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Eastern Illinois University The Keep The Post Amerikan (1972-2004) The Post Amerikan Project 12-1988 Volume 17, Number 4 Post Amerikan Follow this and additional works at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/post_amerikan Part of the Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Publishing Commons, and the Social Influence and oliticalP Communication Commons FOR LitB'E{R.?lLS WITH INQUIRING MINDS! Bloomington-Normal Dec 1988 -Jan 1989 FIVE TOP POST AMERIKAN PSYCHICS REVEAL THEIR .PREDICTIONS for 1989! Ms. Hippie Phoebe Caulfield and The Balrog Stella ALSO IN THIS ISSUE ... RANDY RUBBER'S ELVIS INCREDIBLE SEX MUTANT, SECRETS!! SPACE I / ALIEN, I I OR BOTH? ... AND MORE! ADDRESS CORRECTION. REQUESTEO POST AMERIKAN BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID POST OFFICE BOX 3452 PERMIT NO. 168 BLOOMINGTON, IL 61702 BLOOMINGTON, IL 6170Z -===::Mec:::::::=aN:::::::Hec:::::::=ammmm~mmmmmm., ~ In this issue: ~Ab7u~~== The Post Amerikan is an independent On the cover: Our introduction to this issue's theme- community newspaper providing infor satire. We have some delightful satire mation and analysis that is screened scattered throughout this issue. Your ~ out of or down played by establishment job--should you decide to accept it--is news sources. We are a non-profit, to determine which articles are satire worker-run collective that exists as and which are serious. ~ an alternative to the corporate media. Page 2--This table of contents and other good page 2 We put out six issues a year. Staff stuff. ~ members take turns as "coordinator." All writing, typing, editing, graphics, Page 3--The Post Amerikan's Xmas card to you and your photography, pasteup, and distribition children. are done on a volunteer basis. You are invited to volunteer your talents. Pages 4 & S--And in the pink corner ... a look back at National Coming Out Day and the Balrog's Most of our material and inspiration search for a soul orgasm. i for material comes from the community. The Post Amerikan welcomes stories, Pages 6 & 7--Skeet Floyd risks all as he descends into graphics, photos, letters, and news the straight underground. Also, a picture ~ tips from our readers. If you'd like of Jesse Helms. to join us, call 828-7232 and leave a message on our answering machine. We Pages 8 & 9--Junk food and junk journalism. ~ will get back to you as soon as we can. Don't worry if it takes a while--we. Pages 10 & 11--Racism, axe-swinging, and braving the don't meet every week. depths of the Post Amerikan office. ~ An alternative newspaper depends very Pages 12 & 13--Trying to make the world a better place: directly on a community of concerned Missouri peace activists and Guatemalan -~ people for existence. We believe it students. is very important to keep a newspaper like this around. If you think so Page 14--Chocolate bars aren't as innocent as you think- ~ too, then please support us by especially when they're from Nestle. telling your friends about the paper, donating money to the printing of the Page 15--Your favorite Post personalities peer into the ~ paper, and telling our advertisers you future. saw their ad in the Post Amerikan. Pages 16 & 17--Righteous gifts for rich hippies. The,next deadline for submitting ~ Post material is Wednesday, Jan. 18. Pages 18 & 19--Community news, letters, and classy-fried Material submitted after the deadline ads. ~ will probably not get printed. Pages 20 & 21--Illiterate signs and kinky comics. Also, l1s. Hippie's advice about serial weddings ~~ ==cP;;Se/i;;lmm and dental heart-altering. BLOOMINGTON Pages 22 & 23--RAF tries to have a good time in Terre Amtrak Station, 1200 W. Front Haute. Hen and women are created equal- The Back Porch, 402 N. Main except in divorce court. Bakery Bane, 901 N. Main Bloomington Public Library (in front) ~ Bus Depot, 533 N. East Page 24--The last word on "The Last Temptation Common Ground, 516 N. Main of Christ"--we hope! Convenient Mart, Emerson and Main ~ Front and Center Building Hit Shed, 606 N Main; Hungry House, 103 W. Jefferson ~ Law and Justice Center, W. Front St. Lee St. (100 N.) Main and Miller Streets Displaced Homemakers .•.. 800-252-4822 Medusa's Adult World, 420 N. Madison Good numbers Gay & Lesbian Resource Mike's Market, 1013 N. Park Phoneline (11-4 M-R) .....•.. 438-2429 Mr. Donut, 1310 N. Park HELP (transportation for senior Pantagraph (in front), Alcoholics Anonymous ..•••...... 828-5049 citizens, handicapped) ...... 828-8301 301 W. Washington American Civil Liberties Union.454-7223 Ill. Dept. of Public Aid ....... 827-4621 The Park Store, Wood & Allin Bloomington Housing Authority .. 829-3360 Ill. Lawyer Referral ....... 800-252-8916 People's Drugs, Oakland & Morrisey Childbirth And Parenting Information Kaleidoscope ................... 828-7346 Red Fox, 918 W. Market Exchange (CAPIE) ..•......•.. 452-0310 McLean Co. Health Dept .....•... 454-1161 Susie's Cafe, 602 N. Main Clare House (Catholic Workers).828-4035 Mid Central Community Action ... 829-0691 U.S. Post Office, 1511 E. Empire Community for Social Action .... 