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A VOICE FOR THE HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITY April 19. 1970 est lagging? Was it necessary to resort to nude same as by the “gay” community. And now, Editor, Vector covets on “Vector” to boost sales? Even the because of hapless thinking, the real image of Publisher — The Society for Individual Rights Dear Sir: giant - and campiest of all such publications, the homosexual that so many worked so hard Congratulations (if that is the word) to the with top writers, excellent articles and thought to secure has been changed and has become tar­ Responsible action by responsible people in responsible ways Society for Individual Rights for taking ONE provoking editorials - keeps its nudes on a cen­ nished. “Sour grapes,” you say, from the first GIANT STEP BACKWARD. You, yourself, will ter fold! editor of “Vector.” 1 think not. Just real con­ have no small task in bringing “Vector” back From its meager beginnings, “Vector" had cern. Copyright 1970 by The Society for Individual Rights from the grave of shoddy imitations. Granted, I blossomed and grown, with an occasional nude, I have two suggestions: One, that the new enjoyed the pictures; but even after reflection, 1 into an acceptable publication which was read editor issue a statement that “Vector,” like a am still stunned. Were subscriptions and inter­ by the so-called “straight” community, the growing child, made a mistake; and apologize to VECTOR is the official monthly publication of the readers and advertisers, alike. A bitter pill prob­ ably, but necessary. Vector Chairman Society for Individual Rights, 83 Sixth Street, San Robert Cramer And two, that the Society for Individual Francisco 94103. Rights, if it feels that it should - or could - Editor Application for Second-Class Entrv pending make money on nudie type magazines, etc., Marilyn Martin start its own publication company; and/or open at Post Office, San Francisco, California. its own book store to sell such publications, Business Manager their own and others. Perry George It’s too bad that the new editor cannot say Pendulum that the last issue was a cheap imitation pub­ Photography lished by a less-than-genuine S.I.R. And it alo is Jim Briggs too bad, that because of the continuing bad W HAT IS S.I.R.? climate of homosexual exployment, I cannot Contributors 5.1. R. is nearly Six years old and already the largest Announces fo r your pleasure a sign my name to this letter. But 1 am sure that R. Amory active homosexual organization in the United States. most everyone will recognize the real identity L. Shepard 5.1. R. is dedicated to giving freedom to the homo­ of your ever faithful. A. Soto-Voce sexual male and female, freedom from guilt, harass­ Mme Dubonnet M. Martin ment, and social injustice. G. Mendenhall Dear Mme Dubonnet, "Believing in our democratic heritage and that ethical L. Littlejohn values are self-determined and limited only by every Regarding your first suggestion that we L.P. Green apologize, we feel an apology is well in order, person's right to decide his own, we organize for: the L. Snyder reaffirming of individual pride and dignity regardless FREE BUFFET an apology for not putting the sex back in ho­ M, Werner mosexual long before we did. It is no surprise of orientation; the elimination of the public stigma J. Callahan attached to human self-expression; the accomplishing that this honest approach to what is attractive D. Martin SATURDAYS to the homosexual male should meet with some of effective changes in unjust laws concerning private M. Merrimer relationships among consenting adults; the giving of EVERY SUNDAY resistance. One other aging drag queen who saw P. Jackson HORS D'OEUVRES nothing “injurious to the public homosexual real and substantial aid to members in difficulties; the FROM 5 TO 7 P.M. M. Montezuma promoting of better physical, mental and emotional image" by having a full page (still delinquent d’Mil FROM 5 TO 7 P.M. bill) picture of herself in a very old Vector join­ health; the creating o f a sense o f com m unity; and the ed you in attacking Vector and S.I.R. It is then establishing of an attractive social atmosphere and no surprise that people who have spent years constructive outlets for members and their friends. " EXQUISITELY CATERED TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL TASTE appearing in public negating the existence of — Preamble, S.I.R, Constitution BY THE ONE AND ONLY PETER KING the penis are horrified to see VECTOR admit that homosexual men like whole men. Another area of resistance to nudity as bad public image comes from some hard-line leather numbers Articles represent the viewpoint of the writers and are who undoubted feel a more bizarre but “heaven not necessarily the opinion of the SOCIETY FOR forbid” no penis photos in Vector would help INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. the homosexual image. We invite all you beautiful people to a Regarding your second suggestion, we are realistic enough to know that in the final ana­ APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP lysis the straight community will have to be Enclosed Please Find: sold on the truth about homosexuals . . . they □ Money Order □ Other Grand Chinese Feast like boys, good looking, complete boys. SOCIETY FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS 83 Sixth Street In The Amount Of: Thursday, June 18 - 8:00 p.m. 'til ? San Francisco, California 94103 □ $100 Lifetime Member April 28, 1970 Telephone: (415) 781-1570 □ $10 1 Yr. Voting Member Dear Vector People, ($5 of Memb. fee applies toward Vector sub.) □ $5 1 Yr. VECTOR Sub. «Received your excellent issue of Vector ATTENTION: MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE □ New O Renewal late this month because, I assume, of postal BILL McWil l ia m s & c a l s e r v in g yo u strikes and related delays in both our countries. However, one thing puzzles me: the centre fold Name: was torn out, and a semi-erect penis on the next (YES, WE HAVE LIQUOR) page was covered over with a black felt marker- Address: pen. The date on the cover was also stroked over, but this is self-explanatory since it read City: ___ Stare.-. Z ip :. March 1970 for April’s issue, but it does lead I Certify that I am twenty-one years of age or older. 4146 18th Street off Castro 863-4441 me to the conclusion that the deletions were YOUR HOST - MIKE made at source, i.e., by your editorial staff . . • Signed: ______(Continued on Page 37) because to reopen they must remodel or the Police-Community Relations Unit improved working conditions for police The Police Beat comply with fire code provisions.” should come from the rank of captain, in what is acknowledged as a very In these days when United States but he never found a captain qualified for difficult role in a changing society, we citizens are in a state of shock and beset the position. There are certain jobs that cannot allow all our efforts in furthering Police Power and Proposition I with so many issues to protest about - require a particular expertize which police-community relations in this city to like Nixon’s war in Cambodia, the draft, should be left open for special appoint­ be dissipated. Vote ,\'0 on Proposition I! the Tac Squad, etc. - no one has taken ment; P-CR is certainly one of them. ♦ » * * by Del Martin the lead in pointing out the dangers of The Police Officers Association For years many prominent citizens In the November, 1969 issue of in last month’s Vector (page 7) that path on this particular issue. this proposed ordinance. Movies do not claimed overwhelming support of their have been warning us that the United Sector, Dianne Feinstein, newly elected Police Chief Alfred Nelder in a recent TV “ L egitim ate” theaters will have constitute “crime in the streets” that amendment petitions. It is interesting to States is heading for a “police state,” if president of San Francisco’s Board of interview showed “a conservative attitude nothing to worry about under the pro­ police purport to be doing something note, however, that the Police Depart­ we are not in fact already there. Must we Supervisors and then running for office, on the subject of sex acts being shown on posed ordinance, “aimed at the filthy about. Movies, like books, are a private ment, the San Francisco Chronicle and continually contribute to our own un­ was quoted on page 17 by George Men­ the screen in Adult Movie houses. He movie joints which pander to depraved matter of choice and taste. Obscenity is Citizens Alert were likewise overwhelmed doing? Both measures I have been discus­ denhall as saying at S.I.R.’s Candidates’ called such movies ‘vulgar’ and ‘obscene’ tastes,” according to Lieutenant Gerald in the eyes of the beholder. What one by complaints that the officers circulated sing would give the police more power — Night that we should get officers “out of and he indicated that arrests would be Shaugnessy, head of the vice squad. And may find disgusting another may find the petitions while in uniform and more powers of discretion and aggression the restrooms and movie houses.” On the made. However, he said ‘some nudity’ is you know if Shaugnessy had his way enlightening. And one need not pay the adopted coercive tactics to "persuade” against us. the people. In a democracy the other hand, on page 34 of the same issue, O.K.” what category homosexual films would price of admission, if not interested. But citizens to sign. power properly belongs to the people. 