' . GAY AUSTIN is the monthly publication of Gay Community Services of Austin. The pa­ per does not, or usually does not, make money. All work done on it is volunteer. Efforts are made to include a community­ wide perspective in the paper. If some­ times the effort fails, next month al­ ways looms ahead, and the paper can be improved--especially with reader dona­ tions with regard to short stories, arti­ cles, satire, and poetry. GAY AUSTIN is our newspaper. We hope that all of us within the gay community or on its fringes contribute with printable ma­ terial of general, theoretical, or enter­ tainment interest. Contributors to th l ~ month's issue were: ll an Puckett "Ana," the Argentinian lesbian WF JB Carl t the poet A world-famous astrologer Other personages, dead and alive Contributions may be mailed or sent to the Gay Community Services in the University "Y, " Room 7, 2330 Guadalupe. Or they may be mailed to: THE EDITOR 1516 Aggie Lane Austin, Tx. 78757 2 3 -- Being gang-raped in a prison cell ...caught in the middle of Watts as it burns ... pummelled by a I hurricane ... stomped by a New York City street gang .the Ramones were play­ ing at the Armadillo. Bastille Day, 1977, and it rapes. None of the songs one agreed as to the one­ the place was only three­ run more than three minutes; word description--"assault." quarters full. The crowd most last about two; but sev­ Yeah, ASSAULT. That's the was made up partially of eral are performed in a row, key, the essence of late­ dedicated punk-rockers, but without any break. The sonic seventies punk-rock: vio­ mostly of old-line rock rape goes on without pause. lence, aggression, and sex. fans. We stood on our feet The lyrics are about sex, Punk is only one facet of throughout the Ramones set-­ dope, ultra-violence, sex, the New Wave in rock music, they sat. and death. The group's pose which is currently sweeping The Ramones (in case accents the menace of the Great Britian and New York, you haven't heard) play songs--Joey, the singer, but it's the violent part, LOUD, HARD, AND FAST. Ever with his fish-like deadpan the sensational part, the since their debut album, stare, wrapped around his part you read about in Time Ramones, came out last microphone like a leather­ and Newsweek. year, they've been up­ jacketed praying mantis; Dee It's obvious that the setting/exciting rockers Dee, the bassist, looking "Establishment"--including all over the world. And like an escapee from juvenile the r<?Ck critics of Rolling they did it all over again, detention, counting down songs Sto~e and the Austin-American­ this time in Austin. like a drill sargeant; Johnny Statesman--don 't understand Could the place which the guitarist, apparently in the new music. It has its gave birth to "progre:;sive" the initial stage of psychotic own esthetic and its own country and adored Bruce rage, stalking to the edge of objectives--it is music as Springsteen accept the New the stage; Tommy the drummer, catharsis. It takes the anger York punk go:;pel? bashing away at a primitive and alienation of life today, Apparently not. The Ra­ kit, oblivious to the fucking distills it into music, and audience. mones played two short sets, allays it, even if only tem­ anrl an encore, and we left Look at the song titles: porarily. the hall feeling beaten and GIMME GIMME SHOCK TREATMEr."l' The Ramones (and New Wave mugged. We loved it; most the NOW I WANNA SNIFF SOME GLUE groups generally) are attrac­ rest of the crowd didn't. YOU'RE GONNA KILL THAT GIRL ting a large gay audience. The sound mix buried the BEAT ON THE BHAT Some bands got their start in vocals during the first set, CHAIN SAW gay S~~ bars. The music ar­ so that only the punk-fans 53rd & 3rd ticulates the rage and frus­ had any idea as to the con­ tration of out-groups gener­ tent of the songs. Hell, The last is about a psycho ally, whether they' re gays they even repeated four hustler who uses n razor blade or unemployed toughts, and songs (the new single, on his client--not exactly what screws it. you hear on KNOW or those other "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," The Ramones are of ten crummy rock stations. "California Sun," "Blitz­ compared with the Beatles, krieg Bop" and "Pinhead"), We stumbled out the Armadillo a group which catalyzed a and most of the stoned-out feeling assaulted. Talking to new way of approaching pop­ hippies didn't notice. people after the concert, every- ular music. Only time will The music, with its high tell whether they are a amplification and minimal passing phase or a perma­ variation, does not seduce-- nent feature defacing/making our new landscape, But surely their fans in Australia will re~ember them: after having told they were to be banned, the Ramones stripped naked on the stage and assaulted their audience with their beating selves. The audience, needless to say, loved them • .. ·.