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Mr. Charlotte Also Mr. Gourmet
Few people know when Paul
Smith serves Lites and kamikazes
from behind the bar at Charades
that he could also serve them one of
the finest gourmet meals they'll ever
eat.
The 27-year-old who won the Mr.
Charlotte title in July at Charades
plans eventually to pursue a career
in fine food preparation by attend
ing La Cuisine Cooking School in
Los Angeles, possibly as early as
late fall of this year.
"1 really don't remember what
started my interest in cooking," he
said. 'Tve cooked since about the
age of 13 and 1 love it.
'T've recently gotten into Cajun
cooking. You can do so much with
that style. There are so many ways
to fix seafood. And it's a style that
really surprises people."
Paul grew up in Lancaster, S.C.,
moved to Charlotte with a lover
when he was 19, and started work
ing at the old Odyssey when he was
21.
Most recently, he lived in Florida
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for two years where he was a bar
tender at the Copa in Ft. Lauder
dale. He returned to Charlotte this
spring.
As Mr. Charlotte, Paul partici
pated in the Mr. Hotlanta Contest
during River Expo Weekend in At
lanta as one of 14 contestants. A San
Francisco policeman won the event
and got the biggest round of ap
plause from the audience when his
occupation was announced. Second
and third places went to contestants
from Columbus, Ohio, and Miami.
Entrants also represented New York,
Philadelphia and other major cities.
Paul had never been in a contest
like Mr. Charlotte or Mr. Hotlanta
previously.
'T wanted to go to the River
Expo," he said,, "and I thought I
could represent Charlotte well. So I
just had a good time in the Charlotte
contest and 1 think that came
' through to the judges. I had mod
eled for several years and that re
ally helps when you're on stage."
But the biggest thrill of Paul's sum
mer was attending the Gay Pride
Parade in Los Angeles. "There were
more than 100,000 people there," he
said. "It made you really feel
proud."
CORRECTION
The August Q-Notes travel col
umn was in error about bars in
Key West.
According to Sandy Best, who
lives in Key West nine months of
the year and Charlotte three
months of the year, the bars stay
open until 4 p.m. The Monster
has been closed for 3 years;
Green Parrot is not a bar that
gay men would want to patron
ize; and the Copa is, as stated, a
good place to go.
Additional good bars include
#1 Saloon (western-levi with
disco), Papillon (tavern and pool
bar), Michael's (piano bar), and
the Old Plantation (disco).
Mi. Chailotte, Foul Smith
Health Project
Ends '85 With
$5,103 Balance
The North Carolina Lesbian & Gay
Health Project finished 1985 with a
balance of $5,103.22, according to
its annual report.
The organization received
$10,157.98 during the year from
grants, donations, fundraisers and
other income. It disbursed $7,415.64,
including $2,132.26 for printing that
included educational material;
$1,494.48 for telephone service and
$650 for emergency financial assis
tance.
Of the totals, $4,619.65 was re
ceived for AIDS and $3,275.17 was
disbursed for AID$.
The group's Healthline answered
150 calls per month, mostly about
AIDS; and provided physician refer
rals for callers from all over North
Carolina.
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For physician referral or other as
sistance, call 919/286-0079 Monday-
Thursday 6-10 p.m. To send a dona
tion, mail to P.O. Box 3203, Durham
27705-1203.
Charades To Host Meeting
FROM PREVIOUS PAGE
the sponsor of the highly respected
Vigil for Truth 8c Decency that was
held to oppose the July appearance
in Charlotte of one of the nation's
most antigay lecturers. Dr. Paul
Cameron of Nebraska.
At its Aug. 18 meeting, ONI ap
pointed a steering committee and
THEY WANT YOUR BUSINESS
approved these actions:
■ Immediately writing a letter-to-
the-editor of The Charlotte Observer
about the Charlotte Police Depart
ment's exclusion of gay men and
lesbians.
■ Immediately seeking a meeting
with Mayor Harvey Gantt.
■ Immediately drafting a ques
tionnaire for political candidates
asking their position on an antidis
crimination ordinance for Charlotte
and repealing the sodomy law in
North Carolina.
And, of course, the decision to
hold a Town Meeting was made.
Other possible actions mentioned
included networking with the ACLU,
N.O.W., People for the American
Way, Jewish groups and black
groups to support their goals in re
turn for support of gay/lesbian
goals; organizing Charlotte partici
pation in the National March on
Washington scheduled for next sum
mer; and establishing a clearing
house of gay/lesbian businesses
and professionals so gay men and
lesbians can spend money with
other community members.
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