VOLUME TEN, NO. 22—October 23, 1997—November 5, 1997—Issue 242

Give the People Light and they will find their own way. V The Wisconsin Light AIDS Resource Thompson Center of WI Rescues Maintains Unblemished Critical Federal AIDS Support of State AIDS Housing Funds Funding Milwaukee—Reminiscent of the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin's (ARCW) Madison—The State of Wisconsin has finally adopted its 1997- long struggle for equity in national AIDS 1999 State Budget, and AIDS advocates throughout Wisconsin are funding, its political advocacy has struck praising the increased State commitment to AIDS. again in Washington, DC, this time to "Governor Thompson has just signed one of the most powerful save the homes of hundreds of people pieces of AIDS legislation ever in the State of Wisconsin," said an living with HIV and AIDS outside of the elated Doug Nelson, executive director of the AIDS Resource Center metropolitan Milwaukee area. of Wisconsin (ARCW), upon learning of the Governor's support of ARCW's aggressive advocacy work in AIDS funding in the budget. conjunction with Rep. David Obeys and • "The powerful combination of expanded access to health care in- Sen. Herb Kohl's leadership in Washing- cluding AIDS medications along with increased funding for commu- ton lead to amending the Housing Op- nity-based AIDS services clearly demonstrates the Governor's com- portunities for People With AIDS mitment to expanding the State's partnership with us in the fight (HOPWA) program thus resurrecting against AIDS," Nelson said. HOPWA funding for people with HIV "We thank Governor Thompson for providing important leader- and AIDS in 68 counties across Wiscon- ship in funding programs for those living with HIV and AIDS. sin. Community-based services and programs are critical to addressing "All of sudden, the federal government the ever-changing needs of those impacted or affected by HIV. I am was going to deny housing assistance to encouraged that we have a Governor who recognizes this. His actions nearly half the people with HIV and AIDS demonstrate compassion and an understanding that funding early in- tervention and drug in Wisconsin. It was a terrible federal ti reimbursement programs is a responsible use of AIDS policy with grave consequences in the citizens' resources and an example of good stewardship," said Wisconsin that had to be changed," said Brother Stephen Braddock, executive director of St. Camillus ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson. HIV/AIDS Ministry. Due to an anomaly in the HOPWA Governor Tommy Thomspon supported all AIDS funding pro- authorizing language, the State of Wis- posed in the State Legislature's version of the 1997-1999 State consin's 1997 grant of $669,000 was Budget by signing the long overdue budget at the Executive Mansion scheduled to be eliminated and replaced on October 11, 1997. with a Metropolitan Milwaukee-only The prolonged budget debate on AIDS funding, as reported previ- grant of $400,000 in 1998. ously in The Wisconsin Light, focused on the State's historic Life "Other than Milwaukee, funding to all Care Services/Early Intervention Grant which funds community- areas of the state was literally on the brink based AIDS services throughout Wisconsin. Early on in the budget of extinction, which would have left hun- Ma. process, the Joint Committee on Finance voted 13-3 in favor of add- dreds of people living with HIV and mg $500,000 in funding for this grant to the 1997-1999 budget. AIDS homeless," said ARCW Director of These funds were urgently needed to met the needs .of the highest Public Policy Mike Gifford. ever AIDS caseloads m Wisconsin and provide services necessary to The ARCW led advocacy effort re- maintain rigorous new AIDS drug therapies. After the Joint Finance sulted in legislative changes to HOPWA vote, Rep. Glenn Grothman(R-West Bend) unsuccessfully attempted to that have now been adopted by Congress Second Childhood? - Birthday boy Tommy Salzsieder enjoys his "walker" delete this funding in the Assembly Republican caucus. Groth- and are awaiting final approval by the given to him by his friends at bis 60th Birthday party held at Milwaukee's Ball man's efforts failed on a 44 to 8 vote. President. The advocacy triumphed in res- Game bar on Saturday October 18. The increase in the Life Care Grant cuing dollars for AIDS housing services then went unchallenged until the budget in Madison, Green Bay, Eau Claire, La- Citizen Panel Member Hits Watered-Down landed on Governor Thompson's desk. Crosse and Wausau. "We have been told there was some Statewide HOPWA funds are used to Wording in State AIDS Plan attention paid to the increase during the and Governor's review of the budget, but with provide direct rental, security deposit Pre- utility assistance and for people with HIV Madison—A community council has Members of the Wisconsin HIV hundreds and hundreds of calls coming in or AIDS. HOPWA funds are also used to backed state revisions of an AIDS pre- vention Community Planning Council to his office from throughout Wisconsin, assist clients in accessing housing through vention plan for Wisconsin rather than spent more sthan three hours in an emer- the Governor made the sound decision referrals and to support the operations of risk a delay of funding over its toned- gency meeting that was sometimes emo- and supported the increased funding," said AIDS-dedicated housing facilities in down language. tional, occasionally angry and finally Mike Gifford, ARCW's director of public 'This is a pansy statement. It's a cop- pragmatic. policy. Madison and Milwaukee. they "There are profound housing needs in out," council member Dawn Wolff said in The changes in the document "While we are excited the Governor has for people with objecting to the state changes in the 216- crafted and the ensuing debate threatened signed an historic budget which provides every part of Wisconsin jeopardize a $2.36 million federal grant HIV and AIDS. I am relieved that ARCW page plan. "It's just trying to pacify peo- to unprecedented levels of support of indi- for the ple who are homophobic." that pays for nearly all AIDS prevention viduals living with HIV and AIDS, we are was able to preserve this funding Wisconsin. A part of the plan clients we serve in Northern and Western John Chapin, deputy administrator of programs in not terribly surprised. Governor Thomp- ARCW Regional Di- the state Division of Health, disagreed. was submitted with the grant application. son has a flawless record when it comes to Wisconsin," said council decision against supporting rector Jamie Sorenson in Eau Claire. " State agencies live in a political reality A helping our citizens living with AIDS, and focused where they have to get broad consensus the state application would surely delay we look forward to his continued leader- "ARCW advocacy on this issue the federal grant, on the needs of people with HIV and from people," Chapin told the council late and possibly endanger ship in this area," said Scott Evertz, leg- in the first week of October. state officials said. islative director of Log Cabin Republicans AIDS outside of Wisconsin. As the num- pretty high here," ber of clients we serve increases, the suc- Language changes transformed "men "The stakes are of Wisconsin. who have sex with men" to "diverse Chapin said. "What is so important for the A trig cess of this advocacy will mean services populations" in some sections, although In a series of votes, each with the same community to remember after this pro- and financial assistance get out to people not in others. "Sexuality education" be- lone dissenter, the council decided to con- longed budget effort is the bipartisan with HIV and AIDS in Northeastern Wis- came "HIV prevention programs." cur with the state's inant annlication. commitment to HIV and AIDS issues. consin," said Stan Kocos, ARCW regional Please See State Page 31 Please See Wisconsin Page 31 director in Green Bay. " Anti-bias interventions" became awareness initiatives." Log Cabin Hails Selection of Rep. Scott A Spectacular Night Planned for Attendees Jensen as Assembly Speaker of Sun. Nov. 9th "A Decade of Light" Gala the board income tax Milwaukee—An exciting night of dinner, dancing and entertainment has been Madison— Rep. Scott Jensen (R- eluding a 5% across celebration, "A Decade of Waukesha) was elected Speaker of the cut which gained Assembly Republican planned for Wisconsin Light's ten year anniversary eventually was reduced to Light" on Sunday, November 9. The newly remodeled Milwaukee Hilton with its Wisconsin Assembly on October 15 by a approval but evening vote of 38-13 in the Republican caucus. 1% as a result of the intransigence of the classic charm and Gilded Age elegance will set the ambiance for a gracious Jensen will replace Rep. Ben Brancel (R- State Senate Democrats. where dreams are born in gaslight and shadows. Endeavor), who was chosen by Governor At the same time, Jensen continued to Attendees will meet Gay political activist and author David Mixner, who contrib- Tommy Thompson to be Secretary of Ag- prove that he understands the needs of the uted mightily to the election of his friend, Bill Clinton as President of the United riculture. The vote comes ten months af- citizens of Wisconsin. States. In recent years, Mixner has worked to raise money for the National Holocaust ter Jensen was edged out by Brancel by Jensen was instrumental in supporting a Museum in Washington to help expand its exhibits detailing the slaughter of Gay one vote for the Speakership after seven significant increase in the Life Care people by the Nazis. ballots resulting in a tie. Services funding, which provides the Mixner will be joined by State Rep. Tammy Baldwin, the unofficial leader and Jensen promised to continue to make funding for needed services to persons spokesperson of Wisconsm's LGBT community who will also attend the gala. cutting taxes lob one" for Assembly Re- with HIV/AIDS through agencies like Baldwin, currently a candidate for Congress in Wisconsin's 2" District, has worked publicans, and plans to schedule a modest AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin. tirelessly to bring the cause of equal rights for Gay people to the people of this state income tax cut measure for action on the Not only did he push this increase and the nation. first day of the November floor session. through the Joint Finance Committee, but Dr. Karen Lamb, long-time champion of women's rights and an AIDS activist, will After Jensen was defeated in January for he fought hard in caucus to keep it in the attend. Dr. Lamb, the wife of the late Milwaukee Mayor, Henry W. Maier, has con- the Speakership, former Speaker Brancel Assembly Republican version of the tributed to Wisconsin Light from the beginning. appointed him co-chairman of the power- budget. Joining Mixner, Frank, Baldwin and Lamb will be other local and national political ful Joint Finance Committee, from which Jensen also was the main sponsor of the figures. Jensen impressed his colleagues by cham- Falcon Superstar, Chase Hunter will be present, giving the evening a certain glow. pioning cuts in spending and tax cuts, in- Please See Jensen Page 31 Please See Hunter Page 2 October 23, 1997—November 5, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-2 Hunter party with Cardwell. Their "Sweet Emil Continued From Page 1 to Eat" recording is a mix of danceable times, with some blues and jazz mixed in. Hunter's smoldering good looks and quiet The Gay men's quartet is based in Los charm have been seen in his many videos national The Angeles but is currently on a which include Basic Plumbing, tour. As is the case with Cardwell, this PUBLIC EYE Chase is On and Hold Me Again. Tilt group's first Wisconsin appear- Manshots will be the William Spencer, writing for ance. described Hunter as "every bit the hunk Joining Cardwell and Men Out Loud on 101 you might expect, young looking, rather the ballroom stage will be two well like a muffin boy with a mustache." known, excellent local acts, the La Cage (See article, this issue.) Showcase and Josie Santiago. Gay Media The La Cage Showcase has been called Also in attendance will be members of Gay Milwau- media, "a breath of fresh air on the the American and Canadian Gay kee show scene" by The Wisconsin representing such publications as The Light. Using tight choreography, original Advocate, Genre, Q-San Francisco, num- Damron costuming and scripted production Icon, Out Front, Out and the bers, the La Cage Showcase produces D Company. the glory days of attractions numbers that bring back "We have a great line up of the legendary Holly Brown shows. dammed for this group as well as some of Pnde- places to eat and drink. Josie Santiago is well known to Vilwaukee's great Fest and Links Block Party audiences. We want to show Milwaukee is a world The smooth, professional Santiago won class tourist destination for everyone, in- Apollo" competitions. tE and Lesbian tourist," said two "Night at the cluding the Gay She has an outstanding vocal range and Miles Carson of the Greater Milwaukee writes many of her own songs. Convention and Visitors Bureau. Other local favorites who will be fea- Jon Martin, CEO of Landmark Enter- tured during the evening include Boy Girl, prises added, "This weekend will be filled Boy Girl singers Tommy and Mora. They with events that will highlight Milwau- will perform a mix of Gershwin, Cole iii kee's historic, unique, fun and exciting Porter tunes during the pre-dinner cocktail places to visit." party. A few of the locations the group will be Also performing will be Garret, Terry visiting include, The Milwaukee Public and Corliss from Singsational produc- Museum, The Milwaukee Art Museum tions. and Miller Brewing Company. The nationally known Jazz vocalist Jerry The group will end their weekend tour Grillo will be debuting his by attending Wisconsin Light's ten year new CD. The very danceable a capella quartet "Men anniversary celebration on Sunday, No- Out Loud" will perform along with vember 9. Karen Valentine and Milwaukee's La Cage Entertainment Showcase. Guest will arrive at the Hilton to be Dancing will begin at 10:00 p.m. with greeted by the Fest City Singers who will New York DJ Billy Carol. be singing in the hotel's lobby. VIP tickets for $100 include dinner and To The gala evening will begin with enter- dancing. Tickets for tainment by Tommy and Laura from entertainment and dance only are $25 in advance and $35 at "Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl" at 5:00 p.m. and the door. For more information will feature Miller beer and Absolute or to pur- chase tickets, call Landmark Enterpnses, martini bars. Inc., at (414) 276-6355. Following the VIP dinner, entertainment will begin at 8:00 p.m. starting dance mu- P4 sic's newest sensation, African American, 1.1 Lesbian Disco Diva, Joi Cardwell. Cardwell is getting critical acclaim for See Us On the her newly released dance album. Among • her past national hits are "Jump For Joy" Internet • C and "You Got to Pray." L Also receiving applause from music O critics for its new CD is Men Out Loud htt :// www. Wilight.com who are co-starring at the Decade of Light Farewell — A great time was had by all at Mike and Nancy's Farewell Party held at Scandals on Saturday October. 11. Shown at the top (L-R) are Mike. Nancy, new owner Kirby Sheldon and openly Gay Alderman Mike Verveer. Sheldon has renamed the bar Kirby's Klub. Next Guess which one of these guys is Miss Gay Wisconsin America. Susie Saranwrap? Susie will be performing at our La Cage Last Stop party Weds Nov 5

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Top Fund Raiser — Robert Parrish (center) was the top money raiser for AIDS Walk Wisconsin. lie re- ceived two tickets to any destination in Europe serviced by United Airlines. Also shown are Marge Bed. Our Lives" ARCW Director of Special Events, and Doug Nelson, ARCW Executive Director, New Survey Shows One in Three Gay Men Do Not See HIV as a Crisis 10th Anniversary Skillman, NJ—Nearly a third of Gay were HIV-, 16% had not been tested men no longer consider the current HIV and 14% said they were HIV+. 14% threat a "crisis," according to the results of WV-negative survey respondents of a major survey released. on October 8, consider themselves to be at high Tribute 1997. Respondents were split evenly risk of HIV infection, 35% at some among those who risk, 31% at very little risk and 16% believe the HIV threat Through the years we has grown in recent years, those who be- at no risk. have been help. Some have volunteered to lieve it has lessened and those who be- • 70% of respondents consider HIV an asked why we didn't do fundraisers perform at the November 9 Gala equal threat to the Gay and straight lieve it has remained the same. for the newspaper. at the Hilton Hotel; others are Conducted by Yankelovich Partners and communities. underwritten by the makes of K-Y Liquid, • More than half (59%) of Gay men Although we helping us with the the survey analyzed the attitudes and be- surveyed discuss the risk of con- certainly could have Newspaper's Anniversary issue. tracting HIV with other Gay haviors of 1,459 Gay men aged 18 and men. used the older in New York, Atlanta and Los An- However, many Gay respondents (More help is needed if you care geles. AID Atlanta and the LA Gay and never (31%) or only sometimes money - to donate some Lesbian Center, HIV/AIDS resource and (39%), discuss the risk of HIV infec- definitely support organizations based in Atlanta tion with their doctors. C A D and Los Angeles respectively, collabo- in the rated in the survey design. Paper's earlier 01 When asked to describe the threat of AIDS Network years, we have • 11 HIV in the U.S. today, 69% of the survey respondents described it as a "crisis," 28% Downsizes in Face of steadfastly a "major health threat, but not a crisis," refused such y To accommodate 2% a Moderate health threat," and 1% a "minor health threat." Lessened Financial offers. We those who want 66% of those surveyed are "cure opti- felt the Paper had to survive to help with the Anniversary mists," believing there will be a cure for Giving on its own and not rely on Issue, but can't donate time, we are HIV/AIDS within 10 years. While 85% said this belief had not changed their sex- Madison—It is a Catch-22 for AIDS grants or fundraisers. The paper, accepting names for the keepsake, ual behavior, 66°0 believe there has been organizations across the country, and miraculously, did survive and is November 5 10th Anniversary AIDS Network in south central Wisconsin a relaxation in safer sex practices. about to celebrate its Tenth "While the vast majority of Gay men has not escaped the impact. Collectors Issue . . . "You Light Up continue to view HIV as a major health "With the announcement in mid-1996 of Anniversary. Our Lives". threat, the siege mentality is passing and remarkable new drug treatment thera- with it, the efficacy of fear-based, `just pies—surely the best news in the history say no to unsafe sex' messages," said of the epidemic—the public has prema- Since January, when planning Add your name to the special Howard Grossman, M.D., a New York turely concluded that the crisis is behind began for the Newspaper's Tenth Wisconsin Light Supporter List! us and this is clearly not the case," said City internist with a large AIDS practice. Anniversary celebration, many The cost is $10 per individual "What we need instead is a nuanced, so- Mary Tumquist, Executive Director of phisticated message of risk reduction that AIDS Network. readers have asked how they could name, $20 per business or teaches people real ways to protect them- "While we celebrate the renewed health TOtlon selves," Grossman said. of many of our clients, and a welcome "We're a community starved for good drop in the death rate, we also face the ABSOLUTE DEADLINE news," said Juan Ledesma, Director of pain of agency reorganization and staff Social Services at the LA Gay and Les- layoffs," Tumquist said. bian Center. "The fact is, the crisis is far AIDS Network is experiencing a sig- PLACE YOUR NAME - from over. An estimated 40,000 Ameri- nificant shift in public perception of the cans will be infected this year and prote- epidemic and a downturn in private sup- ase inhibitors, though encouraging, are port. The local organisation will experi- MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3 not a cure." ence a 20% drop in donated and fund- Ledesma added, "They are also ex- raising dollars in 1997. tremely expensive and ineffective for 30% "For over a decade the agency has bene- Please place the following names in the "You Light Up Our Lives" 10th Anniversary Collectors Issue. of those infected." fited from the concern and generosity of a (Please print. If you choose not to use your full name, you may use first names, initials or substitutions such as There was a rough parity in the answers community which shared a sense of ur- "A Friend.") about the tragedy of AIDS," said of respondents across the three partici- gency with thi: Mark Porter, Board President. "The sense Checks/money orders should be made payable to The Wisconsin Light and should be mailed, along pating metropolitan areas. However, sig- completed form to: The Wisconsin Light, 1843 North Palmer, Milwaukee, WI 53212. nificant differences emerged when the an- of urgency has diminished at the same swers were cross-tabulated by age. Young time we must be developing new services Please place the following name(s). Enclosed is: Gay men were the least likely to view the to meet the emerging needs of another HIV threat as a crisis and the most likely generation of persons at risk of infection Individual Name(s) at S10 Each = instance. and a growing number of clients." PAYMENT IN FULL MUST to take risks, for ORDER Business/Organization Name(s) at S20 Each = Paradoxically, young Gay men were The reorganization plan emphasizes ACCOMPANY management more likely than older Gay men (42% vs. core prevention and case TOTAL ENCLOSED (check or money order) $ services while eliminating certain func- 32%) to believe the HIV threat has grown. tions which have supported those services. Yet 73% of the Gay men between 18 and In addition, the agency is consolidating Your Name- 24 years of age reported they had engaged office space to help save costs. Business/Organization- in what they consider high-risk sexual be- "Our goal is to minimize the impact of havior within the last two years. 