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THINGS HAVE CHANGED AT THE 'BATHS' AN OWNER COMMENTS
mnntrose 'Buddies'
Explores
Gay
Friendship VOICE Scott Cutsinger,
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'The Newspaper of Montrose" Frida_v. J! nuary 31, 1986 Issue 275 (71 3) 529-8490
New Law
Upgrades
Massage
Practices in
Texas
State Bill Was Authored by
Montrose Businessowners,
inside
GPC
President
Gears Up for
New Year
Anise Parker, inside
Longtime
Club Owner
Thinks of the
Present
Marion Pantzer, inside
Local
Attorney
Protests
'Lack of
Constitutionality'
in
Health Card
Issue
News, inside
Montrose
Softball
League
Reviving Lone
Star Classic
Coming March 28-29,
sports inside
NEIGHBORHOOD FEELS
THE SHUTTLE TRAGEDY
Community Leaders Offer
Condolences, Thoughts
Compiled By Connie WoodR
Montrose Voice Staff Reporter
Tuesday's explosion of the space shuttle Challenger had Houston residents reeling in shock and
disbelief.
Montrose residents and community leaders shared with the rest of the nation in the grief
surrounding the national tragedy.
The Montrose Voice asked several of our neighbors and friends to comment on their feelings and
thoughts concerning the accident that claimed the lives of seven Americans.
Ron Pogue, pastor, Bering Memorial United Methodist Church:
''I realized when I was 11stemng to the news, I thought I had started to take the space program
for granted. My reaction and feeling was devastation. I had strong feelings. We are saddened. They
represented the pioneer spirit in all of us. We vicariously participated in their quest We lose
something of ourselves with their loss.
I was saddened by the news of the transport of the military several weeks ago. Yet, I had a
stronger reaction yesterday (Tuesday). The families are suffering no less than the families of those
who died yesterday. But there's an attachment to them, their task and their pioneering spirit. J J
Marian Coleman, prin ting fi rm and nightclub owner:
''I basically agree with what Ronald Reagan said yesterday (Tuesday). It was a very eloquent
and sensitive speech. I cannot add much to it, but I do think we must keep on with the program. I
know it means a lot of suffering to go through but we must keep going. J J
Lee Harrington, travel agent:
''It 's amazing that while I feel so removed from most of the country's leaders and many of its
programs, I can feel so much a part of the nation today. No one can take my thoughts away from
me and I think that is very significant. People really do control their own destiny and dignity- a
lesson our community seems to have such a difficult time understanding. We have no business
tolerating, as we do, even a moment of exclusion. J J
George Greanias, Houston City Councilman:
'' Houston is the headquarters for our nation 's space effort. Six of the seven who died lived here.
Christa McAuliffe trained here. For these reasons we feel a special mea.•ure of loss.
The space program will go on. Indeed. I believe that from this tragedy we will take a reneu·ed
commitm<'nt to that effort. But right now we are a family that has lost loved ones. As a family ue
must deal with our grief, and as a community come to terms with the awful loss we have
suffered. J J
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JANUARY 31. 1986 /MONTROSE VOICE 3
State Bill Was Authored by Montrose Businessowners
New Law Upgrades Massage Practices in Texas
By Pete Diamond
Montrose Voice Staff Reporter
You've had a long, stressful day at work,
and even though it's Friday, you stil1 can't
seem to relax and get your mind off the
day's toils. Wouldn't a massage be a great
way to unwind and think about more pleasant
thoughts like how you're going to
spend your weekend?
A quick glance through telephone book
listings under "massage'' reveals an unusual
variety of offerings, fr&m "escort services"
to "modeling studios" and "secretary
services." How do you find a legitimate
massage service amongst these numerous
listings?
Thanks to a new state law requiring
massage practitioners to be registered
with the Texas Board of Health, that process
has gotten much easier. The lawHouse
Bill 2012-regulates massage
therapists and massage establishments.
It also requires all massage therapists to
be registered with the state by Jan. I, 1986.
Under the law, only persons who are registered
as massage therapists may use the
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word "massage" to describe their services
in advertising.
Bob and Maxine Petteway, owners of
Montrose-based SOMA Theraputic Massage,
worked for 10 years writing the bill
and pushing for its passage. They feel
their efforts have upgraded massage therapy
and set in motion further legitimation
of the massage industry.
"It's about time that massage waa
brought out of the bedroom and into the
therapy room where it belongs," Maxine
says. "It's time we separated sex and the-raputic
massage."
The Petteways believe that as Americans
have become more aware of the
importance of good nutrition and what is
going on inside bodies, they have also
become more concerned about better body
maintenance. Medical researchers have
shown massage to be beneficial to a person's
circulatory, muscular and digestive
systems.
"We do not intrude into a physical therapist's
domain," Maxine says. "We see people
who are in good condition, but may be
under a lot of stress or athletes or weightlifters
who may have problems of minor
soreness."
The Petteways say more and more people
are becoming aware of the benefits
massage can provide. The new Jaw will
likely increase the visibility of theraputic
massage and separate it from the "massage"
practiced by massage parlors and
escort services.
According to Maxine, the law also
upgrades the educational requirements a
person must have before they can register
as a massage therapist with the state.
Applicants must now complete a 25(}.bout
massage therapy course before they can
be accredited by the state. Students are
required to take 125 hours of Swedish mas·
sage therapy techniques as well as courseE
in anatomy, physiology, health and
hygiene and business practices and pn>
fessional ethics.
Prior to enactment of the state law, al l
"massage establishments" in Houston
were regulated by the city health depart
ment, which licensed businesses rathei
than individual practitioners. Maxim
says the regulations were often enforceC
by members of the city vice squad. "It waE
evident we needed better laws and govern
ing of the massage industry," she says.
Over the past two years, the number of
businesses advertising massage services
in telephone directories has dropped to 33,
a decrease of almost50 percent. After January
1, many more of these businesses
were forced to close. Bob explained, however,
that there are actually as many as
200 to 300 legitimate massage therapists MW\Wlillf
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In addition to setting educational guid~
lines, the law will provide greater regulation
for massage therapy in the future and
establish it as a recognized profession.
Although the law has been in effect for a
short time, Bob says "Our business has
increased and people seem to have a better
attitude about massage. They feel more
comfortable with it."
The Petteways say they have also been
receiving more calls for legitimate massages.
This is much changed from a time
when for every 35 to 40 calls they received,
only one was for a legitimate massage.
The new law has had a different affect
on other people such as Bill O'Rourke and
Randy Horan, who have not yet been officially
registered with the state. While they
may sti11 give massages, O'Rourke and
Horan cannot use the word "massage" in
their advertising until the state recognizes
them as massage therapists.
Nevertheless, both O'Rourke and Horan
agree the new law is a good one that will be
beneficial to the future of the massage
industry. "Escort services and modeling
studios have been asRociated with massage
for too long," Horan says. "But the
state law will help. It's a step in the right
direction and it creates some uniformity
for massage therapists throughout the
state."
4 MONTROSE VOICE I JANUARY 31, 1986 :------------. c3fn ~emorimn
CHARLES ALLEN WYATT
Fundraiser Will Kick Off
'86 Political Season s10°0 :
In memory of Charles Allen Wyatt. March
18. 1948-January 23. 1986
We knew a quiet man who cared:
A man with an easy smile
and knowing eyes
We knew a simple man who loved;
ready to listen or cry
or to hold a friend close
We knew a pnvate man who
shpped away as he lived .•
caring for those he loved far
more than himself
Your fnends will miss you. Allen You are
loved and admired and we thank you for the
lessons you taught us by example Goodbye.
dear friend
A memorial service will be held for Allen on
Sunday, February 2 at 2617 Yupan at Caltfornra
at 11:00 a.m, A champagne toast at
the Ripcord follows All his friends are
welcome
The Republican and Democratic committees
of the Houston Gay Political Caucus
will sponsor a fundraiser on Monday, Feb.
3, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Eaglecrestlnn, 104
Avondale.
ThiR f'Vtnt will kickoff the 1986 political
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By Connie Woods
M1Jntrose \lo1ce Staff Reportt'r
Exceeding it.B $k6,000 goal, Subscriptions
Chairperson Sonja McMorris considers
the KPF'T Winterthon fundraiser a succe"
sful effort.
"We received pledges of $87,366 by the
end of the two-week event," McMorris
said. She pointed out that $50,000 waH
pledged during the first week
During the eight days of special pro·
grammrng, she said willing volunteers
donated their time to the fundraiser with
eeveral businesses donating food for the
volunteers.
She also pointed out that the winter fun
draiser far exceeded the one held in the fall
of 191'5 when only 50% of the goal was
reached through pledges.
For people who pledged donations dur
ing the recent drive but have failed to send
their pledges, McMorris said second
reminders will be sent soon.
Donations from the fundraisers are used
for the public station's operational
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JANUARY 31. 1986/ MONTROSE VOICE 5
Local Attorney Protests 'Lack of
Constitutionality' in Health Card Issue
By Pete Diamond
Montros~ Vmcr Staff Reportn
In the final day of testimony before a City
Council committee debating the merits of
health cards aa a means of stopping AIDS,
a civil rights attorney denounced the proposal
as "arbitrary and capricious and not
related to its stated objective."
Testifying at the Jan. 23hearingon the
health card issue, Houston attorney
Louise Gilmore said although the proposed
ordinance "may be constitutional
on its f BC{': be<-ause it would promote public
health." there is a lackof ron:-;titutionality
in the operation of the ordinance.
Gilmore explained that under Texas
Civil ~:itatute Article 4476-10, cities and
employers have the right to issue health
cards to insure that employees are "free of
any transmiRsable condition of any dis·
ease or local infection commonly transmitted
through handling of food or drink."
In 1939, when it was thought that food
handlerR could transmit comunicable dis·
eases, the Texas legislature asked the
attorney general for an opinion on the con·
stitutionnlity of Article4476-10, the health
ct•rtificnte statute. Given the medical
knowledge o( the timf", the attorney gen·
era] found the law constitutional hoth in
its face and in its operation.
Howevf'r. thr legality of instating such
an ordinance today to control the spread
of AIDS would have to be qu('stioned,
occording to Gilmore. In reference to Aru
de 4476-10, it is known with almost com·
plete certainty that the HTLV·lll LAV
virus is not "commonly transmitted
through handling of food or drink."
Based on this, Gilmore tiay~ the use of
health <'ard~ is totallv unrelated to AIDS.
She addR, "Tht.>re is ~o medical or logical
connection between the public's desire to
limit the spread of AIDS and health
cards."
Furthermore, Gilmore said the ordinance,
as it stands, does not bear a direct
or rational relationship to its objective of
controll ing the spread of AIDS. Aside from
their questioned accuracy, the HTLV-111
and other AIDS antibody tests are only
good for the day they are given. Health
cards, issued on the basis of thm1e tei;:t
results. would not take into account the
possibility of a ·•certified" worker con
tracting the disease at a later date.
Gilmore also believeA that if passed, the
health card ordinance would be intrusive.
She feels it would result in the violation of
individuals' fundamental rights, from per·
sonal and property right.ti to thoee of pri·
vacy. When obtaining a job depends on
tht" results ofa medical test, it becomes an
economic isame as well as a pen;on's right
to employment. Gilmore added that for
intrav<'nous drug users, the issue of self~
incrimination and Fifth Ammendment
rights also arises.
An ordinanc<' such as the one under con·
sideration by the Houston City Council,
aimed at controlling or stopping the
sprt'ad of AIDS from individuals in high
riE>k groups or those in the food handling
business for ex11mple, would have a
'MWt't·pin~ .. effect. Gilmore sayi-;.
"It would affect everyone. not JUSt the
gay communily," she says. "It's not the
w<'ighmg of one group against another. It
would affect evervone eventuallv There
should not he anYthing to preve;..t a p ..
son from admitting they nee-d medical
attention and being able to get it."
