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pure yyyyy� \::�:�.: ' When we announced our intention to visit Miller 's Metropole for a Barfly review, our friends ' reactions Mini· review were mixed . "Sleazy, " some said , "and dangerous ." Others of more Metropole YY5 undesirable than the openly sexist adventurous sp irit thought it was a Thrills, Ch ills , and Swills great place to dabble in the seamy and rude remarks we encountered on underside of Bloomington-Normal . And S ort and Bait our trip to Rocky's (see last month's although these observations were not YJ p issue) . That is, until he informed us entirely off-base , we quickly realized that "I may be little , but I'm quick, " that we had to leave our middle class We 'd Rather be Fishin' and demonstrated this legendary values at the door to get an accurate quickness by whipping out a knife and understanding of The Scene . performing a few maneuvers with it. So much for small talk . Pool player's paradise liquor on the bar as in the glass . Behind the bar is a tasteful tradi This is just the kind of thing which Much to our surpr ise, there was more tional bar mirror with exotic carving has contributed to the image of the to the Met than meets the eye . The and the look that only aged original Metropole as a dangerous place . It Metropole certainly lives up to its fixtures can aspire to . However, certainly has that potential, it would reputation as the smokiest, cheapest much of its charm is hidden by an seem. Within five minutes of our pool hall in town , where the down esoteric selection of sundry items arrival, a customer was knocked off and-outers seem to congregate . Sort for the discriminating shopper . her barstool by her male companion . of a haven for the unshaven . But more Razors, combs, and nail clippers The culprit was then chased out of the than that , it is a place where a wide are available for those last-minute bar by the woman's irate and screaming variety of people outs ide the main grooming exe rcises, and aspirin and friend . But after that rude initiation, things settled down and we got into a stream of society gather for a game of alka seltzer for those an ticipated mindframe pool and drinks . As a pool hall, the hangovers . And what ab out all those that maybe this isn't such a Metropole has long been famous for its times you 're out drinkin' and realize bad place after all . One might term five full size , quarter-a-game tables, you'd do anything for a plastic model those feelings "a false sense of with good lighting and plenty of elbow of an antique car? Not to worry, security, " for although no major skir room . The bar also has a "no challeng they 've got you covered at the Met . mishes took place while we were there , ing" rule for pool players , which means the potential for something to happen that you and your friends can settle It's a drinking establishment, it's a is very real . Middle class folks who in for an entire evening of pool with pool hall, it' s a convenience store, go "slumming " in search of a little out the threat of billiard bullies AND, it's an art gallery! Tapestries excitement are likely to find it here , taking over your table . Large signs o-rama (genuine imitation velvet with and in a big way . posted throughout the bar informed us the look and feel of real silk} are that "Hustlers are not Welcome " and available for reasonable prices, So go ahead , enjoy the Metropole for "Children are not allowed on the featuring the popular dogs and cats all its nostalgic , gritty charm and Tables ." That seemed reasonable enough playing cards, horses and tigers in remember that those toilets are to us . the wild , and our favorite, the im chained to the wall for a reason . Be mortal John Wayne . warned that these folks have their This is not to say that everything own set of priorities, and your bridge was groovy at the Metropole . As we Drink prices are also reasonable (some work may not be at the top of their mentioned before, we felt a little might say cheap) : drafts are 50¢, list. uneasy about crashing in on some bottles are a dollar and they offer Gone fi shin' body else's scene , but the Metropole senior citizen discounts--25¢ drafts ought to be recognized for what it is : for people over 60 . This might ex A Saturday night at the Metropole is a rough-and-tumble tavern with the plain the high percentage of older certainly a tough act to follow . So we wide-open, rustic, downright risky folks in the bar . adjusted our expectations accordingly feeling of a Dodge City saloon . and shuffled on down to the Sport and Bait Lounge . This B·ud's for you
amerika Speaking of older folks , let us intro Ad justed expectations or not, we were a duce you to our charming host, Bud, little disappointed in the Sport and Those hungry for a lost Amerika who took it upon himself to make us Bait--things seemed a bit subdued . The would appreciate the startlingly feel welcome . To excess . But Bud's clientele was cliquish, to say the real sense of the 1930' s, 40's s1urry attempts at man- about- town least, and outsiders were not exactly and 50's which permeates the Me t. were actually a few degrees less made to feel welcome . However, the The huge , open room is covered by a hesitant barkeep was convinced by a twenty-foot pressed tin ceiling jovial good ol ' boy patron to allow an (complete with stardust sparkle paint): ID-less barfly to remain on the the original ceiling fans still premises, a favor not extended to circle overhead , cutting through the another less fortunate . haze of smoke (these are not the tacky modern reproductions like you'll find The atmo sphere of the s & B is in Bennigan's} . The place echos with definitely lacking in atmosphere- clinking beer bottles, friendly--and imitation wood paneling, illuminated by sometimes hostile--voices and juke beer lights and spruced up with your box tunes . Speaking of juke boxes, basic run-of- the-mill beer posters . this one might be one of the best in Some dogs-playing-cards tapestries town if you 're into 50's rockabilly might be an improvement . A pool table and country . Where else co uld you and a variety of video games provided hear Patsy Cline , Jimmy Dean and extra amusement for the patrons . Elvis as well as Madonna, Springstein and Van Halen? Incidentally , the most Now for the question you 've been dying played song on the juke box was to ask : Do they really sell bait? entitled "Old Hipp ie ." The answer : yes--it's live and it comes right out of the same cooler as The eighty-foot-plus bar , spanning the Pabst. Prices ? Good for the beer the length of the room, seems (65¢ drafts ) and high for the worms perfect for sending foamy mugs of ($1.20 for a dozen, but that 's a beer direct from bartende r to cus baker's dozen and they were big, tomer, via the slide te chnique . Which healthy guys) . Service was all right- brings us to Wayne , the bartender, ' if you have and ID, that is, and the a hardworking and obviously well bathrooms were clean and otherwise loved kind of guy . Wayne tends to unnotable . mix a mighty strong drink, though he does manage to sp ill almost as much --Stella & Blanche Post Amerikan November, 1985 page 4 Lehr bites
Chief David Lehr of the Normal, The next day , officer Zayas, After this incident City Manager Dav id Ill inois, Police Department resigned president of the Policemen's Anderson , Assistant Manager Scott October 1, the day after the Town Benevol ent Society , and fe llow union Randal l, and Personne l Director John Counc il reviewed a report on the officer Tony Daniels publicly Johnston conducted a survey of the strengths and weaknesses of the criticized the new system during a Norma l po lice to determine the department . The report had been City Hal l press conference . Lehr then problems with relations between the written by Resource Management suspended the two men without pay , but Chief and the officers , and between Associates of Frankfort , IL. Lehr's he later disr;1i ssed the charges after the department and the ISU students . 4 1/2 years with the Norma l Police the officers filed a lawsuit . The survey was shown to the Town Department concluded after business Council , but the problems cont inued . hours on October 4. Lehr tried to create programs wh ich The Council then decided to hir� the would essentially have been beneficial Resource Management Associates to Chief Lehr was hired in April of 1981 to the officers , such as a task force investigate the department . after.working for 15 years with the to develop an incentive program Indiana State Police . He came with rewarding officers with monetary Expensive rep ort such qualifications as a bache lor's bonuses for persona l achievment . degree in criminal justice , a master 's Although the po lice acknowledged the After the three-month investigation , degree in police administration from benefits of the program , they wh ich took place between June and $13,000, Ba ll State University , and a degree overwhe lmingly refused to participate . August at a cost of the from the national FBI academy . This is an example of the officers' report was presented to the Norma l rebellion against the Chief , whom they City Council. The report was reviewed 30 The consultants ' report was prompted accused of promoting the program at the September Town Counc il by years of escalating unrest between solely for his own glorification and meeting . Lehr and his police officers. This benefit. unrest was caused mainly by Lehr's The meeting ha ll wa s fi lled to disciplinary actions aga inst the Summer of '84 capac ity , with a po lice officer stationed at the door to prevent officers and his dictatorial manner in ' deal ing with the making of department During the summer of 1984 the city anyone else from entering . Before the policy , as we ll as prob lems with the passed thr ee ordinances aimed at m�eting started , Mayor Paul Harmon "criminal" element . control ling student parties . The Mass announced that no individual 's Gathering Ordinance requires the 110st specific problems or specific Diss atisfacti on of a party with more than 299 gue sts recommendations wou ld be discussed . to obtain a permit (among other There would be a closed meeting Police officers began to show the ir th ings) for a party of that size . The afterwards to discuss the report in Keg Ordinance state s there can be no dissati sfaction with Lehr ear ly in his detai l. Harmon also stated that the career as Chief of the Normal Police pu rchase or transportat ion of kegs of press and aud ience were not allowed to Department . In 1982, the officer's beer afte r lC:OO p.m. And the No ise ask que stions during the meeting , but un ion fought a proposal to inc lude Ordinance limits the playing of mus ic , the press would be allowed to Lehr in the po lice pens ion plan which must not be loud enough to be interv iew indiv idua ls after the 100 because he was hired from outside the heard more than feet from the r:1eeting . department . But the board voted 3-2 source after mi�night . This last 1:00 aga inst the union and inc luded Lehr . ordinance's time limit had been Most que stions put to the two The union prevai led , however , in a a.m. and was cut one hour . The representat ives of the Resource students felt the se ordinances were court appea l, when a circuit judge Management Associates were very ruled Lehr should be exc luded because sneaked through \Jhi le most students genera l and the answers we re difficu lt he failed to apply before the were away and could not express the ir to follow without a copy of the views . deadline . report . Garrett Scott wa s the on lv� counci l member to question the In-November of 1982 the Normal police On October 3, 1984, ISU students consultants publicly in any detail and officers conducted a ticket slow-down gathered on the quad of Illinois State he was cautioned by Harmon at times to to protest Lehr 's disciplinary actions University to prote st the new ly passed avoi� .areas that could revea l the against them and the lack of union ordinances . By 11:00 p.m. , the more counc il's vi ews about the department . recognition . This hurt city finances , than 2,000 protesters moved to Normal and Lehr instituted a n1 inimum quota City Hall, where violence erupted and It wa s brought out during the meeting system at the urging of the Town continued into the following morning . that perhaps one reason for the degree Council . Fe\J arrests were made . of tension within the department is
