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issue 8 | july 29, 2011

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Top 10 HouseParty Songs

issue 8 | july 29,2011

Congressional House Party, Waymon HudsonTransitional Voice, Alex SennelloOn the Cover, Donavan Pavlicek

Wii House Party Work Out, Robert ArroyoTop 10 House Party Songs, Todd Paulson

Fuck Face, Anthony VenanzioParty Pitfalls, Maxwell Coviello

Review: Flower Flat, Richie DiesterheftMatthew S. Yelp!

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OUTinCHI Issue 8 | July 29, 2011

It seems poll after poll about American’s views on LGBT people have shifted dramatically in favor of equality in recent years. But there is a group that hasn’t seemed to get the memo: Republicans in the House of Representatives.

While the country looks to want to move beyond divisive ‘culture war’ issues of the past and focus on the immediate concern in the country over jobs and the economy, the GOP controlled House has been focused on passing legislation that sounds more like it’s 1985, rather than 2011. party, looking backwards through a bigoted lens rather than moving the debate forward. Speaker Boehner and the GOP in the House of Representatives seem determined to push through useless legislation and non-binding resolutions that serve no other purpose but to attack the LGBT community or rollback accom-

plishments made towards equal-ity. In May, the House passed the House Armed Services Committee authorization bill that included three amendments aimed at delaying implementation of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and strengthening the Defense of Mar-

included one that sought to require -

peal of DADT can take place and two which reiterate that DOMA bars the use of military facilities or personnel for same-sex marriage

were later dropped in the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats. decided to hire a lawyer to defend

the legal challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act after the Obama administration said they would decline defending the law since they agreed it was unconstitu-tional. Yes, with all that’s going on in the country, from recessions to wars, spending time and tax-payer dollars to defend a law based in fear and discrimination was at the top of their priority list. Even the marquee piece of Republican legislation out of the House this session, Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-Wisc.) universally hated budget plan, included dramatic reductions in domestic spending that took a step back for our country. Included were cuts in Medicare, which provides health

insurance coverage for Americans 65 and older and for people with disabilities, including AIDS. It would also have left unfunded the

provides care for many people with HIV. ‘priorities’ of the House GOP, which also included multiple attacks on a women’s right to choose, healthcare, and education, among other things. And all these moves came without even one bill on jobs or the economy. Anyone who knows me knows I’m all for a good house party. But this Republican led House party is anything but good. As we move into election season, let’s remem-

CONGRESS WATCH : A RETRO HOUSE PARTYWAYMON HUDSON

ber how this party in the House of Representatives has done nothing but attack our community for cheap political points and to play to a shrinking base of bigoted throwbacks to a better forgotten

without.

Moving into the overcrowded sub-urban high school I called home for freshman year was an unusual ex-perience; partly because I had just left an environmental charter school with a graduating class of thirty-two where I had come to expect both

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fresh air and a sense of community in my academic life, but mainly because I knew, as a queer transkid, I was walking into a metaphorical lion’s den. I had attempted to skip the whole experience by applying to various arts’ boarding schools with the hopes of my portfolio earning me a scholarship, but the spotty grades of a gifted LD student didn’t skew the odds in my favour; I would just have to make the most of it. I’m hesitant to say that my experience that year would have been drastically different if I had gone through it as a hetero normative fourteen year old boy, I met quite a few good friends, earned some respect-able grades, and had more admirers than most: what high school is all about. That being said; the year was not free of adversity, it was my first significant year of my gender transition, which is pretty much impossible to cover up. By the end of the school year, people where starting to read me as a girl, and it didn’t go unnoticed. I have pretty tough skin, but eventually I felt it nec-essary to find a safe place, the school’s unaccredited GSA, within the group of about twenty, I had found my home and fell into a leadership role. The whole flamboyant showy image of the LGBT community commonly perceived by outsiders didn’t really jive with me, but I came to realize that I had judged too quickly and gradually built a sizable network of queer and allied friends. Things started to change after that; my grand-father died from aggressive lung cancer, my mother went through a divorce, and my father disowned my sister and I. My family came to the consensus that the best choice was to skip town and combine households with my grandmother who lived in Lake Bluff. I was going to be the new kid all over again. From everything I had heard, Lake Forest’s school was a pretty good place, besides from the issues you would imagine belonging to a school situated in a community that is consistently rated as one of the wealthiest towns in the country. I was greeted by the school’s new student committee and met some other transfer students, and I really wasn’t concerned about making friends. While I may not have been concerned with transfer, the faculty saw me coming from a mile away, something my Mom and I realized when we went to tailor my schedule only to be greeted by every administrator I can think of off the top of my head sitting nervously in the councillors office. You could see the anxiety melt from their faces as they realized I was perfectly normal. After beating the bush for a little while, they informed me that although they could have

