Review Joni's avante-garde: The Hissing of Summer Lawns by her man for all the expenses he’s tiso to transform an air of the church between her cover and liner notes. a pimp buying his latest slave whose by David Nardozzi, boughther. The Boho Dance and her choir. The song is extremely The paintings compose a gallery faithful and quite naive a t- Entertainment Editor follows, one of the most descriptive philosophical. reflecting the squinting suns and titude cages her in his grip, while Joni Mitchell debuted nearly and improtant. Religion and Thomas To say the album is a master­ marks of time that she colorfully “Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow” tells ten years ago and by 1971 had a Wolfe’s book The Painted Word are piece is probably overrating it on illustrates. of another master buying his woman swarm of devotees listening to the clues of her revelations. my part. But Joni expands into the lady's originalfolklore. In recent "In France They Kiss On Main “cast iron and frail,” the martyr- Concluding The Boho Dance is use of warrior drums, moogs, the years she captured another audience Streets" introduces the layout with type woman who uses her beauty to Jazz Crusaders, the LA Express, a commercial bouncee that blends an airplan landing into Harry's with the commercial releases of snag her men. Scarlett O’Hara of James Taylor, Crosby and Nash, the happy days of the late’50’s with House, Joni’s most artistic and for­ Court evil Spark and Miles of Gone With The Wind is the com­ and herself. Her thank yous go to the bar scenes and dwelllrs of mo­ ward cut. The scene slips from today Aisles. She’s released her newest parison here. the Book of Genesis, Tom Wolfe, dern France. The mood quickly to 1958 through Centerpiece, a jazz LP and her admirers have gathered Blue, New York, Dixie, National changes as the warrior drums of The Hissing Of Summ er Lawns composition written by Johnny to hear The Hissing Of Summer Geogrpahic and John Guerin. Burundi pulsate the air of air-condi­ is the image foundation of the piece Mandel and Jon Hendricks. Joni Lawns (Asylum 7E-1051). The Hissing of Summer Lawns tioned flows of grass and booze in and connects the sides. It tells of slides into jazz and blues and con­ To say it’s a masterpiece would is a deep collection of philosophy, the sleezy bars of France, New York thewoman who enjoys being caged cludes with an airplane taking off for probably be overrating it on my religious - oriented attitudes, and and the “Deep heart of Dixie Blue." for money and booze to be paid Sweet Bird. Here the arrangements part, for I am one of those avid hard-core reflections of the moods “The Jungle Line” is the swarming generously for his righteous sub­ are similar to her Blue and For the devotees from her gathering. But to mushrooming among today’s people of men on women, or in her words missions to her. Boses LP's. say it’s a collection of artistry and Shadows and Light is the and rulers. It’s new Joni Mitchell prose is calling it the truth, for Joni “charging elephants and chanting Side one closes with “Shades of Scarlett Conquering” a beautiful album’s end, where Joni harmonizes and a promise of prominence for the has painted ten very picturesque slave boats." ballad of a Southern belle who is with herself and uses an ARP Far- avante-guarde perfectionist. tumes that are hanging on display Review CRITIC’S CHOICE (Continued from Page B9) perverted, masochistic natures of Sister Geraldine’s victims result in discomfort succumbed by a Cuban thought-provocative lingerings long Closet authentic novel, bishop, Jesuit father, factory after viewing. striker, a young prince and a beautiful manageress. gay males might identify Lisa Harrow is strikingly con­ vincing as the manageress, Emily, a sufferer of an unsuccessful marriage A Year in a Closet by William Carney, Warner everyman’s hometown, whether it and posing of the players moving Paperback l ibrary, 1974, 285 pp , 51 50 leading to murder. Gabriele Lavia is be Boston, Duluth, or Finleyville. around the table with their cues, it haunting as the innocent young prin­ by Christopher McGlynn Perhaps it contributes to ver- occurred to