCA Show, Rusty's, Corpus Christi Show! Cash prizes for best costume!! 405 E. 7th St., 9 pm to 11 pm 8th Annual Catfish Fry, The Hidden Door, Friday, October 26 Third Coast Downtown 1Opm-2am 2409 Post Office Street, Galveston The Dames of Deception, 802 S. Staples St., 4 pm to 7 pm Rusty's 405 E. 7th St., midnight Dallas Galveston Houston Gayribbean Bon Voyage Party Corpus Christi Harvest Moon Madness, a benefit for A.I.N. Pete Finland Muscle Bear Leatherman Special show starring the cast of the with Miss Peker and friends, at Houston Eagle 3rd Annual Legends Show, 10:30 pm Gayribbean Cruise! Showtime at 11 :30pm Peker's, 2615 Oaklawn Ave., 8 pm 213 Milam St, Houston The Hidden Door, 802 S. Staples St. 3rd Coast Downtown, 2416 Post Office St, Pg.45 , Pg.44 TWIT October 1s, 2012 October 1s. 2012 TWIT High Heel Drag Race hosted by Chi Chi Tuesday, October 30 LaRue & Kofi Entrants will race down the 800 block of Pacific Street to Crocker St Registration is at 9pm at the Pacific Streeet San Antonio Halloween Block Party Tuesday Talent Night at The Saint Jesse Santana & Doug Acre together in the 800 Lexington, San Antonio Meteor Showers with an Autograph and Photo Shoot. Shows and 11 :30 & 12:30 Wednesday, October 31 Meteor 2306-08 Genesee Street, Houston San Antonio Dallas Halloween at the Round Up Saloon, 3912 Halloween Party Weekend with OJ CeCe Cedar Springs Road, 8 pm to 2 am Babios, 527 W Hildebrand, San Antonio Kathy Griffin DVD Release Party, Station 4, Halloween Countdown Party & Costume 3911 Cedar Springs, 11 pm to 1 am Contest at Bonham Exchange 411 Bonham, San Antonio, D< Halloween Costume Contest, Sue Ellen's, 3903 Cedar Springs Rd., 11 pm Scary Beary Gear Night The Annex 330 San Pedro Ave. SAD< Houston Big Halloween Costume Contest at the Halloween Block Party with OJ Joe Ross Essence 9pm 1010 N. Main Ave, SAD< Costume Party at Midnight Cowboys & Aliens Costume Contest South Beach 810 Pacific St The SA Country 10127 Coachlight, San Antonio Halloween on The SA Strip Cash Prize Costume Contest hosted by Costume Contests and Ball Bow-Tie Brian and OJ Vitamin A Heat, Luther's & Sparky's Pub Babios, 527 W Hildebrand, San Antonio 1500 Block of N. Main Halloween Costume Contest Sunday, October 28 The Annex 330 San Pedro Ave. SAD< Annual Scary Fairy Block Party Dallas 7pm - Midnight Pride SA along with The Halloween Costume Contest with Cash & Saint and Essence has a night filled with Prizes at Kaliente, 4350 Maple Ave. Dallas food, entertainment, costume contests and more. 800 Lexington & 1010 N. Main, SAD< BearTasia with Bear Dance featuring OJ Erik Thoreson, The Mining Company, Halloween on The SA Strip 3909 Cedar Springs Rd, 2 pm to 8 pm Strip Long Block Party & 3 Costume Contests and Cafe' Noir by Patron Galveston Heat, Luther's & Sparky's Pub 1500 Block of N. Main Spooktacular Skaryoke 9 pm 2416 Post Office Street, Galveston Halloween Costume Contest @ Midnight Silver Dollar, 1812 Main St. San Antonio San Antonio Halloween is Such a Drag - Check out Special Halloween Drag Show hosted by Staff Members in Drag, Bow-Tie Brian and OJ Vitamin A Costume Contest at Midnight Babios, 527 W Hildebrand, San Antonio Bonham Exchange 411 Bonham, San Antonio, D< Cowboys & Aliens Costume Contest The SA Country Fright Night on Coachlight Contest with cash 10127 Coachlight, San Antonio prizes at The SA Country 10127 Coachlight, San Antonio Monday, October 29 Spring San Antonio Halloween Party, Ranch Hill Saloon, 24704 North 1-45 , 9:30 pm Boom Box Monday at The Saint 800 Lexington, San Antonio for a more extensive calendar visit www.TWITmagazine.com 12PM·5PM I PHI PHI O'HARA ON STAGE AT 4:30PM I 186 UP PIER 21 HARBORSIDE DRIVE, GALVESTON, TX 77550 Pg.46 TWIT October 19, 2012 ------MORE INFO: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/REYLOPEZENTERTAINMENT Looking for some fun costumes that are ready to go? While probably not all be street legal, they're sure heat up the bedroom! Some accessories pictured are not included: uf!1lDIf;J~ WI3!JS, !}i)J ~& cowboy hat, boots, (whips &) chains ... but you probably have all that covered. Officer Frisk-Em Cocky Cowboy First Mate Rough Rider Tight End The Butt -Ier photos courtesy of MALEPOWER P~Qifi§,E Pg.48 TWIT October 19, 2012 ~bz O_ctober 19, 2012 TWIT Pg.49 New Music Release New Music Release 10116 10122 10/30 hris Mann Roads October 30th will see the release of ROADS, the highly anticipated debut album from classical crossover artist CHRIS MANN. ROADS arrives via FaircraftiUniversal Republic, a new imprint headed up by multi-platinum producer and veteran A&R executive Ron Fair (Mary J. Blige, the Black Eyed That Anka would, for the first time ever, massage Peas, Fergie, The Pussycat Dolls, IIVolo, Christina