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During a night on the town, Lisa RoJhas walts for her chauffeur outside LaVerdiere's.
COYER STORY by Andy Newman a stretch limo in Portland, chances PHOTOS Uy Tonee Har/Jert are the people inside aren't from A stretch limo cruised through away. Portland's Old Port" late one Satur Chances are they aren't rich or day night and turned some heads. famous. Chances are they're regular People rubber-necked to see who folks willing to fork over big bucks to was inside. travel in style, to steal a glimpse of last summer it might have been prestige. Chances are they prefer Rod Stewart. It might have been quarter pounders to caviar, Bud to George and Barbara Bush. But Perrier, Van Halen to Vivaldi. chances are it wasn't. . They're just blue-collar people in Five years ago there were five black-tie cars. limousine companies in Portland; today there are 15. So when you see (ONnNUED on page 8 + INSIDE:
UPDATES page 2 CALENDAR page 12
WEIRD NEWS page 3 LISTINGS page 14
TALK page 4 EATS page 16
VIEWS page 6 POOK page 20
COVER page 8 CLASSIFIEDS page21 The Archdruid speaks. Flying high on ParaPianes. Nothing to sneeze at. SPORT page 11 PUZZLE page 23 See page 4. Seepage 11. See page 16. October 5,1989 3
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Charge To: Mastercard [) Visa [) PaintJet - full color, PC or Mac $1,045 Sale $1,395 List "Where they are now they sit around the cell and watch t.v. and C.C.#______Exp .___ _ smoke... At this facility they can work and earn money. Prisoners Signature:______Sale Expires November 17, 1989 will tell you they'd rather be busy." The vote on the $25 million $2 added to charge orders for handling. bond issue is Nov. 7. If voters approve it, the new jail would open Make checks payable to: The Portland Ballet Co. Call today! by 1993, Boisot said. 341 Cumberland Ave. Portland,Me 04101 207-772-9671 (800) 322-5003 ME· (800) 343-on9 NE. (207) 846-5143 Dogman's dogfight escalates Da vid "The Dogman" Koplow's six dogs ha ve been impounded SOLUTIONS again, and this time he's in really deep do-do. computer center Koplow's dog drama began on Aug. 30, when his dogs were A dMsoon 01 MiJI'IiE ~. ScMce, Inc. impounded because he refused to obey a court order to leash them. On Sept. 18, Koplow promised to leash the dogs if they were Looking at pollution sources on a cruise up the Fore River. CB w/Mtmtt Pou/..,. Bring those old photos 28 U.S. Route One, Yarmouth, ME 04096 returned to him, but then unleashed them soon after getting them to JUST BLACK & WHITE The type in this ad was produced on an HP laserJet printer back. So on Oct. 1, police took Koplow's dogs again, and arrested and we'll put the love Solutions sought for unromantic problems him on charges that he struck one police officer while one of his light back Into them. dogs allegedly bit another. Another court order, banning Koplow from ever having dogs We can copy and enhance your Friends of Bay study pollution ' in Portland again, could be in the making, according to City old, faded photographs and ma~e Attorney David Lourie. City Manager Robert Ganley favored as many enlargements as you like. such an order because it would allow Koplow to keep his dogs but Friends of Casco Bay, a fledgling environmental cussed the long-term effects of spilled oil on an would get him out of Portland. "If we could somehow get assur We'll also process and print all group, held its first public seminar Sept. 30 and ecosystem such as Casco Bay. USCG Cmdr. Jack ance that he and his dogs could go elsewhere that would be good, types of black & white film and we • promptly found itself caught in the gulf between McGowan explained the Coast Guard's role in but I'm not taking his word. We took his word before and he lied can convert to black &whi te from THE technical and activist environmentalism. monitoring oil in the port, and said that his office to us," Ganley said . LET your color originals. The day-long seminar, held at SMVTI in South is in the process of rewriting Maine's oil spill Portland, began with a series of three workshops 54 YORK ST. clean-up contingency plan. Pushcarts still cooking in Old Port JUS I 761-5861 FOREVER addressing the question "How polluted is Casco Along the Portland waterfront, numerous A proposed ban on late-night pushcart venders in the Old Port LOVE Bay?" One focused on sewage, one on oil and parking lots drain rainwater into the bay. Ronald was put on the back burner by the city council. The proposed ban another on toxic sources of pollution. Although Dyer, an environmental scientist with the Maine grew out of concern about late-night rowdiness