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New Miss. Gay Ohio to be crowned at June 20 pageant
by Mary Kay Rainey a.k.a. Mark Martin
Columbus-Miss Tara Richmond, the current reigning Miss Ohio Gay Pride, will be giving up her title to a new queen on Sunday, June 20.
The pageant will be held in Columbus at 7:00 p.m. at the Tabu-Garage located at 40 E. Long Street.
Male illusionist Mark Martin will be hosting the event. The entertainers will include Miss Lita Mannon, Miss Cari Wayne, Miss Brandy Lamone, Miss Darah Landon, Mr. Mark Martin and of course, Miss Tara Richmond.
Representatives from Cleveland, Ak-
ron, Dayton, Canton and Columbus will compete for the coveted title of Miss Ohio Gay Pride 19992000. The winner will receive a cash prize, a crown, a plaque, flowers, a photo
session with Neil Raffensberger Photography, and a float in the Columbus Gay Pride Parade on Sunday, June 27. ✓
LaBelle to open concert series at Columbus Zoo
Columbus-Patti LaBelle-dubbed the "high priestess of good vibrations" by the New York Times-will open Rhythm 'n' Zoo '99 on Friday, June 25 at 8:00 p.m. at the Columbus Zoo Amphitheater in an energy-
Patti LaBelle
packed performance she describes as "part concert, part revival, part confession, part church."
For more than three decades, LaBelle's career has attracted many gay and lesbian
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fans. She first made her mark as the leader of the legendary "girl" group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles in 1961, with their millionseller "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" (since re-done by friend and fellow diva Bette Midler on Midler's most recent album). The group which featured Nona Hendryx, Cindy Birdsong, and Sarah Dash
was renamed LaBelle"in the 1970s, and anyone old enough to remember disco will certainly recall workin' it on the dance floor of every gay club to "Lady Marmalade," which rose to number one in 1975.
After the group broke up, Patti LaBelle embarked on a solo career that has rewarded her with platinum and gold records and a host of major awards and honors including: a 1992 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance; seven NAACP Image Awards, three Emmy nominations, and a medal from the Congressional Black Caucus.
LaBelle's has lent her name to the National Minority AIDS Council's “Live Long, Sugar" campaign, and the National Cancer Institute.
Tickets to all shows in the summer-long Rhythm 'n' Zoo series include free admission on concert day to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Tickets for Patti LaBelle's performance are $29.50. To purchase tickets, visit the box offices at the Ohio, Palace or Southern theatres, Riffe Center, the Columbus Zoo information and membership window, any Ticketmaster location, or call 614431-3600 or 614-469-0939.
John R. O'Connor, LISW ACSW of D.L. Dunkle and Associates
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kind of music to play for that crowd. You have to hang at those events to know what type of music that crowd wants.
Do you think that is part of why there really aren't many women's events?
You do have events going on for women every weekend. It is not like lesbians are underneath a rug. I mean, there is stuff going on in New York and L.A. and various clubs throughout the country, but not on the scale of the men's events.
There is no circuit on the scale of the men's; women don't travel just to go to a party. I don't think the priority of the women, when it comes to a party, is the music and the drugs. You know what I am saying? It is back to the original question about being one of the only women DJs. The boys like the music I did, going back 16 years ago. I used to leave
the lesbian bars and go to the gay men's discos. The music was better. The girls' bar would close early; the guys' bar would be open all night long. I got wrapped up in the men's scene. It is really all about the music. The boys just liked what I liked.
Do you see yourself in this DJ biz for the long haul?
You can only do it for so long. I am getting older, the dancers are getting younger. What is the long haul? Sixty-five years old? I mean, look, it is a lot of traveling, a lot of partying. It is long hours standing up with music blaring in your ears.
Long haul? No. I mean, I'm 38. Don't know how much longer I will be doing this not going to retire in the next two years but will I be doing it for the next 15? I hope not. Not that I don't love it, but let's face it, the circuit is a very youthconscious culture.
Bob Findle is a Chronicle contributing writer living in San Diego, California.
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