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GAY SKI WEEK Aspen 1991 SU-nTD.A.VS WINTER FASHION SHOW DOUBLE CROSSING LIQUOR \ \ BUSTS \ 4pm to8pm plus 8pm to Midnight $5.00+ 25C DRINRS T-DANCE $1 SUNDAY UNION JACK and ADVANCEDAMRON VACATIONS spotlight winter fashions for your Aspen Getaway FOOD BUFFET modeled by THE MEN OF SANTA FE. Hamburgers or Hot Dogs JR'S BAR AND GRILL Starts Spm with the Santa Fe Bar and Patio SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1990 • 7 PM Every Sunday with emcee Randy Jobe ~-=---:::::::~-~ ~---...• ~ ~ rd , [e=· -" austin• ADVANCE' DAMRON 611 RED RIVER· 476·3611 VACATIONS 808 pacirlt -521-2519 1521 Westheimer Home of The 3 in 1 Cocktails. Happy Hour Prices until 10pm Nightly. 25C DRAFT • 12-12 • SUNDAYS (. Due to the popularity 0/ our beer bust on moue cA -MONDAYS - Mother's has now extended it to also be on uUO/{[Qybl - WEDNESDAYS - ChlrLgtvwog WEDNESDAY AS BEER BUST JUDY GARLAND 6PM-1AM BARBRA STREISAND MONDAYS PATSY CLINE and EARTHA KITT WEDNESDAYS BETTE DAVIS (beginning December 5) AND MARILYN MONROE 402 Lovett DECEMBER 12 at Taft HOUSTON PROUOLY SUPPORTING THE BOYCOTT AGAINST MILLER BEER ANO ALL PHILIP MORRIS PROOUCTSI PAGE 10 ."f.Ollf,SO-''4 ~ 60~e\\ ,-\. 0('3t\ 'l.6C1; \-\&~'&.AI ~(s ~t\e(~O 17 NEWS Fort Worth-BYOB, Maybe 35 COMMENT Letters to the Editor 41 HIGHLIGHT Dickens on the Strand byDavldBush 45 BOOKS Some Dance to Remember reviewed by Bob Dineen 51 BACKSTAGE In the Basement by Marc Alexander 54 MOVIES Michelangelo revieWedbyBIIIO'Rourke 57 CLASSIC 14Years Ago ThisWeek in Texas by Bob Dineen 61 HOT TEA Holiday Season Entertainment 71 SPORTS San Antonio Pool League Standings by Bobby Miller 73 STARSCOPE Your December FullMoon by Milton von Stern 76 COVE R FEATURE Tony Martinez of Dallas photograghs by Carl Davis 79 CALENDAR Special One-Time Only and Nonprofit Community Events 80 CLASSIFIED Want Ads and Notices 92 GUIDE Texas Business/ Club Directory TWT (This Week In Texas) is published by Texas Weekly Times Newspaper Co" at 3900 Lemmon Ave. In Dallo$. Texes 75219 and 811Westhelmer in Houston, Texes 77006. Opinions expressed by columnists are not necessarily those of TWT or of its staff. Publication of the name or photograph of any person or organization in articles or advertising In TWT Is not to be construed as any indication of the sexual orientation of said person or organization. Subscription rates: $69 per year, $40 per half year. Back issues available at $2 each. Payment must accompany all orders, Copyright © 1990 by Texas Weekly Times Newspaper Co. All rights reserved. Partial or complete reproduction of any advertisement. news, article or feature, copy or photograph from TWT Is specifically prohibited by federal statute. TWT NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 6 1990 PAGE 13 THURSDAYS DOOR AT 9 PM , THIS WEEK IN TEXAS CLUB BODY A BLAST Weekly Circulation: 20,000 Founded 1975 OF TRASH DALLAS OFFICE (214) 521·0622 Hours: 11a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Wednesday and Sunday CENTERS 3900 Lemmon Ave. Dallas, Texas 75219 Dallas Fax Line (214)520- TWIT FRIDAYS HOUSTON OFFICE (713) 527·911I DALLAS DOORAT9PM Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Weekdays Closed Saturday 811Westhelmer, Suite 106 2818 SWISSAVE. WOMEN Houston, Texas 77006 Houston Fax Line (713)527-9305 (214)821-1990 WEEKEND PUBLISHERChuck Patrick DIRECTOR Shane Ruff GET WET! ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTORS Richard Bang / Kent Edson Smith l-MONTH GYM GRAPHIC ARTISTS William Parr, Steve Pardue, Gary Uribe ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Marc Alexander CARD· ONLY S40 NEWS EDITOR Chuck Patrick SPORTS EDITOR Bobby Miller CONTRIBUTING WRITERS • NO CONTRACT SUNDAYS J. Robert Laird. Bob Dineen, Phil Johnson, DOOR AT 7 PM Brian Keever, David Meunier, BillO'Rourke, • NO START-UP FEE rich's, Milton van Stern, w.w. Wells III TYPOGRAPHERS Richard Hebert. Bobby Miller • NOTHING TO SIGN DISTRIBUTION !DANCE Clifford Plummer tea, and me ... COMPTROLLER Steve Miles STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Barry Bass,Carl Davis, Graham. Julie HOllingsworth, G.W. King, Michael McKinney, Chris Zimmerman SALES NATIONAL ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Alan Gellman (214) 521-0622. FAX 520-TWIT Advertising rates are available an request by tele- phoning the salesperson In your nearest city. DEADLINE FOR ALL ADS: Friday, one week prior to publication. AUSTIN Chris Zimmerman . Digital Beeper (512) 320-6249 DALLAS Alan Gellman . (214) 521-0622 FORT WORTH Steve Miles . (214) 521-0622 HOUSTON Jerry Ahlman (713) 527-9111 SAN ANTONIO / CORPUS CHRISTI Joe Virjan . (512) 828-7072 TWT © 1990 HOUSTON Texas Weekly Times 2205 FANNIN • 013)659-4998 Newspaper Company NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 6 1990 TWT PAGE 15 ~~~ THIS SUNDAY HMBL D.J. SPINOFF • 5 PM SUPER SHOW • 9 PM with Lauren Brach, Kourtney Van Wales, LaWanda Jackson & special guest burn's appears to be in Zone I [light in- dustrial] and would not be affected by Armani Van Austin closure." "Also allowed to stay open would be the 651 Club, located in Zone J [industrial] and rf~ .~ WEDNESDAY BOAT President Billy Ray Hili says his investigation shows live 01 Fort Worth's eight gay bars are "in harm's way." STARS OF THE 90'S TWT NEWSphoto. with HALF OF FORT Lindsy Love, WORTH MAY Tommie Ross, The 651 Club (above) and Ashburn's (below) and DJs (bot. BECOME BYOB tom) are the only three gay bars in Fort Worth not affected Kofi & special guest City Council Ordinance May I nw I. Zone Five of Fort Worth's SWEET Eight Gay Clubs Closed. FORT WORTH - Last week TWT NEWS SAVAGE reported that Fort Worth City Council, in a controversial, close 5-to-4 vote, passed .~ a new bar-zoning ordinance which would ~ make it unlawful for a nightclub to exist within 500 feet of a church, school, home, iSSKittV5 park or another bar. City officials feared the new ordinance & • dance nail saloon I would close down more than half of the 710 Pacific' Houston ., city's 666 bars since about 400 are in by new ber-zoninq ordinance. 14 TWT is , FRIDAY· DECEMBER 7 the affected areas of zones F and G NEWSphotos by Alan Gellman. [commercial]. Bringing the story closer to home, on CELEBRITY our own home turf, investigation shows that five of Fort Worth's eight gay bars THURSDAYS would be affected. AUCTION • 7 PM Billy Ray Hill, president of the Bar "f f Owners & Associates of Texas [BOAT], Well Bid for an evening Iwho has closely monitored the story's with your favorite men evelopments and even testified against 25¢ Drinks Itheordinance, returned to City Hall earlier Benefits his week to ferret out exactly which bars ould be affected. ALL DAY / ALL NIGHT Gay Pride Week 1991 In a conversation with Chuck Patrick of WT NEWS, Hill said his discovery had leaned the following information. "Ash- TINT NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 6 1990 PAGE 17 DJs, located in Zone E [commercial, al- Hill said his sources at Fort Worth City lowed to sell alcohol and food], Hill Hall told him that clubs facing a closure reported. could request an extension beyond one Whereas the above three bars appear year from the Board of Adjustment. There not to be affected by the new bar-zoning is a $325 filing fee, Hill told TWT NEWS. closure, five of Fort Worth's eight bars ap- Another escape route out of the dilemma pear to be "in harm's way," Hill told TWT would be for one of the city councilper- NEWS. sons who voted for the ordinance to Bearing in mind that the only two zones switch their vote to be against it. affected are Zone F and Zone G, the fol- The two major ringleaders on City Coun- lowing appear to be directly affected: Of- cil pushing for enforcement of the new fice [Zone F], Partners [Zone Fl, 1601 Club zoning ordinance are Kay Granger and [Zone Fl, Corral [Zone Gl and Across the David