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| Volume 27 | Issue 32toc12.24.104headlines•TEXAS NEWS4 ‘Home’ tradition continues4 Razzle Dazzle returning in 2011•NATIONAL NEWS13 Obama signs DADT repeal•BUSINESS NEWS15 Chamber honors local leaders• LIFE+STYLE18 Fresh Tuna Christmas19 Mitchell goes mainstream24 Drawing <strong>Dallas</strong>25 Books for the holidays1319departments4 Texas News 18 Life+Style6 Pet of the Week 30 Starvoice9 Death32 Scene16 Viewpoints 34 Classifieds12.24.10 • dallasvoice 3
• texasnewsMaking the holidays brighter for PWAs for nearly 20 yearsIdea for organization began whenRodd Gray was helping installbubblegum pink carpeting in anapartment at Revlon HouseinstantTEA<strong>Dallas</strong><strong>Voice</strong>.com/Instant-TeaDAVID TAFFET | Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.comWhen Home for the Holidays began in theearly 1990s, the idea was simple: They raisedmoney to send persons with AIDS home to bewith their families for Christmas.Most of the early tickets purchased were onewaytickets, used by many to go home to die.The idea came to the group’s founder andpresident, Rodd Gray, when he adopted anapartment in Revlon House, one of AIDS Servicesof <strong>Dallas</strong>’ apartment complexes in Oak Cliff.While he was helping install bubblegum pinkcarpeting in the apartment, Gray became friendlywith the apartment’s resident. He said all that thisfriend wanted to do was go to see his family,whom he hadn’t seen in 18 years.The Revlon resident died before Gray was ablePub crawls, a street festival, an AIDSfundraiser, party buses, morewill be part of weeklong partyDAVID TAFFET | Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.comRodd Grayto raise the money to send him home, but he wasdetermined to help others see their families.Razzle Dazzle a done deal for 2011works with nine areaagencies as a fundingsource of last resort tohelp individuals withemergency situations.Tickets are expectedto be $25 on line and$35 at the door. CrystalWaters headlinedlast year’s ball thatraised $37,000. In 2011,the evening will includea silent auction and dance party.Representatives of GDMAF, Inc., which stagesMetro Ball, attended the first Razzle Dazzle organizationalmeeting to make sure there were no conflictsin dates.“I expressed my concern to the committee,” saidGDMAF President John Cooper-Lara. “But it mademore sense to focus Metro Ball as the primaryfundraiser for the weekend.”By the end of the meeting, not only had MetroBall become one of week’s signature events, butalso Cooper-Lara signed on as co-chair of RazzleDazzle <strong>Dallas</strong>.“We’re excited to be part of a week-long celebration,”he said, hoping the community-wide effortwill raise even more money for GDMAF this year.When Metro Ball ends at 10 p.m., an after-partywill be held at a different venue.Saturday begins with a street festival — from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. — that will highlight the CedarThe return of Razzle Dazzle <strong>Dallas</strong> means NorthTexas will have a June Pride celebration. The fivedayevent begins June <strong>1.</strong>Scott WhittallScott Whittall, president of the Cedar SpringsMerchants Association, said the June 1-5 dateswere chosen, in part, to not conflict with Prideweekends in Austin and Houston.The event begins on a Wednesday with a specialedition of the Cedar Springs Wine Walk.Thursday, June 2, will feature a pub-crawl. Shuttlesand party buses will leave from Cedar SpringsRoad to visit different bars off the strip. The Brickand BJ’s have already committed to participate.Other bars are expected to join as planning continuesthrough the spring.Each stop will be about 45 minutes and featurespecials and a VIP area for those who purchasespecial tickets for the week.“The purpose is to introduce people to the barsoff the Cedar Springs strip,” Whittall said.The fifth annual Metro Ball held at S4 will becomepart of Razzle Dazzle <strong>Dallas</strong> as the Fridayevent. The fundraiser is staged by and benefits theGreg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund, which4 dallasvoice.com • 12.24.10AIDS Services of <strong>Dallas</strong> President Don Maison• HOME, <strong>Page</strong> 8Springs merchants. Participating stores will havesale tents. Booths for artists and non-profits will bepart of the day’s activities.The main event will be Saturday night from 7p.m. to 2 a.m. Cedar Springs will close from Reaganto Knight streets. Whittall said they were exploringclosing even more of the street.A main stage near Reagan Street will feature anational headliner and a variety of bands and entertainment.A stage near ilume will present a nationalDJ. A third stage in the middle of the blockwill also have a DJ keeping the party lively.A sponsored VIP tent near Hunky’s will includea free cocktail of the evening and food provided bytwo area restaurants.Sunday ends the five-day festival with a minipub-crawl, afternoon t-dance and check presentations.Whittall said the group plans to work with the<strong>Dallas</strong> Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and promoteRazzle Dazzle nationally.When Razzle Dazzle <strong>Dallas</strong> last took place in2003, it was billed as the 26th annual event. Thatdates the first one to 1978. Don Maison, whoserved on the board from about 1985-90, said he rememberedit beginning as fundraiser for the <strong>Dallas</strong>Museum of Art. At the time, the museum was locatedin Fair Park and had just announced a newbuilding downtown.As AIDS took hold in <strong>Dallas</strong> in the early 1980s,Razzle Dazzle quickly changed its focus to raising• RAZZLE, <strong>Page</strong> 8Calling out KayAbout 10 people gathered outside RepublicanSen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s <strong>Dallas</strong>office on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 21 toprotest her vote against the repeal of “don’task, don’t tell.”The protest was organized by GetE-QUAL Texas, the state chapter of the nationalLGBT direct action group, and similarrallies were held outside Hutchison’s officesin Austin, Houston and San Antonio.Wielding signs, bullhorns and a rainbowcoloredAmerican flag, the <strong>Dallas</strong> protesterschanted “Shame on Kay!” and “Retire, KayBailey!” as they stood on a grassy medianalong the service road near her 11th flooroffice in the Hotels.com building at 10440N. Central Expressway.Despite Hutchison’s vote against DADTrepeal, the bill passed and would be signedby President Barack Obama on Wednesday.But the protesters weren’t in a celebratorymood.“This is just the beginning,” said MarlinBynum, a 47-year-old former preacher whocame out as gay five years ago. “We stillneed ENDA. We’ve still got to repealDOMA. This is just the beginning. In fact, Idon’t know if the fight will ever end.”At the end of the rally, a representativefrom Hutchison’s office, Byron Campbell,came down to meet the protesters, whohanded him two signs on which they’dwritten personal messages.“Eighty percent of this country supportedthe bill,” GetEQUAL board member MarkReed-Walkup told Campbell as he handedhim the signs.“We e-mailed, we called her,” Reed-Walkup told Campbell. “She asked for astudy, the study came back positive, andthen she still voted no. We’re extremely disappointed,and we’ll be back.”“I appreciate this,” Campbell responded.“Thank you very much, and thank youfor your time,” Campbell said before quicklygoing back inside.Reed-Walkup said GetEQUAL, whichformed earlier this year, is just beginning toorganize chapters in all 50 states and likelywill become more active in Texas in 201<strong>1.</strong>“We’ll continue to hold our elected leadersaccountable,” he said.To watch video from the rally, go tohttp://bit.ly/dW71K3.– John Wright
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• localbriefsCoH plans Christmas Eve servicesCathedral of Hope United Church of Christwill hold five Christmas Eve services beginningat noon Friday, Dec. 24, with “A Shopper’s ChristmasEve” in the Interfaith Peace Chapel. Shopperscan buy gifts in the Sources of Hope gift shop,have their packages wrapped and worship duringtheir lunch hour.The Children and Families Service, with singalongs,puppets and more begins at 5 p.m., followedat 7 p.m. by Mass en Español in theInterfaith Peace Chapel.Traditional candlelight communion worshipservices will be held at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.Services are free and open to all.Pavillion holds Stocking Stuffer driveThe stocking stuffer benefit for LegacyFounders Cottage hospice continues through Friday,Christmas Eve, at Barbara’s Pavillion in OakCliff.Patrons are asked to donate gifts to fill up thegigantic stockings at the bar and then donated tothe Founders Cottage. Wish list items includespaper towels, Lysol, coffee, gift cards for groceries,disposable adult diapers (medium), cleaning supplies,hard candy, trash bags, Ziploc bags, disposabletableware, wipes, non-powdered latexgloves, games, etc.Barbara’s Pavillion also has Christmas stockingson hand that patrons can purchase and decorate,with proceeds also benefiting LegacyFounders Cottage.ONE Church in new locationThe ONE Church, the only LGBT-affirmingApostolic Pentecostal church in the <strong>Dallas</strong>-FortWorth area, now holds services each Sunday at 6p.m. at Resource Center <strong>Dallas</strong>, 2701 Reagan St.The church also holds prayer service eachThursday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., followed byBible study from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., also at ResourceCenter <strong>Dallas</strong>.Tuesday Night Fellowship is from 7 p.m. to 9p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings on Lemmon Avenueat Douglas Avenue.For more information go to the church’s websiteat <strong>Dallas</strong>1Church.org.•Too cute Toocan Sam is a lively 8-month-old white kitten with graytabby markings and personality plus. He’s obviously playful, veryfriendly and good with other cats. Toocan Sam should be goodwith children and will make a great addition to any family orhousehold.Toocan Sam and many other great dogs, cats, puppies and kittens are available for adoptionfrom the <strong>Dallas</strong> Animal Services Adoption Center, located at 1818 N. Westmoreland at I-30on the northeast corner. The shelter is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6:30p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.; closed Mondays. The cost to adopt is $85 for dogsand $55 for cats and includes spay/neuter surgery, vaccinations, microchip and more. Alldogs are negative for heartworms, and cats have been tested for FeLV and FIV. For more information,visit www.<strong>Dallas</strong>AnimalServices.org or call 214-671-0249.6 dallasvoice.com • 12.24.10Sadlek wins MTAR awardThe MetroTex Association of Realtors has announcedthat Mark Sadlek from Republic Title isthe 2010 Affiliate of the Year award winner. Theannouncement came at MTAR’s annual awardsand charity event.Sadlek has served on the MetroTex board of directorsand is aMark Sadlekpet of the week / toocan samMetroTex LeadershipAcademyGraduate, currentlyserving on theLeadership Committee.He also serves onthe Human RightsCampaign’s Boardof Governors and asco-chair of the FederalClub. He cofoundedandchaired Leadership Lambda Inc. in <strong>Dallas</strong> and hasdone planning and fundraising for Design IndustryFoundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA).“I have been amazed with Mark’s dedicationto MetroTex this year,” said 2010 MetroTex PresidentKay Weeks of Ebby Halliday Realtors. “Hiscontributions to our organization reflect his professionalismand devotion to the real estate industry.”MetroTex has honored one of its affiliate memberswith this award annually since 1982.Stonewall Denton elects officersDENTON — Stonewall Democrats of DentonCounty, now completing its third year, has electednew officers for 201<strong>1.</strong>Eloy Machuca of Flower Mound was elected asthe second president in the chapter’s history. Outgoingfounding President John McClelland didnot seek re-election.“I was honored to have lead this chapter andin becoming the first openly gay elected official inthe county in my final year,” said McClelland.“Our members put a lot of faith in me. I felt it wasthe perfect time to get some new blood on our executiveboard.”Joining Machuca will be Vice PresidentLOCAL BRIEFS, <strong>Page</strong> 10•
