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GayMardiGras.COM • GayNewOrleans.COM • September 27-October 10, 2011 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • 11 under the gaydar ...from 10 the night of the festival. Gunn was the emcee and he liked my lady who shows that life can hold mar- After visiting the area recently, I stuff so he told me I had to audition on velous surprises for you at any age. Fag Hag of the Year: Ginger Miller can assure you that this festival will be Monday which was just a few days So Ambush went on the road to Worst Drag Performance of the a huge hit. So make your reservations away. I went on the audition and they Baton Rouge for the contest. I rode up Year: Corynne DeVille and spend the weekend in Lake Charles picked me. with Jeff Mallon, Barry Rutherford and Social Climbing Award of Excel- being proud. For more information on TL: Tell me about the show, were Ben Warshaw. Both Barry and Jeff lence: Deja Déjà-Vu' the event, go to there people you connected with more? were part of Maybelline’s group talent Most Monogamous Couple: Rip www.lakecharlespride.com. For in- CM: The show was fun and very number. The ride up was uneventful and Marsha Naquin-Delain formation on sponsorship or donations, intense. But I guess I interacted more except for an interesting stop at a gas Gayest Straight Man: Tami Tarmac contact [email protected] or Adam with Rami, Christian and Ricky be- station filled to the brim of rednecks Scandal of the Year: JohnPaul’s Manuel at 337.884.0816. cause we were roommates. But I ready to party on a Saturday night. We Most Passed Around Party Bot- related more with Sweet P because we loaded up on vodka, mixers and ciga- tom: Bobby Fisher Interview: Chris March were the oldest people in the group. rettes and were on our way quickly. Bartender in Need of a Career f you are a fan of the reality TL: You designed a dress for part Cajun Cove is located right off of Col- Change: Bobby Fisher television show Project Run- time local Jennifer Coolidge for a New lege Drive in a suburbia area and I was Nelliest Gay Man: Persana Shoul- way, Bravo has a treat for you Orleans event; tell me about your ex- sorry to hear that the pageant was their ders I perience. swan song; they have since shuttered this upcoming fall season. Season Sissiest Leather Man: Cathy Fox four finalist and standout personality CM: It is in one of the crazier their doors. I hope the wonderful bar- Butchest Bull Dyke: Jo Divelbess Chris March will be starring in the new episodes. I got this call from Jennifer tender Vanessa gets picked up some- And the most coveted awards Bravo show Mad Fashion which pre- Coolidge on Thursday to design a dress where soon, she was amazing. Hottest Mess and Douchebag of the mieres on Tuesday, October 4 at 9pm she was wearing for the Orpheus Pa- The show began with fifteen con- Year went to yours truly Tony Leggio. Central. You will follow Chris and his rade she was riding in on Monday testants and then was quickly whittled Bitches! Elizabeth and I also pre- eccentric crew as they create designer afternoon. I had to get it to her right down to ten. New Orleans own Tami sented the B.E.L.T. Life of the Party one-of-a-kind outfits for their high pro- away, so we were off to New Orleans Tarmac and Mercedes Ellis Loreal were award to the lovely Josie Mae Cotton file clientele. Tensions rise as March and scrambled to get it done. I abso- in the top ten also. The group numbers (the fabric of your life) who deserves it pushes the boundaries of fashion and lutely love her mansion in the Garden were just spectacular and I would love greatly. This special award will be challenges his clients’ comfort zones. District. But I would have walked over to give a shout out to Dextaci who gave given out to an individual in the audi- Chris March is a couture fashion broken glass to do that job. It was quite a performance with her gospel ence who we feel embodies the true and theatrical costume designer and tremendous and we loved every mo- choir to the Wynona Judd version of I meaning of this honor, just a person owner of Chris March Design. He ment of it, although we were exhausted Want To Know What Love Is. Tami that people want to be around, the so worked for ten years at Beach Blanket when it was all done, and even though Tarmac’s Burlesque tribute was out- called life of the party. Babylon, America’s longest running she invited us to the ball that night, we standing as was Maybelline’s Le Jazz I would like to thank everyone who show creating their signature outra- were unfortunately unable to go, be- Hot rendition. attended this year and stay tuned for geous hats and wigs. After moving to cause we had to be back in New York The atmosphere was lively and it next year when