Gay Palm Springs California, This Week, Aug 23- Aug 29, 2017
Now celebrating our 23th year! This weekend Mr. Barracks Contest Weekend Meet and Greet, Saturday at 9pm and Sunday victory Party and World Famous Beer Bust. Page 11. Comic Con Weekend Comic Con Palm Springs has brought together some of the most passionate and talented people from the world of comic books and entertainment to produce an exciting new Comic Con in one of the most famous and fun cities in the world. See page 12.
Now celebrating our 23th year! This weekend Mr. Barracks Contest Weekend Meet and Greet, Saturday at 9pm and Sunday victory Party and World Famous Beer Bust. Page 11.
Comic Con Weekend Comic Con Palm Springs has brought together some of the most passionate and talented people from the world of comic books and entertainment to produce an exciting new Comic Con in one of the most famous and fun cities in the world. See page 12.
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Your Desert Daily Guide Since 1994<br />
<strong>Aug</strong> <strong>23</strong> to <strong>Aug</strong> <strong>29</strong> , <strong>2017</strong> Now celebrating our <strong>23</strong> rd year!<br />
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COVER<br />
Now celebrating our <strong>23</strong> th year!<br />
THIS WEEK<br />
Mr. Barracks Contest <strong>Week</strong>end Meet and<br />
Greet, Saturday at 9pm and Sunday victory<br />
Party and World Famous Beer Bust. Page 11<br />
Comic Con <strong>Week</strong>end Comic Con <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong><br />
has brought together some of the most passionate<br />
and talented people from the world of<br />
comic books and entertainment to produce<br />
an exciting new Comic Con in one of the most<br />
famous and fun cities in the world. See page 12<br />
All Worlds<br />
Big Labor Day<br />
Pool Party &<br />
BBQ See page 7<br />
INSIDER’S GUIDE (image by Adrian) Our calendar<br />
of local events, parties, sights, and specials<br />
that make any week an adventure in<br />
the valley. Monthly events, special events<br />
and theme nights, designed by gay folks for<br />
gay folks just like you! Starts on page 15<br />
Every Sunday<br />
BBQ at 11<br />
CCBC<br />
CUMUNION<br />
See page 2<br />
COMIC<br />
CON PALM<br />
SPRINGS<br />
Page 12<br />
Wonder Woman and<br />
Stan Lee!<br />
Business Directory<br />
<strong>Week</strong>ly <strong>Gay</strong> and <strong>Gay</strong><br />
friendly business listings<br />
to help you shop locally<br />
and support the LGBT<br />
community. Business<br />
Guide, museums and<br />
entertainment. Page 33<br />
Leather Contests<br />
See page 5 and 11<br />
<strong>This</strong> week<br />
Adrian’s Picks<br />
Adam’s ArtExpos’e<br />
Greg Pettis<br />
HRC<br />
HOW To enjoy COMIC<br />
CON<br />
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Volume <strong>23</strong>, Issue 8<br />
<strong>Aug</strong> <strong>23</strong> - <strong>Aug</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2017</strong><br />
Inside <strong>This</strong> <strong>Week</strong>’s Issue<br />
Page 3<br />
“Daily What’s Happening”<br />
Page 14<br />
“DDG BUSINESS DIRECTORY”<br />
Page 35<br />
30 Adams ArtExpos’e<br />
14 Bars & Restaurants<br />
40 Classifieds<br />
15 Insiders Guide<br />
33 <strong>Gay</strong> Resorts<br />
42 Adrian’s Picks<br />
39 GROUPS/HELP<br />
34 Jersey’s Journal<br />
40 Massage Directory<br />
44 THE LAST WORD<br />
27 The Center Schedule<br />
DDG Media Group/ Desert Daily<br />
Guide<br />
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columns do not necessarily reflect<br />
the opinion of the DDG, its staff, or its<br />
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for claims made by its advertisers, or<br />
the products or services they offer.<br />
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of any business, its owners,<br />
or its staff. All events are subject to<br />
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Chuck Renslow, 19<strong>29</strong>-<strong>2017</strong><br />
A public memorial to remember the life of businessman<br />
Chuck Renslow, founder of International Mr. Leather, and<br />
the Leather Archives and Museum will be held Sunday,<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>. 27, <strong>2017</strong> at 7 p.m.<br />
The Renslow Family will host its 36th and final White<br />
Party celebrating Renslow at Metro, 3730 N. Clark Street,<br />
Chicago.<br />
DDG Press publisher541@desertdailyguide.com<br />
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DAILY WHAT’S HAPPENING<br />
SUNSHINE CAFE!<br />
Bars & Restaurants<br />
Featured<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar<br />
& Grille<br />
214 East Arenas Road, PS<br />
(760) 866-1905<br />
Georgie’s Alibi<br />
369 N <strong>Palm</strong> Canyon Dr ,<br />
PS CA (760) 325-5533<br />
Pinocchio In the Desert<br />
134 East Tahquitz Canyon<br />
Way, PS 7:30am-2pm<br />
(760) 322-3776<br />
Rio Azul - Mexican Style<br />
Rest. & Bar<br />
(760) 992-5641 350 South<br />
Indian Cyn, PS,<br />
Score - The Game bar<br />
301 E Arenas Rd , PS<br />
(760) 327-0753 6:00 am<br />
Sunshine Cafe<br />
36815 Cathedral Canyon<br />
Drive, CC<br />
(760) 328-1415 6:00 am<br />
200 S Indian Canyon Dr ,<br />
PS, CA<br />
The Barracks - Leather<br />
Bar 67625 E. <strong>Palm</strong> Canyon<br />
Dr. , CC<br />
2:00 pm – 2:00 am<br />
Tool Shed - Leather Bar<br />
600 E Sunny Dunes Rd ,<br />
PS (760) 320-3<strong>29</strong>9<br />
10:00 am – 2:00 am<br />
Tryst Bar and Lounge<br />
188 S Indian Canyon Dr<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, CA<br />
Toucan’s Tiki Lounge<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> Canyon<br />
Streetbar Arenas rd<br />
Trunks Cat City<br />
Oscar’s Indian/Taqz.<br />
Chill bar Arenas rd<br />
Hunters Arenas rd<br />
HAPPY HOUR<br />
Tryst Everyday-2p -5p<br />
Score - Everyday 6a-8p<br />
Tool Shed - 10a-8p Every<br />
Day.<br />
Pinocchio - Everyday<br />
7:30a-2p<br />
Rio Azul Wed-Sun 4p-7p<br />
Barracks Happy Hour 2p<br />
to 8PM<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Patio<br />
Bar & Grille 5$ Bottomless<br />
Mimosas w/food<br />
purchase<br />
Spurline Every day until<br />
8p All day Tue & Wed<br />
BINGO<br />
Score Sat. 12pm<br />
SpurLine (760) 778-4326 Continued on page 16<br />
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Insider’s Guide<br />
Now celebrating our <strong>23</strong>th year!<br />
Mr. Barracks Contest <strong>Week</strong>end<br />
Meet and greet, Saturday @9pm<br />
and Sunday Victory Party and<br />
World Famous Beer Bust. Page 11<br />
Comic Con <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> has<br />
brought together some of the most<br />
passionate and talented people<br />
from the world of comic books and<br />
entertainment to produce an exciting<br />
new comic con in one of the<br />
most famous and fun cities in the<br />
world. Page 12<br />
21st Annual HRC National Dinner,<br />
which will be held on Saturday,<br />