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From <strong>Page</strong> 48 dallasvoice.com • 12.24.10 HOME• texasnewssaid ASD has residents taking advantage of Homefor the Holidays again this year. Gray said in recentyears they have been sending 70 to 100 peoplehome annually.Over the years, the program has expandedfrom its original goal of sending a couple of dozenpeople home at Christmastime. They still sendpeople with a full AIDS diagnosis but with nomoney to travel home to see their families, but theprogram is now year-round.The group has also covered cremation expensesfor those with no family to take care of them andthey have shipped bodies home.“We also bring a family member here so they’renot by themselves,” he said.In the beginning, a travel agency helped withthe airline contacts and tickets by waiving commissionsand negotiating discounts. When travelagencies disappeared, Gray said they had to makethose contacts themselves.“We belong to AA Rainbow,” he said. “We havea code we use for a discount.”He said that Southwest Airlines has been helpfulas well.Some tickets are paid for with donated frequentflier miles.“Greyhound gives us free tickets,” he said.Those are useful especially for people traveling torural areas within a few hundred miles.“We’ve even done Amtrak,” he said.This year the organization got a big boost whenit was accepted as a Black Tie Dinner recipient.The $21,000 check they received from the dinnerwas the biggest infusion of cash in the group’s history.The original fundraiser, Miss Charity America,is still going strong.Impersonator Frank Marino from the La Cageshow in Las Vegas did fundraisers for the groupat Village Station twice in the mid 1990s. The firstshow brought in $8,000. An art auction at Jack’sBackyard in 2009 contributed more than $5,000 inthree hours.Last Saturday, the Hidden Door hosted whatGray called an evening of entertainment, cookiesand sales of light bulbs for the tree that added$1,200 to the coffers.RAZZLEFrom <strong>Page</strong> 4funds for the first North Texas AIDS organizations,such as Oak Lawn Community Services thatclosed in 2000, and the AIDS Resource Center, nowknown as Resource Center <strong>Dallas</strong>. One year in the1980s Razzle Dazzle was held at the old <strong>Dallas</strong>auto pound on Inwood Road where a UT Southwesternbuilding now stands. Searchlights directedpeople to the abandoned facility.Maison recalled having to repair the roof of theshed and call <strong>Dallas</strong> Power & Light to run moreelectricity into the site.Fair Park was a frequent site of the event. In differentyears it was held in the Hall of State, TowerBuilding and Centennial Building.Maison said the year Razzle Dazzle was held“That will send four people home,” Gray said.But Gray said that Black Tie Dinner meantmore to his group than just the money.“We acquired two new board members fromBlack Tie,” he said, “And two others are interestedin the group. We didn’t expect our relationshipwith Black Tie to grow so quickly.”He was astounded at the amount his group receivedand at the presentation event was in tearsas they were handed the oversized check.“We don’t have to turn someone down nowwho needs to go to Africa,” he said.Recently, the group sent someone to Zimbabwe.Before leaving for the airport, she got afinal dialysis treatment, plenty of pain medicationand then boarded the plane for her long triphome.Gray said that travel arranging involves morethan just buying the ticket. The group makes surethe traveler has a way to get to and from the airport.Gray has shuttled a number of people toDFW and Love Field for their trips home.One recipient was afraid to fly so they spenttime explaining the experience to her.He explains to them that they need to packlight, preferably in a carry-on bag if they arestrong enough to manage that. But if bags have tobe checked, they need money to pay to checkthem.Gray said that board members often just puttickets on their own charge cards. They knowthey’ll get paid back when they raise the money.Sending people home for the holidays seemedlike such an obvious idea that he looked for othersdoing the same thing in other cities so they couldexchange ideas. But he never found a similargroup.“We’re the only group like this in the world,”he said. “We looked to find someone to share advice.”Gray’s been raising money as Patti le Plae Safefor almost 25 years. He’ll continue doing it, hesaid, even if they have to wheel him out on stagein a wheelchair and he’s getting booed, becauseevery dollar raised helps someone, he said.“Nothing can replace the feeling of handingsomeone a ticket and saying, ‘You’re going homefor the holidays,’” he said.•For more information, visit HomeForTheHolidaysTexas.org.downtown in the Convention Center was costly.Market Center Hall and an abandoned building inthe West End and the Bomb Factory in Deep Ellumwere other venues before Razzle Dazzle moved toCedar Springs Road in the 1990s.In its last year, Razzle Dazzle featured the VillagePeople who performed on an outdoor stagein Caven’s paid parking lot. Although the streetwas blocked off, many people entered withoutpaying. The event lost money and Razzle Dazzle<strong>Dallas</strong> disbanded.This year’s event should be well funded as itcombines resources from a number of groups.Whittall said Ben E. Keith has already signed to bethe presenting sponsor and other businesses includingilume and the Melrose Hotel have alreadyagreed to be sponsors.The new website will be live in January. •
DeathHeather Morrison, 45, died Wednesday, Dec.15. She was a proud and active member in theLGBT community and a member of the Cathedralof Hope where shehad served as the facilitiesand operationsmanager formany years. She alsoplayed in the CoHorchestra, where heramazing talent onthe trumpet could beheard on many solooccasions. Additionally,Morrison wasvery proud to serveas the assistant conductor and the director of JazzfulNoise.She carried her passion for music to her nextposition at Texas Health Resources PresbyterianHospital <strong>Dallas</strong> where she had recently been promotedto security supervisor. Morrison started achoir and within the first few months, she had 60-plus members who loved and admired her. Shewas also loved by the hospital staff.While Morrison was at the hospital, a high leveladministrator paying respects said, ”If we had avote on the favorite employee, out of the 6,000,Heather would win!”Texas Health Resources has officially renamedthe choir to The Heather Morrison THR Choir.She was so loved by THR that they have honoredher with an engraved brick in the THR MemorialGarden.Morrison’s life will be celebrated in a service ather home church, Cathedral of Hope. It will be aservice filled with the music that she so loved andused as a platform to share her love of life and herlove of God. A date has not been set at this time.For information, e-mail CelebrateHeather@gmail.com.Also at this service, in honor of Morrison, DonaldD. Campbell, the funeral director and assistantfuneral home manager at Moore Funeral Homein Arlington, will participate. He can be reachedat 817-804-2423 or Donald.campbell@sci-us.com.He has been a blessing and a fount of informationin this difficult time. Information important to thefinal wishes of our loved ones will be available aswell as notaries. If you would like to receive an e-mail copy of these documents to have ready to benotarized, please e-mail CelebrateHeather@gmail.com with the subject line “Legacy.” Thefamily hopes it will be one of Morrison’s legacies,that wishes be honored and loved ones be acknowledged.Morrison was preceded in death by her father,Thomas Aaron Morrison; and grandparents, Johnand Mary Mitchell and Charles and Mary Morrison.She is survived by her loving partner,SANTA’S HELPERGIFTS A-PLENTY | Steven Graves of Steven GravesInsurance Agency gets ready to deliver the more than 40gifts he donated as part of the Leather Knights’ Angel TreeProject. “We wanted to make sure that everybody had ahappy Christmas. This community gives to us so much, andwe wanted to give back,” Graves said.Annabelle Bowden and step-son Christian Bowden;her mother, Jane Mitchell Morrison; brother,Matthew James Morrison and wife, Tina; sister,Kelli Ann Fredericksen and husband, Donovan;nieces and nephews, Chris, Andrew and LaurenFredericksen, Ally and Lee Morrison and ChrysseMorrison Leach; one great-nephew, Jamie Leach;numerous loving members of her family of choiceand many, many friends.•12.24.10 • dallasvoice 9