in the Old Port NOT FADE DRESS the thesis question was rephrased often by those Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), after police reported that parhers crowded around the vendors in attendance, no clear answers emerged from the AWAY 100% Cotton explained the difference between point source some of whom sell their munchies until 2 a.m. Several peddlers panels of experts. pollution (such as what drains out of a pipe) and showed up at an Oct. 2 council meeting when the council was due Colors $84 Fall non-point sources (such as oil that drips from cars to vote on the measure. City councillor Peter O'Donnell said that Improving reality and makes its way downhill to the bay) to the the council acknowledged it hadn't heard enough input from the Over a lunch of white bread and chicken, the morning toxics workshop. He said that the lack of venders and put the vote off. O' Donnell said that "There isn't a keynote speaker criticized the cautious approach funding for non point-source programs hampers frenzy to get this done because the summer crowds aren't down the h(JUSe oj stiles of the morning sessions: "1 heard too much reas his work. "Let's face it," said Dyer, "it's more there now. Bu t we do hope to get some so~t of mechanism in place before the crowds return next summer." surance this morning," said activist David Brower, romantic to attack a pipe than it is to attack 125 Main Street, "and not enough concern and excitement." • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Yarmouth 846-4232 parking-lot runoff." But John Sowles, an aquatic • • Monday- Saturday He asked the lunching crowd of more than 200 biologist with the MDEP, said that he has found Preservation law foundation laid 9:30-5:00 people if any of them were really excited about • • , r substantially larger deposits of lead and other The planning board handed over a draft of a historic preserva • , IPILA\.'o/ IllrA"6A\II~ • saving Casco Bay. One woman yelled out. • toxic metals in mussels collected in the mouth of tion law to the city council on Sept. 26. The law would apply to • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "We need to end the war against the Earth," the Fore River (straight downhill fromdowntown over 857 buildings in Portland that either have intrinsic hi\>torical said Brower, who has directed the Sierra Club, Portland) than in those collected elsewhere in the value or are located in one of eight historical districts. Deb ATTENTION PARENTS OF YOUNG Friends of the Earth and the Earth Island Institute bay - suggesting that the unromantic non-point Andrews, chair of Greater Portland Landmarks, said that exterior (see: TALK, page 4). He said that in spite of the ONES!!! ~' sources pointed out on the cruise do damage the changes to buildings that now require a permit could be subject to ~ ~ ~ ' recent spate of "born-again" environmentalists bay. a stricter set of rules and a more formalized review process. like former oilman George Bush - not one major And sewage enters the Presumpscot River just "These buildings in a very real sense belong to all of us," Andrews ~a It Again now carrie ... SAL E institution in this country has begun to question above East End Beach. That morning, Karin Til said, "and once the trim and the dooTs of these buildings are lost, October 7 - October 21 they've lost they're significance." The council will begin work the impossible notion of endless growth. berg, a staff attorney for Maine Audubon Society, shops on the ordinance - beginning Oct. 23 - before giving it final "Wedo not inherit the Earth from out fathers," told the sewage workshop that although Casco approval. ~CK C~qr(t{e...~~~iSrts said Brower, "we borrow it from our children." Bay is classified by the state as a water body safe Offer expres 10/3 1/ 89 He said that the education and drug crises are for harvesting shellfish, much of the shellfish in "get these critically acclaimed tapes Manicure • indications that children are losing hope. "The the bay is unsafe to eat. Looking beyond obvious and others such as Raffi & Laura Pedicure • only real way to fight drug abuse," he said, "is to sources like the Portland Water District, Tilberg WEIRD NEWS: ____----'- __ Simms for your child as well as an lentire fooIl leyeocCM'S & eyeJaSiie Ocwber 5, 1989 5 GOOD EGG A HOT &HEALTHY CAFE Th(r (m't a kiftkn ... if~ a virtwl deathtrap, of hmAtd) WAY TO DINE '. by Monte Paulsen full and all for only $Z.99 at1d fCb1tial 'rvory! Thats- v:hy ~~.f-'~ Try our lunch I leave -the cookl~ 10 -tw.i'V1r4) specials: • Vegetarian lasagna rISk-takl~, thrHl-sW SOUPS· SANDWICHES· SALADS "A Healthy Alternative" 416 Fore St•• Old Port. 774-4342 CO-ED OWN YOUR OWN HOME SELF FOR ONLY DEFENSE 6 Week course starts October 10th $15 Tuesday & Thursday 7-8pm Non-members Welcome! PERDAY** College Special- $99 Semester Membership Unlimited Tanning! • NO INITIATION FEE· FREEZE POLICY AVAILABLE .12X12 JACUZZI. NAUTILUS CENTER. AEROBICS. SAUNAS. STEAMRooMS • 3 TANNING BOOTHS. LlFECYCLES. 