October 28, <strong>2017</strong>. Page 37<br />
Cathedral City Public Arts Commission<br />
– Call for Artists<br />
The Cathedral City Public Arts Commission<br />
is seeking established artists of Latin/<br />
Hispanic heritage in the Coachella Valley<br />
who would like to exhibit their works in<br />
the Cathedral City Cultural Arts Museum.<br />
Send your inquiry / information to:<br />
CCCulturalArtsMuseum@Gmail.com<br />
Trans-gender and Allies Monday’s Bongo<br />
Johnny’s Mondays 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm.<br />
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DAILY WHAT’S HAPPENING<br />
Happy Hour 2p to 8PM<br />
WED. AUG <strong>23</strong><br />
3:00 PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Dinner<br />
BINGO<br />
6:00 AM<br />
Special Chicken Enchiladas<br />
Tool Shed Wed. & Sat.<br />
Score Happy Hour til 8 PM $12.95<br />
12PM 0-69 Bingo<br />
6:00 AM Score $2 Rolling<br />
4:00pm<br />
Rock Bottles all day<br />
Alibi Azul until 7pm 2-4-1 Georgie’s Alibi Bingo<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast !!<br />
Every Monday night at<br />
Special Chili Relleno & Eggs<br />
5:00 PM<br />
7PM<br />
$9.75, Lunch Special Bacon Rio Azul Open Happy Hour<br />
SpurLine Every day until<br />
Guacamole Cheeseburger 5-7 PM $5 House Margarita’s<br />
all day<br />
8p All day Tue & Wed<br />
$10.95<br />
7:30 AM<br />
8:00 PM<br />
Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless<br />
Champagne! $3.95 ern Video Night<br />
SpurLine Country & West-<br />
KARAOKE<br />
Well Drinks & Martinis Chill AJ Karaoke<br />
8:00 AM<br />
9:00 PM<br />
Tryst Wednesday 9pm<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Everyday Barracks Underwear Night Georgie’s Alibi Karaoke<br />
Bottomless Mimosas $5 with DJ Sir Doggie<br />
On the Patio with KJ Mar<br />
and $6 Hand-crafted Bacon<br />
11:00 PM<br />
Jovi every Sunday and<br />
Bloody Mary’s<br />
Hunters underwear contest Wednesday at 8PM<br />
10:00 AM<br />
Tool Shed Open - Happy<br />
SpurLine Thursday and<br />
THURS. AUG 24<br />
Hour 10am-8pm $3 Jager<br />
Sunday 9pm<br />
Shots All Day Long<br />
6:00 AM<br />
12:00 PM<br />
Score Happy Hour til 8 PM<br />
POOL<br />
Tool Shed The Original $4 Budweiser 25 ounce cans<br />
O-69 Bingo at 12 Noon all day<br />
Tool Shed Free Pool ALL<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast DAY Tues.<br />
Barracks Open Happy Hour Special Carne Asada and Thurs. 7pm & Sun. 1PM<br />
2p to 8PM 2:00 PM Tryst Eggs $10.25, Lunch Special 8 Ball tournament.<br />
Bar and Lounge Open - Meatloaf or Meatloaf Sand- Continued on page 18<br />
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DAILY WHAT’S HAPPENING<br />
wich $9.75<br />
THURS. AUG 24<br />
7:30 AM<br />
Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless<br />
Champagne! $3.95<br />
Well Drinks & Martinis<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Everyday<br />
Bottomless Mimosas $5<br />
and $6 Hand-crafted Bacon<br />
Bloody Mary’s<br />
8:00 AM<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Everyday<br />
Bottomless Mimosas $5<br />
and $6 Hand-crafted Bacon<br />
Bloody Mary’s<br />
10:00 AM<br />
Tool Shed Open - Happy<br />
Hour 10am-8pm<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Barracks Open Happy Hour<br />
2p to 8PM<br />
Tryst Bar and Lounge<br />
Open 2:00pm Happy hour<br />
til 8pm<br />
3:00 PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner<br />
Special $9.95<br />
4:00 PM<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Dinner<br />
Special NY Strip Steak with<br />
a fully loaded baked potato<br />
and veggies $17.95<br />
4:00pm<br />
Alibi Azul until 7pm 2-4-1<br />
5:00 PM<br />
Rio Azul Open Happy Hour<br />
5-7 PM $5 House Margarita’s<br />
all day 2 for 1 Rio Margaritas<br />
with the $2 Crispy<br />
Tacos<br />
6:00 PM<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> VillageFest<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> Canyon Drive Street<br />
fair<br />
Chill Bar Deserts only M4M<br />
Strip Club<br />
7:00 PM<br />
Tool Shed Pool Tournament<br />
(Cash Prize)<br />
9:00 PM<br />
Barracks The Underground-<br />
Drink specials for those<br />
in Jockstraps, underwear,<br />
Fetish gear or leather 9pm<br />
till closing.<br />
SpurLine Karaoke<br />
Tool Shed Underwear Night<br />
(Happy Hour prices for<br />
those in underwear)<br />
POOL<br />
Tool Shed Free Pool ALL<br />
DAY Tues.<br />
Thurs. 7pm & Sun. 1PM<br />
8 Ball tournament.<br />
LATE FOOD<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar<br />
& Grille Open until 3AM<br />
Friday & Saturday<br />
SIGNATURE<br />
PAINT NITE! with select<br />
WEDNESDAYS AT 7PM<br />
@Azul<br />
SUNDAYS The Barracks<br />
beer bust<br />
Rio Azul Mexican Bar &<br />
Grill -Drag me Brunch<br />
Bottomless Champaign<br />
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DAILY WHAT’S HAPPENING<br />
FRI. AUG 25<br />
6:00 AM<br />
Score Happy Hour til 8 PM<br />
6:00 AM Score $7 Belvedere<br />
Vodka all day<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast<br />
Special <strong>California</strong> Chipotle<br />
Benedict $10.50, Lunch Special<br />
Fish and Chips $10.25<br />
7:30 AM<br />
Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless<br />
Champagne! $3.95<br />
Well Drinks & Martinis<br />
8:00 AM<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Everyday<br />
Bottomless Mimosas $5<br />
and $6 Hand-crafted Bacon<br />
Bloody Mary’s<br />
11:00 AM<br />
Rio Azul Open Happy Hour<br />
5-7 PM $5 House Margarita’s<br />
all day<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Barracks Open Happy Hour<br />
2p to 8PM<br />
Tryst Bar and Lounge Open<br />
2:00pm Happy hour til 8pm<br />
3:00 PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner<br />
Special $9.95<br />
4:00 PM<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Dinner<br />
Special BBQ Spare Ribs Half<br />
Rack for 16.95; Full Rack for<br />
18.95<br />
4:00pm<br />
Alibi Azul until 7pm 2-4-1 !!<br />
5:00 PM<br />
Hunters fur Night<br />
8:00 PM<br />
SpurLine Showtunes<br />
9:00 PM<br />
Georgie’s Alibi Pink Lemonade<br />
Variety Hour every<br />
Friday at 9pm<br />
SAT. AUG 26<br />
6:00 AM<br />
Score Happy Hour until 8 PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special<br />
Pork Chili Verde Omelet<br />
or burrito $9.95 or salmon<br />
Benedict $10.95<br />
7:30 AM<br />
Pinocchio Everyday Bottomless<br />
Champagne! $3.95 Well<br />
Drinks & Martinis<br />
8:00 AM<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Everyday<br />
POOL<br />
Tool Shed Free Pool ALL<br />
DAY Tues.<br />
Thurs. 7pm & Sun. 1PM<br />
8 Ball tournament.<br />
LATE FOOD<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar<br />
& Grille Open until 3AM<br />
Friday & Saturday<br />
SIGNATURE<br />
PAINT NITE! with<br />
Instructor Jessica Garday<br />
visit paintnite.com on<br />
select WEDNESDAYS AT<br />
7PM @Azul<br />
Rio Azul Mexican Bar &<br />
Grill -Drag me Brunch<br />
