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Bellaire ~ rf&\ >- ~ ~\,4'~ • ~ j Mediterraqeaq Villas "Reflecting Your Lifestyle" 5625 Bissonet, Houston 666-4440 SalesOfficeopen 9am till dusk, 7 days a week PAGE 3 TWT APRIL 8 - 14. 1983 s»: ~-~' r r ~~(:tel,:~!~;,·~><=~~';O:'~~~,.:'J· :i~~",,':' -::' ,./,~:;"S~;!:,::~;,;::~ ~~7 .'~~I.~~·~~~~~I~."·I""'~~ ANNIVBRSARY SAN ANTONIO.TBXAS APRIL'l,B,SalD CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MUSTANGS ON THEIR 6TH ANNIVERSARY FRIDAY APRIL IS-PEP RALLY 8PM MEET THE BARN'S SOFTBALL TEAM AND OUR NEW BARNYARD DOLLS SATURDAY APRIL 16 AND SUNDAY APRIL 17 SUNDANCE CATTLE COMPANY GARAGE SALE ~ 9AM-5PM 3509 GRAUSTARK "t}rl HOME OF THE MUSTANG CLUB OF HOUSTON AND THE SUNDANCE CATTLE COMPANY a 710 PACIFIC, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77006 (713) 528-9427 TWT APRIL 8 ' 14, 1983 PAGE 5 IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY ... \\9J1 AND YOU GET THE PRESENT!!! In celebration of our 4th anniversary in HOUSTON and our 3rd in DALLAS _---CONTENTS JOIN NOW AND GET $100 OFF!!! Volume 9. Number 3 April 8·14. 1983 At the FITNESS EXCHANGE we've just DOUBLED OUR FREE WEIGHTS 11 TWTNEWS _ and added two abdominal machines to our DOUBLE LINES OF NAUTILUS EQUIPMENT. Impressive Election Results for Gal,!s, Gal,! Students Meet at A&M . Available also are Suntana, jacuzzi, sauna, juices, great music and more. 21 COMMENT _ Public Forum ,WE'RE NOT GETTING OLDER, WE'RE GETTING BETTER! 25 BOOKS _ Lesbians, Goy Men and Suicide Reviewed by Cavid Fields 28 MOVIES _ Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Reviewed by George Klein Locol Hero Reviewed by Harry Deutsch 33 OSCAR CONTEST _ Lost Chance to Win $lOO!-First Prize, $SO-Second Prize 36 SHOWBIZ _ Joan Rivers, Bette Midler . by Jack Varsi 38 INTERVIEW _ Controversial Actress/Singer Pia Zadora by Rob Clark 43 PROFILE _ Peter Riegert, from Animal House to Locol Hero by Dean Malone 45 ENTERTAINMENT- TEXAS _ Ann & Mickel,! Bring Brocou.ou to Houston with Sugar Babies . by Rob Clark 50- FEATURE _ Witch Hunt-Waco Coos in Closet for Thirtl,! Years by EugeneNicollo 57 HOTTEA _ Cruise Camero Contiououslu Circulates . by Chuck 63 SPORTS _ Women's Softball Finals. by CherylChamberlain 64 COVER STORY/PHOTO ESSAY _ Texas A&M's Gal,! Student Services by Aoron S. Williams and Hart Prochazka Photographs of Bobbl,! Foster and Eric Graham by ScottTaylor 71 STARSCOPE _ April Lovescope by Milton von Stern 77 CLASSIFIED _ Want Ads and Notices 89 CALENDAR _ Special One-Time Onlu & Non-Profit Communitl,! Events OPFER EXPIRES APRIL 30TH ..... 91 THE GUIDE _ Texas Business / Club Directorl,! \wrCOVER _ GSS Members Bobou Foster and Eric Graham Photographed by ScottTaylor HOURS: MON-FRI 6AM-IOPM SAT IOAM-8PM SUN NOON-6PM Memberships reciprocal between Dallas and Houston. DALLAS TWT (This Week in Texas) is published weekly by Asylum Enterprises. Ine .. at 2205 Montrose. Houston. Texas 77006; phone: (713) 527·9111. Opinions expressed by columnists are not necessarily those of TWT or of its staff. Publication of the name or photo- 2615 Oaklawn HOUSTON graph of any person or organization in articles or advertising in TWT is not to be construed as any indication of the sexual orienta- I§)rnrrnesrs tion of said person or organization. Subscription rates: $60 per year; $40 per half-year. Rates cover cost of first-class postage. at Maple 3307 Richmond Back issues available at $2 each. Payment must accompany all orders. First-class postage paid at Houston, Texas. Copyright © 526-1220 at Buffalo Spdwy. 