• texasnewsCourtney Medina of Flower Mound, TreasurerTod King of Lake <strong>Dallas</strong> and Secretary StaceyLangley of Denton.“Our new officers are representative of ourchapter being male, female, Caucasian, Hispanic,gay, straight and bisexual,” said Machuca.“Stonewall is intended to fight for everyone.”Stonewall Democrats of Denton County has beeninstrumental in holding a Pride Weekend in thecity of Denton, organizing rallies for the Prop 8rulings, providing scholarships for communityorganizations and promoting progressive Democraticcandidates.Attorney John McCall and Sparkman HillcrestFamily Service Director Ron Boson are sponsoringa free estate-planning seminar on Jan. 2 at 2 p.m.at Oak Cliff Coffee in the Bishop Arts District.Complimentary coffee and refreshments will beserved. Seating is limited so call 214-942-1100 toreserve a seat.•LOCAL BRIEFSFrom <strong>Page</strong> 6Estate-planning seminar setEloy MachucaBURNSFrom <strong>Page</strong> 1And his was a face that people could relate to,a fact that gave his message even more weightwith many.State Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth — whorepresented District 9, which Burns now represents,before stepping down at the start of 2008 torun for the Senate — called Burns “a uniquely capablepublic servant” to whom people can relateeasily.“I would say that he left his ego at the doorwhen he entered public office, but he neverbrought it with him at all, actually,” Davis said ofBurns. “He is down to earth, genuine and sincereabout everything he does. It is rare that he entersa room, a restaurant, a neighborhood gathering,where he is not received by warm hugs.”She continued, “The people that he representsunderstand that he cares about them, and theycare about him in return. He has an actual ‘relationship’with the people that he represents, whichis, unfortunately, rare in political leaders. Thoughhis warmth and humor endear him to people, heis loved more because he is a leader who is notafraid to stand strong for the issues he caresabout.”Burns’ everyman appeal resonates beyond theboundaries of District 9, and that’s what gave hisspeech such impact around the country, said DennisColeman, executive director of Equality Texas.“The thing about [Burns’ speech] is that he is avery likeable person,” Coleman said. “The thingthat made it resonate with people so strongly isthat he is an everyday person doing a very publicjob.“There are a lot of celebrities who have talkedabout bullying and suicide. But this was someonefrom a small town in Texas who was talking abouthis personal experiences, talking to his colleaguesabout what he had been through. There was gen-10 dallasvoice.com • 12.24.10uine feeling to it.”Burns’ speech that night during the councilmeeting was not something planned in advanceand worked on by speechwriters or aides. Thecouncilman decided only hours before to speakout, and scribbled his remarks down during hislunch hour.And it was that sense of immediacy and personalconviction that made it stand out, Colemansaid.“His speech was very raw. It was very honest.That’s an interesting thing to see from a public figure,”Coleman said. “And the timing was perfect.He tied it to something that was very personal,and he tied it to something that was very ‘rightnow;’ he tied it to the death of the young man whocommitted suicide after hearing so much hate ata city council meeting [in Oklahoma]. All those elementsmade it very, very real for a lot of people.”The LGBT community could have hardly chosena better spokesman if it had tried. Smart,handsome, articulate and sincere with a soft butauthoritative Texas voice, Burns exudes gay Pridein its most prosaic incarnation.Where mainstream media often portrays gayculture in stereotypes, Burns showed a face thatMiddle America may not have seen before. Andthat presence as a role model is what made himthe effortless choice as <strong>Dallas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong>’s local LGBTPerson of the Year.While Burns himself is local, the reach of hismessage proved to be national, even international.But as he did it, Burns had little idea what it wouldbecome.“I got up the very next morning and went onwith my life the way I normally would,” Burnssaid. “I had two back-to-back appointments startingat 8 a.m., then I came home. J.D. [Angle, Burns’husband] was sitting in the bed when I came backfrom speaking to the gay-straight alliance at UT.He said, ‘You know you’ve got 5,000 people who• BURNS, Next <strong>Page</strong>
• BURNS, From Previous <strong>Page</strong> •have viewed this since it was posted at 5 a.m.’“Before I left at noon, I got 1,000 Facebook‘friend’ requests. I remember thinking, ‘Oh myGod — how did that happen?’”The story of how the video made it to YouTubeis a strange one. All of Fort Worth’s council meetingsare recorded and streamed live on the Internet.Chris Hawes, the WFAA reporter coveringFort Worth city hall, had already posted her storyfor the day but continued to watch the stream.When she saw Burns’ confessional recollection ofchildhood bullying, she dropped the story she’dalready filed and went live. But Burns was notavailable.“We had another five hours worth of councilmeeting that night,” Burns said. “I was busy withzoning cases.”Burns learned of the report and stepped out ofthe meeting long enough to warn his parents thata story about bullying and teenage suicide wouldbe about him. “I said, ‘There’s some content thatcomes from a very personal standpoint.’“I knew when it aired — right after, both myphones blew up. Todd Camp [ironically, <strong>Dallas</strong><strong>Voice</strong>’s first LGBT Person of the Year last year]was texting me saying ‘What are you gonna dowith this? Will you put on YouTube?’ I said, ‘Yeseventually.’ He said, ‘No, you need to do it now. Iwill come up to City Hall and do it for you ifyou’ll just get a copy to your council aide.’”Camp and Kyle Trentham finally got it uploadedat 5 a.m., Wed., Oct. 13. Before the day wasover, Burns had spoken to CNN, CBS and scoresof other outlets. He was soon on a flight to NewYork City for appearances on The Today Show andother programs.Then Ellen called.The whole experience ended up being “kindastrange,” he said. “Walking down the street inPortland, Ore., someone said, ‘Hey, are you thedude that cried?’ On the street in New York City[a day after the story broke], people would stopme and ask if I was from Texas.”There have been other surreal moments. At thebeginning, Burns was surviving on few hours’sleep, traveling constantly and doing interviewafter interview.“Honestly, during the interviews on Today andEllen there was such a crush of activity, I was probablynot as present for that experience as I shouldhave been,” he said. While waiting in the wingsof DeGeneres’ show, “I thought, ‘Holy crap! I amabout to meet Ellen! I hope I’m able to speak English.’”But far beyond the celebrity it brought him wasthe gratification of affecting so many lives in concreteways.“The experience of talking to the kids and variouspeople who have e-mailed me is the bestpart,” Burns said. “A couple weeks ago, I got anenvelope that said nothing but ‘Joel Burns, FortWorth, Texas’ — no postmark or return address.Inside was a torn up piece of paper and a note thatsaid, ‘This is the remains of the letter I left for myroommate to find with my body. After seeingyour video, I burned all but this piece. You savedmy life.’”“All of the e-mails were uniformly positive. Mydad was worried — he said, ‘You need to get a securitysystem and lock your doors,’ but honestly,that hasn’t happened. Walking on the set of Todayis slightly unnerving, but no one’s threatened meor scared me. It’s kind of hard to be for bullyingand teenaged suicide.”Hard, but not impossible, as KLIF shock jockChris Krok proved. He assailed Burns for wastingcouncilmembers’ time with his story and “lying”by referring to Angle as his “husband.”Krok also affected a lisp mocking Burns’ tearfulmonologue. Burns says, so far as he can tell, Krokwas the only person to actively attack him for thespeech.“He was trying to capitalize on it, to get attention,”Burns said dismissively. “He was doingwhat he could to draw attention. But he’s the onlyone I’m aware of. There were supposed to beprotests at City Hall but that never materialized.”Burns opened his speech that night by acknowledgingthat he could be torpedoing his futurein politics. But he felt that bringing attentionto the issue of bullying and teen suicide and savingmaybe even one life was worth it.And the risk he was taking didn’t go unnoticed.Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief, speakingafter Burns at that Oct. 12 council meeting, said itplainly:“I have witnessed a lot of things over my 30years of public service … but I have never seenanything as courageous as what I saw tonight,”Moncrief said to Burns. “Obviously, you spokefrom the heart and you touched every heart in thisroom. No matter how big and tough you are, thatBURNS, <strong>Page</strong> 1212.24.10 • dallasvoice 11
• texasnewsJoel Burns, left, and his husband, J.D. Angle12 dallasvoice.com • 12.24.10 BURNSFrom <strong>Page</strong> 11touched you, in some shape, form or fashion.”While some critics, like Krok, said the councilmeeting wasn’t an appropriate forum for Burns’remarks, Moncrief, in his response that night, insistedotherwise.“It is something that needs to be addressed,”the mayor said. “Young people, especially, are entitledto a chance — a chance to enjoy a childhood,a chance to enjoy looking forward to the next challengesin their life. It is only through people likeyourself, who will speak out from experience —not from reading a book, not from watching amovie — from experience, [that change will happen.Experience] is always the best teacher. Itteaches those lessons way down deep.“And it takes a special courage to reach downdeep to pull those things out and express them. Ithank you for what you said and I thank you forhow you said it,” Moncrief told Burns.And people obviously have taken note of thatcourage and responded to help create the changeBurn called for. In fact, earlier this month, Davisprefiled a bill in the Texas House of Representativesto create a comprehensive statewide approachto bullying in public schools. She creditedBurns’ speech with being the impetus.“I am proud to have filed a bill in the Texas Legislaturethat attempts to have a positive impact onthis issue, and I am particularly proud to do thisin response to Joel’s personal story and the awarenesshe raised in all of us regarding teen suicidesthat occur as a result of bullying,” Davis said.And Coleman said Equality Texas is proud tobe able to work with Burns to get Davis’ legislationpassed. In fact, Equality Texas invited Burnsto go to Austin on Dec. 13 to speak at the pressconference during which the organizationlaunched its efforts to pass the anti-bullying bill.“As the statewide organization, having someonewho can put a face on this very serious issuewas important for us, and we feel it was very appropriateto have [Burns] at the press conference.But we didn’t invite him to participate as a councilmanfrom Fort Worth. We invited as Joel Burnsto participate as a Texan who himself experiencedbullying when he was growing up,”Coleman said.While many people have focused on thechanges Burns’ speech has made in others’ lives,Burns acknowledged that what happened thatnight and since has changed his life, as well.“I am a little more mindful of some things thatothers would perceive as bigger picture stuff. Insteadof getting hunkered down in resolving ourpension crisis or fixing our budget for next year,it kind of pulls you up a little bit out of the [minutiae]of everyday life.“You hear these stories and it fills me with, Idon’t know what to call it, contentment? It has instilleda sense of who I am at 41 that was not presentto prior to the 12th of October. It makes memuch less afraid. Whatever happens, happens. IfI don’t get re-elected [in May], I know now I’vehad an amazing life — a lot better than many othersout there.”And his video has made life a lot better forcountless others, too.•Senior Editor Tammye Nash contributed to this report.