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DAILY WHAT’S HAPPENING<br />
Rio Azul Mexican Bar & Grill. See page 19<br />
Bottomless Mimosas $5 and<br />
$6 Hand-crafted Bacon Bloody<br />
SUN. AUG 27<br />
Mary’s<br />
SIGNATURE<br />
6:00 AM<br />
SAT. AUG 26 Score Happy Hour til 8 PM<br />
$4 Cucumber or Southern Tool Shed Wed. & Sat.<br />
11:00 AM<br />
Mary all day<br />
12PM 0-69 Bingo<br />
Rio Azul Open Happy Hour<br />
7:00 AM<br />
SUNDAYS The Barracks<br />
5-7 PM $5 House Margarita’s Sunshine Cafe Breakfast<br />
beer bust<br />
all day<br />
Special Eggs Benedict<br />
12:00 PM<br />
$10.25<br />
Pinocchio Bottomless<br />
Score Bingo<br />
7:30 AM<br />
Champagne! $3.95<br />
Tool Shed Bingo! Noon to 2 Pinocchio Bottomless<br />
PM (2 drink minimum) Champagne! $3.95 Well<br />
Rio Azul Drag Brunch<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Drinks & Martinis. Get a every Sunday – doors<br />
Barracks Open Happy Hour Martini BURGER!<br />
open at 11 AM show at<br />
2p to 8PM<br />
8:00 AM<br />
Noon.<br />
Tryst Bar and Lounge Open Bongo Johnny’s Everyday Barrack’s World Famous<br />
2:00pm Happy hour til 8pm Bottomless Mimosas $5<br />
Sunday Beer Bust starts at<br />
3:00 PM<br />
and $6 Hand-crafted Bacon 2pm. Food, fun, and tons<br />
Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Bloody Mary’s<br />
of hot men. Fast service.<br />
Special $9.95<br />
10:00 AM<br />
4:00 PM<br />
Get there early and stake<br />
Tool Shed Beer Bust (All<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Dinner Special<br />
Prime Rib 18.95<br />
out your piece of the huge<br />
Day!)Draft Bud or Bud<br />
patio.<br />
Light $1.75 (All Day)<br />
8:00 PM<br />
11:00 AM<br />
Georgie’s Alibi Karaoke<br />
SpurLine Showtunes<br />
Rio Azul Open Happy Hour On the Patio with KJ Mar<br />
9:00 PM<br />
5-7 PM $5 House Margarita’s<br />
all day<br />
Wednesday at 8PM<br />
Jovi every Sunday and<br />
Barracks Fetish Patio Party:<br />
Cruise night on the Patio w/DJ<br />
Rio Azul Drag Brunch<br />
Mixie<br />
every Sunday – doors open<br />
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Open During Construction<br />
Open During Cons<br />
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M J Custom Furniture<br />
FLOOR SAMPLE SALE<br />
ON NOW<br />
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DAILY WHAT’S HAPPENING<br />
at 11 AM show at Noon.<br />
SUN. AUG 27<br />
12:00 PM<br />
Georgie’s Alibi Disco Drag<br />
Brunch Every Sunday til 3.<br />
1:00 PM<br />
Tool Shed Pool Tournament<br />
(Cash Prize)<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Barrack’s World Famous<br />
Sunday Beer Bust and Sunday<br />
Night Social featuring<br />
DJ Mixie in the DJ Booth<br />
from 2-7 and Dj Sir Doggy<br />
and DJ Luis from 7-11 (Alternating<br />
weeks)<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Tryst Bar and Lounge Open<br />
2:00pm Happy hour til 8pm<br />
3:00 PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner<br />
Special$9.95<br />
8:00 PM<br />
Toucans 2016 Queen Of<br />
The desert TOMMI ROSE<br />
& THE PLAYGIRLS Drag<br />
Revue on Sunday night 2<br />
shows<br />
9:00 PM<br />
SpurLine Karaoke<br />
10:00 PM<br />
Barracks Jockstrap Pool<br />
MON. AUG 28<br />
6:00 AM<br />
Score Happy Hour til 8 PM<br />
$7 Belvedere Vodka all day<br />
7:30 AM<br />
Pinocchio Bottomless<br />
Champagne! $3.95 Well<br />
Drinks & Martinis. Get a<br />
Martini BURGER!<br />
7:30 AM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast<br />
Special Pork Chile Verde<br />
Omelet or Burrito $9.95<br />
8:00 AM<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Everyday<br />
Bottomless Mimosas $5<br />
and $6 Hand-crafted Bacon<br />
Bloody Mary’s<br />
10:00 AM<br />
Tool Shed Open - Happy<br />
Hour 10am-8pm $2 All Well<br />
Drinks, All Day!<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Barracks Open Happy Hour<br />
2p to 8PM<br />
SIGNATURE<br />
Georgie’s Alibi Karaoke<br />
On the Patio with KJ Mar<br />
Jovi every Sunday and<br />
Wednesday at 8PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast<br />
specials all week. Great<br />
locals hangout for down<br />
home breakfast<br />
Tryst Bar and Lounge<br />
next to hard rock is an<br />
alternative gay bar, with<br />
an eclectic mix of locals<br />
and entertainment folk.<br />
Tool Shed Pool Tournament<br />
(Cash Prize)<br />
SpurLine Tuesday $2 Bud<br />
Light drafts, $3.25 we’ll<br />
drinks and $6 mixed<br />
drinks with Tito’s vodka.<br />
Show up early and stick<br />
around for Retrovision,<br />
starting at 8PM.<br />
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P A L M S P R I N G S<br />
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MEMBERSHIP SPECIALS<br />
SEE GYM FOR DETAILS<br />
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GROUP CLASSES INCLUDED • TRAINERS AVAILABLE<br />
CARDIO WITH PERSONAL TV’S • FREE WEIGHTS AND MACHINES<br />
TRX • LOCKERS • SHOWERS<br />
MEN’S SAUNA • FREE WIFI • FREE COFFEE<br />
2100 N PALM CANYON DR., SUITE C100<br />
(BEHIND TOUCAN’S TIKI LOUNGE)<br />
PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262<br />
WORKOUT GYM HOURS:<br />
MON-FRI: 5:00AM - 8:00PM<br />
SAT-SUN: 8:00AM - 6:00PM<br />
The Center<br />
See page 41 for directions.<br />
Wednesday, <strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>23</strong>rd<br />
7:00 – 8:00AM – Crystal Meth<br />
Anonymous<br />
10:00 – 11:00AM – Beginning/<br />
Intermediate Tai Chi<br />
10:00AM – 12:00PM – Drop-in<br />
Drawing<br />
1:00 – 4:30PM – Open Play<br />
Bridge<br />
5:30 – 7:00PM – CENTER SO-<br />
CIAL at the Scorpian Room<br />
7:00 – 8:00PM – Narcotics<br />
Anonymous<br />
7:00 – 8:00PM – CMA<br />
Thursday, <strong>Aug</strong>ust 24th<br />
10:00 – 11:00AM – 50 + Fit<br />
10:30 – 11:30AM – Nasty Women<br />
Chatting<br />
6:00 – 8:00PM – Community<br />
Food Bank<br />
(760) 325-4600<br />
W W W . W O R K O U T G Y M P S . C O M<br />
7:00 – 9:00PM – CODA<br />
Intermediate Tai Chi<br />
7:30 – 9:00PM – CMA<br />
11:30AM – 12:30PM – 50 + Fit<br />
Friday, <strong>Aug</strong>ust 25th<br />
1:00 – 4:00PM – Pinochle Open<br />
10:30AM – 12:00PM – Men’s Play<br />
Chat Group<br />
6:30 – 9:30PM – Mahjong<br />
1:00 – 4:00PM – HIV Rapid 6:30 – 7:30PM - CMA<br />
Testing<br />
7:00 – 8:30PM – Spiritual Meditation<br />
and Mediumship<br />
3:00 – 4:30PM – Caregiver Support<br />
Group<br />
Tuesday, <strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>29</strong>th<br />
7:30 – 8:30PM – Crystal Meth 10:30 – 11:15AM – Zumba Gold<br />
Anonymous<br />
12:30 – 2:30PM – Bereavement<br />
Saturday, <strong>Aug</strong>ust 26th<br />
Group<br />
1:00 – 3:00PM – Creative Writing<br />
4:30 – 5:30PM – Gentle Yoga<br />
Sunday, <strong>Aug</strong>ust 27th<br />
10:00AM – 2:00PM – Reignite<br />
Ministries<br />
6:00 – 7:30PM – CMA<br />
Monday, <strong>Aug</strong>ust 28th<br />
9:00AM- 12:00PM – Open Play<br />
Bridge<br />
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DAILY WHAT’S HAPPENING<br />
6:00 AM<br />
