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kalendar Publications Incorporated V o l u m e ' ^ Box 627 San Francisco, Ca. 94101 (text IssueiFii. 1 0 DeMlIineMon, OSCAR NOMINEES NAMED Bancroft & Maclaine BobHeneby Up For Best Actress! Films for women gain ed accolades for them w selves when the nomin THE GREAT FOLSOM OUTDOOR COOKING CONTEST ees for t^e Academy awards were announced You would be wrong had you guessed that the big event last Tuesday evening. of last weekend was the annual wine tasting ceremony The big race this year in the' Tenderloin. You would be wrong again if you was in the Best Actress said it was the Kung Fu demonstration at The Palms. category. Nominate^ Wrong, wrong, wrong if you,mentioned the new glory for her performance as holes at the back of the 8 Market (three big cheers Lillian Heilman was Jane for Muni.) 'However, unless you spend the entire week Fonda; Anne Bancroft end tied down somehwere in a 15th century dungeon you and Shirley MacLaine for would have been at the outdoor cooking contest last the roles in The Turning Saturday on Folsom-and who said that leather and pot Point; Diane Keaton for holders don't mix! Annie Hall and Marsha Mason for The Goodbye * It was the most bizarre, most chaotic and outrageous Girl. ••• event I have witnessed in a city that is accustomed "Julia" and"Turning ANNE BANCROFT IN to frequent departures from what~other cities consider Point" each 'received "THE TURNING POINT" normal. Of course, it wasn't planned that way. Even a totekl of 11 homina-^ ’ if it were; it's extremely 'unlikely that last weekends tions, while box office Girl) and Leslie Browne insanity will be repeated to say nothing of being Sur-' (The Turning Point) blockbuster "Star Wars" passed. received ten. Making their bid for an Oscar in the Best To the surprise of many. But before I begin my account of the contest itself I Supporting Actor field Miss Keaton received her think it important to give you.some background infor are Peter Furth (Equus) nomination for her role mation as to how the whole thing came about in the in a comedy, rather than Mikhail Baryshnikov, first place. Several months ago I had a long conver- the drama, "Looking (The Turning Point) sàtion with Steve Lyons (If you don't already )inow- For Mr. Goodbar." Sir ,Alec Guinness, Steve is the hunky owner of Folsom Street's new lea To no one's surprise, (Star Wars); Jason ther palace-"The Erection Site" - a n d indeed it is.) Richard Burton was no Robards (Julia) and during the course of which he first brought up his minated for his role • MaximiIlian Schell idea for an outdooor cooking contest. I told )nm that in "Equus" and Woody (Julia). what he had in mind was Just too crazy to work. Allen for "Annie Hall"; Misses MacLaine and Naturally, I offered him my sup;x3rt. As a kiaid of trial Richard Dreyfuss for Bancroft have each re balloon, I outlined the plan in a subsequent ctilumn " The Goodbye Girl" ceived either an Oscar and Jreader response was fantastic-runni ng about 1 to 1 John Travolta for "Sat or a nomination or both in favor of Steve. This was all the impetus ho needed urday Night Fever" and for a total of eight no for he now ebmbarkad on a series of lengthy meetings for,"A Special Qay", minations between them. with the other Folsom bar owners. Not only was thedr Marcello Mastroianni. Miss Fonda has received support necessary but their financial cooperation as Another hottly con an Oscar for her per well for a project of this sixe could not possibly tested race will be the formance in "Klute", be shouldered by any one bar. one for Best Picture. playing a hooker. Miss Nominees are "Annie Mason (wife of Neil Quite a lot has to be said for Steve’s ¡lowers of per Hall”,"The Goodbye Simons, himself no suasion for ins hort time they were all eating from Girl", "Julia" .'^star minated in the Best his lap-figuratively speaking of course. Hmmm,maybe Wars", "The Turning Screenplay Written it wasn't all wheeling and dealing. In any event he Point." An obvious Directly for the Screen) won. The upshot of this being the creation of the omission from the no received a nomination Miracle Mile Association. Someone pointed out that minations was "Close in 1973 for her per the term "Miracle Mile" was passe'. It wa.s rechrist- ■ Encounters of the Third formance in "Cinderella ened the Folsom Food lovers Alliance. (Not to be Kind" and "Equus". Liberty." confused with another group with the same initials.) Getting the nod for Following in the steps the Best