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Meet Frank Mosca
second Degree Black Belt Karate Expert, Racing
Pigeon Enthusiast, and Author of the Gay Novel
'~II-American Boys"
Interviewed
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AUSTIN * SAN ANTONIO
Jan. 6, 1984 • Issue .5 o Published Every Other Friday
Feminist, Gay Rights Activist Date Set for San Antonio Gay
Sonia Johnson Coming to Austin Alliance Awards Banquet
Noted feminist and gay rights advocate
Sonia Johnson, a fifth generation Mormon
wife and mother of four, will be coming
to Austin, Mon. and Tues., Jan. 30 and
31, to make TV and radio appearances,
and an addreBS is tentatively set for the
ballroom at the Texas Union, UT campus,
Monday evening at 7:00 p.m.
J,'rom a traditionally chauvinist house-hold,
she suddenly saw the anti-women
aspect of her life jlnd the Mormon church
and started campaigning for the passage
of the Equal Rights Amendment, which
resulted in her excommunication from her
church and divorce by her husband. Hurt,
but not daunted by these traumatic
events, Johnson has become one of Ameri•
a' mo~t Pll Ri..onatr. dvpc te pf
women's r ights and the rights of gays.
SAGA, the San Antonio Gay Alliance, is
soliciting nominees for its Third Annual
Awards Banquet to be held February 12.
The event will honor lesbian and gay
achievements in the San Antonio area.
The SAGA Awards Committee is
requesting that awards nomination, be
i.b "t r ,
that all nominations can receive sufficient
consideration. Nominations should
include the nominee's full name and mailing
addres,;, and a brief de,,cription of the
person's achievements in 1983, or an outline
of his continuing long service to the
community. Award should be mailed to:
Award Nomination, c o San Antonio
· Alli xl an Antonio, TX
78212.
John Glenn No Longer the 'Right Stuff' for Gay Community
Acknowledging that discrimination
exists against gay men and women and
by stating that he wishes to do nothing
about it, Presidential hopeful, former
astronaut and current Senator John
Glenn (D.-Ohio) no longer has the right
stuff as far as the gay community is
concerned. And feeling as he does,
Glenn even lost his campaign manager
for the State of New York, State Senator
Manfred Ohrenstein, whose district
includes one of the largest gay constituencies
in the nation.
Glenn met with members of the
National Gay Task Force (NGTF), the
National Association of Gay and Let!bian
Democratic Clubs and six leaders
of the New York City gay community
on Dec. 13, reports the NGTF newsletter.
The meeting, arranged through the
offices of campaign chairman Ohren•
stein, came six weeks after the candidate
had expreased his opposition to
the federal gay/ lesbian civil rights bill
in response to a question from an
NGTF representative at a New York
forum. After the meeting, NGTF Executive
Director Virginia M. Apuzzo and
Peter Vogel, Co-Chair of the National
Association of Gay and Lesbian Democratic
Clubs, a88erted that Glenn
"remained intransigent" on issues of
special concern to the lesbian/gay com•
munity.
The meeting, which lasted for over an
hour, did not center around the civil
rights bill ai; a "litmus test," but rather
addressed a broad spectrum of issues
mntinul'd pagl' 5
2 THE STAR/ JAN 6, 1984
Texas Live
The Mustang Band Plans to Fill the Dance Floor at Snuffy's
By Billie Duncan
They re known as the pickers who pluck to
please the kickers. They can fill a dance
floor faster than a cowboy can empty a
longneck.
They are the Mustang Band, and they
play this weekend at Snuffy's in San Antonio.
Home for the band is in Houston where
they are the house band for the Brazos
River Bottom. As such, they have played
backup for many guests. On New Year's
Eve they formed the musical spine for the
singing of Grand Ole Opry star, David
Houston (remember "Alm08t Persuaded"
and hlS duet with Tammy Wynette, "My
Elusive Dreams?")
When David and his manager, Tillman
Franks (another name from the Opry)
were leaving the club, they told the band
that they were the best backup band they
had ever had
That opinion is shared by many. However,
they are more than a backup for itinrant
country singers. The Mustang Band
1s a name in and of itself.
About three years ago, the band was
simply known as a "local" band, a title
that somehow has the connotation that if
they really were good, they wold not be
local
Leader Tom Groves decided to put the
band to the test and took them on a
national tour It was a national tour with a
difference. "The bars we played,"
explamed Tom, "were 99 and 44 1()() per•
cent gay"
Besides Tom Groves, who plays guitar,
the band consists of Terry LaMont on lead
guitar, Russell Lewandowski on key•
boards Robert Badolato on bass and the
mcredible Rohm LeNorman on drums
Rohm may be m the background as far
as seating on the stage, but his gutsy
drumrrung Is a deeded plus for the entire
sound of the band. He 1s at home in rock as
he 1s in country and he has a great versitil-
1ty when 1t comes to playing songs in dif•
ferent styles than the original recording.
Besides all that, he is fun to look at.
