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$3.00 U.S. VOL. 3 NO. 7 JULY 2005 TONY WARD Meets Fashion Photography Atlantic City Eats Diva Midori Motorcycle Mania Music Jam LIBERTINE BALL Atlantic City, July 22 - 23
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VOL. 3 NO. 7<br />
JULY 2005<br />
TONY WARD<br />
Meets Fashion Photography<br />
Atlantic<br />
City Eats<br />
Diva<br />
Midori<br />
Motorcycle<br />
Mania<br />
Music Jam<br />
<strong>LIBERTINE</strong> <strong>BALL</strong><br />
Atlantic City, July 22 - 23
3 Libertine Ball<br />
6 <strong>Passional</strong> Sports<br />
7 <strong>Passional</strong> Music<br />
8 <strong>Passional</strong> Health<br />
9 Starscopes<br />
10 <strong>Passional</strong> Travel<br />
11 <strong>Passional</strong> Eats Out<br />
12 Event Calendar<br />
CONTENTS<br />
July 2005<br />
14 Passion 101<br />
15 <strong>Passional</strong> Art:<br />
L. C Jr. & Brian<br />
Mackey<br />
16 The Body Politic<br />
17 Libertine Fashion<br />
22 Classifieds<br />
PASSIONAL <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
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Publisher:<br />
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Editrix:<br />
Kali Morgan<br />
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Advertising:<br />
editrix@passional.net<br />
Photography:<br />
Drew Markert<br />
Tony Ward (www.tonyward.com)<br />
Corey Kimball<br />
Jess Berryman<br />
Photography Assistant:<br />
Chrysta Giffen<br />
Graphic Designer:<br />
Michael Horbachuk<br />
Proofreader:<br />
Eric Hammel<br />
Stylist:<br />
Kali Morgan<br />
Jess Berryman
Libertine Ball VII:<br />
Voyage to Atlantis<br />
JULY 22-23 2005 ATLANTIC CITY, NJ: The Libertine Ball is<br />
a Philadelphia-borne midsummer fantasy that started in 1999 on<br />
the Delaware River. Each summer since, <strong>Passional</strong> (formerly<br />
Fetishes Boutique) throws one helluva party, taking over<br />
different venues from paddle boats to rooftops. This year, the<br />
Libertine journey is a full-on Voyage to Atlantis where the menu<br />
will include three off the hook weekend parties plus special<br />
offers throughout Atlantic City, New Jersey.<br />
The Libertine Ball recipe for success is simple: Get fun<br />
people together in sexy costumes to play for a decadent evening<br />
of dancing, voyeurism, exhibitionism and fun. And this year, the<br />
fun will last all weekend long! Just check out the schedule:<br />
The Pervy Piano Mixer: Guests can don upscale or<br />
formal wear when Friday’s Pervy Piano Sing-along and the<br />
ensuing choice of after-parties get the weekend started in style.<br />
Indulging in a kinky karaoke-like experience will happen with<br />
a classic touch in Surfside Hotel’s Oak Piano Bar for two hours<br />
of Libertine drink specials, mixing and making noise with live<br />
musical accompaniment. Once the vocal cords and other vital<br />
parts are warmed up, Libertines can choose to crawl over to<br />
Drag Night at Studio Six , join Mr. Philadelphia Leather for a<br />
Hot Ash cigar reception, or follow the Femme fetish contingent<br />
to a special VIP room frolic at Babe’s Gentlemen’s Club. Note<br />
that all Libertine guests also will receive free admission to Club<br />
Tru’s after hours dance party Friday night, should the energies<br />
require them to get sweaty with the locals into the morning<br />
light.<br />
Splash! Saturday afternoon, Mistress Mimi Divine is<br />
the hostess and queen of the Libertine Latex and Lace Pool<br />
Party. In preparation for the Ball, the preferred dress in the<br />
pool will be latex, lace, fishnet and spandex. So find a sexy<br />
catsuit, bodystocking, lace dress or pair of spandex pants for a<br />
wet n’ wild afternoon splash that will get you lubed, cool, and<br />
might even win you a few sexy prizes for naughtiest Libertine<br />
Nymphette, fastest sea horse in the water chariot race, or deepest<br />
dillie diver. Jen, our Libertine lifeguard will be on hand to<br />
resuscitate overstimulated voyeurs and monitor the safety of pool<br />
players. An outdoor shower is available to clean your rubbers<br />
after you play, so jump in and get wet! Select libertine vendors<br />
will offer last minute accessories and costumes during the pool<br />
party, and Needleplay will sell custom embroidered T-shirts and<br />
towels right out on the deck. WARNING: ‘tis the season for sun<br />
overexposure and buggies—organizers recommend Coppertone<br />
Bug and Sun sunscreen/repellent to protect you from the Atlantic<br />
City elements!<br />
Libertine Ball VII: Voyage to Atlantis promises to be the<br />
crowning glory of the weekend. Private changing areas, a<br />
clothing check, an expert body painter and portrait photographer<br />
are just a few of the special treats right in the entryway to the Ball<br />
at Club Tru. Beyond the gateway, Enjoy entertainment<br />
and dancing in The Lost City dance hall (powered by<br />
DJ Barney and featuring Polymorphe Fashion and<br />
Zonk flagspinning) and on the Syren’s Song deck.<br />
Down in the deep, Neptune’s Chamber will offer a play<br />
area hosted by local seaside players and other naughty<br />
nautical niceties. ..cont. on pg. 5<br />
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LESS IS MORE -- The perfect libertine costume might be nothing more than fun<br />
undies and breast covers which can be perfectly propped up on these artsy hand<br />
decoupauged sandals by California artist Stephanna Hunter (left).
