Issue 47 - noiZe Magazine

Transcription

Wait Until
Splash in the water park
under the hot Caribbean sun.
Float in hot tubs suspended
112 feet above the ocean.
Dance at our legendary
T-dances and our outrageous
Atlantis makes history again as the first company to charter the largest ship in the world, RCCL’s
awesome new Freedom of the Seas. Join 3,700 lucky guests from all over the world and experience
the most advanced ship at sea, along with the most incredible entertainment and parties ever
brought together for a cruise. Anywhere.
CST# 2033720-40
Circuit Noise (2 pages).indd 1
2/7/06 2:02:31 PM
You See the Rest of It.
The First All-Gay Cruise on the Largest Ship in the World.
January 28 – February 4, 2007
Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas
nighttime parties featuring
the best DJs in the world.
Surf on the amazing FlowRider®
and start catching some waves.
Play with 3,700 guests as we
sail the world’s largest ship.
Are you ready for Freedom? For reservations
and information about this or our other amazing
cruises or resorts, see your travel agent, visit our
website, or call us today at 800-6-ATLANTIS.
at l a nt i s eve nt s. co m
Circuit Noise (2 pages).indd 2
2/7/06 2:02:43 PM
FROM THE EDITOR
It’s been a few years now since we began
to hear whispers about the demise of the
Circuit. “The Circuit is dead!” more than
one pundit claimed, and yet here it is, years
later, not only alive and kicking, but thriving,
changing, and attracting a new generation
of party boys.
It is true that more than one of the original events that made up
the backbone of the party Circuit has disappeared. Three parties
that existed for twenty years are now gone – the Morning Party,
Hotlanta, and Fireball – venerable old events that donated a lot
of money to gay charities and have now vanished from the party
landscape. But this year will see the return of an afternoon party
on the beach in the Pines on Fire Island – a return of the Morning
Party, if you will. (Yeah, they’re not calling it by that name, but
the party was never in the morning anyhow.)
The disappearance of some events is not the death of the
Circuit, but a consolidation of the scene. Look what happened
this past New Year’s. The many mid-sized party weekends that
had been happening around the country seemed to coalesce
into one premiere destination – Los Angeles. And, from all
accounts, that concentration of the Circuit’s energy was a great
success, with the quality of the events way up. This weekend
also saw the emergence of a new concept – the idea of having a
concert before the party starts rather than interrupting the party
midstream for performances.
And yet, amidst the changes, so many things about the Circuit
have not changed at all. The definition of a Circuit party still
revolves around the concept of guys from all over the world
descending on a single location for a weekend of dancing,
socializing and generally being festive among faces both familiar
and new. Many elements come together to provide a physical
and emotional release; the music, the intoxicants, and the sexcharged atmosphere are obvious. However, simply traveling
to new exotic places such that we’re outside the stream of our
normal life, and the unique spirit that descends on a community
that comes together to celebrate, are forces that are just as
powerful in stimulating the journey into the alternate realm.
Rather than dying, it seems that the Circuit is once again in flux,
reinventing itself in subtle ways while keeping all of the core
elements intact. Our great parties will always have something
old, something new, something borrowed, something crude.
And that’s just the way we like it.
Shut Up
and Dance
DJ
SPOTLIGHT
G
WAYNE
Wayne G
Page 62
Jumpin' For Jane
by Jeffery Taylor and D. Michael Taylor
“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” – Richard Wagner
Say her name, and everyone
already knows how to spell it. Joi.
No flash in the pan, Ms. Cardwell
has been a steady beam of light
that travels through the entire
history of gay house music.
“It was a good year,” she remarks
over lunch at Miss Mamie’s,
a Harlem soul food staple.
Mamie’s serves the best downhome Southern cooking in all of
Manhattan. The smell of cornbread
wafts through the war mly-lit
dining room with its red and white
checkerboard tile floor as the
music of such greats as Nina Simone
and Billie Holiday fills the air. It is the
perfect atmosphere to have an intimate
conversation with this house legend.
Before this year, despite great success in
her chosen profession, Joi had reached
a crisis point and felt that she needed to
reevaluate her priorities. “I’m thinking,
I’m gonna be 40 in a couple of years.
Where am I? Where do I want to be? I
want to do more. And the time is now.”
The past year has seen remarkable
changes in her life, including changing
her diet, losing some weight, finishing
her degree, and completing an album
five years in the making.
Since “Club Lonely” hit the charts in
1992, Joi Cardwell has built her career
on dance floors around the world with
such hits as “Jump for Joi” and “Soul
to Bare”. With 23 records, 7 albums, 4
number ones, and a handful of top ten
hits, Joi was ready to take it to the next
level with her latest release, the plain
jane project. Silencing anyone that may
think that she is just a dance floor diva,
this album is a platform that showcases
a wider range and versatility than we
have come to expect from Miss Joi.
No stranger to the more glamorous
aspects of nightlife, this artist
nonetheless feels that the time is right
to share other aspects of her personality
with us. “During most of the 90s, I
60
Joi Cardwell
Page 50
- Steve Kammon
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 2
2
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:22 PM
TM
Editor in Chief
Steve Kammon
[email protected]
The Premier Guide to Dance Events Worldwide
Associate Publisher
Advertising Sales
Gary Steinberg
818-769-9390
[email protected]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
16
26
Sanctuary
by Scott van Tussenbrook
Senior Editor
Jeffery Taylor
Dancing Under the Stars
Art Director
Anke Mackenthun
by Robbie Leslie
32
Circuit Photos
Brandon Fogel
www.GreatPartyPics.com
Norm McAllister
Joe Pessa
Circuit Noize Magazine, LLC
Vital Sex
by D. Michael Taylor
38
Chill!
by Jamie Nicholes
50
Jumpin' for Jane
56
The Ears Have It
58
Promoter Spotlight: Johnny Chisholm
62
DJ Spotlight: Wayne G
66
Winter Circuit Photo Album
78
Music Reviews
Writers and Contributors
Dennis Fleming
Gary Leigh
Robbie Leslie
Jamie Nicholes
D. Michael Taylor
Jeffery Taylor
Scott van Tussenbrook
Cover Artwork
Courtesy of CircuitAsia
West Coast Office
11288 Ventura Blvd #700
Studio City, CA 91604
818-769-9390 (voice)
818-232-7047 (fax)
East Coast Office
954-764-8210 (voice)
954-764-6392 (fax)
by Jamie Nicholes
85
Publisher
Stephen Ceplenski
[email protected]
E-mail:
[email protected]
Website: www.circuitnoize.com
www.partyfinder.com
travel.circuitnoize.com
Spring Circuit Schedule
Subscribe: www.circuitnoize.com/subscribe
100 London
by Gary Leigh
©Copyright 2006 Circuit Noize. All
rights reserved. Contents may not be
reproduced without permission from
the publisher. Publication of name or
photo of any person or organization in
Circuit Noize is not to be construed as
any indication of the sexual orientation
of that person or organization.
106 Book Excerpt: Demon Tears
112 Dance for Joy
Published in February, May, August and
November
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 3
3
Noize
2/7/06 3:03:13 PM
Issue 47.indd 26
1/17/06 9:23:10 AM
Issue 47.indd 27
1/17/06 9:23:13 AM
Issue 47 Advertisers.indd 4
1/17/06 1:44:43 PM
1/17/06 1:44:44 PM
23600RODUCTIONS#34
XBOOB!
QMBZ@
JUÖT!BCPVU!ZPVS!KPVSOFZ!PO!UIJT!QMBOFU"UN!!
Tff!zpvs!usbwfm!bhfou!ps!dbmm!911.439.STWQ!)8898*!ps!STWQwbdbujpot/dpn
5693DGB&LUFXW1RL]HLQGG
$0
Sanctuary
by Scott van Tussenbrook
The last couple of years have not been kind to some of our
oldest and grandest traditions. Certain Circuit weekends, around
which entire communities of gay men planned their yearly social
registers, no longer occur. Some of these now defunct weekends
were fundraisers for some very worthy charitable organizations in
our community.
The Circuit started because of
the need to raise money to fight
the disease that was hitting our
community so hard while the rest of
the world turned a blind eye. With
the decline of these fundraisers, is
the Circuit over? Should it be?
Ask anyone who’s been to a Circuit
party or a gay cruise this past year,
and they’ll tell you – Circuit parties
are certainly not dead. If anything,
they’re getting better. We’ve been
doing this long enough now that
lessons learned along the way are
being put to good use. Promoters
understand better than ever what
kinds of events people will pay
extra for on the weekend pass,
how to get club-quality sound on
a beach, and the fact that some
shows thrill and enthrall while other
shows send entire dance floors
en masse outside for water and
smokes. And the dance floors are
still packed with beautiful guys
from several different generations.
Yet you still have people running
their mouths about how the Circuit
is dead. As near as I can tell, these
people usually fall into one of
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 4
two categories - those who have never
even been and are just being cranky ol’
spoilsports, or people who have been
to some parties but never really quite
got what they are all about in the first
place. Many of this class of naysayer
would dearly like to kill the Circuit as an
embarrassment or a detriment to the
gay community. It seems to me that this
would be a huge loss because Circuit
parties actually provide a very valuable
service – they can give us the courage
to go out into the big, bad world and be
ourselves.
I’m not being dramatic (well, no more
than usual, anyway). You see, it was
a party that allowed me to fully knock
down the walls of my own closet. And
it was a closet that was built of the
sturdiest stone walls – the teachings of
the Mormon Church.
I had finally come out to myself
during my last semester abroad while
backpacking through Europe. After
pretending that I wasn’t looking at boys
in that way for many years, I finally had
that moment where I looked at myself
in the mirror and said it out loud for the
first time. After that, it was easy enough,
6,000 miles from home, to sit around
16
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:24 PM
in gay coffee shops and go to gay
bars full of people I’d never see
again. I was playing gay, knowing
full well how easy it would be to
switch back into normal gear once I
got home.
Well, obviously it didn’t play out
that way. But getting around to
telling people close to me? I
figured that was going to be much
harder. But it didn’t take long until
I was able to utter the words, “I’m
gay,” to someone who actually
knew my real name. And just a few
weeks after that, I was at the White
Party in Palm Springs. Yes, I was on
the accelerated course.
I suppose my reaction to that first
White Party is the same as those
who talk about their first gay pride
parade in whatever city and how
they felt, for the first time, like they
were not the Lone Ranger. By day
two of that weekend, I was knee
deep in it (no pun intended) and
loving every minute. Whatever
remained of that closet I’d been
peeking my head out of the last
few weeks was being smashed to
bits, chopped up and incinerated
by the overwhelmingly positive
energy generated by all those
thousands of men around me just
being themselves. These men were
not apologizing for being what they
were, they were celebrating it. I
got caught up in it, and it changed
me forever.
After our flight landed back in
Salt Lake City, I swaggered up the
jetway to the terminal feeling like
a completely different man. My
friends who were there will tell
you I was swishing, which is a lie.
I keep having to remind them it
was a swagger, which is completely
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 5
different. At any rate, I was completely
transformed from the inside out when I
arrived back in Utah. My mom picked
up on it right away and immediately
started asking questions.
“How was your trip?”
“Fine.”
“You look different.”
“I got a tan.”
“No, something else — there’s
something in your eyes.”
It was suddenly beyond uncomfortable
to continue the charade. It had now
become impossible to lie or cover it up.
So five days later, there I was, sitting
across from my parents at their dining
room table, coming out to them. It
was months, even years, before I had
planned to have this conversation. But I
had been so energized by that weekend
in Palm Springs that I couldn’t help but
embrace this new person that I had
become.
Michaelangelo Signorile, in his funny
little book, derisively refers to “The
Church of the Circuit” and tries to
spin that like it’s a bad thing. I hate to
say it, but he’s right – it is like church.
People have always gathered to sing
songs, socialize, and to dance, all in the
name of lifting each other up, pointing
each other toward an experience that
transcends their daily drudgery and
makes them feel like part of something
greater than what they can see with their
eyes. Is that really a bad thing?
When I was on my mission for the
Mormon Church, we used to talk about
souls getting together and sharing their
energy with each other in order to better
get out there and face the world. We
used to use the parable of the fire and
the coals. Remove a coal or an ember
17
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:25 PM
from the fireplace and set it outside
and it will cool off and darken. Put
it back in the fireplace, among the
other embers, and the glow and
the warmth returns. People are like
that, too. My old Mormon bishop
may cringe at the thought, but
the idea also applies to a Circuit
party. Look around you the next
time the DJ plays one of those
songs where everyone knows the
words. You will see guys who, on
Wednesday, will put the tie back on
and go back to the office. But right
now, in this moment, all they care
about is adding heat to the fire,
grinning and singing at
the top of their lungs.
And when the words
are apropos, “...right
beside me there was
an angel...” it makes
it all that much more
powerful.
other embers and enjoying, maybe for
the first time, the feeling of being a part
of the fire instead of always standing on
the outside looking in. At that point,
it doesn’t matter who is throwing the
party or why – whether it’s a fundraiser
or some promoter making the money.
Nothing is going to invalidate the
experience of the newbie from a small
town dancing among 3,500 of his gay
brothers and sisters and saying, “Y’know,
this is fabulous!” And I know that many
of these guys take that energy home
with them to make their own world a
better place.
We had a particularly
spectacular New Year’s
Eve weekend in Los
Angeles this year and
I met so many people,
newcomers from places
like Dallas and Denver.
I could tell they were
right there where I was
ten years ago at my first
party. They had that
bewildered look with
especially wide eyes and, not just wide like
that. No, they had
honest-to-god wideeyed wonderment at
finding themselves, this
ember, among all these
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 6
18
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:28 PM
From the creators of the
EMBRACE presents:
FEATURING WORLD RENOWNED ARTISTS:
MANNY LEHMAN
TONY MORAN
ROLAND BELMARES
PERFORMANCES AND DECOR BY:
RKM
RKMFUTUREBOYS.COM
TORONTO | CHICAGO | WASHINGTON | BOSTON | MONTREAL
PHILADELPHIA | DALLAS | DENVER | SAN DIEGO | LOS ANGELES
M I A M I | VA N C O U V E R | H O U S T O N | F T. L A U D E R D A L E
SA N F RA N C I S CO | P H O E N I X | O R L A N D O | N EW YO R K C I T Y
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: WWW.ENTERBABYLON.COM
1/24/06 9:57:37 AM
1/24/06 9:57:41 AM
Cherry2006CN
1/13/06
4:19 PM
Page 1
APRIL 21-23
WASHINGTON DC • CHERRYFUND.ORG
ALYSON CALAGNA
ROSABEL Ralphi Rosario and Abel
Music by
and
with more to come...
Friends
Principal
Patrons
Associate
Presenting
SPONSORS
Media
Music Monthly, New Mexico
Voice, Salt Lake Metro, Scene
Magazine, Shout Texas
Community
Dakota Cowgirl, DC Eagle, Delta Lambda
Phi, Freddie’s Beach Bar, Green Lantern,
Remingtons, Washington Renegades
Cross Promotional 360/eye candy, Alegria, Black & Blue Festival Montreal, Blue Ball, Fruitcake Productions, GayDay.com, GayDayReunion.com, Glowball,
Heritage of Pride, Hush, Jungle, JustCircuit.com, Lattitude, Mark Nelson Events, Memorial Day Pensacola, One Mighty Party, PartyList.com, Phillygayborhood.com,
Pittsburgh Eagle, PM Parties, Purple Party, Rapture-Pride Vancouver, Summer Camp, The Saint at Large, Tribe 4, Twisted Life, Winter Party
Dancing Under the Stars
by DJ Robbie Leslie
“I wanted to do a disco that was different or that added a new
dimension… Then one night I went to sleep thinking about it
and I woke up with the idea of a planetarium, and then the whole
thing made sense.” - Bruce Mailman
On 20 September 1980, gay
nightlife reached its apogee
with the grand opening of an
amazing new club in New York’s
Lower East Side. The Saint was
the manifestation of a dream from
the club’s creator and muse, Bruce