Actually, the whole band is quite attractive
Maybe being good-looking is not a
prerequ1&1te for bemg a good musician, but
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Tom Grotes of the Mustang Band plans to pluck for dancing feet at Snufly's m San Antonio this u·e1 "end
it certainly is nice to have something pleasant
to look at while you are listening to
the music they put out.
If there is one fault of the band, it is that
they do not include the audience much in
their show. Not that they really need to.
Face it, most people who go out to a coun•
try western bar are out for just one thing,
Dancing.
Okay, maybe two things, three if you
include drinking. But dancing is way up
on the list. And the Mustang Band c-an
play to please most dancing feet.
Included m their repertoire are polkas,
waltzes, two-steps and the all-powerful
Cotton-Eyed Joe. They can even get down
on some real down-home blues.
San Antonio, get out those boots and
hats and mosey on down to Snuffy's. The
Mustang Band is ready to get you on the
country western dance floor.
The Mustang Band discovered there
was a large world of gay country western
fans out there, and the rest of the country
discovered the Mustang Band.
Some ot the cities they played were
Oklahoma City . Tulsa, Fort Smith, Little
Rock, Atlanta, Mobile, New Orleans and
Nashville.
In Nashville, where Tom had managed
to get a one-night stand for the band, they
\\ent over so well that they were held o,·er
for three more nights.
• One or the funniest bars," said Tom
"was m Mobile. They only had room for RO
people, eo the people had to form a line to
tip!'
They aleo toured the west coast. hitting
Phoenix, Los Angeles, the Gay Rodeo in
Reno and the Sands Casino. How about
that!
At the Reno Gay Rodeo, they were such
a smash that they have been invited back
ever since.
Their drummer on that first tour was
none other than Ron Weaver, who went on
to be the owner of guess which bar in San
Antonio? That's right. Snuffy's!
Ron still sits in with the band when they
make their visits to San Antonio and sings
at least a song or two. He was the original
drummer with the band,
Now, once again, the Mustang Band is
in the process of evaluating their future.
''We'll probably do another tour, but not
until next summmer," said Tom.
Austin Women Artists Hold
Exhibition in Dallas
Women and Their Work, Inc., a multidisciplinary
arts organization based in
Austin, will hold an exhibition of paint•
ings and photography in two separate
shows during January in Dallas.
An D: Austin Women Artists in Dallas,
an exhibition selected by Laura Carpenter
of the Delahunty Gallery, will be on display
at 2917 Swiss Ave. from Jan. 5-17 in
the D-Art Visual Arts Center It will open
"1th n rl'<'eption on Thursday. Jan. 5, from
5:30-8 p.m. Included are works by Snnta
Barraza, Ann Chamberlin, Janet Engle
Kastner, Carol Ivey, Carol Rabel, Claudia
Reese, Vicki Teague-Cooper, Susan Wal•
lace, Ellen Wallenstein. Laurie Weller and
Susan Whyne.
The Ties That Bind: Photographers Por•
tray the Family, is the second exhibit in
the Bath House Cultural Center on White
RO<'k Lake from Jan. 5-31. Photographic
works by Gay Block, Keith Carter, Ron
F.vans Suzanne Pnul, Alan Pogue, Barbra
Riley, JamC'e Rubin and Wendy
Watnss nre featured.
There will he an opening reception on
Saturday, Jan 7, from 6-1! p.m,
JAN. 6, 1984 / THE STAR 3
Gay Author Addresses Career, Early Years Books
By Sasha Alyson
In his new book All-American Boys,
Frank Mosca tells the story of a teenage
love affair between two boys that should
have been simple-but wasn't. The book
raises some timely issues: about self•
defense for gay people, about role models,
and about how hard it can be for a young
author with something to say to get pub•
lished. In a recent interview, Mosca discussl'd
these su bjecta.
Hou do yuu get started writml(t
l'vl' always enjoyed writing ever Hince
grade school. In college, I took the usual
writing seminars and courses, in addition
to my major in biology, and dunng the
sam1• 1>1·riod, I had a column in theAmrri•
can Racing Pigeon Neu•s, However, it
wasn ·t until after college, when I attended
a writing-for-market class sponsored by
one of the local cities' recreation depart•
ments, that I began to consider myself a
wnter. The woman who taught that class
Texas Minister
Combats Sneezes
When Texas minister Dale Hunt says
"God bless you," it has a special meaning.
The Detroit News reports that he's
replaced sneezes with Jesus in a special
room of his Fort Worth church built to
accomodate victims of severe allergies.
Worshippers sit on plain metal chairs in
an uncarpeted, undraped room which is
preheatro to avoid reactions to natural
gas. Scented cosmetics are banned, and
Hunt makes sure he wears a freshly
cleaned suit. He says he getH up to 20 peo•
pie a Wl'f'k at his ecumenical service.
"They cling together because they have
a common medical problem" Hunt says.
Rut not tou cloaely-11 might aet off an
allergic reaction.