...cont from pg. 5 IMPORTANT: Doors to The Libertine Ball VII will close PROMPTLY at 11:30 p.m. Make sure to turn in<br />
your ticket and get wrist-banded on time, to have access to the EXCLUSIVE Libertine Party deck (equipped by Erotic Workbench<br />
and powered by Dr. Octo-Pussy) until the Ball crashes down in the wee hours. Also note the STRICT Fantasy Dress Code (see<br />
below) – If you are not prepared, you must get painted or strip down to your underwear to play!<br />
Not only is the Libertine Ball a perennial party favorite, but this year’s affair also helps provide much needed seed money for<br />
the Diabolique Charity Ball in November (www.diaboliqueball.org). Additionally, the Woodhull Foundation will be running the<br />
Coat and Clothing Check as a fundraiser for their organization (see The Body Politic, page 9)<br />
Tickets can be purchased online at www.libertineball.com , or in person at <strong>Passional</strong> in Philadelphia (704 S. 5th St. 215-829-<br />
4986) and Purple Passion in NYC.<br />
How to get to the Ball: Plane, Train, or Automobile.<br />
The Atlantic City Expressway makes it easy to drive to the shore for Libertine Ball. But even if you don’t own a car or a<br />
motorcycle (see pg. 10) you can hop a Greyhound bus from Philadelphia or New York City for less than $20, the majority of<br />
which you will get credited toward Atlantic City slot machines! See<br />
www.greyhound.com for schedule and info. Another affordable option<br />
is the “Gambler’s Express” train from Philly (www.septa.org)<br />
Accommodations: Our host hotel may be sold out by the time this<br />
appears in print, but you can try your luck in reserving ( for both<br />
Friday and Saturday and you must provide a ticket number) at www.<br />
surfsideresorthotel.com . Get a room that’s pool side, and you can get<br />
illegal in your room with the curtains open for our Libertine guests to<br />
see!<br />
Fantasywear 101:<br />
Libertine Dress code<br />
You will get plenty of candy for the eyes (and other senses) at The<br />
Libertine Ball, but there will be NO GAWKERS because nobody<br />
gets through the doors without wearing a fantasy costume. That way,<br />
everybody is part of the show. What qualifies as a fantasy costume?<br />
“Barely there” would be a good start (note that all genitalia and female<br />
breasts MUST be covered due to NJ Liquor Law). Swimwear would<br />
be in keeping with the naughty nautical theme, but swim trunks won’t<br />
do… ya gotta invest in spandex at least! Fetish fashion (leather, latex,<br />
vinyl), body stockings and semi-transparent (i.e. legal) clothing, classic<br />
goff gear, togas, masks and panties (bras required for women), full<br />
drag or tuxedos (NOT business suits) will also gain you entry along<br />
with your ticket. For more info and advice, see www.libertineball.com<br />
and email any questions you have.<br />
Above: Latex designer Polymorphe will be featured all<br />
weekend long at Libertine Ball this year. Below: Check out<br />
www.passionalboutique.com for an ever-growing palette of<br />
Libertine options for men.
PASSIONAL Sports<br />
Disc Golf<br />
Disc golf is a sport that involves<br />
the throwing of a disc (similar<br />
to a Frisbee, only smaller<br />
and heavier) from a tee box towards<br />
a target. The target for disc golf is an<br />
above ground basket that, with the<br />
assistance of hanging chains, catches<br />
the disc when it’s thrown into it. The<br />
sport of disc golf is an affordable way<br />
to enjoy the outdoors while doing<br />
something fun and getting exercise at<br />
the same time.<br />
The disc golf course was installed<br />
at Philadelphia’s Sedgley Woods in<br />
1977, making it the oldest permanent<br />
disc golf course on the east coast. The<br />
Friends of Sedgley Woods maintain<br />
the course, located at 33rd & Oxford<br />
Streets, next to Longknockers Driving<br />
Range, and welcome disc golfers of<br />
all ages and skill. The game is played<br />
using the same general rules of golf:<br />
starting from a tee, the golfer throws<br />
their disc towards the target. From<br />
where the drive lands, the player then<br />
throws their next shot, and so on until<br />
the disc has come to rest in the basket.<br />
The number of throws it takes to<br />
complete each hole are added up after<br />
playing a round of 18, and the person<br />
with the fewest throws, or lowest<br />
score, is the winner for that round.<br />
There are many great things<br />
about disc golf that make it perfect<br />
for anyone looking to pick up a new<br />
hobby: it’s very affordable, with the<br />
discs costing between $8 - $15 each<br />
(they can be purchased at the course<br />
on most Thursdays and weekends, or<br />
from any of several internet sites);<br />
it can be played all year long, yes,<br />
even with snow on the ground; it can<br />
be played solo or with a loved one<br />
or friend, or in groups. There are no<br />
greens fees at the Philadelphia course<br />
(although tournaments do<br />
have a fee associated with<br />
them); it’s a great way to get<br />
a low-impact walk through<br />
one of Fairmount Park’s most<br />
6 underrated areas; and it’s just<br />
great fun… after all, you’re<br />
essentially playing Frisbee!<br />
Disc golf is great because it can be<br />
enjoyed as a casual game as well as a<br />
competitive one. The Friends of Sedgley<br />
Woods offer tournaments on a monthly<br />
basis, both singles events where you play<br />
by yourself, or in a doubles format, where<br />
teams of two people compete against the<br />
field. Doubles events are especially nice for<br />
those who want to participate in something<br />
in which they can bring their significant<br />
other. The course in Philadelphia has disc<br />
golfers who range in age from 8 years old<br />
on up to 70! The only limits are those you<br />
place on yourself when it comes to this<br />
sport.<br />
Disc golfers love the sport because of<br />
its affordability, convenience of schedule<br />
(you can play anytime you want within the<br />
park hours of sunrise to 11 p.m.), it‘s easy to<br />
understand rules of play, and a membership<br />
of some of the greatest people you would<br />
ever want to meet. And, believe it or not,<br />
it’s a sport that makes for a great date! With<br />
over 1000 courses in North America, it’s<br />
easy to find a place to play while you’re on<br />
vacation. Just check the course directory<br />
on the Professional Disc Golf Association’s<br />
website at www.pdga.com for more info.<br />
If you want more info on The Friends of<br />
Here we see Rick and Melissa putting.<br />
Sedgley Woods<br />
Disc Golf Course<br />
can be found on<br />
the web at www.<br />
sedgleywoods.org,<br />
and if you get the<br />
chance to visit the<br />
course, pick up a<br />
copy of Nice Up!,<br />
the quarterly club<br />
newsletter which<br />
lists upcoming<br />
events as well<br />
as tournaments,<br />
results from<br />
past events, and<br />
information about<br />
disc golf, both far<br />
and near. Those<br />
interested in seeing<br />
the top professionals<br />
of disc golf may want to make the<br />
journey up to Allentown, PA during<br />
the week of July 23-30, 2005,<br />
when the Professional Disc Golf<br />
Association (PDGA) will be hosting<br />
the World Championships.