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Across "gin. !l'OC... tIIat HI onlY lIulI 011' body but ".1 ....p ... _ up..... around with CFCs for some 50 years, we find they Of course, you can't replace the air and the fuel • 6 models. financing from Mardon Marina. (207) 693-6996 InCl ... !!uman IIIiIg. The H.lIBr I co .... 1I.lin]lll YII powarllllooIll David Brower are causing trouble. And now we've got to ask that took 500 million years to form. So you proba • full contracting. building lots Turner: Turner Plaza, Rte. 4 (207) 225-3234 1111]1 yo know and 011 you .. DWllnnar IIIller. ourselves, "What other surprises are waiting for bly wouldn't drive. "lhavereferredselectedpatienlstoTomGrahamandJerrySand£rsfor In his book "Encounters with the Arch us?" approximalelyoneyear. Fortlwsewhaareinurestedinmaximi.o:ingt.lu!ir druid," author John McPhee described Showcase is your Custom Home Specialist. Unlimited capabilities - What do we have to do to get our from the incredible value of Premier to 3000 sq. ft. luxury homes. healing patenlinland w/w are open to new ways ofthinking, 1 David Brower as "the most militant How can we get out of this mess? legislators to think like that? defmitely recommend their work." conservationist In the world." Now 77 By using the same tool that got us into it: our Well, for one thing, everyone i~ the volunteer 111'. &lrlltIIII NIiI'tInJtI. WIIIIfIfI " WDIIIItI, r.,.".,."., If_ yean old, Brower was the first executive minds. We have to. That's all we've got. It takes a business- the citizens at large and their organiza Visit us today. 1-800-344-6552 " Tom and Jerry's heakr seminar taps the essence of the director of the Sierra Club. The dub grew Ii ttle arrogance to think we can do anything abou t tions - have got to stop shying away from lobby heakr within. The resuhs are extraordinary both personally from 2,000 to 77,000 members under his it, but the big challenge is to see if we can speed up ing and politics. That's where the decisions are and professionaUy." direction, then parted company with the recovery. made that effect the Earth. But almost all the 111'• .-Illy" .. P",,-, "". CMro/II'ICtrI A"lCIIf1IIII Brower because he seemed too radical. environmental organizations disdain substantial "Tom and Jerry have introduced us to the world of intent. It's -Brower went on to found Friends of the By "recovery" do you mean putting lobbying or political activity. It's not nice. So the ~I, . ~ an important work to be studied by any evolving person," Earth In 1969 and the Earth Island things back as they were? incumbents who have been perpetuatmg our bad ItMIItI "".,., It¥, P"."., "". Institute In 1982. He visited Portland to Yes! McKibben maybe right: it's too late to save habits stay in office. And weoutherein the public SHOWCASE HOMES, INC. IB speak to the Friends of Casco Bay it nature. Now we have to put back. I'm trying to can quote Pogo to ourselves: We've met the en SETTING THE PACE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING 'U AtTO R" St.. Ung dales 101' the lo-week Healel' I cou ...e ..e: (see UPDA YES, page 2)_ get a movement going for global restoration. emy and guess who it was. Oct 17 days, Ocl. 18 evenings all The Sierra Club has figured out that less than I'm going to come up with a little sticker to put *Not Available in cases. Certain conditions apply. **$49,950 at 10% - 30 years lor morelnlormalllll call 1l1li Graham 789-1411 10 percent of the world's livable land remains on your mirror, "You are looking at an endan What can be done to keep the recent wild. We need to set that apart immediately. We gered species." resurgence of Interest In environment need to keep that as a reference book, as a place alism from becoming a fad? that shows us "This is how life works if we don't Is there anything that one person can do All people have to do is read this new book mess it up." We won't get by if we tear any more to make a difference? "The End of Nature" by Bill McKibben. You can't pages out of that book. Sure. I know of a 32-year-old guy named Sam read the opening part of that book without know Then, instead of having them tear that last LaBudde. There's a profile on himin the July issue ing that this time it is terribly serious, and mayix' wilderness down, we need