Score Happy Hour til 8 PM<br />
$2 PBR Tallboys and Free<br />
Pool all day<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast<br />
Special 1/2 French toast w/<br />
bacon, eggs $8.75, Lunch<br />
Special 1/2 sandwich/soup<br />
or salad $8.75<br />
7:30 AM<br />
Pinocchio Everyday Bot-<br />
Sails shade the private suites and pool area at CCBC Resort<br />
tomless Champagne! $3.95<br />
MON. AUG 28 Well Drinks & Martini<br />
Tryst Bar and Lounge<br />
Open Happy hour til 8pm<br />
3:00 PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner<br />
Special $9.95<br />
4:00 pm<br />
Alibi Azul until 7pm 2-4-1<br />
!!<br />
7:00 PM<br />
Barracks Pool Tournament<br />
at the followed by free pizza<br />
at 9pm<br />
8:00 PM<br />
SpurLine Showtunes<br />
TUE. AUG <strong>29</strong><br />
8:00 AM<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Everyday<br />
Bottomless Mimosas $5<br />
and $6 Hand-crafted Bacon<br />
Bloody Mary’s<br />
10:00 AM<br />
Tool Shed Open - Happy<br />
Hour 10am-8pm Leather<br />
Night. If in leather get Draft<br />
Bud or Bud Light $2 Free<br />
Pool All Day!<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Tryst Bar and Lounge<br />
Open 2:00pm Happy hour<br />
til 8pm<br />
Barracks Open Happy Hour<br />
2p to 8PM<br />
3:00 PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner<br />
Special $9.99<br />
4:00 PM<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Dinner<br />
Special Bottomless Spaghetti<br />
7.95<br />
Alibi Azul until 7pm 2-4-1<br />
7:30 PM<br />
Georgie’s Alibi Cabaret<br />
8:00pm Spurline Retrovision<br />
show, with videos from the<br />
70’s, 80’s, and 90’s<br />
Thankful for our volunteers fighting<br />
HJV<br />
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ON the Road to<br />
International Mr. Leather<br />
IML RECAP<br />
IML <strong>2017</strong>- Ralph Bruneau, Mr. GNI Leather<br />
2016<br />
First runner-up: Geoff Millard, Mr. San<br />
Francisco Leather <strong>2017</strong><br />
International Mr. Bootblack <strong>2017</strong> - Ryan<br />
Garner Carpenter<br />
2018 Contests<br />
Mr. CCBC Leather 2018, Jax Kelly<br />
Who writes “Being in a leather contest has<br />
been my “coming out.” Hopefully the last in<br />
a long line. I am grateful for the support I’ve<br />
received from so many people. I have the<br />
confidence and self-respect to wear leather<br />
and my title with my head up high and to<br />
act as role model for others in the community.”<br />
on his blog jaxkellypsp.tumblr.com<br />
Scheduled<br />
Mr Barracks contest weekend<br />
<strong>Aug</strong> 25,25,27<br />
Mr Tool Shed Contest<br />
Sept 16<br />
What to expect?<br />
Right off the bat some in the LGBT refuse<br />
to understand a leather contest and that’s<br />
why they should attend. They claim “Oh<br />
this or that sucks” Not just the gay community,<br />
but people in general. I love these people<br />
because when they finally do go, they<br />
get a better understanding of family that<br />
exists within the community. Many people<br />
wear leather for different reasons, this writer<br />
belongs to a leather organization that most<br />
don’t know and when we meet its like two<br />
boats passing with a casual wave. But within<br />
that is a commitment the community we<br />
serve and something larger still. You see,<br />
it is not easy being in leather. You are representing<br />
a higher standard. Your person<br />
must be unsullied and willing to stand for<br />
your community. That does not mean you<br />
wont make mistakes, but it’s how you handle<br />
those mistakes, the medal of any good<br />
man or woman. When you enter a contest<br />
and win or lose, you have served a bigger<br />
community.<br />
The leather/BDSM/fetish/kink community,<br />
may host a contest but they are giving you<br />
the voice and the torch. A bully pulpit if<br />
you will to make your community better in<br />
some way. And even if you don’t succeed<br />
you will not be judged by failure, only by<br />
your character.<br />
Give it a try and you may find others will<br />
also see what is inside your heart and go<br />
with you. If you can’t show your heart, you<br />
might find it right there at that moment on<br />
the stage. So win or lose the contest, it really<br />
never matters. What matters is who you see<br />
in the mirror the next day.<br />
Go beyond men and become a leather MAN<br />
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AdamsArtExpose’<br />
E. CHARLTON FORTUNE - GAY WOMAN ARTIST -<br />
FEATURED AT PASADENA MUSEUM OF ART<br />
E. Charlton Fortune was born in <strong>California</strong><br />
in 1885. She was classified as an American<br />
Impressionist artist. Her early work was<br />
compared to the Impressionist movement<br />
in Europe although her work was beyond<br />
the Impressionist style with a uniqueness of<br />
its own.<br />
She didn’t focus on nature alone but on nature<br />
and the influence of humans in nature<br />
including architecture and people integrated<br />
into the content. Her works were known<br />
for vivid color and depicting how humans<br />
affected the environment. She also painted<br />
many portraits.<br />
co-established the Fortune and Ryland firm<br />
which concentrated on creating liturgical<br />
arts for Roman Catholic Churches. In<br />
1955, she received the papal award Pro<br />
eccesia et Pontifice for outstanding achievement<br />
in creating liturgical art.<br />
The Opening on Sunday, <strong>Aug</strong>ust 20 at the<br />
Pasadena Museum of Art features many of<br />
Fortune’s early landscape works and examples<br />
of the liturgical art she became known<br />
for at the end of her life career.<br />
Questions, Comments, Suggesstions - contact<br />
- adamsartexpose@gmail.com<br />
Forune’s background coming from a<br />
wealthy family provided her opportunity to<br />
study in Europe and the U.S. She was also<br />
introduced to the prime art movements of<br />
the time of which her early work demonstrates<br />
the influence she received from this<br />
exposure.<br />
She was very independent in not wanting to<br />
be gender identified in her work. Her birth<br />
name was Euphemia Charlton Fortune. As<br />
a child into adolescence, she was called Effie<br />
by family and friends. When she began<br />
to show her work she changed her signature<br />
to E. Charlton Fortune which gave her<br />
name more of a masculine sound and many<br />
times she was identified as a male artist<br />
until she became more widely recognized<br />
in the art community.<br />
After studying and working in Europe<br />
during the early 1900’ s she returned to<br />
<strong>California</strong> where she joined the Carmel<br />
Art Association. In 1928 her interest in<br />
art turned to religious subject matter. She<br />
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Continued from page 15<br />
Sunday pool party at All Worlds<br />
Resorts 12:00 - 5pm with DJ Adrian, Superhero<br />
writer of Adrian’s Picks.<br />