Austin Soap
By Tututu Divine
Closings and
Flashings
Daisy Dauber. where ,s my Weller and water?
Signed, Jim Smith.
- o-
1 know this ,s old news. sonce Quanton has
been telling everyone that The Private Cellar
closed ots doors New Year's morning What's
th,s we hear about a new location?
-c-l
heard Christine flashed two Mac truckers on
Dallas a whole back c·mon, Chrost,ne. can we
talk?
-o-
Lambda ,shaving a Movie Marathon Jan. 13-
14 at the Congregational Church. 23rd and
San Antonio. Some of the features are La Cage
Aux Foiles, Personal Best, On Golden Pond
and Victor, Victona. Donations at the door
-o-
From the bar on the suburbs known to some as
"Boathouse North" aka Dirty Sally's, special
thanks to the Boathouse and the Crossing for
fumoshong their employee's for the evening of
Sally's employee's Chrostmas party
-e-ls
11 true the manager of Austin's number one
cruise bar dropped $100 at Bac:k• trfft BHICI
on New Year's Dey? Does that tell you what
kond of New Year's Eve he had?
-o-
What Auston bartender had fun and frolic on a
U-haul on his way back from San Francisco
durong the holodays. and that's w,th no
shower? Dod you have a towel?
-o-
What's more important to a Houston bar
owner, hos bar or a new fur coat?
- o-
Speakong of bar owners. we heard Pre•ton Porter
was laid up on hos back after hos truck got
plowed Into Of course we heard that about
Preston before he was lnJured Of course. 1n
showed me more about marketing my
materials in four weeks than I had learned
in all my schooling before. I won't say I
started to sell immediately-I didn't-but
at least I knew how to do so now, and I
began getting encouraging comment.~
from the editors. That kept me going and
so did my friends. They wouldn't let me
quit. I love them all dearly for that and
umpteen other things.
I also went to the library and grabbed
the books I remembered &fi being the be,t
I'd read. I have about six favorite authors.
I took those books home and read them
critically, trying to figure out why they
were good. In two cases, I wrote the
authors and received marvelous replies
and advice.
In addition, l went to a school for script
writing and trained m that. I figure a J)('rson
should know as much as possible in
his field. and if I wanted to write, I should
do everything I could.
Is All-American Boys your first pub
lishcd work?
It's my first book. Right now the only
other thing I've gotten published is a short
story, The Last Lifeguard, in the October
'82 Mandate I wrote that as an exerci8e
for myself; I wanted to see if I could write a
piece with some humor and humanity in
addition to the sexual content. I'm now
working on a sequal to All-American
Boys. In it, I'm planning to deal with
AIDS and the reaction of family and
friends to the disease. I am also working
on a screenplay. An agent with one of the
high-powered agencies in Hollywood has
seen some of my stuff, and she liked it well
enough to ask to see more.
Hou• hard u·as it to get th,s book pub
lished?
Let's just say m) records ,;how I sent it
out nine times before I found a publisher
willing to ha ndle it I got some nice com•~·•----'-~Lm,•
nts from most ofth,• others, but they all
felt it wasn't right for them. One of the
Houston the word ,s he was Injured on a skiing
accident Is there another story on Dallas we
should know about??
San Antonio
Soap
By Helen Dish
Who is the
Lover-On-A-Leash?
Darrell ,s the hot new bartender we·ve been
seeing at The Crew lately Drop by and say
hello.
-o-
San Pedro will soon be the home of a new club
with a dance bar downstairs and a cruise bar
upstairs. Their location ,s a closely held secret.
but I wlll say that ot is located next to Snuffy'•
Saloon.
-o-
Don't forget the retreat for SAGA Jan 21 & 27
at the Guadalupe River Ranch.
-o-
Hog WIid has an 1nterest1ng bronze plaque on
their front. starting with an arrow pointing
north, 'To North Pole-4189 moles· Why?
-o-
TORA wolf be meeting th,s Sunday at 2:30 at
Snuffy's.
-o-
Who ,s the new lover-on-leash running around
SA Town with Ms LJ OUT with '83 and in
with 84?
- o-
Rumors abound about the Gay Community
Center. and ,t ,s still on the works People are
working together towards ,ts formation
-o-
Cahoot• was closed this past Mon & Tues
because the employees were on need of recuperat,
on1?
Frank '11osca, gay author, is also a racing pigeon enthu,;iast
most disappointing times was when I
showed the manuscript to a woman work•
ing with a film production company in Los
Angeles. She liked it and sent it to CBS,
New York, for possible production as an
Afterschool Special for kids. CBS like it,
but this was the period when the Moral
MaJority and others were screaming about
Tony Randall's gay character on Laue,
Sidney. They returned the cript
Quite honebtly, at that point I got
depressed and, like a fool, I stuck the
manuscript in my draw~r for six months
before I sent it out again. Thankfully. I got
over that piece of stupidity and hopefully
will never repeat it.
Why d,d you choo_.e to write a work
about high-school-aged characters?