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due to lack of space and that a It was also stated in the report that During the time the investigation into the separate facility sh6�ld be found or the police felt they had.no department was taking place, all but four of the Normal policemen .built for the Police .Department. It involvement in the goals and was also pointed out that the chief objectives of the department, signed a vote of no confidence in Lehr. was overworked and needed to delegate resulting in both active and passive opposition to specific programs. It some authority. Lehr had taken. on the responsibility of all disciplinary went oh to suggest "staff meetings action against the officers; however, Resignation all but one of hi� disciplinary At a press conference on October 1, appeals had been denied. David Anderson announced Cheif Lehr�s resignation. Anderson said, "He After the public council meeting, the (Lehr) stated that his resignation was Normal Town Council and the made in the best interests of the representatives of Resource Management Town, his family, and himself." When Associates held a private meeting Anderson was asked if he would have which lasted approximately two hours. forced Lehr to resign had he When the council emerged from this refused to resign voluntarily second meeting, they refused to Anderson avoided the question. Lehr disclose details without giving a was not present at the announcement of reason. However, Councilmember Jeff his resignation and w.as unavailable Fritzen said that the report's for· comment. recommendations to reduce the authority of the police chief and Captain De nnis Ke mp, 18-year veterari Lehr's personal conduct �n office were of the force and Assistant Chief, has discussed in the private s�ssion, but been temor�rily put in charge of the he would not elaborate. Normal Police Department. He does not plan to apply for the position permanently. Out of con1rol The Resource Management Associates Anderson said the search for a new interviewed many local officials and chief will be nationwide but will not representatives of other law exclude applicants f.rom within the enforcement agencies in addition to Town and the Department, and may take the members of the Normal Police Normal Police officers tackle- chief as long as .five or six months. Department to compile their report. Lehr as he tries to have another However, councilmembers expressed The report stated "The Normal Police beer with the students at last year's res,rvations about some poor mark� Department is an organization tha� beer riot in Normal , said to be a given to the supervisory ranks of the seems to be very nearly out of factor "in the Chief's resignation . Normal Police Department in the report control," and "He (Lehr) has, over (Photo unauthenticated. ) by Re�ource Management Associates and a period of a few short years, managed may be unwilling to hire a new chief to lose t�e confidence and respect.of from within. When officer Za¥as was most of the members of the Department. should be on a more frequent basis and asked in an interview on October 1 if He has failed to gain support of most should include major policy or a chief brought from outsidf:! could be of his supervisors and mid-managers, procedural matters as an integral part successful he said, "In our de�pite several efforts to do so. He of the agenda." department, I don't believe so, no." has attempted to initiate disciplinary actions which he felt were warranted All sworn and full-time members of the It will be interesting to see what and has failed in qearly every police department were asked to changes, if any, will be brought about attempt." complete a confidential questionaire as a result o+ the Resource Management by the Resource Management Associates. Associates' report and a ne� chief in "Lehr's attempts to insure �dherence There was a response rate of only Normal. to his policies by using disciplinary 57 .7%. Perhaps employees feared action fail because the officers are retribution for revealed responses. --db forced to comply .in order to escape Over 67% of the survey respondents punishment," the report stated. rated Lehr's procedures and policies as unsatisfactory.
The $13,000 revelation
It apparently came as a big surprise Who was surprised by these expensive worth while, because we've been telling to the Normal Town Council. Who would conclusions? Not the student residents the Town Council and anyone else who ·have thought that Police Chief David of Normal, who were onto Lehr from the would listen that Chief Lehr is a Lehr was not well-loved by the resi beginning.· Not the cops, who had to horRe's ass for a long time now, and dents of Normal, that he was not well deal. not only with their boss, but for a lot less · money � respected by the members of his own with the hostility he brought out in force? others. And certainly not the Resource At least Resource Management Associates Management Associates, who saw an obvi gave us some concrete proof of some Seemingly, anyone with an IQ of at ous problem and made 13, 000 quick thing we've suspect�d for a long time- least two above plant life should bucks off it. And ·1ast but not least, there's more than one ass in City have seen the ·signs discontent the ISU"Vidette and the Post·Amerikan, Hall . for several years. ofFirst, there was both of which must be doing something the officer-instigated ticket slow --.LH down, which cost the city big bucks in 1982. And even if that episode went by unnoticed, there's the infamous 1984 Beer Riot, splashed all over the pages of Newsweek and reported on the network news. Rape Crisis Center And then, there's the survey that the council administered to the cops themselves, which indicated a high level of discontent in the • of Mclean County ranks.
But did the Council take these signs WE'RE A NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER GROUP WHOSE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO OFFER to heart and jump into action? Did ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THEIR FRIENDS they say " Ah ha! Something is defi AND FAMILIES. rtitely wrong here"? Of course not. . FEMALE VOLUNTEERS ANSWER OUR CALLS, BUT BOTH MALE AND FEMALE They scratched their heads and looked VOLUNTEE�S ARE AVAILABLE FOR CRISIS ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION AND confused, and after a while they gave SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, up and called in the outside consul tants. As the cops were giving Lehr an official "no confidence" vote, you want to talk to o us these PR smoothies,· armed with stat. If one f is tics and a wealth .of undecipherable Call double-talk, put a reassuring hand PATH 827-4005 on the Council's collective shoulder, ask said, "What you've got here is a and for the failure .to conununicate," and neatly +olded a check. for $13 ,000 as they caught the last train out of town. Rape Crisis Center GTE threatens physical, mental health Heyl My phone bill has a $1.47 credit incomprehensible format for b1lls, they pick up the phone before you on it this month . I don't know where we've noticed that our payments hear a ring? This seems pretty it came from. But if it's a shoddy aren't catching up with.the next bill . shady to me . I'm simply not ready attempt to buy me off, let me say This make s the incomprehensible bill to open a conversation yet when the publicly, it ain't gonna work . even worse : the jumble of figures on phonee just pops onto the line both sides of the damn line makes like that . Just another way GTE has ed, I'm still complaining. Do you pay no sense. Also , the total (once you've of keeping us be fuddled and confus your phone bill at the bank? You found it) will make you gasp un so they can slip extra charges onto shoulg . It saves you 22¢, and the healthily before you realize. it the .bill, apd we'll be too flummoxed phone company would prefer that you represents two months' worth . If to no tice . Yem could think; "Well, send it : there are two good reasons you had something in your mouth, they know who I'm going to call in right there . you could choke to death that way, advance, maybe some of these charges and it would all be GTE's fault . are fo:r calls I'm go ing to make next The P-A treasurer and I have both month. " paid our phone bills at the bank, Speaking of disconcerting, have plenty of time before they're due , you noticed that (again, ever since Phoebe .Caulfield for years . But ever since the phone they let the sadists loose on the company switched over to the new bills ) you often call someone , and
GTE: The /seque·I Hey Phoebe! Even If you aren 't get When he contacted the phone.folks When the connection with the repair ting screwed, by the phone company for a converter jack, they simply crew was finally made, they discovered this month, somebody is. A rost said, "Sorry, but we don't have that the fault did not lie in PJ's reader (who happens to live within converters anymore. But you can wiring j ob, but in the connection a few houses of Phoebe--is this a l;n.ly a kit, and rewire the phone to the house. coincidence or what?) reports that yourself." So PJ forked over the the beloved phone .monster is charg five bucks for th.e kit and went Of course, you must be saying to ing him $.70 this month for a phone hoJlle to rewire the phone.c Nothing yourself, they wouldn't charge some..:.
. . • b for a that that wasn't even connected. happened. Meanwhile, the juice . . ody month's service he was supposedly on (though who really never got through no fault of his
The story goes like this--our friend, knows?) ana the bills were . apparent own? Think again. r . PJ, moved into a new apartment ly !llounting. recently and contacted the phone --LH company to set him up for service. Some days and a second converter He already had a phone, purchased later, PJ still had no service, and at an official GTE Phone Mart, but sheepishly broke down and called he soon realized that the multi GTE (from a phone booth) to admit prong j ack in his .apartment and the his failure. (After all, this had single�prong plug on his phone were been going on for weeks.) not compatible.
