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la rg e r man,
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already getting plays in many gay bars and clubs around the country. se into
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Steve says he takes his inspiration from pop-icons like Madonna mixed u lt
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Blueday, give me another chance for one last romance.’ It to you
was awful but I was only 10 at the time! o s t it utes.
pr
Whoops is very catchy is this very much like most of
your writing?
 I find that people tend to relate to something they can
sing along to so I always try to keep my songs simple
and catchy.

You’ve only played a handful of live gigs so far… do you
see yourself as a live or studio artist?
I’d much rather be known as a live performer. I toured
Holland a couple of years ago and that experience was
amazing. I’d love to tour the UK with my new material.
How did you go down at the gay clubs you’ve played?
I think they liked me! Two8Six in Lewisham was definitely
the best atmosphere. It’s a great live venue and the
regulars are very friendly.  its fourth short-term broadcast, the station will soon
Did you find yourself a boyfriend?
Nah, I’m too busy for anything serious now. Ask me again
in a few years!
Who would you like to be stuck on a desert island with?
Can I only choose one? I’d say Hayden Christensen from
the film Jumper. He’s hot!
Do you have a guilty pleasure?
Cheese and marmite. Don’t ask why, just love it!
What style and colour are your favourite undies?
 Red Aussi Bum’s all the way. I’d kill to be one of their
poster boys.
www.myspace.com/stevenhitchens
Hurrah!
Gaydio, Manchester’s radio station for the gay, lesbian,
bisexual and trans community has recently announced
that it has been successful in its bid for a full time
community radio licence. Having recently completed
return to become the only FM radio station in the
UK aiming exclusively at this community. The award
of this five-year licence means that the station will
soon be broadcasting around the clock bringing a
diverse mix of locally produced programmes, music
and entertainment. Programme Controller Toby
Whitehouse says “Everybody involved with Gaydio
has worked so hard to get to this point. We are
extremely happy that Ofcom have decided to
award us a licence. Manchester’s thriving LGBT
community is so deserving of a full time station
to serve it. I can’t wait to get us back on air… for
good.” Announcements will be made in the
coming months regarding when the station
will be going on air.

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name a
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G: Completely by chance. We were
both the book, we’ve tried everything. And
at the same mall one day and… mean EVER YTHI NG. So we’re kinda experts
shopping
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doing?
technically I was retur ning a faulty pair of What other guides are you planning on
underpants to Agen t Peng uinat eur. healt h, cook ery… you
W: Fashion, lifestyle,
were both at this mall and going name it! Peng uins are good at anything!
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pay ME a compliment in return, you Gus & Waldo’s Guides to Fame, Love
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For
ers and
found you irresistible with your feath more information on the fabulous duo
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onship? visit: www.gusandwaldo.com
What’s the key to a successful relati
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We have Gus&Waldo t-shirts and

Jacko atO
– as you can see, but if love is there, away so to be in with a chan ce
stage to give
ome. do is
there’s no obstacles you can’t overc of winning them, all you have to
re can
W: Yes, people nowadays believe that answer this simple question. Whe
ct relati onsh ip has to tick all the peng uins be foun d – a) the Artic or b)
the perfe
Rumours are currently circulating that Michael Jackson is boxes. It just doesn’t work like that. the Antarctic?
planning a series of concerts in the new year at the ‘O’ Arena you find love, it’s up to you to
G: When
in London. Formerly, the Millennium Dome, the venue has, in make it work.
recent times, attracted many big names who have fulfilled the
W: It’s like choosing your partner every
British part of their tour at the attraction. Recently he dealt a r get
day all over again. And then you neve
savage blow to his brothers when he refused to join them on ys fresh.
bored, your relationship stays alwa
stage for a re-launch of the Jacksons. However, Jacko may well your
need the money as it has been revealed that he has had to You have released a book based on
you
give up the title deeds to his Neverland Ranch, which is now sex life, which is very Madonna, did
nal?
owned by a Californian property company. It is not clear what ever worry this might be too perso
will happen to the 2,500-acre home, which features a miniature
amusement park with a zoo, Ferris wheel, roller coaster and
other rides.
Competiti on Time
74 for entry details
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DJ In t e r v i e w
no
Paga
Originally from Italy, but now base
often singled out on the London gay
innovator. His unique blend of Clas
combined with tribal and electronic
become Pagano's trademark sound
d in London, DJ Pagano is
scene for being a true
sic House and Progressive,
arrangements, has
and has caught the
attention of partygoers and
music lovers the world
over.
During his career, which covers nearly fifteen
years, he’s performed at every major gay club
night in the capital, from Trade and Crash to
Heaven and Matinee. He’s also a familiar name
on the international circuit, regularly rocking
the dancefloors of many circuit parties. His
recent remixes such as De-lacy & Marco Gee’s
‘Bodyswerve’ & the Robin S classic ‘Luv 4 Luv’
have been riding high in the Upfront & Club Charts.
To say 2008 has been a busy year for you
must be an understatement, what’s been the
highlight for you?
So far 2008 has indeed been a fantastic year for
me: both as a DJ and a producer. As a producer
the highlight has been having 3 of my remixes in
the top ten of the official ‘UK Club Chart’. As a DJ,
I have enjoyed playing a series of extended sets
in London and Amsterdam. This, not only has
enabled me to develop my sound further, but it
has helped me to gain a very loyal fan-base that
support me and appreciate the musical journey
I try to create during my sets: this is definitely
what I consider my best achievement this year…
There’s been a lot of talk about the state of the
UK gay club scene in recent months, with many
well-known nights and venues closing their
doors, or hopping from venue to venue. What’s
your take on it all?
During the last year the UK, and specifically
London, might have lost some of its legendary
venues and events but on the other hand, it
has gained a myriad of new events and small
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clubs. Clubbing and Electronic music have
gone back underground and are thriving
now more than ever! For me personally all
these changes are healthy, otherwise the
scene and its music would never develop
further, and that would be pretty boring.
What excites you about the UK gay club
scene?
That finally it seems there is a lot of room
for diversity (especially music-wise), for
everything and everyone.
And music wise, which tracks are never
far from the front of your CD wallet at the
moment?
Generally, all those quality tracks that are well
produced and that express the feelings of the
artists who produced them are always at the
front of my CD wallet. On the specific: Christian
Smith, Jerome Isma-Ae and Mark Mendes have
produced some of my favorite tracks of 2008.
Which House track would you appreciate never
hearing again?
There is not one specific track that I hate. But
what I really cannot stand are the remixes of the
remixes of the remixes of some of the House hits
from the nineties.
And what’s on the horizon?
On the production side, I have just signed my
third project to ‘Chus & Ceballos’ label. The
track will come out with a remix by DJ Chus
himself and it is called ‘Loca’. It features the
voice of promoter and friend Wilmien Bos
who I somehow convinced into screaming on a
microphone: that I assure, was a lot of fun! On
the DJ side, I have a lot of exciting debut coming
up during the next months: from Rapido London
at Koko to ‘Market EC1’ at Fabric. I have just taken
a new residency in Rome at Muccassassina,
where I have been asked to play once a month.
Other London future gigs will include Matinee,
Megawoof, Revolver and Breakfast at Egg.
For more details and an updated DJ schedule,
check:
www.djpagano.com and www.myspace.com/
djpagano
To book DJ Pagano please contact Simon at
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Forthcoming
releases
3CaDu - Don't Stop
(Ispirato)
nth
The stand out track for this month has
to be the awesome Don’t Stop from
CaDu, a new house music project from
Bournemouth based producers Nic
Carrington & Ollie Dubois. They’ve
teamed up to deliver an electro-house
stormer, which is also backed by two excellent remixes. The
first is by up-and-coming Ipswich-based funky house producer
Reflex, who completely strips the track down to just the vocal
& brings in an anthemic piano riff & funky bass and has already
had support from Judge Jules on Radio 1. Hungarian producer
Bakterya’s remix stays with the original track’s electro direction
to deliver a peaktime floorfiller! Available from all major digital
download stores this December. www.ispiratomusic.com
3Reza - Love To Be
Dominated (Toolbox House)
Manchester based record label Toolbox House
just goes from strength to strength. Reza (of DTPM
fame) has created a piano riddled slab of house,
with a simple piano hook that once in your head,
is impossible to shake. Tougher mixes come from label boss Nik
Denton and Reza’s pal Peter Brown. www.thehardheart.com
4Outsiders - Keep This
Fire Burning (Loaded)
The charging WaWa mixes and Amanda Wilson’s
amazing vocals kept this Robyn penned cover at
the front of most DJ’s CD wallets over the summer.
Finally due out this month with added remixes
from the Freemasons, Christian Smith, Jean Maxwell and Topaz.
Deserves to be a hit. www.loadedrecords.com
4Kid Cudi vs Crookers -
Day 'N' Nite (Data Records)
Another track that seems to have been around all
Summer, is this remix of Cleveland hip-hop star
Kid Cudi from the Italian producers the Crookers.
Think wonky basslines, electro synths and one
of the most hypnotic vocals for years. The Bimbo
Jones mix is mighty fine too. www.ministryofsound.com
3Robin S - Luv 4 Luv
(Champion)
First released back in 1993 as the follow up to
the hit single Show Me Love. The stand out mix
is from one of the UK’s fastest rising producers
Pagano who delivers a driving electro-house
stomper with trancy arm-raising breakdowns!
Also included is a funky house remix from Soulshaker.
www.championrecords.co.uk
4Consoul Trainin - Stop
(Redstick / Strictly)
A cover of the Sam Brown hit from 1988. With
vocals from Italy’s Joan Kolova, choose from the
piano-laden, Balearic inspired main mix from
Diego Donati vs F&A Factor or for the tougher
dancefloors, there’s the anthemic Rivaz & Zucchi
club mix. www.strictly.com
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albubymAdam
4CABARET
VOLTAIRE
Kora! Kora! Kora!
Out: 8th December
Rather than a brand
new Cabaret Voltaire
album, this is an inbetweener,
with cut-up slices of their debut album
reconfigured into club-friendlier fare.
These Maori dub artistes are a refreshing
change, but an album that simply reworks
old songs on an album fans will already
have runs the risk of holding little appeal
to a wider audience and is perhaps a little
bit of a waste of money from diehard
enthusiasts of the band. That said, they’re
mashing up music from the 1970s, so most
of their fans have grown up, and here we
have club-a-licious musical wonders for
the noughties generation. In that respect,
they win out. This album marks a new
direction and promises much for their next
new album, whenever it finally arrives.
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Sinners & Winners
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Out: 1st Decemb
ys are indie dancefloor ma
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and braces the em
bands next alb
electric vocals of the
4KOTCHY
Sing What You Want
Out: 15th December
Brooklyn producer and DJ
Kotchy joins Pharrell and
Mark Ronson as he effortlessly
combines his own musical
talents, songwriting skills
and world class production
for shimmering results. ‘Sing
What You Want’ is a smoothie
of funk, crunk and soul,
and only really needs Amy
Winehouse on lead vocals to
be a guaranteed number one
hit. Of course, she’s in rehab
again, or something, but
Kotchy’s lyrics still manage to
make this a wonderful urban
track, perfect for Christmas.
nth
sters, whose
nce Flo or’ and ‘Two Left
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6SARAH BRIGHTMAN
A Winter Symphony
Out: 1st December
Usually I think Christmas albums are
gimmicky. They’re all carols and snow- 4VERSATILE 2008
drenched music, and never get listened
Various
to again after December 31st. Brightman,
Out: 15th December
of course, opened the Beijing Olympics
Versatile bastards, um,
with her extraordinary soprano voice,
Versatile, present their latest
and her last album rocketed to the top.
compilation album. Ten years
So I was optimistic, until I saw the track
ago this might have been
listings. It’s all the stuff you’d expect from
abstract downtempo and
‘Silent Night’ to ‘I Belive in
deep-filtered house. Now it’s a
Father Christmas’,
riot of Italian disco, Krautrock,
so your mum will
psyche rock and acid house,
probably love it.
smashing up your audio
But in terms of
system and burying itself in
adding any depth
your brain like musical glass.
to Brightman’s
The record’s a great blend
career, it falls flat
of eclectic sounds with acts
on its arse and
like Zombie Zombie, Etienne
offers nothing new.
Jaumet and Texas Rangers all
appearing with fantastic slices
of dance-fusion madness.
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4CYBERSUTRA
6SNOW PATROL I See Fire
Crack the Shutters Out: 15th December
Out: 15th December Judge Jools has tipped this one
for the top. The opening of ‘I
Dreary indie pedlars of mediocrity,
See Fire’ is a thing of thick beats
Snow Patrol, return with yet another
and electro tinkery, leading to
whingey, whiney song. Not quite
ephemeral vocals that sultrily
content with being the poor man’s
dance over the uplifting music
Coldplay (and let’s face it, Coldplay
in stripped down form. Club
were pretty piss poor in and of
kids will love the energy of
4A-SKILLZ themselves), they keep churning
this one, which is set to cut up
out record after record after record.
Happiness/Got the Rhythm dancefloors across the nation.
Guaranteed to appear in a future
Out: 8th December Definitely one for New Year’s Eve.
episode of ‘50 Most Annoying Songs
Mr A-Skills collaborates with of Noughties’, they give James Blunt a
south coast superstar DJ, run for his money as the musical act
Krafty Kuts, for the first single no one will admit to buying despite
‘Happiness’ on this double the fact their albums keep
A-side. Summery sounds do
battle with winter, credit-crunch
malaise, proclaiming in cliches
‘money won’t bring happiness’.
4KINGS
Radio 1’s Annie Mac has been OF LEON
championing this song from
Use Somebody
the start, and the infectious
melodies make it obvious to Out: 8th December
see why. The second track, ‘Got With ‘Sex on Fire’ stuck in the top 5
the Rhythm’, sees A-Skills team for absolutely ages, their second single from the
up with BeardyMan for this going platinum. number one album Only by the Night has a lot
JB-inspired groove. Perhaps the Here’s a hint: imagine all your friends to live up to. Luckily, the Kings manage it. ‘Use
lyrics do dabble in cliches and are watching when you buy this one. Somebody’ is a deftly created track with all the
the tunes are a little too familiar, Imagine their looks of disapproval. spark and passion of ‘Sex on Fire’. Perfect as a
but that’s why this record will do Then simply don’t buy it. Eventually Christmas present for the younger brother with
well, whether we like it or not. they’ll stop making music and we’ll all black nail polish, and suitable also for those with
stop hearing about them. less ‘alternative’ tastes. 8095

