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Volume 6, Number 49
February 27 - March 5, 1981
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ABOUT "KAGEMUSHA"
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Volume 6, Number 49 Februory 27 - Morch 5, 1981
9 TWT NEWS
17 COMMENT
21 PERSPECTIVE
The Moral Majority Minority
by Gory W. Duncan
23 SHOWBIZ
by Robert Dean
26 OSCAR NOMINATIONS
29 MOVIES
"Kagemusha"
Reviewed by Wayne Hoefgen
35 IT'SONLY ROCK & ROLL
by Christopher Hart
INTERVIEW
!3elinda West by Rob Clerk
FICTION: WHAT'S NEXT?
by Christopher Hart
FICTION: WHY DO YOU THINK
THEY CALL IT HIGH?
by Tyson
59 HOT TEA
66 PHOTO ESSAY
Kent Collier by AI Macareno
75 HIGHLIGHT
The Montrose Patrol
77 MARDI GRAS
Parade Schedule and
New Orleans Mop
79 STARSCOPE
Jupiter & Saturn Come Together
83 SPORTS
86 CALENDAR
89 CLASSIFIED
95 THE GUIDE
ON OUR COVER:
.••• Forth Worth's Kent Collier
Photo by AI Mocoreno
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Montrose Ventures, Incorporated SPECIAL REPORT: This move, labeled "the four-fifths
3223 Smith Street, Suite 103 fight" and instigated by some of the
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LEGISLATIVE principal opponents of House Speaker
Dallas, Texas 75219 (214) 521·0622 WATCH '81 Clayton, was seen initially as a "negoti-
ating tool" to be used with the Speaker.
Editor/Publisher
Chuck Patrick AUSTIN - If you have found it dlf- Ironically, the move appears to have
Executive Sales Manager ficult to follow the month-old 1981 leg- pushed the advantage to Clayton and
Jim Veteto
islature, you are not alone, says TWT'S Clements and they appear an even
Regional Sales Director
Richard Rogers Capitol Hill reporter, Bettie Naylor. It closer team, as evidenced recently
Managing Editor seems that all the confusion and fret- when the governor gave several of Clay-
Blase DiStefano
Associate Art Directors
ting began the second day of the ses- ton's "pet· bills" emergency status,
Steven Douglas Fritz & Dennis Walker sion when a small group of Democratic reports Naylor.
Assistant Art Director and Republican House members voted
Rob Clark
To be expected is a bigger than ever
Graphics Artists together to refuse to suspend a consti- logjam of legislation at the end of
Thom Bisping, Steven McKay, Frank White tutional rule. The result of their action March. Still looming is the overriding
Typographers is that, for the first time in many years,
William J. Quigley & Richard Hebert question of redistricting, to be decided
Contributing Editors the normal flow of legislation onto the when the census figures become avail-
Rob Clark, Johnathan asko, Robert Dean,
Blase DiStefano, David Fields, Christopher Hart,
House floor, as well as consideration of able the first of April. Of course, the
Wayne Hoefgen, Chuck Patrick, bills by committees, has been blocked. logjam could result in fewer than ever
W. J. Quigley, Ruth Ravas
The only exceptions are emergency bills seeing passage this session,
Staff Photographers
Ell Gukich & Jeff Edwards of pHOTography, matters designated by the governor, which could benefit all of us in the long
Graham the Photographer, Woody Keas,
Scott Taylor, Blase DiStefano, And, as one might guess, the governor run. However, if the governor is not hap-
Richard Rogers, AI Macareno has taken full advantage and desig- py at the end of the session, that is, if
Office Comptroller/Notary
Jim Crochet
nated some 57 bills as emergency mat- his legislation is not passed, he might
Corporate Secretary/Administrative Manager ters. As things appear now these will call a Special Session, in which case
SPECIAL- CLIMAX Monika Miura be the only bills the House can work on both houses are limited to considering
Distribution Manager
& BOLT 2 for $5 Philip Beier until March 13. items he says they should.
Generally, the emergency matters in- "As one can see, the old warning
Advertising rates are available on request
clude: that there are two things you never
2 for 57 or by telephoning the salesperson in your
-The well-publicized crime package
nearest city, from toam-sprn, weekdays. want to see being made-sausage and
1for 54 Deadline for ALL ads: Friday, one week (e.g., wiretap, crimes against children, legislation, Texas style-is surely true
prior to publication.
HEAD distribution of pornographic material to once again, for the 67th time," reports
Austin minors)
HARDWARE Seles- Chuck Patrick (713) 527·9111
Bettie Naylor of TWT'S Austin bureau.
DISCORAMA Distribution- Allen Sanders .. (512) 472·4311 -A regional primary with four sur- Naylor's next Capitol Hill report will
Dallas rounding states be on the pornography distribution
RUSH Sales and Distribution· -Creation of a committee to study harmful to minors bill we have been
QUICKSILVER Richard Rogers (214) 521·0622
Fort Worth laws about the conduct of public em- lobbying so heavily the last ten days; it
LOCKER ROOM Sales and Distribution- ployees is comfortably sitting in sub-committee
introducing Jerry Cassidy (817)335·0742 -Initiative and referendum
Galveston
now.