Mailman, who one night imagined
a utopian dance environment
where men could dance together
under the stars, freed of their
earthly restraints in a weekly tribal
rite. Together with architectural
designer Charles Terrel and
sound engineers Peter Spar and
Lewis Feldman, he transformed
the stately Loew’s Commodore
Theatre into a pleasure dome
for the enjoyment of the world’s
best and brightest. Like many of
our Circuit brethren today, they
came from across the country, and
around the world, to dance.
T h e S a i n t ’s c o n t e m p o r a r y
inspirations were Studio 54 for
its theatricality and Flamingo for
its hard, driving, sexual/industrial
atmosphere. The vintage 1926
movie palace (the sixth biggest
in New York) was completely
remade – this was not just an
auditorium with the seats removed!
Architectural traces of the original
theatre remained, however, and
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 8
were utilized in the sound and lighting
scheme. Of course, the heart of the
complex was the famed 4800 square
foot circular dance floor covered by a
76-foot by 38-foot planetarium dome.
This dance floor was suspended midway
between the original orchestra level
and the balcony, much of which was
removed. At the apex of the dome was
an oversized mirror ball, hidden behind
the scrim and lowered to supreme
dramatic effect. In the centre of the
dance floor was an elaborate lighting
tower (dubbed the “mothership”) which
could be raised hydraulically and which
held an amazing 1500 light fixtures,
topped by a fully-functional Spitz dualhemisphere planetarium star field
projector. Fuelling the dance ritual was
the majestic 26,000-watt quadraphonic
sound system from Graebar. The
components included 630 drivers, 32
amplifiers, and nearly 500 speakers in
100 different groupings around the
theatre! The power was staggering, yet
refined, balanced, and clear. The dance
floor’s sound field was impeccable.
Despite all this high-tech hardware, the
club was beautifully designed with clean
lines throughout. The sound system and
DJ booth were effectively “invisible”;
the lighting, designed by John Spencer
and Mark Ackerman, was specifically
aimed to be indirect to the dance floor
26
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:30 PM
– no harsh washes or blinding
spots on the dancers. Even the
dome was called into service as
a lighting device, illuminating the
theatre’s original design and the
dome skeleton with a backlighting
effect. The periphery of the dance
floor (perceived as the horizon) was
lighted in various colours and could
simulate a sunrise or pulse like the
motion of giant bellows in synch
with the rhythm of the dance.
The club was conceived as a total
environment, with all design and
architectural facets contributing to,
and focused on, the total dance
experience. The DJ’s mixing could
be comfortably heard everywhere
in the club – the better to lure
you to join the dance. All traffic
flow in the building was laid out
to lead inexorably to the dance
floor. Seven hundred lockers were
provided to charter members for
the storage of dry street clothes,
towels, and dance-related
accessories (many members
brought tambourines, claves, etc.).
The euphoria on the dance floor
could be ingeniously viewed from
the theatre’s balcony through the
perforated aluminium dome. This
area later became a favourite place
for impromptu trysts, despite the
concerted efforts of management to
curtail such amorous endeavours.
Though dancers remember fondly
the anthems that were ever after
associated with the club, it should
be remembered that the beauty
of a night’s dancing was the
amazing variety of music played at
the Saint. In a broad BPM tempo
range from the 80s to the upper
140s, formats such as Hi-NRG,
Euro and Italo Disco, Electronic,
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 9
English Alternative and New Wave, Pop,
Soul, Danceable R&B, Rock, Proto-Tribal,
Afro-Cuban, and Classic Disco were
seamlessly inter-mixed by a cadre of
the city’s finest DJs. Orchestral music,
film music, spoken word, and speciallyplaced ballads further expanded the
musical palette.
It was on special party nights (Opening
& Closing Nights of the Season,
Anniversary, White, Black, Night People,
After the Circus, Halloween, New Year’s
Eve, Land of Make Believe, and others)
that the weekly ritual was expanded and
live entertainment was integrated into
the show. Whereas a normal Saturday
night would run 12 hours, party nights
could last around the clock (my personal
record was a twenty-hour White Party!)
It is easy to see the influence these
themed parties had in the evolution of
what was to become the Circuit.
Like the Circuit today, men would
gather from around the globe for these
celebrations. The club was constantly
raising the bar musically, visually, and
technically, and each successive party
would eclipse prior events. However,
the Saint was a strict members-only
nightspot, with the occasional guest only
being admitted with a member. This
contributed to the exclusivity and special
family feeling of the club.
Mailman said in an interview, “When the
Saint opened, the appeal was that it was
a place where you were special. Unlike
any other discotheque, where everyone
looks at the ‘stars’, at other people, the
Saint was a place where no one looked
at other people. They themselves
were the stars, and the anonymity that
produced was what was so exciting.”
In 1988, the health crisis and its
attendant economic impact forced
27
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:32 PM
the venue to close. A marathon
40-hour closing party brought
together ten of the Saint’s preeminent DJs and I was chosen to
play the final set. However, this
was not to be the end of the
Saint. Almost immediately, Bruce
Mailman conceived the idea of
mounting extravagant one-night
parties around the city. Terry
Sherman played Halloween 1988 at
Red Zone. Warren Gluck helmed
a party at Merlin. In 1989, for the
first time, The White Party was
held in a non-club environment the Fulton Market Building of the
South Street Seaport. I returned to
New York to DJ this special night,
and most White Parties thereafter.
These fetes would ever after
bear the imprint “Saint at Large”,
trumpeting an ongoing fidelity to
the creativity and high standards
of the Saint. The success of the
“Saint at Large” organization, its
versatility and imagination as a
movable party, its high standards,
and its dedication to the ecstasy
of the dance, created a template
for future parties around the world
that would come to be known and
embraced as the Circuit.
Probably the first professional
disc jockey to be widely employed
internationally and a marquee
name at both the Saint and Saint at
Large, Robbie Leslie is a prototype
of the modern Circuit DJ. He
frequently performs around the
country and recently celebrated
thirty years working in the music/
night club industry. Remastered
original Saint recordings are
available at Robbie’s website. Visit
www.robbieleslie.com
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 10
28
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:34 PM
Original blueprint of The Saint design. Take time to read the "Notes" on the righthand side.
The original reasons and intent still hold true 25 years later.
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 11
29
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:36 PM
One of the World’s Largest HIV/AIDS Fund-Raisers.
Thanks to all
.
who made
.
White Party Week™
.
2005 a success.
WHITE PARTY WEEK™
Global Union 2006
to end HIV/AIDS
November 22•27, 2006
M i a m i
•
U S A
•
E a r t h
Florida’s Oldest and Largest HIV/AIDS Service Agency.
www.whiteparty.org
Vital Sex
by D. Michael Taylor
The battle lines are being drawn.
been busy gathering State and
latest battle against unsafe sex.
organization came out swinging
advertise Viagra.
Injecting a bit of much-needed
humor and spice into the national
space when speaking about sex,
Pfizer ran some cheeky holiday
ads in national print publications
that said things like “What are you
giving thanks for?” and “What are
you doing on New Year’s Eve?”
The gay thought police could never
condone anything that celebrated
sex without also trying to scare the
crap out of you at the same time.
Michael Weinstein, president of the
Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare
Foundation, sputtered, “Not only
does sending this reckless message
contribute to the spread of sexually
transmitted diseases, but it is also
part of a pattern of irresponsible
direct-to-consumer advertising
by the drug industry.” The real
problem is that these evil corporate
entities like Pfizer, which only
make the life-extending miracle
drugs that have turned the tide
of the AIDS nightmare in the last
ten years in order to, God forbid,
turn a profit and pour hundreds
of millions of our dollars into drug
research and exorbitant executive
bonuses, have the nerve to actually
advertise their products. This takes
the real power away from the hardworking community activists who
want to have absolute control over
the messages being sent to us.
And the message they prefer is: be
afraid.
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 12
The safer sex activists have
Federal funds to wage the
Recently, an L.A-based gay
against Pfizer for daring to
After the full horror of AIDS hit and we
realized that no one was going to do
anything to help us unless we started
helping ourselves, some very brave men
and women made it their life’s mission
to educate us, to sound the alarm, to
slap us in the face a little to wake us
up out of the decadent 70’s. Their
mission at the time was clear, to stop us
from continuing to fuck ourselves into
oblivion. Because let’s face it, kids, that
is exactly what we were doing. Go see
the brutal documentary “Gay Sex in the
70’s” for a raw look at who we were in
the post-Stonewall years. It was enough
to make Caligula blush. It’s hard to walk
away from this movie without sensing
that we were the perfect breeding
ground for this virus. Does this make
sex evil? No, but it’s fair to question
why we dove so headlong into a sexual
abyss after finally being released from
the cultural bonds of silence and
oppression. It was like being a prisoner
of war starved to near death and then
being allowed suddenly into the Denny’s
all-night buffet. We stuffed our faces
good and full and then pranced right
back to the buffet table over and over
again. Because we could.
So the safe sex message was not one of
moderation or subtlety. It was a muchneeded “Holy shit! Stop stuffing your
faces, you idiots, you’re all going to
die!” Because we were dying. A lot
of us died. We fucked ourselves to
death. That’s a tough thing to absorb,
32
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:40 PM
and in some sense it’s why we have
the lingering stench of disease and
excess about us. Is it fair that we
are still judged by the actions of
those that preceded us? Of course
not, and in a way it wasn’t even
fair then. Amongst the wreckage
of sexual excess was a primal
celebration of liberation, of love,
and of flesh. Nothing this primal
could have lasted though, and our
hangover was brutal.
Like most action/reaction cycles,
our response to AIDS
was in some ways as
excessive
as the
factors that led to up to it. Not only was
the virus our enemy, sex itself was now
suspect and considered to be lethal.
Even sex with a condom, as you will be
told quite abruptly by any gay social
worker, is only “safer” sex, because
there is absolutely no such thing as truly
“safe” sex. Sex is the enemy; it is the
virus-bringer, the community destroyer,
the gay stigma.
Anyone want to guess what the
effects of a zero-tolerance policy are?
Prohibition and the Drug War are
two great examples. But for a time,
the anti-sex message had us in its
thrall because the risks of slipping
up were simply too high. Then
the epidemic slowed down for
several reasons.
For one, the anti-sex message
worked. We were all scared
out of our minds to even
t o u c h o n e a n o t h e r,
much less give in to
the wild abandon that
had been our natural
state for so many
years. The sexual
frustration that
resulted was so
intense that it led to
a political/artistic/
cultural explosion
the likes of which was
noteworthy even for
the gay community.
Clinics were built to
cater to the specific
medical needs of the
AIDS generation, nonprofits were formed
to address the
educational and
social service needs
of our minority
populations, and the
w o rd co mmunity
started to really
mean something
to us. Hollywood
deemed us the
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 13
33
Noize
2/7/06 2:24:41 PM
hottest ticket in town because so
many of their own were directly
affected by the crisis, and AIDS
became a celebrity in its own right.
A massive amount of money was
raised and the lobbying power
of the gay political set became a
sophisticated Beltway weapon that
has furthered our agenda (yes,
Virginia, we do have one) with
clinical precision.
In addition to all this, the mid-90’s
saw the emergence of a new class
of drugs called protease inhibitors
that quickly changed the face of
AIDS forever. The cocktail literally
brought many dying men back to
life and into the real world again.
You stopped seeing so many thin,
wasted-looking shadows walking
through the downtown streets, and
the gym generation was born as a
response. We not only wanted to
distance ourselves from the AIDS
“look”, we wanted to go whole hog
in the other direction, becoming
as big and muscular as we could
possibly get. Many of us were
on steroids already for medical
reasons, and they quickly became
tools to bulk up to Greek god
stature. The industrial wasteland
just north of the West Village had
inexpensive rents at the time, and
many of us fled the piano bars to
start a new kind of gay culture. The
Chelsea era was born.
Years passed, and gays became
much more visible on the national
stage. Will & Grace gave a new,
more mainstream feel to who we
were. The virus moved solidly
in the direction of becoming a
manageable condition, and will
most likely continue to become
less of a death sentence and more
like diabetes – expensive, painful
and potentially lethal, mostly due
to the toxic medicines that we are
forced to endure for the rest of our
lives. But for the vast majority of
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 14
those who contracted the virus after a
certain time, the potential to live a full
life didn’t seem as remote. So people
started to have sex again. Real, wild,
passionate sex. The internet opened up
an entirely new cruising arena. Giuliani
left office. We started to relax a little
and enjoy ourselves again.
This put the safer sex crowd into a tight
corner. The rising generation of gay kids
just wasn’t scared enough. Condoms,
which had always been (forgive me) a
pain in the ass, were forgotten and a
new fascination was born – barebacking.
Many of us instinctively knew this was a
risky way to have sex, but let’s face it,
that’s what makes sex so exciting. Sex,
as I’ve often said to my more prudish
compatriots, is risk. In that sense, at
least, the idea that there is no such
thing as safe sex is absolutely correct.
To become that close with another
person, to break through the walls
that we put up around ourselves, to
share our most intimate physical and
emotional parts with one another, this
is risky on a fundamental level. It is this
rush of adrenaline, this groping into the
unknown that makes sex so vital, so
human. To completely remove the risk
from sex – to demonize it – is to destroy
its essence.
So we felt liberated once more, but
something felt slightly off. The sexual
Eden that the previous generation had
experienced was now tinged with a dark
viral hue. We had sex in spite of the
fact that we knew the dangers, and we
started to flaunt it in unnecessary ways,
making a fetish out of risks that were
avoidable. Everything we wanted to do
was now so absolutely taboo that this
was almost inevitable.
Then we discovered crystal
methamphetamine. Almost effortlessly,
the fear we felt giving in to our carnal
desires was erased. Not only that, the
sex itself was heightened in a sensual
way that was unbelievably intense and
addictive. Nothing could possibly hurt
34
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:47 PM
us when we felt this strong, this
invincible, this potent. The words
party and play will never again
regain their innocence for us.
So the crusaders had
their hook. It wasn’t
just sex anymore,
we had a drug
problem,
and there’s
nothing the
Feds like
t o t h ro w
money at
more than
a drug
problem,
especially
one that
m a k e s
the gay
community
look bad.
Grants and
funds poured
in and the nonprofiteers cranked up
the PR machines. But lying
just beneath the anti-drug message
was the same old bugaboo: sex.
Just say no. As you can imagine,
this had the same effect that the
ridiculous and out of touch antidrug messages have always had
– it managed to make the problem
even worse. There was no room for
moderation or compromise. “You
are either with us or against us!” the
posters seemed to scream up and
down 8th Avenue.
So where do we go from here? How
do we recognize the very serious
risks of having wild unprotected
sex hopped up on Tina without