PASSIONAl MUSIC<br />
Live 8<br />
By John Price<br />
Live 8 will be all that anyone in or near Philly hears about<br />
or sees in print probably for the next 6 weeks. Frankly,<br />
you don’t know whether to yawn or leave town.<br />
But the effort and idea behind Live 8 in and of itself<br />
is not a bad thing just like Live Aid was 20 years ago. It’s<br />
just that in the info age of everyone being connected today,<br />
we seem to be more disconnected and ironically uninformed<br />
than ever before. And that disconnection we live inside as<br />
American’s is not just relegated to red or blue states.<br />
Attention and empathy have quite noticeably<br />
been on the low end of those things considered<br />
American. And empathy or interest in things other<br />
than runaway brides, Michael Jackson’s molestation<br />
trial or Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s suspected fucking<br />
all seem way more important and pressing in the light of<br />
learning about, knowing or caring for people in places far<br />
away from the daily grind we all live inside of these days.<br />
So naturally, it is with just a little bit of skepticism and<br />
battered idealism I feel toward an event meant to rally the world<br />
and the most needed and limited resource American resource:<br />
Our collective attention.<br />
A true headliner and the ideal MC of significant relevance<br />
and political import with a real message, purpose and infinite<br />
groove would be none other Michael Franti of Spearhead, but<br />
one can only dream, right? Couldn’t they think<br />
of ANYTHING more energetic to get the masses<br />
fired up than having a ho-down with classic fart<br />
rockers like Pink Floyd, septic waste dumping<br />
DMB, the geriatric Rolling Stones and retail enterprises (Jay-<br />
Z and Beyonce’) strutting their stuff for the world to see in<br />
Philly.?<br />
The bright spot on the menu is Stevie Wonder, and of course<br />
the free price tag. If nothing else Live 8 will provide free<br />
music to a diverse crowd.<br />
Here’s to hopes that Electric Factory-Clear Channel will<br />
find ways to include local & home brewed talent like<br />
Needs New Body, Audiophyle, or Phil Moore Browne<br />
and the likes of Amos Lee. And finally, here’s hoping<br />
that people take more than a slogan out of a entertainment<br />
driven moment such as Live 8. Let’s pray that the moment<br />
we all have together will hold more than just our attention,<br />
but also bring our focus, each and every one of us on the world<br />
beyond an I-pod shuffle.<br />
In The CD Player right now: Black Flag - My War; Fela<br />
Kuti & Ali Farka - Kings of African Music; Weezer - Make<br />
Believe; Radiohead - Hail to the thief; The Streets - A Grand<br />
don’t Come for Free; Robert Fripp - A Blessing of Tears.<br />
Tasty Grooves<br />
By Corey Kimball<br />
Music festivals are great for<br />
a plethora of reasons. They are<br />
wonderful experiences, not just for<br />
all the music, but for the fun you can<br />
have on the road trip to the festival,<br />
and the people you can meet while<br />
you’re there. Imagine weekends<br />
filled with brain candy and a<br />
sound symphony of mind blowing<br />
proportions that moves from place<br />
to place all summer long.<br />
Jam music festivals change the<br />
lives of the young and bring back<br />
awesome vibes for the old school. Bands<br />
from all across the board join force in a<br />
whirlwind of orgasmic sound.<br />
Take for example Bonnaroo, in<br />
Tennessee, where I recently got a healthy<br />
fix of Widespread Panic, Warren Haynes,<br />
Umphrey’s Magee, and Jurassic 5, to name<br />
a few. Great neighbors, amazing food, and<br />
all of your favorite bands made Bonnaroo<br />
one of the greatest perennial wonders of<br />
live music. In this generation of MTV<br />
and pop stars we need a little contact with<br />
the roots of performance. Anyone who’s<br />
been to a concert can tell you there’s a<br />
connection between the<br />
artist and the audience, and<br />
that’s the sort of thing that<br />
doesn’t translate to CD or<br />
music video. Make the time,<br />
as soon as you can, to go to<br />
one of these music festivals.<br />
Your ears will thank you. So<br />
will your soul.<br />
• Big Summer Classic, July<br />
22 in Festival Pier at Penn’s<br />
Landing Philadelphia, PA<br />
• The All Good Festival<br />
July 15 - 17 in Marvin’s<br />
Mountaintop Masontown,<br />
WV<br />
• 10,000 Lakes Festival, Detroit<br />
Lakes, MN on July 22 - 24<br />
• MOE. Down Music Festival<br />
September 8 - 10 in Turin, NY<br />
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PASSIONAL HEALTH<br />
Summer Skin Care<br />
By Nurse Justine<br />
Libertine is fast approaching and this year it is going to be<br />
a two day event at the shore! This means water and sun, but<br />
hopefully not burnt and tender pink bits.<br />
Your first defense against sunburn are simple things, a<br />
sun umbrella, sun hat and sunglasses.<br />
Your second defense is sun screen product or the old<br />
faithful zinc oxide. SPF (Sun Protection Factor) simply<br />
8 means that say if something has an SPF of 15 you are 15<br />
times more protected with it than without. The problem<br />
with sunscreen is that they do tend to wash off, or are<br />
not as effective when you get out of the<br />
water or sweat profusely. So remember to<br />
reapply them.<br />
Zinc oxide is the white stuff that you<br />
see the geeks wearing on their noses who<br />
get sand kicked in their faces. Well, it has<br />
come a long way baby! You can buy zinc<br />
oxide in day-glo colors! Imagine day-glo<br />
pink nipples, day-glo orange cock and dayglo<br />
green balls. It’s a little difficult to take<br />
off the skin but a cotton ball and baby oil<br />
work nicely.<br />
Sunburn is a skin injury characterized<br />
by redness, tenderness and possible<br />
blistering from over-exposure to the actinic<br />
radiation of the sun.<br />
Actinic dermatitis is a rash or<br />
skin inflammation that occurs from over<br />
exposure to the sun or to sun lamps.<br />
Recurrent actinic dermatitis can lead to<br />
skin cancer.<br />
Actinic Keratosis is a slowly<br />
developing localized thickening of the skin<br />
as a result of chronic prolonged exposure<br />
to the sun or sun lamps. Treatment of the<br />
premalignant lesion includes, surgical<br />
excision, radiation, cryotherapy and or<br />
topical chemotherapy.<br />
Sunglasses prevent actinic<br />
conjunctivitis (an eye inflammation) cause<br />
from over exposure to the sun or sun lamps.<br />
An ophthalmologist can write a prescription<br />
for this condition, should it occur, however,<br />
prevention is the better medicine.<br />
Melanoma or skin cancer occurs<br />
most frequently in those with fair skin and<br />
hair and light eyes, however this does not<br />
mean ‘people of color’ are not at risk.<br />
Increased incidences of sunburns increases<br />
your risk for melanoma. It may be a brown<br />
or black spot on the skin with irregular<br />
borders (where the pigment extends over the borders), or it can<br />
be red, blue or black and bumpy feeling. These skin irregularities<br />
are usually suspected to be melanoma and are excised and<br />
biopsied. Melanoma can spread and is the most malignant of all<br />
skin cancers.<br />
So my little mermaids and mermen if you are going sunbathe<br />
do it sensibly. As for me, I’ll sit in the shade with my mint julip,<br />
straw hat and fan, getting the vapors watching the rest of you<br />
sexy people sunbathe.
