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2 MONTROSE VOICE I FEBRUARY 13. 1987
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FEBRUARY 13, 1987 I MONTROSE VOICE 3
Abandoned Buildings Draw Ire
of Civic, Business Groups
By Sheri Cohen Darbonne
Montrose Voice
Following what Houston Fire Department
arson investigators say is the fifth
suspicious fire in a few weeks time to
start in a vacant building on lower Westheimer,
representatives of local business
and homeowner organizations are
waging war against negligent property
owners and non-responsive city agen·
cies they say are carelessly allowing the
hazardous open buildings to proliferate
in the neighborhood.
A house at 203 Westheimer, the
former site of an Oriental "modeling
studio," burned for the second time in
less than three weeks Monday afternoon,
Feb. 9. Fire engines and other
emergency vehicles blocked access via
Westheimer to the Southwest Freeway
Milam ramp and the downtown corridor
for over three hours.
The house and a nearby building at
108 Westheimer, also vacant, were the
scene of two fires which started separately
on Jan. 14, according to arson
investigators. Five lower Westheimer
arson cases are currently being investigated,
and the fire department has not
found reliable evidence to connect the
fires, investigator Butch Lewis said.
Fires in vacant buildings are usua1ly
considered arson because, in the
absf:'nce of electricity and appliances,
there is generaJly no other reason for a
fire to start, Lewis said.
Open buildings on lower Westheimer
pose a particular hazard because of the
number of transients in the area, Lewis
noted.
Local attorney Sharon Weintraub
approached the Neartown Businss
Alliance Wednesday, Feb. 11, urging
support of an aggressive letter-writing
campaign intended to "scare" owners of
potentially dangerous buildings into
c1eaning up and boarding up their properties
as required by city ordinance.
Weintraub spoke as a representative
of "The Coalition of Montrose Organizations,"
an action group inc1uding
members of NBA, The Greater Mont·
rose Business Guild and two area resi·
dent organizations, Neartown
Association and the Avondale Association.
The coalition had drafted a letter several
weeks earlier, urging property
owners to take action within 10 days to
bring their property into compliance
with the laws and warning that owners
have been held liable for criminal acts
occurring in unsecured buildings, Wein
traub said. She added, however, that
she did not feel the letter should be sent
out until the neighborhood groups
decided on a definite follow-up plan of
action .
Gail Ramsey, who at first suggested
the NBA endorse the letter and facilitate
its immediate mailout, withdrew
her motion on the condition that the
coalition or a special committee meet to
discuss action on the letter prior to the
next atliance meeting in March.
"Oth(.•rwifie, I withdraw under pro·
test," Ramfiey stated. "We have be(.•n
fooling
around with this (vacant building issue)
for the past six months, and if we don't
do something now, thrrf.' will jut;t b<•
more buildings burning until next
month."
.John Daniel told members ho had
spoken with Luke London of the Houston
Department of Public Works, who
he deRCribed as the city contacl for dan·
gerous buildings in the Montrose area.
London assured him he would get
involved in investigating specific cases
of hazardous conditions if they are prop·
erly reported and documented, Daniel
said.
Daniel agreed to invite London to the
March 11 NBA meeting.
A major problem exists in contacting
the owners of abandoned, burnt-out
buildings as complete, up-to-date
records of the property holders seem to
lw rare or non-existent. Many of the
properti(>s have changed hands many
times, and some owners are foreign corporations
or individuals who cannot be
traced. Even the police and fire departments
do not have complete Iist.S of the
owners.
"We have a partial list, that's all,"
Sgt. O.V. Williams, supervisor of the
Neartown Police Community Center,
said. "We have a lot of problems with
these vacant buildings when vagrants
break in or go into an open building.
Officers go in and chase them out, but
they come right back when the officers
leave," he explained.
"If we could contact the owners, we
can put these vagrants in jail," Williams
said, noting that many would stay
there because they would not be able to
pay the $800 bond for criminal trespassing.
"But they can only be arrested with
the owner's permission _ .. if we can't
contact the owners, there's nothing we
can do."
L.ewis said the arson investigators
working on the recent lower Westheimer
fires don't know who owns the property
at 203 Westheimer.
Vernon Black, administrator of the
Houston Health Department's Office of
Housing Conservation, which enforces
many of the building ordinances, said it
is not difficult to use count} tax records
to determine who is paying t.lxes on the
property. Delays are due to the fact that
evf.'ry mortage holder, lien holder, and
anyone else with a possible interest in
the property must be notified beforf:'any
action can be taken, he said. ft is these
"owners" who are sometimes hard to
find, and this is one reason it takes time
to respond to dangerous building complaints,
according to the administrator
"The dty must allow due process to
(.•veryone with an interest. Otherwise,
we're liable to suit subsequent to a
demolition by someonesayingtheywer·
en't notified." Black said.
Terry Phillips, who works in the office
of City Councilman George Greanias,
said complaints received by Greanias
are turned over to the health depart·
ment for investigation.
"The first step is to ask the owner to
board it up. If that doesn't work, the
owner may be ticketed," Phillips said.
Phillips cited financial constraints of
the city and the escalating rate of property
abandonment in Montrose as other
reasons for the continuing problem.
"We have only a certain number of
men who tear down buildings . . they
are literally being abandoned faster
than we can tear them down," Phillips
said.
Getting permission to tear down a
building is cumbersome because of the
legal restrictions, he added.
Black said there are currently at least
2.5 cases of code violations in some stage
of investigation in the Montrose area.
But neighborhood forces insist the
city is unnecessarily sluggish in enforcing
its own laws when it comes to
vacant Montrose buildings.
Warren Duncanson, a member of the
Avondale Association, said he is
"spearheading'' a group of neighborhood
property owners who are investigating
the legal possibility of filing
class action suits against negligent
holders. Duncanson said the area's
"ghetto look" due to the abandoned
properties has made it impossible for
him to lease out a retail space he owns
on Westheimer. Other property owners
have had similar problems leasing or
selling what would otherwise be considered
good locations for new business,
he said.
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Coping with Our
Society's New Idols
The Innocent Bystander
By Arthur Hoppe
My daughter, Malphasia, came down to
breakfast wearing high heels, a strapless,
sequinned gown and a toothy
smile. She looked at me, waved and
clapped her hands. "Bye-bye," she said.
Ah, parental decisions.
I couldn't de-cide
whether to comment
first on her
costume or her
greeting. "I'm practicing
for my career,"
she explained.
"As a dysfunctional
lady of the
evf'ning?" I inquired.
"No, Daddy," she said, "a• the next
Vanna White."
Six months ago, I might have asked
who Vanna White was, but she has
since appeared on the covers of both
People and Newsweek. From scanning
the pictures in the former and the text in
the latt•r, I now know that Miss Whit<' ts
a pretty, charming, talentless airhead
who has become a national celebrity by
turning over letters on a quiz show
called, "Wheel of Fortune."
So I wasn't surprised when Malpha·
sia slunk sexily over to the calendar on
the wall and turned the page-annoyed,
but not surprised. "It isn't March yet," I
growled, "and why are you pointing at
that gargage compactor?"
" I have to practice pointing to the
prizes, too," said Malphasia. "There's
lots to this job."
"That compactor's no prize, believe
me," I said. "And don't talk with your
mouth full of English muffin. You'll
never be a television star if you don't
learn to emote properly."
"Vanna doesn't talk at all," said Malphasia,
"except to say, 'Bye-bye.' That's
why everyone's so excited by the title of
her new autobiography , 'Vanna
Speaks.'"
"If that's her worst fear, she must be
either very secure or very uninformed,"
I said. "Of course, one probably goes
with the other."
"And she reveals her secret recipe for
Lasagna a la Vanna," continued Mal·
phasia, who never pays any attention to
my aphorisms. "It's no wonder her pub·
hsht•r gave her a $250,000 advance."
Considering that's 50 times more
than any publisher ever gave me, I
thought I took the news with mature
stoicism. "Are you out of your mind
emulating an empty-headed bird brain?"
I shouted. "What will it get
you?"
"Rich," said Malphasia. And with a
big smile and a little wave, she chi riled
"Bye-bye" and flounced up the stairs.
I took my umbrage out in the backyard
where my dear wife, Glynda, was
trimming the pyracantha. "What kind
of a society are we living in ," I
demanded, "that worships shallow glitz
and surface glamour and doesn't care a
whit that their idols have no more intel ligence
than a flea?"
"Now, now, dear," said Glynda, "I'm
sure Malphasia will turn out just fine ."
"But she's betrayed the entire sexual
revolution and the sexual equality that
her sisters marched and sued and picketed
for," I said. "Even in this society,
what position of importance can she
ever hope to aspire to if she relies soley
on mindless charm?"
Glynda lopped off an errant branch
with a single deft snick. "The presidency?"
she said.