30% re- our budget difficulties on clients and pro- Address. ported they had done so within the previ- gram participants and keep the agency on ous week. track with our strategic plan," Tumquist City: State: Zip: This contrasts with 54% of all respon said. dents who reported having engagedm Phone Number (Optional): what they consider high-risk sexual be- havior within the past two years, and 15% who reported having engaged in such be- .4N.T1',14, SI. 711.111..; ado& havior within the previous week. It", CZ,,,,,4 44/ 1 138 S. 25d Among the survey's other findings: * BE INCLUDED IN THE C' `P __SI r • rill ,i' • • Nearly two-thirds of survey partici- CELEBRATES - - ' - pants (62%) believe that men under EVENT OF THE DECADE! the age of 35 are at greater risk of *6 wetotne3 chver.lity contracting HIV. Nearly three quar- 4/ ERS rd,1,,,4. ABSOLUTE DEADLINE - MONDAY, ters of respondents (74%) believe younger men take more risks. „,. S,„„1,,y., NOVEMBER 3 • When asked to describe their HIV 414/645-8786 0,30una. status, 69% of respondents said they October 23,1997—November 5, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-4 Coming Out Day celebrationrwill be hosted in a "Home of Our Own," where youth and adults Deadlines Editorial can come out safely every day. Sincerely, the Milwaukee LGBT Community November 6th Issue Puts A Price on Justice Center Interim Board Co-Presidents: 10th Anniversary Issue Common Council ReDonna Rodgers Articles Friday, Oct. 31' Larry Stocks What is the price tag for equality? Some members of the Milwaukee Common Ads Council feel that if justice can't be found in the bargain basement then it's no sale. Non-Camera Ready—Oct. 31" 3rd The Council's action placed on file a resolution to grant domestic partnership benefits Gay Love Camera Ready—Nov. the Council's lack of ac- to the City's unmarried employees. Ostensibly the reason for Early Submission of adsfor the tion was the cost of the proposal which was estimated to be somewhere in the neigh- TO THE EDITOR: borhood of $300,000 to $900,000. There was solid evidence that the cost would be on Recently I attended the yearly Dual-Choice Anniversary Issue would be greatly the lower end of that range. Fair on HMOs at UW-Milwaukee's Student appreciated Even if the cost was higher it should have made no difference. We live in a nation Union for the State of Wisconsin Employees 5:00 a.m. that has prided itself on spending millions to ensure civil rights and fairness for all of and Retirees. On my way, out, 'as usual, I its citizens including those charged with criminal activity. During the 1960's, for ex- picked up a copy of the UWM Post. This time ample, millions of dollars were nghtfully spent to ensure that African Americans living there were many other free papers so I picked November 20th Issue in the South could register to vote and march against bigotry. up four more including The Wisconsin Light, Articles—Nov. 14t h Some say that the benefits will yet be granted as part of the collective bargaining pro- October 9-22 edition. I was pleased to see Ads cess. But what about those workers who are not unionized or who work on contracts there the entire Bishops' Pastoral Message, Non-Camera Ready—Nov. 14th several years? In the meantime should they "Always Our Children," which I read after that will not come up for renegotiation for Ready—Nov. 17th tell their loved ones not to get sick because they can't afford to pay for medical care? reading Terry Boughner's comments, "Bish- Camera Should they insist that their partners not die because they won't have bereavement ops' Letter, Being Gay and Christ" on the 5:00 a.m. leave to attend the funeral? Justice delayed IS justice denied. editorial page first. To those who put forth and worked hard for this proposal especially the Domestic A minor point of disagreement I have with Partnership Task Force we say thanks. As for those 14 members of the Common Boughner's comment that the words "Gay life- About It Council who voted to put a price tag on equality we say shame on you for looking at style" are used "over and over again" in that Read All justice like it was an overpriced suit hanging on the rack. letter is that I only noted the use of the term a couple times in an estimated 4,000 words. On the Web More importantly, I vaguely recognized Boughner's story from the New Testament but Editor's Note checked the only reference, Luke 7, to make sure that it was the story of the healing of the vvww.wilight.com Hallowe'en and the House on S Street centurion's servant in my Catholic Jerusalem Bible. Christ didn't have to come, but rather By Terry Boughner the life of a Virginia gentleman. healed him from a distance because of the Give the People Light and they I have always like Hallowe'en. I don't I knew all that as from room to room I centurion's faith and humility. will find their own way. know why. While I enjoy seeing others in went. The furniture was all there. The I also got out my Greek New Testament ed- costume and admiring their creativity, I President's books a papers lay scattered ited by Kurt Aland et al and copyrighted by the don't like wearing a costume myself. I about. For all the world it looked as if he United Bible Societies to see if the Greek word didn't like it even as a kid. and his wife had just stepped out and "doulos" was used for "servant." It was. In the The Neither did I care much for trick `n would shortly return. - attached Greek-English dictionary prepared by treating. I mean the candy was okay, but In his second floor bedroom was the bed Barclay Newman I double checked and "dou- Wisconsin what I had to go through to get it was a in which he'd died. I stood there, staring los" was defined as "slave," not same sex pain. at it, trying to imagine the scene about lover. My mother would shove me into my which I'd read. As I did, it began to rain. Although Boughner only says, `"the Greek Light costume, hand me a shopping bag and off Now, I could tell you that in that dim-lit word implies that the centurion and the man 1 would go. The first stop was at the Wag- room, I saw something. I did not. But I who was ill were same sex lovers," I believe ner ladies (Grace and Gertrude) who lived can tell you that in that room and in the that this is, at best, wishful thinking on Bough- just across the street. My idea was that as rest of the house, I felt something. Then, I ner's part. I base my position on the fact that in long as I had to do this, better to get the dismissed the feeling as the product of an my Modem Concordance to the New Testa- worst over fast. over-active imagination. I dismiss it as ment, "edited and revises following all current Up I would go on the porch and knock that today. But still, as I write this and English translations of the New Testament by on the door, praying that maybe Grace remember, in spite of myself, I have to Michael. Darton," I found that the word "dou- would have gone to her eternal reward. admit that I felt something. los" as a noun is used 124 times in the New But, no, there she was with that simpering I left the bedroom, finished my tour and Testament. look about her that somehow reminded went back downstairs. By a little desk in Also other forms of "doulos" are used 44 me of a fish recently deprived of its guts. the front hallway, was the guide, waiting additional times. See pp. 572-4 where the ac- "And who are you?" she would purr. for me to leave so she could close up. tual quotes are given where the word "doulos" Executive & Editorial Offices For God's sake, she knew who I was. "Thank you for coming," she said. is used meaning' slave, servant or minister. 1843 N. Palmer The costume wasn't that good. Besides, as I acknowledged her courtesy and started Boughner hedged when he wrote, "If my the town nebnose, she'd probably been for the door, but stopped and turned back translation is valid and I think that it is..." I Milwaukee, WI 53212 peeking out the window and seen me to her. disagree. The number of uses, 168, says it (414) 372-2773 leave my house. "Have you ever felt anything in this couldn't mean Gay lover. On she would go through a whole litany house?" I remember asking her. Also, in the dictionary cited there were seven LIGHT FAX: (414) 372-1840 of names. In the meantime, I stood there She cocked her head a little to one side. forms of "doulos" with different endings listed thinking, just put the stuff in the bag, lady, "No." She paused. "But there are eve- with definitions as follows: being under con- Office Hours: and let me go! nings, sometimes like this, when just be- trol, slavery, enslaved, serve (as a slave), be a Monday-Friday-10:00 a.m. -5:30 p.m. You see, I only had an hour or so to go fore I leave, I have to turn and say, `Good slave, female servant or slave, make (someone) 24-Hour Recording through the neighborhood. At the end of night, Mr. President.'" a slave, be bound (of marriage vows). Mary, that time, I was to meet Chuckie and I have never been back to the house on the mother of Jesus, uses "doulos" when she Publisher Dicky Vandermiller and the rest of the S Street. says, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord" in the Jerry Johnson kids on the corner. That's when we ate all Annunciation story in Luke 1:38. Executive Editor the "good stuff," all the candy our moth- Please print this letter because of your motto, Terry Boughner, Ph.D. ers would confiscate if we had it when we Letters "Give the People Light -and They Will Find Arts & Entertainment Editor got home. Their Own Way." Also as a service and cour- Geno Time was of the essence and there Thank You tesy to the numerous Gay Catholics, individual Grace was, prattling on—and on—and on. straight Catholics and Catholic groups and SpotLight Editor Finally, in total frustration, I'd pull off my TO THE EDITOR: agencies who serve AIDS victims in the city of Bill Meunier mask (That's the last time it'd be on that The Milwaukee Milwaukee and elsewhere, not to mention the LGBT Community Center Advertising Manager night), and she would act like my appear- would like to thank the Human Rights League Catholic Bishops who tried their utmost to Jerry Johnson ance was a total surprise. for Lesbians & Gays for the opportunity to follow Jesus and their consciences in promul- 372-2773 Right. collaborate on this year's successful National gating their Pastoral Letter to parents of Gay Of course, Mrs. Kelp, Mrs. Snedden, Coming Out Day (NCOD) Celebrations. HRL Catholics. Thank you. Columnists and Reporters Aunt Jesse Baumgartner, Mrs. Chalfont advocates for the political interests of the J. Flasch Glenn Bishop, Ruthie, Brian Treglown, and all the rest weren't any different. At LGBT community on local, state and national West Allis Barbara Lightner, Bill Meunier, Dasty Sass, least, with them, I didn't have my mask levels. Editor's Note: I will stand by my transla- Dr. Karen Lamb, Carl Szatsmary, Dr. Suzie) on so they couldn't play the "Guess who The NCOD week of celebration's presents an tion. The connotation of the word---and in Shovelit, Sasha Alyson, John Jahn this is" game. annual opportunity for all of us in the LGBT some ways, the denotation as well—allow it to Regardless, I have always liked Hal- community to renew our commitment to our- bear the meaning I gave it. Engaging in some lowe en—and still do. There's a fantasy Associated Press selves, friends, families and allies. This week study in the culture of the period might help Ap to it, a haunting quality, that whispers provides an unparalleled forum for us to ex- you to understand the various types of slavery through Autumn like wind in the leaves. press our political, fmancial, legal and individ: that were extent at that time. Copyright © 1997 Hallowe'en is a time for specters, so ual needs. (Incidentally, the story is found elsewhere By Novo Graphics, Ltd. they say, a time when the spirits are about. The Center was proud to collaborate • with than in Luke.) I've always wanted to see one. I THE WISCONSIN LIGHT is published biweekly by NOV.) never HRL on important events including the Friend, I have read that story many times and it im- GRAPHICS. LTD.. with offices at 1843 N. Palmer. have, but there was one time when I think Families & Allies Reception, a financial presses me that the faith—and hope—that the Milwaukee. WI 53212. Advertising and copy deadline is the I came close. Thursday prior to publication. Opinions expressed by strategies workshop, a seminar on forming Centurion manifested grew out of something writer, in WISCONSIN LIGHT are not necessarily those o, In the late '60s, I was living in Wash- LGBT employee groups, the Public Officials deep within him, a compelling urgency, the publisher. editor, or our advertisers. Any reference ington, D.C., going to grad school. A Reception and the Outcoming something he felt for his male slave with made to any individual or organization should not be course Dance. construed as an indication of the same's sexual or affection I was taking had begun with Presi- At the Center's October 11 Town Hall meet- whom he had sex—for such is one meaning orientation or preference. All copy. text, design, photos, and . dent Woodrow Wilson. ing, a common question was "What is illustrations in advertisements are published with the Before he left this Please See Letter Page 8 understanding that the advertiser is fully authorized and has the presidency, Wilson LGBT Community Center?" The, answer is secured proper written consent for the use of names, and his wife, Edith, bad bought a house simple, the Center is a group of volunteers pictures, or testimonials of any living person. and over on S Street. He had WISCONSIN LIGHT may lawfully publish and cause such lived there until dedicated to addressing the needs of Milwau- publication to be made: and the advertiser agrees by he'd died. Mrs. Wilson had died only a kee's LGBT community. Caution submitting ads to indemnify and save blameless the couple of years before I got to D.C. and The fact that someone's name 'appears in publication of any error that may be contained in said ad. Currently, several of the Center's committees WISCONSIN LIGHT does not accept any responsibility for the house on S Street was open to visitors. provide programs such as workshops, social this paper in no way implies sexual orien- any claims made by advertisers. The entire contents of I had to go. WISCONSIN LIGHT are ( Copyrighted and protected events and collaborative events with other or- tation. under the Federal Copyright Act and International It was mid-October, not cold, but dark ganizations. "But where is it?" The Center's Conventions. Reproduction of any portion of any issue will not be and gloomy with the lowering clouds Facilities Committee is currently in negotia- permitted without express written permission of promising rain. The tourist NOVO GRAPHICS. LTD. Legal venue is Milwaukee County season was tions to secure a building that our community Policy Wisconsin. Printed in the U.S.A. over. I had the house to myself. The can call a "Home of Our Own." woman who was the guide told me I could A home of our own is important to the Mil- Subscribe to wander at will. waukee LGBT community because there is not Letters to the Editor Before Wilson had left the White a central place for gathering, organizing and As a matter of policy, Wisconsin Wisconsin Light House, he'd suffered a stroke from which advocacy. The Center will provide this with of- Light will not print a Letter to the Edi- One Year-26 Issues he never fully recovered. In the S Street fice and meeting spaces, as well as continuing tor sent to or appearing in any other First Class—$32.95 house, he had dictated his writing to his educational and entertainment programs when publication. This is general journalistic wife, received a limited number of visitors it opens in Spring of 1998. practice. Third Class-$16.95 and, as much as Edith could do it, lived Next October, it is very possible that some October 23, 1997—November 5, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-5 ple have an absolute right to their convic- America: Millennium Approaches" to the All Cammermeyer is tions. But when their beliefs infringe on sixth Art for AIDS brunch and auction to another person's civil rights, I must chal- be held October 26t. Considering a Run lenge that. Civil rights are fundamental to "It is because of the commitment the t Men's America." Rep has to the fight against AIDS that for Congress Next The only other Democrat mentioned for they would make such a generous dona- Shoes the seat has been state Rep. Dave Quail, tion," said Marge Beil, director of special Year who has said he may run if the courts up- events for ARCW. "Whoever is the lucky and hold legislative term limits. top bidder in our voice auction is going to Langley, WA—Retired Army Col. Mar- Metcalf, 69, has won twice in the nomi- walk away with a one-of-a-kind piece of Accessories garethe Cammermeyer, who once called nally Democratic district. Before that, he artwork that may never be matched." herself "one of the most famous Lesbians spent years in the state Legislature. He is a The wings were co-designed by Neil Fashionable m the country," is thinking about a run for retired history teacher, and he and his wife Patel and Karin Simonson Kopischke, Formal Congress. operate a bed-and-breakfast inn on Widthe were built by Mark Hare and are 3-1/2 The Democrat, who drew national at- island. feet wide at the peak by 10-1/2 feet long. Casual Friday tention with her successful fight to stay in "ARCW's Art for AIDS event is one the Washington National Guard despite Angel's Wings From where leading local artists have their Outd66-r the military's policy of discharging homo- products featured, and our artists, while %) sexuals, says she is mulling a challenge of "Angels in America" they create things for the stage, are creat- two-term Republican Rep. Jack Metcalf ing 'works of art' and we wanted them to 4111.1"r .Arr ar Jar Ar The 2nd District includes western Wash- be included in this formidable display," \IF Af ington from Everett, north of Seattle, to Donated to Art For said Dan Fallon, managing director of the the Canadian border. Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. Cammermeyer, 55, recently retired from AIDS Auction "As an industry that has been hard hit by TOWN SINCE 1939 the military and lives with her partner, Di- Milwaukee, The AIDS the AIDS epidemic, the union between the ane Divelbess, in a home they built on Resource Cen- Rep and ARCW is clear. Donating this MAKE IT YOUR SHOE STORE Whidbey Island. ter of Wisconsin (ARCW) is very excited to announce the piece of artwork enables us to help raise Grand Avenue Mall The decorated Vietnam veteran was donation of the actual an- the necessary funds for programs and fired in 1992 after disclosing her sexual gel's wings from the Milwaukee Reper- Theater's services they provide." MILWAUKEE, WI 271-5175 orientation in a 1989 interview for a top- tory performances of "Angels in Art for AIDS begins at 10:30 a.m. with secret security clearance. A federal judge the silent auction and brunch, followed by later ordered her reinstatement and the the voice auction at 12:3() p.m. and fea- Milwaukee Hilton government did not appeal. tures more than 200 artists. This all hap- Her battle resulted in a best-selling book pens on October 26th at the Milwaukee Oct. 26 1997 and a made-for-TV movie starring Glenn Hilton, 509 W. Wisconsin Ave. and is 414.225.1549 Close. sponsored by Miller Brewing Company. Cammermeyer is co-chair of the cam- Tickets for the event are $30 each, or sixth paign for Initiative 677, the state ballot tables of 10 can be purchased for $300, measure to ban employment discrimina- which include the brunch and art cata- tion based on sexual orientation. She said logue. For tickets or more information. she will make no final decision on her call (414) 225-1549. congressional bid until after next month's election. Gay Men's Artfor AIDS If elected to Congress next year, Cam- A benefit brunch & art auction. mermeyer said she would not be a Discussion Group spokeswoman just for Gays. If you look at what I have focused on Milwaukee—The Gay Men's Discus- 10:30 a.m. Brunch, Viewing, the last seven years, it is not Gays and sion Group is set to meet on October 26, & Silent Auction Lesbians, it is discrimination. It is civil p.m. at the Brady East from 6:00-8:00 Voice Auction rights for individuals," she said. "If peo- STD Clinic, 1240 E. Brady St. on Mil- 12:30 p.m. ple make you an icon, it is their stuff, it is waukee's East Side. Parking is available not mine. I have never been caught up in the lot behind the clinic. with organizations. I am a person con- The topic of discussion will focus on the this ART cerned with issues. ... I would go to role of sex and sexual attraction in the saves LIVES Washington, D.C., not to represent me, Gay community. Do Gay men over em- but the 2nd District." Produced by the AIDS phasize sexual attraction, as some Gay so- Resource Center of Wisconsin. She said she anticipates some hostile cial critics have suggested? Sponsored by Miller Brewing encounters. A $3 donation is requested. Call Bill Company. Designed by "My job is not to change anyone's re- Hand at (414) 276-7626 for more infor- ligious beliefs or stands," she said. "Peo- "Angels In America" Angel mation. They Ifiere the Best of Friends It Illas the 'Borst of Times