• nationalnewsObama signs DADT repealHISTORIC DAY | Gay former Marine Sgt. Eric Alva joins Reps. Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and PatrickMurphy, and Sens. Harry Reid and Susan Collins in watching over President Barack Obama’s shoulder ashe signs repeal of DADT into law. (Patsy Lynch/Philadelphia Gay News).Republicans’ last-ditch effort toderail repeal fails; president praisesefforts of those who worked to endban on openly gay servicemembersLISA KEEN | Keen News Servicelisakeen@mac.comWASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a dramaticand eloquent speech, President Barack Obama onWednesday, Dec. 22, signed the legislation thatwill launch the repeal of a 17-year-old law prohibitingopenly gay people from serving in themilitary.“This is done,” he said, looking up and slappinghis hand on the table, and the crowded auditoriumof an Interior Department buildingerupted with cheers and applause.The historic ceremony took place less than 24hours after Republican Senate Minority LeaderMitch McConnell’s 11th hour action to try and• REPEAL, <strong>Page</strong> 1412.24.10 • dallasvoice 13
• nationalnews •REPEALFrom <strong>Page</strong> 13make implementation of repeal much more difficultand time-consuming failed.According to a report on Politico.com, Mc-Connell tried to introduce an amendment to theannual defense authorization bill that would haverequired that implementation of “don’t ask, don’ttell”) not take place until after the four servicechiefs certify that it could be done without negativeconsequences for military readiness.The DADT repeal legislation Obama signed requirescertification by the president, the secretaryof defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff.According to Politico, McConnell attempted toadd the amendment by unanimous consent, butSen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., a champion of the repealmeasure, objected. Lieberman’s objection effectivelyblocked the amendment from beingconsidered without first getting the consent of atleast 60 senators.The president was greeted with a roar of cheersand applause after he was introduced by VicePresident Joe Biden at 9:13 Wednesday morning.As the president greeted many special guests onstage with him, the crowded began to chant, “Yes,we can,” a prominent slogan of Obama’s 2008presidential campaign.When the president reached the podium, hesmiled and called back, “Yes, we did.”online exclusiveLook for more coverage of the repeal of DADT andWednesday’s signing ceremony online at<strong>Dallas</strong><strong>Voice</strong>.com“I am just overwhelmed,” said PresidentObama, beginning his prepared remarks. “This isa very good day, and I want to thank all of you,especially the people on this stage.”He then told a story about a soldier who foughtin the Battle of the Bulge in the Belgian mountainsagainst the Germans in World War II. The soldier,Andy Lee, put his own life in peril in order to scalea ravine and rescue a fellow soldier, Lloyd Corwin.Forty years later, Lee let Corwin know he wasgay.“He had no idea,” said President Obama ofCorwin, “and didn’t much care. Lloyd knew whatmattered. He knew what kept him alive.”Obama also told the story of a young femaleservicemember who gave him a hug on areceivingline in Afghanistan several weeks ago, whenthe president made a visit to the troops. Thewoman whispered in his ear, “’Get don’t ask,don’t tell done,’” said the president. “And I saidto her, ‘I promise you I will.’”With the signing of the bill Wednesday, PresidentObama has also fulfilled a long-standingpromise to the LGBT community overall, a featthat is prompting widespread praise, even fromgay Republicans.“He made this a priority,” said R. ClarkeCooper, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicansgroup. “He was sincere and correctabout making this a priority.”Cooper, a former servicemember, had a frontrow seat during Wednesday’s ceremony.Cooper said the ceremony was a “very emotional”one in the auditorium and that “there weredefinitely many tears of joy” in his eyes and in theeyes of other former servicemembers dischargedunder the DADT policy during the past 17 years.The president acknowledged the tenaciouswork of numerous individuals during Wednesday’sceremony, including House Speaker NancyPelosi, House Majority Whip Steny Hoyer, SenateMajority Leader Harry Reid, Republican Sen.Susan Collins, and the bill’s sponsor Rep. PatrickMurphy.NBC News Washington Bureau Chief MarkWhitaker, speaking on MSNBC shortly before theceremony, said it was House Majority WhipHoyer whose idea it was to take DADT repeallanguage out of the annual defense authorizationbill — which was being filibustered by Mc-Connell, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and most Republicans— and put it into a special standalonebill in the House last week.The House passed that bill on Dec. 15 on a 250-to-175 vote and sent it immediately to the Senate,which approved it Dec. 18 on a 65-to-31 vote.SLDN board member Dave Guy-GainerThe president also singled out Rep. BarneyFrank. D-Mass., in the front of the auditorium, forhaving “kept up the fight” in the House.Speaking to MSNBC’s Lawrence O’DonnellTuesday night, Dec. 22, Frank characterized theCongressional vote to repeal DADT as being“comparable to the 1964 Civil Rights Act.”“It is an enormous move forward,” said Frank.Also on stage for Wednesday’s ceremony wasJoint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullenand Staff Sgt. Eric Alva, an openly gay Marinewho was the first servicemember wounded in theIraq War.•© 2010 by Keen News Service. All rights reserved.14 dallasvoice.com • 12.24.10
• texasnewsNational CoC honors NorthTexas business, leadersWINNING SMILES | North Texas Gay and Lesbian Chamber President Tony Vedda, from left,, AmericanAirlines’ George Carancho, Fort Worth Councilman Joel Burns and Burns’ husband J.D. Angle attended theNational Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce’s awards dinner, where the North Texas chamber, Americanand Burns were all honored.NT gay chamber, Burns, AmericanAirlines bring home awardsDAVID TAFFET | Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.comWhen the National Gay and Lesbian Chamberof Commerce gave six awards at their nationaldinner in November, three of them came to NorthTexas leaders and businesses.The North Texas Gay and Lesbian Chamber ofCommerce, gay Fort Worth City Councilman JoelBurns and Fort Worth-based American Airlinesall brought home awards.The NTGLCoC was named Chamber of theYear. Growth, member services and leadershipdevelopment were cited as reasons for the award.NTGLCoC Board Chair Derrick Brown and Presidentand CEO Tony Vedda were cited for theirleadership.The award had been announced earlier in theyear but the award was presented at the group’snational dinner, with more than 800 people in attendance,at the National Building Museum inWashington, D.C.“It was a very good night for North Texas,” saidVedda.Burns won the NGLCC/American Airlines ExtrAAMile Award. Past winners include NAACPChairman Julian Bond and tennis legend MartinaNavratalova. The North Texas Chamber gives itsown ExtrAA Mile Award and presented it toBurns earlier this year for his work following theRainbow Lounge raid.The national chamber presented the award tohim “for courageously sharing his own strugglesand desperation as a gay teen during a recent citycouncil meeting in response to the recent epidemicof LGBT youth suicides and bullying.”American Airlines was named Corporation ofthe Year by the national chamber. That awardhonors companies that are committed to expandingeconomic opportunities for LGBT-ownedbusinesses.“It’s well deserved,” said Vedda. “But it’s nosurprise to us that they would be recognized.They received our first Corporate Ally award in2006. We’re thrilled to have them as a major supporterof our organization since we started in2005.”The airline has also recently received similarawards from three other groups committed to diversity.“American actively focuses on identifying minority,women-owned, LGBT and other diversesmall businesses as potential suppliers,” said JohnMacLean, American Airlines vice president forpurchasing and transportation. “These awards increaseawareness of the importance we place onsupplier diversity and our efforts to ensure thatour supplier base reflects our customer base.”Manager of Supplier Diversity and BusinessStrategies at American Airlines, Sherri Macko,was named Supplier Diversity Advocate of theYear from <strong>Dallas</strong>/Fort Worth Minority SupplierDevelopment Council and Advocate of the Yearby the American Indian Chamber of Commerceof Texas for the second time.Macko, who is also from the <strong>Dallas</strong> area, serveson the board of the NGLCC Procurement Council.The local chamber is accepting nominations forthe 2010 Business Excellence Awards. Those honorswill be given at the North Texas Chamber’ssixth anniversary dinner in March. Rebecca Covell,who won the 2009 Business Person of the Yearaward, and Burns are the honorary co-chairs ofthe event.•12.24.10 • dallasvoice 15
