Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 443 November 6 2019
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BY SHANE GALLAGHER<br />
AMUKA WARNS AMERICA:<br />
DON’T FALL FOR IT!<br />
THE DANCEFLOOR DIVA’S NEW SINGLE WITH<br />
GRAPEFRUIT SOUND LAB STRIKES BACK AGAINST<br />
ONGOING WHITE HOUSE RHETORIC CAMPAIGN<br />
Amuka is best known in gay clubland<br />
for “Appreciate Me,” her #1 hit with<br />
the late, great Peter Rauhofer.<br />
This month, she has joined forces<br />
with NYC-based super-producer<br />
Robert Cotnoir of Grapefruit Sound<br />
Lab for a song that could be the<br />
slogan for next year’s Democratic<br />
convention. “Don’t Fall for It” is a<br />
rally cry against Trump and all his<br />
nutty rhetoric. The song is the first<br />
single off of the upcoming Grapefruit<br />
Sound Lab album “Eight Days Across<br />
America,” and it’s already in the top<br />
25 on the Billboard dance chart - and<br />
rising. We spoke with the legendary<br />
dancefloor icon from her home in<br />
Detroit.<br />
INTERVIEW > > > > ><br />
Why does America need a<br />
song like “Don’t Fall for It”<br />
now more than ever?<br />
We must work to bring us<br />
back together as a nation.<br />
What better way than through<br />
music?<br />
Is it time we impeach<br />
Trump?<br />
We are indeed a nation<br />
divided, and we have to do<br />
whatever it takes to bring us<br />
back together. Division only<br />
weakens us. We have to ask,<br />
what does America really<br />
stand for? I believe America<br />
is wounded, and we have to<br />
stop the bleeding before we<br />
have nothing to save for our<br />
children. No one is above<br />
our laws in the Constitution,<br />
which includes the president.<br />
If he is found guilty, and the<br />
case is made, he has to be<br />
responsible for his actions<br />
like any other person who<br />
commits a crime.<br />
Why do you think half of<br />
America believes Trump’s<br />
lies?<br />
He is a master of disguise<br />
and never admits<br />
wrongdoing, even if the truth<br />
is staring him in the face.
I also think it’s very<br />
difficult (for those who<br />
voted him into office)<br />
to admit they made a<br />
mistake, and they will<br />
ride with it until the<br />
wheels fall off, if need<br />
be.<br />
His most repeated<br />
claim is that his<br />
border wall is being<br />
built. What are your<br />
thoughts on the<br />
wall and Trump’s<br />
immigration policy?<br />
How is it OK to deem<br />
one man’s life more<br />
worthy of living than<br />
another? We are all<br />
one, and no one man<br />
is better than another.<br />
Putting people in camps<br />
and snatching and<br />
abusing women and<br />
children is appalling.<br />
There is absolutely<br />
no justification for<br />
treating other human<br />
beings with such a lack<br />
of concern for their<br />
wellbeing.<br />
He has said he has<br />
nothing to hide<br />
from the Russia<br />
investigation. Do you<br />
believe him?<br />
I believe he was made<br />
an offer he could not<br />
refuse: The Trump<br />
Tower Moscow deal.<br />
I believe they dug up<br />
dirt on Hillary quid<br />
pro quo, just like what<br />
is happening with<br />
Ukraine and Joe Biden.<br />
I believe he thought<br />
he was getting away<br />
with it, and he decided<br />
to test fate and try it<br />
again. The truth always<br />
outruns a lie, and<br />
karma is real. These<br />
are principles that<br />
never change. I have<br />
watched him contradict<br />
himself so many times,<br />
I have lost count. That<br />
makes it very difficult<br />
to believe anything he<br />
says. His integrity is<br />
nonexistent.<br />
