Newspaper Article October 2004
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Newspaper Article October 2004
SEE PAGE 6 NASHVILLE • KNOXVILLE • CHATTANOOGA • ATLANTA • HUNTSVILLE OCTOBER Kerry garners ‘O&AN’ endorsement Vol. 3, No. 10, 2004 Promises of hope and a stronger America © 2004 Out & About Nashville, Inc. SEE PAGE 44 Gay Favorites Fundraising for survival 2004 Gloria Gaynor performs at Artrageous 04 Readers respond by O&AN staff SEE PAGE 50 From the gentle hills of Middle Tennessee to the Great Smoky Mountains, “Out & About Newspaper” readers have voted and let their voices be heard. From Nashville and Knoxville’s best gay bars, to their favorite TV personalities, “O&AN” readers have crowned more than 40 different areas as their “gay favorite.” It took more than two months of voting and produced some surprising results. While some winners weren’t so surprising (i.e., Favorite Drag Queen – Bianca Paige), some were. Who would have guessed the Favorite Place to Buy Home Accessories is Home Depot? Or that the Favorite Radio Station (Nashville) winner would go to 103.3 WKDF. WKDF? Isn’t that a COUNTRY radio station? The Middle and East Tennessee gay communities love their gay bars and bartenders, with almost all of the ballots cast including a vote for at least one of these two categories. The Gay Favorites reader’s poll was headed up by “O&AN” volunteer staffer A.J. Buse. It took the entire “O&AN” staff to compile short profiles on the winners, and list the top two runner’s up. Winners were honored at a reception at Play on October 4. “Many of the votes were close,” Buse said. “The poll created tremendous interest amongst our readers. We had a terrific response.” And while some of the recipients were taken a bit off W W W . O U T A N Room for music Artwork by C. Hugh Shelton Katey Sagal chats with ‘O&AN’ about her new album and her eclectic career Beyond the ‘down low’; controversial author to make an appearance at Nashville Black Pride by Joseph Brant guard when told of their new title as one of the Gay Favorites, they expressed gratitude for the GLBT community. “I think it’s great to be recognized by a community of people that knows what it takes to carry out the job I do everyday with a sense of style and flare,” said Darin Trotter. Trotter, who is an on-air reporter for WSMV Channel 4 News, was named Favorite News Reporter. WQQK-FM 92.1’s Connie Denell (Favorite Radio DJ ) echoed Trotter’s sentiments. “I didn’t know I had a gay following,” Denell said. “But this (title) is something else. It’s a blessing to be honored by anyone.” And so without further ado, we’re proud to present the results of our first annual Gay Favorites reader’s poll. Staff Writer J.L. King is sure you know what “DL” means. He knows you saw him on Oprah, or BET or MTV. His publisher tells him his book, “On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of ‘Straight’ Black Men Who Sleep With Men” (Broadway Books, 2004) has over 200,000 copies in print and that it may soon become the best selling non-fiction book written by a black male ever. He knows you’ve heard of it. And he’s tired of telling the same story to different people. “I just got off the phone continued on page 14 D A B O U T N E W S continued on page 2 P A P E R . C O M 2 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN NEWS Author to make an appearance at Nashville Black Pride — continued from page 1 Photo provided with Montell Williams’s people,” he said over the phone with O&AN, “and they want to do a DL show. I said no!” “I’ve received calls from as far away as Africa,” he continued. “They want me to talk about the DL. I said no!” “We need to put less focus on the DL behaviors,” he explained. “We all know about it. Now what do we do next?” J.L. King King is hoping this dialog will come about later this month when he visits the TSU campus to moderate a GLBT forum during Black Pride weekend, October 29-31. Organizer Dwayne Jenkins discovered King would be visiting Nashville that weekend and convinced him to contribute to the Black Pride event. “People come out just to see me,” said King, clearly unaware of his self-congratulatory tone. “It opens the door for a lot of straight people to come out. I’ve done a lot of gay pride events that create a dialog between straight and gay people.” “I bring a fresh dialog from a different perspective,” he added. “Five hundred to seven hundred students have shown up at these historically black colleges like TSU for forums like this one. The young men say ‘my girlfriend… my mama… my daddy