we will have different New York in 2001, Chris’ career gained to continue shooting. was so much fun meeting up with my categories and oh so many more ways momentum after his stint on Project TL: Who are some of the people new friends I recently met in Lake to be depreciated. Runway. Aside from his work appear- we will see on your show? Charles and Baton Rouge. Also con- ing in Broadway shows and Cirque Du CM: In addition to Jennifer, you will gratulations should go out to Athena Lake Charles Pride Soleil, he has designed for some of the see us design model Chrissy Teigen’s Campbell as the first alternate in the ake Charles Pride festival is world’s biggest celebrities such as gown for the MET Costume Gala, which pageant. So now we have our two almost here. After the over- Madonna, Prince, Beyonce, and Meryl is one of the city’s premier fashion finalists on their way to the Miss Gay whelming success of the first Streep. Recently I had the chance to events. Right now I am so excited America Pageant October 12 – 16 in L because I have the chance to design Columbus, Ohio. Good luck ladies, we ever LCPF in September 2009, with visit with Chris by phone about his new well over 1,000 visitors and partici- show. an outfit for Lady Gaga. When you get are all rooting for you. pants, and then the continued success TL: How did the show Mad Fash- a call like that, you just have to drop of the 2nd Annual Lake Charles Pride ion come about? everything for it. But that happens all Tony’s Tidbits Festival: United in Spirit in Septem- CM: Actually the producer called the time with celebrities, you get a frantic phone call and you produce the of Gay Wisdom ber 2010 where they doubled their at- me out of the blue and asked me if I ecently my cousin Angie tendance, the board of LCPF is hoping would be interested in doing the show. outfit. Very rarely do I meet up with them in person. and her husband Carlos to continue developing community re- Of course, I jumped at the chance; it had a lovely barbecue at lationships with the 2011 festival. The was definitely a great fit. TL: What do viewers have to look R forward to when they tune in for Mad their new house with the family and I theme for the 3rd annual festival is: TL: How did you come to be on got to finally meet our newest member, Free to Be: ______. You fill in your Project Runway? Fashion? CM: There is nothing quite like it their son Daniel who is nine months own identity. CM: I had no intention of being on old. He was just the most beautiful The main event will take place the show. I was doing a fashion show on television. It is very exciting and fun and terribly outrageous. There is not a child with a mop top of curly brown hair, from 1-6:30pm on October 1st at the that had some of my work in it. Tim big eyes full of amazement and a pre- Lake Charles Civic Center. LCPF is a lot of crazy drama, just a fun group of people in a hectic atmosphere. I mean cious little smile. Having a chance to celebration for the gay, lesbian, bi- play with him, feed him and rock him in sexual and transgendered (GLBT) how many people can say they have to make a dress out of 200 bras. It will be my arms was the coolest thing I had community as well as their friends, done all year; and trust me I have done family, and supporters in Southwest lots of fun, so I hope everyone tunes in to see us. some pretty fun things this year. But Louisiana. The event is centered on an there is something about children, and all-inclusive, family-oriented day in the Who says An Old Dog babies in particular, that fills you with park. The daytime event will be full of hope that our future and theirs will be activities, entertainment, food, and Can’t Learn A New Trick! brighter. It also makes you want to much more. LCPF also includes cre- adies and gentlemen, I am make the world a better place for them. ative and informative mini-fairs to show- honored to announce that Being with my family made me case a variety of services available for Maybelline Maskara has won recall how important they were in my the community such as healthcare and L the title of Miss Gay Louisiana America life many years ago when I made the legal services. Several local businesses at the pageant held on September 17 decision to come out. Especially now, will host Pride-affiliated, adult evening at the now defunct Cajun Cove in Ba- as my birthday nears so does a major events throughout the weekend; in ton Rouge. Maybelline is the oldest day of importance in the gay commu- addition, LCPF will host a VIP event at person to ever win the pageant and nity. October 11 is not only my birthday Central School a couple days before bested fourteen other contestants for but National Coming Out Day. Why the festival and an evening after party the title. I