SOLID HEAD, HIT SOLID Sales· Chuck Patrick (713) 527·9111 -Low level nuclear waste storage
and BOLT POPPERS Distribution· Robert Gogen (713)763·9435 authorization FAVORABLE TABC
Houston -Several public education bills, in-
OPEN: 1OAM-11 PM
MONDAY-SATURDAY
Sales and Dlstttbution-
Jim Veteto (713) 527·9111 Cluding teacher competency testing BADLANDS RULING
New Orleans and curriculum revision HOUSTON - That TABC in Austin
NDDN-7PM SUNDAYS Sales and Distribution (713) 527·9111
San Antonio
-"War on Drugs" bills (the Ross has decided in a Friday, February 20
• I 10M"'" 4435 mapla Sales and Distrtbution- Perot package), one of which includes ruling in favor of Badlands Bar, 302-304
526-59S2 Alan Gellman (512)654·9472 putting head shops out of business Avondale in Houston. The bar's liquor
-Several anti-pornography bills license, notes TWT NEWS, had been
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vigorously protested by the neighbor- who chose not to run again. Eric
hood Avondale Association. Chiarizio ran unopposed for legal coun-
The issuance of the liquor license, cil, and assumes the 1981 post.
however, is pending the possible ap- Five new board members were
peal which the Avondale Association elected. Larry Bagneris, Barbara
has the right to pursue, provided the AA Cigainero and Steve Henley were
HAPPY HOUR appeals in the 15 days alloted. elected to the 3-year post. Richard
If the Association appeals the case Hilton was elected to the 2-year post,
4-7PM in their alloted 15-day period, then the and Linda Jones was elected to the
Monday thru opening of Badlands would be delayed 1-year post.
Saturday about 40 days. The chances of winning Returning board members who were
[including 25(: Draft) an appeal, however, are slim, a spokes- not up for election this year include
person of the TABC told TWT NEWS. Johnny Peden, Darrell Young, Norman
If the Avondale Association does not Guttman and Chuck Hickman.
register an appeal, "We would open TWT NEWS was informed that HGPC
Badlands in about ten days," said membership is now at an all-time high
, Badlands owner, Barry Pierson. TWT of 8980 members.
EYE-OPENERS NEWS interprets this time frame as mid-
March. NEW MOVIES AND TV
Sunday Meanwhile, the Tavern Guild
Noon-4PM boycotts remain pending the outcome SHOWS ON GAYS
of a possible appeal. Jim Pruitt of HOUSTON - The homosexual
S1 SCREWS/BLOODIES Badlands explained that the battle is theme is to be threaded through the
[25(: Draft Noon-9PM) still not over. "We have simply won a plots of several new motion pictures
skirmish, and continued support of the and television programs, reports
gay community in our time of struggle Charlie Jackson of the Lesbian and
is appreciated." Gay Media Advocates of Houston to
TWT NEWS.
ALL THE TIME HGPC ELECTION According to information provided
by Tom Burrows of NGTF, six new pro-
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Chuck Silverstein about his book, Man torium, Blvd. Louis II, Principality of English urged NCTE to endorse the
To Man, the story of gay couples. Sil- Monaco. (Country code is 33, City code boycott, and NCTE subsequently urged
verstein also co-authored Joy of Gay
Sex. Watch local TV listings for local
is 93, telephone is 304-227). its affiliates to take similar actions. A
second resolution, encouraging the
ATTORNEY
retelecast. TEACHERS BOYCOTT passage of laws banning discrimina-
AT LAW
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Former RKO programming vice-pres- tion against homosexuals, was intro-
ident Paul Drew reports that the emer- HOLIDAY INNS duced to the NCTE meeting by Richard
gence of an all-gay radio station with CINCINNATI - In a report by Gaze, Follett, co-chair of the committee and
an all-gay format will be successful from Memphis, TN, the National Coun- Lesbian linguist Susan J: Wolfe.
with both listeners and advertisers and cil of Teachers of English (NCTA) en- The motions included concern state-
can be expected to be launched this dorsed at its annual convention re- ments about the Greenwich Village
decade. cently a boycott of Holiday Inns Inter- slayings which occurred the weekend
NGTF informed TWT NEWS last week national until the corporation issues of the convention, saying, "Sadly,
homophobia is alive, well, and increas- • HAVING LEGAL PROBLEMS?
that the producers of the CBS-TV Gay "an express guarantee of non-dlscnrnl-
Power, Gay Politics had entered the nation against Lesbians and Gay ing." .,N TROUBLE WITH THE LAW?
film as a documentary in the 21st males as consistent policy." The Conference '80 Planning Com-
Monte Carlo Film Festival which began NCTE cited as reasons for endorsing mittee of the 5th Southeastern Confer-
ence of Lesbians and Gay Men called
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last February 14, 1981. NGTF tele- the boycott the attempt to cancel the
phoned Princess Grace's press secre- Fifth Annual Southeastern Conference for an international boycott of Holiday CONSULTATION
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Nice, France. and an order by Holiday Inns to its Ft. ence after noting that Holiday Inns had CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT
You, too, can send a telegram of pro- Meyers, Florida innkeeper to cease "used every possible means" to have
test to: Nadia LaCoste, Secretariat Ge-
nerale du Comite d'Organisation Festi-
renting facilities to the Metropolitan
Community Church.
the conference cancelled during the
week prior to the event. The Committee
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decision to call for the boycott.
