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10 - THE BARB
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By Richard Evans Lee
ASSOCIATIONS
June I. was blessed enough to
spend a week in Fort Lauderdale,
south Florida’s vacation paradise
and the home of some of the most
beautiful young men on the
planet.
\ 1 spent ray sojourn at Fort
[Lauderdale's ntost complete gay
facility, the Marlin Beach Hotel.
Marlin has a new manager, David
Landgraf. formerly with the
Peasant Uptown in Atlanta. You
can obtain almost any ■ sort of*
accomodation you might desire at *
the Marlin, rooms. . suites,
apartments (even a penthouse), .
many /of which have been
redecorated recently with lavish
effect. In additon to the hotel
proper is the Poop Deck'Upper, a
restaurant, where along with
exceptional food you get cour
teous, attentive service, rare in
this day and age; and the Poop
Deck lower, a fantastic disco-bar
that’s always crowded with
[blonde surfers. There are two
other advantages to staying at the
jMarlin: Nana’s Unisexhair-
cutters. Dennis and his staff will
keep your hair pretty and neat
land protect it from th^ravages of
sun and sand. The second extra
added attraction is Florida’s
choice clothing emporium.,
Michael’s of Florida, where if
nothing else you must buy your
beach towel (Incident! y;' there
should be a Michael’s in Atlanta
quite soon).
Toilet seats on the wall,
peanuts ensconced in bedpans -
tacky you say. Tacky’s it is.
Bobby-Jo and Jim the owners of
Florida’s 99V2% gay bookstore,
Jay Bird News, have certainly
created a singular bar. But its
unusual decor is also its ex
planation: while it’s a masculine
bar (which is .excellent,' I think)
where bikers are welcome, so are
queens. Its a bar where you don’t-
have to play any swish and butch
games, - unless you want to - its a
remarkable place where you can
just be yourself. (In one instance,
though, I was what I wasn’t.
Someone introduced me as the
owner of THE BARB, a bur
densome experience I can well do
without.)
Ruthie has found a new home
for her famous and beloved
Golden Garter out on McNabb
Road in Pompano Beach. Its one
of the few" 4 o’clock bars in the
area. Tiny Tina and Gypsy - who
have a splendid- sense of
Atlanta Crisis Center
The Community Crisis Center
is in the throes of a severe
financial crisis. In addition to a
funding cut of $27,430 the Center
also has no operating funds from
July i to August 22.
1 The Center has been funded by
the Georgia Department oi
Human Resources for the past
three years. This fiscal year (July
1. 1975 - June 30, 1976), the
Georgia Legislature cut the
budget of the Department of
Human Resources by 30%. As a
result the Crisis Center was also
cut by 30%.
In addition to this state, which
has in previous years given the
agency a 40% advance of the
grant allocation on-July 1, has this
year switch to a strict reim- .
bursement only . policy. This
leaves the CCC with ho money
until August 22..
The CCC. offers a variety of,
services to the entire metro
[Atlanta area including a crisis
intervention Hotline for any type
of problem, a free medical clinic,
■free in-person counseling and
community education.
Last year 23,000 people con
tacted the Crisis Center for help.
If the Center is forced to curtail its
services due the funding crisis,
many people will havd difficulty
finding an alternative helping
agency.
The staff at this time is not
completely discouraged. They
currently intend to go on working
without pay until August 22 and
take the pay cut which will follow
that date. A funding committee
has been formed to find
emergency donations and raise
money.
If you are interested in helping
or have any ideas or suggestions,
you can call 892-1358 between
9(00 a.m. and 3 a.m. Later in the
summer, there will be benefits to
raise money featuring. local
talent. If you > would look out for
these benefits and try to attend
you would be doing a service for
; tfye Atlanta community.
PENSACOLA ACLU
CHAPTER FORMED
After Talking with several
members of minority groups
here in Pensacola, we have
decided to form an ACLU
chapter here. This is a very*
much needed ^project. The
writer has been advised of
harassment by police con
cerning Gays, specially,
We likewise join the Rene
Guyon Society in promoting
child rights , and sexual
freedom. We are backing the
Amendment to the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 to include
jthose of sexual orientation
and affection. H.R. 5452.
Hopefully, all Gays Will
support this all im porta nta
legislation!
To those who desire the so-
called PORNOGRAPHY laws
repealed, you may petition
your Congressmen and sen^a
copy of your protest to the
chief Justice! of the United
States Supreme Court..
Simply state that you as an
American citizen are .in
absolute disagreement with
that recent Supreme Court
ruling. Demand your rights
under the Bill of Rights,,
Continued to Page lJ.
showonuuiship and pacing - lead
the shows there on Fridays and
Sundays. An extra at Ruthie’s is<
her deli which if you get the
munchies when you drink like 1 do
affords you the opportunity to get
a snack without having to leave
the bar.
While I was at Ruthie’s I
witnessed tfie Mr. Buns contest
and the winner, Jay, is the owner
of the newly opened Excalibur.
TheExcalibur promises to be the
perfect place to have clothes
tailored as Jay understands
completly the distinctive tastes
and perferences his fellow gays
have.. ■ ' ■
■ Those ofyou who heed any
specialized light shows or sound
systems should check with Bob
Lawson of Auflio Optics, He
promises to create anything that
you can think of. And.. as he is a
gay businessperson, patronizing
him is another way of supporting
our own people.
Glen Dime, Mr. Club South, is
the instructor at Expo Gyms. Glen
has a truly effective - a
guaranteed - program for physical
development that only takes
twenty minutes a session. A boon
to those of us on a tight schedule. ,
Whenever the urge for a Pizza
strikes .Tony’s Villa on Wilton
Manor Drive is the only place in
Fort Lauderdale to go. If nothing
else stop by and pick up a beer on
your way home from work.
The Full Moon is soon to be The
Big Hooter, and Bill O’Brien the
new owner is going to re-do the
piacc and make it a more exciting
bar than ever.
If you ever need an attractive,
personable companion for a night
out on the town give Brad of John
at Cosmopolitan Services <522-
5915) a call.
Good Times (formerly The
Gallery) is going to go through
some dramatic changes. The
whole place will have a nautical
decor, there will be a restaurant
for you to have breakfast at when
the bar closes at 4. and the founge
will soon expand by two additonal
rooms. And for that extra touch of
class - and your convenience,
they’ll have valet parking.
How many of you knew that
•Tops Annex is the oldest gay bar
in the area?
The Grotto on Oakland Park is
a nice friendly conversation bar of
the sort one wishes one could see
more of.
No mention of Broward County ;
could possibly be complete with a
note about Keith’s. Keith Land on
(Florida's. Greatest Showman) has
a bar of majestic proportions in
Hallandale where you can boogie
'til 6 p.ni. every night of the
week! I've seen few discoes that
can compare with it.
On the return home from Fort
Lauderdale ;/we stopped at the
Parliament House in Orlando. The
. end result of the ; incredible
reconstruction Bill and Mike are
undertaking is, going to be
staggering. When they are
finished there will, be five bars (as
well as Michaels of Florida, which
• is there already) in the Parliament
House complex: a show bar, disco
bar, recreation bar, leather bar
; and a piano bar. And they already
lave the Diamond Head and the
Place Club. Well, I guess there
never really has been too much of
a good thing.
In closing. I’d like to extend my
gratitude, to. a wonderful young
rpan, David McCorkle, without,
•whom my stay in Florida would
have been impossible.
YOUNGMAN IN
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