· GENE SAXON: THE MAN BEHINJ) AUSTIN BAT.IS Austin's Club Baths is doing quite well, says Gene People with membership Saxon, baths manager and cards come from such places part owner. as Boston, Chicago, New What prompted Gene to York, Washington .•• you open a Club Baths in Aus­ name it. So the people you tin? meet are not all "sister3" "I did it for selfish from hometown. New faces reasons, actually," he an­ add a certain charm and swers. One notes the trace allure at Austin's baths. of humor in his eyes. "I MISCONGEPTIONS fell in love with Don, my Gene points out that lover, and then fell in love a gay bath is not what some with this city when I came people fear it to be: name­ to visit him. Austin is so ly, a place where persons beautiful and exciting! molest you the moment you There's so much to do here." step inside the door. Sex­ The tall, courteous ual molestation is purely a baths manager came origin­ personal-interpersonal pero­ ally from New York. He gative, and no one has yet operated a Club Baths in to rip off clothes and Phoenix and Houston before wallets. opening the Austin location. Gene characterizes the Gene told me that bar pa­ baths as a social setting trons in Phoenix told him where people can carry on a Club Baths would never go conversation even if they over in that city--because are shy. Where people have the state is overwhelmingly actually encoJntered their Mormon .••not enough cus­ future lovers in a mutually tomers would patronize the satisfying embrace. baths to keep the place in No matter what your body business. Besides, so the build, whether tall, short, reasoning went, Arizona skinny, muscular, whatever •. never had a gay baths and • • , there will be at least certainly the state would one person, even a roo~full never allow the Club Baths of persons who are into your to last ••• person. Little did they know. The baths did fine in Phoe­ C().IMUNITY SERVICE nix and then a Club Baths Gene sees the baths as a was opened in Tuscon, as service to the community. It well. sponsors a free VD health check from 8 to 10 pm. each ON TO AUSTIN ... third Friday of the momth. Austin's Club Baths You need not pay an entrance opened in January, 1977, fee to enjoy this necessary after Gene had moved here service, Fun and health in October, 1976. In July should, Gene feels, be mutual the baths doubled their concerns of gay people in floorspace and added an Austin. outdoor patio for nude sunbathing. 4 A New Game One Saturday morning it was raining hard. " \\7e cannot play in the garden," said Boy Red. " \Ve must play in the house today," said Boy \Yhite. " I k now a new game, " said Boy Red. 68 1~~7 5 THE GAY REVOLUTION IS UNDERWAY! TO MOST PEOPLE, IT'S A BIG JOKE ... BUT IS IT, REALLY? "111E GREEK l.EllCR LAMBDA, THE GAY MILi- • TANIS SAY. SYM80t.IZES UNITY IN 111E FACE • OF OPl'RfSSION. FOR THIS CAUSE GOD GAVE THEM UP UNTO VILE AFFECTIONS, FOR EVEN THEIR WOMEN DID EXCHANGE THE NATURAL USE FOR THAT WHICH IS OUT OF SATANS SHADOWY WORLD OF HOMOSEXUALITY IN A DISPLAY OF DEFIANCE AGAINST AGAINST NATURE; SOCIETY, THEY COME FORTH - THOSE WHO SUFFER THE AGONY OF REJECTION. THE DESPAIR Romc..-ns I 26, Scofield Of UNSATISFIED LONGING - DESIRING - ENDLESS LUSTING AND REMORSE CRYING THAT GAY IS GOOD - THEIR TRAGIC LIVES PROVE THAT THERE ISN T ANYTHING GAY ABOUT BEING GAY I • e 'THERE IS AN ESTIMATED NUMBER OF U.S HOMOSEXUALS THAT RANGES FROM 2 TO 20 MILLION THEIR POWER STRUCTURE IS WIDESPREAD- THEY YOU MUST OCCUPY ALL KINDS OF UNDERSTAND JOBS. THAT l'M SICK­ THEIR IDENTITY FOR THE AND Yt¥/ MOST PART IS CAREFULLY SHOULD HAVE HIDDEN. COMPASSION 'SOME HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON ME! TO BE VERY ACTIVE IN WOMEN'S LIB ORGANIZATIONS IT'S LIKE A DEMONIC POWER THAT CON. AND EVEN HINTED TO BE IN TROLS THEM - ONLY CHRIST CAN HIGH GOVERNMENT POSITIONS. OVERCOME IT, IF THEY'LL RECTIVE HIM HAS SUCH A CONDITION EVER AS PERSONAL SAVIOR EXISTED BEFORE?- LETS SEE- ·uF£. o.c_ 31 , 1971 •ufl, Dec 31 . 1971 THE BIBLE IS CLEAR IN REVEALING GODS FEELING TOWARDS HOMOSEXUALITY . LET'S LOOK AT THE CITY Of SODOM • !FROM WHENCE COMES THE WORD, 'SODOMY '} " .