It has been reported, though no offi- plain_ selves into the four clubs, breaking into
cial statement has been released by Lalor told the Houston Post that the private cubicles which patrons had
the organizers, that similar discrimina- some people, allegedly police brutality rented,
tion occurred at the Pennsylvania Les- victims, are scared to death to walk in- UP/ reported that most of the men
bian/Gay Conference held last year at a to the police station, and witnesses are were charged and released; but, a few
Holiday Inn in Harrisburg_ not allowed to file a complaint. were charged with possession of
HPD Captain S_M_Nuchia responded drugs. They were taken away in paddy
CITY COUNCIL TO by saying, "We couldn't operate if we
let everyone come in and complain
wagons. The operators of the steam-
baths were all charged with running a
THE RESCUE about something they saw" a "bawdy house."
HOUSTON - In light of recent club policeman do. The protest, TWT NEWS was told, dis-
raids in Montrose, City Councilperson rupted traffic in downtown Toronto as
Lance Lalor has stepped forward to ask 253 ARRESTED protesters marched. Police had formed
the Houston Police Department Inter- a phalanx outside the headquarters of
nal Affairs Department to review the IN TUBS' RAIDS 52 Division, which is Toronto's well-
guidelines which have been set forth TORONTO - A series of Thursday known tough division.
on police brutality cases. night raids at four steam baths has stir- The marchers then moved on to
Presently, only those victims of ac- red this city's gay population to pro- Queen's Park, which is the seat of the
tual physical police brutality can file a test. An estimated 1,000 gay demon- provincial legislature, where they ham-
complaint. Lalor feels that ruling is too strators marched down Main Street, mered on doors and windows of the
limited. He would rather allow the rul- Valentine's Night, shouting slogans closed building.
ing to be broadened so that persons such as "We Shall Overcome" and In Quebec, sympathetic gays scuf-
who have merely observed police "Gay Rights Now." fled with local police outside the On-
brutality could come forward; i.e., you The protest march followed Lincoln tario Legislature. One gay was photo-
wouldn't have to be a victim to com- Day raids when 100 police armed with graphed with blood streaming down his
crowbars and hammers, forced them- face, UP/ reported. 'OW
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In this column, readers exchange ideas with other readers and with our editor in a public forum.
Address all letters to: Comment, TWT, Vieux Carre Building, 3223 Smith Street, Suite 103,
Houston, Texas 77006.All letters become the property of TWT and must be signed (if you don't
wish your name printed, please specify). And PLEASE keep your letters short.
pedestrians will be greatly reduced.
UT Gays Form Yet the Westheimer Art Colony's
DearTWT: obvious concern extends beyond the
At last, at UT Austin, there has been festival participants to the Westheimer
formed the University Gay Students' neighborhood. Part of the entrance fees
Organization. It is designed for the gay collected through the festival are
students, faculty and staff of UT to meet earmarked for continuing beautification
in the college environment on a social projects throughout the area. Certainly this
basis. spirited group that not only brings
At the monthly meetings, there will be economic rewards and cultural enrichment
speakers discussing topics such as gay to our city but sponsors community
Can any self-respecting gay man or woman support a so-called politics, history, sex roles and other betterment projects as well, deserves our
interesting and informative subjects. whole-hearted support and cooperation.
"philanthropic foundation" whose members also belong to and Besides this monthly meeting, other social Sincerely,
support an organization that is attempting to set itself up as the functions and acitivities will be scheduled Mickey Leland
arbiter who will decide which gay businesses mayor may not open throughout the semester. Initially, UGSO Member of Congress
hopes to offer physical and emotional
in their neighborhood? Perhaps an over-priced grocery store would
be preferable to a bar whose clientele would bring an "undesirable
health information and gay services
referrals.
HPD "Quota of Fags"
DearTWT:
element" to the neighborhood. ... Thank you so much for your time
One of those "I never thought it could
and help.
happen to me" situations has happened to
Chuck Hickerson
They're tolkinq about YOU. me ...
Treasurer, UGSO
On Tuesday, February 17, at
Austin, Texas
Support !3adlands right to open, and your favorite bars' right to approximately 5:30, I and an aquaintance
were talking on the corner opposite the
stay open. On Closing Westheimer Wildwood Saloon. As our conversation
Editor- The following letter was sent to drew to a close, we kissed. Mind you, not
The Guilty always scream Loudest. Watch them. City Hall on February 11, regarding the clos- a deep sensual French kiss, but a friendly
ing of Westheimer Road during this Spring's peck on the lips. As I turned to go back
Westheimer Art Festival in Houston. into the Wildwood Saloon, one car
To: Mayor McConn and City containing two of Houston's finest dressed
Council members: in blue, pulled over.
It is my understanding the Westheimer Both officers got out of the car and
Art Colony is seeking permission from the called me and my friend over to the car,
City of Houston to close parts of made us spread and searched us,
Westheimer for the Spring and Fall removing all belongings from our persons.
THe- Westheimer Art Festivals. I enthusiastically
support their proposal.
Then we were both ordered into the car,
our wallets and IDs being kept. They called
O_FFe-~e-NT The Westheimer Art Colony has a strong
tradition of encouraging the community's
finest artists and craftsmen to display
in our identification over the radio for
arrests and warrants. Both my friend and I
had no outstanding arrests or warrants in
O~U~ their work in Houston. The community
support the Westheimer Art Festival enjoys
Houston. My friend and I asked whether
we were being arrested, and if so, what
is indicative of its broad appeal. This charge. There was no response from the
spring one million plus people are officers.
expected to attend the festival. Of The car was started and we headed
tantamount importance is the safety of towards jail. While driving towards
those attending. By eliminating all motor Cherryhurst Park, the officer behind the
vehicles from the Westheimer Festival steering wheel stated, "I know you're both
environs the hazard of injuries to sick, but I don't like to see that queer stuff.