Is Trump the main<br />
reason you decided<br />
to record “Don’t Fall<br />
for It”?<br />
The moment Bobby<br />
[Cotnoir, of Grapefruit<br />
Sound Lab] presented<br />
the song to me, I knew<br />
we had something<br />
special. Its message of<br />
“love yourself enough<br />
to never toy with<br />
disaster” resonated with<br />
me. I once fell for two<br />
people proposing two<br />
projects, one a movie<br />
and one a scripted<br />
series. Both were<br />
smoke and mirrors, and<br />
I was fortunate enough<br />
to realize it before I<br />
signed anything. Be<br />
very careful who you<br />
give your time and<br />
energy to. Pay attention<br />
whenever that little<br />
warning voice shows up<br />
and says “don’t do it.”<br />
I especially love when<br />
you take us to church<br />
with the lyric, “Thank<br />
you, Lord, for giving<br />
us another day.”<br />
Every day we wake up<br />
is a blessing indeed.<br />
I am a spiritual being,<br />
and I do not judge<br />
people for where they<br />
are on their spiritual<br />
journey. I know where<br />
I am on mine. I thank<br />
God for the ability to<br />
express myself through<br />
the gift of music.<br />
Last question: Who<br />
among the current<br />
list of Democratic<br />
candidates are you<br />
liking the most?<br />
Well, judging from<br />
what happens when an<br />
amateur is at the helm,<br />
I’d like someone who is<br />
well seasoned. We all<br />
know what’s going on<br />
behind that curtain, and<br />
this is not “The Wizard<br />
of Oz.”<br />
Grapefruit Sound Lab and<br />
Amuka’s “Don’t Fall for It” is being<br />
distributed through Howe Records,<br />
and its remixes are available on<br />
Apple Music, Spotify and all digital<br />
retailers and streaming services.<br />
PHOTO CREDIT KATRINA DEL MAR<br />
Visit grapefruitsoundlab.com.
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CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT<br />
MICHAEL MUSTO<br />
‘What Do Diana Ross, Sylvia Miles<br />
and Non-Binary Have in Common?’<br />
Superstar journalist, actor, TV and film star, singer and nightlife<br />
personality Michael Musto is about to get extremely busy. I have a<br />
relentless urge to introduce the esteemed former Village Voice, New<br />
York Times and <strong>Out</strong> columnist—who now writes for NewNowNext—as<br />
a former club kid, movie actor, music video celebrity, TV personality<br />
and favorite nightlife hero, but New York already considers him a<br />
household name.<br />
I absolutely adore speaking with Musto, because he is edgy, creative,<br />
always has something going on and is a complete blast.<br />
Where should we<br />
start?<br />
Sylvia Miles was pretty<br />
much my first celebrity<br />
once I got out of<br />
college in the ‘70s. At<br />
the time I worked for<br />
a fan magazine, and<br />
I was obsessed with<br />
Sylvia Miles, because<br />
I used to read about<br />
her in the gossip<br />
columns every day.<br />
When John Simon,<br />
that horrible, hateful<br />
critic, wrote that Sylvia<br />
was a gate crasher—<br />
in other words, a<br />
party crasher—I loved<br />
reading that she<br />
went up to him in a<br />
restaurant and poured<br />
a plate of pasta on his<br />
head.<br />
I love her already.<br />
So I asked if I could<br />
interview her for the<br />
fan magazine I worked<br />
for, and it worked<br />
out. I took her to the<br />
Russian Tea Room, and<br />
we became friends.<br />
I went with her to<br />
Studio 54, and she was<br />
a very complicated<br />
person. At Studio 54<br />
she would just run up<br />
to directors and beg<br />
them to hire her, and<br />
she would chase down<br />
photographers.