Gilmore believes there are better, 1efls
intrusive and more effective means of controlling
AIDS than issuing health cards.
"There must be no terror attached and vie-tims
of the disease must not be threatened,"
she said. lm;tead. "progressive
and positive" measures for dealing with
AIDS must be pursued.
Nate Sebastian, executive director of
KS/AIDS Foundation of Houston. also
spoke at last week's hearing, further
stressing the importance of education,
and calling it "the best defense against
AIDS." He requested that the city "commit
(their) resources to an educational campaign."
A third speaker. Sul Robs, regiona1
director of day care licensing for the Texas
Department of Human Services, did not
endorse the health card propo!">al. Ross
explained that his office is resporu;ible for
issuing operational standards for day care
centers within the state.
•·we would not require a person with
AIDS to be excluded from a day care center
unless he or ~he also had an air-borne disease."
He added. however, that the deci·
sion to dismiss a day care center employee
with AIDS ultimately rests with each cen·
ter .
Ross ali;:o said that children who have
AIDS •hould not be barred from attending
a day care center, although a restrictive
enVU"Onment may be necessary for ~ome
children, Ruch as those who have a ten·
denc-y to bite or are unable to control their
body fluid•.
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6 MONTROSE VOICE I JANUARY 31, 1986
Reward Offered for Info
in Pete St. George Killing
Crune Stoppers offers reu·ard for
mformatum. on the killinR of Pete St.
George
The BeHaire Police Department and
Crime Stoppers are offering a $1000
reward for information leading to the
arrest of the person that killed former
Montrose restaurant owner Pete St.
George.
Montrose
Symphonic Band
Elects Board
From a press releaae
The Montrose Symphonic Band elected its
board of directors at its regular meeting on
Tuesday. Jan. 21. The new board coneiste
of Debbie Holmes, chairman: Steve
Darby. vice chairman: David Wright.
secretary: Rufus Chaney. treasurer; Doug
Watson. I H representative, and David
Christianson. artistic director
The band also announced plans for a
bake sale to be held Feb 1 and 2 at three
Jocations-JR'a, the Barn. and on '1"he
Curve" at 1403 Westhtimer. Funds will be
used for the band lo play at the Gay
Games in San Francisco in August.
For more information call 527-9454
GPC Kicking Off
Drive for Voters
From a press relerue
The Houston Gny Political Caucus will
kick off 1ts 1986 voter registration drive at
the Feb. 5 meeting. An official from the
Harris County Registrar's office will be
deputizing volunteer voter registrars.
The caucus oleo plans to register voters
at Montrose--area nightspots during the
post-Mardi Gras weekend, Feb. 14 and 15.
Anyone interested in assisting in the
drive should call the GPC office, 521·1000.
The Feb. 5 meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at
the Dignity Center 3217 Fannin.
He we:-; found dead in his Bellaire home
Dec. 27. His brown 1971 Pontiac LeMans
was found at the corner of Holman and
Mosley in front of the Holman apartments.
According to a Bellaire Police Dept.
statement, "It is possible that the person
who killed Pete St. George was injured and
is living in the area. St. George was known
to frequent the Dot Shop Cafe(1920 Main)
and would make a date with unknown
white males where they would later go to
St. George's residence~ '
St. George formerly owned the Brasserie
restaurants in Montrose.
Police are uking that "anyone who
knows anyone that has been robbed or
injurt'd after making a date ¥tith an
unknown person" to contact Del. Jim Har
ris or Officer D.l. Oglesby at 668-0487 or
Crime Stoppers, 2'l2-8477.
Phy/Jia Frye is the neu president of the
GrC'ater .\font rose Business Guild
tConnlP Woods photo)
Business Guild
Elects Officers
The Greater Montrose Business Guild
elected officers for 1986 at their regulaar
meeting held .Jan 29.
Phyllis Frye will serve as president of
the guild, assisted by Bill Yon, vice presi·
dent. Sandy Devolve is secretary
Board members are Clark Moore, .John
Curcio, Bob Bagot, Thom Rourke, Carl
Bohannon, Bruce Herman and Joe Porro.
Special service awards were preHented
to past pre11oident~ Thom Rourke and Lyt
Harris.
The GreatPr Montrose Business Guild
was founded in 1982 as a "'chamber of com·
merce" type orgamzation to represent the
business intereets of the Montrose.
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JANUARY 31. 1986/ MONTROSE VOICE 7
GPC President Gears Up for New Year
By Connie Woods
Montrose Voice Staff Reporter
Looking forward to her first term as president
of the Houston Gay Political Caucus,
Annise Parker is ready to get down to business.
Citing an important task at hand,
Parker said the caucus must begin to gear
up for the upcoming elections, especially
the judicial elections.
"If candidates don't come to us for an
endorsement, we have to look at the situation
closely," said the 29-year·old president.
She considers it important to get people
involved in the election process.
Parker pointed out that it is important to
build the membership of the organization.
"It's not enough to be registered to vote;
it's not enough to be on the GPC mailing
list.
"The next step," she said, "is getting
other people registered and educating
them on the candidates and issues"
through the caucus membership.
She a lso emphasized that the GPC is a
political organization and should not
"pretend to be anything else." This impor·
tent aspect of the caucus means electing
"progressive, unbiased officials who are
active advocates of civil rights."
The growth of membership in the GPC is
of utmost importance to the organization,
according to Parker. "Every member of
the caucus has a vote; each has a voice in
the organization,'' she said.
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Not only do the members have a voice on
political issues and endorsements, they
also have an opportunity to service in the
education of the community through the
mailing list and registering voters.
"The primary tool of the GPC in an election
is the mailing list." she explained.
"There is no reason why every gay person
in Houston is not on the mailing list."
Parker added. "It is a confidential list."
By being on the mailing list, people
receive information about the canclidates
in an election as well as information on
issues whether or not they are members of
the GPC.
In addition to educating the community
through the mailings, Parker pointed out
that registering other voters is also impor-
Annise Parker
tanL
"Not enough gays realize how impor·
tant it is to vote. There have been elections
where 13 votes made a difference in the
outcome of the election," she emphasized.
Addressing the process of registering
voters, Parker said there are many jobs to
be done in the organization. "It takes a lot
of people to get these jobs done like block
walking to encourage registration of
voters as well as presenting information
and fundraisers."
Another goal of the new president is the
strengthening of the caucus committees.
She said she feels an important responsi·
bility of the Democratic and Republican
committees is to get caucus members into
the precinct workings.
Expanding her comments on the com·
mittee functions, she pointed out that each
committee elects itb own chairperson and
holds fundraisers. "Party candidates and
issues should be the responsibility of the
committees. When time to endorse (candidates),
we <GPC) are blind to party identifi·
cation."
Emphasizing that the caucus is a non·
partisan organization-neither Demo·
cratic nor Republican-endorsements are
based on the vote of the caucus member·
ship.
"We have a good organization." she
said ... What I would like to see is stronger
fundraising, tougher budgeting and
accounting process, and stronger media
relations with all the media "
Citing some oftheissues of the past year
in,,·olvlntt the c-aucus, the Rice Univeuity
graduate said. '1'he community deserves
more than to have us always in a crisis
situation.
'The GPC has betn fin) a defensive pos·
ture this year. The only way out of adefen·
sive posture is to go on the offense."
Another goal the newly-elected pres1·
dent has for theGPC is make the meetings
more interesting. She said that an organ·
ized, precise agenda and meetingwould be
more interesting and fa.-;ter while still
covering the necessary business.
In addition, she would like to see speak·
ers from other organizations be included
in the programs to inform the caucus what
other organizations are doing.
For longer programs she believes special
guest speakers from the general population
would be interesting.
From within the cauC'Us, Parker encour·
ages the Speakers Bureau to address more
groups and organization~ within the city
In clarifying where the caucus is con·
t"emmg AIDS, Parker said, "AIDS is a
health issue. It is made into a political
1s..que by our homuphobic (government)
bodies. We have people. individuals, the
mayors task force and other groups who
shouJd be in the forefront 8pt>aking about
AID$.
''The caucus will be involved 'in dealing
wtth government bod.Jes like the city and
state health departments. I will do what 18
necessary for me to do as the pttfo'ident ("f
tht> CBUC'US," she pledged_
Parker is no stranger to the workings of
the GPC' The five-year member of the caucus
has ~erved as board chairman for
three years under three pre!">idents. In
addition, she has experience in several
areBA of caucus busin~ including media
spokesperson, speakers bureau represen·
tative, finanet:~. bvlawi:; and others.
She is currently- serving as president of
the Houston Women·s Softball l.A"ague,
board member of the Lesbian/ Gay AdvocateA,
board member of LeAbian Gay
Dt>mocraU. of Texas and member of the
National Gay Task Fotte and !\OW
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8 MONTROSE VOICE I JANUARY 31. 1986
Montrose Live
Playhouse Plot: 'Communist Takeover Threatens Artists'
By Bill O'Rourke
Montroae Voice Theater Cr,tic
The Great Seba8tian~ fCountry Play·
house) 18 a thriller, brimming over with
bravura and good comedy
The show was originally written for a
husband and wife team. Alfred Lunt and
Lynne Fontane~ It is being performed here
by another husband and .,.,.-jfe team, Mar·
tin and Loia f"!.r-ck. They are nothing short
of magnificet"t
I knew from the first sentence out of
Mart.n's mouth that I was in for a real
treaL His deep mellifluous voice nngs
Wlth the golden, pear-shaped tones of the
honey tongued orator This 18 one of thee
hallmarks of a weL'. trained, seasoned
stage actor.
LolB is equally wonderful She has a
superb grBBp of this absolutely realized
theater person with her preoccupations
with money, food and her first husband.
The play begins with the two of them
working directly with the audience. They
offered astounding feats of mind reading.
If I was not completely taken in by it, it's
only because I was working double time
trying to figure out the trick
Back in their dressing room. they
explain the trick as they start arguing
about some tricks that didn't work. Their
love for each other is obvious, but she
keeps tbrowmg her first husband up at
him. Wlll he ever be able to make her
respect him as much as the other..,
Unfortunately for both of them. there
has been an electron. Although he was
born here in Prague, she is a cockney and
London is their home base now. They
don't pay much attention to local politics
and don't understand it. The nervous
stage manager (well played by Steve
Powell) cannot make them understand
that they are putting themselves in
danger. The Communist.Fl are in power
now.
They convince party member General
Zandek that their powers are genuine.
(Richard Zamecki'a acting is improving
dramatically. Thie g(neral is the best
work I've seen him do.) He forceR them to
come up to his villa to put on a free mid-night
show
While they are there, the general is
deposed in a coup by his aide. (Ron Jones
iA a fittingly suave, usually nicely understated
menace.) And theSebastians admit
to having had lunch with a pawerful
friend. who this evening officially "com
m1ts suicide." They cannot believe that
and will not he to substantiate it. Tht>y
must either escape tomght or go to prison
The large, strong support ng cast
includes standouts Mark Stephenson and
Ann Berry and a flnc:k of neophytes mek·
ing very auspicious debuts. Director Bon·
me McFerreri 18 to be congratulated on
making sure this H ~ward Lindsay and
Russel Crouse play is an evening wer
worth attending.
This is the last weekend for Pasties at
Theater Southwest. Due to the scheduling
of their next play. the theater was only
able to add one performance. a matinee
this Sunday. Even it is probably sold out
by the time you read this. I wouldn't feel
too sorry about that if I were you.
Eddie Cope and Joe McHale wrote this
comedic murder mystery set in a burleMque
school. Then McHale directed it. That
turned out to be a mistake. Another director
might have required them to beef up
the plot and might have pulled this tal~
ented cast mto the polished, glitzy product
this script requires.