Aries (March 20 - Apr. 19)<br />
You‘re sweet and you‘re generous,<br />
Aries, but you‘re a little too giving<br />
this month, so don’t be surprised<br />
when you get nipped by those you<br />
believe you’re helping. In addition<br />
to being that famed final frontier,<br />
space is also a basic human need.<br />
(Always remember the basic 3:<br />
Space, Sex, and Chocolate.)<br />
Taurus (Apr. 19 - May 20)<br />
I once heard a story about a man<br />
who left his job for another town.<br />
Or was it that he left his town for<br />
another job? If you really think<br />
about it, they‘re the same thing.<br />
That‘s what life is like for you this<br />
month, Taurus.<br />
Gemini (May 20 - June 20)<br />
I don‘t know why I have to keep<br />
reminding you to put on your<br />
sunscreen, Gemini! I‘m a darkskinned<br />
black woman and even<br />
I wear sunscreen! I mean, come<br />
on!<br />
Cancer (June 20 - July 22)<br />
Great family time this month,<br />
Cancer. Packing away things you don‘t<br />
use is highly challenging as you take packratting<br />
to a new level each year. Invite<br />
friends over for beer and pizza while you<br />
do the work. All they have to do is watch<br />
you work, and all you have to do is promise<br />
to have tidied up by a certain time. You‘ll<br />
be so glad you did (and they‘ll be so glad<br />
for the pizza!)<br />
Leo (July 22 - Aug. 22)<br />
Months of hard work on a project are finally<br />
really start to come together for you, Leo.<br />
Patience helped your negotiating skills from<br />
the bedroom to the boardroom... I predict<br />
2006 will be your best birthday party ever,<br />
and it won‘t be because of who was there<br />
and what was served, but because you‘ll<br />
have accomplished this year.<br />
Virgo (Aug. 22 - Sept. 22)<br />
Two words, Virgo: Re Lax! As much as you<br />
enjoy working, it does take a little more out<br />
of you than others. Summer is the perfect<br />
time to do away with work stressors. Take<br />
the car and your sweetie, head to the shore<br />
for a lovely weekend away. Don‘t worry<br />
about the home front.<br />
Libra (Sept. 22 - Oct. 23)<br />
You love getting gussied (or dude-ed) up,<br />
Libra, but the heat makes you resistant<br />
to dolling up in black leather corsets and<br />
heat-absorbent tuxes. You could finally<br />
StarScopes<br />
By Cassendre Xavier<br />
muster up the gumption to attend any of<br />
the nation‘s safe and popular clothingoptional<br />
beaches and resorts. Or you could<br />
find out what summer-friendly fashions are<br />
available to you. For example, how about a<br />
satin corset in a light color? Or...<br />
Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)<br />
The latest rage is laughing these days.<br />
Laughing cures cancer, laughing makes you<br />
lose weight, laughing gets more mileage,<br />
laughing does your taxes cheaper. I kid,<br />
but ‚tis true. When you laugh, you take<br />
in oxygen (good stuff) and expel carbon<br />
monoxide (bad stuff). I know smiling‘s not<br />
considered sexy: Kings of Coolness James<br />
Dean & Elvis were famous for their Oh<br />
So Hot surly scowls, but they‘re no longer<br />
with us. Coincidence?<br />
Sagittarius (Nov. 21 - Dec. 21)<br />
Are you up to your correspondence, Sag?<br />
And I‘m not talking e-mail. I‘m talking sit<br />
down, grab a pen, and take out the nice<br />
stationery. As you know, few moments are<br />
sweeter than when receiving and enjoying<br />
paper mail from loved ones. Why not give<br />
someone you care about that pleasure<br />
today?<br />
Capricorn (Dec. 21 - Jan. 20)<br />
A good friend of mine says that Capricorns<br />
are the absolute best at sex. My friend‘s<br />
opinion of this has probably a lot to do with<br />
the fact that he is a Capricorn<br />
himself. I say this to point out<br />
the value of self-recognition<br />
and self-promotion. Darling, if<br />
you don‘t think - correction: if<br />
you don‘t know that you‘re hot,<br />
what makes you think anyone<br />
else will suddenly notice this<br />
heretofore unacknowledged<br />
hotness? Notwithstanding!<br />
Aquarius<br />
(Jan. 19 - Feb. 18)<br />
So, you‘re a little down,<br />
Aquarius, even though from all<br />
outward appearances, things are<br />
going well. You‘ve been going<br />
out of your own shell more than<br />
ever, counting on people and<br />
trusting folks like you‘re from a<br />
small town. This is tremendous<br />
progress, and the rewards will<br />
start flowing in, oh, about, four<br />
weeks or so. Stay outta the sun<br />
until then, though. Or I‘ll kick<br />
her ass. (And I‘ll do it, too!)<br />
Pisces (Feb. 18 - March<br />
20)<br />
Losing friends is never easy. And I don‘t<br />
mean by death, Pisces. I mean, when<br />
someone you thought was your friend<br />
suddenly for some reason decides never<br />
to call you again. It can be very difficult<br />
to make sense of sudden and unexplained<br />
abandonment. But one of Don Miguel<br />
Ruiz‘s ‘Four Agreement‘ principles is this:<br />
‘Don‘t take things personally‘. It‘s not<br />
about you, Pisces. So moveth thyself on,<br />
precious. New friendships and possibilities<br />
await ye.<br />
Cassendre Xavier is a self-described<br />
‘renaissance negresse’ known for sounding<br />
like a cross between Tracy Chapman, Sade<br />
& Enya? (Borders) and writing like ‘a<br />
clever and snappy essayist’ (Philadelphia<br />
City Paper). For your listening pleasure<br />
and convenience, Cassendre’s musical<br />
CD’s are sold at <strong>Passional</strong> Boutique (215)<br />
829-4986. Reserve yours today or get a<br />
spanking you won’t soon forget. Oh, wait a<br />
minute, you might like that, mightn’t you?!<br />
