24 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE JUNE 7, 1996

EVENINGS OUT

Tasha James wins Miss Gay Cleveland Northcoast title

by Jimmie

The Miss Gay Cleveland Northcoast Pageant was held at U4ia on May 3, presented by the prestigious MTM Productions. Erica Martinez, the current titleholder, performed this night as well as Melissa Ross, Twiggy, Jennifer Phillips, Alexandria, Jason Lau and Jessica Michaels. The six contestants vying for the title were Amber Fernway, Chynna Divine, Lisa Cartier, Keri Nichols, Ruby McIntyre, and Tasha James.

Categories were presented for Daywear, Eveningwear, and Talent. In talent, Keri Nichols, in "mouse attire" with Christina Richards caught in a mousetrap, worked "And I'm telling you I'm not going!" while Tasha James won the crowd with her "Cleopatra❞—she amazingly stood on her dancers' backs while they moved forward on all fours. Quite amazing, from my angle! This pageant ended at 1:28 am-unheard of! Sets, designed by Alexandria, really made the stage.

Tasha James won the Miss Gay Cleveland Northcoast crown, with Lisa Cartier first runner-up, and Amber Fernway as Miss Congeniality.

Other recent pageant winners: Big Mama taking the Miss Ohio Classic, Keri Nichols with Miss B & B Cleveland,

CURBSIDE

The Theory

NATHAN IS SHOWING ROB HIS NEW DIGS.

...AND THIS IS

MY BEDROOM.

SMASHING

PUMPKINS

Danyel Vasquez is now Miss Gay Akron, and Steven Pittman is Mr. Gay Cleveland All American. Congrats to all!

My good, good friend, Falcon video star Karl Thomas, appeared April 6 at the Interbelt in Akron. Opening the show was Miss Gay Akron Danyel Vasquez, with Alexandria performing with Karl Thomas. Thomas followed up with one number. It seemed Vice was in the house this night, I didn't see nothin' compared to his past local performances. (Hey Karl, looks like it's time for Jenny Craig!)

The Belt has undergone many changes, some of which are air conditioning, new bathrooms (you go, "Georgia"!), new dance floor, elevated stage, neon lights and soon the patio will have a dance floor as well as a "catwalk" inside the club. You go, Vern!

If you haven't experienced Sunday nights at Quest on the west bank of Cleveland's Flats, well, you might just be too late. The grand opening was packed, what with free cover, but recent weeks seem to have a diminishing number of people. This coupled with $2 for Coke or $4 for a mixed drink, well, a girl needs to take out a mortgage on her crown just to have a coupla' drinks! There also seems to be a problem with "girls" using the real girls bathroom. This does not seem to be a problem at U4ia—but then, if there was a

bar in the U4ia bathrooms, there would be no reason for the majority of people to ever leave! Make-up Dirt: The best piece of cutting-edge info I can offer is that, by spring '97 there will be no need to panic when you need MAC cosmetics in Cleveland. Dillard's at Beachwood Place will be carrying the line, eliminating the need for a road trip to Columbus Toronto.

Numbers Cleveland is now doing amateur

shows on Wednesdays featuring Diva

Melissa Ross and Paige Turner. And of course "Mary," everyone's favorite bartender is there too! Tip "heavily"!

her

NAH. BUT THANKS FOR ASKING.

1996 BY ROBERT M. KIRBY

Aw, I WAS JUST BEING A BIT OF A DRAMA QUEEN... ..I DIDN'T REALLY MEAN IT...

COULD'VE FOOLED ME, BUT-

OH DREW, THIS IS MY FRIEND RYEAH FINE. SEE YA.

AHEME EXCUSE

IT'S A NICE

PLACE NATHAN

IM IMPRESSED!

ME, NATHAN..?

TH C

JIMMIE

Tasha James

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HMM...I THINK IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS. DID YOU SEE THE DIRTY LOOK HE GAVE ME? HE THOUGHT I WAS YOUR DATE OR SOMETHING. HE'S GOT A BIG CRUSH ON YOU.

OH PLEASE-YOU'RE CRACKED. HE DOESN'T EVEN LIKE ME! AND I'M CERTAINLY NOT ANY BIG FAN OF HIS.

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I BELIEVE YOU... STILL, HE'S KINDA. CUTE, DONTCHA THINK! • YOU GUYS WOULD "LOOK ADORABLE TOGETHER....

YEAH. EVERYTIME I SEE HIM HE STARTS OFF BEING NICE, THEN HE GETS ALL WEIRD ON ME, LIKE I'M PISSING HIM OFF OR SOMETHING. I DON'T GET IT.

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