this Frank Sinatra-associated standard for him Aguilera), who also served as the album's to sing means a great deal to Mann, whose late executive producer. grandfather had himself once headed to LA in an attempt to make it as a Sinatra-influenced ROADS boasts a wildly eclectic assortment of crooner, only to shelve his dream, return to Wichita Multi-platinum selling Grammy Award-winning Hollywood Records artist Bridgit Mendler, songs, including covers of Willie Nelson's "Always and start a family. "I was raised on Sinatra by my R&B/pop singer songwriter and superstar actress star of Disney Channel's "Good Luck Charlie," on My Mind," Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" granddad, so I have a strong connection to him as Brandy will release her highly anticipated album will release her debut album Hello My Name and Damien Rice's "The Blower's Daughter" (from I'm pursuing my own dream. If he'd known that I'd TWO ELEVEN on October 16, 2012 on RCN Is... on October 22, 2012 (pre-order). The the movie "Closer") with the latter featuring a special one day be working with Paul Anka, and that I'd Chameleon Records, which will be available in video for her first single, "Ready Or Not," has guest appearance by multi-platinum superstar be recording the only other official version of 'My standard and deluxe editions. Album pre-order surpassed 8 million views online, and VEVO, the Christina Aguilera. It's the first collaboration for Way,' he would be so proud and excited." is available now at 4everbrandy.com and includes world's leading all-premium music video and these two vocal powerhouses since last season on instant downloads of her singles "Wildest Dreams" entertainment platform, has launched new and the hit NBC-TV series "The Voice," when Aguilera As a finalist on the hit NBC television series "The and "Put It Down" feat. Chris Brown. exclusive interviews as part ot their VEVO LIFT chose Mann to be part of "Team Christina," telling Voice," Mann captured the hearts of millions with Rolling Stone describes TWO ELEVEN as Brandy's platform. him, "I feel the heavens open up when you sing." dynamic live performances and powerhouse For the season finale, the duo gave an electrifying vocals. When the show ended, he had not one, "most realized: romantically shaky, vocally sharp Billboard has been raving about Bridgit, naming performance of Andrea Bocelli's "The Prayer," but two songs on the iTunes Top 10 Pop Singles and musically sound, thanks to an honors corral of her one of 10 to watch for this fall alongside Ellie which can be seen on YouTube. Chart. Influenced by Pavarotti, Robbie Williams producers and songwriters." Billboard concurred Goulding, Pink and Ke$ha. In addition she's one and vintage Sinatra, his blend of classically-trained stating TWO ELEVEN is "a strong return to of their "21 Under 21" this year along with Nick The album's musical journey begins with its tenor and contemporary pop vocals is a sound Brandy's multi-layered, impassioned vocals." Jonas, Cher Lloyd, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, beautiful lead single, "Roads," which was given to that's rare in music today. Said "Voice" coach and The album's first official single "Put it Down" One Direction and Demi Lovato. http://bit.ly/ Mann by Keith Thomas (Charlotte Church, Luther multi-platinum artist Cee Lo, "He is by far one of the featuring Chris Brown is Top 10 at urban radio and PW9Jn7 Vandross, Vanessa Williams), who also produced most incomparable vocalists I have ever heard." the track. "I connected to it immediately," says receiving critical praise: People Magazine wrote Her first single, "Ready Or Not," is an infectious Mann. "The concept is about how life can throw Over the course of the past few years, Mann "Brandy really seems poised for a long overdue up-tempo pop track with a strong undercurrent of you a curveball or it can change everything has toured with Grammy Award-winner India. comeback with this thumping, stuttering banger." soul. Produced by Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou and overnight, but either way you have to stay on this Arie and Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel. He's And Billboard concurs, '''Put It Down' wisely Evan "Kidd" Bogart, and co-written by Bridgit, the road and it will lead you home. That's exactly how also performed at high profile events including allows Brandy to showcase her long-missed single tells a tale of discovering someone special my road has been-a marathon that's brought me the Sundance Film Festival, the Academy Awards supremacy ... Brandy commands this comeback on one special night, but it also sums up Bridgit's to this new beginning." Young Hollywood