November, 1985 page 6 Un-Register� Post Amerikan for the Draft Un· Registration. In an effort to counter the government's preparations for the draft, the Committee Against It's Quick. It's Legal. It Tells Them Where To Go. Registration and the Draft (CARD) In the fall of 1983, Selective Service is urging young men to "un SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM register" for th� draft. The llatlatiallonForm System director Thomas Turnage an� MAO PAl\l..CY ACl $lATlWllf1 ONNi'llM!il ,nounced that "we're ready" tor the draft. National Un-Registrition Campaign 11\USf.fl'llllNl&UARtY L J "Tomorrow we could have a random lot· offers men who have already tery and before the day would end we registered a safe, legal way to would be sending telegrams to the indi express their opposition to the viduals that would be first selected. And draft, registration, and U.S. within the first 30 days we would have the intervention in the Third World. first 100,000 people in the training base." It's time tor the millions of draft-age By sending CARD's Un-Registration men who have registered for the draft to Card into Selective Service, a let Turnage .know that we're not ready to young man is asking to have his be drafted. We don't want the Pentagon to seize control of our lives to carry out the name removed from the registration next invasion, and we're going to let Se ,,, rolls. This is perfectly legal. lective Service know it. In fact, Selective Service " "' ·That's why the Committee Against Reg regulations permit its director to == """ istration and the Draft has launched a na "cancel the registration of an-1 ... fOAEGC»fG SU.lf.MINTS- AAf TAI.IE tional Un-Registration Campaign, to make particular registrant," although sure Thomas Turnage knows a lot. of us -r•O... s.g.,.i..r•01Reuo11t.,,O who registered object to the draft and U.S. he will do so. SSS�OAa.li(JANU1 it is unlikely that F ..... _l __ WNul8'1U--W118'10-.or-Q .. intervention, and don't want to be includ Instead, the Un-Registration ' ed in the next war. To join the Un-Registration Campaign, Campaign is intended to be a just fill out the card at the bottom of this opposition symbolic expression of ·Aaron, Mike, William & Raul page and return it to CARD. CARD will col to reinstatement of the draft. lect the Un-Registration Cards. from Participation in the campaign Outgrew Selective Service . around the country and present them to cannot result in loss of federal Selective Service. student aid, job training, or Today. Participation in the Un-Registration other benefits. Campaign is perfectly legal and won't jeopardize our financial aid or job training By focusing on men who have benefits. While the Director of Selective Servic.e has the power to remove our already registered and are - They Un�Registered .. names from the registration list, chances therefore subject to the draft, are.he won't. Even so, the Un-Registration the campaign is calling attention Campaign will be a powerful statement.of to the government's preparation You, Too, Can Join our opposition to the conscription of for a new draft. It also draws on America's youth. men who have felt alienated from the National Un·Reglstratlon Campaign. the anti-draft movement and --�------�----- provides a way for them to get back Un-Registration Card into the swing of thing�. A SELE.CTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM successful Un-Registratiion • To the Director of Selective ServJce: Campaign will raise the spectre of Please cancel my re tration with Selective Service. I massive resistance to any attempt gis object to draft regis�ration and I.he prospect of a draft and U.S. to revive the·. draft. intervention. When you plan for a.return· to the draft, count me out. To obtain an Un-Registration Card, NAME send a stamped, self-addressed CCCO, 2208 South St., Phila· envelope to CARD Midwest, 731 delphia, PA 19146 1 State Street , Madison, WI 53703. CCCO·Western Region, 1251 ADDRESS Second Ave., San Francisco, CA · You already have my address, don't you? 94122 2 CITY --Gillam Kerley Miiitarism Resource Project 4 STATE (emphasis on working class and 3 Third World youth), P.O. Box ('I'he author is active in CARD , TODAV"S SIGNATURE OF UN-REGISTRANT 13416, Philadelphia, PA 19101 DATE Midwest. and is editor of Wisconsin RfCON 6 Resistance, a member of the RECON P.O. Box 14602 5 Return this form to the Committee Against Aegistratlon and the Draft, 201 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., #111.• Washington, PA 19134 I Network of cooperating .Phila!lelphia. DC 20002. ��� FORU 11N.1 /'1.Jr'\/ •s:. publications.) I Post Amerikan November , 19.85 page 7 Engineering, water director not qualified for job
i r n Bloominyton's Director of Enginee r i ng and Water is not In the c apacity of Director bf Eng nee i g & �a ter· , tjuali fied to hold his job , a ccordi ng �o documents Mr. Swier is not required b y State law to be released under the lllinois Freedom o f Infor�ation Act: regi s tered with the State of Illinois, The State 0£ Il l inois only r equire s us to appoint a public George Swier� who has held the $48 , 000�a-year position engineer who is required to be registered with the since it was created in January , 1982 , is not a State. Recognizing this fact , in 19·82 we reg is tered professional engineer_in Illinois. established the positions of Direc£or of Engineering & Water and the position of C i ty Engineer •.Mr. Swier's job description , released to the Post-Amerikan in George brye is our City Engineer; he is a Reg i stered mid - September , says th� Director of Engineering and Water Engineer #062-011370. Mr. Drye is of fic ially our "must be registered as a professional engineer by the public engineer -�nd fulfills all legal requirement s State of Illinbis within one year from date of with the Engineering Department for the City of appointment." Bloomington .
Since moving to Bloomington from Wiscon sin in 1979 , Swier When I asked the City for documents , I didn't ask about has failed to qualify as a reg i stered professional state law . I just asked for a c opy of Swier's latest job enginee r in Illinois . desc r iption and the date that he became a registered engineer in Illinois . In a Sept . 9 letter responding to my information request� Bloomington Personnel Director Ray Hodges was qu ite Swier's j ob description--the one still requi ring him to defensive about Swier's quali£ications . Hodges didn ' t become a i eg i s tered professional engineer --say� it was deny that Swier's j ob d escript ion demanded a registered la st revised June 20 , 1984. professiona l engine er. But Hodg es ' letter explained in de tail that Swier�s employment did not violate state law: I don't care whether. Swier is a regi stered engi neer or not . As Personne l D ire c tor Hodge s ha s made clear, the Mr. Swier was hired from Wiscbn�in on September 5, City is aware of Swier's credentials and believes he's 1979 with know l e�ge of the fact that he was not the man for the job . registered with the State of Illinois. but we could ' fulf ill the specific requirements where a Registered But next time you hear city offic ials reading from a job Engineer wa s called for by doing one of two things: description as though it were engraved in stone , just 1) either utilize an ou tside consultant or; 2) remember : they ignore job descriptions when they feel utilize another staff eng ineer who was registeied. like it .. --Mark Silverstein
# 1 State says nix on frisky dicks Recyling Myth ·")Don't Have Enough A· man l:ias sex with a perfectly wi ll to do your shopping--in fact, it' s MaterialTo Recycle" ing woman, pays h.er about six times okay to hire a woman to serve you In 1980, an average American household used 364 the _ in any way , except sexually. pounds of newspaper. Recycling that paperconserves what Owens Nursery would for · same amount of time (and even dirt 5 trees! ier work) , and they're both criminals . The men who got caught in the State 's Attorney's latest panty That 's sick. raid probab ly were less exploitive and more generous with the If I got to decide what crime s a man prostitutes they hired than they should be fined for, th.ere are a are with the "gir ls". in their hell of a lot of other things I'd offices. list before getting technical about which consenting adults he could The prostitutes were probably less put his dick in and which ones he exploited and better paid than they couldn 't. would be as clerks, waitresse� , motel maids , and the thousands of Like mowing h,is lawn at seven in other service jobs they had to the morning . And making his wife choose from. Let' s face it, none feel dumb . And saying, "Hey, smile, of them likely had a 'choice between why dontcha? " to women he doesn't going to medical school, marrying a l YOU COUNT! know . And asking where his left mil ionaire, and being a prostitute . glove is before he looks for it. what 's more, when!s the last And not knowing his children 's ••• And (come off it, Phoebe, get back to time you remember having a sexual nest, sex before all the.men feel too encounter that was ho entered into guilty to read on) . straightforward, and with clear and negotiated Yeah, Our community 's law enforcers say expectations on both sides? �.OPERATION. me too. it I S Okay to hire a WOman tO dO ' your housework, it 's okay to hire a Oh, well •••w ' d get busted for �RECYCLE. woman to write and type your e letters, it ' s okay to hire a woman it anyway.
