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90-062990.Compressed.Pdf © 1990 BY TWT. THIS MAP MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED WHOLLY OR IN PART WITHOUT EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER. 4-tI\ AUSTIN l.,p. PEASE PARK TO i "'-'Iii' I • HIPPIE 11.1,/) HII) (.!U\:\IH' Mr. Austin Drummer '90 July 1- 9:00 PM Benefitting AIDS Services of Austin 00 $1 Donation Requested ~CHAIN:E>r'! '0 ~~:~-f'A'DRIVE -" 504 Willow Austin 480-9017 ~r4'···\ :d···1 (·:··'fu "'/ 4·~.\\ 19 NEWS 10,000 See AIDSQuilt in San Antonio 35 SPECIAL REPORT Gay Heroes in Uniform by Michael McKinney 41 COMMENT Letters to the Editor 49 HEALTH Hyperthermia Stopped at Atlanta Hospital 52 BACKSTAGE Texas Entertainment for 4th of July Week by Marc Alexander 55 CLASSIC TwT 5 Years Ago ThisWeek in Texas byBobDineen 59 HOT TEA Weather Girls,Hot Chocolate, Matt Gunther arid Oprah DeMarrow 67 SNAPSHOTS Houston Pride Parade 73 SPORTS The Texas Bowling Scores-They're Back! by Bobby Miller 77 STARSCOPE Your July Lovescope by Milton vonSfern 82 CLASSIFIED Want Ads and Notices 92 GUIDE Texas Business/ Club Directory TWT(ThisWeek in Texos) ispublished by Texes Weekly Times Newspaper Co, ot 3900 Lemmon Ave. in Dallas, Texes 75219and 811Westheimer in Houston, Texes 77006. Opinions expressed by columnists are not necessarily those of TWT or of its stoff. Publication Of the name or photograph of any person or organization in articles or advertising in TWTisnot to be construed as any indication of the sexual orlentonon of said person or organization. Subscription rotes: $69 per year. $55 per half year. Bock issues available at 52 each. Payment must accompany all orders. Copyright (cj 1989by Texes Weekly Times Newspaper Co. All rights reserved, Portlal or complete reproduction of any ooverttse- ment, news, orticle or feature. copy or photograph from TWT is specifically prohibited by federal statute, PAGE 11 HOLIDAY BLOW~OU TUESDAY, JULY 3 Special Sneak Preview of Our New Weekly WET SWIMSUIT CONTEST starring emcee SWEET SAVAGE $200 in Cash Prizes Holiday After Hours with DJ Ric Herrington WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 I INDEPENDENCE DAY POOl PART Beginning at 12 Noon KEG BEER s BAR-B-QUE plus a Special Poolside Show "Pick up a tan at The Wave!" THIS WEEK IN TEXAS Weekly Circulation: 20,000 Founded 1975 DALLAS OFFICE (214) 521·0622 Hours: 11orn-S p.m. Closed Thursday and Sunday 3900 Lemmon Ave. Dallas, Texas 75219 Dallas Fax Line (214)521·0638 HOUSTON OFFICE (713) 527·9111 Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Weekdays Closed Saturday 811Westheimer, Suite 106 Houston, Texas 77006 Houston Fax Line (713)527·9305 PUBLISHER Chuck Patrick ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTORS Richard Bang / Kent Edson Smith GRAPHIC ARTISTS William Parr,Steve Pardue WEDNESDAY ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Marc Alexander NEWS EDITOR Chuck Patrick Cast Show SPORTS EDITOR Bobby Miller CONTRIBUTING WRITERS O. FloresAlvarez, Mitch Bartlow, Bob Dineen PhilJohnson, Brian Keever, David Meunier. BillO'Rourke. Milton van Stern, WW. Wells III TYPOGRAPHERS Naomi Sims Richard Hebert. Bobby Miller DISTRIBUTION Donna Day Shane Ruff COMPTROLLER Steve Miles STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Barry Boss,Carl Davis. Graham. and Special Guest Julie Hollingsworth, GW. King, Michael McKinney, Chris Zimmerman Sweet Savage SALES EXECUTIVE SALES MANAGER Jim Veteto DEADLINE FOR ALL ADS: Friday. one week prior to publication. Show @ Ilpm AUSTIN Chris Zimmerman . Digital Beeper (512) 320-6249 DALLAS Alan Gellman (214) 521-0622 FORT WORTH Steve Miles (214)521-0622 HOUSTON Jim Veteto . (713)527-9111 SAN ANTONIO / CORPUS CHRISTI Joe Virjan (512)828-7072 TWT © 1990 Texas Weekly Times Newspaper Company PAGE 16 -Dallas-949-2398 phy; the Ripcord, who won the Texas Tro- phy; Houston GLPC, which won Best Non- professional; the Gay/Lesbian Switch- board, which won the Pride Award; the Garden Party, who won the non-motorized Unity Trophy; Lobo, who won the Spirit of Montrose float award; and Acadian Bakery, Houston Lesbian/Gay Pride banner leads long rs-untt who won the Stonewall Trophy for most parade down Westheimer. original. Theme for Pride Week was "Look TWT NEWS photo by Chuck Patrick. to the Future." For parade photos see SNAPSHOTS,beginning on page 67. Entertainment Judging the parade were a host of LONG HOUSTON dignitaries: councilman Vince Ryan, judge Plus Productions Presents David Patronella, EPAH's Nancy Molleda, PRIDE PARADE HGLPC's Brian Keever, businesswoman Linda Hudson, community leader Kathy Thousands Line Streets to Lenahan and Democrat Katy Caldwell, An Official Preliminary to Miss Texas USA See Houston's Longest Ever who is a candidate for Harris County Pride Parade on Pride Sunday. Treasurer. Grand marshals for the parade were HOUSTON - Under sweltering tem- Walter Carter, owner of the Brazos River peratures with a heat index of 107, Hous- Bottom and staunch TGRA officer, and An- ton's annual Pride Parade rolled through nise Parker, former Houston GLPC presi- Montrose last Sunday, June 24, beginning dent and past LGDT co-chair. on Westheimer and ending at the Starnite FOllowing the parade, the action heated '90 outdoor festival. up at Starnite '90 where a host of enter- Parade co-chairs Marvin Davis and Deb- tainers, including headline attraction bie Holmes promised TWTNEWSthat this singer Thelma Houston, entertained along year's twelfth annual pride parade would with comedienne Sandy Van, the Brazos be the longest since the first parade in River Band, Alto and others. 