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INTERVIEW RAS
HIDDEN CAME

You often have quite odd, hectic stage shows.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever done in a
performance?
I guess for me, it would be on the last tour. I have
been getting really tired of playing guitar all the
time so I just sang and interacted with the band and
audience. That kind of freedom allows for all sorts of
shenanigans - like trying to tie the audience together
with my microphone chord.

How was the experience of taking part in Shortbus,

which has since become a huge cult film?
I met the director many times in NYC. He was an early
supporter of the band. My only involvement in the
movie was allowing my song to be used in the film.

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The Hidden Cameras first
bec
queer film, Shortbus. Ben ame big(gish) names when their music appear
t caught up with the ban ed on the cult
d's Joel to discuss music
, pride and movies.
You appeared in ‘Anti-Pride’ this year in Manchester.
What are your views of gay pride? Is it becoming too
commercial? Do we still need gay pride in the 21st
Century?
I don’t think gay-pride is cool when it is closed off to
the general public and there is an entrance fee, much
as the case in Manchester. Gay pride is all too often a
vehicle for marketing to the gay demographic. How
boring!

When you’re not performing or making music, what

do you do on an average day?
A usual and complete day involves listening to
records and working on art, reading, emailing, cooking
and hopefully playing some music of my own.

What do you see yourself doing five years from now?

Hopefully doing the same thing as I do now! I just
love making music and that for me
is all I want to do.

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Fallout Boy Featuring John Mayor (Beat It) with their
ultimate party tracks. As if all that wasn’t enough, CD2
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 IEW
INTERV
I S G R EEN
CHR