1 recorded in The Police Beat a somewhat Arrests are being made. But the Chief fall into! the role o f “ censor” should most While most of us are in favor of (Continued on Page 23) different version of what was said: wants to eliminate the senseless movie Dave Roche, newly appointed by definitely not be placed in the hands of “ Dianne Feinstein evaded the house raids where a handful of patrons Nelder as head of the police legal depart­ the police. This is not their function; nor question put to her about police emphasis are rounded up and later released by the ment, explained, “The proposed ordi­ should it be. on raiding movie houses and harassing courts. He’s going for preventive and nance would enable the police to make Furthermore, it has already been book stores on questionable charges of oppressive legislation. He is opting for a background checks of persons seeking proved in Denmark that lifting all laws on obscenity. Her answer was to repeat her “tough” city ordinance which would give movie theater permits and to deny a per­ obscenity from the criminal code has affirmation for the need of more police­ the police licensing control of “theaters.” mit because of the ‘character’ of the greatly reduced the rate of sex crimes in men on the beat. A close look at Mrs. The City Attorney’s office is now draft­ business — if it was à dirty movie house.” that country. Additionally, it has been Feinstein’s campaign literature reveals a ing the proposed ordinance for submis­ (Somehow we preferred Roche in his pre­ pointed out to me by a local book store O l y m p i c more apt reply would have been, ‘We are sion to the Board of Supervisors. And vious post as police-community relations proprietor that the present saturation of an artistic appreciative people — yet we when it reaches that stage, how do you officer in the Mission District.) the market — the ready availability of have viewed with disgust — as blatant think Dianne Feinstein will vote? Members of the homophile com­ pornographic material - has greatly pornographers have taken unheard of Don’t get me wrong. 1 voted for Mrs. munity. like those in the Black com­ reduced his sales. The supply has now liberties - and grossly defile the name of Feinstein, and 1 don’t regret it. She rates munity, are likely to have come under the exceeded the demand. In the open, such art.’ ” high on a great many of our other con­ scrutiny of the police at some time or material is no longer as alluring and Policemen are back on the beat, but cerns like AB 22, jail reform and other titillating. another. - whether for demonstrating, ♦ >tc * « they are also taking renewed interest in “people-oriented” issues. However, 1 feel attending the infamous New Year’s Ball the movie houses. Mr. Mendenhall noted that she is being led down the primrose of 1965, being caught up in a gay bar raid There is another issue that is being (those records are still on file even though overlooked in the June primary election the practice has been abated somewhat of — Proposition 1, a proposed amendment late) or being picked up for alleged to the City Charter allowing reorgani­ solicitation. Will the licensers base their zation and improved working conditions “judgment” on arrest records or con­ for the S.F. Police Department. victions? How much discretionary power “Is that all there is?” No! Don’t stop will the police have? Will they deal with at the headline. Do read the fine print. BRADUY'S subject matter as well as visionary dis­ Again, there are dangers to be reckoned plays of the human anatomy? We cannot with. Both the San Francisco Chronicle easily forget the statement of police and Citizens Alert have voiced opposition officers to clergymen involved with the to the amendment on the grounds that all CORNiR higher echelon positions must come from 900 Council on Religion and the Homosexual — If you won’t uphold God’s law, we among those holding the civil service rank COLE will!” of captain. This proviso means that neither Cahill nor Nelder, for instance, STREET Shaugnessy also pointed out that on the "N" car line could have been appointed chief of police some bars have been showing dirty - a blessing perhaps with the former, but movies, too, and the new ordinance we are not yet so sure about the latter. would bring these places under police Nor could Rodney Williams have become Sunday bruncli ■ m licensing control as “theaters.” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. director of the Police-Community Theaters are presently licensed by Relations Unit. the fire department and building inspec­ But there is a Grandfather clause, we tors. Shaugnessy, impatient with the are told by the Police Officers Associa­ legal-legislative process, have thus devised tion, to protect Officer Williams - this draft beer ■ interim harassment tactics. He is pushing being their one concession from their the fire department to look for any original proposal of last year, which was possible fire code violations at vice MONDAY & FRIDAY ■ 9 -12 p.m. defeated by a strong citizen contingent squad-designated “ pornographic movie houses.” He boasts that four places have and coalition of minority groups who are been cited and arrests made. Some estab­ truly concerned with police-community lishments that have been hit by those relations. It is merely a sop. The amend­ cocktail boure ■ police tactics are gay bars in the Polk ment specifies that a member of the de­ Street area. partment now holding a position whose MONDAY THRU FRIDAY • 5 -7 p.m. civil service rank is lower than that for “ For evidence that they were Distributed by Golden Brands Bottling Co. ‘theaters’ we’re seizing their movie pro­ the position held may be retained. That is not a guarantee. 2045 McKinnon Avenue • San Francisco, California 94124 • Telephone 826-1660 jectors,” Shaugnessy said. “It’s putting a Wholesale Beer Distributors for: Olympia. Colt 45. Heinekens. Carta Blanca. Bohemia & A.sahi bit of a crimp into their operations. And what of the future? Chief Cahill always maintained that the director of Rep. Murphy Gets Cold Feet by Larry R. Littlejohn On Monday, April 27th, a three-man delegation from S.I.R. went to Sacra­ mento to meet with Assemblyman Frank Murphy, Chairman of the Assembly Crim­ inal Procedures Committee. THE Adult Book Store The purpose of this meeting was to encourage Assemblyman Murphy to vote on Polk Strasse to move AB-701 (Assemblyman Willie tion can be summed up as: “Oh, yes, 1 Brown’s Consensual Sex Bill) out of his support the bill, but 1 am not going to committee and onto the Assembly floor. vote for it.” The S.KR. delegation consisted of S.I.R. Assemblyman Murphy is going to let Political Committee Chairman George AB-701 die in committee even though he FEATURING: Mendenhall, who had made the advance agrees with it because there is no political arrangements for the meeting, and S.I.R. advantage to him or his friends in seeing members A1 Alvarez and Larry Littlejohn. this brought to a vote. Assemblyman In order to get to the Assembly Murphy is not going to vote his con­ Originals Irom floor, AB-701 needs the favorable votes science (he admits that AB-701 is good of at least 4 of the 7 Assembly Criminal legislation). He is not going to embarrass Procedures Committee members. The his colleagues by putting them in a situ­ Committee members are: Frank Murphy ation where they will have to make the (Rep.-Santa Cruz), Craig Biddle (Rep.- choice between voting for what they R iverside), Carlos Moorhead (Rep.- Denmark know is right or voting against the bill G lendale), Floyd Wakefield (Rep.- Downey), John Miller, Jr. (Dem.- because it might .be politically unpopular Berkeley), Robert Crown (Dem.-Alameda or at best politically uncertain. Co.), and John Vasconcellos (Dem.-Santa It is almost certain that a majority of legislators privately support the principle • PHOTO SETS Clara). It is anticipated that Miller, Crown, and Va.sconcellos will vote to pass embodied in AB-701 that sex between the bill out of committee. This means consenting adults in private is not the • MAGAZINES that a vote from one of the other four proper business of the criminal law. But members will be necessary to get the bill getting our state legislators to take a pub­ • 8MM ART FILM out of committee. Assemblyman Wake­ lic stand and to vote their conscience is field is on record as being vehemently the difficult task. opposed to the bill. According to per­ As of this writing, S.l.R.’s PoUtical ALSO: sons who know the other assemblymen, Committee is continuing to contact mem­ bers of the Assembly Criminal Procedures REGULAR $5 NOW $3.50 the best bet for a favorable vote appeared to rest with Chairman Frank Murphy. Committee to encourage their support for ROGER At the time last month’s Vector AB-701. However, the prospects for (May) went to press, it was anticipated AB-701 getting out of committee at this GREAT GUYS that Assemblyman Murphy would join session are not hopeful. Especially with the kind of “support” the bill is getting YOUNG LIONS with the other three favorable assembly- men to vote AB-701 out of committee. from Assemblyman Frank Murphy. YOUNG CHAPS However, Assemblyman Murphy’s favor­ GRAND PRIX able vote failed to materialize and the bill JUNE 2 PRIMARY was held in committee. S.I.R. will concentrate heavily GOLDEN YEARS The meeting on April 27th between again on voter registration and an Assemblyman Murphy and the S.I.R. TAURUS intensive campaign for favored can­ delegation made Assemblyman Murphy’s didates in the coming November position clear. election. REGULAR $3.50 NOW $2.50 Assemblyman Murphy started the Some things to keep in mind meeting off with a friendly smile and the CHICKEN DELIGHT when voting in this June 2 primary: disarming statement, “1 support this bill.” Jesse Unruh, candidate for Gover­ GAY STUDS He then went on to say that it was not nor, favors legislation for sexual necessary to discuss the merits of AB-701 MALE LOVERS freedom, while Mr. Reagan still is with him as he agreed with the bill. How­ hung up on the “homos are sick” ever, he was not going to vote to bring theory. Terry Francois, a candidate the bill out of committee and onto the for Municipal Judge: a good friend Assembly floor for a vote until the of the gay community. Wilson Riles Reno San D iego sponsors of the bill could show him that is a candidate for State Superinten­ D.W’ES the bill would pass the Assembly! dent of Instruction — we do not DAVE’S Obviously there are very few state know his stand on homosexuality, WESTSIDE .MOT EL FOX & HOUNDS MOTEL 1742 Polk Street legislators that are going to “champion” but we do know his opponent. Max the cause of consensual sex law reform Rafferty. Riles is supported by Dr. HEATED POOLS - NEWLY DECORATED and not very many that want to take a Eugene Boyle, Francois and Assem­ 474-9824 .\l.\JOR CREDIT CARDS TELECREDIT stand on the issue unless they are forced blyman Willie Brown. 3001 \V. Fourth Street 4520 East Mission Bay Drive to do so. Assemblyman Murphy’s posi­ - G.M. 702 / 322-4403 ADVANCE RESERVATIONS PLEASE 714 / 273-2651 Anxious Ingenues Await 4th Annual Coitillion Gay Lib. Takes Hold in San Jose

