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Those codes: keys and
handkerchiefs. Peter Harrison
longs for the 'good ol' days'
Tongue in Cheek, page 25
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The Newspaper of !'.lontrose
Issue #82, Published Weeklv
Friday
May21
1982
Good El'ening
Montrost.• we:athM" toni~hl: P :1.ly
cloudy and warm v.1th a chance Jf
showers and a lo\\ of 70
Saturday: Sunrise 6.2GAM Partly
cloudv and warm with a chance or
showfrs and a high of 't'.7 . .sunset
fl:IOPM.
Left: Scenes
from last
weekend's
Mining Co. vs.
the Voice
softball game
The Mining Co. won.
See Montrose Sports,
page8
lnternationa I
mime group
performs
'Mummenschanz'
at the
Tower
Montrose Live,
page 15
Joan Miro,
international
artist, on
display in
Montrose
Montrose Art, page 19
Thousands
raised for
Kaposi's
sarcoma
research
Montrose News,
page3
2 MONTROSE VOICE I MAY 21, 1982
1022 Westheimer, naturally
Sund1y: 4pm Beer Bust
Sunday: MSA Softball at Levy Field,
with beer bust at the field. Mary's vs.
Dirty Sally's, Spm
Monday: Pool Tournament and Leather
Night
Tuesday: lOpm movie, "Attack of the
Killer Tomatoes
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Montrose News MAY 21, 1982 I MONTROSE VOICE 3
'Sodom and Gomorrah' party raised $4600
Montrose
Mouth The Different Drum and The Loading
Dock clubo joined forces Saturday and
Sunday, May 15 and 16, to present
"Sod.om and Gomorrah," the reincarnation
of the fabled sin cities of Biblical
days.
The purpose: a fundraieer for the Kaposi's
Sarcoma Committee, a group of local
activists, including a victim of the disease.
Bill Bailey, owner of the Drum, reported
that the function raised a net amount of
$4600 from the $2.00 door donation. Thie
Does America
need a 15-MPH
speed limit
Pacific New• Service
The 55-mile·an-hour speed limit is a step in
the right direction, but a California man
says it doesn't go far enough.
John Loudermilk has begun a campaign
to lower the limit to 15 miles an
hour, with the motto, "insects have rights,
too."
Loudermilk heads a 600-member organi·
zation called "Not-Safe" which, among
other things, favors knife, slngshot and
pencil control, as well a a ban on all child·
ren 's games-because "they lead to
gambling."
He says the suggestions are to make the
point that the government is paBBing too
many laws and regulations.
"Good intentions," he says, "don't
necessarily make good laws."
Supreme Court
to rule on sexual
assault case
International Gay New• Aaency
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court
was turned over to the committee.
Costumes were encouraged at both bars,
located across the street from one another
in the 1700 block ofWeetheimer, and the
resulting panoply of Roman centurions,
slaves, Christians, gladiators and various
and a880rted characters reminiscent of
Old Testament days presented an
astounding visual array.
Kaposi's sarcoma, recently isolated as
an identifiable syndrome that attacks primarily
gay males in America, is being
fought on several levels. On the level of
has agreed to settle a key question involving
federal civil rights suite. The justices
said they will consider whether a state or
local official must actually intend to harm
someone before there can be an award of
"punitive" monetary damages.
The case concerns Daniel R. Wade, who
was sexualJy assaulted while serving time
in a Missouri state prison. A federal grand
jury held the prison guard who placed the
second inmate in the cell with Wade liable
for the incident.
Wade wae awarded $25,000 for the injuries
he suffered in the sexual assault and
$5000 in punitive damages to deter future
wrongdoing by the guard.
Traditionally, the Supreme Court has
avoided cases involving homosexual
iseues.
Westmoreland
says military
should take over
media
Pacific News Service
Retired army general William Westmoreland
says the only way the U.S. can win
wars in the future is to control the news
media.
The former U.S. commander in Vietnam
says the media-especially television-education
and public awareness, groups
like the Kaposi Sarcoma Committee, just
now in the process of being formed, hopes
to obtain funds from state and federal
governments for increased research into
the causes and prevention of the disease.
Bailey reported that the committee
being formed includes people like Michael
McAdory, who is chairman of the committee
and himself a victim of the disease, and
activist Andy Mills, state representative
Debra Danburg and several local physicians.
The Nation
was to blame for creating an atmosphere
of public discontent which crippled the
military's ability to win.
"Vietnam was the first war fought without
censorship," he says, "and without
censorship things can get terribly con·
fused in the public mind."
Pirates gobbling
up Pac-Man
profits
The makers of Pac-Man are paying a price
for their video game's popularity. Midway
Manufacturing Company, which holds
the copyright on Pac-Man, says its video
maze has become "the most infringed
upon game in the U.S."
Midway says video game counterfeiters
are gobbling up Pac-Man profits, and the
company has filed about 20 federal suits
nationwide, charging copyright infringement,
reports the Dallas Morning Neu:s.
Ed Adlum, publisher of Replay magazine,
says the imitations should come as
no surprise. "When you have a hit this
outrageous," he says, "the vermin come
out of the woodwork."
There are 95,000 legitimate Pac-Man
and Ms. Pac-Man machines in the country
and 350,000 worldwide.
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Memories
Remember Joey Dee and the Starliters-
and the Peppermint Lounge
and the Peppermint Twist-featured
on American Bandstand eons ago.
Well, Stonewall Features just informed
us that the Peppermint
Lounge, New York, was a gay
hustler's hangout.
Dick Clark never told ue that.
Last weekend's "Sodom and Gomorrah
Party" at both the Drum and
the Loading Dock was a great
success-and a ton of fun.
It's purpose, of course, was as a
fund-raiser for research into Kaposi's
sarcoma and the other apparentlyrelated
diseases.
Well, folks. We lo•t. The Mining
Company whipped the Voice in
MSA softball play last weekend, 17
to 11, which pushed the Mining
Company into second place in the
North Oivision and cemented the
Voice to last place in the South
Divi1:Jion.
Mine manager Randolph Parks
thus wins in his bet against Voice
publisher Henry McClurg, with
Henry to pick up the tab for an ad
from the Mining Company. Randolph
says he'll take that ad in a
future issue_
Complete Montrose Sports coverage
elsewhere in this issue, of course.
The Venture-N now has free pool
opening to closing Monday through
Thursday. Richard Wiederholt of
Basic Brothers Clothing is all
excited about his new second loca·
tion at 1220 Westheimer. And Quan
Hua and his all-Chinese staff have
opened the International Club
Restaurant at 243 Westheimer.
Tom Bennett, popular waiteratthe
House of Pies, is at Ben Taub
hospital and needs blood. You can
donate, regardless of your blood
type. Just tell 'em its in the name of
Tom Bennet (donor account 100-61-
60-1).
Tom was hit riding his motorcvcle
on Mother's Day (he's a Te;.,.s
Rider)
It was a "hit and run" case.
Anyone with information can call
Wayne with 520-8660. •
And as for the blood, go to room
119 at Ben Tuab, 8am-llpm.
Mary's won the volleyball game but
the real story wae the cheerleading
contest, judged by the Park Police
last weekend.
Congrats goes to the Drum for
the cheerleading honors.
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MAY 21, 1982 I MONTROSE VOICE 5 The World
OneYearAgo
May 24, 1981:
Former Montrose
jeweler killed
Tom Cohen, returning from a trade fairto his
office carrying t.wo briefcases filled with gold
jewelry and diamonds, was robbed and then
shot. to death.
Cohen was known to the gay community
as o!le of the operator& of ETC., a jewelry
boutique at. Number& in 1978 and 1979. He
had also once operated the boutiques at Cud·
dle'a and the Old Plantation d.iecoa, both gay.
May 25, 1981:
Roger Staubach was
said to be fighting to
"save children" from
"smut TV"
In the old Anita Bryant. style, former Dall81
pro footballer Roger Staubach was leading
the fight against what he called "cablepom,"
reported HouatQn Chronicle columnist Ann
Hodgeo.
Staubach wu said to have grouped homo·
aexuality and "women being brutally mol·
ested" into the IBJlle category.
May 26, 1981:
City changed law so
gay parade could follow
traditional route
Houston City Council amended it.a parade
ordinance after pre88ure from gay commu·
nity leadera who eaid that under the old ver·
sion I.he Houston Gay Pride Week Parade
would not be able to wind it.a way down its
traditional route.
May 28, 1981:
TV aired series on gay
Houston
KPRC, the NBC affiliate on channel 2, con·
eluded a fiv'°part series called, "Gay Hous·
ton, How It Started and How It Is Now."
The series aired within the 10:00 p.m. news·
cast.I each night. and started May 24.
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By Gavin YollDg
International Gay New• Aaency
STRASBOURG, FRANCE-The recent
meeting of the International Association
of Lesbians/ Gay Women and Men, known
as IGA, attracted major national media
attention in France over Easter because of
a conflict over the Catholic hostel origi·
nally hired to hold the delegates.
Only a few days before Easter, the
Bishop of Strasbourg, Mgr. Leon-Arthur
Eichinger, cancelled the agreement made
to rent a Catholic hostel to the organizers,
a move the organizers saw as the bishop's
attempt to force a cancellation of the
meeting.
The organizers turned to France's new
Socialist government for help and
received the cooperation of top ministers.
The Minister of the Interior, Gaston Def·
ferre, called upon the Civil Defense, which
aent a convoy from Paris, 300 miles away,
to provide emergency tents and bedding
for the delegates, while the Minister of
Defense ordered supplies of Army
blankets.
Delegates joined local gay people in a
candle·light proteat outside the bishop's
Easter service, handing out leaflets to the
congregation. The !GA and the French
organizers are now investigating other
avenues of redress as well.
The meeting itself covered some major
issues to be considered in July at the international
meeting to be held in Washington,
D.C. These included:
• Lesbian and Gay Year. A proposal is
being considered to make 1983 the "International
Year of Lesbians and Gay Men."
Some of the suggestions include marches
on the United Nations headquarters in
Europe and New York.
• Artificial Insemination. Members
have been asked to find out the attitudes of
their governments towards artificial
insemination for unmarried women and
lesbiana and the use of gay men as donors.
• Amnesty International. A major
effort is to be made to persuade national
Amnesty groups to aupport a motion at
their international conference later this
year to include lesbians and gay men as
prisoners of conscience in cases where
they are imprisoned because of their
homosexuality.
• &otland. The Scottish Homosexual
Rights group is prepared to challenge the
age-of-consent laws for homosexuals in
Scotland, through the European Court of
Human Rights, when they get an approp·
Law students
could turn bad
grades into
money
Law students in the Canadian province of
Ontario may soon be able to turn their bad
gradea into cash.
Under the terms of a bequest left to the
Law Society of Canada, $500 a year is to
go to the student who graduates from the
bar admissions course with the poorest
marks, reports the Toronto Gk>be & Mail.
In his will, lawyer Samuel Weir recommended
that the prize winner use the
money to "take his wife, husband, fianci.e
or serious female friend out for a gay
evening."
The late Mr. Weir explained the odd
bequest by saying, "Many with very low
standards at examinations have become
illustrious member& of the bar by keeping
dark their lack of legal knowledge."
The Law Society admits it's a bit perplexed.
"Why should we be rewarding
110meone at the bottom of the class?"
Asked the financial secretary. "You might
get a lot of competition."
Northern
Ireland to
change laws
By Gavin Young
lnt.ernat.ional Gay Newa Agency
BELFAST, N. Ireland-Northern Ireland
Secretary James Prior announced
recently that the laws prohibiting male
homosexual acts are to be changed.
riate case to use.