Making U s G r e e n W it h E n v y .. .
What made you want to write
something so festive for Ida?
I think that Ida Barr and Christmas are
two things that are just made to go
together, like Christmas pudding and
Brandy Butter, so I have wanted to do
an Ida ‘Christmas Special’ for a while. It’s
a mix of old people’s homes, daytime TV
and Christmas celebrations.
Where did Ida come from?
I take an academic approach to things
so when researching at the British
Library I found an old archive of Ida
Barr’s (laughs) and then learnt more
about her and warped it all for my
benefit. I instantly loved her; she has
such a brilliant dirty sense of humour. I
have taken many liberties but not many
people remember her. In addition, she
didn’t really do hip-hop back then. Isn’t
Granny hip-hop great?
Do you think Madonna stole that from
you? Obviously, that is where she
got the ‘Hard Candy’ inspiration, you
should sue her…
I should, Ida needs the money, plus
she stole the guitar playing off Tina,
outrageous!
When did you first realise you could
make people laugh?
At Primary School, I had a character
called Wonder Maggie, which was a
cross between Wonder Woman and
Margaret Thatcher who were my
two obsessions when I was ten. I did
performances on Friday lunchtimes, and
I would make people do it to as (laughs)
long as I could be the headline. Actually,
it might have been before that when I
used to put on Abba shows and always
wanted to be Frida, that made people
laugh… but I wasn’t the class clown.
You have done a show for Radio 4 about
Abba’s Frida haven’t you?
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I have indeed… it’s about me meeting I don’t ever feel pushed out and I am
Frida, which I did recently. I was doing so grateful they came along. I think if
Tina C and one of the guests at the they hadn’t I would have found a much
private function was Frida. I nearly bigger male character, I have characters
died. We had a fantastic conversation like Vinnie Neon who I really love; he
about fame and I was saying how I had might feel squeezed out but not me
such a long relationship with her she thankfully.
knew nothing about. It was quite odd Does it ever feel a bit schizophrenic?
but she was worried about being a (Laughs) What like the Tina C song ‘I
disappointment to people. It was a very
Became Schizophrenic, So I Could Love
strange moment.
You Twice As Much’?
Tina C and Ida Barr are such huge
Would you take Tina and Ida on tour
characters… do you ever get time for together?
you?
I have done which is what put me off, I
t was doing a tour as Tina and afterwards
one of the audience came up to me and
said ‘Tina you were fabulous, but your
support act was terrible’… it was Ida,
(laughs) we shall see.
Would you like to take them all to TV?
I did a Tina series a long time ago,
(laughs) but it was also quite damaging
and she was becoming forced and it
wasn’t fun. I have a bit of a complicated
relationship with TV. I write a lot of stuff
that is passed on, I would love a TV show
but (laughs) I am a bit controlling, and
that is why I love radio.
Several comedians have released
autobiographies this Christmas, have
you ever been tempted?
Funnily enough for a long time I have
wanted to write a ‘Matlock Memoir’ but I
don’t think it could be an autobiography
as I think ‘why would people care’ but
as we both know there are some great
Matlock stories and characters. Like
when I started working at the library
and was being introduced to the staff
and I swear this is what my ‘trainer’ said
“right Chris it’s quite confusing as there
are three of us here called Maureen, so
we are known as Maureen, Fat Maureen
and June” (laughs) you can’t make that
sort of thing up. Now that is a Matlock
story… the humour is there, its intrinsic
maybe that’s where I got being funny
from. At some point I will write it, in fact
it should be now… I should leave…
You can see Ida Barr’s fabulous new
show ‘So It’s Christmas’ at The Pit in
The Barbican, London from the 10th
until the 23rd of December. For more
information visit www.barbican.
org.uk and for more information on
Christopher Green and Ida herself visit
www.idabarr.net