The original songs are quite nice, but
when will everyone learn that uptempo
musical comedy songs simply do not work
when sung unacccmpanied? There was
one song done- thnt way this time and I
tuned it out. Unfortunately, I think it may
ha ... ·e contained some vital dues to the
solution of the myetery. Most of the other
clues were very well planted, but there was
no way I could have figured an integral
part of the motive That's not playing fair.
o Notes
Something interesting 1& starting tomorrow
at the Children·s Museum at Waugh
and the Allen Parkway. Adult volunteers
will be raising a log house for an imagi
nary pioneer family. Then there will be a
celebration: fiddle music, stenciling, wool
carding and spinning, furniture making,
square dancing and folk toy demonstrations.
On Sunday, everyone will help stuff
a mattress and the demonstrations will
include quilting and making hinges with
tools from the frontier period. If our hardy
pioneer family can make a go of it, they'll
be joined by a commercial center in June
and a schoolhouse in September
Also tomorrow. Stages, in the same
bu "ding as the Children's Museum, will
show readings of all thrN! oft he new plays
1:1 the competition associated with our
Texas Playwrights Festival: Wunderlick
ot 11, Tw1l111ht at 2, and Clint Easl1L'Ood,
Seriously at 4. Francesca Primus, contributing
editor of Entertainment New York
magazine, will give an oral critique follow·
ing each reading.
The Museum of Fine Arts exhibition,
The Ancient Art of the American Wood·
land Indians, closes on March 9
You can still register for the Museum of
Fine Arts SK run between 6:45 and 7:45
tomorrow morning at the museum, just
before the race .. •.
It looks like either the Alley or the Uni·
versity of Houston (or both?) might commission
a play from Edward Albee.
For those of you tumingthe Alley into a
dinner theater (and a very charming one it
is. indeed), the current entree it; stuffed
quail. ..•
Jack Carter will not be in Guys and
Dolls for TUTS
The Performing Arts Sampler Series
will sell you a card which will let you into
one performance of each of these six
groups: Delia Stewart Dance Co .• Pro Arte
Musical Ensemble, Rit1ky BusinesH.
Comedy Workshop, Main Street, and
Chocolate Bayou (when they get a
theater). The card is good for one full year
and also entitles you to discounts at leading
area restaurants ..
Don "t forget the Showtix booth in Tran·
quihty Park where discount tickets are
always available .
Popular director William Burford will be
starting three new class &e&l'iions at Main
Street Theater this week: Acting Realism
213, Shakespeare for the Actor 2'4. and
Voice and Movement for the Actor 215.
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The Band. Deborah Burrell. Sharon Brown, Arnetia Walker and Herbert L. Rawlings, Jr., m "Stepp1n' to the Bod Side" in o
•cene from "Dreamgirl&." now playing at the MUJJic Hall
Celebrate! There are as many Tallulah
Bankhead !itnriet1 as there are Sophie
Tucker stories. If you have never imagined
her dN•p husky voice saying, "Then do you
have two fives for a ten, darling?" you will
have to c<·lt•brate Schubert's birthday
today instead of hers. Pity.
Other birthdays: Frankly, my dear, it's
Clark Gable, I; early sexologist Havelock
Ellis (I have always loved thatname.)and
scholar of gay history Jonathan Kotz. and
Jamee .Joyce, 2; Gertrude Stein, 3; (,Joyce>
and Stein-The world's foremost purvey·
ors of quality but difficult fiction); Metm
Grief (to whose Gay Engagement CaJend·
are I staod ever indebted I, 4; Adlai Strvenson
(who knew how to make the l!.!'I'. work
for us), 5; and Ramon Novarro(Latin lover
of the movies who met a most bizarre
death), 6.
.. Pigeons in the grass. alal'is."-G. Stein.
"So enjoy, anyway1"-B. O'Rourke
o Openings
Barnum (Stratford High School)-A
wonderful, ragtime musical capturing the
life of P.T. Barnum, the Prince of Humbug.
Join the circus!
Texas S•lect (Art League of Houston)an
invitational showing by 15 artists.
Berlioz (Jones. I )-Tenor Glenn Siebert.
ComisHiona conducting the Houston Symphony
and the Houston Symphony Chorale.
Narrated by Jeremy Huntl>rof All My
Children.
Balm m G<i•ad (Alley, 6)-Lanford (5th
of July1 Wilson's first major ~uccess. Thf
largest cast ever a88embled in the Alie\
Arena. A ~eedy all night coffee 8hop an~
its denizf'ns.
The Miraculous Mandann (Jones, 6)Houston
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JANUARY 31, 1986 /MONTROSE VOICE 9
Neighborhood
Longtime Club Owner Thinks of the Present
By Connie Wood•
Montrose Voice Staff Reporter
"I know where I've been and where I am
going . . ," the woman said in a serious,
authoritative voice as she sat surrounded
by various clowns and photographs as
well as a host of pets.
Marion Pantzer, a community night
club owner and active participant in the
activities of the community,doesn't mince
wordH when she speaks of her past, her
present and her dedication to business
She definitely knows where she has
been and doesn't particularly care to talk
about it. She has nothing to hide; she
simply doNn 't fttl that anyone would be
interested in knowing.
"That wee a long time ago, and no one
cares to hear about that, ' she Raid after
several questions.
However, she is willing to tell a little
about herself in rPferenre to how she came
to Houston, eventually to be a pillar of the
community
The native of New York City was eta·
tioned near Victoria, Texas, in 1942 where
she remained for several years. Her trips
to Houston during that time eventually
lead her to the city where she became a
social worker in protective services.
"Back then they didn't call it human
resources," she said with a chuckle. While
working with the county as a fulltime
caseworker, she also worked at the Desert
Room.
While still working as a caseworker,
Marion opened a new club in 1973 on Con·
verse Street, Just Marion and Lynn's. The
club remained at the Converse location for
more than a decade.
When she did retire as a social worker,
she devoted full time to her business. "I
felt women needed a place to go," she said
Marion Pantzer, ou.mer of Marion and
Lynn's, is dedicated to providing
Houston women with a special plar-e to
xo (Conni.I.• Woods photo)
concl'rning her decision to open the club.
"Once I retired, this has been the rest of
my life," she explained with a smile. In
addition to offering women a place to go,
she wanted to keep her employees work
ing.
l...istening to Marion talk about her club,
there is no doubt she is a serious business·
person. "You can't go into business with·
out longevity in mind," she said when
asked how her club has remained active
while other bars open and close.
She attributes part of her success in bus·
iness to her concern for people, both
patrons and employees. "People need to
talk and someone needs to listen," she
explained.
"People go to bars out of loneliness or
need-a little love or to meet people," she
continued. "I try to instill in my bartenders'
minds people come to talk and to have
Jnd
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someone to hsten to them."
She also encourages her employees to
show patrons "they care." For example,
she wants them to know what a person
drinks and to recognize them when they
come in. Another suggestion for her bartenders
is to introduce new people to other
people sitting at the bar to make them feel
welcome.
Although Marion encourages such business
practic-es from her employees, she
also pointed out that working at the bar
"is not a playground (for employees). It's a
job!"
After realizing her lease on Converse
would not be renewed last fall. iihe began
looking for a new location. The search for
the hright" placf' took several month~.
She found a building on Richmond
Avenue near Montrose end looked at its
possibilities. She said she had a "good feeling"
about the place.
To provide the kind of club she wanted,
Marion knew the building would require
remodeling. The remodeling, done by
women in business and volunteeri:., took
about a month.
After the Converse location closed with
a celebration on Sept. 29, 1985, the rem<r
deling project began. The new location for
Just Marion and Lynn's held its opening
celebration in November
Marion speaks with pride about her new
location. Not only has her business
increased but "we have a nice group of
younger women and many of our older
women are back."
She attributes the increase partially to
the design of the club. "If women want to
sit and talk, we have an area for them. If
they want to play pool, they can do that,
too. And if they want music, they can tum
the music loud in another area," she
explained.
And anyone who has been to Just Marion
and Lynn's is familiar with the clown
motif that has been associated with the
decor. Marion was willing to give a little
insight to her attraction to the clowns.
0 When I was a child, I wanted to go"
away to the circus to be a clown." she
explained. My grandmother knew people
with Ringling Brothen;, She was able to
realize her dream and goal. Marion
became a circus clown where she had the
opportunity to study under Emmett Kelly
a clown she much admired.
Although the circus y'ear!- are behind
her, Marion is known to take out the CO!tumes
and makeup for special appearan·
ces, especlally benefits or fundraisers .
In reference to h ~ clown appearances,
Marion related a story about a fundra1sing
event several years ago when she and
members of a c'ub raised money for Mu&
cular Dystrophy.
She said they delivered the money to a
local radio station. When they told the
announcer the money came from a gay
club, "he almost dropped his microphone.'
Her recollection of the event lead to the
question of what changes Marion has seen
in the community. One important change
she noted was "women are now in a posi·
lion to have the courage to speak up. I
think they feel, if known to be lesbians,
their jobs will be in jeopordy."
However, she said she felt this position
continues to change and attributes some
of the changes to the younger group.
"We've given a lot to the younger group,
but we have learned from them," she
explained.
10 MONTROSE VOICE I JANUARY 31, 1986
The Far Side by Gary Larson
1tl5 UN11/EASAL PfllESS SYNDICATE
Edgar finds his purpose.
Another case ot too many scientists
and not enough hunchbacks.
Beached whole surprise
"Gee, that's a wonderful sensation.
... Early In the morning, you just woke
up, you're tired, movln' kinda slow,
and then that ooooold smell hits your
nose blood In the water "
Fortunes
End of Month,
End of Social Dry
Spell for Gemini
By Mark Orion
For Fflday, Jan 31, 1986.
through Thuraday, Feb 6, 1986
ARIES-Discretion is essential in all
your dealings this week. Exercise restraint
in both words and action. People of
importance will respond to your subtle
actions.
TAURUS-Your mental energies will
turn to money matters. Use your natural
financial savvy to lay plans for the future.
At this time, setting more aside will have
little effect on your entertainment
budget
GEMINI- The beginning of the new
month ends a social dry spell. Get tuned
up for the hectic Mardi Gras season. A
phone call to someone you haven't been
1n touch with lately gets things rolling .
CANCER- Now's the time to speak up
Let those close to you know how you feel
Your tight lips may cause you to lose oul
on a special relationship. Be honest anc
sincere in social circles but employ caution
when speaking up at work
iEO- Countless times you've been
warned about your argumentative
nature. Now you've finally gotten the
message. You find thatthe ability to compromise
yields more benefits than you
ever imagined
VIRGO- Work has been exceptionally
demanding in past weeks. Now that the
pressure is easing, regain your balance
A weekend of leisure and recreation puts
things back into perspective.
LIBRA-Your number of acquaintances
has increased rapidly. Don't forget
who your real friends are. A small, intimate
gathering, to renew old ties, 1s in
order for this weekend.
SCORPIO- Romance and financial
matters are closely related at this time.
Follow your instincts but don't be too
hasty with major purchases. Your romantic
interest is attracted to you. not your
financial status
SAGITTARIUS- A minor health ailment
is clearing up. You're ready to
resume your full schedule. Don't overdo
it. A health maintenance program will
prevent a relapse. Good nutrition and
exercise is a must for your fast-paced
lifestyle.
CAPRICORN- Thoughts of the
upcoming Valentine's Day have you in a
romantic mood Cupid is toying with you
and a special someone. Don't rush into
anything. Patience can turn what could
be only a one night stand into something
lasting
AQUARIUS A business conflict
resolves itself with little damage done.
Avoid future problems by laying down
the ground rules before entering into any
agreements The resolution of business
problems improves home life
PISCES Your relat1onsh1p with coworkers
is improving and so 1s the quality
of your work. Your ability to get along 1s
noticed by superiors. Don't hesitate when
asked to attend a social event with some
colleagues. Your vibrant personality will
carry you through but watch what you
sa.y. ..