At the time I started the book, I went to
Books ,n Print and checked all the books
on homosexuality that had been written
for young adults. The common thread was
that they were told from the viewpoint of
the sympathetic nongay friend. I thought
it was about time a gay person told his
own story. I went the young adult route
because it's an important age and one
where important questions are asked. I
hoped to answer a few of them. Also. a
friend told me that young adult publishers
were into "real life conttrns.'' and I wo, I
stand a chance of being publi8hed th, r,
that I might not otherwise
ls th,., book heavily autob10graph1cal'
No. Writers are always told to write
about what they know When they do, propie
~ays it'~ autobiographical. In thest'nse
that everything I write is filterro through
my own Jl('rceptions of ri'nlity, then, of
course, it is. Rut hell, I didn't even attend a
public high Nchool. I was at a pn, ate
Catholic minor semmnry 1n Holh.ston,
Mass.h.antedtobeam1 1onnrypr1 t. l
d1dn 't evm come out until I \\BS 21 and a
junior in college. My own coming out was
hell, and I mean that literally. I had to deal
with all the guilt trip the seimnary had
left on me. Once one of the guys was
thrown out for being gay and we were all
talked to and we were told that he had
ruined his life and would never be happy.
Immediately after that, we were each
hauled before the rector and grilled as to
"'hether "'e had made II with him As I
remember, I admitted that I had because
he'd already given my name, but I denied
everyone else they asked me about.
It wasn "t until I got involved with the
Gay Student Union at the Claremont College
in 1972 that I met openl> gay people.
They wert! the greatest. I still remember
my first party about a month after I met
them. I sat in the corner of the room and
watched. They thought I was bored, and I
didn't know how to explain I was almost
in tean; because I saw men dancing with
men and women with women. and it was
beautiful. It was as if I'd been kept outside
a pastry shop my whole life half-starved,
and suddenly one night they opened the
door and said ifs all for you
Tho~e people helped me to see the beauty
in myself and m the other around me.
They also were politically active. and I
liked that and joined in when I saw the
garbage we were being forced to swallow
even on a supposroly liberal college cam•
pus. I wound up by being the co-ordinator
for the GSU for I\\ o years and was actn·ely
involved in many of the earl> Californian
student proJecta around the state.
There's a scene m my book where Neil
finds out Paul is gay, and he's shocked.
Today it's no revelation to know that gay
people are e,erywhere-thnnkfully we're
making ourselves known-but I was like
:-:eil at the beginning. I'd meet people and
,ay, "You're ga>'" I won't say I thought
they \Ii ere all supposed to be in dre-,es-J
4 THE STAR/ JAN. 6, 1984
didn't know about drag until I came outbut
the books I did read as a kid told me
that gay people were unhealthy psychotics,
child molesters and-worsemiserable
all the time. I knew I wasn't like
that, but it took me time to get rid of the
idea that maybe the others were.
My own coming out
was hell, and I mean
that literally.
You said you were in seminary; I presume
that means no one knew you u-ere
gay?
In a sense, I didn't even know. I just
knew I liked guys, and most of my friends
did too. The seminary screwed me up so
bad that while l was there, I never tried to
make it with anyone I was really attracted
to. I figure they were somehow more noble
or something, so I only made passes at
people I wasn't crazy about. Ifthatsounds
sick, 1t was. I don't ever want any other
high-school-aged person to go through
that kind of crap.
In one way, the kids now have it easier
than I did. They know there's a a gay community
out there. They know that they're
not alone in the world. Still, I've given lots
of talks in high schools, I've worked crisis
hotlines, and I think it will always be hard
for kids to come to grips with their own
sexuality, at least as long as we live in a
country where people bitch about giving
kids basic sexual and biological information.
In addition to that. it's still hard for
young gay men and women to meet other
people. I once put up a 17-year-old young
man for a few days until we could find him
a permanent shelter He'd been beaten by
his father because he was gay.
I've seen kids tormented almost to
suicide-and sometimes literally to it-by
their peer groups and often with the
implied consent of the adults in charge.
There's a lot of pam still out there. Maybe
I'm a dreamer, but I'd like to help some of
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t~e kids there realize they they can be gay
without having to give up their dreams
and goals and loves.
Are you telling gay kids to stay in their
closets then?
Hell no! I've also seen the other side. I've
seen people 16, 17 or so who are out and the
happy, whole people they should be. I
would never say don't come out. I also
don't know ifl personally would have the
guts to tell the whole school, but I would
tell my friends. I wish to God I could have
come out m high school. Years after I left
there and had dealt with my own han•
gups, I wrote people I had known theremy
best friends-and found out that many
of them were also gay. I even found out
that the best friend I had in grammar
I sometimes think
it's self-hatred by
gay people that
keeps many of them
from learning to
defend themselves.
school back in Somerville, Mas6., a guy I
fantasized about for years, was gay too.
What a waste ,and I don't mean only sexually.
There was so much caring and living
that was lost, or if not lost. at least not
lived to its fullest.
