Category Archives: Celebrity
Gay Pimps Atlantic City on Chelsea Lately – Out in the AC
The Gays Love Chelsea Handler!
And we love GUY BRANUM and CHRIS FRANJOLA from Chelsea Lately.
As you may remember, Harrah’s Atlantic City have started launching special events and parties geared exclusively for the LGBT community. And we were there for their big kick-off weekend back in late September. Guy and Chris from Chelsea Lately also joined us for the festivities. And today this short video was released on the E! Chelsea website.
(watch for the Gay Pimps and Micah Jesse)
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Lady Bunny and Matthew Pender Join When Joey Married Bobby
“ When Joey Married Bobby”, starring Lady Bunny, two-time S.A.G.Award Nominee Tina McKissick and introducing former Detroit Tiger Pitcher Matthew Pender as Joey, opens February 6, 2010 for an open-ended run at Off-Broadway house Theatre 80 St. Marks, between 1st & 2nd Avenues.
Bright-eyed hunk Joey (Matthew Pender) has finally met the man of his dreams and ready to take a plunge into marriage. The thought of a gay wedding has Joey’s southern socialite mother Sarah Edwards (Tina McKissick) in quite a tizzy.
Worried that the news of her son’s nuptials might jeopardize her chances of winning “Christian of the Year,” Sarah stops at nothing to protect her name, image and reputation. The legendary Lady Bunny co-stars in the play as the power-wielding, Baptist Minister’s Wife, Charity Divine.
The play runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm. …
There is a special Valentines Day
show on Sunday, February 14th at 7pm.
Tickets range from $26.00-$30.00
Rows A-C: $30 Rows D-G: $26
All seating is reserved
Tickets can be purchased by calling:
212.388.0388 or by visiting: Theatre 80
Sorry Nick,
I think my heart now belongs to Matthew….sigh
When Joey Married Bobby
Lady Bunny
Photo Matthew Pender by DELGAR
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Ari Gold Wins 3 PILL Awards Last Night
“Last night, thanks to YOU voting, “Human” took home 3 Pill Awards last night for Best Art Direction and Best Pop Video!
I also wanted to say thanks again for everyone who joined this Fan Page and has supported my music. I can’t do it without you!
We are gonna rock 2010!!”
In a new interview, he talks about his upcoming album…
You are now hard at work on your next album, which is right now untitled. What makes the new album stand out from the past three? Can you tell fans yet what the major theme of this album will be?
“I can’t tell you too much about it yet, but I will say that it will definitely be the most dance-oriented album I’ve ever made. I’ve had the concept for it since I finished Transport Systems and its great to finally see it coming together.
One thing I can say is that this album explores the dark side a bit more than in the past. I think before I was very conscious of being a positive role model, but with this album I’ve sort of let that go being that I don’t feel the burden of representation so heavily on my shoulders anymore. I’m very excited about it and can’t wait to share it with the world.”
Read the full interview at Queeried
Join his Facebook Fan page
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Lady Gaga Marriage Equality Benefit at House of Blues Showboat Atlantic City
Out in AC, the lesbian, gay, bi-Sexual and transgender signature event brand of Harrah’s Entertainment in Atlantic City, NJ, will feature a “Hands Up for Marriage Equality” benefit on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Club Worship in the House of Blues at Showboat, hosted by LGBT advocate, Lady Gaga.
Lady Gaga has been an outspoken supporter of LGBT equality, joining the call for full civil rights protections for LGBT people at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. last October and declaring her opposition to all homophobia and sexism in the music industry.
In a statement today announcing the event Lady Gaga commented “I am honored to be able to continue to raise awareness and money for this cause and these outstanding organizations. Organizations like these are in the trenches every day working on behalf of all of us whether you are LGBT or straight. Equal and full civil rights are supposed to be for all of us.”
In addition to the famed pop star, fans and supporters can take to the dance floor as DJ’s Michael DeCero and Vito Fun will rock the decks at Club Worship.
Doors open at 10pm,
admission is a minimum donation of $20 at the door.
There will be no advance ticket sales and you
must be at least 21-years-old with valid identification.
Most importantly, one hundred percent of admission to this event will benefit Empire State Pride Agenda, Equality Pennsylvania, Garden State Equality, and The Power.
Four organizations whose mission is to advocate and empower the LGBT Community and Marriage Equality efforts in the Tri-State region and beyond.
For more information on this event and the organizations,
please visit the following websites:
Equality Pennsylvania is the leading statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) advocacy and civil rights organization in Pennsylvania.
