Erie’s only free, independent source May 29 - June 11 Vol. 3 No. 11 / ErieReader.com for news, culture, and entertainment E I R RE EADER FREE WATERFRONT FUN FOR EVERYONE! PortPort ofof ErieErie SummerSummer 20132013 Port Authority offers recreational opportunities WATERFRONT EVENTS 2013 SEPTEMBER for boating, waterfront camping, touring and [1, 5, 7, 8] LAND LIGHTHOUSE TOURS dining. Among the Bayfront amenities are: JUNE Erie Land Lighthouse sail cruises, charter fishing excursions, water [3, 10, 17, 24] CRUISE THE BAY Produced by Erie Playhouse Youth Theater taxi services, programming at the Liberty Bayfront Park & Ride lot 814-454-2852 Park Burger King Amphitheater, bikeways, Produced by Lake Erie Car Classics Club 814-474-5183 [7] WALK FOR SMALL ANIMALS walkways, miniature golf, marinas, transient [29] BUFFET ON THE BAY Burger King Amphitheater/Liberty Park boating facilities, boat rentals and more! 4pm, Burger King Amphitheater/Liberty Park Produced by Because You Care, Inc. 814-866-5039 Produced by the Second Harvest Food Bank [8] PERRY 200 GRAND FINALE 6pm, Burger King Amphitheater/Liberty Park WATER TAXI Produced by Perry 200 Commission 814-459-8000 Dobbins Landing and Liberty Park to JULY [9, 16, 23, 30] CRUISE THE BAY Waterworks at Presque Isle State Park. [1, 8, 15, 22, 29] CRUISE THE BAY Bayfront Park & Ride lot May 28 – mid October (please call for Bayfront Park & Ride lot Produced by Lake Erie Car Classics Club 814-474-5183 schedule). Adults: $8 roundtrip, $5 one way. Produced by Lake Erie Car Classics Club 814-474-5183 [14] HEART WALK Children under 12: $5. 814-881-2502 [4] PICNIC IN THE PARK WITH FIREWORKS! Burger King Amphitheater/Liberty Park 5pm, Burger King Amphitheater/Liberty Park Produced by American Heart Association 814-836-0013 Produced by the Perry 200 Commission [21] WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S 814-459-8000 Burger King Amphitheater/Liberty Park LAMPE [9, 16, 23, 30] 8 GREAT TUESDAYS Produced by Alzheimer’s Association 814-456-9200 6:30pm, Burger King Amphitheater/Liberty Park CAMPGROUND Produced by the Erie Port Authority 814-455-7557 42 waterfront campsites alongside Lampe [27] BEER ON THE BAY Marina with water, electric, dump stations, Sessions at 12pm and 4pm, Burger King picnic tables, fire ring sites, restrooms, Amphitheater/Liberty Park shower facilities and laundry facilities. For Produced by the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth reservations and information call 814-454- Partnership 814-454-7191 5830 AUGUST THE PILOT HOUSE [10] CARDBOARD BOAT REGATTA Bayfront Maritime Center 456-4077 8 GREAT TUESDAYS [5, 12, 19, 26] CRUISE THE BAY [7/9] Blues guitar great WALTER TROUT AND Bayfront Park & Ride lot THE RADICALS Produced by Lake Erie Car Classics Club 814-474-5183 [6, 13, 20, 27] 8 GREAT TUESDAYS [7/16] Bikes and blues with RICK MCGEE & THE 6:30pm, Burger King Amphitheater/Liberty Park ROADHOUSE ROCKERS 7/23 Produced by the Erie Port Authority 814-455-7557 [7/23] Party funk of BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION [24, 25, 31] LAND LIGHTHOUSE TOURS [7/30] Local blues legend JAKE’S BLUES Erie Land Lighthouse Produced by Erie Playhouse Youth Theater [8/6] Disco and dance hits with THUMPDADDY 814-454-2852 [8/13] Pop music with SIXPENCE NONE THE [25] GOSPELFEST RICHER Burger King Amphitheater/Liberty Park Produced by New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Jazz with ERIE JAZZ & POP COALITION F/ [8/20] 814-455-1972 TONY MONACO WWW.PORTERIE.ORG [8/27] Country night with THE STICKERS For your safety, no pets, bikes, rollerblades, skateboards, or alcohol may be brought into Liberty Park. Free EMTA shuttle during 8 Great Tuesday concerts. Calendar subject to change. 2 | Erie Reader | eriereader.com May 29, 2013 CONTENT May 29, 2013 FEATURE CULTURE editors-in-Chief: Brian Graham & Adam Welsh 9 Lake erie in periL LgBT vOiCeS Managing editor: 7 Four Looming Threats to our Hate Speech and Free Speech Ben Speggen Most Valuable Resource Contributing editor: Cory Vaillancourt 12 if We Were YOu... Contributors: NEWS AND NOTES Alex Bieler Here’s what we would do Brennan Donnelly 4 BaCk in THe DaY 14 TO-DO LiST Pen Ealain Leon Dryfoos, a Town Character Matthew Flowers Black Flag, Erie's Wild Rib Cook-off and Dakota Hoffman 5 STreeT COrner SOapBOX Music Fest Leslie McAllister Rich McCarty Mike Kelly's "Fox & Friends" 15 Q&a WiTH THe MOunTain Jay Stevens gOaTS' JOHn DarnieLLe Rebecca Styn 6 THe WaY i See iT Bryan Toy Millcreek School Board Results, 17 FASHiOn Copy editor: Horsing Around: Don Tucci's Pending Lawsuit The Street Fashionista Alex Bieler 6 TeCH WaTCH Designer: 19 YOu OugHT TO knOW Mark Kosobucki Tweeting in a Tornado Frank Garland Burim Loshaj Cover Design: Burim Loshaj