In Montrose,
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JANUARY 31 1986 ' MONTROSE VOICE 11
Films
'Buddies' Explores Gay Friendship
Geoff Edholm and David Schacter star m "Buddies"
By Scott Cutsinger
Montrose Voice Film Critic
It'a been quite a while since a gay-oriented
film has hit Houston, so Buddies is quite a
wekomt' sight. The film offers an insightful
look at a man dying of AIDS, and at his
assigned buddy who comforts him and
learns to love him. The relationship
changes both of their lives as they cry,
argue, and laugh about everything from
sex to lost loves.
Buddies is a small but important film
because it actually portrays gay men in a
non-stereotypical way, Two men must
deal with the tragedy of AIDS, much the
way our community will have to respond
to our dying members. This first dramatic
film about AIDS will be playing at the
River Oaks Feb. 5 and 6only, sodon'tmiss
it.
The second film this week iB Murphy's
Romance, a cotton candy movie that gives
us Sally Field as the fiesty, strong-willed
woman (one more time). James Garner is
on hand in the Cary Grant roleofthe older
man in love with younger Sally. Throw in
a no good ex-husband and a cute kid, and
we have the elements for another sweet
down-on-the-farm drama.
o Buddies
With every aspect of the media turning its
attention to the AIDS disease, it was inev·
itable that feature films would start to deal
with the subject. Broadway has The Nor
mal Heart and As Is. Television had "An
Early Frost." And now there is the first
dramatic motion picture called Buddies.
It is perhaps better that this film is a
low-budget, independent feature. Think·
ing back to big budget gay efforts like
Making Loue or Partners makes one
cringe at the thought of a major studio
production about something like AIDS.
Instead, direct.or Arthur Bressnn,Jr., pres·
ents us with a stark, two-character relationohip
that cuts right to the heart of the
matt.er.
Buddies is a very simple film on almost
every level, concentrating on the growing
friendship between two gay men. One is
Robert Willow, a bedridden AIDS patient
dealing with the fears of an unknown disease.
His assigned "buddy" is Daniel Ben·
nett, who doesn't realize the emotional
strain he is going to put himself through.
When the two first meet, the situation is
strained because they are very different.
Robert is politically outspoken, very forward,
and often demanding. David, on the
other hand, is shy and inward. He tells his
lover at home that Robert is "not exactly
what he thought an AIDS victim would be
like."
Slowly, the two men grow to love and
respect. each other through daily visits.
The dhtrussions become franker and more
personal as Robert and David lower their
barriers of fear and doubt. They watrh
erotic movies together, argue about politics,
and share thoughts on the men they
have loved in their lives.
In a very tender and moving way,Bu&
dies makes a quiet statement about how
the gay community must react to a crisis.
Beyond the research, the funding, and the
political aspects, there is something much
more important-care and understand·
ing. David end Robert's relationship is a
shining example of how we can all really
give of ourselves.
Of course, dealing with AIDS victims
has many drawbacks, too. David must
emotionally deal with the fact that Robert
will die. It's difficult to commit yourself to
become close to someone you know will
slip away soon. Yet, in theend we may all
be better persons as we deal closely with
the effects of AIDS and even death.
Arthur Bressan, Jr. is a director/ wri ~
ter I producer who felt like the time was
right to deal calmly with the hysteria and
prejudice sweeping the country. Filmed in
nine days after five weeks rehearsal, most
of the film takes place in a stark, white
hospital room. While there are moments of
happiness and pleBBure, the overall mood
of the film is serious and oft.en depressing.
I'm sure many people will leave Buddies
saying that it sure was a downer. Yet, you
need to think back through the mm and
ask yourself what it means for you. Will
you abandon your friends who have AIDS,
or neglect to become a volunteer because
you "just couldn't handle it?"
Jn the end, the only people who ere
going to really get. us through this crisis
are the brothers and sisters who are about
the community and its people. Buddies
shows us how our meager efforts can bring
happiness to thoRewhohavelosthope. It's
time for the gay community to stop whin-ing
about what others aren't doing and
pitch in with love and understanding
themselves.
Buddies will be shown at the River Oaks
Theater on Feb. 5 and 6 1Wedn .. day and
Thursday) at 5:45, 7:30 and 9:15.
o Murphy's Romance
Director Martin Ritt hu always specialized
in small, character-oriented films like
Sounder, Norma Rae. and Crms Creek.
His newe'"t feature, Murphy's Romance,
follows a similar pattern. concentrating
on two small town people who fall in love
very gradually.
Ritt's style is slow and old-fashioned in
the strictest sense, concentrating less on
story end more on solid character develoi>ment.
The heroine is Emma Moriarty
(Sally Field), a fiesty, divorced mother
who is trying to begin a new life for her·
self. Her success on an Arizona ranch as a
horse trainer will come only through the
hard work of her and her son.
Unexpectantly, a man steps into her life
who is genuinely appealing. The widowed
town pharmacist Murphy Jones (James
Garner) becomes a helpful friend, but we
can see a romance blooming. Their friend·
ship is cautious, especially since he is old
enough to be her father
Of course, the ol' ex-husband shows up
on Emma's doorstep one day and wants to
light the fire again. Bobby Jack is the lazy
but cute type who never has a job or
money. Emma lets him stay, but surprisingly
doesn't give into his advances.
With Murphy hanging around the
ranch a lot (and staying for supper}, a hospitable
menage a'trois develops with
Emma and Bobby Jack. This is the moot
enjoyable part of the film, watching
Emma trying to decide what to do with
these men. Her ex-husband is irresistable
but basically a child who won't grow up.
He gets along great with his son, but she
realizes that he is not good for either one of
them.
Murphy uses tht subtle approach, sort
of "courting" her without her realizing it.
In fact, when Murphy announces his love
for Emma near the end of the movie, she
set>ms surprIBed. For a movie named.t\fur·
phy's Romanre, the romance for Murphy
is sure saved until the very end.
The beot way to de•cribe this film is
"cute."' The jokes are "polite," the charac·
ters are besicaJly likeable, and we know
exactly what is going to happen. Every·
thing is so nice and in place that we kind of
go with the flow, laughing and smiling at
even the corniest jokes.
As for Sally Field, I like her at the start
of the film when she really acts like a
tough ranch lady. Later on, her barriers
seem to break down fast. and her character
turned softer. Still, Sally is playing her
Places in the Heart role again and she
needs to move on to something else.
It's great to see James Garner on the
screen, although he basically plays James
Gamer. Brian Kerwin does a great job as
Bobby Jack, an unlikable guy who tries to
make a comeback. Emma's son Jake is
portrayed well by Corey Haim, a charming
13-year-old seen recently in First Born
and Silver Bullet.
I had my doubts that a film like this
could do well in today's market, but the
teens at a sneak preview loved it. Maybe
moviegoers are ready for more simple
filmo that don't boggle the mind with violence
and speciaJ effects. Murphy's Rom·
ance ia not a "great" film at all, but as
light entertainment it goes down pretty
good.
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Dr. Didato's Personality Quiz
By Salvatore ~. lJidato, Ph.D.
N~w• America Syndicole
S~cial to Montro8' Voiee
It'• estimated that there are 5. 75 mil hon
Americans who are alcoholics and
another 5.75 mil1ion who are problem
drinkers. The U.S Department of Health
and Human Services reported in 1981 that
about half of all patients in hospitals have
aloohol-related disorders.
Many illnesses like diabetes. high blood
pressure and stomach ulcers are insidious,
and alcoholism, too, can occur gradually.
If you've noticed changes in your drink·
ing patterns lately, you might be slipping
into a drinking problem and not be aware
of iL The quiz ahead highlights a few of
the early warning signs of alcohol depen~
Can You Spot the Signs
of 'Creeping Alcoholism?'
dency. To find out if you might have a
problem brewing, answer each item ''yes"
or .. no." then read on for answers.
Do you.
l. Take a drink before going to a party
where you know liquor will be served''
2. Drink when blue?
3. Take a drink before a strei-;sful event?
4. Drink alone?
5. Drink more than your friends do?
6. Drink in the morning before going to
work or school?
7. Drink to steady your nerves?
8. Gulp your drinks?
9. Feel the necessity of having drinks at
certain times, i.e .• before lunch, dinner,
after work?
10. Ever drink to the point of feeling ill?
o Explanation
No nation is more health-conscious than
America and excessive use of alcohol is
our most prevalent health concern.
Authorities at the Menninger Foundation
(for psychiatry), Topeka, Kan .• believe
that most alcoholics have undiagnosed
mental disturbances.
These, of cou~e. profoundly affect
manv others in the victim's family circle.
AB a·n example of the price to be paid in
dollars alone, to say nothing of its toll in
human suffering, alcoholit1m costs the
American economy some$40billion annu·
ally.
Imbibing too much is a worldwide
dilemma and not restricted only to the U.S.
In 1976, both France and Russia declared
that alcoholism is their No. I public health
problem.
The gra:-1sroots organization MADD
(Mothers Against Drunk Driving) has
probably done more to publicize the misuse
of alcohol, within the few years of its
existence, than any other group. Its cam·
paigns are aimed primarily at teenagers
who drink and drive. To younger persons,
liquor is far and away the main substance
addiction, exceeding that of tobacco and
drugs.
Indeed, the age group from 17 to 25 consumes
proportionately far more
cigarettes, liquor and drugs than any
other age bracket and is a prime target of
those who peddle such products.
We hope our quiz is instructional. The
itPms are similar to those found on questi·
onnaires which test for problem drinking.
Your srorr may suggest that you might be
heading in the wrong direction.
Give yourself one point for each "yes"
answer. If your score is five or more, you
may have a budding problem with alcohol
and you should start right away to do
something about it, perhaps by seeking
professional help.
Beyond 'Collapse' of Nuclear Family
Blacks Turn Extended Family into Nationwide Safety Net
By Louia Freedberg
Pacific ~\'eu•s Seruice
SJWcial to th~ MontTOBI! Voice
For two decades policy-makers. ~eeking
for deeper causes of black poverty, have
made the disintegration of the black fam·
ily a nationitl etereotype.
Yet though cloee to half of all black fam·
ilies are headed by single parents, blacks
have a1so developed a different and more
reeihent etructure for warding off crises: a
strongly knit extended family often
spread from coast to coast.
And those networks ofrelatives survive
even though government has barely rec·
ognized their existence, much lees bol·
sle?"ed them with aid programs, many
researchers and family workers say.
Luanna Johnson (not her real name) is
17 and liv .. in Oakland, Calif., with her
parents-but her gTandmother's house in
the tiny Louisiana town of Natchitoches is
a kind of eecond home.
When ehe wu six she moved with her
parents from Louisiana to California
Five years later, when her parents' mar·
riage hit a rough spot, "the next thing I
knew I wae back with my grandmother,"
she recalls. One day her father called to
say she could come back to Oakland,
where Jackson stayed with her aunt for
about two months. until the two clashed
over discipline. She eventuaJly moved
back with her parents, who have reconciled.
But it is to her grandmother that Jack·
son turns during difficult times. "I just all
her when I'm feehng bad." she says. "I can
talk to her bettt>r than I can to my own
mother. •
Relatives living in far.flung places often
gather at the grandmother's house,
bought by her children. ''Everyone is close
to my grandmother." Jackson, now a high
school senior, is applying to colleges in
Louisiana.
Jackaon's experience is familiar to
1ocial workers and psychologists who
report that in black families more often
than white onee, if a child is having trou·
ble with echool or the law, if parents are
not getting along, or if a parent can no
longer take care of children, relatives atep
in to 611 the breach-even if they liveoutof
1tate.
get any funding for it, says Weiissbourd.
"One advantage black families have ...
is that having a family member take
care of one's children is not viewed
negatively"
Onf' advantage black families have,
says anthropologist Stack, is that having
a family member take care of one's children
is not viewed negatively. For blacks,
1'it'a not an insult or a proof of failure fora
kid to stay with an aunt. Parents know
that at some time they may have to take
care of the aunt's children."