• World Health Organization. IGA
plans to step up it.a campaign to persuade
WHO to delete homosexuality as an illneas
from the International Classification of
Diseases, before 1985, the last time in a
decade when changes can be made.
The decision was brought about because
the European Court of Human Rights
ruled that Northern Ireland Jaws were
contravention of human rights.
The proposed alteration will create an
~ge of.consento~21, bringing the laws into
line with those m England, Scotland and
Wales. However, Prior said that he did not
expect th,e legi~lation to be introduced in
this years se88Ion of Parliament.
Opposition h~ already been expressed
by Ian P8.1sley s Democratic Unionist
Party.
Ban on gay
teacher lifted
by Gavin Young
lnternat.lonal Gay new• A1ency
LONDON-The Inner London Education
Authority has lifted a ban ithad placed on
a gay teacher, John Warburton, first
impooed in 1974 following Warburton'•
refusal to abide by a direction that he not
discuss homosexuality in the classroom.
The situation arose when one of the
teacher'• pupils aaw him at a gay rights
demonstration and asked, "Sir, are you
queer?"
Warburton answered by explaining
what it meant to be gay. He insisted that
he should be able to reply when called a
"queer" and hence refused to comply with
the directive to keep silent on the subject.
With the election of the pro-gay leftwing
Greater London Council last year and a
subsequent policy change, the ban was
lifted.
Warburton has agreed not to discuss
homosexuality unle1u; it is raised by a
student.
6 MONTROSE VOICE I MAY 21, 1982
Buying records by mail?
1982, Stonewall Features Syndicate
So you want a bunch of records. So the
paper offers you 12 !or a penny and a little
bother. Is it a good deal? Maybe so, maybe
not. It depends on you.
It also depends on where you live and
what record bargains are available to you.
The normal list price for a record album
these days comes to about $8.98, so the
offer makes something like $108.00 worth
of recorded music available for almost
nothing.
H you are a good shopper, your next
question should be "Why?" Read the fine
print, and you discover that you are now
obligated (if you take the offer) to buy
eight more records over the next year or so.
This means you are going to shell out
about $72.00 for those eight records; all the
recordings you buy from the club will be
list price. But that is still a good deal.
Wait a minute. Each record will have
postage and handling charges added:
about $1.75 per disc. How does it look now?
Still a good deal. You will pay about$86.00
for the eight records you have to buy, and
the twelve free ones you have gotten
brings your price to about$4.30perrecord.
You are ahead of the game.
If you play the game right. The theme of
this column is that there is no free lunch.
Nobody gives you something for nothing,
and it is up to you to find out what the
gimmick is.
The problem here is that, in the first
place, you will probably have some trouble
picking out those twelve free records.
Unle88 you are a real fan of disco, mainstream
pop or C&W, there will most likely
be only six or eight records you will really
want, and the rest will be fillers you must
take merely to fill the requirement.
But isn't this all right? Not if you take
into consideration the fact that you are
paying for them at the rate of $4.30 each.
Do you really want them? Would you go
into a store and pay for them?
The record market is in flux right now,
its prices higher than they once were
because of the higher cost of oil (the basic
component of vinyl). and because of varying
public pre88ures. Many of the price
breaks that record companies were once
able to give large discount houses have
disappeared. Yet the base price for whole·
sale remains at approximately $5.13 per
disc. U you live in a metropolitan area, you
can find record sales approaching or even
beating that figure.
Still, $4.30 looks a lot better, doesn't it?
Only if you hew closely to two criteria.
First, order only records you really want.
For modem jazz, classical, and some rock
fans, this is impossible. No major company
offers enough records of these types
to aatisy the hard-core aficionado. (The ..
classical selections for the ad we have
used as an example here number only
seven.)
Second, be prepared to answer your
mail. Once you join a club, you will be
bombarded with offerings that present
each month's choices. They will be sent to
you automatically unless you return a
card saying you do not want them.
There are a few more questionable deals,
too. Records will be offered at a "discount,"
often less favorable than one you
could receive at a local store. You may be
tempted to buy these in the hope thay you
will satisfy your membership requirement.
Not so.
Every record you buy to fulfill your
agreement will be a full list price. Come
hell or high water, you will pay $8.98, plus
postage, times the number of records you
have agreed to buy. Unless you are very
careful, you will find mysterious packages
in the mail containing records you never
ordered. You must tell the companies not
to send unwanted discs.
Classical music fans who want to join a
record club should investigate the Musical
Heritage Society, 14 Park Road, Linton
Falls, NJ 07724. You get only one record as
a freebie, but there are no future purchase
requirments, and the Society publishes
some unusual recordings and out-of-the-way
composers.
Recording quality is high, and the price
is only $4.95 per disc, plus shipping.
For the majority of us, record clubs offer
little more than what serious shopping at
local record stores might do. Moreover,
carelessness with the membership
requirements can put our credit ratings in
a bad place; Columbia and RCA have been
cheated by so many people that they are
notoriously fast in calling credit bureaus.
Before you join, in short, make sure you
are getting what you want !rol'n the club
and that you cannot beat the club prices
locally.
A dictionary of
body language
Pacinc New• Service
Don't get all bent out of shape over this: A
British researcher says he's come up with
a way to identify personal "body
signatures."
0 Body signatures," he says, are the telltale
mannerisms and body movements
that give clues to our personalities.
Walter Lamb is selling his technique to
business firms so they can evaluate job
applicants. With the right training, he
says, recruiters will be able to predict an
applicant's ability to make decisions and
get along with people, purely by body
movements.
Europe's
smallest republic
confronts
feminism
San Marino, Europe's oldest-and
smallest-republic is grappling with the
20th century issue of women's rights
reporta the Times of London.
In February, the judiciary gave women
born in San Marino the right to keep their
nationality if they marry someone from
outside the 38-square-mile republic. Until
then, that privilege had been extended
only to men.
San Marino citizenship, however, will
still pass only to the offspring of male
citizens.
Record firm
plays three sides
of fence
A British record company is covering all
the bases in its attempt to score big on the
coming world cltp soccer championship,
reports The People magazine of London.
It's released three singles, with the same
tune and the same words-with one exception.
The records are titled "Viva England!"
"Viva Scotland!" and "Viva
Ireland!"-each sung with a different
accent.
Classified ads in
the Montrose
Voice bring
results. Get
yours to us by
6pm Tuesday to
be in Friday's
Voice ... and
you'll reach
thousands in
Montrose.
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Calif. Glads $5.95
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Iris $4.95 (bunch of 10)
Carnations $3.95/dz.
Long Stem Roses
$9.95/dz.
& other specials
Offer good thru May 25, or
while supply lasts
Tropical Plant
Specials
Large Hanging
Baskets $12.95
Plus other
plant specials all
over the store.
Houston's Newest & Best Discount Plant &
Flower Shop
812 Westheimer
1-&pm, Sunday, May 23
MDA Carnival
at the House of Coleman
901 W. Alabama
Beer, food, booths
Sponsored by The Barn, the Briar Patch, the
Drum & Kindred Spirits
All proceeds to benefit MDA
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Western Benet it
8pm-mldnlght, Tuesday, May 25
Brazos River Bottom
2400 Brazos
$1 donation at the door
Burgers & nachos on the patio
Door prizes Mustang Band
Dance contest with Trophy for best
• Two Step • Waltz
• Cotton-Eyed Joe • Schoddise
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8 MONTROSE VOICE I MAY 21, 1982 Sports
MSA Tennis competitors waiting for the Texas Cup
MSA So~ball
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Sunday, May 16
Montrose Mine 17 Montrose Voice
Galleon 12 Brazos RB
Jim'1 Gym 8 Mary's
A&K Jewelry 20 Bam
STANDINGS
WO" '"" Pct
South Division
Galleon 5 2 .714
Jim's Gym 3 3 .500
A&K Jewelry 2 3 .400
Briar Patch 2 4 .333
Montrose Voice 1 4 .200
North Division
Dirty Sally's 6 0 1.000
Montrose Mining 4 2 .667
Mary's 3 2 .600
Brazos River Btm 2 3 .400
Bam 1 6 .143
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
{All """* It Levy Fl.td. From MonlroM, go
out Ric:hmond, PHI Kirby, Jen on Eutlide.)
Sunday, May 23
Jim's Gym vs. Montrose Voice, 6pm
Montrose Mine vs. Brazos Riv Btm, 7pm
Mary's vs. Dirty Sally's, 8pm
A&K Jewelry vs. Briar Patch, 9pm
LEADING HITTERS
11
1
6
14
GB
1*
2
2*
3
2*
3*
5*
(Based on 15 or more at-bats through Mlly 18)
PllY'lr (Team) AB R H AVG
1. D. Davidson (Sally's) 17 11 11 .647
2. J. Summerall (BAB) 15 3 9 .600
3. M. Marchena (Sally's) 22 12 13 .591
4. B. Schmidt (Bam) 16 8 9 .562
By Billie Duncan
The Challenge Ladder of MSA Tennis ia becoming a battleplan with the knowledge that the top seven places on the ladder by June26,
will be the people playing in the Texas Cup.
Fred Lopez and Lester Vela have maintained their first and second place positions, but Bobby Hopkins, one oft~e very top players in
MSA Tennis, has dropped out of the compitition for a while. Bobby has an ankle injury that is not really serious, but it is probably just
as well that he resta up and re-challenges on the ladder at a little later date.
Even if Bobby does not get back into the sing lea competition, he is expected to play doubles with Fred Lopez in the tournament. They
are heavily favored to win that event at this point.
Meanwhile, some other shaking up ia takinig place on the ladder. Newcomer Michael Green challenged Rich Corder and soundly
stomped him &-0 and 6-1. .
Michael ia the treasurer ofMSA Volleyball and though he proved his raquet skill against Rich, Rich insisted, "But I might could beat
him at volleyball."
Earlier, Rich had been challenged by 8th place Rick DuPont, who swatted his way to victory 6-1and6-2, and nabbed a 5th place on
the ladder.
Look for Michael Green to challenge Rick DuPont soon.
Another hot match coming up should be Mario Marchena of Dirty Sally' a softball fame who ia expected to challenge on the ladder.
And guess who he will play? You got it. Rich Corder.
Mario is batting .591 at present in softball, and if he can swing a raquet with as much accurancy as he swings a bat, Rich Corder may
seriously be thinkin;g of taking up volleyball by next week.
Anyone who would like to try for ladder spot can either go to regular play on Sundays or arrange a challenge during the week. David
Robicheaux ia in charge of the challenge ladder and can be reached at 666-0696.
• Sunday softball
The third gameolthe day last Sunday between Jim's Gym and Mary's had enough drama for a miniseries. Thegame notonlywent
for 8 innings, but had a terrific last inning rush of excitement.
Going into the 8th, the game was all tied up at5-5, in nobody's favor. With basea loaded and 2 out, Jim's Gym catcher David Brown
whammed a double that saw 3 pairs of feet over the home plate.
But Mary's ia a tenacious team. They were not about to go down without a fighL So in the bottom of the 8th, they managed to get 2
batters on base and to score 1 run.
Obviously, that was 2 runs short of tying the game again and 3 runs short of winning it. Final score, Jim's Gym 8, Mary's 6, in the
aecond game of the season that Jim's Gym has won in extra innings.
The lead-off game of the day between The Montroee Voice and the Montrose Mining Company had a little side-bet going that added
some interest for the onlookers and spurred the players to give an extra oomph. Montrose Voice publisher Henry McClurg, in a rush of
team spirit and po88ibly spirits of the liquid kind, bet Mining Company manager Randolph Parks a full page ad in The Voice which
Henry would pay for out of his own pocket against a night of merriment at the Mining Company on the outcome of the game.