Garden State Equality is the largest advocacy organization in New Jersey, LGBT or otherwise.
Founded in 1990, the Empire State Pride Agenda is New York’s statewide civil rights organization committed to achieving full equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) New Yorkers and our families.
The Power is an online organizing network that empowers grassroots and netroots activists from every state in the country and from all over the world to fight for equal rights for LGBT people.
About “Out in AC” and Harrah’s Entertainment-
Harrah’s Entertainment participates in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, which rates Fortune 500 companies in offering equal benefits, training, and protections for LGBT employees. We are the first and only gaming entertainment company to achieve a perfect score, which we’ve done twice – making Harrah’s a “Best Places to Work for LGBT” company. Additionally, Harrah’s is the only gaming entertainment company to endorse the Employment Non-Discrimination Act on a Federal Level. Harrah’s also maintains long standing partnerships with organizations such International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association(IGLTA) and National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA). The Harrah’s Foundation has supported the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for several years.
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Broadway Hottie of the Month Tyrick Wiltez Jones at Gay Life NYC.org
Started by New Yorker Mike Cavnaugh just this past November, Gaylifenyc.org is a non-profit AIDS Health Resources website with Entertainment News and On The Town updates. It’s also dedicated to helping people getting around, get through and get over the system that hinders timely assistance for the newly diagnosed & people living with HIV/AIDS. And it’s dedicated to entertaining you, and keeping your spirits up where they should be.
“I was diagnosed about 2 years ago and found the system difficult and cumberson,” explains Mike. “So I wanted to bring together all the resources someone would need, under one umbrella. And mix in entertainment and video to provide a fun online experience.”
“It’s really a one-man show right now! But I am growing and volunteers are helping. Jesse Archer is a great friend and he helps a lot with many of the interviews. Our hottie of the month has been really popular and with the upcoming dance season we are expanding to include a dancer of the month. I have been talking with a chef who wants to start a healthy cooking show for people with living with HIV.”
Last month Nick Adams , (who we can never get enough of, and will make up any reason to run a shirtless photo of him!) was featured on their site and this month we meet Tyrick Wiltez Jones from Finians Rainbow. Later today an interview will get posted with the gay comedy writer/actor Bruce Vilanch.
SEE THIS — Arts /Theatre reviews, openings
GET HELP — Resource pages give you quick links and information on getting assistance, free confidential testing and medical services regardless of your ability to pay.
Mike partnered with 5 New York City resources to help people diagnosed with HIV. Everything from getting help with medicine and housing to food assistance is available.
GayLifeNYC is new, but growing at leaps and bounds. But they need help spreading the word and can always use volunteers.
Help us help others! We are looking for dedicated people to help with marketing, filming, promotion, on-air talent, interns, lawyers any anyone else who just wants to make a difference.
DONATE– PLEASE CONTACT MIKE AT 646 872-5239
or email gaylifenyc @ Yahoo.com
Check out GayLifeNYC on YouTube too!
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Remembering Gilbert Stafford…Tuesday January 19th at Hiro New York
Writer, actor, singer and personality, this elegant, witty man brought something to the doors of clubs including Danceteria, Area and Crobar that had never been seen before. He described his own personal style as Gay Brooks Bothers!
A friend remembers…Gilbert was a true NYC legend. He was there at the door of Sanctuary when I walked in in 1972, he was there at the door when I entered through the thresholds of New York New York, The (original) Loft, Cowboys & Cowgirls, Disco Inferno, The Saint, Limelight, Roxy and most every other club that opened or operated between 1970 and 2000. I never saw him be mean or rude to anyone and yet he always told you just how it was. Gilbert was one of the most stylish and sophisticated people I ever met. He made friends easily and kept them for decades. His gentle way and sexy demeanor broke a lot of hearts and he was a true unique and one-of-a-kind man and I know he will be missed by generations of people who were lucky enough to have known him.
Gazelle remembers…nobody could say dahhhhling like Gilbert, he had a sharp wit, he was a writer, he had class and sophistication, he loved hats, good shoes, loved furs, he knew how to work pastel colors, loved yellow, we shared a common taste for opera, boy did he liked cocktails, I loved the way he would roll his eyes… at the door, he was straight to the point, and liked people to be dressed up, to be beautiful. Gilbert understood what is VIP like few do, and he knew how to make people feel like royalty, he knew all the “crowds”, he was theatrical but not over dramatic, one time he surprised me by telling me that he had “the only job where the customer was always wrong”, which it took me a while to understand…
He is being remembered in Los Angeles, Miami and New york City.