tip my hat to this wonderful [continued on 14] 12 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • September 27-October 10, 2011 • Official Southern Decadence Guide• SouthernDecadence.COM GayMardiGras.COM • GayNewOrleans.COM • September 27-October 10, 2011 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • 13 ute to the fund to be eligible for ben- Petronius’ Queen of a community within communities efits. Qualifications for benefits include, Desserts at Kajun’s Pub but is not limited to the following: he Krewe of Petronius, the 1. Need must be caused by an oldest gay carnival club in extraordinary event. Texistence, celebrating its by The Rev. Bill Terry, Rector St. Anna’s Episcopal Church 2. Need must be a one time event. Golden Jubilee hosted Queen of Des- Email: [email protected] 3. Loss of work due to illness quali- serts at Kajun’s Pub. Donned in high fies. fashion, the Petronius Queens, Kings, So what’s the payoff?! 4. Death of an immediate family men and women were here to make iving is the art of loving. you want to lift yourself up, lift up member (father, mother, sibling) quali- sure all had a marvelous time. From Loving is the art of caring. someone else. --Booker T. Washing- fies. King Petronius L Jimmy welcoming LCaring is the art of shar- 5. Other major issues such as an you at the door to Queen Petronius L ing. Sharing is the art of living. If [continued on 19] act of God. Bootsie Deville and Queen Petronius Benefits will be paid to a third party. XLIX Natasha Sinclair flitting around No cash will be given directly to the like bees ready to pollinate anything c'est bon applicant. Documentation of need, such they might land on, it was quite a fun- as an electric bill must be submitted filled event. After having technical diffi- with application. All decisions will be culties with the sound system in the made by the board as to amounts to be party room, the whole affair was moved paid. A simple majority of the board is next door into the bar where the sound by The Susan Lucci's: Rip & Marsha system was working. Email: [email protected] required for each decision. Anyone deciding to withdraw from the program We were treated to drag perfor- mances interlaced with dessert auc- Behind the Wheel must do so in writing. The deductions will cease beginning with the following tions. Actually, the auctions were what fter almost two months, Fund. Up next was the Yard Sale at pay period.” we had come for. Rip needed a cake Rip’s orthopedic surgeon Good Friends Bar where we caught up the next day for his sister and mother’s Acleared the way for him to with manager Neel. And finally the Yard Amie Davis at Cutter’s birthday. But after seeing all that was drive once again. Falling in the rain Sales at both Cafe Lafitte in Exile and available one dessert would simply not back on July 17th, Rip had injured the Clover Grill where DJ Myke and Max ater that evening it was off to do. The first cake, we got for a steal at right side of his body including his face were manning the tables. The Yard Cutter’s for a visit. Here the $15. It was the Chocolate Velvet Cake and leg, as well as breaking his arm. It Sales raised $1,062 for the fund. Lgang was in the midst of Wii with cream cheese butter pecan frost- took a month after the fall to be able to According to its bylaws, “The W.E. Bowling which is quite the hit. Jim was ing donated by Charles Maddox and bend his knee in order to get in and out Have a Heart Fund is an employee serving up cocktails. While we were Tommy Dietsch at a value of $25. of cabs. Over Decadence weekend it funded program to provide assistance admiring the current art exhibition, bar The next one up for auction that was impossible to get a cab to get for fellow employees in their time of baron Mac came up for a chat telling us got our attention was the Sugar Free anywhere, which had confined us to need. Employees agree to have a set about September Artist of the Month Cake. Since Marsha is borderline dia- the Quarter. Able to drive now will give dollar amount deducted from their pay- Amie Davis who even does all of her betic, this one was for her. The yellow us the opportunity to get back into the check which will go into this fund. The own framing from recyclable materi- cake with peanut butter crumbles swing of things around the city. employee will set the amount to be als. The framing gives these works topped with fudge frosting and peanut deducted with $2 being the minimum. even more appeal since they are so butter bars was made with Splenda. Yard Sales The fund will be managed by an unusual. Made by Charles Maddox and Tommy employee of each participating busi- Jimmy and Dudley filled us in on Dietsch, they valued the cake at $15, Raise $1,062 ness, as picked by the manager, along