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buzz
Phantom
of the IACGMOOH
Opera
Jonathan Ansell started his career through
the X Factor as part of G4, after leaving
the band he has gone on to land a solo deal
and has recently been on a nationwide tour
with 'A Night At The Opera' and released his
new album 'Forever'.
Tell us all about the new album?
It’s basically an album filled with
tunes that I have been wanting
to record for ages such as the
fabulous ‘Who Wants To Live
Forever’ by Queen and mixes
classical music with classic pop.
You have what I think is the
immaculate pop song Daniel
Bedingfield’s ‘If You’re Not The
One’ alongside ‘Nessun Dorma’.
Do you think that classical music
is now merging more with pop
music?
I think that the audience has
grown wider and I think that the
cross over really encourages a
new fan base for classical music.
What’s exciting is bringing pop
songs to opera lovers and opera
to your die hard pop fans and
that’s great.
Who is your all time favourite
classical artist?
I would have to say Pavarotti,
he made me fall in love with
classical music and there is no
one who can beat him for this
style of music, he was a true
great, a true legend.
What happened to the show you
were going to do in Las Vegas
based on him?
We had talks about it and we
were hoping that this autumn
it would all happened but sadly
it’s just not meant to be but you
never know what’s coming and
‘A Night At The Opera’ has been
fantastic, that show has been a
crossover show and we think we
have won some new fans. People
have a strange preconception of
Opera being very snobby and we
want to dispel that.
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Gay men seem to love classical
music more and more why do
you think that is?
(Laughs) It might be the high
drama? Everything is amplified,
its very grand scale plus there
are the great Diva’s like Katherine
Jenkins and Sarah Brightman
who are just amazing so maybe
a mix of that… and men in tight
pants?
You’ve done really well following
the X Factor, when it’s on does it
bring everything back?
Oh big time, it’s weird. It’s sad
there aren’t any classical singers
this year, I was really surprised,
maybe I should go back on
(laughs) I get sucked into the
show completely each year, I
am quite a fan. The only thing I
don’t miss is the nerves and the
waiting on results night.
Who are you loving this year who
do you want to win?
There is something quite magical
about JLS that I can’t put my
finger on; I don’t think we have
seen the best of them yet. I think
the girl’s category is amazingly
strong this year; Cheryl could
be the winning judge this year.
Groups don’t seem to do well
on that’s how which is odd,
maybe because each act needs x
amount of members more time
and planning, I think it would be
great for a new band to win too, I
am torn. I’ll be stuck to the TV for
the final.
Photos courtesy: ITV
Jonathans new album ‘Forever’
is out now you can find out
more about Jonathan at www.
jonathanansell.com
Now in its 25th year... or does
it just seem that long... I'm a
Celebrity...etc... has gone for
the campest line up yet.
Three well and truly out personalities;
Tennis icon Martina Navratilova, Star
Trek’s helmsman Mr Sulu, the recently
married George Takei and our very own
ex-top copper Brian Paddick, all arrived
in the Australian bush… hoping to
become King or Queen of the Jungle.
It was fun to see the contestants split
into two groups and that the three gay
contenders were all on the same team
(well they would wouldn’t they?) A jokey
young guy from Eastenders, who was
also on the team, proudly dubbed them
Camp Camp… and the name stuck. By
now the show will be well underway
and you’ll have already decided who the
heroes and villains are but with these
three… as far as the gay lobby goes…
this is undoubtedly the greatest cast
ever. I just hope that by the time you
read this that the nasty bugs and critters
haven’t already eaten half the camp.
t?
How did ‘Viva La Diva’ come abou
d
Well Darcy and I were always invite
to the same events and we became
friends through that. When she
knew she was leaving the royal
ballet she wanted to do something
a bit different and my manager
suggested that we did something
together. We both shared a real
love of the golden era of music,
dance, the 40’s and 50’s and the
whole Hollywood scene of that time.
Especially as it was a real mixture
s
from Ginger Rogers and Maria Calla
to Doris Day… all these fabulous
divas inspired us.
I love Doris Day but she’s a diva you
don’t hear much about…
No, I know and that’s quite sad
because she was fabulous. When I
was younger, my mother used to
play Doris Day on our long journeys
in the car, so I learnt every single
word of every Doris Day tune going
(laughs) and of course, they were
fabulous movies.
the
How was the tour different from
stuff that you normally do on your
own?
For a start, I had to learn how to
dance! I am so used to just standing
in front of an orchestra singing, but
dancing and singing is not as easy
as people make it look. Moreover,
I adapted my singing from the
classical to the likes of Doris and
Edith Piaf and Barbara Streisand. I
also loved being part of a cast and
part of a production.
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inspired you are all big gay icons
stage musicals and opera be
and you yourself are becoming quite
something you might do?
a gay icon, how does that feel?
Well funnily enough, I am going to
Oh really, am I becoming a gay icon?
be studying with Placido Domingo,
(Laughs) I love that. That’s the best
as it’s not something you can
news I have had in ages, I want to be
a gay icon.
just go and do. It’s going to be
really hard work but I would love,
You’ve released an album every year
love, love to do opera. I grew up
since you started. Do you not ever
to watching musicals they were my first
think ‘oh give me a year off I want
go and live it up in Marbella’? inspiration so, that is something I
would love to do.
(Giggles) This has become normal for on
Last year you sang with Rhydian
me now I guess. I make the album
the X Factor yet this year there aren’
during the summer and then I know any ‘classical’ singers at all, what
do
the autumn will be madness with you think about that?
promotion and touring. My next
Are there not? I haven’t been very
album is going to be made over in
good on keeping up with it this year.
America so that’s a nice change.
ge (Laughs) I don’t think it should be
Do you think there will be a chan compulsory to have classical singers,
in sound… more punk or rock?
what’s nice is that you have had
(Laughs) I might you know, that some people like Rhydian and G4
might shock a few people. I don’t who have come from that show and
want to change dramatically, it will others which I think is great. Classical
happen naturally. I loved doing the music has had an image change in
cross over with pop and classical the last five years, it’s not seen as the
and taking well-known songs of elitist medium it once was and you
both genres and experimenting know that fact it is more mainstrea
with them. I am working with David is fantastic..
Foster who has produced Whitney, Finally, how much of a Diva is
Celine Dion and he discovered
Michael Buble etc. It’ll be like ‘Rejoice’
Katherine Jenkins, do you have any
diva traits?
but further.
at someone because they said
something about my make up, so
apparently I am prone to a tantrum,
which is so not true. I promise you!
Now people seem to want me to be
a bit of a diva or at least for me to
be perceived as one. You know that
Viva la Diva
on long haul flights the air con is
Prima ballerina Darcey Bussell CBE and
pretty bad… well I wear one of those
international opera sensation Katherine
(laughs) masks you know… but it’s
,I Jenkins came together to record Viva La
for my voice. According to the press
Diva, following their sell out ‘all singing
make the planes turn everything off.
all dancing’ UK tour. The musical display
t I am not one of those people who
of Bussell and Jenkins’ unique gift and
demands only blue Smarties and
flair thrilled and surprised critics and
seventy-five puppies with pink bows
I fans alike, showcasing their well known
on my arrival. There again… maybe
abilities alongside hidden talents never
should (laughs). Maybe I might make
before revealed to the public. Thrilling,
that my New Year’s Resolution.
fun and about as camp as you can get…
just what you’d expect from two such
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to watch but I have to
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some photos of Russell
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on her tits immediately springs to
his
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mind, but as I’m not particularly a
royalist, my outrage was tempered by
the huge laugh it received. The very
next night he was at the Royal Variety
Show and so was I. There he was
chatting to the Queen and he looked
across at me as if to say. “Shall I say
it now?” I was dreading the thought
but wouldn’t have put it past him
because; this is what you expect from
Russell. He has the habit of being a bit
near the knuckle.
When Jonathan Ross, a guest on
Russell’s Radio 2 show and Brand
himself left a rather cheeky (although
some would say obscene) message
on Andrew Sach’s ansaphone
regarding his niece, the response was
ridiculous. Although only a couple
of people responded to the item at
the time of transmission, The Mail
(and the rest of Middle England)
decided it was payback time and
launched a spiteful campaign on the
two protagonists. Apparently, 30,000
complaints were eventually received
by the BBC taking to task these
‘overpaid juveniles’ and demanding
that action be taken.
Just how stupid are people?
The world is going into financial
meltdown and the Prime Minister
comes out and says how terrible a
tiny little incident (that attracted
only two complaints at the time
don’t forget) thought it prudent
to make a comment. No it wasn’t.
Politicians are always the first to jump
on bandwagons but you do tend
to expect something slightly better
from the PM. Why he let himself get
drawn into the fracas we could only
guess… unless he saw it as a terrific
distraction from the balls up he’d
helped create in the world’s financial
markets.
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Make no mistake, the public was
angry but I believe it was through
‘people impotence’. They had no say
in why the financial crisis was making
their homes devalued, why jobs were
disappearing in their thousands
and why their bank accounts were
suddenly under threat. No, they
could do nothing about that… the
government was letting the whole
crisis spiral out of control… but
what they could do was take all their
problems and frustrations out on a
couple of comedians being silly.
Things have settled down a bit now
and the papers have found new
people to get their collective knives
into. The BBC will be introspective for
a couple of months and there will be
a lot of tutting. However, I think the
world of entertainment has been a
lot poorer for the lack of Brand and
Ross doing what they do best… make
us laugh.
However, had I been asked to take
their respective slots on radio and
TV… then they would have deserved
all the bloody well got.
M R G A Y U K
Poster
Boy
Hey, hey, hey - how is everyone?
Me again.  Once again it’s been pretty loco in the life of Dino.  I don’t
know where to start.   London’s been crazy – crazy but fun.  I went
along to the National T.V. awards and the after party, which was
mental.  I got a bit pissed (free champers so you would have too)
and told Bradley from Eastenders it was a shame his character wasn’t
gay because it would spice up his story line (???).  He looked really
confused.  Hmmm. I know what you’re thinking….what a twat, I know
hahahaa.
So apart from being a complete drunken knob I’ve also been doing
some constructive, great things with my time.  I had a photo shoot
with GMFA for their Worlds Aids Day campaign, which was ace. The
message was that Gay men account for 63% of new HIV infections in
the UK – and over 95%of these men caught HIV from having bum fun.
Despite recent medical advances in the treatment of HIV there is still
no cure. GMFA are asking gay men and their friends and families to
become GMFA Bum Chums and join them in the battle against HIV.
Oh, Halloween was amazing too! My costume was extremely impressive
– don’t mean to brag but I was very scary.  I went as a bloodthirsty
zombie from 28 Days Later – professional fake blood,
contact lenses the lot! I reduced 2 kids in Sainsbury’s
(unintentionally) and a girl from my halls to hysterical
tears. Get in.  Plus, the bar manager of my Student
Union gave me a free drink of my choice for
‘Genuinely most terrifying costume! Ooooh
yeeees. I’ve just had a shoot for Gay Times as well. 
It was in the most gorgeous hotel – Flemings,
Mayfair.  I got the penthouse suite (the whole
fecking top floor!!!!) for a whole night – I was
testing out their new ‘Oscar Wilde Package’ for us
Gays.  A massive thank you for that guys – it was the
most amazing experience!  So, I’ve got this fragrance;
Army Red, that I’m facing and we shot the advert for it
last week in Brighton.  I’ve never done anything like it before,
but I really enjoyed myself.  I get up to all sorts in it (no, not like that
haha); exercising, showering, sleeping and even gazing out of the window
thoughtfully haha.  Keep your eyes peeled it’ll be on T.V. soon.
 Right, I’ll leave you to it now.  Better dash – I’ve got an essay due tomorrow,
and I’ve left it until the last minute again hahaha I’m rubbish.  Take care
,Muchos Bessos……
Dino
x
P.S. Yay Britney got to number 1 in the States!!! Too right!!!
www.gmfa.org.uk/bumchum
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How long has the book taken to come to fruition?
The shop is on one of the most amazing streets in
London if not the country, and to while away the
hours I started blogging about the characters and
things that I witnessed, it was really natural. I didn’t
ever think I was going to get published, I didn’t think
I was going to be a writer… when I was younger I
thought I was going to be a pop star. I was in a band
for ages that was shit, then I did radio and wrote comic
strips, I didn’t think a book would be something I
would do.
Myspace was a huge part of the process wasn’t it?
Oh totally, it’s been fantastic for me. I mean at first I
wasn’t sure about myspace but it becomes addictive
and you start meeting like minded people and you
put your blog up and suddenly you have a readership
from all over the shop, no pun intended. So before
the deal came through and even before I had known
it was going to be something I had around three
quarters of a book ready to go.
You experienced a lot in that shop, can you give us a
brief over view?
Oh blimey, we had gang attacks, drug addicts, floods
from the prostitutes upstairs, a mafia landlady, I could
go on. Plus…the shop has now closed… but that is
for another book, this one pretty much covers the first
half of our time there.
So you already have plans for a second book?
I am really hopeful. I mean the people, or as some say
the characters, I met in the book I still speak to (at this
point randomly Pam ‘The Fag Lady’ actually comes up
to us and asks for some change) so you know there is
more to the story… I just hope everyone enjoys this
book.
This book, and its characters, have been compared to
Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City…
Only these are real, I mean to be compared to a book
like Tales of the City is just amazing. My people have
become friends so it’s hard sometimes to know how
much you should be telling people about them.
Did you ever find people coming into the shop with
the aim of having a blog written about them that day?
All the time, they would say something shocking and
then add ‘and I hope you wont blog about that’, it’s a
bit of a give away, you kind of think the customer doth
protest too much, mind you some of them didn’t even
buy anything.
I gather it’s going to become a play?
Yes, it’s all written and ready. We have music and
everything. We are just looking into different venues
for it right now. What’s great is that there has already
been a real buzz about it from some television
companies, so that is looking really promising. I
wonder who they will get to play me? (Laughs) I
wonder if I can approve the auditions.
‘Dirty White Boy: Tales of Soho’ by Clayton
Littlewood is published by Cleiss at £8.99 and is
available online and at all good bookstores now.
For more details on Clayton and to read his blog
visit www.myspace.com/dwbsoho

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FILMby chris amos
MOVIE BUZZ
Seven-year-old piano prodigy Emily
Bear had lesbian talk show host Ellen
DeGeneres holding back tears when she
performed a song she’d written as a gift
to the newlywed. The little composer,
who has two albums to her name, told
the host that she had been inspired to
pen Once Upon A Wish by DeGeneres
marriage to Portia De Rossi this past
summer, during a recent taping of Ellen.

South Park creators Trey Parker and

k
Matt Stone are taking a comedy musical

n
about the Mormon faith to Broadway.

Hu he
The pair have teamed up with Jeff Marx
– the brains behind successful stage
comedy Avenue Q – to develop a script
for Mormon Musical.

f t
o nth
Production on Patricia Arquette’s hit
TV drama Medium came to a halt
recently when comic Sacha Baron-

Mo
Cohen invaded the set as his gay fashion
reporter creation Bruno. Filming was
temporarily shut down as Baron-
Cohen, posing as an extra, was forcibly
removed from the set after interrupting
a tense courtroom scene. Sacha has
been filming guerrilla segments for
his new film Bruno: Delicious Journeys
Through America for the Purpose of
Making Heterosexual Males Visibly
Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay
Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt.

Hellboy director Guillermo Del Toro is in

talks with puppeteers at the Jim Henson
Co. to take fairytale Pinocchio to the big
screen. The Mexican filmmaker plans to
add a dark spin to the children’s story,
and is working on a screenplay with Gris
Grimly, who illustrated a 2002 animated
version of Pinocchio.

