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August 1976, THE BARB - 8
PHYLLIS
KILLER'S
o 111 ATLANTA
Hi Toots, ]
this has been a hetic HOT
SPELL...but then I just love
• the good ole summertime in
Atlanta, so Natch it’s gotta
be hot...Hot news.too...First
I want to thank our MAYOR
MAYNARD JACKSON for
proclaiming GAY PRIDE
DAY, and thank him even
more for not rescinding his
proclamation after being
pressured by a group of
anonymous businessmen
who called themselves
“Citizens for a Decent
Atlanta”. This proves your
votes were right in voting
him the PYHLLIS KILLER
Cecil 3. DeMille Award this
year.
Now that I’m giving out
thanks...Thanks to STUART
CULPEPPER of the Gazette
and his fine article on the
same matter. We, of the gay
community can certainly
appreciate writers like this
and BILL CUTLER who sang
out for us. This is the only
way we can become known as
“Decent Citizens of
Atlanta”. We have the
. responsibility of citizenship
it’s about time we had the
rights. Now that’s PHYLLIS’
singing out.... .
Well, I’m still here, but
one year older...still I’m not
as old as good old Uncle
Sam, and now that the Bi
centennial has been officially
kicked off, or on...with the
Glorious 4th, so ; let’s
celebrate. Everyone was
having a grand time at the
.Onyx’s 4th parade party
outside until the STARS,
Mickey Day and Tiger Lil
were forced to leave the
scene for a few hour-
s...Thank heavens it was not
with the men in the little \yhite
coats...their antics were
thoroughly enjoyed by all on
the street and later on stage
at the annual “INDOOR
Picnic” that Jim Nalley has
celebrating the big day.
Show time at the Onyx now is
Wednesday thru Sunday
with the internationally
known Roski Fernandes at
the helm. Vicki Lawrence is
now a regular there with her
prize winning talent!
There’s No Biz like Drag
Biz and it is still going on in a
great way at Hollywood Hot.
gilda golden, Miss
Tampa ’76 will be guest MC
at the HOT thursday thru
Sunday, with the Queen of
All Glamour and grease,
DIAMOND LIL, now that
she has dried out...as she
calls it, making with her
madness Saturday and
Sunday._
Sweet Gum Head is in for
a treat...or should I say they,
are offering us a treat, when
Lavita Allen hold forth with a
verv special show “East of
the Sun...West of the
moon...Eldorado” on August
4th. Tickets are availavle
now and this promises to be
die special of all specials and
if I know Lavita, tnere is just
no stopping,..Plan to be
there and see for your
self... Phyllis will be there for
damn sure....Miss Gay
Atlanta, Lisa King is on hand
most of the nights to charm
you as well as the very lovely
; Lady Shawn. Saytort DeVille
and Little Bobby, as Miss
Garland, are always a
treat...and with so many
tourists in town you can bet
the showplace of the South
sends them on their way with
stars in their eyes.
While I’m on this show
kick, 1 might as well tell you
this tid-bit: Miss Gay
Georgia Pageant is on the
way...to be held at the
Biltmore Hall, Sheraton
Biltmore Hotel, August 21st.
There is a $500 top prize
money...and trophys. This
should be a great event and I
wonder whyMiss Georgia
hadn’t been done
before... However, Roski
Fernandes is directing the
big bash that was welcomed
by the Hotel people here.
It’s a first for Atlanta and
YOU can be sure that the
“Still Living Legend” will be
living that night, girlfriends
get oiit your drag, and
P. K.N. Productions
Presents....
Aug. 21, ’76
Sheraton Biltmore Hotel
V .PRIZES--
MISS GAY GEORGIA
FIRST RUNNER UP
SECOND RUNNER UP
THIRD RUNNER UP
$500 and trophy
$300 and trophy
$200 and trophy
$ J 00 and trophy
Directed by R o s k i Fern an d ez
E M C E E D by M icky Day
T on y R am an o
M is s H atn er
APPLICATIONS & TICKETS AVAILABLE AT : ONYX
LOUNGE, SWEET GUM HEAD, HOLLYWOOD HOT, COVE,
MS. GARBO'S, MRS. P'S, MCC CHURCH -- YOUR LEADING
ATLANTA BARS.
glamour and come to town
for the contest and
pageant...Out-of-towners are
welcome. Applications are;
available at local bars...so
get yours in and get to work
on that talent.