Gay Liberation has taken hold in San rather than only as labelled sexualities, Jose. We have several goals: some immedi­ we can begin to create a society in which Have you come out yet? I mean, silver award. Two runners-up will also Once again by popular demand, the ate, some future. Our immediate goal is labels do not matter. have you ever been formally presented? receive silver awards. Pete Escovedo Combo will provide a to instill a deep pride in our sexuality. We Gay Liberation should be viewed in Well, here is your chance to be intro­ The judging will be on a point system variety of music for your dancing plea­ are taking several steps towards this goal. the context of the total human rights duced socially in the grand manner befit­ based on simplicity, poise, beauty and sure. This group has become one of the We have had continued speaking engage­ movement. As we fight for recognition of ting a Hillsborough debutante. overall illusion Debutantes must wear most popular in the Bay Area and is now ments in the colleges as well as other all homosexual rights, we fight for all The fourth annual “Coit-tillion” will white full length gowns and be registered gaining attention nationally. groups and organizations. human rights, the right to care and feel in ^ A V E ' ^ be presented by the Coits of San Francis­ at the debutante desk by no later than Tickets are S6.00 and may be pur­ During a week-long ecology-oriented one’s own individual way. co on June 20th at the Russian Hall at 10:30 p.m. chased from Coit members or at the Survival Faire at San Francisco State Col­ We hope the Chancellors of our state 2450 Sutter Street from 9;00 p.m. to At 1 1:00 p.m., the debutante presen­ S.l.R. Box Office. Information and debu­ lege, the GLF workshop was continu­ colleges and universities will realize the 2:00 a.m. This is the gay community’s tation will take place in a formal garden tante rules may be obtained by calling ously visited by many people. Each even­ emergency of the current struggle and counterpart of the debutante balls in setting designed and created by the fabu­ 781-1570. ing, long and involved discussions took reconsider their denial of official recogni­ Steam Bath which young maidens are formally intro­ lous Michael Delaney of Michael’s Flower — Mel Warner place. People communicated as people. tion on college campuses. duced to society for the first time. Shoppe in Sausalito. Michael was a Gold­ The results have been quite favorable. We Our plans include the establishment One lucky debutante will be crowned en Award nominee for his fantastic floral of a speakers’ bureau for we are receiving ^ iss Coit-tilUon of 1970 and presented a saw how an attitude of pride, openness decor at last year’s “Coit-tillion.” and honesty in dealing with the subject of many requests each week for speaking homosexuality gained support and engagements. Socially respect. And so the necessity for some We also have planned a sensitivity OPEN 24 HOURS basic education in the area became a chal­ session between our members and future lenge to the San Jose Gay Liberation law enforcement persons in order to Speaking... Front. break down prejudices and perhaps even­ T.V. LOUNGE Education must begin with the Gays tually eliminate the need for “vice” d’Mil in our city before it can be projected to tactics. the “straights.” Our brothers and sisters Members are now trying to start a 2402 FIRST AVENUE AT BATTERY The ’30’s dance was a huge success — must realize their own talents and individ­ coffee house for social gatherings and a many, many costumes of the period were ual worth. Once this happens they are place to display art work by homosex­ SEATTLE, WASHINGTON worn! Much fun was had by all. more able to take an open stand on uals. (206) MA 3-9338 * * * homosexuality. San Jose area gays interested in Our three-week vacation was also en­ A beautiful thing has begun in San making contact with this new young joyed. Very much. Jose. If we can continue to communicate group should write to Gay Liberation. * ♦ ♦ with one another on an individual basis 1302 Maria Way, San Jose, Calif. 95117. The Social Committee would like to thank the following for their generous S.i.R/S CELEBRATION FOR support in donations for our midnight drawings at the regular Saturday Night THE SVMMER SOLSTICE Dances during the past month: DAVE’S FINNISH BATHS, 100 Broadway; GOR­ Throng along to the S.l.R. Center, DON’S, 840 Sansome Street; RITCH Sunday, June 14. You will find it trans­ STREET HEALTH CLUB, 330 Ritch formed into a veritable Forest of Arden - Street; THE WATERFRONT, 128 Em- a Midsummer Night’s Dream - a time trip barcadero; VALLE DE COIFFURES, back to the Renaissance era of 1475 Pine Street; COVERED WAGON, Michelangelo and Leonardo, Kit Marlowe 273 11th Street and Will Shakespeare. * « 9«l Gloriana (Elizabeth I) and her court BUDDY DANCE AT S.l.R. will vie with Titania and Oberon to pre­ CRUISER June 20th a “Buddy Dance” will be side over the merriment and revels. held at S.l.R. from 9:00 til 2:00. Price of There will be games and jousts, wares admission for two will be $1.50. Come to buy, foods to feast on, ales and wines and bring a friend. to quaff, acts and plays for your enter­ tainment, a panorama of costumes (and bodies) to delight your eyes. The revelry starts at 12:00 noon and proceeds a mer­ S.l.R.’S DINNER AND MOVIE NIGHT ry pace throughout the whole day, cul­ DANCING NIGHTLY ! minating with a Renaissance rock dance t to round out the evening. I WEDNESDAY - JUNE 10TH Plan is to send you home on Monday morn exhausted with joy, totally replete dinner — 7:30pm with the spirit of renaissance. With the movies — 8;00pm blessings of the mischievous sprite Puck, Sunday Champagne Brunch who knows what delightful companion 12 to 4 • $1.50 tl.50 mambiri 12.50 non-mambiri you may take with you to complete the 6 A New Look JUNE'S FILM pleasures of this exuberant day. Won’t you come - to the S.l.R. Cele­ 2651 El Camino Real 6 New Name A SURPRISE HIT OF THE PAST bration of the Summer Solstice - Renais­ Redwood City d New Decor PlK* sance ’70 - Sunday, June 14 - S.l.R. 366-4955 d New Feeling 'CAMPY' SHORT SUBJECTS Center — 83 Sixth Street. Prithee, dress pretty! E d ito ria l ... and what C lub T^endezvous To anybody who has ever worked in the mass media field, the issue of "cul­ tured democracy" vs. "editorial responsi­ IIEKPOm of our readers? DANCING NIGHTLY bility" is a familiar one. The "cultural democracy" position is No Studs - No Farm to give the public what it wants; the "editorial responsibility" position is to V iew point is designed to give dead, as the projectionist also operates at give the public what the editor, publisher, VECTOR readers an avenue through a nearby theater. He must be called over or other self-appointed judges think the which to express their opinions. Each to correct mistakes (Projectionist’s 8UNOAY8 BTARTINO AT 4 WITH public should have. month Viewpoint will present an opinion Union: please take note). "Cultural democracy," claim its on a contemporary issue. These opinions Complaining to the manager isn’t opponents, builds circulation at the are designed to be explicit enough to give easy at the Tom Kat, as there is only the our readers something to respond to. We IS« B m 5 ^ 7 expense of all that is fine and decent by box-office girl and the occasional projec­ wish to stress that Viewpoint is a personal Coast Security catering to the depraved and philistine tionist to keep things going. However, not opinion as are the responses. Neither is spending the $5 is the best way to let the Haf DogA FRANCISCO tastes of the ignorant masses. "Editorial necessarily the opinion o f VECTOR, its Tom Kat know of your disapproval. responsibility," claim its opponents, staff or its publisher. '(PRIVATE CLUB) translates to editorial ego-trip serving the Replies should be addressed to: NOW OPEN 24 HOURS interests only of an in-group few whose Viewpoint, VECTOR Magazine, 83 Sixth S.I.R. ANGELS LOUNGE • SUN DECK views and tastes happen to coincide with Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. We Many S.I.R. members can afford to those of the editor and friends. promise only that we will print as many support the homophile movement with a In actuality, there is really no polari­ responses as we have space to print. donation of more than the $10.00 a year 4969 SANTA MONICA AVENUE fhe FANTASSY zation between the two positions. It membership fee. The S.I.R. ANGELS are depends on how you view the nature of George Mendenhall a group of S.I.R. members who are con­ OCEAN BEACH • SAN DIEGO 3 3 0 MASON