{"id":47498,"date":"2017-08-13T11:44:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-13T15:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=47498"},"modified":"2017-08-13T11:44:42","modified_gmt":"2017-08-13T15:44:42","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-boom-boom-latour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=47498","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Boom Boom Latour"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_47503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47503\" style=\"width: 429px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=47503#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47503\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47503 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779736_191051238047543_459104250_n.jpg\" alt=\"Boom Boom LaTour\" width=\"429\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779736_191051238047543_459104250_n.jpg 429w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779736_191051238047543_459104250_n-89x150.jpg 89w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779736_191051238047543_459104250_n-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779736_191051238047543_459104250_n-326x547.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boom Boom LaTour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Boom Boom Latour was the illusion of Ricky Carter and was a North Carolina drag legend out of Charlotte who had been entertaining crowds since 1969.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sadly we lost this amazing entertainer in July of 2016. \u00a0We salute the artistry that was Boom Boom LaTour.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47499\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=47499#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47499\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47499\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16780124_191051224714211_158798850_n-e1488042209107.jpg\" alt=\"Boom Boom LaTour\" width=\"539\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16780124_191051224714211_158798850_n-e1488042209107.jpg 539w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16780124_191051224714211_158798850_n-e1488042209107-150x132.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16780124_191051224714211_158798850_n-e1488042209107-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16780124_191051224714211_158798850_n-e1488042209107-326x287.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boom Boom LaTour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-47498 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=47503'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"89\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779736_191051238047543_459104250_n-89x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Boom Boom LaTour\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-47503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779736_191051238047543_459104250_n-89x150.jpg 89w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779736_191051238047543_459104250_n-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779736_191051238047543_459104250_n-326x547.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779736_191051238047543_459104250_n.jpg 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 89px) 100vw, 89px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-47503'>\n\t\t\t\tBoom Boom LaTour\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=47500'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16808662_191051241380876_822752598_n-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Boom Boom LaTour\" 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src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16780468_191051244714209_1639461727_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Boom Boom LaTour\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16780468_191051244714209_1639461727_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16780468_191051244714209_1639461727_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16780468_191051244714209_1639461727_n-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16780468_191051244714209_1639461727_n.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=47501'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16790521_191051231380877_636064168_n-150x108.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Boom Boom LaTour\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-47501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16790521_191051231380877_636064168_n-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16790521_191051231380877_636064168_n-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16790521_191051231380877_636064168_n-326x235.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16790521_191051231380877_636064168_n-700x506.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16790521_191051231380877_636064168_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-47501'>\n\t\t\t\tBoom Boom LaTour\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=47504'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779765_191051228047544_1005134253_n-113x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Boom Boom LaTour\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-47504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779765_191051228047544_1005134253_n-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779765_191051228047544_1005134253_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779765_191051228047544_1005134253_n-326x435.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779765_191051228047544_1005134253_n-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16779765_191051228047544_1005134253_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-47504'>\n\t\t\t\tBoom Boom LaTour\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=47502'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16753847_191051248047542_771348273_n-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Boom Boom LaTour\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-47502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16753847_191051248047542_771348273_n-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16753847_191051248047542_771348273_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16753847_191051248047542_771348273_n-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16753847_191051248047542_771348273_n-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16753847_191051248047542_771348273_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-47502'>\n\t\t\t\tBoom Boom LaTour\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Boom Boom and Friends<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-47498 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=58309'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/full-29-150x101.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jamie Monroe and Boom Boom LaTour\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-58309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/full-29-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/full-29-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/full-29-326x219.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/full-29.jpg 579w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-58309'>\n\t\t\t\tJamie Monroe and Boom Boom LaTour\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boom Boom Latour was the illusion of Ricky Carter and was a North Carolina drag legend out of Charlotte who&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=47498\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Boom Boom 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