Clublife
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Revealing Host
Jayson Watson's mother once helped him at the Green Lantern. ''She got to hold towels over people's crotches, and that was the best day of...
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Ultra Free
''The gay community completely embraced it and made it kind of the mantra of how people felt,'' says Ultra Naté, in reference to her 1997...
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Daring DJ
Drew Montalvo took up DJ-ing on a dare, following a night of clubbing in New York. To prove them wrong, he impulsively spent his savings...
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Steele Town
DJ Billy Steele (Photo by Liz Liguori) DJ Billy Steele is about to fulfill a career-long dream. “I’ve been wanting to play [D.C. for...
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Sporting Makeup
Bryan Watkins has already carved out a career from something that started as a teenage gag. “A bunch of my friends were going out to...
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Red, White & Booze
''Red versus blue, which are you?'' It's not a reference to your political affiliation. And it's not a question of whether you're mad or sad....
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Peter's Pride
''A lot of people miss the Roxy and the big-room experience,'' says Peter Rauhofer. ''We saw this as an opportunity.'' For many years, Rauhofer served...
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I [HEART] Stonewall
''What would it look like if everyone came together to experience a totally different quality of event?'' That's the question Vance Garrett asked himself when...
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Pageantry of Pride
Two years ago, a drag king was crowned Mr. Capital Pride, and drag queens generally reign as Miss Capital Pride. But either contest ''is certainly...
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Red Hot
''It's not going to be like any other night at Apex,'' says Adam Ross Wilson, who is bringing his party Calor to city's longest-running gay...
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One for the Ladies
In the professional promotion, there are a few words officially associated with Lace, a restaurant and nightclub in Northeast D.C.'s Brookland neighborhood: ''Sophisticated. Mature. Sexy....
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Gray's EFN Anatomy
Bill Gray is happy to have stirred up a bit of mystery surrounding the future of the bar at 1318 Ninth St. NW. ''I get...
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Happy Hours
''I had never bartended before in my life,'' says Eduardo Sevilla Jr. of the time five years ago when he went from being a regular...
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Stateside Arrival
''One of the things we wanted to do was bring some of the fun back to dance music,'' says James Wiltshire, referring to the impetus...
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Cherry's New Taste
''People should expect a different look from what they normally see,'' says Cherry Fund co-chair Allen Sexton, talking about the nonprofit organization's annual weekend event....