tributing $30.00 a year (or $3.00 a your audience and how you perceive the The Tom Kat movie house has been CALIFORNIA PRESENTS editorial role. robbing the gay community long enough. month in monthly payments) over and above their membership dues. If, on the one hand, you view your Its only competition in the boy-boy (714) 224-9011 If you feel you would like to support audience as resp>onsible and enlightened, movie field is the Peerless, a smelly Skid 'Introductory Cards Available Row dive, so evidently the owners think S.I.R. through the S.I.R. ANGELS, sim­ perfectly capable of setting their own ply send your donation to S.I.R. AN­ at Dave's Other Locations high standards for what they want, then that they can get away with it . . . and they are! GELS, 83 Sixth Street, San Francisco, you have no problem with editorial CA 94103. Homosexuals recently crowded into responsibility. this theater again, hopeful that they If the above two prerequisites are wouldn’t be taken, to see the well- met, then cultural democracy is editorial advertised. “Stud Farm” flick. Well, this responsibility. talky effort has neither a stud nor a fa.rm. There is a third factor, however, that It is about a few boring, sick queens who JUVEL HIUSE may well be the crux of the matter, and buy and sell in a house of prostitution. that is "audience responsibility" — a wil­ There is so little nudity, it probably PRESENTS lingness on the part of the audience to couldn’t get an X rating. The most ma­ keep the editor constantly informed of ture male is a middle-aged heroin addict. the what they want in the way of editorial Come and see the weird queers . . . only $5! content, what standards they expect and The management fills out its program desire to be met. This does not mean with re-runs from earlier programs. One QUICKIE CRUISE! audience tyranny where sub-groups of these depicts a tall, black male end­ IT GOES TO CANADA AND THE STRAITS OF GEORGIA! demand the suppression of items of lessly fondling his limp dong; another fea­ SAILING DATE IS AUGUST 27 FOR 7 FUN FILLED DAYS. appeal to other subgroups. tures two males who spend a great deal of CRUISE RATES BEGIN AT ONLY $195.00 In Vector’s case. Vector’s stated aim time deciding what to do, and, when they — O R , how about a mini crui.se — is to be a "voice for the homosexual com­ do it, you wonder why they bothered. we don't know where it goes, only when! m unity." The homosexual community, The ads for this theater used to say, September 4 for 3 days “See the Lavender Boys,” until someone however, speaks in many tongues, which Rates for Labor Day weekend cruising begin wised them up. But their theater display at only $85.00 gives Vector many voices to serve. If you ads out front still make homosexuality would suppress any of these voices that RA THER FL Y AWA Y! look like a side show. The interior walls How about 2 weeks in London for $526.00, are not your own, then you will be prac­ inside have the type of “gay” art that including hotels, air fare from the ticing audience tyranny, not audience only a straight would think the gays West Coast, theatre tickets, responsibility. On the other hand, if your might find interesting. etc? voice is not represented and you do not INSTRUCTION KIT: For information on these and on travel anywhere SHOWS NI TEL Y speak up, then you are practicing audi­ A guide might be helpful when ANYWAY 9:45 11:15 12:30 ence apathy and abrogating responsi­ attending this theater: 1, Bring your own —contact— bility. toilet paper and hand towel as the dirty can only be a true "voice for rest room doesn’t have such luxury items. RESERVATIONS Vector the homosexual community" when editor 2, Be careful when you sit down as 982-7968 and audience alike each assume their own broken seats are not repaired. 3, Don’t sit in the back, as the tattered curtain at the responsibility and work in unison to prac­ HOUSE Sfltciai O^K n

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Photos courtesy Spectra happening here. Friday evening, June 19 from 9 p.m. to 2 MEET THE “PRIXIES” - The Police Beat At the very least — write to all eleven a.m. — followed by a reception at an af­ There's a little of the Prixi in every gay guy — some gay guys even have a lot of Prixi — Why not send supervisors, not just Mrs. Feinstein, ter-hours club. registering your protest against police Transportation will be by chartered Vector your Prixi adventures? Our Prixi artists will try to turn them into Prixi cartoons for your (Continued from Page 7/ licensing of movie houses and by all bus. prixideliction. We want drag Prixies, leather Prixies, baths Prixies, bar Prixies, trixi Prixies, lover Prixies, means vote NO on Proposition I. The tour will visit five bars. Special the whole scene. The right of privacy, the right to choose arrangements will be made at each bar for what we will see or read, the right to our reserved seating and command perfor­ own particular life style. Too many of mances by the stars of “Golden Awards.” these rights are being usurped by the A donation of ten dollars will cover police in the name of “law and order,” all expenses, including transportation and which once may have had some sem­ S.I.R. TOURS cocktails. blance of meaning, but now is merely a Only 50 reservations will be ac­ euphemism for oppression. People are cepted. Reserve your place now by send­ being jailed for ideas, words and mode of To introduce S.I.R. members and ing a five-doUar deposit to John Callahan, dress, for poverty, for being “different.” their friends to the exciting gay-line Project Manager, SIR TOURS, 83 Sixth It not only can happen here — it is tours, a special tour will be conducted on St., San Francisco, Calif. 94103.

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You’ll to anyone who can find us a nice unfurnished The Shutters (709 Larkin at Ellis) had the one at the Kokpit at Taylor & Ellis enjoy. . . . Going down the Peninsula, House with trees, within S.F. commute. Two Promise her (formerly the Tacky Wench), managed by there were two Grand Openings, the careful employed guys. No pets or children, call their Grand Opening, and I must say that Shawn 776-7048 or 661-3737. Up to $250 mo. Jack Wells outdid everyone with the most Dick Walters. Be sure and visit this Cruiser and Le Cabaret. Needless to say, anything 101 Powell Street next-to-the-“Y” pub - you’ll enjoy the both places have been packed ever since. PIANO LESSONS — Popular and Classical — spectacular buffet ever witnessed. 1 Downtown San Francisco couldn’t begin to describe all the delica­ scenery and of course, the generous If you like to dance and have fun with come on, let's play. 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AND WATCH FOR still in mind. even to the point where an old, familiar The film is certainly a visual thrill face like Capucine (and who can forget NEWS OF SOME FAR-OUT, UNCOMPROMISED FILMS THE SECOND and individual frames and scenes stand by “Song Without End” and “Walk on the themselves, but on the overall, the film Wild Side”?) is almost unrecognizable THEY'RE MAKING FOR US! STORY lacks a cohesiveness that can only be part under a mask of white/blue/gold face of the “Fellini touch.” 1 don’t know if make-up. 430'? ALVARADO STREET the film was made that way or was cut One wonders just where Fellini finds ABOVE REGENCY THEATER for the American version in such a fash­ the incredible creatures that populate his DRAFT OR BOTTLE BEER ion. film world. SATYRICON continues to The film stars two hunks of male- provide a “freak show” of multiple types. OPEN 4:30 DAILY hood, Martin Potter (the blond Encol- The first half of the film is fairly pius) and Hiram Keller (the dark-tressed tight, but when the young Max Born FRIDAY & SATURDAY Ascyltus). The film begins with Encolpius leaves the scene and Potter and Keller AFTER HOURS-2 AM till? lamenting the loss of the only thing that don’t bother to look for him (after all, he gave his life substance, a young boy lover is supposed to be the light and love of (played by Engliahsman Max Born). He blue-eyed Potter), it starts to fall apart BOX 2850 finds out that his best friend, Ascyltus, and never really pulls together again. I I COSMETICS FOR MEN * I I has stolen the boy and sold him to an Anyone looking for straight story SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94126 acting company. Potter gets the boy back content and in-depth characterizations ^ c c / t c o é c for awhile, but later loses him when Max will be disappointed, but then, they decides he’d rather go with Keller. shouldn’t be going to this film in the first Following this is a series of various I DO AGREE! ( ^ 0 4 4 H C ! U c ù ^ place. This is one of those types of films erotic and/or bloody episodes which that you either love or hate, rave or pan. Complete Une include the marriage of Potter to a rough LOREN IS REALLY SPECIAL. Including firming lotion, moisturizer, So 1 must commit myself and say that, Bronzing stick, base make-up & etc... male nobleman in a serious wedding at with the exception of the visual aspects, 1 sea. Both Potter and Keller travel togeth­ didn’t care for the film. It also helps to SEND ME THE FOLLOWING: er again once little Max is lost in the shuf­ Professional Make-up Technique Offered have a strong stomach (which 1 don’t), as fle, never to reappear (which doesn’t this picture contains some of the most seem to distress the once-distraught Pot­ I BY APPOINTMENT ONLY I vivid scenes of arm-chopping, beheading, ter). They meet a mad nymphomaniac wrist-slashing, etc., etc., that have ever 5x7 B&W PHOTOS OR COLOR SLIDES OF LOREN: I Can Marge l'/srna-664-5420 I who is going to see a demigod herma­ I 94 Judah San Francisco 94122 I been put on film. phrodite whom Potter and Keller