demonizing the one thing that we
are unwilling, with good reason,
to give up? Here’s a good way to
start: stop treating us like children.
We can grasp the idea that sex is
a good and healthy part of who
we are even though we may go to
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 15
extremes sometimes and make sex a
weapon that is unnecessarily risky and
stupid. And for God’s sake, stop trying
to convince us that we are all going
to die of AIDS if we start to enjoy
ourselves. That message
is so far from reality
that we ignore the
cautions altogether.
The safer sex
message should
emphasize
t h i n g s
like harm
reduction,
a n d s t re s s
the lifelong
risks and
annoyances
of
HIV
infection.
And if you
really want to
get the attention
of the gym set,
show them what
happens to their
bodies after ten years of
shoving toxic medicine down
their throats. But most importantly, the
safer sex message should celebrate
sex. We’re tired of being afraid to like
sex, and we have every right to demand
that the people we take advice from
understand how important that is to us.
If there’s one thing that the anti-sex
crowd has gotten right is that AIDS is far
from over. But the hysterical message of
AIDS activism is totally over. It’s time for
a new approach, one that speaks to the
intuitive realities of who we are today
and that doesn’t dwell in a nightmarish
past that ended a decade ago. If you
want us to listen to the message, you
have to make the message sound real
and honest. Then we can all stop
thinking of sex as a virus, and start
making it a vital part of our lives.
35
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:48 PM
Chill!
by Jamie Nicholes
Chill is a term used to describe a genre of music that has been
influenced by such other styles as Lounge, Downtempo, Ambient,
and Nu-Jazz. In general, the music to which these terms refer is
slower in tempo, sometimes intensely moody, sometimes intensely
mellow, and often with strong jazz and Latin influences.
Although this type of music has
been around for quite some time,
it wasn’t until early 2001 that I was
exposed to it. I got into a friend’s
car to go to Beige in Hollywood,
and he was playing “You Are
Love” (Si Brad’s Payback Vocal)
by Lovetronic, a song I can only
describe as one of the sexiest pieces
of music I had heard (and have
heard) to date. I was totally taken
by the character of this sound: the
edges were all rounded, the vocals
were so gentle. And while it all
dripped with sex, it was deliberate
without being aggressive. A perfect
example of what I’m talking about
occurs in the song “Music & Wine”
when Blue Six declares, “We should
make love, just to pass the time.” It
is this kind of careless sensuality that
makes this music so comfortable
and alluring.
in the air, this style of Chill seems to
demand that you get your back on the
bathroom floor and your legs in the air.
The other end of the Chill spectrum is
the more beat-driven music of Kaskade/
Late Night Alumni, Peyton, and Solu
Music. This kind of Chill can be perfect
when a group of friends comes over after
the party and you’re all just hanging out,
not able to quite sit still, or wanting to,
but too tired to still have to deal with a
dance floor. It’s a comfortable beat to
which you can comfortably sway your
way back into reality.
The range of atmospheres evoked
by Chill is vast. There’s the “I’m
gonna find someplace high and
jump” extreme of artists like Kruder
& Dorfmeister, Afterlife, or Zero 7.
This style is very slow moving and
while extremely beautiful, it can also
be extremely emotional and often
melancholy.
Some of my favorite Chill labels include
Hed Kandi, Lazy Dog, Naked Music,
and Om. Their take on the genre is
accessibly sexy, unabashedly social,
and deeply soulful. Several of the
popular Chill labels are connected
with martini bars and ultra-mod urban
lounges. These clubs are stylish and
often overwhelmingly pretentious.
They promote a version of Saturday
night clubbing that ditches the sweaty,
pounding vibe and instead favors
molded plush interiors, ridiculously
expensive outfits and syrupy, if any,
dancing. But luckily I don’t have to like
the clubs that produce this music to like
their CDs.
Then there’s the mellow sex vibe of
artists like Blue Six, Lisa Shaw, and
Aquanote. While most club music
demands that you get your butt
on the dance floor and your hands
There are lots of compilations of
Chill around, but one of my favorite
compilation series that really captures
the genre nicely is Back To Mine. The
series consistently delivers inventive
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 16
38
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:48 PM
downtempo mix
with names such
as the Sunset
Mix, the Sunday
After noon Mix,
or the Horizontal
Mix. This trend is
also picking up in
the House arena
with producers
like
Junior
Vasquez releasing
companion “Chill
Out” versions
of his Anthem
mixes for single
releases like
The Pretenders’
“Time”, Vanessa
W i l l i a m s ’ “ Yo u
Are Everything”
and Jody Watley’s
“Whenever”.
a l b u m s
created by
recognizable
n a m e s
like Danny
Te n a g l i a ,
Faithless, and
The Pet Shop
Boys. Each
compilation
is essentially
a track listing
of personal
favorites and
influences that
the featured
artist might
play for people
they’ve invited
back to their
own homes
after a night
out.
Recently I
spent a great
night dancing
to
Chill
bathed by
blue spotlights
on a cracked
checkerboard floor in the basement
of some movie theater in downtown
LA. Clubbing at one of the
downscale venues with this type
of music format is totally different
from the typical Circuit atmosphere.
The sexuality is friendly and playful
and the music makes you feel all
warm and smiley. The times when
I’ve clubbed in this atmosphere,
whether I went with friends or alone,
I ended up dancing with everyone
there - male and female, gay and
straight. Sometimes the dancers
are not focused on each other;
instead, everyone faces the DJ and
drinks in every song. The music is
so groovy that you don’t even break
a sweat; you’re just moving with the
beat.
For the Circuit
crowd, Chill has
two primary roles.
It is the music that
is played after the
party has ended,
when no one
wants to (or is capable of) sleep. It’s
also the music of choice for creating a
thick, moody backdrop for a post-party
hook-up.
Chill has in recent years become
a sibling genre to Trance, with a
vast number of Trance singles
being released with a requisite
Whatever mood you may find yourself in
after a good party, there’s certain to be
a type of Chill music that complements
your state of mind.
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 17
A lot of these tracks are obvious
derivatives of peak-hour mixes of the
same songs that had been played hours
earlier, but presented in a completely
different manner. It’s interesting to see
how the reformat of the same song can
stimulate quite different behavior. A
certain vocal verse, when set to a dark,
heavy Eddie X beat, commands sweatlubricated body-grinding. But when that
same verse is laid over a lush Wamdue
Project musical landscape (see Esthero’s
“Fast Lane” maxi single), lips gliding
over naked skin like curious fingers is all
that seems appropriate.
39
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:50 PM
GunOil_circuit03.pdf
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
10/17/05
3:09:04 PM
Jumpin' For Jane
“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” – Richard Wagner
Say her name, and everyone
already knows how to spell it. Joi.
No flash in the pan, Ms. Cardwell
has been a steady beam of light
that travels through the entire
history of gay house music.
“It was a good year,” she remarks
over lunch at Miss Mamie’s,
a Harlem soul food staple.
Mamie’s serves the best downhome Southern cooking in all of
Manhattan. The smell of cornbread
wafts through the war mly-lit
dining room with its red and white
checkerboard tile floor as the
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 18
music of such greats as Nina Simone
and Billie Holiday fills the air. It is the
perfect atmosphere to have an intimate
conversation with this house legend.
Before this year, despite great success in
her chosen profession, Joi had reached
a crisis point and felt that she needed to
reevaluate her priorities. “I’m thinking,
I’m gonna be 40 in a couple of years.
Where am I? Where do I want to be? I
want to do more. And the time is now.”
The past year has seen remarkable
changes in her life, including changing
her diet, losing some weight, finishing
her degree, and completing an album
five years in the making.
Since “Club Lonely” hit the charts in
1992, Joi Cardwell has built her career
on dance floors around the world with
such hits as “Jump for Joi” and “Soul
to Bare”. With 23 records, 7 albums, 4
number ones, and a handful of top ten
hits, Joi was ready to take it to the next
level with her latest release, the plain
jane project. Silencing anyone that may
think that she is just a dance floor diva,
this album is a platform that showcases
a wider range and versatility than we
have come to expect from Miss Joi.
No stranger to the more glamorous
aspects of nightlife, this artist
nonetheless feels that the time is right
to share other aspects of her personality
with us. “During most of the 90s, I
50
Noize
2/3/06 2:35:54 PM
felt like I was a drag queen,” she says,
laughing. “The boys dressed me up
and threw makeup on me and sent
me out on stage.” There seems to be
genuine affection in her voice while she
explains this, but at this point in her
career she is ready to show the world
what she looks like without makeup. “I
don’t want this disco diva image to be
all that people ever really see, because
it’s not all that I am.”
Nevertheless, she still has a strong
connection to her roots. “I’m a Circuit
Queen, trust me,” she notes with glee.
In fact, this interview was born out of
a memorable night at The Pines last
summer, where she blew the roof off
of The Pavilion. In a world too often
filled with flash and sparkle, this plain
jane needed nothing more than a worn
pair of jeans and her experienced voice
to electrify the crowd and shake the
roof off an old shack with her joyful
presence.
Success didn’t come easy for her,
despite this organic stage presence.
She has worked since college on a
detailed life plan that involved starting
her own company, as well as writing and
producing her own music. She formed
the independent record label, No-mad
Industries, and has handled all aspects
of the business personally since then.
She has performed at practically every
Circuit event and gay pride celebration
in North America, and tours Japan four
to five times a year. She has written
songs since the age of six, and has had
a hand in writing all of her own material.
To seal the deal, she fought for and
gained ownership of the rights to her
entire catalog – something most artists
never achieve.
As if this wasn’t enough, this workaholic
has been busy tying up some loose
ends. Pulled away from her academic
aspirations by a burgeoning career,
Issue 47.indd 19
2/3/06 2:35:56 PM
she never had the chance to
finish her final semester. So this
past year she completed her
liberal arts degree at NYU with a
concentration in Philosophy and
“Ultimately, moving forward beyond
my musical career, I want to be an artist
advocate. I’ve been my own advocate
for years and it’s worked out for me.
Not enough people have the motivation
to be both artistic and business
savvy. Artists are mostly concerned
with creating art, but if we don’t also
watch our financial situations we can
end up being taken advantage of and
miserable.”
An early adopter of mp3 technology,
this forward-thinking businesswoman
embraced portals such as iTunes,
Napster and Beatport early on and has
her entire catalog available online, as
well as on www.joicardwell.com.
Literature, acing all of her courses.
She has designs on a law degree in
intellectual property that will help
her fulfill her goal of representing
other struggling minority artists,
while continuing to hold the reins
of her own career.
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 20
Another thing she can proudly check
off her list is a new album, the plain
jane project. Working with an eclectic
group of world-renowned producers,
Joi has written a collection of songs that
complement one another and showcase
her versatility as both a singer and a
songwriter.
It was here in Harlem, twenty years
ago, that Joi Cardwell stepped onto
the stage of the world-famous Apollo
Theater and snatched the top prize at
Amateur Night (her first of five wins).
She was selected to tour Japan as part
of a black cultural exchange program
52
Noize
2/3/06 2:36:00 PM
titled “The Art of Black America”
with Ben E. King and a number of
other black artists and performers.
As we finish our meal, history
comes full circle as Joi notices
someone walking through the
restaurant. In a poignant moment
of serendipity, she recognizes
Norma Jean Darden, the owner of
Miss Mamie’s, as her companion
o n t h e t o u r t h ro u g h J a p a n
twenty years ago. After a brief
introduction, Norma becomes very
excited to see this talented singer
once again. “I remember your
voice!” she exclaims. “You won
the competition!” An unexpected
offer to play her new album at the
restaurant was the perfect way to
end our meal.
“I think this album is a culmination
of my experiences and my time
and my effort. It’s a joyous
indication of what I think my life
is and where it’s going.” This Joi,
as they say, seems to be liberated.
Never resting on her impressive
laurels, she continues to challenge
herself and her audience in new
and exciting ways. “Music is my
motivation in life,” she tells us, as if
we didn’t already know.
Photographed by Jeffery Taylor
Issue 47.indd 21
2/3/06 2:36:04 PM
THE EARS HAVE IT
…you never know who’s listening!
“My boyfriend and I don't like to
publicly show our commitment with
rings on our fingers. We both have
Prince Alberts.”
“I had this brilliant idea
“Yeah,
nothing
beats saying, 'I love
that I needed to tell you about,
you,’
while
having your
but now I can’t remember what it was.”
cock
pierced.”
“Uh-huh… let me guess…
the cats were meowing very loudly
at the time.”
“FUCK! Don't you
fuckin’ know not to
ask me any fuckin’
questions on fuckin’
TUESDAY?!”
“His cock was enormous! It
was like 12 inches!”
”Oh my god, I'm gagging!”
”You're gagging?!?”
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 22
”What do you mean
it's Tuesday?”
”Girl, just because you
haven't slept doesn't mean
it's not the next day.”
56
Noize
2/3/06 2:36:08 PM
"What's Cialis?"
"It's like Viagra, but lasts
36 hours."
"That sounds exactly
like what a 23-year old
needs!"
“I don’t know why you had
to give him a bump of Tina.”
“Cause he was going into a G-hole.”
“Yeah, well now it looks like he
has gay Alzheimer’s.”
“That one doesn’t
just sketch, she full on
draws!”
“What does he
do for a living?”
“He’s a chiropractor.”
“Hmph, so she’s a cracker in
more ways than one.”
“So you went to the Sauna
last night instead of the party
and now you’re here to dance
this morning?”
“Yeah, I hope I don’t get any jelly babies.”
“Huh?”
“You know… when you fart lube.”
“He’s on vacation
and he hooks up with
someone for days?”
“Really! I schedule
vacation trick time in 15
minute chunks.”
"You haven't done it
with spit and
a cowboy hat yet?"
”I can't be mad at
my friends for having
retarded boyfriends.
I wouldn't have any
friends.”
Submit your own “Overheards” to us at
[email protected]
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 23
57
Noize
2/3/06 2:36:11 PM
Promoter Spotlight:
Johnny Chisholm
Mississippi. He admits to being a little
confused at that age, but growing up in
Mississippi can do that to you.
Johnny Chisholm started his career
promoting gay parties in 1993
when he opened his club OZ in
New Orleans. OZ remains at the
hub of gay New Orleans on the
corner of Bourbon and St. Anne. It
is always a key part of the big New
Orleans celebrations - Halloween,
Southern Decadence, Mardi Gras
and New Year’s.
Before OZ, Johnny was involved
in a small, straight, country and
western club in his home state of
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 24
Asked about the notorious reputation of
some of his New Orleans parties, Johnny
gets a mischievous look in his eyes. “I’m
certain that my staff would be happy to
tell you stories about OZ and give you
a list of my personal indiscretions… if I
would let them. They would probably
tell you about Halloween revelers who
suddenly forget they’re on a packed
dance floor and believe that they are
in a hotel room. They might mention
the Mardi Gras that I almost appeared
on Cops for allegedly driving in reverse
down Bourbon Street, or the torrid
events that took place on stage (and
behind closed doors) when I brought
Jeff Stryker to OZ and he decided to
do some impromptu filming for an
upcoming movie. They might even tell
you some tidbits from a notorious party
58
Noize
2/3/06 2:36:18 PM
at OZ with Chi-Chi LaRue… but I
won’t let them. Nope, you won’t
get anything out of me!”
it Abracadabra. The event was held in
an old warehouse and drew about 3,200
attendees who danced to the sounds of
David Knapp.
Johnny’s next big accomplishment
was producing One Mighty Party at
Disney’s MGM Studios during Gay
