The 2012 Year has officially begun and its no longer new. MLK weekend marked the first official Holiday of the year and thus marking the year for LGBT Pride And Circuit parties for the African American set. Atlanta hosted its ‘Unofficial Mini Winter Pride 2012′ weekend with a lack luster of fanfare and too many events to count which lead to mass confusion on the part of the patrons. Which brings me to the reason for this post.

During major Black Gay Pride/Circuit Events club promoters in major cities, Atlanta, D.C. Detroit, Los Angeles, Houston scramble for various club locations throughout the city and begin booking a list of celebrities from musical acts to B-list reality stars. My question to the those that hold our fun in their hands is WHY? Why are club/promoters spending thousands of dollars on acts who will be in their clubs for 20 minutes, won’t give us a concert, won’t allow us to take pics of them, won’t sign our favorite cds, posters, t-shirts, etc. showing our support of them? I will tell you why, its because of the all mighty dollar or so they think. If a club promoter gets lucky enough to book a major act it means they can charge outrageous prices at the door and we will line up like solder army ants waiting to meet our favorite queen of entertainment; keeping in mind that we will most likely get no showcasing of the artists talents, if they even have any.

In the past, clubs/promoters like Traxx Atlanta, Xtreme Entertainment, Lion’s Den and Wassup N Atl have booked major acts like Fantasia, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, Amber Rose, Evey Real House Of Atlanta with a booking agent and Dondria and we did what we do best, lined up to pay our fee to get a view from the back of the room and witness their 5 minutes of stage time. The only ones who seem to benefit from this is the actual promoter themselves and their best friends. They at the least get their pics taken with said artist to post on facebook and get bragging rights for the next 2 months until the next event. While you the lonely soul who stands in line for hours get NADA… I take that back, at least you were in the building.

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