me that the very sin­ ce whose only sin is a compassionate This is a delightful novel. It is similitude when the author pauses cerity that someone in love and love for his sister. authentic. The characters are every so often for a description of desperate at being left alone with it Rodolfo quickly finds the source clearly drawn, gay males. They the view form Walrus Rocks or can bring to words and guestures of all their grief, the head nun of,the could be cops, firemen, bishops, Twin Peaks, or tell us that Phil left used in an effort to convince the ,one hostel. Sister Geraldine is a dark shoe-salesmen. They are not bitchy, Union Park, proceeded up Gary, tur­ who doesn’t feel that way, and who woman hovering over her convent nor effeminate, nor do they use the ned left on Market, proceeded three maybe never did, will serve as an like a shadow cast upon a pond. She feminine pronoun is referring to blocks to Polk, etc., but does it argument to confirm him - the other stunts the dwellers beneath her and other males, really advance the action? - in his decision to have no more of herguilt ridden, frustrated Despite the unfortunate title, • Finally, the machine is surely it, and that all the eloquence that’s colleagues fear her presence. Power suggesting passivity, there is lots of quicker than the hand, but drafting focused into that chance, that loaded and money set forth her goals; action. Phil is a 24-year-old hustler a novel at the typewriter is moment, can only feed the other’s religion camoflauges these in­ recently moved from Cincinnati to something like composing at the counterpurpose, what you offer nermost thoughts. San Francisco, where he becomes provisation, rather than tightly being converted by him into the Glenda Jackson is her por­ attached to a middle-aged architect written prose. The following could science he can use, and maybe has to trayer, undeniably one of the most with a slight fondness for be the longest sentence I have every use, to put that first of many distan­ exceptional actresses around. She masochism. When another hustler read (p.273). Certainly William ces between himself and you who has the uncanny capability enabling who remains anonymous carries Carey or his editor should have had so quickly come to be so close.” her to expose Sister Geraldine’s masochism to its logical conclusion, broken it up or at least rewritten it. Whew! deepest transcendentalisms through the architect is found tied up and As it stands, I can’t even make sense But don’t mind me. I’m only a effective here. choked to death -- whereupon Phil of it, much less diagram it. Here it cranky old English teacher. Just The generous content of Glenda Jackson as Sister transfers his affection to, indeed, is: buy the book and then settle in for religious habits and attempted acts falls frantically in love with, the ar­ Geraldine in The Devil Is A “And while I gauged the strut six or eight hours of happy reading. of martyrdom in unison with the Woman. chitect’s 18-year-old son Mike. as little as brief gazes or a hesitant Sadly, Mike has everything but walk. Her finest monent comes with Ennio Morricone’s eerie music goodness, Surely every one of us has Review a final confrontation with Lisa sets the perfect mood enforcing had the heart-breaking experience Harrow. Glenda’s coy approach to Damiani’s The Devil Is A Woman at least once of becoming infatuated the role makes her acting extremely a hostel of power. with an emotional idiot who gulls, No gay comedy in McPick us, bleeds us, and finally discards us with a snicker. It’s part of growing The Misadventures of Tim McPick: or The Story ending an episode with a of Tim and His Zipper, by Daniel Curzon, $3.50. TOP DEOO HITS up gay. And William Carney recalls 320 pgs ., John Parke Custis Press, Los Angeles catastrophe. For instance, Tim is 1975 it well in describing Phil’s unilateral shredded in a train wreck and blown Carl, “Mr. D.J.” at Pittsburgh’s Allegheny 9) Sunny '76- Bobby Hebb 10) Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players passion for Mike. by Francis Wayne to pieces by a shot-gun blast. The Social Club presents the following top disco author then