The NYC memorial will be held at Hiro Tuesday January 19th at 8pm sharp.
Hiro Ballroom is located within the Maritime Hotel on
9th ave between 16 and 17 street:
Hiro Cocktail Lounge 88 9 Avenue (212) 727-0212
Dress to impress, Gilbert always dressed up for us so lets return the favor.
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Pam Ann Final New York Shows Just Added For Joes Pub
LAST CHANCE TO SEE HER!
Glitzy airline hostess comedian Pam Ann is returning to the Big Apple and is bringing her popular stand-up show to Joe’s Pub 12/27 thru 12/31.
Pam is very well known within the airline industry. Her targeted audience is usually pilots, flight attendants, travel agents and of course loyal fans who have been following her career.
Pam Ann is the comic creation of Australian comedian Caroline Reid. An emerging icon in pop culture, she portrays the air hostess Pam Ann, a mixture of comedy, camp and glamour and a pun on the legendary airline Pan Am.
Performances tend to emphasis on the vulgarities of air travel including the identifying quirks of various airlines around the world mixed with a generous dose of ribald humor and double entendre.
Pam Ann at Joes Pub TICKETS
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All I Want For Christmas is … Cazwell and Amanda….. Tonight
The ever-adorable, super-sexy, hot gay rapper is back with TONIGHT – with a little cameo by the seductively sexy Amanda Lepore!
Ever since meeting those 2 in Atlantic City this year, Best Gay New York has been trying to get them to sit down, for 15 minutes! To talk about their projects! Coming soon – in 2010! Watch for it.
For now – (GIVE ME) TONIGHT Cazwell Video from the album WATCH MY MOUTH.
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Adam Lambert Shows up at SPLASH BAR SBNY While in New York for The View
You gotta love Adam Lambert and his PR/Media machine! But poor Kris Allen, who we adore, and was the crowned American Idol winner last season, just can’t keep up with Adam and his antics.
Adam, who was runner-up, has been in the media eye consistently the last few months. Hob nobbing with celebrities, popping into hot spots and WeHo clubs, those outrageous anticsat the AMA, and this week stopping by Splash Bar SBNY.
Michael Musto reports they were making the rounds: “‘He was getting crazy attention,’ reports my friend, who observed and overheard Adam and his group and decided they seemed to be going on to the cruise bar Barracuda!”
A guest at Broadway World gushes: “What I thought was just going to be a regular night at Musical Mondays at SPLASH Bar turned-out to be pretty exciting. Around 9:30pm, none-other-than Adam Lambert himself comes strolling in! With about 3 friends, he moved to the back of the bar into a booth. And… a million cell phones immediately whipped out texting friends and updating their Twitter/Facebook statuses. I got the balls to walk over and say hi (thanks to a great friend who pulled me into the booth). He is much skinnier than I thought he would be. Glam black make-up. Black crow hair coiffed to high-heaven. Black fingertip-less gloves, black shirt and pants, long dangly chain around his neck…. (Love child of Liza and Joanne Worley?!) BUT SOOOO SWEET IN PERSON!
Lambert was in town for THE VIEW. After taking heat from Adam Lambert’s fans and gay advocates for a week, ABC extended an olive branch of sorts to the “American Idol” runner-up who made headlines with his provocative AMA performance.
ABC had canceled Lambert’s scheduled appearances on “Good Morning America” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and stopped considering him for “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” which drew thousands of complaints from viewers and gay advocates who believed the network was retaliating against him because he is gay.
Adam is also on Bab Walters – 10 Most Fascinating People tonight, Dec. 9th. And then on So You Think You Dance, next Wednesday, 16th. – Kris Allen is on So You Think You Can Dance tonight.
The AMA was probably the best thing that ever happened to Adam!
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ZEE BDR and His Blue Flower Project
Someone wrote us recently and asked if we knew what was up with that guy and the blue flower spotted all over Manhattan and this past summer on Fire Island??
Of course darlings, that’s ZEE BDR.
Although we have never met personally, we met through blogging about 2 years ago. He runs a funny blog and the whole thing with the blue flower started kind of a joke, and now has become his trademark!