Party, the American Film Institute single and reminds everyone why they missed her approach to life. "I wanted to write something that Awards, among others. Chris was also featured in so much." was empowering for girls," she says of the track. Among the album's endless highlights is "Cuore," "David Foster and Friends" at special events in Los Brandy shared her newest single "Wildest Dreams" "I consider myself to have been that girl sitting a song co-written by Mann based on Bach's "Air Angeles and Washington D.C, performing "The with her devoted fans via her very active twitter feed on the curb waiting for the world to notice." The on a G String," and a new take on the classic Prayer" with Katharine McPhee and David Foster. (@4everBrandy). Written and produced by Sean video for "Ready Or Not" was directed by Philip hit "My Way," which legendary songwriter Paul His voice has also been featured in films such as Garrett and Tha Bizness, "Wildest Dreams" is now Andelman (Beyonce, John Mayer, Jay-Z, Taylor Anka reworked specifically for Chris, altering the Avatar, Glee 3D, Letters to Juliet, Tangled, Sex and available at iTunes. 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(Turning to Alaska while not missing a beat painting her face) You didn't tell them the bath house story did you? T-spiller!! By Autumn Summers and James Poindexter Our experience in the dressing room of Miss Sharon Needles is as follows: Pride SA: What does it take to be a "sweet transvestite"? Pride SA: So, Alaska, spill the REAL dirt on Miss Sharon Needles, Sharon Needles: What does it take to be a ecentlY members of Pride San Antonio had sweet transvestite? Well you definitely need to the phenomenal opportunity to sit down with Alaska Thunderfuck: There's nothing to tell. She know your history of the Rocky Horror Show. You the star of the Rocky Horror Show which is spills it herself. That's why she's so successful. R. have to be feminine and masculine at the same currently running at the historic Woodlawn Pride SA: So then tell us who is the REAL Sharon time. You definitely have to be fearless and most Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. The Rocky Horror Needles? importantly ... insane!! Show is a stage musical written by Richard O'Brien which tells the story of Brad and Janet, a newly Alaska Thunderfuck: You know her! She's Pride SA: What would little Aaron Coady say if he Sharon Needles: Yes, for being gay people or always real. She's always on but that's the real her hitched couple, whose car breaks down and they met Miss Sharon Needles? being a social minority, we don't hold as many you know, She's very smart. She's an excellent make their way to the nearest inhabited place for Sharon Needles: He wouldn't have taken being rights as the average citizen. It is important for star. some help only to find that the inhabitants are a bullied so seriously. He would have seen the future us to be bold and to be brass and sort of in your wacky band of misfits in servitude to a deranged Pride SA: How long have y'all known each other? that every gay boy from Iowa wouldn't think was face. When I was in school I just sort of took it from transvestite master. everyone and never defended myself. And I just Alaska Thunderfuck: Well we have been together possible. I always like to think about that question and I am glad that I was unaware of how successful want to remind these kids that if they are in a shitty In the current Woodlawn Theatre rendition, directed like three years. I would become, how fun it would be being an adult situation with their school or their church or their by San Antonio well-known theatre director, Greg Pride SA: Where did y'all meet? and how the future would be a less aggressive family to not hide who you are. Most definitely be Hinojosa, the mad transvestite is played by none environment for someone like me. Because if I outlandish, be who you are, be crazy. If we can't other than the famous, or rather infamous if you Alaska Thunderfuck: We met in the age of had not gone through all of those ups and downs, I get married at least let's party. were her, winner of Season Four of the reality show MySpace. We were both drag queens. I lived in would not have ever become Sharon Needles. RuPaul's Drag Race, Sharon Needles. L.A. at the time. She lived in Pittsburgh. I would Pride SA: If you had been that kind of person and you know stalk her MySpace and check her out Pride SA: Do you like being a role model for the defended yourself do you think you would be the As we entered the dressing room it was is as if we because she is very fun to look at. I would be same person you are today? were descending into a dungeon, fitting, it seemed, younger