11 1987 1987 (S F ) Chro nicle Publishing Co
Gay America
Gay Community Events Nationwide
.. Hearings Predicted on National Gay
Civil Rights Bill
From a Human Riahts Campaign Fund Press Release
With a record 50 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and six members of the U.S
Senate co-sponsonng the Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights Bill this year, the climate appears to
be favorable for actual committee hearings on the bills during the 100th Congress
The House bill was introduced as HR 709 on Jan_ 21 by Rep Ted Weiss (0.-N Y.) . The
Senate's version of the bill, S. 464, was introduced on Feb. 4 by Sen Alan Cranston
(0.-Calif_) Joining Sen. Cranston as original co-sponsors were Senators Kennedy (D -
Mass), Kerry (0.-Maine) , Moynihan (0 .-N Y.), We1cker (A -Conn) and Inouye (0 -Hawaii) .
·we've worked long and hard with Rep. Weiss and Sen. Cranston to get this many
co-sponsors," said Vic Basile. executive director of the Human Rights Campaign Fund
HRCF describes itself as a national political action and education committee of the gay and
lesbian community and has made passage of the civil rights bill a major focus of its political
activities for the past six years
Hearings on the House version would afford supporters and opponents an opportunity to
go on record with their positions on the leg1slat1on. For the gay and lesbian community, this
means a very htgh profile forum in which to present evidence and arguments on behalf of
their need for civil rights protection. For their opponents. it necessitates bringing bias and
prejudice out of the closet and putting them on record
Almost all of the co-sponsors of both bdls were recipients of contributions from the
Human Rights Campaign Fund in last November's election_ Contributions from the campaign
fund are contingent on a candidate's promise to support the civil rights bill
Basile predicts that a record number of members of Congress will sign onto both bills as
the year progresses To help make that happen, he asks members of the gay and lesbian
community, as well as others supportive of the bills, to wnte their representatives and
senators and urge them to support the bills
Members of the House may be reached by writing them (with ''The Honorable" preceding
their name) at the U.S. House of Representatives. Washington DC. 20515 Members of the
Senate may be reached by wnting them (with ''The Honorable'' preceding their name) at the
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Condom Ads Are Only a First Step
Time Has Come for Television Blitz on AIDS
Commentary by Neil Schram
PacifiC' News &n1iee
Whether TV networks should allow
advertisements about condoms is not
the issue.
The real problem is that such ads
don't go nearly far enough in rt>alizing
our most powerful medium's ability to
educate.
AIDS-related television advertising
should abound, its cost borne by the
goVf.•rnment, corpQrations, and the networks
themselves. Its content should be
detailed with advice about condoms, but
should not be left up to advertising
agencies for condom manufacturers
alone.
Unlike present condom ads, a new
batch of public service announcements
(PSAs) must explicitly and repeatedly
remind people that the AIDS virus is
spread by intercourse (anal or vagina])
and that condoms significantly reduce
that risk. Because of different populations
that must be reached, the term
"rubber" is likely to be needed as well as
the word condom.
Sharing injectable drug needles or
equipment is the other major way the
virus is spread and this must be broadcast
as well.
Given the moral concerns which presently
paralyze the networks, it would be
better to include advice on abHtaining
from sex as well as about condoms if
that is what is required to get the messages
on the air.
So far, the major networks and almo1;t
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vention is heing provided by debate on
news programs.
Unfortunately, that does not reach
most of the people who need to be
reached. One station in Minneapolis is
allowing advertisements for condoms
after 11 :30 p.m. Those ads certainly will
not be seen by most people who need to
be reached. Instead, PSAs about AIDS
dealing with condoms must run on pop·
ular TV shows like Cosby and Family
Ties. And they must be repeated frequently.
In Great Britain, information about
AIDS was mailed to all households in
the country by the government. Govern·
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funded television announcements
about AIDS and sex. That must happen
here. because AIDS is out of control.
Some two to four milJion Americans are
expected to become newly infected with
the AIDS virus in the next four to five
years.
For now, the rare local TV station
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should be seen only as an indication
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occurring
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By Sheri Cohen Darbonne
Montrose Voice
Texas Lesbian Gay RighL• Lobby now
has sponsors for a bill to repeal the state
sodomy statute, but lobbyist Glen
Maxey admits filing the legislation during
the ongoing session of the Texas
!.Rgislature will accomplish little more
than •·setting the tone" for future steps
toward decriminalization.
Maxey reported Wednesday, Feb. l l ,
that Sen. Craig Washington and Rep.
Debra Dan burg of Houston, Rep. David
Cain of Dallas. and Rep. l..<>na Guerrerro
of Austin, had agreed to spon8or
the bill, which calls for outright rep•al
of 21.06. All four legislators are Demo·
rratA. Three additional spomwrs from
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Ry Sheri Cohen Darbonne
Members of the Neartown Bm1inl'sH
Alliance voted to endorse Neartown
Asso<:iation 's comprehensive planning
project, noting that the endorsement did
not constitute acceptance of the group's
neighborhood plan, which is not yet
complete.
"We aren't at the stage of making any
recommendations yet," Jill Hefner, a
member of the homeowner group's plan·
ning committee, said."What we're ask·
ing for is an endorsement of the process
we've undertaken."
Hefner and two other committee
members, Tom Minor and Chuck Dalley,
who is also a planner with the City
of Houston Office of Planning and
Development, displayed a map pre·
pared by Neart.own Association volun·
teers who have been conducting a land
use survey of the Montrose area. The
map color codes area land use patterns
m classifications.
The ultimate goal of the survey is to
develop a "master plan" to enable the
association to work with property
owners and developers in promoting a
type of development "that is good for
the neighborhood," Hefner stated.
H<'fner said her group was interested
in preserving certain unqiue character·
istics of Montrose, such as its mixed-use
environment, dense population and
pedestrian orientation. Characteristics
of an individual neighborhood can be
overlooked in the large·scale, general
neighborhood plans proposed by the
city, she noted.
Another reason for the research was
to estahli.sh a basis for determining
future projects oftheassocation, Hefner
said Tht• group will be able to use the
information when presenting capital
improv(•mrnt projects to the city, she
added.
The business a11iance's endorsement
was sought because Neartown Association
wanted to list the group's name on u
hrochure designed to explain the planning
project to the public. Participation
by the business group would also dem·
onstrate a more united community sup
port, Hefner said
The committee members agreed to
indude a representative of the Neartown
Business Alliance on the planning
committee.
the House of Representatives are
expected, but have yet to confirm, and
the lobby is seeking another sponsor in
the Senate, Maxey said.
"We know we don't have the votes to
pass this bill, and quite frankly, we
really don't even want a vote on it this
session ," Maxey commented. The pur·
pose of introducing the legislation, he
said, was to "desensitize the issue"
before members of the legislature, and
to make the legislators aware that gays
are going to push for decriminalization
in future se~sions
Maxey called educating the legislators.
even thm;e sensitive to gay i.o:.;!.;ues.
"a long, arduous process."
"A numborofmembers (of the legislature)
are saying, 'are you sure this is
what you want to do?'" Maxey said.
l.Rgislators have warned the lobbyists
that pushing an outright repeal hill
could result in a backlash against the
gay community, he noted.
However, after speaking with attor·
neys about possible alternative ways to
approach the issue, such as couching
the repeal within a more general pri·
vacy bill, Maxey said the lobby most
likely will file specifically for decriminalization.
"Everyone is going to see right
through that (general legislation)," he
said. The legislature will never "get to
the point" regarding 21.06 unless com·
munity leadership takes a pro-active
stance and boldly pursues its ultimate
goal , he added.
Regarding negative legislation,
Maxey said that no negative bills dealing
with gay issues have been filed. He
noted, however, that the filing deadline
is not until mid-March and that the
major filing crunch is yet to come.
"Only about 700 bills have been filed
so far. We're expecting about four times
that many," Maxey said.
Also, last-minute amendments could
pose a "tremendously dangerous situation,"
as bills considered. "good" could
be made negative by amendment,
Maxey pointed out.
One piece of legislation posing a
potential amendment threat is the Communicable
Disease Act supported by the
Texas Department of Health.
"The key is to make the sponsors
understand the importance of not
accepting an amendment," Maxey said,
noting that the TOH is so strong on the
package proposal that it might be
inclined to accept an amendment.
Maxey said he is convinced that the
bill's co-sponsors, Sen. Ray Farabee
and Rep. Nancy McDonald, understand
the issues well enough to kill the legislation
if an unacceptable amendment is
attached.
TLGRL also hopes to file several bills
dealing with AIDS issues next week,
Maxey said. The lobby is presently
working with public health lobbying
groups in attempts to garner positive
support for the legislation.