very well been the first school to allow a teacher to transition and keep her job, that I would be the first out transsexual student to attend. I had about three weeks of being perceived as “normal” by the student body before the rumours started to spread like wildfire. All of a sudden I felt a stigma rise around me, I was boxed out of cliques, asked weird question, and even though I’m hardly ever attracted to them, all of the of guys began to avoid me like the plague. Everyone was more conservative in my new community, not politically, but in how they presented themselves and interacted; you didn’t share your personal life, and I was forced to wear mine on my sleeves. There are LGBT students in my school, people know it, and they treats us with respect, but the concept of being out means something entirely differ-ent here. Being a visible LGBT kid in any community has a string attached to it, you have to display a level of diplomacy knowing that you may be the first person that the kid you bumped into in the hallway envisions when they think of the gay community. I am currently a rising junior looking forwards to school in the fall ; seeing all the friends I have made and hope to meet, the seven-to-seven days stuffed with extracurricular, taking too many science classes, and returning to the leadership committee of the wildly successful GSA I helped to found. I can’t say that more issues won’t arise, but I can guarantee that it will be more that worth it and that everyone will know my name.

ON THE COVERdonavan pavlicekphotography by Escorcia Photography

As with many young designers and creators, Donavan is inspired by the world and music around him. Artists such as Kelly Rowland, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, and Wynter Gordon are some of the people designer Brianlee Donavan finds inspiration in. Born in Bethes-da, Md and growing up in Woodbridge Virginia, Dona-van moved to LA to attend The Art Institute – Califor-nia Design College.

After some time in California, and ready for another change he ended up in Chicago like man of us do. . . On a coin flip. He and a friend simply picked two plac-es and Chicago won the coin toss. They both quickly transferred to The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago. During his time in school in Chicago, a dress that he designed was placed on display at Old Orchard Mall in Skokie, Il within a Breast Cancer Awareness exhibit.

Donavan always has the ability to draw endless inspira-tion from his friends, family, and the people he gets to see enjoying his work. He says “When I hear people talk about the things I create it inspires me to strive harder for the things I want in life.”

Donavan finds professional inspiration in designers such as Alexander Mcqueen.

On August 27th, Donavan is having his first “Head-liner” fashion show where he will be showing off his new T-shirt collection. The show will be at Hydrate Nightclub on Halsted.

Are you thinking of having friends come over to your House Party? Are you one of those group exercise fanatics? There is a way you can bring the social gather-ing/fitness regime into your own home. Try out Your Shape and Just Dance for Wii and Jello Mousse Temp-tations, courtesy of House Party.

I’ve tried out both of the games already and I have to say, I’m impressed.

When I turned on Your Shape I was pleasantly sur-prised to find out that it’s an updated version of Your-self ! Fitness - a game I’ve had for years. The basis of Yourself ! Fitness was that a virtual personal trainer, Maya, guided you through workouts customized to what your fitness goals were. The biggest downside to this game was that I had it for PC - and there was just never enough room to work out wherever my compu-ter was.

Your Shape is the new, updated version. Instead of Maya, we have Jenny McCarthy leading the workout and instead of having to take our pulse and count our own pushups, sit-ups, squats, etc. There’s a camera that keeps track for you. The camera is really what makes this game. During the workout, you don’t have to hold a controller - one of my pet peeves of other workout games - the camera does all the work.

Your image is projected on to the screen so you can watch your form. Jenny also provides feedback and en-couragement as you go. There’s also no half-assing your workout because - hey! - The camera is watching you! It was really a great workout.

The setup was incredibly easy. I did have to do a little re-arranging of the living room to be able to get all of myself in view of the camera, but we’re in a small apartment so that’s par for the course. It’s also been a little tricky to get the lighting right - having it too dark affects how well the camera can pick you up.

Just Dance was more whimsically fun and less fitness-focused. While you’re undoubtedly burning calories, you’re not concentrating on your movements as much. On screen prompts lead you through choreographed dance moves to stereotypical party songs, like Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Who Let the Dogs Out. Unlike Your Shape,Just Dance allows for multi-player gaming - making it a really fun party game.