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• The largest issue ever published in Wisconsin by a GLBT newspaper or Top Dog The 1997 AIDS Walk Wisconsin Top Dog Award winner is hovai above. Isis (that's the dog) is magazine; shown above pictured with (1.,-R) Dave Frazer, ARCW Special Events Assistant, owners Gary Wells and Terry Rohlolr and Kelly Collins ARCW Outreach for Special Events. Canadians Go South To Superior To • Dozens of pages reviewing the history of Wisconsin's GLBT Community Celebrate Pride and Find New Friends from 1987-1997 as reported in The By Paul Morralee scene in Superior was fantastic. JT's, The Wisconsin Light; Thunder Bay, Canada--Was it the at- Trio Bar and The New Main provided us traction of the unknown or a search for with excellent service and in some cases something different that brought 15 mem- entertainment. • Scores of black & white and full-color bers of the Out & About Organization The talent at the AIDS Fundraiser on from the past 10 south, for the Superior-Duluth Gay-Les- Sunday Night was well organized and re- photos reproduced Bi-Trans Community Celebration on the hearsed. When at the end of the evening years of The Wisconsin Light; Labor Day Weekend? This question has it was announced that over a thousand many answers. dollars had been raised we all were sur- Throughout the last five years the prised at how effective the event had been • Special features, commentary and Les/Bi/Gay/Trans community of Thunder to assist the fight for AIDS. past 10 Bay, Ontario, Canada have had little to Members of our group were so im- interviews highlighting the look forward to. Currently there's one bar pressed with the weekend that we have years by local and national figures; which is only open two nights a week. organized a return visit on October 25, It caters to the alternate lifestyle of a 1997. few which has culminated in overtures for That evening, The Main Bar will be • Unprecedented press run of 15,000 a need for something more. hosting a Canadian Night. We all look How can you build a community based forward to visiting your great country and copies; on a night-club/bar setting? The results continuing our friendship. have dnven people away to form their To conclude, creating change in a north- own clique and social networks and in ef- ern community is not simple, nor easy. • Instant Collector's Item that will be fect have splintered the community. We observed your challenges and suc- treasured and referred to for years to Out & About was created four months cesses with admiration and hope your ex- ago to attempt to create a cohesive com- ample can create growth in our commu- come. mimity. to introduce new people and to nity. provide activities around the region. The Morel once said "The first great gift we group is still too young to predict its fu- can bestow on others is a good example". Whether you're a regular advertiser, ture and from all accounts of the Labor Your example of a good time will be re- Day Pride Festival, many members seem membered for many years to come. orhave never advertised, This Is THE satisfied with the direction the organiza- tion is heading in. Issue To Be In! Out & About has provided its members Bi Definition is with over 12 events in the last four Seeking New months from; hikes and barbecues to car rates and additional information rallies and baseball games. The highlight For ad sizes, of our schedule has been the trip to the Members contact Jerry Johnson at The Wisconsin Light; Duluth- Superior Pride Festival. (414) 372-1840 • 1843 North The events were great, the eople Milwaukee—Bi Definition, Milwau- (414) 372-2773 • Fax friendly and the weather cooperat espe- kee's Bisexual social, support and activist Palmer, Milwaukee, WI 53212 cially during the "Fruit Float". organization, is accepting new members What was of interest during our visit and will discuss Bisexual visibility and was the diversity of your organizations to other issues on Saturday, November 1 at serve your community and the growth the BestD Clinic, 1240 E. Brady Street OF THE each has seen in the past few years. starting at 7:00 p.m. BE PART We collected newsletters, brochures and The organization gathers on the first hand-outs and passed them around during Saturday of each month and provides one of our events to give people inspira- much information about bisexuality, local, EXCITEMENT... tion and to help us move forward. midwestem and national Bi activities as At a recent Pot-luck members were able well as offering time to talk about per- to view a video filmed during that week- sonal questions and concerns. This is ac- end. At first everyone in the room was complished via fact sheet handouts, and Help not tuned-in but by the end all eyes were newsletters and group discussion. glued. Nominal cost of an annual membership From the Wisconsin Point bonfire to the is just $10, which includes newsletter TheWisconsin Light picnic, smiling happy faces filled the mailings and free admission to all Bi so- screen. The "Fruit Float" was by far the cial/discussions at BestD Clinic. Other- highlight with "O' Canada" being sung on wise, $3 covers the cost of a single gath- the fore deck to the camera-man being ering. In case of extreme financial hard- celebrate its 10th Anniversary by given a "wedgee". ship, a donation of time can be arranged The general atmosphere of the weekend for membership. reserving your ad space today! was relaxed. Most of us attended all of Bi Definition strives to have a diverse the events and met many interesting peo- membership, so a special invitation is ex- ple along the way. We enjoyed the pride tended to all various ethnicities, youth, walk and picnic accompanied by wonder- aged, orientations and physically and fiil ertamrnent. mentally challenged persons. DEADLINE: November 2 The stalls provided lots of information Further information can be obtained by and dynamic people to talk to. Net- calling Carol at (414) 562-4058 or Steve working was a key word. at (414) 5046; Bi Definition email: We were all impressed with the strength bidetinition a netwurx net or writing to P.O. Box 07541, Milwaukee. WI 53207. 1:1 and U desire to build a community. The bar October 23, 1997 —November 5,1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-7 OUTSTANDING SAGE-Dane To Hold It's Time to Party Forum to Discuss With the Puppies to Jack H. Smith Housing Needs for Fight HIV and AIDS Kenosha, WI -- An evening of dinner Seniors and greyhound racing benefiting the Southeast Wisconsin AIDS Project will be Madison—Senior Action in a Gay En- held Friday, November 7, begiiming at vironment (SAGE) in Dane County and 6:00 p.m. at Dairyland Greyhound Park, South Central Wisconsin wants to learn 5522 104th Ave. (HWY 158 and I-94), about the housing needs of older GLBT Kenosha. Dinner will be served until 7:30 people. Just as Gays and Lesbians are es- p.m. with races starting at 7:15 p.m. SPECTACULAR EASTSIDE MANOR ELEGANCE AND LAKE VIEWS! timated to be about 10% of the general "Party with the Puppies is a fun, enter- Elegant appointment embellish every corner of this Exquisite Kluppenberg designed home with population, it can be estimated that 10% taining evening that is made possible by exquisite 5 + bedroom English manor Stunning sweeping views of Lake and luxury appoint- of the general senior population is also Dairyland Greyhound Park and Miller reception hall, tile sunroom. Just one block from ments. Stunning decor, marble fireplaces, garden Gay or Lesbian. Brewing," said Michael Obinger, director Lake Michigan! $389,900 (#42075) room, library. $799,000 (#42115) SAGE-Dane anticipates that most gen- of the Southeast Wisconsin AIDS Project. eral needs are met as a part of the general A donation of $25 per person or $150 population. However, there can be a feel- for a table of six includes parking, club- ing. of isolation, especially when GLBT house admission, racing program, buffet seniors have either few close friends or dinner and one raffle ticket. lose them as they age. Raffle prizes include a weekend "im- SAGE-Dane invites older Lesbian, Bi- winder" package for two at the Abbey in sexual, Gay and Transgendered people in lake Geneva, Gurnee Mills gift certifi- South Central Wisconsin to contact them cates, Miller Brewing Company party with comments or concerns about retire- packs, dinner at Fitzpatrick's Crystal Inn BETTER THAN NEW CONDO BAYVIEW VICTORIAN DUPLEX! ment living. We welcome input from all in East Troy and a basket of fine wines. Completely redone 2 BR unit near Lake Michigan Home or investment! Spacious 2/3 BR Dover St. adults interested in immediate and future Additional raffle tickets will be available beaches and parks. Tiled foyer, 10' ceilings, gas property has large living and dining rooms, newer housing issues. We would like to consider the night of the event. FP, garage. Finished lower offers rec room, office, kitchen in upper, 2 car garage, and fenced yard! housing that can adapt as needs change. Proceeds will be used to provide pre- and 2' BA.$149,900 (#42095) Expandable attic!$119,900 (#42135) These concerns will be addressed at a vention education and care for those with Housing Forum in Madison on Saturday, HIV and AIDS in Kenosha, Racine and November 8 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Walworth counties. Unitarian Society Meeting House, 900 Reservations can be made by calling University Bay Drive in Madison. 414-657-6644 or 800-924-6601. Reserva- After the concerns are presented, desired tions are needed by October 28. changes or alternate solutions will be dis- The Southeast Wisconsin AIDS Project cussed. Once we know the changes or al- is a service agency of the AIDS Resource ternatives we want, implementation pos- Center of Wisconsin. sibilities will be addressed. CHARMING DUPLEX BUNGALOW! SECLUDED, WOODED SETTING! If you would like to attend (or cannot Renaming God: From Sparkling, updated 2/1 BR duplex with dining Wonderful wooded lot in Trenton's Mapledale sub. attend and have input you'd like to con- room, sunroom, fenced yard, and 2+ car garage. 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath Colonial offers contemporary tribute), please call 1-800-733-6024 for Fear to Freedom Lots of charm with warm woods, coved ceilings, flair and loads of amenities.2nd floor den or office! more information. Attendance is free, as is leaded glass. Easy upkeep! $89,900 (#42105) $169,900 (#42145) parking. Milwaukee—The monthly discussion SAGE-Dane is especially interested in group for Gay, Lesbian and Transgen- future housing needs. Caregiver needs dered Catholics will meet on November will also be considered for those seniors 2, from 10:30 am until noon. The loca- Call Jack Now! who choose to stay in their own homes as tion is Holy Trinity/Guadalupe pan* Northshore Office: 962-4413 (first floor of old school, 613 S 4m, long as possible. It is anticipated that par- Direct: 961-8314 x 199 ticipation in this forum will lead to the Walkers Point). development of housing and caregiver This month the topic to be explored is HomeNoice Mail: 224-1452 options that meet identified needs. our images of God - learning to let go of www.jackhsmith.com SAGE-Dane has begun preliminary dis- distorted images, and embracing the cussion with a Gay-friendly housing de- healing God who loves us as we are. veloper. It is hoped that ideas from this Snacks and coffee provided. For more forum will affect your choices in the fu- information call Fred at (414) 481-8543 tore. or Fr.Michael at (414) 271-6181. 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Little Rock, AK—When Dan learned can order an HIV positive person to stop " It's sort of automatic that we talk with Betty wonders whether Dan tried to let that he was infected with HIV, the virus behavior likely to cause transmission of the patient and (tell) him that we need to her know. He left a message on her an- that causes AIDS, he and his wife, Alice, the virus. She can notify a prosecutor if notify everybody that he's been exposed swering machine once that she said wanted Dan's past partners notified. the person disobeys her order. These so- too," said Dr. Jerry M. Herron, who sounded rather urgent. When she got back Early this year, Dan's ex-wife, Betty, called "do not fornicate" orders are rare, worked with Dan. in touch with bim, he said he had been learned from a friend that Dan had died of with only two issued in the past six " Dan didn't really want to do that with calling about an old debt that had been AIDS. Another woman, Cathy, had known months. me," he said. " He didn't want to volunteer taken care of. Dan between his marriages. She learned Language in a 1921 state Supreme Court where (his former partners) were at that She got another call from him a few of Dan's illness when a friend mentioned decision stemming from a case of typhoid time." weeks later on an unrelated matter. He did it in an unrelated call. fever "appears to impose a general duty The Health Department received Dan's not mention his condition during either By the time Betty and Cathy learned of on health care providers" to notify people, file in November 1994. Public health in- conversation. the disease, Betty had remarried and said Frank J. Wills III, the Health De- vestigator Ken Wallis was assigned to do Betty got an HIV test, which was nega- Cathy was in a serious relationship. partment's general counsel. follow up. tive. She'll probably take another test to be Dan, Alice, Betty and Cathy are all real Doctors, the court said, have a duty "to But before an investigator can proceed, sure. people, though their names have been advise members of the family and others, he needs permission from the doctor and Cathy called Dan immediately after changed. Their story was reported in Sun- who are liable to be exposed thereto, of the patient's willingness to talk. In Dan's learning he had AIDS. She said he was day's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. the nature of the disease and the danger of file, a notation reads "M.D. (Herron) do- extremely upset that she had not been no- Arkansas has a system for notifying sex exposure." But the case, Davis vs. Rod- ing follow up." tified. partners of people who test positive for man, is not well-known in medical and le- Wallis says he doesn't remember the " He told me that he had told them in no I-HV infection. But it doesn't always work, gal circles. source of that notation, and Herron says uncertain terms I was to be contacted," she and whether it ever works is up to the pa- A 1991 state law also requires the he made no such statement to anyone. His said. tient. Health Department to be notified is some- nurse said she didn't either and said she Cathy also was tested. A 1913 statute allows the state Board of one is found to be infected with HIV or to never discussed HIV patients with anyone "I was told that it was negative, and that Health to make rules to protect the pub- have AIDS. other than Herron. the test was accurate for may entire lic's health. The rules currently require Once someone is diagnosed with HIV or Once such an entry occurs, the Health lifespan minus the two weeks prior to the that about 70 diseases, including AIDS AIDS, before having sex with anyone, the Department views itself as out of the case, test, she said. "That's what they tell me." and HIV infection, be reported to the patient is to warn that person that he has said Arlene Rose, the department's Alice has been tested for HIV at least Health Department. the virus. Violation of the law is a Class A AIDS/STD director. four time since Dan turned up positive. Department Director Dr. Sandra Nichols felony. The patient also must tell a doctor After Dan learned of his HIV infection, She does not have the virus.

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Want Economical Counseling? of significant progress for the movement pected source, the US. EY to provide equality for America's Gays You probably read about the Bishops Call Psychologist to the parents of Gay and Les- Labor and Lesbians. Each of these announce- statement t 5£ ments in and of themselves would have bian children or heard about it on the TED FRIEDMAN, Ph.D Employment been considered to be major news. news. You may even have read the text of Licensed Psychologist & Professional Counselor Looked at as a group they clearly show the letter in Wisconsin Light. OFFICE HOURS AVAILABLE AT: e Discrimination that those who are working towards equal Incidentally, as far as I know, Light is 2266 N. Prospect Ave., Ste. 206, Milw., WI 53202 3203 Tenant's Rights treatment for Gays and Lesbians are win- one of the few papers of any size to have (414) 272-2427 ning. printed the Bishops' Letter in full. First we learned that President Clinton In any case, the mainstream press while 135 N. Greenleaf Ave., Ste. 315 would be attending and speaking at the going on about how the Bishops say that Gurnee, IL 60031 (Six Flags Areal annual Human Rights Campaign Dinner our parents should love them us failed to held in Washington D.C. in November. recognize the political implications of This will be the first Presidential speech their letter from a Gay perspective. (TECH SUPPORT1 ever given at a Gay Civil Rights event. When the Bishops said "Generally, ho- Isthmus Psychotherapy and Psychiatry IR WINDOWS 95 43:1 When the President of the United States mosexual orientation is experienced as a INTERNET z UPGRADES speaks at an organization's political fund given, not as something freely chosen." Comprehensive mental health services—responsive raising event he is putting that organiza- They were answering the Religious to the concerns of women, gays and lesbians. Quick, affordable computer tion on the level of heavy hitters. What Right's excuse for persecuting the LBGT Maureen A. Leahy, MD technical support. President Clinton says at the dinner is al- community. Tamar Zick, MA N EAL BRENARD most secondary to the fact that he will If after all you believe that people can Chris Hall, MSSW, CICSW there at all. choose their sexual orientation then you Laurie A. Frost, PhD 319-0081 Speaking of Clinton, he has recently an- also believe that Gay rights are "special 222 South Bedford Street, Madison, WI 53703 www.execpc.com/—nbrenard nounced the appointments of two openly rights." If on the other hand you believe 256-6570 Gay people First we learned that openly (as the Bishops stated) that sexual orien- (608) Gay Wisconsin native Bruce Lehman has tation is not chosen, then you also believe Call me for all your insurance needs been named acting head for the National that discrimination against Gays and Les- Endowment for the Humanities. bians is wrong. Then the White House announced that When the Bishops said "Every- CD AMERICAN FAMILY noted Lesbian activist, former National one...should acknowledge and accept his Kathleen A. Neville MS, MSW INSURANCE Gay Lesbian Task Force head, Virginia sexual identity" they slapped the advo- AUTO HOME BUSINESS HEALTH LIFE a Apuzzo, has been named as a special as- cates of "reparative therapy" right across Psychotherapist sistant to the President. Specifically her the face. This was a message that even Lakeshore Clinic DORI A. PANTHOFER the administration and got through to the homophobic Family THE PANTHOFER AGENCY duties will include 3970 N. Oakland, Suite 502 626 East Ogden Avenue management of the White House, and Research Council. Shorewood, Wisconsin 53211 Milwaukee, WI 53202-2604 management of all White House agencies. The FRC said that it was "disappointed" Off (414) 277-7772 • Fax (414) 277-1088 Lehman, is a Wisconsin native and al- that the Bishops didn't accept its view that 414 . 332 . 3331 ready serves as the Assistant Secretary of Gays can change their orientation through 1 Commerce and as the Commissioner of ex-Gay ministries. the Patent and Trademark Office. By The real kicker came near the end of the giving him yet another if temporary task, document, "Nothing in the Bible or in DISCOVERY & RECOVERY Clinton is serving up a vote of confidence Catholic teaching can be used to justify CLINIC, INC. to someone who has served his country prejudicial discrimination in attitudes and well. behaviors." DAWN KRUEGER, MSW, CICSW COMM fTMENT Apuzzo's appointment puts an open "We call on all Christians and citizens Individual, Couple & Group Psychotherapy 0ESIGNE.O FOR Lesbian just below the rank of Cabinet of- of good will to confront their own fears 8405 West Forest Home Ave • Suite 101 THE TWO OF ficer. She will have regular Greeenfield, WI 53228 YOU- IN RN access to the about homosexuality and to curb the hu- EAEN President and be in a highly visible spot mor and discrimination that offend homo- Phone (414) 427-4111, Ext. 33 R within the Federal government. sexual persons." Fax: (414) 427-4342 rat ENytR6KMENT Not only have these appointments With those lines, the US Bishops said "Strength is knowing when to ask for help." shown that Clinton wants to make good that discrimination against Gays and Les- or 1 -' OO-5olitucic on his promise to include Gays and Lesbi- bians is contrary to their Church's teach- ans in his administration they did so in a ings. You can believe that those lines will A REALTOR THAT KNOWS YOUR LIFESTYLE! big way. be quoted quite often in legislative de- With the Apuzzo appointment, the bates on Gay Civil Rights laws around the BREUSCHER President has at last invited us to a place country. 1. within his inner circle of trusted advisors. Remember this statement was not writ- E Cheryl Fuchs Before Bill Clinton took office, an ap- ten by a group of clergy known for their L pointment such as this one would have progressive attitudes on sexual matters. Realtor been unthinkable. In fact before he took They were written and published by a OFFICE: 608-238-2272 T office, Gays and Lesbians couldn't have fairly conservative group of men who also L gotten the security clearance needed for said they had studied the issue for four HOME: 608-256-4400 0 the job. years. T I) The rumor in Washington is that Ms. FAX: 608-255-9944 Before you go out and celebrate our A Apuzzo's appointment will be followed by equality keep in mind that we aren't there Y additional appointments of openly Gay yet. But the recent weeks showed some 5317 Old Middleton Road • Madison, WI 53715 and Lesbian people to other high Gov- important signs of progress in getting ernment posts. There is even a "list" cir- there. All in all it's been good. culating around the city. This list suppos- K "When you're readyfor a break C from the ordinary!" 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"This celebrating the integration of their spiritu- new document calls us to impact the uni- Fax: (414) 768-8110 ality and sexuality." versal Christian Church with our message "With the of hope and affirmation for Gay, adoption of this new mission Lesbian, erator of the fast-growing denomination. Association. statement, UFMCC became the first Bisexual and Transgendered persons. It A frequent international speaker at calls us to fulfill our vision to UFMCC is composed of more than 300 Christian denomination in history to pro- double churches, universities, and conferences, local congregations in 15 countries. With claim the "integration of spirituality and membership in a decade. Perry has appeared on C-SPAN, 60 Min- It calls UFMCC to establish a combined budget in excess of $15 mil- sexuality" as part of its intrinsic mission," spiritual utes, Phil Donahue, Tomorrow with Tom lion, the UFMCC churches comprise the said the Rev. Troy D. Perry, moderator of outposts in additional countries and cul- Snyder, and The Mike Douglas Show. tures. And it reemphasizes largest predominantly Gay organization in the denomination. our commit- UFMCC's story has appeared in virtu- the world. The new vision statement enacted in ment to the positive integration of sexual- ally every international news magazine Additional information on UFMCC is Australia reads: ity and spirituality." Perry is the recipient of awards from the available at the UFMCC website at "The vision of the UFMCC is to embody UFMCC was founded in 1968 by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Hu- http://www.ufmcc.com. the presence of the Divine in the world, as Rev. Troy D. Perry, who serves as mod- man Rights Campaign, and the Gay Press October 23 , 1997—November 5, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-11 D'ykeS'YoWatch Chit ror by Alison Bechdel