subse­ I hope that I will once again start COLOR □ 5 for $7.50 □ 10 for $13.50 □ 25 for $32 quently kidnap and let die in the water­ SLIDES hearing from you out there in readersville 6705 6710 6725 less desert. regarding the various films and goings-on Potter then goes through a labyrin- in Tinseltown, as I am planning a come­ B&W 5x7 thian adventure with a minotaur/man, PHOTOS □ 5 for $5 □ 10 for $9 □ 25 for $22 back as a columnist with Vector. All let­ OF LOREN 6805 6810 6825 DIAL • A • MODEL but his life is spared for the Festival of ters to be sent c/o 83 Sixth Street. Till Mirth. He then finds that he is impotent then, eyes to the screens, America .. . (415) 863-3331 with women and is taken to the “Garden Luv, Magda □ ENCLOSED IS $2. THIS $2 GETS ME THE FOLLOWING: of Delights” to be cured. The girls fail to • ON YOUR MAILING LIST ■ Private, Professional &. Nude Studies! help him and he seeks aid from a witch/ • A COMPLIMENTARY B&W PRINT OF LOREN sorceress who continually changes form • A CREDIT SLIP WORTH $1 ON MY FIRST ORDER from a sleek Luna to a glob of fleshiness. Once he is cured, Keller is mysteri­ JUNE IS THE MONTH . . . Amount of Order ITotal of Boxes Checked) $ Name. ously killed and Potter must then travel GEMINI IS THE SIGN . . . alone. He attends the funeral of a man Cal. Res. Add 5V4% Tax Address . Discretion - Honesty SEVENTY IS THE YEAR . . . whose remains must be eaten by his fri­ Handling & First Class Postage 24 HOUR SERVICE ends in order for his will to be carried out MEAD IS THE WINE . . . Zip “Qudity is in the eye of the beboider... ” in Sturdy Mailer (add 10%) __ and with the sight of these men gnawing I'm over 1 9 . JSig.) on human flesh. Potter sets out on a boat TOTAL ENCLOSED $ . for further adventures in Africa. Please detach and mail to: SPECTRA BOX 2850. DEPT. 1506 ■ SAN FRANCISCO. 94126 Opportunities Galore! 11 ...the REAL Name of the Game is Screw You, All Types Richard Amory Interview Queer Boy. off in the end or straightened out, or else of strophes and stanzas, so out of some Richard Amory needs no intro­ be measured by the sun and other natural GROOVE phenomena; no women, because they he’s so ridiculous and repulsive that he’s entirely extraneous considerations which M o M t . duction to the many readers oj his 11:30 AM bring in a whole host of secondary prob­ allowed to live on in a hell of the author’s I can’t fathom, they excised two of the Experience Not Necessary famous Loon trilogy Vector is pleased making. sex acts leading into the poem, thereby 2:00 AM to have this opportunity oj presenting lems that 1 didn’t want to deal with; (at the time, as 1 recall, everybody was em­ Neither of these two types of novel spoiling my elaborate build-up and ren­ ----- ^ FREE LISTING this well-known gay author to our readers dering the poem meaningless. This is as he speaks out on the gay novel and the broiled in questions as to the genesis of does us much good, for obvious reasons. I homosexuality, and it was fashionable to would like to see, and 1 think it’s coming, sheer Yahooism, and it took a lot of the MODELING ESCORTING gay writer and the exploitative practices fun out of the whole thing, and I’m still o f the straight publishing world, hirst throw the blame onto Maw, poor Maw; 1 a genre written by gay authors for a strictly gay audience, no holds barred, jangling. APPLY NOW !!! question, Mr. Amory . . . consider such preoccupations a total Fi!l out and mai! to: waste of time, and besides, they usually telling it like it is, or should be, and put Then, what they did to Song of Vector: How did you start your writing? end up as a bitchy put-down of women), out by a gay publisher. This is the crotch Aaron just surpasses belief. Aaron, com­ Amory; I’m not too sure. Song o f the and so on and so on. In spite of this, 1 of the matter. Some of the editors at ing right after Loon, was an extremely AUDIO VISUAL MODELING Loon was the first novel I ever really wrote Loon for myself alone, and didn’t Greenleaf Classics may be able to fake it important book for me and even more so, BOX 8596-V 6 finished. There were two abortive really start thinking seriously about publi­ for a few minutes, but they aren’t gay, it turns out, for them, and I am still S.F. Int. Airport, Ca. 94128 attempts previously, and Loon grew out cation until 1 was about halfway through and never quite catch on to many of the strongly turned on by the blasted thing, Gentlemen: of a minor passage in the last one. At the the final type-script. And then, since Td things that I for one am trying to say. but they blew it. In the original type­ They always end up looking like Arkansas I'm interested in your free listing time, I was working on a Master’s at S.F. had such a ball writing it, 1 thought. What scrip t, Avispa was called “sheriff” service. Please make an appointment State, and somehow got turned on to the hell, why not? and sent it off to San tourists in Finocchio’s, laughing their fool throughout and it made sense, but big, reservation for me Caspar Gil Polo’s Diana Enamorada and Diego. heads off, which doesn’t bother me an bold Greenleaf Classics (“We take cases took off from there. The Diana is one of Vector: What do you think of the gay awful lot because that’s their problem, clear up to the Supreme Court!”) sudden­ Name those highly erotic and extremely artifi­ novel today? not mine, except that they screwed up ly got cold feet thinking about how some cial 16th century Spanish pastorals, Amory: Right on. 1 think some very, very my books, damn it! real lawman in, for example, Ashley WE'RE SERVIN Address which are usually laid in a cloud-cuckoo- exciting things are happening. Take writ­ Vector: A while back you spoke of “in­ County, Arkansas, was going to react to a LUNCH AGAIN ers like Phil Andros, or Dirk Vanden, or terferences.” Would you care to expand? gay sheriff, so the editor in his brilliance City land that the author is pleased to call Ar­ 11:30 -2 PM cadia, and I thought it would be a perfect Peter T. Hughes, or Dallas Kovar (of Amory: Would I! How much time do you rummaged around in his very limited have? I’ll try to keep it short. Zip vehicle for a gay novel. After I changed whom 1 am inordinately fond) — in spite knick-knack box of Pidgin Spanish and the setting to the Oregon wilderness and of some incredible editorial ineptness and Start with what they did to Song of came up with the term, “el Jefe.” Now, Phone costumed the zagales as mountain men interference, we’re saying some things the Loon. Near the end of the book there “el Jefe” means THE chief, so you get and cowboys and Indians, the next two that weren’t even dreamed of ten, or even is a poem in vers libre that is technically lines like “Which sheriff?” becoming Hours: novels practically wrote themselves, ex­ five years ago, and Loon is already begin­ what they call a glosa in Spanish — very “Which el Jefe?” meaning “Which the cept for certain problems of style, which ning to look dated. No one has written popular in the Renaissance. What you do chief?” and my the editor, who is Gringo Modeling □ Escorting □ were largely a process of whittling away the great American gay novel yet, of is take, say, a quatrain, as a point of de­ all the way, thought he was being very — no clocks, for example, so time has to course, the definitive work, but we’re get­ parture, and then write four strophes, tolerant and safe and erudite and ritzy- THE ting there. each one ending in a line of the original Latin all at the same time. 1 could have Vector; What about the gay novel of the quatrain. Some of them are done on the shat, and probably did. (Try, just once, to WATERFRONT ■I future? A ve Maria or the Credo and so on and get use the word “shat” in a manuscript for (AN OLDTIME SALOON) ■t to be terribly sacrilegious, so 1 took the ■I Amory; Well, let’s take a look backwards Greenleaf. They’ll change it to “shit” im­ t first. Tm no expert on the gay novel first four lines of Whittier’s Snowbound mediately, as they did in Naked on Main ■t (there is room here for serious study), but — you know, “The sun that brief Decem­ Street, having no knowledge of the En­ TUESDAY NIGHTS ARE t ^ Shockproof it seems to me that up until now, we’ve ber day / Rose cheerless over hills of gray, glish language and no respect for you.) had two main types of books, neither of / And darkly circled gave at noon / A I screamed like a stuck pig on Aaron, Hobo Nights Low voltage | them much to my liking. First, there is sadder light than waning moon,” and pro­ so they did a fairly decent job on Listen, what 1 call the “Closet Queen Novel,” a ceeded to turn it inside out into a fuck the Loon Sings, but from there on it was JOIN US FOR FREE dishonest put-on wherein the essentially poem that would have curled poor old one editorial disaster after another, cul­ POT LUCK DINNER Lighting John Greenleaf’s hair, by making each minating in the absolute mess they made gay characters are disguised as hetero­ & 15 ^ DRAFT BEER sexuals. These things are much older than line of the quatrain refer back to a pre­ out of Longhorn Drive. In Naked, for in­ “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” and vious sex act between Cyrus and Eph­ stance, there was a long passage in high probably much more common than the raim. This was no mean trick, mind you, school French based on Corneille’s Le When visiting the " Y " take a break and but of course the editor had never heard wash it down with a cold beer or a STUFF AND THINGS « OBJETS D ART straight world would like to believe. The Cid, and they botched it completely. (It’s of glosas or Snowbound, and hardly even good mixed drink. NUDE STATUES ELECTRIC i prototype is La Queste del Saint Graal, a - (Continued on Page 32) 13th century Old French tale about an LAMP Repair Building Materials ]; association between Percival and Galahad, SUMMER SPECIAL [ Lamp Parts - Globes BUILDING REPAIRS 1 10*220 VOLT and just for the sake of argument 1 would J. C. (Whitey) BLOSS SATUROAY AND LIGHT FIXTURES INSTALLED Phone 861-0530 like to include Candy here, too, because ( LIGHT FIXTURES WAY OUT STUFF MADE INTERCOM. DOOR BELLS. DOOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON _ ^ RELEASES INSTALLED of its perverse, cleverly disguised mis­ .