Wii House PartyWorkoutrobert arroyo

Top 10 House Party Songs to “get down” totodd paulson

Timo Maas – “To Get Down” – A “get down” list without a get down song just wouldn’t make any sense. This song is close to being 10-years old; however, it should be the first song on everyone’s party mix. Just hit your Genius button on iTunes and let the partying begin!

2 Unlimited – “Get Ready for This” – A 1990 hit that won’t sound so out of place if put into the right shuf-fle. The ladies seem to always shake their booties to it.

Vengaboys – “We Like To Party” – The song that is now making people connect with Great America, and a dancing old man, but also is making people dance LIKE the old man.

DJ Sammy – “Heaven” – The Bryan Adams hit has had people singing along to it for decades, but in the dance version if you can’t sing at least you can dance along to it.

Eric Prydz – “Call on Me” – A Steve Winwood cover (“Valerie”) came out with a dance along video that got everyone on the floor trying it out. Even though the fad went out along with the year (2004), the song still plays well at parties. And you’ll still have that one person (the drunken one) who tries to bring the dance back…for the night.

Girl Talk – I put him right in the middle because he is a cross genre DJ that mixes hip-hop with alternative, and pop. There is not one single song mix that I can pick out from this guy to make it on this list alone. He has a load of stuff out, so seek him out, and add him to your mix; you’ll love every minute of it.

Queen – There are about a handful of tunes from Queen that you could say belong on this list, so it’s hard to pick just one. “We Will Rock You”, “We Are the Champions”, and “Bohemian Rhapsody” would be my top 3 choices…and all 3 should go into anyone’s party mix.

Peter, Bjorn, and John – “Young Folks” – One of the great whistle along songs of our generation. You’ll find it on commercials, TV shows, movies, in-store sound tracks, etc. It’s a toe-taper tune but enough to get peo-ple moving.

Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” – The perfect Friday night party song…minus Rebecca Black being featured. The video says it all, as well as the lyrics (DO try it at home, kids).

Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling” – The 2011 Half-Time Super Bowl performers showed that this song is so over played everywhere in the world that it has to win for top party song. The breakdown of the song has everything that a party song needs: a good intro. to segue out from any other song, and get people off their seats and on to the dance floor; a constant 128 BPM that keeps people going; and a lack of lyrics, just enough to sing along to, but not too much to remem-ber.

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“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you’d better run/better run/outrun my gun/All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you’d better run/better run/faster than my bullet.” Does this sound like lyrics to a song that you would find on almost any pop/rock station, and labelled a “summer time hit”? Guess what…it is! Foster the People, a 3-man band that worked on the single, “Pumped Up Kicks” and had no idea what would come next, is now an It-Band.I can play this conservatively, which I’m not, and state that a song such as “Pumped...” should not be considered a single in any sense, however, as some-one with an open mind and ears, “Pumped…” is a great single to start with.

Way back in 2010, XM Radio station, Alt Nation, was playing this tune. To me, it was going to be the next best single to take out Peter, Bjorn, and John’s “Young Folks”. You could almost imagine the cartoon characters in their video swaying their heads back and forth to Foster’s tune. I even ignored the content of the song for pretty much a year, but it also showed me that main stream, commercial, radio

was not ready to put a song out about a kid who you need to watch out for because he found daddies gun. However, I knew that if this band was to go anywhere it would need the attention grabbing lyrics of that song to make it big, which it did, a year later.The bands back-story is what most interested me; 3 guys from LA, California, with below average grades and no college background, started jamming together in the fall of 2009. This was after Foster’s dad told him he should get back into something he was pas-sionate about, music. So, they created “Pumped Up Kicks”, and didn’t have much planned after that. Soon, the song had buzz, and kept buzzing through-out the year.

So, after a performance on NPR, and playing on a small stage at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas in 2010, everyone started getting on the Foster the People bandwagon and didn’t want to get off. And the band hadn’t even finished an album yet.Out comes “Torches” on May 23rd. What’s so unique about the album is that even if you were over “Pumped up Kicks”, or not, the album has several other hits, and not a lot of misses. “Pumped…” almost becomes a new song all over again due to its mastery in the album itself. It flows right into the second single on the album, “Helena’s Beat”, which almost seems to be Mark Foster’s pro-life/anti-sui-cidal anthem. Foster sings, “I never knew if I could convince myself to change/You were pacing I was insecure/Slip and fall I got the calls of the prison I was living in/Yeah yeah and it’s okay/I tie my hands up to a chair so I don’t fall that way/Yeah yeah and I’m alright/I took a sip of something poison but I’ll hold on tight.”