Bdr moved to New York City eight years ago and since then everyday has been an adventure for him. He sees himself as a “regular gay guy who loves to have fun.” However, Bdr is famous for walking the streets of Fire Island Pines with his digital camera and blue flower in gear. He asks cute, gay men to take a quick picture with his blue flower in their hair and they never turn down his offer. Bdr has become sort of a Facebook sensation as everyone is quick to notice when he adds new photos to his famous “blue flower album.”Bdr also writes a blog where he shares funny, quirky stories about his personal life, his trials, tribulation, romance and drama.
Many of the best idea’s that take off, start out as a joke. And Bdr’s flower project was the same story. “Honestly it started as a joke. I was in Fire Island. My friends wanted to go to a drag show. I had bought the blue flower from a store in case I wanted to use it at the show as a funny accessory. I had a hair pin and it has a clip underneath. I put the blue flower on my head before we went to the show. While we were walking everyone started looking at me and smiling. They were telling me how pretty I looked. My friends wanted to try the blue flower on and I started taking their pictures. At the drag show, all the boys asked me to try it on. After the show we went to Low Tea which is a place for all gay boys to have drinks in the late afternoon in Pines. People went crazy and wanted to try and have their pictures taken. There was literally a line for the blue flower. In two hours, I took over 150 pictures. The process was hilarious and really worth it to watch.”
What does the blue flower actually symbolize? “To tell the truth, the blue flower makes everyone happy. I met so many people through the blue flower… I think the blue flower symbolizes happiness. You don’t need to have expensive things to be happy. One little pretty flower can make you very happy and laugh. It can make your day.” Even with these tough ecomonomic times, Bdr still finds a way to make everyone around him happy. – It’s all about having fun. It’s a conversation starter. Don’t you just hate going out and seeing a room full of gay guys stand and pose, and many of them won’t even return a smile?! Smile, for God’s sake. Be friendly and drop your attitude. Life is too short!
Bdr does not know where this project may take him in the future. “Honestly, I don’t know where this project will go. It is amazingly growing. I did blue flower pictures only in Fire Island. I haven’t even tried in Manhattan yet. So far I have over 400 pictures.
Some people suggested creating a glossy coffee table book. Some others said I should do a blue flower calendar. One blue flower boy a day! I don’t know yet what will happen with my project. I’m just happy everyone loves it. When I walk around Pines, even if I don’t have a blue flower on my head, everyone still notices me. Even if nothing happens in the end, 30 years from now I can look back and say, “Wow! I was the original blue flower boy. I rocked!!”
It’s funny how little things like these can sometimes really take off. Remember the FREE HUGS guy? That concept has now circled the world.
The blue flower photos add to the honesty of Bdr’s blogs. “My blogs name is Z reveals. Through pictures and stories, I’m revealing myself and my life. But you need to know that all the stories are based on true stories, but sometimes to make them funnier, I change some details. ..
I’m writing stories to make my reader laugh, while revealing myself. After I reveal my life, I like to see people’s reactions. I get so many emails from all over the world every day. Some of them are very interesting. Through emails, I become friends with many of them and eventually my readers are turning into my friends because they know so much about me. That’s my most favorite part of blogging. The other favorite part of blogging is that I can get creative the way I want…It is a very great outlook for my creativity.”
Some of Bdr’s favorite blogs include:
“My HOT trainer Adolvis” which is about Bdr’s hot trainer who made him mad, “To the guy who molested me in the subway this morning” and
“All I’m saying, Brazilians have nuts” which is about the time Bdr and his friend got a Brazilian wax.
Bdr states, “There are so many postings I love because there are things I could tell on my blog that nobody could tell freely. It feels so good having this courage and freedom….The persona I created on my blog has as a sharp tongue and no limits to making people laugh.”
Read Z REVEALS
Be his friend on FaceBook!
Photos by Zee Bdr
(portions of this article are from Kevin Casteel and The Examiner)
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Have Doctors Found A Way To Kill HIV in it’s Tracks?!
Actors, performers, comedians, HIV activists, and scientists come together for this PSA to show support for Covalent Immunology, and Dr. Sudhir Paul. The Cast includes Lady Bunny, Justin Bond, Ben Andrews, Angie Pontani, Kristen Renton, Thea Gill, Wilson Cruz, The Pixie Harlots, and Hydeia Broadbent.
$5 is all it takes – lets face it, a cure and vaccine isn’t gonna come from the big pharma, its gonna come from a brilliant scholar/researcher…DR. PAUL!!