to turn our develop of Atlantic written by my son Kenneth. He went even too late. I'm hoping he's wrong. ers' attentions on putting back what they've out and bought a camcorder and got a job on a messed up. Send them back to clean up their tuna boat. He told them that the camera was a toy 15 he? 15 It too late? rooms! We need to use our cleverness to return his father had given him, that he was just horsing Wehavecomeawfully close to doing ourselves parts of the Earth to what it was. It's going to be around with it. PORTLAND'S in. We havea lot to do, and it's going to be harder tough, because in some places we've lost the parts And he took a devastating record of that the because we didn't do it 20 years ago. - species and habitats that are gone forever. Tuna fishermen are doing to the dolphins. They GORIEST are killing something like a 125,000 dolphins a SELECTION OF What do we have to do? Can a capitalist world ask such a thing? year in the process of getting tuna. So that got in We have to change society's habits. And this Yes. The problem lies in what we count as the the news all around the world and is helping to time we can't slip back. So many things are al capita\. We've considered the Earth as a freebie. pressure the tuna fleets to change their ways. ready happening that can not be reversed and are Thus we've used up part of the ozone barrier. We Sam was feeling pretty good about that so he global in effect. didn't charge ourselves for that - but we're going went out and did the same thing on a deep-sea For example, we're trying to cut CFC (chlo to pay for it, aren't we? drift net boat. This one guy with a cheap camcor roflorocarbon) production by the mid '90s. Wei.! But if you had to pay a realistic charge for your der! He used his head and his feet and he went out that's too late! If we stop makingCFCs right now, automobile: you'd pay for the car when you buy and made a difference. the damage we've already started will continue it and you'd pay for what it takes to replace what for a century. And if we lose the ozone layer- it was made of; you'd pay for the fuel you use and Monte Paulsen is editor of Casco Bay Weekly. October 5,1989 7 6 C4SCO Bay Wukly ...... ~' THE Focus FOR FALL ..~ is in the contrast of the \ .. : .'. -~ .- sporty and the feminine. ' ~ . " , - ~ . ' .:.. '.: ,...... : -~ • . - I We offer anoraks and blazers, pretty '. ," ...... , . .' ~ . - ,I. ' ~ silk dresses, skinny sweaters and , . .' ... " ", .,... . :.•.. ~ . .::'. ~ : jeans, crisp whLte Shi rts - all ' .:...... ~ . ...: ;, .~-:, " - .... :; . with a romantic soft This space is for opinions. Your ;" .,< .., : feminine edge .. . at views lUe here, and sometimes ours. . : .,' " . ' ':.,.:. : ~ ";' .. ,'. "', , ..•.. " ':, 136 Main St., Freeport TH YOURS: Please be brief when you write, and please include a phone number Sick and tired of The Dogman (which will not be published) so that we can verify your letter. , .... . ' ' . . '. .., I am sick and tired of hearing about David Send your VIEWS to: VIEWS, '<'~~~x;r~, ..:~' ~~~ l~ by every person in the city who pays taxes to the Koplow "the dogman." I think the issue should be city, property taxes or otherwise. Should we, the Casco Bay Weekly, 187 Clark St., resolved once and for all. He broke the law and taxpayers of theCityofPortland, pay David Koplow Portland, ME. 04102 . should be penalized. Any other way would not be to break the law? ~:.'~?@~ ' " " 35% OFF fair to all of the other citizens of Portland. It would I read about the massive public support David .,' Our All-Cotton also save the taxpayers a lot of money. Koplow has received. I read abouttheshopowners' President Nixon was not above the law, and contribution to the cause by selling "free the dog neither is David Koplow. Regardless of the merits man " t-shirts. No doubt, if Mr. Koplow parked US: Calida of the leash law, it was enacted by the representa WOODWOIKING SUPPLIES It himself and his six dogs in front of one of those tives of the people of the City of Portland. This Pajamas shops, that owner would be the first to call the cops CASCO BAY WEEKLY • Dowels from 1/8" to 2" diameter ~.\ ~_ country is based on the principle of equality under to get rid of Koplow. I do not see people inviting Oc/ober 5, 1989 .' 