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overheard the following statement being
made by an officer, "Well, we got our
Next time you want to smooch, don't do it quota of fags for the week." I was the victim of police harassment in continue to have the financial means to
on the street." The car was stopped We were taken upstairs and asked if we Houston. I wanted this on file and wanted operate and to be of service to our entire
unexplainably near Cherryhurst Park, then wanted to make a phone call to secure my brothers and sisters to know that it community.
continued on the way to the police station. bail of $55 apiece .... I was then led to my can happen to you at any time, any place, This event was our first celebration
Upon arriving at the police station, we cell, a small area with 4 bunks and a toilet. for any reason, and your experience could during 1981 of our Sixth Anniversary. In it,
were spread on the car, then searched I was given a blanket and waited for my be worse. Also, anyone who saw the arrest we were also kicking off our drive to raise
again .... The procedure for removal of bail to be posted. or the gentleman I was arrested with, $6,000 to pay our bills and to get ready for
property and picture taking was very My bail was paid and I was taken back please contact me through TWT offices; you next fali's Mayoral and City Council
confusing, as I had two police officers downstairs. I waited on a bench for about may be able to help. elections.
telling me to do two different things at the 10 minutes, when my name was called .... Ronald M. Moss Special thanks also need to be extended
same time. It was quite impossible to My mace was being held by the female The Asylum/Ballpark to the elected officials who appeared in
please them both. officer whom I was then dealing with. I Houston, Texas the clubs with us: City Comptroller Kathy
I carry a small stuffed teddy bear which Whitmire, who was received with great
asked about the return of my mace and
hangs from my belt loop by an antique
what I was being Charged with. The officer
HGPC-6th Anniversary enthusiasm and encouraged by all to run
chain. An officer yanked that off, after I Dear TWT: for Mayor of Houston next fall; City
looked a bit perplexed, and asked, "You
showed him the clasp to unhook it from Thanks to the cooperation of several Council members Lance Lalor and Dale
haven't been told what you've been
the belt loop. He sarcastically apologized establishments, an exciting time was had Gorczynski; County Attorney Mike Driscoll;
charged with?" ... I then asked the female
for breaking the chain. When I requested by all who participated in "GPC Nite", last and State Representative Debra Danburg.
officer for the badge numbers of the
to be allowed to find the broken link on the Saturday, February 21. The event even At the writing of this letter, it is not
arresting officers, at which point the male
floor, I was "baby" talked to by the officer spread into Sunday, as the Barn hosted a known how much of our $6,000 goal was
officer who accused me of harassing the
in the following manner, "Oh, really. Well, buffet and Mary's extended their happy reached, but through the cooperation of
female officer, said, "What the hell do you
we'll look for it in a while." I was told to sit hour, with proceeds going to GPC. these elected officials, the clubs and the
need the badge numbers for-going to
down, to remove my socks and shoes for Clubs participating in "GPC Nite" patrons, much was accomplished in the
cause some shit? I ought to send you back
possible concealment of weapons .... I Saturday were: Brazos River Bottom, name of human rights. To all we say thank
up to five-you want to get sent back up
was told to sign for my personal property, Twins, Copa, Venture-N, Parade, Babylon, you and reaffirm our pledge of service to
to five?" I said no.
which I did. I then was taken to a bench Kindred Spirits, Dirty Sally's, Wildwood our community.
I was then allowed to leave jail and go
and told to wait with my friend. I was home, my mace still not being returned to Saloon, Galleon and Different Drum. To Johnny Peden
waiting for the elevator, to be taken "up to each of you, the GPC is most appreciative. GPC Board Member
me.
five". While waiting for the elevator, I Only with such cooperation can we Houston, Texas.w
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this very reactionary way. The civil
rights movement meant one thing. It
meant freedom to be who we are, and
be what we want to be. It gave us the
pride to assert our differences, and be
creative in our own personal life. It
simply loosened our chains so we
could advance. Are we going to stand
by and let a group of misinformed peo-
ple control our lives; tell us what we
can do and when we can do it? The
Moral Majority is only a minority with a
loud mouth. And with a loud mouth and
persuasion, things change. A good ex-
J ordache Jeans; ample, Joseph Paul Goebbels, pro-
the look paganda minister for the German Nazi
3921 Cedar Springs the fit Party of the 30's and 40's, told lies and
Hitler rose to power. Are our freedoms
the fashion
Dallas, Texas for your lifestyle
worth it? This question should only be
asked as we think of the bar raids in the
Montrose area of Houston and other
areas of the country. Are those raids
the result of this Moral Majority
pseudo-philosophy and their pseudo-
morals?
Is the gay community just going to
sit and not fight back, or are we going
to fight for our rights? Ask yourself and
ask your friends . .w
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__ SHOW~IZ by Robert Dean
Marilyn Monroe once again makes
SHOWBIZ, because we know that lots of
you guys and girls and in-betweeners
are interested in her. Marilyn had a
well-kept secret about her origin and
the existence of her mother and father.
The mystery may have been solved with
the recent death of Martin Edward
Mortensen, 85, in Riverside, California.
Mortensen, who died in an automobile
collision, left evidence indicating he
was Marilyn's father, thus eliminating
the belief that the glamor girl was an il-
legitimate child. Discovered in
Mortensen's modest home were a cer-
tificate of his marriage to Gladys Pearl
Monroe Baker, dated October 11, 1924,
and a 1927 document attesting to a
divorce.
Also found was a copy of a birth cer-
tification of Norma Jean Mortensen,
born June 1, 1926-Miss Monroe's
birth date.
