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Lord King & Consort XXV Michael& Doug
Auctioneer Kasey presents David withhis own creation honoring David’s
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Lord King & Consort XXIV Danny &Danny (aka Princesse Stephaney)
Queen & King Amon Ra XLIII Opal & Paulflank Lord King XXV Michael, Lords
Capt. David & Lord Consort XXV Doug
Amon Ra’s Gizelle Bouvier
King Cake Queen XV Marsha & XVI-ElectTami flank Lord King XXV Michael, Lords
Capt. David & Lord Consort XXV Doug
Armeinius’ Ricky & Tim
Lord King XXV, Queen Petronius XLVIIDawn, Lords Capt. David & Lord
Consort XXV Doug
Satyricon Queen & King XI Carl & Scottflank Lord King XXV Michael, Lords
Capt. David & Lord Consort XXV Doug
King Cake Queen’s XVI-Elect Tami, XVMarsha & XIV Princesse
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The Lords of Leather presented it's Royal Leather Tea honoring Lord Kingand Consort XXV Michael Ducote and Doug Minich at an afternoon affairin the Victorian Galleries above JohnPaul's in New Orleans. In addition
to the Lords Royalty, the reigning monarchs of fellow clubs were also honoredincluding Amon Ra, Armeinius, Mwindo, Petronius, Queenateenas, Satyricon,and Apollo's Baton Rouge, Birmingham and Shreveport. La Madeleine catered thetea. The Lords of Leather Bal Masque XXVI is Sunday, February 22 at the AlarioCenter. Visit LordsOfLeather.COM for more information. (Photo: Lord King XXVMichael Ducote, Lords Captain David Boyd, Lord Consort XXV Doug Minich andLords President Gary Vandeventer)
Volleyball New Orleans Trea-surer Jerry Traigle and MardiGras Classic Tournament
Director Kevin Wiemken welcome teamsand players from across North Americato the 26th annual Mardi Gras Classicregistration at Napoleon's Itch on theBourbon Street Strip in New Orleans.The North American Gay VolleyballAssociation (NAGVA) tournament tookplace on MLK weekend culminatingwith the Awards Presentation at JimmyBuffet's Margaritaville Cafe. For moreon the tournament visitVolleyballNewOrleans.COM.
The Krewe of Petronius, the oldest GLBT carnival organization in NewOrleans, presented it's Gathering of Grand Dames: The Society ofPetronius Kings and Queens in the upstairs Victorian Galleries at
JohnPaul's. Here Petronius Captain Bill McCarthy (center) presents King andQueen Petronius XLVIII-Elect Arthur Alarcon and Freddie Guess with a little blingfor the upcoming bal masque on Sunday, February 1 at the Laborer's Union Hall.The upscale bash was catered by Bywater Restaurant.
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King & Queen Petronius XLVIII-ElectArthur & Freddie flank
Petronius Capt. Bill
King Petronius XXIX & Queen PetroniusXXXIV Dick and King Petronius XXXI &
Queen Petronius XL Robert
King & Queen Petronius XLIV Craig& Romnie
King Petronius XLV Mae and KingPetronius XXXVIII & Queen Petronius
XLV Wally
King Cake Queen XV Marsha and QueenPetronius XXX & King Petronius XXXV
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King & Queen Petronius XLVII Charles& Dawn
Petronius Capt. Bill and QueenPetronius XXXII & Satyricon
Capt. Mickey
Mother & King Petronius XLV Mae andDaughter & Queen Petronius XLVII
Dawn
Bywater Restaurant’s Craig & Mikecatered the upscale affair
JohnPaul’s DB served cocktails for thegroup
Toebe emceed her Draggin’ for PussySuicide Drag Show benefiting the LA-
SPCA at Starlight
Starr Daniels does “Proud Mary” in theDraggin’ for Pussy benefit at Starlight
The Draggin’ for Pussy show broughtTrudy DeMille to the stage at Starlight
Zsa Zsa DeLahore hit the Starlightstage for Draggin’ for Pussy
Silky Fountaine lent her talents toDraggin’ for Pussy
Tony joins Princesse for Dingo at Oz
Paul & John welcome you to JohnPaul’s
Rusty gettin’ ready for The Zoo Revueat Big Daddy’s
Buffy & Queenie pose at their homeon Bourbon Street
Buffy ready for her nap in her NewYear’s Eve hat
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