20% OFF the laws and no one person, regardless of the '1ocal • Furniture Buttons from 1/4" to 1" Autumn - Winter David and his dogs over to their comfortable sub Volume 2, Number 40 Collections color" the person adds, should have special exemp urban homes for dinner. I suppose the dogman is > • Pegs, finials, glue dowels in stock (present this ad tion from the law. If Mr. Koplow is allowed to easy to support from a distance. PUBUSHER Gary Santaniello • Largest assortment of wood turnings with purchase) ignore the law because he does not like it, then the I do not assert that the City of Portland is totally EDITOR Monte Paulsen courts cannot justify enforcing the law on anybody blameless in this case. Ifanything, they have caused ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT you've ever seen at factory prices. else. [f there is such an overwhelming public sym the problem by being too lenient with David. AnnSi/mner • Free mail order catalogue. 105 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND pathy for the dogman, then David Koplow should NEWS & UPDATES 772-5260· HOURS 10-6, MON. -SAT. Anyone who receives over 800 citations should have no problem in bringing the issue of the leash have been dealt should have been dealt with deci Andy Ne'UJI11IJn law to a pUblic vote. That is the way the American sivelya long time ago. When the Chief of Police and PHOTOGRAPHS Casey's system works. Blatant disregard for the law is not. the Ci ty Manager joined the fray, they served only Tonee Harbert o [t is reported that Mr. Koplow has received over IUUSTRATIONS 15 112 School Street, Freel;'ort ~ to make David Koplowa martyr. David Koplow is 865-3244 Open daily until 7 . '. 8OOcitationsand has been convicted dozens of time not a hero, just a [person who does not obey the law Toki Oshima Shoes, Shoes, for his disregard of the law. This represents thou simply because he does notfeellikeit. If we were all . ~ 0IIIl ~ ~, sands of dollars to process the paperwork alone, to follow his example, I do not suppose this country PRODucnON MANAGER not to mention the man-hours of the police officers would be a very nice place to live. Elissa Conger ' ~~L~ '. . Shoes! involved and the tying up of the court system. This DESIGN is taxpayers' money being wasted just to let Mr. Truth l-Iawk Koplow go so he can do it again. Now the dogman fA ~tJ...~,~_ 7 /14(1(." wants to sue the City of Portland for well over a WilliamJ. Milliken CIRCUlAnON MANAGER Step in and slip into million dollars. If he wins, that money will be paid Portland Diane DesMarais our new shoes while they CIRCUlAnON last! Two styles in cotton Elke Rosenberg. Phil Rutherford, PA Trisha, Dan Tonini canvas with rubber soles Attacked by The Dogman's dogs from "Ko'ton." DISPlAY ADYERmlNG [am amazed at the rash of support fromPortlan Shown here: The I too thought the dogs were gentle and harmless, Annie Lewis, Holly Lynn ders on the arrest of David Koplow and the im I have no problem with his dogs being un Lace Up Boot, available in pounding of his dogs. It is clear he is flagrantly and ...j leashed or his philosophy, if he had complete con CWSIFIED ADYERTISING black and purple, $24.00. intentionally violating the law despite repeated trol of his dogs at all times, which I feel confident in Mark Kellerher .. ~ ;.' wamings, and now acts as if he was completely stating: He does not. I am sure I am not the only SELECTED WOOL SWEATERS unaware of the repercussions. I am also shocked at 'Ill person with such an experience. David Koplow's CONTRIBUTORS Lynda Barry, Additional In-Store Specials the number of people who say his dogs are "well .", Cuddled.owrU presence in the city is noteworthy: Everyone loves Kathy Caron, Brenda Chandler, behaved," "gentle," 'harmless" and always in "his a character; but that is too idealistic. The manner in ) FACTORY STORE command." Barbara Hill, Hannah Holmes, which he was arrested might seem prodigal and Sherry Miller, Kelly Nelsen, Let me recant a story: On two separate occasions 6 Mill St. unwarranted but is certainly not unfounded. If I Mike Quinn, Don Rubin, (one on the Eastern Prom, the other at State and Freeport, Maine decide not to stop at red lights (an extreme ex Morgan Shepard, Thomas Verde tIt!!I., On the South SIde of the York) his harmless and gentle pack of dogs raced at ample) and could, in my mind, philosophically 88 Main St., Freeport, ME Village Center Parklng Area me and my dog (who was on a leash), barked men justify it and Portianders accepted it, still does not CAKO BAY WEEKLY 865-6369 acinglyand ferociously, surrounded us and on one make it right. is an instrument of community occasion bitmydog in the hind leg, all while David 865-1713 The Dogman is wrong. understanding. Every Thursday, Koplow shouted commands at them. As you can Casco Bay Weekly distributes imagine this was an extremely frightening experi Kurtis Oements 20,000 papers free of charge options ence, and I must admit, [was surprised by this, as Portland limited to one ropy per reader. • 36 