Her mother is still living in a Florida
mental institution.
Marilyn once told a close aquain-
tance the reason for her discretion
about her past, "What would you do if
your mother was crazy and you didn't
know who your father was?"
Well, girls ... Marilyn made it big, so
fuck her mother and father, whoever
they were. And fuck 'em for disowning
her.
Needless to say, Faye Dunaway
pissed earlier this week in her role as
Eva Peron, which aired on NBC, Mon-
day and Tuesday.
If you're into cuddling up with a
warm body, lighting a few candles and
watching half-ass horror flicks, then
you can do that this Sunday night when
Amityville Horror will be shown at 7pm.
Well ... James Brolin is hot, anyway.
Monday night, March 2, a special
starring ... stop in the name of the
"boss", Diana Ross, will air at 9pm. All
good little fairies should catch this one.
TWT FEOfl.UARY27· MARCH 5, 1981 TWT FEORUAIW27 . MARCH 5. 1981 PAGE 23
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Jonathan Hardy, Davi Stevens, Bruce
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the had he been beaten up by rock star
Larry Mannix' vicious bodyguard, he
Atm()sphe..-e" also ran into somebody at The Copa
whom he'd rather not be seen by at that
place. Kevin, that's me ...
Sunday - 25¢ Beer
Rick returned after another half hour
6 p.m. - 2 a.m. of acrobatics on the floor. As usual, not
a hint of sweat. My skin and hair were
monday - 90c 'Weft 0 Can !Bee't
, -1ready to smack the tall one's teeth in. "What? We've got a fruit in our
midst?" George from Accounting, three
*****
We work in cubicles, open concept, cubicles away, sounded cheerful. WINTER TAKES ALL ...
and no one in the large office room has "Incredible what they hire
to listen too carefully to understand
every word you say. Early Monday mor-
ning, Albright made one of his cus-
tomary rounds to check if everyone at
nowadays," the receptionist
tributed. She had been with the com-
pany for almost a week.
con-
"That's ridiculous." I laughed. "I'm
SALE SALE SALE
least pretended to be busy. He stopped not a fruit." Meanwhile my face was red
and pointed at me: "Hartmann ... I like one: about 95 percent of my body's
finally know what was wrong with that blood supply made my face look like an
disco place on Saturday night where I overripe tomato. Trying hard to plead
ran into you. It was a queer hangout! innocent, I went on: "A girlfriend of
Only guys dancing with guys, and girls mine had dragged me into that joint."
with girls, no normal couples ... " "What a drag," Ellen beamed. "I
The way he said it did not demand an can't wait to see that girlfriend of yours
answer or a comment from me; to him at our party next Friday. Wouldn't be
it was just an observation, the explana- surprised if she has a mustache."
tion to one minor curiosity he had
stumbled upon. Realizing the logical *****
"It finally happened. I'm all out! You
consequence and devastating impact wouldn't believe how hostile they all
of his remark, I said, automatically were all of a sudden," I reported to Rick
blushing: "Yeah, I noticed, somehow as I got up from the floor. Kraut had
the place seemed strange." The words been as enthusiastic as ever and run
did not come out easy. Quickly I decid- and licked me over when I made my en-
ed to divert the attention Albright's trance.
statement had undoubtedly received: I gave Rick a quick run-down on what
"How's it going with your wife? had happened at the office.
Everything patched up again after your "But you didn't admit a thing, did
fight?" Instantly I had the poor old you?"
fellow on the defensive. "Everything's "No. Hey, doesn't that sound like I'm
fine, just fine, Hartmann," he explained somehow guilty ... ? Holy screw. Guil-
and marched on to the palace, his huge ty of what? Those creeps, they finally
office that measured about twice the had something nice 'n' nasty to pick
size of my apartment. He stayed there on."
in hiding for the rest of the day. Natu- We analyzed my situation. I had been
rally the whole gang had gotten the on that job for more than three years
word. "So you're going to fag bars, and would be up for a promotion, that
Kevin," Ellen, my big-boobed co-worker is, if faggots were eligible. The com-
concluded with a big grin. "I always pany had actually paid for the transfer SWEATERS 20 TO 60% OFF
had my doubts about you." from New York, so there seemed to be JACKETS 20 TO 50% OFF
She had her doubts, all right, after some future. WARM UPS 60% OFF
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in her. First, my explanation of my very he looked as optimistic as only he PAINTER'S
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own house rule #1 seemed to work: could. "I've got it. We must find you a DRESSSHIRTS 30% OFF
"Never mess around with company hot chick for that office party. HAWAIIANSHIRTS 20% OFF
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terested bystander could see almost all those bigots to go nuts about. And kill
the way to her belly-button. Apparently all stupid rumors!"
I had never been too eager to take a
glimpse. And now she punished me for
it. ''Tell me, what's the sissy scene like
in Montrose?"
"A black girl?" I hesitated. "You're
not talking about Donna Day???" SPORTS LOCKER
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To Be Continued
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PAGE 36 rwr FEDRUAIW27 - MARCH 5, 1981 lWl'FfDRUARY27 -MARCH 5,1981INTERVIEW
WITH
OY ROO CLARK
TWT SHOWBIZ reporter Rob Clark met Biscuit in the Fifth ... and what does it Almost three years. encore.
with recording artist, Belinda West, in mean? 00 you prefer to play gay clubs, and How long do you expect your show
her hotel room the day of her perfor- My producer, Rob Galvridge, wrote how long have you been playing the to last?
mance at Houston's Copa disco. She that song, and the song is about giving gay circuit? That really depends on the crowd
also performed at Village Station in this person advice as to what to do with and the energy level. It depends.
