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pwa Seeks Missing Sonby C harles L inebarger

A Bay Area gay man with AIDS is searching for his nine-year-old son who was kidnapped by the

man’s fundamentalist ex-wife the day before a custody battle over the boy was to being in court.

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WHO WILL BE OUR CANDIDATE?Agnos Meets With Lesbian/Gay Supporters to Discuss Assembly Raceby Tim TaylorB efore the first ballots were cast in T uesday’s ru no ff

m ayo ral election, a m ad scram ble w as underw ay to determ ine w ho w ould succeed A rt A gnos in the 16th

A ssem bly D istrict. T he re turns show ing A gno s’ landslide win were nearly overshadow ed by intense speculation w hether the m ayor-elect w ould support a gay o r lesbian candidate for the seat o r align him self w ith the B urton political m achine.

News AnalysisT he battle over the succession p ro

vides Agnos with his first m ajor political headache, interfering with the trad itional honeym oon typically g ran ted newly elected officials.

A s the Sentinel went to press, a week o f heavy politicking was un f o ld in g w i th th e f o l lo w in g developm ents:• A g n o s h e ld an in co n c lu s iv e W ednesday m orning m eeting with gay supporters o f his cam paign to explain his criteria fo r a successor.

• Feeling the heat from backing the losing candidate fo r m ayor, H arry Britt took him self out o f consi deration fo r the Assem bly.• In the vacuum caused by a B ritt noncandidacy , activist P a t N orm an , Lesbian R ights P ro ject a tto rney R oberta A chtenberg and A ID S F oundation president Tim W olfred jockeyed to emerge as the gay alte rnative.• B ritt met with Assem bly Speaker Willie Brown to urge him to support a gay candidate , bu t got no com m itm ents from the influential backstage


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The NAMES pro jec t Quilt rep re sen ts a na tio n w id e effort to m em oria lize th e tens o f thou san d s o f A m ericans w h o have been killed by the AIDS ep idem ic, to o ffer p eop le a creative ou tlet for grief, and to p rov ide a fund ing m echanism for local AIDS serv ice o rgan iza tions across the country .

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Activists ‘Surprised’ by AIDS Commission Reportby Lisa M . Keen

W ashington, D C — T he W hite H ouse com m ission on A ID S lavished considerable praise on gay com m unity g roups for th eir quick a n d creative response to A ID S an d , w ithou t po in ting a finger a t any specific arena , concluded th a t “ to o m uch tim e has elapsed an d to o m any people have becom e afflicted while questions rem ain unansw ered .”

S p eak ing th ro u g h a 25 -page “ preliminary report,” the 13-member commission said it intended to form a number o f “ review groups,” including one “ with expert, experienced-based information on minority communities.” Although the report did not specify which minorities would be represented on such a review group, one AIDS activist, who has met with all but one member o f the commission person

ally, says she believes the move is an attempt to address early harsh criticism o f the commission’s lack o f representation from gay and black communities.

Currently, the 13-member commission includes only one openly gay member, Dr. Frank Lilly, and one black member, Dr. Beny Primm. Both groups have been hard hit by the epidemic.

The preliminary report, which was

released a t a press conference Wednesday, December 2 , a t the White House, also announced the commission’s intention to investigate “ new drug approval mechanisms” a t the Food and Drug Administration as well as non- federally sponsored community-based drug trials.

“ The commission is concerned,” said the report, “ that after eight years, there are so few drug therapies available for AIDS and ARC patients.” B e report said the commission would investigate claims from people with AIDS that “ access to drug development programs is not fast enough, that the number o f different drugs currently being tested is inadequate, and that the


Trouble on Capitol HillPelosi Aide Analyzes Congressional Action on A IDS

by Alex M acDonald

S tar W ars and the stock m arket crash com bined to tie up the 1988 federal A ID S budget in the C ongress, Steve M orin , aide to Congressw om an N ancy Pelosi P - S F ) , to ld the Stonewall G ay D em ocratic C lub last M onday . A nd in the W hite H ouse, M orin added , E ducation Secretary W illiam Bennett and dom estic policy adviser G ary B auer have stym ied efforts by the C enters fo r Disease C on tro l and the surgeon general to distribute A ID S prevention brochures to millions o f A m erican households.

“ S an e time around June first,” Morin said, “ Congress discovered AIDS. Since that time, AIDS issues have been everywhere on both sides o f the aisle.” The House, he said, did its job on time and approved legislation increasing AIDS spending from $470 million to $970 million. But the Senate became bogged down in a filibuster over Star Wars. Then came the stock market crash. People became very serious about deficit spending because Wall Street people said the reason we are having stock market problems is the deficit."

Although Morin is confident that the

$970 million already approved will survive the reductions now being factordd into the 1988 budget, he nevertheless had hard words for the Reagan Administration and its priorities. “ For every dollar spent on AIDS this year,” he said, “ twelve-and-one-half dollars are spent on Star Wars. The Republicans are always accusing the Democrats o f taxing and spending, taxing and spending. But that is what government is supposed to do: tax and spend. Who you tax and how you spend are probably the clearest indications o f what the values are o f that administration.”

Citing recent poll data which shows

that the public believes the goverment has not responded to the AIDS crisis, Morin told the club that "the American people have gotten wise to this. They would like increased spending |for A IDS|, and they are willing to be taxed for it. They are not willing to be taxed for Star W ars."

Although he did not say so directly, Morin appeared to imply that a tax increase will be needed to meet the crisis. “ The deficit,” he says, “ threatens the ability o f the government to respond.” He points out that o f every thousand dollars in the federal budget, one hundred and sixty-eight goes to service the debt. "W e got that debt,” he adds, “ through an absurd tax cut in 1982. We have added one trillion dollars to the military and reduced revenues by $750 billion.”

While Morin expects the $970 million appropriated for 1998 to win final approval by December 18, he is less sanguine about efforts to inform the public about the real risks o f AIDS transmission and the means o f AIDS


Olympic Club Worried About Gays, PWAsby Alex M acD onald

T he directors o f San F rancisco’s prestigious O lym pic C lub, facing a suit b rough t by C ity A tto rn ey Louise Renne under the U nruh civil rights law, a re being challenged by m em bers w ho are concerned because the law prohib its the club from discrim inating against th e disabled, people w ith A ID S or A R C , gay m en and lesbians.

Calling themselves the Locker Room 328 Committee, the challengers accuse the board o f advising the membership to “ submit to the dictates o f Louise Renne.”

In a letter addressed to "Fellow O lym pians," the 328 Committee goes on to state, “ If you had blindly followed the recommendation o f the present board o f directors, you would have been bound not to discriminate on the grounds of: sexual orientation, disability , Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome o r AIDS Related Condition. (AIDS/ARC).”

In the September 10th letter to members, the Olympic Club Board of Directors recommended that the club’s bylaws be amended to eliminate any discriminatory language. The board also recommended that members sponsor qualified women and minority persons for membership, and proposed an affirmative action program o f admissions to full membership.

The letter puts the board on record as agreeing that the bylaws are discriminatory against women. " In addition,” the letter states, "while the bylaws do not discriminate against minorities, the fact is that relatively few have been sponsored for membership."

The city, in its suit, goes further and charges that there are no black members.

Significantly, neither the city a ttorney nor the board o f directors, in any o f the documents presented to the Superior Court in which the case will be tried, made any explicit reference to disabled persons o r persons with AIDS o r A RC. Those categories were mentioned only by the 328 Committee.

The membership, by a vote o f 2,000 to 1,500, rejected the board’s recommendation. Subsequently, the Locker Room 328 Committee nominated a slate o f four to run against four candidates nominated by the board in the annual election o f new board members.

Jim Myers, a spokesman for the club, told the Sentinel that the club has a few blatantly sexist members, but that most o f the members who voted against compliance felt tha t the real issue was the right o f free association.

Myers denied that sexual orientaton entered into the vote because the club has openly gay members. Myers did say, however, that “ some people in 328 are concerned about bringing people with AIDS in. You get this hysteria that exists all over the country about tha t.”

Although he has never heard it articulated explicitly, Myers also thinks that there is some fear that AIDS can be spread through shared use o f the swimming pool, showers, steam rooms and sauna. “ If you want to get into


Steve Morin, aide to Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

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Over 200 dancers participated in the “ C are to Dance” fundraiser fo r M obilization Against A IDS held last Sunday at the I-Beam . Howard Smith placed first by raising $1,165 do llan a t the event tha t netted Mobilization $27,000.

Women’s Building Kicks Off Fundraising Campaignby C alhy CockrellSixteen m onths from now , in A pril 1989, th e San Francisco W o m en ’s Building on 19th Street near Valencia tu rns ten years o ld , and the rem ainder o f its m ortgage paym ent — $412,000 — com es due.

With an eye to that date, organizers are planning a major fundraising campaign tha t will include community events, direct m ail appeals and foundation grants. The goal is to raise $317,000 for renovations designed to make room s in the building more

rentable and functional, fund the annual $220,000 operating budget and work out a plan for refinancing the mortgage.

“ The whole thing was precipitated by the upcoming balloon paym ent," explains W omen’s Building fundraiser

PIANO BAR IN THE PACIFIC HEIGHTS."

Holly Fincke. Based on a feasibility study o f its ability to raise the mortgage paym ent, the W om en’s Building decided it could realistically hope to raise the estimated $317,000 for needed renovations, but not the $700,000 to cover the mortgage plus renovations.

F or the past ten years, funds for the W omen’s Building have helped bring it up to code and renovate the fourth floor, lobby, elevator, roof and other areas o f the facility, constructed in 1911 as a gymnasium.

“ By the time the balloon payment comes along, we will have spent well over one million dollars,” says a

W omen’s Building founder, Roma Guy.

Future projects, which a successful campaign will finance, include major re n o v a tio n s o f th e a u d ito r iu m ($95,000); paint for the peeling exterior ($65,000); redesign o f and construction on the second floor dining hall, third floor and kitchen; and new chairs to replace the bulky and troublesome 1940s models now in use throughout the building.

I t ’s projected that $80,000 for these projects will come in the form o f donations such as construction work and materials. The renovations will help generate an estimated $24,000 more per year for the building by making its spaces more rentable.

The W omen’s Building has been an important, place for women new to the city, lesbians who are just coming out and women in the process o f change in their lives to connect with o ther women and resources. It also provides meeting facilities fo r over 200 different

women’s, progressive, peace, Latino and anti-intervention groups.

“ T he bu ild in g fac ilita tes the organizing tha t a lot o f communities d o ,” says Fincke. “ It’s the stuff that greases the wheels.”

Seven different women’s organizations have their offices in the building.

.According to a recently conducted survey, rents for office space in the building are a quarter to a half less than those paid by nonprofit organizations elsewhere in the Mission District.

The first fundraising event o f this campaign, the two-weekend women’s crafts fair that begins this Saturday, is the W om en’s Building’s ninth fair, and generates a net o f $11,000-$15,000 toward the annual operating expenses. It will feature over 100 craftswomen, international foods, entertainment and childcare services. Exploratorium staff will be providing special activities for children. Entrance is $2 to $5 at the d o o r. T he space is w heelchair accessible. ■

Civil Disobedience Charges DismissedAil crim inal charges have been dismissed against twelve lesbians and ga\ m en w ho appeared in court December 2 to defend their participation ii actions o f civil disobedience before th e US Suprem e C o urt on O ctober 13.

Charges against each demonstrator were dropped by DC Superior Court Commissioner Roy M . Ellis after the prosecution’s witness, a police officer, did not appear for the trials.

Noting that the activists had traveled great distances at their own expense to appear in court. Commissioner Ellis said, “ I cannot ask them to return two o r three times just because the District o f Columbia cannot manage its own security forces and guarantee the ap pearance o f the state’s own witness."

SF activist Terry Blankenship, who traveled to DC by Greyhound, had hoped to make a statement a t the hear ing. Because o f the dismissal on procedural grounds, none o f the defendants was allowed to make a statement o f purpose nor mount a “ necessity"

defense to explain their acts o f civil disobedience. Four other participants arrested a t the Supreme Court action will appear later this month and in January.

Over 500 people participated in the civil disobedience before the US Supreme Court as part o f the National March on Washington for Lesbian an;l Gay Rights. ■

Civil disobedience at US Supreme Court, October 13, 1987.

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provide a prototype for Third World women. Instead, women "need to ask what they have in common with each other for the lesbian feminist perspective to advance."

A t a time when feminism is largely perceived to be on the eclipse, women must reaffirm .some o f the central tenets o f the early feminist movement, Bunch stated. “ Making our work have long-term personal meaning is the most im portant aspect o f social change,” she said.

Bunch cited the idea o f the “ personal as political,” which emphasizes that the everyday events o f women’s lives — economic, social, sexual, o r otherwise— must continue to be matters of serious public consideration. "T he personal as political feeling is now something that we can reclaim. We lost that feeling in the ’80s. It’s now time to stick by what we had to say .”

The best strategy for advancing the lesbian feminist agenda today, Bunch said, is by reclaiming the radical feminist view o f women as builders of their own communities rather than as individuals striving for success within patriarchy. “ In order to start we have to. ask: W hat are the most positive things going on in our community? We need to free ourselves from invisibility and lack o f identity.”

Bunch’s latest book, Passionate Politics: Feminist Theory in Action, 1968-1986, a collection o f essays covering the interrelationship between feminist theory and grass-roots activism, was published earlier this year by St. M artin’s Press. Bunch is head o f the women’s studies department a t Rutgers University. ■

Bunch Speaks on Lesbian Feminism

Out

by Georgia Harris

C harlo tte B unch , a leading lesbian fem inist theo rist and activist fo r over tw o decades, spoke to m em bers o f the Lesbian A genda fo r A ction (L A FA ) last S a turday abou t how lesbian fem inist theory, first form ulated in the late ’60s and early ’70s, can be p u t in to action by th e lesbian and gay m ovem ent today .

The editor and author o f several books and essays on global feminism and feminist theory, Bunch stressed that, although conditions for the continued growth o f a lesbian and gay consciousness and community have not necessarily been a direct outgrowth o f lesb ian fem in ist idea ls, lesbian feminism — on both a theoretical and grass-roots level — can take the movement out o f an “ almost unspeakable marginal position” in the proverbial ghetto by spawning a rethinking o f the role that gender discrimination and homophobia play in a patriarchal society.

Yet Bunch cautioned against being nostalgic about the past. “ Rather than being nostalgic about the early feminist m ovement,” Bunch said that it Is important for lesbians and gays “ to recapture the sense o f passion that compelled us to do things we never imagined we

would do .”The greatest obstacle that lesbians,

and women in general, face today is the media portrayal o f the women’s movement as a story o f the individual female achievement within the bastions o f male power. Within this picture, only lesbians that are independenUy wealthy, o r who cross over and pass as men, can be viewed as successful. These are patriarchal forms o f survival, Bunch said.

Missing from this portra>al is an awareness o f how race and class determine the ways lesbians are able to exist. Lesbians, to overcome this image, need to ask questions am ong themselves about their lives, not only from a woman-centered point o f view, but also in a way that connects their own concerns to those o f Third World women.

One way to do this is by adding a

Global feminism is on au thor C harlotte B unch’s lesbian agenda.

global dimension to lesbian feminist theory and practice, which recognizes that cultural imperialism as much as any other form o f oppression — be it race, class, sexual orientation, poverty

o r religion — weakens women’s power and status throughout the world. Bunch added that Western feminists must guard against the assumption that their model o f feminist development can

Activists Form Proactive AIDS Federationby Corinne LightweaverSentinel Los Angeles Bureau

A new federation to coun ter the LaR ouche II and G ann In itiatives an d to pu rsue proactive A ID S legislation was established by 50 activists a t the Roosevelt Hotel in H ollyw ood last S aturday.

The LaRouche II Initiative would make AIDS a reportable infectious, contagious and communicable disease. Health authorities would also be required to report anyone who was HIV positive o r suspected o f carrying the AIDS virus. The Gann Initiative would require m andatory reporting, contact tracing o f sexual partners and allow insurance companies to use such information to deny coverage.

Although this private strategy meeting was by invitation only and was closed to the media, the next meeting — scheduled for March 1 in San Francisco — will be open to representatives from organizations throughout the state and to the press.

“ Among the best brains in terms of ‘No on 6 ’ and ‘No on 64' were in the room today and that doesn't mean they’re always right,” says Tone Osborne, a longtime lesbian feminist activist and former Southern California Coordinator for No on 64, "b u t the sense is that we did our work well last year, that we need to step back, gauge o u r resources and move forward with a strategy that will get the most for our money.”

The Hollywood meeting arose out o f an informal ad hoc meeting o f 20-25 in

dividuals called several weeks ago by Eric Rofes, the head o f the Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center in Los Angeles, when it was announced that a second LaRouche Initiative had qualified. O ut o f that meeting came a decision that a need existed for coordinated proactive strategy around AIDS issues. The group decided to call a second meeting, limited to 50 people, two-thirds from Southern California and one-third from Northern California.

“ Hindsight is 20/20,” say activist Paul Self, in response to criticism about limiting the attendance o f the meeting. “ There probably are people that could have been invited, should have been invited and |whom| it wasn’t politically correct not to have invited o r to have invited.

“ The point was that the people who put this together weren’t trying to be elitist o r separatist. They were simply trying to put together a meeting as fast as possible with the mandate o f limiting it to 50 people that was expressed a t the first meeting."

The organizers say they are pleased with the outcome o f the meeting. “ I think it was extremely successful in a short period o f time to come out with a

Viacom Threatens Show

Electric City Videoby Charles Linebarger

In an action th a t m irro rs sim ilar m oves by Cable C hannel 6 in th e past, the station last week th reatened to cancel its contract with Electric City Video, which produces a weekly gay TV program on C hannel 6.

Calling the show sexually “ exploitive,” Barrett Giorgis. the director o f programming for Channel 6, 22 and 25, said the episode o f Electric City Video which aired in November on Thanksgiving featured “ bare asses and tugging at testicles.”

That episode also contained a section in which two actors, Sharon McNight and Marina Farina, who star in the San Francisco production oiNunsense, ap peared on the set dressed as nuns and recommended that viewers use condoms.

Said Giorgis, “ People called and said it was sacrilegious. That’s what drew my attention to the show."

The “ bare asses” that Giorgis complained o f appeared in a section o f the show which was filmed at the recent Mr. South o f Market Contest. The "tugging at testicles” apparently was done by stars a t the Campus Theatre during a commercial for the gay sex club during the episode.

However Mark W ang, one o f the show’s producers, said he was told that the entire content o f the program was unacceptable to Channel 6.

“ Last Friday [December 4| Peter Alvarado, the sales rep who originally signed our contract with the station, called to say that he had been ordered to cancel the show by his boss Barrett Giorgis,” Wang told the Sentinel. “ He said that there were some things that

were unacceptable on the show and that the entire content was unacceptable.”

Wang said that the Thanksgiving show which Channel 6 found unacceptable had been broadcast in Oakland on Cable Channel 35 "without any problems.” In fact, the monthly Electric City Video series has just been picked up by the East Bay Peralta College Cable System and will begin airing in Oakland and Berkeley in January on the new station as well as on Channel 35.

Channel 6, which is franchised by San Francisco to provide community access to cable TV, has had a long history o f short-running gay TV series. Since Giorgis became director o f programming 12 years ago, no less than six gay-oriented series have come and gone on Channel 6. And according to Giorgis, Viacom itself has financed the production o f two o f those series.

Channel 6 was most recently in the news when it canceled GTV in 1984 over an episode which included film from a M r. Drummer Contest. The film showed Mr. Leather International Patrick Toner and erotic dancer John Cass— among other seminude men in an erotic tableau featured a t the leather contest.

Last year Gay Cable Network left Channel 6’s airwaves, according to Giorgis, because the show’s producers were failing to make a profit after a year

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Is there confetti in our future? Ralph Payne and W ayne M oore o f M obilization Against A IDS stroll ou t o f last year’s successful No on 64 victory party.

federation, task forces, a lot o f energy, an enormous am ount o f energy," says Osborne. “ Differences o f years were bridged and crossed today, and people

defensive and separated and isolated from each other. I think the importance here is unity and moving ahead.”

The new federation will not assume

“It was quite clear that the community is not going to pursue a big expensive campaign to

defeat this LaRouche Initiative. ”— Tone Osborne

felt very optimistic by the end o f the meeting that we could begin to forge again a proactive and unified strategy. We have always been placed on the

an identity as yet another organization but more as a framework o r network with which to empower the efforts o f existing groups.

“ We have put into place a very decentralized organ ization ," states Osborne. "T his is not a heavy-handed, top-down bureaucratic structure. W e’re talking about simply facilitating, focusing and increasing the effectiveness of existing organizations.”

Decisions about the M arch 1 meeting and proposals for further refining the structure o f the federation will be made by a subcommittee consisting o f Eric Rx)fes, Paul Self and Ken McPherson.

Currently, particular issues are coordinated by four subcommittees: the Initiative Task Force, headed by Dick Pabish; the Federal Task Force, headed by Susan McGreivy; the State Legislative Task Force, led by the LIFE lobby;



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Electric CityContinued from previous pege

on the air.Said Giorgis, “ W e have endeavored

a t all times to have a gay-oriented program . And we’re still desirous o f working with someone on a cooperative basis— But we’re not prepared to allow just anything to go ou t. We want something positive and informative.”

A meeting between Giorgis and producers o f Electric City Video met on Tuesday, December 8, where Giorgis apparently offered to keep the gay show on the air if the gay producers would “ censor themselves.”

Said Sande M ack, the show’s originator, “ I’m supposed to censor myself and figure out what a heterosexual audience’s feelings would be. And I said I would not do tha t. I would not censor the gay audience.

“ H e [Giorgis] said rape was ok because we were talking about a movie tfhe Maniac) tha t was on the same night. H e said he had to put that movie on because he was paid to put it on . I told him that they were paid to put us on . But then he said we [Electric City Video] offended his personal standards o f decency. Later he changed tha t to his professional standards!”

Mack said that Giorgis wanted the December show to appear on the a ir as previously planned at which time the station and the gay producers would decide on the next move for the show.

Molinari Announces He’ll Run for Boardby Tim Taylor

O n th e n igh t th a t Jo h n M olinari saw his lifelong dream to be m ajo r o f S an F rancisco elude h im , he exho rted his supporters to stay active in local politics, supp ort m ayor-elect A gnos and “ do everything possible to m ak e th is city progress an d p ro sp e r .” H e also anno unced his in ten tion to ru n fo r reelection to th e B oard o f Supervisors next year.

Looking at the crowd o f nearly 400 friends crowded into the Cats nightclub,Molinari said in an aside, “ It’s not the Fairm ont,” referring to where his supporters gathered to await election returns on November 3. In response, a supporter called out, “ But it’s closer to home, Jack .”

“ One defeat on one night in one given place is not going to dampen my

or my love for this city,” Molinari said in off-the-cuff remarks. “ I make a pledge — and I want you to join with me in that pledge — that we will assist mayor-elect Agnos in every way to make this city progress.”

H e continued, “ Molinaris and Molinari supporters are not sore losers. Molinaris and Molinari supporters are winners. Molinaris and M olinari sup-

A disappointed Jo h n Motinari, with wife Louise, ponders the im pact o f a dream derailed, as Agnos rack up a landslidewin.

Urges Unity

porters are going to work just as hard to make this city succeed as they would have if I had won this election tonight.”

H e told the disappointed crowd o f his intention to visit Agnos headquarters, explaining, “ I think the most important thing to do at this time is that we show

solidarity, that we show togetherness.” With M olinari on the night o f the

runoff were gay campaign staffers D ennis Collins, Shawn Kelly and Laurie McBride.

Mingling in the crowd were some o f his most loyal supporters from the gay

and lesbian community, including Supervisor H arry Britt, D ana Van G order, Greg D ay, Autumn Courtney, George Wicke, Richmond Young, Bill Paul, D onna Yutzy, George Burgess, Hank C ook, W ayne Moore and Duke A rmstrong. Most expressed relief that the runoff election, which o ne Molinari loyalist likened to "purgatory ,” was finally over.

T he sagging spirits o f the crowd were appreciably lifted when the veteran member o f the Board o f Supervisors laid to rest rum ors tha t he might retire from public life. The loudest cheers from the crowd came when Molinari said, “ With your help I plan to seek reelection next year, and I will be there working just as hard as I have always worked for the people o f this city, because I love this city.”

After sharing the experience o f a bruising 35-day runoff election, in which the campaign staff battled from the unaccustomed position o f underdogs, M olinari kept the spirits o f his supporters high despite the disappointment o f the outcome. “ I want to have a party tonight,” he said. “ I happen to believe that one o f the great things you can do in life is have some fun with your friends, and I hope you’ll stay, and I hope you’ll have some fun before the night is over.” It was 12:30 am before the last o f the revelers left. ■


Agiios Captures 80% of Gay Vote 1by Charles Linebarger

M ayor-elect A rt A gnos pulled o ff ano the r stunning victory in the gay an d lesbian com m unity o n T uesday w racking up a victory m arg in in th e city’s 35 gayest precincts o f 80% o f the vo te, fo u r tim es th a t w on by his rival, Supervisor John M olinari.Overall, Agnos got 70% o f the vote compared to M olinari’s 30% . Agnos won in every recognizable neighborhood in the city taking 690 o f San Francisco’s 711 precincts. Molinari captured 20 scattered precincts ranging from Treasure Island to N ob Hill to Saint Francis Wood. The two men tied in one precinct.

Talking about. A gnos’ amazing showing in gay precincts, independent pollster David Binder told the Sentinel , “ In November these precincts gave Art 63% to 23% for Jack IMolinari) and now they are 80/20 which means that Jack has actually gone down. It looks like he lost some gay support.”

According to Binder the 35 most concentrated gay precincts (the Castro, D uboce Triangle, N orth Mission, Buena Vista Park, Hayes Valley, Noe Valley and Twin Peaks) were 80.2% in favor o f Agnos, compared with 19.8% for Molinari.

As in November’s election Agnos did a little better in the Duboce Triangle and Hayes Valley, getting as much as 88% o f the vote in one Duboce Triangle precinct, and Molinari did better, comparatively, around Buena Vista Park and Twin Peaks. In one Castro District precinct Molinari got as much as 33% o f the vote.

Voter turnout was down by 12% from that in the November election, according to Binder. In the November 3 election 52% o f San Franciscans voted. On Tuesday only 40% cast ballots. Though the figure in both elections was higher among the gay voters o f the Castro, said Binder. “ On Tuesday 46% o f Castro area voters voted. T hat’s 6% higher then the rest o f the city, which is fair. T hat’s the average gay turnout.” In the November election 58% o f the voters in the Castro cast ballots.

Said Binder o f the election, “ Basically nothing happened between November and December. I think there was some gay movement to A rt, probably because he was a winner but also because o f some o f the things tha t Jack said. I mean his election night comments about darkness and doom. And moving his campaign headquarters to the Sunset probably alienated some voters.”

T he comments that Binder referred to were made by Molinari after his thrashing in the polls on November 3rd when he told his crestfallen supports at the Fairmont Hotel, “ I am not prepared to turn this city over to those who would bring it to darkness and doom . I will not give it over to those who have a radical and dark vision o f the future.”

The victory party o f mayor-elect Agnos was moved from his Mission Street headquarters to the nearby Meri- dien Hotel. Here hundreds o f politicians, precinct captains, supporters, media people and hangers-on jammed the buildingio see the city’s new mayor. And unlike the cold cuts and beef stew that fed those a t the Molinari postcampaign party, a vast array o f ethnic specialities from some o f the city’s best restaurants was offered to those a t the Agnos victory bash.

Senior citizens and the disabled had the seats o f honor a t the Agnos party where rows o f folding chairs had been arranged in front o f the podium to accommodate them. A five-piece jazz ensemble played in another part of the

packed hall while red, white and blue balloons festooned the main stage.

Lesbian comedian Marga Gomez warmed up the crowd and was followed by State Assembly Speaker Brown. Brown, obviously overjoyed by the election figures, told the crowd, “ So many o f you went so painfully from door to door, from person to person, you’ve got to be proud o f yourselves because people heard you. They didn’t listen to the leader o f this city, they listened to you.”

State Senator Milton Marks appeared on stage to read election results for Agnos, who Marks, like so many other powerful politicians in the city, only endorsed after the November 3 landslide for the Assemblyman.

“ This is an extraordinary night and

all o f you have made it possible,” said Lieutenant Governor Leo McCarthy to the cheers o f the several hundred precinct captains who were in the throng.

When Agnos appeared to speak to the crowd, once again as a t his November victory party the mayor- elect disdained slipping onto the stage through a well-guarded back door, preferring to wind his way through the crowded hall greeting his supporters

M ayor-ded A rt Agnos presses the flesh ho ld .

before stepping up onto the podium.Feet were stamping, supporters were

clapping ecstatically and cries o f “ Art, A rt, A rt” filled the hall when Agnos, surrounded by his wife, mother and two sons, appeared on the stage. Following the new mayor’s family were a number o f local politicians, including City Attorney Louise Renne, president o f the

Board o f Supervisors Nancy Walker, and Supervisors Richard Hongisto and Wendy Nelder, as well as McCarthy, Brown and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. A gnos’ campaign director Richie Ross was also on the podium stamping his feet and clapping his hands like an old-time revival preacher.

Raising his hands to quiet the crowd Agnos made a brief statement, “ On behalf o f my family I just want to say that we love San Francisco. And before

I say anything I want to show you some o f the people who made this possible.”

There followed a long period in which the mayor-elect stood in front of the podium greeting each o f his more than 500 precinct captains. Said Agnos as he shook the hands o f each o f his campaign workers, “ Take a good look a t the people who gave me the time and energy to win this election.” Watching Agnos hug, kiss and shake hands with the men and women who had taken his

campaign to the streets, it was easy to see how Agnos was able to turn the tables in this election, going in a few months from the position o f an underdog to the possessor o f a landslide victory.

Then Agnos returned to the stage and surprised and delighted his supporters by introducing John Molinari to the crowd. The two men hugged and then raised their intertwined hands into the air for a moment.

Said a smiling Molinari, “ In the spirit o f what A rt and I have been talking about, the fact that we love this city, that we have a vision for this city and

that we care about its future, I come here tonight to pledge my cooperation in making this city w ork.”

“ I’m going to go away for a few days,” said Molinari, “ and I believe you are too, A rt, and when be both get back we’re going to sit down and talk about what we can do to make this city better.”

Agnos then read a prepared victory speech to the crowd at the Meridien. "W hat we offered in this campaign was

a belief in a dynamic and creative San Francisco, ready to change for the better, ready to find common ground and take decisive action. We are ready to get to work for affordable housing, for a revitalized fishing industry, for small business, and any size business that brings jobs with real opportunity for dur people.

“ We are ready to get to w ork ," said Agnos, “ on an agenda o f excellence for children and youth in services and education, on programs o f care and caring we need for new AIDS and health care challenges, on programs for


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M ayor-ded A rt Agnos and Supervisor John MoBnari in a show o f nnity a t the Agnos v idory party Tuesday night.