the upcoming annual Art in the Hood and our top bid of $35 brought it home aturday, September 17th with Ken Grandpre and Gary Agee. exhibition benefiting Buzzy’s Boys & with us. brought us out for a stroll in Each person will have a vote with the Girls during the month of October. The Rip was dying to get the Fruit Tart Sthe beautiful weather. After exception of Gary Agee who will vote opening reception is Friday, October made by John Duchkar and Ronnie having lunch at The Decadence only to break a tie. Three voting mem- 7th. Should you have any artwork lying Bridges with a value of $30. It was his Shoppe (see our review in Chop Chop bers must be present to make a quo- around, here is a great opportunity to for a top bid of $35. on page 26), we headed back to Bour- rum. Any one can contribute to the donate it to make a huge difference. The piece de resistance had to bon via St. Ann. First stop was to catch fund, but to be eligible for benefits the Since 2003 the art exhibition has raised have been the Traditional Red Velvet the Yard Sale at Rawhide benefiting employee must work at least eight hours over $27,600 for this popular HIV/AIDS Cake with real rose petals made by the Wood Enterprises Have A Heart per week. You do not have to contrib- charity. Domenica Restaurant pastry chef Lisa White (inside the Roosevelt Hotel) val- under the gaydar ...from 12 the case for many. I do believe that decision to come out. I had an under- ued at $135. We took it home for $65. even though homosexuality is more standing family but others are not so Can y’all believe it, four fabulous fight fate, being gay must have been in accepted then it was in years past, lucky. As I have gotten older, I have desserts for only $150? We brought my destiny. Eleanor Roosevelt and coming out is still not an easy decision. redefined my terms of what a family the Traditional Red Velvet Cake to Rip’s Luke Perry are also born on this day, so Seeing a gay character on television is should be. My family consists of my sister and mother. Now what do we do I rest my case. But coming out was one one thing, having one as part of your blood relatives like my mother and my with the other three? Y’all may just see of the hardest decisions I ever made. family is a totally different story. Then brand new cousin Daniel, as well as an us around town dolling out slices, re- Everyone may have known or sus- there are always those wonderful poli- array of colorful characters who I am minding us of the Pie Lady we used to pected, but it is that defining moment ticians and right wingers who are on lucky to have as dear friends. So reach have here in the Quarter before Katrina. when you admit it and decide to openly hand to tell the world about the evils of out to someone who is in need of help Please remember how important it live your life that terrifies you the most. homosexuality, and its immorality. But whether in their decision to come out or is to support our GLBT carnival clubs. I was 31 when I came out to my family it is not just those vocal crackpots that if they need just a friend to talk to They started our gay culture in a time and friends; and from that day on, my are the most dangerous; some people because they do not have an under- when we were banished from main life changed for the better. give their opinions more subtly. Cali- standing family. Changing people’s stream society. We must all do our part This day is significant for not just fornia, supposedly the most liberal state attitudes about homosexuality starts to keep this important tradition alive. the individual but their family also. in the country, voted to revoke the law with us. Show young people that it That is why it was so great to see Personally, I was extremely fortunate for gays to marry after it was passed. does get better. So come on out, there members representing Amon-Ra, to have an incredible mother who may You cannot tell me that all of those is an entire new world (and family) Armeinius, LIPS, Lords of Leather, have not agreed with my life-style people were right wing republicans. waiting to welcome you. Happy Na- Queenateenas, and Satyricon support- choice, but embraced me after my That is why we need to be acutely tional Coming Out Day! ing this event. decision. And for the most part, so did aware of what the youth of today are If you have an event or news item For more on gay carnival, visit my entire family, but I know that is not grappling with when they make their please email [email protected]. GayMardiGras.COM. 14 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • September 27-October 10, 2011 • Official Southern Decadence Guide• SouthernDecadence.COM GayMardiGras.COM • GayNewOrleans.COM • September 27-October 10, 2011 • The Official Mag: AmbushMag.COM • 15