Thursday Night Village Fest Thursday in<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, from 7:00PM-10:00PM tonight!<br />
(Summer hours June-September).<br />
Karaoke On The Patio at Alibi Azul every<br />
Wednesday and Sunday Night Hosted by K.J.<br />
Mar Jovi at 8:00 PM<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Art Museum has lined up a<br />
summer of fun with a variety of family-friendly<br />
programs and free admission every Thursday<br />
from Noon to 8 p.m.<br />
Foreigner & Cheap Trick Wed, <strong>Aug</strong> 30 - 6:00<br />
PM The Greek Theatre<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> <strong>Gay</strong> Men’s Chorus Auditions<br />
Mizell Senior Center<br />
Thru <strong>Aug</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2017</strong> , 07:00 PM - 09:00 pm<br />
<strong>Aug</strong> 22 06:00 PM Desert Stonewall Democrats<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust Meeting Mizell Senior Center<br />
<strong>Aug</strong> <strong>23</strong> 5:30PM The Center Social Chill Bar<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> and Scorpion Room<br />
Every Saturday and Sunday morning, the College<br />
of the Desert parking lot transforms into<br />
the desert’s largest street fair<br />
Tennis? Free court time is available at DeMuth<br />
Park, <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> High School, and Ruth<br />
CALENDAR ,PARTIES AND MORE!<br />
Hardy Park.<br />
DRIVE BY Famous address<br />
Liberace 226 Alejo Road/501 Belardo Road,<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong><br />
Dean Martin 11<strong>23</strong> Via Monte Vista, <strong>Palm</strong><br />
<strong>Springs</strong><br />
Clark Gable • 222 Chino Dr.<br />
Sammy Davis Jr. • 444 Chino Dr<br />
Dean Martin • 11<strong>23</strong> Monte Vista<br />
DID YOU KNOW? In February 1953, Bing<br />
Crosby was featured in a broadcast of the Jack<br />
Benny Program, originating from the American<br />
Legion hall! Its still here to see Free! Near<br />
the back of the <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> American Legion<br />
post is an old broadcast booth featuring original<br />
1930s- and 1940s-era equipment that<br />
transmitted locally recorded radio shoes from<br />
coast to coast <strong>California</strong>.<br />
All Worlds Resorts - <strong>Gay</strong> men’s resort,<br />
situated on a beautiful 2 acre property<br />
in Warm Sands, minutes from downtown<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>. Day and night passes,<br />
weekend pool parties featuring hot<br />
DJ’s. <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong><br />
Chaps Inn - Don’t stay where the boys<br />
are ….. stay where the men are! Swim<br />
or play in the outdoor sling or on<br />
the Saint Andrew’s cross. A clothing<br />
optional 10-room resort owned and<br />
operated by two British transplants and<br />
life partners, Continued on page 33Stuart<br />
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CALENDAR ,PARTIES AND MORE!<br />
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY<br />
Barry Manilow announces “A Gift Of Love IV” to benefit 25 Coachella Valley charities, including<br />
yours truly – The Center! Concerts are scheduled for December 12, 13, 15, 16 and<br />
17, and will feature his hit songs and holiday favorites. Tickets are on sale NOW exclusively<br />
online at www.agiftofloveiv.com or by phone at (424) <strong>29</strong>8-4818.<br />
BUSINESS DIRECTORY<br />
RESORTS PALM SPRINGS STYLE<br />
CCBC Resort 760 324-1350 See page 2<br />
CCBC is the largest clothing optional <strong>Gay</strong><br />
men’s resort in Southern <strong>California</strong>.<br />
Located just a few minutes from downtown<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, Our 3.5 acre fantasy playground<br />
is perfect for weekend get-aways<br />
and extended stays.<br />
ALL WORLDS RESORTS 760-3<strong>23</strong>-7505<br />
See page 7.<br />
Largest Downtown <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Resort:<br />
featuring over 3.5 acres with seven pools,<br />
four hot tubs and lot’s of “fun” aimed at gay<br />
men. Day and night passes are available<br />
everyday. One of the most popular Men’s<br />
resort in <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> and home of the<br />
famous Sunday BBQ Pool Party.<br />
Chaps Inn 760 327-8222 See page 18<br />
Don’t stay where the boys are ….. stay<br />
where the men are! Swim in or laze by<br />
the heated salt water pool, enjoy the spa,<br />
cool misting system and steam room! Play<br />
in the outdoor sling or Saint Andrew’s<br />
cross. Chaps Inn is a clothing optional 10-<br />
room resort owned and operated by two<br />
British transplants and life partners, Stuart<br />
and Ian.<br />
TRIANGLE INN 760-322-7993<br />
555 E. San Lorenzo Rd<br />
92264 <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> CA<br />
Romantic and relaxing or fun and frisky. At<br />
the Triangle Inn <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, the choice<br />
is yours. <strong>This</strong> award-winning, and historic<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Resort is a feast for all your<br />
senses, with a special flair for Southern<br />
(<strong>California</strong>) hospitality.<br />
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JERSEY’S JOURNAL by jersey Shore<br />
I have always had the worst timing. I<br />
miss seeing things happen by a split<br />
second, or the fact that I don’t win<br />
any kind of luck related lottery type<br />
of a thing either. I would get injuries<br />
during the busy season, or the air<br />
conditioning goes out on the hottest<br />
day on weekend or your phone service<br />
ends when you have no money.<br />
Well, my universe is final in synch,<br />
well hopefully not just for now. I<br />
took time off this summer, as it was<br />
an excruciating Summer, jobs fell<br />
into place right before the season<br />
started. I had a mental breakdown<br />
during summer. So perfect timing<br />
on my brains part too. I can joke<br />
about that now. Heck, if I felt better I<br />
would have joked about it then.<br />
One lesson I have learned being<br />
alive for my forty five years on this<br />
planet is you really can’t take things<br />
too seriously. Eventually you have<br />
to laugh or just let out a deep breath<br />
from life’s series of events. As happy<br />
or tragic as they may be.<br />
much as I smoke my medical marijuana<br />
and get all happy, it’s not until<br />
I laugh and the true testament of that<br />
theory is experimented on.<br />
So, laughter is good. Who knew. Its<br />
free and you can get it anytime you<br />
want. There could be a Tsunami<br />
and if you fart at the right moment,<br />
losing your home won’t feel so bad.<br />
Leave the comedy to the professionals.<br />
Peace, Love and laughter,<br />
Jersey<br />
Follow Jersey Shore on Facebook!<br />
Laughter truly is the best medicine<br />
and sometimes you just have<br />