Dallas. Due to her fabulous charisma their love life and their money. And, as Well, actually, as far as the profes-
sion goes, I've mainly played gay clubs, Has your singing career just now
and her dynamic voice, you can be far as their money is concerned, I'm started paying off?
assured that we will be hearing much telling them to "put it on Sea Biscuit in because I find that the reception of the
gay clubs on a scale from 1 to 10 is No, actually I had been doing na-
more from this talented lady in the very the fifth, or Secretariat in the Derby,
about 9%, compared to the straight tional commercials; that was pretty ex-
near future. TWT also wishes to extend a Notre Dame plus six ... " And as far as
clubs. The gays seem to appreciate the citing, but this is the ultimate for me.
thank you to Belinda's manager (pic- their love life goes, I'm saying, "Take
artist more. Y'all know how to party And I'm meeting such fine people.
tured), Robb Cooper, for his assistance. you and me plus two hours alone in my
more. Going to a straight club is like The first time we heard you we were
Buick or you and I plus 5 days in my
pulling needles. First of all, you've got wondering who you were, because we
Hi Belinda. Have you ever been to home oughta do it." A lot of people ask
to contend with women staring at you were very Impressed with your voice.
Houston before? me about the second verse, because I
and making sure that you're not staring 50 we went up to the OJ and asked who
Well, I've been through Texas, but, so say, "OJT", which means "on the job
at their man while you're singing your you were and what the name of your
far so good, I'm enjoying myself. It's training." It's a crazy song.
song. The gay people are more con- song was. He told us your name and
nice. Are you going to stay with disco?
cerned about how you're presenting the song was Sea Biscuit. We sort of-
Have you been through a "tech" Pretty much so, funk dance music
your song, how you sound, and that looked at one another and asked "Sea
rehearsal at the club where you'll be you can dance to.
you're working the song. Also, what Biscuit who?"
performing? Have you ever sung gospel?
you're wearing! (laughter) (Lots of giggles) Robb (her manager)
Yes-I love the Copa; it's great. Oh, yes. Since I could talk. My
told his dad that he had an artist who
How long have you been singing? brother and sister used to have a What other songs will you be doing
had recorded a song Sea Bisuit in the
Oh, about 13 years. gospel trio. tonight?
Fifth. His father thought that it was a
Where did you get your start? What religion?
That Didn't Hurt Too Bad, which is a classical song. Beethoven in the Fifth.
From Augusta, Georgia-the Southern Baptist, honey. Holy Roller
very suggestive ballad, and a couple (laughter)
Celestial Lounge, the Whiskey A-Go- style. more that I haven't decided on yet. Have you gotten to meet any other
Go, the Head Hunters Hut, and a few (At this point, her husband and You'll more than likely do Sea Biscuit performers?
others. r-montn-oki son came into the room.) more than once tonight. Yes, Patti Brooks, Edwin Starr (Ed-
Where did you get the song Sea How long have you been married? Oh, yeah-that will definitely be my win performed at the Parade about 6
PAGEJ8 NlTFml'.UAIW27-MAI'.CH5,1981
NIT Fml'.UAI'.Y 27 -MAI'.CH 5, 1981 PAGEJ9Her manager- She better say Texas, dance music will never go out. Folks
months ago) and many other fine per- or 1'/1kill her. will always dance.
formers. No, I'm going to be honest, dear. I What do you wear for your perfor·
Are you finding that the bigger you think Virginia was my favorite so far, mances?
become in the business, that it's more but then again-I've never played It depends on the club. This club is
~ competitive, or easier for you? Texas. But, as far as partying goes, definitely "funky", so I'll probably wear
It's a little easier, I believe. But don't they don't in Virginia. But they're ex· glitter with spandex pants. And yes, I
misunderstand me. It's still corn- tremely nice. do my own hair and makeup.
petitive. There are a lot of talented peo- Have you ever played San Fran- Does it get lonely on the road?
ple out there, and the economy being cisco? Oh, yeah. I have my husband and my
as bad as it is right now, people are Oh, yes. If you ask me, Dreamland is son. My phone bill proves how lonely it
~
600f.S10:~US'f\tI having to scratch and save. So, you
really need to be good, and give every-
the best club stagewise I've ever gets. It does, it gets lonely and you
2013 E 6tpEEP st\o'llS played. miss them.
one their money's worth. Have you been to any of the clubs in But wouldn't you rather be doing
Have you ever sung backup for Houston? what you are doing instead of working
1t\E eEs1 'L~ another artist?
s1'\.\. e001t'\S Sure, everyone has. But most of
them won't admit it, and you should ad-
I haven't had time. We did go to
Cronies for dinner last night. I really lik-
a nine to five job?
Of course. The loneliness is the price
ed the atmosphere. you have to pay in this line of work. It's
Z9,",O'lIE E'lE'-S mit it ... it's part of your roots. Yes, I Robb-I'm taking her out to party just something you must adapt to.
014 1'110 '-
sang backup when I was in Nashville tonight. Do you find that most entertainers
with T.G. Shepherd and a few other No, darlin'. I'm gonna party, but not get along well with each other, or is
people.
~US1\tl Will you sing a Country song to-
with the guys tonight. If you get my
drift. (Her husband had flown down to
there some "professional" jealousy?