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At the bottom are . reps from the Riverwest °S°pOn'sbred by Rainbow Neighborhood • I u t •AocE1 Association, Organiza- Miller Brewing Co, Triple,MAZU tion. cc7 Q Voice and In Step Mai dine October 23, 1997—November 5, 1997—WISCONSIN LIGHT-12 gloves, purses and costume jewelry ga- lore, not to mention the bewitching negli- Speaking From The Right gees, undergarments and evening owns for all you drag queens dying to 'come Necessary and out." Hospital Visitation Bill Is Whatever your needs, let Sur- vival/Revival Resale be your haunt. Come Don't Let Democrats Tell You Otherwise soon while the goblin's good. Store hours are: Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 Commentary by Scott Evertz tionally Gay-ftiendly Democrat legislators p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun- As I sit down to write this column I find more interested in the passage of AB 397? to 5 p.m. For more informa- Why do they continue to tell people that it day 12 noon myself in the odd position of having to de- tion, call 414-291-2856. fend a bill designed to allow Gay and is "unnecessary?" Lesbian individuals, as well as others, to The answer is simple. These alleged designate with whom they would like to Gay and Lesbian advocates whom it is visit if they should become hospitalized said represent not only their constituents, against attacks from Democrats, including but the entire Gay and Lesbian commu- wi GOING Gay and Lesbian Democrats. nity, are just as partisan as the next politi- The bill's purpose is to address the all cian. AB 397 is a Republican bill, pushed OAT too often situation in which an individual by Log Cabin Republicans. With the ex- TO THE not legally related to an individual is de- ception of lead co-sponsor Shirley Krug, nied access to that individual in a hospital. the Dems were not co-sponsors and were It has happened to many Gay and Lesbian not needed to secure its passage. so they 'THEATRE couples nght here in "progressive" Wis- must minimali7p its importance lest their ORA consin. importance to the Gay and Lesbian com- It seems the Democrats claim that As- munity be minimalized. CONCERT sembly Bill 397 (AB 397) is unnecessary. Now, ask yourself this question: Is a They further claim that if a couple has legislator who says, "A hospital visitation Have a fine Durable Power of Attorney for Health bill is unnecessary because if you have Care for each other, they will not be de- Durable Power of Attorney for Health nied the right to visit their partner. By Care you won't be denied visitation rights stating such things, it is clear they are so I'm not going to support it" is really trying to defend their inaction on the Re- representing you as a Gay or Lesbian citi- dinner publican-backed legislation. Their logic, zen? What does that legislator have to with us. however, is incredibly flawed and their lose by supporting a bill which they claim behavior exposes them for the partisans is "unnecessary?" Dressed to kill?- Amy O'Neil models some of the they are. The answer is nothing. many items available to complete your Halloween 1. There is nothing in state statutes Therefore, it is not the "unnecessary- outfit at Survival Revival. Wonderfulfood at that indicates someone with Dura- ness" of the bill which causes them con- ble Power of Attorney for Health cern. What truly causes them concern is Hallowe'en Haunting reasonable prices. Care has the right to visit the person seeing someone else—particularly Re- for whom they have such status. A publicans—stepping up to the plate and at Survival Revival homophobic hospital employee or promoting Gay and. Lesbian rights. Their Fast, courteous service. parent could still bar someone's ability to support such efforts exposes Resale Shop longtime companion not related by them as the true partisans that they are. blood from seeing their loved one Author's Note: I consider Representa- Milwaukee — With Halloween haunting in the hospital. The person with Du- tives Baldwin and Carpenter friends and I quickly approaching, some of you gays rable Power of Attorney would admire the work they have done in the and ghouls probably have not selected a have to be consulted for medical Democratic Caucus to promote under- costume. Fear not. Survival/Revival Re- decisions, but that's it. AB 397 en- standing in their party of the rights of Gay sale at 246 E. Chicago Street, in the His- sures visitation rights. and Lesbian citizens and people living toric Third Ward, has a devilishly-good 2. Even if the above weren't true and with HIV/AIDS. They should not, how- selection from which to choose, and the Durable Power of Attorney did ever, be mistaken for bipartisan champi- prices are bare bones. guarantee visitation rights—which ons of the Gay and Lesbian cause. Even if you are a die-hard trick-or- it doesn't—there is nothing to indi- treater who has had your costume planned cate that Gay and Lesbian couples since last Halloween, Survival/Revival are rushing out to secure that status. Resale is till a do-or-die for your last min- It's likely that Gay and Lesbian h ute accessories. couples, just like everyone else, >74- If you are planning a monster mash of FINE MEXICAN don't want to think about the un- an event, Survival/Revival Resale is your thinkable and mistakenly believe 25 Years party headquarters. Where else can you CUISINE nothing bad will every happen to buy most of the necessary goodieS needed them. If you want proof, ask a Don & Keith to be the "queen" of the party 0 the 7 DAYS A WEEK handful of intelligent educated cou- On November 4, 1997, Don and I will "belle" of the costume ball? Things to 734 South 5th Street ples you know if they have Durable quietly celebrate 25 years of togetherness. pique an interest might be: games, fiimi- Power of Attorney for Health Care. It hasn't been easy, by no means, but we ture, bar ware, oldies albums, stereo For that matter, do you? somehow stuck together and still kiss each equipment, old organs (musical), small 645-9888 AB 397 will enable individuals to des- other goodnight m the same bed! (We appliances, your very own Diana Ross Corner of 5th & National, across ignate with whom they wish to visit, pure sl t for 9 years on an antique 3/4 size poster collection and much, much more. from the Milwaukee Ballet and simple. Durable Power of Attorney )!! Costume ideas can range from the for Health Care does not and again, even We met at the "River Queen" dance frightfully hideous to the ghastly vintage. *** 1/2 if it did, only a small percentage of Gay club which was located at the corner of There is the selection of 'Saturday Night leather jackets, a few tuxedo jack- Dennis Getto and Lesbian couples have such status. Water and St. Paul. In the '70s, practically Fever" Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel In fact, even when presented with in- all bars were dance bars. I, Keith, went ets, uniforms, light-up bow ties, party r formation on Durable Power of Attorney out regularly dancing with my best friend, and the forms which need to be com- Jerry, and one night he introduced me to pleted, couples still hesitate, for some rea- Don. That was it. Soon after, I moved son, to follow through. from Cederburg to the big city, with Don Log Cabin Republicans had detailed in- in his 1904 English Tudor home on Park formation and the necessary forms from Hill Avenue. the state at their booth at PrideFest this We chose the date, November 4th, be- year and it was surprising how many indi- cause it was such a memorable evening— viduals asked questions, but chose not to one that couldn't be forgotten in more take information and the forms. ways than one! At the time we never So what makes the Democrats who have knew the elected president of that evening said AB 397 is "unnecessary" think that would never serve out his full, second the Gay and Lesbian Community will term. But unforgettable election or not, it suddenly wake up and secure Durable was truly a romantic evening for us. Power of Attorney? This issue, however, We exchanged rings, although it wasn't is really irrelevant because Durable Power until a later date—they had to be ordered. of Attorney (hereinafter referred to as I wore mine regularly, but Don didn't af- DPOA) does not guarantee visitation ter a short while. It seemed it got too rights. much attention at work and posed prob- So, if DPOA doesn't provide such rights lems. It did for me, too, but I lived with and AB 397 would upon passage auto- it—and lost some friends at work in the HALLOWEEN COSTUMES' matically extend visitation rights to every process. Don also made me take the ring Gay and Lesbian individual in the State of off when we went to visit relatives. That Wisconsin, why do the Democrats con- is how my ring got lost—at Don's par- BARGAINS GALORE! tinue to downplay the importance of a bill ents' house one evening that we slept over which will impact the entire community— night. Don somehow lost his original ring, MONTHLY MARKDOWNS! and I mean entire community? too, but reordered another. It was put Do Representatives Baldwin and Car- away after very little use until August, penter, who have argued fallaciously that 1997. Don got it opt and gave it to me to Save the date... Dec. 6 8-10 p.m. DPOA guarantees visitation right, not wear during our 25'. wish to secure rights for non-coupled Gay What kept us together? I'm not really Rock and Lesbian people who may wish to have sure. It helps to own your own home. We, 'n Resale their best Gay friend in the world visit in fact, have a weekend home on a lake them while in the hospital? near Wisconsin Dells, too. Pets also help featuring The Lovelies. Even if DPOA were to provide that tremendously! Shop & rock on right, which it does not, it's even more We've never flat "come out" to either of unlikely that a non-coupled person would our parents or relatives. We have had a our 3rd anniversary! have someone designated as having close contact with each other's families all if DPOA. AB 397 would allow a Gay man along—celebrating Thanksgiving, Christ- or Lesbian who may not have a partner, mas, etc., together each year. We're sure V but who might receive healing benefits we needn't tell them at this point! MILWAUKEE'S BEST RESALE SHOP from visits by a close Gay or Lesbian Our celebration will be very quiet. We v Chicago St. -P friend to designate that person as an may get out some old pictures and look A 246 E. 291-2856 M 10-6 Sat 10-.5 Sun 12-5 authorized visitor and no one, not even back—but no party! A romantic dinner Donations are tax-deductible and proceeds benefit the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin homophobic parents, could do anything will be fine. A LE (ARCW). Call for volunteer opportunities! about it. So, I ask again: Why weren't the tradi- THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 23. 1997 TO NOVEMBER 5. 1997 PAGE 13 T E • * • *

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The Pageant Has Are You Ready to Party Gay Been Rescheduled To February 15 By Bill Meunier and Lesbian Milwaukee? As The Wisconsin Light went to press, it learned that The Annual Pageant, a Mil- waukee tradition for nearly three decades Milwaukee Salutes "Decade of Light" With which had been cancelled has been re- scheduled for February 15, 1998. After first announcing that the event had Five Distribution Parties, Wed., Nov. 5th been cancelled, the organizing committee met on the evening By Dusty Sass everyone. of Monday, October 20 In addition to being among the first to get and decided to reschedule it. Are you ready to party Milwaukee? Wet Each party will last for about two hours a copy of our "Decade of Light" issue, This will mark the first time in I sure hope so, because we have some and we scheduled them in a manner that the event's those at the party can take advantage of history that it was not held in November. great parties lined up for you on Wednes- the Wisconsin Light staff to spend allows Mama's Wednesday evening 2 for 1 Drink The Pageant was the first day, November 5 as Milwaukee salutes time at each of them. event of its kind a good amount of special. The party goes from 6 PM to 8 held in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Light. Now I know it's a Wednesday, so we PM. In its heyday it attracted many top notch Why Wednesday November That's have scheduled these parties early 5th? We anticipate the arrival of the Decade talents who strutted their stuff before the day The Wisconsin Light's "Decade enough for you to have a bunch of fun and of Light caravan at around 6:30. packed houses. In recent years, however, of Light" Anniversary Issue hits the streets. still be home early. Join CCF and Friends At This Is It With dozens of articles and hundreds of interest has waned and both attendance Mama Roux Joe Brehm and his fine staff at This Is It. and the number of pictures "The Decade of Light" issue will evening is at Mama contestants have de- The first party of the 418 E. Wells, are ready to celebrate the clined. include a complete history of our commu- Roux, 1875 N. Humboldt. This popular members of Decade of Light issue with the There has been some speculation nity over the last 10 years, plus articles East Side hangout will throw a bash that is that the Cream City Foundation board and the sheer number of pageants, most of written by national and local leaders. hosted by the Riverwest Rainbow Neigh- other friends of the paper. which are connected to national systems When word started spreading about the borhood Association. East Side Alder- Current plans call for raffles to benefit like the Miss Gay Wisconsin US of A pag- issue, we started getting requests from man, Mike D'Amato will be a special Please See Parties Page 31 eant, have taken their tot on the original. various bars to host a party celebrating its guest. Transgendered publication. contestants often spend thousands of dollars would have liked to have a party at on entering the We Chase Hunter, Falcon Superstar, Performs events. every Gay and Lesbian club, but it wasn't "I waited until 12 days before the possible to schedule so many parties in event "Decade of Light" Party to call it off," said Ronnie Marks, one one day. Nov. 5 at of the main organizers of the event. "If peo- So with help from our friends, we ac- moved to Daytona Beach," . Hunter said. Nobody fills the role of big, blond top ple haven't submitted their applications cepted invitations from five establishments "That was my lea ming period." better than Chase Hunter, wrote William with 12 days to go, I have to question who are putting together five fun, fantas- A year later, he returned to Ohio, fell in Spencer in the February, 1997 issue of whether or not they are prepared to give a tic, fabulous events that should appeal to Manshots magazine. love with a man his own age and began a relationship that lasted five years. performance. " Hunter, acclaimed as one of Falcon Stu- Marks said that contrary to "We went out to clubs and all that," reports run- Fest City Singers dio's superstars, will be appearing in Mil- ning rampant in some quarters there were waukee Wisconsin Light's 10 Anniver- Hunter said. "He opened my horizons to all that." no financial difficulties which caused the Perform "Second sary gala on November 9. rescheduling. In front of the cameras, he is a macho At age 23, Hunter met Tony DiAngelo, a man four years younger than himself. "Only two people one impersonator and man, with eyes exuding a masculine one male Time Around" They were both competing in the Mr. Gay had entered. We really like to sense of domination. He cultivates that have 10 in Columbus contest. -Bells and whistles and each category, although if we Milwaukee—Only the venue will be image assiduously, at least on stage. are short in one we try to fireworks went off," Hunter said. DiAngelo compensate by completely new when the Fest City Sing- adding won the contest and Hunter as well. contestants in other category to ers present their fall cabaret, "The Second make sure the audience DiAngelo was a professional dancer who has a good show. Time Around." The chorus will perform at When asked about rumors that there had his own business. It was DiAngelo, Time Around Playhouse, were more Marcia's Second Hunter said, who got him interested in contestants than those two, he 6803 W. National Avenue (known during replied, "Oh sure now that we have can- dancing. "He was a hands-on teacher," daylight hours as Marcia's Second Time Hunter said. "I took to it quickly. I liked it." celled it there are 4,000 contestants who were going to enter Around quality used fumiture warehouse), Hunter and DiAngelo toured the country, but none of them did enter. It's like saying 'I was across from Pick 'n Save in West Allis. dancing in Gay bars and clubs. That led to going to cut off For the Fest City performances, Marcia's films. my dick but now that no other men are with doing it, I think i won't either." daytime character will be transformed "I looked around me," Hunter said, "and I Pageant officials say stage, lighting and sound systems. Early realized—that there were certain individu- that they will accept application's for the rescheduled event until arrivals at the performances can enjoy als out there known as porn stars who January 15. complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres were smaller than me in many ways and as they browse through the furniture bar- Interested parties should call (414) 482- gains. Comfortable seating will be ample Please See Superstar Page 31 6226. for the shows—on kitchen chairs, dining room chairs and overstuffed. furniture. The SpotLight Editor's Note Plenty of free parking is available in Marcia's lot and on nearby city streets. Thank You Jerry and Terry Fest City's unusual venue gave rise to By Bill Meunier the nature of the show. "The Second Time Our next issue is "Our Decade of Light" 10' Anniversary Issue. It will contain hun- Around" focuses on "second times," in- dreds of pictures and articles from the last ten years and many special features. But cluding WW II, second hand purchases, for me, this issue marks 10 years with The Wisconsin Light. second loves and repeated musical favor- Chase Hunter It was ten years ago that I first agreed to write a political column for this paper. ites from the past Fest City shows. "The filming makes me more of a hard Eight and half years later, my responsibilities expanded with the start of the Spot- Peggy Lozier is music director for the ass," Hunter told Spencer. "And I am and I Light section. Ten years is a long time to be involved with anything. Some of my chorus, a position she has held for the can be—plenty of my friends will tell you friends have asked me, why I have stuck with it. I can answer in two words, Jerry and past five years. Tim Hess, who serves as that," he added. Terry. artistic director and choreographer for the. Out of the lights, however, things are Jerry Johnson, our publisher and Dr. Terry Boughner, our Editor In Chief are two of chorus, has been with the group since different. As Spencer describes him, the most wonderful people I know. They share a common dream of keeping our Wis- 1995. Hunter is "much cuter, softer and consin community informed and helping it to move ahead. Performances of "The Second Time younger," than he looks and acts on To that end they have given up so much that many of the rest of us take for granted. Around" will begin with complimentary screen. Their home needs renovation. More than once I sat at their computer shivering as drinks and hors d'oeuvres at 8:00 p.m. and Hunter admits to that description, telling we typeset the paper because of the cold in that lovely old mansion that houses their curtain at 8:30 p.m., on Friday and Satur- Spencer that "I'm a cross between the boy living quarters and our offices. They need a vacation and so many other things too. day evenings, November 21 and 22 and and the man." To give himself an less They need these things because they have given their all to this community. They December 6 and 7. Tickets are $12 and boyish appearance, he has always worn a don't have them because everything they ever have goes into their labor of love The can be reserved by calling the Festline at mustache, one of the few adult film stars Wisconsin Light. (414) 263-SING. so to do. Terry and Jerry don't talk about what they have given up to keep you informed and Fest City Singers, Inc., Milwaukee's old- Hunter was born into a large family and hopefully move you to action. Giving is part of their nature. They give because they est established GayBiLesbian chorus, was raised in Ohio, "out in the cornfields. I'm a believe in it not because they want anyone to praise them for it. established in 1984 "to promote under- definite country boy," he said. Like so many. others I have been the beneficiary of their generosity, their kindness standing and unity within the Gay and While some of the men playing Gay and their support. My words can never express my gratitude or the depth- of my Lesbian community of Milwaukee and roles in adult films are straight, Hunter feeling about these two fine men. southeastern Wisconsin." Anyone who says that he is Gay. So on Wednesday, November 5, and Sunday, November 9th when I raise my glass wishes to perform in accordance with the He was 18, in Daytona Beach, when he during the Milwaukee Salutes The Wisconsin Light parties, and the Decade of Light mission statement is welcome to become went to his first Gay bar. "And that's when party at the Milwaukee Hilton, it won't be to first ten years of this paper, it will be to a member of the chorus. Rehearsals are I said, 'Oh, my gosh! There's a bunch of two of the most wonderful friends I, anyone or any community could ever have, Jerry held on Wednesday evenings, and anyone 'em out here,'" he told Spencer. "And Johnson and Terry Boughner. interested in attending should call the Fes- that's when I opened up, I'd say." I hope you will join me in saluting these two remarkable individuals. And I hope that tline at (414) 263-SING. He returned to Ohio and "immediately you have friends in your life who mean as much to you as they do to me. SECTION NOVEMBER 5, 1997 PAGE 14 THE SPOTLIGHT THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 23, 1997 TO 7577 7'2.77 "<5F,1, 7 S- 57.