to laugh at yourself or in a tough<br />
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BUSINESS SERVICES<br />
ATTRACTIONS/ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Cabot’s Pueblo Museum 760-3<strong>29</strong>-7610<br />
McCallum Adobe 760-3<strong>23</strong>-8<strong>29</strong>7<br />
Ruddy’s General Store Museum 760-327-<br />
2156<br />
Indian Canyons 760-3<strong>23</strong>-6018<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Aerial Tram 760-325-1449<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Air Museum 760-778-6262<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Art Museum 760-325-7186<br />
Sunnylands 760-328-28<strong>29</strong><br />
Patton Memorial Museum 760-227-3483<br />
Joshua Tree National park 760-367-5500<br />
ADULT BOOK STORE<br />
*Hidden Joy 760 328-1694<br />
ADULT FETISH AND TOYS<br />
*Gear Leather & Fetish 760 322-3363<br />
*Hidden Joy 760 328-1694<br />
*Q Trading 760 416-7150<br />
ART GALLERY<br />
Sebastian’s Gallery Appraisals - Antiques<br />
Fine Art - Estate sales and liquidation<br />
69040 E. <strong>Palm</strong> Canyon drive, Cathedral<br />
City. Nudes Art 760-202-0582<br />
ATTORNEYS<br />
*Joseph Rhea legal criminal law human<br />
rights 760 322-3001<br />
Matthew J Hunter Estate planning business<br />
law 760-898-<strong>29</strong>84<br />
BUSINESS DIRECTORY<br />
Accounting and Bookkeeping<br />
“Bookkeeping for Seniors” We’ll Come to<br />
Your Home Or Meet At Our Office. We<br />
can help with: Bill paying and bank reconciliation,<br />
Monitor Income and Expenses,<br />
Audit Medical Bills, Assist in compiling tax<br />
document, IRS problem solving and much<br />
more… Call us today for a free consultation<br />
(760) 322-4011 / 140 N. Luring Drive,<br />
Ste. G <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, CA 92262<br />
Computer Service<br />
CONCIERGE-STYLE COMPUTER SUP-<br />
PORT I AM NOT MAC-PHOBIC!<br />
Desktops, laptops, Internet/wireless<br />
connectivity, virus remediation. Catering<br />
to locals & resort/out-of-town<br />
guests. Reasonable rates Call Ed Lefkowitz<br />
sunnyDconsulting (760) 483-3115.<br />
sunnydconsulting.com<br />
BAR/PUBS<br />
*Georgie’s Alibi (760) 325-5533<br />
*Rio Azul 760-992-5641<br />
*Score 760-327-0753<br />
*Tool Shed 760-320-3<strong>29</strong>9<br />
*The Barracks 760-321-9688<br />
*Tryst Bar 760-832-6046<br />
CONCRETE<br />
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY<br />
FURNITURE<br />
*MJ Custom Furniture 760 779-0303<br />
HAULING & MOVING<br />
RED’S HAULING - DUMP RUNS Dump<br />
runs. Real Estate Repo Cleanups. 760-<br />
288-6956<br />
GYMS<br />
*WorkOUT Gym 760 325-4600<br />
SHOPPING<br />
Gifts, BOOKS and Cards<br />
*Q TRADING 760 416-7150<br />
LEATHER GEAR TOYS<br />
*Gear Leather and Fetish 760-322-3363<br />
gearleather.com 650 E. Sunny Dunes<br />
Leather Repair<br />
Off Ramp Leathers 760-778-2798<br />
www.offrampleathers.com New and used<br />
leather and fetish/BSDM gear. Alterations<br />
and repairs from saddle-patching<br />
your well-loved Levis to refurbishing your<br />
prized leathers. Or get measured for a new<br />
custom leather outfit handmade by Paul.<br />
Great selection of consignment items. 650<br />
E. Sunny Dunes Rd., Unit 3, <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>,<br />
CA 92264<br />
MATRIMONY SPIRITUALITY<br />
Bloom In the Desert Ministries<br />
760 327-3802<br />
PAINTERS<br />
PET GROOMING<br />
760<br />
POSTAL SERVICES<br />
*Postal <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> 760 864-1401<br />
*UPS Store 760 324-8184<br />
RESTAURANTS<br />
*Sunshine Cafe 760-328-1415<br />
*Bongo Johnny’s 760-866-1905<br />
*Pinocchio’s 760-322-3776<br />
* Rio Azul 760 992-5641<br />
*Georgie’s Alibi (760) 325-5533<br />
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What you can expect at<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Comic-Con<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 25th to 27th, <strong>2017</strong> means 3 days of<br />
panels, parties and exhibits and demonstrations<br />
on the floor. STAN LEE Founder of<br />
Marvel Comics, CORBIN BERNSON Actor<br />
– Psych/LA Law/Major League, KHARY<br />
PAYTON Actor – Walking Dead, Teen<br />
Titans Go!, LINDSAY WAGNER Actress<br />
– The Bionic Woman, Jaime Sommers, VE-<br />
RONICA TAYLOR Voice Actress – “Ash”<br />
Pokemon, Salor Moon Crystal to name a<br />
few celebrities that’s will be in attendance to<br />
meet.<br />
LGBT events: Chill Bar and The Barracks<br />
also welcome Comic con attendees with<br />
contests and prizes. The Barracks will have<br />
a mash up of epic proportions as the Mr.<br />
Leather Contest Meet and Greet will happen<br />
on the same night.<br />
AT The CON<br />
On the main floor is the sales and exhibit<br />
space. You may need to make a few loops<br />
to see most of it, as people tend to cluster<br />
and form lines to see and buy something.<br />
And when we say something, that’s a lot, in<br />
fact there is something for every fan, every<br />
kid, adult, and every gender. It’s like your<br />
favorite buffet of history, legacy, new releases,<br />
people, products, and even the creators<br />
of your kids favorite comic will be on hand.<br />
Basically all the merch and buying one-ofa-kind<br />
artwork directly from the creators is<br />
the floor.<br />
Also people, the floor will be full of people<br />
as you are or dressed up as a favorite movie/TV/comic<br />
character. They may be your<br />
favorite too. If you want a picture, please<br />
ask and make sure they hear you to get that<br />
best one of a kind shot. But they may be off<br />
to a panel or the bathroom, so don’t panic if<br />
they say no. And no selfies without consent.<br />
Exclusives and collectibles.<br />
These items usually skyrocket in price a<br />
day after “the Con” so be on the lookout.<br />
Funko, Hasboro and tons of other companies<br />
and studios will have incredible items<br />
to buy that are exclusive to Comic-Cons.<br />
Those collectors will be there early to get<br />
the best deals. Also collecting may take up<br />
your time, a lot, so it’s best to make a plan<br />
and read the information guides and ask.<br />
These people are mostly collectors like you<br />
and are happy to assist. And be nice and<br />
pleasant because that is how Comic Con<br />
operates, but if you are a jerk, they can also<br />
send you to the Stan Lee booth, nice but<br />
not the Funko collector edition.<br />
If you just like to look and have no particular<br />
goal, wait a couple hours before heading<br />
over there to avoid the gushing crowds of<br />
exclusive toy-hunters and panel attendees.<br />
You will want sensible shoes, a phone charger,<br />
a backpack to carry all your purchases,<br />
deodorant, and plenty of water.<br />
It all starts on Friday<br />
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY<br />
RESTAURANTS (continued)<br />
REAL ESTATE-SERVICES<br />
*Desert Home Front 760-702-1643<br />
Nina’s traditional Greek cuisine<br />