“We are ready to get to work on an agauki of excellence. ”

— Agnos


EDITORIALA Global ViewAMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDSD e c e m b e r 1 0 , 1 9 8 7T he M a yo r a n d A ld erm en o f A m sterd a m a n d the G ay a n d Lesbian S tudies D epartm en t request the pleasure o f y o u r com pany a t a reception to b e held on the occasion o f the In ternational C onference “H om osexua lity B ey o n d D isease” on W ednesday, D ecem ber 9, 1987.

A s S a n F r a n c i s c a n s c e l e b r a t e t h e e l e c t i o n o f A r t A g n o s a s m a y o r , a n o t h e r m a y o r i n a n o t h e r c i ty i s w e lc o m in g s c h o l a r s a n d s t u d e n t s f r o m m o s t n a t i o n s w h o h a v e c o m e t o t h e N e th e r l a n d s , t o d i a l o g u e a b o u t h o m o s e x u a l i t y .

T h e m a i n th e s i s o f t h i s c o n f e r e n c e i s t h a t w e a r e s t i l l c o n f r o n t e d w i t h a s o c i a l s i t u a t i o n i n w h ic h m a n y p e o p l e d o n ’t a c c e p t h o m o s e x u a l i t y . I n m a n y r e l ig i o n s , h o m o s e x u a l i t y is s t i l l c o n s i d e r e d a s i n . M a n y e x i s t i n g la w s s t i l l p u n i s h s o m e f o r m s o f h o m o s e x u a l b e h a v i o r , a n d p s e u d o - s c i e n t i f i c e x p l a n a t i o n s o f h o m o s e x u a l i t y s t i l l l a b e l i t a “ m e n t a l d e v i a n c e . ”

I n t h e f i e ld o f m e n t a l h e a l t h , t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n s a r e :• A n y p e r s o n w o r k i n g i n t h e f i e ld o f m e n t a l h e a l t h h a s t o r e a l iz e t h a t f a l s e p e r c e p t i o n s o f a n d p r e j u d i c e s a r o u n d h o m o s e x u a l i ty a r e s t i l l c o m m o n a n d t h a t a l l l e s b ia n a n d g a y p e o p l e a r e s u b j e c t e d t o t h e m d a i ly .• A c r i t i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e a s s u m p t i o n s u n d e r l y in g d i a g n o s t i c c l a s s i f i c a t io n s a n d t h e r a p e u t i c i n t e r v e n t i o n s a s s o o n a s h o m o s e x u a l i t y is i n v o l v e d r e m a i n s n e c e s s a r y . H o m o s e x u a l i ty , a s s u c h , is n o t a n i l ln e s s .• I n d e v e l o p i n g a n d e v a l u a t i n g c o u n s e l in g m e t h o d s f o r h o m o s e x u a l s , o n e h a s t o h a v e k n o w l e d g e o f t h e s p e c i f i c s o c i a l p r o b l e m s h o m o s e x u a l s a r e c o n f r o n t e d w i t h , t h e i r i d e n t i t y d e v e l o p m e n t a n d t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h ip s .

I n t h e h e a r t o f A m s t e r d a m , a c r o s s t h e s q u a r e f r o m t h e r o y a l p a l a c e , w e f i n d T o r e H a k a n s s o n , a n a n t h r o p o l o g i s t f r o m S w e d e n , s p e a k i n g a b o u t b e r d a c h e s a n d A m a z o n s . B e r d a c h e s w e r e h o m o s e x u a l m e n i n I n d i a n t r i b e s s u c h a s t h e M o j a v e s . O f t e n t h e y a c t e d a s m e d ic in e m e n a n d h e a l e r s , c o m m a n d i n g g r e a t r e s p e c t f o r t h e i r p s y c h i c p o w e r s . A m a z o n s w e r e w o m e n i n 1 6 th c e n t u r y S o u t h A m e r i c a . T h e y h a d s h o r t , c r o p p e d h a i r a n d

w e r e n o t e d f o r s t r e n g t h a n d b r a v e r y i n b a t t l e . T h e S p a n i s h c o n q u i s t a d o r s w e r e s o im p r e s s e d w i t h t h e c o u r a g e o f t h e A m a z o n s t h a t t h e y n a m e d a r i v e r i n t h e r e g i o n t h e A m a z o n .

W e h e a r t a l e s o f t h e V ik in g s , a r a c e t h a t f l o u r i s h e d b e f o r e C h r i s t i a n s a r r i v e d . A l t e r n a t i v e f o r m s o f s e x u a l e x p r e s s io n w e r e a c c e p t e d w i t h o u t s t r i c t u r e o r j u d g m e n t .

T 6 r e H a k a n s s o n n e x t t a k e s u s t o C u b a a n d d e s c r ib e s t h e l i f e o f g a y p e o p l e a f t e r F i d e l C a s t r o a n d t h e S o v ie t s g a i n e d p o w e r . H e d e s c r ib e s t h e “ r e i n t e g r a t i o n c a m p s ” i n t h e ’6 0 s , w h e r e a n y m a n t h o u g h t t o b e g a y w o u l d b e s e n t — o f t e n n o t t o b e s e e n a g a i n . W e l e a r n t h a t C a s t r o ’s b r o t h e r is g a y , a n d o n e o f h is l o v e r s w a s a m i n i s t e r o f f i lm . N o n e th e l e s s , n o m e r c y w a s s h o w n t o g a y p e o p l e i n C u b a .

Z h e o X i o n g s e n t a r e p o r t o n t h e n o n a c c e p t a b i l i t y o f h o m o s e x u a l i t y i n C h i n a . A n o t h e r q u i e t s c h o l a r f r o m S p a i n te l ls o f g a y l i f e i n C a t a l o n i a a n d o f t h e i m p a c t o f A I D S o n t h e g a y c o m m u n i t y th e r e .

D ia l o g u e f o c u s e s o n r e m a r k s b y J o o p v a n L o n d e n , c h a i r p e r s o n o f t h e W o r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n , w h ic h s t i l l c l a s s i f ie s h o m o s e x u a l i t y a s a d i s e a s e . T h e E u r o p e a n c o m m u n i t y r e a l iz e s t h a t t h e A m e r i c a n P s y c h i a t r i c A s s o c i a t i o n r e m o v e d h o m o s e x u a l i t y f r o m i t s l i s t o f p s y c h i a t r i c d i s o r d e r s i n 1 9 7 4 .

V o ic e s f r o m t h e U n i t e d S ta t e s a r e h e a r d . G i n n y A p p u z z o , f o r m e r d i r e c t o r o f t h e N a t i o n a l G a y a n d L e s b i a n T a s k F o r c e a n d n o w o n t h e s t a f f o f N e w Y o r k G o v e r n o r M a r i o C u o m o , t a l k s f r a n k l y a b o u t p o l i t i c s a n d p o w e r w h e n s h e c a l l s h e r s e l f a d y k e f r o m t h e B r o n x .

L o u M c K e m a n , a c o u n s e l o r f r o m t h e B a y A r e a , r e p o r t s o n t h e i m p a c t o f g r i e f o n t h e g a y c o m m u n i t y i n S a n F r a n c i s c o . A n d s o w e c o m e f u l l c i r c l e , t r a v e l i n g t h r o u g h t i m e a n d h i s t o r y a n d t h o u s a n d s o f m i l e s a c r o s s t h e g lo b e t o h e a r a r e p o r t o n l i f e a t h o m e . G a y p e o p l e i n S a n F r a n c i s c o a r e e a r n i n g a p l a c e i n g a y h i s t o r y , i n p a r t d u e t o o u r e x a m p l e o f w h a t c a n b e a c c o m p l i s h e d t h r o u g h p o l i t i c a l o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d l e g is l a t iv e c l o u t . M o r e i m p o r t a n t l y , w e a r e b e i n g r e c o g n i z e d n o w b y o t h e r n a t i o n s a n d w il l b e r e m e m b e r e d f o r t h e c r e a t i v i t y a n d c o m p a s s i o n w e a r e s h o w in g d u r i n g t h e A I D S e p i d e m ic . W e a r e a s i g n o f h o p e t o o u r s i s t e r s a n d b r o t h e r s e v e r y w h e r e . ■

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LETTERS

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H undreds o f men flocked to a warehouse South of M arket last weekend to be seen at the ever elusive “ Boy P arty” that usually draws a bevy o f hot young men.

Fan MailTo the Editor:

I ’ve lived in SF since 1974 and have never enjoyed a gay publication as much as I have yours the past few years.

My favorite column is by Van A ult. I often send copies o f it to my family and friends around the country. Not only does he write superbly, h e’s informative and extremely helpful in explaining how we can each help ourselves.

W e’re very lucky to have him and the other writers who do features on health and spirituality a t a time when o u r community is in search o f im portant answers to the difficult situation we find ourselves in.

T hank you for devoting a segment o f your paper on these subjects and for choosing such intelligent writers. J .L . Reilly

Rebates to AIDST o the Editor:

We would like to suggest an alternative to the current campaign to donate California tax rebate checks to the public schools. We urge members and friends o f the gay community to donate their tax rebates to an AIDS research program o r a program providing direct assistance to PWAs.

Millions o f dollars will be received, and by combining these checks, the community can provide major support for these programs, which are in desperate need o f funds. We urge you to send your rebate to one o f the agencies and to encourage your friends to do the same.M kfcad Becker D o a i Wheatley

Easy SwitchTo the Editor:

If you do your banking at B o f A, here’s an easy change from VISA to M aster Card:Pick up your phone and call David Hudson at 953-0142. He works for Bank o f America and is sympathetic to our cause. He can change your VISA to a Master Card within a week. No form to fill out; no loss of limits o r good credit; no loss o f bonus points. O ther banks must be able to do this as easily as B o f A . Do it today.Bill Jones

Political ManeuversTo the Editor:

As a participant in seven years o f marches down Market Street, I must wonder if I am the only one who felt shamelessly m anipulated by the events and agenda o f this year’s Harvey Milk M emorial Candlelight March.

F irst, there was the detour across M arket Street for the express purpose o f “ putting a crowd” in front o f the Names Project office. A supposedly quiet and dignified evening devoted to remembering a gay hero and assessing o u r progress as a movement was turned instead into a carefully orchestrated media circus right off the bat.

As a contributor to the Names Project, I was offended. I, along w ith many others, spent hundreds o f heartfelt hours making my contributions in fabric fo r the project whose stated purpose was to be a “ positive expression o f personal loss” — a visible, personal way fo r a grieving

national population o f lovers, friends and families o f those lost to AIDS to discharge their grief. Recent developments in the media have made it clear tha t the project has a m ore ambitious agenda: tha t o f building a grass-roots political power base for its leader(s).

L ater on , in front o f C ity Hall, the topic was violence against gay people; the focus, CUA V. T he issue of violence against gay people is a very serious one and should be addressed. But to so narrowly limit the focus of the entire gathering to tha t subject and to the brave — but chronically troubled — CUAV organization, alm ost to the exclusion o f even mentioning Harvey Milk, seemed

strange.Stranger still was tha t alm ost no

mention was made o f the proven link tying the rise o f such acts o f violence against our community with the spread o f the AIDS epidemic. In a community so devastated by the disease, whose bright idea was it not to even mention AIDS except incidentally? Are the rank-and-file members o f the gay community perceived by their myopic leaders as so stupid o r shellshocked tha t we cannot understand o r assimilate more than one issue, idea o r message per event? This feels like the worst kind o f condescension to me.

Leaders, take note: You are making some sloppy decisions, created in

the self-serving vacuum o f petty political maneuvering. Perhaps if you begin to listen to your com munity and no t ju s t yourselves, you might possibly avoid m aking the biggest mistake o f all: underestimating the heart and stam ina and intelligence o f your respective constituencies.

W ith help from our community publishers, m aybe this kind o f situation could be avoided in the future by their running prom inent and repeated announcements o f the dates, times and locations o f planning sessions for events, opening up the focus o f them to a broader voice than is now being felt.T oay C oppock


B San Francisco Sentinel • December 11, 1987

FROM THE PUBLISHER_ j _________________________________________ROBERT M. GOLOVICH

A Clean SlateN o w h e re m o re s o th a n in th e g a y co m m u n ity , i t is tim e to p u t th e m a y o r ’s ra c e b e h in d u s . T h is c o lu m n , o f c o u rs e , tire lessly s u p p o r te d J o h n M o lin a r i in h is d o o m e d b id , even w h ile a llo w in g so m e juv e n ile “ b it in g th e h a n d th a t feeds y o u ” a t ta c k s b y m y new s e d i to r , a n a rd e n t A g n o s m a n . A n d even th o u g h M o lin a r i decisively lo s t, th e re a r e no reg re ts a b o u t o u r cho ice .

remind the public o f his years o f service to the city. On election night Molinari broke political tradition by going to Agnos’ victory party to congratulate the winner personally. That gracious concession was the final necessary touch to show the electorate that Molinari has been and will continue to be someone who looks to the future good o f the city.

Agnos must have appreciated that

W hat’s past is past, and there will be many other elections to win and to lose. It is now only fitting that we extend our congratulations to and best wishes for Mayor-elect A rt Agnos. He deserves nothing less than a clean slate and total cooperation from all San Franciscans.

John Molinari should be congratulated for ending his campaign with dignity. The final month o f the campaign allowed him a second chance to

gesture, and as the first flush o f pure victory begins to fade, no doubt he will value M olinari’s cooperation on the Board o f Supervisors. Molinari has always prided himself in being able to work with politicians o f all ideological stripes, and Agnos will find an able ally in his former opponent when they reach common ground.

One thing is certain: Agnos certainly has his work cut out for him.

The general challenges for the Agnos Administration have been pointed out frequently in San Francisco’s mainstream press. Most noteworthy is a looming budget deficit that will take his greatest skills to eliminate without great pain to one group o r another. And

Agnos’ challenge in living up to his promises to the lesbian/gay community will be as great as any he will face.

Most fearsome o f all his problems will be how to fund the evergrowing AIDS epidemic. Both Agnos and M olinari promised increased lobbying for federal and state funds. Now Agnos must move quickly to find that funding for AIDS services that are already straining under their current burden.

Agnos made other promises in the campaign that will be hard to fulfill. He said more than once that he would find a way to acquire the long sought-after Gay Community Center. Not only might that be a costly venture, it will test Agnos’ ability to find common ground among community groups that often have difficulty agreeing with each other.

Domestic partners is another proposal that Agnos has backed repeatedly. Whether he can shepherd a plan through the Board o f Supervisors that provides equality for all city employees without being too expensive is an open question. It will take great fortitude to follow through with the legislation in the face o f a huge deficit.

Without a doubt, however, the foremost challenge for Agnos and his followers in our community will be to put behind the bitter political divisions in this race. In no other community was the Mayor’s race so bitterly contested, and no other group in San Francisco is so in need o f healing.

The upcoming race to replace Agnos in his Assembly seat already presents the horrifying specter o f a bloody political battle among several worthies. The campaign has the potential to exacerbate the raw feelings that began in the Britt-Pelosi race and which grew bloody in the mayor’s race. Another hostile election now will benefit no one.

So, while we have all grown bitterly partisan in the last year, I ask all members o f our community to follow John M olinari’s example and reach out to former opponents as we meet the challenges ahead. It is a time for healing.

To Art Agnos: we wish you nothing less than that your vision o f a glorious future for San Francisco comes true. Today, we wipe the slate clean. ■

FROM THE DESKDAVID M. LOWE

Unacceptable BehaviorT he 16th Assem bly district seat o f th e C alifornia legislature belongs to the lesbian/gay com m unity . I t is no t acceptable fo r the so-called B urton political m achine o r m ayor-elect A rt A gnos to ignore o u r candidates by either endorsing Jo h n B urto n o r rem aining neutral.

imately $500,000 from an already seriously strained economy to elect an assemblyperson. Can we afford to spend that kind o f money during the AIDS crisis? It’s a question to which the community will have to give serious consideration. However, with a series of serious threats by conservative legislators looming on the legislative horizon, the answer, unfortunately, may be a resounding yes.

It appears unlikely that Assembly speaker Willie Brown is ready to support a candidate from our community.I have grave doubts tha t C ongresswomen Nancy Peipsi will have any other choice but to support Burton for the role he played during her campaign.

I will be personally distraught and seriously disillusioned should Agnos choose to back Burton o r remain neutral in a race that includes a consensus lesbian/gay candidate.

On Our OwnIf Agnos can’t exercise his in

dependence from the machine and they all roll over for a Burton candidacy, we must be ready once again to mount a serious challenge on our own.

The community must unite behind a strong candidate with massive amounts o f volunteer energy and money. It will take many long, hard hours o f work and hundreds o f thousands o f dollars to beat back a Burton candidacy backed by a powerful political machine who will again try to convince us they can best represent our interests.

Is It Worth It?It would be a serious drain on our

community if we had to divert approx-

Why It’s NecessaryWe must show our opponents that,

even in the middle o f a deadly health crisis, we are capable o f marshalling our forces to fight off any threat to our community’s well-being.

I don’t believe we can depend on Burton to provide the same unyielding and uncompromising leadership shown by Agnos during his tenure in the legislature.

Community CandidateMy read on the inside negotiations

going on within our community is that Pat Norman and Roberta Achtenberg are now the two top contenders among those looking for an alternative to Supervisor Harry Britt. It appears that Achtenberg will acquiesce if and when

Norman decides she wants to run for the Assembly.

I believe Norman wants to run for the seat, but will not attempt a candidacy unless she is sure that the community is ready to dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to helping her win.

Inside the SentinelThis is by no means an endorsement,

but an informal poll amongst the fulltime staff a t the Sentinel shows the progressives around here are leaning heavily

toward Norman.To sum up the office attitude, one

editor who asked not to be identified yet said, “ It seems to me that Pat Norman would be the ideal choice. I don’t even know who this Roberta Achtenberg is, and I never did like Tim Wolfred.”

It’s hard to predict who the Sentinel will finally endorse because only some of the staff expressing opinions are on. the editorial board. However, I can almost guarantee that this paper will never, never endorse John Burton.

No Rubber StampI’m ecstatic that Agnos won the —

mayor’s race by the largest margin of victory afforded a non-incumbent in this century.

I’m looking forward to working with his administration and towards the advancement o f the progressive agenda. However, now that the campaign is over

I return to my neutral role as an advocacy journalist dedicated to keeping an eye on the efforts o f a new administration.

I wish them the best o f luck in building the same coalition o f people and ideas that carried Agnos to the mayor’s office in a landslide vote.

Pieces of ArtThe most delightful, but intense part

o f the recent mayoral contest was my weekly battle with my publisher — on and off this page.

First, let me say I’m honored to work for Mr. Golovich. H e is responsible for encouraging a new era o f lesbian/gay journalism. Most notably by allowing a diversity o f opinion on the editorial page, even when it meant he had to endure some personal criticism.


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Is Everybody a Child Molester?News reports last week contained so m any stories o f alleged child m olesting th a t m any citiziens m ight have been asking them selves the above question. A S an ta C la ra supervisor is accused o f m olesting his daughter six years ago. A respected vice-president o f W ells F argo Bank is a rrested fo r suspicion o f m olesting boys h e m et from single-parent hom es.

In N ovato, a former day-care worker is being investigated for allegedly molesting boys entrusted to his care. Recently an Oakland principal lost his job following his arrest on an allegation o f fondling a female student, a charge that was dropped a week later. The principal remains unemployed pending investigation o f other allegations.

M any child molesting charges do not stick. In Los Angeles, most o f the defendants in the infamous McMartin preschool case had their charges dismissed after a five-month preliminary hearing. In January, Dallas Cowboys kicker Raphael Septien faced a charge o f aggravated assault in Texas bu t had the charge dropped after the

ten-year-old accuser contradicted her i original story,. The Presidio molestation case was dropped and then refiled. Now it looks like half o f the charges will be dropped.

Many o f the accused receive great support from their communities. The O aldand principal had an active citizens group backing him. Coworkers o f the Novato man told o f the respect and affection the man had while working there. Nonetheless, police are investigating allegations by at least nine boys o f sexual molestation. The Wells Fargo executive faces 19 counts o f molestation and child pornography in Nevada and is a suspect in as many as 30 East Bay incidents, although no

charges have been filed there.The Santa Clara supervisor has

received community support, including statements from Republican leaders. The allegation against him involves a six-year-old incident with his daughter, now 18.

Child molestation charges are often made against respected persons who have positions o f trust. A San Francisco police officer, now terminated, of course, is serving a three-year prison sentence. The Catholic Church has had a serious problem paying settlement claims after charges against various priests have been made.

Facing these charges is not only expensive in terms o f court costs and lawyer fees, but also in the am ount of mental anguish caused to all parties involved. On one side, a young child faces the stress o f the courtroom , and on the other, the accused faces the glare o f the press as well as the risk o f incarceration.

Suicide is not uncommon for men facing these kinds o f charges. The dean o f S tanford University’s earth sciences department was thought to have com mitted suicide after he threatened to do so if he was reported to police on allegations o f molesting a young man more than 100 times since the boy was 14. The report was made and the dean was

found dead.The seriousness o f the accusations,

the damage to reputations, the costs both human and financial, all demand that these allegations be carefully investigated before any charges are publicly made. Since some o f the cases do get dismissed, it’s necessary for the public to reserve judgment until the evidence is in. Despite the flavor o f some newspaper accounts, the accused is presumed innocent until the contrary can be shown.

And when guilt is shown, the punishment is severe, not only for the amount o f time the individual is usually sentenced to , but because the child molester is the pariah o f the penitentiary.

Are there more cases o f child molesting now than ever? Probably not. It is easier for children today to bring incidents o f abuse to the attention o f the authorities, not only because o f increased education o f children on these subjects, but because o f increased openness where parents are more com fortable discussing such subjects with their families.

This increased public attention means that we will continue to see more o f these charges than we have in the past. It’s a problem that may never go away, but at least responsible investigation and responsible reporting can protect those who are innocent o f the accusations. As for the others (75% of molesters are heterosexual, I remind

you) they suffer a fate more serious than they’d ever imagined.

Before the Sentinel conducted its reader poll, I proceeded on the assumption tha t this column was read only by my three closest friends and a couple o f other people looking for me to fall flat on my face. Apparently, there are a few more readers than I thought, which makes me a little more self-conscious about writing this column. My column on November 27 about the ribald sex ads ruffled a few feathers, which I don ’t mind. As a m atter o f fact, I got a good laugh from Walter Rowen’s column (“ Point o f View,” December 4) suggesting that I confine my opinions to matters o f law.

But W alter, I ’m also a gay man and a consumer. Just as I d on 't think the sex advertisers should set the standards o f taste for the newspaper, I don ’t think a person’s occupation should limit his freedom o f speech. The sex-in-the-paper controversy is not unique to the Sentinel. Last October, the London Daily Star began printing photos o f nude women on nearly every page every day. A large supermarket chain pulled its ads from the tabloid, claiming they were an insult to women. After much criticism, the paper agreed to tone its pages down.

At any rate, thanks to those who checked this as one o f their favorite columns. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. ■

Mayor-elect A rt Agnos.

Agnos WinsContinued from page 7

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In the spirit o f citizen involvement or populism that marked Agnos* election campaign, the mayor-elect told his sup

porters he would need their help and involvement to put his agenda into action.

Said Agnos, “ Last March when I announced to you that I would be a candidate for mayor I said that I didn’t just want your votes. I said, in the years ahead, I want your involvement, you participation and your wisdom and since then our ranks have increased but

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The new m ayor then hearkened back to his and the Western W orld’s Greek heritage when he quoted from the Odyssey, “ A nd that which they greatly thought, they nobly d ared .” Agnos ad ded, "Tonight in this campaign our Odyssey is closed but a new one opens before us, and I am proud and grateful that we will be com panions on the journey together for the next four years ."

Supervisor Hongisto talked to the Sentinel about Molinari’s poor showing in the election and like Binder recalled M olinari’s speech at the Fairmont the night o f November 3. Said Hongisto, “ My personal view is that on the evening o f the primary when Molinari made his doom and darkness speech, which I think was an insult to anyone who had ever demonstrated for any cause to benefit social justice o r civil and human rights, he gave anybody who had ever participated in those things an excuse to walk away from his cam paign.”

Louise Renne was also caught by the Sentinel a t the Agnos victory party. It was Renne who held a news conference in midsummer, when she was running her own campaign for mayor, to accuse Agnos o f taking “ tainted” real estate money from Sacramento backers. After the primary Renne subsequently endorsed Agnos.

Said Renne o f her decision to back Agnos, “ I thought after the runoff it was im portant to make a choice, and I thought A rt would make a good m ayor.”

Among the gays in the victory crowd were political activists P at Norman; Ron Braithwaite, issues chair a t the Toklas Club; and P aul M elbostad, corresponding secretary for the Milk Club.

“ I will say th is," Melbostad told the Sentinel, “ this is the happiest night of my life. I ’ve worked on underdogs’ campaigns ever since I was in high school. I worked for McGovern. It’s very satisfying to work for someone solely because o f their stand on the issues and then to have them w in.”

M elbostad was an area coordinator in the Agnos campaign, which meant he

Norman. “ W e’ve waited nine years and I was very happy to see the kind o f response that John Molinari gave here tonight. That kind o f real class act is so unusual.”

“ Tonight is just the first step,” said Braithwaite, who has been rumored as a possible candidate for president o f the Toklas Club in the coming year. “ Art needs our help from now on . We have a $100 million budget deficit facing us, 1,000 city employees could lose their

jobs. We have an increasing need for welfare for people with AIDS and we have domestic partnership we need to work on. And all those things are going to need grass-roots support to d o .”

As the dust settled after the mayoral election, it was clear that Agnos intended to use his electoral m andate to

“I was very happy to see the kind of response that John Molinari gave here tonight. That

kind of real class act is so unusual.”— Norma

was responsible for 16 precincts. “ I was out till after midnight hanging up door hangers and up at 6 am this morning making wake-up calls to my precinct leaders. I ’ve been on the phone all day .”

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change the shape o f San Francisco’s political scene. The mayor-elect has asked for the pro forma resignation of all the city’s appointed commissioners. It is expected that many Feinstein ap pointees will go by the board to be replaced by Agnos appointees who are more aligned politically with the new liberal administration. Only a dozen or so commissioners are openly members o f the lesbian and gay community. It is expected that some o r most o f these will also be replaced, but Agnos, who has three openly gay aides on his assembly staff, is expected to enlarge the cadre of gays and lesbians serving as city commissioners under his adm inistration. ■ Independent pollster David Binder contributed to this report.

CorrectionThe Sentinel footnote to Walter

Rowen’s Point o f View “ Taste in Advertising Redux,” December 4, 1987, Volume 15, N o. 49, described The Connecter, Inc., as a 976 telephone service.

The Connecter, Inc., does not consider itself a 976 service because they operate in a totally different manner than any 976 com pany, offering a considerably lower rate structure. ■


ON THE JOBARTHUR LAZERE

Mike Morris: A Rare Breed

Upfront in the Executive SuiteM ajor A m erican co rpora tions are ab o u t the last places m ost people w ould look to find progressive views, innovation in the m anagem ent o f hu m an resources o r acceptance o f m inorities, w om en an d those w ho a re different from m ainstream no rm s. T he higher up on e looks in co rpo ra te m anagem ent, the m ore they all look alike — white, m ap ie d , A nglo m ales w ith 2.3 children, living in com fortable subu rban hom es insulated from th e harsh realities o f inner-city life. In th e executive suites, w om en a re few, blacks an d o ther racial m inorities a re fewer, an d gays are as invisible as the forbidden skin between th e cuff o f the tro u se r an d th e to p o f the sock.

They are there — gay chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CAOs, CFPs and the rest o f the alphabet-souped-up titlesby which top management is identified. It can be assumed that gays are there in smaller numbers than the 10% proportion o f gays in the overall population, since the system is geared to discourage their advancement. But they are there, closeted so tightly it is hard to understand how they breathe.

After then years o f activism and writing about corporate America, 1 have met, for the first time, an openly gay, high-ranking officer o f a major corporation. He may be the only one; if not, he is surely a rare breed. Michael Morris, 39, is vice-president, general counsel and corporate secretary o f Sun Microsystems, Inc., one o f the fastest growing companies in the country, located in Northern California’s Silicon Valley. Sun’s sales o f computer systems are nearing the rate o f $1 billion a year, a remarkable performance for a com pany that was first incorporated in 1982.

The first thing you notice about M orris is his deep and resonant speaking voice, an asset that served him well as a debate team member in high school. He won a national championship in extemporaneous speaking in his senior year a t Battle Creek (Michigan) Central H igh, where he captained a team that achieved state championships three years in a row. Nothing less than a local hero, he was also elected most likely to succeed by his graduating class.

“ I really needed that ego boost,” Morris recalls, because he was already dealing with the stigma o f being homosexual. He knew he was attracted to men, even as a small boy. As a teenager he understood tha t “ there are names that society attaches to those

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Morris studied a t Northwestern University on a debate scholarship, m ajoring in political science. Then, while he was attending the University o f Michigan law school, he had his first sexual encounter with a man. After than one time, he avoided further contact until after he graduated.

Morris started his career in a Jocal law firm in a small town in Michigan and became a partner in the firm a few years later. He escaped to Chicago for weekends, keeping his gay life there separate from career home and family.

He dated a w oman, a close friend o f his family. They were seen as a couple, but she knew that the relationship wasn’t working and Morris was very uncomfortable about being dishonest with her. That situation triggered his coming out to her and to his family, one by one. He told his father, a tool and die maker, first. His father’s response:

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“ I hope you never thought your mother o r I would love you less.”

Although his law partner wanted him to stay, Morris thought that St. Joseph, Michigan, was too small and too conservative a town to accept an openly gay professional. A law school friend had become general counsel o f Rolm Corporation, a manufacturer o f telephone

ing and going to heaven.’’ His activism immediately engaged, Morris was angered by CBS News’ coverage o f the parade. He wrote to them, expressing his concern with the distorted image o f the gay community that CBS projected. The letter resulted in an invitation to appear on "Y our T u rn ," a CBS letters-to-the- editor show.

“ All o f a sudden ," Morris says, “ I was faced with the prospect o f coming out to the whole world. ” After speaking to his boss, who thought it was a great idea, he went ahead with the TV appearance. For two weeks afterwards, he got phone calls from gays all over the country, all positive. Even the president o f Rolm complimented him.

Encouraged by the response, Morris became active in the battle to defeat the Santa Clara County referendum aimed at repealing the county’s gay rights o rdinance. During the campaign, the Santa Clara Manufacturers Group (a prominent organization including such companies as Intel, Hewlett-Packard and Rolm) initially endorsed the repeal effort. “ The attitude,” Morris says, “ was that the ordinance was just one more thing that people can sue about, and businesses don’t need any more reasons to get sued.”

H e wrote a memorandum to the president of Rolm. explaining why such an attitude is inappropriate. He pointed out that, in places where nondiscrimination on the basis o f sexual orientation has become law, there has not been an explosion o f litigation by gays

“All of a sudden, ” Morris says, “/ was faced with the prospect of coming out to the whole

world."switching equipment in Santa Clara, California. When he offered Morris a job there, Morris came out to him and asked him whether it would be a problem at Rolm if he became politically active in the community. With assurances that Rolm was “ not the kind o f company where that would be a problem ," Morris accepted the offer and relocated to Silicon Valley in 197?).