So I felt a little bit like I was hanging<br />
out with Norma Desmond. I did<br />
like her glamour and her style. So<br />
we are having a memorial that is<br />
being organized by her niece and<br />
by Mauricio Padilla, MAO PR, at the<br />
Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln<br />
Center. It’s on the 21st of <strong>November</strong><br />
at noon. I will be giving the opening<br />
remarks, and then I’m going to<br />
emcee the rest of it.<br />
Was she a singer, actress?<br />
She was an actress with two<br />
Academy nominations. One was for<br />
“Midnight Cowboy,” and the other<br />
was for “Farewell My Lovely.” She was<br />
also on Broadway, including “Night of<br />
the Iguana.” She was a real New York<br />
fixture. Anyone who was around in<br />
the ‘70s and ‘80s in New York knew<br />
her. She was in the columns every<br />
day, she was at every event, she was<br />
just one of those New York people,<br />
like Andy Warhol. She worked for<br />
Andy Warhol. She was in a movie<br />
called “Heat.” That’s another thing<br />
I loved about her—she was doing<br />
Academy Award movies and she<br />
was doing Warhol films, and she was<br />
doing Broadway. She was on “All My<br />
Children” for a while too. She was<br />
in “She Devil.” She stole that movie.<br />
“Wall Street.” She was in a million<br />
movies. Sylvia was everywhere. She<br />
was one of the most well-known<br />
personalities in New York. She was in<br />
her ‘90s when she died.<br />
Awww.<br />
The last few years she wasn’t<br />
going out at all. She was pretty<br />
homebound.<br />
Did you remain friends until she<br />
died?<br />
Mauricio would go visit her and<br />
would report back to me. He would<br />
send me pictures of her and report<br />
back on how she was doing. The day<br />
before she died I had announced that<br />
Sylvia was going to play my mother<br />
in “Japanese Borscht” by Eric Rivas.<br />
Geraldine Smith is another actress<br />
from Warhol films, and she was<br />
a dear friend of Sylvia’s. She got<br />
Sylvia to play my mother, and then<br />
the next day Sylvia died. It was<br />
really sad, but Eric Rivas put a<br />
video montage in the movie. That’s<br />
how the movie ends, with a tribute<br />
to her. It was really sweet.<br />
Before that you have Diana.<br />
What’s that about?<br />
I love Diana Ross. She’s my #1<br />
celebrity of all time, like you love<br />
Adam Ant. Diana is my Adam Ant.<br />
I always joke that I turned gay as<br />
a kid in the ‘60s when I saw the<br />
show “Tarzan” with Ron Ely, this<br />
hot guy in a loincloth. There was<br />
one episode where they had Diana<br />
and the Supremes as nuns in Africa.<br />
That made me not only gay but<br />
the gayest kid in Bensonhurst,<br />
Brooklyn. Everything about them<br />
made me gay. I followed her career,<br />
and I just adored her.
She just glitters and she sparkles.<br />
I was there for the Central Park<br />
concert when the skies opened up.<br />
It rained, and people stampeded in<br />
the mud—it was really dangerous.<br />
So I just sat there for a while,<br />
because Diana Ross didn’t leave the<br />
stage. I had like a private Diana Ross<br />
concert. She was telling everyone<br />
to calm down, because the rain<br />
makes the flowers grow. She was<br />
very inspiring. I felt bad for her,<br />
because everybody was running and<br />
abandoning her. I went to a party<br />
for her on the Intrepid boat, and I<br />
decided that I had to meet her. I had<br />
never met her, and I was wondering,<br />
“How am I going to go up to her?”,<br />
and she came up to me. She said,<br />
“Hi, I am Diana Ross.” I said, “I know.”<br />
We talked a little bit about her<br />
album and some of the songs on it.<br />
That must have been an epic<br />
experience for you.<br />
It really was. I met her and David<br />
Bowie, and those were two of my<br />
top, and Patty Duke was another<br />
one. I’m at 99% of my idols. For<br />
some reason I just wanted a tribute<br />
to Diana Ross. If you notice, she’s<br />
always getting awards. She<br />
was touring last year, and<br />
I pitched it to some other<br />
promoter two years ago,<br />
and he never got it together.<br />
So then I went to Danny<br />
Nardicio, who was totally into<br />
it. He kicked ass and got it<br />
together. This will take place<br />
on Saturday, <strong>November</strong> 9, at<br />
8 p.m. It’s a benefit for “Black<br />
Lives Matter.” From 7 to 8<br />
there will be a meet and greet<br />
from the cast for the people<br />
who buy the $40 tickets. It will<br />
be an all-star tribute. I’m not<br />
sure if I’m going to sing “Love<br />
Child” or “You Can’t Hurry<br />
Love,” or maybe more than<br />
one song. I know the entire<br />
catalog, believe me.<br />
You could do a medley.<br />
Just wind me up. Then there<br />
wouldn’t be room for anybody else.<br />
I would do everything from “Where<br />
Did Our Love Go” to “Endless Love.”<br />
I could easily just get up there now<br />
and do it. I grew up as a little gay<br />
lip-syncing to Diana Ross in my<br />
bedroom. I was always different<br />
from the other kids, just like a “love<br />
child.”<br />
When did you suspect that you<br />
were gay?<br />
I was 12 or 13, but I wasn’t 100%<br />
sure, because I didn’t know<br />
what it even meant. You know,<br />
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, is not the<br />
most progressive place in the world.<br />
Especially not in the 1960s. It was<br />
a very old-school Italian-American<br />
neighborhood, where gay just<br />
wasn’t on anybody’s radar. In fact,<br />
my parents had a medical book, and<br />
I looked up homosexuality, and it<br />
said it was a mental illness. At that<br />
point it was considered a mental<br />
illness. This is before Stonewall. Even<br />
after Stonewall, that didn’t exactly<br />
impact Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, right<br />
away, believe me.