•7 • S. "Perestroika" is a Powerful, Entertaining Cap to the "Angles in America" Saga By John A. Jahn "Perestroika" opened October 18th at Part One of Tony Kushner's powerful, the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, an ex- touching, funny AIDS saga, Angels in cellent location (even if their red stage America, introduced us to several differ- floor is a bit distracting). ent New York City-based characters The entire cast deserves a great deal of whose lives and fates become intertwined, credit for excellent performances. smooth and the impact of the spreading AIDS inter-scene transitions, and in general for olague is deeply felt in some way or an- bringing this timeless tale of tolerance so srw other by all of them. effectively to Milwaukee area audience. "Millennium Approaches," as Part One is All the performances were terrific, but I'd J-;alled, takes us from October, 1985 single out two that really stole the show. through the following January. William Leach's hateful, spiteful, AIDS- Part Two, "Perestroika," takes up right stricken Roy M. Cohn truly dominates the Showstoppers- Shown above is the cast of "Showstoppers" Dale Gutzman's new revue which he will be where "Millennium" left off, and ends in stage and grabs your attention like no taking to fabulous Gay resort, the Cafe Royale in Pattaya, Thailand. Gutman and company will premier Juneau on February, 1990. Together, the two plays other character. He effectively portrays their new production as a Halloween Treat for Milwaukee audiences at the Village Church, 130 E. advance ticket call brilliantly explore religion, family. politics, this undeniably evil man, even managing Thursday October 30 and Friday October 31". Shown= is 8:00 PM. To reserve an (414) 466-4049 and AIDS in Reagan-era America. Part to evoke tiny fragments of sympathy given wondrous Angel One was powerful enough on its own; but Cohn's obvious self-loathing and pitiful Homosexual Homophobe and racist Cohn Central Park beneath the when combined with the interesting, highly state. is confronted by a Black, proud queen with of Bethesda fountain, the AIDS-stricken amusing as well as touching capstone, His scenes with another outstanding attitude. The two clash hilariously, each Prior Walter (Tony Clements) implores us "Perestroika," it makes the whole 7-hour performer, Bill Jackson's campy Gay eventually taking away something positive to live life to the fullest, and enjoy every play even more effective. nurse Belize, are unforgettable. Here, the from the experience of having known the single minute of our time on this Earth. other (even though neither would likely It's a message all the more powerful and admit it). convincing given the lengthy, touching "Showstoppers" Will be Previewed in If there's a weakness to "Perestroika," story that has just been told before our it's only in the final act. Kushner's Heaven- eyes. You won't come away from "Peres- Milwaukee Before Going to Thailand based fifth act is poorly written and a troika" with the same feelings about life as waste of time. Speeches supposedly filled you did going in. Milwaukee—What kind of songs do you by calling (414) 466-4049. Seating is lim- with meaning are rattled off so quickly that For tickets and information, call the Mil- do for an international audience at a Brit- ited to 100 people, so call now. It's a per- the effect is totally lost. Luckily, the waukee Chamber Theater at (414) 291- ish-owned Gay hotel situated in Thailand? fect way to celebrate Hallowe'en. charming Epilogue saves the day. Here, in 7800. If you want the answer, see "Showstop- pers From Broadway to the Beatles and Beyond," Dale Gutzman's smashing new musical and comedy revue which will be ALL NEW SHOW! An Evening Of OUTrageous Comedy! presented twice only in Milwaukee before it travels to the opposite side of the world to play for two weeks in Pattaya. Thailand at Le Cafe Royale, Hotel and Supper Club. This is Gutzman's fourth Thailand revue and the fifteenth time he has visited The _and of Smiles. Doing the show in Mil- wauk.ee first, gives the talented cast of five a chance to sharpen the comedy and fine tune the harmony. Does the show have a special slant for its international Gay audi- ence'? You bet! uzanne "Last year we played one evening for the head of the Secret Service for the Royal Family of Great Britain," Gutzman said. "In the same audience was a billionaire Ger- man resort and hotel owner, two Japanese journalists and an Australian oil tsar. What they all had in common was that they were Gay. Much of our material is altered to have fun with the individual audience, estenhoe r- about 15% of which is Thai." The show that plays in Milwaukee is just a wee bit more tame than the one in Pat- Saturday, taya. For example, while Gutzman and Mi- chael Weiser croon "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," the super tal- ented Karl Miller proves it by stripping down to next to nothing. In Thailand, he November 22 goes all the way! Gutzman gives an audience member a makeover with the song, "You've Got Pos- sibilities." Weiser puts a Thai twist on the Country 8:00 p.m. Western hit, "I Love You and I Don't Even Know Your Name" when he sings it to a Thai waiter. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Why is this year's gala of music and comedy called "Showstoppers?" Because most of the evening is devoted to hit songs taken from every musical genre. Just glance at the list of songs covered in the Centennial Hall 20 minute mega medley in Showstoppers: "A Grand Night for Singing," "If This Isn't 733 North 8th Street, Milwaukee Love," "Yesterday," "Tomorrow," "Even the Nights are Better," and "YMCA!" Each of the songs is given a unique and often hu- Tickets $17 Advance, $19 At the Door morous staging. Joining Gutzman's Thailand Revue this year will be the very talented keyboard Circle Of Friends Seating: $35.00 artist David Carroll and a young lady who • Includes Reserved Front Section Seating can belt out a tune or melt your heart with the same ease and skill, Sarah Sokolovic. • A Reception With Suzanne After The Show Act Two of the show is devoted to a se- rious tribute to the music of Sir Andrew • Portion Of These Ticket Sales Donated To Lloyd Webber, featuring songs from Phan- Milwaukee AIDS Project tom, Jesus Christ Superstar, Aspects of Love, Cats, Evita and others. • These Tickets Available At Afterwords And By Other highlights of the revue include "Bye Bye Birdie," a travel medley with Mail Only. Limited To 50 Tickets "Come Fly With Me," and, of course, "New York New York" and a rousing audience Tickers available at: participation Gospel number, "The Broth- erhood of Man!" Afterwards - 2710 N. Murray This is the only show of its kind ever Outpost Natural Foods - 100 E. Central done in Milwaukee and is something both Gay and straight audiences wait for every Full Moon Productions year. You probably can't fly along to see it in Thailand, so reserve your tickets now to or order by mailing a check & N235 Cty Hwy W see "Showstoppers" at the Village Church, self-addressed stamped envelope to: Campbellsport, WI 53010 130 East Juneau, on Thursday and Friday 10011 nights, October 30 and 31 at 8:00 p.m. [email protected] Tickets are only $12 and may be reserved THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 23. 1997 TO NOVEMBER 5 1997 PAGE 15 .....444044014./ 0 sip ;-:,'"\• • DISCOVER WISCONSIN'S GAY • ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX! 4 Different Places to Parry, Dance or Relax 7 Bars • 2 Dance Floors • 4 Sound Systems Video • Food •Games • Dancing Open Nightly at 8pm All the Stars ► be out as we celebrate •

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There will be a big around 9:00. balloon drop with prizes, drink specials In Between - In Between located at 625 S. and fun for everyone at this popular near Second Street, will host a party saluting South Side bar. those in the front lines in the war on AIDS. In Between is located at 625 S. Second ou're Invited Volunteers and staff members from the Street, Milwaukee. AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Medical College's CAIR SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9 Lesbian leaders from around the country is program and the BESTD Clinic will be SATURDAY OCTOBER 25 truly a reason to celebrate. there. There will also be free beer, food DECADE OF LIGHT PARTY AT THE and champagne. This extra special event You can be among the first to get your HILTON IN MILWAUKEE. runs from 9 PM to 11 PM It is sponsored MADISON SALUTES THE copy at our "Delivery Night parties" listed The Party of the Decade will be at the by Realtor Jack Smith of Shorewest Realty WISCONSIN LIGHT PART ONE AT below: Hilton Hotel on 5th and Wisconsin. The Mama's, 1875 N. and by In Between. The caravan is Mama Roux - party includes nationally known KIRBY'S KLUB Humboldt, is the first stop of the evening scheduled to pull in at around 9:45. The bar now entertainers, Joi Cardwell and Men Out known as Scandals, will for our Wisconsin Light caravan. become Kirby's Klub in mid-October, when La Cge - La Cage located at the corner Loud, plus New York DJ Billy Carroll, the Mama's will be hosting the Riverwest La Cage Showcase, Josie Santiago, Jerry new owner, Kirby Sheldon takes over. Rainbow Neighborhood Association, and of 2" and National, will make history as The Wisconsin Light is honored that one Grillo and many others. Alderman Mike D'Amato. Plus she will the last stop for the first ten years of The of the first major events held at the new For ticket information (and if you don't have her regular Wednesday night two for Wisconsin Light in Milwaukee. There bar, will be part one of our Madison have yours yet you are running out of time one drink special. The party goes from 6 will be prizes, the famous La Cage super Salutes The Wisconsin Light to get them) call (414) 276-6355. All celebration. to 8 PM. We anticipate the caravan's bust and an extra fab show. Scheduled The party which will include proceeds from this event will be donated arrival at around 6:30. performers include the La Cage entertainment, a CD release party for Men Showcase, Miss Gay Wisconsin America, to the Cream City Foundation. Out Loud and more will be a benefit for a This Is It - This Is It, 418 E. Wells St. is 1997, Susie Saranwrap, The Gay Madison based organization. always a great place to stop in for a good Wisconsin Entertainer of the Year, Cass Stop by and say hi to Kirby, win a CD or time and a good time will be had by all at Marie Domino, Miss Gay Great Lakes At SLEEPING ROOMS other prize and enjoy the friendly our party there from 7PM to 9 PM. Joe Large, Sage La Rue, the Shoreline atmosphere at Mad Town's newest Gay FOR RENT and his staff are rolling out the red carpet Dancers and several live singers from and Lesbian club. for the Light's staff and we there will be Singsational. Kirby's Klub will be located at 121 Main raffles to benefit the Cream City Best of all its free. The party starts at 10 231 South 2nd Street Street Madison. Foundation. We anticipate the caravan's PM, but we expect the caravan to pull in at (Above C'est La Vie) arrival at around 7:30. around 10:30. New Paint & Carpet • Very Clean THE FINAL SHOW AT B'S THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6 King Size Whirlpool A star studded tribute to B's and all of Fannies - Fannies, at 200 E. Washington, the benefits held there over the years will Milwaukee's premier Women's bar will CALL (414) 291-9600 bring down the curtain at the near South host a benefit for Breast Cancer Research IN BETWEEN CELEBRATES ITS or (414) 271-1576 Side Milwaukee Gay bar which will starting at 9 PM. There will be some great THIRD ANNIVERSARY become Woody's under new ownership in November. All of your favorites from throughout the years will be there for this final evening show. B's is located on the corner of THUR, OCT 23 FRI, OCT 24 SAT, OCT 25 South Second and Lapham, Milwaukee. SUNDAYOCTOBER 26 Boxer Night 70's Fe 80's PINATA MADISON SALUTES THE LIGHT PART TWO AT MANOEUVRES It will be a hot time at Manoeuvres as Free Beer Retro Party Madison salutes the Wisconsin Light on PARTY it's tenth anniversary. When You Wear A great show from the Naughty But Nice Strippers, plus a CD release party for Boxer Shorts Disco Diva Joi Caldwell will wind up your weekend in fine style. The party is a benefit for The United and all of the proceeds from the $5.00 cover and raffles will support that group's diverse FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 services to Madison's Gay and Lesbian 40( community. Manoeuvres is located at 150 S. Blair LESIBAN MILWAUKEE'S LONGEST RUNNING Street, Madison.

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HALLOWEEN PARTIES Nearly every Gay or Lesbian bar in CONTEST Wisconsin will be having a Halloween party. Due to the overwhelming number of Prizes for Best All Around these parties it is impossible for us to list them all here. Best Group • Spookiest Check out the times and contest categories in our "Night Light" column, at your favorite establishments or see the ads in this issue to find out what is going on. Don't 410 Some bars are holding their parties on Forget . . October 31. Others are holding parties on both October 31 and November 1. This Is It is holding its party on Double Bubble Every Friday Packer Sundays November 1. Again, please check the "Night Light." the bar ads or the poster in Mon-Sat, 6-8pm, Envelope Night Free Shot with every your favorite bar. Win up to $100 Packer TD FIREBIRDS NOV. CLUB NIGHT Kareoke The Firebirds November club night will 75 be on Saturday, November 1 at the Boot Mondays Taps Camp Saloon, 209 E. National Ave. The drawings begin at midnight with a few Free Food at drink specials and various drawings. - - "For the Best Seats in Town . . The November club night will be a Halftime fundraiser for the Raphael House. Al! proceeds and donations will go to the Raphael House. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5 annie5 MILWAUKEE SALUTES THE 200 E. Washington . Milwaukee, WI . 414 . 643 . 9633 WISCONSIN LIGHT PARTIES Five fabulous parties at five great establishments to celebrate the distribution of the Wisconsin Light's big "Decade of FANNIES HAS ALWAYS BEEN OPEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY Light" issue. That issue with hundreds of articles, and pictures from the last ten ID's REQUIRED years, plus articles contributed by Gay and ,THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 23, 1997 TO NOVEMBER 5, 1997 PAGE 19 Backstage Productions proudly presents Joiril US For Travelzne AMERI AN HALLO WEEN Style WEEKEND Benefit Show to Help Send these 2 girls on to the Miss Gay America Fri, 10/31, Sat, 11/1 S Sun, 11/2 Pageant in Charlotte, NC - November 18-25, 1997 4pm-Close Satrainwrar Dt4Wainia Moore Don't come in costume, come in Miss Gay Wisconsin 1st Alternate leather . America 1998 Miss Gay Wisconsin Dancing Permitted Come out & show your support for these girls as they go featuring award winning DI on to represent YOU, the State of Wisconsin. - Eddie Denson (from Nashville, TN) The Finest Cruising in the State . LAST The Back Bar WEEKEND 4"

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Serving the Gaff & Lesbian Communit THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 23, 1997 TO NOVEMBER 5, 1997 PAGE 23 `The House of Yes' is a Compelling UT on Film Fearless Psychological Comedy 0 By John A. Jahn is: she has had a fixation on Jacqueline A terrible psychological mix-up took Kennedy ever since the assassination and place at the Pascal family's Washington, simultaneous disappearance of her father, D.C. mansion, originating on November p and insists on being called "Jackie" as a 22, 1963, the date of President Kennedy's result. She even possesses the same pink assassination. Mr. Pascal mysteriously and black suit Jackie wore that fateful day disappeared that very same day, and ever in Dallas, and keeps her hair the same since, no one in the family has been able way, too. to separate the two events. Into this stupendously dysfunctional Now it's 1983, and Marty Pascal (Josh family steps the completely ordinary, Hamilton) - the only family member to sweet, modest Lesly from Pennsylvania. have escaped the suffocating environment She (and we) are in for several shocks to of the mansion - is returning to introduce our system as this unusual story unfolds. his fiancee Lesly (Tori Spelling) to his A hurricane is hitting, and as the winds mother and siblings...all on Thanksgiving pick up, the tensions soar. Explosive fam- (right around that fateful day 20 years be- ily secrets reveal themselves in the deep fore). darkness of a stormy night, and conversa- Lesly is about to enter the bizarre Pascal tion, as mom says, really does lead to all mansion, the "House of Yes" (an unfortu- kinds of trouble. nate title which is never explained in the The House of Yes is a compelling psy- movie). It's a beautiful home, alright, with chological black comedy that probes the sophisticated drawing rooms and comfy mysteries of family, sex, and what it is to bedrooms, but it has an austerity and oth- be "normal." Mark Waters directed and erworldliness about it, too. adapted the superbly-written screenplay Marty is very apprehensive about Lesly from a play by Wendy MacLeod. meeting his family, and with good reason. As strong as the performances are (and Brad and friend- Austrian SS Nazi Heinrich Haire played by Brad Pitt is touched by his friend the Dali His suspicious mother (Genevieve Bujold) they're all wonderful), it's the superb co- Lama played by Jamyang Wangchuk in the new release "Seven Years in Tibet" is sharp-tongued and eccentric, someone medic writing that makes this a must-see who warns that "conversation only leads to film which will keep you laughing through- `Seven Years in Tibet' Should Really be trouble." out. There is a very serious side to this Then there's Marty's soft-spoken, film, too, which makes for a bit of an un- Called "Brad's Himalayan Vacation" younger brother, Anthony (Freddie Prinze, easy feeling over all, but nevertheless, Jr.), who dropped out of an ivy league The House of Yes, which is better titled Reviewed by Glenn Bishop Thewlis) are left to wonder aimlessly, with college and now hangs aimlessly around "The House That Jackie Built," is sure to Glenn cannot possibly imagine as fa- ever diminishing rations. the house all day, every day. entertain. natic a fan of extraordinarily yummy Brad Few in the auditorium would prove sur- Finally, there's Marty's insane but bril- The House of Yes opens Friday, Oct. Pitt than Glenn's dear friend Lois. After prised when their meandering journey liant and sexy twin sister (Parker Posey). 