So now it ia the painful duty of the Montrose Voice sports page to report that fine, dedicated and generally good-looking Montrose
Voice team will not be enjoying a night on the town at the Mining Company's expense.
Instead the Mining Company gets to gloat over their victory in a full.page ad aomewhere between the hallowed covers of the Voice
itself.
Oh, well, it could have been worse. Going into the bottom of the 6th, the Voice trailed 12-2, but they managed to rally and scoop upa
total of 9 runs at their last two times at baL
But that was not enough to keep theMinersfrom taking the victory 17·11, led by the batting skills ofWayneRomero(4 for 5) and Carl
Fries (3 for 4).
· The Voice's next game will be against Jim's Gym. Perhaps Henry would like to bet a team workout against a cover picture of a
barbell.
The Galleon stretched their winning streak to 3 in a row with and easy win over the Brazoe River Bottom, 12·1.
Arthur Castillo, who is one of the League's leading hitters with an impressive .538, was 2 for4 on the day, as was Don Kessler. The
win puts the Galleon 1 112 gamea out in front of second place in the South Division, held by Jim's Gym.
The BRB team bas recently reorganized and will probably gain some winning momentum as the season progresses.
Well, in the final game of last Sunday, the zaney wildmen of the League, better known as the Barn team, again managed to pull off a
real show of softball insanity, this time against the A & K Jewelry team.
The Barn started off by proving what kind of power they really have with 6 runs in the first inning compared to zip for A & K.
But the fun bad just begun and inning two saw 4 A & K runs. Then innings three and four saw a total of 16 more runs for A & K.
The Barn scored 8 more runs in the game for a final tally of 20 for A & Kand 14 for the Barn.
But the crazy part about it was that the 34 runs scored in the game came off of Z7 hits. Nine men got free tickets to first during the
match and between the two teams, there were 15 errors.
Bill Schmidt, who ia the Barn's top hitter with .562, was 3 for 4 on the night. He was joined by Tony Pietachner who had a good game
with another 3 for 4.
A & K was led to victory by the bats of Sandi Skelton (3 for 3) and Ken Johnson (2 for 4).
5. W. Romero (Mine) 18 8 10 .555
6. J. Young (Sally's) 20 9 11 .550
7. A. Castillo {Galleon) 26 12 14 .538
8. R. Martin (Volco) 15 3 8 .533
9. M. Morrison (Sally's) 19 12 10 .526
10. R. Gore (Galleon) 21 15 11 .524
11 . N. Borjas (Sally's) 16 4 8 .500
HOMERUN LEADERS
(Through through May 16)
Pllyer (T .. m) HR Pl119r (T .. m) HA
J. DeSale (Sally's) 3 0. Davidson
K. Johnston (A&K) 3 (Sally's) 2
M. Marchena B. Fike (Galleo") 2
(Sally's) 3 K. Gray (Sally's) 2
B. Schmidt (Bam) 3 D. Kessler
K. Balley (Sally's) 2 (Galleon) 2
J. Moretta
(Jim's Gym) 2
MSA Women's Sq~ball
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Sunday, May 16
Ducks 8 Armadillo Grph
Chuck's Angels 7 Twins
Royal A's 11 Special Blend
Kindred Spirits 13 Hell Raisers
STANDINGS
w .. '"" Pct GB
Renegades 3 - 1.000
Hell Raisers 3 .750 *
Duci<s 3 .750 'h
Armadillos Grph 2 .667 1
Chuck's Angels 2 .500 1*
Kindred Spirits 2 .500 1*
Twins 1 .250 2*
Royal A's 1 .250 2*
Special Blend .000 3*
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
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Sunday, May 23
Chuck's Angels vs. Renegades, 2pm
Armadillo Graphics vs. Hell Raisers, 3pm
Ducks vs. Royal A's, 4pm
Kindred Spirits vs Twins. 5pm
MSA Bowling
LAST WEEK GAMES
Monday, May 17
HIGH GAMES HIGH SERIES
Garald Hagan 253 Garald Hagan 661
Bob Craig 242 Don Housen 609
Barry Baas 220 Bob Alkins 606
STANDINGS
Division A Division C
1. Daddy's 1. Slow Hand
2. 69ers 2. Black & Blue
3. Barnyard Hoers Balls
4. Tammany Haul 3. The Hole
Division B 4. Strikers
1. Bushwackers Division D
2. Five Easy Pieces 1. Gator-Aid
3. Split Endz 2. Happy Trails
4. E/J's Protein 3. Sidekicks
Suppllments 4. Galleon One
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
(All Qlime9 II Stadium Bowl, 8200 Bl'lll9lNl!n)
Monday, May 24
Regular competition, 9pm
Thursday, May 27
Regular competition, 9pm
Pool Tournaments
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
Monday, Mey 24
Kindred Spirits (5245 Buftafo Speedway, 665-9756)
at 8:30pm, • Ingle ellmlnatlon, Uentry, wtnnertakeall
Mary's (1022 W•thelmer, 528-8851) at 9pm
Ranch (6620~ Main, 529-9730) at 9 pm, sing le ellm·
lnatlon, $2 entry, wlnntr take 1/1 {$50 guarantee)
TUN<tay, Mey 25
Limpest (2417 Tim• Btvd., 528-8921) at 8pm, sin·
gle ellmlnatlon, $2 entry, winner t1ke all
Wtdnadty, May 26
Briar Pitch (2294 W. Holcombe, 665-9678) at 9pm,
single eUminatfon, $2 entry, $50 prize
G.B.I. (1419 Richmond, 5~) at 8pm, alngte
.t.fl.m. lnatlon, $2 entry, winner tak• all plus new P<><>'
Thuraday, M•y 27
Bern {710 Pacific, 5~27) at 9pm, double elimln1tlon,
$2 entry, $25 first round prize, $15 second
round prize
Just Marlon and Lynn's (817 Fairview, 528-9110) at
8pm.
E/J's {1213 Rk:hmond, 527·9071) at 9:30pm, double
ellmlnatlon, $2 entry, winner take all.
MSA Tennis
STANDINGS
1. Fred Lopez 8. David Garza
2. Lester Vela 9. David Robicheaux
3. John Ryan 10. Terry Rich
4. Jon Colbert 11. Eddie Chavez
12. Randy Jlerscheck
13. Daniel Casillas
5. Rick DuPont
6. Michael Green
7. Rich Corder
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
(Courtl locai.ct on the north lide of
Memorial Oft¥tl In Memorial Pan..)
Sunday, May 23
Regular competition, 4:30pm
Last Monday saw some shake-ups in three of the four divisions. In Division A, fourth ranked Barnyard Hoers slid up to number three
spot, while Tammany Haul hit the charts at position four. Daddy's and 69er's remained in the one and two positions.
In Division C, only Slow Hand remained in place holding on to the number one spot. Black& Blue Balls moved from fourth to second
aided by Bob Craig who hd a 242 game. The Hole moved all the way from seventh to take over the number three slot. TheStikerssank
from number two to number four.
Division D saw the wildest rearragement of the standings with the top two teams, Galleon One and the Untouchables taking the
elevator down to the number four and five levels.
Top dog in Division D now is Gator-Aid which had been in third. Happy Trails went from four to two, led by the battering balls of Don
Housen who bowled a 609 series and Bob Akins who popper 606 pins for the night.
Division D also has another battle going on the other end of the standings, with five teams tied for last place.
• Tennis leaders
Tennis has about as many leaders as players with new officers being elected and the Texas Cup organization going full swing.
The MSA Tennis board unanimously elected the ever-active Eddie Chavez to the office of secretary. He is also in charge of publicity
and is one of the official tennis representatives for the Board of Trustees of the Montrose Sports Association.
Jon Colbert is the new treasurer, while Terry Rich has taken on the job of the telephone committee (know affectionately as "the
grapevine"). ·
As far as the Texas Challenge Cup is concerned, Rich DuPont i& in charge of rules, top player Fred Lopez is team captain, and Rich
Corder is the tournament director.
• Women's support
The MSA Women's Softball League is supporting the fundraising efforts of the Montrose Sports Association in conjuction with
Black and White Men Together on June 19.
Leslie Mullins, a Ms. Gay Pride Week contest representative, is sponseringthree booths: graphict-shirts; ballons, faces, lips, etc.; and
information.
The Women's Softball League's own fundraising are going well with tickets still available for their "basket of cheer" either at the
games or from individual members. The " basket" is an assortment of bottles and cans of alcoholic beverages donated by Kindred
Spirits with a wholesale value of $80.
Saturday, May 22
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(The House of Coleman)
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for the M'uscular Dystrophy Association
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the MDA •. SUliDAY: Buffet for the MDA. KOliSAT:
Open 7am. KOl!DAY: Barn T-Shirt Night &
MSA Bowlers Night. Also Special MDA pool tourney,
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WEDNESDAY: White Light'n Night. THURSDAY:
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Wednesday, May 26: MDA Show sponsored by
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Good luck to the Barn Yard Hoers and the
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"Muscular Dystrophy Association
10 MONTROSE VOICE I MAY 21, 1982
For better gardening, learn Latin
1982 Stonewall FeaturH Syndicate
Into gardening? If you are, you'd better
forget your French and Greek and get into
Latin; that can save you money, a lot of
disappointment, and wasted time.
One of the things that happens with gar·
deners ia that after the first excitement of
success. they tend to get ambitious too
fast. If a few plants flourish, then a dozen
more will do even better. Maybe so, maybe
not.
Let's take an example. One of our
friends lives nearby in a low valley with
no direct sunlight and heavy humidity.
He's had good luck in raising African
violet.a and lipstick plants. He spots something
called "Purple Passion Vine" that
loou u if it would be a fine addition to his
collection. He buys it, and six weeks later
Purple Paaeion goes into a blue funk and
dieo. Why?
Becaaae despite sharing hairy leaves
with the violets and a vining habit like the
lipetick'e 0 Gynura aurantica" comes from
an entirely different plant family. African
VJoJeta and lipstick!' are gesneriads,
nearly all of which share a love for indirect
light and humidity. "Gynura" is a cousin
of daisies and chrysanthemums, members
of the "compoeitae," and lovers of sun.
One of our constant messages is "know
what you're ordering:• Mailorder plants
present special problems because common
names for plants vary widely. "Gynura is
also known as 'velvet plant: 'hairy
creeper,' 'Purple p8.88ion,' and just about
anything else an enterprising florist
wanta to call it. But it has only one Latin
name, and that name is agreed on all over
the world.
We're not suggesting that you go back to
school for a full cou~ in Botany. We are
SU&'gesting that if you really want to
garden and to make your garden thrive,
you ohold buy a good book with pictures of
the plants you like, and familiarize your·
self with their botanical names. Simon
and Schuster's .. Plants and Flowers" is a
good beginning. It's a $6.95 paperback
with over 500 pages of photographs, as
well as deBCriptions of growth habits and
bloom timee.
That's a good start. It could save you
from the fate of one staff member here who
ordered a "magic tomato vine" that was
ouppoeedly froatproof. and bore hundreds
of tiny delicious fruits. What she gotwaa a
relative of the flower called Chinese Lant·
em (Phsalio alkekengi) which gave lots of
fruit. all right, but of a lute nowhere near
that of a good tomato.
Another recalls ordering the spectacu·
lar "Empreea Tree" only to find on deliv·
ery that it wu the same weedy plant he
had been trying to rid his garden of for
years. If he had known the proper name
for the plant he ordered, he could have
avoided the lose of time and money.