1979 and they were right. There were 73 Over 40 organizations and businesses units which took an hour and 15 minutes set up booths under two big tops as vis- to pass the TWTNEWSanchor position on itors strolled the grounds at the Multi- Westheimer Road. Service Center in a county fair atmosphere. Judged winners were the Names Proj- Co-chair Ronnie Diaz estimated the crowd ect, which won the Grand Marshal's tro- at over 3,000 for the two-day festival. )'. "\ The parade and festival were broadcast live on KPFT-FM. Hosts Jack Valinski and TUESDAY, JULY 3 Deborah Bell enthusiastically reported the Pride events in a four-hour marathon broadcast from parade and festival. Encore Holiday Show CARLOS PEREZ MURDER MYSTERY Houston Police Seek Suspect THE Of Man Murdered in His Beverly Hill Apartment. Crime Stoppers Offers Reward. HOUSTON - Houston homicide of- BIJLOIJS ficers continued to seek last Monday the person who murdered Carlos Perez, 35, a Thousands stroll the aisles of the Gonzalez Convention Hispanic male. Perez, formally employed Center in San Antonio to view the Names ProJecl Quill. in the radiology department at St. Joseph TWT NEWS photo by Brien Keever. Hospital, was found murdered a week ago, Monday, June 18 in his apartment at 6311 FOIJR Beverly Hills. Officers Hal Kennedy and Rick Maxey 10,000 VISIT told TWT NEWS that Perez's truck and wallet Featuring were missing. The truck is a 1989 Chev- AIDS QUILT IN rolet Silverado, brown, license 3067-SV. "The victim hung out at several bars in SAN ANTONIO HOT the Westheimer area in Montrose," the of- Thousands Visit Gonzalez ficers learned. "It is a good possibility that CHOCOLATE Perez met his assailant at one of these Convention Center to View bars," they speculated. Names Project PWA Quilt. Direct from Las Vegas Perez was found with his throat slash- plus ed. The weapon, likely a kitchen knife, has SAN ANTONIO - When the Southwest not been recovered, officer Kennedy told Regional display of the Names Project TWT NEWS. Memorial Quilt was unfurled June 16 in the NAOMI SIMS A person matching the description of H.B. Gonzalez Convention Center for a the suspect was seen leaving the victim's three-day display, over 10,000 came to see DONNA DAYand apartment Sunday morning, June 17, the the memorial of quilt panels, pay honor day before Perez' body was found. and respect to those who have fallen and TASHAKOHL The suspect is described as a black ,.".$ male, late 20s, 200-220 pounds, very muscular with good definition, and has long, stringy black hair. Anyone with information on this un- solved murder was asked to contact of- ficers Kennedy or Maxey at (713)247-5418. Orcall Crime Stoppers at (713)222-TIPS. A reward is offered. 713.521.9123 Houston Police seek suspect in murder of Carlos Perez at his apartment. THIS SUNDAY, JULY 1· IlPM HPD photo. Candlelight march from Tower of Americas arrives at Alamo Plaza for Names Project ceremony. TWT NEWS photo by Joe Virjan. THE WEATHER GIRLS Live In Concert TWT JUNE 29 - JULYS 1990 Among other quilt panels observed by SUNDAY,JULY 1 • 8PM • " ~ '.~,.'" TWT NEWS were several others from San •.•• "•..V', • ~'~ Antonio: Hap Veltman of Bonham Ex- .. change, brothers Adolph and Michael UNION JACK :- "< " +:;' Becker, twins Mark and Clark Erwin and FASHION SHOW lovers Robert Ortiz and Michael Barger- all of San Antonio. featuring swimwear Walking the aisles in quiet thought were modeled by the widowed lovers, grandparents, moms and dads, and friends of those who have The Men of Santa Fe. died of AIDS. To view the quilt brings the Emcee Randy Jobe AIDS crisis home, translating numbing statistics into a one-on-one personal experience. On Father's Day, June 17, a colorful ceremony was held at the Tower of the Americas at the Hemisfair. Hundreds of BIGGER "Balloons of Hope" soared skyward when they were released. Each balloon carried IS the name of a person who had died of The Gonzalez Con.ention Center in San Antonio, site of the AIDS. Names Project Quilt display the weekend of June 16,18, Following the balloon release, mourn- BETTER. 1990. TWT NEWS photo by Joe Virjan. ers held a candlelight procession at dusk, walking from the Tower at Hemisfair to Come see to pay special hommage to brothers and Alamo Plaza where a moving program was sisters from Texas and the Southwest who presented to memorialize the fallen.
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