[ NEW & USED TO O R D ER I • COLORED BULBS. BLACKLITE ogyny. Then there are at least two popu­ DRAFT BEER 15¿ FLASHERS• CHASERS WE SELL. ART OBJECTS lar writers of westerns, one very good and PSYCHEDELIC LITES THERE IS ALWAYS GROOVING ON CONSIGNMENT AND FIXTURES TO ORDER one very bad, both deceased, whom you BLOSS Mrs. CO. t have read as closet queens, and of course, IN OUR BACK ROOM ■t é g Ê Ê k TELEPHONE ■t iups- - Tennessee Williams. The keynote here is a 1060 FOLSOM ST. SAN FRANCISCO 94103 SPACED OUT RE­ -5622 twisted, bitchy view of women, and why Manufacturers and Distributors of: o w ” MEM­ OUR the Women’s Liberation Front hasn’t NEAR THE T STORE HOURS 1' taken off on Candy I’ll never know. It’s STAINLESS STEEL BAR ind KITCHEN SINKS BER? 12 NOON TO 6 P.M. 1' DRAFT BEER, BOTTLE BOXES & BEER EQUIPMENT PARTS AT THE END OF WEDNESDAY 12 NOON TO 8 P.) 1 ' sheer libel. THE MIRACLE MILE SATURDAY 10 A.M. TO 3 P.M.l Then, we have what 1 call the Gay BEER and AIR HOSE - PEERLESS RODS and TAPS ^ CLOSED SUNDAY 8. M ONDAV * Grotesque. This is the whole tiresome GOLDEN GATE TAPS and VENTS phone 392-1171 3819 - 17th Streer“=~Near Sanchez^ series of novels from Finisterre to Myra Breckinridge, also written for a straight 128 THE EMBARCADERO public, in which the hero is either killed EVERYTHING GOES IN AKYTHIK«; IpOES! GO VEST-SUIT, by Aida Soto-Voce Cole Porter’s 1930’s musical, Anything Coes, was blessed with the fact of having everything good go for it. It would be impossible to say what was the greatest shining YOUNG MAN! feature of the show. Aside from the consistent high quality of the actors-dancers-singers of the show, were the best yet, in period, sturdy and imaginative sets. Jason has scads of When Michelle as Reno Sweeney sings the reminiscing song, “Your Fabulous Face,” and slide projections of Arthur Neal as them, my dear. Sir Evelyn Oakleigh are projected on a mechanical cloud, I thought this was a great innovative triumph for S.I.R. Theater veteran but first-time director Bob Paulsen. Kam Deveraux designed the stunning, well made, and truly period costumes which were of such indisputably high quality it would be even a bigger surprise if he doesn’t win the 1970 Golden Awards for costumesf!) The upbeat, sprightly “tippy-tap-toe” choreographed by Gil Lopez never failed to get thunderous applause. Chuck Zinn as Billy and Doug Marglin as Hope in their dance routine for “ It’s Reno in sparkling glory with dancing Skyscrapers Delovely” had all the zip and sparkle audiences have grown to expect and love from 1930’s musicals. Corno di Bassetto’s firm, decisive, musical control and his ability to musically improvise over moments that could easily be dead spaces in this fast-paced show (set changes, scene changes, entrances, exits, etc.) seem to have become such an integral part Mrs. Harcourt complains of lack of celebrities on board to of the succe.ss of the S.I.R. musical scene for so many of our Captain. shows that the audience has grown to expect his consistent quality. On the “on stage” side of the show, it is, fortunately, im­ possible to point to any one or two performers and say, “they were the stars of the show.” Their ability to interact and stay in character was a credit to both performers and director. It was a big treat to see the tremendously popular Michelle perfectly cast as Reno Sweeney, evangelist-turned-nightclub owner. Michelle pleasantly surprised her loyal fans with bright red wigs and shaded purple costumes and demonstrated she had as much talent in a book show and as a specific character as when she does her own shows. Demonstrating total command, she created a new facet to the bright jewel of her stage career. Chuck Zinn, one of S.I.R. Theater’s regular youth leads, gave life and showed a new dramatic intensity to his part as Billy Crocker, a multiple victim of circumstances. I saw two performances of the show before writing this review to make sure of my judgments, and 1 can say that any misgivings I might have had about Doug Marglin’s performance Billy and Hope prove "It's Delovely" as Hope Harcourt from the first performance melted away after the second performance where Doug danced, sang and acted with a true audience-captivating ability. Arthur Neal as Sir Evelyn, the stuffy Englishman, had truly the most difficult part to work with in the whole show. What­ PICTURED ABOVE, A FAMOUS STAR AND FAMOUS ever he lacked in ability to project his singing voice, he made up PRODUCER IN TWO OF OUR LATEST ENSEMBLES... in sterling acting and ability to make this “fop’s” part warm, Moonface tells the Bishop about "Indoor China." human and sympathetic. You can’t argue with applause, and on both nights I saw the show, at final bow time the audience Fred Feliciano, with a very effective Brooklyn accent, clapped and stomped their love for his performance. brought a big talent and a warm characterization to the part of ^ l o á o t t On the same subject, the audience absolutely fell in love Moonface Martin, Public Enemy No. 13. The Angels, who came in such assorted sizes, the dancing with the surprise sensation of both evenings, Zane Tamas as Mrs C X 137 e EAST a s t foui FOURTH Harcourt. This unsympathetic part as the domineering mother and versatile performers who were the sailors, reporters and was both Zaire’s drag debut and S.I.R. Theater debut. His total passengers, the nellie steward, the exasperated Purser, the stern IN BEAUTIFUL Captain, the blustering Mr. Whitney, and the clever Chinese all acting command, flawless appearance, and the Second Act faint­ DOWNTOWN SAN MATEO! TELEPHONE ing scene which was the perfect he plus ultra of both acting and developed the individuality of their parts thoroughly to give directing, had the audience captivated. welcome variety and contrast to the show. OPEN DAILY UNTIL 5:30 344-5342 Melanie, as Bonnie, again returned to the S.I.R. stage as our Couple all of this with the brilliant idea of pulling one-half favorite Gun Moll (/V/ J(tey — 1967) and really cracked up the the stage before the proscenium for twice the working space, FRIDAYS UNTIL 7:00 house as a girl who has a way with sailors and gets to deliver give it the best lighting yet, the firm hand of Director Bob some of her lines upside down through the brig’s port hole. Paulsen and the able support of producers Chuck Zinn and Bob MEMBERS. S.I.R. Cramer and you have the best show yet at the S.I.R. Center. Reno and "Sinners" sing out a loud Hallelujah.

PACE 30 JUNE 1970 AMORY INTERVIEW Run, and Fuck You, Queer Boy.) I liberated, they’re merely reverse Victor­ a way that I don’t particularly like. counted a grand total of fifty typos in ians, like Jacqueline Susann. There was a What I’m saying is that publishers Happiness is a Nude Longhorn, some of them quite serious, rim scene in Handsome, and they objec­ themselves are perfectly content to oper­ Male Body no trick to copy the letters, one by one, like skipping all lines ona page between ted; Avispa calls Aaron “ Honey” a la Jim ate in and through the underground, and O n ic f of a language that you don’t understand, the word, say, “brush” on line two and and Huck Finn, and they objected; they while it may be safer than having to do Davey Rosenberg, the man who cre­ except that they couldn’t; and their ran­ “brush” on line twenty-two, and I’m not downgrade, they stultify, they won’t ad­ battle in every court from Muskogee to ated the topless and bottomless rage in dom scatter of accent marks is the sign of even taking into account their insanely vertise, and they never, ever, give you a Sioux Falls, it tends to stamp our work in nightclubs in San Francisco and through­ a t a thoroughly second-rate, Yahoo outfit.) clumsy re-spellings of words in dialect. straight answer on anything unless forced a very subtle fashion with some peculiar out the world, is going all-out on his next In Handsome they saw fit to insert the (The the editor’s own dialect, by the way, to. (I didn’t know that the movie version and undesirable characteristics. That is, poster along with artist Bill Bates. word “brown” in a passage where I most and I think that says a lot.) of Loon was finished or even definitely once you define yourself as an under­ On his next poster, Davey Rosenberg certainly didn’t want it, yet my the edi­ Most serious of all is the fact that started until I saw the ad in the Advo­ ground writer, you start conforming cate.) plans to become a “candidate” for the tor, the same the editor who corrected they really don’t know where it’s at with willy-nilly and unconsciously to the re­ center fold of Helen Gurley Brown’s Cos­ shat to “shit,” failed to catch an obvi­ Vector: gay people - as I said just a minute ago, Any advice to young gay writers? quirements of the genre - hot sex on mopolitan Magazine. Miss Brown is cam­ ous lie/lay error on my part. Longhorn they’re faking it all the way, and even Amory: Yes, indeed. If they are pub­ every page, sloppy writing, (who’s going paigning for the “perfect man” to be the Drive was the most carefully honed thing lished or in the about-to-be stage, write worse, still thinking in terms of the old to complain about the writing?), stereo­ “first male nude” for the center fold of • NEW PHOTO SETS 1 ever wrote, but it came out looking like stereotypes and