(www.cassEndrExavier.com)<br />
9
PASSIONAL TRAVEL<br />
I Like My Bike<br />
By Kali Morgan<br />
Those days of looking for parking, paying tickets, wasting money on gluing together my hoopty cars and getting gauged with<br />
insurance payments are long gone! Life’s minor stresses and annoyances which had seemed almost overwhelming, are now blown<br />
away in the winds of my daily travels.<br />
My motorcycle gives me wings to fly from place to place. I am not a daredevil by nature, but I do love adventures. There is a constant<br />
reality of danger in the wind, and an endorphin-like rush of awareness that keeps me focused on the need for safety as I ride.<br />
How to be a biker babe (or stud):<br />
Get Licensed.<br />
It’s easy and cheap. Pennsylvania offers the Motorcycle<br />
Safety Program for FREE to people who get a motorcycle<br />
learners permit (and the Penn MSP even provides use of bikes<br />
for FREE.) The MSP consists of two evening classroom sessions<br />
and two weekend practice days that end with the class M driver’s<br />
test. You get your license and you get discounted insurance for<br />
completing the MSP. Other states like New Jersey charge a<br />
moderate fee to take the class, which is well worth every penny<br />
(so budget for it already). Advanced drivers can take an advanced<br />
class (which I intend to do this summer).<br />
Get a bike.<br />
Much less expensive to buy, repair and insure than a car, a<br />
motorcycle is also much easier to park for city bikers<br />
or those headed to the shore for summer.<br />
10<br />
Stay Safe.<br />
I always keep my helmet on and arms covered<br />
(except in slow downtown traffic where the heat can cook me).<br />
I also have learned that plastic pants melt, and that shorts (and<br />
sandals) are a really bad idea when you’re leg is near a hot f**kin<br />
tail pipe. Leather chaps can be worn over shorts while you ride<br />
(starting at just $129.99 at PASSIONAL) or you can get denim<br />
or cotton blend spandex pants to wear with boots. Eye protection<br />
is key, and I favor the crystal clear tinted protection goggles from<br />
Home Depot to most designer eye wear. You can also register<br />
online for a safety class at www.pamsp.com<br />
Stay Sexy.<br />
Decorate yourself for safety and sexiness with fun<br />
accessories, custom paint, or any other thing that will enhance<br />
the experience of riding a big vibrator on wheels! All the money<br />
you save on operating the vehicle can make it painless to get the<br />
hottest gear available.<br />
Find Friends.<br />
Motorcycle clubs and websites abound, but my favorite<br />
resource (when I have time to think about it) for product and<br />
people-finding is www.cycleforums.com.<br />
The very sexy but functional Formula Boot (pictured above) is a European treat for biker feet, or for just stomping<br />
around... $299.99 from www.passionalboutique.com
PASSIONAL EATS OUT<br />
Atlantic City Cuisine<br />
Cuba Libre is not just in Olde City<br />
Philly anymore -- the new location at the<br />
Tropicana casino at 2831 Boardwalk is all<br />
that and a big ol’ bottle of rum. Authentic<br />
Cuban specialties combine with an<br />
extensive rum bar and over-the top<br />
décor that mimics 1950’s Havana. Latin<br />
dancing, floor shows, a cigar lounge and<br />
dance lessons liven up two floors of fun.<br />
Shabri Indian Restaurant (and<br />
Flamingo Coffee Shop) is located at the<br />
Flamingo Hotel at 3101 Pacific Avenue<br />
and features a killer lunch buffet and<br />
very nice Indian dinner dishes from the<br />
north and south (and do we taste a hint<br />
of Caribbean flavor as well?) of the<br />
motherland. Regardless of the origins,<br />
lovers of exotic flavors are bound to enjoy<br />
the spicy and well presented offerings<br />
of this simple family restaurant. Dinner<br />
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French Quarter Buffet is a<br />
conveniently located and seafood<br />
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even the most greedy food fetishist.<br />
Beverages, dessert and anything else<br />
you might decide to stick in your mouth<br />
are available for one reasonable price<br />
at Showboat Casino, 801 Boardwalk,<br />
Atlantic City.<br />
SOUTH STREET<br />
HEADHOUSE DISTRICT<br />
and Fortress Productions<br />
Present<br />
-- MAKE IT A FILM NIGHT --<br />
Every Wednesday 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.<br />
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Evening 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. at Historic<br />
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“The Bard and The River”<br />
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. June 22, 2005<br />
This film tells the story of how<br />
dedicated teachers impact the lives of<br />
their students and profoundly influence<br />
the community at large. The film<br />
focuses on two very different students<br />
entering the ninth grade.<br />
Precious Places<br />
Community History Project<br />
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. June 29, 2005<br />
Presented by the Scribe Video Center<br />
this citywide oral history project called<br />
Precious Places is based on the work of<br />
21 community groups equipped with<br />
mini - DV cameras record stories of<br />
the places that hold our communities’<br />
memories -- parks, buildings,<br />
monuments, street corners – and define<br />
the neighborhoods of our city.<br />
Coming Soon!<br />
-- The Iron Giant --<br />
-- Big Picture Alliance HS Films --<br />
-- Three & Over --<br />
-- Ed Crawford: A Portrait --<br />
-- Refugees Mauritania --<br />
11<br />
And many more!
