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Columbus-Patrons entering the Columbus Eagle on Saturday, September 12 will find themselves wondering if they're really at a local watering hole or if they accidentally wandered into a military-style boot camp.

That's because Ohio Drummer boy 1998 Scott Rousku has planned an event to promote a safer sex campaign and draw attention to ongoing concerns about HIV and

Ohio Drummer boy 1998 Scott Rousku.

other sexually-transmitted diseases, particularly among younger members of the community.

The military-themed party, titled "Basic Training" will provide an opportunity for people to meet Rousku along with Mr. Ohio Drummer 1998, Bruce Brandon. The event will feature music by DJ Chuck Arida, both male and female dancers (including one wellknown Catalina adult video star), boot blacking, military-issue buzz cuts for "new recruits," a "spank the boy" corner (even if the "boy" is a girl) and a rope harness-making demonstration.

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Safe sex information and materials and "Basic Training" T-shirts and dog tags will also be available. A dance CD, also titled Basic Training and featuring Arida, will be produced by Go Girl! productions of San Francisco and released later this year. Go Girl is one of the sponsors of the event, along with the Columbus AIDS Task Force and several other Columbus-area and national businesses.

The event will be the first of many across the state put on to raise money for a statewide safer-sex ad campaign, Rousku said.

"It has been a personal goal of mine to help create a safe sex campaign in the state of Ohio after seeing great campaigns in other states," Rousku said. The campaign will include a series of ten posters, created by Ohio artists and photographers, that will be accompanied by a brochure containing safe-sex information.

"We want to create something that will attract attention, especially of the younger people in the community," Rousku said, adding that four Columbus area photographers have already produced some "very hot photographs."

"Some of the posters may have some humor, but all of them will tell a story on their own," Rousku said. In regards to his "Basic Training" idea, Rousku said he wanted to do something "that was a little on the masculine side," but one that would be easy for people to "put an outfit together." Rousku suggests that people "dust off their uniforms" or don anything camouflage.

"When people walk into the Columbus Eagle that night, they'll definitely get the feeling they're not in the same place as they were last weekend," Rousku said.

A similar event, also with the "Basic Training" theme, will take place on Friday, September 18 at the Eagle in Exile, 893 N. 4th St. in Columbus. For more information, visit the group's web site: www.sirius1.com/safesexohio/.

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