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But whatcomes as no surpriseis the vehemencewith whichopponents vow tofight on, even afterthey have lost onthis one.Hardy HabermanFlagging LeftAlready the voices of hard-core homophobesare chiming in. Virginia Delegate BobMarshal says he will introduce legislation toprevent openly gay men and women fromserving in the Virginia National Guard.Hatred, especially hatred of LGBT people,dies hard.Further west, Sen. John McCain, one of themost vocal opponents of the repeal, stilllaments its passage.“I hope that when we pass this legislationthat we will understand that we are doinggreat damage. Today is a very sad day,” Mc-Cain declared.Meanwhile, Lindsey Graham is leading thecharge for Republicans to block the newSTART treaty ratification in retaliation for therepeal of DADT. Apparently in Sen. Graham’seyes, keeping gays out of the military is moreimportant than nuclear disarmament.Like I said, old hatred dies especially hard.And then there is Marine Corps commandant,Gen. James Amos. Anyone who watchedthe debate in the Senate was most likely surprisedat his strident opposition.“I don’t want to lose any Marines to distraction.I don’t want to have any Marine that I’mvisiting at Bethesda with no legs be the resultof any distraction,” he said before the vote.I guess Gen. Amos figured that Marines arejust too delicate to serve next to gay troops, orat least to know which Marines are gay andwhich are not. I have to wonder how muchfurther his career will go now that the law ofthe land has changed?Additionally, some evangelical chaplainshave voiced their worries that they will nolonger be able to preach. A Pentagon reportstated, “Some of the most intense and sharpestdivergence of views about ‘don’t ask, don’ttell’ exists among the chaplains.”Most of these concerns are that chaplainswould no longer be able to preach that homosexualityis a sin. This little problem is particularlyconfusing to me since for centuries theyhave been able to reconcile killing the enemyin battle with the whole, “thou shalt not kill”thing.Luckily, some chaplains — like retired chaplainCol. Jerry Rhyne — feel differently.Rhyne has counseled gay troops who struggledwith their sexual orientation for years. Inan interview with CNN he said, “For me, itwas very disheartening. I tried to bring themhope and encouragement to live their life tothe fullest and to help them deal with their issues.”Needless to say, Col. Rhyne supported repealof the policy.I hope the voices of dissent will soften afterthey realize that essentially, nothing in themilitary will change except that those in themilitary will be able to concentrate on doingtheir job. They will no longer be distracted bythe witch hunts and investigations that sawmore than 13,000 gay men and lesbians discharged.Gay and lesbian service members will nolonger be distracted by trying to conceal theirorientation. Military commands will no longerbe distracted by spending valuable time andresources looking into every innuendo and allegation.Contrary to Gen. Amos’ assertion, havingopenly gay and lesbian troops serving will beless of a “distraction.” Straight troops will nothave to wonder who is gay and who isn’t,though I suspect in reality it won’t be an issue.All the service members I know, both straightand gay have told me they know gays and lesbiansin their outfits and have never had acomplaint against them.The military will behave like the military,and continue to serve with honor and bravery.Contrary to what they opponents of DADTrepeal believe, gay troops are not going tostart having orgies in the showers, and the behaviorof troops will still be subject to militarydecorum. To believe otherwise is just not rational.I have to wonder if folks like Lindsey Grahamand Gen. Amos haven’t been watchingtoo much gay porn?•Hardy Haberman is a longtime local LGBT activistand a member of Stonewall Democrats of <strong>Dallas</strong>. Hisblog is at http://dungeondiary.blogspot.com.LettersA Christmas memoryI had the privilege to be part of somethingagain this year that is pretty special to me: The<strong>Dallas</strong> Tavern Guild Holiday Gift Basket project.The cool thing about this event is that bartendersand bar staff from all of the LGBT bars intown come together for an afternoon and all workto help make someone’s holiday a little nicer.This project started back in the 1980s. Wewould put together about 100 baskets or so anddistribute them to PWAs (persons with AIDS).The first time I participated in this event was 1988and I continued with it until I moved out of <strong>Dallas</strong>in 1995.This year, as I stood at my post filling 1,000 bagswith Juicy Juice, there with the other men andwomen on the assembly line, I had a chance to reflectback to that first time I put together baskets.I was working at The Round-Up Saloon thatyear, and I called Alan Ross, who started the project,and asked him how many baskets we weregoing to be putting together. He told me about125, so I said I would make cookies to go into thebags. So I went over to my best friends’ house and• LETTERS, Next <strong>Page</strong><strong>Dallas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> accepts comments from readers about publishedmaterial that may need correcting. Comments may be submittedto the senior editor by e-mail (nash@dallasvoice.com),telephone (214-754-8710 ext. 128) or via the U.S. Postal Service(<strong>Dallas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong>, 4145 Travis St., Third Floor, <strong>Dallas</strong> TX75204). Corrections and clarifications will appear in thisspace as needed.Does ENDA stand achance of passingin the next 2 years?16 dallasvoice.com • 12.24.10CAST YOUR VOTEONLINE ATDALLASVOICE.COMoutRESULTSspeakpoll • Yes: 79 percentFROM LASTWEEK’SPOLL:Should Marine Commandant Gen. Amosbe disciplined for defying his commanderin-chiefon repeal of DADT?• No: 18 percent• Undecided: 3 percent67Votescast
• LETTERS, From Previous <strong>Page</strong>we all worked together to make 24 dozen cookies:12 dozen oatmeal cookies and 12 dozenchocolate chip cookies.We put two cookies in each of the 125 baggieswe needed, and I took the rest on a platter toshare with those helping put the gift bags together.We put together what were then called PWAChristmas Bags. The bags contained toiletries,fruit, the cookies and a few other things. Thefinal object we put into the basket was a stuffedbrown bear with a little red ribbon bow aroundhis neck.While I did my part putting those baskets togetherI thought of all of my friends who weregetting sick. I thought about the ones I knewwho had already died from AIDS. I also thoughtback to two weeks previously when I had taken“The Test” for my first time.Even with the sadness and the many tears weshared as we came together with a commonbond to fill these gift bags, it was a fun time withthe camaraderie amongst the bar employees.We knew we were on the front lines fighting awar that, at the time, seemed impossible to win.A couple of days later, Dec. 23, 1988, I foundmyself in the clinic, nervously waiting to get theresults of the HIV test I had taken two weeksearlier. My name was finally called and I wentto the back with two counselors and they deliveredthe results to me. I had, indeed, tested positivefor HIV.It was actually a relief to finally know the resultsfor sure so that I could start taking actionto survive. After all, AZT had just been approvedas the first medicine to treat the disease,so I knew I had a fighting chance.I was told by one of the counselors that sinceit was the eve of Christmas Eve,the AIDS floorover at Parkland Hospital was not very busyand I should go over there and go ahead and getsome bloodwork done and some paperworkfilled out, so that I could get into the system andfind out how advanced the disease was in mybody.So I went over to the hospital and sat downin the waiting room. It was, indeed, not busy atall. Counting myself, there were only three of usthere. One of the guys, a white guy a little olderthan me (I was 28), was walking back and forth.He kept asking me and the other guy, an olderblack guy, if this was the AIDS floor and whatwe were doing up there.