The proposals include a general anti·
discrimination bill; a bill dealing with
informed consent for HIV testing; confi·
dentiality of medical records; prohibition
of using the HIV antibody test as a
required determinant for obtaining
insurance; and prohibition of the test
being required by a third party for other
purposes (such as housing or employ·
ment).
The bills are being filed separately in
case individual areas draw opposition,
Maxey said.
FEBRUARY 13, 1987 I MONTROSE VOICE 9
Neighborhood Sports
Sports News from Community Groups
.. Hou-Tex Tennis Club Results
The Hou-Tex Tennis Club met Sunday, Feb. 8. at Memonat Park for challenge matches
Results are: David Helland def. David Garza 6-3. 6-2; Steve Bearden def. Eddte Chavez6-2,
4-6, 6-4: Eugene Brown def. Randy M111er6-4. 6-4. Randall Dickerson def. Bobby R 1-6. 6-7,
6-1, and David Hei1and def. Steve Bearden 7-6 (7-4) , 6-2
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.. Mary's II Leads MSA Pool Standings
As of Feb. 4, Mary's II remains in the top pos1t1 •n 1 the MSA 81 1ards League standings
Bacchus II and Adventurers fohuw in second a 11d thrrd places. respectively
A new league vice president was elected at a meeting held Sunday, Feb. 8. Lisa Mustach1a
was elected to fill the pos1t1on vacated by Jim Dorr Dorr remains a playerm the league, but
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Letters to the Voice
From the readers of the Montrose Voice
Farewell to Frye
From ler.y N1 ·noi 1n
After years of perpetrating assorted controversy, I am pleased to read that Phyllis Frye has
finally decided to pull back from the gay community
Over the years Phyllis Frye has instigated an unbelievable strmg of offensive protest
Now Ms Frye is making one last slab at the Houston gay community with her half mdllon
dollar law suit I can only wish her well .
Whatever the end result. it's good that the gay community won't have poor Phyllis to kick
around anymore Happy retirement, dear
Editors Nt•te Frye's suit involves members of the Greater Montrose Business Guild
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Fortunes
Virgo Unbothered
By Merk Orlon
Your Horoscope from the Voice
For Frtday evening. Feb. 13. through Fr1day
morning. Feb 20. 1987
ARIES Take your love of acting, and
your ability to show yourself off to your
best advantage, and then 1mprovise
Show someone new something new, and
that someone may show you something
you've never seen before
TAURUS Did you dream 11. or did 11
really happen? Is 11 real, or an illusion?
This could be a confusing time. except
that you're enjoying 11 too much. Let your
1maginat1on run riot Create reality out of
fantasy
GEMINI You're an adventurer, an
explorer. a searcher after truth. You're
looking for something more than action
You want to know where you are. who
you are. and what it's all about Use those
talentsi Look behind the scenes
CANCER This romance of yours has
got you thinking In learning about this
loving person, you begin to learn new
ways of loving yourself. Remember that
being childish and being childlike are two
different things
LED If you're a loner. forget 11. If it's
solitude you're look mg for, there won't be
much to be found. This may be the time
for being with others: the needs, pleasures
and responsibilities of friendship is
what this time is about
VIRGO The things that ordinarily get
you down don't phase you at all right
now There's an ease about your life, a
natural flow of events that puts things in
the proper perspective. You're enjoying
all the games, of any kind
LIBRA Be willing to lead as well as
follow You'll be asked to take on some
responsiblity No reason you can't Everyth1ng's
right in this new position. Be
innovative and flexible. Take pleasure m
the master's role.
SCORPIO You and and someone
close have things to work out, and this 1s
the time to do 1t. All parts of your relationship
are open for examination. Lots of
talking and listening will go a long way
toward making important decisions
SAGITTARIUS Now, you're the
sleuth. looking for clues and reasons
Your mystery could lead you to some
interesting and bizarre people and places.
Things do get complicated sometimes.
don't they?
CAPRICORN Promises, promises
Don't make them 1f you're going to break
them. There are limits to what you can
give Pay attention to advice offered you
now You may not want to hear it, but
you'll be glad you did
AQUARIUS -Don't be so concerned
about where you're going that you miss
out on where you are. Take pleasure m
simply doing what you're doing The
future is a fine place to v1s1t, but the present
1s the place to be
PISCES Work takes on new meaning
and excitement right now Smee you've
got the energy and drive. you can
accomplish something important 1n that
area Meanwhile, back tn the boudoir. a
new fnend could mean a lot of fun m off
hours.
~Pl~y
~Safe!
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Judge
Considers
Restraining
Order Against
Hospital in
AIDS Suit
TYLER (UPI)-A federal iudge has
taken under advisement a request for a
temporary restraining order against
Mother Francis Hospital, which is
accused of discriminating against an
employee who has AIDS.
Mark Bible, director of anesthesia at
the hospital, last week filed a $1 million
suit. He claims that when the hospital
found out about his condition, it cut his
salary and restricted his duties.
On Wednesday, Feb. II, U.S. District
Judge Robert Parker, who took over the
case when U.S. District Judge William
Wayne Justice disqualified himself earlier
this week, scheduled a March 9 hear·
ing on Bible's request for a temporary
restraining order
Glen Maxey of the Lesbian , Gay
Rights Lobby in Austin said Tuesday,
Feb. 10. Bible's is the first case to his
knowledge of a health care worker in
Texas challenging an employer over
alleged AIDS discrimination.
Bible sued the Tyler hospital where he
hns worked since July 1984, MargaretS.
Ht"ath, an a~sistant vice president and
Bible's immediate supervisor and Ray
Thompson, the hospital's assistant
executive administrator.
The lawsuit says Bible was diagnosed
as having AIDS when he was treated at
Mother Francis Hosptial for pneumonia.
but his doctor authorized his return
to work without restrictions on Oct. 6.
The suit alleges that hospital officials
told Bible they had learned of his condi·
tion and ordered him to confine himself
to managerial duties.
On three separate occasions, Bible
wai;; reprimanded for participating in
patient-related activities, including a
three-<lay SU8pension without pay.
He also said his desk was moved to a
different part of the hospital in an effort
to isolate him.
Bible claims he was informed Nov. 14.
that as of Feb. I, his salary would be cut
approximately in half.
The law•uit alleges that the hospital
officials invaded Bible's privacy my
misusing his confidential medical
records and discriminated against him
because of his illness.
Bible's lawyers have asked the court
to award unspecified damages and
court costs as well as to order the hospital
to reinstate Bible to his position as
director of anesthesia at his former
salary.
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Cha rged in
Men's Room
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DALLAS (UP!)-The director of the
Dallas Parks and Recreation Depart·
ment has been charged with disorderly
conduct following a sexual enc0unter in
a men's room at a city park, police said.
Jack Robinson, 55, and a man who
identified himself as Gary Evans fled
from police officer Bobby Heddin in
Northlake Park after he found them
partially undressed in the bathroom,
police spokesman Bob Shaw said Wednesday,
Feb. 11.
Both men have been charged with dis·
orderly conduct. Evading arrest
charges against both have been referred
by the district attorney's office to a
grand jury, Shaw said.
The police report says the men gave
their names to Heddin, who recognized
Robinson, but fled in different direc·
lions when he asked them to walk with
him to his patrol car.
Suspension
Seen as Quite a
Drag
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (UPl)-A 17-year-old
youth says he has been susp•nded
unfairly from high school-because he
wore a gold dress, high heels, lipstick, a
wig and earrings to a basketball game.
"! don't skip classes. I don't talk
smart to teachers. I don't think I should
be suspended for what I wear," Ronald
Cox said Tuesday, Feb. 10.
But Dorsey Patterson. principal of
Booker T. Washington High School
thinks differently. '
Patterson said Cox caused quite a stir
when he attended the school's basket·
hall game Friday night in women 's
attire.
"ft was very disruptive. We were up by
st•ven points when he walked in , and
afh.·r that comotion we were down by
one_"
Patb•rson said he escorted Cox out of
the gym
Washington rallied to win
'Undesirable'
Aliens
Excluded, Says
INS Official
By Ken F lynn
United Press International
EL PASO-Aliens who are homorexu·
als, prostitutes, Communists members
of radical fringe groups or co~victed fel ·
ons are not eligible for amnesty under
t~e new immigration reform law, offi .
c1als said Feb. 3.
Al Giugni, director of the El Paso sec·
tor of the U.S. Immigration and Natu
ralization Service, said all applicants
for a legalization of immigration status
will be required to take a medical examination
to prove they do not have AIDS
or other contagious diseases.
"The law sets up certain standards for
all irnmigrnntR," Giugni said. "Th<' new
law grants amnesty to those who are
not otherwise not excludabJe, such as
convicted felons and people with con ta·
gious diseaseR or undesirables.