Days Weekend eleven years ago. He
also produced a large event in Miami’s
Convention Center over White Party
weekend and another in Atlanta over
Gay Pride.
In 1998, Johnny started another
bar, Emerald City, in Pensacola,
Florida. As a bar owner in this
normally quiet town, he couldn’t
help but notice that there was a
bigger and bigger gay and lesbian
crowd being drawn to Pensacola for
Memorial weekend every year. To
better serve this influx of tourists,
he founded the first Circuit-style
event on this weekend and named
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 25
59
Noize
2/3/06 2:36:24 PM
wants to achieve, a great team to assist
with all the details, and a great deal
of patience. But, ultimately, he knows
that the real reason he has succeeded
is the loyal fan base his events attract.
“Partygoers know that they will get
more than their money’s worth at my
events and that I’ll be back year after
year. Hurricanes be damned!”
Gay Days Orlando has become
the largest Circuit weekend in the
country. Originally, there were
four different party promoters in
town that week; a different group
managed the host hotels and pool
parties. Last year, Johnny took
the final step in consolidating all
of the Orlando Gay Days events,
including the host hotel and its
pool parties as well as all of the
large-scale dance events, under a
single management team.
Johnny attributes his success in the
ever-changing world of promoting
Circuit events to a great deal of
hard work, a vision for what he
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 26
Johnny intends to continue producing
events as long as he can. He feels
a great deal of pride and a sense of
accomplishment when he and his team
succeed in creating a spectacular event
that everyone in attendance enjoys.
60
Noize
2/3/06 2:36:31 PM
DJ
SPOTLIGHT
G
E
N
WAY
Issue 47.indd 28
2/3/06 2:36:37 PM
Wayne G was born and raised in
London, where he first broke into
the music scene by spinning in a
couple of local bars. One was a sex
club called The Back Passage and
one was a popular Soho drinking
hole called Bar Code.
His first chance at spinning the
big room was at London’s earliest
Circuit party - The Red Heart Party.
Featuring a performance by Grace
Jones, with all red décor and a crowd
dressed totally in red, the night
seriously caught fire. Spinning the
main set of this party in 1996, Wayne
got noticed and landed the Sunday
night party, Warriors, at Turnmills
(home of Trade at the time). He also
booked his gig at Heaven, where he
remained resident for nearly 9 years.
Wayne describes his dance floor
sound as big room house, with
vocals, melodies, drums and buildups. “It’s all about an anthemic
sound, from girly through to afterhours.
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 29
Wayne feels very appreciative of
the DJs that inspired him: Tall Paul,
Frankie Knuckles, Ian Levine and
Danny Rampling. But his biggest
influence was the man that created the
Trade sound – Tony De Vit. “He could
play pure vocal house through hard
house with great ease. I have never
seen a DJ rock a space of any size
like he could.” Tony suddenly passed
over in 1998, leaving many in London
devastated.
63
Noize
2/3/06 2:36:41 PM
Wayne is currently the resident at
Crash in London. A new residency
at a brand new space in South
London will soon be announced. He
has also been spinning all over the
world. When asked about his favorite
recent party, he replied, “Fresh in San
Francisco is always a great party; the
space, the crowd, and the atmosphere
are just great. I will always have a
special place in my heart for that
city. The Atlantis cruises are always
exceptional fun! BoyLA in Los Angeles
was great fun late last year, as was
Hydrate in Chicago. The Midnight
Shift in Sydney and Look Better Naked
party in Prague were both good
fun. I love playing Here in LA too
with Tom Whitman; it’s like a big gay
family down there on Sundays. All the
DJs come out to say ‘hi’ and all the
promoters stop by to catch up on the
gossip.”
In London , DJs are limited to 2-3
Wayne’s goofiest moment in the DJ
hour sets. Wayne loves the American
way, with just one or two DJs per
night because it is much more relaxed
and gives him a chance to be a little
more experimental with layering and
sampling. He loves to mix it up,
playing everything from House to
soulful stuff right through to the more
Latino drum stuff. He might also
throw in the odd classic, depending
on the party.
booth was when Grace Jones started
ad-libbing over his set at Heaven and
got nude - rolling around the DJ box
floor with absolutely nothing on while
he encouraged her to dance on the
lighting desk.
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 30
64
Noize
2/3/06 2:36:47 PM
Wayne values his ability to play
many different styles of music
because the music is appreciated
differently in the wide variety of
cities where he spins. When he
graces the booth in London, San
Francisco, Sydney, or New York, he
brings each a unique dance floor
sound. The music in London tends
to be more Disco House. There
are very few clubs that play Tribal
(though Wayne did flirt with a
Tribal sound during his residency
at Heaven) and none that play the
Circuit sound. New York has a much
harder sound with significantly more
drums. Sydney crowds are known
for their love of Trance, although
House has been making a major
impact over the last year or two. In
San Francisco, they also love their
drums – but, above all, it has to be
a fun set.
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 31
Wayne has done his fair share of
remixes and original productions
over the years. His first effort was
a track he wrote and co-produced
with Stewart Who? from London. It
was called “Twisted” and opened
with the classic line, “Do you fuck
as well as you dance?” He has
remixed Cher, Whitney, Christina
Aguilera, and Gwen Stefani. Over
the last year, he has concentrated
more on songwriting and producing
material that is not necessarily danceoriented.
65
Noize
2/3/06 2:36:51 PM
Winter
Circuit
Photo Album
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 32
66
Noize
2/3/06 2:36:55 PM
Are you a photographer? Do you bring a
camera to events?
Submit your photos to us and we’ll feature
them in upcoming issues.
Contact [email protected] for
more information.
Find your friends.
View amazing performances and light shows.
Perhaps even see yourself.
For even more photos, visit our renowned
website, www.circuitnoize.com, for the largest
online library and archive of event photos.
Event: Crobar
Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Photographer: www.GreatPartyPics.com
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 33
67
Noize
2/3/06 2:36:59 PM
Issue 47.indd 34
2/3/06 2:37:02 PM
Issue 47.indd 35
2/3/06 2:37:04 PM
Issue 47.indd 36
2/3/06 2:37:06 PM
Issue 47.indd 37
2/3/06 2:37:07 PM
Issue 47.indd 38
2/3/06 3:29:45 PM
Issue 47.indd 39
2/3/06 3:29:48 PM
Issue 47.indd 40
2/3/06 2:37:13 PM
Issue 47.indd 41
2/3/06 2:37:15 PM
Issue 47.indd 42
2/6/06 9:02:38 PM
Issue 47.indd 43
2/6/06 9:02:43 PM
MUSIC REVIEWS
by Jamie Nicholes
names from the Circuit’s current A-list
like DJ Chus (of Chus & Ceballos), Mr.
Timothy & Inaya Day, Peter Presta, and
D-Formation.
Alegria Musica
DJ Abel
Tommy Boy
The first installment of Alegria
was such an immense success
that seconds were in demand
even before the first left the table.
While Abel had always been the
underdog component of his and
Ralphi Rosario’s “Rosabel” moniker,
he became the Circuit scene’s “it”
boy after Alegria was served. And
after Alegria Musica, it’s unlikely
the world will ever doubt that Abel
is able.
The main marketing difference
between the two albums is that
the first surfed on the success of a
slew of tracks produced or remixed
by Abel, Ralphi, or Rosabel that
were already exclamation points
on their own. The second album
surfs on the success of the first.
Several of the artists from the first
reappear for an encore, like Jeanie
Tracy (who almost single-handedly
created the buzz for the first one),
Origene, Tony Moran, and Ralphi.
But Abel also puts a fresh face
forward with an entourage of new
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 44
Abel’s signature spicy Latin flavor
permeates throughout and behaves
just like that salsa that snuck up on
you and had you in tears by the bowl’s
end – it begins as a mild jalapeño but
finishes with the dizzying inferno of
an habanero. The energy is constant.
“The Entrance to Alegria!” by Abel
skips the foreplay and forces your body
into the position that best allows his
low and hard tribal penetration “Con La
Musica”. Things lighten thereafter with
some spirited necking on “Tropicana”,
“Will I (Discover Love)” and “Ya Salio”
that play like a drunken sorority girl with
a broken stiletto heel looking for love in
a fraternity basement. The floor drops a
couple stories after that with some dark
beats and power-girl vocals courtesy of
Deux, Jerome Isma-Ae, Jeanie Tracy,
Inaya, and Salome De Bahia, sounding
like that sorority ho turned out to be
rather uninhibited.
Abel begins the second disc with
“Alegria Drama Switch” and enters into
the ‘vacant face with darkened eyes
under a policeman’s hat’ section of the
album: darker beats, minimal vocals
(aside from Origene’s Matilda White,
whose voice sounds statuesque), and
the kind of powerful instrumentation
and hypnotic synth hooks that have you
forgetting that vocals ever existed. After
this, the atmosphere becomes much
more ambient and continues through
blurred landscapes over sharper beats.
It is a sequel to rival any other and
proudly accomplishes everything the
first Alegria did without any namedropping or gimmicks.
78
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:19 PM
The Sun Shine” by Cevin Fisher & The
Scumfrog, and “(Why Should I) Think
About The Rain” by Dutch featuring Lisa
Fischer - all sleeper hits that totally snuck
in the back door only to later become
the life of the party.
Party Time 2005
DJ Escape
US Music
Well the first thing that came to
mind with this CD was the cover.
Did they let stray cats breed on
top of it before sending it to the
printer? Honestly, if dance music
is to be taken seriously, it would be
nice if the package designer was
given more than an hour in which
to create the artwork. That aside,
this CD’s musical content is hands
down wonderful. DJ Escape has
an obvious deep passion for house
and that passion comes across in
everything he has done to date
in the Party Time series he began
back in 2000. The set is nicely
constructed with a lot of quality
tracks, and if it weren’t for a few
hiccups, this disc would make for a
nice year-end wrap-up for 2005.
The disc came out back in late
September, and thus was one of
the first to contain two tracks that
would both become huge in the
coming months - “I Just Can’t Get
Enough” by Herd & Fritz featuring
Abigail Bailey, and “No Strings” by
Lola. Additionally, the disc contains
three tracks that were only available
as a very limited CDR release “So Many Times” by Gadjo, “Let
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 45
The disc begins with another sleeper
hit, “Alright” by Red Carpet that before
this release was mostly toted only by
deep house compilations and moody
down-tempo discs. And the reason I
originally even gave this disc a chance
was Escape’s inclusion of “Easy as Life”
by Deborah Cox, quite possibly my
favorite song from 2004.
The one track that I think really should
have been omitted is a lame cover of
Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” by Gem,
a fourth-rate cover artist who sounds an
awful lot like that little waste-of-life that
released a bunch of bootleg covers of
Jewel songs back in the 90s. It’s harsh,
but one little hiccup like that can totally
color a set a muddy, shit brown.
“Easy as Life” however is positioned
directly following it so, like the hottie in
low-rise jeans who walks past me after
I have a fight with someone over the
price of a “happy pill,” I completely
forget and just “forgive and go fondle.”
Escape ends the disc with Vanessa
Williams’ feel good/feel sad comeback
track but, for the love of God, if you’re
going to the give a song the crowning
“last song” space, get the title correct:
it’s “You Are Everything”, not “You Are
My Everything”. So this one’s a little
rough around the edges, but it means
well and it’s imperfections that you fall in
love with in the end, right?
79
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:20 PM
I’d be totally satisfied even if the disc
just ended right there. What remains is
2005: The Greatest Hits, Chapter 2. The
first song following its thesis is “Free”, a
classic Circuit, hands-in-the-air track by
E-Volution and remixed by none other
than Wayne G that successfully returns
to that feeling and colors the reception
of the disc’s remaining tracks.
White Party 2005
Brett Henrichsen
Master Entertainment
The never-ending Masterbeat party
continues with White Party 2005.
Released just in time for Miami’s
White Party, DJ Brett Henrichsen
has put together yet another stellar
track listing of all things phat and
fierce to sum up the Circuit year.
Sarah Silverman says in her onewoman show Jesus Is Magic that
the one thing that should be
stolen from corporate America is
“positive spin”. Circuit music is
not a negative thing, but in the
past ten years it has morphed
from an uplifting expression
of freedom and pride, to a dark
and dirty after-hours backdrop,
to a casual sex selection process.
White Party 2005 puts the positive
spin on today’s Circuit music by
being composed entirely of tracks
that maintain the dark beats of
contemporary Circuit sound, but
combines it with uplifting lyrics and
vocals.
The disc gets off to an absolutely
j a w - d ro p p i n g s t a r t w i t h t h e
overwhelmingly gorgeous
“That Feeling” by DJ Chus and
The Groove Foundation. This
track functions as the thesis for
the remainder with a hook that
declares, “We gotta return to that
feeling,” and honestly, it’s so good
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 46
Sisaundra’s socially-conscious “Shout”
remixed by Norty Cotto, and “Cliché”
by Simone Denny (of the Queer Eye
theme “All Things”) mixed by Junior,
register as the disc’s heaviest themed,
but both are composed of words
of wisdom aimed to edify. Jacinta’s
“Sunshine” brings it back to the
simple and happy side, followed by
Suzanne Palmer’s cover of Company B’s
“Fascinated” mixed by Israel-to-America
export Offer Nissim. Offer’s own track
“First Time” featuring Maya, which just
happens to be the only happy song
from Offer’s own full-length, and Sarah
Atereth’s surprise hit “Out of My Mind”
continue in the same vein.
The requisite cheese comes in the
form of a cover of Britney Spears’
“Everytime” which is delivered with
a completely opposite intention by
vocalist Shauna Jensen, who belts out
the formerly near-whispered lyrics, and
is made all crazy big-room by happy
house all-stars Almighty. Kristine W
appears via the totally-delayed-buttotally-worth-it single “I’ll Be Your Light”
and the disc concludes itself with an
unashamed cover of Journey’s “Don’t
Stop Believin’” which leaves you with
that same everything’s-gonna-be-OK
feeling that Lighthouse Family’s “High”
used to back in the day. (Didn’t every
clubbing night end with that for like a
decade?) Brett’s done it again. Yes,
he may make some pretty easy and
obvious choices in his track listings,
but he does so in such a commercially
convenient and nicely packaged way,
how can anyone resist?
80
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:21 PM
When the Broken Hearted
Love Again
(2 CD Remix Package)
Danielle Bollinger
EsNtion
It was a total surprise to me that
this one became everything that it
did. I was digging through used CD
singles one day when I came upon
this promo and, since it didn’t have
a copyright date printed, I assumed
it was something old and potentially
lame. I noticed the Chris Cox
credit, so I figured it couldn’t have
been any older than Thunderpuss’s
early 2000’s demise, but I hadn’t
seen Davidson Ospina’s name on
anything since Britney’s “...baby,
one more time”, so I wasn’t sure.
I played it once and found it catchy,
I bought it and played it again in the
car and from then on it became the
CD I played during my commute at
high volume with all windows open
and found myself getting excited
about red lights as it gave me the
chance to turn the rearview toward
me and mouth the words to the
audience in my head.
every style possible, and has the quality
that pulls anyone and everyone away
from their cigarette and rapidly-warming
cocktail out on the patio and onto the
dance floor. It’s just so hopeful, it’s like a
hymn for all hopeless romantics who’ve
been stepped on all along everyone
else’s way. The world will be a better
place when we all fall in love once again.
I don’t know anything about Danielle
Bollinger, but I gotta tell ya, I’m praying
for her continued success. If she can
keep this kind of stuff coming, I may
regain my faith in clubbing. The track
was released as a 15-track 2-disc remix
EP on CDR in paper sleeves without
album artwork, which only serves to
make it feel even more like this hidden
treasure of the clubbing world. The
remixing credits for the discs include:
Chris Cox, Davidson Ospina, Phenix,