GLBT age group? like, "Who is THIS merry queen?" And then we for Miss Sharon Needles, the self-proclaimed "fag Sharon Needles: A great philosopher once met one night when I was back in Pittsburgh for Sharon Needles: It's hard. I never wanted to be punk" who, instead of a BIO page on her website, a role model. I just wanted to be a model. All my said, "You can't think about yesterday, You can't Christmas and we were both out of drag and I was www.sharonneedles.com; she has an "obitchuary" predict tomorrow. We only have today." So I tend like, "BOOM!!" And that was that. I went back to idols or role models growing up weren't really role page. models. They were punk rockers, drug addicts not rethink the past. And that great philosopher's Los Angeles I closed up all my affairs. I got rid of name was RuPaul. and street trash or just all around kind of decadent First, we were startled to find, not Miss Needles my apartment and moved to Pittsburgh. I lived in people. If they see something in me that gives them as we had expected but her paramour and drag Pittsburg for four years during college and never Pride SA: Do you think we have accomplished a a little solace or a little hope for the future then I colleague, Alaska Thunderfuck, who was painting crossed paths. lot since Stonewall? think that's great. My youngest fans are my favorite herself up to begin hosting the Virgin Sacrifices Pride SA: Are you doing the Virgin Sacrifices fans. Sharon Needles: Of course! Of course! We have which commonly opens the Rocky Horror Show. tonight? made a lot of strides in how we are perceived and Miss Needles, it seems, was temporarily unavailable Pride SA: Towards the end of the finale of RuPaul's the backlash to that is we have a lot of exposure so while we waited we decided to delve into the Alaska Thunderfuck: I AM!! I LOVE sacrificing Drag Race you said, "When in doubt, freak 'em in entertainment, in the media, and on REAL Sharon Needles by grilling the delightful Ms. Virgins!! out!" television. I think unfortunately we're almost ~ Thunderfuck. Pg.60 TWIT October 19, 2012 ~ OctOber 19, 2012 TWIT Pg, 61 most of the time. I mean everything I knew about tracks. It is an electronic dance album. It is very Latrice for her heart. dark natured. I really wanted to share the wealth Texas came from the show "Dallas", "PeeWee's Pride SA: Who didn't belong in this season of with this alburn so I arn working with a lot of rny Big Adventure" and the show "A-List Dallas" so RuPaul's Drag Race? that's a pretty shitty introduction to this beautiful idols on it. I am doing a track with Arnanda LaPore, cultural state. a track with Ana Matronic frorn the Scissor Sisters, Sharon Needles: Me ... probably. a track with Alaska Thunderfuck and we even have Pride SA: Do you see the gay community as Pride SA: What does "clunt" mean? RuPaul on the album. So it is going to be a really engaged in a "civil rights" movement? dynamic legendary pop drag record and I am really, Sharon Needles: Clunt is when you are wearing Sharon Needles: You know I think the older really proud of it. something really cheap and clownish but you look community is a little more concerned. Kids (with a snap of her fingers) fabulous! "Gunt" is when Pride SA: Were you surprised when you got nowadays are not familiar with Stonewall or with your look is really rough around the edges and picked for RuPaul's Drag Race? how scary AIDS was in the 80's. I think the younger you're kind of punk looking and "cunt" is just when generation does need to get a little more proactive. Sharon Needles: Of course. Of course. I am not you look sickening!! When you have Charisma, They have it a lot easier than our "foremary's" did. a really competitive person. I don't do pageants. I Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent!!!! don't believe in winners. I just believe in losers. So It really just comes down to equality. It is not about Pride SA: What is Alaska? special rights. It is just about obtaining the same I always like drag to be a family and to get together rights that everyone else has. For instance I hope with your sisters and do fun things and not pick a Sharon Needles: She is a horse on acid. She is to be able to divorce Alaska sorne day! I deserve winner or anything. I thought my lack of competitive a Broadway musical put through a wood chipper. to have that right. edge and of course my narne and rny aesthetic and She has obvious tangible, relatable beauty, with the urn I think that it was the year that America wanted mouth of a sailor and a heart of gold. Pride SA: Alaska thought y'all already were something different and something fun. This was Pride SA: If you could paint anyone in the world divorced. the