Danforth Street· Portland. No person may take more than one 772-8607 • Mon - Sat 10-5pm of each issue without the permis sion of Casco Bay Weekly. ADDITIONAL COPIES of the current Sick and tired of Sherry Miller issue and/or some back issues may I feel that I must comment on the competency of be purchased for $1 each at the mixture of yellow and blue. I cannot understand Casco Bay Weekly office. one of your wri ters. The integrity of any well wri t how anyone with even a moiety of artistic sense Domestic subscriptions are mailed ten and welf informed newspaper is ill-served by could say that having "interesting intense vision 3rd class and are $36/year, payable the nugatory prose of Sherry Miller. One need only arywork" hung next toa conventional water-<:olor in advance. reflect on the people who were" ... all of Maine on orphotD-realist painting "ruins both kinds of work." August 17," or those who were "telling part of a Hang a Stuart Davis next to an Andrew Wyeth and MOGUL MEDlA.IHC. publishes long tale consisting of storytelling" to rea lize Miller both works are ruined? Oearly, your columnist Casco Bay Weekly. Entire contents might benefit from a good ESL tutor. I was also needs to disabuse herself of some of these nonsen e 1989 by Mogul Media, Inc. amused by the fellow who "stumbled into" a sical pretensions before she can claim to be an meeting " .. .looking for a good dinneron his way to + STUNTERS + DELTAS informed art critic. CASCO BAY WEEKLY Share the Romance the theater." I find it unwise to classify my meals by + DIAMONDS + PARAFOILS I have mentioned only a few of Millers asser 117 ClARK STREET gender,and have knownnoneofthem toevincean tions that cry out for refutation. The SUbject of art at Portland's +ANDMORE! interest in the performing arts. PORTlAND, ME 04102 deserves better treatment. I am interested in read 7756601 9'1£ ------1 I would be willing to overlook the preponder ing articles that provoke thought, not groans and Great Little ance of scattered clauses and hysteron proterons if laughter. Perhaps your paper could provide this if OfliJ !POjJ the articles at least tended to consist of cogent you saw fit to publish someone who was more Italian Restaurant opinions concerning art topics. Her laughable interested in chiaroscuro that cold cash. "requirements forgrea t paintings" are so misguided Casco Bay Weekly is a For All Ye Mighty as to be almost unworthy of repudiation. She ob Wind Related Needs member of the Association of 41 Middle St. • Portland serves that the "work shown is notreally boring; it's -1Jl~CY~ 774-2972 3 Wharf St•• Old Port Alternativt! Newsweeklies 871-0035 familiar and not exciting." I can only respond by MGMJoyce saying that the color is not really green; it's a Portland • Casco Bay Wukly October 5, 1989 9 Bill Chicoine, Penney Sibley and Robin Bean (I-r, above) leave their limo at Sables, after riding around for a couple of hours along with LIsa RoJhas (far left, below) and Brian Berry (back to camera, below). LIlley's LImousine rolls out a red carpet for weddings, and helps the bride Into the car. CB W photos/Tonee Harbert BLUE-COLLAR companies agree that the really wealthy people don't Stricter drinking and and driving laws have many out front asked an onlooker, "Who's in there?" rent limos - they own them. people thinking twice about boozing while they're Their time in the limo drawing to a close, they Bobbie Lilley said that her typical client is "more the cruising. And limo owners are drinking it in - empha passed the Wellby's where the three women worked. average person. It's not your doctors and lawyers, but sizing that when you rent a limo you are renting a des The rear window went down and they hollered people that are putting in an 8-hour day." ignated driver, too. "whew-whew" oVer the hiss of the tires on the wet ... People who are willing stretch their budget so When asked whether drinking booze in a limo is pavement. They wouldn't do the same in their own PEOPLE they can stretch their legs in the back of a stretch limo. actually legal, company owners said that whatever cars. But being in the limo wasn't just passing by in a laws apply to that are gray ones and that they've never car, it was an occasion. been called on the carpet for clients drinking in their Clay headed to Sables nightclub, their final destina Drinking and riding limos. tion. The lights were turned down low in the limo. At IN BLACK-TIE Clay drove a couple blocks Congress Street. But John Martin, director of liquor enforcement in 9:15, the limo pulled up to the hotel where the bar is He drove slowly, looking in the mirror now and Maine, said that someone may