told me to stop by.” King stresses that events such as these are not exclusive to African-American gay people nor just gay people, for that matter. “That New Jersey governor was on the down low,” said King, referring to the recent James McGreevey scandal. “I’m happy he got busted. It’s about time white women realize they’re not exempt from being impacted by white DL men.” That is the crossover message he emphasizes: we need to build bridges of understanding from all sexual orientation groups. “Neither are gay guys [exempt],” he added. “If you’re sleeping with a man who’s married, you’re just as guilty.” Expect a no-holds-barred conversation at this community meeting. “I’m bringing all of these subjects up on the table at this forum,” said King. Joseph Brant can be contacted at [email protected]. Nashville Pride to host second annual bachelor auction at Tribe Ever wanted a real date with that bartender you flirt with? Or to have dinner and a show with that guy that everyone lusts after, but never seems to get? Here’s your chance! On Wednesday, October 20, Nashville Pride will host the Second Annual Bachelor Auction at Tribe. Bidding on some of the hottest guys in town begins at 9:30 p.m. Don’t miss your shot at finding love...or a good time...on the auction block. Last year’s auction featured 15 of Nashville’s most eligible and raised over $3000 toward producing the annual PrideFest. OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 3 4 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN LETTERS Is Play playing with us? You simply cannot imagine the thrill I had last week during my first—and last—visit to the much touted new dance bar, Play. After standing in line my friends and I were offered the opportunity to pay a $5 cover charge. We didn’t mind. When we finally made it into the club and to the bar we watched a bartender making a shaken drink by pouring the libation back and forth between two PLASTIC glasses. I asked him why he wasn’t using a shaker and was told that the plastic glasses don’t work right with shakers. The obvious question, which I asked, was why don’t you use a glass, glass? He told me they don’t use glasses. And indeed, when our drinks arrived they did so in tiny plastic glasses. Of course we were charged the same prices paid elsewhere for larger drinks served in real glasses. Which brings me to another point. Why is it that in Nashville, which has a cost of living, pay scale, and rental rates anywhere from 15% to 50% less than other larger and big cities, do drinks in gay bars cost as much as they do in those more expensive places? Seems to be a bit of a ripoff to me. Todd Dickerson West Meade Letter Policy Letters to the editor are welcome and encouraged. Letters must be signed. Unsigned letters will not be published. O&AN reserves the right to edit for length/clarity and does not guarantee publication. What about the forgotten few? I applaud “O&AN” for your community support and services to the GLBT community. I started receiving your newspaper after contacting Outloud about a problem I was having as an imprisoned gay man. After getting your newspaper, I was glad to see that the GLBT community was finally stepping out and offering safe places for gay men to meet and socialize. My problem is that being an imprisoned gay man I live a double life. Openly admitting you are gay in a prison setting is not the healthiest thing to do. After months of contacting gay organizations, churches, and anyone associated with the gay community about the difficulties of being gay in prison, I’ve yet to receive any response or support. This is a major concern for me because I will soon be returning to the community and yearn to live as I am and not be afraid of being rejected, not only because I am gay but also because I am an ex offender. I am writing to share this burden with you and to let the community know that we as GLBT citizens have made major strives in the community but lets not stop there. There are many men and women just like me, and we have no one but the community to turn to. So, please print this letter so that someone who may be reading this and have been through what I am experiencing may be able to help others understand the loneliness of incarceration, especially for a gay man with no family or friends to help in his time of need. I welcome responses to this letter and pray that there are caring individuals who are willing to offer that moral and spiritual support that is lacking in the lives of the forgotten few. Gregory Dalton #662 7475 Cockrill Bend Blvd