At their concert at Lincoln Hall on June 12th, the sold-out crowd hopped in their skinny jeans, and raised their fists with a beer to the chorus. Only play-ing for about a year, Foster and his people knew how to put on a show. Never really stopping for banter, Foster and his 5-band member piece cranked through their whole album, giving their audience a funky (“Call it What you Want”), electronic (“Waste), rock (“Don’t Stop”), dance (“Miss You”) party. If you don’t hear this band this summer, you need to come out from underneath the rock you’ve been un-der and head to Lollapalooza. They will be playing on Friday, August 5th. Bring your Torches…

Foster the People Torches / Album and Concert Review

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A few years ago I was having a conversation with one of my makeup artist friends about smoky eyes. The trick to a smoky eye is to give yourself a subtle, smoul-dering look. If you apply a bunch of dark shadow all over your eyes, you take a smoky look and turn your-self into “fuck face”. Here are the things you will need for a simple smoky eye:

1. A small/medium eye shadow brush

2. A crease brush or a dome brush

3. A fine tip smoky eye brush

4.3 eye shadows of your choice (for this tutorial I will refer to the Smashbox Eyelights Palette; Smokebox)

5. Black eyeliner

6. Black non-waterproof mascara

7. Eye shadow primer

Step 1: Apply eye shadow primer to both eyelids, and let sit for about 30 seconds.

Step 2: Take your eyeliner and line about ¾ of your eye, leaving the inner corners bare. You will want to line your eyes above your top lash line and below your bottom lash line.

Step 3: With your eye shadow brush you will want to apply your lightest color eye shadow on your entire eyelid, all the way up to your brow.

Step 4: Take your medium color, taupe, and apply that with the same brush only on the outer half of your eyelid and slightly into the inner part of your eye lid, but do not go all the way to your inner corner.

Step 5: Take your smoky eye brush and dip it lightly into the ivory, and apply that to the inner corner of

your eye, this will give you the illusion of a “wide eye” look. Then use that brush to line the top-inner part of your eye, and the bottom-inner part of your eye, mak-ing sure to overlap your black eye liner just slightly so it looks as though it is fading from light to dark.

Step 6: Using the same smoky eye brush, apply a very small amount of taupe on top of your black eyeliner using left and right sweeping motions, and then pull it slightly down and out on the bottom, and up and out on the top. This will also help with the smouldering look that you want to create.

Step 7: Once again, using the smoky eye brush, you will want to dip it in your black eye shadow and start-ing, in the middle of your eye, run it along your upper lash line, coming to a slight point at the end of your outer corner. Then you will want to do the same thing, starting in the middle of your eye, run the brush along the crease of your eye and touch it to the point you created on the bottom, creating a sideways V. This is going to define your crease.

Step 7: Taking your crease brush, sweep left and right over the two lines your have just created as to diffuse the harsh line and make it look “smoky”. You can do the same thing with a dome brush if you have one of those instead of a crease brush, just be sure to pull down a little bit when you go along your crease, and pull up a bit when you go along your lash line.

Step 8: Finish this look off by applying mascara to the top and bottom lashes, pulling your lashes outward to add even more to the smoky look.

That’s all, a perfect smoky eye in less than 10 steps. You can also use different color combinations such as blue, purple, brown, and green. Makeup is about experimenting, so don’t be afraid to play!

FUCK FACEanthony venanzio

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Inevitably, you’re going to have to throw or attend a house party. It’s the LGBT equivalent of a bar mitz-vah or a civic duty; you are required by law to host and/or go to a domestic shindig at least once in your life. And you won’t be ready. No matter how much you plan, something, some great cosmic force will always work against you to make sure that something goes awry. But fear not, friends, as someone who has thrown a few parties with friends at college, and who will surely be asked to host many a soirée when I have my own place this fall (with a gay man and a bisexual girl no less) I can impart you all with a few tips and tricks to ensure a successful house party.