be on the carpet soon. located. Everyone thanked Clay, and Bill peeled then at his riders, awaiting directions. When none "By statute, only the driver can't drink," he said. But several dollars from a clipped roll as a tip to Clay - came, he asked, "Where can I take you folks?" selling bottles of champagne or stocking bars is illegal, explaining that he knew a tip had been figured in Bill suggested they drive to Old Orchard Beach, and Martin said, "It's against the law for them to sell Penny's tab but that he wanted to sweeten it. the others agreed. Oay turned down St. John Street, liquor ... It's totally illegal to have a stocked bar." Another couple Bud's were snapped open before went over the bridge, and got onto Route 1 heading From the back seat, Bill pushed the button to put up they finally departed. "Ah yes," said Ron, "Lifestyles south. the dark glass divider behind Clay. The divider, which of the rich and anxious." Everyone was getting accustomed to the custom car, couldn't be seen or heard through, ensured privacy. designed exclUSively to dazzle. On one hand, they Clay explained that some people just like to talk CONTINUED from page one were tempted to marvel aloud at the thought that went privately, some are partying with stuff you can't pick More fun than a Ford into getting everything in a living room into the back up at Cumberland Farms - and still others find the After they went in, Clay surveyed the limo. He saw sion and VCR were inside the cabinet and a tape deck Night-on-the-towners, people just cruising around - seat of a car, tempted to start pushing all the buttons; limo romantic and let nature run its course. that a few of the beer cans weren't empty and spilled Stretched cars and radio hung from the ceiling. A small bar was built maybe stopping for dinner or drinks or going to a on the other hand they wanted to be cool about it, to fit them out at the curb. into one of the walls. prom or some other affair - account for 20-30 percent in. Clay had other riders that night and everything had At 7:30 p.m. on a rainy Saturday night, a white '84 The car had room for all that stuff because it had of the people who rent limousines and are a growing Looking at the bar at his left, Brian asked if the Stretched visibility to be just right for them, too. Oay, who described Cadillac stretch limo rolled up to the curb out front of been sawed in half and more car had been stuck in the segment of the market. water in the decanters was okay to drink. Clay said it Back in Portland, Clay drove around the Old Port. himself as a "starving college student," said, "It's Penny Sibley's lower Congress Street apartment. middle. The part in the middle is called the stretch. It Weddings account for 40-50 percent of the limo probably wasn't, that it was old because no one had He hadn't been given specific directions to cruise more fun driving this thing than my Ford Escort." Penny ran down the stairs in a tight black dress, usually runs from 48 to 54 inches. business, especially in the spring and summer. "A opted to have the bar stocked for a while. there, but he said it was popular with night-on-the That fun is what the passengers - most of whom are followed by her boyfriend, Bill Chicoine, in stone "I had no clue," Bill said, grinning, as he settled in wedding is the one day that everything should be "Well, how about us stopping at a store," Bill said, towners. "High visibility. That's what they love," he regular people - pay for. For them, the limo stretches washed jeans, wing-tipped shoes and a dress shirt next to Penny. "I've never had anybody do anything perfect," said Bobbie Lilley of Lilley's Limousine in and soon Clay was pulling up to a Cumberland Farms said. beyond the four feet of leg room. 1t is a vehicle for the open to the second button. like this, so its pretty special." South Portland. "We don't just open the car door. We in Scarborough. When the car stopped in front of the The divider came up to find the six arguing about imagination. Bill thought they were about to squeeze into his car It wasn't really an occasion, explained Penny: "I just take the bouquet out of bride's and bridesmaid's store, Bill started to get out the back door. watching "Win, Lose or Draw" versus "M* A*S*H*" on Their role is less rehearsed and more improvised. and go out on the town. But at the bottom of the stairs wanted to do something special." Bill put his arm hands and help them out so they can exit the car in a "1'1l go in for you," Clay said. the small television. Penny and her friends were not unaffected by the the limo glimmered under streetlights in the night around her as they nestled