24th exclusively at the Downer Theater. all, who was the first on her block with the eventually lands them in Tibet. They pro- We don't ever find out what her real name (3 stars) now collectible issue of "Playgirl" with the ceed to sneak into the sacred city of Llasa, infamous Pitt nudes? home of the youthful yet oh-so worldly- `I Know What You Did Last Summer' is a So when tickets arrived for the preview wise Dalai Lama. to Seven Years in Tibet, it was immedi- The sacred city, while long forbidden to Mediocre Thriller at Best ately apparent to Glenn that none other any foreigners nevertheless immediately than Lois should accompany Glenn. embraces Pitt and Thewlis with open By John A. Jahn decision isn't particularly convincing, how- Thus it was with heightened expecta- arms. Before Glenn knew it, our heroes There exists a weird sort of movie genre ever, and you're left with a sensation that tions then that found Glenn and Lois en- were decked out in fine new duds hand in which the plot revolves around some all that follows would never have hap- tering the Oriental Theatre's glorious made by Pema Lhaki (Lhakpa Tsamchoe), psychopathic killer killing teenagers and pened because these kids would never auditorium, amidst mind-numbing chant- the only babe in the whole of the sacred early-20-somethings. The "slasher movie" have made this decision. ing. Not, Glenn thought, a hopeful sign for city. Following a bit of good-natured com- comes closest to describing this grue- What follows is not only a scary scenario what was to follow. petitive courtship, it is the kinder, gentler some, often loathsome genre. in which someone who knows what they In typical Hollywood fashion, director Aufschnaiter, not the flashy, arrogantly Every once in a while, though, one did stalks the group day and night when Jean-Jacques Annaud has pooh-poohed toothsome Harrer to win the girl. comes along that isn't completely dreadful. they return to Southport the following historical accuracy in this sanitized cine- While Harrer might be unlucky in love he Scream was a good example of that, and I summer, but also a mystery as to who it matic bio-pic of Austrian mountain-climber manages to catch the eye of the youthful Know What You Did Last Summer could be. and S.S. officer Heinrich Harrar (Brad Pitt). Dalai Lama who is quite taken with Pitt's boasts the same author of the screenplay, Well, supposedly a mystery, but movie- Sure, he might be leaving his very preg- exotic, lustrous golden hair (As was Kevin Williamson. goers with any experience with horror films nant wife on the eve of the Second World Glenn), nicknaming him "Yellowhair". It's directed by a new corner to feature will not be fooled for a moment. Afraid to War to go climb a mountain but, hey, that Throwing caution (and ceremony) to the films, Scottish director Jim Gillespie, who contact the authorities, they try to discover doesn't make him a bad guy, does It? wind, the two quickly become fast if un- up until this movie has mainly worked for the identity of their stalker who moves The first hour or so (or so it felt) of likely friends. Scottish T.V. and the BBC. In the end, I about in a fisherman's slicker and carries a Seven Years in Tibet seems destined for As Seven Years In Tibet rushes (?!) Know What You Did Last Summer ends huge ice pick. Mayhem, blood and gore, the Discovery Channel, as Pitt, Thewlis headlong to its conclusion, Glenn was up being mediocre, possessing many screams, terror follow in his wake. South- and Co. set off to climb a Himalayan oddly disturbed by the sentimental twaddle qualities but also foibles. port's police force is permanently off duty, mountain which, voice-over narrative in- between Harrer and the Dalai Lama, a The film introduces us immediately to it seems, despite brutally murdered bodies forms us, has became something of a na- truly insignificant matter relative to the the central quartet of teenagers, two cou- turning up all over. tional obsession. broader, tragic story of the Tibetian take- ples at the beach in the small seaside vil- I Know What You Did Last Summer Long, long, oh-so long, lingering, pano- over. lage of Southport, NC, on the eve of the contains effective acting on the part of the ramic shots of the majestic, snow-peaked In shimmering blond locks, Pitt certainly 4th of July. They're charting their futures, central and supporting cast, an eerie score landscape accompany our heroes as they looks the part of an Aryan badboy but talking about college and maintaining their by John Debney (Sudden Death, Cut- climb, argue, stumble and ultimately fall. sadly spends most of the movie juggling relationships. throat Island, The Relic, Hocus Pocus), When inclement weather forces our in- his occasionally amusingly inconsistent Helen (Sarah Michelle Geller) has just and genuinely shocking, jump-back-in- trepid explorers to halt, they manage to Austrian accents. A curious role indeed earned the coveted "Croaker Queen" your-seat moments. retreat right into the hands of the British for Hollywood's reigning sex symbol. beauty contest, to the delight of her However, it's also got a plot full of holes, army. It is off to a POW camp for our he- Part travelogue, part afternoon special, wealthy, cocky, handsome jock boyfriend, and the "mystery" as to the identity of the roes. Seven Years in Tibet, proved greatly dis- Barry (Ryan Phillippe). stalker is actually no mystery at all to any- Here the film changes course and faster appointing to Lois who would sardonically Then there's the smart and ambitious one who's ever seen one of these slasher- than you can say, "Hogan's Heroes", a dub this peculiar epic, "Brad Pitt's Himi- Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and her work- type films. Therefore, you end up watching grand escape scheme is planned, which layan Vacation." Glenn rather thought ing class boyfriend Ray (Freddie Prinze, the characters pursue all the usual sus- the arrogant Harrer finally deigns to join. "Seven Years at the Oriental" , infinitely Jr.), both of whom will shortly be off to pects up blind alleys, fully knowing the er- Success proves to be something of a more appropriate. Boston for college. ror of their ways. The major flaw of Sum- mixed blessing as Harrer and his improb- Rating $$ (scale $ to $$$$$$) The seemingly bright future of this mer is the genuine lack of surprise over able colleague Peter Aufschnaiter (David quartet of friends comes to a screeching this crucial element of the film, and that halt when, later that night Ray, driving pretty much ruins the eventual revelation Despite Strong Acting, Blandness Barry's BMW, hits something large in the in the final act: "Oh, it's him! What a sur- middle of the road on notorious Reaper's prise! Not!" Curve. It's a man. Still, the film contains genuinely scary Overwhelms `Myth of Fingerprints' Their lives have taken an abrupt turn, and horror-filled moments, good acting, an conviction for vehicular man- evocative score. and a nice shower scene By John Jahn and fearing the characters and generally bored uneasy decision by the gorgeous Ryan Phillippe. All this Writer/Director Bart Freundlich makes slaughter, they make the throughout. A few scenes generate ten- to dump the body in the ocean, keep the adds up to a fairly mediocre film in a de- his film debut with The Myth of Finger- sion enough to grip you (such as a physi- secret to themselves, and pretend nothing cidedly shopworn genre. prints, which had its world premier at the cal conflict between Hal and his youngest ever happened. How they arrive at this (2 1/2 stars) 1997 Sundance Film Festival. It's the son, Warren (Noah Wyle), but these event sometimes funny, sometimes very serious just sort of fizzle out. observed tale of an uneasy and emotion- The Myth of Fingerprints is well-written If God Went to the Movies to See ally charged New England family's and generally well-acted. I'm particularly Thanksgiving. impressed with the Roy Schieder role as `Playing God,' She'd Sue for Slander From the outside, they see like a "nor- the eccentric, self-absorbed father. mal" American family—Norman Rockwell There's a strong undercurrent of pessi- Reviewed by Glenn Bishop For those who might imagine that no film normal, that is. But we all know there is no mism to his performance, and the film Following 90-odd minutes of some of the produced by those wonderful folks at Dis- such thing as a "normal" family, and this slowly reveals a central conflict between most tedious, tiresome, unoriginal, unin- ney could possible be so dreadful, here's one's particular dysfunctions slowly Hal and Warren. spired celluloid crap managed by X-Files' the scoop. emerge as the grown children of Hal and Unfortunately, though, Myth's repeated David Duchovny's big screen starring de- Duchovny plays Eugene, a fabulous Lena (Roy Scheider, Blythe Danner) begin attempts to get the viewer emotionally in- but, Playing God, Glenn could not help surgeon brought to his knees by an addic- arriving back home. It's been three years volved and interested in each family mem- but wonder why such films ever get made. tion to synthetic heroin. Not that his drug since their last big reunion—not unusual ber and significant other all seem to go And if they do, why don't more go straight taking was recreational, mind you. Oh no! given some of the emotional distances in- nowhere, leaving us with a void at the end (pun fully intended) into Blockbuster? The constant demand for his miraculous volved. instead of a resolution that might've made Rabid X-Files fans are likely to descend surgical skills, coupled with his under- Freundlich effectively finds both the Myth more of a theatrical film and less of a upon mall cinemas far and wide, as if standable exhaustion led Eugene down comedy and the pathos of an uneasy holi- lukewarm television movie-of-the-week. lemmings or locust, alerted to Playing the road to ruin. His God-like gifts be- day get-together with which I'm sure we all Not even a single LesBiGay character to God's release thanks to a television bar- trayed by his frail, mortal self. can relate to one degree or another. Luck- add much needed spice to this otherwise rage similar to that which heralded the ar- As the film opens, with appropriately ily, Myth's family isn't too over-the-top in fairly bland film. rival of the recent In & Out. In a truly just cheesy faux-noir voice-over, Eugene is off any way to be unbelievable. Unfortunately, 2 stars world, Playing God would have been to his favorite dive in search of his daily fix. it also lacks emotional depth and energy, mercifully relegated to the budgets by the leaving the viewer only mildly attached to time this publication hits the streets. Please See Playing God Page 26 PAGE 24 THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 23, 1997 TO NOVEMBER 5, 1997 `Going All The Way' is a Combination of The Classic Horror Films Can Still Send Overacting and Missed Opportunities Hallowe'en Shivers Up The Spine film, the creative By John A. Jahn time, the Fifties, and weren't they just aw- By Steve Stavron A perfect seasonable penchant for Two Korean War veterans meet on the ful!?" A good mystery film should operate with efforts of Val Lewton who's great terror [on train back home to Indianapolis during the Actually, the film more adeptly points out the beguiling stillness of the Venus flytrap- creating simple scenes of The Cat People summer of 1954. "Gunner" Casselman that Gunner and Sonny are pretty hollow ---luring the viewer steadily closer to its a very low budget] made the Cat People (Ben Affleck) is a well-built, cute, jock-type characters who pass up every opportunity ominous center with seemingly harmless [1942) and Curse of ever who thinks he can slide through life on his put right in front of them to get on with microspecs of tantalizing events that de- [1944) two of the finest B pictures wife in Cat good looks and charm. He befriends their lives in some meaningful way. I sup- tract us from any apparent threat of im- made. The doomed young curse which someone he went to high school with, the pose their fecklessness and aimless pur- minent danger. possessed by a mysterious an- shy, geeky, repressed school photogra- suits of their own ego fulfillment can be Most mysteries are gentle in their initial may change her into a panther when in pher Sonny Bums (Jeremy Davies). To- identified with today's 20-something approach ,gradually allowing us to position tagonized, returns as an apparition remarried gether, they realize that they have the crowd, but it doesn't make Going All the ourselves firmly into a cocoon like comfort Curse to seemingly befriend her never same sorts of questions, problems and Way a good movie. zone—a form of psychic security blanket--- husband's lonely daughter. We are decisions to make, searching for love, ful- For one thing, the central character, so that our "preparatory sets" are attenu- sure if she is malevolent or even real. fillment, themselves. Sonny, is terribly overacted by Davies. His ated for expectations of bad things to The second film is far more psychologi- Sonny is the main character we follow angst-ridden scenes are supposed to come. A false sense of security is an im- cally nuanced, less a horror film and more through the film. His over-protective make you wonder if he's in emotional pain portant part of terror—and the element of a n eerie look at the dangers of childhood mother (Jill Clayburgh) still sees him as and distress, just about to lose his sanity, surprise should develop without our being fantasy. These films make a haunting duo her little boy, and his distant father keeps but end up making you wonder just how fully aware of what we're in for. and were considered cultist for a time. Al- prodding him to get a job at "the plant" silly, stupid, and unconvincing Davies' On this basis I would rule out the Jasons though the second film is underrated, While Sonny keeps a relationship going overacting can get. Every time he and the Freddies and most "horror' films. strong atmosphere overcomes an indiffer- with his girlfriend (Amy Locane), he resists launches into one of his writhing scenes, They're fun for kids, but limb dismember- ent cast and plot discrepancies. efforts to deepen the relationship or com- you just wince. ment and gobs of gooey plastic don't Most famous scene from Cat People: a mit to her. Meanwhile, the free spirited The story itself would have benefited compensate for the internal logic neces- woman trapped by the howling of an un- Gunner excites his imagination and further tremendously by having a Homosexual sary for credibility. seen cat in an indoor swimming pool at pulls him away from the Eisenhoweresque relationship develop between Gunner and Supernatural surprises disembodied night normalcy his parents and girlfriend offer Sonny. The plot is wide open for such a from the plot line are a cop out as well. In But neither film is as completely chilling him. He's a geeky James Dean! development, and it would have made for a good mystery movie, WHEN something as Lewton's Leopard Man [1943] fright- Going All the Way boils down to a teen a much more interesting film. Too bad. My appalling is going to occur is not as im- ening even by modern standards. An es- angst, coming of age film. Set in the mid- recommendation: rent Rebel Without a portant as WHAT is logically developing caped pet leopard seems responsible for '50s, Sonny's and Gunner's rebellion is Cause to see how it should be done, and within given circumstances. The more bi- three killings-even after the leopard is made all the more obvious and potent. take a pass on Going All the Way. This zarre the initial events , the more predict- found. Each murder is constructed with The message to today's Gen-Xers (myself film opened Friday, October 17th at the able the next ones will be. Sudden shocks such detailed care that the suspense is included) seems to be, "There once was a Oriental Theater. wear badly upon each other, with no sus- breathtaking, making many of today's high taining basis, even for the strong of stom- -tech horror films seem downright sloppy Despite a Strong Cast, `Most Wanted' is ach. directorial. There are exceptions ,of course. The But there were some more sophisti- Mostly Disappointing first Halloween [1978] wasn't half bad cated, and certainly better financed mys- since no one was expecting Michael to tery films from this period. And Then By John A. Jahn parently told her husband, nor any of her show up and he took his time making his There Were None [1945] was the most As Most Wanted begins, we see a U.S. aides. How did she find out about it then? presence known. widely admired. Blessed with French Di- Marine, James Dunn, about to kill an Iraqi Not even Hillary Rodham Clinton can The first Alien [1979], a sci fi favorite, rector Rene Claire's droll humorous style courier during the Gulf War. Once he ob- touch this woman! had some good suspense elements that and Agatha Christie's tightly woven fa- serves through his rifle scope that it's a Once you're asked to swallow this ri- almost fit the criteria for tension, but the mous tale of 10 people being systemati- mere boy, he refuses to shoot. His com- diculous plot (which will go down as easily toothy space creature and the time it took cally murdered one by one on a deserted mander at his side insists he kill the boy, as a 3-pound pill), you're then subjected getting rid of it turned the film into generic island in keeping with the nursery rhyme seemingly loses it, and pulls a gun on to 90-odd minutes of routine action se- trash. Ten Little Indians, the film's high style Dunn (Keenen Ivory Wayans). The two quences (shoot-outs, car chases, perilous Much better was Rosemary's Baby which carefully delineated every idiosyn- scuffle and Dunn kills his commander. leaps, you name it) as Dunn, assisted by [1968] which had the advantage of a first crasy of a superlative cast, lacked little in Of course it's a silly premise, but in this one of the assassination's witnesses (Jill rate cast, a carefully developed screenplay atmosphere and was adored by the critics. film, silliness of plot is par for the course. Hennessy) battles Casey and his hench- and chilled us more by actually sparring us No less popular and somewhat scarier Most Wanted becomes more like "Most men to clear his name. Once again, justice the sight of the devil baby. was The Uninvited [1944]-an authentic Unfortunate." in an American film comes at the end of a Of course nothing matches the sheer ghost story complete with haunted house Dunn is now sentenced to death, but is barrel. How depressing. classic elegance of the all too well known at cliff's edge and a young girl obsessed sprung by members of some covert op- Most Wanted ends up being "Most Un- Psycho [1960], masterfully photographed, with her mother's ghostly spirit which erations squad led by LTC Grant Casey fortunate" mainly because it does boast a every surprise element minutely detailed seems disquietingly unfriendly. (Jon Voight). They want him to join up, strong cast of central characters; the and a model of the terror of understate- Most haunting of all was Victor Young's and when he relents, his first assignment aforementioned plus Paul Sorvino and ment. beautiful melody Stella By Starlight is to assassinate bioweapons black mar- Wolfgang Bodison. With the likes of Culp, [Remember Norman's sporadic gum- which added its own bittersweet dimension keteer (Robert Culp). Sorvino and Voight, a terrific action thriller chewing as the car sinks, or his final line, to the movie. Today the film's psychologi- As the hit is about to take place, it's the could've been concocted. Instead ac- or the fadeout suggesting a skull?] cal traumatisms seem only slightly faded, First Lady who gets killed, and it now be- tor/writer Wayans gives us flat dialog, Psycho is probably the only truly great but the ghost was chillingly real without comes clear Dunn was enlisted by Casey garish theatrics, and a plot so full of holes film in this summary, undiminished by its need for rationalization. & Co. to be the fall guy. Why kill the First it becomes a sieve of forehead-slapping fame. But neither film approached the sheer Lady? Well, it turns out she's the only per- nonsense. The characters are painfully Almost as notable are two European terror of The Spiral Staircase [1946] son on the planet who knows about a ma- broad and mono-dimensional. What a horror films. The much emulated and about a traumatized mute girl defense- jor biotech conspiracy! No, she never ap- waste of considerable talent! mostly badly imitated French classic: Dia- lessly pursued by a psychopathic killer in bolique [1955] is too well known at pres- a large house on a rainy night ,as one by `Devil's Advocate' Provides an Evening ent, but Clouzot's quiet matter of fact di- one, her protectors leave. Stunningly recting remains pointedly ominous even if photographed with then innovational over- of Luscious Fun at the Movies we know what happened to the body in the head tracking shots, cutting forward re- pool. lentlessly into the very cornea of the mur- Repulsion [1965] is Reviewed by Glenn Bishop themselves seduced by the money and Roman Polanski's dering eye, the film terrified unsuspecting masterpiece but remains Faithful readers of the Wisconsin Light glamour, happily ensconced in a glorious almost horrifically audiences while showcasing a stunning unwatchable, even will undoubtedly be well acquainted with apartment that Glenn know he would sell today. As the beautiful performance by Dorothy McGuire abetted Glenn's fascination with all things Keanu. his soul for, that is, of course, if Glenn had Catherine Deneuve struggles catatonically by mysterious forecastings of doom by an How many times has Glenn seen Speed? one. and unsuccessfully to maintain sanity— eerily prescient Ethel Barrymore. Still killing a few More times than he has fingers! They live happily ever after, right? people along the way ---the frightening , the film is a curious antece- Since Speed, Glenn's has found pre- Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong! camera sadistically changes her dent to Psycho. apartment into images cious little Keanu satisfaction. Sure, A Kevin immediately becomes caught up of her delusional The Lodger [1944] was greatly en- terrors, but none as Walk in the Cloud was enjoyable and he in a variety of curious case, neither of agonizingly sickening hanced by Laird Cregar's performance as as the looked absolutely radiant, but subsequent which are quite as they seem but which occasional panning shot of the a probable Jack the Ripper and an untypi- decomposing films, particularly the deeply, deeply dis- keep him away from home and heart. skinned rabbit which she cally beguiling performance by Merle has forgotten in the appointing Johnny Mnemonic and last Meanwhile, much like Rosemary in the kitchen-- a terrific film Oberon as a music hall dancer, but like the but ugh!!