Free TWT MAGAZINE . Texas' Leaqing Goy Publication Volume 6, Number 49 February 27 - March 5, 1981 OSCAR NOMINATIONS ABOUT "KAGEMUSHA" WELCOMING ALL RODEO FANS TO THE SUNDAY SHOW FREE BEER 8·1Q1t, PM BEF.ORE SHOW 2631 Richmond WELCOMING Houston NEW MANAGER 911 West Drew (comer of Jackson Blvd. and Grant) Houston 528-9261 528-2259 MARK WILLIAMSON TWT FEORUAIW27 -MARCH 5,1981 PAGE 4 1WTFEORUARY27 - MARCH 5, 1981 PAGE 5 \WI l CONTENTS __ Volume 6, Number 49 Februory 27 - Morch 5, 1981 9 TWT NEWS 17 COMMENT 21 PERSPECTIVE The Moral Majority Minority by Gory W. 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Partial or complete reproduction of any advertisement, news, article or feature, copy or photograph from TWT is specifically prohibited by federal statute. 1WTFEORUAIW27 - MARCH 5, 1981 PAGE 7 \\tit __ NEWS~_ TWT MAGAZINE, a division of This move, labeled "the four-fifths Montrose Ventures, Incorporated SPECIAL REPORT: 3223 Smith Street, Suite 103 fight" and instigated by some of the Houston, Texas 77006 (713) 527·9111 LEGISLATIVE principal opponents of House Speaker Dallas Office: 3819 Bowser Dallas, Texas 75219 (214) 521·0622 WATCH '81 Clayton, was seen initially as a "negoti- ating tool" to be used with the Speaker. Editor/Publisher Chuck Patrick AUSTIN - If you have found it dlf- Ironically, the move appears to have Executive Sales Manager ficult to follow the month-old 1981 leg- pushed the advantage to Clayton and Jim Veteto islature, you are not alone, says TWT'S Regional Sales Director Clements and they appear an even Richard Rogers Capitol Hill reporter, Bettie Naylor. It closer team, as evidenced recently Managing Editor seems that all the confusion and fret- when the governor gave several of Clay- Blase DiStefano Associate Art Directors ting began the second day of the ses- ton's "pet· bills" emergency status, Steven Douglas Fritz & Dennis Walker sion when a small group of Democratic reports Naylor. Assistant Art Director and Republican House members voted Rob Clark To be expected is a bigger than ever Graphics Artists together to refuse to suspend a consti- logjam of legislation at the end of Thom Bisping, Steven McKay, Frank White tutional rule. The result of their action March. Still looming is the overriding Typographers William J. Quigley & Richard Hebert is that, for the first time in many years, question of redistricting, to be decided Contributing Editors the normal flow of legislation onto the when the census figures become avail- Rob Clark, Johnathan asko, Robert Dean, House floor, as well as consideration of Blase DiStefano, David Fields, Christopher Hart, able the first of April. Of course, the Wayne Hoefgen, Chuck Patrick, bills by committees, has been blocked. logjam could result in fewer than ever W. J. Quigley, Ruth Ravas The only exceptions are emergency Staff Photographers bills seeing passage this session, Ell Gukich & Jeff Edwards of pHOTography, matters designated by the governor, which could benefit all of us in the long Graham the Photographer, Woody Keas, Scott Taylor, Blase DiStefano, And, as one might guess, the governor run. However, if the governor is not hap- Richard Rogers, AI Macareno has taken full advantage and desig- py at the end of the session, that is, if Office Comptroller/Notary Jim Crochet nated some 57 bills as emergency mat- his legislation is not passed, he might Corporate Secretary/Administrative Manager ters. As things appear now these will call a Special Session, in which case SPECIAL- CLIMAX Monika Miura be the only bills the House can work on both houses are limited to considering Distribution Manager until March 13. & BOLT 2 for $5 Philip Beier items he says they should. 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MARCH 5. 1981 PAGE9 ---------- Jb _ vigorously protested by the neighbor- who chose not to run again. Eric hood Avondale Association. Chiarizio ran unopposed for legal coun- The issuance of the liquor license, cil, and assumes the 1981 post. however, is pending the possible ap- Five new board members were peal which the Avondale Association elected. Larry Bagneris, Barbara has the right to pursue, provided the AA Cigainero and Steve Henley were HAPPY HOUR appeals in the 15 days alloted. elected to the 3-year post. Richard 4-7PM If the Association appeals the case Hilton was elected to the 2-year post, in their alloted 15-day period, then the and Linda Jones was elected to the Monday thru opening of Badlands would be delayed 1-year post. Saturday about 40 days. The chances of winning Returning board members who were [including 25(: Draft) an appeal, however, are slim, a spokes- not up for election this year include person of the TABC told TWT NEWS. Johnny Peden, Darrell Young, Norman If the Avondale Association does not Guttman and Chuck Hickman. register an appeal, "We would open TWT NEWS was informed that HGPC Badlands in about ten days," said membership is now at an all-time high , Badlands owner, Barry Pierson. TWT of 8980 members. EYE-OPENERS NEWS interprets this time frame as mid- March. NEW MOVIES AND TV Sunday Meanwhile, the Tavern Guild Noon-4PM boycotts remain pending the outcome SHOWS ON GAYS of a possible appeal. Jim Pruitt of HOUSTON - The homosexual S1 SCREWS/BLOODIES Badlands explained that the battle is theme is to be threaded through the [25(: Draft Noon-9PM) still not over. "We have simply won a plots of several new motion pictures skirmish, and continued support of the and television programs, reports gay community in our time of struggle Charlie Jackson of the Lesbian and is appreciated." Gay Media Advocates of Houston to TWT NEWS. HGPC ELECTION According to information provided ALL THE TIME by Tom Burrows of NGTF, six new pro- 75<: Shots of OF OFFICERS jects are gay-oriented. HOUSTON - This year's annual The story about a man who leaves Schnapps, Tequila election of officers for the Gay Political his wife for another man is the story and Amaretto Caucus was lack-luster compared to line of a new film by 20th Century Fox [with Live Play D.J. the excitement generated in last year's entitled Making Love, starring Harry 7 Nights a Week) struggle in the 1980 Bagneris/Shifflet Manion, Kate Jackson and Michael race for the presidency. In fact, the only Ontkean. suspense generated at the routine Paramount is projecting Partners, a February 18 election was in the race for movie about two cops on the same vice-president between Ray Hill and beat, one is gay, the other isn't.