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3 iustiout JANUARY 5, ¿007 ií eatingout eatingouteatingout eatingout That Small Town Feeling Portland's most famous drag queen shows civic pride ver hear something you wish you’d said? That’s how 1 felt when Walter “Darcelle” Cole described Portland as “the most cosmopolitan small town in America.” Our most famous drag queen made this observa tion at a preview of Queens of Heart, the documen tary by Jan Haaken and Wendy Kohn about the eponymous Darcelle XV, now the oldest drag club in the United States. Thomas Lauderdale and Philip losca assembled a laundry list of luminaries for the host committee, including Sam Adarrts, Howie Baggadonutz, Paul King, Walter Jaffe and BY FLOYD SKLAVER Kathleen Saadat, which resulted in a crowd that nearly filled Cinema 21. Afterward, at Bruce Carey’s Bluehour, Kevin him an excuse to satisfy his “footwear fetish” “Poison Waters” Cook professed his love for (although he’s quick to insist that he doesn’t mean Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Christopher Stowell. But foot fetish). He loves his product so much, his closet the director dined instead with dancers Roman holds 84 pairs (and that’s after the dozens brought to Rykine and Yuri Possokhov, who were both vis G<xxJwill). The monthly meet gathered for the first iting from out of town. When Yuri accidentally time (but hopefully not the last) at downtown’s referred to Kevin as Poison Oak, the quick wit bit Bettie Ford Lounge. There, I chatted with photo back, “You can scratch it anytime or smear lotion grapher Antimo Cimino, who is helping Troy Lakey on it.” with his new gay-themed theater company, Key Also taking shots at Poison is Joni Kabana, but Productions. Troy directs Key’s inaugural produc hers are of the photographic kind. Joni’s photos tion, Can't Say 1 Do, a musical satire about gay appear on Poison’s Web site as well as in the marriage, which premieres Jan. 5 at World Trade corporate offices of Blue Cross/Blue Shield. She Center Theater. attended the party with makeup artist Kristin Trung Tu was there after recent Lasik eye Arnett. High school thespian Grant Miller surgery, which meant he could see all the hot men, charmed his way into every conversation and including Dwayne Moore, who just moved here bubbled with excitement after meeting Gus Van Sant. Aaron Scott filled me in on his plans to take a bite out of the Big Apple, where he hopes to study journalism at either NYU or Columbia. Matt Jaffe was there after spending the weekend as a ski instructor at Mount Hood Meadows, where he says “cute boys get to the front of the lift line.” But who needs Mount Hood when there were plenty of cute boys at Bluehour, including Randy Rapaport, Chris Beanes and Jeremy Floyd, Darcelle and Thomas Lauderdale celebrate the documentary Neldon. Chris and Jeremy Queens of Heart. moved to Portland last sum mer, getting married in Canada on their way from from Baltimore, and recently single Garret Saiki. Juneau, Alaska. They met nine years ago in—of all David Barashi, looking relaxed and rested after two places—the bathroom at Silverado. weeks vacationing in Israel, and Scott Osburne Speaking of boyfriends, Will Simonds and happily told me about his trip to Buenos Aires, Robert North threw open their West Hills home Argentina, “where the men were hot and cheap— for their annual holiday party, where I discovered just like me.” I also chatted with Zurain Imam, a that the couple have been fabricating fine glass Pakistani fashion journalist visiting family in designs in their basement, a hobby Will says start Beaverton through March. True fashion maven ed because they “wanted to work with something that he is (Zurain was called “One of the 50 Most warm and colorful during the winter.” Also warm Important People in Entertainment" by a Karachi and colorful were the guests, including Joey Lee, magazine), his MySpace site includes Madonna, who was there with a new beau, Corey Otterson, Paris Hilton, Anna Wintour, Brad Pitt and Isaac and Grant Hamilton, who’s been with his beau, Mizrahi among his “friends." Jacob Muñoz, for “12 years, one month and three So, Darcelle is right. Portland is indeed the days." Also together for 12 years were Randy most cosmopolitan small town in America. Especially if you’re Out Going. • Bossert and Roger Rand, who, Randy proudly announced, wears size 15 shoes. Speaking of shoes, at IVcemher’s Salon Q, I met FLOYD S klaver wants to know about your event. shoe salesman Chris Richards, who says his job gives E-mail him at fLrydsklaver@comcast.net. 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