Did you walk around thinking that<br />
you were mentally ill?<br />
No, I knew I wasn’t mentally ill, but<br />
I thought, “What am I going to do<br />
about these feelings? Maybe they<br />
will go away.” For a second I thought<br />
maybe I liked women, because I<br />
would look at these little travel<br />
brochures, and there were women in<br />
bathing suits, and I thought, “They<br />
are kind of cute.” They were the ones<br />
with no breasts. They looked like<br />
guys. Then I had to realize that this is<br />
not the way it’s going, I’m definitely<br />
gay. Once I went to Columbia at age<br />
16, I found a whole community, which<br />
I didn’t know existed. The media had<br />
portrayed gays as sad, lonely people.<br />
At Columbia, I saw open gays who<br />
were attractive. They were holding<br />
hands, they were making out, and I<br />
realized at that point there’s a future<br />
for me. There was a community, there<br />
was a family. I tell everyone, just go<br />
over that bridge, but of course now<br />
you have to go back to Brooklyn<br />
where fabulous is happening.<br />
Brooklyn is like the new Manhattan.<br />
I’m not going back. I couldn’t wait to<br />
get out.<br />
It’s a good time to segue into that<br />
gender medley you do.<br />
I guest-star with Dorothy Bishop at<br />
the Dozen Divas Show at The Triad,<br />
and I introduced it there. It starts<br />
out with “Stand By Your Them”<br />
(“Stand By Your Man”), then it goes<br />
to “Spawn of a Preacher” instead of<br />
“Son of a Preacher Man,” and then<br />
“It’s Raining Them” by “The Weather<br />
People.” Then I end up with “We<br />
Just Wanna Have Fun.” First I did it<br />
with Dorothy’s show, and then I did<br />
it again at a club called Norwood on<br />
14th Street. Now it’s one of my set<br />
pieces where I could just go out and<br />
do it.<br />
I love it!<br />
I can’t do it for the Diana Ross show,<br />
though. It won’t make a lot of sense.
BY MATT SUNDERLAND<br />
THE LIFE OF RILEY<br />
The Camera Loves Helix Model<br />
Alex Riley - and the Feeling Is Mutual<br />
Dallas native Alex Riley has five survival tips for<br />
anyone considering a career in adult film. The first:<br />
Make sure that you’re comfortable with people<br />
knowing you work in adult film. The years of having<br />
a hidden porn career are over. Movies last forever,<br />
and you can’t unfilm a scene.<br />
Second, hydrocortisone cream is a necessity.<br />
(Huh?)<br />
Third: Be yourself on camera. Don’t pretend you’re<br />
a big, dominant top when you’re really a hungry<br />
bottom, because fans can spot a phony on their<br />
computer screen. Also, be cool around the other<br />
models when you’re not on cam.<br />
Fourth: Have fun! Enjoy the exotic locales and the<br />
wild and crazy guys you get to hang out with while<br />
on set. Alex says he makes it a vacation every time<br />
he heads out to film.<br />
And last: Work out your body. It’s important to stay<br />
in shape, because they’re not kidding when they<br />
say the camera packs on extra pounds.<br />
We spoke with Riley in Las Vegas while he was on<br />
the set of his next Helix Studios film.<br />
INTERVIEW >>><br />
What compelled you to<br />
get into adult film?<br />
There was a moment in the<br />
fourth grade that I knew<br />
I wanted to get into adult<br />
films. I was watching a<br />
clip on my grandmother’s<br />
computer thinking, “Wow.<br />
I want to be one of those<br />
guys one day!”<br />
Tell us about growing up<br />
in Dallas.<br />
As a child, discipline,<br />
respect, school and sports<br />
were my whole life. My<br />
baby brother and I lived<br />
with my grandparents<br />
from, I believe, the middle<br />
of fourth grade until the<br />
middle of ninth grade. We<br />
lived with my mom for all of<br />
the other years before and<br />
after. I’ve never met my<br />
father, but it’s never been<br />
something that’s made me<br />
feel weird or different. As<br />
far as sports, I excelled in<br />
football, cross-country and<br />
track & field. Being good<br />
at sports didn’t necessarily<br />
make me popular in high<br />
school, but I was well<br />
known and liked.