The new Jaw prqvides amnesty to
tho•e who hav• been living illegally in
the Unite'<! StateR since before Jan. 1
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The Ensemble Remembers Slavery
Review by Bill O'Rourke
Montrosr Voicf'
To make Do L-Ord, Remember Me (The
Ensemble), playwright James de Jongh
took recorded interviews with black
men and women in their eighties and
nineties. He excerpted the best, most
representative stories and then molded
them into some dramatic unity.
This is basicalJy the same process
with which A Chorus Line was written
about Broadway dancers. It has
resulted in the same rich, quiet, quasi·
psyche.
While the violence is never far
beneath the surface, these tales also go
into detail about the everyday and even
the happy times blacks were able to
achieve under this harsh system.
o Notes
Texas state government is facing a
huge budget deficit. All arts appropriations
wi1l be under stringent review.
Feb. 18 is Arts Day. Anyone who can,
please go lobby in Austin that day, or at
The Ensemble's "Do Lord. Remember Me" by James de Jongh features
Michael Ballard, Brenda Wilson, Deanna Woods. Trat·1s Willis, Keith
Kirck, and Adorn Blye
documentary style that made that show
so powerful.
There is also a lot of singing. The six·
member cast doeR some moving, lyri·
cally beautiful renditions of gospel
music.
Thi~ is not a fervently anti-white
show. It condemns the whites of that
time, but white audience member!; are
not made to feel personally guilty and
unwelcome.
Michael Ballard is a stand-out in a
uniformly exceptional cast. After many
stories of what slavery is like, he
appears with a story promising equality.
Then he become• Nat Turner lead·
Steve Epstein is one of the Outlaw
Comics
ing a doomed uprising. Finally, he
becomes one of the black men who
fought victoriously for the North.
The play stops at the end of the War
Between the States. Slavery is over! The
emotional and physical scars on those
who actually lived through it never
quite healed and should not be forgot·
ten . But now there is a possibility of
healintr the !'tears on the national
least call your legislators. To coordinate
with everyone else, contact the Cultural
Arts Council of Houston.
If you don't know how to have sex
safelv. look at our classified ads in the
"Per~onals" section . lf you don't know
why you must play •afely, see The Normal
Heart downstairs at The Alley. 228-
8421.
Children's theater is really active
right now, what with Tom Sawyer at
The Alley and Charlotte's Web at
Stages.
The 87-AA Houston Symphony season
has been announced. There will be the
world premieres of a piece by Dutch
composer Tristan Keuris and of a cello
concerto by Knussen
David Eisler was originally sche·
du led to sing in Houston Grand Opera's
comic hit Orpheus in the Underu·orld
earlier this sea!;on . But he got sick and
had to be replaced. Next weekend he will
appi>ar in Falstaff, replacing ailing
Richard Leech. Karma.
Both productions were directed by
Peter Mark Schifter
Houseke!'ping: Diane Fox is the new
managing director of Main Street
Theater
Contests:
National Short Film and Video Com·
petition: deadline March 2, info: USA
Film Fesbval office, (214) 744-5400.
Third East End Show: juried art exhi
bition: $500 first place; deadline: Feb.
21., info: East End Progress Association
926-3305 or the Lawndale Center 921-
4155.
Interviews: Astroworld techniral and
wardrobe personnel; Feb. 14
o Celebrate!
How often does midnight separate Fri·
day the 13th and Valentine's Day? To
celebrate Valentine's Day, be it lover or
just best friend . please hold hands in
public
B'days: 13-Tennessee Ernie Ford,
Stockard Channing, Oliver Reed. 14-
Jack Benney, Thelma Ritter. 15-
Harvey Korman, Susan B. Anthony,
Melissa Manchester. 16-Katherine
Cornell, Patty Andrews, Le Var Burton.
17-Simon Raven, Hal Holbrook, Alan
Bates. 18-Cybil Shepherd, John Travolta,
Matt Dillon, Adolphe Menjou.
19-Carson McCullers, Copernicus, Lee
Marvin.
"I have never met a man so ignorant
that I couldn't learn something from
him ... -Galileo Galilei (born Feb. 14)
o Openings
Close Ties (Company Onstage, 13)
Graiman, Kelly, Waldon (Comix
Annex, 13 & !4)
Mozart, Ravel , Berlioz (Jones. 13)Sir
Georg Solti conducts the Chicago
Symphony Orchetra. ONO' (One Night
Only')
No More Sequels, Part II (Comedy
Workshop, 13)-Hilarious hijinks!
Lisa Schlett's puppets (U. of St. T.
Bookstore, 14, 11 :00 a.m.). ONO!
Choralis Brass (First Presbyterian,
14)-Family Pops concert. ONO!
Chrysalis Repertory Dance Co. (Jewish
Community Center, 14). ONO!
Pinocchio (HITS Unicom, 14)
Andras Schiff, pianist {Jones, 14)Neville
Marriner conducts the HSO.
Torres-Garcia : Grid·Pattern·Sign,
Paris-Montevideo, 1924-1944 (MFA, 14).
Meet the Artists (MFA, 15, 1)-HGO.
ONO!
"Torres-Garcia" (MFA, 15, !)lecture.
Freebies. ONO!
The Outlaw Comics Get their Balls
Busted' (Blythe Spirits. 15). ONO!
Diane Fox is neu· manal{ing director of
Main Street Theater
Concert Chorale (First Presbyterian,
16)-Swedish music conducted by Eric
Ericson. ONO!
If This Be Treason, Let Us Make the
Most of It (Fitzgerald's, 16)-The Outlaw
Comics get political. ONO!
Let's Call the Whole Thing Of{! (Houston
House, 16)-Musical revue about
reunion. Marsha Carlton and Randy
Jobe. Plays Mondays through Wednesdays.
My Fair Lady (Music Hall, 17)TUTS.
The Dmmg Room (U of St. T's Jones
Hall, 19)-comedy.
Much Ado About Nothing (Main
Street, 19)-jolly classic.
Paul Polk (foreground) is narrator; (background left to right} Mitchell
Gossett .is Joe Harper; Dennis Paton is Tom Sawyer, and Roger Mangels is
Huck Finn m Timothy Mason's adaptation of "The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer," play through Feb. 21 on the Alley's Large Stage
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Montrose
British Airline
Must Hire Men
LONDON (UPl)-Dan Air, which flies
to British, European and Mideast destinations,
denied a charge by the
government-funded Equal Opporunities
Commission Monday, Feb. 9, that
Dan had justified its women-only policy
on the grounds that 30 percent of men
seeking jobs as flight stewards were
homosexual.
According to the commission, Dan
Air said it believed cabin staff were
"sexually promiscuous" and that homo·
sexual men would pose "a danger to the
health and safety of passengers, and
existing employees."
Dan Air, which employs seven female
pilots, denied in a statement it ever
claimed its cabin staffs were promiscuous,
but said it already had voluntarily
changed its "women only" policy as a
result of the commission's investiga
tion. It said it was planning to recruit
about 20 men to work as flight attendants.
The airline said it had hired only
women for the 1000 available cabin jobs
because their customers like "a bit of
glamour" and preferred them to men.
According to the commission, the alr·
line had held that AIDS was associated
with homosexual men, that it could be
transmitted by blood and saliva and
therefore passed on to or from pas·
sengers when staff cut themselves at
work or when passengers required arti·
ficial resuscitation.
The commission, set up to monitor
Britain's 12·year.old act outlawing sex
discrimination in the workplace, said
that on medical advice it dismissed Dan
Air's case and ordered it to change its
hiring practices and to employ male
robin attendants on an equal basis with
women.
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16 MONTROSE VOICE FEBRUARY 13. 1987 New Movies Feature Successful
Suspense, Mundane Morality
Review by Bill O'Rourke
Montroae Voice
o Black Widow
Black Widou· 1s a very stylish detective
.story. It's not a who-done-it. We know
whom right from the beginning. So does
the police woman. Once she notices that
the method i~ suspiciously the same
between several similar deaths. the only
other link ls the mysterious lady
The detective befnends her to find
out. But that lifestyle is so seductive
that she becomes swept up into it. She
finds she loves the sensuality, the glamour,
the passion. And the man who is
slated to be the next victim.
It doesn't look like she can save him.
In fact, she's being systematically
framed for his death . Even should she
be able to escape, will she ever be the
same person again? Will any of us? The
ever·enduring human black widow will.
Catharine (Theresa Russell, center) ensnares Alex (Debra Winger) in a
deadly game u·hen she introduces her to her next victim, a millionaire
named Paul !Sam1 Frey), in "Black Widow"
We know how she does it. She administers
poison in such an ingenious way
that the victims always die while she is
out of town and they are off-screen.
That's class
What intrigues the investigator,
played by Debra Winger. and all the rest
of us ib why she does it. Not in the way
that is fairly obvious-for the money.
But what is this murderess, played by
Theresa Rus:sell, feeling? What makes
her tick?