together in the plush back ladylike manner." Bobbie keeps a red carpet in the It was as much a command as an offer. Clay was the The limo cruised slowly down Fore Street in the atmosphere of the limo, but they imposed their own rain. seat. They looked at each other. They kissed. trunk and rolls it out after the service. Two satin hearts chauffeur and Bill was the rider and there were rules Old Port. Heads turned, people tried to see through routine on it. They watched television, they had a few "Here's our ride!" exclaimed Penny. that say "Just Married" are hooked over the boomer to follow. Chauffeurs don't want riders running in and the tinted windows to see if maybe somebody famous beers, they listened to music, they hung out with A chauffeur held open the rear door. Stretch budgets ang antenna. out of stores any more than servers want diners was inside. Nobody could tell. friends. Everything that happened in the limousine, Penny and Bill climbed in, followed by four friends: People who rent limos purely for transportation, running to the service station and pouring themselves The riders bore the illusion of wealth, an illusion Penny and her friends could have done in her apart Lisa Rojhas and Robin Bean, who work with Penny at Clay Adams settled into the front seat and pulled usually business people, account for 40-50 percent of coffee. For the passenger, it takes some getting used to. that relied on the darkly tinted windows. The people ment. Wellby's; Lisa's husband, Ron Rojhas; and Brian Berry, away from the curb. A part-time chauffeur for Robert the business. They have traditionally been the bread "Well, sure. A 12-pack of Bud and a pack of New on the outside saw the car and assumed that someone They were regular people on a Saturday night and who works with Bill. Richard's Luxury Limousine, he wore black - suit, tie and butter of the business, according to Rick Nelson, ports in a box," Bill said. rich was inside, not someone like themselves. The they did regular things. But they did them in an Inside there were leather seats, a plush black carpet and leather racing gloves. owner of Robert Richard's Luxury Limousine. His Clay returned with the goods. As the limo was people on the inside enjoyed being in the spotlight, . irregular car - and that made all the difference. and wood and brass trim unlike any showroom car's. He didn't know where he was going, but knew this limousines frequently drive to Boston to get people to pulling back onto Route 1, everyone snapped open a being part of an impressive view unviewed, being part Bordering the ceiling were small, tear-shaped lights. group hadn't rented the limo to get from one place to Logan Airport, sporting events and shows. can of Bud. All six clinked their cans together and said, of an impressive scene that was unseen. Ron and Brian sat in bucket seats which were back anoth~r. "These are night-on-the-towners," he said. No matter who is renting or why, it costs $35-$50 an "Cheers." A few minutes later Robin, who had just ripped her to-back with the driver's seat. In between them was a "They've got the limo for only a couple hours and will hour to rent a limo depending on how new, how long "Anheuser-Busch all the way," said Bill. There were nylons, asked to stop at a drug store to pick up a new polished wood cabinet with glasses on top. A televi- just cruise around." and how decked out it is. And owners of local limo _ glasses at the bar but everyone was content drinking pair. The three women laughed as they walked into Andy Newman has never had a long car for a short time, but has from the can. laVerdiere'S Super Drug Store. Three teen-aged boys had a short car for a long time. , 0 GIsco Bay Wukly October 5,1989 " Casco Bay Weekly and ~Rrtbml'sFm IT'S THAT TIME Just Black & Whi~e present Pi1J.a and Steak Sandwiches At last! A flat interior wall paint that is by Mike Quinn HOURS: truly scrubbable! Lunch 11-4 Dinner 4-10 Super Scrub! Lounge open unti11:00 33 INDIA ST. Stonn Stain Deck Stain and PORTLAND Preservative · apply it to new wood, previously treated wood, 773-3530 pressure treated wood! RUNO'S Free parking • VISA • MASTERCARD • AMERICAN EXPRESS Brush up on your painting with California Paint products at the Paint Pot. BLACK 1236 Congress Street Portland v next to the Ramada Inn 772-2371 HITE A competition seeking contemporary black and white photography about modern life in Southern Maine. --Stu Are you satified CRITERIA DEADLINE with the way you The judges will be looking for Entries must be at Just Black and look and feel? pictures that have something to say. 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