That June, Morris attended his first San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Freedom Day Parade. Seeing a quarter o f a million gays and lesbians affirming their pride, he felt that “ it was almost like dy-

against employers. He reasoned that corporations that show explicitly stated respect for their rights can expect a resulting higher level o f commitment from gay employees, and higher levels o f productivity as well.

"Com m on sense tells you it’s going to affect your bottom line positively,” Morris argued, "bu t overarching all is the idea that nondiscrimination policy is simply the right thing, the moral thing to d o ."

The president liked M orris’ memo

and circulated it to other members o f the manufacturers’ group. As a result, the group withdrew its opposition to the gay rights ordinance and remained neutral for the duration o f the cam paign. Sadly, the referendum overwhelmingly passed, leaving no protection for lesbians and gays in Santa C lara County. But, as a result o f the memo, Rolm adopted a policy o f nondiscrimination.

Morris was promoted to general counsel o f Rolm in 1981. In 1984, the company was taken over by IBM. M orris left Rolm a year after the merger; it is far less challenging to be counsel for a subsidiary than it is to be a t the top corporate level.

" I had no idea," he says, "how much it meant to gay employees at Rolm to have me, a general counsel, be as open as I was. When I announced I was leaving, they came into my office individually, o r it twos and threes, saying, ‘W e’re really sorry you’re leaving. W hat are we doing to do? Is the com pany going to change if you’re not here?’ I tried to reassure them.”

Two years later, IBM, in the process o f conforming corporate policies o f the parent company and those o f its new subsidiary, for the first time adopted a company-wide policy o f nondiscrimination on the basis o f sexual orientation. Long after he had moved on, M orris’ efforts continued to have positive effects, even on giant IBM.

After a year with another company, Morris joined Sun Microsystems in O ctober 1987. Sun is so new that comprehensive personnel policies are still being formulated. While there is no doubt that a nondiscrimination policy will be adopted, domestic partners’ benefits still seem out o f reach. “ We can’t get insurers for it ,” M orris explains. So his lover, Richard, who moved with him from the Midwest back in 1979, w on’t get the health insurance coverage that heterosexual executives take for granted for their spouses.

A small minority o f gays in Silicon Valley are open at work. Even Morris says. “ I d o n ’t walk around with a sandwich board announcing it .” But I expressed admiration for his courage in being open and, indeed, an activist. “ It isn’t courage,” he responded, " if you can’t do anything else."

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LETTERSContinued from page 8

Censuring the CensorsThe following letter was sent to the editor o f Newsweek.T o the Editor:

In the second week o f October more than one-half million people participated in the largest civil rights demonstration ever held in Washington . the National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Two days later more than 800 people were arrested in the largest act o f civil disobedience to ever occur a t the Supreme C ourt; for the first time in its history the C ourt was forced to close its doors because of the actions o f these demonstrators.All the activities o f that week were designed to draw attention to the fact that gay men and lesbians are citizens o f this country and are entitled to, and dem and, equal justice under law. Unfortunately. Newsweek made an editorial decision to publish not one picture or one sentence concerning the March.

Your omission was not inadvertent, and it is apparent that journalistic self-censorship is alive and well a t the

editorial offices o f Newsweek.It is more than a little curious that

both Newsweek and the other major newsweekly. Time, judged that the civil rights activities were so utterly devoid o f any newsworthiness that neither deigned to mention a word. Even worse. Newsweek chose to actively trivialize those who participated in the Supreme Court demonstration by including in its Quotes section a facetious chant uttered by those who were arrested. You would never have dared treat the 1963 Civil Rights March in this way. and the fact that you deliberately chose to ignore this most recent dem onstration speaks volumes about your commitment to justice and equality, to say nothing of your journalistic integrity — o r lack o f it.

I am £Ot pleased with the negative coverage tha t the press all too often gives to gay men and lesbians, but a complete lack o f coverage o f an event o f such major proportions says more about you and your organization than the most biased reporting ever could. As a gay man I feel personally betrayed by your judgment that the powerful and dignified expression o f the aspirations o f millions o f people

in this country was not worthy of comment.Andrew Vincent Alder

CSAA BiasThe following letter was sent to the secretary o f the California State Automobile Association:

D ear M r Baty,In response to your recent letter

about renewing my CSAA membership and nam ing proxy, please note the following: I hereby aw ard my proxy to the following 3 people: Jean O ’Leary' Benjamin Schatz and Leonard G raff o f N ational Gay Rights A dvocates, 540 C astro St., San Francisco.94114.

I do this in further pursuance o f my ongoing effort to obtain a joint membership in the CSAA m otor club for me and my domestic pa rtner. Last year, I requested your so- called “ m aster” and associate membership status for me and my partner and prom ptly paid my individual renewal as a sign o f bona fide dealing.

This year, I am renewing my membership (individual) under p ro

test o f your policy o f denial o f associate membership to unrelated single adults living in the same household. Y our casualty underwriting assistant m anager, Raymond Pierce, informed me tha t CSAA “ has found a higher usage o f road services by single adults living in the same household.” I challenge your findings and would like you to p ro duce fo r me the statistics.

T hank you for your attention to this m atter. I await your detailed reply.Jessea N .R . G reenm an

Wilson BetrayalThe following letter was sent to Sen. Pete Wilson:Senator Wilson:

I must express my outrage a t your recent support for the Helms Amendment, which prohibits federal funding o f sexually explicity AIDS education materials. As a registered nurse with a degree in education and direct experience as an AIDS educator, I understand that educational materials written and presented in the language o f the learners is a universally recognized concept. I feel tha t you are

betraying your constituents by not exercising informed judgm ent, especially given the recent call by the California Republican League for adopting the Koop model o f voluntary, anonymous and informed HIV-antibody testing, and rejecting censorship o f AIDS educational materials and m andatory testing.

Additionally, your recent reversal o f previously pledged support (during your campaign) for a federal civil rights law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation reeks o f opportunism at its worst. I expect that promises will be kept, especially by o u r leaders.

I expect m ore enlightened and judicious behavior on your part, Senator Wilson. Please let intelligence and compassion be your guides, not irrational, demeaning fear.J im Lovette, RN

All tetters must be typed and legibly signed originals. Please include your complete address and telephone number. Deadline is the Friday prior to publication. We reserve the right to edit or reject any letter submitted. Brevity is a virtue.

AIDS CommissionContinued from page 3government agencies responsible for these program s have moved too slowly.”

Ann McFarren, executive director o f the lobby group A IDS Action Council, said tha t although she had no t had a chance to read the report, she was “ cautiously optimistic.”

“ A t the first commission hearing,” said M cFarren, “ many o f the commis

sion members were saying how much the government was doing. Now they’re saying, we need m ore inform ation. The report reflects concern that not enough is being done.”

M cFarren, who said she has met personally with all but one o f the commission members and has plans to meet with the last one soon, said she believes “ many o f the commission members are very aware o f criticism” leveled against the presidential study group when it was formed in September tha t the commis-

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Jeff Levi, executive director o f the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said he does no t believe the commission intends to pu t gays on those review groups and said he was concerned that by praising the strong effort made by the gay community to address the AIDS epidemic, the commission was trying to justify a reduced government response.

T he preliminary report notes that “ community-based organizations, and in particular those in the gay com munity, were the first to respond to the HIV epidemic.” T he report applauded the creation o f A ID S-rela ted groups “ created in response to a growing crisis in their com munity,” the development o f alternate care settings and “ congregate living facilities,” and the “ u n iq u e c a s e m a n a g e m e n t approaches” for out-of-hospital care.

“ Community-based organizations, most prominently those in the gay community, have demonstrated an ability to step in and fill the void left by municipal o r other governmental entities, offering creative approaches to problem solving, and often leading the way for government to respond.”

“ It’s a pleasant surprise in that

they’re s tating what’s tru e ,” said Levi, “ bu t my fear is tha t they’ll say the community is doing such a good job the governm ent doesn ’t need to do anything.”

Vic Basile, executive director o f the H um an Rights Campaign Fund, which, along with N G LTF and others, lobbies Capital Hill for A ID S funding, said he, too, was “ generally surprised and pleased” a t the commission’s remarks.

“ I t ’s s u r p r i s in g ly p o s i t i v e language,” said Basile, a harsh critic of the com mission’s early make-up. “ W here I thought there was little hope, something affirmative seems to be h appening.” Basile said he was pleased to hear during the W hite House press conference tha t commission chairman Admiral Jam es W atkins had added a person with A ID S to the commission staff and another person with A IDS as a consultant. Basile said, however, that he was concerned tha t prevention was not one o f the commission’s four priorities.

The report states tha t its im mediate attention would be targeted on four areas: determining the incidence and prevalence o f AIDS, finding o u t “ why these alternative care settings are unavailable in adequate num bers,” investigating the development o f new durg therapies and examining the im pact o f AIDS am ong drug and alcohol abusers.

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o f much o f its work, the commission will no t wait until its final report to issue recom mendations.” Instead, the panel intends to release recommendations through interim reports between now and when the final report is due next June.

“ Obviously, hearings and recomm endations alone will not solve problems o f this magnitude, problems which can only be resolved by a comprehensive national response,” concluded the report. ■

Lisa M. Keen is the managing editor of The W ashington Blade the District o f Columbia’s weekly gay newspaper.© 1987 Washington Blade

Olympic ClubContinued from page 3hysteria,” he says, “ we’ve got kids who play basketball and soccer and make use o f all those facilities.”

T he club, Myers says, has not done anything to educate members about AIDS. “ It’s a social club,” he says. "T h e majority o f members come in only about once in two months. You’re hoping tha t the inform ation comes from the news media and the workplace, and , i f their children a re bringing home tha t inform ation, tha t they would see it .”

Myers, formerly a manager o f KSFO, describes himself as media spokesman for the club. “ I ta lk ,” he told thcSentinel, “ to the guys in 328 as well as the o thers.”

The “guys id 328” told ^Sentinel that the dispute is an internal m atter o f the d u b and they will not have anything to say to the press until after the election o f the new board members. ■

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the Civil Disobedience Task Force, headed by Jeanne Cordova. The heads o f the committees were appointed.

Much o f this discussion a t the meeting revolved around the question o f where and how to apply community resources. Osborne chaired a task force which looked at the possibility o f sponsoring “ our own initiative.” Although the issue is still being discussed, the general sentiment was tha t financial and time resources limited the feasibility o f this option, according to Osborne. One major dedsion, however, was reached.

“ It was quite clear tha t the community is not going to pursue a big expensive cam paign to defeat this LaRouche Initiative,” she states. A campaign will take place, but the strategy will be much different than the strategy last year. W hat exactly it will be remains to be dedded. ■


Lesbian Rights Project Executive Director Roberta Achtenberg with d ien t Artie Wallace sitting in the shadow o f a picture o f W allace's missing son Shawn.

tha t time he told me again that he wanted to live with us.”

On January 5 this year, Wallace and his son Shawn returned to the small Southern California town o f Apple Valley where W allace’s parents and his ex-wife lived to pick up his son’s clothes and toys. Then on January 11 Julia Wallace appeared a t Artie Wallace’s door in C lear Lake with the sheriff and a court order “ and took Shawn |who was] crying and screaming.”

Asked why Shawn preferred to live with him after having lived with his mother since 1981, Wallace responded, “ I don’t think he saw a lot o f her. Basically his grandparen ts |A rtie W allace’s parents) took care o f him. She [Julia Wallace] was more career- minded. She was going for a teaching degree. She lived in a room behind my parent’s home. He just didn’t really know her.”

Apparently Julia Wallace had reason to believe that the court would agree with Artie Wallace. All three court- appointed experts who had been asked to decide where the boy should be placed had decided to testify in Artie Wallace’s favor. But before, they could appear in court, Julia Wallace took her son into hiding.

TRANSITIONSsonality. Independent in thinking and in nature, David moved from Fresno, CA, his hometown, to San Francisco in 1975. Bom in Sacramento, he is survived by mother Nancy Newton-Briggs, sister Teresa, and brother Cory — all of Fresno. David was the son o f the late Harold H . Briggs.

A Safeway Corporation employee for fourteen years and an Air National Guard M P for six years, David, a PWA, involved himself in the Shanti Project for the last nine months o f his life. Donations in his name may be made to this organization.

David’s remains were laid to rest December 6 a t Point Reyes. At his request, a wake by invitation will follow in celebration o f his Spirit.

H e leaves behind a host o f local family, including but certainly not limited to: Finn, Mom and Dad, Francine, Bobo, Massey, Buchanan, and Brenda — his spaniel puppy.

We aU love you, David. Peace be with you.

David Edward BriggsI t is with deep regret that close family and dear friends o f David Edward B riggs announce his d ea th on November 25, 1987, in San Francisco.

A n involved member o f the community, David leaves behind him a consistent history o f sharp teachings, wild events and the legacy o f a feisty per-

AIDS KidnapContinued from page 1

“ I believe the child was taken against his will o r brainwashed in some fashion,” said Artie W allace’s attorney, Roberta Achtenberg, a t a press conference at the Lesbian Rights Project on Monday morning, December 4.

“ Typically in these cases, the child is told lies,” added Achtenberg, “ like the father is dead o r the child will get AIDS if he is with his father.”

Wallace and his former wife, Julia, were marrried ten years ago when both served in the US Armed Forces in Germany. Six years ago they separated. A rtie Wallace was sent back to Europe by the Army and left his son, Shawn, with his estranged wife. Then in July 1986 Artie Wallace was diagnosed with AIDS.

Talking about his close relationship with his son over the years o f their separation, Wallace said, “ H e had often told me over the years that he wanted to be with me. We wrote letters back and forth twice a m onth, and then last Thanksgiving, Rod (Wallace’s lover) and I went down and brought him up for a lengthy vacation. During

Achtenberg said the judge in the custody battle placed a gag order on the case, and she and Wallace were unable until recently to distribute Shawn W allace’s photo.

Reported Achtenberg, “ I don’t believe this case was given the kind o f consideration it merits. Courts are not knowledgeable about AIDS. The previous judge thought he was somehow protecting the child by preventing us from putting the boy’s picture out.

“ I don’t think this case is being treated in the way other cases would be treated because this disease is AIDS and M r. Wallace is gay ,” added Achtenberg. She noted that since Julia Wallace liv e s 'o n Artie Wallace’s disability payments it would be possible to track her down “ if we were getting the cooperation o f law enforcement.”

Said Wallace o f his ex-wife’s actions, “ I don’t understand her fears, and I don’t guess I understand why she’s doing this to Shawn. I can understand why she’s doing this to me, but not to Shawn.” ■

TroubleContinued from page 3prevention. The administration, he charged, has proven completely incapable o f spending the money Congress appropriates for prevention. "T o spend it ,” he says, "would require that they talk about sex and drugs.”

Morin contends that Secretary of Education William Bennett and White House Aide Gary Bauer thwart conscientious efforts by the CDC to inform the public. He cites, as an example, a brochure which the White House deemed too explicit for general distribution because it contained diagrams of a condom and o f the lining o f the rectum. White House censorship, he alleges, limited the CDC to offering only conformity to traditional family values and, for the sexually active, the admonition to “ Just Say N o” as ways o f preventing the spread o f A IDS. “ That brochure," Morin charged, "is dan gerous. It scares people, but it does not tell them how to protect themselves.”

Morin dealt in some detail with the

fate o f the Helms Amendment, which, if enacted and enforced, might be used to withhold federal funds from agencies which advise the use o f AIDS prevention measures that “ directly o r indirectly” promote “ homosexual sexual [sic| acts.” The amendment, when it passed the Senate with only two dissenting votes, provoked charges o f betrayal and genocide from lesbian and gay leaders

Weicker (R-Conn) will sit as one o f the two conferees delegated by the Senate to iron out differences between Senate and House versions o f the appropriations bill to which Helms attached his amendment. Weicker cast one o f the two dissenting votes in the Senate. Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) cast the other. Morin would not predict the ou tcome o f the conference committee’s

“The American people would like increased spending [for AIDSJ and they are willing to be taxed for it. They are not willing to be

taxed for Star Wars. ”— Morin

around the country. It has since passed• the House.

The House also approved by a vote o f 368 to 47, an instruction, moved by California Republican William Danne- meyer, forbidding the House conferees from voting to alter the Helms Amendment when it reaches the Senate/House Conference Committee. Morin told the Stonewall members that the instruction does not bind the conferees. Furthermore, he pointed out. Senator Lowell

deliberations.Morin praised the lesbian/gay Dem

ocratic clubs in San Francisco for their strenuous and vocal criticism o f Senator Alan C ranston’s vote in favor o f the Helms A m endm ent. Singling out Stonewall for its especially vocal denunciations o f Cranston, Morin told an a p preciative audience that "Stonewall has been very helpful by putting pressure on Cranston, who is now performing in a


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What the House approved for FY88: S970 million, o r twice last year's appropriation and $179 million more than the administration requested. $472 million will go to the National Institute o f Health (NIH) for research; $307 million to the CDC for counseling, testing, education, surveillance, epidemiology and laboratory activities; $101 million to the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) for research; $38.5 million to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for demonstration programs, training for health care providers, and the renovation and construction of health care facilities such as US Public Health Service Hospital in the Richmond District which is slated to become an AIDS hospital. AIDS Poflcy Act of 1987: a comprehensive measure introduced by Rep. Henry W axman (cosponsored by Fifth District Representative Nancy Pelosi) to assure widespread access to testing preventive education, including anonymous testing. The Reagan Administration and many conservative Republicans and Democrats in Congress oppose the antidiscrimination provisions o f die bill. The Public Health Service, on August 14, announced guidelines on testing, counseling and confidentiality which are consistent with the Waxman bill. The guidelines are weaker on discrimination. Congresswoman Pelosi’s cosponsored AIDS legislation: HR 2881 (Rowland) would establish a National Commission on AIDS with the majority o f members bong AIDS experts.

HR 2773 (Kennedy) extends to people with AIDS the medical confidentiality accorded substance abusers and prohibits discrimination against people with AIDS in admissions to hospitals receiving federal funds.

HR 2774 (Kennedy) guarantees confidentiality o f AIDS patients’ records and prohibits discrimination in admissions based on AIDS by Veterans Administration medical facilities.

HR 3292 (Rangel) funds grants to public and private nonprofit entities providing treatment and AIDS prevention services to IV users. The bill gives preference to programs providing services to minority populations.

TroubleContinued from previous pageway that he was not performing a month ago. I think that Kennedy and Kerry and Cranston have really responded to political pressure. It's clear that they are doing their homework in a way that they were not doing before. The political pressure and action on

munities, were not covered by the hearings.

“ We were focusing,” Morin says, "o n why the prevention campaign in San Francisco has been successful. We also wanted to have something on the record about patient care services in San Francisco which Congress doesn’t necessarily know about. Minority issues

. were focused on in Detroit, where four

“ The deficit threatens the ability of the government to respond”

— MorinCranston have been very helpful."

Morin also addressed criticism Congresswoman Pelosi’s office has received regarding hearings on AIDS held in San Francisco three weeks ago. Critics complained that many important subjects, such as AIDS in the minority com- I

of the ten speakers addressed them. Two weeks before that, we were in the Bronx and looked at drug use. So we are building for the record," he concludes, “ the background |Congress| needs to go forward. Out o f all these hearings will come l e g i s l a t i o n ■

AssemblyContinued from page 1power broker.• Former Congressman John Burton appeared likely to m ount a campaign to reclaim the Assembly seat he once held, backed by the machine that has advanced the careers o f Agnos, Brown, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy — frequently at the expense o f gay candidates.

The likelihood o f a Burton candidacy was anathema to most gay community activists, who claimed the one-time lawmaker was indifferent to AIDS and gay-rights issues. Jdost said the com munity should be prepared to field a candidate against him.

But whoever is selected, most agreed that the endorsement and active support o f Agnos is critical for a viable, well-financed gay or lesbian candidate to wage a campaign that could cost between $250,000 and $500,000.

With competing factions o f Agnos’ winning coalition trying to position themselves for the seat, an endorsement by Agnos o f a nongay candidate, or a neutral stance, could disrupt his relationship with the lesbian and gay community.

Jim Lansdowne, a member o f the Milk club who was part o f the Wednesday Agnos meeting, said o f their discussion, "W e made it clear to Art that a lesbian or gay candidate |should| be elected to that seat and that his support was important to making that happen.” In the face o f a noncommittal response from the mayor-elect, Lansdowne added, " I think we should be prepared to run our candidate regardless.”

During the three-hour discussion in his office, Agnos reportedly told the group he was open to the idea o f a gay o r lesbian candidate, but only if he or she meets an exacting standard. Noting that the budget deficit and AIDS epidemic are straining the city’s fiscal resources, he said he wants a candidate who is a skilled legislative technician who will deliver financial aid to the city. He wants a candidate who will be accepted by S acram ento insiders, especially Speaker Willie Brown. And he wants someone who will recognize

and represent the diverse racial and ethnic communities of the district.

Agnos laid down his requirements to Milk club members Maurice Belote, Jim Lansdowne, Paul Melbostad. Rick Hauptman and Gwen Craig; Alice members Ron Braithwaite and Lester Olmstead-Rose; Lesbian Agenda for Action cochairs Barbara Cameron and Roma Guy; and Lobby for Individual Freedom and Equality board member Anne Jennings. Agnos was accompanied by press secretary Scott Shafer.

Braithwaite said the meeting’s composition was limited to supporters o f the mayor-elect so that Agnos would feel a sense of obligation to those in the' room. He said the message conveyed was. “ A rt, we’re your supporters and we want to work with you in selecting a candidate."

In response, Agnos pointedly noted the gay community is not alone in believing it has a claim to the seat. He said that other minorities including the black, Latino and Asian communities held the same belief, and that he would only support a candidate who could bridge the communities.

Another issue — reapportionment — was alluded to in the Agnos meeting, and is preoccupying the minds of legislators and members o f Congress.

Districts are set to be redrawn soon, and most remember that Burton, with his brother Phil, was responsible for designing districts that gave Democrats their razor thin majorities in the legislature and Congress.

Speaker Brown reportedly wants the Assembly seat to go to a political pro who can help draw the new districts, and further Brown’s own position o f influence.

One well-placed gay politico doubted whether any o f the gay candidates mentioned can measure up. He said, “ One o f the unfortunate legacies o f Dianne Feinstein and Harry Britt’s mayoral endorsement deal with Molinari is that there is a real dearth o f leaders in the community. The community is better than its leadership.”

But others saw that remark as a dodge to explain away the possibility

•' that Agnos would remain neutral, or support a Burton candidacy.

"T he critical question is whether Art or Willie is prepared to support a gay candidate,” said political consultant Dick Pabich. " I t ’s up to A rt’s supporters to make that happen."

Britt met with Brown earlier this week to elicit the Speaker's support for a gay candidate. Britt said the discussion did not yield any results, with Brown disclaiming any role o r interest in the selection.

Most doubted that assertion, and others who are familiar with Britt’s discussion say Brown also claimed that the gay community is undeserving of the seat because it does not know how to play insider politics with the establishment either in San Francisco or Sacramento.

If Burton does emerge as a candidate, the stage will be set for another bruising contest between the gay community and the city’s dominant political machine. That rivalry first flared in 1976, when Agnos defeated Harvey Milk in a similar Assembly race and recurred as recently as last spring in

the congressional special election in which Nancy Pelosi eked out a victory over Britt.

Attorney Donna Hitchens said, " I think we have a moral obligation to run against John Burton. The gay/lesbian community and the progressive community in general have a lot to gain from a candidate who is not operated by the machine.”

Lansdowne o f the Milk Club called Burton "unacceptable.” He added, " I ’m not saying that |he| won’t get things done in Sacramento o r represent us on some issues. But AIDS will never be number one for John Burton.”

What has most gay political activists — and prospective contenders — scratching their heads is how to arrive at a process that will result in a consensus candidate without blood-letting in the community.

Earlier this week, Roberta Ach- tenberg all but declared her candidacy, announcing she was lining up supporters and interviewing campaign consultants. Since then, she has backed off a bit, saying only, " I ’m examining the issues. I ’m looking to see where my support lies.”

The softer approach by Achtenberg followed a luncheon meeting with prospective rival Pat Norman. Joining them were mutual friends Barbara Cameron, Roma Guy and Donna Hitchens.

Their goal was to try to avert acrimony between the two women, and to see whether it was possible to develop a consensus-building process that would weed out the less viable'alternative.

Achtenberg sees her political low profile as her strongest asset. " O f all the candidates considered by our community, I have the greatest unifying force. I don’t have a lot o f negative baggage. I don’t have enemies.” She added, “ As many men as women have said to me, you’re somebody I can get behind."

Norman sees her strength in being an experienced candidate with a vote- getting record and access to the district’s diverse minority and progressive communities. " I ’m saying I’m available, and I have the skills, experience and background. |But| I ’m not running unless the community is running behind me. This is a [gay/lesbian] community struggle.”

Also testing the waters is Tim Wolfred, who said, "W e should have lAgnos’l successor come out o f our community. If the major players think I can do it, then I’ll run .”

Two late-emerging prospects to surface were Steve Morin, an aide to Congressw om an N ancy P elosi, and Leonard Matlovich, a person with AIDS who said he may run as a Republican.

Norman and Wolfred have already run citywide campaigns; Norman twice unsuccessfully for Board o f Supervisors and Wolfred twice in winning bids for the Community College Board.

Norman’s second race showed a demonstrable increase in her voter appeal, according to pollster David Binder. But he notes that her support is uneven in the district.

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BEYOND THE BAYFeminists vs. LesbiansW ASHIN G TO N, 1)C - A November conference commemorating the 10th anniversary o f a national women’s conference held in Houston exposed a rift between feminists and lesbians because o f the low visibility given lesbian issues.

O f 40 workshops offered by the N ational Women’s Conference' Committee, only one dealt with lesbian concerns, . and lesbian activists were especially critical that it was set for an inconvenient timeslot and scheduled for a shorter duration.

The isolated panel featured author- activist Charlotte Bunch. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force member Frances Hanckel, and San Francisco activists Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin. The w orkshop discussed the wide-ranging social and political aspects o f the lesbian agenda.

Hanckel said o f the conference’s scope, “ Adopting 26 planks for women and only one for lesbians (in the national plan o f action) just isn’t right.” She added that lesbians “ have taken care o f the raped and disabled and men with AIDS. Now it’s time to look after ourselves."

Bunch said, “ When I look at this conference, what really upsets me is our level in [the conference’s! priorities.”

Bunch was the only lesbian invited to participate in the remaining workshops a t the conference, an omission that further angered lesbians present.

The platforms adopted by the conference will be presented to the White

House and Congress within two to three months to help identify issues o f importance to the woman’s community. □

Too Dangerous To ReleaseSAN D IEG O , CA —-T heleaderofone o f San Diego’s most violent antigay organizations has been declared too dangerous to release on bail, following his arrest for conspiring to bomb an abortion clinic.

Rev. Dorman Owens and six o f his followers were arrested November 5 after being' indicted by a federal grand jury.

The fundamentalist Baptist organization is strongly antigay and antiabortion. Its' members routinely picket gay bars and have allegedly provoked violent confrontations with patrons of gay establishments and women seeking to enter abortion clinics.

A federal magistrate ordered Owens held without bail. Charges stem from the failed attempt to bomb Family Planning Associates Medical Group.

Six others also charged had bail set at $100,000 each. A trial date is not yet set.

Rutgers Charged with Gay BiasNEW B RUNSW ICK. NJ - A lesbian poet and professor has charged Rutgers University with antigay bias.

Luz Maria Umpierre is alleging she was denied the position o f chair o f the department o f Puerto Rican and His-

Continued from previous pageValley, Mission, Bernal Heights and Potrero Hill. But her results were mediocre in other parts o f the district embracing Excelsior, Visitacion Valley, Chinatown, North Beach. Telegraph Hill, Nob Hill and Russian Hill. Her numbers were particularly poor in Bayview-Hunters Point.

Wolfred’s candidacy for college board showed he had even support throughout the diverse neighborhoods o f the district. But Wolfred was running last time as an incumbent for one of four spots, and Binder cautions his good showing in the low-visibility post may not be a good indicator of Wolfred’s true strength. Moreover, Binder said that Wolfred ran a disappointing third on his four-member slate, behind Julie Tang and Rosario Anaya. Like Norman, Wolfred’s worst showing was in Bayview-Hunters Point.

The progressive 16th Assembly district, with its large gay and lesbian community, is clearly hospitable to a gay candidate, according to Binder. He points out that Britt outpaced Pelosi in that district by 3,500 votes in the congressional race.

FROM THE DESKContinued from page 9

Secondly, the staff has asked me to share with you our most memorable moment o f the campaign — an event whose results we now affectionatly refer to as “ Pieces o f A rt." It occurred when we were about to publish the issue containing that now famous headline “ Gays Go Greek 2-1."

On the Thursday morning prior to publicaton, we arrived at the office only to find our cover photo of Agnos missing. We searched for quite some time while muttering about what could have possibly happened to the picture. We finally found the photo in the trash can beside the Art Director’s lighttable. We later learned that an ardent Molinari supporter had performed corrective surgery on the shot o f the winner. Out of all due respect for our publisher and — given my fondness for employment — the words he uttered when confronted with this dastardly deed will remain forever locked between my lips. ■

Democratic Party leader Carole Migden said. "N orm an and Wolfred both have demonstrated the ability to attract nongay votes.” She adds Achtenberg “ is completely new ," but according to Migden, a new face could be an asset in the race, and newness could be Achtenberg’s “ en try ."

Hitchens said the weeding out process should consist o f determining “ w ho’s the best candidate, who deserves it and who can win.” The fundraising abilities and appeal o f the contenders may be the final determining factor in who runs.

If Burton is the principal opponent, determining who can win a big-buck

campaign may be the thorniest issue.Although Britt has ruled himself out

o f the race for now, he may jum p into the campaign later if there is no one else to oppose the machine — and if a unified community asks him to run.

B ra i th w a ite , a B r it t c r i t ic , acknowledged, “ If we have to run against Willie Brown, Nancy Pelosi and Leo M cCarthy, then clearly Harry is our best shot, and that’s something we haven’t ruled o u t." ■

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Umpierre’s complaint, filed with the federal Employment Opportunities Commission, will not be heard on the grounds o f sexual orientation, which is not protected by federal statutes. The grounds cited are sex and national origin discrimination.

“ I am an open lesbian," Umpierre said. “ I have been publishing things in lesbian journals and writing lesbian poetry.' The university doesn’t want someone who is so visible, who is an open lesbian, because they feel it ta rnishes their im age."

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LA Police Raid BarsLOS ANGELES. CA - City Councilman Michael Woo has called for an investigation into the activites o f the Los Angeles Police Department, following raids on several Silver Lake gay bars : over the November 20-22 weekend.