Nashville, TN 37209 Send your letters to: [email protected] PSYCHOTHERAPY Barbara Sanders, LCSW 615-327-0756 John Waide, PhD, LCSW 615-329-0558 • Licensed • Confidential • Individuals • Couples OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 5 NEWS O&AN Local bear group mourns loss of vice president by Joseph Brant Staff Writer Members of the Music City Bears were shocked to learn of their vice president, Chip Evans, passing on Tuesday, September 21. Evans was 48 years old. “Chip had suffered what the doctor’s termed a minor heart attack on Friday,” said Bears President Tony Sullivan. “He worked at the VA in Murfreesboro so he was taken care of fast. Doctors used the paddles on him three times. They revived him, then flew him by helicopter to St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.” “We saw him on Sunday and he looked fine,” said Sullivan. “In fact, Chip had gotten dressed, had been discharged and was waiting in the room when [his partner] Herb found him.” Evans had reportedly told coworkers on Friday that he was tired and wanted to “lay his head down” for a few minutes. He woke up at the hospital. “When we saw him on Sunday,” said Sullivan, “they said he’d be fine, that he had just a few minutes of oxygen deprivation. He looked fine.” Evans had been discharged and was scheduled to leave the hospital on Tuesday. His partner, Herbert Ralston, had arranged to pick him up after work. When he arrived, around 4 p.m., he discovered Evans alone in his hospital room, silent. Ralston assumed his partner was asleep. He called nurses when he touched his partner’s cold body. “They worked on him for an hour,” said Sullivan. “Before that, even the caregivers thought he was fine. They were shocked, too.” Evans was elected vice president of Nashville’s oldest bear group this past January. He’d been a board member since June of last year. “He was a tremendous guy and a tremendous asset to the club,” said Sullivan. “Me and my partner, Bob, went to our first Music City Bears meeting in February of 2003. Back then the bears group was small. It was a rag-tag club of about a dozen people.” “Chip and Herb were instrumental in the rebirth of the bears club,” said Sullivan. “We ended that year with 21 members. Now we have over 80.” “We definitely couldn’t have done it without him.” Joseph Brant can be contacted at [email protected]. 6 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN EDITORIAL Kerry brings promise of hope as President, wins ‘O&AN’ endorsement P.O. Box 330818 | Nashville, Tennessee 37203 www.outandaboutnewspaper.com 615-596-6210 Editor / Creative Director Brent Meredith [email protected] Publisher Jerry Jones [email protected] Arts & Entertainment Editor Daniel Kent [email protected] Community Relations Director Pam Wheeler [email protected] Business/Political Writer Craig Carter Tennessee Advertising Sales Jim Hughson [email protected] Nashville Writers & Contributors Joseph Brant, Byron Simpson, Ryan Breegle, Curt Bucy, Val Burke, Christy Ikner, Marisa Richmond, Don Schlosser, Gina Embry, Kendal Stoney Rita Hogan [email protected] H.G. Stovall [email protected] Knoxville/East TN Bureau Chief Beth Maples-Bays Atlanta Sales/Region Coordinator Brian Hughes [email protected] Knoxville/East TN Writers Michael Lasser, Michael Wilhoit Michael Galeucia — UTK Judy Scarlett — Cookeville Classified Ad Sales Manager Joseph Brant [email protected] Senior Photographer Mike Robinson [email protected] Contributing Photographers Jennifer Duncan, Kendal Stoney Knoxville/East TN Photographers Jeff Simmons, Paul Balo Ad Design/Production A.J. Busé [email protected] Nashville Distribution Joseph Brant Knoxville Distribution Lee Bailey National Advertising Representative Rivendell Media 1248 Route 22 West Mountainside, NJ 07092 212-242-6863 John Kerry has served his country with honor and distinction for over thirty years. His service in the military during time of war – in combat – earned him both respect and medals for valor, bravery and thrice for being wounded. The lies and distortions of the Right can not take these medals from him and their attempt to tarnish his record of service is at best childish whining and at worst the churlish response of those whose idea of seeing action is a Friday night movie staring the Governor of California. As member of the U.S. Congress, John Kerry has complied a record of achievement to be envied as well. His unwavering support of individual freedom and protection for the disenfranchised make him a much more compassionate leader than the so-called