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The Polish Prince Time for some serious bar talk. Of course, it’s not that I , spend a lot of time in the bars, just that I have a lot of alcoholic friends. First, there’s the grandmother of New Orleans bars, Lafitte’s, or as it is officially called, Cafe Lafitte’s in Exile. It will be celebrating the 25th anniver sary at the end of October. What more appropriate time than Halloween weekend? For four days Lafittes’ will be in a wild and festive mood (which i& nothing new). From what I’ve been told there will be special drink prices (possibly lOc drinks and 5c beer), a Texas- style barbeque and a trip for two to an unknown destination. For those of you unfamiliar with this landmark, Lafitte’s is one of the best bars for cruising. It is also ranked 10th in the United States for liquor consumption for a bar its size. (I have certainly contributed my share to that distinction.) Lafitte’s is owned by cranky but loveable Uncle Ben. No trip to New Orleans could be complete without stopping there at 901 Bourbon St. It is open 24 hours a day and the busiest times are from 1 10 pm. to 4 am. during the| wfeek, anytime on weekends’ and it is always packed late Sunday afternoons. Let’s travel over to Rampart St. and visit Travis’ in the 700 block. At one time Rampart Street bar activity was dying out, but Travis has helped bring it to life again. I never thought I’d see the day but they now have shows at Travis’ featuring ‘The Comics’ starring Booby and Donnie Jay. These two perform strictly comic drag and are very adept at it. Considering , the'size of the stage and the light and sound conditions, they do marvelously. Travis’, I’m ashamed to say, is the only (gay) bar in New Orleans to have drag shows, but, I’m glad Travis and Cliff had the guts to start them and The Polish Prince Lafitte’s — In Exile for 25 Years Ask Danny About Good Parties in New Orleans give those, who like-shows an opportunity to see them. They also gave life to a street that dfPrved it and needed the business. Around the corner and one block down at Burgundy and St. Ann you’ll find one of the city’s newest bars, Ms. Kitty’s. It’s probably the nicest and cle-anest and best decorated bar in the quarter. Literally flooded with hanging-plants, it gives a warm and homey atmosphere. Ms. Kitty herself is a very warm and friendly person and is trying her damndest to give the gay community entertainment and a nice place to go. On Sunday evenings they feature either a country or a jazz band. The crowd at Kitty’s is a comfortable mixture of gals and guys. It is fairly quiet during the week with mostly locals who gather for conversation and good times. They also have about the best kept pool tables (in a city whose bars are notorious for them) in any bar in the Vieux Carre. Stop in and enjoy a really good drink and genuine Southern hospitality. By the way, if you’re coming into town to see King Tut don’t worry about standing in line for hours. It didn’t actually, turn out that way. The average wait to get in after you’ve bought your tickets ($1.50 for adults) is approximately one and a half hours. Even then you don’t really have to just sit or stand while you wait. There are covered bleachers available if you just want to sit and wait (or cruise), but, the museum is in City Park also, so there is plenty of area to cover’. And you always know just how long you have yet to wait because the bleachers and the tickets are color-coded; you always know how many there are ahead of you. There is also a large tent by. 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If you wish to make a whole day of your visit to City Park, you can visit one of the 43 tennis courts in the park;or play a few at any of four golf courses, or rent a bike, or ride the rides at the mini-amusement, park, or you can go fly a kite,. Mary. (I really don’t care what you do as long as you have a good time doing it!) The first week he was here, the dumb mummy drew almost 60,000 people and we still have ’til mid-January to go. Well, I’ve ran my mouth, or rather pushed my pen as far as I dare this time so I’ll just bid you a fond adieu and-a reminder that your mother eats shredded wheat with a spoon. -Love T he Great and Wonderful Qz, I mean Polish Prince, himself. Noveptber,\l 977, The Barb — Page 11 Daytona Beach - Fresh from winning the Mr. Rene’s Contest in Tampa, Gabriel Gerdes was crowned Mr. East Coast, September 10, at Damien’s Yum Yum Tree. The pageant was emceed by Ernestine Brown and Doug Woods. Highlights of the evening were performances by Latese Chevron, Miss East Coast 1976 and Ron Kolher, Mr. East Coast 1977. Lowlight of the contest was one /very sick judge! Presents A Halloween Show and Costume Party Monday, October 31st Prizes for Best Costumes Male as Female .... Portable TV Female as Male Portable TV Most Original...,. Cash Prize tAnjH&z&out t6e evening fvt&ucctecL TtfocUlt,