--all summer's disastrous Chain Reaction classic, Rosemary's Baby, Mary Ann is photographed with a quiet more famous Gaslight [1944] and the un- have tested even such Keanu fans such inner calm and a totally unnerving finesse. left home alone where nothing, especially derrated Experiment Perilous [also 1944] as Glenn to the utmost! her Both films rely more on psychological neighbors, are quite as they seem. It the attention is focused on fine characteri- Thus it was with some trepidation that is not terror and less on mystery with only a long before poor Mary Ann has been zation and less on building suspense - but led Glenn to Keanu's latest notch or two less élan than the quicksilver cinematic ef- convinced to change to a dreadful hair top quality performances more than com- fort, Devil's Advocate. With of Psycho. But these films lack the insular immense re- style, paint her apartment colors she pensate for leisurely pace and lief Glenn can give the film and coziness which we associate with the afford a particularly doesn't like and see monsters possessing more refined level of Keanu's performance a autumnal quality of Halloween, despite atmospheric quality. rousing thumb's the bodies of her neighbors. She even The overall sophistication of this up! their deservedly classic status. group- begins to look forward to the approaching ing weathers repeated viewings well. A modern day morality tale, Devil's Ad- Time has not been especially kind to the visit of her righteous mother-in-law played The same might be said of the Jekyll vocate has Keanu play Kevin Lomax, an by Judith early Dracula/ Frankenstein series al- Ivey. and Hyde series [1932 version is the best]. extraordinarily gifted lawyer with a talent Strong though they're fun to watch. The cup of performances are offered by all What these films may have lacked in for winning. Truth be told, he has yet to of coziness here tends to dribble over onto the leads. As handsome legal stud sheer terror they gained in a moody silken lose a case, any case. muffin cominess. Still their classic poise and their Kevin Lomax, Keanu Reeves, has sense of a bygone Victorian age As the film opens, his unbeaten string is endearing determination to "scare" gives inhabited perhaps his best role years and offers a by dark mysterious corners in doubt: Lomax is representing a teacher them a lovable deja vu quality---- spot-on performance. Al Pacino looks to Horror films don't have use in charged with molesting one memorabilia of earlier gentler times, but your face of his female having the time of his life playing John effects in place of creative ideas. Heads students. So despicable an individual is later sequels and bloodier remakes in the Milton with a wicked glee and no less terri- rolling down staircases and supernatural .. this contemptible man that he become 60's and 70's degenerated the series into fic is Charlize Theron as the haunted Mary growling gobs of ominous jelly may shock sexually aroused during the girl's tremu- Ann. the ancestral progenitors of the current sci fi/ horror schlock. the kiddies [of all ages], but fear of the lous testimony. How can handsome, up- Answering the question of who best to unknown is Some of the best mystery films were more familiar to the primal right Kevin Lomax possess the conscience do the devil's bidding, Devil's Advocate child within us and its made in the 40's with very low budgets but terrors remain uni- to defend such a man? How can he sleep emerges as the ultimate "lawyer joke" and versal in awakening our with a strong bent for darkly pervasive at- hidden natures. A at night? How indeed! is helped in no short measure by a smart good mystery/horror film mosphere [often to avoid high production should have a He will win this case, as all in the audi- and sexy script from Jonathan Lemkin and longer lasting residual costs] and for the psychological aspects of sense of awe---like ence knew he would, and before he knows Tony Gilroy. the very terror without too many aberrations. ritual of Halloween. it, Kevin is summoned to New York, here An extra special bonus for all Keanu The Hound Of the Baskervilles quite literally the Devil's playground, to join fans is a quick cinematic flash of Keanu's [1939] is the gem of the Sherlock Holmes TELL YOUR FRIENDS: the influential law film headed by the luscious bare bottom. All told, a series. The most en- consistent moorland fog charismatic John Milton (Al Pacino). joyable evening at the movies! subsumes any attempts at disbelief and makes the I read all about it in Kevin and his gorgeous wife Mary Ann Rating $$$$$ (scale $ to $$$$$$) viewer (the fabulous Charlize Theron) soon find want to reach for a blanket. The Wisconsin Light THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 23, 1997 TO NOVEMBER 5, 1997 PAGE 25 The Seamy Side of the '70s is Expertly viously not all Mark Wahlberg, but if it mobster Raymond Blossom (Timothy were, he'd certainly have a career in the Hutton... Imagine this cute little former pornos waiting for him! Or perhaps a star- stud muffin with this weird blond hair-thing Explored in `Boogie Nights' ring role in Anaconda II. going on and trying to act the role of the Boogie Nights opens nationwide Octo- heavy!). By John A. Jahn tion and potential stardom offered him. ber 24. Together with The Ice Storm and Thus begins Eugene's blood-drenched Nostalgia for the taste-free decade, the film stars, he adopts a Like all adult Casino, it comprises a part of a powerful rollercoaster ride which director Andy Wil- Seventies, continues to wend its way "stage name," Dirk Diggler. Wahlberg's trio of films which effectively bring the '70s son and writer Mark Haskell Smith must through our pop culture. Today's clothes is first-rate, displaying the performance back to life in all their spandexed glory! have thought to be Hitchcockian with stores are chock-full of big-collared, poly- enthusiastic, innocent, gullible gen- youthful, (3 1/2 stars) erous dollops of Raymond Chandler and ester shirts , bell-bottomed trousers, and adeptly as both "Dirk" the porn Eddie as Pulp Fiction thrown in for good measure. platform shoes. Lava lamps are in again, "Dirk" the aging, stoned has- Playing God star and Angelina Jolie and her fabulously sen- as is Disco. Continued From Page 24 been. suous lips play Claire, the love interest to The film industry, too, has been cashing The 2 1/2 hour film introduces us to a The drugs scored, Eugene stops off at the both Raymond and in on America's nostalgia for those turbu- wide range of fascinating characters, Eugene. Michael Mas- bar for a quick brewski. He's just minding see plays some bizarre lent, often ridiculous, over-the-top times. of whom we come to like, others de- sort of FBI agent. some his own when suddenly the gangster John Hawkes On the one hand, we have feather-light beginning to end, we follow and Andrew Tiernan play a spise. From standing next to him just happens to get curious pair of fare like the Brady Bunch movies. On the through their careers, loves, hates, redneck thugs audiences them offed by three semi-automatic toting are meant other, those that explore the seamier side to think are Gay. Glenn bash- lusts, and all the many problems that hoodlums. Well, not quite offed. Faster fully of life two decades ago or more. must admit to being the teeniest bit eventually engulf the lot of this unusual than you can say, "MASH 4077", Eugene aroused Casino explored '70s Las Vegas; The by them lounging outside their family. uses various and sundry bits bar para- trailer in their Ice Storm '70s moral ambiguity in a small righteously filled underwear. Anderson rightfully chose not to con- phernalia to save the day. Good triumphs town; now the porn industry comes to light over evil. The hero wins clude this ambitious character study with As Glenn is often heard saying, "No the lips...er, in writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson's the girl. Blah, blah, blah. either a "happily ever after" to appeal to good deed goes unpunished." Or is it, Even seeing this Boogie Nights. dreadful film for free did- feel-good movie fans, or a "you reap what "The road to hell is paved with good inten- n't keep Boogie Nights follows an extended Glenn from thinking that it was a you sew" moral pontification. Rather, we tions." ( After this review Glenn can safely waste of a to rede- perfectly good "Biggie" pop- family of filmmakers who struggle follow the many characters as the family say, "No cliche goes unused!") corn. fine and revolutionize the adult entertain- disintegrates into chaos, drugs, and vio- Samaritan No matter. Eugene's good Rating $ (scale $ to $$$$$$) ment industry (straight, that is, I'm sorry to lence. The film's ending isn't as clean and act results in his becoming caught up with report). The "family" is led by an idealistic smooth as many a Hollywood product, and producer named Jack Homer (Burt Rey- the ambiguity of it all may leave many nolds, in his best movie performance to viewers wondering, "So, what was that date), who dreams of elevating his here- movie about?" tofore scorned craft into an art form, Boogie Nights isn't really a message OPOSecji)e seeking legitimacy. film, so it's difficult to say it's "about" any- He's bankrolled by a seedy rich dude thing in particular, or what message you're with a taste for jail bait whom everyone supposed to take away from it. It's basi- calls "The Colonel" (the late Robert cally a fascinating, extremely effective November Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan 19) Ridgely). Other prominent members of It is Thanksgiving in your country. character study about a group of people By Dean Poh The holiday Homer's porno-making family are his wife outside the realm of "normal" society in a Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) could be bad for you. (Julianne Moore) and friend Bear with it. The future offers good Amber Waves decidedly awkward stage in U.S. history. Happy Birthday, Scorpio. November things. Little Bill (William H. Macy). To emphasize that awkwardness, there's promises to be a terrific month for you. Homer and his fellow adult filmmaking many an unbuttoned polyester print shirt, Love will enter your life as never before— Please See Horoscope Page 31 friends are at the heart of the story, show- Disco tune, and shag rug to be had. Hats and if you've already got a partner, well, ing how the actors and filmmakers come off to costume designer Mark Bridges and the heart can be a real wanderer at times, 1 506 North 3rd Street • Superior, WI together to form a makeshift family - comi- production designer Robert Ziembicki for so be careful. You're used to stinging SEAL cally and tragically dysfunctional in many creating this wonderful, big, nostalgia others. This time, it could be you who is 4,, ways - but a family nonetheless. Their piece called Boogie Nights. The dialog stung. lives are intertwined in shared experiences and even the physical movement of the Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) that range from successful highs to characters is convincingly '70s. Don't gamble this month, Libra. Though Jr8 brooding lows. As Anderson says, "These For the Gay & Lesbian community, there the temptation may be strong, resist it. characters are all searching for their dig- is a bit of a subplot to the film. Homer's You'll be sorry, very sorry if you yield. No nity." soundman, Scotty (Philip Seymour reward is that great. Sit this one out. 17151394-2580 Boogie Nights follows the rise and fall Hoffman) fosters an unrequited lust for Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) of an adult film star who enters Homer's Diggler, and there's a brutal Gay-bashing There is a friend you haven't seen in Thursday • Karaoke - 8Pm employ in the fate '70s. Eddie Adams late in the film as well. awhile. You've lost touch due to some Friday & Saturday • DJ - 9:30P"' (Mark Wahlberg) is a handsome, young, Finally, we actually do get to see what argument whose source you've both VERY well endowed man who meets Hor- everyone's gawking at during the film forgotten. Extend your hand. You • NIGHTLY SPECIALS • ner and is instantly attracted to the atten- whenever Diggler drops his pants! It's ob- won't regret it.

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DJ & DANCING 7 NITES A WEEK 801 - 807 South 2nd Street • Milwaukee • 383-8330 THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 23, 1997 TO NOVEMBER 5. 1997 PAGE 26 his fine staff. I hope you'll stop in and along with David Mixner, Barney Frank thank them personally. and Billy Carroll. Billy is a DJ extrordinaire Sunday November 9 is the big "Decade who does many of the big circuit parties Of Light Party at the Hilton. It's a benefit around the country. for the Cream City Foundation and all pro- To get your tickets call (414) 27-6355. THE NIGHT .-)eeds will be given to CCF to help them Well that about wraps it up. It's going to continue the great job they do for the be a very busy two weeks. I hope to see community. We have two national acts, you out and about soon. Meanwhile, stay Joi Cardwell and Men Out Loud coming in safe and be proud! News...The Pageant, has been can- Saturday October 25 I will be at Kirby's celled. Apparently there weren't enough Klub for our Wisconsin Light Men Out entries. This is a real shame. The Pag- Loud CD release party. We will be giving eant is a Milwaukee tradition, that I for one away, CD's, and posters. Hopefully there hope will continue next year. My guess is will also be a show. SPORTSCOLUMN that the glut of pageants out there, make it There won't be a show, but there will be difficult for any of them to be special any- plenty of leather at the Boot Camp's Brew That split landed Balistreri's in the Com- more. Furthermore unlike the others, the City Bears Anniversary Club Night. I can' t Balistreri's Third in petitive Division where it was seeded 12 Pageant is not connected with any system be at both places at once, so let me take out of 12. so there are feeder events providing en- this chance to wish the Bears a happy an- DC Tournament Nonetheless in their first game in the trants. niversary! double elimination tourney, Balistereri's Recaps... The elected official reception Sunday October 26 I will be over at By Bill Meunier beat a beefy Yukon Mounties Team from put on by The Human Rights League was Manoeuvres for our Wisconsin Light Joi Milwaukee's Balistreri's Team made the Province Town 11 to 5 and followed up very nice. It was good to hear Milwaukee Cardwell CD release party. Joi is a really SSBL's debut in Washington DC's MAGIC that win with a 13 to 6 revenge win over Mayor Norquist, County Executive Tom hot Lesbian Disco Diva with a great voice Tournament a successful one. Silver Lake. Ament and others say so many nice things and great material. The Naughty by Na- The 1997 edition of the tournament On Sunday Balisterir's played the Atlanta about the Gay and Lesbian community. ture Dancers will be on hand. Your $5.00 which was begun in 1990 was held over Armory Team and lost a close 11 to 9 de- I had a fabulous time at Mike and cover will help the United provide badly and featured the Columbus Day weekend See Sports Page 28 Nancy's Farewell party at Scandals in needed services to the community. 25 teams divided into four divisions, A, B, Please Madison. There was a big turnout and the Tuesday October 28, I'll be at La Cage C Competitive and C Recreation. show to crown the first, last and only Miss for its Prize Night. I won two bar tabs Balistreri's which entered with the bare H.I.T. Scandals was fun. there during our CD release party. minimum of just 10 players did the Cream I really enjoyed meeting the new owner, Wednesday October 29 I will be at City proud in the 12 team C Competitive Welcome Show Kirby Sheldon, and I think you will too! Mama Roux for its 2 for one drink special Division. be Look at this way Madison , you may until Midnight. The Pizza Guys split their two round Milwaukee—The 19th Annual Holiday losing Ma and Pa Neumann but you are On Thursday, October 30, The Boot robin games losing to Silver Lake from Invitational Tournament (HIT) "Welcome gaining Uncle/Daddy/Big Brother Kirby, Camp Saloon will once again be holding Providence by a score of 22 to 9 and then Show" will again be held at Club 219 on (depending on your point of view.) its pumpkin carving contest beginning at rallied from a second inning 9 to 2 deficit Thursday, November 29, 1997, at 10:00 I also stopped in The Shamrock and at 9:30 p.m. There will be cash prizes. Moi, to defeat the Green Lantern from Wash- Manoeuvres and had a great time at both of course, will be there. Do you know, moi p.m. ington DC, 15 to 10. those not familiar with the Wel- places. Ed at Manoeuvres tells me that actually won that contest one time. Moi will For it is a show put on by the try again. come Show, when the weather gets colder, he will be friends of the HIT Board Friday October 31 is Halloween Night members and starting his Packer Sunday parties again. Basketball Players entertain the bowlers I of Directors to JJ, owner of The Shamrock looked really and there are lots of parties everywhere. Tournament. This will try to make as many as possible. Interested in playing at the '98 Gay participating in the spiffy in his blue jump suit. bowlers will be coming from Our two CD release parties at La Cage (Only in the interest of keeping you my Games in Amsterdam? Let's assemble a year again Canada and other for- Same goes for Satur-, team for the games next August. all over the U.S, and Mama Roux in Milwaukee were also readers informed) t very fun events. First we gave away a day November 1 . Because of our 10 Looking for men with basketball eign countries. individual or group wishing to be- whole bunch of Joi Caldwell CD's, posters Anniversary Issue (and the mountain of knowledge and experience to play in the Any Friends of HIT and willing to do- and autographed pictures at La Cage. Joi work I have yet to do on it) I will probably tournaments next summer (Badger State come and talents are invited to is the fabulous Lesbian Disco Diva who be hitting parties only in Milwaukee. Games) in preparation for The Games. nate their time theme is "Hit the will be featured at our"Decade of Light Among those on my list are In Between, Winning isn't everything, but a sincere participate. This year's 1h entertainment relevant to Party" on Sunday November 9 at the which is actually on Thursday October 30 effort is sure to be a rewarding experi- Holidays." Any holidays would be Hilton. The DJ was kind enough to play a judging at 10:30), The Triangle, (also on ence. any of the recognized bring your own lot of her music that evening and it good a the 30 judging at 11:30), La Cage, This Is I am willing to help organize this ef- appreciated. Be sure to good response from the crowd. It, Just Us (which includes a show on No- fort if we can find 10-12 other guys music. rehearsal on Sunday, The following night, the patrons at Mama vember 151), The Ball Game and Mama willing to invest some time and energy There will be a beginning at 12:30 Roux were treated to a CD release for Roux (which has parties and contests into this endeavor. November 16, 1997 51 additional infor- Men Out Loud. That group will also be at both on October 31 and November 1 ). Organizational meeting in mid- p.m. at Club 219. For (414) 332- the Decade Of Light Party. The folks there Other noteworthy parties around the November. Call Scott at (608) 767-3876 mation, call the HIT Hotline liked the CD so much that several came state include The Main Club in Superior, for more information. 7142. by the next day to ask where they could which is having a "Canadian Night" cele- buy a copy. (Check out Afterwords Books bration for its friends just across the bor- in Milwuakee they have a shipment com- der, Za's in Green Bay, Kirby's Klub ing in.) (formerly Scandals) in Madison and Ma- If these two parties were any indication noeuvres Vampire Ball also in Madison 411 the two CD parties we are throwing in and Diversions in Neenah. Madison the weekend of October 25 and Saturday, November 1, This Is It will 26 should be a real gas too. be holding its usual fabulous Hallowe'en The closing party of Café Melange was Party. The fun begins at 8:00 p.m with sad but remarkable festive considering the costume judging at Midnight. There will be occasion. They had nice food, great en- lots of prizes and a good time for all. tertainment and lots of people who Oh, by the by, I remember on year at stopped by to say thanks and farewell. This Is It's Hallowe'en Party a guy came I wasn't there but I heard that the Miss dressed as Karen Lamb, big hat and eve- Gay Wisconsin US of A pageant was well rything. It was a hoot! done and well attended. Before I forget, This Is It will be holding Tommy CONTEST Salzsieder's CARVING B-Day party a benefit on PUMPKIN at The November 22 for H.I.T., so Ball Game was real blast too. There were mark your calendars. people there from both coasts. I met one Well, I guess that's about it for Hal- guy from New York City (Brooklyn, actu- lowe'en festivities. That's not to say that ally), and happened to mention that I'd there aren't other fab parties around, it's Thursday, Oct. 30, 9:30pm once known someone from Union City, just that these are the ones I have heard New Jersey (which is just across the Hud- about. son). He said. "Oh, across the river. No Wherever you are and whether you want $100 in Prizes one lives over there." to wear a costume or not take advantage And there was Karen Valentine, among of the holiday and have some safe fun! many others. Believe me, what a remark- Wednesday November 5 we come out able transformation when she's in her per- with a big "Decade of Light" issue. We \ \ sona. will have five "Milwaukee Saltues The With all that, I managed to be at my par- Light parties. 4 —1 - ents' 50 t Wedding Anniversary party, We start out at Mama Roux which is %Or) where Singsational performed. I simply holding a party with the Riverwest Rain- must tell you how fabulous they were. I bow Association and Alderman Mike always knew this group was great in the D'Amato. The party includes food and a 2 clubs, but I never fully realized before how for one drink special. effective a party band they are. They even This Is It is next on our list. Raffles held got some of my father's normally staid at the bar will be a benefit for the Cream kNio, „oe relatives up dancing and even singing with City Foundation. them. I highly recommend them for your Our next stop, Fannies will have live next social affair. Simply call (414) 327- entertainment and a benefit for Breast 1234 for a quote. Cancer research. .J t. Coming Up...With Halloween ap- In Between is next on our list. The staff •-‘ 11F proaching there aren't many club events and volunteers from Milwaukee based .1. O re going on, but that doesn't mean you can't groups fighting AIDS, ARCW, the BESTD find a reason to go out and support the lo- Clinic and the CAIR program from the cal Gay and Lesbian economy. Medical College of Wisconsin will be on L Wednesday October 22 is Wisconsin hand to enjoy some great food, free beer Light Delivery night. Get those Miller Lite and champagne. The party is sponsored tappers ready for me. This is our last is- through the generosity of Realtor Jack sue before we mark our anniversary with Smith, of Shorewest realty and In Be- /4. our big Decade of Light edition. tween. .s Thursday October 23, I will be at In Be- Last but not least La Cage will host lk.gotooso tween for it's Spin For Your Drink Price "The Last Stop" Party. The bar will be the night. I always have a great time at this last stop for the first 10 years of The Wis- place and I can honestly say that I have consin Light. The party will include U KEE never been there and not seen more than prizes, a great show and many surprises. a few hot guys around. I hope that you can make one or more of LEATHER/LEVI BAR Then I will stop by at This Is It which is these fabulous events. one of my favorite places. You can also Thursday November 6 I will be at In find great service and good conversation Between for its Third Anniversary party. 209 East National Avenue • Milwaukee • 414/643-6900 at this popular cocktail lounge. Our sincere congrats to Curt Peck and THE SPOTLIGHT SECTION THE WISCONSIN LIGHT OCTOBER 23. 1997 TO NOVEMBER 5. 