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Page 10 — The Barb, November, 1977
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Miss Carousel Selected in Knoxville
. by Bill Smith
Knoxville Competition was
stiff for the title of Miss
Carousel as twelve lovely
contestants vied for the honor.
Never argue with Jamie Chambers.
Kimberley Dee was the winner;
in this newly redecorated show!
bar. This lovely lady simply 1
stole the show with herj
presentation of “You Light Up!
My Life.” 1
Jimmie Dee, the newly;
crowned Miss Gay America,:
made her first appearance since
winning that crown and was a 1
lovely emcee. Lemmie Smith, a;
local “good looking hunk”'
helped out with the announcing
chores and Rufus, the
Carousel’s talented male lead
was only one of their
exceptional line of entertain
ment. Other guest performers
included Crystal Lambega,
Adrianne Sanchez, Miss Gay
Knoxville 1976-77, and Jamie
Chambers.
All in all, the Carousel put on
an excellent pageant. Some of
the planning, however, was not
as good. The gay press was on
the verge of walking out of the
pageant until Rufus rescued us.
Bobby Swinden of.Cruise had
tripped over an unlighted step,
fallen on his Camera and lost his
car keys, all in a search for the
press table. Rufus rescued both
the Barb and Cruise from the
downstairs bar and found us a
front row table with the
Carousel’s lovely waitress Jo
Ann hovering nearby.
We regret missing Rufus’s two
numbers, but we didn’t miss'
Jamie Chambers? numbers...both i
on and off the stage. I love this
girl to death and really hate to
hear that she’s retiring — but
please, Jamie, you’re too big a
star for bar room brawls.
—Photos by Gary Poe
Kimberley Dee, everyone agreed she won
Rufus - Most Hospitable
ITJLViilpiii
is Celebrates Sadie Hawkins’ Da ?
Memphis — Saturday,
September 17 saw the first
annual ball of the GOPS social
club. The theme of the fete was
“Sadie Hawkins Day in
Dogpatch, USA.” Guests
arrived in jeans, flannel shirts,
suspenders, country dresses and
straw hats. The American
Legion Hall was decorated with
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fresh cut flowers on each table
and bales of hay dotting the
dance floor.
Members of the club donned
costumes representing
characters of the “Li’l Abner”
comic strip. The ball
captain,Laura Lee Love was the
“Spirit of Sadie Hawkins”
wearing a white bridal gown
and veil carrying a nosegay of
fresh flowers and sporting a 8 V2
month stomach to the entrance
theme: “It Should Have Been
Me.” The Ball Lieutenant,
Wilma, represented “The
Merry Black Widow.”
Club royalty included
Debutantes: Cindi, Anita, The
Deyine Miss L, Tamantha
Taylor, Suzette, Sassy, Gypsie
Sheree Smith, Peaches and
Cass Michaels. The Grand
Duke and Duchess were Micki
and Ed Clemmer.
The reigning leaders of GOPS
were announced during the
pageant. David Jones was.
selected to serve as Star King I
and Star Queen I is Martha
(Daisy Mae.) Awards were
given to Mr. Dennis and Cass
Michaels for exceptional
service to the Club and the gay
community during the year.
After the ball was over,
everyone had fun dancing and
getting to know each
other...being downright
country like.
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