compassionate conservative now occupying the Oval Office. His defense of the rights of personal choice and privacy coupled with his work for rehabilitation over retribution send a strong message to the American people that this is a man who sees beyond labels and into the very heart of the human condition. Many have tried to make this a race of the lesser of two evils. Slogans of ‘anyone but Bush’ have filled the air. How wrong that is. John Kerry fights to preserve the lives and liberties granted to each of us. George W. Bush has squandered the lives of our young people in ill planned, ill-executed wars with no coherent agenda and no visible exit in sight. While Governor of Texas, he oversaw the execution of more of his own citizens than any other governor in the state’s history (many more), openly mocking one woman’s plea for commutation by mugging in front of cameras while giving a singsong whine of “please don’t kill me.” If there is evil in the heart of a Presidential contender it is not in the heart of John Kerry. We stand on a precipice, with one direction giving promise of more death, destruction, fear and loss. A promise of loosing the hard won respect of our allies while widening the gap between the rich the rest of us. John Kerry brings a promise of hope to a land surely in need of a respite from four years of declining employment, rising costs and a healthcare system set on bankrupting those who cannot afford basic medical care. He brings a vision of a national energy policy based on sound economic principles rather than cronyism. His vision for foreign policy includes an orderly and blueprinted withdrawal of US troops from harm, while encouraging the development of those lands we have so savagely “bombed back into the stone age”. Mostly, John Kerry brings a promise of a new America. An America where you and I matter more than corporations, where we the people are a part of the solution; not seen as the problem. “O&AN” is proud and honored to endorse John Kerry for President of the United States. Not because he is not George W. Bush, but because he IS John Kerry. Cartoon by Shannon Lewis Shannon Lewis [email protected] Editorial Cartoonist & Artist C. Hugh Shelton Out & About Newspaper strives to be a credible community news organization by engaging and educating our readers. In-home mailed subscriptions are free. Out & About Newspaper does not accept any adult advertising. All content of Out & About Newspaper copyrighted (c) 2004 by Out & About Nashville, Inc. and is protected by federal copyright law and shall not be reproduced without the written consent of the publisher. The sexual orientation of advertisers, photographers, writers, and cartoonists published herein is neither inferred nor implied. The appearance of names or pictorial representation does not necessarily indicate the sexual orientation of the person or persons. Out & About Newspaper accepts unsolicited editorial material but cannot take responsibility for its return. The editor reserves the right to accept, reject or edit any submission. All rights revert to authors upon publication. The editorial positions of Out & About Newspaper are expressed in editorials and in editor’s notes as determined by the editor. Other opinions are those of writers and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Out & About Newspaper or its staff. Letters to the Editor are encouraged but may be edited for clarity and length. All letters sent may not be published. ‘O&AN’ correction In last month’s story “Knox Truman Day celebrates women and diversity” “O&AN” inaccurately reported “Paul Snapp, certified ASL interpreter, along with Paul Balo, HRC meet-up organizer and ‘Out & About’ staff member verified that they both enjoyed the evening.” The certified ASL interpreter’s name is Dale Snapp, not Paul Snapp. “O&AN” is happy to make this correction. OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 7 8 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN OPINION The new gay draft by Mark D. Harmon Contributor Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld dashed into the Oval Office. “Mr. President, I think I’ve solved our backdoor draft problem.” “I didn’t know this room had a back door,” said Bush. “No, sir, I meant recalling reservists and extending their tours. The career military men say it’s bad for morale.” “Moral,” interrupted Bush. “Are you still catching flak about prisoner abuse? Don’t worry, Don. No one expects us to be moral just religious. I’ve got this written opinion that says we can treat