Sir Elton John’s Broadway musical

Billy Elliot has taken its success from
the London stage and opened to rave
reviews on Broadway. One critic for the
New York Times calls the show “one
of the freshest, most exciting uses of
narrative dance I’ve seen in years”.

ic Diggory
Rob Pattinson (Cedr
Meanwhile Whoopi Goldberg is taking
British movie star icks) gave up beer and her hit film Sister Act to the stage – she
fl
from Harry Potter into shape for his role as a has written a musical version of the
to ge t movie. The Oscar-winner received
regular meals Twilight.
ire in mu ch-hyped new film en he
critical acclaim for her part as singer-
toned vamp a little ou t of sha pe wh turned-nun Deloris Van Cartier in the
mits he was
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d the rol e in director Catherine rtray the movie’s
1992 film.
lande so he co uld po
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decided it was tim t three hours a da
y
o months he spen quit drinking Funnyman Russell Brand has a unique
“ideal man”. For tw nin g – an d he
least two hours run way of charming women into bed – he
kickboxing and at e a day.
an d lim ite d his meals to just on dy fat, pretends he is gay. The Brit star told
alcoh ol
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just trying to lose, U.S. chatshow host David Letterman
He reveals, “I was k like an alie n.
my shirt, I would loo that women feel less intimidated by his
so when I took off the story. The idea
of taking
advances if they believe his flowing locks
d of wo rke d for
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king like some sor and flamboyant clothing mark him out
my shirt off and loo ns went awry when
” Bu t his weight loss pla as gay. He says, “In spite of appearances,
would jus t lau gh .
d Ha rdw ick e scrapped shirtless I’m a heterosexual male. Because I’m so
weight – an different. I was so
he lost too much loo ke d so well dressed, people think, ‘He must be
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lar than I had ever ring gay. Look at his haircut, he must be gay.
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as 19th
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5Australia
Out 26th December
5The Secret Life A stunning romantic action epic set in northern Australia prior to World War
Out: 5th
of Bees II, Australia centres on an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a
December
ranch the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land,
In a year full of ch
ick flicks, this is the she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn cattle driver (Hugh Jackman)
the moving tale of grand finale. Set in
Lily Owens (Dako South Carolina in to drive 2000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country’s most
memory of her lat ta Fanning) a 14 ye 1964, Bees is
e mother. To escap ar-old girl who is ha unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese
father (Paul Bettany e her lonely life an unted by the
), Lily flees with Ro d troubled relation forces that had attacked Pearl Harbour only months earlier. With his new
friend, to a South saleen (Jennifer Hu ship with her
Carolina town tha dson), her caregive film, Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) is painting on a vast canvas, creating a
the intelligent and t holds the secret r and only
independent Boatw to her mother’s pa cinematic experience that brings together romance, drama, adventure and
Alicia Keys), Lily fin right sisters (Queen st. Taken in by
ds solace in their me Latifah, Sophie Ok spectacle. The most expensive Australian film ever made.
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specializes in high-risk deliveries. This – and co his
time Frank puts the driving gloves the ram m
for a third mission: To deliver Valen on ification e to understand
tina (Natalya Rudakova), the kidnapped self-desc s o f his bein
daughter of a Ukranian government rib g
official, from Marseilles to Odessa on
the The must ed “friend to th a
Black Sea. En route, he’ll have to conte -see blo e
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Valentina’s safe delivery and not let as. r this
his personal feelings get in the way
his dangerous objective. As usual Strat of
ham delivers an adrenalin pumping
performance and shows why he is a
gay man’s dream shag.

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4Hellboy 2: 5Jimmy 4KylieX2008. 4The X Files: I Want
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Lads
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- a small country (1000 square
miles) landlocked by Belgium,
France and Germany - is a
prominent banking, and tourist,
haven. With aristocratic roots
stretching back to the 10th
Century, Luxembourg’s history is
closely intertwined with that of
its more powerful neighbours,
especially Germany - which
occupied it during both World
Wars, despite its then-neutrality.
Under a third (138,000) of the
nation’s total population (467,000)
live in and around capital,
Luxembourg City itself. Many
inhabitants are trilingual in French,
German and Luxembourgish - a
dialect of German. Around a third
of Luxembourg’s population
are foreigners. Polylingual and
multicultural, geographically and
strategically central, Luxembourg
has played a pioneering role
during European integration, post-
WW2, several Euro institutions
now residing in the capital.
WHERE TO STAY
Youth Hostel: Cheap, clean,
modern, friendly and central –
www.youthhostels.lu
Sofitel: Newly opened 5* luxury -
www.sofitel.com
WHAT TO SEE
Since 1994, Luxembourg City’s
once impregnable fortifications
and the old city have been
classed as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. An extraordinary
23 km network of underground
galleries - the famous casemates,
carved from the rocks -
constitute one of the city’s main
attractions.
The Grand-Duke’s residence,
the Grand-Ducal Palace, has a
beautiful facade in 16th Century
Flemish Renaissance style, and
a splendid interior open to the
public during the summer only.
Also explore the impressive,
all-dominating Place Guillaume,
plus the imposing nearby Notre-
Dame Cathedral.
Luxembourg City History
Museum retraces the high
points of over one thousand
years of urban past; whilst the
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A
Bent's into Benelux -
the L u x
National Museum of History
& Art boasts one of the finest
Roman mosaics north of the
Alps. Modern art-lovers, head
for the Casino Luxembourg –
Forum of Contemporary Art; plus
stunning Museum of Modern Art
Grand-Duc Jean, MUDAM (www.
mudam.lu), designed by I. M. Pei.
Close to the MUDAM is
the Philharmonie (www.
philharmonie.lu) - home to
the Philharmonic Orchestra
of Luxembourg, and another
architectural gem on the Euro-
zone Kirchberg Plateau - which
welcomes some of the world’s
most prestigious musical
groups. The city’s Grand Théâtre
hosts and co-produces operas,
musicals, dance shows and plays
all year round.
The vast green spaces of the
“inner city” Pétrusse Valley –
dramatically bridged by the Pont
Adolphe and Viaduct; the string
of public parks; the regenerated
lower Grund district; and the
picturesque banks of the River USEFUL CONTACTS
Alzette are all ideal for relaxation.
General info about Luxembourg,
The pedestrianised city centre
including the great-value
is a shopping thoroughfare
Luxembourg Card covering
brimming with a wide choice of
attractions and public transport -
boutiques and high street shops.
www.visitluxembourg.lu
Out of town, up North, Vianden
and Clervaux are two of the Luxembourg City Tourist Office
for information and regular
nicest towns in the Luxembourg
Ardennes, topped by castles. guided walking tours - Place
Guillaume II; T: +352 22 28 09;
www.lcto.lu
WHERE TO EAT, BOOZE & DANCE
The Luxembourg Festival, of
Luxembourg City boasts a international art, dance, music
handsome handful of homo and drama, runs 3 Oct – 21 Nov
haunts, all centrally clustered… 2008: www.luxembourgfestival.lu
Brasserie Guillaume (12-14 Place For all things gay in
Guillaume; T: +352 26 20 20 20; Luxembourg, visit Rosa
www.brasserieguillaume.lu) – Lëtzebuerg LGBT group’s
Restaurant and bar. wonderful site: www.
Color’s (5 rue Chimay; T+352 gay.lu; plus Cigale LGBT
26 202 803; www.colors. centre: www.cigale.lu
lu) – Ambient gay-frequented VLM Airlines flies non-
brasserie. stop from London
EviDance (7 rue du Palais de City to Luxembourg
Justice) – Bar-lounge, open every from £29 each way
day. (excluding taxes
Chez Mike (avenue Emile Reuter, and charges); and
just 10 metres from La Place de from Manchester to
l’Etoile) – Café-bar-club. Luxembourg from £55 each
To “take airs”, check out the park way (excluding taxes and
with fountain between Avenue charges). For reservations, call
Monterey and Avenue Marie- 0871 666 5050 or visit www.
Thérèse. flyvlm.com
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No. 1: GET MOVING FITNES
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because “it’s there,” and if you drink alcohol, keep your consum
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reasonable… and never go to a party hungry. Try eating a
your desire
baby carrots, a big salad, or an apple, for example, to curb
for empty party-food calories.

3: EAT IN SEASON

Winter
No.
Expand your culinary horizons this winter’s with low-cal gems
from
s such
your local market. Many winter vegetables are old standard
turnip.
as potatoes, onions, carrots, cabbage, beetroot, and winter
to
But there are lots more that are nutritious and can add variety
celeriac,
your winter diet. Have you ever tried artichokes, parsnips,
,
or spring onions? And don’t forget, citrus fruits (think oranges

warmer
The key is
grapefruit, and clementines) are at their peak in the winter.
to eat seasonally.