Peter Presta, Thick Dick (aka E-Smoove)
and Josh Harris. All producers turned
in multiple mixes including extended,
m i x s h o w, r a d i o e d i t s , d u b s a n d
instrumentals. Hunt this one down boys,
it’s one of the best things to come along
in years.
Buy these releases and all your other
dance music favorites at
This song is everything club music
should be: solidly sung by a vocalist
who knows what she’s doing,
beautifully produced by every
winning remixer on the planet in
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 47
Perfectbeat.com
81
Noize
2/3/06 3:36:53 PM
BBCM-CicuitNoize-Spring-2006.qxd
1/23/2006
6:17 PM
Page 1
BadBoyClubMontreal
UPCOMING
2006Events
Hot&DryWeekend
TwistWeekend
Black&BlueFestival
May. 18th - 22nd 2006 - Celebrate The Victoria Holiday!
Aug. 3rd - 7th 2006 - Celebrate Your Pride!
Oct 4th - 10th 2006 // Main Event @ Montreal Olympic Stadium
The World’s Largest Non-Stop Gay Benefit Party Week!
Small Photos : Yves Langlais
BBCMSTWILL PRESENT
THE 1 WORLD OUTGAMES
OFFICIAL PARTIES
WELCOME PARTY 07.28, 2006 @ CLUB METROPOLIS
OPENING PARTY 07.29, 2006 @ CLUB METROPOLIS
MEGA CLOSING PARTY 08.04, 2006 @ PALAIS DES CONGRÈS DE MONTRÉAL
Background Photo : Hrant Boghossian / www.b514.com
V.I.P. PASSES AND TICKETS AVAILABLE VIA WWW.BBCM.ORG & WWW.ADMISSION.COM
DJ LINE-UP:
ABEL, MARK ANTHONY, MICHAEL KAISER, PAULETTE, RALPHI ROSARIO
(as of Jan. 13th )
All Proceeds To
WWW.BBCM.ORG
Bad Boy Club, Hot & Dry and Black & Blue are registered trademarks of the BBCM Foundation, Montreal, Canada.
SPRING
CI R C U IT
2006
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 48
84
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:23 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
February 24 - 28, 2006
MARDI GRAS – New Orleans, Louisiana
F*ck Katrina. Was it some sort of punishment for New Orleans being a big ol’
party town? Doubtful. Is that reputation deserved? Absolutely. Is anything
going to change? Definitely not. So come on down, step up to the bar, stare
disaster (and irony) in the face, and order another Hurricane. Then go outside
and throw beads at the boys dropping their shorts. Ah! Much better! The
South will rise again! Be sure to check in on all the craziness at OZ, featuring
the Men of ManWatch climbing to the bar tops for your entertainment and DJs
Alyson Calagna, David Knapp, and Kimberly S mixing in and out of other local
favorites. On Fat Tuesday, don’t miss the Bourbon Street Awards at OZ - the most
elaborate, colorful and just plain fun costume contest in the city. And across the
street, the Bourbon Pub and Parade is also sure to scratch your carnal itch with
hot go-go boys all weekend long and top-notch DJ talent.
Info: www.gaymardigras.com, www.ozneworleans.com
________________________________________________________________________
February 26 – March 4, 2006
CARIBBEAN & KEY WEST MARDI GRAS (RSVP)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
After departing Fort Lauderdale aboard Holland America’s ms Westerdam, your
first stop is the beautiful, tropical island of Half Moon Cay, Holland America’s very
own private island. On Fat Tuesday, you’ll stop in Key West for their annual Mardi
Gras celebration. All aboard isn’t until early morning the next day (lucky you!) so
go ahead and do something you’ll have to give up for Lent. Recovering from the
festivities in Key West, set sail for Progresso, Mexico. Unique excursions await
you in this historic but secluded region – travel to Merida, a spectacular colonial
city just 20 minutes from Progresso, or the nearby ancient ruins at Uxmal. Take
Jeep 4x4 tours of the rugged terrain, hacienda tours, or kick back on the beach
and enjoy the tropical sun and surf. While at sea, the cruise offers an over-thetop Mardi Gras tea dance, tropical tea dance and special theme pool parties and
entertainment fit for this Mardi Gras extravaganza. The DJs will be many including
resident DJ Robbie Leslie along with Wendy Hunt, Rich B of London, Circuit
Mom, VJ Tom Yaz and more.
Info: www.rsvp.net
________________________________________________________________________
March 1 - 6, 2006
WINTER PARTY – Miami, Florida
Since the beginning of time, Florida is where chilly New Yorkers have been going
to thaw out. So it's no surprise that, after some queen walking down 8th Ave.
For recent changes or updates to this schedule, please visit us online at:
www.partyfinder.com
Search 100’s of events by city, state, date or DJ.
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 49
85
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:25 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
was heard exclaiming into her phone, "...freezing my Gucci-covered tits off," one
of the most venerable events on the Circuit was born in Miami Beach. This year,
the weekend benefits the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. The week kicks
off with the DJ Showcase at Shine Nightclub at the Shelbourne hotel. The pace
ramps up quickly on Friday night with The Uniform Party at Space. Dungeon
Masters Manny Lehman and Chad Jack are in the engine room, First Mate Robbie
Leslie in the Fire Island room and Officer Kimberly S on the Lido deck. On
Saturday afternoon DJ Joe Gauthreaux is your cruise director for the The Love
Boat Pool Party at the Surfcomber Hotel. And later that night Tony Moran takes
the deck for the Pirates of the Caribbean. The main event is Sunday afternoon,
on the beach, where DJ Phil B will lift your spirit. And Monday morning features
the tribal fierceness of Abel at Space. In addition to the official events don’t miss
the traditional romp on Saturday morning at Crobar where Tracy Young weaves
her musical magic. Those warm breezes are beckoning you to a long weekend
of parties in the city's famous nightclubs and, perhaps most importantly, the
spectacular white sandy beach. Giving that same (now Prada-wearing) queen
another excuse to exclaim into the phone, "It's snowing here too, girl, but it's 80
degrees!"
Info: www.winterparty.com, www.pmparties.com
________________________________________________________________________
March 4, 2006
MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL – Sydney, Australia
Not technically part of the pre-Lent festivities like Mardi Gras in New Orleans or
Carnaval in Rio, the Sydney Mardi Gras festival and parade is the culmination of
months of fundraising and community involvement by a rich and diverse network
of GLBT groups from across Australia. Last year, nearly half a million people
turned out to watch the parade. The all-night dance party attracts a crowd of
more than 20,000. To say you should bring an outlandish getup to wear is an
understatement. Afterwards, start your day the Toybox way - on the verge of the
ridiculous - at the official after-party at Luna Park where you can ride all the rides
for free from 10:00am ‘til noon and then prepare yourself for the silliest ride of
all from noon ‘til 8pm when The Big Top takes off with a dance party you’ll never
forget. Please bring a toy to be donated to Sydney Children’s Hospital.
Info: www.mardigras.org.au, www.toyboxparty.com.au
________________________________________________________________________
March 4 - 12, 2006
PANAMA CRUISE – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Relax and enjoy lots of time at sea in between ports of call at some of the
Caribbean’s most beautiful and fascinating locales. Stopovers include the sundrenched beaches and tropical rain forests of Costa Rica, the engineering marvel
that is the Panama Canal, then beautiful Key West and back to Fort Lauderdale.
Info: www.rsvp.net
www.partyfinder.com
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 50
86
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:25 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
March 5 - 12, 2006
WINTERFEST LAKE TAHOE – Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Winterfest, Lake Tahoe’s Gay Ski Week since 1996, attracts thousands of gay
and lesbian skiers to Lake Tahoe. In addition to the world-class skiing and
snowboarding, the week’s festivities in the past have included cocktail receptions,
comedy shows, dance parties and daily pre-slope breakfasts where you get to
meet and cruise your fellow shredders.
Info: www.laketahoewinterfest.com
________________________________________________________________________
March 5 - 12, 2006
ATLANTIS EASTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
It’s Atlantis’s 15th birthday, and how are they celebrating? Aboard their most
popular ship of all time, sailing from the most gay-friendly city in the USA, visiting
three stunning islands, and filling the week with the most exciting and diverse
entertainment ever assembled aboard Atlantis. After Fort Lauderdale, the
Celebrity Infinity drops anchor in Coco Bay (Bahamas), the islands of St. Croix and
St. Maarten, and spends three days at sea, giving you ample time to relax and
enjoy the luxurious amenities aboard one of the world’s top 10 cruise ships.
Info: www.atlantisevents.com
________________________________________________________________________
March 15 - 19, 2006
ELEVATION 2006 – Mammoth Lakes, California
The fastest growing gay ski event for the past three years is now the third largest
gay ski event in North America. More than 1500 boys (and girls) will make
the trek up to Mammoth for seven major parties, five days of skiing, and zero
attitude. Mammoth Mountain is ranked number one in snowboarding in the US,
and has the best spring skiing and snowboarding anywhere, with a season that
lasts well into May and June. Mammoth is now the third most visited ski resort
in the country. With the Village at Mammoth and the new Westin, your lodging
options are unlimited. Elevation weekend is famous for its friendly atmosphere,
mixed into world-class parties and hundreds of hunky boarder boys. DJ Scotty K
spins the après-ski events, while DJ Kimberly S spins the mountaintop tea dance
on Friday and DJ Manny Lehman headlines the Saturday night Cliffhanger.
Info: www.tomwhitmanpresents.com / mammothgayski.com
Look for the Circuit Noize QuickTrip Logo to make
fast travel and ticket reservations for selected events.
Enter to Win FREE Airline and Party Tickets online at:
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 51
87
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:26 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
March 18 - 26, 2006
WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE – Miami, Florida
Most guys on the gay party Circuit are probably only peripherally aware of
the WMC as something that happens near Winter Party, think it’s only for
straight people, and have never gone out of their way to attend — which is a
mistake. We actually have a lot in common with the straight party world. And
as “electronic dance events” continue to come under fire from top levels of
our government (“RAVE Act” anyone?), we shouldn’t forget that our Circuit
parties fall under this heading and the people at events like the Miami Winter
Music Conference are our allies in the fight to make sure our little subculture
continues to be allowed to thrive. The conference is spread out over nine days,
which includes two weekends and a dizzying array of parties, concerts, and club
events as well as awards presentations, symposia, and discussions. The opening
event, the Ultra Music Festival, is a 14-hour show featuring over 200 artists/DJs/
producers and a million watts of sound on 12 stages. Two main stages and nine
specialty areas including: electro, house, drum ‘n’ bass, progressive, and Florida
favorites among many others. The artist’s roster reads like a who’s who: The
Chemical Brothers(DJ Set), Paul van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto, Sasha, John
Digweed, Rabbit in the Moon, Erick Morillo, Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman, Way
Out West, Ferry Corsten, Pete Tong, The Rapture, Swayzak, Junkie XL, LCD
Sound System, Adam Freeland, Sander Kleinenberg, and dozens of others. Even
if you’ve never been to this event, you can bet your favorite DJs have. This is
where much of the music you’ll be hearing for the next year at the parties gets
showcased.
Info: www.wintermusicconference.com
________________________________________________________________________
March 19 - 26, 2006
RSVP ROYAL CARIBBEAN CLIPPER CRUISE – Caribbean Islands
If you’re looking for high style and glamour on your next cruise, then be one of
the pampered guests on the Royal Clipper - the largest and only five-mast fullrigged sailing ship afloat. It’s the perfect way to explore small ports and gems of
the Caribbean. Traveling the sea by wind-power… makes you all dreamy-eyed
just thinking about it, doesn’t it? The ship sails from Bridgetown, Barbados,
and hits some of the most beautiful ports in the Caribbean, places where other
cruise ships are unable to go, including Tabago Cays, Port Elizabeth at Bequia,
St. Lucia, and St. Vincent. The exact schedule will be decided while the ship is at
sea… depends on the wind, you know.
Info: www.rsvp.net
________________________________________________________________________
March 25 - 26, 2006
THE SAINT AT LARGE BLACK PARTY – New York, New York
The big bad Black Party. Other parties have a bit of folklore, but this annual bash
has legends. The infamous ritual circumcision (“Right there on stage!”) never
happened, but the fact that everybody thinks it did is a testament to the dark,
swirling energies created at this party and the effect it has on people. Held every
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 52
88
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:27 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
year at the weekend of the Vernal Equinox, the Black Party asks you to reach
deep down and confront yourself on your most primal level, to take part in the
ancient tradition of banishing evil and celebrating the return of the sun and the
new birth of spring. Sweat, lust, leather and throbbing beats give way to soaring
spiritual release. In recent years, this party has showcased some spectacular
exercises in the lost art of morning music. Sunday night is the sixth rendition of
Alegria X-treme. With DJ Abel bangin’ around all that leftover sex from the night
before, the amount of testosterone at Crobar for this event will be off the charts.
If you like it even hotter and harder than usual, this is your party. On Friday, start
your weekend off at Splash, at Aaron Tanner & Craig Spencer’s Men’s Night - Pitch
Black edition. These infamous promoters bring you the hottest go-go dancers,
porn stars, live fetish shows, and side bar entertainment.
Info: www.saintatlarge.com, www.alegriaevents.com, www.splashbar.com
________________________________________________________________________
March 26, 2006
FEELIN’ GOOD – Singapore
After a one-year hiatus, Fridae celebrates its return to the excruciatingly tidy
streets of Singapore (at some clubs they take your gum away - here, they take
care of that for you right at the airport so you won’t have to worry about it after
that). This spectacular event is being held at the brand new Ministry of Sound.
This venue also happens to be the biggest Ministry of Sound, with 40,000 square
feet. DJ Kate Monroe is back, after enjoying a resounding success at Nation V.
Fridae invites you to help celebrate this return to its roots, back to where it all
started half a decade ago.
Info: www.fridae.com
________________________________________________________________________
April 13 - 16, 2006
JUNGLE PARTY – Houston, Texas
The men of Bayou City Boys Club present Jungle 14 – A Space Odyssey, the
fourteenth edition of Houston’s highly-acclaimed Easter weekend party. (As a
courtesy to our readers, we will refrain from making any “everything’s bigger
in Texas” jokes during this listing.) This year, the Saturday night main event,
headlined by Joe Gauthreaux, moves to The Meridian, one of the hottest new
party venues in the country. As in years past, BCBC will partner with local clubs
and promoters to create four days of affordable fun beginning with Countdown, a
meet-and-greet kickoff party at Meteor on Thursday night. The weekend reaches
critical mass with Blastoff at the legendary Rich’s Houston on Friday night where
Warren Gluck will man the DJ booth. On Saturday night, guests will explore
the Forbidden Planet as BCBC transforms The Meridian into an ethereal world
of forbidden delights. The high-energy music of Joe Gauthreaux provides the
party’s pulse. Following the main event, Houston’s Spoiled Boyz keep the energy
flowing with the Lost in Space after-hours at M Bar featuring DJ Alyson Calagna.
On Sunday evening, Roland Belmares completes the journey, taking partygoers
Beyond the Stars at the award-winning South Beach – The Nightclub.
Info: www.junglehouston.com
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 53
89
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:27 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
April 14 - 16, 2006
SQUIRT – Bangkok, Thailand
Held in Bangkok over the weekend of the Songkran, this famous water festival
celebrates the Thai New Year. DJ Tommy Marcus wings all the way in from
Amsterdam for this landmark 3-day event.