Extended family networks may be
strengthened by the recent return of
blacks to southern states as economic con·
ditions in northern cities worsen. Between
1970 and 1980, 90,000 black adults and
children returned to North Carolina alone.
And modern technology, like buses, jets
and telephones, make it easier than ever
for black children to find a calm port
among relatives whenever a storm hits
home.
In 1965 Harvard sociologist Daniel P.
Moynihan (now a U.S. Senator) published
a report that set the tone for much blackoriented
policy to follow. Its central thesis:
" • the heart of the deterioration of the
failire of the Negro society is the deteriora·
lion of the family.''
But Moynihan and other sociologists
may have mistakenly focused on the tw<>parent
family as the standard measure of
family stability. Some researchers now
say that having a single parent does not
necessarily mean one is shut off from family
support.
"As people are poorer, families become
more valuable," says Carol Stack, an
anthropologist at Duke University end
author of All Our Kin, a widely acclaimed
study of black family networks in IJlinois.
"For the mOAt part the single parent is still
immersed in the extended family."
That "elaborated social structure" gives
a black child an e~sential "base of support,"
echoes sociologist Troy Duster of
the University of California at Berkeley
Extended family ties seem to be as
strong among middle class blacks as
among the poor. It is not unusual for more
affluent blacks in cities elsewhere to send
their children to the South for summer
vacations. or even to attend high school
"Families in the urban north see them·
selves as sateJhtes to the rural family,"
drawing "spiritual renewal" from rela·
tivee closer to the land, says Stack.
Stereotypes to the contrary, this endur·
ing extended family structure-born of the
ethic that blacks must take care of their
own-has actually lessened the burden
that blaclca place on the governmentspon·
sored eocial progTams.
Kin network. are a large reason why a
smaller percentage of black children are
placed in foster homes or put up for ado1>
tion than whites, and fewer older blacks
are placed in nursing homes.
Placing a child in foster homes can cost
the government nearly $100,000 from
infancy to adolescence, points out Dr.
Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psy·
chology at Yale and former head of the
federal government's Children's Bureau.
"Sometimes what stands in the way of a
family member taking care of a child
might be $1000 to cover the cost of clothes
and an extra bed," he says.
That kind of aid is not to be found, how·
ever. "In terms of support for the extended
family, (federal assistance) is just non·
existent," says Bernice Weissbourd, preei·
dent of Family Focus, a Chicago-based
non·profit organization. "There has to be
a recognition that if families are going to
eupport themselves, they are going to
have to get some kind of help.
"A mother will get funding for day care
for her child, but if she puts the child into
the home of her own mother, Mhe doesn'•
When 17-year-old Tammy Kirk's par·
ents divorced five years ago, she went to
live with her aunt and then her sister
while her parents tried to decide who
should have custody of the children. The
Oakland senior now stays permanently
with her sister.
Kirk (not her real name) visits her
mother across town several times a week .
And her father, who moved to Dallas, calls
her three times a week at exactly 7:30 in
the evening. "Nobody better be on the
phone when he call•." Aside fTom that. she
says, "It's been a pretty good armngement.
and I'm not in the middle of som~
thing I don't want to be.''
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14 MONTROSE VOICE I JANUARY 31 1986 Sports\Toice -------------8-~-o-rt_s_Vi_o-ic_e_C_a_l_en_da _r_& _S_ ta__nd i_ n_g_s ____________ _
Holmes Takes
Lead in Houston
Tennis Club
By Rich Corder
Robert Holmes caught previous No. 1 Rick
Hadnot sleeping late two Sundays ago
and thereby got a default into the No. 1
rank on the Houston Tennis Club singles
challenge ladder. He defended his newly
acquired No. 1 against the challenge of
Rich Corder 6-1, 1-6, 6-1. Hadnot can cha!·
:enge back after the week's wait.
Rich C<lrder defended his Top Ten rank·
ing against newcomer Randy Lunsford 6·
2, 6-1
Since .. Dynasty" has again taken over
the airwaves on Wednesday nights. HTC
has moved its week night play to Thurs·
day. Play begins at 7;30 p.m. at the Homer
Ford Tennis Center (MacGregor Parkl.
5225 Calhoun. HTC still plays on Sunday
mornings at Homer Ford from 10:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. Call Rich Corder, 524-2151, for
more information
Community
Softball League
Reviving Lone
Star Classic
Dust off your hat and grab your bats,
,-.porta fans, its time once again to make
plans for the Lone Star Classic softball
tournament.
The event began in 1983, was suspended
for 1984 when Houston hosted the
national Gay World Series, and failed to
materialize in 1985. But this is the year for
it to resume, officials say.
Sponsored by the Montrose Softball
League. this year's tournament will be
held at an earlier date than in 1983. The
double-elimination games are scheduled
for Easter weekend. March 28-29, beginning
Friday and continuing through Sat·
urday, depending on weather conditions.
Organizers of the event expect nearly 20
softball leagues from throughout the U.S.
to participate in the Clauic. Teams from
San Diego and San Francisco have
already Hnt in their applications.
For more information about theClaH.Sic,
or to obtain an application. contact the
Montrose Softball League office at 524
'3144 Applications and entry fees must be
completed by March 8.
6 Challenge
Matches
Highlight
HoutexPlay
La.at Sunday's Houtex Tennis Club action
was highlighted by six challenge matches
with three players ouccessfully defending
their poeition and three players losing
their position.
Steve Bearden fended off a strong showing
again•! Pat Power 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to hold
hia No. 4 poaition in the top ten. He has
fought hi1 way recently to the highest
ranking since joining the club.
Ron Rudd fought off Mr. Bill 7-5, 6-1.
Steve Bryant also defended against Henry
Eckhardt by the score of 6-0, 6-1.
Thomas Cortez upended Eddie Chavez
7-5, 6-4. Rich Martinez defeated Daiwid
Hendrickson 6-2, 6-0. Rick Massey
defeated Rich Knapp 7-5, 6-2.
Hout.a Tennis Club meet& at Homer
Ford Tennis Center. Information may be
obtained by calling David at 926-7171.
Play ia at 10:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. Sundays.
Players of all abilities are welcome.
HouTex Tennis Club
Challenge Ladder
matches through .;an 19
TOP TEN ..ADDER
1,,1mK1tch
2 Randall Dickerson
3 Donny Kelley
4 JC Barrera
5 Pat Powers
1 Sabe Velez
6 Aon Bell
7 Steve Bearden
8 Arm1 Albanza
9 David Garza
10TnyT·m
BLADDER
6 Eddie Chavez
2 Edward de Leon 7 Joe L
1 Ron McCauley
4 Eugene Brown
5 Lou Garza
8 Thomas Cortez
9 Ronn AOdd
1 ._arry Ja,....is
2 Mark Deardorff
3Mr Bill
4 Rick Knapp
5 Gabe Herp1n
1 Roy Mendiola
2 John Murphy
3 Henry Eckhardt
10 Ron Mauss
C 1.AOOEA
6 Rick Massey
7 Billy Green
8 Randy Mille<
9 Steve Bryant
10 Bil' Santa1t1
D LADDER
6 Rick Martinez
7 Rudy Garcia
8 JoeD
4 Oa1w1d Hendrickson 9JV Khnger
5 Oscar Ysass1 10 David Moskowitz
E LADDER
1 Howard Brown 3 Steve Chesney
2 Randy J1erscheck
DOUBLES LADDER
1 Jim Kitch & Dick Collen
2 Arm1 Alabanza & Dav•d Garza
3 Steve Be•den & 8+11 Santa1t1
4 Ronn Rodd & Richard Pregeant
5 Billy Green & Paul Brown
6 Eddie Ch8\lez & Henry Eckhardt
MSA Pool League
Team Standings. Winter League. Week 8
TEAM Recent Weelil, Total Matches. Total games
D VISION A
1Four611
2 Mary·s Naturally
3 Ranch Hands
4 Bacchus I
5 Too 611
6 Bacchus II
7 Manon & Lynn's
8 BAB Shoot1tr1
~ 7·1
10.5 6-1
11-4 6-2
6-9 5-2
15-0 4-3
5-10
4-11
()-15
4-4
4-4
4-4
75-45
66-39
69-51
63-42
61-44
57-63
57-63
S0-70
9 Street Cats
100utlaws
8-7
7-8
1Te8arn
2 The 611
3 611111
DIVIS.I,O. N
4 Kindred SpirHs I
5 The Gaf"eon
6 L1pst1Ck
7 Kindred Spmts II
8 JR'S
9 Hooters I
'0 Lone Stars
11 Hooters II
15-0
8-7
•l>-5
8-7
8-7
7-8
7-8
7-8
5-10
l>-15
3-5
2-5
B
7-0
5-2
5-3
4-3
4-3
4-4
3-4
2-6
1-1
1-7
l>-7
Houston Tennis Cl.ub
Challenge Ladder
match• through Jan 26
TOP TEN LADDER
1 Robert Holmes 6 Rich Corder
2 JC Barrera 7 Osc• Martinez
63-57
51.44
68-37
58-47
70.50
61·44
54-52
62-58
58-47
52-68
41-69
34--86
17-84
3 Arm1 Albanza 8 Edward de Leon
4 Ron Bell 9 Ron McCauley
5 Rick Hadnot 10 Silty Green
BLADDER
1 Randy Miller
2 SteYe Bryant
3 Roy Mendiola
4 Da1w1d Hendrickson
6 Rudy Garcia
7 JV Klinger
8 Joe D
9 Howard Brown
Regular Weekly Events
SUNDAY: Frontrunners. Memorial Park Tennis
Center
HouTex Tennis Club 10:30am-1:30pm,
Homer Ford Tennis Center
Women·s Bowlmg League Spm, Stadium
Bowl
WW B Bowling League 7 30pm, Post Oak
Lanes
MONDAY: MSA Men's Bowling 9pm, Stadium
Bowl
TUESDAY: Frontrunners. Memorial Park Ten•
nis Center
MSA "'Fun Volleyball League." 7pm
WEDNESDAY: MSA Pool League plays 8pm,
vanous locations
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THURSDAY: frontrunners Memorial Park
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"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane· MSA
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Special Events
Feb. 14·16. IGBO-affil1ated Bluegrass Classic,
Louisville
Feb. 2B·Mar. 2· tGBO-affiliated Spring Break
Invitational, Ft Lauderdale
Mar 27·30_ IGBO-affiliated Dixie Invitational.
Atlanta
Mar 29-31 IGBO-afliliated M.A K.I T Kansas
City
June_- Oak Lawn Tennis Assoc. hosts Texas
Cup Challenge. Dallas. competing with Hous4
ton Tennis Club
July 25-Aug. 3. 1986. US Olympic Festival,
Houston
Barn, Four 611
Still Lead in Pool
The Barn, the lone undefeated team in the
MSA Billiards League, remained Division
B leader after the eighth week of the season.
Four 611, defeated by Bacchus I the
previous week, won a rematch with Bacchus
I, and claimed the top spot in Division
A.
Following Four 611 is Mary's Naturally,
winners over Bacchus II, and third place
Ranch Hands. Tailing the Barn in Div·
ision Bis the 611 and 611111, winners of a
narrow victory over JR's.
The MSA Saturday Pool Tournament is
in full swing with weekly tournaments
now through March. All league members
are eligible in the 2:00 p.m. tourney.
Charlie Hurst, league president, will
now be helping any team who needs a substitute
to find one. His phone number is
522-0840. J f he is not at home, please leave
a message on the recorder.
Dutch Boys Lead
in Baby Jane
Bowling League
The Little Dutch Boys remained in first
place in the Baby Jane Mixed Bowling
League as of the week ending Jan. 25.
The Kings & Queens climbed from
fourth to second. Tied for third are the
Golden Girls and Hit the Gas Baby Jane.
On Thursday Jan. 2.1, the league celebrated
the birthdays of three members.
Ron Roubique, one of the birthday boys,
bowled his highest game ever, a 215.