No. 4: MAKE HEARTY  a meat

Many traditional winter favourites including macaroni cheese,
ally
loaf with mashed potatoes, and Shepherd’s Pie, are also tradition
foods

Keep fit over the

high in fat and calories. This winter give your classic comfort
with
a sophisticated, healthy makeover. Try low fat soups and stews
turkey
delicious root vegetables and lean meat. Substitute ground
Mouth-
in your meatloaf or sweet potatoes in your Shepherd’s Pie.
full of

festive holiday
watering recipes for your favourite comfort foods, that are
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 Club of the Month
ESSENTIAL
Since opening its grand gates 8 years ago
it has made clubbing history time and time
again and continues to be the Manchester
club that everyone else has to follow. Now,
fresh from its half million pound refurb the
essence that is Essential is once again leading
the way.
Essential really does shine above the rest
when it comes to giving the demanding
clubbers the ‘night of their lives’. Fortunately,
Essential has something for everyone… and
I don’t just mean sexy boys galore! Spread
over three floors you can dance till the early
hours to some of the UK’s leading House
deejays in the Main Area or party like a pop
Princess in the newly extended Pop Lounge.
If it all gets a little too much then there is the
new luxury lounge with waiter service to give
you that VIP treatment you deserve.
Visit www.essentialmanchester.com to see
photos and all up and coming events at the
club.

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Xmas Essentials
Essential aims to pull out all the stops for
the Christmas festivities with cracker of a
line up.  Leave the tinsel and mince pies
at home, pump up them pecs and join the
sexiest clubbers in the North for 2 huge
all-nighters 26th and 27th December.
Friday 26th Dec will be Essential’s
annual Boxing Day all-nighter with two
new clubs in one huge gay venue.  A
top line up of House and Pop deejays
with Christmas themed club freaks and
entertainers to keep the capacity crowd
dancing ‘til 6am.
Confirmed for Christmas Saturday 27th
Dec is top London jock, DJ D’Johnny and
MC Crystal, direct from Fire London,
plus the Essential All-star DJs and sexy
dancers.
Mornin’ Glory will be the official
after-party to all the big events this
season from 4am-10am, back at Queer
(Richmond Street entrance).
As an extra treat Essential will offer
a selection of drinks for only £2,
throughout December and over the
Christmas period. 
Sexy lads, gorgeous dancers and the
Essential muscle boys will see in your
New Year at Essential with celebrity host
Chrissy Darling and her Door Dolls. It’s
the biggest party in Manchester and as
its an all-nighter the place will be rockin
right thru 10pm til 7am.  Essential and its
sister bar Queer have won many awards
from the likes of Galaxy Radio, Gay Times,
Pink Paper and MixMag and now, with
its massive refurbishment, Essential
has everything to ensure that this
Christmas and New Year you really will be
guaranteed the Night of Your Life.
Visit www.essentialmanchester.com for
photos from the club and details of all
up-coming events.

40 November 2008
 north
Photos: Mark Hawkins

Federation
Manchester
Federation returns to the Ritz in
Manchester for two very special festive
parties:
Boxing Day is one of the biggest
Federation’s of the year and has become
an institution with the people of
Manchester. This year Federation presents
Battered and Bruised, a special boxing
themed event featuring our gorgeous
boxers and a full size boxing ring as part
of the stage. Join our super-butch referee
‘Polly’ as she gets battered round the ring
during bouts of rough and ready action!
In the Red Corner DJs Gregg Holden and
Jason Guy play back to back and in the
Blue Corner we introduce fresh new talent
DJ Lee Yeomans and the heavy weight DJ
champion Nik Denton for a feast of festive
funk second to none. Plus as Boxing Day
falls on a Friday this year most of us won’t
have to work the next day.

Boxing Day – Friday 26th December

Federation Presents Battered & Bruised
10pm until 4am
@ The Ritz, Whitworth Street, Manchester.

New Year’s Eve. Join us for the party of the

year as Federation explodes into 2009 in
style with residents DJs Gregg Holden,
Jason Guy and Nik Denton with some
of the biggest tracks of 2008 and some
future anthems yet to come in 2009 plus
the return of our entertainers and dancers
with full stage shows, awesome new
lasers, sound system and special effects.
The count down to 2009 comes courtesy
of some very special celebrities.

For more info and tickets go to

www.clubfederation.com or join our
official facebook group.

New Years Eve – Wednesday 31st

December 08/09
10pm until 4am
@ The Ritz, Whitworth Street, Manchester.

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 north

Spirit - For the best

in entertainment 7
days a week.
‘Student Night’ every Tuesday has the
cheapest drinks offers in the Village and a
second-to-none DJ line-up over the week.
International club DJ’s pack the dance floors
in both the lounge bar and club room all
weekend.
Stop Press - Watch this space for the biggest Photos: Darrell Hirst
DJ competition to hit the North-West...
coming soon....

View - We have just launched our fabulous

stone baked Pizza offer, 2 pizzas for £6 and
a bottle of wine and two pizzas for £9.95,
and many more great offers from our mouth
watering menu. Great dishes to suit all tastes
served from noon to 8pm everyday!!...for the
best value in the village... there’s only one
place to go.

Love food, love View.

Why not sign up and get the very latest offers

and ‘what’s on’ at both bars.
Check us out @
www.spiritbar.uk.com and
www.viewbar.uk.com

44 November 2008
 Photos: Darrell Hirst

north

Have yourself a truly

Organic Christmas
The festive season is one of choice in many
ways, but when it comes to after-hour
partying, there really isn’t much to decide
on.  You’re either Organic or you’re not!

So, for those that want a truly Organic

Christmas, Manchester’s leading after-hours
has a neatly wrapped line up of events that
will have you rockin’ around throughout the
festive season.

The Christmas menu of fully charged house

beats starts on Saturday 20th December
when Organic host their Christmas Party.
Gregg Holden leads the team of Organic
residents for a night packed full of the
organic stuff! Also on the decks is the first
lady of Organic Babyjane, Ross Homson and
Ben Hamilton.

On Boxing Day Organic host the first of two

official Federation after parties. Federation
are back at the Ritz for their annual festive
events on both Boxing Day and New Year’s
Eve, and Organic will be taking you right
through until the early hours. Nik Denton
and Gregg Holden will be behind the decks
to keep you rocking!  They are joined by Paul
Furley and Ross Homson on Boxing Day, as
well as special guest Lee Yeomans. On New
Year’s Eve they are joined by Ben Hamilton,
Babyjane and a special guest that will be
announced before the event. Organic will
be keeping their door price the same as it
always is throughout the festive season. 
£6.00 with a ticket stub/discount voucher or
£7.00 without. 
If you would like to know more on Organic
and what they get up to when most people
are asleep… check our their myspace group
www.myspace.com/oranic.

46 November 2008
 north
Photos: Darrell Hirst

Christmas Via
December at Via will be full of Christmas
surprises. It Kicks of with Kylie Kristmas
on Wednesday 10th December with the
celebratory launch of her fantastic new
DVD, filmed last August at the O2 Arena.
There will be lots of new giveaways plus a
full hour of the music we all love from the
elfin princesses.
The 15th sees the final of the Corona
Challenge Karaoke Competition with £500
of cash to be won and, if you get in quick,
you can still enter the last heat on the 8th …
maybe you’ll become the ultimate winner.
There is still some availability for Christmas
Parties and they always pull out all the
stops for those happy events. Book a table
and let them wine and dine you with their
full festive menu with all the trimmings.
New Year’s Eve, as always is going to be
spectacular with Via’s very own Tutti Frutti.
DJ Rick Parker will take over Via 2 and the
‘Prince of Cheesey Pop’ Smilie Steve will
be upstairs spinning all those pop-erific
sounds… and with Lanson Black Label
Champagne at just £20 a bottle all night it
makes it all… bubbly fantastic.
For further details about booking any of
these events call Via: 0161 236 6523

48 November 2008
Corona Challenge
karaoke competibertion
Last Heat Monday 8th Decem
Spectacular Final Monday 15th December
Cash prizes worthSmil£5 00
ie Steve
with your host “Prince of Cheese”

Wednesday 10th December

KYLIE KRISTMAS
Join us to lauch Kylie’s fabulous DVD
Filmed at O2 London (Loads of Kylie’s DVD’s to give away)
Please drink responsibly
drinkaware.co.uk

Book your Christmas Party Now

Dates still available
Christmas 3 course menu’s from £14.95
BOOK SUN-WED AND RECEIVE 20% OFF
 north
New Year Flamingo
Prepare yourself for the definitive party
night of the year, as once again the
Flamingo brings you the ultimate end of
year extravaganza.  Don those glad rags for
the grand finale to 2008, and welcome in
2009 in style.  Expect nothing less than an
astounding night filled with style, uplifting
anthems and a live performance from the
voice of the Freemasons, Katherine Ellis
– making a welcome return to Flamingo
bringing her inimitable style and glamour
to the best party in town. Advance tickets
are now on sale for only £12, and for those
party animals amongst you, you can get a
Christmas and New Year pass for £30 that
gets you free access for the festive period. 
Not forgetting your other Christmas party
nights, when there is a bumper choice of
cabaret and events. Boxing Day welcomes
back Shanie from Alex Party, and a feast of
festive cabaret including Amy Whinehouse
tribute live,  X Factor finalist, and Angie
Brown to name a few. With an enviable
long-standing reputation of bringing you
the finest of entertainment, and the biggest
nights in town, there is only one place to
visit this Christmas and New Year – Flamingo
Blackpool.