intrudes to remind his report for the year ending 1975: 11) Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin and And that is about it. The novel the Bluenotes ends on a downbeat but it is won­ The book jacket asks, "When readers that this is a comedy and 1) Extra! Extra! (Read All About It) - Ralph 12) Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer derful entertainment for all that. As was the last time you read a gay that what really happened was. . . Carter 13) Love or Leave- Spinners I said, it is an authentic gay novel. comedy?" The book is dedicated to the result is annoying and merely 2) Lady Bump - Penny McLean Joe Costa, sound and lighting director of But now for a few critical ob­ Don Quixote and Huckleberry Finn, adds to the sense of being involved 3) Star Trek - The Charles Ralph Grean Sounde the Bayou Landing, Cleveland, reports the servations: among others, indicating that the in an overly long bad joke. 4) Like You Do Do - Jeanne Burton following top disco hits: author felt some affinity between 5) Little Drummer Boy - Moon Lion 1) Baby Face - Wing and Prayer Fife and Drum • It is rather off-putting in a Curzon had a good idea, but in 6) Never Gonna Let You Go - Vicki Sue Robin Corps gay novel to have handsome Tim, Don and Huck. Such affinity, if translating it into a novel, son 2) Lady Bump - Patty McClean protagonist tu n with equanimity it exists, extends to the style of the something wentdrastically wrong. The I) Porto Rico - Pinkies 3) Nobody Loves Me (Like You Do) - Jeanne from screwing his boy-friend to book, which is episodic in nature and Misadventures of Tim McPick is 8) Change Makes You Want To Hustle - Donald Burton supposedly satiric in content. dull, stereotyped and so. ciicbe- Byrd 4) I Love Music - O’Jays screwing his girl-friend, the boy­ 9) Jump For Joy - Biddu Orchestra 5) Little Drummer Boy - Moonlion friend later engaging in a bit oi Unfortunately, Tim McPick to be almost unreadable. When was 10) Thank You Baby For Loving Me - The 6) Lady, Lady, Lady - Boogie Man Orchestra Quickest Way Out muff-diving with lover-boy’s middle never comes to life. Accompanied by the last time you read a gay 7) Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage aged mother, while lover-boy is at his faithful companion, Zipper, a comedy? Sorry, you won’t find it II) Chicano - Black Blood 8) Mondo Disco - El Coco poodle, he flits from one misadven­ 12) Right Back Where We Started From - 9) Change (Makes You Want To Hustle) the same time screwing him up the here. Maxine Nightengale Donald Byrd ture to another in a world of card­ ass. I find such a scene unlikely.con­ Brian the DJ, House of Tilden, Pittsburgh 10) Love Explosion - Bazuka board people performing before a fusing, and hard to visualize. Sorry, sorry! Top Disco Hits for month ending December, FROM ALBUMS: vaguely futuristic backdrop. The 1975: • Is “ass” a dirty word? William 1) Entire Album — Salsoul Orchestra Carney prefers "butt” as in "Kiss characters are so poorly developed Due to scheduling com­ 1) Lady Bump/Lady Bump On Penny McLean 2) Aranjuez mon Amour Exodus-Summer of ‘42 my butt,” “to take it up the butt," “a that motivation for the actions of th* plications, the interview with 2) Love Machine - Miracles - Biddu Orchestra tially non-existent. The humor is 3) I Love Music - O’Jays 3) Tell Me What You Want/Same Old Song - kick in the butt,” “a well-built butt.” the Supremes could not be com­ 4) Thank You Baby For Loving Me - The Armada Orchestra Why? forced and the situations so sill' pleted for this issue. The Gay' Quickest Way Out 4) Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer that “force" is too kind a term. News will attempt to publish a 5) Soul Train ‘75 - Soul Train Gang 5) Experience (side one) — Gloria Gaynor • We all know that San Fran­ Add to this an attempt to link comparable feature in an up­ 6) Far As We Feel Like Goin'- LaBelle cisco is a picturesque city, but so is 7) Drive My Car - Garry Thoms Empire DJ’s: Send your disco reports to the Gay tragedy and comedy by periodically coming issue. 8) You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate News by our next editorial deadline! K