The investigation, which mutf be completed within 30 days, was called because Woo questioned the deployment o f police personnel on "noise com plaints" when violent crime is rampant in the Southern California city.

One raid on the One Way bar allegedly involved 10 police cars, 10-15 officers, plus Fire Department personnel, all responding to an anonymous phone complaint.

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ACT UP! Speaks UpSAN DIEGO , CA - Members of ACT UP! San Diego, an AIDS organization, held a silent vigil on December 7 to coincide with the swearing in o f four newly elected members o f the city council.

“ O ur presence at your swearing in is to call attention to the lack of leadership

heretofore shown by the city and county governments in dealing with the AIDS crisis," said a statement released by the group before the vigil.

Participants wore special ACT UP! T-shirts with pink triangles and the inscription ‘ ‘Silent No More!" ■

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Hypnosis as Healing ToolH ypnosis has com e a long w ay. O nce the province o f the sham an an d m agician, th e heretic an d iconoclast, the flashy stage perform er an d psycho therapist, it is now , in th e 1980s, com fortably situated in the m odem reperto ire o f self- im provem ent techniques.

Often despised and misunderstood, sometimes persecuted, this ex traordinary healing tool has never been more widely utilized by people from all walks o f life than it is now. Although misconceptions about hypnosis still abound, the more you know about it and the more you experience it, the more apparent its naturalness and profound simplicity become.

Hypnosis is an art o f dram a and subtlety, power and gentleness, confrontation and expansion. Its ability to help uncover your inner truth is perhaps unparalleled in the plethora o f growth techniques now in vogue. Hypnosis is

forms. *Hypnosis allows the subject to

bypass the scheming, rational part of his mind, the conscious, and access the intuitive, creative and subterranean level o f awareness, known as the subconscious. And it can assist in reaching to higher spiritual realms o f being, the superconscious. From these centers o f awareness, changes are engineered.

During hypnosis, you enter what is called the trance state. This is basically a mode o f deep calmness. The activity o f the conscious, waking, scheming mind is subdued. Your physical body’s nerves and muscles are very relaxed.

Hypnosis is an art of drama and subtlety, power and gentleness, confrontation

and expansion.

used for many transformational purposes, including: changing old habits, enhancing skills, problem solving, releasing traum as and guilt, controlling physical pain, supporting recovery from illness, reducing stress, elevating self-confidence, and building selfesteem and more heaJthy bodies.

With the help o f hypnosis, a person can visit forgotten moments in their lifetime, relive their embryonic existence in the womb and even experience what it was like before they came into physical embodiment. They can, if willing, jum p backwards in time to experience previous lifetimes in other physical

The body’s limbs may feel heavy. You may lose all awareness o f your body and feel yourself as only pure consciousness. Your perceptions become much clearer — concentration deepens and im ag ina tion is heigh tened . Visualization is far more vivid.

Trance is a very pleasurable state between waking and sleeping. Everyone experiences that state to some degree twice per day: when falling asleep and while awakening. Trance can also take place with your eyes wide open as well. Have you ever been on a long drive and found yourself spacing out behind the steering wheel as long stretches of

highway lie before you? Twenty minutes pass and you snap to, realizing you’ve been driving the car with absolutely no conscious awareness of where you were o r what you were do ing. Your subconscious was deeply preoccupied elsewhere.

A common misconception is that trance puts a person “ out o f it .” I would say it puts you into it. T he trance state has a range o f depths, but can be so subtle that you may not recognize it. You can even be in trance and have your eyes wide open doing everything as you normally would. Only you’re in an altered state o f consciousness. Once you learn self-hypnosis, you will be delighted at the heightened experiences you can have doing ordinary things in trance, such as listening to music, eating dinner, working out a t the gym, even making love.

Befriending the Subconscious

Trance allows you direct contact with information stored away for the con- scioufcmind’s use in the subconscious, where memory, history and beliefs are housed. The subconscious also stores em otional defenses and survival strategies. It makes this data available for the conscious m ind’s use as needed.If the subconscious did not perform this valuable function, the conscious mind would be incapacitated by the overwhelming am ount o f information.

Beliefs about the self are standard targets o f hypnotic treatm ent. What you believe about yourself and about life influences all o f your actions in the outer world. Your beliefs can enhance you greatly, supporting you in mastering every area o f your life. They can also rip you apart, sabotaging your success a t every turn . And it makes no difference what your conscious mind believes.

You can consciously think yqu’re«a lout, yet if the subconscious is filled with self-love and self-esteem, your actions will reflect tha t. You may also think you’re M r. o r Ms. Wonderful, but if your subconscious hasn’t been convinced, you’re going to wonder why 1 nobody treats you accordingly. Your

The au thor guides David Nahm od into trance while applying healing energy.

activity in the outer world ultimately reflects the subconscious view.

Self-destructive beliefs are often im planted in us by parents, church, school, government and society. Much of society’s programming is designed to control you, whether it’s to make you act as an obedient taxpaying citizen, good consumer o r religious conformist. "Y ou’re not good enough,” “ nobody loves y o u ," “ you’re ugly and s tup id ," “ you’re a rotten person,” “ you must always do as you’re told o r you’re dam ned,” “ this is the only w ay.” With enough force and repetition, these suggestions are implanted in the subconscious, where they then merge with your belief system.

Hypnosis supports you in tossing out o f your life the garbage everyone else has heaped on you since birth o r th a t’s

been self-generated. It enables you to recreate your world from within, embellishing it with the peace, opulence and beauty you’ve always wanted.

This process requires some time and effort, but it’s well worth it. When the subconscious mind has accepted the new program, your behavior, attitude and actions change in the outer world to reflect the new you. The world sits up and takes notice. You begin to draw to you what is truly right for you. Others treat you with the same respect you’ve given yourself. This is truly what it means to "create your own reality ." The changes catalyzed through hypnosis can be astonishing.

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weight all his life. In hypnotic trance, he discovered that he used his weight to deflect the attention o f others, attention that made him feel unsafe. In trance, he was gradually able to change the inner concept o f himself as ‘‘the fat m an" to someone who was attractive and capable o f handling the attention of others. With that inner transformation, he sloughed off the excess weight.

Erin, another client o f mine, had been programmed from birth through many painful experiences to believe that she was unlovable and unwanted. She created, through beliefs o f unworthiness, a succession o f abusive lovers who took advantage o f her vulnerability, then abandoned her when she needed them most. With a period o f hypnotic treatm ent, she was able to forgive, release and heal the old patterns of abandonm ent that held her back from being the beautiful, charming and lovable person she really was. With hypnosis, Erin built a new structure tha t, when translated to the outer w orld, attracted people who were capable o f caring deeply for her.

Hypnosis is excellent for enhancing creative talents. Marcus, a musician and composer, came to me when undergoing writer’s block. “ I just can’t get to the music,’’ h e’d say. But after his very first trance session, relaxing and gently opening to his inner world, the music became audible in his mind, and he was able to write it down and later record it.

Spiritual growth is greatly enhanced with the sensitive application o f hypnosis, which helps you tap into your own superconscious intelligence — the overlighting essence o f your life. Not all practitioners believe in a superconscious part o f awareness, but I maintain that it is vital in hypnotherapy because without it no enlightenment can take place. Working with the superconscious requires considerable skill and sensitivity on the part o f the practitioner.

Many clients I ’ve worked with found this route to be more subtle, yet effective, than they had expected. Barbara, for example, had read lots o f esoteric books and meditated regularly. She felt cheated because nothing melodramatic had happened yet — no shining lights, bells o r whistles. In deep trance, she experienced her own Higher Self as a very gentle, angelic creature with whom she began a dialogue and partnership that led her in more fulfilling directions for her life. The subtlety o f trance was what worked the magic.

O f course, hypnosis has a valuable gift for those who are in various stages o f illness. In trance sessions, I have assisted a number o f people with cancer, AIDS and lesser chronic diseases in seeing creative ways to support their healing. Sometimes there are hidden payoffs in being ill, such as attracting attention, ending unsatisfying life situations, etc. If we spot them through trance, we can begin to find other ways for the subject to get what is needed without suffering.

Trance is profoundly useful in improving one’s dialogue with the body, and orienting mind, body and spirit towards wellness. For the dying, hypnosis can help ease pain and calm the mind so that the transition can be more peaceful. It can help them identify unfinished business and resolve it before passing on, and gently open their awareness to the higher powers.

Sometimes with hypnosis, people accomplish more than they expect to. William came to me for a past-life regression simply out o f curiosity. He discovered that his hatred o f cats was bom ages ago in England. In trance, he relived a period o f grinding poverty and desperate hunger when he resentfully watched the cats in the street catching and eating rodents. They had food, and he didn’t. Understanding and releasing the traum a healed a lifelong allergy to felines, and delightfully, he soon adopted a cat for a pet.

Casey, another past-life regression client, came to see that the destructive

pattern with his current lover was bom in the distant past when they lived out similar roles in each other’s lives. In trance, he was able to override his conscious mind’s stubborn belligerence to see practical ways to move the relationship into more harmony in the present. Whether o r not one believes in the reality o f past lives, the regression process sparked insights that empowered these clients to live more abundantly in the present.

Getting into TranceThere are several basic methods for

entering the trance state. One very

selves walking through a door, descending in an elevator o r gradually climbing down a spiral staircase, while affirming that this is taking them deep within. Since some people do not visualize well, imagining kinesthetic sensations, like warm surf rolling over the body, snuggling under a blanket o r floating on a cloud, works just as well.

The speed at which one enters trance varies with the subject. People who are very experienced in trance can sometimes go very deep in a matter of seconds. There’s no single right way to go into trance: whatever works for you is fine.

Publications on hypnosis may help, but experience is the real teacher.

popular one is by gradually and methodically relaxing all the muscles in the body. Beginning at your feet, you relax each part, and by the time you reach the scalp, you’re practically floating. O r you can focus your eyes on a spot on the wall o r ceiling o r some physical object, and stare until your eyes gradually close down and your a ttention goes inward. Counting inwardly and telling yourself that each number you descend is taking you into relaxation are two techniques frequently employed by hypnotherapists.

Mental imagery is a wonderful accompaniment to trance induction. Many people like to visualize them

Fear and IgnoranceIt is understandable that many peo

ple fear hypnosis, and some even consider it genuinely evil or dangerous. People fear anything they don’t comprehend. And for most people the realm o f their subconscious is no m an’s land. The issue o f self-control is at the root o f these fears.

‘iron ically ,’’ writes hypnotherapist Charles Tebbetts, “ there is much greater danger in not understanding it Ihypnosis). This force does not come from the hypnotist but from your own subconscious mind, and if you do not control it, it controls you.” The hypnotist is never really doing anything to

you in a session. H e’s working with you. You are hypnotizing yourself, and the hypnotist merely escorts you through the door to the inner world.

Hypnosis can never make you do anything you don’t want to . It enhances your control. You just use it differently. You always have free will. The wacky things the stage hypnotist gets his subjects to do occur because the subjects have fun doing them. You will not accept any command that is against your principles. If the hypnotist says, “ When you wake up, you’ll sign over all o f your assets to me and then jump off the Golden Gate Bridge,’’-you’II immediately recognize the absurdity o f it and probably laugh.

around and insist there’s danger in letting someone hypnotize you. This is sheer ignorance and paranoia.

Limits of HypnosisHypnosis, for all its power, is not a

cure-all. It cannot do everything for a person. People sometimes expect unreasonable things from this ancient art. They want it to change heavy, deep-seated patterns instantly without their doing any o f the processing needed for that to really occur. They want somebody to “ fix” them.

O r they come to the hypnotherapist wanting an absolutely overwhelming experience. The depth and intensity of trance experience are determined by a

Trance is profoundly useful in improving one's dialogue with the body, and orienting

mind, body and spirit towards wellness.

When inducing trance with a client. I frequently suggest, “ You will be in complete control o f your mind at all times and can return easily to the outer world a t any moment you desire. You will accept only those suggestions that are truly appropriate for you.” This clarifies where the power truly lies.

Another common illusion is that once in trance you may not be able to come out o f it. This does not occur. Of course, you may be enjoying it so much you won’t want to come back, but you can easily return when you’re ready. You’re in far more "danger" o f not going very deep in trance, o r going so deep that you fall asleep, only to awaken later, feeling refreshed.

Interestingly, some people who condemn hypnosis shamelessly borrow our te chn iques. I have seen m any e v an g e lis ts em p lo y in g h y p n o tic methods to induce heightened em otional states in audiences. Hypnosis, called by its real name, is a satanic tool to them, but if they use it to excite their followers, it’s “ the movement o f the Holy Spirit" or something like that. Some metaphysical teachers are responsible for similarly misleading people. T hey’ll take students into trance states during deep meditations, then turn

number o f factors, including their level o r receptivity, im agination, ability to relax and willingness to put out some effort. If they do not achieve the overpowering feeling they expect, they may blame the practitioner when it is really their own mind that is a little clumsy in the inner world.

An Expanding FieldThe practice o f hypnosis today is

growing more than ever. As Frances H ailm an . d irecto r o f B erkeley’s Humanistic Hypnosis Center, points ou t. "Hypnosis is really expanding beyond the field o f psychology. There’s a common misconception that it’s a psychiatric method, but trance is really just a quality o f being tha t’s part o f our natural endowment. The psychological establishment cannot com er the market on that any more than the religious establishment can chain the bible to the pulpit and not let people read it because they couldn’t connect with divinity directly."

"T here’s Higher Self work that hypnosis can facilitate in the transforma tio n p ro c e s s ,” suggests M ary Richards, creator o f an extensive selfhypnosis cassette library and leader o f a

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ResourcesRecommended Reading: Hypnosis for Change, Carol Staudacher & Josie Hadley; Self-Hypnosis and Other Mind-Expanding Techniques, Charles Tebbetts: Hypnosis with Friends and Lovers and Self-Hypnosis in Two Days, Freda Morris; Working Inside Out: Tools for Change, Margo Adair; Alchemical Hypnotherapy — A Manual of Practical Technique, David Quigley.

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T oday’s hypnotist may be a doctor, co u n se lo r, d en tis t , bodyw orker, psychic consultant, nurse o r holistic health care practitioner. It’s exciting to behold the creative ways hypnosis is combined with other healing m odalities. There are people doing hypnosis with acupuncture, bodywork, crystals and flower essences.

In my own practice, I combine hypnosis with intuition and healing touch. I tune in to the client intuitively and sense what kind o f process will help the most. Then I apply transcendental healing energy from my hands to balance and relax the subject while guiding him into the inner world. This amplifies the power o f trance and simultaneously revitalizes the subject on many levels.

M ost hypno the rap is ts I know specialize in certain issues while being capable with a wide range o f applications. I often work with people to turn their creativity on and to open their intuitive faculties. “ My special focus,” says Frances H ailman, “ has been preparing clients for learning o r writing.” Thom as Bauman o f S an ' Francisco practices past-life regression therapy and enjoys working with a variety o f clients, particularly those “ interested in improving self-esteem and enhancing skills."

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“ When someone picks up a book and reads it ,” suggests Dan Phillips, “ it touches their rational mind, making barriers and walls stronger. With direct hypnosis, it goes to a different level, touching a different set o f ears, where the walls and barriers fall.” Frances H ailm an. who has taught the art to hundreds o f practicing professionals, recommends using a group setting. “ It helps stimulate interest, enthusiasm and encouragement.” Actually visiting a hypnotherapist can be a good idea, according to Mary Richards. “ It anchors the experience o f deep relaxation so you know what it feels like and can identify it when you’re there.”

O ur culture is making dynamic strides beyond the old models o f how the mind works. We are beginning to learn not to fear the subconscious dim ension o f our awareness, but to embrace it as a friend that can deeply enhance our lives. As we give up fear, we increase our ability to stretch from within towards heights never before imagined. Hypnosis has come a long way from its ancient beginnings and is rightfully taking its place in our world as a simple, profoundly effective, natural art o f creating change. ■

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c o m m u n ity — a n d s t r a ig h t m e d ia — lik e R a n d y S h il ts ’ A ID S o p u s , A n d the Band Played On. T h e b o o k and i ts a u t h o r h a v e b e e n ro u n d ly c ri tic iz e d in p la c e s lik e th e New York Times a n d th e New York Native, w h ile e n jo y in g p ra is e f r o m o th e r q u a r t e r s .

M e a n w h ile , th i s in t r i c a te h is to ry o f w h a t w a s o n c e te rm e d th e “ g a y p la g u e ” , c o n t in u e s to c l im b th e b e s t-s e l le r lis ts . B e y o n d th e h y p e , S h il ts ’ a c c o u n t o f th e A ID S s a g a is a n a lm o s t u n re l ie v e d ly d a rk

o n e ; h o w e v e r , t h a t ’s m o r e th a n o f f s e t b y th e b o o k ’s p a n o ra m ic s c o p e a n d a t te n t io n t o d e ta i l . D e sp ite s o m e v e ry re a l d ra w b a c k s , S h il ts h a s fa s h io n e d th e m o s t c o m p re h e n s iv e t r e a tm e n t o f th e “ e p id e m ic o f t h e c e n tu r y ” y e t p ro d u c e d .

U n f o r tu n a te ly , s o m e d u b io u s a sp e c ts o f th e w o rk h a v e s to le n t h e sp o t l ig h t f ro m i ts s t r e n g t h s . P r o b a b l y S h i l t s ’ m o s t d e b a ta b le s ta te m e n t o c c u r s n o t in th e b o d y o f t h e b o o k , b u t im m e d ia te ly th e re a f t e r , w h e re h e s ta te s in a k in d o f te rm in a l n o te , “ T h is b o o k is a w o rk o f jo u r n a l i s m . T h e re h a s b e e n n o f ic t io n a l iz a t io n . F o r p u rp o s e s o f n a r r a t iv e flo w , 1 r e c o n s tru c t s c en es , r e c o u n t c o n v e rs a t io n s a n d o c c a s io n a lly a t t r i b u te o b s e r v a t io n s to p e o p le w ith su c h p h ra s e s a s ‘h e th o u g h t ’ o r ‘sh e f e l t . ’ ”

T h e a u t h o r d o e s a b it m o r e th a n th a t , h o w e v e r , a n d n o w h e re is h is b le n d o f fa c t • a n d fic tio n m o r e q u e s t io n a b le th a n in h is h a n d l in g o f G a e ta n D u g a s , th e so -ca lled P a t ie n t Z e ro . S h il ts a t t r ib u te s spec ific th o u g h t s a n d a c t io n s to D u g a s th a t a re e d u c a te d g u esse s a t b e s t .

F o r in s ta n c e , S h il ts h a s G a e ta n e x a m in in g h im s e l f in a m i r r o r in o n e sc e n e . T h e a u t h o r w rite s a s i f h e w e re so m e h o w in

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w o u ld se ize o n to “ s t im u la te in t e r e s t .” T h e d e a th -d e a lin g G a e ta n a t th e b a th s , d e s c e n d in g o n h is v ic t im s l ik e B e la L u g o s i, h a s a lo c k o n r e a d e r s th a t a re c o u n t in g o f th e R e a g a n A d m in i s t r a t io n ’s f a i lu r e s c o u ld n e v e r h a v e . A c c u r a te , m a y b e . R e sp o n s ib le , I w o n d e r.-

S h il ts m a y n o t h a v e “ f ic tio n a liz e d ” in h is c o v e ra g e o f v a r io u s A ID S is su es , b u t h e w a s n o t a b o v e a li t t le p a r t is a n c o lo r in g . O f te n A n d the Band Played On a p p e a r s d e s ig n e d t o c o n f i rm th e a u t h o r ’s be lie fs t h a t th e A ID S w a rs w e re a lw a y s a ca se o f “ to o l i t t le , t o o l a te ” a n d t h a t th e g o o d in te n t io n s o f th e m a n y p ro v e d to b e a lm o s t a s h a rm f u l a s th e ev il in te n t o f a few .

T h is is m o s t o b v io u s in S h il ts ’ v e r s io n o f t h e b a th h o u s e c r is is . T h e a u th o r d ra m a tic a l ly d e c la re s , “ C o m m o n sen se

d ic ta te d th a t b a th h o u s e s b e c lo se d d o w n . C o m m o n se n s e , h o w e v e r , ra r e ly c a r r ie d m u c h w e ig h t in r e g a r d s to A ID S p o li c y .”

B u t n o w h e re d o e s S h il ts s p e c u la te o n w h a t it w o u ld ’v e m e a n t h a d th e b a t h h o u s e s b e e n s u m m a r i ly c lo se d a c ro s s th e n a t io n , w h a t k in d o f d a n g e ro u s p re c e d e n t th a t m ig h t ’v e s e t . A s N ic h o la s W a d e o f t h e New York Times n o te d , “ M o v in g p u n it iv e ly m ig h t w e ll h a v e c re a te d a n a t m o s p h e re o f h a rs h n e s s a n d p a n ic th a t w o u ld h a v e ig n i te d th e p u b lic t o e x c lu d e a ll A ID S c h i ld re n f r o m s c h o o l o r to fo rc e v ic tim s o u t o f jo b s a n d in to q u a r a n t in e .”

T h e a u t h o r is t o o m u c h in e v id e n c e h e re , th e h e a v y h a n d v is ib le b e h in d th e p ro s e . T o b e s u r e , i t ’s c ru c ia l th a t a w r ite r h a v e a p e rs p e c tiv e , b u t h e s h o u l d n ’t p u sh th a t p e rs p e c tiv e t o th e e x c lu s io n o f a l l e lse . T h o s e p e rs o n a li tie s w h o d o n o t fo l lo w th e S h il ts lin e , c re d ib le p e o p le lik e D r . M e r- v y n S ilv e rm a n a n d P a t N o r m a n , g e t s h o r t s h r if t .

I ro n ic a l ly , th e s e u n n e c e s s a ry d e n ig ra - t io n s w o rk a g a in s t th e b o o k a n d g iv e it a s o u r r a th e r t h a n c r i tic a l f la v o r . I t ’s s im p ly to o e a sy t o lo o k b a c k a n d p o in t f in g e rs . T h e t im e s S h il ts w r ite s o f w e re d if f ic u l t a n d c o n fu s in g o n e s . H in d s ig h t , b y its v e ry n a tu re , te n d s to m a k e sa g e s o f u s a l l —

e sp e c ia lly w h e n o n e h a s a n a g e n d a t o p u t o v e r . L e s s v i t r io l a n d m o r e b a la n c e w o u ld ’v e m a d e th e a u t h o r ’s a rg u m e n ts m o r e c o n v in c in g .

T h e r e a r e o th e r “ c o lo r in g s ” a n d so m e o m is s io n s th a t r a n k le a s w e ll. E a r ly o n , S h il ts m a k e s s e v e ra l v a l id p o in t s a b o u t h o w th e c o m m e rc ia l iz a t io n o f g a y sex ( b a t h h o u s e s , se x c lu b s ) f o s te r e d th e s p r e a d o f A ID S . H e th e n s ta te s th a t th e Joy o f Gay Sex d e s c r ib e d r im m in g a s th e “ p r im e ta s te t r e a t in s e x ” — w h ich it d id — in p a r t . I t a l s o s a id , “ U n fo r tu n a te ly , r im m in g is a l s o a n ex ce llen t w a y o f c o n t r a c t i n g s e v e r a l s e r io u s d is e a s e s (s ee Venereal and other diseases).” W h a t is p la in ly a w a rn in g in th e o r ig in a l h a s b e e n s h o r te n e d t o r e a d lik e a r e c o m m e n d a t io n .


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t h e c a m e r a — p r o v i d e th e v e ry b a s i s f o r i t s c o m in g i n t o b e in g a n d a l r e a d y p r e s u p p o s e a v a l u e s y s te m w h ic h d i r e c ts i t s a g e n d a . T o p a r a p h r a s e R o la n d B a r t h e s , t h e r e i s n o s u c h th i n g a s “ d e g r e e z e r o ” p h o to g r a p h y : e v e ry p h o t o g r a p h is a v is u a l f a l la c y .

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a n a m o r p h i s m s , b o th p h o t o g r a p h e r s ’ s e q u e n t i a l s e r i e s a n d p a n o r a m i c p e r s p e c t iv e s — a l l a r e e l e m e n t s o f ' p r i v a t e a n d u n i q u e i d i o m s o f p h o to g r a p h i c d is c o u r s e .

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a l i e n a t io n , P l a c h y c r e a t e s a w o r ld a t p l a y , i n w h i c h c h i l d r e n f i g u r e p r o m in e n t ly . I n Double M ishi, a b o y r u s h e s , a r o u n d t h e p h o to g r a p h e r t o a p p e a r in t h e im a g e tw ic e . T h i s i s a n o ld t r ic k o f p a n o ra m ic p h o to g r a p h y , b u t P la c h y in v e s ts i t w ith th e fr e sh n e s s o f a n e w ly d is c o v e re d te c h n iq u e . S h e u s e s t h e W id e lu x t o o p e n a n d d i s to r t s p a c e in w a y s w h ic h s e r v e a v is io n a l m o s t d i a m e tr ic a l ly o p p o s e d t o t h a t o f S p a n o .

T h e w o r ld is a s w e s e e i t , a n d i t is p h o t o g r a p h y ’s g r e a t p r iv i l e g e n o t t o reflect r e a l i t y b u t t o p a r t i c i p a t e in its c r e a t io n . T h e m a k in g a n d t h e v ie w in g o f p h o to g r a p h s , l ik e w r i t in g a n d r e a d i n g , a r e tw in a c t s o f g e n e r a t io n , i n s e p a r a b l e a n d in t e r d e p e n d e n t . A t th e v e r y le a s t , t h e p h o to g r a p h e r m u s t a s s u m e a w il l in g n e s s o n o u r p a r t to e n g a g e th e im a g e in e x p e c t a t i o n o f its s p e c ia l a n d sec re t, c o m m u n ic a t io n s .

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1. Michael Spano • UNTITLED, 1985.2. Michael Spano • UNTITLED, 1987.3. Sylvia Plachy • Two BROTHERS,

A t Hearing on AIDS, 1985. 4. Sylvia Plachy • WlNDBLUR, 1987.5. Sylvia Plachy • DOUBLE MiSHl. 1984.


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T h e m o s t s e r io u s g a p in th e a u t h o r ’s ! c h r o n i c l e o c c u r s b e c a u s e h i s w o r k re v o lv e s a lm o s t e x c lu s iv e ly a r o u n d tr a d i- t i o n a l W e s te rn m e d ic in e . N o m o r e t h a n a p a s s in g n o d h a s b e e n g iv e n t o th e a l te r n a t iv e th e ra p ie s a n d h o lis t ic t r e a tm e n ts t h a t h a v e h e l p e d s o m a n y p e o p l e , e sp e c ia lly g a y m e n .

A n y o n e a c q u a in te d w ith th e e p id e m ic * is le f t w o n d e r in g w h y th e r e ’s n o m e n tio n o f th e L T S s , th e L o n g -T e rm S u rv iv o rs ,

th o s e w h o ’v e h a d th e d is e a s e th r e e y e a rs o r m o r e a n d a r e stil l k ic k in g , stil l f ig h tin g . (L T S M ic h a e l C a lle n , w h o m S h il ts m e n tio n s a s a le a d e r in th e N ew Y o rk P e o p le W ith A ID S C o a l i t i o n , is o n e o f t h e i r m o s t p r o m in e n t s p o k e s m e n .) A lth o u g h A ID S h a s c la im e d u s in la rg e n u m b e r s , m a n y p e o p le h a v e le a rn e d — w ith sp e c ia l d ie ts , e x e rc ise re g im e n s a n d c e r ta in d r u g a n d fo o d s u b s ta n c e s — h o w to c h a n g e th e ir liv e s a n d liv e w ith th e d is e a se .

M o r e a n d m o r e , A I D S s u f f e re r s a r e re f u s in g t o ju s t w ith e r a w a y w h ile w a it in g f o r d o c to r s a n d s c ie n tis ts t o f in d a “ c u r e ” o r a v a c c in e , a n d a r e a c t iv e ly p u r s u in g th e i r o w n a v e n u e s t o b e t te r h e a l th . T h a t S h il ts ig n o re s th e ir su c c e s s is p u z z l in g . T h e A I D S h o r i z o n is d a r k e n o u g h w ith o u t c lo s in g a n ey e t o th e b r ig h t s p o ts .

S ti ll , d e s p i te i ts d e fe c ts a n d c e r ta in l im i ta t io n s , a t j u s t o v e r 6 0 0 p a g e s , A n d the Band Played On is -th a t r a r i t y fo r i ts s ize : a c o m p e ll in g r e a d . T h e b o o k ’s s t r u c tu r e — n in e m a jo r p a r t s d iv id e d in to 59 se c t io n s , w h ic h a re f u r th e r b ro k e n d o w n in to a n e c d o te s a n d e v e n ts u n d e r s e p a r a te h e a d in g s — e n s u r e s th a t th e r e a d e r n e v e r g e ts b o g g e d d o w n .

I n s te a d , a f t e r S h il ts la y s th e f o u n d a t io n w ith s o m e in i tia l b a c k g r o u n d m a te r ia l , t h e c o m p le x in te rw e a v in g o f p e o p le , p la c e s a n d a c t io n s ta k e s o n a li fe o f i ts o w n a s w e w itn e s s s c ie n tis ts , p o l i t ic ia n s a n d g a y s d o b a t t le w ith A I D S a n d e a c h o th e r , a ll th e w h ile lo s in g g r o u n d to th e i r c h ie f e n e m y : tim e . T h is e x a m in a t io n o f t h e f irs t s e v e n y e a rs O f th e A I D S e p id e m ic , b e s id e s b e in g a d e te c tiv e ta le o f a lm o s t D ic k e n s ia n p ro p o r t i o n s , is a l s o th e s to ry o f a r a c e , a n d e v e n th o u g h re a d e r s m a y b e a ll to o a w a re o f th e r e s u l t s , w e n e v e rth e le s s g e t c a u g h t u p in t h e c h a s e to f in d t h e c a u se o f th e d is e a s e a n d th e d e s p e r a te a t te m p ts to h e a d o f f d is a s te r .

T h re a d in g its w a y th r o u g h S h il ts ’ n a r r a t iv e lik e th e p ro v e r b ia l G re e k c h o ru s is t h e C e n te r s f o r D ise a s e C o n t r o l ’s (C D C ) e v e r - m o u n t in g s c o r e c a rd o f s ta ti s tic s — h o w m a n y d ia g n o s e d , h o w m a n y d e a d , i h o w m a n y d y in g . T h e r e ’s a l s o a ru n n in g t a b o n th e e x o tic il ln e s se s a s s o c ia te d w ith j A ID S a s th e y c r o p u p o n e b y o n e , b a f f l in g j t h e m e d ic a l p ro f e s s io n a n d e x a c t in g a t e r r ib le to l l o n th o s e a ff l ic te d .