July<br />
Fast Cheap amateur<br />
go-go night at<br />
Fluid Nightclub,<br />
4th & Kater, Every<br />
Sunday,<br />
10 p.m. - 2 p.m.<br />
NEW YORK:<br />
Metropolitan<br />
Museum of Art<br />
retrospective of<br />
surrealist artist Max Ernst.<br />
April 7th - July 10th<br />
Big O Quiz Show<br />
at Cheers To You,<br />
South and Passyunk<br />
Ave. Win $200 in<br />
Sex Toys! 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.<br />
www.osintimates.com<br />
Every Tuesday.<br />
Theatre &<br />
Entertainment<br />
Gay Sex in the 70’s<br />
2:45 at the Wilma<br />
Theater.<br />
Cycles of Porn: Sex Life<br />
in LA-2, 9:30 at the Wilma<br />
Theater.<br />
Gay Sex in the 70’s<br />
2:45 at the Wilma<br />
Theater.<br />
Ties that Bind<br />
Us Leather AA<br />
Meeting in S.<br />
Philadelphia,<br />
800.581.7883, Every<br />
Tuesday.<br />
PASSION 101:<br />
“Interrogation and<br />
Military Scenes”<br />
with Midori. See<br />
pg. 14<br />
Barbarella at<br />
Penn’s Landing<br />
8:45<br />
Mr. Leather, 9:00<br />
at the Prince Music<br />
Theater.<br />
Women in Love, 8:30 at the<br />
Wilma Theater.<br />
Bachelorette Bash:<br />
<strong>Passional</strong> can help<br />
plan a party you will<br />
never forget. www.<br />
phillybachelorette.com<br />
Big O Quiz Show<br />
at Pure Night Club,<br />
1221 St. James<br />
St. Win $200 in<br />
Sex Toys!<br />
9 pm - 12 am<br />
www.osintimates.com<br />
Every Sunday.<br />
Every day is a good<br />
day for some fun,<br />
so why not try some<br />
new sexy toys or<br />
outfits? Both are available at<br />
www.passionalboutique.com<br />
Ties that Bind<br />
Us Leather AA<br />
Meeting in S.<br />
Philadelphia,<br />
800.581.7883, Every<br />
Tuesday.<br />
Fast Cheap amateur<br />
go-go night at<br />
Fluid Nightclub,<br />
4th & Kater, Every<br />
Sunday,<br />
10 p.m. - 2 p.m.<br />
PASSIONAL Events in Bold<br />
LGBTI Events in Purple
Vesago Fetish Party<br />
First Fridays at<br />
Emerald City.<br />
www.vesago.com<br />
Peekaboo Revue<br />
at The Five Spot<br />
215.574.0070<br />
www.peekaboorevue.com<br />
Big O Quiz Show at<br />
Trago‘s Lounge, 38<br />
S. 19th St. Win $200<br />
in Sex Toys! 9 p.m.<br />
- 12 a.m.<br />
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Every Wednesday.<br />
Philadelphia Int’l<br />
Gay/Lesbian Film<br />
Fest Opens, see<br />
back cover.<br />
Opening Reception<br />
Aphrodite Gallery<br />
(See pg. 15)<br />
How to Make<br />
Lesbian Porn,<br />
7:15 at the<br />
Wilma Theater<br />
Dyke Life, 12:15 at<br />
the Wilma Theater<br />
Pousse Cafe<br />
Lesbo-a-go-go<br />
Interactive striptease<br />
party, 1734 Snyder<br />
Ave. 215.849.7444<br />
Philly Jacks safe<br />
sex party for men<br />
18 and over, 1st and<br />
3rd Wednesdays,<br />
3rd Sunday.<br />
www.philadelphiajacks.com<br />
Drag Night at Bob<br />
and Barbara‘s.<br />
Every Thursday.<br />
Cycles of Porn:<br />
Sex Life in LA-2<br />
9:30 at the Prince<br />
Theater.<br />
The Playground at<br />
Ulana‘s, 2nd and<br />
Bainbridge, 9 p.m.<br />
- 2 am, casual dress.<br />
PASSION 101: “Erotic<br />
Humiliation”<br />
with Midori<br />
See pg. 14.<br />
PASSION 101:<br />
“Beginning to<br />
Bottom” With<br />
Midori. See pg. 14.<br />
“Erotic Foot Pampering”<br />
with Midori. See<br />
pg. 14.<br />
Big O Quiz Show at<br />
Trago‘s Lounge, 38<br />
S. 19th St. Win $200<br />
in Sex Toys! 9 p.m.<br />
- 12 a.m.<br />
www.osintimates.com<br />
Every Wednesday.<br />
Despondant Heaven<br />
at Ulana‘s, 9 p.m.<br />
Every Thursday.<br />
Libertine Weekend<br />
Begins! www.<br />
libertineball.com<br />
Pervy Piano Party<br />
@ Surfside, 10 p.m., Drags<br />
@ Studio Six, or VIP @<br />
Babes (hetero theater) plus<br />
dance at Club Tru all night!<br />
Libertine Latex &<br />
Lace Pool Party w/<br />
Mimi Divine 2 p.m.,<br />
then 8 p.m. - 11:30<br />
ONLY Libertine Ball VII:<br />
Voyage to Atlantis<br />
The Cocktail<br />
Hour at Glam, 52<br />
S. 2nd St., Every<br />
Wednesday.<br />
Nocturne at<br />
Shampoo,<br />
9 p.m. - 2 a.m.<br />
Big O Quiz Show<br />
at Copa University<br />
City. 40th and<br />
Spruce. Win $200 in<br />
Sex Toys! 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.<br />
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Every Thursday<br />
PASSION 101:<br />
“Playing with Boys:<br />
Male Genital Play”<br />
with Veronica<br />
Bound.