She romances, marries and beds all of
these men before she kills them. She
really does seem to care for them. She
surely has enough money in that Swiss
bank account by now. Yet she feels she
will be doing this for many years to
come. What is so addictive about this
kind of relationship?
It seems like she will be the same
enigma forver The filmmakers give us
an emotional understanding for her, but
they never make the mistake of trying to
reduce her to words.
Director Bob Rsfelson and director of
photography Conrad L. Hall shot a lot
of this film in gorgeous locations-the
mountains around Seattle and the black
sand beaches and erupting volcanoes of
Hawaii. Production designer Gene Callahan
had the indoor scenes lit stunningly.
All of that style combines well
with the substance of Ronald Bass'
script to give us a true edge-of-the-seat
adult thriller
o Light of Day
There was once a movie about a young
Lincoln Hau·k fS)'ll'ester Stallone) pits his ability and u·ill to u·in against
'Bull" Hurley /Rick Zumu:alt) in a match that u·ill determine the World
Armu:restling Champwn in "Ouer the Top"
female rock singer in Cleveland. She
was involved with a young male who
upheld the traditional values in the face
of that city's grinding, redneck poverty.
The movie became a comic send-up of
old invaders from space horror movies .
It was a flop called Hou:ard the Duck.
Now Joan Jett is playing a young
female rock singer from Cleveland in
Light of Day. The only family member
she feels can even begin to understand
her is her younger brother, played by
Michael J Fox.
Because of the trauma of giving birth
out of wedlock , she has developed a live
only for the moment philosophy. So he
is really the only man she has any kind
of an ongoing relationship.
He stands firmly for traditional
values: family and responsibility. He
tries very hard to reconcile her with
their born-again mother (played by
Gena Rowlands). But when his sister
goes too far for even him to forgive, he
kidnaps her son (cute little Billy Sullivan)
to give him a proper upbringing.
Because it extols the virtues of people
living in poverty, this movie stays true
to its surrondings. Director Paul
Schrader has relentessly driven to the
heart of lower-middle class mediocrity.
The movie has an overwhelming
mood-dreariness.
The music (and there is a lot of it) is all
really good rock. They're all really down
songs. I didn't even feel emotionally
uplifted or inspired at the meaningful,
happy ending. It was only a return to
dealing steadfastly with a boring life.
I can easily see this movie as a hit
among the art houses. But as a commercial
release, I don't think it's going anywhere.
By then, I've been wrong in Cleveland
before.
o Openings
The Color of Money
Hannah and Her Sisters
}rfannequin- A young stockroom clerk
assemble~ his perfect woman, and she
somehow comes to life.
Ot·er the Top- What is it with arm
wrestling, already? Now it's Sly Stal
lane's turn.
Winner Take All- Motorcross! Now
that's a much more photogenic spart!
Children of a Lesser God (Belair)
A Place of Weeping (Belair)
Last Tango in Paras (Rauer Oaks, 1.1)
The Petrified Forest and The Little
Foxes (Rice Media Center, 13). ONO!
Signore e Signori (MFA, 13). ONO!
Michael J. Fox plays Joe Rasnick, a
blue collar worker with dreams of
becoming a musician, in "Light of
Day"
The Official Story (Rice Media Center,
14 & 15)-presented for Amnesty
International.
Sedotta e Abbandonata !MFA, 14!Seduced
and abandoned. ON01
The Seven Samurai (River Oaks, 15)Kurusawa
classic.
Vedo Nudo (MFA, 15)-1 See Nude
ONO'
A Night al the Opera (River Oaks,
18)-the Marx Brothers!
Potemkin and Metropolis (Rice Media
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Career Institute
Paralegal Professionals
. Law is one of today's fastest growing professions Over the past
fifteen years the Paralegal {legal assistant) concept has continued
to be recognized and encouraged by the legal profession. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 98% growth rate from 1984-
1995.
The job responsibilities of a Paralegal are as wide and varied as
the law firm, corporation, agency or legal office in which he/she
may_ work. In all cases, Professional Paralegals increase the
eff1c1ency of the office and decrease a client's costs.
Of course, the better and more thorough training acquired, the
more s_1gn1f1cant the_ role will be as a member of a professional team
delivering legal services. That's why Career Institutes' program is
taught by lawyers and Paralegals. This teaching approach produces
stimulating and practical dialogue between the instructors and
~tr~1;~~fo~~~-prepares graduates for an exciting career as Paralegal
Why Career Institute?
Professionals in today's legal system consider Career lnstitute's
Paralegal Program one of high quality and excellence. Some of the
reasons for this include:
• Nationally accredited
• Approved by Texas Education Agency
• Sustaining Member of Houston Legal Assistants Association
• Tuition Financing
• Placement Assistance
• Morning, Afternoon and Evening Classes
• Computer Assisted Research System
• Legal Resource Center
To Apply
• Call 529-2778 to set an appointment for additional information
and a tour of our facilities.
• Class begins February 23, 1987. Applications will be accepted
through Saturday, February 21st.
Curriculum
Career Institute offers a Paralegal curriculum that emphasizes
practical learn-by-doing and intensive course work experiences
designed to demonstrate the skills, knowledge and ethics required
to effectively assist lawyers in their work.
Areas of concentration include:
• Intro to Law, Research and Writing
• Family Law
• Property
• Business Organizations
• Litigation
• Commercial Law
• Law Office Management
• Legal Dratting
• Torts
• Legal Philosophy
• Selected Legal Problems
• Advanced Legal Research and Writing
Your Goals Are Our Goals
Career Institute is goal-oriented and believes m dedication and
professional excellence. The goals of our Paralegal education are:
•To tram students in a professional environment that will
promote high standards of achievement.
•To provide a Paralegal program of exceptional value to
qualified students who would like to be a member of a professional
team.
•To develop a student's potential tor career advancement by
preparing them to meet challenges confronted by today's practicing
Paralegals.
•To maintain a professional faculty and staff that perform
consistently with the high ideals of students and the Career
Institute.
•To achieve high employer satisfaction with JOb performance of
our graduates and provide, at no cost. placement assistance to help
fulfill career ob1ect1ves
If you are interested in a career in this legal field
Call Career Institute
The Paralegal People
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We're about 27,000 readers weekly
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Valentine's Weekend and Our
Hearts Belong to Montrose
Around Town by Elroy Forbes
Montrose Voice Social Director
o Friday the 13th
It's here, Friday the 13th! And we get
another one in March. For those too
superstitious to go out, Channel 13 is
running "Friday the 13th" weekend
movies just for you.
We also have some birthday people.
Larry Frazier of the Venture-N says
it's fun to play Count Dracula without
any teeth. Rock 'n Horse's Darlene
RPt ... v Stet'" and R£•ck.v
says, "each year my bust keeps getting
bigger." Man about town Troy Maniard
says nothing at all. Darlene informed
me that Boobie Rock, like the Phoenix,
will rise again. This time the Westheimer
nightspot will be Club
Rendezvous.
At any rate, take care, it is Friday the
13th.
o Good News for Robin
It was a long, but a great, show. Becky
and Betsy pulled out all the stops to host
Robin Gibson's benefit at The Ranch.
There were half price specials, tons of
people, and many costumes. Everyone
was there: Ed, Marty, Francine, Chuck
Ditsy, Mike, Buddy, Gene, Leon, Time'.
less Taffeta's John and Dauid, Walter
Strickler, Steue Shimer, Buzz, John
Rene, and Ted. '
Artist.a David Sims, Maurice Davis
and 1 donated paintings for the door
prize along with Diamond M's festive
hat, shirt, handmade belt and many
other wonderful things.
A delegation from Jolly Rogers,
The Colts, TGRA, Happy Hour Daddys
Revue and most everyone Robin
has worked with were represented. "ft
was a wonderful benefit," Ron Sioux
and Patsy Kline mentioned, "because
Robin was not only able to be there, but
performed."
There were many great moments. Th<'
Ranch's Jimmy performed. The Whore
House Girls did "Leader of the Pack,"
"Lollipop" and may other fun '50s tunes
and brought down the house. Miss Lila
did her own exotic strip that brought
back many memories.
But the vision of Robin in magnificent
silver gray gown brought tears and
many to their feet. Everyone worked
well and long on this outstanding show.
Even Babs Monroe, Robby Roberts and
many other legends performed and
brought the total up to $1,316.80.
Thank you Robin for all that you have
given to our community. Those who
wish to contribute may mail checks
made out to Robin Gibson, in care of
Dayle Everts Barber Styling, 940
Heights, Houston, TX 77008.
o AIDS Alley Gala
Due to our change in printing schedules.
here is the late report on the Alley
Benefit for AIDS Foundation Houston.