and pizzeria. Chef Nina’s<br />
gourmet pizza is prepared with<br />
fresh tomato sauce and buffalo<br />
milk mozzarella. Enjoy Chef<br />
Nina’s 45 years of cooking passion<br />
with 100-year-old plus<br />
family recipes. The healthiest,<br />
freshest, cleanest, Hellenic cuisine<br />
ever! All day Monday is<br />
Chef Nina’s Pizza Day. Get a<br />
complementary beer, wine, or<br />
soda with every order over $20.<br />
Located on the South West corner<br />
of Ramon Rd & South Sunrise<br />
Way at “Plaza At Sunrise.”<br />
555 South Sunrise Way <strong>Palm</strong><br />
<strong>Springs</strong> 760-3<strong>23</strong>-8552<br />
Theatre/Playhouse<br />
*Desert Rose Play House 760-202-3000<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> Canyon Theater 760 3<strong>23</strong>-51<strong>23</strong><br />
Annenberg Theater 760 325-4490<br />
McCallum Theatre 760)340-2787<br />
TRAVEL<br />
Utilities<br />
Gas 800-427-2200<br />
Water 760-3<strong>23</strong>-4971<br />
Electric 800-990=7788<br />
Trash 800-973-3873<br />
Recycling 760-327-1351<br />
REAL ESTATE<br />
Free Trolley Buzz<br />
*Berrington Properties 760 408-4102<br />
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY<br />
SpurLine The Video Bar more on page 12<br />
GROUPS/ORG/HELP<br />
GAY ARTISTS - 760 835-0727<br />
LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE <strong>Gay</strong> Book Club of PS—write to bookclubofps@yahoo.com<br />
DESERT 1301 North <strong>Palm</strong> Canyon, 3rd<br />
Floor PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262 760-416- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY<br />
7790/www.thecenterps.org<br />
CHURCH 760 512-1700<br />
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 800-227- PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM<br />
<strong>23</strong>45<br />
psmuseum.org 760 322-4800<br />
AMVETS: 760-3<strong>23</strong>-9085<br />
PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM<br />
BLOOM IN THE DESERT MINISTRIES: psairmuseum.org 760 778-6262<br />
760-327-3802<br />
PALM SPRINGS GAY MEN’S CHORUS<br />
Coachella Valley Sexual Assault Services 760-219-2077<br />
Rape Crisis Center (760) 568-9071<br />
PALM SPRINGS LEATHER ORDER OF<br />
DEMOCRATS OF THE DESERT<br />
THE DESERT 760 272-5553<br />
desertdemocrats.org<br />
PALM SPRINGS PRIDE pspride.org<br />
democratsofthedesert@gmail.com<br />
NATURIST DAY PASSES<br />
DESERT AIDS PROJECT: 760 3<strong>23</strong>-2118 <strong>Gay</strong> Men CCBC Resort, All Worlds Resort<br />
DESERT LEGAL AID: 760-832-9770 Family DeAnza <strong>Springs</strong> Resort Jacumba,<br />
DESERT OUTREACH FOUNDATION CA,<br />
760 864-1<strong>23</strong>4<br />
Living Waters, Desert Sun Resort<br />
DESERT STONEWALL DEMOCRATS:<br />
Call today to add your<br />
760 260-8104<br />
DESERT WINDS 760 776-2700<br />
Listing!<br />
FRONTRUNNERS 760 285-0077<br />
888-743-3349<br />
GAY CATHOLICS 760 325-9511<br />
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DDG LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS AND MASSAGE<br />
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THE FOLLOWING WEEK Line ads are 30 words or less.<br />
Classified ADS 30 words or less $15.00 per week FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE WEEKS All ads must<br />
be paid before publication (unless prior arrangements are made). DDG Media Group assumes no responsibility<br />
for the content of ads or for the reliability of our advertisers.<br />
We are open, Monday-Friday, from 10 AM to 4 PM Proofing limited to first run.<br />
NEW DROP off (no cash) address is:1717 E. Vista Chino Drive, A7-480, <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, CA 92262<br />
Toll Free 888-743-3349 or 760-913-3340 • FAX (844) 800-9700 publisher541@desertdailyguide.com<br />
MASSAGE<br />
WARM HEALING HANDS\<br />
Massage $60 for 1 Hour, $70 for 90 min.<br />
Reiki Healing Session $30 for 30 min.<br />
I’m strong, 59 years old, well built, nice<br />
looking. I specialize in pain relief and I cater<br />
to all ages. Older welcome. Call Rocco.<br />
760-933-9153<br />
4 HAND TANTRIC MASSAGE <br />
EurAsian Team Relaxing Rejuvenating,<br />
Sensual 760-835-0727<br />
MALE KNEADS<br />
Exceptional, Sensual, Soothing, body work<br />
for men of all ages. Outcalls only. Call<br />
Adam for an extraordinary experience in<br />
innovative erotic relaxation.<br />
760-835-0727 [000]<br />
PALM SPRINGS BLACK MASSEUR<br />
5’4”, 130# of lean muscle. Handsome face.<br />
Smooth and athletic. Personal training<br />
available.MC/Visa Accepted.<br />
Michael Cell 562-714-4270 [1116]<br />
SERVICES OFFERED<br />
SEE BUSINESS DIRECTORY PAGE 33<br />
Roommate Wanted to Share Beautiful<br />
Home<br />
Fun 55 + roommate sought. Brand new<br />
Crestline manufactured home 2016 never<br />
occupied. 1,500 sq. ft, 2 br 2ba and den, 2<br />
car garage located in gorgeous security gated<br />
community with incredible amenities,<br />
huge pool, 82 degrees year round. Workout<br />
room, 2 spas, gorgeous clubhouse and<br />
many activities. YOU GET THE MASTER<br />
– and the place is yours 80% of the time.<br />
(We don’t want it empty). Fun, friendly,<br />
super-easy to get along with gay couple,<br />
only there 1 or 2 nights per week, at most.<br />
(We live in L.A. And both have full-time<br />
jobs). No drugs or pets or smoking please.<br />
Respond and tell us about yourself and we<br />
will send pictures. Desert Hot <strong>Springs</strong>. 10<br />
min from <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, call-text Thom<br />
310-564-6344 $750 per month or email<br />
billhacket2002@yahoo.com<br />
Male wanted to share. Available 1 Bedroom<br />
suit w/ private bath in 2 bedroom<br />
house includes partially furnished room,<br />
gated community with pool, northwest<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>. Vista Chino and Racquet<br />
vicinity for rent $750 + ½ utilities,<br />
760- 399-2139 No smokers, no pets please.<br />
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La Quinta<br />
Estate<br />
½ acre La Quinta Estate in beautiful gated community of Talante.<br />
Builder’s home full of upgrades. 1000 sf Pool with Rock waterfall<br />
and raised Spa. 4 BD/5BA approx. 3300 sf Home for only $4800/<br />
mo. Call Susie Malek 760-861-4030 for Viewing this home or<br />
email at Susie@desert-estate.com. License #01486079<br />
Share large beautiful Pool Home in<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> (North <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>) $900<br />
- Share beautiful pool home in North <strong>Palm</strong><br />
<strong>Springs</strong> with me and my two dogs. Prefer<br />
professional gay male. You’ll have a private<br />
room and bath, shared kitchen and a private<br />
entry into backyard/pool area. Spa/hot tub<br />
& waterfall pool, BBQ. Bedroom is approximately<br />
240 sq.ft. and accesses bathroom<br />
via private hallway. Common dining/living<br />
area leading through French Doors onto<br />
