SPLASH DAY 1993 SPLASH \\~~~\iW g '93 \"(.4/fe iRfl.-..\.\'":1 - AU S TIN 1989 AU S TIN) Designs by and SPlaSh day 1990 Dedicated to ~e~ D n o j) J J,- lftfll~ Off' ~V· ~~~ ";LA' ••• V 1990 austin un ~.u ~ AU.!)TIN·1991 If[lhJI FRIDAY SATURDAY o DANCERS 5-9 X MARKS ~ ·MJI:l'i'iPlI~I~I~ FREE BUFFET TIlE SPOT 5PM IJ2 BLOCK FROM PECAN STREET GTIIANNUAL STREET SUNDAY, MAY 2 FESTIVAL LAKE TRAVIS (HIPPIE HOLLOW) Tavern Guild Members: AUNTIE MAME'S • 'BOUT TIME • CHAIN DRIVE • CHARLIE'S SUNDAY CROSSING • 5TH STREETSTATION • THE404 CLUB BEER BUST NEXUS • OILCAN HARRY'S • SAN FRAN CISCO'S 12 - 2 LIqUOR BUST 4 - II Your Visa Bands will be available at all Host Bars on COOKOUT5PM Saturday, May 1 prior to the event. Bands must be worn for your beer at Splash Day. TIlE PLACE AFTER TIlE LAKE Make 'Bdut Time Jour firJt Jtd]' cdming into TSPlASH WEEKEND'931 townan 1-35. Exit Rundberg, make a Il-ium and we're an tkefeeder rdad toJdur rigkt. Come enjd)' Friday Hay]')' Hdur witk our free buffet. On saturday, we're flaying water vdlleyball gameJ an the court. On Sunday, try oia barbecue wkile kanging au! an tke vdlleyball court. Games all weekend ltmg. • •• c• • ,•••~ '-111I. ~ ~ ~ I\;A~ ~ ~iI: \,i 25¢ well drinks care-free dancing! SPLASH DAY .,''':; '" ~e long' DJ MICHAEL HERNANDEZ MIXES IT UP ",. all nIL • ON THE MAIN FLOOR! BLOWOUT! DJ DANNY CARDIEL GUEST DJ CRAIG EDWARDS WORKS IT DJ DANNYCARDIEL SPINS TILL 6AM WITH IN OUR SUBTERRANEAN LOVE LOUNGE! SPINS TILL 6AM! SURPRISE SPECIAL 50¢ DRAFT BEER ALL NITE! 9601 N. 1-35 GUEST DEEJAYS! PLUS: MISS BROWN'S ORIGINAL AFTER-HOURS POPSICLE PARTY AFTER HOURS EVERY NIGHT TILL 6AM! • OFF-DUTY APD ON PREMESIS EVERY NIGHT FOR YOUR SAFETYI (512)832-5339 404 COLORADO • AUSTIN, TEXAS • USA • PLANET EARTH • 499-008s Start Your Splash Day With 912 Red River Austin 512-478-4511 Friday, April 30 Happy Hour All Day/All Night Cookout oo~tQ~ratio .~-9PM ~ --I :;~.~..r.::;~ Saturday, May~~ i~_ S1.S0·Weli&,·DomesticBe~et~o/~10P"1~=~ ~~-~ ..••..•.. ~;.:.." ~... ~-.~ . ","-'" """'""'~'I!II~'iii(:-£.-. .- ~--"'"" .~ ,'. :rA" ~~SLin'day,May 2" . Alternative' to.<;th.~/l:aR:e~~A, , . 41' , » Complimentary Breakfast Brunch t2;.30:- 2:30 PM.,",. S1.S0Bloody Marys"12:;'3~PM Beer Bust 12-8:PI\i1· Liquor Bust 3-11 PM .•. .•. .•. I OC TO .•. .•. ,,' , ~ .•. .•. ~ .•. ~~~~k. .•. ,,"~ .•. .•. L-L-I ,---- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .•. .•. 'Ihe Qya[ity Lesbian. & (jay 'Boo~tore in Jl.ustin .•. .•. CCI 10148 N. Lamar' Austin !~ ,,--oJ (800)828·1279 • (512)495·9737 .•. ~\QI~ "1Jf2:' .•. Monday May 3rd, 6-8 pm .•. Reception& signing party for .•. photographer Howard Roffman .•. .•. & HOWDY model Jim Horrigan SPLASH BASH .•.1 .•. Meet Olympic swimmer .•. Bruce Hayes for Gay Games IV .t". 0 •.I "I"" (;1"I, f' re n t .•. I"·,, «[i t i n g ,1I /).-; .-;f'" ri f' f" o]' ",,, I;" .•. .•. Saturday May 1, 1993 .•. Austin, Texas .•. .•. ~~ b"fi"""'" .