Hard-and-fast rules about whom to
order from juat can't be made on any wideranging
ba8is. Generally, it's better to
order roaea from a grower who sells only
rosea, dahliu from a dahlia grower, and
so on. You'll find good sources for such
plant.I in the advertising sections of such
magazinee aa Horticulture and Flower
and Gartkn. Many nurseries do elrist that
8ell a wider range of plants, and there are
many reputable ones. Still, the best course
for you and your flowers is to buy them
near home if you can. They will be more
acclimated to your local weather, and not
dazed from the shock of shipping.
First. choose the flowerB or plants that
you'd like to have. Then make sure you can
grow them. Do they survive in your climatic
conditions? Aze specific varieities
more suited to your area? Then go to local
nurseries. Even if what you want is not in
otock. they may be able to order it for you.
If the planta you want aren't at hand,
then consider mail order, observing two
cautions:
Never buy plant.a by their common
names. Reputable nurseries always give
Latin names to avoid confusion. A common
name in one part of the country may
refer to an entirely different 1peciea in
another location.
Avoid suspiciously cheap plant offers.
Many of the ada you see in Sunday supplements
offer plants collected in the wild,
which will be weaker and less likely to
survive the shock of transplanting.
A good garden requires too much work
to have it spoiled with spindly and
unhealthy plants. Start with sure things
and go on to the exotica later, as you gain
experience. With time, you'H discover
ways to pare your expenses by learning
how to propagate stem cuttings and trad·
ing seedlings with fellow enthusiasts.
"Dishing the dirt" will take on an entirely
new meaning.
Spanish
bachelors plea
for women
They can themselves "The Bachelors'
Party"-they're residents of a small,
mountainous region in northwestern
Spain and they've got a problem: no
women.
The area's two small towns. they say,
have more than five men to every woman,
and the situation they claim is promoting
alcoholism. drug abuse and homm~ex uality,
reports the Guardian of Landon
newspaper.
A spokesman said that picking up a
woman in their region "isn't a sin-it's a
miracle;· and appealed to the women of
Spain to help them out.
Getting rough on
rapists
In an effort to "scare the living daylights"
out of rapiHts, a former Massachusetts
~tate legislator has proposed castrating
any man convicted twice of aggravated
rape, reports the &ston Globe.
Paula Lewellen says the bill she's offer·
inl( would increase the penalty for aggra·
vated rape to 15 years minimum for a first
offense and at least 25 years plus castra·
tion for a ~ond conviction.
''It's time for the fun and games to quit,"
Lewellen says. But the current chairwo·
man of the legislatu~·s Criminal Justice
Committee predicts the bill will receive a
negative recommendation, saying it's
"not the way to deal with a problem in a
civilized society,"
The gentle sex
gets tough in
Lichtenstein
Europe's last bastion of male supremacy
may be about to fall, reports The Guardian
newspaper of London.
Lichtenstein, that tiny Alpine principal·
ity wedged between Austria and Switzer.
land. is debating whether to give women
the vote
True, there's not much to vote about: the
parliament has just 15 seats, and the
entire government consists of 270
employees and 40 policemen. But, while
Lichtenstein may lack such modern amenities
as unemployment, trade unions or
poverty, it does have a spirited feminist
movement.
And now the Council of Europe sayo
Lichten8tein's membership may be in jeopardy
if it doesn't allow women to vote.
There may yet be trouble, though. Male
electors have twice vetoed the idea, partly
out of national pride, since half the male
population is married to foreign wives
they met while working abroad.
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MAY21,1982/MONTROSEVOICE 13
Conan:
'Barbarian
Beef'
By Richard R<>gera
1982 Stonewall Feature. Syndicate
If Conan the Bo.rbarian had been made in
the '508, it would have been a low-budget
adventure flick with Steve Reeves and an
ad campaign that screamed, "See Conan
Tempted by the Seductive Sorceress! See
the Man of Steel Wrestle a 34-Foot Snake!
See Him Knock Down a Camel With One
Blow!"
I_n the inflated. 180& however, Hollywood
reliee on blockbusters for survival. So this
naive little tale of a Hyborian-Age hunk
has been bullied into a $19 million epic,
with nudity, gore, and overblown special
effects.
Last year, Steven Spielberg turned a
serial adventure into a stunning hit with
Raiders of the Lost Ark. Despite its big
budget and elaborate special effects, Raiders
never lost the dopey charm of its sources.
Spielberg's friend, John Milius, has
not been so fortunate with Conan. He has
borrowed from Samurai movies, Biblical
epics, and Italian quickie flicks, then
attempted to superimpose a comic view on
the collection. But the gore and humor
tend to fight one another. The writer/
director has peppered his tale with visual
jokes, but he never achieves a style that i1
consistent.
Thia is a shame, because the middle por·
tion of Conan has a sense of high adven·
ture and comaraderie reminiscent of
Sinbad the Sailor. Arnold Schwartzenegger
almost comes to life in these
sequences, and Sandahl Bergman and
Perry Lopez make lively characters of the
barbarian's lady love and sidekick.
If you're in an indulgent mood, there
may be enough derring-do and visual
humor to keep you amused through most
of Conan. But if you're in the mood for a
more cohesive work of the imagination,
you may want to wait for Spielberg'•
upcoming E.T. or Ridley Scott's Bladerunner.
The media attention lavished on several
new films haa made it easy to overlook the
alow but increasing influence that the gay
community ha1 exerted over the film
world in the past few decades. Yet anyone
who haa grown up with movies cannot
forget the impact of Julie Christie's gay
friend in Darling, or the daring on·acreen
ki88 between Peter Finch and Murray
Head in Sunday, Bloody Sunday.
Ao we approach Gay Pride Week, it
seems fitting to recall a sample of the films
that showa a progression in the handling
of gay themes, changing our awareness of
ourael ves as well 88 the oonsciousnesa of
the general public. Vito Russo'• important
book, The Celluloid Closet, used here as a
reference, is recommended to readers for a
complete analysie of the subject.
In the '20e and early '308,filmalikePandora'•
Box, The Gay Divorcee, and It's
Loue I'm After featured character actore
like Edward Everett Horton and Eric
Blore, who specialized in playing
"1wiehy" valets and male secretaries.
By the mid-'308, the production code of
the Haya Office forbade the treatment of
gay subject.matter or characters. Gay ref·
erences were deleted from scripts such as
The Lost Weekend and Crossfire.
Kenneth Anger made the independent
gay short film entitled Fireworks in 1947.
Tea and Sympathy (1956) dealt with
that "unspeakable topic,'' but it turned out
the protagonist was just shy, not gay.
Some Like It Hot (1959) played around
with role reversal and transvestitism .
Billy Wilder left the ending curiously
ambiguous.
Otto Preminger's Advise and Consent
gave mainstream America it& first look at
a gay bar, and a gay protagonist who, of
course, oommitted suicide.
Also in 1962, The Children's Hour sug.
gested and then denied that heroines Audrey
Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine were
lesbians. MacLaine hanged herself, just in
case it might be true.
Kenneth Anger's Scorpio Rising burst
on the scene in 1963 to become an underground
classic.
John Schlesiger's Darling (1965)
showed audiences that straight women
sometimes have gay friends.
An independent feature, Frank Simon's
The Queen (1968) caused a stir in larger
cities.
The Boyt in the Band (1970) became the
first Hollywood film in which all the major
characters were gay. William Friedkin (of
Cruuing infamy) directed.
Tragic gays, including lesbians, became
the rage in a wave of films that included
Tiu Fox, The Killing of Suter George,
Staircase, The Damned, Midnight Cowboy,
Death in Venice, and Fortune and
Men'•Eye•.
Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Something for
Everyone, and Cabaret introduced bisexual
chic in the early '70s.
Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971) provided
the most mature view of gay love of any
movie of the decade.
John Waters' Pink Flamingos, Multiple
Manics, and Female Trouble brought us
Divine and his/her heady irreverence for
traditional roleo.
Truffaut's Day for Night included a recognizable
gay character in 1973, foreshadowing
the director's positive gay images
in TM L<ut Metro and The Woman Next
Door.
Chriotopher Larkin'• A Vuy Natural
Thing (1974) wu the first non-porno commercial
release that dealt with the gay lifestyle
exclusively. Of questionable artistic
merit, it nonethelesa represented a breakthrough
for gay visibility.
Sidney Lu met'• Dog Day Afternoon presented
a real-life gay love story with a minimum
of sensationalism in 1975. Al
Pacino's lover waa a tragic mess, though,
and Pacino died in a hail of bullets.
In 1977, two independent gay features
(Outrageoua; Word ls Out) won critical
and popular support.
La Cage Aux Foiles (1978) stunned Hollywood
with its box-office clout, and
started producers thinking about gaythemed
films.
Face to Face, To Forget Venice, and The
Best Way were late-'708 pictures that present.
ed. responsible, non-neurotic gay male
and lesbian characters.
1981 brought us meaty, humorous parts
for gay charaacters in Neil Simon's Only
When I Laugh and Blake Edward's S.0 .B.
Movies
So far, 1982 has given us maj,1r gay
characters and themes in Making Love,
Personal Beat, Deathtrap, Victor' Victo·
ria , and Ta.xi zum Klo!I. Partners is upcom·
ing. It's anyone'aguessastowhat (orwho)
will jump out of the closed next!
The new religious wars
By John W. Rowberry
International Gay Newa A1ency
"With Beirut, an old dream disappears,
that of the Orient. The Orient no longer
exists. Actually, it never did exist. It was
only a dream of the West."
The seeming contradiction in these
Jines, spoken by one foreign journalist to
another during the 1980 war in Lebanon,
ia echoed throughout VolkerSchlondorff's
Circle of Deceit, where war and betrayal
are wedded to rites of manhood and love.
Schlondorff's first film since The Tin
Drum is firmly set in the genre of the New
German Cinema with it& daring composi·
tion and narrative-but is unlike any film
about foreign journalist& or foreigners Liv·
ing in a war·torn landscape yet to emerge
from the modern electronic age.
The story, simply, is almost a cliche: A
West German reporter and his photographer
companion are sent to Beirut to
cover the Palesteniam uprising. The repor·
ter, played by Bruno Ganz, leaves behind
a shattered relationship with his wife in
which nothing is what it seems· in which
deceit and betrayal are aa ordmary aa
morrung orange juice. When they are
caught mid-argument by one of their chil·
dren, they begin a quick ritual of seduction
in front of the child as if the violence of the
eex act would mask the violence of their
paronia.
Rather than have Georg, the reproter, go
through the usually predictable
metamorphi1i1-where he enters the war
with objectivity and emerges on one side
or the other-Schlondorff follows the path
established by Coppola; the act of redemption
for Georg in which he cornea to under·
stand the fighting, is so horrible aa to be
unspeakable.
Circle of Deceit was filmed in Beirut
while the war raged on across town.
Schlondorff didn't use any actual film
footage or enlist any of the rebels in the
making of the film-yet everywhere there
is the look of euthenticity. A printed preface
on the screen warns that every single
image in the film is a work of fiction . It is,
while no doubt the truth, impo88ible to
believe. I can not imagine fiction created
to so mirror truth with such detachment.
American audiences may not under·
stand the underlying factors in the war in
Beirut, and Circle of Deceit does not
attempt, at any point, to separate the
"good" guys from the "bad."
While this film ie set amid a war, and
uses the metaphor of war, it is instead a
film about the humam condition that
becomes interchangeable under certain
circwn1tances. Geori is betrayed by his
wife, his peera, the Lebanese, the woman
he meets and falls in love with in Beirut
(Hanna Schygulla); ultimately by his profession
and hie own weaknesses.