________________________________________________________________________
April 14 - 17, 2006
THE WHITE PARTY – Palm Springs, California
This year the venerable White Party in Palm Springs embraces the obvious as a
theme — Spring Break! Differing somewhat from the spring break weekends you
had in college, this one will lack such things as, say, the fraternity brothers you
secretly had the hots for and that annoying chick, Tiffini (or whatever), you were
pretending to date. In their places will be thousands of hot guys from all over
the country and a roster of parties that includes: DJ Eddie X in the Disco Inferno
on Friday night, Rosabel (DJs Ralphi Rosario and Abel) at the White Party main
event on Saturday, which will feature Grammy award-winning artist Toni Braxton,
yep, THE Toni Braxton, live on stage. Afterwards, head over to the Climax afterparty with DJ Paulo and the next day, of course, is everybody’s favorite Sunday
afternoon, the Sunset Tea with Manny Lehman. “Palm Springs is a sleepy resort
town?” Whatever. And there’s still the closing party with DJs Kimberly S. and
Brett Henrichsen. One thing that hasn’t changed since college - you’re going to
come home from spring break needing, well, a break.
Info: www.jeffreysanker.com
________________________________________________________________________
April 16, 2006
BUNNIES ON THE BAYOU – Houston, Texas
Bunnies on the Bayou will be celebrating their 27th year in 2006. One of
Houston’s largest gay events, the outdoor party draws thousands from around the
country. Described as a “large outdoor cocktail party”, 100% of the gate monies
go to local charities. Outlandish getups including, but not limited to, Easter
bonnets and bunny ears are encouraged, but not required. Check the website for
some great pictures and examples of the latest in bunny-ear couture. (Readers
will note the continuing absence of “everything’s bigger in Texas” comments in
the listings.)
Info: www.bunnies.org
Look for the Circuit Noize QuickTrip Logo to make
fast travel and ticket reservations for selected events.
Enter to Win FREE Airline and Party Tickets online at:
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 54
90
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:29 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
April 21 - 23, 2006
CHERRY – Washington, DC
Named for the annual blooming of Washington’s thousands of cherry trees, with
which it coincides, this yearly festival draws visitors from all over the country.
Don’t believe everything you see on the news - our nation’s capital is not
completely devoid of intelligent life. On the contrary, the DC boys are among
the friendliest and most hospitable on the Circuit. This fundraising weekend is
produced by volunteers and since its incorporation in 1999, The Cherry Fund has
donated over $800,000 to various local and national charitable organizations.
Info: www.cherryfund.org
________________________________________________________________________
April 27 – May 1, 2006
QUEENS DAY AMSTERDAM – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam is quite famously a party town even on the quietest of off-weekends
— so imagine what it’s like on Holland’s most popular national holiday. This
holiday observes the birthday of the Netherlands’ beloved Queen Mum, Juliana,
who ruled from 1948 to 1980. Not surprisingly, a holiday fit for a Queen has been
enthusiastically embraced by the gay community, and an impressive array of gay
parties and events accompanies the general mayhem in the streets. The Orange
Ball features Ibiza favorites DJ Kai and DJ Benjamin. Rapido hosts a party at
SugarFactory on Friday and their main event is on Sunday at the club with the
most character in Amsterdam - Paradiso, an old church in the city center. DJs
performing for this blow-out event include David Knapp, Global Groove Tour
2006, and Giangi Cappai (aka Alma Matris).
Info: www.gayeventseurope.com, www.riedijkproductions.com,
www.clubrapido.com
________________________________________________________________________
April 28 – May 1, 2006
CIRCUIT ASIA 2K6 – Boracay Island, Philippines
Boracay draws inevitable comparisons to Fire Island by people who have been
to both. It’s got miles of secluded, unspoiled beaches, no motorized vehicles in
the towns, and at night, a throbbing nightlife scene of beachside bars and clubs.
Join Circuit Asia 2K6 for a weekend of parties in paradise. Spend your days
scuba diving the coral reefs and your nights partying with some of your favorite
superstar DJs. This year, the weekend features Gay Watch 2006, CircuitAsia’s
own version of the Gay Olympics, including Jet Ski races, mud wrestling and a
swim-along contest.
Info: www.circuitasia.com
________________________________________________________________________
April 28 - 30, 2006
PURPLE – Dallas, Texas
(Note to our readers - OK, we got weak, here’s one “everything’s bigger in Texas”
comment, but since it occurs only at the top of this listing, we’re done with it
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 55
91
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:29 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
now, we promise we won’t do it again.) Start off your Purple weekend with DJ
Jack Reina at the Host Party at Fuse, complete with purple Martinis and smartly
dressed partyboys. It’s the most fun you’ll have on the Circuit with your shirt on,
seeing and being seen by Dallas’ most fabulous. Saturday night is the Amethyst
main event with Rosabel at Union Station, followed by DJ Angelo Cortez in the
former Planet Hollywood space. Finish off your weekend at the Wild Orchid
tea dance with DJs Roland Belmares and Jack Chang. Purple is a nonprofit,
fundraising event benefiting AIDS Services of Dallas.
Info: www.dallaspurpleparty.com
________________________________________________________________________
April 29 – August 1, 2006
CITY OF BABYLON TOUR – North America
This 20-city North American tour returns for its fourth incredible year (one
more and it's as long as the show that started it all...). The City of Babylon
includes towering skyscrapers and a red light district full of dark alleys and sexy
uniformed cops, with brilliant decor and installations by Miami’s dynamic duo
RKM. Headlining DJs include Tony Moran, Manny Lehman, and Roland Belmares.
Will they recreate that amazing backroom that was always on the show? That’s
mostly up to you (we’re not making any promises) but really - who knew they were
having that much fun in Pittsburgh?
Info: www.enterbabylon.com
________________________________________________________________________
May 5 - 7, 2006
BLUE BALL – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spring is in the air at Blue Ball this year as the venerable Philadelphia fundraiser
weekend comes in out of the cold. Started in 1991 to raise funds and awareness
for the HIV/AIDS community in Philadelphia, Blue Ball has raised in excess of
1.5 million dollars. 2006 is a momentous year for Blue Ball - Sapphire Fund, the
home organization to the event, has partnered with Equality Forum and moved
Blue Ball to May from January. This unique partnership will create a week-long
human rights forum which will culminate with the celebratory weekend of dance.
The weekend’s events include a party at ShamBlue on Friday, Blue Ball: FUSION
on Saturday night at Electric Factory, Cobalt, Metallic Blue, and Sunday Out street
festival and concert.
Info: www.blueballphilly.com, www.sapphirefund.org
________________________________________________________________________
May 6 - 13, 2006
CLUB ATLANTIS RIVIERA MAYA – Cancun, Mexico
Atlantis’ favorite Caribbean all-inclusive resort is its home for a spectacular week
of fun, sports, parties and entertainment. Club Atlantis Riviera Maya is completely
private and conveniently located in Playa del Carmen, near Cancun and alongside
some of the most gorgeous beaches in Mexico. It’s the perfect beach resort, and
a great way to get the most out of Mexico’s most famous coastline. As night
falls, Club Atlantis presents some of the top gay talent in the USA in the outdoor
theater, including comedians, singers, and surprise guests. The party continues in
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 56
92
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:30 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
the nightclub every night with theme parties and outstanding DJ talent. And it’s
a true all-inclusive vacation where everything, including meals, sports activities,
entertainment, parties, room service, gratuities and even drinks – is all included in
the package.
________________________________________________________________________
May 18 - 22, 2006
HOT & DRY – Montréal, Canada
The second biggest event (after Black & Blue) organized by the BBCM is the Hot
& Dry Weekend with its two very popular main events, the Hot & Dry Party and
Fresh. Taking place in the spring, after long months of cold weather (really long
months of really cold weather) the Hot & Dry Weekend is always a pretty exciting
event: it announces the long-awaited warm weather and those sexy Montréalers
showing some skin again! The Hot & Dry main event is Saturday night at
Metropolis, a beautiful old restored theater, and the Fresh party is the next night
at Club Stereo, home of arguably the best sound system in North America. Black
& Blue veterans who’ve only ever seen Montreal at Thanksgiving - come up and
see a different side of things. With lots more locals, be sure to brush up on your
“just enough to get me into trouble” French phrases.
Info: www.bbcm.org
________________________________________________________________________
May 25 - 28, 2006
MEMORIAL DAY – Pensacola, Florida
Hot guys from all over the south (read: lots of Atlanta boyz) converge on the
Florida panhandle for a weekend of easygoing, low-maintenance, high-octane
fun. Start things off on Friday afternoon with DJ Tracy Young at the Hilton Garden
Inn, then Roland Belmares at the legendary WAVE party on the beach. Saturday
features a whole slate of parties featuring DJs Michael Tank, David Knapp, Mary
Pappas, and Alyson Calagna (in that order). And Sunday night brings you the
12th installment of the big one, Abracadabra, with DJ Manny Lehman at the
Pensacola Civic Center. DJ Mary Pappas spins the girl party and afterwards,
everybody heads to The Annex to hear DJ Kimberly S at after-hours. Finish things
up the next night with DJ Dewight Barkley at Emerald City.
Info: www.memorialweekendpensacola.com
________________________________________________________________________
May 28, 2006
MILITARY BALL – Providence, Rhode Island
The city of Providence is seeing a big upswing in its gay population as the boys
of New York and Boston have discovered its eclectic lifestyle and affordable
housing. It doesn’t hurt that the city is home to a large college-age population.
This Memorial Day weekend, Providence promoter Chris Harris brings Circuit fave
Brett Henrichsen to Club Diesel for a military-themed party.
Info: www.chrisharrispresents.com
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 57
93
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:31 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
May 28, 2006
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND – New York, New York
The city is shedding the last of its winter blues, the scene on The Island is still
pretty quiet, but the boys in The City are ready to party. The unofficial opening
ceremonies of summer include the following must-do’s: Stop into ‘g’ Lounge to
pick up one of those famous Frozen Cosmos and possibly a Chelsea hunk or two;
head over to Splash Bar for Full Frontal Fridays and Men’s Night on Saturday;
and, of course, wind up your weekend at Alegria, to see what all the well (un)dressed muscleboys will (or will not) be wearing this summer. Spinmeister Tony
Moran rocks Crobar to kick the summer season into gear.
Info: www.splashbar.com, www.glounge.com, www.alegriaevents.com
________________________________________________________________________
May 28, 2006
LATTITUDE – Los Angeles, California
Yes, we love L.A. We love it for lots of reasons, including all those hot Latin
boys everywhere (it’s the same reason we love Miami). Which is also why we
love this year’s Memorial Day Lattitude, featuring three hot DJs known for
their killer Latin beats. Making his West Coast debut, Spain’s tribal superstar
and music magician, Dimas (D-Formation), the man behind many of the hits
made famous the world over by Chus & Ceballos, Abel, and Victor Calderone.
As if that weren’t enough, Lattitude favorite Eddie X and resident De Leon
round out the bill at Hollywood’s beautiful Club Ivar. Lattitude’s landmark,
once-in-a-lifetime events bring together the best in global, world-class
DJs and performers for experiences that are nothing short of breathtaking.
Info: www.lattitudevents.com
________________________________________________________________________
May 30 – June 4, 2006
GAY DAYS – Orlando, Florida
It’s arguably the biggest, brightest, loudest, most action-packed weekend on
the Circuit these days. There’s a dizzying array of events, and here are the
highlights: Start off on Friday afternoon with DJ Alyson Calagna for the Reunion
pool party at the Buena Vista Palace. See, be seen, wear something sexy, but
don’t change out of your bathing suit quite yet. The party continues that night
at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon with Beach Ball. Play in the water park and dance
to the sounds of DJ Kimberly S. If you’re one of those “take it easy on Fridays”
guys, you’re kind of in a jam, ‘cuz there’s more! The after-hours Magic Journeys
starts off with the ultra-hot DJ Roland Belmares at Arabian Nights. Hey, at least
the jet lag will get lost in all the shuffle, right? Saturday begins with more fun in
the sun at Saturday’s Reunion pool party with DJ Don Bishop. That night, head
over to Disney’s MGM Studios for the legendary One Mighty Party. The park
comes alive with two of the fiercest international Circuit DJs, Tony Moran and
Brett Henrichsen, spinning in two separate dance areas. This isn’t your ordinary
dance party! Ride the rides and enjoy the entertainment as well as the largest
fireworks display at any Circuit event. After-hours ignites the morning with the
incomparable DJ Abel cranking up the heat. The final pool party of the weekend
on Sunday showcases DJ David Knapp as he works his magic on a sea of sun
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 58
94
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:32 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
worshipers. When the sun goes down, the lights go up at Hard Rock Live for
Colosseum, where renowned DJ Tracy Young rules a night full of awe-inspiring
light and laser shows punctuated by spectacular visual performances. The
spellbinding sounds of DJ Manny Lehman whips up a frenzied climax to polish off
the weekend at the final Magic Journeys after-hours.
Info: www.onemightyweekend.com
________________________________________________________________________
June 4 - 11, 2006
SUMMER IN ALASKA CRUISE – Vancouver, Canada
Everyone pictures these cruises the same way — an acre of deck chairs full of
oiled-up studs parked off some Caribbean or Mediterranean city, getting a
tan. Well, for something completely different, sail with Atlantis from Vancouver
into the glacial heart of the majestic 49th state. One thing is said of all cruises
— being aboard a ship provides a spectacular ever-changing vista of the world
you’re visiting and it’s no different here. Alaska is best experienced from the sea
and there’s no better way to sail than onboard Celebrity’s luxurious Infinity, which
was voted world’s best cruise ship among all large ships in Condé Nast Traveler’s
2005 Readers’ Poll. Who says you can’t have a tea dance at the foot of a glacier?
At night, Atlantis turns the Infinity’s nightclub into Alaska’s biggest dance club
with state-of-the-art lighting, lasers, and sound. And when you’re not partying,
take advantage of some of the breathtakingly different adventures available here
— watch whales from a water jet-powered catamaran; race on a dogsled across a
glacier; or visit the town of Sitka with its onion-domed church and realize you’re in
what used to be part of Czarist Russia.
________________________________________________________________________
June 9 - 11, 2006
PRIDE – Los Angeles, California
Every year, West Hollywood’s downtown boystown rolls out the welcome mat
for half a million visitors to pack the roped-off streets where, after watching the
annual Pride parade, and entering drawings to win free porn or a new car, you can
dance the days and nights away with the disco boys, cowboys, and Latin boys.
The Christopher Street West festival has a little something for everyone. Of
course, for the more Circuit-minded among us, Tom Whitman will be reprising his
wildly successful Wonderland party on the Paramount Studios back lot. Finally, a
party that makes good use of L.A.’s most abundant natural resource — movie
studios. Hollywood is at its best when the sets are dressed and the cameras are
rolling. Come party on the back lot and have fun figuring out what’s real and
what’s staged. Why do I recognize that building? Was it in a movie? That guy
