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The New Gay has been given 4 pair of tickets to see the Friday, July 8 performance of Kevin J. Thornton’s “I Love You (We’re F*#ked)” at Fort Fringe – The Baldacchino Gypsy Tent Bar during DC’s Capital Fringe Festival!

TO ENTER:

In 1-2 sentences leave your response to the following question in the comments below:
“What one thing in the world would you describe as both ‘gay’ and ‘absurd’ and why?” (creativity will be rewarded)
*Make sure to leave your actual email with you comment or we won’t be able to notify you that you’ve won!

THE PRIZE:

1 of 4 pair of tickets to see Kevin J. Thornton’s “I Love You (We’re F*#ked) on July 8, 2011.

THE TERMS:

This giveaway will run from June 20 – July 5, 2011 at 6PM EST. At that time the staff of The New Gay will select our favorite responses and notify the winners by email. You will NOT be notified by email if you are not selected a winner. This contest is open to all US residents however transportation/lodging will not be provided.

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MORE ABOUT THE SHOW:

I Love You (We’re F*#ked) is a tale of lost love spun into a hilariously absurd odyssey about a gay man looking back over the greatest loves (and sex) of his life and features new music from his 2011 EP January Dream. After a break up in West Hollywood, Kevin moved to Indiana to recover and write. “This was the first time in my life where I really fulfilled the stereotypical heartbroken songwriter with a bottle of booze thing. I feel these songs deeply.” says Thornton. He left Indiana for Nashville to write Up To No Good with Kacey Musgraves (Nashville Star) and recorded songs from the show for an EP with 2 time Grammy nominee Mark Chevalier (Margaret Cho).

Thornton is one of a few artists making a living on the Fringe Festival circuit performing in 10 festivals in 2011 as well as theaters and clubs across the country. The show opened in February at the NYC Frigid Festival then debuted at Tucson, Phoenix and Orlando Fringe Festivals this spring. Thornton will also premiere at Kansas, Minnesota and San Francisco Fringe Festivals later this year and return to DC’s Capital, Indianapolis and Cincinnati Fringe Festivals where he first explored this style of performance with his 2009 Sex, Dreams & Self Control. That national tour caught the attention of the LA Times and NPR’s All Things Considered and Thornton spent 2010 in the Los Angeles comedy scene where he won New Faces Night at The World Famous Comedy Store. Martin Denton at nytheatre.com reviewed Thornton’s 2011 show saying, “he’s an enormously likeable performer, and a talented one.”

Thornton performs on his Grandfather’s 1954 Gibson ES-125 found after he died in near mint condition with a 1954 receipt stuck underneath the strings. On the receipt was written ‘Promises to pay $5 a week.’

Thornton has a weekly Podcast, “Strange Dreamz with Kevin J. Thornton”, an active blog www.kevinjthornton.com and has a business blog with manager Carol Buttenham. Thornton and Buttenham discuss their insights on the entertainment business and what has worked for them creating the Kevin J. Thornton brand, touring and being successful through social media at www.famousontheinside.com.

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