WATCH THE VIDEO
END HIV Covalent Immunology Foundation
Commentary by Lyndon Evans – Focus on the Rainbow
READ MORE AT FOX NEWS
The Queens of Drag – NYC –
Drag legend Lady Bunny will reign supreme in this all-star cast of drag divas, which includes the ageless and evergreen Hedda Lettuce, uber-glam Sherry Vine, the hilarious Bianca Del Rio, drag superstar and extremely controversial Kevin Aviance, sexpot songstress Pepper Mint and the classless and campy Mimi Imfurst.
Breakout queens nipping at their platform heels like Epiphany Get Paid, Logan Slaughter, Chandilier Period and Dallas DuBois and will join these ladies of illusion.
The Queens of Drag: NYC will highlight all the talent and drama that is synonymous with making a living as a drag superstar in the most amazing and unforgiving city in the world.
Viewers will see the real grit of drag queens’ lives in and out of drag as they try to dominate the New York nightlife scene and navigate through the struggles of making it in the shiniest, filthiest city in the world.
Multiple networks have already expressed interest in the project, and filming for the pilot began last week.
Information will be available at The Queens of Drag.com –
Some Cast notes –
Mimi Imfurst is a 7 time Glammy award nominee and 3 time HX Drag Queen of the Year Award Nominee. Her TV/Film credits include: MTV’s Jackass, The Howard Stern Show, The Real World, and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. She was most recently seen in the Diary of Anne Frankenstein (Anne Frankenstein) and is currently playing the Virgin Mary in “The MADONNA’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION”.
Dallas DuBois is the newest addition to the New York drag scene. Dallas is a versatile performer, combining everything from Pop to alternative- however, Dallas is known for her Broadway and theater performances. Now, also a Glammy nominee Dallas performs around NYC at several venues including Evolve Bar, and Stonewall Inn. The future isn’t clear for Dallas, but she definitely has bright future and long career ahead of her.
Kevin Aviance has appeared in several films, including Flawless starring Robert De Niro and the independent film Punks. Besides his feature-film work he has made guest appearances on such shows as the The Tyra Banks Show, and American’s Next Top Model, also hosted by Tyra Banks. His songs “Din Da Daa“, “Rhythm Is My Bitch”, “Alive”, “Give It Up” and “Strut”, have all reached #1 of the Billboard Dance Charts.
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LOADED with Kevin Spirtas
a new play written by Elliot Ramón Potts, is set for a limited engagement from November 7, 2009 through January 23, 2010 at Theatre Row (The Lion Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street).
Directed by Michael Unger, this production will have its Official Opening on Sunday, November 15 at 3:00PM.
Loaded centers on Jude and Patrick, two men exploring whether or not their casual sexual relationship
has the potential to be something more. When the generation that separates them sparks a series of
misunderstandings and assumptions, their connection is strained and the conversation turns serious.
Loaded taps into the climate of 21st century gay culture as it seeks to make sense of the bewildering
chasm that separates middle-aged and younger gay men.
This production features Scott Kerns as Jude and Kevin Spirtas as Patrick. Scott Kerns’ New York
credits include Heart of the City (Orange Thoughts Productions at Urban Stages), It Pays to Advertise
(The Metropolitan Playhouse), Playground Rules (Slant Theatre Project). Kevin Spirtas is recognized for
his role as Dr. Craig Wesley on television’s “Days of Our Lives.” On Broadway, he has appeared in The
Boy from Oz, A Chorus Line and Meet Me In St. Louis.
Tickets may be arranged through Ticket Central or (212) 279-4200, or at the Theatre Row Box Office (12:00–8:00 PM daily).
Tickets are $49.00 including $1.25 restoration fee. For more information, visit Loaded Play.com
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MADONNA’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION – 6-City Tour Launches December 6 in New York City
We’re talking about THE MADONNA –
As in the VIRGIN MARY!
Over 2000 years ago in the little hillside town of Bethlehem a
miraculous birth occurred. You might think you know the real story,
but you don’t. Jesus’ mother sets the record straight with MADONNA’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION, a musical retelling of the birth and life of the young Jesus Christ.
This inspiring holiday show features original
music, plus so-wrong-it’s-right parodies of holiday favorites and Top 40 hits by the likes of The Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, Lady GaGa, Katy Perry, Rihanna and the more-famous Madonna.
“You could go to Irving Berlin’s White Christmas or the Radio City
Christmas Spectacular, but then how could you look at yourself in the mirror the next morning? Instead, try the holiday show that dares to dress our Holy Mother in drag.” – New York Observer.