--Phoebe Caulfield
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·'· Normal's least•w,a nted list Following is a list. of Normal police Gerald Shumaker officers . A star appears next to the Dale Sparks name of those who are known to do Gary G. Speers under.cover work . This list was com *David Stephens piled by I.S.U. Student Legal Services Donald Wood Director Bill Keene. 'For any infor Jery Worden mation aoout the legal aspects of Gary D. Wroan having a large party or for more Jan F. Yates .information about this list, contact Frank L. Zayas Keene at 438-8977. Keene advised that party hosts keep Asst. Chief Dennis Kemp this list handy when admitting *Meg Barnosky guests . If one of these names appears *Debra A. Birkhead on an ID or if someone refuses to Loren Butler show their ID, do not let them in your David Churchill party . Walt Clark Prisoner Johny D. Clingan This list reprinted from I.S.U . needs letters John Easly Daily Vidette . Ralph Ebert Dear Post : Michael Ellington David E. Fenton Sexualility My name is Michael Mallery. -I'm Fr?mk Fillipponi Irish , 28 years old, and I am *Martin Fogler festival incarcerated iri the Idaho State *Lawney Lee Gruen film Correctional Institution. Sex education belongs in the home . If I am Brendan Heffner · serving a five year sentence for you are a parent who shares this op Kirk Ijams receiving some stolen property . Jame s Jordon inion, but are not alw�vs sure how to I should be released within two s. start talking to your child , come to a years or maybe sooner . Ted A. Kerrn Mark J. Ko ttle film festival designed to help you in I have no fami ly or friends to Paul Lehmann your role as an effective educator for write or correspond with . And I James M. Leszczinski your child . Our film topics will in would ver:y much l ike to have some Bobb ie E. Little clude male and female puberty, parent pen pals. It would really help *Kerry Lonbom chi).d conununication issues and teenage a lot to ease s.ome of the lone pregnancy. Facilitators will be n James L. Lutes o liness an d sadn.ess that a person hand to give you more ideas for dis gets to feeling when he or she is Charles Lyden cussions with your child . The film shut away from the rest of the Glen Miller held on Saturday, Oc world. This is my first time Kenneth Morgan _ festival will be ever being in an environment like Bill M. Nobling tober 26 from 10 a . m . to 3 p.m. in the this, and it is really hard on me . *Bill O'Connor United Way. Conference Room, McBarnes I am trying to adapt, and it Building, 201 E. Grove , Bloomington . Steve . M •.P loense . would help very much if I had James H. Roberts The films are free and open to the pu someone to corre spond with . Dan L. Sadler blic . Drop in to see one or more films . Books and T- shirts will be gi- Thank you very much , .ven away throughout the day. For more Michael Mal lery / detail$, call Planned Parenthood at P.O. Box 14 # 17779 827-4368. Boise, Idaho 83707 Yes, Steven, Kids' rights · The McLean County Association for is a the Education of Young Children there . will be hosting its fall membership drive on Oct. 18 at the Wee Care Karl Day Care , 800 E. Vernon , Normal , at Marx ?M . Al l persons interested in Dear ,Post, ?:po the needs and rights of young chil dren are invited to attend . Hi . While wearing your Post Sunnyside Work shop topics wi ll include the Depart Amerikan T- shirt, I was asked ment of Children and Family Services if I was a COMMUNIST! ! And then Immuni zation Investigation Procedures an d the I was given the suggestion to Bro-Men Sick Bay Program. For more not wear it (in the bar I was in) informati on , call 452-5274. again! I'm not a communist , am I? clinic The McLean County Health Department will be conducting a child S.M. _immunization clinic on Tuesday t October 29th from 9:00 a. m. to 11 :00 a.m. at the Bloomington Day Care Center , 309 E. Wood St. , Bloomington. The Illinoi s School Prisoner seeks Code requires children entering an legal Illinois school to be immunized help ag�inst : diptheria, tetanus, 1=��;;;;;=1 Dear Post Amerikan Readers, whoop·ing cough , polio , meas les and rubella. All immunizat ions will � I was wondering if you would consider be given free of charge to school the following request. I am a federal age children and younger . Parents I I prisoner. I've had has sles with two or guardian s must accompany their bank s and insurance claims . I have children and are encouraged to legally valid grievances . I have bring previous inununi zation � ==== � been in segregation over one year . records . FOR SALE : One Peavey 65 watt TKO bass here is on paper n The law library n amp--$190 or b st offer . Call Nancy For more information, phone the only . 827-4952 . � at McLean . County Health Department U U _ am asking and would appreciate at 454-1161. n What I · n 1c::::=:>uc::::=:x�ac:::::::::xac==e ac:::::::::x is for someone--a law student or attorney or other interested person- U WE 'VE GOT HALF of a band--one female U to assist me in filing a suit or claim drununer , one female vocali'st , one P.A. , · to recover money due to me . I will. Peace talk and one practice room . Could yo u be � arrange I gladly work out an equitable the musician to make us a whole band? Profe sso.r Ray Wi lson of the IWU _ment with anyone who can help me . Physics Department will speak on Call Kathy Jo at 829-2059 or Chris at 45 2- 9219. kind "The Peace We Need and How To Get � advance .for your I Thank you in It," in the Community Room of the ness and consideration. ac:::::::::xac==eac:::::::::xmc::::::::M.c:::::=>c lc:::::::M Bloomington Public Library on n n October 16 at 7:30 PM . The talk POWERS THAT BE by G. William Domhoff, Re spectfully , is sponsored by the Bloomington- u 206 pages . Describes the process of u n N ormal Nuclear Freeze coalitio . ruling class domination in Ame r ica. Edward J. Squires #9 8058-131M The pub li c is invited and refresh $6 .95 u. S. Prison I Send (includes handling) to I ments will be served, F.or more 3901 Klein Blvd. RECON, P . O . Box 14602, Philadelphia, PA information call 828-419 5. , Lompoc , CA 93436 19134 . �-'-���---���_.��;.....��I 1c:::::::::M:te::==tl1C:::::�tc::::::::MIC::=:::�Uc:==:Mec===>'I I I Po's t Amerikan November, 1985 page 9 Community News Children's room Magazine search 1activities easier in Bloomington No school :? The Bl oomi gton Public The Bloomington Public Library has The new system greatly reduces patrons ' Library Chi ldren 's Room nstaff installed a fully automated system wait for reference material contained Phyllis Wallace, Jane Swaney nd . � i Jan Lucas , have scheduled movies and for the retrieval and printing of in magazines . Previously, l brary activities for school age chi ldren magazine articles . Called Magazine patrons would list desired articles , for the Upcoming school holidays . Collection, the system contains more the publications in which they appear than 15 , 000 issues of over 275 widely and the issue date and search the On Monday , October Ch 14, ildren 's read magazines . Users can search for shelves for the �agazines . If �he date movies will be shown in the Community specific articles by subject, person 's was more than five years .old, library Room from 2 - 3 p.m. Featured will name , author, product name , or tit1es personnel would have to search the be: Boy and a Boa, Rikki - Tikki - periodical archives for the .needed Seven with one Blow , and of book and movies. Magazine Ta�'mmy and Toad. Collection represents a significant articles either in print or microfilm . advance in library periodical reference At times , the requested magazines would Thursday , October 24, Strega Nonna , aids . not be available in the library Paul .Bunyan and The Lorax will be periodical archives , either because the shown in the Community Room from The user finds articles he or she wants library doe.s not subscribe to the 2 - 3 p.m. in the Magazine Index , a listing of the periodical or the .issue is checked out 400 or missing . On Friday , October 25 , school age contents of more than popular children are invited to bring their magazines with indexing back more t,han favorite board game and their four years . A code following the The new system allows patrons to get .friends to the library and play on Magazine Index citation indicates many of the articles they need quickl¥ the tables in the Children 's Room · from 10 :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. . ·Children are encouraged to join in :the fun at GAME DAY at BPL .
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Kampsville Dig explored The Bl6omingto:n Public Library invites you to. come ·"Discover the Ancient .'Indians of Southern Illinois" with Dianne Jedlicka at a free program, Saturday , October 19 at 2, : 00 p.m. in the Col:rnnuni ty Room of Happy people using the system which cartridge in the Magazine the library , 20 5 E. Olive Street. Collection contains the full text of Three hours south of B·loomington the mater ial and the frame number on r archaeologists, are uncove ing Indian which the article begins . The user and simply . Current issues of the artifac,ts. and the way of life 8000 h simp ly selects t e_ appropriate covered publications are added to years ago , Dian.ne Jedlicka has spent cartridge from the Magazine Collection Magazine coilection every two weeks so the last two summers at the Kampsville ·c arousel and snaps it into' the system' s provides timely as well as Dig. Her slide illustrated program it viewer/printer . The user presses a each of the, pub will picture many interesting facts historical material on utton to advance the film to the ap about these ancient people, and th e b lications . The magazines in the current happenings at the Kampsvi le propriate frame number , then he or she cover current a.ffairs, bus ' . , l Collection Dig. can read the article on the viewing iness, education , consumer information , screen or press another button to home management, lifestyles, performing For more information about this free print a permanent copy of the material arts, science, travel and many other program , call Adult Services, for future reference . subjects which have wide appeal . i 828-6091.