50 November 2008
 Photos: Darrell Hirst

north
Love Leeds New
Years Eve
Federation prepares for the biggest
New Years Eve party outside the capital
as it joins forces with Leeds clubbing
elite: Hed Kandi, Kissdafunk, Filth and
Blackout as part of the Love Leeds
NYE spectacular on Wednesday 31st
December 2008.

It has been over two years since the

last massive Love Leeds event at
Lotherton Hall, when some of the
biggest clubbing brands in the north
along with 10,000 party people
rocked the dance tents of this peaceful
country mansion house until the early
hours of the morning.

Well, it’s back on New Year’s Eve 2008

with a brand new location and a
more underground feel as it will be
housed in the amazing ‘Victoria Works
Warehouse’. The coalition of brands
for the night will feature their hottest
resident DJs, sexy dancers and mad
entertainers that make these brands
the biggest and best in the north in
their own right. Together this promises
to be such a colossal event.

To round the whole event off nicely

there will be an outdoor Funfair,
amazing stage shows and special
effects, rarely seen at a clubbing event.

Standard Admission Tickets £20.00

or VIP Tickets £50.00 (Limited to 75
tickets on sale for the VIP Marquee
which includes canapes, drinks
reception and free cloakroom facility.)

On sale from www.ticketweb.co.uk or

from Bar Fibre, Crash, Jumbo and Ace
Clothing.

Full directions to Victoria Works

and more info go to www.
victoriaworksleeds.com

Love Leeds New Year’s Eve

Wednesday 31st December 2008
9PM - 5AM
@ Victoria Works, Bowling Green
Terrace, Leeds

52 November 2008
 north

Photos: Mark Hawkins

MISSION// HOMO //
NEW YEARS EVE
Mission is having a Fairytale themed
NY eve, with the Homo boys and Vanilla
(of Manchester) girls. With Scott Kelly
(Climax, Sheffield) in the POP room
giving some cheesy poptastic hits,
Mark Park (Funky dory) releasing
the best in funky vocal and up lifting
house, and DJ Riv of Vanilla crunching
the dirty and lively Indie, rock combo.
The full club is open for the New Years
extravaganza that appeals to every
style you can imagine and with the Ice
cannons getting you ready for the best
countdown in the north of England,
we are going to blow you away with
the experience, on the one night of the
year you don’t want to forget.

Opening at 21.00 till super late and

admission prices in advance only £8
(Available @ Fibre, www.ticketweb.
co.uk 0844 477 1000, Clone Zone and
Mission) and only £10 on the night with
selected drinks £2.50, it’s the Homo
place to be this New Years Eve.

54 November 2008
 Photos: Darrell Hirst

north

Christmas Specials
December at the Viaduct promises
some special nights as staff and
punters  will be donning costumes
and joining Lucy Lastic to hit the stage
in a Christmas themed fun - night on
the 21st. The amazing “Almost Pink”
tribute act joins the cast on the 28th as
they host a special Pink charity night
in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness!
Give a donation and wear pink on the
day. New Year’s Eve will see the return
of the Rat Pack with a live Fantastic
new Christmas menu every Sunday
with a Three Course Christmas Dinner
for just £6.95, while throughout the
week there’s a Christmas Shopper’s
Special for just £2.95!
See the ad elsewhere for full details
of what’s on as there’s something
happening every night of the week!
With all this happening… special
raffles and giveaways, why celebrate
the holidays anywhere else?
Viaduct, Lower Briggate, Leeds Tel:
0113 391 2741

56 November 2008
 M I D L A N D S

Diamond Diva and a

Gem of a Geeza
NG1’s got two new nights one for the
girls and one for the boys.
Our DIVA night is the first Sunday of the
month so all you Divas come down and
join us, our new GEEZA night is on the
second Sunday of the month both nights
have their own room and DJ to dance the
night away.
New Year’s Eve is fast approaching and
tickets are now on sale for £9 so come
and join us for a great night and see the
New Year in with a bang.
Also check out the new look website at
www.ng1club.co.uk

58 November 2008
 Photos: Chris Geary

M I D L A N D S

Think Pink in
Nottingham
Hot on the heels of the recent closure of
one of Nottingham’s prime gay venues
comes a brand new bar hoping to attract
the young and trendy from all over the
Midlands.
Pink is a stylish contemporary bar
boasting luxurious sofa’s, intimate
tables and a sumptuous relaxed interior
offering an extensive range of wine,
spirits, cocktails, pitchers and beer.
In the New Year it intends to include
freshly prepared hot and cold meals at
reasonable prices.
Pink is a modern, stylish, tranquil
alternative ‘calm in the storm’. Located
in the heart of the Nottingham LGBT
community Pink ‘Late Bar’ is ideal for
relaxing after work or early evening in
calming and intimate settings. Evenings
and weekends the late bar offers Central
Bar and dance floor, live entertainment,
top cabaret acts, DJ’s with something
going on every day of the week
appealing to gays of all ages.

Open from 11.30am until 3.30am 7 days

a week
Pink
47 Heathcote Street
Nottingham
0115 9525276

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Plastic Ivy
This month we thought we’d go and check out Plastic Ivy Sauna in
Dewsbury near Leeds. We’ve heard lots of good stuff about this sauna,
and on arriving; we found it lived up to all expectations! Smart, clean,
stylish and busy are the first things we noticed about this place.

Plastic Ivy is 9 years old now, has a well-established customer base, both
young and old, and is very popular with bisexual, curious, married men,
and those wanting discretion. Not being slap bang in the centre of town
or a residential area certainly works in its favour. Just 15 minutes from
Leeds city centre by train or car, Plastic Ivy is also directly off the M62 &
M1, making it a great stop off point for passing trade.

Facilities include a sauna, steam room, spa, cruising areas, darkrooms,

private cabins, glory holes and videos, giving plenty of opportunities
to meet other men as well as relax. The cafe area, internet zone, and TV
lounge are styled in a red retro theme and look fab!

Members of staff are friendly and welcoming, and the atmosphere and
layout feels just right. Seriously sexy, and with entry prices as low as £5
after 6pm, Plastic Ivy is well worth checking out.
www.plasticivy.co.uk | 33 Leeds Rd, Dewsbury, WF12 7BB | 01924 455 600.

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Derby Gets
Steaming
A new sauna complex for Gay and Bi men opened its doors recently.
City Steam is located in Derby City Centre, near the cathedral. Facilities
include a Deluxe sauna, bespoke steam room, large jacuzzi, cinema,
cubicles, private rooms, modern high powered showers and luxury TV
lounge. This is a gay owned and run business. The owners John and Joe
have run successful businesses for the last 20 years. Having returned from
running sportswear stores in the South of Spain for the last six years,
they decided to open their first venture for the gay community. Joe said
“We have always liked Derby and feel it always gets overlooked as a
business opportunity. Derby is a growing city and this new venture will
help to towards its already great gay scene.” The property has been totally
renovated from the roof to the cellar - inside and out. It is in the heart of
what is known as the prestigious ‘Cathedral Quarter’ area of Derby. John
says
“Our aim is to set new standards. The steam room has been especially
designed and has l.e.d. lights in the ceiling and mosaic seating. It’s more
like a discreet leisure centre with the few add-ons such as a cinema.”
There is on street meter parking outside or a multi storey car park at the
end of the street.
Street parking is free after 8pm

Tel:01332 209150 www.city-steam.com info@city-steam.com

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alll
Leeds Bears, the popular monthly sauna event this month
celebrates its 1st birthday. Held at Steam Complex the event is
held every 1st Saturday of the month from noon until 6pm. The event has
become so popular that a 2nd event is now held on the 3rd Saturday of the
month at the same time. The event is now the Hotspot in the bear scene
attracting regular customers from as far as London and Glasgow. At both
events the Complex puts on a fantastic free buffet, which is served at 4pm.

Diary Dates: 6th December. Birthday Bears noon - 6pm & 20th December:
Christmas Bears noon - 6pm. See www.steamcomplex.com for more details.

