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Scan to Read on Mobile Devices k.d. lang http://gettag.mobi Business Directory Community Maps Events Calendar Tourist Information STARTING ON PAGE 17 Calgary • Edmonton • Alberta www.gaycalgary.com 2 GayCalgary & Edmonton Magazine #93, July 2011 www.gaycalgary.com Table of Contents JULY 2011 5 Not In Kansas Anymore Publisher: Steve Polyak Publisher’s Column Editor: Rob Diaz-Marino Sales: Steve Polyak Design & Layout: Rob Diaz-Marino, Steve Polyak 8 Dallas Green’s Little Hell City & Colour back with new album Writers and Contributors Chris Azzopardi, Dave Brousseau, Jason Clevett, Andrew Collins, Rob Diaz-Marino, Janine Eva Trotta, Jack Fertig, Glen Hanson, Joan Hilty, Evan 12 Queer Eye - Part 1 Kayne, Stephen Lock, Chantal Macleod, Allan Neuwirth, Steve Polyak, Carey Rutherford, Romeo San Vicente, Ed Sikov, Nick Vivian and the LGBT 17 Directory and Events 8 PAGE Community of Calgary, Edmonton, and Alberta. Photography Steve Polyak, Rob Diaz-Marino, 23 Kicking Balls The Bow River Football Club Videography Steve Polyak, Rob Diaz-Marino Printers 24 A Conflict between Faith-based Transcontinental Printing Education within Public Schools and Distribution Calgary: Gallant Distribution Secular Tradition GayCalgary Staff Edmonton: Clark’s Distribution Other: Canada Post 26 Calgary Outlink Reaches Out Legal Council Courtney Aarbo, Barristers and Solicitors 27 Q Scopes Sales & General Inquiries Pay attention, Capricorn! 12 PAGE GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine 2136 17th Avenue SW Calgary, AB, Canada 28 Deep Inside Hollywood T2T 0G3 Hugh Jackman can’t help loving musical theater Office Hours: By appointment ONLY Phone: 403-543-6960 Toll Free: 1-888-543-6960 29 Cocktail Chatter Fax: 403-703-0685 Jack Fogg Rolls In: The Bourbon Sour E-Mail: [email protected] This Month's Cover Lady Gaga (Photo by Nick Knight), Dallas Green 30 Why the Umbrella Failed – Part 1 (Vanessa Heins), and k.d. lang (Photo by The Fun Star). 32 Alyssa Reid Brings The Game Proud Members of: Edmonton-born singer returns home 33 Anything Goes 23 PAGE This Year’s Fringe Fest Celebrates Sexuality, Individuality and Edmonton Rainbow Community Spirit Business Association 36 Out of Town The French Riviera: Nice and Cannes International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association 38 Wicked Impresses in Calgary Debut 39 k.d. lang: ‘Loud’ and Proud National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Singer talks being butch, out and the first gay country star PAGE 32 PAGE Continued on Next Page www.gaycalgary.com GayCalgary & Edmonton Magazine #93, July 2011 3 Table of Contents Continued From Previous Page 43 A Couple of Guys 44 Bitter Girl Magazine Figures 45 Star Trekking in Calgary Monthly Print Quantity: Beaming Down White Hats 9,000–11,000 copies Guaranteed Circulation: 8,500 copies Bonus Circulation: 500–2,500 copies 46 InnerSPACE Readership Sci-fi Hosts at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo Readers Per Copy: 4.9 (PMB) Print Readership: >41,650 Avg. 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Though we hadn’t originally planned to do so, as a sponsor of the event we At its very outset we were up in Edmonton for their Pride celebrations. were able to get a table to promote the magazine whilst we covered the event Though the parade went down a different route this year, it still had its and interviewed further sci-fi celebrities (to appear in this edition and next). destination at Churchill Square for the street festival. People lined up for While manning our booth, two things became clear to me. One: Many of hours to get into the packed beer gardens, however plenty stayed on the those male geeks that get teased and taunted when they are young, grow up sidelines to take in the live entertainment and enjoy the sunny weather. to be some damn handsome and formidable looking men – you sure wouldn’t As we’ve done for the past several years, I took a video recording of the want to mess with some of them now! Two: Our magazine was surprisingly parade which can be viewed on our website (at www.gaycalgary.com/a2292) well received by the open-minded sci-fi crowd. while Steve took photos. Then we split off, each with cameras, to photograph At one point, a large procession of people in zombie costumes shuffled the show and attendees having fun and losing clothes. I followed suit, losing through the expo in honour of George Romero, despite being unable to attend my shirt for my first opportunity of the year to soak up some sun through a because of a recent injury. My witty comment, from the perspective of a layer of SPF 30. vendor, was, “the worst thing about zombies is that they never buy anything!” This year’s entertainment wasn’t as drag-heavy as it has been in previous We were also on the hunt for autographs from the people that we had years, which made way for a unique variety of bands and singers. One singer interviewed in the June edition of GayCalgary & Edmonton Magazine. While was Robin S, the voice behind the famous song “Show Me Love”, while the William Shatner was not accessible to us (and most mainstream media too), lead of another act wore gold spandex pants and sung Lady Gaga’s Judas to we were still able to meet a few of them. Most memorable was Elvira, who a pygmy-sized blow-up doll with Stephen Harper’s face taped onto it. signed the cover of several copies for us. As she was doing this, some officials As the celebration was winding down, we got packed up and headed of the expo emerged from the curtain behind her, escorting Mayor Nenshi toward the Edmonton Expo Centre for the Pure Pride dance. We stopped in a through to meet her! It was such a bizarre coincidence, but he was excited nearby parking lot for a brief nap before heading in. You may remember the for us to get photos of him with Elvira. Pure Pride dance last year, which was held in a huge underground parking lot. Once again the boys from Pure Pride put on a spectacular event that Lethbridge Pride Weekend included a fashion show by Priape, performances by Mark Sheppard, several high-end DJs, some celebrity go-go dancers, and some highly suggestive The following Friday we went ahead with my originally planned Birthday shadow play by porn star Brent Everett. party at the Calgary Eagle where we hung out with some friends and I got a The next morning, still a little groggy from all the activity the day prior, shameful reminder why I don’t overdo it on the drinking anymore. Thankfully we headed out for the Pride Festival Pancake Breakfast, and shortly after, the only place I didn’t vomit was in the cab on the way home. brunch at the Pride Centre of Edmonton. The next evening was Master Barry’s Celebration of Life party. Boy David explained onstage that he and Barry had a conversation about how A GAYmazing Birthday to honour him after he passed away, and Barry’s wish was to bring people of the community together to celebrate his life rather than to mourn.