A pre-Libertine Weekend with the world renowned educator<br />
Fetish Diva Midori. Special discount: take all four classes for<br />
just $100 (save $40 bucks!)<br />
“Make ‘em Blush, Make ‘em Squirm:<br />
Erotic Humiliation Play” with Midori<br />
Friday July 15, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.<br />
Why do people get off on being embarrassed? What are the<br />
potential psychological ramifications? What’s different for a<br />
one-time scene vs. playing with your life partner? Emphasizing<br />
emotional safety throughout, Midori will explore a wide<br />
range of play from light teasing and embarrassment to serious<br />
humiliation. You may get a chance to volunteer for some<br />
mild play in front of the class. Is this a style of play you’ve<br />
Friday, July 1 class is dismissed for July 4th weekend, but<br />
students are cordially invited to attend Vesago at Emerald City,<br />
the sponsors of our first Friday Passion 101 classes. Bring the<br />
ad on the table of contents page for special $5 entry!<br />
“Strip for your Lover” with Kitty Victorian<br />
Saturday, July 9, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.<br />
This class is held at 1734 Snyder Ave. All students are invited to<br />
14stay<br />
after class and try out their newly acquired moves at<br />
PASSION 101<br />
PASSION 101: Fetish Diva Midori & More<br />
www.fantasyworkshops.com<br />
struggled to understand? Or have you ever secretly wanted to<br />
be put on the spot or shown how really naughty you are? Then<br />
this class is for you! Students attending this class receive half<br />
price ($5) admission to The Playground SM play party at 2nd<br />
and Bainbridge Street, immediately following class. See The<br />
Playground website for party details, http://theplaygroundphilly.com<br />
“Erotic Foot Pampering for Lovers” with Midori<br />
Saturday July 16, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.<br />
A special new class for sensuous couples! Learn how to create<br />
total body erotic pleasure in your lover through his or her feet.<br />
In this interactive class you’ll learn how to sensually wash,<br />
create sexy foot spas, massage for sexual pleasure, over come<br />
foot-shyness, and incorporate foot pleasures into fantastic sex.<br />
Midori, the author of ‘Foot and Shoe Worship’ tells all. This is a<br />
class for couples and intimate friends. Bring two or three fluffy<br />
towels. Other equipment provided.<br />
“Beginning to Bottom” With Midori<br />
Saturday July 16, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.<br />
Do you have the desire, fantasy, and lust to surrender power<br />
or to experience intense sensations at the hands of another?<br />
How do you get started in the right direction? Maybe you are<br />
new to SM entirely. Or maybe you’ve been topping and seek<br />
a new frontier of pleasure. Perhaps it’s been a while since you<br />
could let go, or you feel you can’t break through a barrier. We’ll<br />
talk about the various types of bottom you can be and discuss<br />
problems that frequently emerge. How can you get what you<br />
want without creating conflict with your top(s)? Come prepared<br />
to ask questions and get feedback!<br />
“Interrogation and Military Scenes” With Midori<br />
Sunday July 17, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.<br />
Crisp uniforms. Commanding women and dashing men.<br />
Relentless discipline. Cruel interrogators. Physically demanding<br />
training. If these images make your heart beat faster, then march,<br />
don’t walk, to this class! Your military play might involve only<br />
two people or a large cast with complicated coordination. Midori<br />
will discuss the different types of scenes, how to prepare for<br />
them, how to maintain your roles, and how to do it all safely.<br />
Expect intense scenes demonstrated right before your eyes!<br />
Pousse Café amateur go-go party for women.<br />
“Playing with Boys: Male Genital Play”<br />
with Veronica Bound<br />
Friday, July 29, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.<br />
Learn how to creatively tease and tantalize Veronica’s favorite<br />
toys… the male genitalia! The tools and techniques for this<br />
exquisite and delicate form of sex play are thoroughly discussed<br />
and demonstrated in this class.<br />
All PASSION 101 workshops are taught on Fridays from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., limited to the first 12 registrants and cost $35/person or $60/<br />
kissing couple unless otherwise noted. Advance registration is required, in person or at PASSIONAL or via www.fantasyworkshops.com
Midori’s Rope Bondage Dojo<br />
WASHINGTON DC<br />
Master Sexy Secrets in One Intensive Weekend!<br />
Third Year of Sold-Out Classes in North America!<br />
• Personalized instruction in a small group environment<br />
• Master bondage skills<br />
• Gain confidence as a top<br />
• Increase tying speed<br />
• Delve into the psychology of rope bondage<br />
• Explore the Art and History of Shibari<br />
• Learn the essential fundamentals to exquisite and<br />
safe Suspension Bondage<br />
• and much, much more!<br />
Lead Instructor:<br />
Midori, Author of Seductive Art Of Japanese Bondage<br />
Associate Instructor:<br />
Delano, Experienced Bottoming<br />
Skills trainer<br />
PASSSIONAL Art<br />
Aphrodite Gallery: L. C. Jr.<br />
and Brian Mackey<br />
Highly proclaimed artists L. C. Jr. (below) and Brian<br />
Mackey (above) will be showing their work together for<br />
the month of July in the Aphrodite Gallery at <strong>Passional</strong>.<br />
The Opening reception is July 8th, and there will be an<br />
opportunity to purchase books of their work and get them<br />
signed by the artists. This duo-exhibition is not to be<br />
missed!<br />
Misfit Studios:<br />
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Manhattan, New York, United States ID:33986<br />
Brian Mackey:<br />
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• 16 hours of concentrated instruction with personal<br />
attention in a small environment<br />
• Skills exams<br />
• Graduation certificate<br />
• Unique graduation gifts<br />
• Continental breakfasts and catered lunches<br />
• Saturday night play party access<br />
Washington, D.C. Dojo July 9 - 10<br />
Register at www.the-crucible.com/Midori’sRopeDojo.htm<br />
Los Angeles, Dojo September 10 - 11<br />
Register at www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=83354<br />
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Stay tuned for Dojos in other cities!<br />
More info at www.FHP-inc.com E-mail: Midori@FHP-inc.com
The Body Politic<br />
In Montgomery County,<br />
Maryland (where I live) we are once<br />
again experiencing the right wing’s<br />
campaign against sex education<br />
in the public schools. The State of<br />
Maryland’s last attempt at structuring<br />