He doesn't return from Beirut a better
man for the experience, but a changed
man; perhapa a man who fits better into
the landscape around him. The killer in ua
all-a cliche except for Schlondorff's selective
handling of the sums that add up to
this whole.
Something muat be said about the look
of Circle of Deceit; the cinematigraphy by
Igor Luther is itaelf a deceptive metaphor,
often filled with fictionalized "newafilm."
Part of the ability of the film to distinguish
itaelf from othera in the same genre is how
amazingly well Luther mixes theatraighton
style of the film'• narrative with
touchee that ano either copied from sheer
docwnentarianiam or border on pure via·
ual metaphor.
The composition of key shots Oilte a
recurring letter that threads the relationship
of Gt!org with his wife back in Germany)
are nothing short of brillant. And
Luther makes even the most unbelievable
film symbols-crashing waves turned
blood red-workable semiology.
Circle of Deceit is an intellectual exer·
cise, to be sure; but one that moves with
the swiftneu of a mis:ale. The gentle and
biting aatire of The Tin Drum has been
replaced with a focused , sharp, unsettling
sense ~~ reality-as·illusion. It question&
our ability to see not just the truth, but to
see at all.
14 MONTROSE VOICE I MAY 21, 1982
The mystery of 'Mummenschanz'
By Billie Duncan
In Mummenschanz. different is beautiful
It is also humorous, touching, surprisinf
and creatively done.
The internationally known mime pro
duction will be opening May 25 at th•
Tower Theater, 1201 Westheimer, for a twc
week run
For anyone who has seen excerpts frorr
the show, an expJanation is beside tht
point. For those who have never seen tht:
work, an explanation is nearly impossible.
In Mumm~nschanz. a love story can be
told using seven rolls of toilet paper and
the talents of two people.
In Mummenschanz. a long dark shape
can move, twist and turn until a story
emerges and tears of laughter roll down
your Cace.
And all the wonderful thing• that
appear before your eyes are performed by
only three people
Peter Schelling 1~ from Switzerland,
Lydia Biondi is from Italy, and John
Murphy is from the good old I; S. of A.-n
small but truly international cast.
This will be the second time that
Mummenschanz has been performed in
Houston . The first time they were here was
over a year ago at the Alley during the
Swiss International Festival.
Producer Arthur Shafman was sur~
prised to see all the green everywhere as he
came in to land. Said Shafman from New
York in a telephone conversation with the
VOICE. "'I thought Texas was all sand."'
Shafman travels a great deal and it was
during one of his journeys that he discovered
.Yummenschanz. A friend of his
caught the show in Zurich in 1973 and
insisted that Shafman see it. He did, and
he was hooked.
The original troup consisted of two
Swiss mem hers and one I tali an mem her:
Andre Bossard. Bernie Schurch and Floriana
Fraaetto. They still keep a sharp eye
on the ahow. coming to see it every six
weeks and working up new material.
The material with which they come up is
generally linked to the creative use of
costumes and masks. which brings up the
origin of the name .. Mummenschanz."
In medieval times when people would
play poker. sometimes the looks on their
faces would give them away, so they
invented masks to wear while playing
cards. In Switzerland, these masks were
ca11ed "mummenschanz," or "masks of
chance"
The masks are still used in some
European festivals to ward off evil spirits.
According to producer Shafman, the
most unusual thing about Mummen·
schanz is the mtermission. During the
breaks between ac16, the cast comes out
and does improviRations with the audience.
The ahow is recommended for all age
groups. Said Shafman, .. Adults will come
to see the show and discover it on their
own. Then they come back with their
children and grandchildren."
Perhaps Mummenschanz appeals to the
child in each of us who still remembers
when even the most ordinary object could
take on extraordinary dimensions when a
little imagination was applied.
Mummenschanz will enjoy 16 perform·
ances through June 6 at the Tower.
Nightclub Entertainment
Thie Week In Montrose
(Friday ~•y21 . thtough Tl'lu...O.y. ~8)'27)
•PIANO
StepheNe Parti;er9pm Friday and Saturday: Aldi EHte
9pm Monday: and LM Ywonne9pm Tuesd•ythrough
Thursday at Rascal•. 2702 Kirby. 524-6272
Tom Wlllam.1 5pm Friday and 8:30pm Sundliy and
Tunday-Thuf"9day: Bii Hudeon 8:30pm Friday and
Saturday. Mk:tley Rankin 8:30pm Monday: Jim Ce .. r
Som Saturday and Sunday; and Te,... Meuney 5pm
Monday-Thursday at Keyboard. 3012 Milam. 528-
8988
Salty Maps and Blty Strltch 9pm Fnday and Saturday.
Laon.hare 9pm Sunday and Monday ~ and Ruth
HaaUnge tpm Tuesday-Thursday at Ba1a·s. 402 LO¥ett.
527-9866
LH Laforge 1nd cabuet singers 8:30pm n1ghtty
(except SundayJ at Arno's. -4002 Montrose. 528·2993
Bubbe I 8fft 8:30pm Frlday and Saturday: talent
ahowcase 8:30pm Monday and Tuesday: and Titrn1
Mauney 8:30pm Wednesday and Thursday at Bacchus.
523 Lovett. 523-3396
• CAGAN
K.okl Kone 5pm Friday and Saturday. 3pm Sunday
end 5pm Wednesday and Thursday at the Hole. 109
Tu1m. 528-9066
• COUNTRY I COUNTRY/ROCK
Band-to--b&--1nnounced Wednesday evening at E/J·a.
1213 Richmond. 527-9071
Bob Wiiiams and the Traff Aklerl 9pm Friday. Saturday
and Thurad1y 1t Happy Trails. 715 Fairview. 521-
2792
Ab I the Rebel Outll'wt 9:30pm Friday and Saturdrt
1nd 8.JOpm Thursday at the Exlie, 1011 Betl. 659--
0453. and 8.30pm Sunday 1t Brazos River Bottom,
2400 Brazos. 528-9192
Flying Blind hnd n1ghUy (except Monday and Tueedly)
at Mu Chutone·s. 911 Drew. 528-8840
Mu.tang a.nd 9:30pm Fridrf. Saturd1y. Wednad1y
and Thur.day •I Brazos River Bottom. 2<400 Brazot.
528--9192
• GUrTAA
"'L • 9pm Fnday and lrt.h Fotk 9pm Wednesday at the
Pllrtour. 2402 Mandefl. 529-8069
1111 .. Dunc.n 5pm FrKiay: Lyrw'Kal Gratuwn I Und9
Aum Rhyme 5pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday;
and Raw.tyn Aunln 5pm Wednesday at Kindred Spirits.
52-45 Buffalo Speedway, 665-9756.
• SHOW GROUPS
Dbl .. K'"914pm Saturday and 2pm Sund1y at Happy
Trada. 715 Fairview. 521-2792
Mata Harl 9pm Frtdrf and Saturday at Lampost. 2417
Times Bl'Vd , 528-8921
John Day • Co. 8pm Sunday II EIJ"•. 1213 Richmond.
527-9071
• JIJ2
Robert CebeUOI Group 9pm Sund1y 1nd 'Ntlh Jimmy
Ford 9pm Fnday, Saturd1y. Wednesday and Thursday
•I Laa Brl88S. 814 W Gray. 528-9959
Paul Engkh Group 5pm daily (except ..... kendll •I
Arno's. 4002 Montrose, 528-2993
Kltil Whalum nightly (except Sunday) 11 Cody's. 3400
Montroae. 522-9747
Rumors 9:30pm nightly (except Sunday and Monday).
and Mickey Moeley 81nd 930pm Sunday 1nd
Monday at Birdwatchers. 907 Westheimer. 527--0595
• IMPRESSIONISTS
•TtHef any Jonn. Donna Dey. Naomi Sima & Hot Choco-Sunday
evening at the Copa, 2631 Richmond,
528-2259
UHJe Bobby. hrry Harper. TFKey and guest Sunday
evening 11 Exile. 1011 Bell, 659-0453
·p1ayg1rl Folhes .. with Laur11 Lff Lowe. Lan11 Kane.
Eydie MN and guest 10:30pm Saturday at Pink Elephant.
1218 Leeland. 659-0040
• MISCELLANEOUS
"Extrav911enu 12" 11 pm Sunday al Numb«s 2, 300 w ... ....,,,.,, 529-e551.
T1tent shows Tuesday evening at the Copa. 2631
Richmond. 528-2259: Wednesd1y evening at M1dmte
Sun, S:W Westhelmer. 526-7519: and Thursday even
19 at Twins. 535 Westheimer. 520-0244
• Duncan's Quick
Notes
It's Only Symphonic Music, But I
Like It: Saturday night the Montrm1e
Symphonic Band will be in concert at the
Tower Theatre. The way advance tickeL~
are going, it jw.:it might sell out. It should
sen out. The MSB is one of the finest
examples of what our community can do
with just talent, direction and suppoet.
The program iM varied and includes
clas.-ical pieces as well as marches, movie
themes and standards. One particularly
exciting selection is titled "Ramparts."
Andy Mills beleives it typifies our com·
munity because it has passion, beauty,
poignancy, granduer, moments of simplicity
and a great deal of variety.
By the way, if anyone should run across
someone who is selling an alto and I or
tenor sax on the street, with "Montrose
Symphonic Band" boldly marked on the
cases, call Andy Mills at Mary's.
Someone had the bad grace to steal the
two instruments from the back of his car.
Houston/Off Broadway Rides Again:
For the third year in a row Houston, Off
Broadway is doing a Gay Pride Week show
Montrose Live
baJ>led on the theme of the year. This year,
the group will be performing the show at
various fundraisers around Montrose.
Last year's show was cancelled at the
rally, when the entire raHy got mudded
down. The year before, however, the group
got a solid standing ovation from the
approximately 8000 people at the Proud To
Be rally.
A Chocolate Season: Chcx:olate Bayou
Theater, the theater with the confusing
but colorful name, has announced a new
season!
Talk about variety. First, they will
present Feydeau's A Flea in Her Ear. Then
they plan to do Andrew Johns hysterical
new comedy, Pipt•on.'I on the Walk. followed
by John Steinbeck's contemporary
claissic, Of Mice and Men. Next they wiJI
present an Agatha Christie mystery,Mur·
der in tht· Vicarage.
Tht· i-;ea~wn will close out with Albert
Innaurato's Gemini and a Houston pre.
mier as yet unnannounced.
The TOP~ plays are even more exciting.
Of particular interest to Montrosians is
that Ted Tiller·s Count Dracula will lead
off the Meason, with its final performance
on Halloween
Other projects include Tom Topr's Nuts,
Dario Fo's We Can't Pay? We Won't Pay,
and William Mastrosimone's The Wool·
gatherer
Attention Songwriters: If you ever
wanted to write the title song for an
original comedy melodrama. this is your
chance. Montrose-based playwright Eddie
Cope has a new creataion titled Don •t
Print That! that wiH open in midsummer
at Theater Southwest, directed by Bonnie
Mcferren.
Mcferren needs to hear the song on a
cassette tape by July I. All right$ to the
song will be retained by Tunsmith, as the
song wiH be used only during the run of the
show.
Don't Print That is set in 1890 and
Mc Ferren pointed out, "It's America's first
comedy melodrama about a newspaper."
For more information, call 747":1816.
'Daughters of Heaven' soars
By Billie Duncan
2n When a theatrical idea becomes impor·
tant without becoming pompous and deres
to take chances. sometimes the end result
is very. very exciting.