The Baby Jane league is growing with
members from as far north as Conroe/
Tomball and as far south as NASA. Those
interested in the league may call Phill
Blakeway at 668-6970 days or nights.
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HOT LIVING: Erotic stories about sale
. c. , edited by fohn Preston, $8 00. The
AIDS cnsis has closed off some forms of
'Jcxual activity for health·conscious gay
men, but it has also encouraged many
men to look for new forms of sexual ex·
press100. Hcre, over a dozen of today's
most popular gay wnters present new
short stones that imaginatively eroticize
!Safe sex Contributors mclude Toby
Johnson, Frank Moc;ca, Marty Rubin,
Sam Steward, George Whitmore and
TR Witomsk1.
SOCRATES, PLATO AND GUYS LIKE
ME: Co nfc s~io n ~ of a gay schoolteacher,
by Enc Roles, S7 00 When Eric Roles
began tcadnng s1xth grade at a conscr·
vativc private school, he soon felt c-:ie
tram of a spltt identity Here tie
dcscnbcs his two years of teaching from
wnhm the c osct, his d1fhcult decision
to ... me out at work, and rhe conse~
qurnces f that dee s10n
i SECOnD
CHAfiCES
a now! boJ flonne De Veer
SECOND CHANCES, by Flonne de
Veer, $7 .00. ls it always harder to accept
what ts offered freeJyl Jeremy, young and
sull na1vC about the gay world, could
easily have the love of his devoted friend
Roy, yet he chooses to pursue the harn:~some
and unpredictable \-1.ark
ONE TEENAGER 1:11 TEN: Writings by
gay and le bian youth , cdaed by Ann
Heron, S l 95. Twenty-eight young people
from all ever the US and Canad.a,
most.y in high school, share thctr
commg·out expcnenccs
STOLEN MOMENTS. by John Preston,
$Cii ()( Wbo says heroes CJ.n't be gayl In
the toe th of the ' M1ss100 of Alex Kane"
se::ics, Kane and his partner Danny
Fortelh head for Houston. There. they
tak on a media baron whC' is intent on
~ mg homophob1'1 to build his tabloid's
... uculauon
Aho dVa blc Sweet Dream~,
Golden Years and Deadly Lies, each star·
nng Alex and Dancy· SS.00 each
EXTRA CREDIT, by fc'f Black, S6.00.
Harper K mg has a bonng teaching job,
stagnant relauonships, and a tank full of
fish named after ex-lovers dying in the
same order their namesakes were o;educed_
Can you blame him for wanting a
fresh start? Enter Mick, a lover from the
put talking about their future; Garrick,
a first-year teacher lookm,g for con1unctions,
and not necessanly in the classroom;
and young Dean, an oversexed
Dennis the Menace making all A's m
some very advanced biology
IRIS, by Janmc Veto, S7 00 The retelling
of an ancient Greek myth of love, devotion
and vengeance this ume with a
lesbian theme
REFLECTIONS OF A ROCK LOBSTER:
A s tory about growing up gay, by Aaron
Fricke, $4 9:'; The moving auto ~
biography of Aaron Fricke, who made na·
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h1> high school prom
MURDER IS MURDER IS MURDER, by
Samuel M Steward, $7 .00 This unusual
mystery sends Gertrude Stem and Ahce
B Toklas sleuthing through the French
countryside attcmptmg to solve the
mystenous disappearance of a man who
1s their neighbor and the father of their
handsome deaf-mute gardener A new
and very different treat from the author
of the Pc•! A~d . s srone
THE LAVENDER COUCH: A consumers'
guide to therapy for lesbians and
gay men, by Marny Hall, SS 00 Therapy
can be tremendously helpful for lesbians
and gay men. Yet how many of us really
know how tO go about choosing a
therapist, and how to be sure we can get
the most out oi therapy? Marny Hall,
herself a lesbian therapist, has written
the first book ever to address this sub·
JeCt.
THE PEARL BASTARD, by Lillian
Halegua, $4 00. Frankie is fifteen whe_n
she leaves her large, suffocatmg Cathohc
family m the mner cny for Montauk,
work, and the sea She tells her story
with a combination of pamful mnocence
and acute v1s10n, beginning with the
man 11 t~e tine green c;ar who docs not
mourn rhe v10lent death of a seagull
against his wmdshield The simplicity f
Halegua's style is reminiscent ol The
Color Purple; 1t is a powerful story of a
girl's sudden entry into a harsh maturity
MEDITERRANEO, by Tony Patnoli,
$ 1.1 00 Through some 46 photo , Italian
photographer Tony Patrioli explores the
homa-.erouc territory m which. since the
begmmng of time, adolescent boys have
discovered sex 1Qvers1zc paperback!
THE HUSTLER, by John Henry Mackay·
tran.'I by Hubert Kc.:nncdy, SR.00. Gunther
is fifteen when he arrives alone in
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the men who stroll by and '>peak with
them Soon he 1s spotted by Hermann
Graff, a scn!'l1t1vc anJ naive young man
who becomes hopelessly enamored with
Gunther But love does not ht nratly into
Gunther's new hfc as a hustler
Gunther's story "'as hrst published m
1926 For today's read r, 1t combines a
poignant love $tory with a colorful por·
trayal of the gay subculture that thrived
m Bcrho a half· century ago.
DANCER DAWKINS AND THE
CALIFORNIA KID, by Willycc Kim,
$6.00 A new and very different lesbian
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The book of the year," writes Feminist
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ALL-AMERICAN BOYS, by Frank
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love affau that should have been simple
- but wasn't.
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK, by Larry
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Commentary
Things Have Changed at the 'Baths'
Safe Sex and Ethical Business
By Jack Campbell
Whm I opened the first Club Rath• in
C'IE>vf'land in 1965, I wanted to make sure
that there waH clean, honest and safe
space whE"re gay men could enjoy them·
selves. We were used to being forctad into
the mo t squalid arenas for sex before
ther. T wnntec" bright lights, spotkss
rooms and effirent and car ng mar.agemt
·nt.
Thut simple formula allowed me to succeed
and to expand my business across the
country. I'vemadeagood1ivingfrom Club
Baths. I haven't forgotten where that 1iv·
ing came from. I not only serve on six
national boards of gay and lesbianorgani·
zations, I've donated to many more. It's
not patting myself on the back to say that,
It's simply common sense that gay business
people should support gay causes.
That's especially true of my business
and the link it had for many years with the
gay activist movement. Sex was the core
issue, after all. And not just in legal terms.
If the society could force us to feel guilty
about our sexuality and underline that by
making us retreat to dirty bathrooms. dangerous
alleyways and anonymous tea
rooms, we could never aRsert our freedom
and our right to C'ivil liberties.
AlllS ha• ehanged a lot of things. It's
C('rtainly changed the prioritieA of most of
Letters
Changes Needed in
Mortgage Policies
From Loran E. Doss
It is em;y toeeewhy Montrose real estate is
a buyer's market (Voice, Jan. 24). MoHt
homes remain on the market without buyers
because financing is quite difficult for
single persons. For instance, a single per·
son who has a good income and employ·
ment history with a good credit record is
rejected h(>('ause most mortgage compan·
ies require that their clients be only married
coup)('8.
Just because a person is married C'er·
tainly doesn't make them a better risk.
With foreclosures at an all time high, it
is about time mortgage companies stop
operating on the illusion that only mar·
ried couples be considered as a good risk
When adequate financing is made available
to those persons who have an established
credit history whether married or
not, it would certainly mean a great drop
in the foredosure rate.
It is much better to sell to tho8e who
have a good credit hi.l';jtory than to thm1e
who have none at all. This only makes
good husiness sense.
Kroger Parking:
Customers Only
From Marty Payne
Manager. Kroger on Montrose
Customers are the only reason we exiRt!
And taking care of their needs is our No. I
priority.
We feel that insuring thatourcu~tomers
have a place to park is our responsibility
Due to the t"Xtremely limited spaces avail·
able, we have, at a great expense to us,
employed a full time lot attendant to
inform persons crossing the street to other
businesses that parking is for Kroger customers
only.
It is not our intention to offend anyone
but rather to assure that when they decide
the gay organizations I'm associated
with. It-obviom;ly..-has changed my bus·
iness.
Long hC'fore we saw anything Jike the
New York State cloBure of bar~ and baths,
I knt>w that thl' entire basis for my enter·
prise had to he altered. It wasn 'tjust a case
of good business, though I know cvnics
will sny it is. I've continualJy proven my
ronviction that husin("Ss has to ~ ethical
tr be smart
The result has been the formation of the
Club Body Centers. Those clubs in which I
own a controlling percentage are now red·
edicated to the new realities of gay men's
lives. The invitations to anonymous sexthe
glory holes. the orgy rooms-that we
once thought were arenas of personal
liberation-have gone. In their place are
complete weight training facilities. There
are eduC'ational materials on AIDS and
other gay subjects on prominent display.
The Club Rody Centers are available to
public health officials for educational pur,
poses.
Yes, the cubicles remain. It's important
that they do. The whole idea of gay libera·
tion was to free us to enjoy our bodies. We
have to listen to perRi8tent and real warn·
ings about our health crisis. But it's not
going to be healthy to becomecelibateorto
go hack to hating ourse]ves.
to go Krogering that they have a place to
park.
(Editor's Note: The preceding letter wa.t
solicited and ij; in response to a letter
which appeared in last week's Montrosr
Voice criticizing Kroger's parking lot
Hrcurity guard.)
Thanking the
A udit Committee
From the Board of the
KS/AIDS Foundation of Houston
On behalf of the Board of the KS! AIDS
Foundation of Houston, we would like (to)
express our deep appreciation toJoeTum·
Jinson and the audit Committee for their
hard work in the preparation of the report
to the community on the Foundation's
financial and managerial situation. We
realize it took many hours of volunteer
time and professional skills to prepare
such a document.
Two points of information which need to
be addressed regarding the press coverage
of the report are (1) the services of Joe
Tumlinson and the audit committee were
volunteer and were not paid for, and (2}the
computer mentioned as missing is in the
posse.ssion of the Foundation and has
been inventoried
tf<:ditur':t Note: The Montrose Voice did not
r«•port an)' computer:t misStn/l from the
KS AIDS foundation.I
Thanks from the
Frontrunners
From Joe Stovall
President, Frontrunners Houston
I wish to thnnk the management and staff
of the Venture-N on Main Street for their
help to our organization and all of the
runners in the Houston-Tenneco Mara
thon on Sunday, Jan. 19.
They opened the building early to provide
water for the runners and coffee and
donut.a to the people working at the Fron·
trunner station there. With the assistance
Safe sex guidelines give us a way to be
cautious and responsbile and to go on with
our lives, celebrating our sexuality in our
special way
ThE>re's been one great problem. How to
~ommunicnte safe sex to the whole gay
ix>Pulation. Our press and our leaders
hnv(' dont• a good job, but there've been a
consistent and significant minority of
men whr weren't hearing the message.
That's how I came up with the idea of
Mr. Safe Sex. If I oould find a great hunk
who could get up on stage and ~how an
audirnce what pos~ibilities for good sex
still exist in our lives, I knew that I could
contribute the most significant piece of
education posRible to our movement.
Glen Swann fits the bill perfectly. This
humpy 6'2" pile of man with a body that
most gay men dream of has proven he
can get the guys in the baths to listen.
Believr me, when he's on stage, he has
their complete attention.
Glen's now pt>rformed in Europe. in
countleRs ritiea; and is working on a book
of his safe sex fantasies. I've seen how ht>
can capture the imaginations of men.
When he gets on stage and tells them to
follow along, the men are at his command.
I will continue to support our fights for
civil rights. I'll continue to make sure that
my businesset> are models for the rest of
of the Ventun.'-N staff and numerous
volunteers, we had a very successful day.
l would alt'o Jike to thank the communi·
ty'R prei-;R for the excellent coverage.