screwing up our vision of either to me or Dirk Vanden, care of types, lots of Fannyhillisms (the “nether Cosmopolitan. a game of fifty-two pickup. (The real the world. They haven’t caught on to the S.I.R., Box 41,83 Sixth Street, San Fran­ lips” school); you forget about trying to The “Davey Rosenberg Candidate name of the game is Grab the Money and contemporary scene at all - they aren’t cisco. We’re both of us damned well sick say something important, and it becomes Poster” goes on sale nationally March • MANY NEW SLIDE SETS of some things, and may be able to help like a self-fulfilling prophecy — you’re 15th in poster shops throughout the them. down in the gopher hole because that’s country. Davey Rosenberg will campaign • DSI's "GREYHUFF" ALBUM O ther than that, some rules of precisely where you deserve to be. A vi­ personally in cities and at poster stores thumb: Demand a contract, and see to it cious circle. This is what 1 mean by being carrying the “Davey Rosenberg Candidate that it’s honored. Don’t accept a contract ghettoized, and it does the gay movement Poster.” The poster will feature Davey . . . these are among many new that holds you solely liable for actions no good at all. Rosenberg standing completely nude exclusive items found only at the s t r e e t under local obscenity statutes. Don’t ac­ The underground situation may be holding a flower pot, a “ballot slip” to cept first refusal options. If you’re in a advantageous to the publishers, but in the vote “yes” or “no” for Davey Rosenberg Adonis in San Francisco . . . the position to be hurt because of your writ­ long run I think they’re playing a very as the “perfect man” and a “mailing cou­ “Gay Supermarket” of books, ing activities, see a lawyer and hang dangerous game. For instance, I don’t see pon” for people to send their “votes” to: health club tough. Remember that in spite of their a particle of legal difference between Helen Gurley Brown, editor of Cosmo­ magazines, physique art, greeting put-downs, your publisher needs you 330 PITCH STREET-PHOIME: 392-3582 Longhorn Drive and Valley o f the Dolls, politan magazine, 224 West 57th Street, cards, novelties. more than you need him. And never, but by operating exclusively through the New York City, N.Y. 10019. NEW EXPANDED FACILITIES ever, sll yourself short, as I did. underground, Greenleaf might be saying The poster will be handled nationally When you’re writing, do your own that there is, and that’s what sank Ralph ♦ GYM by Davey Rosenberg Features, 405 Geary thing but - remember that the gay public Ginsberg. He went out of his way to de­ St., San Francisco 94133. Local campaign ♦THEATER LOUNGE is about twice as smart as the publishing clare that “Eros” was obscene, and thus headquarters: Harold’s Book Store, 405 COMPLETE UNDERGROUND AND houses give them credit for. Read every­ ★ COLOR T.V, convicted himself. Geary, San Francisco. thing, in translation if necessary, from This is a roundabout way of saying EROTICA PRESS SECTION . . . ♦ SURPRISES...... Horace and Ovid to Miguel Angel Astur­ that I don’t have a crystal ball. It will all «•toMAuarn. ^ ias. Read garbage too, like Gene Stratton depend on the publishers and their own CURRENT HOMOPHILE PUBLICA­ Porter and Max Brand and Ella Wheeler self image, and on the writers, and on Wilcox. And for Christ’s sake, don't write how much more bullshit we are willing to TIONS down to your editor! Make him smarten take. 1 for one have published my last KING’S COURT J o in i n . up! novel through Greenleaf Classics, Inc., be­ CUSTOM BARBERS Vector: Do you see the gay novel devel­ lieve me. Large section of recent maga­ oping into a new literary genre and mov­ It keeps coming back to the same zines, photos, slides, books, ing out of the “underground”? problem, doesn’t it? The only real solu­ Anaory: It already is an identifiable genre, tion is going to have to be gay all the way marked down a fraction o f cover let’s face it, with roots going back into - authors, publishers, and audience; no price - Summer bargain for the nineteenth century if not further. (I more outside bullshit and exploitation, don’t think the Satyricon counts.) How­ forcing us to perform like trained mon­ collectors! ever, yes — since the early sixties things keys . . . have changed quite a bit, and I most def­ Vector: What are you working on now? initely do not think that Song o f the Amory: Oh, something contemporary and very East Bay — I really, sincerely, Loon was responsible for the change. It 384 ELLIS STREET would have happened anyway — I just dig the East Bay, from Berkeley and Oak­ land out to Pleasanton and down to Mil­ SAN FRANCISCO 94102 had the good luck to hit the right market TEL. 474-6985 at the right time with a groovy little curi­ pitas - and 1 ought to be finished by the osity piece. end of July, I hope. We’ll see. Shop daily 70 to 10. Noon to 6 Sundays. Anyway, your question hinges GAY AUTHORS TAKE NOTE! on the word, “underground,” and my Richard Amory, Dirk Vanden and pess right now is that it won’t, depend­ Phil Andros would like to hear from ing. I am thoroughly pessimistic about other gay authors and artists — Write to some things, and mostly I think the Renaissance Group, c/o S.I.R., 83 Sixth r.(i ro w 11 1 SIRI.11 crunch is coming if we don’t watch out. St., San Francisco. Back in ’67 ,1 used to see the whole Loon trilogy on sale in the local supermarket, ROOM :inii; (. \ 1 :i(i.')i and I even saw it briefly in the Student ECSTASY IS THE ORDER . . . Union^ Bookstore in Berkeley, but now SIX IS THE ROAD . . . S ,\ N 1 R \ ,\ ( 1 S ( ( ) that GC has come out with its new, red- blinding format, you don’t see anything COME IS THE WAY... on sale except in the standard erotic REVELR Y IS THE MODE . . . bookstores, thus ghettoizing my works in L a

PAGB 32 f t 3 S.F. State Group «SUNDAY BRUNCHES 1 Oay SAN FRANCISCO’S 1 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 NOTE: Hundreds of places are listed in WATERFRONT Gets Official N E W E S T B A R Live Music 4-8 “guide books” that are closed or only Bai, 131 Bay, 421-1872, R,B sometimes gay. This hsting is ONLY of On The Levee, 987 Embarcadero, 397-2452, R.B strictly gay spots. Each month we will up­ Waterfront, 128 Fimbarcadero, 392-1 171 WHERE ALL THE date this listing and beginning with the Approval HAPPY FOLKS MEET June issue we will include other western NORTH BEACH states. Gordon’s. 840 Sansome, 986-01 10, R,B Continuum, a student group at San Greco’s. I 335 Grant, 391-7447, D Francisco State, was recently given offi­ E - Entertainment Jackson’s. 2237 Powell, 362-2696, R.B B - Brunch, Sunday cial approval. ^ Your Host — Paper Doll, 524 Union, 421-5765, R,B Aim of the group is to “bring to­ # Ron and Hank R - Restaurant also D - Dancing FOLSOM STREET AREA gether people of all sexual persuasions Dead End, 582 Folsom, 621-9088 SUNDAY BRUNCH W - Women and stimulate critical analysis of existing Celebrate your anniversary Febe’s, 1501 Folsom. 621-9450 sexual mores and public laws relating to DINNERS- 7 NIGHTS A WEEK 527 Club, 527 Bryant, 781-9625 sexual behavior.” or other special event TAVERNS Ramrod, 1 225 Folsom, 431-92 33 FLAMBOYANT-BUT SPORADIC ENTERTAINMENT 1188 M ARKET with a party at Vi's SAN FRANCISCO Round Up, 6th & Folsom, 863-9628 Group philosophy places emphasis DOWNTOWN Speakeasy. 17th &. Florida, 621-1911 on the fundamental common character­ Blue & Gold, 136 Turk St. 673-2040 Stud. 1 535 Folsom, 863-2980 istics of all sexual expression. While the # Campus, 1551 Mission St. 863-1562 (Also see "After Hours" list) main impetus of the group is gay and con­ Frolic Room, 141 Mason St. 775-5227, E PHONE: 453^247 Fantasy, 330 Masoti St. 982-7968, F AROUND TOWN cerned with the problems of gay people, Gangway, 84 1 Larkin St. 885-444 1 Club Dori. 427 Presidio. 93 1-5896, R.B the group hopes to break down barriers Fiere’s Flow, 1 050 Market St. 861-9818 Leonarda’s, 16 Leland Ave. 585-1796, B between people of different sexual orien­ Kokpil. 301 Turk St. 775-3260 Paradox, 3041 Geary Blvd. 387-2141, R.B Landmark, 45 Turk St. 474-4331, R tations and bring new respect and under­ Lonely Bull, 471 Turk St. 673-9891. R MARIN COUNTY standing between gays, bi’s and straights. VI’S CLUB My Room, 209 Stevenson St. (near 3rd & Mar­ Fairfax: Vi’s Club Drake, 1625 Sir Francis As a student group, they feel they ket) 392-8840 Old Crow, 962 Market St. Drake, B can be most effective working within the 1626 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE 673-0296 San Rafael: Houndstuuth Inn, 10 Woodland Orpheum Circus, 1 192 Market St. 863-92 50, Ave. 453-9903, D,B structure of the academic institution. To E,R Santa Rosa: Monkey Pod, 616 Mendocino, this end they will concentrate on reaching Rendezvous. 567 Sutter St. 78 1-3949, 1) 546-5070 fellow students who will be the future Shutters, 709 Larkin St. 673-4049. E,R Sonoma: Juanita’s. Oak & Linden, 996-7010, teachers, administrators, lawyers, police­ Sound of Music. 162 Turk St. 771-3162 D,B DRAKE Sutter’s Mill, 315 Bu.sh St. 397-0121 men, doctors, politicians, etc., of our so­ ^ IN FAIRFAX (MARIN COUN TY) Trapp, 72 F;ddy St. 362-3838 PENINSULA ciety. By broadening the outlook and un­ U.B.'s Scoreboard, 147 Mason St., 474-3474 Palo Alto: Locker Room, 1951 F:. University, derstanding of such persons, they hope to 322-8005 free the climate of public attitude to­ MISSION-UPPER MARKET, Redwood City: CASTRO AREA Bayou, 1640 Main, 365-9444 wards sexual minorities, break down the Fickle Fox, 842 Valencia, 826-3373. R,B Cruiser, 2651 F;| Camino, 366-4955, B myths and prejudices and replace the Libra. 1884 Market. 