That is exactly what has happened at
Stages with the production of a new work
by Shelley Vitze titled Daul/hler• of
llPavf'n. It is a theatrical docu-<lrama
about the early days of women in the air.
The first act chronicles the first allwomen's
air race in 1929, known as "The
Powderpuff Derby." The Recond act fol·
lows the women through 1937 and the
dissappearance of Amelia Earhart
The play was written from a great deal
of re earch and with a realsenseoflove for
the subje-ct. It has been directed with
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IAY 21, 1982 I MONTROSE VOICE 17
Tide open and vast: That's west Texas
Bob Damron
, old saying goes, "The sun is riz, the sun
set, and we ain't out of Texas yet."
tis is especially true of west Texas,
11.ich stretches from the panhandle in the
>rth, to the storied Rio Grande in the
+uth. To hear Texans tell it, this is one of
merica's last frontiers and "bigger than
fe."
Besides Amarillo, El Paso, Lubbock and
>dessa, many tourists visit Big Bend and
iuadalupe Mountains National Parks.
El Paso is the largest and most interest·
ng city in west Texas. It used to be one of
~he ''Tip.roaringest" towns in the Old West
•. and had it's share of Cowboys,
gamblers, gunfighters, prostitutes,
Catholic padres, Spanish conquistadors El Pm10 skyline (left} and "The Frontler FamU
and fuil~r~i~,,~~~~hr~~·.~~r~r::i~~~ .......
in two weeks. 1'•••••••••••••1111 During that time, she called the 99s (the
original women's flying organization) in
Oklahoma City to see if they had nny
information on Louise Thnden, who was
one of the foremost flyers of her day. They
told her they would look in their archives.
They looked and told her, "You're in
luck. We haven'tgone through the Thaden
stuff, but there's boxes of it."
"When I got there," said Shelley, "it was
as 1f Louise Thaden knew I was coming.
Everything on the Powderpuff Derby was
clipped out."
One of the strangest things was that
Shelley had already written a scene in
which one of the characters has a newspaper
and says, "Look, here's a map of the
U.S. with the race route, and a picture of
Louise."
In Louise Thaden's memorabilia, there
was a paper that had been published
during that portion 'of the race, and it had
the map and the picture of Louise.
Several women in the cast look remarkably
like the women that they play. Vicki
Bell could very welt make a career out of
playing Amelia Earhart, and there is a
great deal of similarity between Claire
Hart-Palumbo and Ruth Nirhols.
When Ellen Swenson was cast as
Gladys O'Donnell, no pirture was available.
But Shelley finally came up with one
and the resemblance was so ~triking that
''th('re was a moment of silence." according
to Shelley.
The cast hn8 gotten invloved in re!'Ntrch
for thtir roles, even to the point of going up
for flying lessons in a small propellt'r
plune.
Nanette Raiger who play8 Blanche
Noves was on the controh.; for the first
ti~e. trying to keep n eye on everything,
when Nancy Lee Rogers (Louise Thaden)
enthusiastically asked her, "Do you want
to run lines?" Needless to say, although
the suggestion had a certain charm,
Nanette declined.
As far as the personal reading, each
actress has become somewhat of an
authority on her character
Vicki Bell expa1ined that Amelia Ear·
hart was not brought up with stereotypical
parental expectations, so she never con·
sidered that just because she was a woman
that she was unable to do anything that
was within her capabilities. "Women's lib
was not a fight to her." said Vicki, "It was
a natural thing."
Nancy Lee Rogers took a picture of
Louise Thaden home with her and kept
looking at it, trying to get a feeling about
how Louise felt about things. Because of
her research and her closeness to the
project, Nancy said, "I know I can't meet
her, but I kinda feel like I haue."
Claire Hart-PaluJJlbo developed a real
admiration for Ruth Nichols. "She was n
survivor. She just kept on." Nichols had
several crashes that almost killed her, but
she never gave up. After one of her cr~shes
"she was flr,ing in a body cast, settmg a
new record.
Perhaps thE' care and love that has
prevaded the procetiS of this very wonderful
play in process is what gives it its life
and honesty.
Daughters of Heal'en is playing during
the Texas Playwrights FeHtival at Stages.
Coll the theatre for datei;i and times.
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MAY 21, 1982 I MONTROSE VOICE 15
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Rumors 9 JOpm nightly (except Sunday and Mon·
day) ~ and Mlck.y Motley Band 9:30pm Sunday and
Monday at Birdwatchers. 907 Westhe1mer 527--0595
• IMPRESSIONISTS
THfany JonH. Donna Day. Naomi Sima & Hot Choco.
•te Sunday evening at the Copa. 2631 Richmond.
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MAY 21, 1982 I MONTROSE VOICE 17 Doing America
Wide open and vast: That's west Texas
By Bob Damron
An old saying goes, "The sun is riz, the sun
is set, and we ain't out of Texas yet."
This is especially true of west Texas,
which stretches from the panhandle in the
north, to the storied Rio Grande in the
south. To hear Texans teJl it, this is one of
America's last frontiers and 0 bigger than
life."
Besides Amarillo, El Paoo, Lubbock and
Odessa, many tourists visit Big Bend and
Guadalupe Mountains National Parks.
El Paso is the largest and most interest·
ing city in west Texas. It used to be one of
the "rip-roaringest" towns in the Old West
. . and had it's share of Cowboys,
gamblers, gunfighters , prostitutes ,
Catholic padres, Spanish conquistadors
and marauding Apaches. The first Europoeans
arrived in 1581, and for several
centuries it remainded under Spanish or
Mexican rule.
Today, the "Sun City" has a population
of 450,000, of which more than half are
Mexican-Americans. Just across the river
is Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's fourth largest
city with a population of 800,000.
The "O.P." at 219 S. Ochoa is the super
gay disco with a multiracial, unisex,
younger crowd. Diamond Lil's is a fun
Salsa disco at 308 S. Florence. The San
Antonio Mining Co. at Ochoa and San
Antonio is the best cruise bar with harmonious
50/50 split of macho Mex-Tex
honchoo. Le Milord features a Spanish
language drag show, while Piga11e and
others offer Chicano drags and hustlers.
U.S. citizens can go to Juarez without a
visa, but I strongly suggest if you want to
chance the gay bare and baths there, take
along a well-built, knowledgable,
Spanish-speaking amigo.
I stay at the Holiday Inn-Downtown,
but since Ardovino's closed, haven'tfound
El Paso skyline (left) and "The Frontier Family" statue in Lubbock.
a decent restaurant. Gillespie's is a disae·
ter, and Bella Napoli, Billy Crew's, Caballero
or Hein's aren't much better.
You may want to view the Aerial Tram·
way, Fort Bliss, Old Spanish missions,
Sunland Park Race Track, UTEP, or the
Bull Ring in Juarez. A major annual event
is the Sun Festival and Sun Bowl game in
December.
Amarillo is a typical prairie town with a
population of 150,000. It looks better at
night when all you see is theirone25-story
skyscraper, brillianUy illuminated like a
great white phallus. Maggie's at 1005 N.
Fillmore is the moot popular gay disco,
while Take Five at 323 W. 10th is a fun bar
with cruisy days. I like the Hilton Inn, and
for good dining try the Country Barn or
Hugo's.
If you get the late night munchies, hit
the Union 76 Truck Stop Restaurant at
I-40 and Eastern . , . which can be cruisier
than Elwood Park.
South of Amarillo is Palo Duro Canyon
State Park, where the outdoor musical
Texas is performed each summer. Nearby
is Cal Farley's Boy's Ranch, "a home for
boys of unfortunate circumstances."
Sometimes I think I have known them all!
Flat, squeaky-dean Lubbock, 175,000
population, is the home of Texas Tech.
You'd think with 23,000 students, the bars
would be hot ... but they're not. The Hilltop
Club at 810 N. University is popular
with women, and the owner plans a new
men's cruise bar called the Texas Man
Stop at 508 Amarillo Road. The other cur·
rent disco is run by a non-gay foreigner,
who knowa lees about operating a West
Texas disco than I would a West German
whore house. I stayed at the Hilton, which
resembles a centra1 American Hyatt. If
you stick to steaks, The Depot ill adequate,
but you're better off with hambergers or
chili at Gardoki'o.
If the word plains, as in Great Plains,
stem& from plain, as in ordinary, Ode88a
must have been the model! The one mini·
oasis in this drab, dusty, wasteland is the
Capri, a good gay disco at 8401 Andrews
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18 MONTROSE VOICE I MAY 21, 1982
'Miro in America' at the Museum of Fine Arts
By Ed Martinez
Miro in America, the first major exhibition
fully documenting Spanish artist
Joan Miro'& extensive impact on American
art. is on view at the Museum of Fine
Arla until June 'ZI.
Sponsored by Texas Commerce Banc·
shares, Inc., United Energy Resources,
Inc. and Gerald D. Hines Interests, the
exhibition coincides with the dedication of
Peraonase and Birds, a 55-foot public
oculpture by Miro to be installed in the
new United Energy Plaza in downtown
Houston.
The 11CUlpture, already downtown, has
created much controversy. a.pd interest
among the viewing public. This exhibition.
funded by Houston corporados in
celebration of their monumental public
sculpture, ia one of the largest corporate
gifta to the arts in the history of Houston.
The exhibit wu organized by consulting
curator Barbara Rose, assisted by
ll880ciate curator Judith McCandless, and
features not only the works of Miro, but
alRO the works .of ~ajor Am~rican artis~
whoee work was profoundly mfluenced by
Miro-artiata such as Alexander Calder,
Arahile Gorky and Jackson Pollock.
Thie exhibit i1 the firat major exhibition
to fully document Miro'& extensive impact
on modem American art. It contains
approximately 100 paintings with addi·
tional aculpture, ceramics and works on
paper which span Miro's career. The
thrust of the present exhibit is that influence
that Miro's career. The thrust of the
present exhibit is that of the influence that
Miro has exerted on American artists.
Considered one of the moat influential of
the Surrealiots during the '20. and '30a,
Miro has influenced nearly all post-World
War II American abstract artists and bas
been a special aource of inspiration for the
New York School of Abstract Expression·
ism.
Miro was not especially popular in
Paris, where he spent ao much time and
worked eo long. It was primarily in America
that he found particular favor, and it i1
in America that he conti.nuet1 to be such a
creative force. Now, of course, his reputa*
tion ill firmly eotablished internationally,
but be continues to feel a particular fond·
neea for this country that first recognized
hia genius.
Miro has expressed himself strongly in
interview• as displeased with seeing hill
work being used as ''international bank
notes." .. My art ia for the people-it is for
everybody," states Miro. Which is why,
obviouoly, he has been so interested in the
monumental sculptures he has done, such
aa the one recently unveiled here in Hous-ton.
• •
Mira's otyle is as difficult to describe as
hia genius is to be contained in mere
word.a. Only the work itself can do justice
to his vision ofreality, the vivid colors, the
whimay and humor inherent in all his
work combine with that distinctive style
that criee out Miro! His work is seldom
confued with other artists, and that in
itaelf ii a mark of genius, a clearly recognizable
and highly individual style sign&·
ture.
A number oflectureeon Miro's work will
be available to the public during the exhi·
bition, which will be eeen only in Houston.
Houaton ii indeed fortunate to have this
once in a lifetime opportunity, one that
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MAY 21, 1982 I MONTROSE VOICE 21 Heritage
Emma Goldman was in early fight for sexual freedoms lie fi&ure of her otature found the courap
to pick up that llandard..