T o g e th e r th e tw o f o r m a c h i llin g b a c k d r o p f o r w h a t ’s h a p p e n in g c e n te r s ta g e . T h e w r ite r ta c k le s a l l th e m a jo r is su e s o f t h e c r is is : te s tin g , e d u c a t io n , th e b a t h h o u se s , b lo o d d o n o r s , in h is p a t e n te d c o n te n t io u s m a n n e r , b u t h e n e v e r le ts u s f o rg e t w h a t w a s o c c u r r in g w h e n th e d i f fe r e n t d r a m a s w e re b e in g p la y e d o u t . T h e r i s in g t i d e o f d e a t h is a c o n s t a n t ,

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S h il ts a l lo w s th e ta le s t o te ll th e m se lv e s w ith o u t t o o m u c h a u t h o r ia l i n t ru s io n — a n d w ise ly s o — b e c a u s e se t a g a in s t th e a n t ic s , s a y , o f a g lo ry -h u n g ry D r . R o b e r t G a llo , th e y s t a n d o u t a l l th e m o r e a s e x a m p le s o f c o u r a g e a n d h e ro i s m . T h e a u t h o r , k n o w n t o w a n d e r in to th e p u rp le , r e s tr a in s h im s e l f in th e s e p a s s a g e s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t ly , th e p e r s o n a l s to r ie s c i te d h e r e e m e r g e a s h is w o r k ’s g r e a t e s t s t r e n g th , w h a t t h e r e a d e r ta k e s a w a y w ith

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E v e n th o u g h th e s e h is to r ie s m a y b e th e b o o k ’s m o s t s a l ie n t fe a tu re , t h e n u m b e r S h il ts d o e s o n t h e R e a g a n A d m in i s t r a t io n is u n d o u b te d ly i ts m o s t v a lu a b le c o n t r ib u t io n . N e v e r b e f o r e h a s R e a g a n ’s re c o r d o n A ID S b e e n se t o u t in s u c h c o m p le te , d a m n in g d e ta i l . I t ’s a l l h e re : t h e e a r ly y e a rs o f s to n e w a l lin g , t h e c o s t ly in f ig h t in g b e tw e e n th e N a tio n a l C a n c e r In s t i tu te (N C I ) a n d th e C D C , th e lies to ld b y a d m in is tr a t io n o f f ic ia ls a b o u t “ a d e q u a te f u n d i n g ,” th e e v o lu t io n o f A I D S f r o m a “ n o n - i s s u e ” in to p o li tic a l fo d d e r f o r b o th D e m o c ra t s a n d R e p u b lic a n s . S h il ts ’ n a r r a t iv e s to p s a t t h e e n d o f M a y 198 7 , b u t n o t b e f o r e i t ’s o n ly to o c le a r h o w s o m e th in g lik e th e H e lm s A m e n d m e n t c o u ld n o t o n ly b e p r o p o s e d in th e S e n a te , b u t o v e rw h e lm in g ly r a t i f ie d b o th th e r e a n d in th e H o u s e .

R o n a ld R e a g a n c a m e t o p o w e r in e a r ly 1 981 , a b o u t t h e t im e th a t A ID S s t a r t e d s h o w in g u p in th e n a t i o n ’s p o p u la t io n . O v e r s ix y e a r s la te r , h e a d d re s s e d th e is su e p u b lic ly f o r t h e f i r s t t im e . S h il ts re le n tle s s ly d o c u m e n ts h is “ th u n d e r o u s s i le n c e ” a n d its c a t a s t r o p h ic c o s ts : “ B y th e tim e R o n a ld R e a g a n h a d d e l iv e re d h is f irs t s p e e c h o n th e e p id e m ic o f A c q u ir e d I m m u n e D e f ic i e n c y S y n d r o m e , 3 6 ,0 5 8

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w i t h t h e d e b u t s h e r e o f W a l t r a u d M e ie r a s K u n d ry a n d J o r m a H y n n in e n a s A m f o r t a s , a n d th e r e tu r n o f R e n e K o llo a s P a r s i f a l , K u r t M o l l a s G u r n e m a n z a n d W a l te r B e r ry a s K lin g s o r . H y n n in e n ’s b a s s is a s tu p e n d o u s ly r ic h in s tr u m e n t . K u r t M o l l m a y n o t h a v e th e p s y c h o l o g ic a l p e n e t r a t i o n o f H a n s H o t t e r , b u t h is G u r n e - m a n z is f in e e n o u g h t o b e w o r th y o f o n e o f th e g re a t e s t r o le s in o p e r a .

M c E w e n , in h is h y p e rb o l ic s ty le , c a l le d th i s Parsifal th e f in e s t c a s t a s s e m b le d f o r th e o p e r a s in c e th e S e c o n d W o r! W a r . Y e t h a s h e f o r g o t t e n a c o n d u c t o r n a m e d H a n s K n a p p e r i b u s c h a n d th e B a y re u th p e r f o r m a n c e s h e l e d ? W h e n M c E w e n m a d e h is c l a im , h e w a s , I m u s t n o te , r e f e r r in g o n ly to th e s in g e rs , b u t t h a t in i t s e l f te lls a l l . E s p e c ia lly in a W a g n e r o p e r a , th e m o s t im p o r t a n t e le m e n t o f a n y c a s t is t h e c o n d u c to r . J o h n P r i t c h a r d is a s o r r y e x c u s e f o r a W a g n e r i a n c o n d u c to r . T h is Parsifal w ill s u f f e r h o r r ib ly f r o m h is t u r g id s ty le a n d h is in d u lg e n t m a n n e r w ith th e o r c h e s t r a .

B u t P r i t c h a r d is t h e m u s ic d i r e c to r , a n d s o h e g e ts f i r s t p ic k . T h is s e a s o n , in a d d i t io n t o th e W a g n e r , P r i tc h a r d w ill c o n d u c t P u c c in i ’s M anon Lescaut, w ith P i l a r L o r e n g a r a n d P e te r D v o r s k y ( i f h e sh o w s u p ) a n d S h o s ta k o v ic h ’s Lady Macbeth o f M tsensk w ith A n j a S i l ja (w h e th e r o r n o t s h e c a n s t il l s in g th e p a r t ) , J a c q u e T ru s s e l a n d M ic h a e l D e v lin . N e ith e r t h e s u f fu s e d p a s s io n o f t h e I t a l i a n


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W hen I first set eyes on Elvis World, the latest work by authors Jane and Michael Stern, 1

knew I had to have it. The volume’s shiny gold leatherette cover bears the image of a phonograph record; its center, a photo of the sneering, unequaled legend, beckons through a transparent sleeve speckled with pink and blue musical notes. Something told me that the music room, coffee table book of the decade had arrived.

H o w e v e r , th e p r ic e o f th is ey e c a tc h in g b e a u ty r .ia d e m e g u lp as m y c re d i t c a r d s tw itc h e d in m y w a lle t. I to ld m y s e lf th a t I d id n ’t h a v e a c o f f e e ta b le in th e m u s ic r o o m a s I th u m b e d th r o u g h th e t r e a s u re lik e a te e n w ith a h ig h s c h o o l y e a rb o o k .

W h e n m y e d i to r s u g g e s te d I re v ie w th e w o rk , I j u m p e d a t t h e c h a n c e , k n o w i n g t h e b o o k w o u ld th e n b e m in e . I w as f a m il ia r w ith th e S te m s ( a f a t J e w is h c o u p le r id in g th e t r e n d y

E lv is P re s le y , o f c o u r s e ! T h e e v e r-c le v e r S te rn s , w ith fo o d c o lu m n s p u b li s h e d e v e ry w h e re a n d te n b o o k s to th e i r c r e d i t , p la n n e d a tim e ly re le a se th a t se e m in g ly d r ip p e d w ith g re e d . L u c k ily , th e g lo s sy , s u s p ic io u s c a s h - in I a n tic ip a te d w a s f a r f r o m w h a t Elvis World tu r n e d o u t t o b e . N o t o n ly is t h e b o o k a b e a u ty t o b e h o ld , i t ’s th e S te m s ’ w a rm e s t a n d m o s t in v o lv in g w o r k t o d a te .

Elvis World is a g o o d h is to r ic a l g u id e t o P re s le y ’s a s c e n t to

liv in g w ith a n im a g e o f h is la te r y e a rs f i rm ly p la n te d in m y b ra in ( to b e sp e c if ic , th e c a s k e t s h o t f r o m th e National Enquirer), I w as re a c q u a in te d w ith a n E lv is o f re le n tle ss s e x u a lity a n d c lassic g o o d lo o k s . T h e b e s t se r ie s o f p h o to s h a i ls f r o m 1955 . T h e y w e re ta k e n in M e m p h is , w ith p la n s o f s e d u c in g H o lly w o o d , b y a s o m e w h a t b o h e m ia n p h o to g r a p h e r n a m e d W illia m S p e e r .

T h e s u l try q u a l i ty o f th e se b la c k -a n d -w h ite p h o to s d e f in i te ly s ta n d s o u t ; th e y ’r e b u rn in g a n d u n d e n ia b ly s e n s u a l w ith a s l ig h t h in t o f e f f e m in a c y a la S a l M in e o , b u t b e t te r . T h e y c le a r ly s h o w th e m o s t b a s ic t r a i t s th a t m a d e E lv is th e sex ie s t th in g a liv e . A few y e a rs la te r th is lo o k w as a u g m e n te d b y th e t r a d e m a r k s n e e r , th e a l o o f a n d m isc h ie v o u s e y es , a n d th e a r r o g a n t a t t i tu d e th a t c a u s e d h im t o p a u s e in f r o n t o f m i r r o r s a n d s a y , “ D a m n , y o u ’r e a h a n d s o m e t h i n g . ” F r o m p a g e to p a g e y o u see th e E lv is im a g e c o m e to g e th e r .

B e s id e s th e E lv i s t r e a s u r e t r o v e , th e re a r e a fe w s h o t s o f h is p a r e n t s ( s a d G la d y s a n d d e v o te d V e rn o n ) , th e r id ic u lo u s P r is c il la in b la c k w ig g ig a n tic u s , G ra c e - la n d in s id e a n d o u t ( a t r u e v o y a g e o f t h e d e c o r a t i n g d a m n e d ) , h is f a n s , c a r s , p e ts , o ld h a u n t s , m o v ie s t il ls , m e m o ra b i lia , A n n - M a r g r e t , th e b e a u ty

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c r e s t o f A m e r i c a n a f o o d w r it in g ) , a n d I h a d r e c e n tly s u c c u m b e d t o th e sw e llin g E lv is m a n ia s u r ro u n d in g h is d e a th a n n iv e rs a ry b y e re c t in g a sh r in e to th e K in g w ith m a n y a n ite m f o u n d a t G ra c e la n d a n d in th e p a g e s o f Elvis World. W i th th e se im p o r ta n t q u a l if ic a t io n s , I c o n f id e n tly e m b a rk e d o n m y f irs t b o o k rev iew .

T h e la s t b o o k I r e a d b y J a n e a n d M ic h a e l S te m w a s th e h ig h ly s u c c e s s f u l Square M eals, a to n g u e - in - c h e e k c o o k b o o k o f re c ip e s ro o te d in ’50 s s u b u r b ia . W i th a p p ro p r ia t e g ra p h ic s a n d ta c k y g u id e s th r o u g h H a w a i ia n lu a u s , w o m e n ’s te a p a r t ie s a n d tu n a c a s s e ro le s , Square Meals b e c a m e a sy m b o l o f f o o d h ip n e s s in s p i te o f i ts u se le ssn es s .

A lth o u g h th is c u l in a ry t r ip th r o u g h th e s u b u r b n e x t d o o r to White Trash Cookbook te r r i to ry w a s f u n , $ 1 7 .9 5 is a lo t to p a y fo r a fe w c h u c k le s , a g ia n t s t e p in to n o - n o c u is in e o r y o u r m o t h e r ’s a m b r o s i a r e c i p e . R e g i o n a l A m e r ic a n c o o k in g w a s b ig th e n , s o th e f a b u l o u s l y s u c c e s s fu l S te m s c a s h e d in . P e r h a p s th is p o c k e t - l in in g su cces s p r o m p te d th e in e v ita b le q u e s t io n , “ W h o w ill h a v e b e e n d e a d f o r te n y e a rs o n A u g u s t 16 , 198 7 , h o n e y ? ”

le g e n d a ry s t a tu s . U n lik e o th e r b o o k s o n E lv is , th i s o n e d o e s n o t m a k e h im o u t t o b e a g o d , d o e s n ’t t r y t o v e r i fy s e c re t in tim a c y w ith a w h ite t r a s h T e x a s b a r f ly , h a r b o r s n o r e s e n tm e n t f r o m a f o r m e r m e m b e r o f h is e n to u r a g e , a n d d o e s n ’t p u n c h a h o le in h is b lo a te d , rh in e s to n e - e n c ru s te d c o rp s e .

I n s t e a d , Elvis World is a s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d , b lo w -b y - b lo w

q u e e n , th e m e e tin g w ith N ix o n , excess p o u n d s , th e j e t a n d h is f in a l re s tin g p la c e o n th e g r o u n d s a t G ra c e la n d . T h e m a n y p h o to s te ll th e E lv is s to ry in v is u a l s h o r t h a n d .

T h e a f o r e m e n t io n e d c h i ld • b r i d e , P r i s c i l l a , w a s h a r d l y b ro u g h t u p a t a ll in th e S te m s ’ te x t . I a p p la u d th is la c k o f a t te n t i o n . S h e t o l d h e r f l a c c id , p a th e t ic s id e o f th in g s in Elvis

The sultry quality o f these black-and- white photos definitely stands out;

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effeminacy.a c c o u n t o f th e m a n f r o m b i r th to d e a th . F o r th e y o u n g e r fa n s w h o m a y h a v e o n ly r e c e n tly b e c o m e in t r ig u e d w ith th e w o r ld w id e r e k in d le d fe v e r , th i s b o o k c o v e rs th e b a s ic s p ro p e r ly . I t ’s a n ex c e l le n t p r im e r f o r a l l th e o th e r E lv is b o o k s , w h ic h r a n g e in t o n e f r o m c a n o n iz a t io n to c a n n ib a lis m , b e s id e s b e in g d u ll , d is h o n e s t a n d d ie ta ry .

A la rg e p a r t o f th i s b o o k ’s a p p e a l is t h e a b u n d a n c e o f b r i l l ia n t p h o to g r a p h s th r o u g h o u t . A f te r

and Me, a d is m a l w h ir lp o o l o f ja i lb a i t c h a s t i ty a n d a v e ry lo n g w a it f o r th e K in g to f in a lly , a h e m , ta k e h e r . H e d id , o f c o u rs e , b u t s h e n e v e r m e n tio n s o n e d e ta il a b o u t th e b le s se d a c t .

T o o d is c re e t f o r th e re a d e r s ’. o w n g o o d , P r i s c il la s k ip s r ig h t to th e c h i ld b ir th a n d h e r c o n v e rs a tio n ( in th e ir s p e c ia l b a b y ta lk ) w ith th e p r o u d f a th e r w h e n h e f i r s t sees th e i r o n ly c h i ld , L isa M a r ie . T h e S te m s r e p r in te d th is


The Ed and Nancy Show

Unwholesome AmericanaD uring the sickeningly sweet holiday season,

I long to find artwork that counteracts cheeriness. It doesn’t need to be gut wrenching, just something salty to balance all the sugar.The dispirited view of America in Edward and Nancy Reddin Kienholz’s Red, White and Blue Series, which debuts Braunstein/Quay Gallery’s spiffily renovated space on Sutter Street, fits the bill. Seeing the Kienholzes’ work is almost like going to visit an eccentric branch of the family — it’s cozily familiar, but not terribly wholesome.

T h e s h o w d e p ic ts a c r i tic a l, m e la n c h o l ic v is io n o f t h e s ta te o f th e u n io n , p a s t a n d p re s e n t . In th e K ie n h o lz s c h e m e , v is u a liz e d w ith t h e a i d o f d e c a y in g a n im a ls a n d s t r a n g e ju x t a p o s i t i o n s , th e U S is a b e lo v e d c o u n t r y o f fa d e d g lo ry , m e d ia o v e r lo a d a n d d e c a y in g p o li tic a l sy s te m s . T h e re a r e d i r e c t r e f e r e n c e s t o th e S u p re m e C o u r t , O liv e r N o r th a n d W o r ld W a r I I w i th o u t s e e m in g d a te d o r p re a c h y . M o s t o f th e w o rk w a s c o m p le te d in th e la s t y e a r , b u t a s t h e w o rk a l r e a d y in c lu d e s n a t u r a l e le m e n ts th a t a re o ld a n d d e c a y e d , th e re is a s en se o f t im e le s sn e s s a t ta c h e d t o it .

T h e K ie n h o lz e s c o n t in u e to e n r ic h a n d re f in e th e ir o w n p a r t i c u la r v is u a l a e s th e t ic w h ic h h a s its r o o t s in ’5 0 s f u n k . T h is is u n m i s t a k a b ly t h e i r w o r k . O n e k n o w s w h a t t o e x p e c t — a s s e m b la g e s o f j u n k y o ld A m e r ic a n a , a n i m a l p a r t s , d u s t in e s s a n d g r o t e s q u e j u x t a p o s i t i o n s , a l l a w a s h w ith v io le n t s p la s h e s o f y e l lo w in g re s in .

A lth o u g h t h e s ty le is n o t n e w , it c o n t in u e s to b e e f f e c tiv e . T h e w o rk sh o w n h e r e re f le c ts th e w is d o m a n d a g i lity o f y e a rs o f w o r k a n d a se n s e o f so c ia l c o n sc io u sn e s s th a t s e e m s m is s in g f r o m s o m u c h c o n te m p o r a r y w o rk . ( A c o u p le o f th e i r p ie ces a r e a l s o o n e x h ib i t io n in “ B e r- l i n a r t” a t th e S F M M A .) T h e th e m e s th e a r t is ts e x p lo re m o s t b la ta n t ly m a y se e m so m e w h a t o b v io u s , b u t m a k in g th o s e k in d s o f c h o ic e s in th e c u r r e n t sc h e m e o f th in g s se e m s a lm o s t c o u r a g e o u s i n its u n fa s h io n a b le n e s s .

E x p lo r in g th e h o r r o r s o f m a ss m e d ia is h a r d ly a n o v e l id e a , b u t in t h i s s h o w , e x p lo ra t io n s o f th e th e m e a r e s u c c in c t a n d e ffe c tiv e .A sy n th e s is o f b r o a d c a s t m e d ia , p a s t a n d p re s e n t , is f a b r ic a t e d in th e f o r m o f a p ie ce e n titled “ K .T .”(1 9 8 6 ) . A c o n s o le c o m b in in g th e c a s in g o f a n a n t iq u e w o o d e n ra d io a n d T V c o n t ro l k n o b s re s ts

p r o p o r t io n s o f a m o n s te r .“ P o litic ian w ith C o n tra d ic tu m ”

(1 9 8 7 ) ex p re s se s s im i la r d is m a y to w a rd s m e d ia m a n ip u la t io n s , b u t i s i n s p ire d b y a m o r e sp e c if ic e v e n t . A s h in te d b y its t i t le , th e p ie c e r e f e re n c e s th e a l r e a d y - fa d e d O liv e r N o r th / C o n t r a g a t e s c a n d a l . T h e K ie n h o lz e s a v o id a n a c h ro n iz in g th e p ie c e b y u s in g th e sp e c if ic e v e n t a s m o r e o f a d e ta i le d e le m e n t th a n a s a n o b v io u s p h y s ic a l o n e . U p o n a d e s k , a la rg e a n im a l ja w e n c lo se s a ty p e w r i te r a n d d e s k c h a i r . T h e j a w , w ith la rg e te e th p a in te d re d , w h ite a n d b lu e , is s im u l ta n e o u s ly sw a llo w in g a n d s p e w in g a sc ro ll o f p a p e r w h ic h , u p o n c lo se r in s p e c t io n , re v e a ls i t s e l f t o b e a t r a n s c r ip t o f th e I r a n /C o n t r a h e a r in g s . T h e p o li t i c a l f ig u re h e re is a w in d -u p ja w m e a n t t o be o p e ra t e d b y s o m e o n e e lse .

T h e s t ro n g e s t w o rk s in th e sh o w a re th o s e th a t a r e t h e m o s t m in im a l . W h i le c o n ta in in g g ro te s q u e e le m e n ts , th e y a r e su c c e s s fu l b e c a u s e o f th e ir r e s tr a in t a n d s ig n ify a re f in e m e n t o f th e

e le g a n c e is a p p a re n t in “ C a t w ith B lu e S h a d o w s ,” a g la m o ro u s m e m o ry m a d e u p o f a m u m m if ie d c a t se t o n a s h e l f b e fo r e a m i r r o r e d v e rs io n o f a g u i ta r .

T h e s t a r a t t r a c t io n o f th is sh o w , “ T h e C a d d y C o u r t , ” i s n o t in th e g a lle ry it s e l f b u t p a rk e d o u t-

th e w in d . W a lle t-s iz e d p h o to s o f p a s t ju s t ic e s p a s t e d t o t h e s id e o f th e c a r c re a te a c h e c k e r b o a rd p a t te rn re c a l lin g th e s ty lin g o n a c la ss ic N e w Y o rk ta x i. I n k e e p in g w i th t h e R e a g a n ’s s e l f - se rv in g v e rs io n o f th e S u p re m e C o u r t , th is v e h ic le ’s p u b lic p e r-

Seeing the Kienholzes ’ work is almost like going to visit an eccentric branch o f the family — i t ’s cozily familiar,

but not terribly wholesome.s id e th e b u ild in g o n S u tt e r S tr e e t. T h e K ie n h o lz e s h a v e c r e a te d , in th e ir m o s t r e c e n t p ie c e (c o m p le te d ju s t d a y s b e fo r e th is s h o w o p e n e d ) , a tr a v e lin g in t e r p r e ta t i o n o f th e S u p re m e C o u r t . L ik e s o m e o f th e ir p a s t w o rk s , “ T h e C a d d y C o u r t” is a n e n v e lo p in g , o v e rw h e lm in g e n v i ro n m e n t .

T h e e x te r io r o f th is v e h ic u la r o d d ity is c o m p r is e d o f a 1978 C a d il la c w ith th e b a c k o f a 1966 D o d g e v a n fu s e d in to its c e n te r .

E d w a r d a n d N a n c y R e d d in K ie n h o lz : Drawing fo r the Caddy Court, m ix e d m e d ia , 91 x 8 7 x 2 4 " . 1 987 .

o n a h o m e y , u n c lu t te r e d s h e l f th a t w o u ld lo o k p e r f e c t in g r a n d m a ’s h o u s e — i f i t w e re n ’t f o r th e c o n to r te d a n im a l s k u l l in s id e o f i t . T h e s k u l l i s v i s u a l l y m a n ip u la t e d w ith th e a id o f a m a g n ify in g s c re e n . W h a t is p e r h a p s a s m a ll a n im a l ta k e s o n th e

a r t i s t s ’ m o d u s o p e ra n d i . In a se r ie s o f a s s e m b la g e s th a t e v o k e W o r ld W a r I I , t h e K ie n h o lz e s , in a n a l m o s t p a i n t e r l y f a s h io n , m a k e u s e o f o liv e -g re e n b a t tle h e l m e t s , a n i m a l s k u l l s a n d c o o k ie - c u t t e r c ro s s e s u s e d a s h e a d s t o n e s . A s o p h i s t i c a t e d

T h e e x te r io r is e m b e llish e d w ith m o c k -o f f i c ia l s e a ls , a p h o to - m u r a l o f th e S u p re m e C o u r t b u i ld in g a n d s p la s h e s o f t h e o o z y r e s in o n e c o m e s to e x p e c t in a K ie n h o lz p ie c e . T h e h o o d o r n a m e n t is a c lu n k y b l in d fo ld e d la d y ju s t i c e w h o h o ld s h e r sc a le s to

s o n a h a s f a r m o r e in c o m m o n w ith a s t r e tc h lim o th a n a b o o k m o b ile .

V iew ers a r e b e c k o n e d in to t h e “ C o u r t ” b y a r e d c a rp e t a n d a c u r t a in e d a w n in g th a t re s e m b le s a v o t in g b o o th . In s id e is a v e ry K ie n h o lz ia n ta b le a u m a d e u p o f d e c o m p o s in g a n im a l sk u lls m a s q u e ra d in g a s ju s t ic e s . T h e w o o d - p a n e le d w a lls , d e e p re d v e lv e t c u r t a in s a n d le a th e r - b o u n d la w b o o k s m a k e f o r a c o n v in c in g in te r io r d e c o r .

“ T h e C o u r t” m a y n o t b e a m o n g b e a m o n g th e K ie n h o lz e s ’ b e s t w o rk , b u t i t is s t il l a n im p re s s iv e a c h ie v e m e n t . T h e re s tra in t seen in th e g a l le ry p ie ce s is n o t a p p a r e n t h e re . A lth o u g h th e o b je c ts in t h e ta b le a u a r e c a re fu lly c h o s e n , th is is n o t a p ie c e t o fo c u s o n p a r t ic u la r d e ta ils . T h e in te n t o f t h e w o r k is q u ic k ly v is ib ly . I n its d e c o m p o s in g e le m e n ts , th e p ie ce is a n e ff e c tiv e , a lb e it n o t p a r t ic u la r ly n o v e l , m e ta p h o r f o r th e ro t t i n g b ra in s o f o u r d e c re p i t ju s tic e s . A c c o rd in g t o th e K ie n h o lz e s , th e la w s o f n a t u r e a r e fa r s t ro n g e r th a n s a n c t if ie d h u m a n d e c is io n s .

T h e p ie c e fu n c t io n s b e s t a s a w o rk o f p u b lic a r t . I t is a c ce ss ib le a n d th o u g h t p ro v o k in g . “ T h e C a d d y C o u r t” is a w e lco m e resp ite f r o m h o lid a y sh o p p in g fr e n zies a n d su g a rp lu m w in d o w d isp la y s. P a r k e d in p r im e d o w n to w n s p o t In f r o n t o f t h e c h ic h i, a r t - c a v e / r e s t a u r a n t , L a s c a u x , th e p ie c e h a s a l r e a d y b e e n se e n b y th o u s a n d s . O n e w o n d e r s w h a t k in d o f b u re a u c r a t i c ta n g le w a s re q u i r e d t o g e t this p a rk in g p e r m i t.

T h e K ie n h o lz e s see th is c o u n t r y i n s u c h p e rc e p t iv e te r m s p e r h a p s b e c a u s e th e y v ie w it f r o m o d d a n g le s , d iv id in g th e ir t im e b e tw e e n H o p e , Id a h o , a n d W e s t B e r l in . D is ta n c e in s p ire s n e w in s ig h t . I n th i s la te s t se r ie s , t h e K ie n h o lz e s p ro v id e u s w ith s o m e v e ry A m e r ic a n w o rk w ith a g o o d d e a l o f s u b s ta n c e . W h ile v ie w in g th e sh o w , I a p p re c ia te d th e s im p lic i ty o f th is m e a t- a n d - p o ta to e s m e a l , w h ic h b y p a ss e s h a u te cu is in e . In th e fa c e o f im p e n d in g h a r d tim e s , th e K ie n h o lz e s ’ w o r k is h e a r te n in g to b e h o ld . ■Edw ard an d Nancy Reddin Kienholz’s “TheRed, Whiteand Blue Series, ” continues through December 31 at the Braunstein/ - Quay Gallery, 250 Sutter Street, San Francisco. Call 392-5532.

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The Porterhouse Uprising’ and ‘The Charlie Manson Story’

Logic Takes a HolidayA re unifying concepts an endangered species?

It’s been a week of mystification at the theatre. The antiquated specters of Logic and Thesis took a vacation and left me repeatedly scratching my head in the effluvia left behind.

N o w I ’m n o t a f a n a t ic a b o u t c l e a r m e a n in g s a n d c o h e re n t n a r ra t iv e s . I like a l i t t le a m b ig u ity a n d r i s k - t a k in g , a s lo n g a s o n e d o e s n ’t g e t t h e se n s e th a t th e p i lo t is a s le e p o r c a t a to n ic a t th e w h e e l.

O n th e p lu s s id e , V is ta d e R a n c h o R e p ’s The Porterhouse Uprising a n d D u d e T h e a t r e ’s The Charlie Manson Story a r e b o th r u d e , f i r e -b r e a th in g m ix tu r e s o f b a d ta s te a n d r a d c o n t e n t . B u t th is w e e k ’s c u rs e o f c o n fu s io n p la g u e s th e m — e a c h p la y is ja m m e d w ith h a l f - fo r m e d id e a s th a t d o n ’t a d d u p to - a n y th in g a p p r o a c h in g a c o h e re n t s t a te m e n t . In a w o rd : Huh?□ The Porterhouse Uprising, b y D a v id (Rat Pie) B a r th , is ju s t y o u r a v e ra g e p la y a b o u t m y s te r io u s ly in s t i tu t io n a l iz e d in m a te s in b u lb o u s f o a m - s tu f f e d fa t s u i ts w h o ta lk in c e s s a n t ly a b o u t sex ( d e s p i t e t h e i r s e e m in g im p o te n c e ) w h e n e v e r t h e y ’r e n o t

d e v o u r in g la rg e q u a n t i t i e s o f j u n k fo o d .

T h is m o o d y h e rd in p o ly e s te r s t r e tc h p a n t s is a l a rm e d b y th e s u d d e n a r r iv a l o f a n a l le g e d F B I a g e n t ( J o h n B a lm a ) . T h e a g e n t s e n d s th e i r a l re a d y -h ig h p a r a n o ia level th r o u g h th e r o o f b y s u g g e s tin g th a t o n e o r m o r e a m o n g th e m m a y b e s e c re tly g u i l ty o f u n n a m e d h e i n o u s , p r o b a b ly m u r d e r o u s , c r im e s .

A n in t e r n a l i n q u i s i t i o n is la u n c h e d a m id b l in d a c c u s a t io n s a n d h y s te r ia . B ill (S a n d y B u ll) a n d P e n n y (S u s a n V a n B e n th u - y e n ) w a n t to f le e th e in s t i tu t io n a n d r i s k l i f e in t h e g r e a t , u n k n o w n O u ts id e W o r ld . T h e ir a t te m p t s a t in d e p e n d e n c e re s u lt i n t h e i r p e r s e c u t i o n a n d , u lt im a te ly , l ib e ra t io n .

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t o h u r l a n d sp i t f o o d a t e a c h o th e r t o th e i r h e a r t s ’ c o n te n t .

L ik e m a n y c la ss ic s u r re a li s t s h o r t s to r ie s , t h e p la y fu s e s a v a g u e d r e a d o f T h e S y s te m w ith d a d a i s t h u m o r th a t s h o c k s v ia in c o n g ru i ty a n d , o f t e n , s c a to lo g y . W h i le m o s t ly s t a y in g in th is f a m i l ia r f u n n y / d i s t u r b i n g t e r r a in , it m a n a g e s m o m e n ts th a t a r e w e ird ly to u c h in g , a l m o s t m a g ic a l . A n d t h e re ’s a n e ff e c tiv e j o l t e n d in g .