You 've got a second-degree black belt in
Kuni( Fu San Soo. Has that given you
more confidence in being out in the public,
knowing that fal(-bashers may hat·e a
hard time u1th you?
You better believe it. I didn't originally
get into the art thinking about that, but
while I was the GSU co-ordinator, I was
subject to verbal and mild physical abuse
on occas10n. I vowed that no one, I repeat
no one, was ever going to hurt me or someone
I cared for without me doing my best to
stop them. It may sound cruel or nasty, but
I really think the only time fag-baahlnii ia
going to stop is when we send the basher
home on a stretcher. I'm not a cruel person,
but I think I'm simply being realistic.
In most situations, the police aren't there
to protect you; in some, even when they
are, it doesn't make any difference.
I think everyone ofus, and I don't only
mean gay people, is respoMible to himself.
Many times just the way you carry yourself
is enough to stop any hassle. One
night my friend, also a black belt. and I
were Being harMsed outside a bar. The
punks were in a truck and couldn't under•
stand why we weren't running. One kept
coming, opening the door, stepping down
as if to spook us, then jumped back inside
when he found we simply waited for him.
They left without incident.
Just a few weeks ago though, this same
friend and his lover, a green belt, were
ju umped in Los Angeles by five guys out to
kill them. My friend got a black eye; of the
five, one went to the hospital minus an
eye, the others were severely damaged
enough that the police had no problem
arresting them. Fighting is not pretty, but
it's unfortunately necessary. I sometimes
think it's self-hatred by gay people that
keeps many of them from (earing to defend
themselves. It's almost as if they say I
really deserve to be hurt.
Overall, kung fu has meant a lot to me,
and I really do love the art. At one point I
was volunteering my time to teach a selfdefense
class for gay people in Los Angels,
and I am seriously considering doing so
again.
How do the people at the kung fu school
deal u·,th your being gayt
It's funny. I was out openly everywhere
except there until two years ago. I didn't
want to have to prove my "ma, culinity"
every night. When I started to mention it
to people, all I got was boredom on their
part. They all knew. Actually, that's not
quite true-one guy was a pain in the ass
but that's since been straightened out.
One reason I made /1:eil a fighter 1s
because I wanted to have the reader realize
gay people can have any interest, and
that lhey can..be. iiood .at anyt.hiD~ th.,y
SCHNAPPS
want to.
I'd like for Neil and Paul to be role models.
I don't say that with any inflated
sense of self.importance. I merely mean
that I think they're a lot more healthily
integrated characters than many in
young adult fiction who are gay. At least
neither races off and does himself in-or is
conveniently killed so the nongay character
can tell you how great his pal was.
Before any other of those authors write
me nasty notes, I am aware that in some
cases the original manuscript wasn't like
that. and that the changes were made at
the publisher's insistence, but thatdoesn 't
negate the eixsting fact.
Now that "All-Americans Boys" is out,
would you like to see CBS or someone pick
up and do a screen version?
Hell yes! And if anyone is listening, I
know just the guy to play Neil (and I don't
mean me). There are so many gay actors in
the theater, I'd love to see an openly gay
one do the role, but again, at the moment
it's only a dream.
When you camr out, u·ere your parents
as rabidly homophobic as Paul's or as
understandmR as Neil's t
Neither. They were somewhere in the
middle. There was a tense period of a few
years that has long since mellowed out.
Overall, my family's been great. In fact,
at one point a few years back, my sister
yanked me aside and in mock anger her,
ated me in front of my date for always
having better looking partners than she
did.
ls there anything you'd like to say in
closing?
Only that despite the work, I had a lot of
fun writing the hook I didn't worry about
political correctness or anything else. I
simply wanted to write an entertaining
story, one that hopefully people will enjoy
more than once. I'm just vain enough to
think I've succeeded.
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JAN 6, 1984 / THE STAR 5
Naming a Gay Commentary
. . Glenn No Longer the 'Right
Business 1s Not an Easy Feat Stuff' for the Gay Community
By Peter Harrison
If you want to open a business, better
think up a name right now. One of my
oldeat, dearest and best-hung friends
recently went through the trauma of going
to the county clerk's office to register a
name for his new plant store: he thought
"The Green Queen" was a good one. But,
no! Someone else somewhere else in the
state had beat him to it.
I tried to soothe him with a combination
of warm careSBes and cold gin. I even suggested
a better name, I thought: "Sod 'Em
and Grow More Rye." But he went into
terminal wilt until he came up with "How
Does Your Basket Hang?" and ran off to
the courthouse to try that one.
I'm beginning to think that I should
open a busine.ss of my own, a kind of advisory
service for people like him who need
nameH for new enterprises. After eating at
a couple of new gay restaurants, I've come
against catchy names, too. You won't find
service stations called "Don't Pass Our
Gas" or "The Lube Your Joint Joint."
Movie moguls are very happy with
"Superman III" and "Rocky Infinity."