a sex education program bit the dust<br />
a few years ago. And no wonder! It<br />
contained such “horrible” features as:<br />
• Graphic or explicit pictures and<br />
films (Showing the human body,<br />
for heaven’s sake! Without clothes,<br />
even!)<br />
• Masturbation, although it didn’t<br />
explain how boys or girls actually do<br />
it.<br />
• Condoms and other birth control<br />
methods were discussed, but without<br />
“explaining” that none of those<br />
methods are really reliable.<br />
• And a discussion of (shudder!)<br />
homosexuality.<br />
Now there’s a new program<br />
proposed for Maryland schools. The<br />
discussions of almost all the issues<br />
are watered down. Depictions of the<br />
human body are few and far between. And<br />
any parent now has the right, simply by<br />
sending the school a note, to have a child<br />
excused entirely from taking this course.<br />
That should certainly end the controversy,<br />
right?<br />
Wrong! Self-righteous parents are<br />
still demanding that the entire course be<br />
removed from the schools. It is, they say<br />
as stridently as possible, an infringement<br />
on the proper roles of the parent and the<br />
minister. A child excused by a parental note<br />
will be subjected to schoolmates’ scorn and<br />
ridicule. And, more fundamentally, these<br />
sex education opponents argue that their<br />
real concern is not just the effects<br />
on their own children, it is the<br />
effect on society and on the public<br />
morality of the next generation of<br />
Americans that worries them so<br />
16 much.<br />
I think there are two reasons why<br />
these zealots can succeed with<br />
Let’s Talk About Sex!<br />
By Judy Guerin<br />
these tactics. The first is that most Americans<br />
with rational, pro-sex views are reluctant<br />
to engage meaningfully in this debate.<br />
They know that they will be castigated as<br />
immoral, perhaps even prurient, people<br />
who are unwilling to protect America’s<br />
youth from “permissiveness,” “sexual<br />
liberalism” and worse.<br />
The second reason is that there is<br />
what I would call a “reverse imbalance”<br />
in this debate. Every poll shows that the<br />
majority of America is tolerant of sexual<br />
differences, and is not puritanical toward<br />
sexual behavior and in general opposes<br />
the agenda of the right by a substantial<br />
majority. On comprehensive sex education,<br />
the numbers are hugely in our favor, with<br />
every poll showing that more than 70<br />
percent of Americans want sex education<br />
for their children and do not want it limited<br />
to “abstinence only.” But that’s not the way<br />
the political balance looks to educators,<br />
local government administrators or<br />
politicians. The minority is willing to make<br />
these issues their top priority and to<br />
seek the political blood of any official<br />
or politician who does not agree with<br />
them. On the other side, they may<br />
see a majority of voters, but it is a<br />
largely silent, non-activist majority.<br />
That’s what I mean by a “reverse<br />
imbalance.”<br />
We have to change this social/<br />
political dynamic. We have to get<br />
involved, make the reasonable<br />
arguments that we have at our<br />
disposal, and thus make their failure<br />
to engage in meaningful discussion a<br />
liability for them instead of an asset.<br />
Once the public sees these<br />
charlatans for what they are -<br />
- unwilling to discuss the issues<br />
and bereft of supporting facts and<br />
arguments -- their power will soon<br />
fade.<br />
Now let’s all of us go do what we<br />
need to do.<br />
Judy Guerin is a board member of<br />
the Woodhull Freedom Foundation<br />
and Federation, a non-profit organization<br />
dedicated to affirming sexual freedom as<br />
a fundamental human right. WFF focuses<br />
on building a sexual freedom movement<br />
and changing antiquated and unjust sex<br />
laws. For more information, visit www.<br />
woodhullfoundation.org<br />
Leather Archives Exhibit will be<br />
on display at Surfside Hotel July 22<br />
– 23: for Libertine Ball weekend in<br />
Atlantic City<br />
for more information on the history<br />
of the Leather Archives, visit www.<br />
leatherarchives.org
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CLASSIFIEDS<br />
Call for Submissions & Feature<br />
Readers: The Women’s Writing<br />
& Spoken Word Series hosted<br />
by Louise Bierig. www.<br />
groups.yahoo.com/group/<br />
WomensWritingSeries or write<br />
to: Women’s Writing Series, POB<br />
30204, Philadelphia, PA 19103-<br />
8204.<br />
“You’re So Articulate! (And<br />
Other Things White People<br />
Should Never Say to Black<br />
People)” $12. Cassendre Xavier<br />
Enterprises, POB 30204,<br />
Philadelphia, PA 19103. www.<br />
cassendrexavier.com<br />
Call for Submissions: Vendors,<br />
volunteers, paid performers<br />
wanted for Philadelphia’s 3rd<br />
annual Black Women’s Arts<br />
Festival Oct/Nov 2005 at UPenn.<br />
Info: www.groups.yahoo.com/<br />
group/BWAFphilly<br />
HOT MALE BODY? Earn up<br />
to $100 per hour as an exotic<br />
entertainer for http://www.<br />
phillybachelorette.com/ email a<br />
photo and your hours/ specialties<br />
to KaliDMorgan@aol.com<br />
Letters to The Editrix<br />
Dear Editrix:<br />
On your “Passion 101” page is a paragraph headed<br />
“Can you say Phaylate?” I think the word you have in<br />
mind is phthalate, pronounced THAL-ate or FTHALate<br />
according to Yahoo! Reference. It’s a family of<br />
compounds believed to be endocrine disruptors.<br />
-Eric Hamell<br />
Dear Eric:<br />
It was supposed to say “can you spell....” but obviously<br />
we couldn’t! A free copy of next month’s magazine<br />
where your correction will be publicly noted and<br />
lauded will be sent to you for free along with a BIG<br />
GOLD STAR! Would you like a volunteer position as<br />
proofreader? After 70 hours of retail and working on<br />
photos and web and zine, we would really love to have<br />
you on our team!<br />
-Kali<br />
PS. Eric Hammel volunteered to proofread our final<br />
versions this month... if you have any ideas/corrections/<br />
feedback PLEASE don’t hesitate to let us know... just<br />
email Editrix@passional.net<br />
MAIDS WANTED to volunteer<br />
for Free Parking Promotion on<br />
South Street Wed July 6. Must be<br />
attractive and passably female.<br />
Email editrix@passional.net<br />
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your own, the cost is $35 for up to<br />
10 words including contact info<br />
+ $1 for each additional word.<br />
You must prepay for advertising<br />
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Philadelphia. Editors reserve the<br />
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