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Yipes! That’s fast. Michael Aregood -- known to y’all as DJ, Proto-programmer and Jugo’s bud Argo -- followed up on my report weeks back that Proto was sold to suits once involved around Evolution. (Some things are never clear.) Though Jugo said, “As of June 1 the club will be under new ownership and management,” he prolly didn’t know, on May 31, all bets would be off. Argo writes in an e-mail, “Tonight’s Mud People at Proto has been canceled. New people have bought the club and are anxious to start their commercial trance vibe.” No kidding. Mud People will continue June 28 at Media Bureau. … Know what else’s fast?: opening Philly’s first authentic Bar Française, the deep bleu l’Hexagone. Smack dab in the centre of le nouveau French Quarter (Sansom between 17th and 18th), Jean-Wilfrid Thibault and Raphael Perrier open all 1,500 square feet on June 6. Anyone familiar with either the Parisien Left Bank or those Buddha Bar CD compilations will adore l’H’s antique French signage, vintage posters, international staff, housey mod-musique to match its swank environs, as well as its menu of French-only vins blancs et rouges, croque-monsieur and charcuterie. Get yer lillet on at l’Hexagone.… Rosenbach Museum’s exhib spot (2008 Delancey) opened with Bloom’s Fork, Greg Giovanni’s freak-flag-Philly take on Joyce’s Ulysses. Don’t dally: Fork blooms June 6-8.… Call Cardinal Law: Dan Contarino’s baby, Madi, is in June’s gay-porn mag Randy in a spread on Dan’s 2002 Blue Ball bash. (OK, Madi’s his pooch.)… TLA’s 2002 International Gay and Lesbian Film Fest (July 11-22) honors Jennifer Tilly, Warhol star Udo Kier, director Ventura Pons and Steve Guttenberg. If Steve Guttenberg’s gay, I’ll shoot myself! If Steve Guttenberg’s straight, I’ll shoot myself!… After Jazzy Jeff’s artist-solo The Magnificent, due in August, and ?uestlove’s Babies Making Babies mix, London’s BBE label’ll release the anticipated King Britt (recorded just last week with Bahamadia), a rough hip-hop CD. In 2003, BBE pops The Randy Watson Experience (James Poyser and ?uestlove’s wily funk duo deal they’ll start in November) and a first-ever CD from Studio owner/TSOP sonic architect Larry Gold.… Is Lucy’s/Soma’s Avram Hornik doing his uptown thing next to La Colombe on Moravian Street at ye old R&W Deli?… Meredith Waldman takes Jugo and Cozmic Cat for a ride June 8 for Booze Cruise 3. Check in at 9:30 p.m. at the dock next to Hooters on Del. Ave.… Happy to report the Rittenhouse Claridge peeps who GM/own the property of Neil Stein’s Rouge won’t be letting their tenant go till 2017. (By that time, Neil’ll be in St. Bart’s.) There are Stein-axe-to-grind cocksuckers out there who debate this, but fuck ’em.… Club Nostradamus’ Jazz Sunday Supper introduces its smoky noir July house band, High Times, June 9.… Last time I heard Alice Coltrane and Rahsaan Roland Kirk on radio was when I played ’em on WXPN’s 30th anniversary. My man Dan Buskirk’ll spin that ’60s free-sound on WPRB, (103.3 FM) every Friday in June.… Talk ’bout freedom, Tritone hosts Knoel Scott on June 6. Scott’s the alto-sax squawking bad cop (to Marshall Allen’s good cop) behind maintaining the Sun Ra Arkestra legacy.… This’ll be sticky: Peter Breslow’s floating Wine Brats -- best place for a pickup -- ups its ante by holding a book release for local lascivious photo artiste Tony Ward and his naughty new collection, Tableaux Vivants, at 32° July 17.… The Niko clothier gals Lush Puppy and Ryder do their Monday Silk City jam on June 10 with France’s fave Philly local Cobraman (also known as Jimmy Luxury).… Thom Nickles holds his Big Book Party for his big Gay and Lesbian Philadelphia book June 7 at William Way Center’s ballroom. Look for hosts Henri David and Rachel Harlow, with flamenco by Tom Dura. Olé that!… Olé this: Moda hosts Tricky Disco-lettes Rahsaan and Todd Damon doing Tricky Latino, June 11; a night of rumbas, salsa and Santana.… Bernie Resnick’s buddy Peedi Crakk and Roc-A-Fella Records officially joined hands.… Phil Nicolo -- currently mixing Spearhead (Michael Franti) stuff with Sly & Robbie -- finished a new Brad (Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard solo) CD for Redline.… Tommy Up and Dom & Rob unleash Rococo’s inner ’80s for “Fast Times,” June 7, with Thompson Twins DJs Reno and Lorne, ’80s cover act Cedar Hill and appropriate hair/makeup by Closet Fever. Mr. Hand dies at midnight.… June 7’s Sugar Town at the Balcony hosts Philly’s most honorable lady punk Palmyra Delran -- she’s the garage gal behind The Friggs, Pink Slip Daddy, Dr. Bombay and now The Booty Olympics. Also on the bill: Thorazine, The Harps and Anti Emz.… Fashion Group International (Philly division) hosts a networking bash of updates of Goldman Properties’ 13th St. projects, glimpses at new acquisitions and tours of luxury lofts and available retail spots, June 11 at Trust.… How NBC peacock: Ben Morgan’s Sand Family Singers infiltrate the Fire on June 7, with Chris Shepherd Happening.… Bad news for Shampoo: Due to NYC customs, the barge that held bubbles shipped from Spain for last week’s Foam Party launch was not released. Good news: The party launches June 7 for its Gay Pride Weekend Party.

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