W h a t i t doesn't h a v e is a n y c le a r id e a o f w h a t i t w a n ts t o s a y . T h e r e a r e h in t s a t c o m m e n ta ry a r o u n d m a s s h y s te r ia a n d m u r d e r , a b o u t f a i le d se x u a lity a s a m e ta p h o r f o r s t if le d p e rs o n a l

g o , b u t it d o e s p r o v id e a p re t ty u n u s u a l t im e w h ile ru n n in g in p la c e .□ D u d e T h e a t r e . The Charlie

Manson Story. W h a t c o u ld o n e p o s s ib ly e x p e c t b u t n e w e x tre m e s in g le e fu l b a d ta s te , c o m p le te w i t h a k e t c h u p - s p l a t t e r i n g r e e n a c tm e n t o f t h e S h a r o n T a te m a s s a c re ?

A f te r a l l , D u d e w a s la s t seen d o in g th e c ru d e , d u m b , v e ry f u n n y Friday the 13th s p o o f Buckets o f Blood: A Slash Play — its m e m b e r s c o u ld b e h e a r d b a c k s ta g e w h o o p in g a n d y e lp in g lik e b a n s h e e s b e fo r e e a c h s h o w in o r d e r t o w o rk u p th e p r o p e r level o f p e r f o r m in g h y s te r ia .

P s y c h o n o n s e n s e : L y n n O d e ll ( le f t t o r ig h t) , K e lly G a b r ie l , a n d S u s a n B re c h t “ s t a r ” a s tw is te d g ro u p ie s in The Charlie Manson Story.

f r e e d o m , a b o u t B ig B ro th e rd o m ( c o m p le t e w ith u r i n e te s t in g , w h ic h o f c o u r s e re s u l t s in s o m e , e r , s p la s h y a c t io n s c e n e s ) , a r id y e a g e o ld e " I n m a te s o r k e e p e rs : W h o ’s really c r a z y ? ’ ’ d is c u s s io n . B u t B a r th s e e m s a f r a id t o fa c e a n y is su es d ir e c tly . H is o b s c u r i ty ( o r j u s t in d e c is io n ) m a k e s th is s h o r t b u t sh r ill e v e n in g seem ra t h e r lo n g e r th a n its 65 m in u te s , t h o u g h i t ’s n e v e r d u ll .

A m o r e fu l ly f le s h e d -o u t r e v is io n o f th e s c r ip t c o u ld p ro v e d e v a s t a t in g . M e a n w h ile , B a r th ’s c a s t a p p r o a c h e s t h e m a te r i a l w ith a n o v e rp o w e r in g lu n a c y a n d 'c o n v ic t io n th a t a r e re a s o n e n o u g h t o fo r k o v e r y o u r $ 5 . Mona Rogers in Person f a n a t ic s c a n b id e t im e b e f o r e i ts J a n u a r y re v iv a l b y e n jo y in g H e le n S h u m a k e r w h e e z in g o u t a s e n s a t io n a l m o n o lo g u e o f in f a n t i le sex f a n t a s i e s ; S a n d y B u l l , J o h n B a lm a a n d P e g g y H o w e a ls o d o s o m e o u t s t a n d i n g l y s k e w e d w o rk .

The Porterhouse Uprising m a y h a v e n o id e a w h e re it w a n ts to

S u rp r is e ! N o t o n ly d o e s The Charlie Manson Story la c k e v e n a s in g le d ir e c t r e f e re n c e t o th e T a t e / L a B ia n c a m u r d e r s , it s c a r c e ly b o t h e r s t o i n c lu d e C h a r l ie h im s e l f .

W h a t D u d e h a s d o n e th is tim e u p s e ts s o m a n y e x p e c ta t io n s t h a t o n e m ig h t w a n t to c a l l i t a c h e a t— o r w o u ld , i f t h e r e s u l t w a s n ’t s o f a s c in a t in g o n i ts o w n c u r io u s te rm s . T h e p la y is a c r a z y q u il t o f e le m e n ts t h a t h a v e l i t t le o r n o re la t io n t o e a c h o th e r , le t a lo n e (s o m e tim e s ) t o th e a c tu a l M a n so n F a m i ly h is to ry . I t ’s n u ts ; i t ’s u n s a t i s f y in g ; i t ’s a l s o r a t h e r a m a z in g .

M a n s o n (C h r is B ro p h y ) h e re is a s h a d o w y f ig u re , d o in g th e p a t e n te d C r a z y E v il E y e s a c t a n d d e l iv e r in g a n o c c a s io n a l c h a r is m a t ic n o n s e q u i tu r , b u t m o s t ly s t a y in g o f f s ta g e . T h e fo c u s is m o r e o n th r e e o f h is f e m a le o rg y - s t a b le s y c o p h a n t s (S u sa n B re c h t , K e lley G a b r ie l , L y n n e O d e ll) , p e a - b r a in e d h ip p i e b im b e t t e s w h o b a t t le o v e r g ro u p ie s e n io r i ty s t a tu s w h e n n o t re h e a r s in g th e

d is e m b o w e lin g o f t h e b o u r g e o i s ie .

M e a n w h ile , a n e n t ir e ly u n r e la te d p lo t u n f o ld s in p e r io d ic s p u r ts o n a n o t h e r s e c t io n o f th e s ta g e . T h is p a ra l le l p s y c h o d r a m a o f f e r s a 1 9 8 0 s a l l - A m e r ic a n s u b u r b a n fa m ily c o m p o s e d o f c h e e r f u l ly a n o r e x ic d a u g h t e r , h e r i n c e s tu o u s ly h o r n y d a d , u n d e r s t a n d a b l y n e r v e - ja n g l e d m o m , a n d a j u n i o r w h o ju s t m a y b e th e n e ig h b o r h o o d h o m ic id a l m a n i a c . A f i g u r e l i s t e d a s T h e S u p r e m e B e in g (D e n n is M a t th e w s ) p ro v id e s m u s ic , e f fe c ts a n d o c c a s io n a l p h i lo s o p h ic a l c o m m e n ta r y f r o m h is p e rc h b e h in d th e tw o se ts .

The Charlie M anson Story ta k e s th e s e d is p a r a t e e le m e n ts a n d s h o v e s th e m to g e th e r in a w a y th a t s e e m s g e n u in e ly r a n d o m , i f s o m e h o w stil l d y n a m ic . T h e s u b u r b a n f a m ily ’s s to ry h a s a b s o l u te l y n o c o n n e c t io n t o a n y th in g e lse ( b e y o n d its v a g u e s h a r e d t h e m e s o f r e p r e s s e d “ f a m i l y ” p s y c h o s i s a n d v io le n c e ) . T h e M a n s o n fa m ily s e g m e n t s s k i p a r o u n d th e i r h i s t o r i c a l a n d i m a g i n a r y c h ro n o lo g ie s w i th o u t rh y m e o r r e a s o n , a n d th e c h a r a c te r o f T e x (C .W . M o r g a n ) c o n s u m e s a lo t o f s ta g e t im e b u t n e v e r s e e m s t h e le a s t b i t r e le v a n t . T h e S u p re m e B e in g ’s ro le s e e m s in t e n d e d to p r o v id e a u n if y in g th r e a d , b u t c o m e s o f f a s a n u n f in is h e d a f t e r th o u g h t .

It a l l m a y s o u n d lik e a n o r g a n iz a t io n a l d is a s te r , a n d m a y b e it is . W h a t ’s r e m a r k a b l e u n d e r th e s e c ir c u m s ta n c e s is h o w c o m p e llin g e a c h o f th e s e in d iv id u a l f r a g m e n t s is — a lm o s t e n o u g h to m a k e u n im p o r t a n t th e i r fa i lu r e t o a d d u p t o a n y th in g th a t m a k e s s e n s e . D u d e ’s c o m p a n y p r e s e r v e s i t s t r a d e m a r k g o n z o , m o c k - a m a te u r s a t i r ic a l s ty le , a ll b r o a d s t r o k e s a n d d e l ib e r a t e o u t r a g e s . B u t u n d e r C h r i s B ro p h y ’s d ir e c t io n , th e y a c h ie v e s o m e p o w e r fu l ly s u b t le e f f e c ts a s w ell.

T h is is o n e w e ird p la y . T r u t h in a d v e r t is in g w o u ld d e c re e th e y re t i t le it Tangents We G ot Stuck on While Intending to Write "The Charlie M anson S tory.” B u t t h a t d o e s n ’t m e a n y o u s h o u l d n ’t r u n to th e th e a tr e , a n y w a y . ■Vista de Rancho R ep ’s T h e P o r t e r h o u s e U p r is in g continues through December 20, Friday through Sunday, at 8 pm only, at 685 Florida St. (between 18th and 19th). Tickets are $5; call 826-8523fo r info.D ude Theatre's T h e C h a r l i e M a n s o n S to r y plays through D ecem b er 19th, T h u rsdays through Saturdays, a t 8 p m (with 10:30 p m late shows on Saturdays). T icke ts are $8; call 626-9196. The Climate Gallery is at 262 9th St. (between Folsom and Howard).

Continued trom page 24f r o m Elvis and M e f o r i ts p u re ly s ic k e n in g s e n t im e n t: “ N u n g e n [ b a b y ta lk f o r ‘y o u n g o n e ’] , ” h e w h is p e re d , “ U s h a s a b a b y g ir l . ” “ Y e s . . . u s d o , ” s h e re p l ie d . T h is sp e c ia l lo v e y ta lk c a m e u p d u r in g w a v e s o f e m o t io n a l in n o c e n c e a n d jo y . G a g . I f o n ly s h e h a d b e e n c lo s e r t o th e te le v is io n th e n ig h t h e s h o t i t w ith a h a n d g u n d u r i n g a k in g - s iz e te m p e r ta n t r u m .

T a k in g s h o ts a t th e M o t o r o la is a g o o d e x a m p le o f t h e s l ig h t ly tw is te d s id e o f E lv is — a s id e th e a u t h o r s d o n ’t d w e ll o n v in d ic tiv e ly , o n ly n o w a n d th e n . T h e b u lk o f th e te x t is a f a c tu a l fo c u s o n E lv is ’ c a re e r , sp ic e d u p w ith

a b u n d a n t d e ta il a n d e x c i te m e n t c o n j u r e d f r o m p a s t m a n ia . U s u a lly ( a n d ju s t w h e n y o u n e e d i t ) , a d i s t u r b e d , v i o l e n t o r m e lo d r a m a t i c s i t u a t io n p o u r s f o r th w ith g u s to , p ro v id in g th a t w o n d e r fu l fe e l in g o f c u r l in g u p w ith a t r a s h y b io g r a p h y . A m o n g th o s e s m a ll b a r b s o f d i r t a r e a c c o u n t s o f E lv is ’ c o n d u c t a t h is m o t h e r ’s fu n e r a l , h is g u n fe t is h , c ry in g f i ts b e c a u s e h e w is h e d h e w a s J e w is h , h is B ib le d is c u s s io n g r o u p s w ith y o u n g g ir ls , a r r o g a n c e , ta i c h i — a n d a l l th o s e p ills !

T h e la s t ( a n d b e s t ) c h a p t e r o f t h e b o o k , “ T a k in g C a r e O f E lv is ,” a t te n t iv e ly d e sc r ib e s th e a r d e n t , f a n a t ic a l fo l lo w in g th a t c a r e t a k e s Elvis World. T e n y e a rs a f t e r h is d e a t h , th e y s t il l sw o o p

d o w n o n M e m p h is o n c e a y e a r f r o m a l l o v e r t h e w o r ld . S o m e h a v e n e v e r m is s e d a s in g le d e a th a n n i v e r s a ry o r th e c h a n c e to p le d g e lo y a l ty a n e w , c o m p a re m e m o ra b i l i a , r e g a r d s t r a n g e r s w ith su s p ic io n a n d s h e d a q u ie t te a r o r tw o . T h e y a r e s e r io u s . S o m e a r e s til l v e ry s a d , s o m e a re e v e n b i t te r , a n d s o m e liv e f o r t h e y e a r ly t r i b u t e . T h e m o o d is so le m n , lik e in c h u rc h .

“ I t ’s a g o o d th i n g h e h a d f la w s ,” o n e f a n s a id . “ O th e r w ise th e r e ’d b e a n e w re l ig io n in th e w o r ld .”

Elvis World is a n a p p e a l in g w o r k o n m a n y d if f e r e n t leve ls, n o t j u s t t h e c o f f e e ta b le . T h e p h o to s s t a n d o u t ; i t ’s a n e f f ic ie n t a n d a m u s in g r e f e re n c e t o o l ; a n d i t lo o k s re a l ly k il le r in m y s h r in e .


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Alex Cox’s ‘Walker’

A Fistful of Contras\A /o l k e r is an important film. Alex Cox, the W W fashionable director of Repo Man and

Sid and Nancy, filmed it on location in Nicaragua in collaboration with INCINE, the Nicaraguan Film Institute. The result is a surreal parable of current American involvement in Nicaragua loosely based on the story of William Walker (Ed Harris), an American who “ liberated” and ruled Nicaragua from 1855 to 1857. It is first postmodern Spaghetti Western (or, to be more precise, “ Gallo Pinto” Western).

A S e rg io L e o n e - in s p ir e d f o r m a lis m is q u ic k ly a p p a r e n t , w ith a n e m p h a s is o n h e ro ic c lo se u p s , o d d a n g le s , s ty liz e d b r u ta l i ty (b lo o d s h o o t s f r o m w o u n d s a s f r o m s p ig o ts o f c r a n b e r ry ju ic e c o c k ta i l ) a n d ly r ic a l v io le n c e . S lo w m o t io n b a t t le sc e n e s a re e n l iv e n e d b y J o e ( “ th e C la s h ” ) S t r u m m e r ’s s e d u c tiv e u p d a t in g o f E n n i o M o r r i c o n e ’s e p i c / r o m a n t i c m u s ic sc o re s .

T h e c h o ic e o f E d H a r r i s a s W a lk e r is a n in s p ire d o n e , n o t o n ly b e c a u s e i t e c h o e s h is ro l e a s a n A m e r ic a n m e rc e n a ry b a r r e l in g d o w n th o s e s a m e N ic a ra g u a n s t r e e ts in Under Fire, b u t b e c a u s e th e v is u a l e f f e c t o f h is s a u c e r - b lu e e y e s , M o u n t R u s h m o r e f e a t u r e s a n d c r u e l ly s e n s u a l m o u t h sp e a k s a s m u c h a s th e v il la in o u s a n d in s a n e d if f id e n c e th a t h e g iv e s t h e ro le . H e is a b a d g o o d -g u y , t h e m i r r o r im a g e o f th e S p a g h e t t i W e s te rn ’s g o o d b a d - g u y (T e re n c e H il l , C lin t E a s tw o o d ) . I n a s w itc h o n th e W e s te rn m y th o f th e h e ro ic v ir -

c le f o r a d e c o n s t ru c t io n i s t h is to r ic a l f i lm w h ic h n o t o n ly p a ra l le ls to d a y ’s p o l i t i c a l s i tu a t io n in N ic a ra g u a , b u t m a k e s e x p lic it its a n t i - C o n tr a m e ssa g e b y a c tu a lly in c o rp o r a t in g c o n te m p o ra r y d e ta ils s u c h a s M e rc e d e s B e n z c a rs a n d p a c k s o f M a r lb o r o s in its 1850s s e t tin g .

A s “ a f o r m o f c in e m a a b o u t c in e m a ” (a s C h r is to p h e r F ra y - l i n g p u t s i t i n S p a g h e tt i Westerns), f i lm s s u c h a s S e rg io L e o n e ’s Dollars tr i lo g y , Once Upon a Time in the West a n d The Good, The Bad and The Ugly a c c u s t o m e d m a s s a u d ie n c e s t o se e in g n o t o n ly a s to ry b u t th e c in e m a t ic a p p a r a t u s c o n s t r u c t in g i t . T h e f i lm s w e re “ H o lly w o o d f a n t a s i e s . . . r e e n a c t e d in n e o - r e a l i s t s e t t in g s .”

T h e g ro w th o f s e lf - r e fe re n t ia l f i lm m a k in g in th e ’6 0 s a n d ’70 s w a s d ir e c tly in f lu e n c e d b y th e S p a g h e t t i W e s t e r n s . F r o m B ra z i lia n G la u b e r R o c h a ’s A n tonio Das M ortes (1 9 5 9 ) a n d o t h e r m a s te r p ie c e s o f T h i r d

The door opened by Cox’s stylistic innovation ends up resembling one o f

those Roadrunner cartoon doors that opens onto a brick wall painted

to look like a road.

t u e o f t h e m i s f i t / o u t l a w , W a lk e r r e p r e s e n ts t h e c r im in a l in s a n i ty o f U S g o v e rn m e n t- s a n c t io n e d “ la w a n d o r d e r .”

T h e f i lm o p e n s w ith e v id e n c e o f t h e s o u r c e o f W a lk e r ’s d e r a n g e m e n t a s h is d e a f fia n c e e (M a r le e M a t l in ) is d o n e in b y a c h o le ra e p id e m ic . H e b e c o m e s o b s e s s e d w ith m a n i f e s t d e s t in y a n d a c c e p ts a n a s s ig n m e n t f r o m C o r n e l i u s V a n d e r b i l t ( P e t e r B o y le ) t o in v a d e N ic a ra g u a w h ile i t is to r n b y in te r n a l s t r i f e . H is t i n y a r m y o f “ I m m o r t a l s ” b lo o d i ly p re v a i ls , a n d W a lk e r p ro c la im s h im s e l f p re s id e n t o f t h e “ d e m o c ra c y ” o f N ic a ra g u a , e s ta b lish e s a s la v e s t a te a n d is o v e r th ro w n b y n e ig h b o r in g C e n t r a l A m e r i c a n c o u n t r i e s th e f o l lo w in g y e a r .

W e se e th is s to ry t h r o u g h . w ild ly c h a o t ic a n d v is u a lly th r i l l in g sc e n e s w h ic h e m p h a s iz e th e p a th e t ic r e g im e n t’s to t a l d is o r g a n iz a t io n a n d la c k o f k n o w le d g e o f th e ir p u rp o s e . T h is r a n k a n d f i le c o n f u s io n is c o n t r a s te d w ith th e u n s to p p a b le a n d e v e r im p e c c a b le W a lk e r , f o r w h o m th e “ G o d -g iv e n r i g h t , m o r a l d u ty a n d f a te o f A m e r ic a is t o g o a h e a d .”

A S p a g h e t t i W e s te rn “ c a n v a s ” s e e m s a n a p p r o p r ia t e v e h i-

W o r ld f i lm m a k in g t o J e a n - L u c G o d a r d ’s p o l i t i c a l S p a g h e t t i W e s te rn Wind fro m the East (1 9 6 9 ) , a p a r t o f G o d a r d ’s in f l u e n ti a l a t t e m p t t o q u e s t io n b o u rg e o is fo r m s o f r e p r e s e n ta t i o n , th e im p o r t a n c e o f th i s p o p u la r f i lm f o r m h a s lo n g b e e n r e c o g n i z e d b y r a d i c a l f i l m m a k e rs .

T h e c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n o f Walker a s p o s tm o d e r n r a th e r t h a n r a d ic a l i s d e l ib e ra te . T h is f i lm , w h ile v o ic in g a n e e d e d c o n d e m n a t io n o f t o d a y ’s v e rs io n o f m a n if e s t d e s t in y , is a c le a r -c u t le s so n in h o w th e s ty lish a e s th e tic o f p o s tm o d e r n is m fa i ls t o g iv e u s m o r e th a n a r e s h u f f l in g o f th e re p r e s e n ta t io n a l d e c k . B e n e a th a c h a l le n g in g f o r m a l s t r u c t u r e , th e re is a v o id w h e re th e re c o u ld b e a p o w e r f u l l y a r t i c u l a t e a n a ly s is o f th e n o n -w o rk in g s o f o u r sy s te m a n d a l te rn a t iv e s t o it .

Walker's e x c i tin g b r e a k w ith h is to r ic a l f i lm f o r m b y th e in c re a s in g in c o rp o ra t io n o f c o n t e m p o r a r y i c o n o g r a p h y i n a p e r io d f i lm o p e n s a v e ry im p o r ta n t d o o r . F r o m th e f i r s t g lim p s e o f p la s tic ro s e s b e in g p la c e d b y to w n s p e o p l e o n t h e i r d e a d le a d e r ’s b o d y to W a lk e r ’s s h o w in g h is m is tre s s h is p ic tu re o n th e c o v e r o f Time, w e a r e h o o k e d .

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Soldier o f fortune: E d Harris stars in W a lk e r .

G o d a r d a n d f r ie n d s ’ p r i o r ex p lo r a t io n o f th is te r r i to r y n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g , t h i s i s r e a l c in e m a t ic in n o v a tio n .

B y v ir tu e o f th is k in d o f risk - ta k in g o n C o x ’s p a r t , w e a r e led to h o p e f o r a fa ir ly s o p h is tic a te d s t a te m e n t a b o u t A m e r ic a n in te r v e n t io n is t p o lic ie s . B u t w h a t w e g e t is a p o r t r a y a l o f W a lk e r (a n d C o rn e l iu s V a n d e rb i l t ) a s c ra z y th r o u g h a n d th r o u g h . U n c o m p r e h e n d in g so ld ie rs d y in g n e e d le ssly u n d e r th e c o m m a n d o f m a d m e n is a n a c c u ra te m e ta p h o r f o r U S fo r e ig n p o lic y b u t d o e s n o t a p p r o a c h t h e r e a l is su e s . O n e c o u ld c o n c lu d e f r o m Walker t h a t i f w e g o t r id o f th e m a d m e n e v e ry th in g w o u ld b e o k a y .

T h e f i lm b e c o m e s a p ro lo n g e d P u n c h a n d J u d y s h o w w h ic h g lo r ie s in p r e t ty s h o ts o f f i r e a n d d e a th b u t s to p s th e r e . T h e d o o r o p e n e d b y C o x ’s s ty lis tic in n o v a tio n e n d s u p re s e m b lin g o n e o f th o s e Roadrunner c a r t o o n d o o r s th a t o p e n s o n to a b r ic k w a ll p a in te d t o lo o k lik e a r o a d . T h e re is n o a c k n o w le d g m e n t o f th e d e e p e r d a n g e r o f t h a t s m o o th r h e t o r i c a n d in s t i tu t i o n a l i z e d v io le n c e o f t h e c a p i ta l is t sy s te m w h ic h i s g r o u n d e d a n d e n tr e n c h e d in o u r liv e s in s u c h a w a y th a t i t o f t e n a p p e a r s s a n e , r a t io n a l a n d in e v ita b le .

T h e e n s u in g e n d -c re d it sh o ts o f d e a d N ic a ra g u a n s ( in a T V - sc re e n f o r m a t a g a in s t a b la c k b a c k g ro u n d ) th u s im p a c t o n u s n o m o r e p r o f o u n d ly th a n m a g a z in e a d s f o r s a v e - a -c h i ld — “ Y o u c a n h e lp a c h i ld o r y o u c a n tu r n th e p a g e .” T V im a g e s o f d e a th h a v e b e c o m e c o m m o n p l a c e t o t h i s p o s t - V i e t n a m g e n e ra t io n , a n d b e c a u s e C o x h a s n o t le d u s t o a n e ff e c tiv e a n a ly s is o f c a u s e s o r p r e s e n t e d th e p o s s ib il ity o f a l te rn a t iv e s w e c a n o n ly p la c e th e s e im a g e s w ith a ll t h e o th e r s in o u r c o n sc io u sn e s s . W e c a n o n ly “ tu r n t h e p a g e ,” th a t is , le a v e th e th e a t r e w ith n o b e t te r id e a th a n w e h a d b e fo r e o f w h e re t o g o f r o m h e re .

A ll t h e s a m e , Walker is q u i te e f f e c tiv e a s a k in d o f a g i t-p r o p p o s t e r a g a in s t A m e r ic a n a id to th e C o n tr a s . I t fu lf i lls a t le a s t o n e , i f n o t b o th o f t h e g o a ls o f th e N ic a ra g u a n s in v o lv e d in its p r o d u c t io n ( a s r e p o r te d b y A le x C o x in th e Bay Guardian): “ I th i n k th e N ic a ra g u a n s h o p e th e f i lm w ill c h a n g e th e m in d s o f th e N o r th A m e r ic a n p u b lic , b u t th e y a ls o see i t a s a th in g th a t ’s g o in g t o r e f le c t w e ll u p o n th e m — th a t a n im p re s s iv e - lo o k in g H o l ly - w o o d - s ty le m o v ie , w ith h u n d re d s o f e x t r a s a n d b e a u t ifu l p e r io d lo c a t io n s , c a n b e m a d e in a v e ry p o o r c o u n t r y th a t ’s i n th e m id d le o f a w a r .” T h e S p a g h e t ti

W e s te rn g e n re , a re a l “ p e o p le ’s a r t f i lm ” s ty le , w ill p ro b a b ly h e lp s p r e a d th is im p o r t a n t w o rd t o a u d ie n c e s th a t o th e r film s a b o u t N ic a ra g u a h a v e n o t b e e n a b le to re a c h .

G iv e n th e d if f ic u l ty i n o b ta in in g p r e s s m a te r i a l s f o r th i s re v ie w , h o w e v e r , I th in k i t ’s s a f e t o sa y th a t U n iv e rs a l is n o t e x a c tly p u s h in g th e f i lm . Walker r a i s e s m a n y p o s s ib i l i t ie s f o r

fu tu re p o li tic a l f i lm m a k in g b y b re a k in g w ith t r a d i t io n a l “ la w s ” o f h is to r ic a l re p r e s e n ta t io n a n d b y its v is u a lly e x c i tin g s ty le . A s s u c h i t is a la n d m a r k f i lm . B u t c a tc h it q u ic k b e fo r e it g e ts a w a y . ■W a lk e r is playing at the Kabuki 8 (Post at Fillmore). Call931-9800 fo r times.

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Visitor from LondonS alvatore Santagati’s a dapper, pleasant

young man — shy until he begins waxing about his favorite subject, the arts — who left his native Italy at age 18 to go to London. Currently, he’s editing the European Gay Review and getting a Ph.D. in philosophy from the London School of Economics. Our first visit at Cafe Flore was so enjoyable 1 forgot to take notes, so now I’m in a Haight restaurant with Salvatore trying to write and eat at the same time.

“ H o w d id y o u s t a r t t h e r e v ie w ? ” I a s k .

“ In 1985 I se t u p a se r ie s o f p a n e ls a t t h e In s t i tu te o f C o n te m p o r a r y A r ts in L o n d o n , S a n ta g a t i re p l ie s . “ T h e o v e ra l l t h e m e w a s ‘T h e G a y S e n s ib il ity in th e A r t s . ’ E a c h w eek w e h a d s e m in a r s w ith sp e c ia lis ts in d i f f e r e n t f ie ld s : f i lm , l i te r a tu r e , p a in t in g , m u s ic , e tc . A b o u t 100 to 150 p e o p le f r o m a l l d if fe re n t a g e s a n d b a c k g ro u n d s a t te n d e d , a n d m y id e a to s t a r t t h e rev iew g re w o u t o f th e e n th u s ia s t ic re c e p t io n th is se r ie s r e c e iv e d .”

T h e f i rs t EGR f e a tu re d a s to ry b y G o re V id a l , a n e s s a y “ G a y W ri te r s in P a r i s ” b y E d m u n d

W h ite , a n d a r t i f le s b y 16 o th e r s o n s u c h to p ic s a s “ P a s o l in i a s P a in t e r , ” “ T c h a ik o v s k y : M u s ic a n d H o m o s e x u a l i t y , ” a n d t r a v e lo g u e s f r o m B e rl in , R o m e a n d M o s c o w . P lu s b o o k rev iew s . R e n a u d C a m u s ’s p ie ce w a s in F r e n c h , w h ic h a d d e d a n ic e t o u c h . T h i s f i r s t i s s u e g o t

j f a v o r a b le re v ie w s in b o th g a y j a n d n o n g a y n e w s p a p e rs in G e r- | m a n y , I ta ly a n d S c a n d in a v ia , a s

w e ll a s in n a t io n a l B rit is h p a p e r s s u c h a s th e London Observer

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m a g a z in e r e v ie w e d ,” S a n ta g a ti i s a id . “ Y o u h a v e to m a k e p h o n e ! c a l ls a n d u s e ev e ry c o n n e c t io n

y o u c a n . T h e L o n d o n p re s s lo v e s s e n s a t io n a l a n t ig a y n e w s s to r ie s b u t i g n o r e s u s in t h e a r t s w h e n e v e r it c a n . H a p p ily , o u r f i r s t is su e o f s e v e ra l th o u s a n d c o p ie s s o ld o u t . ”

B u t a m a g a z in e ’s r e a l t e s t is its s e c o n d is su e . T h e se c o n d EGR c o n t in u e s i ts w id e c o v e ra g e o f t h e a r t s b u t th i s t im e w ith le n g th ie r a r t ic le s a n d a la rg e r , m o r e , a t t r a c t iv e ty p e fa c e . A c tu a l ly , i t ’s m o r e lik e a b o o k — s o m e th i n g w h ic h s u b s c r ib e r s s h o u ld c o n s id e r b e fo r e g a sp in g a t i ts $ 1 4 p r ic e (w h ic h in c lu d e s a i rm a i l p o s ta g e ) .

D a v id R o b in s o n g iv e s a g o o d o v e r v i e w o f t h e h i s t o r y o f h o m o s e x u a li ty in f i lm , fo l lo w e d b y M a r k F in c h ’s s m a r t e ss a y o n th e g a y S c a n d in a v ia n f i lm m a k e r M a u r i tz S tille r . Prix Goncourt w in n e r Y v es N a v a r r e c o n t r ib u te s a n e ro t ic s to ry :Sandro had the brown salty skin o f the sea. I can recall him now: with his eyes wide open he kisses Joseph first. Forces Joseph to open his eyes. Then with his hand on m y back he

forces m y face down to his chest. I can hear the beat o f his heart. A beating heart. Strong and muted. A s i f the whole earth had started knocking at this one point. A n d on Sandro’s lips I discovered the imprint o f Joseph’s lips___ Between us, arching his back fro m side to side, Sandro offered him self to each o f us, keeping

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T h e European Gay Review m ig h t m o r e a p t ly b e e n t itle d a n “ in t e m a t io n a T ’re v ie w . A f te r a s p e c ia l is su e o n S a n d r o P e n n a , I ta ly ’s g re a t 2 0 th - c e n tu r y p o e t , a U n ite d S ta te s is su e is p la n n e d . S a n ta g a t i s a id th is w ill in c lu d e w o rk b y J a m e s P u r d y , A lle n G in s b e r g , T h o m G u n n a n d E d m u n d W h i te , a m o n g o th e r s . O th e r f u tu r e i s su e s w ill f o c u s o n J a p a n , G e r m a n y a n d S c a n d in a v ia .

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a c a d e m i c t o n e o r a n o v e rs p e c ia l iz e d s c o p e in s o m e p ie c e s , s u c h a s th e e s s a y o n s c u lp to r G lo v e r .