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. oney, not 'm�r.ality', will stop · AID ' . sin-guil t-shame crap that has hampered On October 2 the H6use of "that they the "moral" dimension of the O;s. a�tict�ft weapori . Shoot, the CIA g.ot $35 million just to, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) saw the education and treatment efforts. . Representatives approved $189·. 7 discove;i;-,ed doesn't work--but only strengthen secur�tY measures at .· ��S. government's attack on Atos . hidden agenda in the bath-house
· million for AIDS research.,_ The after.,,.6S .D"IVADS had been de l.ivered· and embassies overseas--and only a · handful �easure : "This amendment can serve
_.· Allan Brandt's No Magic Bullet : � appropriation a 1 so inc 1 uded··· a· paid ·fo'l:-. of people have been killed . in these Holywhac ks only one purpose--bashing gays in some _ Social History of Venereal Disease in provision that gives the surgeon places. So I'm not going to be too way," said Waxman during the debate on the United States Since 1880 (Oxford;" general the power 'to close · bath .- holises Secretary of De fense Weinberger said quick to kiss the feet of ' the The recent appropriations bill the bil l. Waxman is right. A lot of that halting .t:he DIVAD program will . 1985) documents the neglect and · and !"assa·ge . parl ors.. The bi:l L was: · oppressors fer" doling _ but $190 million · inclu9ed_ a measure which allows the people in this country wou ld like that undermined the approved: bn a ·322-,l . . - • IDS is cau sed by a v1ru - . AIDS i-s- cau·sed . by · a virus � . · The only receive government�l ' funding is · desperation. Sometimes it's panic and imagine are not hypothetical or warn that support of "the 'Queer way to' stop the · AIDS epidemi_c is to . called "Ex-Gays : Re li�iously- frustration : it does not make up for exaggerated. They are taken from Bi l l' would red-tag you as a find a vaccine to arrest the spread of Media_ted Change in Ho"m�sexuals." lost approval, lack of acceptance. It actual situations that ga·y people Talmudic asset for the Zionists, fhe virus �nd to find a treatment to turns futile, compulsive i it lives off faced in the recent past and sti ll and council of foreign relations ki l 1 the virus arid restore. _the immune So what d�es all this ha�� to do with · its own energy. And now. Now it may face today. These are the condi tions manipulators," and that "Your syste�s of tho�e who have already been promiscuity? Well, let me �sk you : . be deadly. that have shaped and colored gay support • • • for the queers will infected by the virus. ATTACKING GAY how in the name of som� _resurrected: rel�tionships for many, many years. strengthen your position as a LIFE STYLES WILL NOT WORK ! carpenter do you expect anyon� to Imagine that your heterosexuality Bolshevik asset in the eyes of · - . ' establi sh an:d maintain a long-term , is legislated against. Even a End le ss oppressi on Christian, Constitutional In May 198�, s�ndi6ated �olumnist Inevit able monogamous relafionship in this · proposal of a sex encounter psi.triots" ••• Patiick .-Buchanan � now directbr of hosti"l e and destructive environment ? renders you a criminal. Every But gay oppression in this country is commun ications _at the White ' " Promiscuity among gay �en is the Even straight - pe_ople can. 't. manage it moment you try to connect re l entless i every da·y brings a new --that Jerry Falwell has sent a House, wrdte that �homosexua l� inevitable, inescapable - result of the inuch anymore, :·a.nd they _have ' a 11 the. sexually, you 're threatened with insult, a new threat to stability and four-page letter to his fol have declared �ar upon nature and v'ic ious omophobia that perv.ades. our support and ericourag�ment that the ; arrest. You sit in a bar, you confidence. In the last two weeks I owers, launching a campaign h e government, schoo 1 s, me.d i a,· :churches, against� the · now nature f� � exacting an awful society : Gai men ate riot respons�bl ask a woman who's been smi ling- at heard : "AIDS plague " in retributio�." · ·· · · · for their dise ase-spreading behavior. and the medical establishm.ent can you to make it with you at home. which he asks recipients to sign . . . · Before you dismiss this Iast s·tatement giye. Busted for it, you �ay be jailed . ,;: : .. --that a -panei of fed_eral ju · gay, dges tb��w who d on 't :expli'city endorse .. as a cop out, think about ' the . way for years. If you're the woman _. · · reversed a 1982 decision and Y�ew ta.cti,ly ·go al Money, not> 'morality', ·will stop_ AIDS page 11 Continued from More significantly , lepro�y (also pt and horror . do llar ; VD clinics were established looked upon with contem known as Hansen's disease' after the and administration of the drug became doctor who discovered the causitive nds lepers to "dwe ll routine , especially .in the military . The bible comma bacterium ) IS NOT VERY CONTAGIOUS. The rate of both gonorrhea and alone ," wear torn clothing , and cry About 95%. of the world's population syphi lis dropped dramatically. out "unclean , u nc l ean " In the Middle � seems to be immune , and everi those who Ages , under the forceful direction of are susceptible are at risk only after and the Church , lepers were barred from long-term exposure to an active case . Money Intere st pub lic buildings , forbidden to speak After the war1 fund i ng .for education with children ,_and required to sound a No and prevention fell off , and silence be ll or clapper . The very word leper ne w lepers and scare tactics returned . Of came to mean outcast. The parallels of these historical t back and , course , the VD rate wen up ; examples to AIDS seem obvious to me . of course, the moralists blamed the But the stigma of leprosy is based on We simply cannot let the mora lists and ihcreased sexual activity of the Post a total misunderstanding of the religionists spread their fear and i i war years . But Brandt unequivoca l y disease. For one th ng leprosy does ignorance , and interfere with solving shows that it's t.he amount of money not usually cause gross mutilations . the valid medical questions and real and the official interest in It can cause numbness of the hands and health problems tha t AIDS has ra ised . prevention that affect the rate of VD . feet that c an lead to a ccidenta l burning or mutilation of extremities. We might excuse those .who unmercifully Another his tori.cal ,parallel to This is probably the source of the · and unfairly persecuted lepers in the remember is that of leprosy . myth that leprosy causes body part� to past--after all, they didn't have the Throughout the ages , leprosy has been drop off . medical and scientific knowledge to understand the true causes and transmissipn of disease . We don't have that same excuse . We must not add to the pain and suffering that AIDS has already brought . We mu st not allow the stupid and the insensitive to make lepers out of people with AIDS . --Ferdydurke Sources: Chicago Tribune , 29 Sept. , 3 Oct . 19 85; St . Louis Post-Dispatch , 3 Oct . 19 85 ; Fac t s on File, 10 Aug. 1985 ; T ime , 10 May 1982. 150-B.C., PROGRESS? 198S A.D. • AIDS iis caus:ed by a virus Continµ�d from page 11 two copi�s a petiti�n that �hough you know the vision is grossly calls foi l��fgi slat ion to distorted . It's hard to suppress the qu aran titje �eople with AIDS and de� ire to counteract the contempt in . to jail ainybne who engages in _ · which society holds you : sexual a�tivity after being You want sick , I'll show you sick! diagnosed a� having AIDS • When I he ar two disc-jerks on WLS do a lisping , sniggering "impersonation" of --that t�o gay men who run a a gay man who, they suggest, just motel near Duluth , MN , have been s e loves be ing in prison because of all the targe t l a f . harassm nt : the. sexual attention he get s , I want "AIDS" and "Fag" were spray to go out and get AIDS and pass it on painted on the motel walls and a shot gun blast nearly destroyed to every bisexual and heterosexual I can l atch on to. the s ig n out front • • • --that the university of But if you want wel l-adjusted , responsible, stable , then I need some Co l nrado 's board of regents voted dign i ty and r e s pe c and the freedom to down a p roposa l , backed by t work on my own identity . Re j ection student s and faculty, to ban and con emna tion won't do it--not for anti-gay discrimination ; one d t c isi n t for t gay regent commented that homosexuals he AIDS r s-- b he crisis. are not entitled to be singled out for particular treatment "any The pious preachers and lawmakers who more than ta ll brunettes" ••• point their accusing fingers at gay men and yap s anctimoniously about --in all the coverage of Rock e ra u Hudson 's death that people "b havio lly induced disease ," o ght t t nk _ about a i.nduces the mourned the passing of a g ood o hi wh t behavior' that induces· the disease . I guy , a popular actor ,· a dear think find they should be friend , but nobody mourned the they 'H t pointing fi nger of blame right dea h of a ;§Y man . . • •.• th� back at them§e lves . FINEST GAY· ENT-ERTAlNMEN Unless something is . done to --Ferdydurke dra s t ica lly alter thi � environmint of lN CENTRAL,ILLINOIS hatred and fear ,. don 't expect gay OPEN NIGHTLY 'TIL 4A.M. · Sources: Harvey Fierstein , Torch Song people to a lter th eir defense -� Trilogy ; John Rechy , The Sex� PRESENT THIS AD AT THE BAR mechani sms. It's not hard to see Outlaw; The Advocate ,-1-0ct. 19 85 . FOR A DRINK. J.:IMIT ONt PER yourself as the world sees you , even CUSTOMER PER.NIG HT. Post Amerikan November , 1985 page 13 Moss grows on Roll ing Stone Ro lling Stone magazine ran a rather interesting ad in September 9, 1985 Advertising Age . Designed to increase advertising revenues, the 10-page ad described Rolling Stone 's readers for the potential advertiser. Presumably the facts in the ad were taken from some sort of demograph ic study , and then creative ly interpreted ,for the edification of sales-hungry advertisers . The ad spread begins with a fu ll page informi ng readers that they wi ll be presented with a "mind altering exper ience ." The fol lowing eight pages compare the potential advertiser 's "Perceptions " with the !demographic "Reality. " From the photo spread , potential advertisers can infer that the typical Ro lling Stone reader is a ma le yupµie , clean-cut and casually well- dressed . His counterpart is a friend ly looking hippie with wai st length red hair and love beads , a "holdout from the sixties ." He 's also ma le, by the way--evidently women don't read Ro lling Stone . The ad copy makes it clear that the eager yuppie (evident ly no-one has to ld them that yuppies are passe) has one big advantage over the laid-back hippi e--he makes in excess of $25, 000 a year . He also spends a good sized chunk of that money on a classy little car , as opposed to the advertiser 's supposed percept ion of the hippie wi th his be-flowered VW bus . \ " Card carrying Capita Iist s" \ Their yuppie reader doesn 't dea l in sGal l change , like the hipp ie. Inst�ad , he is a "card carrying capitalist" who wouldn 't be without his plastic money . He probably even uses his American Express to buy the "premium beer" he prefers, wh ile our hippie friend apparently only buys cheap brew in banged-up kegs . Ro lling Stone appa rently thinks it is important to inform potential advertisers of the "real" reader 's voting habits we ll as his buying habi ts . Beneath =ontrasting photographs of George McGovern and Rona ld Reagan , the ad copy reads, "If you still think Rolling Stone readers are ta king left turns when the rest of the .vorld is taking right turns , consider who they voted for in the last election . The winner ." Now , you 'd think it 'd be enough that the average Rolling Perception. Stone reader is a frantically ambitious , profound ly materialist alcoholic who votes for an idi ot because the economy is in an upswing . Evidently not , though--not only is he a materi alist, he is a cynical materialist. The final page of the ad compares the Beatles ' "All you need is love" to Tina Turner 's "What has love got to do with it?" Alte red minds The last little bit of copy says "Now that we 've altered your mind , it 's time you altered your media buy . Call Rol ling Stone at 212-758-3800 ." You know , I think it might be fun to call that number and discuss this bizarre little portrait of the "average" Rolling Stone reader. And maybe thank them for the wel come into the cynical '80's. --Chris M. '1\llyou need islo ve?' The Beatles,1967. ''What'sve lo got to do withit ?" TinaTu rner,1985. Farm aid ·· Post Amerikan November , 1985 page 14 Views For mo st , Farm Aid was simnly a just Ano ther thing I've no ticed about cause generously supported. But it farmers is that th ey are the least seems to me that many right thinking tolerant creatures this side of lefties should think differently John Birch . Imagine the confl ict about this. The conceptual embrace ing emo tions that the sight of stringy-h of Neil Young and Alabama (remember aired Tom Petty duck "Southern Man"?) , Sammy Hagar and Bob walking through Chuck Berry must Dylan made some of us nervous . There have caused some farmers. "I was a determined "forgetfulness" have to thank this dude fo r saving my lunch? " A lot of farmer about this affair. An avo idanc e of realities. I was made impat ient that gratitude must have "stuck in the craw. " what should have been mo st conspicous went compl etely unsaid . There was I don 't think that pop rockers are something in Farm Aid 's theory that the answer to the world 's problems was fragile, perhaps--in Lenin 's term "infantil e ." Marx would have allowed either . Their superficial ity , their it the legitimacy of "horse piss. " narcissism, their willingness to purvey MTV gl itter values appalls me . It 's been at least a decade sinc e Th ere was a natural evolution for my I've trusted even the likes of Neil reactions . I began wh ere everybody Young or Bo b Dylan to think through ie Nelson. Now, else began , with Will a social issue . (Really, Neil , Willie is a very generous man , and I approve of him insofar as h� has been dedicate a song to "farmers ' wives, a sort of living appeal to tolerance who help keep the home together"? So much for heightened gender con from his country br ethern and sistern . . , But the man is no deep thinker. No sciousness., But one can say that at shallow thinker. Nevertheless, like �east the musicians who participated i Farm Aid. were capabl e of' th e large everybody else, my initial impul se :i was to support the notion of Farm Aid . mindedness to overlook conspicuous Maybe send in a check. However , cultural differenc es for the sake of something about declaring solidarity a principl e. with America's farmers made me stop and think it over . Of course , farmers too are capable of ene osity . But it is difficult to � : the market and the desire of imagine .them, en masse, joining that peopl e What are �he farmers' political sub jected to that market. options? One , they could affirm generosity to tolerance of sexual racial or cultural difference. n•t socialism for farmers and capital ism n:i In the absence of real political expect any soybean pl edges for AIDS for everyone else ("yes " to farm awareness, farmers can ask for Aid . price supports , "no " to welfare arid socialism without denying capital ism ' ADC) . Hardly a very macho option, honky-tonk Neil can rock with th a So , what is this willed ignorance, even though it appears to be pre coµntry boys , Dylan can share the this insistent forgetfulness of real cisely their politics in practice. stag� with Van Hal en, yippies can be issues about? What common desire It's sort of like picking a fight yuppies, th e great antimonies can do es it allow farmers, social with the school yard bully and then seem to emerge my stically from Champaign . activists , rockers, governors , master making your scrawny little sister do But th e repressed has a way of re- - charge , et .al. , to express? Farm the fighting . t rning , nd down the road , the next Aid w�s a sentimental , no stalgic � � time lefties are up against it these reverie over a lost Ed en1 the family . T�o ! farmers could simply insist on contradictions will become the ideo f rm •. An insipid popul ist fantasy living by what they pro fess to be � logical billy clubs for cracking eggs ( a little place a man can call his lieve in1 strict, open market , may to mak e the next Authority omelet . the-best-man-win , capitalism. Well own") allowed peopl e to avo id the friends , if you bel ieve in capitali�m political terms of a deep-seated --Teddyboy now 's the time to show your colors . antagonism between the dictates of Th ere has been excess production, creating a buyers ' market , and prices are suppo sed to be down . So , let the system shake itself out. You economic Darwinians , you country boys who will survive , ought to be happy for the opportunity to see who 's got Wfive Moved ... the gumption to survive and who ain't. But , certainly, you shouldn 't make Better Serve Yo u ... your failure the terms of the problem . To Three, farmers could confess that the Our New Location is system as such has built-in in equities that make it possibl e for Bloomington sheer hard work and determination no t 8 W. Washington, 31 827-4368 to win out . In that case, hey , com:e- ing on over , we 'll have us a meetin ' down nistration. Education. Counsel Admi 14.. to the revolution. Clinic 827-40 Of course, farmers don 't have to choose between capitalism and social ism. The argument they ought to be making , but aren't, is that under state-administered capitalism, it is in the best interests of both capital and the civil state to have the farmer� ' needs met . They ought to be saying , our present crisis is an instance of capitalism's tendency to self-destruct , and you crisis manage ment politicians need to protect the system from its own logic . But this isn't what farmers are saying . And my po int is that the terms by wh ich one understands a crisis are, in the long run , as im portant as the material cons equences of the crisis itself. There is an important will-to-ignorance here that insulates farmers and thei� sympathizers from any real under ned Parenthooc:r Planof Mid Central Illinois �tanding of the meaning of their situation. all wet? 15 Post Amerikan November, 1985 page Reviews vided a prime exampl e of the danger merits no comment . of politicizing a well-meaning benefit . -----The pious rhetoric displayed at Farm Aid made me feel like the Some no tes from the front : only hone st person around who ad mitted no direct connection to a Farm Aid organi zer Willie Nelson, farm . Befo re the concert , an REO who planned to steer cl ear of Speedwagon member put out a press politics, decided at the last min release stat ing he was sorry he ut e to embrac e the propo sed Harkin couldn 't be there , but was sending farm bill . He repeatedly called a tape and his spiritual presence upon people to urge their congress because he was deeply involved in men to support the measure . But the movement . Seems his grandpar when questioned later by an astut e ent s owned a farm in the Champaign reporter , Nelson admitted he did area that they recently "lo st. " not know what was in the Hark in Pity . We 're talking about a coupl e bill . And when asked why he sup now so old they neither could nor ported it so strongly, he replied: wanted to continue farming because "It 's the only bill I have heard they had no heirs who wo ul d carry abo ut, " it on. And here is a guy living in Lo s Angeles who has made millions of dollars in the 18£ t 15 years, crying Perhap s that exercise in pa rticipa about their pl ight . You think he tory politics cost the benefit some could have spar ed a few bucks to Long before the ma jority . of t e . of the money it hoped to raise , but save the family farm? vo t ing publ ic displayed its wisd� om fell far short of. Th ere ar e many by choosing him as our leader , I farmer s, and others concerned about -----All the sanctimonious calls shuddered in fear at the pro spect the farm probl em, who have read the fo r' the government to bail out th e of Ronald Reagan as U.S. President . Harkin bill . And they are awar e farms rai sed some serious questions . Tho se fears stemmed from visions of of other bills. And many of them What they amo unt to is advo cacy of a jingo istic administration that do no t suppo rt the Harkin bill . the social ist po sition. In Nicaragua would use all its might to oppress Among other things , it calls for the government is att_empting to the world 's smaller nat ions and government mandat es to tak e land help out its farmers . The U.S. is deny their peopl e the freedoms out of production. The technique waging wa r. on that unfo rtunate espoused by Thomas Jefferson and has been used before; it may work ; country because of these efforts , and Sam Adams . Tho se visions have you may agree wit h it . But it ap the war is supported by so-called become realities, and the fears pear s to run contrary to the wide U.S. patriots , including the ma jority mount . spread resistanc e among farmers to of farmers. If you want socialism, taking orders from Washington about let 's call it· that and get down to Imagine then, feel ing genuine sym how to farm . How many wo uld-be business. And let other nations get pathy for Mr. Reagan . Fo r m � , it contributors held back for fear on with the same. than the Farm Aid took no less their money would be used to lobby concert in Champaign . Throughou for legislation they were no t quick Secondly, wh ile being bombarded with the day , endl ess streams of foolis� h to support? all the ant i-Reagan rhetoric , I ness spewed forth from the stage, found mys elf wondering who these from var ious bimbo s who should have ----- Debra Winger is a fine actress, people thought they voted for. Th e stuck to the one thing they know and in that field she should remain . Reagan platform was never a secret . best -- entertaining . She will never be accused of being Quite simply, it always called fo r an authority on economics. Her cutting government assistance. And Uninformed political po sturing is shrill cries for Reagan to "lower the farmers, by margins more over as harmful to meaningful change as int erest rates" showed such an whelming than perhaps any other seg uninformed malaise t both cry out for embarrassing ignoranc e of how world ment of our society , voted for it. education. The Farm Aid show pro- finances wo rk that it probably No t once. Twice. The probl em with the current American expectation of entitlements is that we think everybody el se should· be cut out , but no t us . If the welfare EQUAL OPPORTUNITY mo ther is cut out , that is as it should be . But when David Stockman says the program means you, too , his head gets put on the block. It is a curious thing, this religious de IN.