photographer: Matt Kleck Jessica Yochim interns: Adam Kelly Ryan Maloney General Election for the position of Tom Shannon Erie County Executive. Newcomer From the Editors Jay Breneman unseated Ronald 32 W. Eighth St. #500 “Whitey” Cleaver, who was seeking Erie PA, 16501 a third term, to represent the 4th [email protected] n Saturday, May 25, ap- to celebrate its past -- something in late for us? What’s our future in light District in the General Elections. proximately 145,000 which this community takes great of the future of our lake? Originally, the unofficial results The Erie Reader is Erie’s only free , took to the streets of pride. After all, the fleet that Com- All questions explored in Jay’s had Edinboro University of Penn- independent source for news, culture, and Erie to celebrate the modore Oliver Hazard Perry led was story. sylvania Professor Lisa Austin entertainment. The Erie Reader is a forum 10,000 more marching in commem- built right here in our bay. So post- But there lies another question Jay ousting Democratic Incumbent Joe for ideas and discussion, and seeks to drive two-way communication with its readers. At Ooration of Erie’s role in the Battle War of 1812 America unfolded the poses: What can we do to pressure Giles – who had served on County the Erie Reader, we endeavor to highlight the of Lake. Despite a slight chill in the way it did largely because of Erie’s local officials to take action? Council since 1982 – for the 2nd best of Erie by providing in-depth, magazine- air, Erie came together as a com- role in the U.S.’s victory in the Battle This is a pertinent question since District nod. But when the official style journalism that cuts to the heart of the munity to participate in the Grand of Lake Erie, a lake after which we local officials affect our day-to-day vote came in, it was discovered that issues that matter to Erie. The Erie Reader Patriotic Parade -- the topic on the draw our city and county’s namesake. life, making decisions that shape our one precinct had not been counted is published every other week at The Corry cover of the last issue of the Erie “Our history was formed around future here. and Andre Horton had actually Journal, 28 W. South St., Corry, Pa. 16407. The Reader. And if you remember, the [Lake Erie],” writes Jay Stevens According to the final batch of bested Austin by 10 votes. Yes, just Erie Reader is distributed at over 250 high parade committee told Alex Bieler in this issue’s cover story, “and our unofficial primary results provided 10 votes separated the winners, lead- foot-traffic locations in Pennsylvania from it was anticipating 100,000 attend- region’s economy and livelihood by the Erie County Courthouse sent ing Austin to challenge the count to North East to Girard to Edinboro. The Erie ees; the 145,000 number reported by depends on it. In a sense, we are de- out at 10:17 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, determine who will face Republican Reader is also available by mail subscription; WICU’s Emily Welsh in an inter- fined by Lake Erie.” only 26.35 percent took to the polls challenger Ned Smith, who was one year (26 issues) for $49.99. Send check or view with former Erie Mayor Joyce And such reverence in our proud to cast their ballots. That’s just one unopposed in the primaries, in the money order payable to Flagship Multimedia, Savocchio, one of the people on the past gives us hope for our bright out of every four registered voters. General Elections Tuesday, Nov. 5. Inc., to the address below. In addition to appearing in print, Erie Reader adds new planning committee, well exceeds future. Is this why pundits were surprised Erie’s immediate future is at stake content daily at www.ErieReader.com as that original estimate. But, as Jay writes, our Great Lake by several outcomes? Maybe. -- from our Lake to our Bayfront well social media sites. All rights reserved. So what’s the takeaway? is in trouble. This primary election saw for- and beyond. If Erie knows how to do All content © Flagship Multimedia, Inc, 32 W. Erie doesn’t mind a little brisk In this story, Jay explores four mer U.S. Congresswoman Kathy one thing right, it’s celebrate its past. Eighth St., Suite 500, Erie, Pa, 16501. No part breeze. And Erie loves itself a good threats facing our greatest resource: Dahlkemper unseat democratic in- And if there’s ever a chance to learn of this publication may be reproduced without parade. microplastics, algae blooms, invasive cumbent Barry Grossman, who was from our past, it is this: we must care permission. Direct inquiries to 814.314.9364 But what’s more important is that species, and climate change. How seeking a second term, to represent as much about that bright future as or [email protected].