I have been in situations before
night? be with her. We got her drift.) where, especially with female enter-
SE~'1fl~:E"E~f\S Really ... "Say Biscuit in the fiafth, Have you ever had women put the tainers, I would feel a sort of resent-
secretarrry in the darby" (she camped make on you? ment or whatever. It's kind of pathetic
fO~ her song with as strong a Texas accent Oh, sure. It doesn't offend me. It's because I love to watch other entertain-
as possible.) I should have thought of just as flattering as when a guy puts ers and perhaps pick up hints from
that ... being in Texas. the make on me. Once in Atlanta, a girl them. But, yeah, some of them-no
With your voice, I'm sure we'll like asked me to dance with her and I did. names-do have a bad attitude.
whatever you sing. No problem. It's kind of funny, two girls Do you have a favorite entertainer?
Robb, her manager (who is a hot can dance together and it's alright. But Gladys Knight, she's a star, yet she's
man, and gay) suggested, "Well, Belin- not at Disneyland. (laughter) still such a lady. I was fortunate
da, why don't you play "Gilley's" (which How do you psyche yourself before a enough to meet her.
is a Country club of Urban Cowbowy show? When Is your new album coming
. 10 fame). Just from the energy of the people. I out?
No, thanks. don't do drugs and things like that. (At Hopefully around March 8 ... I said
CO"''1E'''\ES~ ... You would have to work that crowd
01 C~tJlP011ES1 this point, I turned my recorder off and hopefully. You know how that goes.
real hard. asked her if she honestly, off the When is your birthday?
~OS1\""S "" eOOt($4 S
Yeah, plus you have to contend with record, did any drugs. She honestly November 4.
~f'C~OE . .. f\\-tJl , all that jealousy bullshit we were talk- doesn't.) I can't stand the smell of pop- Scorpio, huh?
ing about. In Hollywood, two girls gave Don't believe everything you hear
~"G,.t\tI"~OtIIO~'" me a hard time, their attitude
pers. I think what turned me off was
once I was danclnq with this guy, and I about us. Well, you can believe some of
pOpPEf'S ~ was-well, what can she do that I can't swear he must have bathed in the stuff. it.
do?-but what was funny was ... one I almost threw up. He was so spaced, (The tape recorder was turned off, so,
of them was a drag queen. I think though, that he eventually wandered Belinda, when you read this, please
helshe wanted my dress. (laughter of off and danced with himself. don't be pissed.)
course) Have you ever noticed that per- Well, Scorpios are wonderful sex, but
fJExail Have you ever met Millie Jackson?
No, but I'm familiar with her. She's
just trash. I mean, she does it on pur-
formers such as Donna Summer and
Grace Jones are going away from
they can be the bitches of death.
You're right!
1910 NEWS disco? Thank you, Belinda. We'll see you
GUADALUPE # STAND
pose and she always holds an au-
dience-they love her.
Well, Donna is trying to get away
from being labeled "The Disco Queen".
tonight and welcome again to Houston.
Thank you! I'm looking forward to
AUSTIN Which is your favorite state that
you've played?
I wouldn't want to do all disco, no-but seeing y'all at the show tonight. '*f
1Wf FEORUARY27 . MARCH 5, 1981 PAGE41
PAGE40 1Wf FEORUARY27· MARCH 5,1981How can I describe Mark? What from this astonishing and somewhat Still very confused and insecure to a minimum. So you may say, it was comes to mind first ... hm ... Well, shocking physical feature, Mark was about himself; the sort of kid who me who broke little big Mark in. let me use this joke, so you'll get the a highly regular character, not a big would blush if he looked at his own We bumped into each other every picture: An elephant meets a naked guy at all, a little bit slow maybe, and you-know-what when peeing. I cer- so often and played our semi- man. Looking him over, the elephant definitely not one of the smartest, but tainly blushed as I got a glimpse of innocent games a handful of times. says: "How in the world do you eat sweet, friendly and warm. that incredible thing and scrambled Soon I lost track of Mark and rumor with that thing?" I met him through a friend when he for the phone book to look up the had it that he had moved to L.A., You see, if that heavy, gray-skinned was eighteen. We went home and it Guinness people. It was a nice, cau- Hollywood, that is, to get his movie brother had run into Mark, he would immediately became evident that he tious experience that lay ahead that career going. This had been Mark's not have asked that question. Apart was a virgin, if ever there was one. night. I tried hard to keep my choking lifetime dream all along. His number PAGE 42 TWT FEORUARY27 - MARCH 5, 1981 TWT FEORUAIW27 . MARCH 5, 1981 PAGE4J
one ambition was to become the new minutes."
Sly Stallone. But, as I mentioned, his "Was it that bad, huh?" I-
brain capacities were not tremen-
dous, so the two or three off-off-off
"Yeah. It was a piece of garbage."
"What do you know ... ?" ~~
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Broadway productions he had man-
aged to be a part of, usually didn't
"I'm not an S&M freak, that's all."
"Don't knock it till you've tried it." « U~
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burden him with more than three or
four lines to remember. Anything
"No, thanks."
"This place makes me sick," Mark
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beyond that-as one experimental said and finished his beer. "Gotta go to ~ Q. "
piece which closed after two pre- the Mineshaft!" ell:: i
views proved-would force him to "So you're actually into this crap on Co
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alter the script live on stage, ad-lib a and off screen?"
few lines and give the playa whole "You bet." ~ 0
new direction. "Hey, man, what's next? Now you ~ I-~~.
After his move out west I didn't need to get tortured to get your thrill.