1983 by Montrose Ventures, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Partial or complete reproduction of any advertisement. news, arti- ~XCIHrRrrl6e 524-9932 cle or feature, copy or photograph from TWT is specifically prohibited by federal statute. NAUTILUS FOR MEN TWT APAIL 8 . 14. 1983 PAGE 7 \\tlII ~ ~<IS NEWS THIS WEEK IN TEXAS Weekly Circulation: 20.000 HOME OFFICE ALAMO GAY VOTE 2205 Montrose FIRST BIG WINS Houston. Texas 77006 (713) 527-9111 SAN ANTONIO - In the April 2 city DALLAS OFFICE election, several gay-endorsed candi- 3409 Oak Lawn. Suite 206 dates galloped to victory, much to the Dallas. Texas 75219 delight of the new Alamo Human Rights (214) 521-0622 Committee (AHRC),which had made its PUBLISHER/EDITORChuck Patrick FEATURESEDITOR Blase DiStefano first endorsements several weeks prior TEXAS ENTERTAINMENTEDITOR Rob Clark to the election. NATIONAL SHOWBIZ EDITOR Jack Varsi Unlike Austin, where voter turnout NEWS EDITOR Chuck Patrick was 39.2%, Bexar County reported on- SPORTSEDITOR Cheryl Chamberlain ASSISTANTTO THEEDITORSDennis Walker ly a 17% turnout-the lowest in recent POETRYEDITOR Art Tomaszewski history. Results were fast, Alan Gellman CONTRIBUTING EDITORS of TWT NEWS reported, as final tab- Jim Boone. Susan Collins. Harry Deutsch. Texas A&M's GSS officers in front of the campus ad· David Fields, Weldon Grahame. Christopher Hart, ministration building (I-r)Eric Graham-vice-president, Ken ulations were available by 9:00pm, on- Paul Herrera, Hollie Hollister, Harold Hove, Tharell-secretary and Hart Prochazka-president, ly two hours after the polls had closed. George Klein. Dean Malone. TWT NEWS photo by Scott Taylor Joseph Michael, W,J. Quigley In City Council races, AHRC-endors- ADVERTISING ART DIRECTOR Mitch Bortlow GAY STUDENTS ed Maria Berriozabel won District 1 ASSISTANTAD ART DIRECTOR Thom Bisping handily as she was unopposed. In Dis- GRAPHIC ARTISTSFrank White, Mardi Coleman, Fred Hinton. Cherokee MEET AT A&M trict 3, Helen Dutmar, who "was unac- TYPOGRAPHERSw.J. Quigley. leslie Holmes COLLEGE STATION - Gay Student ceptable to AHRC," was reelected in an STAFFPHOTOGRAPHERS Eli Gukich, Scott Taylor. Greg Hovlccn AI Macareno. Services (GSS)of Texas A&M Universi- 81.1% landslide. In District 5, Bernar- Jim Hamilton, J. Robert Araya, Tom Davis. ty commemorated its seventh anniver- do Eureste, who was "acceptable to Carl Neil, Oscar Mendiola. Blase DIStefano, Michael Galatis, Hollie Hollister sary on April 6. To celebrate, the organ- AHRC," won enough votes to be in a ACCOUNTING Doug Felix ization has scheduled several activities runoff with Valdez, who was not en- RECEPTIONISTTracey