pool/patio area in beautiful view. Share 1/2<br />
utilities & internet/cable. (Approximately<br />
$150-200 per month) Off-street parking<br />
available for one car, and free Shuttle (Buzz)<br />
is a 3-minute walk from the front door. Dog<br />
OK, provided that he/she gets along with<br />
mine. housemateps@gmail.com<br />
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GAYDGETS & THREADS<br />
ADRIAN’S PICKS FOR THE MAN THAT<br />
NEEDS EVERYTHING. AN IRREVERENT LOOK AT<br />
THE COMMERCIAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD.<br />
THIS WEEK: WEB COMIC FINDS CON<br />
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#1 Diamond Select Toys Batman<br />
The Animated Series Premier<br />
Collection Catwoman Resin Statue<br />
$125.00 jet.com<br />
A Diamond Select Toys release!<br />
now this is a statue worth stealing!<br />
continuing DST’s premier collection<br />
line of statues, this resin sculpture<br />
captures cat Woman as she appeared<br />
in Batman: the animated series,<br />
where she straddled the line between<br />
good and bad!<br />
#2 GAME OF THRONES DROGON POP!<br />
VINYL VEHICLE WITH DAENERYS FIGURE<br />
$24.00 popinabox.com<br />
Nice ride, Daenerys! <strong>This</strong> Game of<br />
Thrones Drogon Pop! Vinyl Vehicle<br />
with Daenerys Figure is a must have<br />
for any Game of Thrones fan! Vehicle<br />
with figure comes packaged in a<br />
window display box and stands about<br />
4-inches tall.<br />
#3 1966 TV Series 1966 Premier<br />
Collection Batman Statue<br />
$119.99 toywiz.com<br />
Holy left cross, Batman! this 12-inch<br />
scale resin statue of Adam West as<br />
Batman is based on his appearance<br />
in the Batman classIC TV series,<br />
and depicts him throwing a massive<br />
punch at one of his numerous foes or<br />
their underlings.<br />
#4 Sailor Moon Stick & Rod edition<br />
#4 Full Set of 6<br />
$39.99 jlist.com<br />
Moon Prism Power! Makeup! Fans of<br />
Sailor Moon will love this new Sailor<br />
Moon Capsule Goods Set. Featuring<br />
the magical rod and sticks from<br />
Sailor Moon. <strong>This</strong> set contains Eternal<br />
Tear, Holy Moon Chalice, Crystal<br />
Change Rod (Sailor Mercury), Crystal<br />
Change Rod (Sailor Mars), Crystal<br />
Change Rod (Sailor Jupiter), and<br />
Crystal Change Rod (Sailor Venus).<br />
IMAGE OF THE WEEK.... DJ FOR ALL WORLDS EVERY SUNDAY!<br />
Adrian travels the globe looking for the coolest trends in fashion and toys. If<br />
you would like to have your product featured in this column send a note to:<br />
adrian@desertdailyguide.com<br />
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THE LAST WORD by Greg Pettis<br />
Well, just as you think the circus is going to<br />
leave town, it extends its performances.<br />
<strong>This</strong> week we had the tragedy in Charlottesville<br />
where a talented young woman lost her<br />
life to a neo-Nazi at a rally made up of KKK<br />
and white supremacists. The bigot-in-chief<br />
remained on the golf course for two days and<br />
then made a statement blaming “both sides”.<br />
After intense pressure, he READ a statement<br />
denouncing the haters but when he couldn’t<br />
help himself a few days later went off script<br />
about infrastructure and went on a diatribe<br />
supporting white nationalists. Later in the<br />
day he went further supporting statues to<br />
confederate traitors to the nation during the<br />
Civil War.<br />
Finally, one Republican senator – Corker of<br />
Tennessee broke and said the President did<br />
not have the capacity or make up for the job.<br />
The Speaker of the House did his best weak<br />
voiced statement against hate speech and the<br />
Senate Majority Leader stayed silent. Where<br />
are all the good Republicans??<br />
Leaders from around the world spoke out<br />
against Nazism and called on our President to<br />
do the same<br />
The Joint Chiefs of the military all went on<br />
their Twitter accounts to denounce racism<br />
and hate speech and the Chief of Staff finally<br />
had enough and fired the senior advisor to the<br />
President, Stephen Bannon, but that has not<br />
quieted the furor. For their part, the President<br />
went back to the golf course and his best<br />
bud – Vladdy Putin went to the beach, being<br />
photographed sans shirt soaking up the rays.<br />
We cannot sustain this farce of a President<br />
for four years. Congress or the Cabinet – DO<br />
YOUR JOB!<br />
Labor Day there will be a Resistance Rally at<br />
the Cathedral City Town Square Park by the<br />
Civic Center. It will be from 5:30pm – 7:00pm<br />
and feature speakers from local and county<br />
government, education, healthcare, environment<br />
and more. There will even be kid’s activities<br />
so folks can bring the family. Come join<br />
us as the valley says NO to Donald Trump and<br />
his regressive policies!<br />
Well, that’s it for this week. Keep moving forward<br />
and RESISTING!<br />
Greg Pettis is a 22 year city councilman in<br />
Cathedral City. Greg was the first openly<br />
gay elected city council members In Riverside<br />
County. He has served on the boards<br />
of the National League of Cities and the<br />
League of <strong>California</strong> Cities and as President<br />
of the Southern CA Association of<br />
Governments.<br />
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Famed Panels<br />
It impossible to predict or describe Panels<br />
and Screenings Comic Con because it will<br />
span every fandom imaginable. Your pop<br />
culture is sure to be present so read up on<br />
all the panels before you start to schedule<br />
your day. Last year’s favorite was Sandy<br />
Fox, the voice of Chibiusa and this year it’s<br />
rumored the original voice of Ash from<br />
Pokemon will be on panel.<br />
When? Where?<br />
Friday 1:00 pm Friday <strong>Aug</strong>ust 25, <strong>2017</strong> ::<br />
Doors Open for VIP :: <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Convention<br />
Center<br />
2:00 pm General Admission :: <strong>Palm</strong><br />
<strong>Springs</strong> Convention Center<br />
ESCAPE ROOM<br />
A regular favorite Zombie maze. Think you<br />
and your friends have what it takes? Prove<br />
it, In the zombie maze room! You and your<br />
friends must use wits, stealth, and determination<br />
to find the cure and save humanity!<br />
Located in the Cactus room at the Renaissance<br />
Hotel by Escape <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>.<br />
Lots to do this weekend,<br />
Hint there is plenty of parking around and<br />
down the street from the convention center.<br />
The main entrance is on the mountain<br />
side and there will be a process to get your<br />
tickets. So if you dress cosplay you may<br />
want to be dropped off in front. And never<br />
ever say “That’s a nice costume” or “Collectible<br />
pose-able (“articulated”) figures are<br />
only toys in the hands of a child.”<br />
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