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Randy Roberts Potts and hubby guest DJ tonight on KNON’s Sonic Assembly show

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I was just reminded that tonight’s episode of Sonic Assembly on KNON will feature Randy Roberts Potts and hubby as guest DJs followed by local musician MC 900 Ft. Jesus. Or as the Facebook event says, they “are highjacking the airwaves.”

Hosted by DJ Sista Whitenoise and DJ Woodtronic, the show describes itself as a radio program for audiophiles focused on brilliant music. We don’t know what that means, but tonight it gets some gay flair with Roberts at the helm. So does this mean a little extra dose of Lady Gaga or tracks off of Madonna’s latest? I asked Woodtronic (AKA Reid Robinson) and even he didn’t know.

“I just say you guys surprise me, but seeing the interaction between Randy and MC 900 Ft, it should be interesting to see what they come up with,” Robinson said.

Of course, you might know Randy Roberts Potts as the grandson of famed televangelist Oral Roberts. Or from David Taffet’s profile of the guy back in 2010.  Robinson opted to have the guys on after DJing at their wedding close to two months ago.

“I thought it’d be a fun thing to happen and they gave me such a great songlist for their wedding,” he added.

So no hint on what we could hear?

“Maybe ‘Son of a Preacher Man?’ And if they don’t play it, I will!”

Sonic Assembly airs Tuesdays from 10 p.m.–midnight on KNON 89.3 FM.

—  Rich Lopez

DV presents Mayoral Runoff LGBT Community Forum tonight

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Dallas’ future mayor answers your LGBT questions

With the Dallas mayoral runoff election less than a month away, voters have the opportunity tonight to ask candidates Mike Rawlings and David Kunkle where they stand on issues important to the LGBT community. Dallas Voice online editor John Wright and staff writer David Taffet will moderate the forum, which will include questions submitted by partner organizations, followed by questions for the candidates from audience members. The forum is free and open to the public. This year marks only the second time in history when all candidates for Dallas mayor have actively courted the LGBT vote.

Other partnering organizations involved with the forum include AIDS Arms Inc., Cedar Springs Merchants Association and Dallas Tavern Guild.

For more information, contact Dallas Voice at 214-754-8710. To RSVP for the forum on Facebook, go here.

DEETS: Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs Road. 6 p.m. Free. DallasVoice.com.

—  Rich Lopez

WATCH: Crazy lady screams at LGBT protesters outside ExxonMobil meeting

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So here’s a clip of the crazy lady (ExxonMobil shareholder?) who screamed at LGBT protesters outside the Meyerson Symphony Center this morning. She really was a lot of fun. At the end of the clip you can see my brief exchange with the woman, and if you listen closely you can hear a Dallas police officer tell me to “leave her alone.” As I reported earlier, this exchange led to my being told by police to go on the other side of the barricades, because I didn’t have my press badge. And as David Taffet reported, ExxonMobil shareholders later voted down LGBT employment protections, by an even larger margin than in years past. Perhaps the company should hire this lady as a spokesperson.

—  John Wright

Tweeting up with Creating Change

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Looks like there’s plenty of excitement down at the Sheraton Dallas for the first day of Creating Change, including this killer game of Rocks, Paper, Scissors that was posted by “fiercenyc”.

Unfortunately I won’t be able to make it to the conference today, but intrepid staff writer David Taffet is en route downtown as we speak. In the meantime, I thought I might point you to the Creating Change Twitter feed, where you can find plenty more gems like these:

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We’ll of course be posting updates here on Instant Tea throughout the conference, which runs through Sunday. There’s also a blog on the Creating Change Web site. For those who are reading this from the conference, you can follow the Voice and this blog on Twitter @DallasVoice.

UPDATE: Shortly after I posted this, I received a press release from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force noting that in addition to Twitter,  you can follow the conference on Facebook and Flickr.

—  John Wright

Voice staff discuss the history of LGBT journalism tonight at Cathedral of Hope

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As part of their Cathedral U (as in university) series, Cathedral of Hope hosts Dallas Voice News Editor John Wright and Lambda Weekly radio host and Voice staff writer David Taffet tonight in like, less than an hour. The two will be discussing LGBT journalism and its place in Dallas over the years.

Wright is convinced there are other things to do than go see him talk but I recommend heading over there with loads of questions for the two. They’d totally love it.

The class is part of the Wednesday night services and begins at 6:15.

—  Rich Lopez