OCTOBER 2013 ® ISSUE 120 • FREE The Voice of Alberta’s LGBT Community Chi Chi LaRue Icon visits Edmonton MICHAEL Kris Holden-Ried URIE Hungry like the Wolf PLUS: Robert Englund Julian Richings Garrett Wang Zoie Palmer Boy & GurL ...and more! Scan to Read on Mobile Devices Back with Passion Pop Business Directory Community Map Events Calendar Tourist Information STARTING ON PAGE 55 Calgary • Alberta • Canada www.gaycalgary.com 2 GayCalgary Magazine #120, October 2013 www.gaycalgary.com Table of Contents OCTOBER 2013 ® 5 Up and Down Alberta Publisher: Steve Polyak Publisher’s Column Editor: Rob Diaz-Marino Sales: Steve Polyak Design & Layout: 8 The Skin I’m In now on DVD Rob Diaz-Marino, AraSteve Shimoon Polyak Broderick Fox’s film launches internationally on iTunes and Amazon Writers and Contributors 10 Cowboys, Armageddon, and the Truth ChrisMercedes Azzopardi, Allen, ChrisP.J. 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But prior to heading over to the Evolution T-dance that September was one heck of a busy month, and thankfully Sunday, Steve and I went to Earl’s on Jasper Avenue for a with this climax comes a lull in October. special media event launching their new Brunch service across We already included coverage of Calgary Pride in the last the US and Canada. Funny enough we had to turn them down edition, so the next major thing to happen was the grand for the event in Calgary, so they instead invited us to one in opening of a new LGBT nightclub in Edmonton the weekend of Edmonton. the 14th: Evolution Wonder Lounge. The brunch items on the menu, such as the Sourdough Evolution set up shop in what some may remember as the French Toast, the Croque Madam, and the Eggs Benedict all PLAY Nightclub space. While the layout has remained roughly looked as good as they tasted. Even though we were given the same, the owners have gone great lengths to break the sample-sized portions, I was completely stuffed before the final “dark and dingy gay bar” stereotype with their offering. From plate came. Seeing the full portion sizes, a single item would white floors and furniture in the lounge area, to an abundance be more than enough to satisfy a big appetite. You can check of LED and other lighting cycling through the colours of the out the photos we took on our website (http://www.gaycalgary. rainbow, the place is anything but drab. com/n980) – or try the dishes for yourself! Earl’s now offers brunch Saturday, Sunday, and holiday Mondays until 2pm. They brought out quite a roster of celebrities for their grand opening weekend, three of whom you might have read about in The next weekend, on September 21st we headed southeast our previous edition. As a bonus, we were able to do a video to Medicine Hat for their annual Pride festival and dance. It interview with Chi Chi LaRue, the legendary drag queen and was a slightly shorter trip than the one we usually make to porn producer herself, while she was in town! Edmonton, although heading in the direction of Saskatchewan, the land was noticeably flatter (in fact, the most memorable The Friday Night was a meet and greet, where customers had part of the trip was the unpleasant stench near Brooks). the opportunity to casually interact with Chi Chi, Christopher Daniels, Tyler Saint, and Matthew Rush. On Saturday however, Steve had visited Medicine Hat for the Pride Festival last Chi Chi did some DJing for part of the night, while the 3 porn year with his friend Don, while I was covering the AIDS Walk in stars put on a steamy stage performance. They wrapped the Edmonton. So this year was my first time at Medicine Hat Pride weekend up with a Sunday afternoon T-dance. Continued on Next Page www.gaycalgary.com GayCalgary Magazine #120, October 2013 5 From Previous Page – actually, the first time in my life that I’ve ever been to Medicine Hat, period! I can’t say we got to see much of the city, but the Online Last Month (1/2) organizers were kind enough to make hotel arrangements for us so that we could spend the night and enjoy the full extent Banff Has Wild Pride of the dance.