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Baton Show Lounge was founded in 1969 in River North. [1] [2] [3] The first venue's address was 436 N. Clark St. [4] The name was inspired by Flint's time in the Navy as a drum major. [1] He would attract crowds by baton twirling and roller skating on the street. [1] The early days of the lounge were marked by police raids. [5]
In 1986, Marks won her first pageant title: Ms. Waterloo 1986. She has also won Miss International Queen, Pattaya, Thailand; The World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Contest, Las Vegas, Nevada, US; and Miss Continental, Chicago, Illinois, US. In 2008, Marks appeared in Janet Jackson's music video "Rock With U". [4]
Flint is the founder of the Baton Show Lounge, Annex 2, Annex 3, Redoubt, and River North Travel. [6] In the late 1970s and early '80s, he was associated with the Chicago Knight MC and participated in “Toys for Tots”.
Illinois: Frontera Grill. Chicago . Very often, famous, touristy restaurants aren’t what they’re cracked up to be, but this isn’t the case with Frontera Grill.The iconic Mexican restaurant ...
Meanwhile, Chicago’s younger brother Psalm, 5, wore a checked shirt and leather waistcoat as he posed with his cousin Tatum, 2 — the son of Kim’s sister Khloé Kardashian — who sported a ...
Formerly, both Miss Continental Plus and Miss Continental Elite had been held each year over the Easter weekend, in Chicago; now all are held during the Labor Day weekend. Contestants show five looks and a talent. [7] More than 40 preliminary competitions occur around the world, with finalists arriving in Chicago for the event. [7]
A man dubbed the “Truck Stop Serial Killer” has been convicted of a third murder. On Wednesday, Jan. 22, Bruce Mendenhall, 73 — who is already serving two life sentences for the murder of ...
In the early 1980s, Billings worked under the stage name Shanté at the famed Baton Show Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, [7] where she impersonated Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland, and Liza Minnelli. [8] Winning a series of beauty contests, she was named Miss Wisconsin, Miss New York, Miss Chicago, Miss Illinois, and Miss Florida.