Move over Britney Spears! The Madonna — as in the Virgin Mary (or
Lady MaMa, in some circles) — announces her first U.S. holiday tour in over 2000 years.
Kicking off in New York City on December 6th at
The Laurie Beechman Theater, MADONNA’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION tour will
be performed in 6 cities stretching from Maine to California. Tickets, show times and venue information is available at 212-352-3101 or Virgin Mary Live.
MADONNA’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION is conceived and delivered by drag
writer/performer Mimi Imfurst and composer/lyricist/arranger Mike
Pettry (winner of the 2007 Jonathan Larson and Fredrick Loewe Awards).
It features costumes by Norrell Gardner
(Project Runway, Gossip Girl),
puppets by Mark Salinas and props by Jeb Knight.
The show is the 4th annual installment of Mimi Imfurst’s Virgin Mary series, which offers insight into the psyche of the teen mother and the choices Mary had to make as a 13 year-old bride.
It has been hailed by the Catholic Advocacy Coalition as “worse than the sin of abortion” and “despicable, blasphemous and abominable trash” by DailyCatholic.org (who never saw the show).
Described by Back Stage as
“somewhere between a plump Ricki Lake and a bawdy Bette Midler,” Mimi Imfurst has quickly established herself as one of NYC’s most outrageous, controversial, and hysterical nightlife personalities.
The inaugural production of Mary, Like A Virgin earned
Mimi Imfurst a prominent spot on the
Catholic League’s 2006 Report on Anti Catholicism and a
#2 spot on the Catholic Advocacy Coalition’s Top 10 Most Anti-Catholic People of the Year, following Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code) in the #1 spot and beating out President George W. Bush at #3.
NOT TO BE MISSED!
Mimi Imfurst on Facebook
Mimi Imfurst on YouTube
Mimi on Mimi
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Aaron Cobbett Party! Hudson Terrace Thursday October 15th
Aaron Cobbett is a contemporary icon in the world of fine art and editorial photography. He is a master of glamorous direction, and nothing in his colorful, brash, kitsch world is left to chance.
Every lighting effect, every pose is deliberate. His subjects are stunning men, women, and everything in between, provocative sex gods, and celebrities of New York’s night life. Aaron Cobbet’s stylized portraiture has appeared in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Interview, Genre, HX / Next and Blue magazines.
Some notable stars who have been shot by Aaron Cobbett include: Nellie Furtado, Alan Cumming, Karim Rashid, Pat Field, The Blonds, The Ones, Cazwell, Adam Joseph, Ari Gold, Lance Bass and Stellar Events NYC’s Andretti.
Aaron’s work has been the subject of solo exhibits plus featured in group shows and in in galleries world-wide including New York, LA, Boston, Paris and Germany. He has two book publications: AARON COBBETT and Super Eros (Complete Program) .
Aaron Cobbett Party!
Thursday, October 15th, 2009,
9PM – 2 AM
@ HUDSON TERRACE Rooftop
621 W. 46th St btw 11 & 12 Aves
MUSIC BY ANGELOS STYLIANO
RAIN OR SHINE! We are ON… The awesome rooftop features a cover, to be weather proof and temperature controlled.
RSVP on FACEBOOK and you MUST tell the door you are on “ANDRETTI’s GUEST LIST” for comp admission. ps. If you wish to have your own private table, please let us know ASAP!
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Alan Cumming – I Bought a Blue Car Today – in New York City
You know you’ve arrived when you become a vitamin. Scottish actor-singer Alan Cumming, cast as the Great Gazoo in “The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas,” was informed by excited producers that his character had enough heat to make it into a bottle of Flintstones vitamins.
“I like to think of chubby American children chewing on me,” Cumming muses in his diverting new cabaret show, “I Bought a Blue Car Today.”
Alan Cumming has been touring his one man show I Bought A Blue Car Today from Londoa to Los Angeles. An album of the songs was just released and you can catch him here at New York City’s Highline Ballroomon October 25. This droll, naughty and seriously dishy evening, is not to be missed.
Cumming won the Tony Award for Cabaret. He will be seen on the big screen in Julie Taymor’s adaptation of The Tempest and is slated to play the Green Goblin in the upcoming Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, to be directed by Taymor. – Scheduled for February 2010. Music by Bono.
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SHE’S BACK! PAM ANN Lands in New York City Again October 28th for an ENCORE
Following the huge success
of her sold-out European and Canadian tours, Pam Ann stopped by Manhattan this past January and WOWED NYC for 5 nights! In the Spring she did more dates in Amsterdam, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Munich, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Vienna and Zurich.