First off, do not hold yourself to an Olympian stand-ard. Chances are you are not Oprah and can only afford and plan so much. On this note, God help you if you’re house party is doubling as a “dinner party”. This is an extremely frightening territory to work with because it involves food preparation. That isn’t

to say you should not have food at your party, in fact a few light snacks are expected. In my article for the July issue of OUTinCHI I discussed do’s and don’ts for hosting a BBQ. Any party where food is present involves similar principles: double-check the guest list for allergies, vegetarians/vegans, and the like. Also get a head count. So yes, definitely utilize Face-book. Digital RSVPing is a fantastic method of party planning.

If you’re the guest, remember to always bring at least something over to the host’s place. Times are tough and everyone can help lighten the load for the host by bringing food and drink. I would suggest go with the latter because alcohol is expensive. Chances are the host paid more for the party prep than you did, so be gracious and make with the booze. And remember this major faux pas: if you didn’t bring any alcohol, do not go depleting the wells of the house. This will make you look like a Class A Jerk...as well as a po-

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tential alcoholic. So don’t do this.

Speaking of alc, here is where another potentially tricky issue can arise. Obviously if you love your friends, you don’t want them making stupid deci-sions. But at this age, if you aren’t making at least one stupid decision a week, there’s something wrong with you. So yeah, someone is going to get drunk at your party and it will be your (the host’s) job to make sure they don’t injure yourself. While they say God watches out for small children and drunks, let’s not tempt fate, so make sure they aren’t getting into a car. Some parties I’ve been to have a collection plate for keys at the beginning of the night, the idea being if you aren’t coherent enough to contact the host to get your key back, you probably shouldn’t be driv-ing anyway. Now, understandably, many people feel awkward handing their car keys to a total stranger, so this is not going to fly at parties where not everyone knows each other well enough to ensure this degree of trust. In that case, it’s always good to employ a buddy system before you get to the party (if you’re a guest). Make sure nobody is going to try and go off without you knowing it.

Now, I know this may surprise you, but sometimes drunk people don’t always think things through be-fore they act. So if you’re the host and a belligerent drunk is not willing to hand over his/her/their key’s, you may find yourself in a bit of a jam. While drunks can be hard to reason with, they are extremely easy to distract. Have a friend of the drunk in question try and talk to them to relinquish the keys. Also, assume that some people may need to crash at your place, so offer your couch if you have to. It may seem like a minor inconvenience, but you could be saving some-body’s life by not letting them behind the wheel of a car.

Moving on to further damage control, let’s talk about something I’m sure most people reading OUTinCHI are familiar with: drama. Parties can be potential breeding grounds for drama, especially if you have gay men over (sorry, not to target, but come on guys). In a perfect world, most people are okay with hav-ing their ex(es) at a party. In fact, sometimes this is actually the case. But if not, this is something you should be aware of. Now, don’t go around gossiping to people about who you should or shouldn’t have at a party. Just keep your ears open and get some idea

of who might cause some damage. Not everyone is going to like each other in any situation, so don’t hesitate to invite a perfectly civil person that maybe someone else is angry at because he looked at their boyfriend that one time. People to watch out for are the real problem starters: that lesbian who always gets ridiculously drunk and smashes things, boyfriend stealers, etc. Usually these people are easier to avoid because of their unruly reputations. And if someone behaves badly at your party, you have no obligations to ever invite them back. This is why it’s beneficial to make private invites on networks such as Facebook. It’s a great way to keep the riffraff out.

One final mention, what I’ll refer to as the “Panic Button Manoeuvre”. There may come a time, espe-cially if you live on campus housing, that the police may come a calling. You will probably have under-age drinkers at your party, and while I don’t condone this, it is a fact of life that does happen and as long as people are being watched and taken care of, it shouldn’t be a problem. But it’s still illegal if you’re under the age of 21. And you or the host can get ar-rested for it. If someone at your party is in a situation that is dangerous, alert the host at once and don’t be afraid to call medical help. There are some states/towns/colleges that have amnesty laws protecting you from getting into legal trouble if you alert the police in dire situations such as these (for example if some-one is going through the stages of alcohol poisoning). The best thing to do is clear out everyone who is not involved in the situation. Usually this duty will fall to the host. I can give you an amazing example of how my friend, a frequent party planner, took charge of the situation when the cops were on their way. She called the room to attention and said the following, words to repeat if you should find yourself in this situation: “I thank you for all coming to my party but you all need to leave immediately. If anybody has any questions right now, I will gladly answer them tomor-row, but at this moment you just need to go with me on this and leave.” Everyone did as told and the situa-tion was under control.