— did I already do him or was I just thinking about it?
Info: www.lapride.org, www.tomwhitmanpresents.com
www.partyfinder.com
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 59
95
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:32 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
June 17, 2006
PROVIDENCE PRIDE – Providence, Rhode Island
You know there’s gonna be a party when Circuit star Tony Moran shows up to
spin his groove. Chris Harris hosts this new event on the Circuit’s calendar in the
Northeast’s newest destination.
Info: www.chrisharrispresents.com
________________________________________________________________________
June 23 - 25, 2006
PRIDE – New York, New York
It’s the mother of all Pride festivals — and not just because, if you want, you can
cover yourself head to toe in rainbow-themed baubles, grab your boyfriend’s
hand, and raise a toast right there on the steps of where it all happened. Having
a drink at Stonewall and reliving a bit of history we recommend (that bit about
the baubles, obviously we’re kidding). Granted, late June is not necessarily
the most pleasant, weather-wise, in The City. Unless you want to pretend
that The Gallery of Foul Smells is Christo’s latest life-size interactive art
installation. Still, everyone needs to do Pride in NYC. It’s always a good idea
to start your New York weekend fishing the teeming waters at ‘g’ lounge
and Splash; if you can’t get laid in New York you’re obviously dead from the
ankles up. Then there is, of course, the venerable Pier Dance, in its 20th
year, with DJs Morabito and DeMarko manning the decks and lights by Guy
Smith. 100% of Pier Dance proceeds benefit NYC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &
Transgender Pride Week Events. And remember, this is the party where the
Whitney Houston’s of the world have been known to just show up and perform
a few numbers. It wouldn’t be a holiday weekend in New York (yeah, Pride is
indeed a holiday) without an Alegria, so after the Pier Dance run over to Crobar
to hear Rosabel (DJs Ralphi Rosario and Abel, for those who’ve never had
the pleasure) blow the lid off of the place. (You’ll need to call in sick Monday
morning — probably not a good idea to do it from inside the club, though.)
I n f o : w w w. h o p i n c . o r g , w w w. s p l a s h b a r. c o m , w w w. g l o u n g e . c o m ,
www.alegriaevents.com
________________________________________________________________________
June 22 - 25, 2006
PRISM – Toronto, Canada
We don’t need much of an excuse to go to Canada, but one of the best
parties going is back on the map - PRISM Weekend returns to Toronto as
the city celebrates Pride Week - one of the world’s largest gay and lesbian
celebrations. Canada is the perfect place to celebrate Pride — the boys
are hot and friendly, their beer is better than ours, and their money has a
beaver on it! This Year, PRISM Weekend is bigger and better than ever with
5 energized events. Get your engines roaring, and drive hard for the pole
position on Thursday night at Ignition. Friday night marches downtown for
some harder maneuvers at Boot Camp. Come and get wet at Aqua on the
city’s largest outdoor patio at The Docks Entertainment Complex on Saturday
afternoon, and end the night in style at Joy where you’ll be happier than you
ever thought possible. After the famous million-person-plus parade on Sunday,
you can end your weekend perfectly with The Guvernment’s world-famous
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 60
96
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:32 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
sound system at Revival. Be sure to stop by and visit our buddies at Woody's.
Info: www.prismtoronto.com, www.woodystoronto.com
________________________________________________________________________
June 23 - 25, 2006
PRIDE – San Francisco, California
“Commemorate, Educate, Liberate — Celebrate!” will be the theme for this
year’s 36th anniversary San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration. The Pride
celebration in San Francisco is one of the biggest and oldest in the country with
a very festive parade and a festival that is centered at the Civic Center. There are
always special events at club Mezzanine and large-scale events produced by San
Francisco’s most famous party promoter, Gus. And, for a really special treat, don’t
miss the Sunday afternoon tea dance, Fresh, at club Ruby Skye.
Info: sfpride.org, guspresents.com, www.mezzaninesf.com, www.freshsf.com
________________________________________________________________________
June 23, 2006
INVASIAN – San Francisco, California
The cultural exchange continues, only this time, Asian Circuit party pioneer Fridae
crosses the International Date Line for us - making their first ever North American
debut. DJ David S. from Taipei will show you the cutting edge sounds of the
East.
________________________________________________________________________
June 30 – July 2, 2006
EUROPRIDE – London, UK
London’s Pride celebration is always one of the largest in the world and since it
has been designated the site of this year’s rotating Europride festival, it will be
bigger than ever! The Europride festival is two weeks of shows, exhibitions and
events. It all culminates this weekend with the kind of blow-out party weekend
that the gay nightlife capital of the world is famous for. Some of the parties to
check out include Crash, Beyond, Salvation, Orange, Heaven and DTPM.
Info: www.PrideLondon.org, www.seenqueen.com
______________________________________________________________________
July 1 - 7, 2006
4th of July – Provincetown, Massachusetts
This year’s Fourth of July celebration in P-town will be bigger than ever with an
expanded roster of events to choose from and many of the top DJs in town.
David Flower returns for the eighth year of his renowned Summer Camp parties,
which kick off on Saturday with a brand new event, Take Flight. Underscored
by the jubilant, soulful sounds of celebrity DJ Tony Moran, it will be the first
event of any kind to take place in the enormous, scenic aircraft hangar of Cape
Air – which is located within a National Park. A Saturday afternoon tea dance
presented by The Crown & Anchor and the A-House will take place on MacMillan
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 61
97
Noize
2/3/06 3:34:12 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
Pier overlooking Provincetown Harbor. The DJs will be Richie Ladue and David
LaSalle. That night the Crown and Anchor hosts Circuit legend Susan Morabito to
kick off their week of events.
On Sunday, David Flower’s Pier Dance returns with dancing on the bay to the
music of Masterbeat DJ Brett Henrichsen. Completely surrounded by water,
the pier affords sweeping views of the Provincetown Harbor and its magnificent
sunset. The event will unveil new improvements to the pier, including a newly
built stage and lounge area, new tents and a specially designed six-point Meyer
sound system run by MJA, the premier sound company in Boston. Sunday night,
the Paramount at Crown and Anchor hosts that amazing duo from Spain, Chus &
Ceballos, making their debut appearance in Provincetown.
On Monday, the Late Night Boat Party is legendary. Dance under the stars
surrounded by water. Circuit DJ extraordinaire Manny Lehman takes to the
helms aboard Boston’s biggest passenger cruise ship, The Provincetown II. While
everything else in town closes at 1am, this party keeps on going. This historic
ferry is twice the size of any other party boat on Cape Cod, with four stories,
two levels of dancing, and several separate lounge areas. The enormous openair top deck is a completely unobstructed dance floor. Another boat cruise on
Monday aboard the Frederick Nolan is sponsored by Ptown Parties and will set
sail at 4:00pm. Warren Gluck will spin his unique style of music and you will enjoy
another memorable Provincetown sunset. This luxurious vessel has a full service
bar and is air-conditioned on both levels.
Tuesday is Independence Day. There is a Pre-Fireworks Party in the Wave with
Resident DJ Chris Racine. You can watch the town’s fireworks display as the doors
to Paramount open early. DJ Joe Gauthreaux returns for this special event. The
grand finale of the Summer Camp series is on July 4th and is everyone’s longtime
favorite - the Sunset Boat Cruise. Dance to the uplifting music of veteran Circuit
DJ David Knapp aboard The Provincetown II. With a new, later departure time
this year, revelers can get the bonus of watching Provincetown’s spectacular 4th of
July fireworks from out on the water! The ferry’s enormous open-air top deck lets
you enjoy the backdrop of the fireworks while never missing a beat on the dance
floor. This one sells out every year.
The Paramount hosts events all the way through the rest of the week with top
drawer DJ talent including Tracy Young on Wednesday, Provincetown favorite
Aiden on Thursday, and Luke Johnstone and Wayne G of the infamous Heaven in
London on Friday. Finally, Phil B. puts his stamp on the closing party on Saturday.
This week of over-the-top events combined with the friendly energy of this quaint
beachside resort sounds like the hottest week of the summer!
Info: www.davidflower.com, www.OnlyAtTheCrown.com
________________________________________________________________________
July 14 - 16, 2006
FOLSOM FAIR NORTH – Toronto, Canada
Now heading into its fourth year, Folsom Fair North (FFN) is a huge leather
festival and dance party. The ever-popular Welcome to Toronto Party starts off
the weekend at The Black Eagle, Toronto’s notorious leather bar. The excitement
continues on Saturday, July 15, with Agitator, a dance party which is held at The
Opera House, a short cab ride from the village. The festival is in Allan Gardens
on Sunday, conveniently located in the downtown area of Toronto, only one block
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 62
98
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:34 PM
SPRING CIRCUIT 2006
away from the Gay Village. It features booths with non-profits, artists, exhibitors
and vendors in the Folsom Marketplace, a stage, a beer garden, and dance area.
And, of course, leather and fetish everywhere you look.
Info: www.folsomfairnorth.com
________________________________________________________________________
July 24 - 30, 2006
RSVP IRELAND TOUR – Shannon, Ireland
There is no better way to experience the beauty of Ireland than with RSVP’s allgay tour. Enchanting Ireland resonates with a rich history, proud people and
breathtaking landscapes. Magical settings unfold that will never be forgotten
- Medieval castles, small villages, and lush green forests. Tour begins in Shannon
and then on to Bunratty, Adare, Killarney, Blarny, Cashel, and Dublin.
Info: www.rsvp.net
________________________________________________________________________
July 29, 2006
PINES PARTY – Fire Island Pines, New York
In its 8th year, sparks are set to fly as the powers of FIPPOA (Fire Island Pines
Property Owners Association) and TIGS (The Impression Group South, Inc.) are
forged to create the wonder and marvel of Pines Party 2006. This year’s theme,
“Heroes & Villains”, promises to bring the world of comics, action-adventure
heroes, and villains to life. This themed fundraiser will give everyone the chance
to sparkle and shine in primary colors while living out a few childhood fantasies.
Set on the spectacular beach of Fire Island Pines, this all-night party is an xtraamazing night of dancing, entertainment, celebrity appearances, gambling,
libations, and endless surprises.
Info: www.pinesparty.com
________________________________________________________________________
August 19 - 20, 2006
ASCENSION – Fire Island Pines, New York
Ascension, a daytime beach party, will debut this summer on Fire Island. Sundrenched sand, a cool ocean breeze, and scintillating music will lift your spirits.
Other events this weekend include a VIP Cocktail Party, the Aqua pool party and
a Saturday Night Reception Celebration, all featuring world-renowned DJs and
entertainers. The main event, featuring DJ Brett Henrichsen, will be held on
Sunday amidst the stunning backdrop of one of the most beautiful residential
beach properties in the world. A large dance floor, complete with luxury cabanas,
will be created on the sands of this world-famous destination. Proceeds from
Ascension will benefit the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Fire Island
National Seashore, and the Fire Island Pines Foundation.
Info: www.ascensionparty.com
www.partyfinder.com
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 63
99
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:34 PM
LONDON
Party Capital of the World
by Gary Leigh
In London, it is possible to dance around the clock from Thursday
evening thru Monday morning on a weekly basis. The size of the
clubs, the mix of guys, and the awesome array of sounds available
do truly make London the current gay nightlife capital of the world.
London is America’s number one European
city destination due to its relatively close
proximity, the cheap flights (out of season
as low as $350) and, of course, because
we share the same language (well, almost).
Throw in the rich historical and cultural
experiences, fine food, theater and the
nightlife and it’s easy to see why this city
has become such a beacon for globetrotting party boys.
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 64
100
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:39 PM
Salvation London: www.salvation-london.com | Photo courtesy of Ian Durston
If you’re looking for a big party weekend, the best times to visit include Easter,
White Party (May), and New Year’s. Europride (the pride celebration that travels
to a new city in Europe each year) is in London in 2006 which will make this year’s
Pride an over-the-top celebration. Pride is always the first weekend in July. The
Big Gay Out is a massive open-air music festival with big dance tents that are
sponsored by many gay clubs from around the UK. This year, the festival is
taking a break to make way for Europride, but it will be back in August of 2007
(see www.biggayout.com for more information). The last weekend in July is Soho
Pride, a smaller, more intimate affair with open-air dance stages in the streets
of Soho. The first weekend in May and the last weekend of August are bank
holidays, meaning that Monday is a holiday for many. The Londoners take their
bank holidays to heart, so it is a great weekend to meet a local party boy.
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 65
101
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:43 PM
SIGHTSEEING
There are no sandy beaches, and
good sun can be a challenge, but
London has plenty to keep you
occupied outside of the clubs. From
the Dickensian narrow cobbled
streets of the City of London and
St. Paul’s Cathedral, to modern
attractions like the giant London Eye
(Millennium Wheel) and the always
surreal Tate Modern art gallery.
London also has the best that
shopping has to offer, from bustling
Covent Garden to Chelsea’s King’s
Road, not to mention Selfridges
and Harrods. For the particularly
adventurous, jump on a train at
Waterloo Station and be in the
centre of Paris or Brussels in less than
three hours.
Aside from essential tourist spots
like the Museum of London and
Buckingham Palace, there is a
wealth of attractions just outside of
London’s West End central zone. The
Dulwich Picture Gallery, set in the
beautiful 18th century village of West
Dulwich in South East London, is a
must for art lovers. It boasts works
from Rembrandt to Gainsborough.
The Estorick Collection of Modern
Italian Art is well worth the tube ride
to trendy Highbury and Islington,
featuring as it does a comprehensive
collection of work by the foremost
exponents of Italian art from the
20th century, including de Chirico
and Morandi.
Only 20 minutes outside of central
London, Richmond offers a stunning
riverside location, combined with
a treasure trove of great shopping
amid the town’s historic cobbled
lanes and alleyways. Enjoy a couple
of hours boating on the Thames, or
a pint or two at a classic British pub
whilst watching the quaint English
game of cricket on the green. You
can even hire push bikes and take a
ride through Richmond Park, where
you will likely spot wild deer.
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 66
102
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:46 PM
If it’s big buildings you want, the
old industrial docklands of East
London’s Canary Wharf is a must.
Workers and visitors flock to this
regenerated part of town in the
summer for alfresco dining, and
to gaze at the architecture which
is modern, edgy, imposing, and
worthy of London’s city financiers
and growing number of trendy
weekend dwellers. In nearby
Wapping lies St. Katherine’s Dock,
where a wonderfully atmospheric
walking trail via some of London’s
oldest pubs begins, each boasting
fantastically sordid tales of crime
and piracy.
NIGHTLIFE
London is as eclectic and diverse at
night as it is by day. There are literally
dozens of bars and clubs catering to
every taste imaginable, from electro
kids to leather, from XXL bears to
fashionistas. For those in search of