Hilton and Sheraton just keep on throwing
up "Hilton Hamtramcks" and "Sh~
raton Sheboygans."
But our people suffer from what I call
the Rumplestilskin Syndrome. You gotta
have a name or the magic's not there. Let
me tell you the true story of two men who
went to Russian River, fell in love with the
place and decided to open a gay guest
house.
After tramping around (and I emphasize
tramping) for three days. they consulted
a real-estate office and found a
charming old building with ponds, trees,
ducks and flowers. It was going cheap,
because it was near a railroad siding
where two abandoned cabooses were baking
in the sun. No one wanted them, and
prospective buyers considered them an
eyesore.
Our heroes, truly creative sorts, realized
✓ t ~ - that the cabooses could be easily lifted off
- the tracks onto the property and made into
"L •• -:'\. charming (a key word in gay business) I ) little (another key word here) weekend
, F hideaways (that's called a literary hat
l r ~ i trick-three key words in one phrase). \:JI ~ ~ }.__ They checked with the railroad-sure
'
t ~ ~~~~h~;t~~:~. z~~tn~:~~~aJ;\t~:,~
I I t J was adequate water, sewage and a ready-
' • made clientele. ir So they sat back and started planning.
There ~ould be little Roger & Gaillet
soaps, big bath towels and complimentary
sh_ampoo. They started making lists of
, ,(t. - things to check· is KY available in tin • > little tubes? Can you grow watercress in a
1 'i duck pond?
And, they considered the name. "Take
-' . The A Train," "Looi;e Caboose" and
I \ carded. "The Right Track" and "Club
..,.._ Car" just seemed to prove that the railroad
· 1 , :,;,o;: motif wasn't the way to go. "Wanderlust" ~ , ~ j - and "Loose Ends" killed a travel theme. ~ ) ~ • Mean. while, interest rates crept to 12 per•
0 0 ce~}o· Mama's," as in "Where are you
staying?" "Yo' Mama's!" nearly caused
J an argument. "Mother Ducks" was offered
•
rapturously by one of the partners and
received coolly by the other. Intere,;t went
to 13 percent.
To cut. a long story short, by the time
\
they arrived at a name-"Boys R Us"-
, ~ \ ~ mortgage rates had gone through the ceil•
1
, '.• '' ing. In~tead of realizing their dreams of
~ ,,1 _.. r"l,, .'\ welcoming hunks to their soignee orgy r ~ I
1
11"' '•~ parlor, they found themselves over-
1 : f 1 "'.ht·lme<I with mountains of brochures for
1
' k1tchl'n implements, souvenir mntches
7l_ \ sharing their work as well as leisure lime,
~ /4 and lawn furniture. Instead of happily
._, \\ they found themselves with a severely
'. .._,1 , \!., . , I 1 ~ strained rPlationship ("If we'd called it
• '
111
'•'' h 'Gundy Dancers' like I wanted, we'd be
to the conclusion thntmorellmewasspcnt
planning what to call those places than on
any questions of food preparation or
deL-or "A (lmchc Before Dining" did offor
quiche us an appetizer, a bouncy little item
that prophes1zcd the latex-derivative
stl'ak lo rnme
•~romorrow's Manicotti" had papered
the walls with old physique magazim•s,
it's truP, hut th,• pnsta tasted more liki•
ye,i,tnduy's. Raw fish has n1•ver appenled
to mt•, so I can't honestly comment on
•:Na~i: That Tuna" and ''If You Knew
.Sushi.
Obviously, thP gay community puts
great storp m originality. Othi•rs don't
se<'m to can• qu1tP so much. In both New
York and San Francisco. there are "Old
Original ,Joe's" and I l>l'heve that there's
even cm "Old Original Joe's NumberTwo"
in onl' or tht• other
llaVIng lot8 of money seems to work
operating now." 'If we'd named it that,
we'd be out of business now")
AU of this could have been n,01ded if I
were in business, offering help to those
who need it. A quirk consultatmn with
Peter Hamson, and you'd be off in a flame
with a nnml' Vital with a title All svstems
a l{<•go with a logo.
A gay v1dro arcade? "Shirley Booths."
Gay farm chemicals? "Weed 'Em and
Reap." Gny storage system? "Closet
Cases." Dry cl1•aners? "Pressing Con•
cerna." Footwear? "The Shoe Must Go
On."
See how easy I could make 1I for you? If
you're interestNI, keep watching this
column. and I'll lt•t vou know how to get in
touch. I'll be open f~r business-as soon as
I can think of II name
lfarnson /11·,·• in .Vrw Jrrsey. Hi., column
appf'ars her1• and in other ,:ay publ,ca•
tio11s. 19113 Sto11ru·oll Feature., Synd,-
c-at,•,
continued from page 1
especially important to lesbians and gay
men, including immigration, AIDS, violence,
social service delivery and discrimi•
nation against gays and lesbians in the
military. The group also challenged
Glenn's contention, made earlier in the
day, that lesbians and gay men were unfit
to work as "teachers or YMCA directors."