“I’m not gay!” he kept telling us. “I can’t haveAIDS!”He finally left, without being seen by the doctor.Once he left, it quieted down a bit. I lookedaround the room at all the holiday decorationsand the poinsettias and the holiday greetingcards taped around the nurses’ station. I rememberthinking that it was an interesting time andan interesting day to find myself there.After I had been there about 30 minutes, I sawthat someone else was coming into the waitingroom and I looked up. It was a woman, who appearedto be about the same age as my grandmother,pushing a cart. And on the cart were thePWA Christmas Bags that I had helped assemblea couple of days earlier!The sweet woman pushed the cart over to mea little nervously. When she got close enough,she took one of the bags off the cart, and thenshe looked at me with the saddest eyes — eyesthat knew the pain of losing someone to this disease—and then she smiled, handed the bag tome, and said “Merry Christmas, honey.”MarkVia E-mailObama deserves our supportWhile my support of President Obama isunwavering, it surprises me how little patiencemy brethren in the gay communityhave extended the president.Obama, along with Harry Reid and themuch-maligned Nancy Pelosi, have achievedmore in the lame duck session than everimagined possible.In spite of the incredibly painful economy,I think we will look back on 2010 as a momentin history wheredetermination definedthe Obama administration.As challengers are already talking about takingdown Obama in 2012, do not forgetwho closed the chapter on DADT.Robert Fahr<strong>Dallas</strong>Drop ROTC, recruiter bansOK, so the Congress repealed “don’t ask,don’t tell” regarding gays in the military, whichessentially means Republican-acting gays witha serious-minded, military-bearing can serveopenly.It does not mean all gays can serve, just likenot all heterosexuals can serve. A code of conductwill remain in place.Given that, does this mean the ROTC ban andban on military recruiters on university campuseswill be lifted? Is it time to end that discriminationtoo?Matthew TsienVia the InternetTO SEND A LETTER | We welcome letters from readers. Shorter letters and those addressing a single issue are morelikely to be printed. Letters are subject to editing for length and clarity, but we attempt to maintain the writer’s substanceand tone. Include your home address and a daytime telephone number for verification. Send letters to the senior editor,preferably by e-mail (nash@dallasvoice.com). Letters also may be faxed (214-969-7271) or sent via the U.S. PostalService (<strong>Dallas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong>, 4145 Travis St., Third Floor, <strong>Dallas</strong> TX 75204). All letters become the property of <strong>Dallas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong>.queryBY DAVID TAFFET12.24.10Have you done any special giving projectfor the holidays?Ivana Tramp Gomez — “Following atradition my late uncle started in the1980s, I try as often as I can to drivearound downtown <strong>Dallas</strong> handing outjackets that I have collected from familyand friends to homeless people.”Cindy Noble Cole — “Gathered coatsfor the 24 Hour Club, a wonderfulrehab/home for alcoholics and drug addicts.Also my daughter’s job sponsoreda military family this Christmas — a singlefather with a 13-year-old son.”Ty Larson — “Every year, my familygoes to all of our friends and collectsclothing, toys and food for families inneed in Grand Prairie, where my motherworks as a kindergarten teacher.”Jason A Walker — “The husband of ateacher at the school where I work isdying of lung cancer. They had noChristmas decorations up and shedidn’t have time or energy to put themout. I got a group of students togetherand we went to their home and put theirdecorations out for them.”Have a suggestion for a question you’d like us to ask?E-mail it to nash@dallasvoice.com.12.24.10 • dallasvoice 17
LIFE+STYLEstageTuna freshIt’s not that Jaston Williams dislikes Christmas— it’s that growing up, it wasn’t exactlyThe Brady Bunch Holiday Special.“We always called Christmas ‘blood andholly’ around my house,” Williams cracks withhis signature Texas twang. “My mother could reallymake it rough. When there was company ora party you’d go from this loose experience toFranco’s Spain in a second. I figured it out by thetime I was a teenager that I wasn’t wild aboutthis holiday at all. This whole nostalgic, let’s-gohome-for-Christmasthing? Nah. Give me a goodhotel with an open restaurant and room serviceanytime.”Still, the holiday has been pretty good toWilliams. With his writing, acting and now producingpartner Joe Sears, Williams is enjoyingmore than 20 years of steady winter employmentwith A Tuna Christmas, which returns to theEisemann Center for a weeklongrun Tuesday. The first sequelto their hit play Greater Tuna(nearing its 30th anniversary),it’s the only one of the shows tohave a run on Broadway (earninga Tony nomination) and hasbeen a staple of the season.If you haven’t seen it (what’s wrong withyou?), it tracks life in a tiny Texas town onChristmas Eve as the quirky residents (all playedby Williams and Sears) reinforce and underminestereotypes about small-town attitudes. Andeven at its age, it still seems fresh.“We wrote is as Reagan had just come intopower — that’s how old we are,” Williams recallsof the original play. “It was in response tothe Moral Majority and their idiotic notions” —and Tea Partiers aren’t far removed from that.And contrary to popular opinion, they do notupdate the script.“People constantly say, ‘You’ve added somuch!’” Williams says. “I don’t even deny it anymore.Especially with Tuna Christmas we’re tryingnot to change things — though God help youif your cell phone goes off with Dede onstage.It’ll be like being locked in a phone booth withPatti LuPone.“The temptation to comment on what’s goingon today is so strong that if we started we’dnever stop. So it’s set in time. No one in Tuna hasQueer locals of 20102010 YEAR IN REVIEWPEOPLEA TUNA CHRISTMASEisemann Center,2351 Performance Drive, Richardson.Dec. 28–Jan 2. $29–$59.972-744-4650.EisemannCenter.comTwelve monthsisnʼt all that long atime, but the impactsomeone can makeon an entire yearduring any part of itcan reverberate well beyond the calendar year.When we thought back on the culture in 2010,these are the gay 10 men and women who stoodout most — for good or bad.— Arnold Wayne JonesNew sets, new costumes but same classic cast as‘Tuna Christmas’ rings in the new year in North Texas.So what is life like there in a post-DADT world?ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editorjones@dallasvoice.comFELIZ NAVIDAD, LUPE! | Vera Carp (Jaston Williams)will have a traditional, Christian Christmas if she has tokill for it. Welcome to Tuna, Texas.a computer; they still have cords on the phones.And no one tweets — they’ll fine you. Vera hasbanned the word. It sounds dirty enough toban.”None of which is to say the show doesn’t get amakeover every so often. The duo still rehearsesregularly, tweaking bits and polishing moments,and the current production features all-new setsand costumes.“Joe and I are producing it ourselves now,”says Williams. “All these people who producetheater and want people to think it’s really, reallyhard so they won’t do it. But it was kinda likebeing in the Mafia. You think, ‘I’ve been watchingthis jerk kill people for 15 years — why can’tI do it?’ We’ve scaled it down and made it better.Israel Luna, filmmaker, leftKelli Ann Busey, ticked-off activist, rightThe most vocal debate in the gay communityabout the arts that occurred on a nationalscale started in <strong>Dallas</strong>, as Busey, atrans woman, objected to the title of Lunaʼs“transploitation” revenge melodrama Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives. GLAAD got involved,protests were lodged when the filmplayed at a festival in New York City, accusationsand insults flew ... it wasnʼt always(ever?) pretty, but it did get people talking.I’m very proud of it.”Williams himself is closer to living the Tunaexperience than ever — though its different inmany ways to the one imagined 30 years ago. Heand his partner, Kevin, moved with theiradopted teenaged son to the little burg of Lockhart,Texas, and are proud to see the culture developing.“One thing I can say about small-town peopleis, they believe their lyin’ eyes: They see two menraising a child and taking out the trash and theyare changing their attitudes [about gay people].It’s pretty amazing.”(Williams is tickled as most gays are “don’task, don’t tell” was repealed, though, and thinksit was dumb to enact in the first place: “I was inthe gay bars in the ‘70s. You get the right lesbianpissed off with weapons and they’re gonna takesome territory. The ones who should really beafraid of gays in the military are our enemies.”)The guys are off from performing Dec. 24 and25, but will be doing a New Year’s Eve performancein Richardson, which Williams calls “one ofthe stranger nights of the year to perform, Youreally want to do a good show but it’s such abizarre holiday. People feel obligated to havesome transformative experience and they knowthey aren’t going to.” Though if they go to Tuna,they just might.Merry Christmas, Jaston.“And a Merry Tyler Moore to you, too,” he answers.•Mel Arizpe, <strong>Voice</strong> of PridewinnerAfter numerous attempts,Arizpe delighted her fans bywinning VOP in August as asoloist and for a duet with hergirlfriend ... who herself camein second overall. Talk aboutkeeping it all in the family.18 dallasvoice.com • 12.24.10