These pitfalls are the prime party ruiners, but remem-ber, there is always more to look out for. As a host, your prime directive is to keep everything safe and fun. And as a guest, be gracious and treat your host and their home with respect. With this in mind, be safe and happy partying!

Gay men tend to be mama’s boys. I will admit without a moment’s hesitation that I am a full-fledged member of the GAMMA (Gay Men Mammas-boy) fraternity. Whether a stereotype or common trend, we’re all aware of the idiom: “Home is where the heart is.” When we want to satisfy those longings for mom’s home cook-ing, and we are faced with questions of whether it’s worth the time, money, and effort to visit, there exists The Flower Flat.

This flower shop plus café is alive with gorgeous floral arrangements, stained glass windows, ceramic plates and other knick-knacks decking out the walls and ceil-ing. Here you will find all of the good things you miss about home: Good company (you can’t help falling in love with the owner and chef, Betsy), good aromas and some darn good food! Try the smoked salmon beauti-fully placed atop Red Hen crispy flat bread with herbed cream cheese, shallots and extra piquant capers. You may prefer the B.L.T sandwich with crisp bacon, leaf lettuce, sliced red and green tomato, and basil mayon-naise spread on toasted artisan bread.

No matter what you choose, it’s made to fresh order behind the draped window without any pretentious-ness or special ingredients. While the café usually is a popular option for brunch and lunch, they also offer a true underground three-course prix fixe dinner option (reservations accepted by phone and email). Why not pamper mom with the prix fixe? You are able to check family, food and drinks off the list in one sitting by taking advantage of their BYOB option. Or you could just keep the charming secret garden all to yourself and indulge in some Intelligentsia French press coffee (or local Benjamin hot tea—I recommend the Enchanted Green) while reading the newspaper, playing a board game or taking part in your book club. You choose.

REVIEW:FLOWER FLAT: ANDERSONVILLErichie deisterheft

The Flower Flat620 W. Addison Street Chicago, IL (773) 697-3682

Hours: Tue: 10 am – 3 pmThu: 4 pm – 9 pmFri: 10 am – 3 pm & 6 pm – 10 pmSat & Sun: 8 am – 3 pm

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MATTHEW S.YELPER EXTRAORDINAIREYELPER,CELEBRITY LIBRARIAN AT LARGE.What neighborhood do you live in? AndersonvilleWhat do you do outside of Yelp? Librarian / Museum EducatorFavorite gay-friendly hangout? Marty’s, on Balmoral.

name, and they pour a mean gimlet. After a tough day at work, the atmosphere and other bar patrons are a breath of fresh air. It does get a bit busy weekend

nights, but its always worth the

Favorite new restaurant? It’s not really a restaurant, but I am in love with Patel’s Cafe on

-serts, and ice cream, lassi’s, golas,

summer.Favorite neighborhood hangout? Not some place to sit down for a

at Brownstone Antiques on Clark digging for a great piece of furni-ture or at Roost - looking for the next perfect garden implement or depression glass casserole dish. Its like a treasure hunt in both places,

and the stock changes weekly at both places.Photograph by Adam Danielsadamdaniels.comFind out more about Matthew by visiting YELP or his blog,www.welldressedlibrarian.blogspot.com

Dr. Note: I said date, not appoint-ment. I arrived at 8:45 pm, and imme-diately I loved the bar. I kind of lied to the bar tender and told him I was an escort. Mostly to embarrass my date - however, I must have been com-pletely unconvincing in my argyle sweater vest and khaki trousers, as I was coerced into confessing I was actually a librarian. We went to this bar because the Dr. had suggested Marty’s. Appar-ently, it’s his favorite bar. And now I know why. It is tucked in on Balmoral, just

like a hidden treasure. And it is. Upon entering, we were greeted by Johnny - who was seamlessly dressed in a white shirt and black bow tie. Classy. We were waited on like we were the only ones in the bar - despite the fact that each table received this treatment. And I don’t think we were the only boys on a date. While not packed, it was busy for a Tuesday night. Lots of other cute couples were sipping drinkies all around us. impeccable. Little black tables for two dot the bar, and is highlighted by a long mahogany bar that runs almost the full length of the place. According to Johnny, once upon a time, this place was a hair salon.

the result of a total gut rehab. had the Creme Brulee martini. (2

of them!) I also had one of the

provide a glass of water, and a martini glass full of snacks (pretzels and assorted nibblies) to help soak up the alcohol that was surely and most likely dissolving my liver. I would be remiss in not suggest-ing you check this place out. It is in the perfect location for pre or post dinner drinks - tons of res-taurants are within a two minute walk. It’s also a great place for a

long day at work. To boot, the date ended with a great kiss. I think I’ll be seeing more of both of them.

before I came back to pick it up.

know what you are looking for and DIG!

and in a great location. An An-dersonville gem.

