+ GO TEXAN HAPPY HOUR 2..8 EVERYDAY ~~ ~ HOUSTON 2303 526·7616 'an~rr1l1IRICHMOND PAGE 2 TWTFEBRUARY 19-25.1982 TWTFEBRUARY 19 - 25. 1982 PAGE 3 <, :li THINK POSITIVE ••• Body got you down? Think terns, juice bar, jacuzzi, sauna, positive . in the cool com- great music and much, much fortable atmosphere of the Fit- more. ness Exchange, you can shape To celebrate the Second An- up or tan in just 30 minutes 3 niversary of our Super-Newly expanded DALLAS club Join 2030 Westheimer • Open 9·9 • 526·0929 times a week. us tu •••••• Wi At the Fitness Exchange we Now and save a crisp $100.00 :w._ , tailor programs to your indivi- on the coolest fitness centers dual needs, and totally super- in the Southwest. vise you on our revolutionary Membership reciprocal between Dallas & Houston. Nautilus equipment. 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Partial or complete reproduction of any advertise- ment, news, article or feature, copy or photograph from TWT is specifically prohibited by federal statute. PAGE 6 TWT FEBRUARY 19 - 25. 1982 TWT FEBRUARY 19 - 25. 1982 PAGE? ~ {3ff~ @fI/ ~ ~ Vrv ~~ TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS cJr~ am£! cJr~ ~~ {3§u/# {Jff~ 35¢ 50¢ /5.50 I .1... I. /tJcurv-~ , DRAFT SCHNAPPS ~., ~ BEER SHOTS .I ~. //a417/-~ ~-~ wd~~ • ALL ~ WINE ~~., 6Jwrv-/~ ~-~tvn/ NIGHT • , ~0?7/~ BAR LONG ~~cvnd~~~ DRINKS J 11111"1 II • !?F~ cvnd !?Fu#a I I • FREE 111111 III ~fo~ ALL BEER NIGHT 111111 I II ~~ LONG REFILLS TILL I.JPP rflf~ ~ 5PIi-O.J55 M11~~~~~T 111111 I II ~ hv d, tea/V) 2AM PAGE 9 TWT FEBRUARY 19 - 25. 1982 TWT FEBRUARY 19 - 25. 1982 ~ __ NEWS__ THIS WEEK IN TEXAS MARDI GRAS Mary's as the Texas Riders become the 2205 Montrose late night hosts. Houston, Texas 77006 (713)527·9111 Dallas Office: 3819 Bowser FAT TUEDSAY On Sunday, February 28; the Hous- Dallas, Texas 75219(214)521-0622 NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras in ton Motorcycle Club will host a cocktail Publisher/Editor party at Mary's until 2:00pm. It will be Chuck Patrick New Orleans' French Quarter comes to Features Editor a climax next Tuesday, February 23. followed by a Sunday brunch at The Blase DIStefano Barn beginning at 2:00pm. Texas Entertainment Editor The big day has become known as Fat Rob Clark Tuesday as it is the last "fat day of As always, the Houston bike, levi, National Showbiz Editor Jack Varsi pleasure" before Lent begins on Ash leather and western clubs have plan- News/Sports Editor ned three days of non-stop program- Chuck Patrick Wednesday. Poetry Editor Texas will be saluted during the Edd ming for post-Mardi Gras revelers. Art Tomaszewski Contributing Editors Smith Mardi Gras Awards which will Harry Deutsch, David Fields, Christopher Hart, begin at noon on Fat Tuesday, This SAN ANTONIO Paul Herrera, Harold Hoya, W.J. Quigley Art Director year, the annual award presentations Steven Douglas Fritz will unfold in front of the Bourbon Pub, FIESTA HOTELS Production Manager Dennis Walker 801 Bourbon Street at St. Ann. Balcony SAN ANTONIO - It has become Assistant Art Director tickets are available, Smith told TWT certain that two San Antonio hotels do Mitch Bartlow Graphics Artists NEWS. not want any gay business at this Thom Bisping, Mike Sullivan, Frank White, year's Fiesta during late April. TWT NEWS Guy Keefer, John Buschlen When Mardi Gras ends, thousands Typographers of revelers, who are not poised to stop has learned that both the Menger Hotel William J. Quigley, Leslie Holmes and EI Tropicano are cross-checking Staff Photographers partying, will journey to Houston for the Eli Gukich, Graham, Scott Taylor, Woody Keas, annual post-Mardi Gras celebration this year's reservation lists with last Greg Havican, AI Macareno, Blase DiStefano which is known as "Let Us Entertain year's to discourage any further in- SALES roads by gay travelers. Executive Sales Manager You