L+S screenThe ‘Hole’ storyGay director John Cameron Mitchell goes mainstream with ‘Rabbit Hole’LAWRENCE FERBER | Contributing Writerlawrencewferber@hotmail.comIn Rabbit Hole, a little boy’s death tears his parents’ lives apart. Actor-turned-filmmaker JohnCameron Mitchell (Shortbus, Hedwig and the Angry Inch) connected deeply with the material —adapted by David Lindsay-Abaire from his own Pulitzer Prize-winning play — and won overstar/producer Nicole Kidman, snagging his first high-profile, Hollywood feature-directing gig.As close to a sure bet for an Oscar nomination as one can get, Kidman delivers a natural performanceopposite an equally strong Aaron Eckhart. While somber in tone, Rabbit Hole’s wit-bitten dialogue,smart editing, alternating flashes of humor and explosive emotion, and excellent supportingactors — including Sandra Oh, Dianne Wiest, and newcomer Miles Teller as the teenager who accidentallycaused the child’s death — combine to make a memorable, compelling and entertaining newclassic.Mitchell recently directed a stunning online short for Dior starring Marion Cotillard and Ian McKellenas a burlesque siren and a wheelchair-bound fan, respectively (he says that more spots will follow),is also producing graphic novelist Dash Shaw’s debut animated feature, which he describes as“a mix between Philip K. Dick and The Simpsons.” Mitchell sat down for a revealing one-on-one. •<strong>Dallas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong>: When you were a teenager, your fouryear-oldbrother died, and you witnessed firsthandhow that can break up a family. That must haveserved as a significant personal connection toRabbit Hole. Have you ever experienced a loss ortragedy that tested an adult relationship of yours?Mitchell: Well, my most serious relationship was withsomeone who had a drug problem. Over many years itwas an off-and-on element because he was in rehab attimes. It was too much for us. It wasnʼt just the drugs, itwas other issues, but it was a very loving relationshipand he passed away soon after we broke up. That wassix years ago. I lost a brother when I was 14 — a verydifferent experience from losing a lover — but [therewere] the same symptoms.Thereʼs this horrible period right after and guilt, rational ornot, usually not, and then this kind of exhilaration ofthat period is over — and then it comes back. So thelast six years have been a bit of roller coaster wherethe dips get longer and shallower as you go. I havenʼtreally talked about that much. But this was necessaryto think about and release some stuff about both ofthem.• RABBIT HOLE, <strong>Page</strong> 23Jorge Rivas,photographerFollowing AdamBouskaʼs NOH8 photocampaign, Rivas startedFaces of Life, a series ofportraits of locals aimedat raising money forAIDS Arms. LikeBouska, Rivas hopes totake it nationwide.Trinity Wheeler,theater queenWheeler hasnʼt livedin Texas for a while,but when he returnedto his hometownof Tyler todirect The LaramieProject, he facedvocal resistance.The play was still puton, and became asuccess.12.24.10 • dallasvoice 19
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L+S screenQUEER CLIPS:‘True Grit,’ ‘Rabbit Hole’The Coen Brothers have always had a peculiarrelationship with Texas, maybe becausethe sense of Wild West recklessness isstill cultivated by urbanites. Itʼs a complexfeeling, though: A lone Ranger (sans mask)named LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) endures a share ofmockery in True Grit, but itʼs forgiveable — themovie is just so damn entertaining.I barely noticed a contraction in the dialogue untilthe waning minutes of the film, which imbues thetale with a poetic majesty without being stilted. Yetthe Coens keep everything in the realm of the real;this isnʼt some commonplace revenge fantasy but adevil-in-the-details character study of a girl (HaileeSteinfeld, whoʼs remarkable) and a wizened marshal-for-hire(Jeff Bridges, better even than hisOscar performance in last yearʼs Crazy Heart). Itavoids predictable, touchy-feely sentimentality whilestill being emotionally stirring.Less stirring is Rabbit Hole — perhaps becauseRABBIT HOLEFrom <strong>Page</strong> 19You went from working with unknown indie actorsand bohemian gender-benders to Nicole Kidman.Strange? Well, Nicoleʼs about to play a tranny in a film[The Danish Girl], and of all the A-list female stars, Ithink of her as the most adventurous. It was surprisingthat I found myself on this job, but she really heard howpassionate I was when I spoke about it with her. And itwas this instinctive thing. Sheʼs like, “I have a feeling —I want to work with Lars Von Trier.” Kate Winsletdoesnʼt do that. Even Meryl Streep. These are brilliantactors but when was the last time they threw themselvesa little bit in the gutter the way Tilda Swinton orNicole does? “Iʼm going to work with ApichatpongWeerasethaku from Thailand [who just won the PalmeDʼOr at Cannes] because I like his work.” Not as a careermove, what do I do next. I was surprised but it feltcomfortable.What difference was there between directing RabbitHole, which was a work for hire, and your previousfilms, which were auteur projects you curated andcontrolled from beginning to end? It was the firsttime I didnʼt have final say, but it was great because itwas three people [myself and two producers] makingthe decisions. If there are only two people, thereʼs notie-breaker and sometimes itʼs trouble. And we all haddifferent taste. Somewhere in between we knew thiswas an audience-friendly film. Weʼre not necessarilyit tries too hard. A couple (Nicole Kidman, AaronEckhart) work through their grief over the death oftheir child in wildly different ways. Itʼs a prickly storyabout yuppies in denial where so many of the charactersseem to want to be hated — or at least misunderstood.Grief is hard to portray in small doses(everyone deals with loss uniquely), and to try tomake a movie of nothing but is too great a task fordirector John Cameron Mitchell. Kidmanʼs OK, butthe standout is Miles Teller as a regretful teen. Heand Steinfeld should make a movie together.— Arnold Wayne JonesTrue Grit: Five stars; Rabbit Hole: Two starsgoing for … the same treatment of the material, deathof a child, the same set-up, could be [Lars Von Trierʼs]Antichrist. And itʼs not In the Bedroom where thereʼsmore schematic of going to get revenge.Miles Teller as the teenager who accidentally ran overthe child is so sullen and restrained, yet I read thathe plays the goofy, outgoing Chris Penn characterin the upcoming remake of Footloose. Heʼs actuallyquite different from that [Rabbit Hole] character. Heʼsquite happy-go-lucky. At the wrap party he was dancinglike Michael Jackson. Heʼs like a really brilliantdancer.Are those scars on his face real? I was wondering ifthey were there to suggest he had been hurt in theaccident that killed the child. Yeah, those scars arefrom a real accident that he almost died in. I let thequestion [remain]… we all have these scars.After tons of false starts a la Milk, a film of LarryKramerʼs seminal play about the AIDS crisis, TheNormal Heart, is finally getting made with RyanMurphy (Glee) at the helm. In the early 1990s, youappeared in Kramerʼs stage sequel, The Destiny ofMe. Would you seek any involvement with TheNormal Heart? I am semi-retired [from acting], andperiodically a part makes me want to step out, but ithas to be something I have to do emotionally and thereare very few of those. Oddly, one of them was playingLaura Bush in a reading of Tony Kushnerʼs play abouther in 2004, a brilliant one-act. Tony makes me want toact. Iʼm gonna act again. Itʼs just timing.Jeffrey Payne, left, and Jack Duke, right,leathermenPayne, the outgoing International Mr. Leather of2010, was nearly replaced by Duke, whoended up in third place overall. Payne set ahigh standard as IML champ, having an awardnamed after him and starting a foundation tohelp the hearing impaired within the gay community.Duke has led an active role in theleather scene locally, statewide, nationally andinternationally, showing the world <strong>Dallas</strong> knowsleather culture — and gentlemen.12.24.10 • dallasvoice 23
In the season of miracles,meet miracle baby Luis RiosL+S sketchesMARK STOKES | Illustratormark@markdrawsfunny.comOccupation: Cashier24 dallasvoice.com • 12.24.10Name and age: Luis “Lulu” Rios, 25Spotted at: Throckmorton and Rawlins streetsDrawing<strong>Dallas</strong>All we want forChristmasSleek and sexy Plano-born Luis Rios is a miracle baby, being born unexpectedly from a mother who had hertubes tied, then surviving a heart murmur and seizures at 5, which led to a major heart operation at 7. Luiscame out at 15. “I did my research about how to be gay and what all comes with it. I knew it would be difficult,especially for my mom.” Luisʼ family has been amazingly supportive, welcoming his partners andfriends as part of the family. “My friends love my parents.” His hobbies include dancing, music, and fire dancing.The boy with something extra: This enigmatic Libra has a sixth sense, which runs in his family. He has experiencedtelepathy and sometimes sees the future in dreams. This empathic ability makes him a go-to guywhen his friends need psychological counseling. “Itʼs a gift, and a curse.”Happy holidays! Luis plans to spend Christmas on the strip, singing R&B and ballad karaoke at Hungdinger.