While the dialogue was cordial, the Ohio
senator continually focused on the idea of
sexual orientation as a choice rather than
a pr~existing condition like race or
gender.
"The Senator acknowledged the exist•
ence of discrimination," Apuzzo noted,
"but was unwilling to support any remedy
for that discrimination. This intransigence
is unacceptable."
Vogel added, "He offered no new depar•
lures from his previous positions."
Glenn, himself, stresRed that he wanted
a "continuing dialogue with the gay and
lesbian community," and conceded that
"this issue (gay and lesbian civil rights)
has become an item on the national
agenda."
Two days later on Dec. 15, Senator
Ohrenstein announced his resignation
from the Glenn campaign because of
Glenn's "refusal to support homosexual
rights legislation . .. (which) called into
question his otherwise superb record on
civil and human rights by engaging in a
prolonged debate on lesbian and gay
rights, an i88ue which has broad-based
support within the Democratic Party."
Former Houston Gay Political Caucus
President Lee Harrington, Association
Vic~Chair for the South Central Region of
the National Association for Lesbian and
Gay Democratic Clubs, issued the follow•
ing statement:
"While the meeting Glenn requested ...
was a frustrating one for our association ·s
co-chair, Peter Vogel, and for Senator
Ohrenstein, we are very encouraged by
John Glenn's desire to continue meeting,
as well as by his very sincere desire to
more fully understand the issue of civil
rights for gay citizens. Ohrenstein's resignation
may reflect a feeling that he can
better educate the open-minded presidential
contender from outside the campaign
structure, rather than from within it.
"It seems to all of us. and I find it to be
the case so often with so many other wellintentioned
persons, that John Glenn's
level of understanding here is directly
related to the lack of exposure he has had
to the people and the i~sue.
"'As you get to know us, the myths about
us, I think, begin to fall away. If Glenn can
learn fast, and he appears to be willing to
try, he'll still have a shot at in excess of 5
million gay votes in 1984."
Harrington also stated that realistically
he does not expect Glenn to progress that
fast, as "he's still in the 'what causes
homosexuality' stage."
Harrington felt that his willingneSB to
talk, however, may be a good example to
other 'middle Americans' in reference to
the gay is ue.
Ohrenstein's resignation is significant.
however. As the New York Senate minority
leader, he has influence with many key
Democratic leaders.
Also. New York brings to the Democratic
National Convention, to be held in
San Francisco in June, the second highest
number of delega~ after California.
Walter Mondale, frontrunner for the
Democratic Party's nomination for President,
has already stated his support for
gay righta legislation '"acro88 the board."
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For Fr,day evening, January 6, 19114 /hrougn Friday e.enmg. January 13 19114
ARIES-Changes tn your love hie and In any work proiects tn progress
keep you from a fresh start on the New Year, and with your "Do It Now"
attitude. that could present problems. Try some new approaches to old
matters, and don't make any bI3 resolutions until February.
TAURUS-Too much of th,s and that adds up to too little of anything
But. while physical exhaustion may hang around for a while. once
you've settled down, you should have the mental energy to solve that
problem and any others that are tn your way Thtnkl
GEMINI-When you feet romantic and a bit lazy at the same time.
there's one thtng to do. Get lazy with the ob1ect of your romantic
mtentions. Be like that lucky old sun and roll around heaven all day '83
was quite a year for you. Now, just lay back.
CANCER-Most people ftnd comfort ,n their homes. None more so
than Cancer, and for Cancer, rarely more than now. You may feel you
have little direction over the course of your hie now, so the safety and
comfort of your own abode offers the place you can be tns,de yourself,
outside all the rest.
LEO-Keep on dancing! Many of the other s,gns are quieting down,
now. but not Leo• Your energy seems inexhaustible. If there·s fun to be
had. you'll have 11, with no post-holiday blues All this danctng and
singing. ,t might as well be Spnngt
VIRGO-You're the one to make New Years resolutions and make
them stick Any bouts of indecisiveness are over Plans laid, dec,s ons
made, you're right on target With en intelligence that can verge on true
wisdom, you can make the moves that make 1984 a year of triumph.
LIBRA-Don't even try to figure out how ti will happen, because you
wont directly have anything to do with 11, but a nice money surprise
could be coming your wayI In fact, stop tcying to jigure everything out
Let things happen to you now and they will
SCORPIO-A January bride? Well. something old ,s going to end and
something new ,s about to begin. Something borrowed has to do w,th
brothers and sisters (bridesmaids and ushers) and something blue Is up
to you. Start working on your trousseau, Scorpio•
SAGITTARIUS-How many faces and sides you have to you.
Sagittarius• Starting now. and throughout the year, you're going to be
expressing and exploring many of those facets Everyone shares this
constant process. but for you the poss1b11tt,es are more exciting and
almost endless.
