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Mardi Gras Recovrey

When: Sunday, 2nd March, 2003

Time 5:30 pm doors close 7:00 pm
(or earlier when we reach capacity)

Where: will either be on your email or newsletter. Email if you still need the address.

Donation at door ($20 as a guide)
For this party you need to go down Bennet St from South Dowling and take the first lane on the left. Look for the two lights over the ivy covered wall, enter the metal door, cross the Bridge of Eternal Bliss, meander past the Pool of Narcissistic Reflection, then into the Den of Damnation and you know you are there.

Earlier if we reach capacity
We put this warning on each newsletter but remember that venues do not have expanding walls and for comfort and safety sometimes we close before the stated time and put the dreaded sign on the door CHOCKERS. The Mardi Gras Recovery traditionally is a party of high demand. Don’t get angry; get even by turning up early!

Hot yet Warm – Ken Allen
Not all MEN are Sydney based. We have a number who come from country, interstate and overseas. Ken comes from Seattle and we see him regularly at Mardi Gras and special events. He was (allegedly) responsible for all those MEN who had difficulty walking in the days after the Gay Games party land he will be back for Mardi Gras. Any mention of race is totally inappropriate in this newsletter so let me just say that Ken appeals to those who take their men as they take their coffee. (Hot, strong, black and every morning!) Thanks for your pics.

RezErection 6 – The Underwear Party
The Underwear Party started years ago as a laugh, a party for friends, where we could have fun. It still is. We used the Shift, not in an effort to go “mainstream”, on the contrary, it was the best venue available for our needs. As usual we sold out but we allowed guys with invitations to come in as others left. There was a lot of demand on the street for tickets, but keeping Underwear Party for MEN, friends and guests by invitation only makes it a special experience.

Party image by Peter

Thank you Kell for yet another triumph! David M’s green invitation card worked again. Grant Margetts devised and directed a filthy show with the MEN sign of the old Taylor Square toilets cleverly reproduced, with flaggers and hot men writhing under the piss curtain. Michael VL’s visual projections were great. Thanks to Flagger Masters Bendedich Leslie, Greg McG, Milo Bamford and Morgan, dancers Kris, Adi, Jorge and Christo, Brett Davis and Tim Martin and Kitty Glitter, all choreographed by DJ Toborek. Thx to Braddon McDonald, Eddy Tinker and others for being good sports when dragged from the dance floor and thrown under the stage shower! Paul D, David M and Tala ran a super efficient clothes check. The extra sound by the guys from Norwest and Oracle Lasers gave the party its extra edge. Richard Capuano did the video record of the show, Peter and Jamie Dunbar the photography. Navyman Michael and Robert were at set-up. Thanks to William D, to David B for his legal advice, to Rod S for his work with the database and tickets, also Alex B., John DC, Bob Moore and the staff of The Piercing Urge, JoJo and Stephen Hales for the great sound. Baggers and taggers manned the door, Rod, Jeffrey and Hong Sen, Ollie, David M, Malcolm, Brett and Raymond, Robert and Peter, John Dearman, Andrew L and Steve. Thx to Phillip R, Brett and Malcolm for their untiring efforts with mail out, logistics and bump out. Dominic and Mikey handled medical imperatives with style. Also to all the guys who flew in especially from interstate and overseas, you gave the night an extra kick. A special thanks to the management of the Midnight Shift who catered for our MEN “special” requirements and provided experienced professional advice and support. View the pix.

Shhhh! Wink Wink
PRIDE had issues on NYE with their "scenic maze", with police untidily dismantling it. Soooo uncool! We are reliable told the a legal solution to the issue removes the sex from the alcohol licensed area of the Mardi Gras Party. It means that the sex area “chillout” space (that's off-license) will be in the coach car park next to City Live, (near where the coat-check usually is) rather than in the Hordern. We can only say that our source is one of our MEN and is impeccable. Spread the word.

Recover at Skinny Dips
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