L+S booksSlender readOur critic looks at the best in gay lit2010 YEAR IN REVIEWBOOKSThe holidaysare a good time tocurl up with abook — or get onefor the hard-toshop-forliterati in your life. Here are my suggestionsfor the best of the last year or so for thequeer audience.Best novel with a twist, 2010: Room byEmma Donoghue. You’ve undoubtedly heard alot about this book — all of it true. Room is a bitof a challenge at the outset, but the plotline willgrab you, especially ifyou let your own imaginationrun wild. Whatwould you do if you’dnever seen the worldfrom anywhere but TV?Best novel with atwist, ever: Five Minutesand 42 Seconds byT.J. Williams. There aredrugs in the house, andyou’ve got to get rid ofthem. The feds know about the drugs andthey’re on their way. I added this oldie-but-agoodiebecause it’s quick to read, it’s actionpacked,it’s wildly fun and because it’s my list,right?Best slam-bang didn’t-see-it-coming novelever: So You Call Yourself a Man by Carl Weber.THE PAST AND FUTURE2010 saw the loss of E.Lynn Harris, far left, andthe emergence of humoristFreeman Hall, left.I wish I could tell youwhy. I’d love to give youreasons, and you’d understandwhy Iscreamed and laughedlike I needed a straitjacket. But if I told you, thenyou’d see it coming, wouldn’t you?Best humorist: Freeman Hall. As if Retail Hellwasn’t enough to make you laugh ‘til you peedyour pants, along comes Stuff That Makes a GayHeart Weep. Hall’s books are the kind you readwhen you’re tired of wallowing in pity and needa snarky snicker.Close runner-up: Wade Rouse.Author who will be missed most: E. LynnHarris. Hands-down.Novel that camps like Yosemite: Divas LasVegas by Rob Rosen. Fun, silly, rompish andvintage Vegas, this mystery-ish novel about twofriends in Sin City needs to be read in a tent byflashlight while eating s’mores.Best book to share with mom: Where’s MyWand? by Eric Poole. A coming-of-age storywith a bedspread, this book is cute, gentle andfunny. My own mother loved it, and if you can’tbelieve a mom, who can you believe?Close runner up, and sharable with your sister,too: Rhinestone Sisterhood by David ValdesGreenwood.Happy reading!•— Terri SchlichenmeyerDanielle Girdano,cyclistGirdano wanted toraise money to bringawareness to teensuicide even beforethe issue made nationalnews, so shebiked from Minnesotato <strong>Dallas</strong>, pulling in justin time for the Prideparade.Team TKO, softballersMember teams of the Pegasus Slow-pitchSoftball Association did gangbusters at theannual World Series in August, but nonedid better than the players on Uptown VisionʼsTKO, who collectively won the B-Division trophy by defeating the LongBeach Rounders in the NAGAAA tourneyin Columbus, Ohio. When it comes tosports, itʼs hard to beat a Texan — TonyRomo notwithstanding.Harold Steward,arts visionarySteward gave theblack LGBT communitya shot in the arm,co-founding the FahariArts Institute whichhosts the popularQueerly Speaking seriesat the South <strong>Dallas</strong>Cultural Center.12.24.10 • dallasvoice 25
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Friday 12.24LIFE+STYLEbest betsʻTwas the night before ChristmasYou arenʼt short for candlelight and ChristmasEve services. These places of worship areLGBT-friendly and offer a spiritual way to startyour celebration.DEETS: Cathedral of Hope, 9 and 11 p.m. services.CathedralofHope.com., Oak Lawn UMC,5:30 and 11 p.m. services. OLUMC.org.,White Rock Community Church, 7 p.m.WhiteRockChurch.org.,First Unitarian Church of <strong>Dallas</strong>,6:30 and 8:30 services. <strong>Dallas</strong>UU.org.Thursday 12.30Getting to the church on timeChurch revivals might conjure up suppressedmemories, but we think that wonʼt be a problemhere. WIth Leslie Jordanʼs Church Revival, theEmmy-winning actor makes church time funtimewith his Southern boy wit and humor. SisterHelen Holy will be your guest hostess. And likelythe two will keep you from speaking in tongues.Just laughing in them.DEETS: Sare Ellen & Samuel Weisfeld Center,1508 Cadiz Road. 7 p.m. $100.LegacyCounseling.orgThursday 12.30Here a bear, there a bearIf youʼre feeling cold in these winter nights,head to the <strong>Dallas</strong> Eagle for the Bear of the Yearcontest. With all that fur, you should warm up justnicely. Even if you canʼt snuggle up close, the beefalone should turn the place into the hottest spot intown. Who will be <strong>Dallas</strong>ʼ next top bear?See for yourself.DEETS: <strong>Dallas</strong> Eagle, 5740 Maple Ave. 10 p.m.<strong>Dallas</strong>Eagle.com12.24.10•dallasvoice 27
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starvoiceamusementsCELEBRITY BIRTHDAYBy Jack FertigWilson Cruz turns 37 on Monday. Hegained fame as the fey high school pal toClaire Daines in My So-Called Life, but theactor seems to thrive on more independentfare. His next three movies are all low-budgetflicks with him in supporting roles. Butwe love that he always seems to find gaycharacters to play that don’t end up withtragic finales.CAPRICORN Dec 21-Jan 19Nagging worries are actually clues to solutions. Straightforward,logical approaches to those problems could make things worse.Check out those odd instincts even if they seem a bit loopy.AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18Inside your head is a dangerous place. Don’t let yourself becaught there alone. Have laughs with friends to avoid nerves anddithering. Their perspective and some fresh air will help.PISCES Feb 19-Mar 19You’ll get ahead step by step, not fussing over the next decade.Focus on the job in front of you. Well-intended advice is probablyill-considered but could be a springboard to a better idea.ARIES Mar 20-Apr 19Stay focused on your goals. A straight-ahead attack is likely totrip you up. Consider different approaches. Get your ego out ofthe way and try new ways of working with others.TAURUS Apr 20-May 20Sex relieves tension and ends arguments. It doesn’t solve theproblems. Even if the problem isn’t with your partner, a goodromp can put you in a more constructive frame of mind.GEMINI May 21-Jun 20The craziness of the times is working everybody’s nerves, soshare whatever problems you’re feeling. Talking with your partneror a close friend, even if it’s just to let off steam, is a huge relief.CANCER Jun 21-Jul 22Integrating partnership and career is a common challenge. Toobad there’s no common solution. Discussing it with colleagueshelps you get new perspectives. Partnership is a full-time job.LEO Jul 23-Aug 22Master your art, brush up on your sport and hone your skill atyour hobbies. New ideas may seem too contradictory, but considerthem at least. Play with crazy notions.VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 22Healing rifts in your family takes creative efforts, but you can doit. Your efforts to persuade people to work together are over-emphatic.A nudge is more effective than a shove.LIBRA Sep 23-Oct 22Your efforts at domestic peacemaking go awry. Drawing out thearguments from either side helps you understand the situationbetter and it gets others to hear each other more clearly.SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21Impatience and rushing gets you into awful accidents. Lookahead, think strategically and only act once you have a goodplan in place and a plan B for anything simple.SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 20Finally you clear up misunderstandings and screw-ups. Financialobstacles are circumvented with creativity, but think ahead tomake sure those strategies are sound. Do not go out on a limb.THIS WEEKMars and Eros in a square provoke war and strife, but Mercuryturning direct in Sagittarius opens new ways to negotiatethrough troubles. Mars is in Capricorn, better placedthan Mercury and Eris, so hard work and long-rangestrategies are the key.Jack Fertig can be reached at 415-864-8302 or Starjack.com30 dallasvoice.com • 12.24.10
q-puzzleTogether AgainSolution on page 29Across1 Cinderella’s coming-out party5 North Sea feeder9 Gertrude Stein’s A Long Gay Book, for one13 Where to find Moby Dick14 Takes advantage of pupils?15 Heavy burden16 Movie based on an Alice Walker novel19 Punished for illegal parking20 W. or H., to Auden21 Rubber23 Like a really big shoe24 Butt26 Wilder’s The Bridge of San Luis ___27 Bernstein’s fifth29 Cylinders for thread31 You, to Frida33 Start of a Shakespearean title34 She played Sofia in 16-Across38 Burl of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof39 The active crowd40 Break off43 Mysore Mr.44 James Dean’s East of Eden role47 Areas for Dr. Callie Torres48 Dog or work area50 Young man’s part in Shakespeare’s day52 Respond to the cold55 A Streetcar ___ Desire56 She played Celie in 16-Across58 Band in Boston59 Feisty female in The Lion King60 Ziegfeld Follies costume designer61 Sexy clothing material62 Eat beaver-style63 Young missDown1 Pancake mixture2 Away from one’s first mate3 Street named for writer Harper?4 Shoestrings5 Immigrant ed. choice6 Fifth-century pope7 Swiss capital8 Makes out9 Gay-friendly singer Amos10 Conditionally out11 Megan of Will & Grace12 Tongue ending17 Ukrainian seaport18 Sch. in Dianne Hardy-Garcia’s home state22 Kind of IRA25 Copies of a women’s magazine28 Like porn30 Crew tools31 Bear that may be a minor32 God in Granada34 Rubber35 Where to find real bitches36 Big name in soft balls37 ___ of Dorothy38 Oft-broken promise41 Illegal block by Esera Tuaola42 In possession of44 Mapplethorpe’s tool45 Gives a heads-up to46 Precarious places49 Started out51 Nancy Clue creator Maney53 ___ Hashana54 Marlene’s Blue Angel role56 Secretary’s stat57 Jude of The Talented Mr. RipleyThis Paper is 100%RECYCLABLE12.24.10 •dallasvoice 31
LIFE+STYLEsceneJames, Jose, Randy, Stephanie and Luke at Rainbow Lounge.All we want for Christmas is for you to enjoy your holiday season .... Join CavenJoey, Marissa and Jason at The Brick.clubs Station 4, TMC: The Mining Company and Sue Ellen’s for their ChristmasEve Pajama Party. Get those footie pajamas and cartoon houseshoes out andwait for Santa on the dance floor .... You can get your boot scootin’ on at theRound-Up Saloon over the weekend. They’ll serve nibblies on Christmas Eve andopen Saturday to help you dance off that fruit cake. Pool Tourney Night continueson Tuesday .... The <strong>Dallas</strong> Eagle hosts Holiday Recovery on Saturday. It’ll be rainingbears for the club’s Bear of the Year contest on Thursday .... Sue Ellen’sbrings in Adrian and the Sickness to play on Friday. Mojo Dolls might sing a fewcarols on Saturday. Cherry Hill rounds out the weekend performing on Sunday ....The Jenny P Show continues every Tuesday at the Drama Room .... Every Sunday,Chantal hosts Domingos Karaoke at Escandalo Discotec .... We wonder ifGary Poe will bust out the old Christmas classics at the weekly Gay Sing-Alongon Friday at Peker’s Bar. Then get bent out of shape with <strong>Voice</strong> of Pride alumRobert Olivas at Totally Twisted Karaoke every Wednesday .... DJ Moses supervisesthe musical sounds as the Brick’s Christmas gift to you on Saturday to getyour dance on. The Ida Mae Watergate Show brings the laughs at the connectingJoe’s Bar on Tuesdays. And don’t forget to Bump and Grind every Thursdaywith Patti le Plae Safe .... Now, have you started your resolutions? •Sara and Allison at Sue Ellenʼs.PHOTOGRAPHY BY GREGORY HAYESJeff and Amber at Drama Room.Johnnie and Kristen at Station 4.32 dallasvoice.com • 12.24.10Chad, Shawn and Luis at Best Friends CLub.Joel and Amy at BJʼs NXS!
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