452-4867 Mobile Meals .................•. 828-8301 (at exit) Connection House .•...••..••.... 829-5711 McLean County Center for U.S. Post Office, Center & Monroe Countering Domestic Violence ... 827-4005 Human Services ............ 827-5351 Upper Cut, 409 N. Main Dept. Children/Family Services.828-0022 National Health Care Services-- Wash House, 609 N. Clinton Draft Counseling ..•......•..... 452-5046 abortion assistance .... l-800-322-1622 Washing Well, E. Front St. Nuclear Freeze Coalition ....... 828-4195 Occupational Development NORMAL Center .................... 828-7324 Avanti's, 407 S. Main Operation Recycle .............. 829-0691 Big Rudy's, 107 E. Beaufort Parents Anonymous .............. 827-4005 ISU University Union, 2nd floor When you move, be sure to send us your PATH: Personal Assistance Hovey Hall, ISU (in front) new address so your subscript.;i..on gets Telephone Help ............... 827-4005 Midstate Truck Plaza, U.S. 51 north Or ......................• 800-322-5015 Mother Murphy's, 111 North St. to you. Your Post Amerikan will not Phone Friends .................. 827-4008 North & Broadway, southeast corner be forwarded (it's like junk mail--no Planned Parenthood .... medical .. 827-4014 White Hen Pantry, 207 Broadway kidding!). Fill out this handy form bus/couns/educ .. 827-4368 (in front) with your new address and return it Post Amerikan ........•......... 828-7232 I==::MIC:::::=uc:::::;;:::Nec:::::::=am~C:::::)Cmte::::::::::H to us, P.O. Box 3452, Bloomington, Prairie State Legal Service .... 827-5021 IL 61702. Prairie Alliance ............... 828-8249 Project Oz ....•................ 827-0377 Thanks Rape Crisis Center ............. 827-4005 Name: This issue is in your hands thanks to Sunnyside Neighborhood Center .. 827-5428 Anna-Maria, Bill (coordinator), Bumper, TeleCare (senior citizens) ..... 828-8301 Deborah, Jason, Larry, Laurie, Pita, Street: Unemployment comp/job service .. 827-6237 Richard, Scott, Sue F., Sue L., Susie, United Farmworkers support ..... 452-5046 Tim, and others we probably forgot to City/State/Zip: __________ _ UPIC .......•.............•.•••. 827-4026 mention. in the Lives of American Children 16,200 women get pregnant 2, 753 of them are teenagers 1, 099 teenagers have abortions 367 teenagers miscarry 1,287 teenagers give birth 666 babies are born to women who have had inadequate prenatal care . 695 babies are born at low birthweight (less than 5 lbs. 9 oz.) 44 babies are born at very low birthweight (less than 3lbs. 5 oz.) 72 babies die before one month of life 110 babies die before their first birthday 2 7 children die because of poverty 9 children die from guns 5 teens commit suicide 849 teens become sexually active 609 teenagers get syphilis or gonorrhea 1,868 teenagers drop out of high school 988 children are abused 3,288 children run away from home 1, 736 children are in adult jails 2,269 children are born out of wedlock 2, 989 children see their parents divorced 36,057 people lose jobs " from the Post Amerikan staffl (Statistics from the Children's Defense Fund, reprinted from The Progressive Review, Oct. 1988) Poge4 Post Amerikon Vol. 17 No.4 Dec-Jon 1988-89 DICO_.,.NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY Reflections TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP on National October 11, the first formally So did my actions and the countless organized National Coming Out Day other "next steps" across the country (NCOD), has come and gone. Did we make any difference? I'd like to accomplish anything? think so. But even if they didn't, it doesn't really matter, for those steps As we've reported in our last two sure felt good. issues, lesbian women and gay men were asked to "take their next step" --·The Ba1 rog in the ongoing coming out process on October 11. Each step further away from the infamous gay closet would sources: make the gay community more visible to the general public. As Jean NCOD mailing, October 31, 1988. O'Leary, executive director of National Gay Rights Advocates (NGRA), points Robert W. Peterson, "Assessing National out, "People would just have to deal coming out Day," The Advocate, with us just like !they dol with blacks Jean O'Leary Issue 512, November 22, 1988. or women or any other group that they can see." And what did I do (besides my usual ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** blathering in the Post)? Well, first According to NCOD organizers, the I had my National Coming Out Day poster The following two letters appeared in response far exceeded everyone's the "Readers' Forum" in the December expectations. There were over 200 framed. The folks at Wonderlin Galleries spent half an ·lOur with me 1988 issue of Digital Audio and Compact official group sponsors, providing Disc Review: conferences, workshops, parties, going over various suggetitions to rallies, dances, and demonstrations. best show off this bright yellow, orange, green, and purple poster Gay rights? NCOD received major coverage in the featuring a figure kicking open the closet door and stepping out.