NEVER
A COVER
Jack Campbe!~ h•ad of tM Club Body
CenW. and candidate for the U.S
Srnate from Florida
the gay E:"<..'Onom1c community. But
wouldn't lead a retreat from our sexual
revolution. Wt>'ve fought too hard to
reclaim our bodiet" and we can't surrender
them now.
Think of that the next time you have an
opportunity to watch Glen Swann's Mr.
Safe Sex show. If you've been frightened
into believing that gay sex is gone, that
it's bad or that you should notdet;ireit any
more, give Glen a chance to show you a hot
alternative.
rEditor·a Note: Businessman Campbell is
a candidate in the Democratic nomination
for the U.S. Senate from Florida Sgt. Gum
Su·an, '"Mr. Safe Sex/'u.•i.ll appear toniRht,
Frida)', Jan.. 31. at the Club Body Center
Houston, 2205 Fannin. The shou• IN-gin.t
at 10.{)()p.m.J
Items in the "Letters11 section
represents opinions of some of our
readers and not necessarily the
views of the MO.VTROSE VOICE.
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COWBOY BLUES, by Stephen Lewis,
$7.00. Jake Lieberman is a gay detective
in the typical California tradition. When
a 45-year-old cowboy comes into his of·
ficc to report that his younger partner i!io
missing, Jake's first impulse is to gently
explain to the guy that he's been
dumped. But soon is investigation shows
that Andy Joncs's disappearance is only
part of a much wider scheme. The only
quc~tion is: Will Jake live to uncover it am
SAFE STUD
The: safcsc:x chronicles
of Max £under
SAFESTUO: The safesex chronicles of
Max Exander, by Max Exandcr, $7 .00.
Max Exandcr's first reaction to the idea
of safe sex is disappointment. But with
time, he finds that the change from his
old habits can he invigorating in uncx
peered ways
THE TWO OF US, hy Larry J. Uhng,
$7 00. A practical handbook about how
to m~kc a gay or lesbian relationship
wr rk, with :-.pectal emphasis on the reli~
g1ous pee• of gay u~uons.
DANCtR DAWKINS ANO THE
CAl.IFORNIA KID, by w'"' < 1m,
Sf. 00 In Bangor, Mame Lntle W t:
c.. uthcnc renames hcr'>clf Th ( ahfo1r. a
Kid stocks up on Rul bh:s Durb1c buflbk
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MURDER IS MURDER IS MURDER, by
Samuel M Steward, $7 .00. This unusual
mystery sends Gettrude Stein and Alice
B. Toklas sleuthing through the French
countrys1d.:, attempting: to solve the
mysterious disappearance of a man who
i!i their neighbor and the father of thc:r
handsome deaf-mute gardener. A new
and very different treat from the author
of the Phil Andros stories
STOLEN MOMENTS, by John Preston,
$5.00. Who says heroes can't be ~ay? In
the fourth of the '' M 1ssion of Alex Kane"
st.:rics, Kane- and his partner Danny
Fortelli head for Houston_ There, they
take on a media baron who is intent on
usmg homophobia to build his tabloid\
c1rculatiun.
Also available. Sweet Dreams,
Golden Years and Deadly Lies, each starring
AIC'x and Danny; $5 00 each
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK, by Larry
Dup!echan, $ 7 00 Johnnte Ray
Rousseau 1s a 22 year old black gav ,x>p
ngcr whose day starts at 11 pm. Keith
Keller ts d white barker w lii a IO o'clock
e it 1e ruse c.;. to ~ c for This
story f t cir ove affair one ol the
ost en;; . ssi. g and tunmest vot.::'
ver read
I HF. MOVIE LOVER, by R chara fr dcl,
$6 95 Burton Raiders prolllerr.s "\Cgm m
to gh ch( ol wh ~ h r cs e 1c lo"
wi:h his 1end R1 ma1 As he gets Ider
the problems 1 crea e tllld sr does the
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Chrzstophtr Street calls 'the funniest
gay novel 01 the year '
MURDER IS MURDER IS MURDER, by
Samuel M. Steward, $7.00. This unusual
mystery sends Gertrude Stein and Ahcc
B. Toklas sleuthing through the French
countryside, attempting to solve the
mysterious disappearance of a man who
is their neighbor and the father of their
handsome deaf-mute gardener. A new
and very different treat from the author
of the Phil Andros stories.
THE LIONS' OEN, by Larry Howard,
$8.00 As a close1cd college professor,
Daniel has re!>igned himself to a life of
loneliness. He even fights off the ad·
vances of a gay student, Matthew Reid -
for a time. Finally, however, he decides
to risk all in order to be faithful to
himself
HOT LIVING: Erotic stories about safe
sex, edited by John Preston, $8.00. rho
AIDS crisis has clo .. ed off some forms of
sexual activity for hcahh·consc1ous gay
men, but tt has also encouraged many
men to look for new forms of sexu.ai expression.
Herc, over a dozen of today's
most popular gay writers eroucaHy
describe those new possibilit es.
STUD, by Phil Andros, with an mtroduc·
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1s a hustler wi th a conscience, pursuing
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~ without apology c
L1/11an Hale-gua
The Pea rl Bastard
THE PEARL BASTARD bv l
Hale~u.J $4 OC Frank 1s fifteen wh1
she lrav s h r ge su.: aung (. atn,.;
family m the mn.. \;1ty f r ~ n .at.:
wurk, and the sea fh1s storv of h su
den entry into a harsh ID..3.turuy 1s told
with a s1mphc1ty of s1yle rcmxmsccnt f
The Color Purple.
JANUARY 31 , 1986 / MONTROSE VOICE
MEOITERRANEO, by Tony Patrio1.,
$I2.SO. Through some 46 photos, llalian
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"'ono-e- t c tcmtory m which, sxnce the
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ONE TEENAGER IN TEN: Writings by
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from all over the US and Canada,
mostly in high c;chool, share their
corning.out expcncnces.
IN THE TENT, by David Rees, $6.00.
Seventeen· year· oJd Tim realizes that he
u attracted to his classmate Aaron, but
Sh- caught up in the guilt ot a Cathohc
upbringing, be has no idea what to do
about it Then m the mtddle of a camping
tnp, a storm traps ..he two of thet!l ID
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SEE OUR D :;PLAY AD
IN THE MONTROSE VOICE
Forte~ Wlhopt ;oitobuy Wedouble
the dOllars you pay towards down pay·
ment $2'00imonth 2bedroom 2 bk>Cks
lrom TSU or 3 bedroom S3CO'month tMt• rnedical center and dOwnlOwn
L >OkS Ike Old r.astle 937. 1889
Non-smoking roommatetostiareh0me1n
the Heights S23&monlh plus ut1l11iet
&U1510
Luxury Coodom1n11 .. ms
Now Leas1rg
wit"' option to purchase
Great location Large
beautiful swimming pool &
Jacuzzi Controlled entry
sect.inly Remote contnlled
garage entry High ett1c1ency
AC & heating Free cable TV
Ore bedrooms fror1 $375
1$150 deposit)
Two bedrooms from $650
($250 deposit)
2507 Montrose Boulevard
Call for appointment
524-0830
Roommate Nanted Any rac;:; One bed·
room S 175. 5 mos only 521-2060
GWM needl roommate Prefer female
MllSI be respon11ble. securl'! and prole1-
1t0nal It •nterested. call Dan 55&9023
8rMSwOOd·Bulfalo Speedway area. 3-2
~~~=8:2!.;~~~h~i~27~ts
BUILDER
CLOSE-OUT
100%
FINANCING
2206 Driscoll
River Oaks shopping
area. Italian design.
one ond two bedroom
townhomes
From S70's.
2417 Dunlavy
Spacious three bedroom.
three bath
tCMtnhouse. S180's
316 Hawthorne
Two bedroom. two
bath townhouse.
Large lot. S180's.
810 Marshall
Un que fou• story
•CMtnhouse Two bedrOOfTI,
2' 2 baths. Qut.
door Jaccuzzi. frorr>
S150's.
2421 Kingston
Beh."d S• Anne's.
BeouWul four story
townhouse. Three
bedroom 2 • baths.
From mid S200's.
731 Heights
Two bedroom. two
both townhouse
From $130'5.
FOR
INFORMATION
CALL
523-1532
MONTROSE AFIEA DUPLEX
2nd noor 2 bedroom cowerea park ':'IQ
share pool $750 470.1876.
BRIARWAY
Great IOcabon and great pnee. San Felipe
at 610 Cable TV. small complex. IOts ol
trees 1 & 2 BR 5225-$360 Call Neva 96<
0923 (Hylton Realty Co)
AIVEA OAKStMONTROSE
Newly renovated lu•ury duptex Two bed·
room. 1 i\ bath. s1ng1e car garage olf
street parking. hardwood f10o111n dining
room. high etfie1ency a. c. washer/dryer
~;~ ~~:~t1~11~,';! ~k~~;ury features
Non-smoiung mt1ture man seeks cons1d~
er ate lr1end to share hOuse or apartment
Many interests. sense ol hlJmor accepting
ol self and ctt"lert Travels often Box
Holder. Bo11: 66263. Houston 77266
Burlington
Apartments
GREAT LOCATION
Close to Downtown in
Montrose Area.
Small community.
Adults only, Nice pool.
Large closets.
Big windows,
Free movie channel, *ell maintained
I and 2 Bedrm.
Effective Rent from $249
(Regular Rent $3.591
3502
BURLINGTON
523-0249
Small quiet Montrose complex New
paint new double dOor ice boxes $100
depos: 1 bdrm$285ptuse:lec AJsoava1i.
able 2 bdrm 529-8 178
EMPLOYMENT
& JOBS WANTED
Part-time delivery driver with own car
wanted !or pnnt shop Apply 1n person
Monday and Tuesday only R1nn·s
Speedy Pnntrng. 1517 W Alabama
RE..;PONSIBLE Individual wanled tor
pos.i1ions as cuhler and lloor attendant
Apply m person M•dlowne Spa. 3100
Fannin between 9a~pm
EARN EXTRA SSS
~,:er: Z'w~nt~~e7!~1r:'1~;~:,~:e
"1&1p Good personality and knowledge of
the Hous1on area a must Cal &80-1975.
Ask tor Jeff or Annette
Telephane sollc tors needed Good
hourty wage plus bonuses Star: today
Call Steve 66G-9617
EARN EXTRA SS$
Eastern Oman· the- novelty telegram ser
w1ce. is now ,nlervlew1ng tor lem•le
impersonators and balloon c:trlvert
'I.- m1ted ava1Jab1hhes Cal 680-1975. Ask
tor Annelle or Jeff
(MISC.) FOR SALE
f .al .electr• __ . lv1 s· :opler$200,
..,._ ~ea1 pump $4~ 5.
MODELS,
ESCORTS,
MASSEURS
BILL O'ROURKE, MST
869-2298
Rubs -Ronnie n/out 5~'.\ 147
GET THE KINKS
OUT
Massage. reheve tension and 1tress Call
Ted for appomtrnen1 568-2544
THE CADILLAC OF TOUCH
Body work at Ht b4>tl.
O ol ET '713)622-4530
BODY MASSAGE
F J'. body massage Hor o o or out
Bruce 622-0370.
PERSONALS
G WiM. 32. 5'10" 165. browf\/ green
Loolling for good friends who en1oy
movies. travel. sports. safe sex, and good
company Dislike smoking. drinking
drugs, bars. It interested. please write
deacr1phve letter to 7203 Stratlordsh1re
No 1. 77030.
Mean cowboy or other master needed by
handsome orally unmh1b1ted. tubmlsSIVe
GWM Reply Blmd Box 275-G CIO Voice
Oriental guy. 30, 1 9·· seeks masc J1inelop
and PDSS!ble relat1onsh1p Reply Blind a.. x 27S..K c o Voice.