By Patrick Franklin
1>1982 Stonewllll Featuree Syndicaie
Maureen Stapleton won her Oscar this
year for playing role of Emma Goldman in
Reth. But the woman ahe portrayed waa a
far more complex, compassionate and dedicated
peraon that the script allowed that
character to be. Emma Goldman wu a
fighter, all right, and one of the fint and
1tron1eet voices for gay liberation in this
century.
Whether or not •he wu a sister dOND1t
really matter. She wu a friend, a mentor,
a pide. Emma Goldman is the model for
all of uo who fight for the freedom of the
in<lividual.
mention. Yet 81 early ao 1900, Goldman nal theme: human freedom. For nearly 50
wu not only mentioning Oscar Wilde, but yean, ahe preached gay liberation u a
decryine the lawo that put him into prioon. neceeoary part of social reform; lhe <lied a
In this endeavor, she not only met the anti- quarter of a century before any other pub-apaaatohcyia
ol&f tIh.e R pau<blilciacl ao ta lraer goef,t ebnu nttohta •tYoJfDhpear- -------------------------Her
birthday ii an easy one remember; it
fall1 on June 27, one day before Gay Pride
Day, and it mi11ht be fair for ua to commemorate
her work in eome of the
1peech&1 that go on during the paradeo
and feotivitieo. She had barely reached her
teen1 before launching herself into a
career of protest and demonatration1. In
1893, she spent a year in priaon for malting
1peecbes "inciting to riot."
Now that the mainstream public hao
cleaned up her image, recoanizing that
much of her "communiatic" menage waa
very genuine social protest, she ii preoented
as a ra<lical social and political
thinker. We hear about her views on labor,
on representation, on suffrage. What we
don't hear are her equally far-1i11hted
views on eezual freedom.
thetic to oexual righto; think of the ram-pant
homophobia of Paul Kraaoner during
the free-wheeling '60o. Emma, thou11h,
ignored criticism from that quarter u
totally ao oho <lid from any other.
Her approach wu humanilticandsen&ible.
She chided MagnUI Hinchfield for
trying to make homooexualo into a opecially
gifted "race." The emphaai1, 1he
declared, wu that homo.exuala were people
like any other people, neither meriting
particular approval or opprobium.
Emma'• constant mN88.ge waa that every
peraon bu a right to live u fne and unfettered
a life ao poeoible.
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beyond the boundaries of the polling place
and the preso. She fought for the freedom
of the body, for the right.a of women to
determine their own fatee, for abortion on
request for birth-control information. She
believed that if therewao a right for people
to aaoemble peaceably to <liacu11 and proteet,
there 1hould be an equally inviolable
right for them to &110mble and meet one
another.
No one can say with eurety if she waa
l'•Y or not. There exiet.s a series ofletten to
her from a younger woman who waa
explicit in her declaration1 of love.
Emma's few repliea are touching, nonjudgemental,
and unrevealing. But both
oho and her a.uociate on the journal
Mot"Mr Earth spent a great deal of time in
prioon, and both wrote of the gay love
attain that went on there. Both opolte pooitively
of the real affection between
membera of the same sex. ~j (TILL 7PM THURS.)
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The "love that dare not 1peak its name"
created a man whose name no one dared to
Emma lived on until 1940, 1huf!lin11
back and forth between countriee u ohe
wu repeatedly deported aod repatriated.
Ruaa:ia'1 iron fiat of repreuion aoured her
on the revolution there, aod for all her
aocialiat leaning1, ahe never stinted on her
criticiam of that regime, either.
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22 MONTROSE VOICE I MAY 21, 1982
Van Ooteghem answers critics
1982 by Gary J. Van Ooteghem
Will Ray Hill and George Barnhart please
atep forward onto the carpet. Up to the
line, pleaae. Since your public statement&
have generated a circus of false, malicious
g088ip regarding my character, I ask you
to step forward and be held accountable
for your actions and remarks.
Fint, I find it incomprehensible that
you uttered any public accusations about
testimony I made in a court of law, in a
room distant from your own hearing, without
fint calling me to uk for my version.
You reacted when you should have reaaoned.
Something not uncommon for the
two of you, I might add~ Because of not
extending that simple courtesy, you have
cauaed much to do about nothing. And of
all that I am going to say on the matter, it
is only this that I would expect an apology
on. The re.t of t.hia matter concerns a dif.
ference of opinion between us, which you
will have to accept, like it or not. I respect
the riahta of others to have differing view•
from me on a whole host of matters. Not
agreeing on everything is just as important
agreeing on everything. We need
both. Conoequently, you are entitled to
your opinions and so am I.
Second, and before I address the real
iuue at hand, let me try to dispel many of
the untruths generated by your gang of
two-plus: I am not anti-gay; never have
been. I am not out to interfere with the
right of the French Quarter to exist;
frankly, r don't have an opinion one way
or the other. I have made no disparaging
or spiteful remark.I concerning the lack of
gay 1upport regarding my candidacy for
public office. I did say, however, that no
organized gay support came forward,
which ia the truth. George Barnhart made
the foregoing aCCU8ations and, as usual,
wu way off base again.
Ray Hill, on the other hand, called me a
prootitute because I stepped forward and
gave testimony aaainat what he calls
"gay male porno flicks." Tell me Ray, how
you define the word "prostitute." la it
because you started a FALSE rumor (or
unwittingly repeated to others) that I wu
auppooedly guilty of some campaign violation
(there are eeveral veraions of this) and
wu about to be indicted by some grand
Jury? Further, that I testified for the prose-cution
in exchange for them droopping an
indictment against me? It would appear
the only way to vindicate myself would be
to be indicted for something. What non·
sense, Ray. You should know better than
that.
I have a hard time understanding why
Ray Hill or George Barnhart decided to
retaliate against my testimony with a
PERSONAL attack on me except that it
appears baaed either out of ignorance or
stupidity. In Ray Hill's cue, I suspect
ignorance.
Third, the issue: A. always, there are
two sidee to an issue. To listen to both Hill
and Barnhart, it was an anti·gay act to
speak out against a film described by Hill
u a "gay male porno flick." Further, they
embrace the acts in this film as fitting the
gay community'1standards. It is here that
I draw the line and disagree with theGang
of Two-plus. These may be their standards,
but they are not the univeraally
accepted etandarda of the remainder of the
gay community.
For example, the film in question portrays
... (fisting) u one ofour gay "standards."
I say it ia not. Hill and Barnhart
would have had me te1tify that it was. If I
had perjured myself, presumably they
would have been happy and content. Fisting
is not the norm or standard of this
community; whether they like it or not is
not my concern. The i88ue before the court
was whether or not this film represented
gay lifestyles. I contend that fisting is not
representative of gay lifestyles. Fisting, I
believe, need.I to be viewed under some
other standard, but not gay. This wu the
only issue I addressed in court.
Personally, I believe that fisting
belongs under sexual aberration rather
than under any gay classifications. Too
often we raise the anti-gay defense on matters
which are not. Wearenotexemptfrom
all the rules of conduct which govern our
society, even though we may like to think
otherwise.
I respect the righta of all persons to do as
they wish with themselves and/or with
other consenting adults. But I oppose,
object and reject a few people placing their
personal preferences up for all to view,
eapecially under oath in a court of law, 88 a
atandard lifestyle of our gay community.
Letters & Comments
It just isn't so. In the court case before us,
fisting was that example. I felt it was time
someone spoke out on the iasue and I did
so. I was, frankly, unconcerned whether or
not it was a popular thing to do. It was a
statement I felt important to make.
I do not present my preferences as the
standard for all of us, either, and I will not
permit others to intimidate me in to silence
when I disagree with what they suggest
our stantards are. I reserve my right to
differ on the standards of our community.
Hill and Barnhart do not set my standards;
I do!
I am no one's puppet. There are those in
our community who have standards at a
different level than those proposed by Hill
and Barnhart. I am only one, but I believe
there are many others, too.
Fourth, an observation: I find it strange
that not a single person came forward to
seek out my position on the matter before
A clarification
From Ed Coleman
GPW Committee member from MCCR
2.Just a quick note to correct a flagrant
error in the May 7, issue of The Voice
concerning the May 2 meeting of Gay
Pride Week Committee.
In the article it was stated that Mr
Larry Bagneris proposed that the man
and woman Grand Marshal for this year's
parade be elected by the Chairs of the
committees. Not ~o! In fact a motion was
made by Mr. Scott Miller that the four
Chairs of the Parade Committee f'i'lect the
Grand Marshals. This motion was seconded
by me and a number of others.
Right. It failed overwhelmingly, but don't
give Larry the blame (or credit) for the
proposal.
By the way, thanks for an outstanding
paper-never miss an issue.
Political sayings
and doings in
Montrose
By William Marberry
When Governor Bill Clements was in
Montrose to speak at Lanier Jr. High
School, 2600 Woodhead, May 15 at the
13th Senatorial District Republican Con·
vention he said "(Mark White) is a career
politician who has had his snoot in the
trough long enough."
He shoulda stayed around
In the same speech, Governor Clements
said "the Democratic Party is in sham·
bles," bogged down in all its "fussing,
fighting and feuding." This remark was to
praise Republican unity-and only hours
before the same group became locked in a
bitter, name-calling battle where the convention
chairman was accused of trying to
boost his ex-wife's slim chance of being
elected to the State Executive Committee
by depriving the Heights, Montrose and
some minority diatricta of their delegates
to the state convention.
Know what the Governor's concluding
remarks to the 13th District were about?
"Credibility; that is what we Republicans
want to stand for •. "
Judge Price-is· Right?
Judicial candidate Charley Price gives a
clever speech in those candidate forums
where two minutes is it.
"My name is easy to remember: if you
are into country and western, then my
name reminds you of Charley Pride;
otherwise, think of the TV show The Price
Is Right, and remember me."
Yield not unto ..•
Harris County Republican Party Chairman
Ruse Mather did not immediately
yield the platform when informed that
Gov. Clements had arrived at the 13th
District Convention. Instead, the chair·
man kept the governor waiting, apparent·
ly figuring his own speech of greater
importance.
they started their personal attacks on me.
Fortunately, our local publications are
permitting me an opportunity to respond
to these false accusations. My response
would have been made earlier, but I was
out of town for 10 days. It was during my
absense that the Gang of Two-plus
cranked up the rumor mill against me.
Convenient.
Fifth, our image: It's about time we took
a look at our community and the image we
wish to present to the rest of society. Both
of you, Ray and George, have stated publicly
that to object to "porno flicks" is to be
"anti-gay." I disagree.
Come forward and make your case, gen·
tlemen. I like a good fight, so let's get on
with it. But no more hitting below the belt;
that'• for little people or big people with
little minds.
Conclusion: Opinions are like assholes.
Everybody is entitled to one.
Mather was urging the convention
delegates to stay long enough into the
afternoon to maintain a quorum so the
rei;iolutions before the convention could be
approved, putting the convention on record
against porno, homosexuality, etc.
Typical of Mather'H remarks were, "The
pulpits are silent on moral issues, so it is up
to the political arena," and "Separation of
church and state usually means separa·
tion of God and country."
Ultimately, the morality resolutions
never even came before the convention
becau!te of hanky-panky .in the Nomina·
hons Committee over delegate selection.
Where lo eat?
On June 15th, Gov. Clement.~ will be
dining with any friends willing to pay a
thousand dol1ara a plate, sure to be a very
elegant affair. While across the streetwhich
was not by accident-is the Harris
County Democratic Party's get-together,
but at only $5 per head, with acrufty attire
permitted.
Or for those not especially hungry, there
ii; an opportunity to skip both dinners and
be just as political by joining the scheduled
picket of Ronald Reagan's presence in
Houston the same day.