Do your mom and<br />
grandparents know about<br />
your adult film career?<br />
Yes, I’ve told everyone,<br />
including close friends, and,<br />
for the most part, all have<br />
been supportive. I’ve learned<br />
to totally ignore mean things<br />
that people say to, or about,<br />
me. They have their lives and<br />
shouldn’t be worrying about<br />
mine.<br />
Who is the real Alex Riley<br />
when the cameras are off?<br />
I’m pretty much the same<br />
crazy, giggly, ADHD young<br />
man that I am on camera. I’m<br />
smiling and laughing a solid<br />
23 hours of any given day and<br />
eating snacks like it’s no one’s<br />
business.<br />
What is the best thing about<br />
porn?<br />
The people and the traveling.<br />
Traveling is so much fun, and<br />
I’ve had sex with some really<br />
hot guys that have become<br />
close friends.<br />
Worst?<br />
It can be physically draining<br />
at times. Luckily, I love what<br />
I do, so the worst isn’t really<br />
that bad, yenno?<br />
Weirdest place you’ve had<br />
sex?<br />
On the third story rooftop of<br />
my last boyfriend’s parent’s<br />
house.<br />
What is one thing your fans<br />
would be most surprised to<br />
learn about you?<br />
My nationality. I’m black,<br />
Caucasian and Italian.<br />
What is your least favorite<br />
part on a guy?<br />
Hole hair. A clean-shaven hole<br />
is unbeatable.<br />
Life motto?<br />
I’m the superstar of my own<br />
life, and I decide my future.<br />
What makes you angry?<br />
Uncalled for disrespect. Also,<br />
slow walkers and people that<br />
take the good things in life for<br />
granted.<br />
You can the run the world<br />
for a day. What would you<br />
do?<br />
I would go on national<br />
television and act like an<br />
absolute child until someone<br />
stopped me!<br />
Who would play you in a<br />
movie of your life?<br />
Cameron Boyce, before he<br />
passed away.<br />
When was the last time you<br />
cried?<br />
I cried a couple of days ago<br />
when I started thinking about<br />
myself and about how well<br />
my life is going. Then I prayed<br />
and started crying some<br />
more. I normally only cry for<br />
good purposes.<br />
What is your most treasured<br />
possession?<br />
I have a box at home that<br />
is completely full of sports<br />
items that I’ve been collecting<br />
my entire life. It’s packed<br />
with NFL helmets, posters,<br />
books, footballs, cards and<br />
autographed memorabilia.<br />
If you could give your<br />
younger self a piece of<br />
advice, what would it be?<br />
Work hard. Be smart. Go be<br />
great, and no matter what,<br />
remain humble!<br />
What items have you<br />
checked off your bucket<br />
list?<br />
None yet, sadly.<br />
What items do you have on<br />
your bucket list?<br />
I want to buy a home. A car. I<br />
want to invest in a company.<br />
I want a dog of my own!<br />
I want to go to Ibiza and<br />
get drunk with friends on a<br />
yacht. I’d also like to visit San<br />
Francisco, Cabo, Vancouver<br />
and Italy! I want to experience<br />
skydiving.<br />
That’s some list!<br />
I have a lot of life yet to live.<br />
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STEAMY<br />
SUMMERS<br />
<strong>Get</strong>ting Intimate<br />
With Helix<br />
Studios’<br />
Latin Stud,<br />
Ashton<br />
Summers<br />
Ashton Summers<br />
admits he’s always<br />
had a thing for people<br />
watching him while he’s<br />
having sex. The tall,<br />
athletic and extraordinarily<br />
personable former<br />
dancer - he shimmies to<br />
everything from jazz to<br />
hip-hop to classic ballet<br />
- is originally from Puerto<br />
Rico and says he has<br />
never been shy about<br />
getting it on in public.<br />
Why should he? His lean<br />
and mean, bronze body is<br />
every twink-lover’s dream.<br />
He’s very active on his<br />
socials and loves to give<br />
his fans what they want:<br />
more photos! His tips<br />
to young twinks who<br />
aspire to follow in his<br />
footsteps: be nice,<br />
professional and<br />
respectful of people’s<br />
time. That’s sound<br />
advice for everyone!
