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QUEER WINDOW
Show Me Yr
Gumbo!
by
BYRON BECK
bbeck@wweek.com
Straight
Howie
Baggadonutz presents David Schmader's solo show Straight.
I promise you it will be anything but.
1515 SE 37th Ave., 224-8499. 8 pm Saturday, Feb. 24.
$15.
Portland
Gay Men's Chorus
PGMC presents its third annual Classical Matinee with works
by Edvard Grieg, Luigi Cherubini, Benjamin Britten and others.
The Old Church,
1422 SW 11th Ave., 224-8499. 2 pm Sunday, Feb. 25. $15.
Judy,
Judy, Judy!
Hey, all you friends of Dorothy! It's time to plop down in front
of the boob tube and find out about who caused that little riot
called Stonewall. ABC presents
Life with Judy Garland: Me & My Shadows, 9 pm Sunday,
Feb. 25.
I don't give straight
people enough credit. How could I gloss over the contributions they've
made for the good of gay culture?
For example,
Halloween gives gays the perfect excuse to dress up in frippery.
And Fat Tuesday
bestows the chance for homo Joes and Jills to dress down--way
down.
For my crowd,
Mardi Gras is nothing less than an ordained orgy. The biggest fairy
fête on the entire planet is Sydney, Australia's Gay &
Lesbian Mardi Gras. Although the Down Under love fest falls on March
3, this parade still attracts nearly a million onlookers.
What is it about
homos and Mardi Gras?
It's all about
the beads.
Or specifically:
show me your dick (or boobies!) and I'll give ya' a string of baubles
that cost me nothing.
For the past
several years, P-Town has become "Pee-Pee Town" as Stark Street
magically transforms itself into "Stark Naked Street." In this concentrated
night of debauchery, our manholes become the nightclub equivalent
of a one-stop shopping center, where native "meats" are openly examined
for firmness, freshness and overall flavor. If you don't like that
most intimate member of your anatomy being manhandled, this night
isn't for you. But if good-natured grabass doesn't piss you off,
the following are planning
to celebrate the holiday in style. Ayiee!
Silverado
(1217 SW Stark St.,
224-4493): If you love sizzlin' porno
and dicks the size of Paul Bunyan's (and that's just the bartenders),
this is the place. This party-central post packs 'em in so
tight that breathing is often a problem. But hey, who needs oxygen?
Boxxes/Brig/Panorama
(1035 SW Stark St., 226-4171): Merrymakers have
several options at this block-o-fun. Beads will be given away Thursday
through Tuesday. And on Sunday, the Brig hosts
a special "appearance" by porn star Clint Cooper (you might know
him for his work in that fabu flick Another Man's Hand).
On Tuesday, drag darling Misha will host her annual Masquerade Make-A-Date.
(Pssst... make sure to check out Panorama in the wee-wee
hour. Word is straight boys start flippin' out their wankers in
hot pursuit of gay-boy beads.)
Egyptian
Club (3701 SE Division St., 236-8689): Far from
Stark Street, ladies who live for honkin' huge ta-tas will enjoy
female strippers and fire eaters. Later, the Tomb opens wide for
disco dancing. Note to the fellas: Behave!
Dirty Duck
Tavern (439 NW 3rd Ave., 224-8446): This joint for beery
bears doesn't have anything too special planned, except for (take
a deep breath): free gumbo.
Now that's
a party!
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