Chappell. Street [Zone G]. Granger represents one of the city's The ordinance says that clubs in Zones most vocal neighborhood opponents, all F and G will have one year to come into the clubs on East Lancaster. compliance. There is no "grandfather Chappell's district includes the Hemp- clause" allowing bars already in existence hill corridor, also vocal in its drive to get to stay open. However, there is a possible neighborhood bars closed by the end of safety net, Hill learned. next year. PAGE 18 Yvette will be performing soul, swing, 50s, River Oaks Boys Club presents disco and C&W dance music until they drop! General admission tickets are $20 per person, tax-deductible, and may be ob- EAU BEAUMONT tained in advance at Michael's Curl Up and Dye, Dramatika, the Briar Patch, Basic z...'~:"m,,;;;,:; '-_A _,·'"m.k. i SUNDAY, Brothers and Appearances, or at the door. Tables seating ten may be reserved but must be paid in advance. Contact Ed Inder- wish at (713)783-2704. DECEMBER 2 Songfest benefits Omega House, the only Houston hospice for indigent AIDS patients, which currently has capacity for llpm Show only three residents. Plans are now in the design phase to expand the existing house followed by an to accommodate nine, said Atwood. "A Christmas Songfest" is a grassroots Autograph Party effort by an ad hoc committee not affil- iated with any other organization or institu- & Photo Shoot Ricky Comeaux (I) and Jerry Atwood (r), shown at last year's tion. Over the past three years, "A Christ- Christmas Song/est, return tor this Sunday's Christmas mas Songfest" has generated well over celebration. TWT NEWS TWT NEWS photo by Chuck Patrick. $50,000 for Omega House, was advised. 25C CHRISTMAS WORLD AIDS DAY WELL DRINKS SONGFEST TREE OF HOPE 7pm untillOpm Holiday Celebration Planned Third Annual Lighting of Xmas plus For This Sunday, December 2 Tree This Saturday, Sponsored by A t Sheraton Astrodome Hotel.
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    August 19-25, 2011 Page 37 Food Food && FunFun Calendar Singles August Party Supplies/Services/Rental The Inked Magazine Music Tour @ House of Blues Dallas 214.978.2583 FOR SALE!! Bounce House for 16 Once Upon A Dream @ Pocket Sandwich Theatre 214.821.1860 A DD A L ITTLE small kids: needs blower, $150 T O Y OUR G REEN obo. (972)971-5476. INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS www.thegreensheet.com Blue October @ House of Blues Dallas 214.978.2583 Events 17 Prohibition - Film Preview with Ken Burns @ Belo Mansion & Pavilion 214.220.7472 CHRISTIAN OVERCOMERS 8/18-8/21 The Nursery/Landscape Expo Pot Luck Dinner. 18 @ Dallas Convention Center 214.939.2700 Thursdays 7:30pm. Empowering, King’s Kids, Sundays 11:30am Fun/ Prizes! 1234 Late Night After Hours Music Showcase @ Dallas Museum of Art 214.922.1200 South Sam Houston, Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina @ Rosewood Crescent Hotel 214.871.3200 Mesquite. (972)815- 19 5129. FC Dallas Vs. Seattle Sounders @ Pizza Hut Park 214.979.0303 20 Sunset Screenings / Exit Through The Gift Shop !!GIANT RUMMAGE @ Annette Strauss Square 214.880.0202 SALE!! Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 1111 W. Danieldale Rd. Duncanville Tx. 75137. Bowling For Soup @ Granada Theater 214.824.9933 August 26th, 27th, 8-4pm. The Summer Slaughter Tour @ House of Blues Dallas 214.978.2583 AIR CONDITION! 21 8/22-8/25 Texas Rangers Vs. Boston Red Sox @ Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 817.273.5100 22 The Dear Hunter with Kay Kay @ Gilley’s Dallas 888-GILLEYS Encountering Space @ Dallas Museum of Art 214.922.1200 23 Chinasaurs @ Museum of Nature & Science 214.428.5555 24 8/25-8/27 The Great American Trucking Show @ Dallas Convention Center 214.939.2700 25 Annual Cultural Awareness Series @ Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre 214.880.0202 The Go Go’s Ladies Gone Wild Tour @ House of Blues Dallas 214.978.2583 8/26-8/28 Texas Rangers Vs.