1997 PAGE 27 Dear Guy, comes around goes around. If my old This reminds me of the time Anita Bryant girlfriend did take my bathing cap - she got and I vacationed together. She spent the hers in the end. entire weekend hinting at how nice my Now what was your question? Oh yes, De= Retaie swimming cap was - brand new, $2.99 you think your cousin stole your pornogra- from Woolworth. Anyway, I told her, "Anita phy. Well ... not as serious as stealing a - get off your butt, put your teeth in, and swimming cap ... but I think we can make go buy one." Ever see Anita Bryant's the connection. What the heck is with everyone and por- butt? That woman was in the pool so Do not confront your cousin. You have nography? much that after our first day there, her ass no proof, not to mention that there are Hell - someone send me some - I must looked two dehydrated albino watermel- other people living in your house with ac- be missing something! ons. cess to these magazines. Even though Ever notice how we refer to people in Anyway, one morning she asks me to go your roommates are straight, they may stars?" I don't get adult movies as "porno down to the gift shop to get her a bottle of have reasons for taking these magazines - it. Some loser yanks his chain for the that Motel 6 perfume she liked so much. I not that such reasons are justified, mind video camera in someone's recroom, and go - thinking I could sneak a cigarette on you. There's just too many other people we're calling him a "porno star." Any fat, the way and maybe meet-up with the guy involved for you to single out your cousin. unemployed, crack addict living out of his repairing the ice machine down the hall. Saying something to your cousin, or your van, could wash his hair one day, stumble When I get back - no Anita. I figure she's roommates for that matter, could just cre- "WHAMO" onto the set of a porno and out sunning that saggy, old, white keester ate bad feelings and end some good rela- he's a "porno star." of hers. tionships. What if you accused your I like a hot looking nudie just as much as Five hours later - she's still not back. I cousin, caused a fight, and then discov- the next red-head, but let's not call him a thought she must have gone to the kario- ered it wasn't him at all.? Don't risk it. star. Until they make 20 videos, calendars, kee bar again. By the next morning, I dis- You can, however, call your cousin and or centerfolds and become household covered that her things were gone and I casually mention that you think someone names, I don't think we should consider knew that she wasn't coming back. That's has taken some your magazines. You them stars. also when I realized that my bathing cap know? Get his reaction. Just be very sure Let's call it like it is. I think we should was missing. I couldn't find my nose plugs your comments don't appear to be accu- porno features a good looking say, "This either. I had to spend the rest of my vaca- satory and taken the wrong way. AND nice body, who's not hot guy with a tion poolside with a condom on my head FOR GOD'S SAKE - find a better place to business for enough to make it in the adult Ruthie and a clothespin on my nose. hide things like that! Under the bed??!! any meaningful amount of time and is too magazines. We joked about it, put the When I got home I wanted to call my ex- Geez! lazy to get a real job." magazines away, and hit the bars. friend and really let her have it. I decided Dear Ruthie, Got to run folks! My friend, Pearl, is A few days after my cousin left, I dis- not to, however. Maybe she didn't have I love pornography. I love seeing pic- having the hair on her back removed and I covered that more than half of my por- my cap. What if I left it behind the ice ma- tures and videos of naked men. I live a rip off the wax. want to be there when they nos were gone including a Gay video. chine? Maybe the maid accidentally pretty closeted life however and only Dear Ruthie, My cousin and I were together nearly flushed it. Maybe the poolboy took it as a purchase such things through the mail. I have a problem for you to solve. every minute of the weekend except souvenir from our moonlit water-romp. How dangerous do you think it would Gay The other weekend I invited my when I took my morning showers. I Why would Anita Bryant want a $2.99 be for me to go to the local adult store spend the weekend with cousin over to figure that he must have taken them watercap? Granted, the plastic flowers and purchase all-male erotica? me. I am a Gay college student and live back home with him. My roommates that covered it were alluring - as the pool- (signed) in a house with three straight guys. don't know I'm Gay and didn't even boy can attest - but she was quickly be- Afraid to be Bad The night my cousin got here, I joked know they were under the bed so I coming a big star. Hell - she could have Dear Bad Wannabe, maga- with him about the Gay porno don't think they took them. Should I hired the poolboy to SIT on her head if she Well, I think being recognized is a risk zines I hide under my bed. When I got confront my cousin? wanted. you'll have to weigh on your own. If you're out of the shower that night, I caught (Signed) I couldn't call her as I wasn't totally sure happy with the mail-order merchandise, him looking through some of these Porno Guy she took it - although I'd bet my life that why get yourself all worked-up about buy- that bitch is at some Motel 6 right now ing it elsewhere? However, if you really wearing my 1961 bathing cap and laugh- want to keep these purchases simple ... ; ing hysterically. "Write your little advice have a friend who selling some of his column, you troll! I have your damn swim- cousin's pornography. Heyyyyyy — wait a 9ctide minute here!!!! Eareireaamtatt ming cap!" Anyway, we never talked after that Hey Folks - I love getting your letters and cards! My mail bag is running low, so APPLETON MADISON MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE weekend. She stopped singing opting in- send you questions to Dear Ruthie's at- Continued Continued stead for a career yelling at homosexuals. 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Enter two aspiring filmmakers, Jack & Christianity today by fundamentalism. RDZ:Yes, positive. writing career to the KGB. Even though the Matt. Not what they appear to be, Matt & Stealing Jesus is the ringing testament book has been only out a few weeks. It's ii Jack are messengers from another dimen- of a man who is equally disturbed by the going to push a lot of buttons for a lot of sion. notion of an America without Christianity people. Chain Letter by Claire McNab and the notion of an American Christianity There's a funny balance writing about Naiad Pb $11.95 without love and compassion. AIDS- a delicate balance. It's such a big While investigating the murder of fellow Rita Will by Rita Mae Brown subject yet mysteries require pace, plot police officer, Australian Detective Carol Bantam HC $23.95 and characterization. Too much political Ashton believes she has discovered a bi- Now writing about her own life, Rita Mae statement would have slowed the pace zarre link between this case and serveral Brown's Rita Will is a rollicking ride with down. an independent, opinionated woman who WL: In Hostage, Congressman Afterwords Events has changed literary history - the first Johnny Clariton is sure to be contro- openly Lesbian writer to break into the versial -- Gay Wednesday, October 22nd 7:30pm and Lesbian readers may mainstream. have a few real-life political homo- Author Appearance From being drummed out of NOW and phobes come to mind. Intentional? Bob Smith — Openly Bob the release of her first novel, the scandal- RDZ: Yes. Absolutely. He was not a Friday, October 24th 7:30 ous Rubyfruit Jungle to her relationship difficult character to come to mind. There Cancelled with Martina and becoming a mainstay on are far too many people Author Appearance like him. the New York Times bestseller list, Rita WL: Mysteries have long formed a Nancy Manahan — On My Honor: Lesbi- Will is filled with Brown's trademark humor large part of Lesbian fiction but no in ans Reflect on Their Scouting Experience gay fiction, at least until recently. Why do you think that is? Becky Bohan -- Fertile Betrayal RDZ: I think that Lesbians have really Monday, October 27th 7:30pm At been political leaders and taking Les- Author Appearance R.D. Zimmerman bian fiction, mysteries into popular enter- Rik Zimmerman -- Hostage Borders WL: Your first book? tainment is a political statement. Wednesday, October 29th 7:00pm RDZ: In 1984, The Cross and the Also, mystery readers are generally Lesbian & Gay Writer's Group Sickle. women. Gay men are just trailing Lesbi- Saturday, November 8th 3:00pm Book Shop WL: Your first books were not par- ans. CD Party -- Men Out Loud ticular Gay or Lesbian themed? WL: You've created several popular you'll find: RDZ: When I was in Junior High -- I was mystery jigsaw puzzles - any plans to Actually it's been a pleasure to help. I 14 years old, I was outed. I left home and create some Gay themed puzzles in the have met so many great people and had — One of the region's largest selec- went to a boarding school. I went back in future? such fun doing it, that the SSBL is and al- the closet for almost 20 years. I didn't RDZ:Not right now. They've been ex- ways has been an important part of my tions of gay & lesbian titles think that someone could be out and writ- traordinarily popular and I have... life. — Queer-friendly booksellers & ing Gay themed crime fiction. I was afraid WL: What is in the future for Todd Its work on behalf of the community has of losing everything again. Mills and his relationship with Steve been outstanding and if I have helped that friendly queer booksellers WL: What caused you to begin the Rawlins? work in some small way, I have been Todd Mills series with Closet, featuring RDZ: I've just signed a contract for books happy to do so. — In-store events: storytelling for a Gay television news anchor man? four and five in the series. Number four will The League will have a managers RDZ: I felt that there was something be out next fall. I'm currently working on meeting on Sunday October 26. The pur- adults, live music, & readings lacking in my writing, the main character number five. pose of the meeting is to elect the Com- wasn't working. I kept imagining him as a It is difficult to write a series without is missioner and the Treasurer for the next Come visit us! Gay man. So, I asked my editor who sug- becoming a soap opera. Todd's relation- two years. My understanding is that Danny gested a new series. I signed a contract ship with Steve will continue. Nelson the current Commissioner and with Dell for three "Gay mysteries". Sports Mike Vukovich, the current Treasurer both WL: You came out then when Closet of whom have done outstanding jobs will BORDERS' Continued From Page 26 came out? be running for re-election. BOOK SHOP & CAFE RDZ: I've been out for a long time -- I've cision. Not to be detered, though the Mil- Anyone else interested in running should 3416 University Ave. Madison, WI 53705 been with my partner for 18 years but I waukee came back to beat Silver Lake attend the meeting. came out professionally with this series. (again) and Green Lantern by a score of 8 WL: Is Todd Mills based upon a real to 4. person. For a change of pace, Balistereri's RDZ: No, he's a creation of my imagi- played Chicago Side Tracks (not the B Only at nation. Although many of the issues in team that does so well in the Milwaukee the books are very autobiographical issues Classic, but the Side Tracks C Team) and Afterwords! he's dealing with. defeated the flatlanders by a score of 9 to HO WL: Which mystery writers have 2 before losing the Armory again by a most influenced you? score of 8 to 6. R.D. Zimmerman RDZ: Mark Zubro, Michael Nava, San- Boston's 5 Star Generals took 1st in the dra Scoppettone, Ellen Hart -- who is a C Tournament and Armory took second. award winning dear friend, Joseph Hansen. Unfortunately after playing 9 games and WL: Hostage is the 3rd Todd Mills finishing third, Balistreri's found out that author of Hostage, mystery? the tourney does give out trophies for RDZ: Yes, and the first in hardcover. Third Place (kind of cheap of them actu- Tribe, and Closet It's wonderful because I have a big New ally.) York publisher behind me, sending me out Nevertheless Balistereri's Coach and will appear at • on tour. They (Dell) are the first big pub- SSBL Commissioner Danny Nelson said lisher doing a big push with gay mysteries he was very happy "and sore" with the ef- Afterwords -- Is there a place for a Gay John fort put forth by his team. Grisham? I'm not sure that I'm that person That effort was especially impressive on Monday, but that's what they are trying to find. given the fact that Balistereri's was playing WL: Hostage is quite a departure teams it had not seen before and was October 27th at 7:30 from the first two books in the series. It seeded last in its division. R.D.ZIMMERMAN is considerably more political. In other SSBL news, the League held a Call! RDZ:A lot of emotion went into the book. nice patio party at the M & M Club to hand v‘lo About three years ago I had gone to my out awards. This reporter was very hon- dermatologist because of a red sore over ored to receive an Award of Excellence for fterwords Books & Espresso Bar an eye. 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Add into the mix, the great This Is It duced back in February provided impor- statement of "respectful concern" outlin- time, talents and money to make sure that juke box, stellar service, hot bartenders tant new AIDS initiatives including the ing their dissenting opinions. Wisconsin saw The Light. and the electic mix of This Is It customers, expansion of the State's AIDS/HIV Insur- A week earlier, the state Department of 1 the bar is known for and you have the The Last Stop party begins at 10:00. ance Continuation program to include Health and Family Services applied for makings of a fine party. This Is It Salutes We expect the caravan to arrive at around health insurance premium subsidies for the federal money from the Centers for The Wisconsin Light will take place from 10:30. more low income people with HIV dis- Disease Control. With its application the 7 PM to 9 PM. So there you have. You can be among ease and AIDS. state submitted only a portion of the coun- The Decade of Light caravan will deliver the first to get a copy of our historic 'Dec- This program is slated to expand to in- cil plan. the paper and our staff sometime between ade of Light" issue, have a great time and clude purchasing private health insurance Council members convened at the state 7:30 and 7:45 support some wonderful causes to boot. for people with HIV/AIDS who currently Agriculture Building and listened while Fight Breast Cancer at Fannies What more could you ask for on a do not have access to the health care sys- Chapin spent nearly 90 minutes explain- Fannies is a long time supporter of The Wednesday night? tem. Also, the Governor's budget included ing the state's position on why it changed Wisconsin Light and when owner, So I hope you will mark down, Wednes- increased funding for the AIDS Drug the document. Sharon, heard about our parties she called day November 5 in your calendar and get Reimbursement Program which pays for The $2.36 million federal grant is the to ask if she could host one for Milwau- ready to follow our caravan. Party with us new, costly drug therapies for people with largest source of HIV prevention money kee's Lesbian community. Sure we said as Milwaukee salutes The Wisconsin HIV/AIDS. for Wisconsin. It pays for 9 full-time state provided it was a benefit for Breast Cancer Light. "These initiatives from the Department employees and about 25 people who work research one of Sharon's and our favorite Horoscope of Health and Family Services (DHFS) in community agencies. It supports con- tracts with about 25 agencies, including charities. Our course that was just what Continued From Page 26 and the Governor's office did not receive Sharon had in mind all along. nearly the attention that the Life Care health departments, AIDS service organi- Fannies will have drink specials, live Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Services grant, but are equally important zations, and minority and Native Ameri- entertainment and special surprises from 9 You are in a quandary, Capricorn. in providing comprehensive care and sup- can groups. PM to 11 PM (and quite possibly longer There is sever turmoil in your spirit. port for people with HIV disease and AIDS deaths fell 23 percent nationwide than that). And its all for a good cause. There will be no peace for you until AIDS," said Gifford. last year, and new AIDS cases in Wiscon- Fannies is located at 200 E. Washington. you settle the problem. AIDS Action Wisconsin a Powerful sin have been declining since 1992, four We anticipate the caravan arriving at Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Player on AIDS Budget years before the national decline was seen. Fannies at around 9 PM. It is cold now in your country, but Gifford quickly added that the success In 1996, there were 213 AIDS deaths in In Between you will not notice it. Your bed is on increasing AIDS funding in the 1997- Wisconsin. By June 30 this year, there had We've been to enough great parties at In going to be very, very warm. Hot 1999 State Budget was in good measure been 54 deaths. Between the last three years to know that times await you. based on the efforts of the newly formed this popular near South Side bar located at Aries (March 21-April 19) AIDS Action Wisconsin, a network of 625 S. Second Street had to be on our list November is a good time for you to AIDS advocates in every part of the state. of caravan stops. consider investing. Perhaps money, Advocates played a key role at every step Of course owner, Curt Peck, being the perhaps yourself, who knows? Give of the process contacting elected officials community minded soul that he is readily and you will get in return, many times in support of AIDS funding in the budget. Here! agreed. In Between's party will be a spe- over. Efforts of advocates in both Republi- cial party for those in the front lines of the Taurus (April 20-May 20) can and Democratic districts represented war against AIDS. The stars gather for you, Taurus, to on the Joint Finance Committee, Rep. Special invitations have been extended bring you luck and happiness-this Gregg Underhiem's district, and finally to the volunteers and staff of the AIDS Re- month, anyway. Watch over indulging. across the entire state in contacting the source Center of Wisconsin, the BESTD You don't want to pay the price. Governor were highlighted by Gifford. Queer! Clinic and the CAIR program of the Medi- Gemini (May 21-June 21) "People concerned about AIDS policy cal College of Wisconsin. Family members vex you. Try and stood up, made their voices heard, and The party will include free beer, food, ignore them. They have only their own achieved an important legislative victory champagne and great fun. It is sponsored good at heart, not yours. Involve yourself in the fight against AIDS,' Gifford said. We're by Jack Smith of Shorewest Realty and In more deeply in your own life and they will With so many other pressing AIDS Between. go on to other things. policy issues on the horizon, Gifford en- We anticipate the caravan arriving there Cancer (June 22-July 22) couraged everyone to join AIDS Action at around 9:45. November is a good time for you to Wisconsin and lend their voice to advo- La Cage Hosts Last Stop take a day to yourself and take stock. cacy on effective AIDS policies. To join La Cage, Milwaukee's premier Dance You need to make a list of your AIDS Action Wisconsin, people can call bar will be final stop for The Wisconsin priorities. 414-225-1597 or 800-359-9272 ext. 297, Light caravan. This fabulous party will in- Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) or leave an e-mail message at mark- 0 clude prizes, the famous La Cage super There you go, Leo, off and running [email protected]. bust, and a fantastic show. again. Where did it get you the last time? Scheduled to appear are the La Cage Why waste all that energy on what Jensen Showcase, Miss Gay Wisconsin America produces you nothing in the end? Continued From Page 1 1997, Susie Saranwrap, the 1997 Wiscon- Virgo (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) hospital visitation bill which recently Entertainer of the year, Cass Marie TAE sin Ah, you did not listen, Virgo and you let passed the Assembly, which would allow Domino, the Shoreline Dance troupe, the October's moon fog your mind. 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Seventy two dedication to the You can hear us Body Improvement hours later I was in California." should be singled out for special treat- The first movie he made was Basic ment, but that everyone should be treated fairly." in SE Wisconsin! Penis and Nipple Enlargement Plumbing with DiAngelo. While Hunter describes the film as Curt Lamon, President of Log Cabin Custom vacuum pumps or surgical. Gain 1-3 "plain ol', good ol' that raw sex," he adds that "If I hadn't Republicans of Wisconsin, said inches. Permanent. safe. Enhance erection. For FREE been Tune In Weekdays with members of Log Cabin Republicans are brochures: Dr. Joel Kaplan, (312) 409-1950. Latest my lover, I could never have gone on." extremely pleased with Rep. Jensen's enlargement info. 1-900-976-PUMP ($2.95/m) election as Speaker. As it was, little direction was needed. "It from 7-9am was kinda sit back an watch. 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6-8pm Hosted by the Riverwest IV% Rainbow Neighborhood falp:1-4 Association. 7-9pm Olt Special Guest: Alderman LAU Hosted by and a `HIS Mike D'Amato I AMERICAN... Benefit for the ci RILL 2-for-1 Drink Special Cream City \-- 11k-- Food & Fun Foundation 9-11 pm gqaitin Food 8-1Opm Drink Specials BETINte, Entertainment Free Lite Taps Hosted by the Volunteers & Staff from Drink Specials ARCW, the Wisconsin Medical College's CAIR Program and the BESTD Clinic. A Benefit to Help Fight Sponsored by Jack Smith Realtor, Breast Cancer Shorewest Realty & In Between

1Opm - " 7 " THE LAST STOP PARTY Prizes • The La Cage Super Bust Entertainment Including: the La Cage Showcase Girls, Miss Gay Wisconsin America '97-Susie Saranwrap, Miss Gay Great Lakes at Large '96-Sage LaRue, Entertainer of the Year '97-Cass Marie Domino, the Shoreline Dancers, & Mike, Garrett, Corliss & Terry from Singsational Productions.

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