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Story

I put my arm around him and his

for a moment then relaxed into my
I wasn’t surprised being a foreign
and everything; he must have thou
moving things on very quickly. I undi
body tensed
arms.
student
ght I was
d his
jeans and at Panty
Boy
shirt, then the top button on his
“I’m not
that point he held me close to him.
do anyt hing you don’ t want me to,”
going to
at the same
I said trying to reassure him and
top of his
time slipping my hand inside the
n his body
jeans. My fingers slowly inched dow
thing soft
and stopped as they touched some
er his zip
and silky. As my fingers explored furth
undid itself and revealed my new frien
ds little By Climie
girls white
pants. He was wearing a tiny pair of
pant ies with a pink frilly trim. My finger tips
satin
cock as I took
traced the outline of his semi-hard
ising , yet incre dibly horn y sight. His
in this surpr
ed my reaction
eyes were closed so he hadn’t notic
the thin shiny
and as I slowly wanked him through
tly in my ear.
material, he moaned, not unpleasan
ing out of
Soon he was rock hard, and I was burst
I undid the top
my jeans, so with a quick movement
n pushing past
button and my rampant cock bega
e his knob
the zip. I continued to caress and strok
watc hed it pulsa te bene ath the flimsy material
and
I stood up and
it was being so elegantly outlined by.
fell to the floor and at the same time my
my jeans
visito r drop ped to his knee s in front of
foreign blond n prison
trapp ed behin d its cotto
my throbbing dick
and began to pay me some attention.
d me closer
His hands went behind me as he pulle
face, a hand on each of my cotto n clad cheeks
to his
th went to my stom ach wher e he licked
as his mou
naval and cock.
and nibbled at the hairs between my
and he pulled
His teeth latched onto the waistband
surprising
it away from my stomach with the not
tion. He
effect that my cock sprung up to atten
ped against my
released the waistband and it snap
over the top
dick leaving the silky helmet exposed
at it driving me
of it. He licked, nibbled and sucked
ing way, to find
wild and continued, in a most amaz
tions for me as he trave lled down to my
new sensa
tually he pulle d my brief s down and took
balls. Even licking
h into his mou th, sucki ng and
the whole lengt all I was
one on earth . In no time at
like it was the last
d’s throat. He
coming down my beautiful blond frien
closed and a
sucked for a while longer with his eyes
from the corner of
little drop of my cum found its way
a slight sigh
his mouth down his chin. Soon he gave
without touching
and I realised he had come himself
ed a damp patch
his cock. The tented, silky fabric sport
grow ing whils t I watc hed. My new chum sat
that was
looki ng comp letely worn out with his little
on the floor ing
paren t and fanta stical ly show
panties now trans
in the milky fluid.
off his hard cock and pubes bathed
we could both get
We rested for a few minutes so that
jeans then slowly
our breath back. He shrugged off his
girlie panties, his
peeled off his t-shirt and stood in his
t his blond hair
long, lithe body looking stunning whils
d ravishing, even
just drooped into his eyes. He looke
pants give him a
those sexy, stained flimsy white silky
yet horn y and desir able look. I immediately
vulnerable
a fallen ange l who’ d sudd enly found
thought of
asked him about his
pleasure in something forbidden. I
d and said:
liking for girl’s knickers but he just smile
don’t know why I like them ... I just do. I always thought
“I
liked the feel ever
my sister looked great in hers and I’ve
tried a pair of hers when I was about six. My
since I first wore as
boug ht unde rwea r that we both
mother just I wanted
sister got her first girlie pair…
kids so, when my deal’ . It
it is as you say …
‘ no big
some myself. For us,
makes me feel so horny. Do you like?”
and were already
Both our dicks answered that question
lay toge ther on the bed, gent ly kissing and
hard as we
hes toge ther. The feel of his body
rubbing our crotc
stic, our cocks
rubbing against mine was just fanta
rwear. Soon his
fencing each other behind our unde
t once again as he
tiny frilly knickers became transparen
I’ll never forget that
flooded them with his endless load.
ngly into my eyes
sexy, fallen angel that looked so longi
come!
and I knew that there was more to

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Dear Simon
says… freaks
I met this guy online 2 months ago. Ever since the day we traded numbers we
have been in constant contact either through call or text. We went out twice
last week...and I think I am really falling for him and want to ask him to be my
boyfriend. My friends tell me to take it slow but I can’t help feel that everything
is just right and he may be my Mr. Right, am I Mr. Wrong?
Bill, London

Dear Bill,
I don’t think there is anything wrong with what you’re doing but I would
advise you to be cautious. People sometimes say things are too soon, not
because they don’t like your new partner but because they are looking
out for their best friend… you! Take it as it comes. I know people who have
moved in together in weeks and it’s gone really badly, I moved in with my
COCK-A-DOODLE DOO!
Recently a friend of mine experimented
husband after a few months and that went wonderfully.
with topless photos on Fitlads, reasoning
that he might then get more messages. It
Dear Simon worked and he had ten times the number
Hi. My lover of 8 months says he wants me to use a cock-ring when I shag him. of clicks on his profile. Not one to be
I’ve never used one and have no idea how to use it… wont it get stuck? He saw beaten, I took matters one step further
one in a porn movie we were watching and thought it looked cool, also the guy and set a pic of my cock as my main profile
had an enormous cock. Do you think he’s trying to tell me something? I have pic. Seconds later, I was inundated with
never really understood the whole cock-ring thing. ratings, messages and requests to see my
Charlie, Derby private pictures. It certainly worked. We all
know gay ‘dating’ websites are just there
Dear Charlie, for the shagging equivalent of fast food.
The most popular profiles are those with
I have to say I have never used a cock-ring myself, they don’t do them large
half-dressed, toned men with throbbing
enough (ha ha). However, as your boyfriend has observed, they can be an
members longer than their arms. A bit of
extreme turn on and might be a nice addition to bedroom frolics. Despite
flesh always gets noticed on these sites.
my joke about size you can get them in an array of sizes and ones that
Obviously, it helps if you have a nice cock,
fasten with a press stud should give you know worries about getting stuck.
or a big one, or both.
Give it a go we all need a bit of live porn in our lives.
It can be embarrassing, of course, when
work colleagues, family members or best
Dear Simon friends get sight of your genitalia—but
My boyfriend and I have been together for about 6 months then suddenly he then, we’re all faggots, so it’s kind of
sort of disappeared and started dodging my calls. When I go to his place he expected. I’ve seen half my friend’s cocks
never opens the door when I knock even though I know he’s there because I anyway—either online or in person. It
can see his shadow. Then I got a text from him saying that he has decided to go doesn’t really faze me anymore. The only
back to his church and repent for his sins and that I should do the same. I need problem I can see is if these pictures then
your advice, what should I do? make you want to sleep with someone
Jack, Darlington you really shouldn’t. Like if, your best mate
turns out to have a donkey dick and now
you just want to deepthroat it till it tickles
Dear Jack,
your stomach. But he’s gay, so he might
This is quite something. I am married to a Catholic and though his be game for helping you exorcise those
lifestyle isn’t as a typical Catholic should be he still has his faith and prays. demons.
However, this isn’t the case for some people. In terms of fighting against
What always confuses me is when people
not looking for a shag’ on your profile and
spam the message boards with questions
like ‘Why don’t I have a boyfriend?’ and
‘Anyone want to be my boyfriend?’. The
three things are not mutually exclusive.
You don’t have a boyfriend because you’re
desperate and looking for love in all the
wrong places. Take a tip from my friend
and I, and just slap pics of your butt all over
Gaydar. I’m sure you’ll get fucked senseless
and stop worrying about all this boyfriend
nonsense.
I now think gay bars should be made
to store cock pics as swatches. A sort of
catalogue for totty. When you get in, you
can flick through all the pictures and
decide who, if anyone, you want to fuck.
I’m sure it’d cut out all the chasing and
awkward chat-up lines. I already carry
my own photographic samples in a neat,
leather bound book. People always want
to know what they’re getting before they
buy, as it were.
In fact, it would prevent a lot of
disappointment and stop us spending
half our lives chatting up boys ten million
miles away who we’re never going to shag
anyway. Despite all our best intentions, we
never get to shag the majority of people
we want to on gay websites anyway.
Therefore, we might as well check out their
stats in a club and just pull them there
and then. There’s less time to back out and
make up an excuse for why it’s not a good

Beyoncé
someone’s faith I wouldn’t even try, my husband wont convince me that
go onto these websites then beg for a idea. I think I’ll lobby my local bars to see
God exists and I wont try and convince him God doesn’t it’s a very personal
boyfriend on the message boards. First off, it brought into practice right now. Watch
thing – we agree not to talk about it. Try and stay friends with him as you
you’re unlikely to meet the love of your this space!
never know this could be some kind of knee jerk reaction. If not then I think
life on a site that lists your cock size and
the best thing is to move on, which I know sounds much easier than it is.
role in bed, but rarely ever gets filled in
with details about your personality and
what you’re like as an actual human being
rather than a sex object. So why put ‘I’m xxx

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you make a clean break with the past.
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 Taurus (Apr21/May21) You could easily come up with 365
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ions and more able year! You hope they
You’re more in tune with your emot your partner; one for every day of the
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lost your capacity to be creat ive in your relationships.  Scorpio (Oct24/Nov22) nothing but a
Discussions within the household are
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