Blow-ups of AIDS articles and graphs
were displayed in the theater. A wonderful
buffet and wine tasting was furnished
by Jackson Hicks of Jackson &
Co. Catering. Spearheading the event
was Michael Fultz and lovely Beth
Romney. Del McGee was with "Off.
shore" Kim Seguin who is planning to
host popular Bostonian, Richard Bour·
bon in late Feburary. Also spied were
Curtis Dickson, Dauid Murphy, Hyatt
Regency's Bruce Pe/gar, realtors Rick
Kittrell and Jerry Blum. On different
nights, city officials Lance Lalor and
Eleanor Tinsley also joined the 300 others.
The Galleon's Jay Allen was so
swept away by the ~ast that he invited
them over to The Spindletop for cocktails
and later to the Galleon. Some
$15,000 was grossed at the Alley and
many people gave additional money.
o Out and About
Baba Y ega is donating 3mf, of everything
taken in Valentine's Day weekend
as a donation to the AIDS
Foundation. Many employees are also
donating wages and tips. An unusual
leather and barbed wire floral arrangement
will be auctioned. Paul Aguilar, a
former Houston resident who died of
AIDS Feb. 8 in San Antonio, created the
unique bouquet. Aguilar formerly
worked at Touch of Leather.
The Montrose Country Cloggers
start dance classes Feb. 18 at the Brazos
River Bottom. Tuition is $2.1 per
person.
February 17 ts Ripcord's Prime Choice
Contest for hunks over 40. Colt 45's
Darrt•ll Rutt>r is entered. Not bad.
Houston Council of Clubs is work
ingon "Let Us Entertain You" week(·nd
for March 6·8.
Basic Brothers got thC' swimwear
out at th(• same time they put out the
Mardi Gras costumes.
Pot Pie is really packing them in .
Thl'y still have the 24-hour full service
m(•nu, hut thr pot pie specials are great
Try the macaroni. ch(•(•se and ham,
Thl' Venture-N win be celehrating
Vall'ntine's Day all day. That's right.
from op<>ning 'til clm;ing.
Miss Alabama is featured at the n(•w
Club Rendezvous.
Kilroy's has Mardi Gras accessones
I don't know how long gloves work with
camouflage.
At Missouri Street Gallery, 1006
Missouri, Artists Choice continues
through Feb. 27. lt is an exhibitofworks
by members of the Montrose Art
Alliance. Call 526-6336. Onwaugh,
1306 Waugh, works by painter Al Billings
and metalsmith Mike Moore con·
tinue through March JI.
Other Valentine events include The
611 Breakfast Club's pajama party
starting at 10:00 a.m.Stone Soup, the
AIDS food bank will officially open at
the McAdory House Saturday at noon.
This cupboard will be the place for depositing
food for distribution to people
with AIDS.
The AIDS Foundation Houston, the
Zoo, several local entertainers and concerned
individuals arre sponsoring a
benefit to establish a dedicated burial
fund for AIDS victims. Many well
known entertainers will perform both
nights this weekend from 9:00 p.m.-1:00
a.m. All performers are donating their
time e.nd services. All tips are going to
the benefit. The club is donating proceeds
from sales. A $2 donation is
Of Course We're
Having a
Valentine Party!!
All Day-All Night
Saturday, Feb. 14
with Valentine Drink Specials
2923 Main 522-0000
Robin Gibson
requested . A carnival and yard sale will
begin al 7:00 a m Saturday with all proceedtoi
going to AFH.
Have a ~afe and happy Valentine's
Day Until next Friday, see you Around
Town.
Dementia An
Early Sign
of AIDS
United Press International
The first and sometimes only sign that a
person has AIDS is not an infection but
a neurological problem, researchers
report.
AIDS dementia, a complex of neurological,
motor and behavior problems,
often appear in patients before any of
the opportunistic infections that result
from AIDS, said Dr. Bradford Navia.
Furthermore, Navia wrote in the
American Medical Association's
Archives of Neurology, many AIDS
patients with dementia never develop
other infections despite having no
immune system to fight them.
Navia, of the Memorial SloanKettering
Cancer Center in New York,
described 29 cases of patients at risk for
AIDS who exhibited dementia either
before or in the absence of other AIDS
symptoms. Upon further examination,
six were otherwise healthy and the test
exhibited a mild fonn of AIDS-related
complex.
"Over half of these patients," Navia
said, "either survived for five to 16
months or died without exhibiting systematic
manifestations of AIDS."
Happy Valentine's
Day
1901 Ta it at Websle< 524-8601
20 MONTROSE VOICE FEBRUARY 13, 1987
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LOVE SEX
LOVESEX: The horny relationship
chronicles of Max E:under, by Max Ex·
andcr. $7 .00. Exandcr gives a vivid
description of his personal six month
odyssey toward establishing a lasting gay
"Clation<;bip which incorporates safer
sex
SECRET DAJ-;GERS, by John Preston,
SS.00. In this latest installment of the
Alex Kane series, ex-marine Kane and his
young partner, Danny Fortclli, battle a
world·widc terrorist ring that is using
v1olcncc aj!;amst gays to promote its own
ends
BELDON'S CRIMES, by Robert Reinhart,
$7.00. A grisly sex murder and a
homophobic job dismissal suddenly tum
Dave Beldon's life upside-down. When
he decides to fight for bis rights, he
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Will Dave Beldon ultimately be the victor
- or victim of the three-ring media
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origmal novel &om the author of A
History of Shadows.
""'ow fo r my next trick ... .,
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r;ow FOR MY NEXT TRICK by
M1chael Vv 1ilho1te, SS 00. Michael Willhone's
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canoonc; have been collected into thi::i
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EIGHT DAYS A WEEK, by Larry
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MEDITERRANEO, by Tony Patrioli,
$12.50. Through some 46 photos, Italian
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beginning of time, adolescent boys have
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THE MOVIE LOVER, by Richard Friedel,
$7 .00. Burton Raider's problems begin m
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wuh h1o; friend Roman. As he gets older,
the problem<; increase - and so does the
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Street calls the funniest gay
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QUATREFOIL, by James Barr, $8.00.
The year is 1946, and Philip Froelich
faces a court martial for acting insubordinate
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.
This classic novel, first published in
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SECOND CHANCES, by Florine de
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what is offered freely~ Jeremy, young and
still naive about the gay world, could
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Roy, yet instead he finds himself pursuing
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LONG TIME PASSING: Lives of Older
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$8.00. In their own words, women t.illk
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ACT WELL YOUR PART, by Don
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with his mother to a new town, he feels
like the new kid who doesn't fit in. Then
he joins his high school's drama club and
meets the boyishly cute Bran Davenport
.
REFLECTIONS OF A ROCK LOBSTER:
A story about growing up gay, by Aaron
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news when he took a gay date to
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SEX POSITIVE, by Larry Uhng, $7.00
Many religious leaders have distorted
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Herc Uhrig fights back, discussing
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THE SPARTAN, by Don Hamson,
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IN THE LI FE: A black gay anthology,
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THE MEN WITH THE PINK
TRIANGLE, by Hcmz Heger, $6.00
Thousands of gays were thrown into
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most frightening chapters of our gay
past
WORLDS APART, edited by Camilla
Oecarnin, Eric Garber and Lyn Paleo,
$8.00. These collected science fiction
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FEBRUARY 13, 1987 I MONTROSE VOICE 21 Voice Comics
"See Dick run. See Jane run. Run run run.
See the wolves chase Dick and Jane.
Chase chase chase . ... "
Anoth_er unpleasantness.
Elliot makes a change in his proposed
animal-training correspondence course .
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HDUSES/APTS. FDR
SALE. RENT. LEASE
Roommate. 2 br. 1 bth condo at 101 Strat
lord Garage. security. w1d. $212 50 plus
e1~1r1c1ty 524-CI048 alter 9pm
r\ICOULD B£ 1"£ S1AR1
OF <mET\111'(, BIG ...