She will wind up the current tour with 10 cities in the US including an ENCORE final performance in New York, October 28th At the celebrated Hammerstein Ballroom!
311 W. 34th st. , NY, NY
If you have never seen her, get your tickets now!
Pam Ann is the alter-ego of Australian Comedienne Caroline Reid. Her portrayal of the gutsy Air Hostess, is unique and wildly hilarious, as she identifies the individual quirks of some of the biggest international airlines and their stereotypes, mixing it with a generous dose of camp, glamour, ribald humour and double entendres.
DO NOT EVER refer to her as a flight attendant! “I am an Air Hostess! A waitress would not know how to disarm a terrorist, put out a fire at 37,000 feet while in turbulence over the Pyrenees, and maintain her flawless full face of MAC, now would she??” Reid portrays the air-hostess Pam Ann, a mixture of camp, drag, and glamour, and a pun on the airline Pan Am.
Performances tend to emphasise the vagaries of air travel, including the identifying quirks of various airlines around theworld. Pam has developed a cult-like international following for her hilarious shows and riotous repartee. In the vein of Dame Edna, Lilly Tomlin, Tracey Ullman, Caroline Reid brings her own blend of comedy to the screen and to live audiences across th globe.
Pam Ann has also hosts her own TV show, which airs on The Comedy Channel in Australia. She was also a correspondent for the 2009 broadcast of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.
Rubbing elbows with the famous, Pam Ann performed in-flight entertainment for the 40th birthday of David Furnish, partner of the musician Elton John. She also accompanied Cher one of her Farewell tours.
Watch the outgageous You Tube Video of PAM ANN!
Call 212-307-7171 or purchase PAM ANN tickets online.
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BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE – KEPT Announces Casting Call in New York City
JUST IN … 2 minutes ago from our dear friends JIMMY FLOYD and CEG in New York – as the ink is drying on this morning contracts, THE CASTING CALL HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED for KEPT, to BEST GAY NEW YORK!
CASTING CALL: “KEPT”
From the same production company that brought you “The Real Housewives Of Atlanta” on Bravo, Classic Entertainment Group (Casting) and LOGO, We are pleased to announce casting for “Kept” – a look at the A List gay social life in NYC.
This series will begin casting immediately – with a series premier next year on LOGO.
Casting For:
“A List” gay men in the age range of 20 – mid 30’s who have steady relationships or dating extremely established, successful men, or have that as a goal.
Very interested in couples where one guy is the “breadwinner”, the other living large on his dime.
We are looking for SUPERSIZED PERSONALITIES and SUPER – FAB EXCITING LIFESTYLES. We want Drama, drama, drama!
You must have A LOT going on– hot careers, take fabulous vacations, have second homes, do the Hamptons, & Pines or Bucks County or Asbury Park and know the IN social scene in NYC.
You have partnered with a Sugar daddy to make your dreams come true. Together you make a great team.
Maybe you are fresh out such relationship and you are in search of the same.
You are WELL CONNECTED – and there is no doubt that you are part of the “in” gay crowd of NYC.
**We are looking to infiltrate a circle of friends who fits this criteria.**
Open to guys making families or who have children already.
Must live in the greater Manhattan area – or VERY close to the city.
Please Submit:
- Photos (many) of yourself AND your significant other. Multiple photos please. We need your name(s) / age / email address / cell #.
- Mention what you do for a living (or are pursuing) / what your significant other does for a living…. We want to know everything.
- Snapshots of where you LIVE. Mention if you have a weekend house / vacation house etc…. mention all of the trappings. PHOTOS HELP
- SELL US on You and your lifestyle! Why are you so fabulous? WHAT’S THE BIGGEST DRAMA IN YOUR LIFE?
- Tell us about FRIENDS THAT WE CAN CONSIDER along with you for this crazy ride. **Very important.
- If we like what we see you will contacted for a phone interview and possibly be asked to visit our casting directors to be put on tape so that you can be considered for the show.
Send all of the above to: KEPTNYC@gmail.com
Part of our team will call you right away to set up a casting appointment (in Gramercy Park area).
Jimmy Floyd – Casting Director / CEG
TIME SENSITIVE – IF YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERED WE MUST HEAR FROM YOU RIGHT AWAY!
Undergear Underwear Photo Shoot In Times Square Friday October 2nd
Does anyone really wear their underwear outside?