CAPRICORN-Respons1b1hty ft starts now, gains momentum as the
year gets go,ng, and for manywlll bethetheme of 1984 ft doesn't have to
be the kind that we,ghs you down. tn tact, tt can be the ktnd that raises
you up to quite an exalted place Take hold of the rems and go
AQUARIUS- Tv.o very important things are happentng now that will
continue for most of the year. New avenues of creat1vIty open up, g,vtng
you kinds of expression you had never explored At the same ttme,
serious relations w,11 be seriously tested. What lasts may be forever
PISCES- The idealism that has earned you through much of your life
,s taking a very practical turn. That will result In your making important
contributions to a group effort. The group will ,n turn sustain you and
give you much tn return. Isolation ,s over Join in
•1964 STONE\\IALl FEATURES SYNOICAl[
JASON, I FEEL Lll<E A~
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
A STYLE TMAT SA:m FOR YbO,
LETS YOU \lt)ICE Ya.I~ INDIVIOIJALIT"(
wrrn A 'IIS~L TRleurE.
JUST LEAVE IT 1t> ~E.
!'VE GOT JUST THE STYLE.
You~ LOOKING FOP., SWEE15.
Wal., WHAT DO 'rtJlJ "THINK?
I KNOW IT'S A BIT PUNK,
8llT 'tt)UlL &ET USED 10 IT IN
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8 THE STAR/ JAN. 6, 1984
A L y s 0 N
PUBLICATIONS
0 Till MOVIE LOVER, by Richard Fnedel, $7 00. The eotenammg
commg-out story of Bunoo Raider, who 1s so elegant that as a child he
reads Vogue m ills playpen. "The wmmg 1s fresh and cnsp, the humor
often hilanous," wntes the L.A. Times. "The funniest gay novel oi the
year," says Christopher Street.
0 ONE TUNAGER IN TEN: Writings by gay and lesbian youth, edited
by Ann Heron, $4.00. One teenager ID ten 1s gay, here, twenty-sue young
people tell their stones of commg to tenns w1th bemg different, of the
dec1S100 how - and whether - to tell friends and pa.rents, and what the
consequences were
0 THE BUTTERSCOTCH PRINCE, by Richard Hall, $5 00. When Cordell's
best friend and ex-lover 1s murdered, the only clue 1s ooe that the
police seem to consider too lunky to follow up oo. So Cordell decides to
track down the killer himself - w1th results far different from what he
had expected.
0 ALL-AMERICAN BOYS, by Frank Mosca, SS 00. 'I've known that I
was gay smce I was th.ineen. Docs that surpme you? It didn't me . " So
beg1IlS All-Amencan Boys. the story of a teenage love affair that should
have been simple - but wasn't.
0 CIDNA HOUSE, by Vincent La.rdo, $5.00. A gay gothic that has
everything; two handsome lovers, a mystenous house oo the hill, sounds
m the mght, and a father-son rela11oosh1p that's closer than most.
0 THE ALEXANDROS EXPEDmON, by Pamcia Sitkm, $6.00. When
Evan Talbot leaves oo a mission to rescue an old schoolmate who has
been 1mpnsoned by fanatics ID the Middle East, he doesn't realize that
the tnp will also mvolve h1s own com1Dg out and the discovery of who 11
IS that he really loves.
8 DEATH TRICK, by Richard Steveosoo, $6.00. Meet Doo Strachey, a
pnvate eye m the classic tradmoo but w1th ooe difterence: he's gay.
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Special Texas
Departure
January 31, 1984
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Plan Now to Attend the
Gay Press Association
Southern Regional
Conference
cttl GAY PRESS ASSOCIATION
January 27-29
Hotel Savoy
Houston
Workshops, Speeches,
Entertainment
If you are working in the gay media or are a gay person
working in the non-Qay media ( either journalism, advertising
or administratJVe ), plan to join your colleagues in
Houston.
Also. for officials of gay organizations who are NOT in the
gay media but who would like to learn how to better
influence the gay media. local and national. we'll have
a special workshop.
To Henry McClurg, vice president
Gay Press Association
3317 Montrose #306
Houston. TX 77006
Enclosed is my $25 registration fee (for GPA members) or
$30 registration fee ( non-GPA members) for the Southern
Regional Conference. (Include $10 additional if postmarked
after Jan. 13) I am in the gay media. [ I I work
for the non-gay media. I do not work in the media but
would like to attend the workshop on influencing the gay
media and other events of the conference.
Name
Address
Phone(s)
I am a member of the Gay Press Association I am NOT
a member of the Gay Press Association
(If orrMng In Houston by plane tro,n 01 bus. let us know yoor time o f omvot ondwew ,n
pick YoU up at the a irport or depot )
When we receNe your form. we'll send you o conference schedule
and o brochure on the Savoy Hotel so you con make reservations.
(You do not hove to stay at The Savoy to attend the conference )
lhe Savoy IS within wolklng distance of several gay c lubs Additiona
lly busses will be ovolloble for tours of Montrose nightspots. Your
registration fee will include tickets tor free and d iscounted odmiss,
ons to several clubs
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