For rent 4 -272. plus atnum. fenced patio
5500 011 Montrose 474-7683or666-2206
One bedroom River Oaks apt S300tmo
Gas/ water furnished. ceding fan. Aller
4pm 522-2254 or 528-5026
Roommate needed Mostly furn;Shed 3
bedroom. 2 balh house in West Umvers1ty
with large fenced yard w.'Q Bnng your
own Ced $325 plus 'I.I bills 664-9039
lovely large one bedroom. study Oil
Newcastle, one mile toGallena. to Greenway
New carpet. ltahan Ille, track hght-
1ng Stable homeowner assoc1at1on
622-3231' $35.000
TOWNHOUSE/ MUSEUM AREA
~~~n~~~~~lt; ~~:~~~~~~~~~~ c~~~
1ral air1 heat. fenced patio with pond and
fountain. oll-street parking $650. Derek
~1-9000 day. 523-1203 evenings
Share 2 bedroom. one bath apl in Monlrose
Call 527-9457
Roommate needed to share -3 br apt
Close to UTMB in Galveston $150/mo
plus hall ut1ht1es No deposit Cal: Lit
~409• 763-1407
J06 Stralford at Taft 1 bedroom. central
AiC. lree gas heat. celling Ian. secunty
gates. pool & laundry Adults only. small
pel OK $315 plus $150depos1t 523-6109
Professional executive GWM seeks same
28-38 yrs old to share mce home Wes·
the1mer' Gessner area Must be sincerely
interested in home sharing and discrete
friendship Thrs 1s a good opportumty for
a together profess1ona1 Write POB
772867. Houston 77215
Montrose one bedroom apt m small quiet
complex with pool. security gates
laundry tac1hhes. cable available Adults
No pets $100dep S265pluselectnc. 713-
529-8178
fOWNE PLAZA APARTMENTS. 4655
~~do!5'Rd~~~Pt~~1~~880
Heights. 424 E 28th. 3 bedrooms. ltving
room. dm1ng room. 1 bathroom. large kitchen.
apphances. washer & dryer connections.
burglar bars. ale-heat, fresh
paint. carpel. fenced yard. yard ma1nte·
nance provided. $400 per month. $100
depot1I plus ut1 1t1es 695-8831
AVONDALE SQUARE APTS.
Clean 1 bdrm & 2 bdrm apartments $235
& $295/mo Pool 2nd month free Call
529-1488 105 Avondale
FREE APARMENT LOCATING
Houstoni Galveston area Let me helpCall
Rob (713)981-5560
ROOMMATE WANTED
Respons1ble GWM Private room. fully
furnished apt Reasonable rent 870-9509
Greenspoint area. girl or guy Fnday Must
type and be lam1llar with general of11ce
:~~': Only experienced need apply 445
3 pools, free cable,
utilities paid
Only a few units left
But still Warth a Call
621-7880
Another Fine finger Property
EMPLOYMENT.
JOBS WANTED
HIGH COMMISSIONS PAID!
Outside salespersons needed tor prinl
shop in Sprmg Branch. printing experience
preferred bul not necessary Must
have own transportation. proof ol msurance
Call 465-4163 M-F 9-5 Ask for
Mark or Lynne
PERFORMING ARTS
Box olhce Sf'f'kS quahf1ed personnel.
excellent verbal skills required Allernoon.
evening or both Call Mr Schwartz
526-5323
DIALING FOR DOLLARS
Our representatives shared $10.000 last
week Making their average mcome $500
r,Jsweek Call The Money Makers 271-
EXERCISE
TAI CHI CH'UAN
Gentle exercise promotes bodily harmony,
peace of mind. increases energy,
alleviates effects of ch ronic ailments
February beginners c lasses Jack
McGann 523-5204 or 531-9222
!MISC.I FOR SALE
ATTENTION SMOKERS
Cigarettes all maior brands $7 24 carton
Call Brad at 522-6603 eves
Duncan Phyfe dmmg room surt. six
chairs. buffet wit beveled mirror Olherm1sc.
923-5502
FOR YARD SALES
See ads under '"Yard Sales· at the end of
the Voice Class11teds
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
SOUTHWEST FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
1218 Welch. 528-3851
SEE OUR DISPLAY AO
CREMATION SERVICEINTEANATIONAL
3400 Monlrose
529-6666
SEE OUR DISPLAY AO
FURNITURE REFINISHING
GIFTS
CHRISTMAS CAITIERS. 1318 Nance -re JRD'SPLAYA['
• 9.99 1'1""""
.' & l'wndhng•ndra•
Texas Cowbear
l-'lease make c heck or
money order payable to:
HRISTMAS CRITTERS
1318 N ance Street •
Houston, Texas 77002
GYMS
PARKWAY ATHLETIC CLUB. 800
Rosine. 528-5467
INSURANCE
BRIAN LOHSE 5716 Del 'res. -266-8832
Sff OuHC · 'AYAC
INSURANCE
Ma1or med1_cal health (no
AIDS exclusion) and d1sab1hty
insurance available for ind1-
v1duals and groups.Reasonable
rates For more info call
B rian Lo hse at 266-8832
LAWN CARE
Stixx and
Chips, Inc.
665-6294 or 332-4443
We do yards, repair
and build wood
fences, light hauling,
lawn care, light moving,
house cleaning,
painting, gutters ,
small house repairs.
Free Estimates
BETTER LAWNS & GARDENS
523·LAWN
$( OUR 0'' PLA 'f AD
STO<X ANO CHIPS INC 665-6294
J.-12·444'.1
$£ OUH0Sr AYAO
LEATHER
LOST & FOUND
Lost tri-colored (black) femal e colhe
Answers to "Kelly ... Last seen 1n the
Heights heading toward W University
Reward 664-9039
lost" P8;si8n c'ii White"Shicied s1tver:lemale
with some teeth m1ssmg $50
reward 529-0622
MEDICAL CARE
STE-vEO MARTINEZ. M D. 12 Oaks
Tower. 4126 SW Fwy #1000. 621·7771
FABRE CLINIC. 5503 Crawford. 526-
2320
SEEOIJROISP(AYAO
MODELS. ESCORTS.
MASSEURS
A PREMIUM SERVICE
Body Rub. 24 hrs 526-3711
For -an excttmg. fun·hlled body rub. Cati
Peter 464-8781
Houslon. handsome. healthy. honest and
masculme (713) 988-0402 Marc
THE CADILLAC OF MASSAGE
by David D of Et (713) 520-8232
STOP gelling rubbed the wrong way Call
Carl 622-3942
St1mulat1ng body rubs 'Out caliS 529-
3970
Thom ol Houston, 523-6577.
Houston. handsome. healthy. honest and
ma!ICuhne (713) 988-0402
THOM OF HOUSTON
523-6577
Sensuous massage 1n or out 529-3970
Nude rubdown. your Place 531-9952
MOVERS
MOVEMASTERS
Boxes tool! Visa. MC. Amex welcome
1925 Westhetmer 630-6555
PAPER HANGING
All AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION
827-1422 or 497-5228
Sr( 0 •A 0 .">PtAY AO
~aper Hanging and
Vinyl
Residential and
Commercial
All Types Remodeling
All AMERICAN
CONSTRUCTION
827-1422 o• 497-5228
PERSONALS
Atlrac11ve European male. 5·9· 145. col.
lege student. d1sl1ke bars & drugs Look·
1ng for monogamous relat1onsh1p
Interests museums. movies. music and
traveling Reply blind Box 32&K c10
Voice
~=~If lover aeek1 Hl1panlca. Call 876·
Want small butch male 531-9952
MAN-TO·MAN SEX LINK
Feehng horny? 100Ch ot horny guys are
hot to get oll on the 24·Hour Sex-Link•
Pnvate. one-on-one. unhm11ed i.me No
~~~~~6-b~~4~xcept Jong distance Call
Thousand~~T h~~~ ~e~~~~1~g to get 1t
~::,~~~ J61
1n
1
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~ink Private. conf1den11a1 (415) 346-8747
Pnvate social club forming lor those
interested in explonng the erotic art ol
spankmg and'or bondage No fees No
parn No dishonesty Seeking trust·
worthy interested participants to meet
and share experiences and ideas for
~~~e~:h1~u~u:~,1~~~i1~I s~::~~~111i6nn
a"ured Please respond with letter and
g;g_5e ~g Jg1~~ontact Reply Blind Box
~:¥~l~RCJ,~~L~~A~TWOAK, 976-8500
CLASSIPHONE. 526-4423 (place ads)
~?·c!r:~ _the:~ ~is)
5·1o .. l50~~~~;~~~~ ~;!dt1mew1th
:~:;:o,~~.~~~ c~~~e~~=~~~~tch~~d~!nkd
rig tor a proless1ona1 GWM 27-37 140.
~:>c:ho eniova the same Ad 321 A Clo
Hairy men. hair fans adl ,1 lnlop1xpak.