Supporting of the great Orson Now began a seemingly endless round of fund raising Actress nomination was Welles (for Citizen activities to help pay for the equipment that would Vanessa Redgraves (Julia) Kane) comic Woody be required; refrigerators, stoves, mixers, blendets and assorted kitchen paraphorna1ia-not to mention Melinda Dillon, (Close Allen is only the 2nd thousands of feet of electrical wiring and plumbing. Encounters of the 3rd person to be nomin- In short, all that was necessary for a modern kitcheti Kind); Tuesday Weld ated for his'acting, (looking For Mr. directing and writing four blocks long. Meanwhile, word was spreading fast Goodbar); Quinn in the same year, for er than a summer brushfire. Interest and specu1 at ion Cummings, (The Goodbye were mounting and the contest hadn't been officially Continued on Page 21 ^ _____________ Continued on Page 14 rooms have television; Sexy Home----- each of the rooms have JUMPPING telephones so that you from could get in touch with that someone you saw in H om e 'SLk Keys the lobby. Bring back to San Francisco The Brothel will feature what they hope will be a a barbershop, gift shop, touch of the "good old days" a travel and tour agency of red velvet,gilded a fine dining room, and columns, lush hotels with room service 24 hours a hot and cold running males, day. two young men from Miami The other partner of the have opened a hotel called Brothel is Bob, a former WITH the BROTHEL. school teacher who, after ^9ywA r Conrad and Bob, at the meeting Conrad, fled s c h im t MIKE : cost of over ^million Miami and Anita's bile to dollars (so far) have pur , Of course, the biggest things this past few days were come to San Francisco. chased a five story hotel the anniversary parties, past and yet to come. The His quiet contenance at 1500 Sutter and have one at Bones, the one coming up for Buzzby's and the balances the emotional began to renovate in what really big one for KALENDAR at OIL CAN HARRY'S. scale opposite Conrad. could be called "early San A very large bouquet of thanks to Daniel Turner and Bob stated that it is Francisco brothel". and Bob Charot and the gang at Oil Can's for their his/their feeling that B ru ce From the red velvet hang • ^ __ ' fit ' ^ wonderful cooperation with the KALENDTUi 7TH ANNIVER_ gays are just plain ings to the red carpet, SARY PARTY...it was a delight. Much thanks to Terry the place feels from the tired of having nothing and the Buena Vista band for their wonderful music. It and nowhere to recommend minute you walk in the was a shame that they were cut short but the audience front door like it is to their visiting friends was indded thrilled by their sound. Best of luck on going to be a place where that come into the city. their upcoming soon-to-be-releas&d single. you can have fun during It is their hope that they Thanks too to THE BRASS BAND who delighted the guests your stay there. will be able to get many with their antics and music. They were wonderful. Conrad, a short, muscular of the gay functions such Despite some embarassing moments furnished by some of exciting and excitable as dinners and meetings to the overly celebrating Kalendar staff, the crowd en young man showed me around be held in their dining Joyed themselves and of course, KALENDAR presented their the brothel during a re hall. It is their hope awards. Awards of Achievement, Merit, or Appreciation, cent visit. On the fifth that the Brothel will be were awarded to Pat Short of the Polk Street Merchants floor, he had me view rooms come the Hilton of Gay Assoc.; Rev. Chuck Larsen of the MCC of SF; Police Chief for toe person who had to San Francisco. Charles Gains (nicely represented by Officer Michael O' watch his dollars. For a Conrad said that "I rem Toole); former sheriff Richard Hongisto; and Don Jacobs mere $7, a man can find ember what the Embarcadero of Gay Rap. San Francisco's currant Emperor, Jim Ostlund comfort in a smallish but YMCA used to be like and was named Kalendar's 1st Citizen. comfortable room. I that is what I hope the Bruno Bershnoy accepted the award for the San Francisco noticed at once that all Brothel will be like........... Pool Association for the promotion of new gay sports; of the rooms were very lots of friendly people The Pride Foundation received the Humanitarian Award; while clean and functional. and lots of open doors." The Brothel will and is Armistead Maupin and the Mariposa Group received awards Clean and simple. a welcome addition to^ San for their artistic proJects.