OWM with great sense of humo1 6. &
175, brn/brn Seeks someone who wrll
laugh al my Jokes Honet!fy, they re nol
ttiat bad A dark-haired tt'lln GWM will
aavemyfutureasaelosetcomed1an Even
11 fa 1 we may be friends or more Reply
Bl nd Bex 275-R c >Voice
PHONE SEX
Our service connects ~ ley Guys 24
hrs a day Oo1t now tor less"han$3.50an
hOur 4 ) 346-8747
HORNY HISPANICS
CALL 161-4172
Wanted Young GWM to share cabin on
cruise 2/15-22186with GWM Reply with
photo and phone no Free tor nght per·
son P C" Box 66483. Houston 77266-
&483.
PERFORMING ARTS
Ticket office personnel sought tull1par1
time ExceUent verbal skills required
~I~ 1~~! ~c;.~;'i;on Call Ms Knipp
SALONOANIEL
Hair Sly11$t w1tn some following Be pro
teu1onal, creative current We prov1C1e
everything for you '" a run modern
atmosphere Commrss1onJbenef1ts. Call
or come by 2431 B•ssonnet 520-9327
Tail man, m1i 3()>, se8ks sensitive guy for
safe 58)(. sensual developmental relation·
ship Write PO Box 701041, Houston,
77270
Educated. stable, G/W M. s·1r 155.
brtbr mid 30s. seeks non-smokmg
G 'W1M. 2().40 with varied interests and
sense of humor Reply Blind Box 275"-T
Clo Voice.
B~'W.F _ C•ing. ettenltve. fun 'Ov1ng
crazy (w1th0ut drugs). non--smok1ng. discreet
professt0nal EnJoys Ille. people
nature animals. sports. theater. mt1ma1e
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Box 272671. Houston, ~e•as 77277·2671
MEET CHRISTIAN SINGLES
LoealiWOrldw1de-- Pl'lone1ma1r mtroduc·
Ilona text Let love, dat1n~. rnarnage
change your life today1 Free mformat1on.
Write Box 9020-BSO. Van NuysCA91409
CHUBBY WANTS CHASER
ASIAN OR HISPANIC
869-8088
GJW/M 14. handsome, rntelligfl'nt. maa·
culme. versatile seeks same for senous
dating relationship. Reply Bhnd Box 274-p
co Voce
GWM . .35. 6 l5 brown/blue People
tell me Im good ookmg I work out three
times we8"!y Architect wllh stable llfe
:'air~ ~i:!1n~~';;k~ ~~:~hye~70
for shanng and possible relationatup Myphoto
for yours wr11e and retl me about
ri.~J:xLet7~:~:~~:'perts R~ty
PHONE SEX
Ou1 Mrv1C8 connects Horny Guys 24 hrs
day Do n now for less than $3 ~o an
hour (41!'i) '346-8747
GWM .. 6, 6' 1 rs, brlbr, good .::iktng
En1oys movies, music work out Seeks
Intelligent, canng, ute GM. 22-308 101
pou1~e r&lat1onsh1p. AU races welcome
No drugs Reply Blind Box 275-8 clo
Voice
7 Day Montrose Events Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fn Sat
JAN FEB
31 1
FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB
2 3 4 5 6
Crttenaformc:tusion 7·0ayC.IW!dar•l'tdMorurose~ 1 Even1orgrouprnw.tlJ)eclic.IJ y
petl•in to '*Ol'lbot'~ of MontroM Of Hou1tori 1 g•y commun tv m .... m• ,, city ll•le or n•t ~•
holiday OI m&JO!' n•flON.I gr, ....nt 2 StrlCTfy commerdl.l •~ts n~t lncJUO.C: 3 Bui '"' en •nd
IOdl.I groupa •nd "'-'' .,..rits ar• g9nel'alty qua fl8d 4 Po111c.11 wants •'*'• on y one vi.w >I •
1Ubj<!'Cl candiaa1e ot p&rty • CSOtr; nant no qua l9d
F-or a-odltiOnlil infotlTl,lhCM'I Ot phon9 num~ ook lo. tn. sponsonng orpn1Htl0tl una.r Typestyles 1nd1cate events' location: Events in Houston, Events of Local
Interest Elsewhere. Events ol Aleo Interest
SELECTED EVENTS
THROUGH 7 DAYS
•IN 3 WEEKS: Houaton Area
Gay & Leebian Engineera &
Scientists meet 7pm Feb. 25
• IN 3 WEEKS: Montrose Civic
Club CNeartownl meets 7pm
Feb. 25, 1413 We$theimer
• FRIDAY: "Breakthrough'"
lesbian-feminist program. KPF'T,
FM-90. 8:15-llam
•FRIDAY: Montro8{' Country
Cloggers meet 7pm, MCCR, 1919
Decatur
• FRIDAY· Baytown Lambda meels
7J()pm Jan. 31
llSATURDAY: KS1AllJS
Foundation meets 3400 Montrose,
no. 501, llam
llSATURDAY: Houaton Gay
Health Advocates meet 7:30pm
Feb. I
•'-'l .NPAY: Houston Tennie ( lub
plays 10:30am-1:30pm, Homer
Ford Tennie (enter
&Sll!\DAY: Frontrunners run
from MPmorial Park Tennis
Center
&."iUNDAY Women's howling
league plays, Jpm, Stadium Bc)wl
•SUNIJAY: W.W.B. Bowling
League, 7:30pm, Post Oak Lanea
•SATURDAY: Texas Gay Rodeo
Ailso<-. mee .. 2pm Feb. 2, the
Barn. 710 Par1fic, 528-9427
•SUNIJAY: Overeaters
Anonymous meet 8pm Montrose
Counseling Center, 900 Lovett
WI'UE8DAY: Frontrunners run
from Memorial Park Tennie
CenU-r
WJ'UESDA Y: MSA "Fun
Volleyball League" plays, 7pm
WJ'UESDA Y: Montrot<e
Symphonic Band meets Dignity
Center, 3217 Fannin, 7:30pm
•MONDAY: MSA Bowling. 9pm
at Stadrnm Bowl, A200 BraeMmain
•WEDNESDAY: Gay Politiral
Caucus meet.a 3217 Fannin.
7::Jllpm Feb.5
•WEDNESDAY: MSA Pool
l.Rague competition
•WEDNF.SDAY: Overeatere
Anonymous meet 8pm Bering
Church, 1440 Harold
9THURSDAY: Frontrunners run
from Memorial Park Tennis
Cente'r
lfl'HURSIJAY: "Wilde 'n Stein"
gay radio show 7:30-9pm on
KPFT Radio. FM 90
lfJ'HURSDAY: Mixed Bowling
League, 8:45pm, Stadium Bowl.
8200 Braesmain
SELECTED EVENTS
IN FUTURE WEEKS
• IN .. WF:F.KS UOth birthday of
C1tv of How1ton. Aur.J ll
Montrose Voice
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(minimum $3 per line). (Centered bold headlines can also appearw1th1n the
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MON TROSE RES01-TR CES
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New Von_ NV 10011-1212) llfi-6622
Gay Rights NII LObtl)'-POB 1892. w .. 111ngton, DC
20013-(2021548-11!101
Human Roght1 Clmpe1gn Ful'ld-POB 13M. W9Stf~
on. DC 20013-!2021 ~2025
lambda LIQll DelenM-132 W '3rd. New Vorti. NV
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name of organization. address. phone,
regular meeting dates and times. and
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THE MONTROSE YOICEINYOLYED
IN THE COMMUNITY
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7 30pm 2"d Thurs. Women's Chnst11n Ctr. 310
Pacific
Az:u110 womyn·s Magi1;r;9- --&130 ·sw-F;..y
•335-~S237
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14'0 Haroid-526-1017 svc 10 SO.m Sun
Choic:ea Unilm1ted=-POEi 7ci96. 77270--=529
3211 (Gay & Leab<an Switchboard) meett 1pm
3rd Sun. Muteraon YWCA. a81S W1l11. ~•II
Mixer" 730pm111ern1te Frid1y1. Sund1ybrunc.h
1230pm 3rd Sun
Ctmsh1n Ctu.i.rch0Tth9 GOO'd~~
Monlf'OM Ive lpm Sun., B•ble lludy 7 30pm
Thurs
Church_o_!Chr11to1n f.1tr1.: 18'0 Weattiemw.fS2i-
«IOS 1vcs 10 'Slim Sun. B1ti1eatudy 7 30pm
Wed. Re\' Chris A Rice, pallor
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Haine. 1817 F1nntr1. 9th floor actovoty room
Cie.s. Lesbi1r. "i.4~ Grovp·-Sirr1113-3108
mMts 2nd & Ifft Thurs. Oigrttty Cir
OipPM;:31~ --
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Group for th9 Worned Well" tneet Fro 7-lpm
Montrose Counsel ng Ctr
commun•ty -POtitreal Ac11on com;;;,uM C·
PAC)-POB 200S. n2S2-23&--16M
commun7tYG01pe.Ct,:..3201 Montrose-521·
0511 Svct 11am Sun. 730pm Thurs
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8pm 2nd & 4th Fn
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Demo CofnmiltMot GPC-526-88i4
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svc: 11151m Sun
~,_.----=Joe 520-iOii-OfS.rvldor 529-
1288 runs Sun, TIJ9li & Thurs Memor•ll Park
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Greater Montrose BusoneUGu1id.::_M,ie"Ne1IOn
630-0309 or Bruce woo11ey S29-3IM """11
7pm. 4th Wed. Brenri1ns Rest. 3300 Smrth
The Gr0upl1'1eat8f workshop Joe Wii\S522=
22().4 meeta 7pm Thurs. Dignity Ctr. 3217 Fanmn
Hi'ie1wotch Product10fls--·2tlt5 Wii..gh Or •2ii.
71006. lesbian concerts_ free m1111ng hst
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Hou Area Gay & lffb~an Eng•nffti ·a
Sc1&t1hsts-POB86631. 77006-'39-1879 meets
7pm 111'1 Tua
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R1"'° Bot1am. 2400 8raz01-529-i192 meets
2Pf'n 2rld Wed
Hou ... ..>mmut1rtyCio...-;:;;--862....,1•
Hou Council ol Clubl -~
Hou Ol:ta Prolession11s- !.2J-i922.. ~
-is 7 30pm 2"d Tuea
Hou ;:.:>IY Health Ac:lvOClll• 7i0-9118 MMta
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Hou G..,. Studenb AM· 717 3098
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Hou Motot~yell Club- :C,.O 'Mlir(s. 1022 w ....
tteimer- 5~51
Hou N1>~11.-_::POB-;;&.O Humble
773U. -8111 11 821-7126 meet 7 30prn 2nd Sat
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100fl Sun & 7 30-9Pm Thi.If'$. Ho~r Ford Tennis c.. .. ,
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af1 1led groups 1'9 ln!l'...CI 9·.z:z1mo'1 A PllCI
n t"9 Sun MonttOM Ar1 Alhanca. Gay & Lesbian
Archives ot T11. Qly & usblan Switchboard.
MonttOM Symphonic: Bind. bOlrd meet 7 lOl>m
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1 30pm 3l'd Tl'IL"t'S
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77006-524-2137 AIDS Rllk ReductiOn (Siie
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w•tl'l MorilroM Counaeluig ee.i1 ...
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meet 2nd & 111'1 Tua evenings
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3317 Montrose Bo• 1155-52'·2437
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MooilroMArtAJlill'ICe---4184·11"32.l!IM-9311 M,i:
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MontroM Counseling Ctr-900 Lo;.jti" 11203-
5.29-0037 AIDS Y1Ct1m support group g JOpm
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T..-s. Gregory-UnCOln school. 1101 Tlf1
Montrvse wiieh·'iu-bgroup Nnrtown Aun
li:4oAt~s..:._m.eti-lf-ihe eam: 710 PIC•hC- -52i-
9'f27 duD night Thurs
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ten1n rlr 11 :>.kdlle
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FirehO"JH 111 521
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Metro~ in Community Church ot GIJvnton
Sl&i 12181 ay 76.5-7626
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