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Julie, Male Impersonator Sure, Teddy Bears sing and dance. (At least this one does) Her name is “Julie” and she is the Sweet Gum Head’s one and only “Ted dy Bear.” Although she has also worked at the Yum Yum Tree in Daytona, Fla. and the Tea House in St. Louis, Julie admits to hav ing only six months ex perience as a professional male impersonator. This is hard to believe if you have ever seen her really”great ’ performances. Although Atlanta is home base, Julie has lived in Seat tle, Wash., and Jackson ville, Fla. She digs foot ball, and has a little “Heinz 57” cocapoo named “Dan ny Boy.” There isn’t any thing unusual about this name for her pet until you take into consideration that “Danny Boy” may one day bless his master with a lit ter of puppies. Julie is a Scorpio and presently attends college here in Atlanta She is very interested in the “mysteries of the deep,” and when ask ed her greatest ambition, she replied, “To be a rich oceanographer”. If her proficiency as a male im personator is any indi cation of things, we are sure that this goal will easily be achieved by “Julie.” . Who Says It’s Dry On Sunday? It isn’t in our neighboring city Chattanooga! After having a few cold beers at home we decided to hit the road to the hills c. Tenn. Our trip was a blast as we followed two large semi-type trailer trucks that were loaded with empty chicken crates. It wasn’t un til we passed these trucks thirty one miles later that we realized we were not dri ving through a blizzard. The white stuff hitting our wind shield was in fact chicken feathers, not snow. We finally arrived in Chat tanooga after the Editor had enjoyed “cruising” the truck stops as he distributed our prototype edition in public rest rooms along the way. Heh! Heh! We were very surprised at the talent the Powder Puff Lounge had to offer and we learned a very valuable lesson; don’t judge the talent by the size of the town. Appearing there nighlty is Billie and her beautifu. boy review. This is an all star cast including Che rice Nicole and Lorraine ^iorth. The kids put on a hilarious skit on “Along Came Jones” just for us. They had the audience as well as ourselves in stitches. Misty Dawn did a terrifflc guest spot and wound up hel ping the Co-Editor get plas tered. All in all we had a wonderful time,-the hang ov ers were worth it: So, next Sunday if you have nothing to do, get a group together, split the ex penses and take off to Chat tanooga. It’s a scenic drive and there is so many friend ly people waiting to meet you at the Powder Puff Lounge. (Just tell 'em the Barb sent you). First Miss Gay Chattanooga Pageant Its a first, and can use all the support you can give it. DINOS HOUSE OF CAN TON, in Chattanooga Tenn. is the location, and the Pa geant is being held Sunday, Feb. 10th. Miss Cherice Nicole from The Powder Puff Lounge will be the Mistress of Cere monies and the One and Only Miss Daisy Dalton Miss Gay Tennessee of 73, will be on hand to crown the winners. Good Luck to all the Con testants! ALL LOUNGES ADVERTIS ING IN THE ATLANTA BARB WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY ST. VALENTINES DAY. hbvEHT/sE wrke , 'ZAR6 ! They Said It Couldn’t Be Done What goes into preparing a “Gay” newspaper? This question can only be answered by the Editor and Co-Edi tor, who spent many tireless hours day and night at the typewriters, with the telephones ringing “off the hook,” from our snoop reporters supplying us with very interest ing and exciting news and events. Interviews had to be scheduled with interesting per sonalities. This was fun because we had the opportunity to “booze it up” along with our work. Photographs had to be taken, and believe me if you have ever tried to do all this when your photographer and sales representative is in Miami arranging distribution for the newspaper, you’ll find how difficult this can be. He was sent on business, but I’d be willing to bet that he did his share of “basking in the sun,” while we were battling away at the typewriters. Finally the big moment came. .... we had completed our collating and were ready for the paste up. This must be done before the paper can be photographed for printing. What a sigh of relief! The presses began to roll, when we were advised by the printer that the number three machine had broken down. Realizing this can happen to the best of us, we returned home, confident the newspaper would be on the streets the following day. Early the next morning the phone rang, and whom do you think it was? One guess! The publisher with news that two other machines had also broken down as a result of the number three break down the previous day. Since it was so near the weekend this caused a delay for another week. We were all smiles when the telephone rang on Friday with news that the presses were rolling again. Good news, the paper will be completed and ready for distribution this evening,” he said. We hurriedly prepared ourselves, picked up the papers, and were delivering them to the bars and other outlets within minutes the beginning of the Atanta Barb. And “they” said it couldn’t be done, be done. ATLANTA BARB-Page 3 Bernice Bright - Mrs. P’s Lounge A well liked and respected person in Gay circles, Bernice has been in the bar business for 18 years. She is originally from Rock Mart, Ga. Her honesty, combined with the fact that she is a “true Libra,” has gained her many adoring friends. This woman has a keen knowledge of bar manage ment, and has been a definite asset in making the “New Mrs. P’s” a success. Bernice has worked hard all her life and is a competent bookkeeper, of course there’s no question as to whether she would rather dig. that 9 to 5 daily grind in an office. Bike riding and roller derby are fast paced sports, so it is understandable that these are among her favorites She “grooves” on all her friends in the ‘AtlantisMotor cycle Club” and is a graduate from the “school of hard knocks”. Most people would have a problem coping with this type of life. In Bernice’s case, it has helped to stren gthen her character, and endeared her more in the hearts of her numerous friends and acquaintances. When we asked her what her greatest ambition would be, she jok ingly, replied, “To retire.” C’mon, Bernice, we all know better than that. You can “meet and greet” Bernice at the new “Mrs. P’s Lounge.” ATLANTA BARB is published Monthly in Atlanta, Georgia. We do not accept the responsibility for un solicited manuscripts, photos, etc. Letters are wel come, but we do not guarantee publication of all ma terial. Opinions expressed by our columnists do not neces sarily reflect the opinion of the Newspaper. Subscription rates are $3.00 yearly ($4.00 in plain wrapper). STAFF Editor. . . Ray F. Green Co-Editor . Jeanni Graham Associate Photographers. . . .Travis Cooper & Dale Butler ATLANTA BARB P.O. Box 82543 Atlanta, Georgia 30314 POLICE ACTION LINF If yju have accurate information on crimes in your community, write this to the Community Relations Division, Police Depart ment. It is desuable but not necessary to sign your name Send to: MAJOR HOWARD BAUGH, ATLANTA POLICE DEPT. 16S DECATUR ST., S.E., ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 If you don't want to write, call: 658-6699 Jointly sponsored ay Community Relations Division, Atlanta Police Department and the Community Relations Comnuseioa, City of Atlanta. “SPEND A DIME AND PREVENT A CRIME**