INTERVIEW >>><br />
The new photos are<br />
spectacular, Ashton.<br />
Thanks! I wasn’t expecting<br />
to shoot that day.<br />
What did you have to do<br />
to prepare for the shoot?<br />
I didn’t do anything except<br />
comb my hair as nicely as<br />
possible and pose.<br />
Has the camera<br />
always loved you?<br />
Growing up, I was<br />
always kinda shy in<br />
front of the camera.<br />
When I first started<br />
modeling, it was hard<br />
to come out of my<br />
shell. Now it’s pretty<br />
easy!<br />
Were you always so<br />
lean and muscular?<br />
Yes, I grew up in<br />
sports. Did them<br />
my whole life. As a<br />
kid, my teams and<br />
friends were always<br />
my biggest support<br />
system.<br />
Were you close<br />
with your family?<br />
Yes, my family has<br />
also been supportive.<br />
Even with my career<br />
decisions. When my<br />
mother found out<br />
I was doing adult<br />
films, she was most<br />
concerned that I was<br />
doing it safely.
What led to your<br />
career in adult film?<br />
I studied architecture in<br />
college. It was intense.<br />
I had no time for friends<br />
or a full-time job. I<br />
literally had no social<br />
life. I needed a way to<br />
pay my tuition.<br />
What do you love<br />
most about the<br />
adult industry?<br />
I get to meet a lot of<br />
people, and it’s<br />
really fun.<br />
Biggest turn-on?<br />
<strong>Out</strong>door sex.<br />
And turn-off?<br />
Weird smells. Also, someone<br />
who doesn’t have good hygiene.<br />
Worst pick-up line someone<br />
has said to you?<br />
“I can’t wait to be in you,” or<br />
“I want you in me.” I’m<br />
more of a<br />
romantic.<br />
What is the most<br />
difficult part about<br />
your job?<br />
Not eating all day<br />
if I’m preparing for<br />
a bottoming scene.<br />
It’s a nightmare!<br />
Deep down, I’m<br />
a fatty.<br />
How would<br />
(or does)<br />
your Grindr<br />
profile<br />
read?<br />
Um, well,<br />
honestly,<br />
I have no<br />
idea!<br />
What<br />
superhero<br />
do you most<br />
identify with?<br />
Superman,<br />
because he<br />
flies, and<br />
I’m a free<br />
soul!
What would a film of your<br />
life be called, and who<br />
would star as you in it?<br />
It would be called “The<br />
Truth” and star me,<br />
of course.<br />
What’s your<br />
life motto?<br />
Huh?<br />
Skip it. What makes<br />
you smile?<br />
Everything, even the not<br />
very good things.<br />
What is the most beloved item of<br />
clothing in your wardrobe?<br />
None! I wouldn’t count any of my<br />
clothes as important.<br />
Which celebrity would you most<br />
like to slide into your DMs?<br />
Shawn Mendes. Such a cutie!<br />
You’ve been abducted by<br />
aliens. What is your parting<br />
message to planet Earth?<br />
You could’ve done better!<br />
What makes you angry?<br />
Hunger.<br />
Your house is<br />
on fire. What one<br />
possession would<br />
you save?<br />
My dog.<br />
You’ve been given 24<br />
hours to live. How do<br />
you spend your day?<br />
Doing what I love<br />
with the who I love.<br />
You can travel back in time.<br />
Where would you go, and<br />
what would you get up to?<br />
I wouldn’t! Everything<br />
that I’ve been through<br />
is who I am now.<br />
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PHOTO CREDIT: HELIX STUDIOS
Congratulations<br />
on seven years<br />
of SPUNK.<br />
Thanks! We’re<br />
thrilled to<br />
be going<br />
strong with a<br />
great team of<br />
dancers, hosts,<br />
performers<br />
and crew.