$3 00 Hair. 59 West 10th NYC 10011
PLAY ..•
safely at J o E Meetings 5 nights a
week And it's fun (See our other ads)
Michael Lee Singles. DOB 04-05-49. SSN
363-48-6268 I am aware of possible
changes tn your hie. but that does not
matter Please contact Penny Jo {Singles)
Wheelock. 443-F E Edgewood
Blvd LansinQ. Ml (517) 887-2250
--S&M MEET YOUR MATCH
Rough. raunchy. top, bottom. master.
slave. daddy. boy. locker room? Meet
your sex-match NOWI IOOO's ol prrvate,
one-on-one, phonemates No phone bill
but Ing/ dist Call 415/346-8747 NOWI
-- DON'T DO IT ALONE -Join
onginal 24-Hour Sex Unk Uninhi·
btled. Discrete. No b1tl to phone except
lngldst One-on-one. man-to-man. lowcost
conneclions 1,000's of horny guys
waiting for calls (415) 346-8747
--- GOOD DAYS/BAD
Improve your chances 1n romance.
finance. business thru btorhy?hms Send
name. b1rthdate including year with $8.00
to Konrad. 2615 Waugh lf294B. Houston
TX 77006
GWM. 32. 5·s··. 150 lbs brown hair and
:;~p!=~ny.~o;e:i~~t1rv~'ii~~~~~~~
shy and stable I like music, dancing.
sports. home hie. eating out. and rehg1on
This ad is for !hose as serious as l am
Wrrte 2470 S Dairy Ashford #136. Houston
77077
LISA'S RECORDED
LOVE STORIES
* SHE WILL WHISPER *
* SWEET NOTHINGS IN *
* YOUR EAR *
** g~RL~CT ~:~~~::~~:;~gg **
* NOW! 1·900·410-3800 *
** NO MEMBERSHIP NECESSARY *
* w ~~:, .. ~'JO=··,~~ ... :·~:·..... . *
* * * * * * * * *
FiULES FOR THE PERSONALS Personals
(and other advertising) should not
descnbe or imply a descnpt1on of sexual
organs or acts No Personals should be
drrected ~~ minors Advertising mus1 be
·pos1t1ve. not .. negatrve.N (I I you have
certam preferences m other people. hst
the quar1t1es you desire. Please don't be
negative by l1s1tng the kmds ol people or
quaht1es you don·1 des1te.) Thank you.
and happy hunting
AN EROTIC ADVENTURE
The Society ol J 0 E. a pnvateorgamzat1on
for reasonably anractwe adult gay
men. meets 5 nights weekly Adm1ss1on
times are 8-9pm Tues & Thurs. 11pm-
1 45am Fn & Sat 6-9pm Sun at lhe Col
tage Playhouse. 611 Pac1f1c (Rear ol
house look for PtaySafe !lag J
CONFIDENTIAL PHOTO FINISHING
Henry·s One-Hour Photo has moved to
408 Avondale. 1n the same build mg as the
Monirose Vo1 :~ Open Monday-Fnday
9am-6pm
SAFE SEX?
For your mental health. ha"esex For your
physical health. make 11 sale sex Salese)I;
1s where there are no bodrly fluids
@)!;changed The v1rus which leads to an
AIDS condition is believed usually trans·
milled from one person to another from
blood or semen Those who are "recep·
t1ve" are especially at nsk Do condoms
protect? They carta1nly help But con·
doms MUST be used with a wa ter-based
lubricant (the new product Lubrasept1c is
especially recommended). Petroleum or
vegetable-based lubncants will actually
dissolve the condom and el1mmate the
protection Please "Play Safe
. A CLASSIFIED AFFAIR?
John Preston and Frech nck Brandt can
show you how to have active fun or play
pass1"e games with the personal ads In
their book ·c1ass1f1ed Affairs." they'll tell
you how lo write an ad that realty stands
out. what to expect when you place or
respQnd to an ad. and even what all those
tunny little abbre"•at1ons mean Send $8
to "Class1!1ed Affairs ... Alyson Pub. Dept
P-5. 40 Plympton. SI Boston. MA
02118 (Also mcluded w1U be a coupon !or
$5 oil on your ne)l;t Personals in your
choice of 25 pubr1ca11ons. mclud1ng the
Voice I
PEST CONTROL
RESULTS HOME CHEMICAL & PEST
CONTROL. 2513' Elmen. 524-9415.
223-4000
SffO •R
ResuHs Pest
Control
251 Elmen
524-9415
Pest Control Supplies
FEBRUARY 13, 1987 I MONTROSE VOICE 23 <.
PETS
ANGELS TO ZEBRAS
Petworld 11725 Eastex Freeway at East
Mt Houston 590-0471
TOM'S PRETIY FISH. 224 Weslhetmer
52(}.6443
.SEE OUR DISPLAY AD
PHOTO FINISHING
--1 HOUR QUALITY PHOTO
WE DO IT ALU Printing and developing.
enlargements. 1umbo pnnts. film. Kodak
paper 2615 Waugh Dr 520-1010.
PRINTING
SPEEDY PRINTING. 5..00 Bella1re B~d
667-7417
SEE OUR OISPlAY AD
PSYCHOLOGISTS
DA NICHOLAS EDD. 2128 Welch.
527-8680
SEE OUR DISPLAY AO
RESTAURANTS
CH-APUL TEPEC. 813 Richmond
522-2365
SEE OUR OISPlAY AD
CHARL1-E"S. 1102 west-he1mer. 5-22-3332
SEE OUR OISPlAY AO
NATRAJ IN-D-IAN-RESTAURANT.-2047
Marshall. 526-4113
++f ()IJR01SPtAYA0
NICKY'S PLACE.2109 Dunlavy.
520-8039
';ff OUR DISPLAY AO
PiZZA-1NN. 3105 S Shepherd. 522-5676
';ff OUR DISPLAY AO
POT PIE.1s-i5 Westhe1mer 528-4350
:Cf r••/:I D OPLAY AD
- CA1Eib1- -
Chicken Fish Pasta
2for1
Anytime wllh this Coupon
per P•rty ol Two
Orders to Go, Call 520-5221
W-. Ala-bam-a a-t Sh-eph-erd
Pizza inn.
~ Delivery i' (Hotline)
. 522-5676
3105 S Shi!pherd
CAFE EDI. W Alabama at Shephard-
52(}.5221
SEE OUR DISPLAY AD
SEWING
SPECIAL LADY DESIGN
Costumes and general sewing for adult•
Cal Jan or Wanda 957-8102
STORES IMISC. ITEMSI
THE-EAGLE. 1544 w1 ~thet"""r 124 rM}-3
SUPERMARKETS
KROGER. 3300 Montrose
TAX PREPARATION
Bill ROBERTS. CPA. 871·1~29
TIRES
fHE TIRE PLACE. 1307 Fa1rvi. w
529-1414
~( .rt Pl.AYAD
-~~ 529-1414
\\)THE 11t\£ PLACE
ALL BRANDS
1307 Fa1rv1E·w
ti1i..~ W• Mc
TRAVEL
Professional executive GwM y1 ,rs
old. wants similar to share vat 1tion tr JV·
els If you·re serious and want to entoy a
weekend or wi:tek. write PO Bo)!; 772867.
Houston 77215
San Francisco 1987 EJed..Breakfast Pnvate
Homes Comlor1 friendship
De1alls BayHosts 115!" Boswortl'l 94 31
415-337-9632
NEW ORLEANS GUEST HOUSE. 1118
Jr uhn "''04' 566-1177
FRANKLIN
HOUSE
DENVER
302 331-9106
520-8108 in
Houston
for in fo
A Guest House at
1620 Franklin
Denver, CO 80218
RICH $14-$1/ol S1ngl~
Fn•m SlU Doubl
FAANKL1N(fUEST-HoUse: 1620'"
Frankhn. Denver. Co 1303) 331-9106
>EE OUR DI-- ..A.YAO
TYPESETTING
SAME DAY TYPESETTERS. 408
Avondale. 529-06490
"<£OUR DISPLAY AD
UPHOLSTERY.
REFINISHING
- FlJANITUAE STRIPPING SHOP
In the heart ol Montrose Aefrt"1sh1ng
repairs. upholstery 529-7833
ALLEN--WA-DSWOA-rHCO 1NC -9830-
sweetwater. 445-4141
SEE OUR OISPLA Y AD
VIDEO
LoBO VIDEO. 1424-C Westhe1mer
522-5156
SH )UR OISPLA Y AD
WE DELIVER- VIDEOS_ 1420
Westhe1mer. 522-4485
SEE OURDISPL.AY AO
WILLS
STOP PROCRASTINATING
Protect your loved ones Complete personalized
wins. most only $50 Cal 522-
2485. evenmgsorwntePeople'sW1 PO
Box 66541. Houston n266
YARD & GARAGE SALES
HAVING A YARD SALE?
Anni JU nee 1t here then stand back for
the crowd Call 5~6490 orv1s1t the Voice
at 408 Avondale to place your yard sale
annouricement
ADS BY THE INCH
In addition to our regular
class.tied rates of paying 'by the
word ... you can purchase space
here ··by the inch." Since these are
considered "Display Ads." not
·c1ass1fled Ads." you can include
special art. logos or fancy
typestyles
REGULAR RATE
1" $34 2" $44 3" $54
1 AD PER WEEK for 4 WEEKS
RATE
1" $29 2" $39 3" $49
1 AD PER WEEK for 13 WEEKS
RATE
1" $24 2"' $34 3" $44
1 AD PER WEEK for 26 WEEKS
RATE
1' $19 2· $29 3" $39
Pl~y
Safe!
montrose
VOICE
24 MONTROSE VOICE I FEBRUARY 13. 1987
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