(Besides the Naked Cowboy?)
YES. I saw many people at the beach this summer in Chicago wearing underwear instead swimsuits….I saw a couple guys in the Streets of Toronto in their underwear……and I even saw a hottie in Chelsea this summer wearing tightie whities in a corner market picking up some liquor! Then I picked HIM up.
So UNDERGEAR asks, WHERE DO YOU WEAR YOURS? In continuation of their HOT new viral campaign, Undergear will be doing a photo shoot in Times Square from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. kicking off at the Red Steps on 47th and Broadway.
In what’s sure to be the most traffic-stopping Times Square takeover since the Naked Cowboy first appeared on the scene, Undergear models will be gracing the busy streets of New York wearing only their underwear!
Stop by to check out the photo shoot, take pictures with the models and pick up some cool giveaways like chapstick, dog tags, discount cards and more! Make sure to follow @Undergear for location updates throughout the shoot.
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SKYY Vodka Launches New Flavors with the Help of Lady Bunny, Heklina and Candis Cayne
As the official spirit sponsor of New York’s Heritage of Pride celebration and the sponsor of San Francisco’s Frameline Gay and Lesbian Film Festival this summer, we understand the importance of the LGBT community’s contribution to American society and the importance of finding a moment to relax and celebrate.
Who better to help get the party started than Trannyshack founder Heklina, renowned entertainer Candis Cayne and the legendary Lady Bunny? These three LGBT personalities have entertained thousands between them have attended and been the stars of quite a few celebrations themselves, and while planning their own summer agendas this year, have collaborated with SKYY whip up these tasty cocktail recipes which were first served to guests in late June at New York’s Heritage of Pride dances on the pier. Since then, Gays everywhere have been and stirring up drink specialties with Skyy Vodka Infusions! Vodka infused with REAL FRUIT FLAVORS.
(Lady Bunny Martini photo by Sergio Kardenas)
Lady Bunny’s Boy Chaser
1 ounce SKYY Infusions Grape
2 ounces Ginger Ale
Stir into a rocks glass and add a squeezed lime wedge as a garnish.
X-Rated Bunny Drop
1 ounce X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
1 ounce SKYY Infusions Cherry
1 ounce Pineapple Juice
Shake ingredients over ice and strain into a shot glass.
Heklina’s Ruby Sipper
1 ounce SKYY Infusions Pineapple
1 ounce Cranberry Juice
1 ounce Orange Juice
Mix into a highball glass with ice and garnish with a lime wedge.
High Kickin’ Cayne
1 ounce X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
1/2 ounce SKYY Infusions Citrus
1 ounce Cranberry Juice
Shake the ingredients over ice and strain into a martini glass or mix onto ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Candis Cayne’s Kiss The Girl
1 ounce X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
Splash of Orange Juice
Splash of Soda
Mix ingredients and serve on the rocks with an orange wedge.
Lady Bunny is one of the hardest working drag queens in the business. She travels the world constantly doing her live stage show, DJ-ing at special events, making appearances in movies and on television. Here in New York she DJ’s at Amalia for Rockit on Fridays and the T Dance at Splash on Sundays.
We have been chasing Le Grande Bunny for months to get some quotes and finally caught up with her this week! Of course, our talk turned to drinking! ” Everywhere I work, alcohol is served. My singing will drive anyone to drink! But drinking heavily on the road is tough. Especially if I have a gig the next day in another city–they are gonna get the bitter, hungover Bun-Bun. At least until I start guzzling again! And I’ve never understood drinking on planes. Flying already dehydrates you, and if you are buzzed, you are ill-equipped to deal with lost luggage, snippy hotel employees or jet lag. But if you must, order several drinks at once and pull out a credit card claiming that you have zero cash and that you must have been snoozing when they made the “cash only: announcement. Hee hee!
There was a time when I used to drag a whole crew back to my hotel room to keep the party going after clubs closed. But nowadays, you can’t get back on the plane without your ID. So if one of your tricks pinches your pocketbook, you could get stranded in Scranton indefinitely! Not cute. Use the hotel safe when available–especially for international travel. I’m told that the going rate on the black market for a stolen passport is $50,000. So you may only be paying that thai hooker $10, but he could be helping himself to a $50,000 bonus while you two “thai one on.”
Gotta Love Bunny! Read More about her travel tips on NEW GAY TRAVEL GUIDE.
And pick up some SKYY VODKA INFUSIONS!
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