What is Luis Gomez Presents<br />
SPUNK?<br />
SPUNK is a weekly series<br />
of parties that feature our<br />
signature combination of<br />
naughty fun, drag divas,<br />
gorgeous men and thumping<br />
DJs. We have three distinctly<br />
different shows featuring the<br />
most male go-go dancers<br />
under one roof in NYC.<br />
What makes SPUNK different<br />
from other similar parties<br />
around the city?<br />
A few things contribute to<br />
the unique atmosphere of<br />
a SPUNK event. To begin,<br />
SPUNK takes place in the<br />
historic West Village where,<br />
as host Holly Dae often<br />
says, “Your freak flag can fly<br />
high!” In addition, we have<br />
tried to create a place where<br />
everybody feels welcome to<br />
join in on a little stripper fun<br />
without feeling intimidated.<br />
We feature over 35 dancers, from<br />
muscle boys to twinks, plus Blaine<br />
Petrovia, the current North American<br />
pole dance champion, who wows the<br />
crowd with jaw-dropping performances.<br />
What’s new since the last time we<br />
interviewed you guys?<br />
More of everything! More dancers,<br />
more customers, more drag queens,<br />
more DJs… more FUN!<br />
Who hosts your events?<br />
Drag queens, of course! We are thrilled<br />
to have a fantastic lineup of drag diva<br />
hosts. Holly Dae is the original SPUNK<br />
girl and has been with us since the<br />
beginning. She currently hosts Saturday<br />
and Sunday. Thursday nights we rotate<br />
the amazing talents of Brenda Dharling,<br />
Bootsie LeFaris, Inita D, Olivia Luxe,<br />
Skyla Versai and Jasmin Van Wales. Plus<br />
a few surprise hosts from time to time.
Who are your nightly<br />
DJs?<br />
Jonny Mack, David<br />
Michael, Xavier Mazara,<br />
DJ Nandi and our most<br />
recent addition to the<br />
SPUNK family, Nicky<br />
Boom Box.<br />
Tell us about your<br />
different nights.<br />
Thursday at The Monster<br />
Thursday is the original<br />
SPUNK and the largest<br />
of our weekly parties.<br />
It’s wall-to-wall men with<br />
three dancer stages,<br />
two stripper poles and<br />
the most diverse crowd<br />
around.<br />
What do you have<br />
planned to celebrate<br />
your anniversary and<br />
for the future?<br />
As per tradition, we’ll<br />
have our signature<br />
SPUNK t-shirt giveaways<br />
all week, special guests<br />
and a few surprises in<br />
store! As for the future,<br />
who knows… Maybe<br />
there’s a SPUNK Friday<br />
ahead?<br />
Sunday at Pieces Bar<br />
Sunday nights are a bit<br />
more intimate. Sit back<br />
and enjoy the show from<br />
your table or brave the<br />
narrow gauntlet of men<br />
at the bar.<br />
Saturday at The<br />
Monster<br />
This party picks up<br />
where we left off after<br />
our three seasons on Fire<br />
Island. It’s a go-go dance<br />
party with an emphasis<br />
on getting your weekend<br />
groove on with a room<br />
full of hunky men.<br />
Let’s talk about your<br />
dancers. How do you<br />
find so many hot guys?<br />
Thankfully, at this point<br />
in the game, the guys<br />
tend to find us. Word of<br />
mouth and our history of<br />
welcoming guys from all<br />
over the world provide<br />
us with a steady stream<br />
of new dancers every<br />
month.
For more information,<br />
or if you think you<br />
have what it takes to<br />
become a dancer,<br />
visit spunknyc.com.<br />
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