the Geneva Convention as outdated, bad advice.” “No, sir,” corrected Rumsfeld. “Morale. The troops are growing weary. We need to find a creative way to reintroduce a military draft.” At that point a slumbering Dick Cheney awoke on the Oval Office couch. “Did you say draft? A draft is too unpopular,” he grumbled. Bush smiled. “Dick, glad you could join us from your undisclosed location.” Cheney cleared his throat and continued. “Mr. President, a draft won’t work. The rich and well connected always find ways to avoid it.” “Do you really think they would?” asked Bush. An awkward silence filled the room. Cheney and Rumsfeld both stared at their feet. “Oh, yeah, right,” muttered Bush. “That’s the beauty of my plan,” blurted Rumsfeld. “We only draft gay people.” “Hmm,” pondered Cheney, “that might be discrimination.” The room fell silent again for just a moment until all three burst out in laughter. “It’s not like they’re voting for us anyway,” clucked Cheney. “What’s one more constitutional amendment?” chortled Rumsfeld. “Guys, I think this is why God chose me for this office,” said Bush. Rumsfeld leaned toward Cheney and whispered, “You did tell him that it was Scalia and Thomas who chose him, didn’t you?” “”Yeah, yeah,” Cheney admitted, “but letting him think in those terms is easier.” Rumsfeld backed up and turned to Bush. “Mr. President, imagine the shame of Islamist terrorists,” mused Rumsfeld, “if Osama Bin Laden is captured by raging queens.” “Or a Butch Brigade,” added Cheney. “Or a platoon of pitchers and catchers,” suggested Rumsfeld. “I once ran a baseball team,” said Bush. “Uh, yes, sir,” said Cheney, “but before we get too excited about this idea, let’s remember our friends in the region.” “That’s right, Brother Bandar in the Saudi subsidiary,” remembered Bush. “Won’t like his embassy guarded by a group of Lipstick Lesbians,” added Rumsfeld. “I’ve thought of that possibility, and I’ve drafted a plan so deployments don’t create problems.” “But will gays make good soldiers?” asked Cheney. “We may have to let them accessorize the uniforms, but it’s a slam dunk certainty,” insisted Rumsfeld. “Couldn’t they lie, and claim to be straight to avoid being drafted?” asked Cheney. “Well, yes, but we could start with those we kicked out of the military for being gay, then we could get lists of those gays who tried to get married,” suggested Rumsfeld. “In addition, Ashcroft has really good gaydar resources, like lists of gay groups.” “We could draft the Log Cabin Republicans!” exclaimed Bush. “Uh let’s start somewhere else, sir,” cautioned Cheney, “and let’s not draft my daughter.” “With a few minor changes this will work,” claimed Rumsfeld. “Dick, Don, I’m beginning to like this plan,” said Bush. “Hey, shouldn’t someone tell Colin Powell?” “Why start now?” chuckled Cheney. Dr. Mark D. Harmon teaches courses in journalism and broadcasting at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 9 OPINION O&AN Log Cabin Republicans deny Bush endorsement by S P Blakeney Contributor In a rather bizarre press release published recently at its Web site, Log Cabin Republicans national Board Chairman William Brownson declared that LCR would deny George W. Bush its presidential endorsement and instead devote its “financial and political resources to defeating the radical right and supporting inclusive Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.” According to the press release, LCR’s national board voted 22 to 2 not to endorse Mr. Bush’s election. Does what LCR clearly believes is a bold gesture mark a sea change in the organization’s lengthy history of giving aid and comfort to gay America’s political enemies? Hardly. In the same press release, LCR Executive Director Patrick Guerriero says, “Certain moments in history require that a belief in fairness and equality not be sacrificed in the name of partisan politics; this is one of those moments.” Hooray for Guerriero for at least realizing that the 2004 presidential election will be seen in future years as having been a watershed moment in our nation’s history. Boo-hiss, because LCR’s record and Guerriero’s words make it impossible to conclude other than that LCR believes that most of the time it is okay to sacrifice fairness and equality on the alter of party loyalty. What LCR’s leadership and members fail to grasp – or understand but do not care about — is that by continuing to help elect so-called inclusive Republican candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives they help perpetuate GOP control of Congress, including