In s h o r t , I ’d lik e m o r e z ip . R o b in s o n ’s f i lm e s s a y , f o r in s t a n c e , d is c u s s e s n o te w o r t h y A ID S f i lm s b y M a r k H u e s t i s a n d A r th u r B re s s a n b u t o n ly m e n tio n s J o h n W a te r s a n d A n d y W a r h o l in p a s s in g . A w h o le g e n e ra t io n o f g a y A m e r ic a n s c a m e p u t t o W a te r s a n d W a rh o l . M ic k J a g g e r ’s Performance w a s im p o r t a n t in th i s r e g a r d to o . I ’d a l s o lik e t o h e a r m o r e a b o u t o u r y o u n g e r c o n te m p o ra r ie s in th e a r t s a n d le ss o n C a rd in a l R a tz -

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us apart in order, who knows, to bring us closer together?

O th e r e ssa y s fo c u s o n E d w a r d C a r p e n te r , G e r ic a u l t , V ic to r ia n s c u lp to r L o rd R o n a ld G lo v e r a n d C a rd in a l R a tz in g e r ’s ne w in q u is i t io n . B e s id e s o th e r p o li tic a l e ss a y s a n d a “ L e tt e r f r o m S a n F r a n c i s c o ” b y J a c k C o l l in s , th e r e ’s a b it in g b o o k re v ie w o f Y o u rc e n a r ’s Mishima a s w e ll a s n e w g a y b o o k s f r o m B ra z il, S p a in a n d I r e la n d . B rit is h p o e t J a m e s K irk u p c r i tic iz e s J a p a n e s e l i te r a tu r e in g e n e ra l :Childish comic books have taken the place o f novels.. . . Kensaburo Oe deplores the fa ct that literary works are selling very badly today, that young people no longer read books except fiction that m ake no demands on the intellect. But in fact, the reason fo r this fa lling-o ff in readership is that Japan’s modern novelists write such boring books — Shusaku Endo, Kobo A be and Oe himself, along with many others, are just churning out s tu f f that w a s acceptable in the '40s and 50s but which has no relevance at all to the needs and lifestyles o f today.

o th e r le a d in g I ta l ia n w r ite rs . H e w a s v e ry p o o r a n d w ro te s h o r t , th r e e - t o f iv e - l in e p o e m s o n c a fe n a p k in s d u r in g th e fa s c is t e r a . B u t e a c h p o e m b u r s ts w ith a n a lm o s t p re - C h r is t ia n h o m o s e x u a l c e l e b ra t io n . H e h a s n o n e o f P a s o l i n i ’s a g o n i z e d g u i l t . B esid e s h is p o e t r y , w e ’ll h a v e e ss a y s o n h is l i fe , h is w o r k a n d h is r e l a t io n s h ip w ith U m b e r to S a b a a n d P a s o l in i . ”

E G R d o e s n ’t h a v e a n id e o lo g ic a l b ia s , S a n to g a t i e m p h a s iz e s . “ S o m e le f tis ts d o n ’t l ik e i t b e c a u s e I le t e a c h w r i te r e x p re s s h is o w n v ie w s ,” h e la u g h s . A n e x a m p le m ig h t b e S a n ta g a t i ’s i n t e r v i e w w i t h p o l i t i c a l p h i lo s o p h e r T e d H o n d e r ic h in w h ic h th e la t te r g e ts t r ip p e d u p , m o m e n ta r i ly a t le a s t , in t h e a n t i q u a te d “ n a t u r a l la w ” a rg u m e n t a g a in s t h o m o s e x u a li ty . I t ’s i r r i ta t in g , e v e n th o u g h S a n ta g a t i d is ta n c e s h im s e l f in a fo o tn o te .

E G R ’s s t ro n g su i t is t h a t it p ic k s u p th e g o o d w o rk Gay Sunshine w a s d o in g in th e e a r ly ’70s o n in t e r n a t io n a l g a y h is to r y , m o s t n e v e r r e p r in t e d in b o o k fo r m . W h e re a s GS f o c u s e d o n li te r a tu r e , EGR f e a tu re s a l l th e a r t s . Y e t I f in d a n in d u lg e n t ,


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Like Son, Like FatherD ecember is such a jolly time! It means final ex

ams, long rainy days, crowded stores. . . um, Christmas with the family.. . and — oh, fuck — my birthday. (On the 14th. Please: no gifts).

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Son o f ClubberI m is se d th e p o in t la s t w e e k , a s u s u a l . P o te n t ia l S u p re m e C o u r t s o n G re g o ry K e n n e d y ’s r a m p a n t ly h o m o p h o b ic le t te r t o th e N o v e m b e r 13 , 1984 , Stanford Daily h a r d ly , a s I w ro te , “ ra is e s t h e s p e c t e r o f g e n e t i c a l l y t r a n s m i t t e d b ig o t r y .” R a th e r , it ra is e s th e v e ry o b v io u s q u e s t io n o f w h e re D a r l in g G re g fo r m e d h is o p in io n s . A s m y b o is te r o u s ly b r a i n y S t a n f o r d S p y w r o te re c e n t ly , “ O n e w o u ld lik e t o a s k [S u p re m e C o u r t n o m in e e ] J u d g e A n th o n y K e n n e d y , i f th i s is th e s o r t o f m e a n - s p i r i te d b e h a v io r h e p e r m i t te d o r e n c o u ra g e d a r o u n d th e fa m ily m a n s e in S a c r a m e n to .”

“ F a m ily m a n s e .” I l ik e th a t .H e r e ’s a c l i p p i n g f r o m

a fo r e m e n t io n e d S p y , o f a N o v . 12 (1 9 8 7 ) Daily a r t ic le o n th e K e n n e d y le t te r f l a p , q u o tin g S ta n f o r d la w p ro f e s s o r J a c k F r ie d e n th a l : “ I re a l ly th in k th a t i f p a r e n t s a r e t o b e in f lu e n c e d b y th e b e l i e f s . . . o f th e i r n e a r ly a d u l t c h i ld re n , th e y ’r e in t r o u b le .” L a w P r o f . T h o m a s G re y c o n c u r s : “ C a n y o u re a l ly in f e r m u c h a b o u t a p e r s o n ’s le g a l s ta n c e f r o m w h a t th e i r c h i ld re n s a y ? ” B o th , o f c o u r s e , m is s th e p o in t ( l ik e m e !) : I t ’s K e n n e d y S r . ’s o r ig in a l m e s s a g e th a t m a y h a v e c a u s e d K . J r . ’s t i n y -m in d e d r a n t — n o t th e o p p o s i te .

ClubberI ’ll b e t c h a y o u n g G re g ’s a w ily p o li tic ia n : h is D a d s u r e is.

K e n n e d y S r . c le v e rly re l in q u is h e d h is m e m b e rs h ip in th e a l l -m a le , p a l e o l i t h ic O ly m p ic C lu b h e re in S F w h e n h e w a s n o m i n a t e d t o t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t “ in o r d e r t o p re v e n t m y m e m b e rs h ip f r o m b e c o m in g a n is s u e .” (N Y Times, D e c . 2 .)

K e n n e d y S r . jo in e d t h e O ly m p ic C lu b in 196 2 , h e to ld a S e n a te J u d ic ia r y C o m m itt e e re c e n tly , w h e n “ i t s b y la w s r e s t r i c te d m e m b e r s h ip t o w h ite m a le s .” B u t h e ’s c h a n g e d : h e likes g a ls a n d N e g ro e s n o w .

All Het UpE x c lu s iv e S F c lu b s h a v e to s ta y th a t w a y , a c c o rd in g t o a lo c a l a t to r n e y re p r e s e n tin g t h e a l l-m a le , ra c i a l ly p a l e o l i th ic B o h e m ia n C lu b . J a m e s A . C a r t e r , S 3 , to ld th e D e c . 3 SF Examiner (w h ic h p ro p e r ly p la y e d th e s to ry o n p . 1) t h a t th e p re s e n c e o f w o m e n a t t h e C lu b w o u ld c a u s e a “ c h e m ic a l im b a la n c e ” in th e m a le m e m b e rs h ip .

“ H e te ro s e x u a l m e n , w h e n a t t r a c t iv e w o m e n a r e a r o u n d , ta k e n o t i c e ,” C a r t e r s a id . “ T h e re is a c h a n g e , a c o m p e tit iv e n e s s , th a t

Continued from p n v lo u t pagei n g e r , L o r d R o n a ld G lo v e r a n d t h e I t a l i a n R e n a is s a n c e . B u t p e rh a p s m y A m e r ic a n p re ju d ic e m e re ly s ig n a ls m y ig n o r a n c e o f ta s te s o r a t t i t u d e s in th e E u r o p e a n g a y sc e n e .

“ G a y s h e re a r e in f lu e n c e d a lo t b y p o p c u l tu r e ,” I te ll S a n -

i s r e a l . ”T h is , r e m e m b e r , is th e a t

t i tu d e o f J u d g e K e n n e d y ’s c lu b p e e rs . I t m a k e s y o u w o n d e r : a ) h o w h e te ro s e x u a l m e n c a m e t o ru l e th e w o r ld : a n d b ) h o w w o m e n c a n p o ss ib ly b e a t t r a c t e d t o th e m . m

Maid to OrderT h e B o h e m ia n C lu b K n u c k le h e a d s h a v e a k in d r e d s p i r i t in B o s to n .

A c c o r d i n g t o a D e c . 3 A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s r e p o r t , “ C h a m b e r m a id s a t B o s to n ’s lu x u r io u s C o p le y P la z a H o te l h a v e b e e n o r d e r e d to p u t a s id e th e i r m o p s a n d s t a r t s c ru b b in g f lo o r s b y h a n d , a n g e r in g u n io n le a d e rs w h o s a y w a s h in g f lo o rs o n h a n d s a n d k n e e s is d e m e a n in g .”

S a id U n io n P r e z D o m in ic B o z z o tto : “ T h e sc e n e o f a w h ite m a le s i tt in g in h is h o te l r o o m re a d in g th e W a l l S tr e e t J o u r n a l w h ile th e b la c k m a id is in th e b a t h r o o m o n h e r h a n d s a n d k n e e s — i t ’s j u s t p r e p o s te r o u s .”

S a id a n u n id e n tif ie d m a id : “ I t h i n k th e p o lic y is d o w n g ra d in gf o r u s la d ie s ----- W e ’d r a t h e r u sea m o p . ”

S a id A la n T re m a in , p re z o f H o te ls o f D is t in c t io n , w h ich o p e ra t e s th e C o p le y : “ A m a id is a m a id , a n d th a t ’s j u s t w h a t sh e h a s t o d o . ”

Gum’s the WordI n R u s s ia , a m a id is a m a id , a n d h e r se rv ice s c a n b e h a d f o r a p a c k o f g u m .

T h is s t a r t l in g n e w s a p p e a re d in E x E x e c u tiv e E d i to r L a r ry K r a m e r ’s D e c . 3 r e p o r t o n S o v ie t a c c o m m o d a t io n s ( th e f o u r th in a f iv e -p a r t U S S R o v e rv ie w th a t , p r e s u m a b ly , g o t t h e Ex's B ig C h e e s e o u t o f h is m in io n s ’ h a i r f o r a c o u p le o f w e e k s) .

T h o s e k o o k y R u ssk ie s a r e p a r t i c u l a r a b o u t th e i r g i f t s , h o w e v e r . A s a n in c e n tiv e to c le a n s h i r ts , K ra m e r w ro te , “ a p a c k o f g u m h e lp e d , b u t a n Examiner T - s h i r t d id n ’t . ”

D a m n . I ’v e b e e n lo o k in g f o r a w a y t o d i t c h m y sh in y r e d Sentinel ja c k e t .

Others’ Little HelpersL e t’s h o p e th e a l le g e d S o v ie t s te r i li ty se e p s in to H u n g a r y , its C o m m u n is t n e ig h b o r t o th e w e s t. T h e re , a c c o rd in g t o th e D e c . 2 N Y Times, t e e n a g e rs f a c e t h e s a m e p ro b le m s a s te e n a g e rs e v e ry w h e re . B u t “ th e s t ig m a o f p r o f e s s i o n a l t r e a t m e n t . . . r e m a in s s o g re a t t h a t m a n y te e n a g e r s s u f f e r d e e p e m o tio n a l p a in s r a t h e r t h a n se e k o r a c c e p t p ro f e s s io n a l h e l p .”

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t a g a t i . “ Y o u s h o u ld g e t a p ie ce o n g a y ro c k m u s ic ' f o r y o u r U n ite d S ta te s 'i s s u e .”

“ I ’d l i k e t o , ” S a n t a g a t i re p l ie s . T h e A m e r ic a n w rite rs h e ’s lin e d u p s o f a r , I m u s t a d m i t , s o u n d fa s c in a t in g . M a y b e w e ’r e sp o ile d w ith th e v ig o ro u s ra n g e o f g a y m a g s te llin g u s a b o u t A m e r ic a n g a y c u l tu re . T h e European Gay Review is t h e o n ly p u b lic a t io n I k n o w th a t g iv e s a n

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H a d r e a s a d d e d : “ I d o u b t t h a t a ll th o s e li t t le g a y b o o k s to re s c a n su rv iv e . I t ’s u n lik e ly th a t th e y c a n a l l se ll e n o u g h b o o k s t o s ta y in b u s in e s s .”

I t s e e m s m o r e u n lik e ly th a t a n o in k e r lik e H a d r e a s , w h o p r o v id e d th e o n ly s o u r n o te in a n o th e rw is e sh in in g a r t ic le , c a n sell any b o o k s t o g a y s d is c e rn in g e n o u g h t o k n o w a q u e e r - b a s h e r w h e n th e y h e a r o n e .

Homo WreckerT a k e , f o r in s ta n c e , p re s id e n tia l h o p e f u l ( a n d M a s s . G o v . ) M ic h a e l D u k a k is , a m a n w h o v a lu e s “ p o li c y ” a b o v e h a p p in e s s . I n a th o r o u g h D ec . Mother Jones in te rv ie w w ith a c e r e p o r te r D o u g F o s te r , D u k a k is t r ie s t o d e fe n d h is 1985 r e m o v a l o f f o s te r c h i ld re n f r o m th e h o m e o f a g a y c o u p le w ith w h o m th e y ’d b e e n p la c e d .

A s k e d i f it “ g a v e [h im ] a n y q u a lm s to y a n k th e c h i ld re n o u t o f a n a p p a re n t ly h a p p y h o m e ,” D u k a k is (w h o ’s s p o n s o r in g a p ro - g a y M a s s . civ il r ig h ts b ill)re p l ie s , “ Y e a h , s u r e it d i d ___ It h o u g h t i t w a s a te r r ib le d is se r v ic e t o th o s e tw o m e n w h o h a d b e e n le d t o b e l ie v e b y t h e d e p a r t m e n t t h a t th is p la c e m e n t w a s g o in g t o b e m a d e .” B u t , th o u g h u n h a p p y w ith th e m e n ’s t r e a t m e n t , D u k a k is s a y s h e “ th o u g h t i t w a s e v e n m o r e im p o r t a n t th a t

w e d e v e lo p a p o l ic y .”P o li tic s is a b e a u t ifu l b iz , I

te lly a .

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S h o w i n g a d m i r a b l e n e w s se n s e , t h e D e c . 2 Chron f r o n t p a g e d th e L A Times r e p o r t th a t — p ra is e A lla h ! — R a t P a c k e r s S a m m y D a v is , J r . , D e a n M a r t in a n d F r a n k S in a t r a a r e h i t t in g th e c o n c e r t tr a i l n e x t s p r in g f o r “ tw o h o u r s o f s o n g a n d d a n c e a n d c u t t in g u p . ” (T h e y ’ll a p p e a r a t th e O a k la n d C o lis e u m M a r c h 13 .)

In a p p a r e n t p re p a r a t io n f o r t h e t o u r , D a v is , J r . is u n d e r g o in g h ip s u r g e ry th i s m o n t h (Chron, N o v . 2 7 ) — p re s u m a b ly to m a k e h im more h ip . T h is is th e m a n , r e m e m b e r , w h o r e c e n tly la m e n te d a b o u t th e m u s ic s c e n e , “ W h a t k in d o f b u s in e s s is th is , w h e n a g u y lik e m e c a n ’t g e t a h i t ? ” B u t D a v is , J r . is n o n e th e le s s fe e lin g h is o a t s : h e to ld t h e LA Times th a t “ I ’m g o in g t o d o a m e d le y o f P r in c e tu n e s — s in c e h e ’s w e a r in g a ll m y o ld o u t f i t s . ”

T h e g u is e o f e n te r ta in e r , o f c o u r s e , is j u s t a c o v e r f o r th e th r e e s h o w b iz w a rh o r s e s . In re a l l i fe , D a v is , J r . is a g o u rm e t c o o k ; M a r t in is a n a lc o h o lic ; a n d S in a t r a is a w ife -b e a te r . ■

s a y s , in c lu d e “ t r o u b l e w ith p a r e n t s . . . , p ro b le m s w ith th e ir p e e rs , o r w ith th o s e w ith w h o m th e y a r e in lo v e .” F o r th a t sp e c ia l te n p e rc e n t , o f c o u rs e , th e la t te r m e a n s g ir l-g ir l o r b o y - b o y sn a r e s ( in c lu d in g A ID S ) f a c in g te e n s th e w o r ld o v e r . N o w o rd f r o m th e Times, n e e d le ss t o s a y , o n th e su b je c t.

H a p p ily , H u n g a r y is b e g in n in g t o o f f ic ia lly re c o g n iz e e m o t io n a l t r a u m a a s a r e a l i ty n o t re s tr ic te d to c a p i ta l is t c o u n t r ie s . A n d v o lu n te e r s h a v e a p p e a re d t o n u r t u r e th e t r o u b le d te e n s .

Glasnost W hat Your Country Can Do for YouO n a w e ig h tie r n o te , K ra m e r r e p o r te d th e s a m e d a y th a t “ S o v ie t o f f ic ia ls b e l ie v e th e y h a v e c o n t a i n e d t h e A I D S e p i d e m i c i n t h e i r n a t i o n . ” . . .H o w ? V is i t in g f o r e ig n e rs m u s t p r o d u c e a c e r t if ic a t e p ro v in g th e y ’r e v iru s -f re e , o r m u s t ta k e th e H IV - a n tib o d y te s t th e re , a c c o rd in g to th e S o v ie t H e a lth M in is te r .• H e s a id 3 6 ,0 0 0 g a y s w e re te s te d ( “ w h ic h is a su rp r is in g ly h ig h n u m b e r t o m e ” ) , a n d “ w e h a v e n o t fo u n d th e A I D S v iru s in a n y o n e o f t h e m .”

W h ic h m e a n s : a ) w e ’re a ll m o v in g to R u s s ia to m o r r o w ; o r b ) s o m e o n e ’s ly in g .

Book WormO n e b i t o f e m o tio n a l t r a u m a w as i n f l i c t e d r e c e n t l y b y J o u n H a d r e a s , t h e c a p i ta l is t o w n e r o f A a r d v a r k B o o k s (M a rk e t a n d C h u r c h ) . I n J e s s e H a m l in ’s a s to n is h in g ly p o s i tiv e D e c . 3 Chron “ D a te b o o k ” p ie ce o n th e C a s t r o b o o k s t o r e b o o m , H a d r e a s to o k a p p a r e n t p a in s to s e p a r a t e h i s 5 0 , 0 0 0 - t i t l e s h o w c a s e f r o m s m a l l g a y b o o k s e l le r s (lik e th e n e w D if f e r e n t l i g h t a n d T h e L o v e T h a t D a re s ) : “ I ’v e o p e n e d a g e n e ra l b o o k s to r e th a t I h o p e w ill d r a w c u s to m e r s f r o m a l l o v e r th e c i ty .”

T h e n , in a f i t o f m e a n sp i r i te d n e s s th a t w o u ld h a v e d o n e G re g K e n n e d y p r o u d ,

U.1OCK PREVIEWSA D A M B L O C K

Monsters at the AbyssZodiac Mindwarp, LA Guns, Maximillian’s MCT h e lim e y h e a d l in e r is a d e f ia n tly d e g e n e r a t e , g la m - g o t h s e x i s t , w h o s e m u s ic a l fo r e p la y t o a b lo w jo b c o n s i s ts o f s n a r l in g ," You talk too much. Button

your lip, ju st take a trip behind m y zip-” S u b tle . O p e n e r s in c lu d e a g e n e r ic , L A g la m -m e ta l g r o u p , p re c e d e d b y th e lo c a l h e a v y - le a th e r o f f s h o o t o f U n til D e c e m b e r . O p e n t o 18 a n d u p a s b a i t t o i n c o r r i g i b l e t e e n - f e t is h is t s . E a r p lu g s a p r o p r o s . ( S to n e , 1 2 /1 1 , 8 -11 p m , $ 1 0 a d v / $ 1 1 .5 0 d a y )

Frightwig, Lethal Gospel, Drunk InjunsI t w a s a t t h e g ig w h e re C y n th ia ( o f th e b a d -g i r l h e a d lin e rs ) m a d e re p e a te d , fa i le d s t a b s a t “ T h e S ta r - S p a n g l e d B a n n e r , ” a n d th e n d ra w le d in to th e m ik e , “ I f y o u c a n ’t d o so m e th in g r ig h t, d o it w r o n g ,” th a t B o b o B a ird fe ll in lo v e w ith th e s e la d ie s . T o n ig h t ’s g ig is a b e n e f i t fo r h o m e le s s w o m e n a n d c h i ld re n , w h ic h s o u n d s lik e d o in g it r ig h t t o m e . (F i r e h o u s e 7 , 1 2 /1 1 , 10 p m , $5)

Surf MCs, Borman 6T h e B e rk e le y -b a se d h e a d l in e r s ’ d e b u t d is k , S u rf or Die, w a s a r e c e n t c o m m e r c i a l b o m b a n d d e se rv e d t o b e . T h e s u r f - r a p b o z o s p ro m is e t o c o n f i r m th e ir m e d io c r i ty in th e f le sh . (K e n n e l C lu b , 1 2 /1 1 , 10 p m , $ 6 ) I

Tina Turner, Level 42H a v in g p a id h e r d u e s in th e se p a r t s , p l a y in g t h e V e n e t i a n R o o m a n d th e f i rs t G a y G a m e s , T in a S u p e r s ta r is b a c k t o c o l le c t a n d t o d e l iv e r . C o u n t o n a w ell- o ile d m a c h in e a n d o p e n e r s w h o r a n k a s a m u s t-m is s . (O a k la n d C o li s e u m , 1 2 /1 2 , 8 p m , $ 1 8 .5 0 )

Short Dogs Grow, Lazy Cowgirls, Crawl SpaceT h r e e u n k n o w n s , b u t t h e h e a d l in e r s b o a s t a b u z z , a k ille r T - s h i r t t o liv e u p t o , a n d t h i s is a g r e a t c lu b to d o i t in . (C h a t te r b o x , 1 2 /1 1 , 10 p m , $3 )

Manhattan Transfer, UaktlT h e s ty lish a c a p p e l la c o m b o to o k a t i p f r o m P a u l S im o n ’s Graceland, re c r u i t in g a B ra z i lia n c o m b o t o c o l la b o ra t e o n th e ir la te s t L P . T h e s e p la y e rs , f r o m th e la n d o f Pixote, o p e n . ( W a r f ie ld , 1 2 /1 1 , 12 & 13 , 8 p m , $ 2 2 .5 0 /$ 2 5 re s )

Jerry Lee Lewis, Hellhounds, TBAR o c k ’n ’ r o l l ’s o n e a u th e n tic , u n r e g e n e r a t e m o n s t e r i s a r a p a c i o u s , u n p r e d i c t a b l e o r ig in a l . M iss fe l lo w m o n s te r s w o r s h ip p in g a t th e a b y s s a t y o u r p e r i l , b u t d o n ’t b e s u r p r is e d i f h e c a n c e ls — ju s t h u r t . (F i llm o re , 1 2 /1 2 , 9 p m , $ 1 7 .5 0 a d v /$ 1 9 d o o r )

Fleetwood Mac, CruzadosR e v ie w s in s is t t h a t , d e s p i te th e d e fe c t io n o f c re a t iv e ly n c h p in L in d s a y B u c k in g h a m , th is e d it i o n o f B ig M a c d o e s f in e b y th e p la t in u m c la ss ic s . S o w h y d o n ’t I

c a re ? ( C o w P a la c e , 1 2 /1 2 & 1 3 ,8 p m , $ 1 8 .5 0 re s )

Tombstone Troubadors, TBAB o b f r o m T r a n s la to r , J e f f f r o m W ire T r a in a n d C h u c k f ro m G re e n o n R e d jo i n fo rc e s to c r o o n c o u n t r y . A m y s t e r y c e le b rity g u e s t w ill o p e n w ith a n a c o u s t ic s e t . A rr iv e e a r ly . F eel p r iv ile g e d . ( P a r a d is e , 1 2 /1 3 , 9 p m , fr e e )

Chris Stamey, Game TheoryE x - d B , C a r o l i n a c u l t - h e r o S ta m e y c o m e s o n w ith lu s h p o p— s o r t o f e a r ly A z te c C a m e r a v ia c la ss ic B ig S ta r — b u t B e n ito B a i r d r a t e s t h e S a c r o - b r e d o p e n e r s a s th e real d r a w — p e r s u a d e d b y re v ie w s a n d s to k e d a t th e n e w s th a t th e y c o v e r “ K u n g - F u F ig h t in g .” A te m p tin g b ill. ( I -B e a m , 1 2 /1 4 , 10 p m , $5 a d v )

Casual ItaliansC a th y P e c k , fo r m e r b a s s is t w ith th e C o n tr a c t io n s , b r in g s h e r n e w c o m b o in t o S O M A ’s c o o le s t sh o w c a se . ( P a r a d is e , 1 2 /1 4 , 9 &11 p m , fre e )

Pseudo Echo, TBAA n o th e r A u s s ie c o m b o c o m e s to to w n ; th is l o t ’s e x c u se is a c a tc h y c o v e r o f “ F u n k y T o w n .” I f t h a t ’s e n o u g h f o r y o u a n d y o u ’re o v e r 18, c h e c k o u t th e m e rc h a n d is e . (S to n e , 1 2 /1 3 , 8 p m , $ 1 0 a d v )

Jethro Tull, Fairport ConventionT u ll w a s a lw a y s a b o u t a s p o m p o u s a n d te d io u s a s th e y c o m e . In th e b lo a te d w o r ld o f p ro g - ro c k th a t w a s n o s m a ll a c h ie v e m e n t . K u d o s t o th e th r e e f o r r u n n in g a n a d in The P ink in w h ic h th e y lo o k lik e o v e r th e h ill m a r in e b i o l o g i s t s — a n d p l e a s a n t d r e a m s t o a n y b e n t o n a t te n d in g . T h e o p e n e r s c a n c la im A n g lo -

fo lk c r e d ib il ity a n d b e lo n g a t t h e G r e a t A m e r ic a n M u s ic H a ll — w ith T u ll o p e n in g . (S F C iv ic C e n te r A u d i to r iu m , 1 2 /1 3 , 7 :3 0 p m , $ 1 7 .5 0 re s )

Buckwheat Zydeco, SundogsT h e C a ju n c u t -u p s h o s t a d a n c e , w h ic h is j u s t w h a t th e y o u g h ta b e d o in g . (G re a t A m e r ic a n M u s ic H a ll , 1 2 /1 6 , 8 :3 0 p m , $ 1 0 )

Blue Cheer, Maximillian’s MC, Lawn VulturesT h e V u l t u r e s f e a t u r e a n a w e s o m e v o c a l i s t in C h a r l ie D a v is ( r e c e n tly r e c r u i te d b y U n ti l D e c e m b e r ) a n d c o u ld s te a l th is s h o w , w h ic h is b e in g b il le d a s “ lo u d e r th a n G o d — c h e a p e r th a n d i r t . ” T h e r e c e n t ly r e fo r m e d h e a d l in e rs (w h o v ir tu a l ly in v e n te d h e a v y m e ta l w ith th e ir o n e h i t : a c o v e r o f ‘ ‘S u m m e r t im e B lu e s ” b a c k in 1968) m a y a c tu a lly m e r it th e s lo g a n . ( I -B e a m , 1 2 /1 6 , 10 p m , $ 3 )

RockersT h e g a y , h a r d - r o c k a l te rn a t iv e is f in a lly lo o k in g lik e y u r t t h a t , b u t y o u ’ll h a v e t o ca ll th e c lu b t o f in d o u t w h o ’s p la y in g . (E n d U p , 1 2 /1 6 , 8 p m , $ 4 a f t e r 10 p m )

Eskimo, Bar Donkeys, Jungle BookM y ste ry b ill — w ith a b ig b u z z f o r t h e E a s t B ay h e a d l in e rs . (K e n n e l C lu b , 1 2 /1 6 ,1 0 p m , $3)

Christmas AIDS BenefitB a e z & F a r i n a , G a rc ia & W e ir , g o s p e l & g a y c h o ru s e s : s u p e r b & so ld o u t . (W a r f ie ld , 1 2 /1 7 , 8 p m , $ 2 0 re s )

She Devils, Miss K ittyB e tte r th a n p ro -w re s tl in g . (N ig h t - b re a k , 1 2 /1 7 ,1 0 p m , $ 4 ) ■

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As part o f its ongoing AIDS Lifeline public service campaign, KPIX Channel 5 joins the SF Examiner in cosponsoring

the first Bay Area showing o f the National AIDS Memorial Q uilt. The weekend display is preceded by tonight’s dram atic re-creation o f the unfolding ceremony as it occurred in Washington, DC, as a benefit for the quilt’s scheduled spring tour. People are asked to bring food items for the AIDS Food Bank and clothing to be distributed to AIDS patients by the Names Project. 7-10 pm. Moscone Center, 747 Howard St., SF. $50. Tickets/info: 863-5511.

EVENT OF THE WEEK

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featured composer George Tsontakis in a postconcert reception. 4 pm. $8 general/$5 students, seniors/$4 members. Tickets: STBS or door. Info: 474-1608.

Do you avoid bookstores because o f the high cost o f reading? The Friends o f the SF Public Library come to your rescue with a Mini Book Sale. All books cost 30 cents o r one dollar. (Last year at the sale. I got Once Upon a Dream; Patti Page Talks to Teenagers-, it’s changed my life.) Proceeds will help the SFPL’s free programs and book acquisitions. 11 am-4 pm . Fort Mason, Bldg. F, SF. Info: 558-3857.

The M en’s Friendship Group o f GLO E invites gay men over 60 to a Holiday Party for Older Gay Men and Friends. A baked ham will be provided, and men attending are asked to bring a food item to share o r to make a donation toward expenses. Door prize, game prizes, free bingo. 12-3 pm. Francis o f Assisi, 145 Guerrero S t., SF. Info: 626-7000.

Planning begins now for the 1988 SF Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade and Celebration. Volunteers are needed for every aspect o f the parade. The committee meets a t 1350 Waller S t., SF, a t 5 pm. Wheelchair accessible. Info: 647-FREE.