Frank Powell, so well
known on the bar scene and.
now back from a brief stay in
Daytona will open a new bar.
County Seat will be located
on Cheshirebridge Rd. (old
Golden Guitar location) and .
will feature three unique
rooms., all in the rustic
country decor. Cathrineville/
the town square will have
store fronts, trees, and oak
swings for the guests who
want to just visit the
square...and drink and
naturally cruise. There will
be the Penny Arcade that will
be a new twin game room
and last but not least will be
the Old Opera House. This
will feature Mr. Gay Atlanta,
Tony Romano as Disc Jockey
and Show's. It will be ex
citing to see how they turn
die old shell of a place into a
wonderful new fairy lan-
d I’ve always said we
need another gay bar here
and my dears, here we go
again.
Dale Channel should
certainly be here to take
some pictures here as the
ones he make at the Oscars
of Phyllis were so good we
Personafity of the Month
Angie de Marco’s career and
story, I found as we chatted,
was very reminisint of one of
the “Gold Diggers Movies”
from the chorus line to
Stardom.. .starting off in
Frisco as a chorus girl, at
Finnochio’s, she was known
as the million dollar
legs...she mov from
line, chorus that is, to center
stage where, she is now,
Angie’s fight for position ini
the Drag Biz nas ment
developing a personality that
would go with the feeling of
her songs and the iminage.
she wanted to project to her
audiance. Then came the
“Cosmic Touch”; as she
glides across the stage, lost
in her song, casting a mistic
spell over her audiance, yet
keeping them aware of her
own unique quality.
A native of Louisville,
Kentucky, she lives up to the
Angle DeMarco
standards of tough-breeds*
never missing a prefor-
mance, never forgetting,
with her face that she is
Angie de Marco. She has
toured the country with her
act, playing coast to coast,
many of which have made
return engagements She is
used them in our big spread
on the event. Dale is now
living in Jaxville and is seen
around town shooting the
shows...with the camera that
is...Thanks Dale.
UNION STATION is now
OPEN again and will
feature Disco Dancing, with
. DOUG spinning the disc
s', they have a new policy
there and Monday thru
thursday it’s FREE...on
week ends the door is only
one dollar for lots of disco
dancing...there is a new
physical set up that makes it
a little more cozy and the
doors open at (9 each
nite...
Plans are now under way
for two more contests.. .both
with Grand prizes of $1,000
each. Miss Gay UNIVERSE,
September 2nd, and Mr.
Gay UNIVERSE, September
16th. Both of these events,
will attract much attention
all over the country will be
held at UNION STATION.
Well, Toots here's
another first...June 30th a
Gay Baby Shower w'as given
for Mr. an Ms. Palmer
Marsh, Paul is a waiter at the
Gallus. The gay event w as
given at Shelly’s by Paul
Hargash of Stephen’s Saloon
and Miss “P”o. ^helly’s. It
was a brilliant affair enjoyed
by all and three days later
Sarah Elizabeth was born.
Speaking of show.ers
reminds me of the NEW'Pool
at the Club South Baths...It
is a joy and you can have a
joyous time there, right here
in Hot’lanta. There’s more
. news of the nite happenings
’ jn the disconnection,, the
Barb’s .newest feature keep
cards and letters coming in, j
love to hear ftom/you.and you
know it! ! ! ! l.OVEPHYLLUL
very enthaustic about jaizz
artists and very...strong on
vibrations...She has aVclassic
style about her, Mid when
she walks on the MISS GAY
AMERICA’S stage. Tara
sure' the place will- feel her
radiant vibes of love. Now
appearing at HOLLYWOOD
HOT, she remembers 'the
days of the short lived Star
Dust Lounge, and the many
happy times she has had
here in Atlanta. We are
indeed happy to have Angie
. de Marco here in Atlanta-,
and we love you! 1!
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