Weekend." Jim Veteto The annual Christmas In July pool Advertising rates are available on request by party was unable to rebook EI Tropi- telephoning the salesperson in your nearest LET US city, from 10am·5pm, weekdays. Deadline cano. An inside source at the hotel told for ALL ads: Friday, one week prior to ENTERTAIN a representative of Christmas In July publication. HOUSTON - Next weekend, eight group that the hotel was under new Austin management and indicated they were Setes- Chuck Patrick (713) 527.9111 clubs will present their annual "Let Us Distribution- Scott Taylor (512) 926.0253 Entertain You Weekend," the tradi- carefully screening all reservations for Dallas tional follow-up to Mardi Gras. "Mardi the weekend of April 23-25. Salesand Distribution- Richard Rogers. .(214)52HJ622 Gras is coming again to Houston," TWT A similar situation began to develop Fort Worth NEWS was told. last year at the Menger Hotel when the Salesand Distribution- The post-Mardi Gras activities will hotel had closed its popular Roosevelt Jerry Cassidy (817) 335.0742 TWT NEWS Galveston begin on Friday, February 26 when the Bar during Fiesta. had learn- Sales- ChUCkPatrick. ... (713)527.9111 Colt 45's present a registration beer ed that the hotel did not want its main Distribution- RobertGagen .. (713) 763.9435 bust at the Brazos River Bottom from bar to again become a gay haven as it Houston Salesand Distribution- 9:00pm until midnight. had during past Fiestas. Jim Veteto (713)527.9111 The next day, Saturday, February 27, This year, the Menger has taken the San Antonio the American Leathermen will present anti-gay matter one step further by in- Sales and Distribution- Alan Gellman (512) 492.6894 a continental breakfast at the Different forming those who planned to reserve a Drum from 11:00am until 1:00pm. room that they would not be welcome, Classified Director- Cheryl Chamberlain The Sundance Cattle Company will especially if they had planned on hav- ComptrOller-James D. Cagle host a cocktail party at The Barn from ing a large gay party in their hotel room. Assistant Comptroller- Doug Felix 2:00 until 4:00pm. At 5:00pm, the The decision appears to have been Office Administrator- Cheryl Chamberlain Houston Club Scene Magazine will pre- forced upon The Menger by the Order Circulation Manager- Leslie Holmes sent a buffet at the Different Drum. of the Alamo, whose very select mem- Distribution Manager- Philip Beier Saturday's events will culminate at bership is composed of San Antonio's PAGE 10 PAGE TWT FEBRUARY 19 . 25, 1982 TWT FEBRUARY 19·25, 1982 11 social elite, The Order has always held their annual Queen's Ball on the same night as the Fiesta Flambeau parade. ALL TANS ARE NOT The Order has informed the Menger that they will move their society func- tion to another hotel if The Menger con- RECRUITING tinues to rent rooms to gays who intend to hold open-invitation gay parties. ALL GAYS, CREAm EQUAL! Clearly, The Menger does not wish to lose its long-standing booking on this long-standing prestigious function of Fiesta. Get your While these two hotels are discour- aging gays, two other hotels have Butts out of reached agreement with gays to book large blocks of rooms. As reported last the Closet, ,:o1iiiij week by TWT NEWS, The Crockett Hotel's Only EuroTan International offers safe European Suntanning. Our equipment entire poolside wing has been booked Austin. is imported from Germany and is safer than the sun itself. by two Dallas gay men for Fiesta. Lookbeautiful. sexy and successful - all year 'round. Houston men of the Christmas In Ju- ly collective have told TWT NEWS they Start your tan today. Lookand feel better tomorrow. have officially moved their traditional pool party from EI Tropicano to the Alamo Holiday Inn on Durango Street where a block of 15 poolside rooms ALL WORK-DOTS have been reserved. A party room and SEE ..