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May 28, 2008 #946 Sex and the Windy City Windy City Queercast’s Amy Matheny expresses her inner Samantha/Charlotte/Carrie/Miranda. inSIDE page 14 IML XXX hits Chicago. Return to Planet Earth at page 16 Subterranean. page 21 out in the stars by Charlene Lichtenstein Just when you thought things LEO (JULY 24 - AUG. 23) smoldering embers to a raging were fairly under control, Nep- Relationships may hit a fire. Revolution anyone? tune retrogrades and causes temporary snag. Proud Lions untold confusion and crazy may roar the wrong thing or CAPRICORN (DEC. 23 - JAN. dreams. Ah, but like all else, misinterpret partners’ actions. 20) What you believe to be a though, this too shall pass... in Best laid plans fall to ruin if you safe and sound strategy may May 28, 2008 a couple of months! rock the boat. Let things stew turn out to be more woolly #946 and slowly cook before you than you expect. 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DOWNload: www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com May 28, 2008 #946 PUBLISHER Tracy Baim ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky MANAGING EDITOR Kirk Williamson PHOTOGRAPHY Mel Ferrand, graysong, DJ Greg Haus, Kirk, Kizzy, Ryan Kolodziej, Steve Starr CAST OF CHARACTERS Andrew Davis, DJ Res-5, Andrew Georgiou, graysong, Michael Hamp- ton, Joan Jett-Blakk, Charlene Lichtenstein, David J. Magdziarz, Jennifer Parello, Randy Pubert ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Terri Klinsky, Suzanne Kraus, Kirk Williamson, Kathleen Ulm, Amy Matheny, Jerry Nunn, Cynthia Holmes, Terry Wiegel, Kat Fitzgerald, Diane Mareci NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE RIVENDELL MEDIA (212) 242-6863 PROMOTIONS Kathleen Ulm DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright OFFICE Cynthia Holmes, Robb Olson, Amy Wooten CALENDAR EDITOR Amy Wooten Copyright 2008 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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Where’s Miss speaking of Teriyaki, check her Pantene ProV when I need her? out again on page 20 at ILGRA’s It was the B.O.-iest night all year. Pumps and Pearls show. Honey, Hey, gimme manfunk over cheap we know you’re on a budget, but cologne any day! you can do better. I did my best to keep up with the Bitch, you know I love you. roving bears on Saturday. Well, truth be told, there wasn’t much I did also get several pictures roving going on. You lay out a from out front of Touché that spread and the bears will situate were tremendously unprintable. themselves for a while. Case in You can’t imagine the private point: Sidetrack had what looked reel I’ve amassed over the years. like laundry baskets filled with Thanks to Touché for upping the several varieties of pasta salads. ante. That kept the bears locked in place for a bit. Also, the spread at If you noticed an expansive lake Bucks was no slouch. of piss on Halsted, it’s probably from all the queens who wet A few bars were new to the bear themselves laughing with the crawl this year. Note for next hysterical Dixie Longate and her year: GRUB! special two-night engagement selling Tupperware at Hydrate. FROM TOP: Scott I did not make it to Subterranean I’m sure she could sell you some- Cramer and Mini-Cher for the triumphant return of thing to help clean it all up, too. at Scarlet’s First Ward Planet Earth, everyone’s favorite Shoot her an e-mail at dixielon- Ball, new wave night (formerly at [email protected] and With Tom at Sofo; Neo). However, our very own Mel throw a bitch some business. Johnny Dangerous and Ferrand, longtime follower of the friend at Berlin Planet, excitedly submitted some And before you see Sex and the great shots. They had a massive City this weekend (you KNOW turnout, much to the delight of you will) check out Windy City the club and the promoters, not Queercast host Amy Matheny’s to mention the queers in the take on the four fabulous females crowd (oops, I just mentioned of fagdom.