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Idol Semi-finals at Sidetrack
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Every room in the joint was packed, as hundreds watched the fiercest Gay Idol competition yet
on video screens or right up front in the glass bar. It was not an easy one.
Come to Circuit Friday night, June 16 to see these final twelve duke it out for the crown of ultimate
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