a more Circuit-oriented, shirts-off
environment, it’s no exaggeration
to say that London’s gay scene is
the most thriving and buoyant in the
world.
Expect to leave your problems at the
hotel, as the emphasis here is strictly
on inclusiveness, with lots of fun
and happy faces. London’s DJs and
promoters work hard to ensure the
vibe is electric and turbo-charged.
London’s sound embraces house
music that is funky, chunky, and
progressive, comprising uplifting,
spirited, bouncy, friendly beats and
vocals aplenty that are guaranteed
to bring a smile to your face. In
London it’s all about the music, not
which DJ is spinning. DJs play twohour sets at most, with upwards of
five DJs playing at any one club.
This ensures that the sound is always
fresh and energized as the DJs work
hard to stay ahead of their game.
Salvation London: www.salvation-london.com | Photo courtesy of Ian Durston
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 67
103
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:48 PM
In recent years, Vauxhall on the
south bank of the Thames has
emerged as London’s new clubbing
Mecca. On alternate weeks are
Action - a huge warehouse space
at the Renaissance Rooms, and the
nearest London has to a full-scale
Circuit experience, and the longestablished Crash, which has a truly
grungy, underground vibe, set as
it is within disused railway arches.
But it is after-hours clubbing which
Vauxhall is renowned for, with
Beyond opening at 4:30 each
Sunday morning and Orange open
until Monday midday. Each of
these parties caters to clubbers who
just can’t get enough. In contrast
to the twisted, edgy sounds that
are synonymous with US afterhours partying, London’s are always
full of the funkiest, most uplifting
sounds, serving to keep the crowds
energized and friendly.
Heaven, which opened its doors in
1979, may be London’s oldest gay
club, but it has worked hard to keep
ahead of the times. Relaunched on
its 25th birthday in 2004, Heaven’s
interior really has to be seen to be
believed. It is well worth a flirt with
the doorman to gain priority access
to the sumptuous VIP Departure
Lounge. The Heaven crowd is more
inclined to keep its shirt on, but it
is still recommended for a stopover
en route to after-hours.
North of the river, DTPM at megaclub Fabric is arguably the jewel
in London’s crown. This Sunday
night phenomenon has been
running since the early-1990s, and
the promoters continually innovate
to keep their formula fresh. With
three dance floors ranging from the
very best in funky house, tribal and
electro, this diverse club is usually
at the top of most American visitors’
must-see list. Although it operates
a mixed ‘polysexual’ door policy,
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 68
Salvation London: www.salvation-london.com
Photo courtesy of Ian Durston
nowhere comes closer than DTPM to
encapsulating all that is great about
London’s nightlife.
www.blue-cube.net
Another party that any world-class gay
clubber must experience is Salvation,
which happens on the first Sunday of
the month. Salvation takes place during
the early evening, in the Café de Paris
– a unique space with a round dance
floor and rich, stylish décor. The crowd
is exceptionally beautiful and the sound
is the ultimate in funky house.
www.salvation-london.com
For up-to-date information on the
gay scene in London check out these
web sites:
www.seenqueen.com
www.qxmagazine.com
www.salvation-london.com
104
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:50 PM
Iahmh3ppp'fZkd`kZgmaZf'nl
rfcsjrgk_rce_wncpqml_jquc`qgrc
demons, but suddenly Nick wasn’t afraid anymore. Not at all. He was just
puzzled.
Actually, “confused out of his fuckin’ gourd” would be a far more truthful phrase.
Lilith placed her hands, palms down, gently and deliberately on the table where
Nick could still see them. “Please come and sit down with us, beautiful one. Let
not your soul be afraid.”
“I’m…” Nick started, shaking his head. “I’m not afraid.”
Nick walked across the dance floor and sat down. “Where are we?”
“We’re at the club, sweetheart,” said Lilith. “I’m about to play Todd Fillamen’s
very cool mix of Nebulous, and you’re reclining comfortably in the back of a
limousine that’s parked out front.”
Nick took a deep breath. He was going to have to watch his words. If his
questions weren’t composed perfectly, he wasn’t going to get any answers at all.
Not helpful ones at any rate.
“Well…” He squinted, looking down at the table. “What distinction is there
between my sitting at this table and my being – ”
“You’re not in the mood for some alcohol, are you?” Lilith asked.
“Uh…” Nick looked at Scott, but he only grinned. “I think… um… I don’t… I
mean, about drinking something? We’re going to order… are we even – ?”
“You think I’m lovely too, don’t you?”
“Oh! My gosh, yes!” Nick blurted. “You’re stunning!”
Scott threw his head back and laughed, clapping his hands. Lilith was actually
blushing as she waved her hand across the table at Nick dismissively, beaming a
lighthouse smile.
“I’m sorry.” Nick smiled too. “I wasn’t sure what you me– ”
“Iced tea!” Lilith nearly popped out of her seat and Nick nearly flew out of his
skin. “I think we should all have iced tea.”
Lilith turned her head and raised her eyebrows at Nick, who realized she wanted
his approval. “Um, yeah!” he said, trying to will his heart back down to a normal
rate before he had some kind of hemorrhage. “Yummy.”
“I hope you like the sort flavored with passion fruit,” she said, glancing down at
the table in front of him. “Perhaps with a sprig of mint.”
Following her gaze, Nick saw the tall glass of iced tea just in time to stop his
downward glance before the straw went right up his nose. Topped with what was
nearly a bushel of mint, the glass glistened with condensation as though it had
been sitting before him for some time.
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 71
107
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:54 PM
Looking up, he saw there were now identical glasses of tea in front of both Scott
and Lilith.
“This is quite a treat,” Scott said, sipping his tea. Nick quickly took a hearty sip
of his tea as Lilith turned her grin toward him. He furrowed his brow, humming
with loud satisfaction even before he swallowed. “Oh, my gosh,” he said, setting
down his glass. “I think that’s the best iced tea I’ve ever had.”
Through a long and vivaciously purple straw, Lilith enjoyed a draught of tea
herself, nearly emptying her glass, closing her own eyes and humming with
satisfaction, wiggling the fingers of her free hand in the air, probably as much in a
spirited gesture of delight as to show off her flawlessly French-manicured acrylics.
“Now,” she said, finally setting down her drink, “you’re all probably wondering
why I’ve called you here.” Lilith pressed her lips together tightly as her eyes
darted back and forth from Nick to Scott. Then she threw her head back and
laughed.
Risking a glance at Scott, Nick raised his eyebrows questioningly.
“Oh!” Lilith reared back into a proper sitting position. “I never get tired of that
line.” She brushed at a tear with her knuckle. “I just crack myself up.”
Nick couldn’t help smiling right along with her. She was sort of cracking him up
too.
“Do you remember Egypt, Marbas?” asked Lilith. The casual lilt in her tone was
gone with her expression, her eyes suddenly out of focus.
“You ruled there for a time, didn’t you?” Scott asked quietly.
“Did I?” Lilith’s eyes were shining, distant. “Yes, I did! For a time, I guided them.
I remember. I did.”
“They praised and adored you,” Scott said. “Didn’t they?”
“And you know what else?” She smiled, then stopped. She pressed her lips
together tightly again, though this time not to await the reaction to a joke. Nick
saw her lower lip was trembling and, as he watched, a tear spilled down her
cheek. “The Egyptians… the early Egyptians… they spoke to me.” Her voice
hitched. Two more tears, one from each eye, streamed down her face. “Knowing
what I was, they sat with me, and listened to my wisdom. They laughed with me,
shed tears with me. They loved me and feared me. They thrived beneath me.”
“They knew you.”
Her eyes clamped shut, sending still more tears toward her chin. “Yes,” she
whispered.
“Lilith…” Scott just breathed her name. “You’ve allowed it to touch you?”
She didn’t answer. For a moment she only sat there, pressing her lips together
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 72
108
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:54 PM
BOOK EXCERPT
Demon Tears
by Joshua Dagon
There are demons among the clubgoers in
the City of Angels… plotting… planning…
murdering. A young gay man and the fallen angel he befriends find
themselves meeting the mother of all earthly demons—who is also one of the
world’s top DJs—in the club where she is spinning on New Year’s Eve…
They were just sitting there, like two old friends having tea on a Sunday.
The dance floor was empty, just like the rest of the club, the street outside, and
indeed, Nick sensed, the rest of the entire world. It was empty but for a single
cocktail table with three chairs around it. One chair had no occupant and stood
slightly away from the table, awaiting Nick it would seem. In another chair, Scott
was calmly seated, an apologetic expression on his face.
Sitting in the third chair, beaming the grandmotherliest smile that could be
possible for an ageless face like hers, pressing her fingers together in a halted
position of applause, was, Nick could only assume, Lilith.
Nick didn’t know what he’d expected in the way of her appearance. Of course,
he thought, he should have. Lilith was utterly, and flawlessly gorgeous. She
appeared to be no more than twenty years old, if not nineteen or even younger,
her childlike features delicate and captivating. She emanated her peaceful
energy from a face with eyes as green as wild grass after a light rain. She was
literally breathtaking.
“Nicholas, beautiful one,” said Lilith, giggling a bit through her blaring smile,
pressing her steepled fingers into her chin, “you can’t know how happy I am that
you chose to come.”
Enchanted, and realizing it, Nick smiled.
“I don’t think I really chose anything, though,” he said.
“You did.” Lilith shut her eyes and nodded in a very motherly way, still grinning.
“You chose.”
Nick looked at Scott, who also grinned a little and nodded. Maybe it was Lilith’s
spell, the enchantment, or maybe just the sight of the two grinning, mirthful
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 70
106
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:53 PM
tightly, little streams of demon tears running down her cheeks. Then she nodded
slowly.
Scott looked down at his hands. “Does he know?”
“Yes. Yes, he must know.”
Scott sighed and gazed down at the table for a silent moment. Then he raised
his head and gave Lilith a gentle smile.
“They didn’t know you as Lilith way back then, the Egyptians,” he said.
“Oh, that’s true.” She nodded, almost smiling with him. “At Gaza and Beth
Shan, and in echoes throughout many centuries I was called ‘Beltu.’”
“Yes.” Scott nodded. “Beltu. A goddess. Not a demon.”
“You are an angel, my love.” Lilith closed her eyes and cried softly. “You are an
angel, still.”
Nicholas felt his own eyes welling up.
“You’ve allowed yourself to be touched,” Scott said. “He wouldn’t forgive such a
thing, as it’s not possible for him to do so.”
“He… ” she began, looking away, off toward the entrance hall, “ignores me.”
“I’m sorry,” Nick whispered. “Touched by what?”
With a gentle sigh and a motherly grin, Lilith tilted her head toward Nick. “A
demon may not allow themselves to be lonely, beautiful one,” she said. “Once
an entity under the command of the Beast allows themselves to be touched by
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 73
109
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:55 PM
their solitude, it is an open door for all manner of compassions and sensitivities to
tempt the demon away from their responsibilities until they are useless to him in
every way.”
Lilith didn’t look directly at either of them for what seemed like several minutes,
only sitting quietly. During that time, Nick got fleeting images of dancing bodies,
heard the din of many voices from far away, felt the brush of a passing hand. The
dance floor on which they sat, sipping their magical tea, was packed with people,
mirth-filled and riotous people, celebrating with enthusiastic abandon. It was
packed, and the reality of it was slipping in upon them, through cracks that were
widening, creeping through into their quiet place. It was creeping through into
Lilith’s secret Somewhere Else.
“Do you know why I chose to be a club DJ?” asked Lilith.
“Well,” Nick said, “no. I could only guess.”
“Guess then.”
He glanced at Scott quickly, then took a deep breath. “I’d have to say, well…, I
guess, because it’s simply… a lot of fun.”
“Nicholas, enlightened one, beautiful one, you are exactly correct.”
“I am?”
“Yes, lovely man, you are.” She nodded at him, raising her eyebrows. “Some
of these places, these massive parties, still hold the spirit of many of the ancient
festivals that have been the hub of humanity back through every millennia. A few
of them do, at any rate. A few of them hold that same, timeless spirit.”
Nick nodded.
“Sometimes…” Lilith brushed at the moisture on her glass of iced tea, glancing
down at it, through it. “Sometimes I feel it when they come together, that echo of
the ancient days, the spirit of the festival, the soul of those forgotten gatherings. I
feel it from the ones who come to truly celebrate. Not so much from those poor
lost children who are simply seeking the easy desires of their flesh or the comfort
and luxuries of this time and this culture. Still, even today, there are those who
are almost free of such things. When those people gather, when the enlightened
ones seek to be together and the spirit of the festival is alive, there is a true
celebration. That’s when the others might learn. That’s what the enlightened
ones can give them.
“They’d come to be a part of the spirituality, back in the ancient times, at the
festivals of man. It was worship, you know. There was no distinction between
the celebration and their religion. The celebration was religion. Worship was a
celebration.
“That is the soul of these gatherings, my dear. Even today, dancing beneath a
glittering, mirrored sphere, bellowing laughter and abandon within the glow of a
thousand electric stars, they still worship. The celebration is a religion and those
with the eyes to see it and the grace to feel it gather together to delight in one
another and to revel in the spirit. That’s what moves them to dance. It’s not the
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 74
110
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:55 PM
rhythm, the pulse of so many electronic drums, but the spirit of the festival. When
it lives, when it thrives among them, as it does tonight, they gather together in
worship and contentment and move in delight together. They gather together,
feel the spirit, they feel it move them, and so they dance.”
A fleeting shadow of light, the flash of a burning image, assailed Nick’s eyes.
There were dancing people, packed together, pressing into a throng of energy
and delight. He heard laughter and the din of many voices, raised to land on just
the ear of one, gathered together to add to the music its crucial core, its human
meaning. It was a flash in his face, an instant of light to his eyes, like the burst of a
bulb set into a camera. Then it was gone.
It was the sight of the dance floor around them, the dance floor not suspended
within the spell of Lilith, caught within her special place, her Somewhere Else.
Or was it?
Perhaps it was the sight of a gathering from long ago. Millennia ago. Perhaps the
voices came to him from across centuries and out of her memory to remind him,
to teach him, to show him that the jewel of human existence was the dance. The
gathering.
Perhaps it was a vision of both. Perhaps there was no distinction.
This was an excerpt from Demon Tears, an unpublished novel by Joshua
Dagon. More information available at www.JoshuaDagon.com or email
[email protected].
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 75
111
Noize
2/3/06 2:37:56 PM
“Dancers are the athletes of God.”
Albert Einstein
“We dance for laughter, we dance for
tears, we dance for madness, we dance for
fears, we dance for hopes,
we dance for screams,
we are the dancers,
we create the
dreams.”
unknown
“When AIDS is
stopped we will
dance for joy. Until
then we will dance
for life.”
unknown
“There is a bit of
insanity in dancing
that does everybody
a great deal of
good.”
Edwin Denby
“I would believe only in a God that knows
how to dance. “
Friedrich Nietzsche
Circuit
Issue 47.indd 76
112
Noize
2/3/06 2:38:00 PM

Issue 47 - noiZe Magazine

Transcription

Similar documents

Power, Steering Proxes R888 sticks to the track whilst you stick to

2009-2010 Facts

The History of Middle Eastern Dance, Part 1.

Dinner Dance Dinner Dance - Franciscan Sisters of Chicago

TB-CDP02-TX/RX

layout 307

Get info about What Is The Song Roulette By System Of A Down About

View Promo - St. Michael`s Health Group

monday wednesday thursday friday tuesday extended care

¡Bailamos!