1 J L DECEM BER J i "W MONDAY

Can we talk? M en’s open rap meets tonight and every M onday night a t 7:45 pm. Pacific Center, 2712 Telegraph A ve., Berkeley. Free. Info: 548-8283.

The Noh Particular Monday Concert series presents Ring a D um b C arillon , a concert o f music by two o f Britain’s leading composers. Soprano Pamela Bain joins members o f I Solisti di Noh to perform Harrison Birtwistle’s Ring a Dumb Carillon (1969) and Nenia: The Death o f Orpheus (1970). Gordon Crosse’s Medieval French Songs op. 14 (1965) concludes the program. 8 pm. First Unitarian Church. 1187 Franklin St. (at Geary), SF. $7. Res/info: 863-3027.

1 C DECEM BER X 9 TUESDAY

The G ay M en’s Sketch Class announces a pre- New Year's cham pagne drawing party , its last meeting o f 1987. Guest model tonight is erotic performer Scott O 'H ara (so' be sure to bring enough paper — you’ll have a lot to d ra w .. . ) . Classes resume their regular weekly schedule on Tues., Jan . I 2 .7 pm. 1229 Folsom S t., SF. $10. Space is limited, so make vour reservation by calling 621-6294.

Black and White Men Together (BWMT) emphasize that AIDS is not only a white gay m an’s disease in tonight’s A IDS Awareness Meeting. Discussion centers around how the epidemic affects people o f color, minorities and the Third W orld. Everyone’s welcome. 7:30 pm. 630 Fillmore St.. #201, SF. Info: 431-8333.

1 f t DECEM BER A W W EDN ESDAY

Spend an evening o f music and comedy with the Flips’ Holiday in a Box, a yuletide revue featuring familiar carols re-arranged Flips-style, a bizarre yet benign "Greatest Story Ever T old ,” and lots of old and new Flips songs. 8 pm. Through Dec. 20. Zephyr I Theatre. 25 Van Ness Ave., SF. Tickets/info: 762-BASS. 861-6895.

Check it out: Checkmates stars Rosie Lee H ooks and Wally Taylor as an older couple whose wisdom and experience help guide Syl and Laura, a young, upscale couple whose marriage is crumbling beneath their ’80s lifestyle. According lo the LA Herald-Examiner, the play is ‘‘thought-provoking" and “ hilariously funny"; it n ins through 1/1/88 at the new W aterfront Theatre, Polk and Beach Streets, SF. Call 885-2929.

The newly formed dance-theatre troupe, the Flying Buttresses, premiere their work Creep W ithin Boundfreeze a t The Lab. This unsettling piece is structured like Chinese boxes o r Russian babushka dolls, in which a hapless child awakens within a suicidal actor’s repertoire, inside a nun’s epitaph, enclosed by a dream . Physical, psychological and institutional confinements are explored through gesture, tai chi. song and words. Through Dec. 19. 8:30 pm. The Lab. 1805 Divisadero St., SF. $6 general/$5 studen ts. seniors/$3 m em bers. Tickets/info: 346-4063.

1 Q DECEM BER X O FRIDAY

In conjunction with the display o f the National AIDS Memorial Quilt (see Event o f the Week), KPIX Channel 5 hosts a one-hour special. Threads o f I-ove, with news anchors Dave McElhatton and Wendy Tokuda. The special focuses on outstanding examples o f AIDS volunteerism in the Bay Area and features a historical background o f the quilt and a profile o f Names Project director Cleve Jones. "T hreads of Love” airs at 8 pm. live from Moscone Center. The quilt is on display today 10 am-8 pm; S at. and Sun.. 10 am -6 pm. People are asked to bring food o r clothing to be distributed to AIDS patients by the SF AIDS Foundation Food Bank and the Names Project. Moscone Center, 747 Howard S t., SF. Free. Info: 765-8874.

The SF Symphony’s New and Unusual Music series continues its 1987-88 season with a concert conducted by Composer-in-Residence Charles Wuorinen, M orton Feldman: A T ribute. The concert features the West Coast premiere o f Feldm an’s Neither, with soprano A nna Carol Dudley. The text was written expressly for the piece by Samuel Beckett. Also premiered is Fe ldm an’s Bamboula Squared, a singlemovement piece for computer-generated tape and orchestra. 8:30 pm. Herbst Theatre. 401 Van Ness Ave.. SF. $10. Tickets/info: 762-BASS, 431-5400.

j Latin American "Nueva C ancion" musicians and Redwood recording artists, Lichi Fuentes and Rafael M anriquez. team up for traditional and

; new music from their forthcoming cassette release.I 8 pm. La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck

Ave.. Berkeley. $8. Info: 849-2568.

j The SF Concert Chorale, conducted by James Frieman. presents its annual holiday concert. To H ear the Angels Sing, featuring Christmas Cantata by Daniel Pinkham , Gabrieli’s O Magnum Mysterium. contemporary and ancient seasonal music, a carol sing-along and a postconcert reception. 8 pm . Trinity Church, Bush & Gough Sts., SF. Tickets: a t the door, STBS. Info: 552-5332. ■

gallery a t C ooper House, Pacific Garden Mall, Santa Cruz. Info: (408) 338-6110.

Meet Michael M ayo, 1987 American Book Award winner (Practicing Angels: A Contemporary Anthology o f San Francisco Bay Area Poetry) as he celebrates the publication o f his new book o f p oem s,/! // Fall Down, a t a reading, booksigning and party. 7 pm. Walt W hitman Bookstore, 2316 Market St., SF. Free.

Old First Concerts presents the A urora String Q uartet in concert. Tonight’s program includes the West Coast premiere o f George T sontak is’ String Quartet No. 3,Corragio; M ozart'sDisso- nant Quartet, K. 465; and Elgar’s Quartet in E minor. Audience members are welcome to join

Yuletide hysterics: The Flips, an acappella comedy group, present "H oliday in a B ox," a revue of "rearranged" carols and other spirit-boosting material, W ed., 12/16 through Sun ., 12/20, a t 8 pm, Zephyr I Theatre, 25 Van Ness, SF. Call 861-6895 for tickets.

A little bit o f N ’O rleans comes to the East Bay when the Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band presents a Ragtime Holiday Ball, with ragtime dance lessons and , for fast learners, a cakewalk contest. 8-12 pm. Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. $7.

City Theatre presents William Congreve’s Restoration comedy Love for Love — a seasonal play that features intrigue, mistaken identity, love triangles, and holiday music and dancing. Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 19. 8 pm. City College, 50 Phelan Ave.. SF. $5 general/$4 students, seniors. Tickets/info: 239-3132.

Sugarplum fairies should flit to O akland’s P aramount Theatre for the Oakland Ballet’s presentation o f Tchaikovsky’sT he N utcracker. 2 pm and 8 pm today, with performances scheduled through Dec. 27. Param ount Theatre for the Arts. 2025 Broadway. Oakland. Tickets/info: 465-6400.

The T roc celebrates ten big years o f throwing p arties for the gay community by doing what it does best — throwing a party. Dancing the Decade Away features guests Jeanie Tracy. Schem e Payne (of the Supremes), DJ Robbie Leslie. VJ Cameron Brown, as well as special surprise appearances by. some o f those who have graced the T roc’s stage during the past decade. Trocadero Transfer, 520 4th S t.. SF. $10 cardholders/$12 guests/$!5 general. Call 495-6620.

KALA Institute presents the West Coast premiere o f O X . an intermedia performance by Richard Zvonar and Jill Neff. Through its layered tab leaux o f sound, shifting panel projections, vocals, music and video, OX superposes two symbolic worlds: information systems and interwoven Greek myth. 8 pm. Through Dec. 10 (Thurs.- Sat.). Addison Stage. U 11 Addison S t., Berkeley. $10. Tickets/info: 549-2977.

As part o f the movement to fight AIDS, Women Fight Back — a campaign o f Women Against Imperialism — sponsors a blood drive, and they call on the lesbian and women’s communities for support. The bloodmobile is parked in front o f Old Wives Tales, 1009 Valencia S t., SF. 11 am-5 pm. Info: 652-4401, ext. 656.

Komotion Pictures presents Africa Is Burning: A Night o f Films and M usic. Films included in the program are Bound to Strike Back, a graphic portrayal o f repression and resistance in South Africa, and Rocketkitkongokit. a 1986 tour de force tracing the history o f Zaire since the early days o f independence under Lumum ba. South African poet Dumile Vokwana performs, followed by dancing to the music o f the Beat Freaks and DJ Jonathon E. 9 pm. 2779 16th St. (at Folsom), SF. $3.50.

Over 50 artists, many nationally recognized, have generously donated works to be sold a t the Holiday Art Show and A uction . The show is organized by A rt Support, an independent group o f Santa Cruz artists concerned about AIDS. Proceeds benefit the Santa C ruz AIDS Project. Sparkling wine and cider will be served. 3-5 pm. The upstairs

Conductor Eric Ericson makes his S F Symphony debut leading four performances o f H andel’s Messiah. The SFS Chorus, under the direction o f Vance George, is joined by soprano Penelope Jensen, mezzo-soprano Linda Finnie, tenor Jon Garrison and bass John Cheek. Tonight. Fri., Sat. a t 8 pm .; Thurs. matinee. 2 pm. Davies Symphony Hall. Grove St. & Van Ness Ave.. SF. $15-$38.50. Tickets: 762-BASS. 431-5400.

DECEM BERTHU RSD AY

Tonight is opening night for the Pickle Family C ircus’ holiday shows. The Circus provides thrills, chills and spills (I will not mention dills) with guest Geoff H oyle as M r. Sniff. Through Jan . 3. Opening night only: $20 adults/$10 children under 12, seniors; includes a dessert reception with the com pany following the show. Palace o f Fine Arts Theatre. Lyon & Bay Sts., SF. Tickets: 762-BASS, 3924400. Info: 826-0747.

Singing out: T he Bay A rea's p re m ie r aB-male vocal ensemble, C hantideer, presents their 10th anniversary Christinas concert on Sat., 12/12 at St. Ignatius Church, SF. Call 863-5656.

T he Sentinel welcomes submissions o f com m unity and arts events fo r possible inclusion, as space permits, in o u r weekly calendar. The deadline is eight days (Thursday at 4 pm) o r m ore in advance o f Friday publication. Send items to: Calendar Editor, San Francisco Sentinel, 500 H ayes Street, San Francisco, CA 94102.


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SENTINEL CLASSOTEGOING TO SANTE FE?

I am a 29-year-old lesbian who wants to spend Christmas discovering the magic o f Santa Fe. Are you a responsible and spontaneous lesbian with a reliable car? I'll buy the gas!

Lynn 588-5627S EE K IN G BUTT BUDDY

Trim, very versatile, 33, considerate, handsome guy seeks butt buddy for safe and w ild play. Looking for a versatile, in-shape buddy who wants to prolong hot times. Photo if possible w ith .straightforward letter and phone. Sentinel Box 50A.

GO T A BEARD? W A N N A POSE N A K ED ?BEAR, the fanzine for bearded men and their admirers, is looking for grizzlies to strut their s tu ff. Age, race, size not Important. Just be a bear! Minimal compensation. Maximum appreciation. W rite COA, 2215R Market #148, SF 94114.

SEEKING CHICKENBi WM, 40, friendly, sense o f humor, clean, but passive, sometimes, almost withdrawn seeks sim ilar guy. I need to be mostly alone but am Interested In occasional super safe sex and friendship. I like only (repeat only) very young (18-30), smooth, th in guys. Please send photo. PO Box 22201, SF 94122.

Meet a hunk, on the gay 1 on 1. Rings un til connected. $2 + to ll. 415/213 ' '7 6 -3 9 3 7 . 18 + .

HELP HOMELESS GAYS35% of S.F. homeless are Gay. W inter clothing, blankets, sleeping bags and money urgently needed. Please drop off or send tax-deductible donations to Gay Rescue M ission, 1080 Folsom , SF 94103. Your inspection o f our Community Center is invited._______________863-4882_______________

EAGER COCKSUCKING BUDDY WANTED

Handsome, masculine, warm and sen-, sitive WM — 37, 5 3 ’ , 155 lbs — wants to connect w ith a younger buddy who's eager to slurp/suck/lick. I’m healthy, lustfu lly affectionate and excessively horny w ith dark, fu ll beard, deep blue eyes and hung/thick/cut. I really want it often — you probably do too! Photo preferred. Sentinel Box 51A.

Looking for lasting monogamous relationship with someone like myself in Concord area. Open communication is very important to me as well as being In love and g iv in g love . Be ing a homebody, I enjoy quiet times but like walks, eating out, movies, cuddling, exploring new things. Shy until I get to k n o w yo u . Q u ie t G W M , da rk brown/brown eyes, moustache, 5'11*, 160, sensitive Italian. No: smoker, no drugs, SM, bars. 24-35 please. Sentinel Box 50C.

“ CHICKEN DELIGHT’Tender, young, and f in g e r- lic k in ’

"g o o d .. .Yumm! This goodlooking 27 year old would like to share experiences, ideas, and fantasies. Photo If possible to Boxholder, PO Box 590881, San Francisco, CA 94159.

I NEED A BUDDY To share holidays (age not Important, but looks count). GWM grad student locked away for semester, just set free! I’m 29, 6*1', brown/brown, 170 lbs, he a lth y /h a n d so m e , w ith lo ts o f Ilfe/loveVlnterests — got it all except lo ts o f money. Let’s have fun — long term relationship desirable. Letter andnhoto to RR, Sentinel Box 51B. ____

Handsome GWM, 20's, brown/blue eyes, moustache, 6 '1' , 150, new to SF; wants to meet other men fo r friendship maybe more. Prefer 25-35, moustache, hairy guys. Have alot to share w ith right person. Let's get together! W rite photo/phone. Sentinel Box 51C.

A L L N IG H T LO N GGood looking, w ell hung bodybuilder wants to meet good looking, w ell hung men (20’s-30’s) who keep In good p h y s ic a l c o n d it io n . P h o to no t necessary. Prefer phone number, brief description and best tim e to reach you. Sentinel Box 52A.____________________

G BM SEEKS A S IA N SGoodlooking GBM, 5'1.1", 170#, moustache, sk illed professional, secure, health con., not Into drugs, art lover and I enjoy jetting away on the weekend. I would like to meet a sincere, easy-going, non-smoking foreign born Asian guy. Your picture gets mine (all pictures returned) write; Boxholder, PO Box 880608, San Francisco, 94188.

WHITE OR LATINORoommate wanted by GBM, 40, 6ft, 180#, curly hair, moustache. You: 35 to 55, in good shape, into art, video, home life. Share my apartment In tw in peaks area — $250. a month. Photos exchang-ed. Sentinel Box 50B._________________

NEEDS LOVIN’Tall, handsome, receptive bottom — hairy chest, legs and buns, needs tall, hot, hairy, hung top for w ild safe sex.

931-2994 till 9 pm.

HOUSESITTER WANTED for rural house in Cloverdale, 90 miles north of SF. One to two weeks in January. References, deposit, car required. Private yard, washer/dryer. 3 cats.

STEVE 707-894-4623

STRAIGHT MENI ’m not tall, dark and handsome, but I give excellent head to straight guys 18-35 w ith good body. Call un til 11:30 pm, 647-7775 or 282-0081. Ask for Danny. Let's ta lk.

While Tom Murray's away,

his boys Will play.

I need to be provided for emotionally and materially. Tommy, Sentinel Box 52B.

Meet Students and Beach boys on the best gay connection. Rings till connected. $2 + toll, 18 + .

415/213 976-1881 EXHIBITIONIST?

Voyeur wants to watch hot fucking, sucking, spanking, JO, BD scenes. Anything! CK, PO Box 4077, SF CA 94101.

MAN BEHIND BARSHandsome 23-year old GWM behind bars Seeks correspondence, phone sex and possible relationship. Jeff Craine, PO Box 501, Attica. New York 14011. THE MOCKINGBIRD IS C OMINGIII

San Jose area slim, shy male, 37, 5'6", 125#, hard body seeks same for good times. Am into running, bike riding, movies, scl-fi. Send phone number and pix If possible to Rokk, PO Box 3455, Santa Clara. Calif. 95055.

A R E YOU O U T TH E R E ?Silver Fox seeks younger buddy to share life ’s experiences.I am: handsome 38 year old WM professional w ith silver wavy hair, ha ze l eye s , 6 '0 ' , 165 lb s , nonsmoker. I am kind, honest, sharing, playful and seek a younger man to share experiences — someone who is Interested In dating and ? creating a relationship based upon mutual goals and caring.You are: younger GWM who is fun, gentle, playful, honest, nonsmoker who enjoys cuddling w ith a Silver Fox. You seek a man who wants to create a bond lasting more than a few nltes and w ho offers some d istinction from the world outside. We enjoy din ing In-out, movies, theater, arts, weekend trips, playful times, and lots o f cuddles.A ll responses answered: those w ith photos answered first. Please send to Sentinel Box 50X.

BOOTLICKERSYoung leather master seeks slaves. Prefer attractive, bright, trim guys. Your lifesty le may not revolve around leather (work, friends, family) but your sexual style de finite ly does. I ’m intelligent, goodlooking, safe and sane. Enjoy leather, SM, BD, don’t particularly enjo y b a rs . L o o k in g fo r q u a l i ty . Photo/phone to PO Box 14534, SF CA 94114.

LOTS OF BIG HARD COCKS On screen and live in audience at Slease Video Festival and jack-off party. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, continuous 7:30 PM until m idnight, 1080 Folsom. Mandatory clothes check, $5 donation. F ilm s of the group sex movement o f the 1970s.

431-8748

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SEEKS S IM ILA R5 '11 ', 175 lbs., GWM, clean cut, Prep, frat boy at CAL seeks, fit straight-acting young men 20-26 years. Good looks and m aturity a m ust. M ust a lso enjoy sports, rom antic d inners at home, and safe sex. Include photo.'W rite to Pete, 1818 W alnut St. Apt #10 Berkeley, CA 94709.

SHAVING BUDDYGWM, 51, 135#, S'S', brown/blue, homebody seeks a man w ith hairless crotch to share a life that includes shaving, JO, exhibitionism, nudity, pornography, m irrore, poppers, beer, tobacco, and love. C all 6-8 pm.

552-3804.

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SENTINEL CLASSIFIEDSBODY BUILDERS

W ho like to get tied up and experience erotic bondage. I have been ty ing men fo r 8 years; respect lim its, discreet, safe. 638-8007.

S EE K IN G W H ITE BUDDYQuiet, shy and butch, 32, black, 53*, 175 lbs, recently divorced, no kids, tough, sexy, and cold looking, underneath, he’s a very nice, honest and Intelligent guy. Very independent, honest and bisexual. Likes guys that are proud to be guys. Likes football, running, hiking and music. He likes butch, muscular, hairy white Euro/Med men 25-40. He's raised around tough badass attitudes, has own place and car, needs to come out o f his shell. He's a very good friend, his name Is TC (415) 647-0819.

ARE YOU 20-30 YEARS OLD HUNG 8-10'

well bu ilt, masculine, positive and very healthy? Great, same here. Into safe- ish sex and fun. Preventative healing. 1550 C aliforn ia #6, Box 356 SF 94109.

AROUND THE CLOCKBay Area Gay Men

are waiting for your call 415/976-LADS

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PERSONALGROWTH

ONGOING PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP FOR GAY MEN

We have openings in a small, longterm, professionally guided, interactive group. W ith compassion and support, we challenge our own and each others' se lf-lim iting attitudes, feelings and behaviors. Members work on issues such as loneliness, sexuality, se lfesteem and grief.

Facilita ting Bay Area Gay Men's Groups for 9 years.

Meetings are Thursday evenings, 7:30-10 pm. Call now for an interview. Insurance.

Dave Cooperberg, MA 431-3220 or

Pedro R oja i, M A 641-9198

IN C H E S ...WHY NOT LOSE SOME?AT: ALWAYS TAN AND TRIMNO EFFORT - M ONEY BACKGUARANTEE!_______________ 626-8505_______________

RELATIONSHIPSCounseling/Psychotherapy for gay men e x p e r ie n c in g d i f f ic u l t y s ta r t in g , developing or m aintaining romantic relationships. Sliding fee scale. Shortterm counseling available. For Information contact Kevin Miller, MS. 826-8692MRCC Intern »IR011080.___________ (51)

MASTER YOUR MIND C ontinuing support group led by Mary Richards for PWAs/PWARCs taking charge o f their own healing. Focus on meditation, visualizations, empowerment and health. Warm, supportive people In peaceful environment. This group could change your life. 333 Valencia St., 4th Floor, SF. Noon-2:00. Next session: Dec. 19th. Not affilia ted w ith the SF AIDS Foundation. No fee. Info: 945-0941.

Sexual TechniquesSaliva, natural lubricant, absolutely necessary for profound oral functioning; anal sexuality. Don't swallow saliva. Marijuana stops saliva. Enemas relax sexual region, prevent disease, premature orgasm, Impotency. Dirty colon causes anal tension, warts, ruptures, gangrene, death: quickly. Technical, trnely safe, high power sexuality, must be learned. Free Introduction._________ STEVE 864-3687_________

EXPERIENCE BLISSRelaxation and wholeness w ith the transcendental healing energy o f the R a d ia n ce T e ch n iq u e . P ro m o te s wellness on all levels. $25, 60-90 minutes. Certified. Van Ault, 864-1362.

TAOIST EROTIC MASSAGEA Class W ith Joseph Kramer

Where most conventional male sexuality focuses on discharging energy from the body, Taoism heals by circu lating erotic energy through the body. In this pleasurable c lass you w ill learn both to g ive and re c e iv e an h o u r e ro t ic massage. You w ill also receive a written description o f the complete massage. This hands-on class Is done nude. December 11, 7:30-11:30 pm. $25. Body Electric School.Honor your sexuality. Call 653-1594 for reservations and free brochure.

JOB OFFERSC O U N S E LO R

C risis fo r PWA/ARC8. Assessment, brief therapy and groups. 80% FTE, $13/hr and benefits. LCSW or MFCC required. AIDS experience preferred. M in o r it ie s encou rag ed to app ly . Resume by 12/18 to AIDS Project East Bay, 400 40th St., #200, Oakland CA 94609. No calls please.

O F F IC E M A N A G E R (paid pixy, TREASU RER

(volunteer p/t); fo r 1988 Lesblan/Gay Freedom Day Parade and Celebration Committee. Send application to 584 Castro St. #513; SF 94114. Closes: 1/4/88. 647-FREE.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORC o m m u n ity U n ite d A g a in s t Violence, a gay victim s' assistance and anti-violence organization has an opportunity for the position of director. The successfu l candidate should have: a m inimum 3-5 years experience in fund-raising, grant- w riting, demonstrate the ab ility to organize and effective ly manage

•s ta ff and to Implement policies adopted by the board o f directors. Resumes to K. Alexander, Suite 317, 2261 Market St. SF, CA 94114.

PARTY SERVICES

B A R T E N D IN G & C A T E R IN GH A R R Y G E O R G E S O N

Days 750-5651 Eves 387-6689

MANAGEMENTMarketing/field rep for SF area 6 unit pizza franchise. Flexible hours, some eves. 4 weekends required. Need College degree. Spanish bilingual and m arketing experience u se fu l. No p re v io u s re s ta u ra n t e x p e r ie n c e necessary. Non-smoking environment. Yearly salary $18,200.00, fu ll benefits and company vehicle.Call Monday and Thursday ONLY between 10-2 pm.

MR. WILCOX 588-3708

H O L ID A Y PARTIESSET-UP • CLEAN-UP • CATERING ATTRACTIVE BUTLERS • MAIDS

DETAIL HOUSECLEANING and more.

626-6181

RON MacNEALTHE HANDYMAN

626-7632

RICK Reasonable Rates

Rick Schulte (415) 346-4364

AUDIO & VIDEO SERVICES

VIDEO XMAS GREETINGNot going home fo r XMAS? Send your personal greeting on videocassette. Costs less than airfare. (PWAs FREE). Fam ily and friends w ill love it. You Star— We Produce.

652-6603

UPKEEP AND RENOVATIONS

H A N D Y M E NMaintenance& Renovation

G A R Y 431-7621

25 DIFFERENT 60-M INUTE J /0 VIDEOTAPES

Transferred to ta pe fro m p riva te f i lm co lle c tion . D ozens o f h u nky yo u n g m ode ls , huge e q u ip m e n t, g re a t blasto f fs eve ry S o r 6 m inutes! Good image, good cotor. s o f t rock music. A ll safe sex! Le t these videos on y o u r VCR becom e y o u r fa vo rite ho m e com pan ion! S o rry , no b ro chu res o r stilts on these. B u t look in to th is barga in co llec tion . Each S24.95 plus ta x . VHS in s to ck . B e ta m ade up on order. A sk fo r Adonis Cockpiay series. ADONIS VIDEO, 369 Ellis . San F ranc isco 94102. (415) 474-6995. Open Noon - 6 pm daily. U psta irs o ve r Circle J Cinema. See Hal Call. M/C-Visa OK.

“ ATTN I SUGAR DADDYS"Ideal Christm as g itt tor your loving “ son" — 1965 Blue T. Bird. Excellent condition, c lassic — Holiday special $3,595.00. 1979 Cad runs super, m int condition, $8,995.00 (negotiable). ____________(415) 474-6889_____________

TH E C H IN E S E TEA E XPERIEN CE

How to brew and enjoy our gourmet Chinese teas fu lly described in 20-page catalog — send $1, refundable on tea purchase.MADAME CHUNG FINEST TEAS.Dept 2, PO Box 597871,Chicago, IL 60659.

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

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FINANCIALSERVICES

FRESH-STARTBANKRUPTCY SERVICE

1304 Castro-Noe Valley

(415) 641-7620FLAT FEE $95

FINANCIAL PROBLEMS?

BANKRUPTCY CHAPTER 13

FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION WITH EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY

864-0449Walter R. N elson Law O ffices

B O O K K EE P IN G / IN C O M E TAX

PERSONALIZED BOOKEEPING & TAX SERVICE FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS. WHY PAY MORE FOR A CPA WHEN YOU DON’T NEED ONE.________ 552-2721_________

PHONE TALKMeet Students and Beach boys on the best gay connection. Rings t i l l connected. $2 + to ll. 18 + .

415/213 976-1881

Meet a hunk, on the gay 1 on 1. Rings until connected. $2 + to ll. 415/213 976-3937. 18 + .

RENTALS

Bunkhouse Apts.

O ffice: 419 Ivy Street San Francisco

M on.-Fri. 1-6 PM

C o m m erc ia l S p ace A vailab le for R etail

MOO — 1 Bedroom, 419 Ivy, #17 AEK and W/W carpeting, tiled k itchen and bath, southern exposure Unique.

$600 — 1 Bedroom, 514 Hayes, #3W/W carpeting, curta ins and shades, quiet secure building.

$550 — 1 Bedroom, 419 Ivy, #4DAEK and W/W carpeting, tiled k itchen and bath, curtains and shades.$550 — Studio, 554 Hayes, #5 W/W carpeting, fireplace, great southern exposure.

$500 — Studio, 501 Octavla #3W/W carpeting, curtains and shades, quiet secure building.

Stove, re fr ige ra to r Included. Cable ready. First and last months rents required. No deposits. Must be employed.

863-6262Huge Studio, $565.

Newly Remodeled Victorian Must See to Believe

Pets OK, 626-1926, after 3

O-m-m-m?Man on spiritua l path seeks another to share sunny, two-bedroom apartment near Alamo Square. Available Jan. 1.

_______________ 826-4180_______________Furnished room for rent, own house in exchange for English conversation. Young student, male, nonsmoker. Sun- nyvale — 734-5253.____________________

PACIFIC HEIGHTS — $475.Panoramic view

Golden Gate Bridge and Bay2 bedroom, share w ith one.

_______________441-0686_________ .EAST BAY

GWM seeks to share 2 bedroom house, close to BART and bridge to Marin, half- hour drive to c ity. Deck, garden, W/D, nicely furnished. $300. 1st, last plus deposit, plus share utilities.

234-9337_______________

SAN JOSEProfessional to share three bedroom home in Rosegarden area. No drugs. $292 month.

(408) 288-5468

R O O M M A T E - W A N T E DL rg e , s u n n y 2 b d rm f la t w /v ie w F rp l & D e c k dw , w /d $ 4 7 5 .0 0 + Util. 469-7678__________________

SEE K IN G A P EA CEFUL H O M E TO S H A R E

Gay, mature, quiet, sincere male/NO DRUGS/SMOKE/ seeks a home to share w ith considerate person. If you have a home in the Castro-Dolores-Twln Peaks area which is asking for a responsible roommate, give me a call.

(415) 647-7038 _________

ROOMMATERStmFor compatible, trustworthy roommates!

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OAKLAND HILLS Very private room In very large home w ith spectacular bay and city views In Mormon Temple area. Kitchen and llv ing-din lng room privileges. Non- smoker preferred. Room overlooks beautiful Japanese gardens and water- lily pond arid waterfalls. $325. plus utilities.

BERNARD 530-4829 $310 AIRPORT/SERRAMONTE MALL

AREAShare modern Daly c ity home w ith two quiet gay male housemates. Garage, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, extras. Prefer employed, responsible, non-smoking professional. Pay '/ i u tilities, security deposit, first, last m onth’s rent. No pets. Loren 992-8827.

$400. F IRST A N D LASTNEGOTIABLE

GWM offers beautiful tw in peaks apartment w ith panoramic view of c ity w ith sundeck, washer and dryer — also bus service (MUNI) to front door — parking

‘available — Safeway nearby — fu lly furnished — electric kitchen — piano— stereo — color TV. Available NOW.

— must see — great —B O B — 285-1273


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STEPHEN 668-9318

RELAX IN SAN JOSE!Be pampered! Treat yourself to a fu ll body Swedish massage in private by warm and caring qualified masseur. Reduces: fatigue, stress and tension, also feels great! Shower available for the man on the go! 24-hour service. $25 — 1 hour in call. In the mood? Call now! Same day appointments available.

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ALE X 861-1362

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(415) 864-5566

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RON 931-3263

FOR MEN 40 4-Young man, 25, 5 " 9 ' , 140#

provides satisfying massage for

discrete gentlemen age 40-70 near a il major hotels

JIM 928-2013

ONE OF LIFE’S REWARDSA he a lin g m assage b le nd ing strength and sensitivity. I am a certified Swedlsh/Shlatsu bodyworker w ith an in tu itive and nurturing touch. My style combines gentle and deep w ork in a flow ing massage to release tension, ease discomfort and balance energy.

90 minutes, $35. Castro location DAVID BLUMBERQ

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567-4572

EXCEPTIONALLY HANDSOME

Masseur, straight appearance. Professional, clean-cut young man, 30, athletic. I w ill massage you in the nude

on my massage table for 1 hr. S35/ln. $4 5/Out.

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$45 IN, $60 OUT.863-6947

FULL BODY MASSAGEEnjoy a relaxing, therapeutic massage from a trained, mature professional. I am certified in several types of massage and use a com bination for a fantastic feeling. $30. Call Roy, 8 am to 10 pm at 621-1302.

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