Springer for this weekend. dorsed. SALES At 1:00pm Saturday, April 9, GSS will In District 6, AHRC's Pable Escamilla EXECUTIVESALESMANAGER host the first official meeting of the new lost to Thompson 40% to 60%. AHRC's Jim Veteto board of the Texas Gay and Lesbian only other loss came in District 7, where Advertising rates are available on request by tele- Frank Sepeda lost to Alderte 41% to phoning the salesperson in your nearest city. from Student Organization Coalition 10am-Spm, weekdays. (TGLSOC).This historic meeting will be 51%. DEADLINE FOR All ADS: held at the College Station Communi- Although AHRC made no endorse- Friday, one week prior to publication, ty Center. At the meeting, a set of by- ment in the mayoral race, Henry Cis- AUSTIN laws will be adopted. neros was reelected with a massive Scott Tayior . (512) 926-0253 Saturday night, the club Astraptes plurality of 94.1%-a mandate. DALLAS W~VE. L\. G01lf ALL.~ Richard Rogers. (214) 521-0622 .sfl will present a TGLSOC benefit show, FORT WORTH VOVV~R-S, VA?t~s with a portion of the proceeds being Jerry Cassidy. (817) 335-0742 AUSTIN GAY VOTE HOUSTON P\YES & eL\VS donated, club manager Virginia Garrett Jim Veteto . (713) 527-9111 O.E •..• told TWT NEWS. IMPRESSIVE SAN ANTONIO MO~I>AV-SATURI>AV The following day, Sunday, April 10, AUSTIN - The Austin Lesbian Gay Alan Gellman, . (512) 734-3233 GSS will present a picnic and barbecue CLASSIFIED DIRECTORS lOAM-II PM Political Caucus (ALGPC) never did Houston-Cheryl Chamberlain to "celebrate the seventh anniversary of decide on a mayoral endorsement, and Houston Assistant-leslie Holmes SUNDAYS NOON·7PM its founding and A&M's coming out," Dallas-Chuck North by the same token, in the April 2 elec- TWT NEWS was informed by Hart Pro- tion, the voters of the Capitol City ASYLUM ENTERPRISES, INC. The Corporation ~LfJStUPLE fft~~~ chazka, president of GSS. "The affair is followed suit by not deciding who PRESIDENJamesT D. Cagle open to everyone statewide," he told VICE-PRESIDENT/TREASURCEhaRrles M. Patrick should win the vote. SECRETARYJim D. Chappell := * > S Scott Taylor of TWT NEWS. PAGE 11 PAGE 10 TWT APRIL 8 - 14, 1983 TWT APRIL 8 - 14, 1983 In the mayoral race, Ron Mullen took Place 2. Fielding, who is vice-chair of ANNOUNCING 47V2 % and Lowell Lebermann tallied the Oak Lawn Counseling Center, nar- 40.8%. Thus, both will face off in an rowly out-polled incumbent Medrano April 30 runoff, since neither won a ma- 38% to 36%, forcing a hard fight to the 5O¢DRAFT jority (50.1%). Nosziger, a former flower runoff. salesperson, foiled the two leading con- "I faced a runoff three years ago," tenders by taking an 11V2 % chunk of Medrano said, "and I'm not worried." An BEER the vote total. elated Fielding stated that he wasn't In the City Council races, ALGPC had surprised about his new found support, WITH OUR 2 FOR 1 WELL DRINKS impressive victories to celebrate. For citing that many citizens were unhap- Place 2, ALGPC's Roger Duncan won py with how Medrano had been running i • AT HAPPY HOUR 51.2%; for Place 3, ALGPC's Sally Ship- his Oak Lawn/North Dallas district.