first year that they opened it up to online voting. who would it be? Sharon Needles: Well the way she spends rny I was ridiculously the prominent online vote. So it always portrayed the same way. We are always rnoney you would think we were divorced. was nice to know that RuPaul didn't see something Sharon Needles: Man or wornan? decorating your apartment. We are always flipping in me but the world that had given rne so much Alaska Thunderfuck: Alimony darling!! Pride SA: Man. your house. We are always getting in cat fights hassle in my 30 years of life ern braced me. over lunch time. So as a community we have Pride SA: Do you think you will see full equality in Sharon Needles: Mitt Romney!! Pride SA: I hear you are doing something "Elvira- gotten stronger but our image tends to be one- your lifetime? esque" on TV. Pride SA: If you could live anywhere in the world sided. You never see the gay construction worker Sharon Needles: No. I think there will always where would it be? or the gay teacher. Sharon Needles: I am going to be showing campy be prejudices and misconceptions and there will and borderline watchable scary films and it is very Sharon Needles: Pittsburgh!! My rnanager Pride SA: Do you wish that you had seen gay always be people judging. Do I think that before reminiscent of my idol, Elvira. I always wanted to wants me in New York. The network wants me teachers growing up? I die Gay marriage will be legal in all states? Well I be a horror host. in LA But I gotta have Pittsburgh. It is the city of Sharon Needles: I had a Gay art teacher in am already dead so I am a bad person to ask. champions like me. Pride SA: If you couldn't have won the Drag Race elementary school. He never SAID he was gay but Pride SA: What is your biggest guilty pleasure? Pride SA: You often have people ask you to we all knew he was. I think we need to see gay who would you have wanted to win? Sharon Needles: I don't know. I don't ever sign Ouija Boards. And you wore one on the last men portrayed in all walks of life, not just has go-go Sharon Needles: Chad Michaels or Latrice feel guilty about anything but I can fuck and drink episode of Drag Race. What is that all about? ~ boys or interior designers. Royale. Chad Michaels for her professionalisrn and anyone under the table. Pride SA: Had you ever been to San Antonio Pride SA: Let's playa little garne Marry, Fuck, before? Kill! Lady Bunny, Michelle Visage, and RuPaul. Sharon Needles: Never! I had "Texaphobia!" Sharon Needles: Lady Bunny would ..... well, I Pride SA: Why? would marry all of them and fuck Michelle Visage!!! Sharon Needles: I don't know. I guess I have They're all three idols of mine so I could not kill any an irresponsible view of Texas being rich and of thern. If rnarriage rneant that I got half of their Republican and small-minded. But a lot of people money then rnost definitely RuPaul. Bunny ain't have proven otherwise just by my touring through got no money. Michelle Visage is uh ... if I was ever the state. I have been to Dallas and Houston and going to go the other way" I mean I already date Austin and now San Antonio and there are great a drag queen and Michelle Visage would be no people all over this state. They are not all George different. I mean we all known Michelle Visage is a Bush clones. man with a great breast plate. Pride SA: Were all of those people in the Gay Pride SA: What's next for Sharon Needles? community? Sharon Needles: Well after my run here with Sharon Needles: I would have to say that the The Woodlawn Theatre I am going to go back out warmest people I have found HAVE been in the on the road touring and then I am going to take Gay community but I might be biased. I work in the a little bit of time off for the holidays and then my Gay community so that's really who I am around alburn comes out at the end of January. It is 11 full Pg.63 Pg. 62 TWIT October 1g, 2012 ~ October 1g, 2012 TWIT Sharon Needles: I love Ouija Boards and on my website I say you can contact me through my agent, my manager, or any standard Ouija Board. I don't believe in them. But I loved playing with them as a child. I was always the one pushing it though because if I didn't it would move!! Pride SA: What will be your most lasting memory of San Antonio? Sharon Needles: My most lasting memory ..... um it will probably just be the friendships I made with my cast. Coming into San Antonio and working with complete strangers you are really taking a risk of signing up to work with really great people or assholes. And it turns out they are really great people. I am not really a trained actor and I did not know what to think of a theatre community. 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