Wait 'til next time
Democratic Party activist Jerry Mays
said, comparing this year's sedate Dem~
cratic Conventions to the action in the
Republican's oeething 13th District, "I
belong to lhe party that's supposed to
fight. We didn't. It was rather boring."
Another round?
Ray Hill says that he and Gary Van
Ooteghem may meet in an open forum
debate soon. Hill says it will probably be
the second or third Thursday in June and
most likely with the refereeing being done
by Interact/Houston.
Fresh rumor:
It has been rumored that Richard Cross,
who failed to defeat State Rep. John
Whitmire in a bid for the Demo's senatorial
nomination, may be planning another
political adventure before long. This time
to tackle city councilman Jim Westmoreland.
Fun-raising fundraising
When Renee Rabb announced to the
May 19 Gay Political Caucus meeting that
there was a Debra Danburg fundraiser
scheduled at Arno's, Sunday May 23,
Marion Coleman squealed from the back
of the room "That's when the carnival is!"
meaning the Muscular Dystrophy Carnival
at 901 W. Alabama being given by
Kindred Spirits, Briar Patch, the Barn,
and the Drum.
With a little discussion the women
discovered that the same-Sunday func·
tions had little overlap. The Carnival
Against Muscular Oystropy is from 1:00 to
6:00 p.m. and the Debra Danburg fundraiser
at Arno's-which is just around the
corner from the Carnival-is from 4:00 to
8:00 p.m.
It's bloek·u.'alkinl( lime again in Montrose
The Gay Political Caucus is organizing
block.walking assignments to boost voter
particiapation in certain targeted run-off
elections.
l'he GPC will need lots of volunteers to
cover short and easily walked assign·
men ts on Sunday, May 30. Come to Mary's
patio, naturally, around 2:30 in the after·
noon for the festivities-including the
band-before going out on a short walking
assignment.
The most politicla football
End of June is the last chance for the
passage of the ERA. And there are lots of
people from Houston planning to go to
Oklahoma City June 5 to demonstrate
their support of the ERA, hoping that
Oklahoma will approve it before the
deadline.
Local activist Carrie Richardson has
been urging absentee ba1lotingin the June
5 run-off election in order to van pool to
Oklehoma City.
She told Wednesday's GPC meeting:
"We need to support the ERA. If we can't
pass the ERA, gay rights won't make it
either"
Whoops
TraditionaJly, the GPC in Houston has
been most active in the Democratic Party.
Though there have been several attempts
by the GPC to foster activism within the
Republican Party, only recently has there
been any interest shown by gay Republi·
cans in organizing.
FoJlowing Wednesday's GPC meeting,
there were a dozen Republicans who
stayed late to talk among themselves
about organizing. Besides agreeing to
meet again, they were also in agreement
about one other thing-they did not want
to be affiliated with the GPC.
Explained one, "They're Democrats,
we're Republicans." That is how politics
is.
Hill scolds 'high
society' group
From Ray Hill
Hou1lon Human Right• Leape
2For many years now I know by sight
many members of the uptight semi·
closeted set. I remember their cruising the
main streetifexas Avenue circuit when I
was just a kid. From time to time I would
see their names in the society column in
one of the newspapers as: "Society Realtor
was seen . "doing this or that; or "Society
Decorator .. "was seen here or there.
It was much later that I learned that
"Society" was not in fact an adjective
synomious with "uptight, closeted homosexual."
Many of these pety-celebs cel(>brated
their names appearing in print by
getting drunk and making l~te . 12-ight
personal apperances at the mfamous
Milby and Auditorium Hotel basement
tearooms.
Over the years I've felt sorry for these
economically flush flunkies to the establishment.
They are sufficiently guilt rid
den to be viewed as "good queers" by the
"good ol' boy" power brokers. I even looked
the other way when one of them made
large contributions to the Jack Heord's
gay baiting campaign ag~inst Mayor
Whitmire's successful landshde
But I draw the hne when I learn that
some of the same people are aiding and
abetting the vice squad's campaign of
harrassment in Montro~e. Innocent people
are being arrested and jailed . at tl_le
encouragement of these anacromsms m
our community. I suppose someday soon
I'll have to write the column Marge
Crum baker choFie not to print.
Correction
Last iBBue, in a comment from Ray Hill, it
waa stated that the Houston Police Westheimer
foot patrol was funded by Neartown
Association. This was incorrect.
The hiring of off-duty Houston policemen
to walk the IOOto 1000 blocks of West·
heimer during weekends and at certain
other times is a project of the Westheimer
Colony Association.
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Selected Events
through 7 Days
mFRIDA Y: InteracVHouston's
Community Coffeehouse
7:30pm-midnight, 3405
Mulberry
mFRIDA Y: Lambda Alanon
meeting at First Unitarian
Churcli, 5210 Fannin
-.sA TURDA Y: Montrose
Symphonic Band concert at
Tower Theater, 1201
Westheimer
-.SUNDAY: MSA's Softball
League 1ames, 6pm Levy Field,
off Richmond at Eastaide
rlMONDA Y: Montrose Sports
Bowling League games 9pm at
Stadium Bowl, 8200 Braesmain
•TUESDAY: Montrose Sports
Volleyball League gamea 7:30
p.m., Gregory-Lincoln School,
1101 Taft
•THURSDAY: Wil<k 'n Stein
eay radio 1how !Opm-midnight
on KPFT Radio, FM-90
Selected Events
in Future Weeks
9/N 1 WEEK: Gay Pr ...
Asaociation convention in
Denver, May ~l
9/N 1 WEEK: 4th National
Gay Invitational Volleyball
Tournament in Denver, May
29-30
9/N l WEEK: Memorial Day
weekend "U.S. Openly Gay"
National Tennia Tournament in
San Francisco
9/N 1 WEEK: Memorial Day,
May31
9/N 2 WEEKS: National gay
health workers convention in
Houston June 4-6
9.JN 2 WEEKS: Democratic
and Republican runoff
electiona, June 5
9/N 2 WEEKS: Full moon,
!O:OOam, June 6
9/N 2 WEEKS: Gay Pride
Week 82 Committee meete at
Kindred Spirite, 5245 Buffalo
Speedway, 2:30pm, June 6
9/N S WEEKS: Gay Pride
Week: Opening night
ceremonies at Mary'e, 1022
Westheimer, June 17
9/N 4 WEEKS: Gay Pride
Week: Citywide llart, June 18
9/N 4 WEEKS: Father's Day,
June 20
9/N 4 WEEKS: Summer
begins, June 21
9/N 4 WEEKS: Gay Pride
Week: Gay pride forum, June 21
9/N 4 WEEKS: 6th annual
San Francisco International
Lesbian and Gay Film Feotival
opena June 21, lasting through
June 26
9/N 4 WEEKS: Gay Pride
Week: Bringing Men and
Women Together day, June 2'2
9/N 4 WEEKS: Gay Pride
Week: National Day of
Remembrance, June 23
9/N 4 WEEKS: Gay Pride
Wttk: Gay Youth Day, June 24
9/N 6 WEEKS: Gay Pride
Week: Gay Hispanic Caucu1
Day
9/N 6 WEEKS: Gay Pnde
Week: Montroae Sports
Association va. Houston Fire
Dept. ooftall gameo, June 26
9/N 6 WEEKS: Gay Pride
Week: Parade and rally, June
27
9/N 6 WEEKS: Texas Cup
June 26 at Memorial Tennis
Center
9/N 6 WEEKS: Gay Pride
Week parade and rally, June 27
9/N 6 WEEKS: Independence
Day, July 4
9/N 10 WEEKS: 7th Annual
Reno Gay Rodeo, July 30-Aug.
I
9/N U WEEKS: MSA
Volleyball tournament Aug. 14
at Fonde Recreational Center
9/N 14 WEEKS: 1982 Gay
Athletic Games in San
Francisco begin Aug. 28,
lasting to Sept. 5
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MAY 21, 1982 /MONTROSE VOICE 25
Tongue in Cheeks
Codes take the surprise
out of an encounter
By Peter Harrison
Peeking in at a singles bar for hip swingers hllB made me aware of
how much of the magic and mystery we l18ed to knowiegone. The
atmosphere in the place waa a familiar combination of heavy
hunting vibes and jubilant freedom familiar from the daye of the
mid-'608, when gay bars became explosively and openly gay.
Before that time, we sneaked into "mixed" bars, nudged around
bumpy numbers dropping key worda in hope that they would be
picked up-hoping we would be picked up. Then, if you got lucky,
you went home and happily took what you got.
Now, I find myself surrounded with mating dances and costume
codes BO complicated that they make Hapaburg court ritual look
as simple ae dialing the time of day.
It all started with those damned key chains, or rings, or whatever
you want to call them. Top men were euppoeed to wear them
on one eide, bottoms on the other. I never could remember which
waa which. I have problems making left and right turns in traffic.
Besides, was the location in question the left when cruising the
backside, or the left when contemplating baaketview?
Unsatisfied with those deviliah devices, someone dreamed up a
color code for hankies that haa become Byzantine beyond belief.
Suppoeedly, everyone wean a color to indicate his sexual needs
and practices, and the location-right or left again-indicates the
role he takes in its execution. Right or left from front or rear? And
what color means what? The only one I ever recall i8 yellow, which
helps only in eliminating prospective partners in an act I don't get
into.
Then, there are those cute T-shirts that are meant to make
things easier. Humbug! When I first aaw a torso marked "hard," I
got an entirely erroneowi impreBlion that wasted a lot of time for
me until I saw his partner, "easy." "Slave" sounded interesting
until I noticed that he waa already accompanied by a "Master."
Now there's a pink triangle T-shirt, and I'm not sure that I feel
easy with that at all. The Lambda symbol i8 just as much to the
point and has far more poeitiveconnotationa. You can adorn your
bod with symbols which about out your intimaate measurements
and CQnditions as well aa social comments of all kinds.
It's juet the kid in me, I gueea, but I miee the good old days when
aurprise wae a basic element of the sexual game. What fun i8 it to
open a birthday present that announces what's inside and how to
use it? Same here. Five minutes into conversat.aion-no, make
that at first glance, you know your prospect'• sexual habits,
dimeneione, frequency of usage, and pretty nearly what he
expects for breakfast in the morning.
And so, of course, does everyone else. When you leave the bar
with an industrial-size, uncut, red-kercheif-right-pocket, key
chained and booted gentleman, your evening ia plotted out ae
surely ae the steps of a gavotte. No chance to embroider your love
life with sweet fibe of wanton freedom; your lieteneni will know
what you were up to, and probably how it went and for how long.
Bring back serendipity! How nice it would be to open up the '50s
and be able to eay, with real feeling, "How generous of you!" or
even, "Well, it's the thought that counts, isn't it?" instead of the
usual examination for truth in advertising. After all, consumer
fraud can put a bigger dent in your enthW1iaem than no expecta·
tion at all.
Bring back surprise! Ah, the joy of that Marine who loved to
sleep on his stomach. Ah, the excitement of that stockbroker who
turned out to be Attila the Hun in pin-etripee.
At the moment, tha hets are one atep behind and eome fun in
advance of us. My prediction ia that this, too, shall paes. In time,
we'll eee little gold "D'e" on the collara of female dominatarices,
tiny Hershey miniatures for Mr. Good bars, and clerical collars for
missionary·position-only fans.
By that time, I hope to introduce my innovation to gay bars: a
raffle that mates patrons by number. Everyone goes home with
somebody and we all get surprised.
•1982 SICIMw9U FMtvr. ~-
26 MONTROSE VOICE I MAY 21, 1982
Gary Larson
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