•. .•. Paul Lekakis .•. .•. .•. "Boom boom (leI', go back 10 my room)" "Co~ on ool!r to my hOIl,e" .•. "Are you man etwush" .•. .•. ~ 505 E. 5th .•. « (5 blks ••• ,, of Congr ••• , al51h anel R.eI RjvorJ .•. .•. ~=.-~-..'- .. 8:00 -11 :00 p.m. .•. (Performance at 10:00) .•. TIckets S10 in advance. S12 at the door .•. (ticket saJesooseelan ovol1a/Jl1ily) .•. cc: .•. Tick.ls avanabl. al Ih. lollowing locallons: .•. Auslln - Ubll/y Baah, 1014 N. Lamar (512) 495·9737 .•. Dallas - (rassraaels Mark,t, 3930 (,Jar Springs (214) 521·8919 ~"'.f' Houslon - (mmaJs Markel, 610 W.Alabama (713) 942·0147 .•. ~ c-c'" Iy phon. 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MAY 61993 \\WI \VII VOLUME 19, NUMBER 8 APRIL 30 - MAV 6, 1993 18 HIGHLIGHT Our Heroes: A Personal View of "Operation Lift the Ban" by PhilJohnson 22 VIEWPOINT A Gay View from the Right byRon Rasmussen 31 LETTERSTO THE EDITOR 37 CURRENT EVENTS 42 SNAPSHOTS Fiesta in San Antonio 51 COVER FEATURE Drew Manning phofosbyRexMartln 57 THE MARCH Embrace Each Other's Stereotypes by Phyllis R.Frye 65 CLASSIC TWT Austin's Splash Day Through the Years by Bob Dineen 69 AUSTIN TRIVIA 73 BACKSTAGE Sweeney Todd at Austin's Capitol City Playhouse 77 STARSCOPE May 6 New Moon 83 SPORTS Gay and Lesbian Tennis 84 NEWS Gay Voters Urged to Turn out for Saturday's Special Senate Election 89 TEXAS TEA Splash Day in Austin 99 CLASSIFIED 108 OBITUARIES 110 GUIDE Texas Business/ Club Directory lWT (This Week in Texas) ispublished by Texes Weekly Times Newsoocer Co ..at 3300 Reagan Street In Dallos, Texas 75219coo 811Westheimef In Houston. Texes TlOO6. 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That chapped their butts. radical religious right, strongly organized They then accused us of being security and a helluva lot better financed, has tre- risks, subject to blackmail. But how can an mendous political power. Smarting from avowed homosexual be blackmailed? The the demise of the hateful Reagan/Bush era Pentagon was unable to come up with a and frustrated at being unable to close single instance of gays betraying their abortion clinics, they have seized the emo- country. tional issue of gays and lesbians in the mil- Desperate for a last straw, they then itary to solidify their ranks. We must stop said that "avowed" gays would undermine them in their tracks. For if they are able to morale and good order. There would be thwart President Bill Clinton's efforts on riots and mass resignations if heterosex- our behalf, they will be even more em pow- uals were forced to live in close quarters ered to roll back every gain we've made and shower with known gays. But as Mein- over the last 40 years. Every state will even- hold pointed out, that was the same argu- tually become another Colorado. In time, ment used in 1948 in an effort to prevent we will be driven back into our '50s clos- President Truman from desegregating the ets.