·HOUS'ING vo tion so many U.S. farmers have to thf· Republ ican party rather than to the Democrats. Who do they think has given the farm industry the bulk of IS YOUR RIGHT! its support programs since the 19J0s? As a mus ic festival , the Farm Aid If you feel you have been denied housing or treated unfairly because show was a smashing success. It provided an eclectic mix of talent of your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical or that gave everyone something to enjoy. Its disappo intment came with the fa mental handicap, or because you have children under 14 or requ ir e the ilure to st ress the po sitive statement and avo id the pitfalls of ignorant politicking . The Live Aid use of a guide .dog, contact the concert was successful because there were no villains ; it called for com pas sion to relieve the suffering of our starving brothers and sisters. The Farm Aid show should have stuck Bloomington Human to the same theme . In that vein, I was moved to consider a future aid benefit for the victims Relations Commission of our society , The single mo thers, the welfare children , the hopelessly unemployed , have never had loan at programs allowing them to get hun dreds of thousands of dollars in debt . But they need as fa ir a shake as the .- 828-7361, Exit•· ftW:t• farmers and everyone el se. We could call that conc ert i Public Aid. · Th e Bloom1ngton Human Rekdion�f.r.t!mmission is7 here to assist 'andtq _/i.elp. --Murray Poppins November , 1985 • Farm aid·the music • • 1n th·e rai n Enough about the po litical side of Joni Mitche ll . Poor Joni had to this extravaganza--it was obvious follow Van Ha len , doing a solo that most of the performers knew or acoustic set . Between technical cared about farm issues on ly slightly difficulties and a frenzied crowd , more than the crowd , and that wa sn 't her set was pretty much lost. But much. Just what did the crowd care seeing Joni Mitchell live is a rare about? Hearing a bunch of famous treat , under .any circumstances . performers do a few of their biggest hits . Nothing more , nothing less . There were other highlights--Rickie So the money was going to a good Lee Jones and Bonnie Raitt, Neil cause instead of a promoter 's pocket Young , Johnny Cash, B. B. King , and for a change ..•that 's nice . So we're so forth . There were also some low getting to hear Ne il Young, Bob points--George Jones singing some of Dylan, and Eddie Van Halen all in one those insipid , maudlin songs for show ..•that 's unuelievable . wh ich he is so well loved ; Kenny Rosers , slick and Las Vegasy; A few highlights . '!'hat 's quite an extended family , too , Foreigner , whose shrieking tenors each of whom got a solo verse in were endangering 90 ,000 eardrums every one of the many songs they Maybe he is into a sort (times two) ; and last but not least, of driving rock groove that doesn 't played . �illie Nelson , who apparently doesn 't show off his lyrics to their best understand the meaning of the phrase Th ose determined to stick it out potential . He is Bob Dylan, after "too much of a good thing ." until the bitter end were tortured by al l . At least he 's out of the Jesus showstopper after showstopper . What Sure , he did a great th ing to do you play after "Amazing Grace"? or gani ze this bash and probably put You play "On the Road Again" again. Singing all the songs tons of time and effort in to it, but No grand finale of superstars here , you'd want to hear just like you 'd then again he played off and on all just Willie and his family . want to hear them . day long . Brian Setzer . The former Stray Cat Where will the money go? Will it He opened the show ; he came back wa s the first performer of the actually be put to good use? Are again when the Nashvi lle network came these Aid concerts signalli ng the �orning to really turn on the rain on . He pl ayed and sang with god soaked crowd . Using John Cou�ar birt h of a new Woodstock Nation? Who knows how many different people, MelJ encamp 's band , Setzer stepped out knows ? And after that last Willie including Ar la Guthrie and Dob Dylan, into the ra in to play those hot Chuck Ne l son set , who cares? and he pl ayed a very , very long self Berry licks for appreciative fans . indulgent closi ng set with his --Lll "family." Lou Reed. Lou was definitely the major surprise of the show , ____.._. ___ .. ;...----·-·--·------·--·-·------·--r r-··-··-··----·--··---- , performing the classic "Wa lk on the Wi ld Side" for all those unsuspecting Nashville Network subscribers . It was worth the rain . \TH& OCT/NOV. M85 ENTERTAINMENT l Roger McGuinn . Yes, that's the guy that used to sing with the Byrds. An FRIDAY early morninq treat , McGuinn had the • *:*� NDAi, TUESOAY VEDNES THURSDA� SATURDA�q SUNOA� i 7 l8 ; small , wet crowu singing ! 'G IS 0 . enthusiastical ly as he and the Vern .� : Goslin Band (who?) performed "Turn , : .. :.:':.., ;�::: :��:�:-! :::�;:, Tu rn , Turn ." � ��;: l l. � * • 21 22 23 2'+- 25 26 27\, Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar . Support Mike Roe.kin' City It's hard to believe and even harder The Lively H o3Cln Roots Twin Tricytle o.:d �he J'o. u. Thieve� Te rrorists to admit , but these guys were hot . ,. Arts Group 11 Hagar is pretty difficult to stomach , li·: \ 28 2� 30 31 No'i- 2 3 but no one can match Eddie Van i * &eneric l=ro.nk Comedy Halen's guitar technique , and the * F;re I i1 • * ** Woodwind Sc.hmaz. Sha.be Ni te Ila pair of them jamming on "Wild Thing" * * ,. Po well Power * Quintet \ and Led Zeppelin 's "Rock and Ro ll" ({ *• * 'ii:. an experience . • * • * i • * * i l---See 4-+---�sRich +---6+---:Swc ond CIClrence 1:1-Act;00----; 8;-t----;,Odd q;-t----;-;;;,oi · * � i • * Goodmo.114' M o.n e erio Potent;o.f i Sp ik Margh Fret Do.vid I' Post mystery I 111 E. BEAUFORT. "' i NORMAL NE'WTA LEN�"'�:1�L SPIKE :0�2-q1 qz . _ ---·-· -·-·-··----·-·-·-·-·-·�· -·-·i of the month '----·-·-·· -·-·--··_._. ._. __. ..-..-··--·--·-··_. .__ . __. .._, __. __ . _ "Who are Jennifer and Ted Stanley?" 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From song After waiting for wha t seemed like to be a non-stop crazy man . one the people were skanking in the eternity , the band returned to the aisles and sing ing along with the stage for three more songs . A native of North Carolina who now tunes. makes his home in New York City, First , we heard Winston Groovey 's Chadbourne made a stop at the Galery Th e UB 's boasted a five piece horn "Please Don 't Make me Cry," from recently as a solo act. He let section as we ll as an authentic reggae "Labour of Love ," then "Dubrnobi le," loose with his somewhat warped toaster , who added a dynamic element from the compi lation album , and bal lads and filled the space in to the show . final ly the most expected and most between songs with fast chatter . dreaded tune--"I Got You Babe ," (sans The band is currently touring the Ch rissie Hynde ) which Using music and talk as a vehicle , can be heard United States to promote their newly often on WBNQ . Chadbourne made known his impressions re leased EP ti tled "Little of politics and those who hold Baggoriddum ." However , the band 's UB40 's concert reminded me of the office . George Bush was one victim most popu lar moments came when they excitement of rice puffs--fat and of Eugene 's unflattering imperson played tunes off of their "Labour of fluffy but not a who le lot of taste . ations. Other recipients of Love" album , which was released in Please p�s s the sugar . Chadbourne 's ruthless sarcasm were 1983 . This album contains cover Ronald Reagan , Richard Nixon and material recorded by reggae artist� The Untouchables , from L.A. , opened Jesse Helms . Maybe th is is why he ' between 1969 and 1972 . the show by playing some reggae and has never been invited to dinner at ska music , which was somewhat the Wh ite Ho use. During the evening , four songs were med iocre . played off of that album--"Cherry Oh Not to be outdone by the likes of Baby ," Keep On Moving ," "Johnny To The surprise came when they kicked Bob Geldof or Willie Nelson , ? Bad ," and the heavily requested Neil into a funk/soul groove , which turned Chadbourne announced that "This is Diamond original "Red , Red Wine ." The a Rake-Aid ," as he proudly displayed their show in completely different best out of that selection wa s "Johnny his garden tool wh ich doub direction . The eight-piece combo , les as Too Bad ," which was previous ly an instrument. Nobody plays a rake highlighted by a three-man horn recorded by the Slickers . like Eugene . It' s quit.i! likely that section, had the crowd on the ir feet he is the first musician to tour with as ear ly as the second song . The stand-out number was "Present an instrument of that kind . Arms ," (from their compilation album) Horn player Anthony Brewster stepped which contains a lengthy instrumental As a one-man act, Chadbourne was down to sing "A Piece of Your Love ," a introduction , complete with dub delay . able to create an incr edible amount highly energized funky/rap tune . of energy which was obvious by the Another notable was "Free Your Self," "Tyler Was Gu ilty," anot� e persona l participa.tion of those present . � an energy-laden tune in which each favorite , is about a Louisiana man , the band had a They proved to be an integral part member of part in Gary Tyler , who was charged with of the show . The crowd in their audience manipulation . murder in Frankfurt , We st Germany , and frenzied state cheered and heckled wrongfu lly conv icted . at will, much to the delight of the --Leroy Thomas singer. He even had the opportunit� to go one- on-one with a woman who was apparently denouncing the content of his performance. .� �· If you can get your hands on · Jterbs � 5Jices· Yruits · Vegeta{{es· jJuts Chadbourne 's album titled, "The President , He 's Crazy" , you can hear this crazy man for yourself. \• ( In the meantime , let's see if Eugene gets nominated for a Nobel Peace prize for his unselfish dedication to wi ld music through charitable events such as "Rake-Aid. " --Leroy Thomas VJ ·� Help chi II out Post � NATURAL FOODS - To our faithful readers : V) Dear Readers : 516 N. Main St. Help! ! Down here at the old Bloomington,UL 61701 Post Amerikan off�ce (remember, we 're the Underprivi leged Common Ground has a wide selection of wholesome foods , Newspaper) we 've experienced yet natural body care products , vitnmin and mineral sup an other tragedy ! 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Indeed 'STr'i"eS words , � fantasy and dream for them) , this is a bu s wh ere is as follows : Most cannot even afford a trip to capital is needed ; for the pre Los Angeles or New York where the production work , initial phone calls , Six times a year , reps from the major leading music industrialists work , intermediate phone calls and follow- labels make a nation-wide talent search . Within every state , four of the major cities should be selected where bands and solo acts are given the chance to showcase at a theatre with astounding acoustics and ultimate visual effects . Non- profit local music organizations , in conjunction with radio stations , could coordinate and schedule the dates and times with the major labels . The advantages are two : 1. It allows the maj or labels to see new regional talent and what is developing outs ide of their immediate area (s) . 2. It affords the hard-working , struggling musician (s) a once-in-a parlay -an lifetime chance to strike it rich . d- -p arty . And besides , luck up phone calls . The actual gains doesn 't write a hit song , strum a are so enormous , though , that no-one Fifty states times 4 cities times 6 guitar , or command encores . should miss a fair chance , especially times a year equal 1,200 po&sibilities . in a nation that is based on the Estimating ten acts perform each day Knowing that these musicians still premise of democracy for all . for a 3-day "Star Search Stopover ," carry on by writing , recording and 30 acts can "audition" during this performing to crowds in clubs , to Without such a plan , I'm afraid a time . 