MATTHEW’S YELP REVIEWSMARTYS EDGEWATER

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are too. No pretense here, but be prepared to dig, and don’t wear anything you don’t want to get

dusting - but again, less over head, lower prices. I have literally furnished my apartment (used to live right up-

are in good shape, and the guys that own it have good eyes for style. Once you get the piece(s) home, give them a good polish or wash. Its easy! and the stock changes VERY

the sidewalk in the mornings, but it goes fast. If you like it, buy it. It won’t be there later. I purchased a deco dresser set there, and they polished it up

ROOSTEDGEWATER

Today I decided to get out of the house. You know how it goes.. I walked up the street to Roost, a place I’ve driven past dozens of times, but never went in. So today I did. And was greeted by Daniel. Now, I was nosey, and poked into the part of the store that he is ex-panding into. He’s not actually in that part yet. stand of my dreams. But I was a good boy, so decided I’d pass on it. I got home, and I could have screamed. You see, my entire bathroom is done in “Vintage Science Lab”, think high school chemistry class, a la 1940. I called the shop at 8 pm on Sun-day night, planning to leave a sad and soulfully homosexual message on the shop keepers answer phone - and to plead that he put it aside for me.Only Daniel answered the phone, and after a pleasant and cheerful chat - I am now going to be the proud owner of said test tube rack. Now you can be jealous that not only am I incredibly handsome, BUT my bathroom is better than yours.

BRING THE HOUSE DOWNWITH STYLE BY JON FAB

DJs such as Frankie Knuckles, Derrick Carter, Jesse Saunders, Larry Heard, and Felix Da House-cat paved the way for countless art-ists and DJs to spread the sound of house music all across the nation as it quickly appeared on top of (Ok, (ok, I could be a little bias...) DJs such as Frankie Knuckles, Derrick Carter, Jesse Saunders, Larry Heard, and Felix Da House-cat paved the way for countless artists and DJs to spread the sound of house music all across the nation as it quickly appeared on top of the music charts all over the world.

the ever prominent kick-drum instantly make you want to move your body as soon as it hits your ears. For example, just try not to

shake it once Deee-lites “Groove

gave birth to what we now call “House Parties” which means an apartment, warehouse, or any sort of residence being transformed into a club atmosphere and jam-packed with people grinding and gyrating to the sounds of the DJ while being surrounded by pulsat-ing lights and lasers. Now, when it comes to what to wear to these events my suggestion is that you keep it simple and comfortable all while still remaining fresh and hav-ing all eyes on you. Don’t overdo it, don’t layer, and DO NOT over-dress. (Most of the time you end up removing it anyway.)

HOUSE MUSIC ORIGINATED IN CHICAGO IN THE EARLY 1980’S AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THE BEST HOUSE MUSIC ARTISTS CAME FROM HERE.

COCO AND BREEZYCATCH PEOPLES EYE WTTH WEARABLE ART BY COCO AND BREEZYSince your house party wardrobe is going to be comfortable and fairly simple, you must get LOUD with your accessories. You need eye-catching pieces that will make sure everyone is absolutely glued to you as soon as you

is in my opinion, the only choice. Coco & Breezy are 20-year-old identi--

selves by their collective individuality and avant-garde style so it came as no surprise that when they opened up their website it completely blew up. In 2009, they decided to relocate to the city that every young designer dreams

Italia, W, Dazed and Confused, Paper Magazine, Vibe Magazine, and many

and even a kids line are skyrocketing them into fame. Celebrities like Kelly Osbourne, Serena Williams, Ashanti, Nicki Minaj, Eve, Ciara, Pharrell,

ever-evolving and always trying to raise the bar in fashion as they plan on expanding their brand with a new collection to be released in the coming months. I have had the privilege of personally speaking with these girls and

remember where they came from and never let the bright lights and big city tempt them. Come step into their world, these aren’t just accessories, this is art

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