552-0886, R,B Hive, 3201 Middleford, 365-9568, W puritanical mores that govern our society Miss Muffet, 853 Valencia, 648-98 1 6. W Le Cabaret, 2301 El Camino, 365-6700, E,D with a more just code. Mint, 1942 Market, 861-9373, R.B Missouri Mule. 2348 Market, 626-1 163, R.B They also plan to reach out to the Pendulum, 4146 18th St. 863-444 I gay and bi students and try to build Saturnalia. 199 Valencia, 626-6990 EAST BAY self-respect and pride. They will be alert OAKLAND for any instances of “sexual dis­ POLK STREET Berry’s, 352 14th St. 832-91 16 Cloud 7, 2360 Polk, 474-9960 Carnation. I 200 1 3th St. 532-9925, R,B crimination” directed either against other F:arly Bird, 1723 Polk, 776-4 l'62 Chalet, 414 E. 12th, 444-8556, W students or faculty. Do Your Thing! House of Harmony, 1312 Polk, 885-5 300 Grandma’s House. 1 35 1 2th, 444-9966, R.B They also plan to work closely with Lucky Spot, Polk & Post. 885-2991 Inn-B-Tween, 2325 E. 15th, 532-9873 interested faculty and senior and graduate Maple Leaf, 1548 Polk, 775-8770 Lancer’s, 3255 Lakeshure, 832-3242 Yacht Club, 2155 Polk, 441-8381 Lou ¿k Rae’s, 2304 Telegraph, 444-5009 students on any research projects that Manhole, 6534 Foothill. 638-9927, E come within the scope of Continuum’s & COLE-HAIGHT AREA White Horse, 6547 Telegraph, 652-3820, R.B concerns. Bradley’s Corner, 900 Cole. 664-7766 In May, the group will sponsor their Maude’s, 937 Cole, 731-61 19, W HAYWARD Lucky Club, 1801 Haight. 387-4644 Aloha Club, 58 ”A” SI. 581-9856, R first open meeting, with Richard Amory Turf Club, 22517 Mis.sion, 581-9877 and Dirk Vanden as featured speakers. In order to flourish and grow strong. BATHS Continuum needs the help of students, SWULIW OUI PRUE SAN FRANCISCO Display Silk Baths, 3244 21st (at Mission), 285-3000 faculty and alumni of San Francisco State Castro. 582 Castro, 861-5995 to swell their membership. Interested per­ Screen Printers Club, 132 Turk, 775-551 1 sons should contact either Barbara Cur­ Dave’s, 100 Broadway, 362-6669 ran, 661-1025, or Mike Merrimer, Finnish. 1834 Divisadero, 9 2 1-0306 Jack’s, I 143 Post, 673-1919 387-6294. In The New Label SH0VCIR08*SILKSCREEN*Pff.c> Ritch, 330 Ritch, 392-3582 Continuum is the first gay-oriented San Francisco, 229 Ellis, 775-8013 student group to receive official recog­ % nition on the California State College PENINSULA )k Palo Alto: Golden Door Sauna, I 205 Bayshore, campuses. Achieving that recognition 325-9121 took a long six months of very hard work - they deserve your support. COIPIHE GRàPHIC ART SERVItV AFTER HOURS (Call for en trance requirements) Something’s going on at Lucky! Big Basket, 1031 Kearny, 986-9977 LOU 1863 MISSION STREET • S.F. Corral, 1529 Folsom, 861-8313 GREENE 626-8484 Covered Wagon, 278 1 1th St, 826-7220 Varsity Club, I 145 Folsom, 626-9781 It took 2'A days to select a jury, mainly because of intensive questioning of prospective jurymen by the defendants. The defendants SAN FRANCISCO'S NEWEST BAR!! LETTERS For those who like it on the wild side! (Continued from page 47 noted that the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of a citizen to a “trial by a jury of his 16 JUNE / TUESDAY right? If,the roblem Ues in the fact that, be­ peers.” The defendants maintained that known 8 pm Board of S.I.R. meets - Full meeting - cause the magazine is shipped as magazine-class homosexuals are a special class of citizens under LUTE IS THE MUSIC . . . members may attend mail, you could be liable for court action, then, the law. They are denied government employ­ MIME IS THE PL A Y... please let me know, and 111 gladly send the ment at all levels. They are denied admission to 17 JUNE / WEDNESDAY money to cover the extra postage required to state educational institutions. They are placed ISHTAR IS THE RULER . . . 7 pm DINNER . . . 1.50 send it first class, or even air mail. Please advise in special sections of state prisons. They arc FOURTEEN IS THE DAY.. . 8pm DR. DAVID STERN - A college pro­ me .. . one of my boiling points is censorship, denied all business and professional licenses. fessor speaks up! "Adjusting to One's and if thefault lies with our Puritan border offi­ They are exempted from military service. In cials, or some Nice Nellie in the Postal Departm fact, the statutory differences between the legal JUNE Homosexuality" — Questions, answers, ent, I want to know why?! I am a member of status of homosexuals and heterosexuals in refreshments. Free. All welcome. our local Civil Liberties Association, and they America is greater than the differences between love to get their teeth (so to speak) into meat commoners and peers in England, from whence 18 J U N E / THURSDAY like this. the idea of a jury comprised of persons equal to CALENDAR 8 pm S.I.R.'s GAY TOUR - Call 781-1570 I want to compliment you on the quality the defendant under the law originates. Since for information and aptness of your magazine subject matter Brown and Matthews arc both admitted homo­ 8 pm Funding Committee . . . both serious and camp; my repeated reac­ sexuals and the jury claimed to be all hetero­ 7 JUNE/SUNDAY 8 pm Social Committee tion, every time I receive a Vector, is “Why sexuals, it could be argued that the jurymen 3:30 S.I.R. Tour of City - Call 781-1570 for JUNE 9 pm Bowling, Park Lane can’t we produce a magazine like this in were their legal betters. Common law specifi­ information Toronto?” . . . God knows we have the mar­ cally prohibits this type of jury, and in fact, SUN MON WEDTHU FRISAT TUE 11 am- TAVERN GUILD PICNIC ket!! But, I think that one of the rea.sons may this is the very type of jury that the constitu­ 19 JUNE / FRIDAY 8 pm Beer, Food, Swimming, Rock Group, be that the relationship between the homo­ tional provision in question was written to pre­ 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 pm Cruising Hour; "Lovers: How to Find Dancing, Prizes ■ Everything included sexual segment of society and the Police in vent. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 - and Keep One" . . . $5 ($6 at door). Must be 21. Tick­ Toronto, has been compatible for so long now, The judge denied their appeal for an all 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9pm S.I.R. NIGHT-SPECIAL CITY GAY Gay jury, or even for a partially Gay jury. ets: T.G. bars & S.I.R. that it has relieved the pressure under which 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 TOUR FOR MEMBERS: See Vector most works of art are produced .. . and 1 do It seems clear that the defendants were 28 29 30 article consider the magazine an art form. prosecuted only because they arc admitted ho­ 8 JUNE / MONDAY Another reason for our mutual tolerance mosexuals. Heterosexuals frequently say fuck, J MAY / SATURDAY 9 pm BOWL EVERY MONDAY at Park may be that the homosexual segment hee plays cocksucker, etc. in the presence of policemen. pm DANCE TONIGHT .. FREE! No ad Lane They are never arrested. Indeed, policemen fre­ 20 JUNE/ SATURDAY it cool for the most part. Although we have our mission charge. S.I.R. Night Club, 83 openly gay dance clubs, taverns, bars, I gay quently use such words themselves. 9 pm DANCE AT S.I.R. NIGHT CLUB • Sixth St. 9 JUNE/ TUESDAY steam bath and (can you believe) police protec­ 1 have heard David Hilliard and other Drawings, new people, good music. $1 8 pm Religious Committee tion from the rowdies on Hallowe’en night, we Black leaders say “mother fucker” and “punk 1 JUNE/ MONDAY members, $1.50 non-members don’t have openly gay restaurants and night cock sucker” over public address systems at 621 GOUGH STREET-SAN FRANCISCO 9 pm THE CDITS "COIT-TILLION BALL" • least 20 times, with thou.sands of people and 921-9736 8 pm Horseback Riding Group 10 JUNE / WEDNESDAY club acts, as you do, and our local Homophilc A grand affair . . . Russian Hall - $6, Society solicits for membership mainly in the hundreds of cops present. None of them has 9 pm Bowling, Park Bowl 7:30 CAMP MOVIE NIGHT 8i DINNER!!! 781-1570,S.I.R. Box Office University and intellectual community, rather ever been arrested for “vulgar and profane lan­ - Join in the fun - $1.50 members, $2 than making an appeal to the mass of the ho­ guage.” 2 JUNE/TUESDAY Non-members 8 pm VECTOR COMMITTEE MEETING. 21 JUNE/SUNDAY mosexual citizenry. It is disgusting that the law sets up homo­ Never having had any connection with the sexuals as a type of third class citizen. More All welcome. 3:30 S.I.R.'s GAY TOUR - Call 781-1570 11 JUNE / THURSDAY production of a magazine, I can’t be objetive in abhorrent yet is the growing practice of en­ for information 8 pm Community Services my praise of yours, but subjectively speaking, 1 forcing seldom invoked laws against homo­ 3 JUNE / WEDNESDAY 9 pm Bowl Every Thursday, Park Lane find it informative, delightfully entertaining, sexuals but not against heterosexuals. 7 pm Board of S.I.R. 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GAY TOUR TONIGHT Dubonnet (prior letter) might enjoy a job at the the homosexual has not yet the power to influ­ 9 pm Bowling Toronto Post Office. Our self-censorship had ence the police by fear, the communications to OAK IS THE TREE . . . 13 J U N E /S A T U R D A Y been applied to our foreign mail because as late RENAISSANCE '70 OPEN HOUSE influence them by reason, or the money to buy Also useful to cover your LOVE IS THE POWER . . . 26 JUNE / FRIDAY as March o f 1968 (a very tame issue) there was justice. We can sympathize with their impa­ WEEKEND a photo o f two boys committing the sin o f "groovy" long hair for your Part 2: BUDDY DANCE, S.I.R. CEN­ 8 pm Cruising Hour; "Sex Techniques II" tience for justice and equality for the homo­ kissing on the cover and a first class air mail sexual as patience is a virtue that is wearing thin 4 JUNE/THURSDAY TER - One pays - One free ■ 9 pm letter to Australia was intercepted and opened job. 27 JUNE/SATURDAY on everyone these days. 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