36 , 000 virtually unknown subway commuters , to joggers on lake lot of talent is being by-passed , talented musicians can be reviewed . fronts across the nation , and even wasted and forgotten . And let 's not to four bedroom walls , makes me ·feel forget, there are countries outside these truly creative artists are the USA in wh ich talent-seekers The_ odds are extreme ly low that an scrupulous ly devoted and could discover the Stars of Tomorrow unknown artist (even with years of conscientiously persevering . One if efforts to identify them starts experience, superb songwriting day they should at least be ab le to today . ab ility and stage presence) will be gain the attention of someone who recognized by a label . It's like can further and direct their musical There is no reason why those rock n hitting the jackpot in a plush Las careers and endeavors . roll fantasies and dre ams cannot come Vegas casino . However , if you do Across the nation , from the backwoods true ; make it to Las Vegas, you 're of Georgia to the forests of Oregon, --Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith OR1G-rN oF n i::. weRD "fvmPK 1N"': :CT'S IN 1872., A MAN f\J�/Y\ED HALLOW EEfl.' VLA PI� •R NIKl KING-. HAVE. 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FE W REAU7..E WA S ORIG-INALL'Y PLAY ED WlTH A l'lJMPt In the wee hours of Friday morning, --Consuming l�ited natural resources Our demands are quite reasonable and January 19, 1985, we dropped a stench without thought of the needs of future simple : We demand that those in power bomb on the Pacific Stock Exchange in generations . begin to use their consciences : begin San Francisco . The chemical used was to think of the people who are directly ethyl mercaptan (ethane thiol) : the --Promoting lifestyles based on materi and indirectly harmed by their poli amount was 500 grams . alism, social insecurity, and status cies : and begin to correct the imbal seeking : lifestyles which are lacking ances they have caused . It is not all The stock exchange is an unholy temple in human and sp iritual depth . that hard to do. The Polaroid Corpor to the gods of avarice and amorality . ation took a great step forward by · It is the primary device by which com The rich, mostly white , mostly male refusing to allow its photographic merce is conducted with scarcely a people who own and manage the corpor equipment and materials to be exported thought as to the human and ecological ate state are usually nice, reasonable to South Africa, where these materials "side effects ." It is a place where family men . Does their power and were being used by the authorities to economic ab straction reigns supreme , status limit their visi on, making them facilitate the internal passport system and life and decency are sacrificed unable to understand life outside of and other means of repression . While before the altar of greed . their own social sphere ? we commend Polaro id, we condemn those who have not acted : there is much more The so-called "side effects" of limited Can they begin to think of other that needs to be done . liability cap.italism are well known : families? Families who have lost the acts of indecency which are com members to the death squads and the In addition to measures motivated by mitted for profit are everyday know torture chambers•.. families who conscience , we call for changes in the ledge . We mention a few general have suffered disease and death due to law, so as to make corporate and gov examples . pollution or occupational hazards ..• ernmental officials personally legally families who can not afford to feed liable for the harmful consequences --Corporate invo lveme nt in promoting their children . • • families of their policy decisions . the arms race, and in manufacturing suffering the terrors of wars waged nuclear and other weapons of mass for economic gain . . . and finally, We have heard plenty of idle rhetoric destruction . the countless millions who will suffer about responsible corporate citizen and die horrible deaths if the pro ship . We find this hypocrisy as --Trade with South Africa and other ducts of the nuclear arms race are sickening as the smell of ethyl mer brutal oligarchies and dictatorships . ever put to use . captan . Stinkbombings and other acts of creative interference can be ex --Abusive and exploitative labor prac We use stinkbomb s as a way of making pected as long as government and cor tices, both within the U.S., and more a direct, visceral protest. We call po�ate leaders fail to authenticate particularly in third-world subsidi your attent�on to the stench of burned their claimed concerns by implementing aries . and rotting bod ies on the battlefield : policies that preserve the interaction the odor of toxic waste and pollution : of diverse life which is Earth . --"Dumping " unsafe products, such as the reek of the decay of a declining domestically banned pharmaceuticals , society which glorifies greed and de (signed) into foreign markets where few safe struction . Above all, we call your the C .I.A. : guards exist. attention to the mo st foul smell of Creative Interference Anonymous ! all : the stink of the rotting con --Dumping toxic substances into the sciences of the power elite . --from Overthrow land and water . Rock Island Arsenal Joins Project Rearm Rock Island Army Arsenal takes up 907 Army Major General Norman G. Delbridge acres of a 946-acre island in the told Congress on March 14 , 1984 : "The middle of the Mississippi River. Its current output , wh ich varies annual ly , mission is to procure , produce , supply , of the (Rock Island) Ar senal is approx and maintain weapons--in cluding tanks , imately 45% for foreign military self-propelled artillery , fire control sales ," to countries including El Sal · systems , aircraft armament , an ti-air- vador , Honduras , Israel , Lebanon , craft weapons machine guns , grenade the Philippines , and Saudi Arabia. launchers , and ve hicle-mounted weapons and turrets . The Arsenal also fabri --RECON Network cates prototype weapons and does demo lition of small arms . As of September 1984 , there were 9,562 personnel at the Arsenal, only 572 of whom were military personnel . The Rock Island Army Ar senal is currently in the second of three phases of Pro ject Rearm , a $277,442,000 moderniza tion . The Army Arsenal is managed by and houses the headquarters of the U.S. Diesel Dick's Army Armament, Munitions , and Chemical ***************** Command (AMCCOM) , which is under the COMPL ETE command of Major General Peter G. Burbules . AMCCOM was created in March AUTOMO TI VE * ··� * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1983, through the merger of two other � Army headquarters. WE SPECIALIZE TR UCK AMCCOM employs around 5,000 people to manage the Army Arsenal at Rock Island , IN GM DIESEL SER VICE at the Watervliet Army Arsenal (Albany ***************** NY) , the Pine Bluff Army Arsenal (AK) , CA R REPAIR and the Rocky Mountain Army Arsenal * FOREIGN � (Denver, CO) . It also manages 29 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * smaller ammunition plants around the IXJMES TIC nation . AMCCOM has a $9 billion annual budget and controls all compu ****************** ter inventory , assemb ly , and trans portation of the Army's nuclear , con GAS �VIES EL ventional , and chemical weapons around the world. If compared to private ••***************** corporations , AMC COM would be the fifth largest in assets , 37th largest in sales, and 98th largest in the MA DIS ON numb er of employees . 508 N 9:00 -530 828-1714 Judy Chicago's Birth Project z 0 < ro Judy Chicago 's latest work , "The 3 rr Birth Project ," is currently on dis ro play at the University of Illinois ' � Krannert Museum of Art. The exhibit !--' will be on until Novemb er 3. \0 OJ U1 The latest in Judy Chicago 's long line of feminist works of art , "The Birth Project, " is a series of images N 0 which represent the fema le birth "Birth Tear. " Embroidered by Etta Hallock (19 80-1981) . experience from the individual to Embroidery floss on linen , 12 " X 16 ". (Photo : Jon McNally) the metaphor of creation . She says that it is in part her response to "that image of god reaching out his nation . No ow ls , mushrooms , or wide Inspired by the embroidery work included finger and creating man--that 's just eyed waifs here . The show feature s in "The Dinner Party," Chicago tried to not the way it happens ." tiny and minute to huge and expansive use th read "in a painterly way. " Some represer.tations of the di f ferent of the needleworkers used a technique According to Chicago, each work repre aspects of the "mythical , painful , involving seven needles (and accompanying sents a different story "from the and celebratory experience of birth th read) at once to ach·e ive the proper largely untold and unwritten stories around the planet ." blending . Other techniques included of women 's lives ." Each of the works French knot , qui lting , and pulled A particularly memorab le piece , is done in various needlepoint tech titled "Birth Terror ," is done i n thread . One piece , titled "White Work niques, the design painted by Chicago embroidery with black thread. It Wanda," a comment on the sad state of onto the canvas and then executed by resembles a huge (eight feet by maternity clothes , is al l done in different needlepointers across the twenty feet) black doily , hung white thread wi th a technique known as country . Mos tly amateurs , the needle about eight inches out from the wall. whitework . Others fuse brilliant workers learned of the project through colors in a way that seems impos sible The image shimmers and shifts with the magazines and word of mouth . After at first glance and unlikely at close play of shadows and light as you sending in audition samples, they were look at it from different angles . inspection , but there it is. assigned the different images and consulted wi th Ch icago via mai l, phone , Offering a new perception of the birth Though there are only twenty or so and occasional visits . Most of the pieces in this exhibit, there are over pro.cess in particular and women (and pieces took three to five years to eighty in the total project. Chicago women 's art) in general, the subject complete. All of the sti tchers were conceived the project to "travel any matter may disturb some , male or female. women, simply because no men applied "A woman 's saying I am , I know myself •.. where , any time," and tried to avoid (just where is Rosie Grier these days?) is saying something whi ch challenges the logistical problems she encountered though men we re invo lved in other wi th "The Dinner Party." Currently , the existling and prevailing world aspects of the process . view, " says Chicago . Others may find the show is broken up into several small travelinq exhibits , and individ her didact�c approach to the birth experience is a little overwhelming The results are amazing . The tradi ual pieces are being donated to museums but this is de finitely one of those tional scale of needlepoint has been (including the Krannert) and o.b. "don't miss" experiences . pushed beyond all limits of the imagi- wards acros s the country . Judy Chicago is both a brilliant and insightful artist and a brilliant and ' insightful feminist. Her work has legitimized and called attention to those so-called lesser arts , only considered lesser because they have traditionaJ.lv been done by women . Each of her colla.o orators is given full credit, along with Chicago , with each piece. "Each of the needleworker's life and struggle is the embodiment of hundreds of women 's lives and struggles ." 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