A PARTY BY WHICH ALL OTHERS WILL BE JUDGED by thom senzee
The White Party is 25—even if you’re not anymore. THE RAGE MONTHLY POSED SOME FAIRLY TOUGH QUESTIONS TO WHITE PARTY FOUNDER AND PRODUCER, JEFFREY SANK-
ER ABOUT HIS SEMINAL EVENT, WHICH IN SOME CIRCLES COULD BE CALLED A GAY-MALE RITE OF PASSAGE. SANKER WAS FORTHRIGHT AND UNFLINCHING IN HIS ANSWERS—INSISTING THE WHITE PARTY IS NOT A VÊTU DE BLANC DRUG-BINGE, HOLDING THE BAR INCREDIBLY HIGH BY UNABASHEDLY DECLARING “TRULY DECADES IN THE MAKING, SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT, ‘WHITE PARTY 25 ICON,’ WILL SECURE ITS PLACE IN HISTORY AS THE REIGNING PARTY BY WHICH ALL OTHERS ARE JUDGED.” RECENTLY, SINGER CARMEN ELECTRA STOOD ALONGSIDE REPORTERS AND CIVIC LEADERS IN PALM SPRINGS, AS SANKER
BECAME THE LATEST CELEBRITY TO HAVE HIS OWN STAR ADDED TO THE PALM SPRINGS WALK OF STARS. HE TOOK THE OP- PORTUNITY TO ANNOUNCE THAT ELECTRA WILL BE CROWNED “QUEEN OF THE WHITE PARTY” DURING THE EVENT, WHICH TAKES OVER THE DESERT CITIESFRIDAY, APRIL 25 THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 28. OTHER NAMES TO KNOW WHO WILL PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT AND MUSIC ARE (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) DJ SHANE
STIEL, DJ-PRODUCER-REMIXER CHRIS COX, GRAMMY-NOMINATED DJ-PRODUCER TONY MORAN, DJ GUSTAVO SCORPIO, DJ CHI CHI LARUE, DJ JOSHUA D AND SUPERSTAR DJ MANNY LEHMAN. ADD TO THE LIST DEBUT PERFORMANCES BY DJS ALEX ACOSTA PLUS PERFORMANCES BY IVAN GOMEZ, DJ DANI TORO, DJ GRIND, WAYNE G AND RALPHI ROSARIO, DJ GUY SCHEI- MAN AND DJ-PRODUCER ABEL ROUND OUT THE MARQUEE OF TOP ENTERTAINMENT AT THE WHITE PARTY THIS YEAR. WITH ITS MAIN HEADQUARTERS AT THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL, THE FIRST EVENT BEGINSFRIDAY, APRIL 25 AT NOON WITH
THE SPLASH POOL PARTY. FOLLOWING THAT IS THE ADDICTED TO WHITE FRIDAY UNDERWEAR PARTY WHICH STARTS BANGING AT 9 P.M. AND “ONLY” CONTINUES TO 5 A.M. CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND WITH EVENTS AT THE RENAISSANCE AND THE PALM SPRINGS CONVENTION CENTER (NOT TO MENTION MYRIAD UNAFFILIATED EVENTS ACROSS THE DESERT FLOOR COMPLEMENTING AND CAPITAL- IZING UPON THE WHITE PARTY), THE WEEKEND IS A NONSTOP TRAIN OF GAY FUN, WRAPPING UP WITH THESUNDAY CIRCUS ICON T-DANCEFROM 3 TO 10 P.M. FOLLOWED, LASTLY, BY THECLOSING PARTY FROM (GULP) 10 P.M. TO 8 A.M. A CACHE OF OVERFLOW ROOMS HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR WHITE PARTIERS AT THE NEWLY RENOVATED HARD
ROCK HOTEL, AS WELL AS THE NEAR BY HILTON. FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO BOOK THE SPECIALLY-PRICED ROOMS, ALL THE FABULOUS EVENTS ANDEVERYTHING ELSE WHITE PARTY-RELATED GO
TOJEFFREYSANKER.COM.
THE FOLLOWING IS OUR Q&A WITH HE OF ALL THINGS YOUNG, HOT, THUMPING AND SHIRTLESS, THE SENSATIONAL JEFFREY SANKER:
Twenty-five is a substantial milestone for any annual event. But 25 is still young by individual standards. How has the White Party aged during the past two-and-a-half decades? In other words, is the White Party still a young gay man’s party; or is it a party for all ages? It’s a party for all ages. This year especially since we have so many alumni coming in to celebrate the 25th anniversary.
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