L.\.I ~ l'}J ~
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hear from Mark for many months. But Tell me, what's next?" L.\.I -
then, the hot tea was that he had ac- "I need more, always more. My very
tually made it. He had been chosen to own big bang? A hot final showdown? ~
star in a major Tinseltown produc- Who knows? Who cares! Away from
tion, some sort of disaster movie, was this bullshit! That's all that counts." CI::
all I could find out. Two weeks later, "Whatever happened to you, man?" ::J
further details made it to my usual
hangout in the Big Apple. The movie
He looked at me, his eyes suddenly
showed some real emotion. "Things o z
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project, it turned out, would not be haven't turned out the way I wanted it. > 1-0
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quite as legitimate as originally antic- My mother died of cancer two years z<
ipated. It was simply titled Chain ago, my old man bought a gun so he 0<
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Reaction and my friend's stage name can shoot me, if I ever dare to set foot
would be Mark Fourteen. Another on his property again. My one lover
month later, the picture was shown in jumped from the terrace of his condo in
one of the sleazy cinemas on 8th L.A., 14th floor. He had been on a real IT'S THE CHINESE NEW YEARI
Avenue which I had never been in- heavy trip and thought he could fly.
clined to go to. This time I couldn't re-
fuse. The film was a true disaster, liv-
Turned out he couldn't. They want me
to make Chain Reaction, Part II, this
"THE YEAR OF THE COCK"
ing up to its initial word of mouth 100 time using real razor blades and show- TUESDAY MARCH 3 CELEBRATION
percent. Chains, leather, bondage, ing real blood. I don't know what's next. 75¢ KAMAKAZIS ~ 50¢ SAKE
beatings-the movie Cruising
couldn't have been any worse. I gave
All I know is, I'm fed up."
"Come with me, I'm living in Houston ALL DAY s,
ALL NIGHT LONG
up after half an hour, before my stom- now. Get away from all this ... "
ach had a chance to react the proper "I can't. It's too late. I'd have you
way. where I am now in six weeks' time. Got- WEDNESDAY 6-9PM $ 5 LIQUOR BUST
It was two weeks when I saw the ta go now, the Mineshaft's waiting." He
screen star again, live and in person, turned around and walked out the door.
75¢ SCHNAPPS SAT. &. SUN.
during a vacation in New York at our "Scotch on the rocks," I told the bar-
former favorite joint in the Village. He
recognized me right away, was friendly,
however, with clear traces of ar-
rogance-or was it bitterness? His
tender. "Make it a double."
"Wasn't that Mark Fourteen?" an
older guy leaning against the bar ask-
ed. "Wow, he's quite a hunk. Really a
U(~ey ... Y HAPr)' HOUR DAILY 11-7''1
AM
warmth and sweetness had vanished.
"I have seen your movie," I said.
"How did you like me?"
"I don't know. I guess it won't turn
you into another Rocky ... "
"How did you like the plot?"
"Dunno. I survived for only thirty
tremendous fellow."
"A tremendous fellow," I repeated
and took a big sip of my Scotch.
"Gee, you actually know Mark Four-
teen ... ?" The old man sounded very
impressed.
"I'm not sure," I said. 'GIU
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"Sometimes I listen to my good
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stoned and went to bed, only to
N
self and sometimes I listen to my bad awake at 5 this morning to find the
self," says Parrot. eggs he'd left boiling on the stove
He passes the bong and I load splattered allover the kitchen.
another hit. He leans back and trips During the night, he thought he
out on just why we smoke pot. To heard something rustling outside. "I
escape from everyday problems? was going to get up and Check, but I
"Could be," he says. "But sometimes was too stoned and too tired."
getting high brings on more shit." He shakes his head. This morning
Last night, for instance. He got someone had stolen the pot plants he -i§
PAGE 46 Photos! Collage by Blase DiStefano lWT FEORUAIW 27 - Mt>.RCH 5. 1 981left on the patio overnight. Hood, prodigal sons in college dorms
"Sometimes I want to kick myself and faggots who change addresses
A chain, for smoking dope," he says. "I ask
myself, 'Why are you doing this to
three times before a baths card ex-
pires.
is a chain, yourself?' Then my bad voice says,
'Fuck that. Don't listen to him.'
"Both the survey and the drug
retrospective underestimate true
isachain ... "And I pull out the dope and get
crazy."
use," said HSS Secretary Patricia
Harris.
Sounds good. I take a hit. Even with that footnote, the survey
Our vice is the "third most fre- says a staggering 17 percent of high
quently used drug in the United school students are regular users
I~~e/1. States following alcohol and ciga- (That's your kids, Phyllis Schlafly.).
rettes," according to a just-released The reasons are varied:
__ M?OTEL government survey. (You know the Everybody's doing it. Teachers (and
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type: those meaningless studies that preachers) take things too seriously.
-- ' ••• If,... always fail to get to the meat of the Parents (and bosses) expect too
-.....:..... matter.) much.
to link you to a home of your own This one-produced by the federal "It feels good," says Parrott. "It
or land in the country or soaring LOWER OFF-SEASON Department of Health and Human gives you a whole different perspec-
buildings that challenge the Sky. AND WEEKLY' RATES tive-and it's always a surprise."
The working relationship you have with your
Services-shows current use among
Realtor is a chain formed of trust, competenc- IN EFFECT young adults up from 27 percent in Then his smile fades.
and ethics.
Let your Realtor work for you. 1977 to 40 percent today. "I smoked pot all through high
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