committee chairmanships and the legislative calendar. As long as the radical religious Right is in control of Congress and the White House, gays and lesbians will continue to be denied equality of citizenship, full liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Log Cabin Republicans are nothing if not thick skinned. How LCR members continue to remain loyal, active Republicans despite snubs by party leaders, almost countless slaps in the face on issues of importance to gays and lesbians, and their relegation to irrelevancy within the Republican Party power structure is awe inspiring. One has to wonder what it will take for LCR members to realize the futility of trying to change the thinking of a group of people who insist they are conservatives while they go about violating almost every principle for which conservatives have traditionally stood; things like integrity, financial responsibility, small federal government, and less government involvement in citizens’ lives. No matter how you slice it, a $400 billion budget deficit for fiscal 2004-05 coupled with a national debt that reached $7.4 trillion during September and is increasing at the rate of $1.3 billion per day are hardly the achievements of a conservative government. Trials by secret tribunal, imprisonment without access to legal assistance or a trial, wire tapping and other forms of electronic surveillance without court orders, monitoring of citizens’ reading and travel habits, and so many other things that have come to pass under the Bush administration in the name of national security are not the acts and policies of conservatives. Justifying U.S underwriting of free health care for Iraqis as good foreign policy while decrying as socialism health care for 43.7 million U.S. citizens have none is not something conservatives would do. And what is with this compassionate nonsense? Compassion is something you feel for an injured animal or show a person who is not capable of taking care of himself or herself. Gay men and lesbians are not asking for compassion, we are demanding equality. There is a huge difference. This too is something Log Cabin Republicans apparently fail to understand. 10 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN NEWS Tennessee GLBT Kerry/Edwards committee formed; Salas and Taylor to co-chair by Jerry Jones Publisher Maria Salas and David Taylor have been named co-chairs of the Kerry/Edwards Tennessee GLBT Steering Committee by the GLBT outreach director for the campaign. Mark Seifert, who joined the Kerry/Edwards campaign to handle GLBT outreach after serving in that capacity for General Wesley Clark’s presidential campaign, organized the Tennessee committee after seeing tremendous potential in getting out the Tennessee GLBT vote for Kerry/Edwards. A fundraiser in August at Taylor’s home netted more than $34,000 for the Democratic National Convention. Seifert was at the fund-raiser, where he thanked Tennesseans for their generous support. “My trip to Nashville was such an energizing experience,” he said. Salas and Taylor will focus on organizing the GLBT “get out the vote” campaign for Tennessee and are actively seeking volunteers to join the committee. “Anyone who wants to get involved, we need them,” Salas said. “Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, the Tri-Cities and across the state. We need volunteers to help get out the vote.” To volunteer for the committee, you can join an email list at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TNGLBT 4Kerry/. Salas said a number of events were being planned in October to raise awareness of the importance of voting, and to emphasize early voting. Those include a get out the vote pitch at a Memphis HRC membership house party on October 16; an October 20 get out the vote event in Knoxville; on October 23 a get out the vote early voting event in Nashville, meeting at Tribe at 2:30 and take vans to Howard School to do early voting, or meet at the Howard School at 3 p.m. Return to Tribe for happy hour; October 26, NAPP meeting featuring Martha Ingram and the Coalition will provide non-partisan get-out-the vote and where to vote information, and finally, go vote on November 2, it is Election Day. Early voting begins October 13 and ends October 26. Taylor said the committee had set October 23 (Saturday) as a day to encourage the GLBT community to early vote. While plans were still under consideration at press time, she said the committee hoped to provide transportation (probably vans) from Tribe on Church Street to the Howard School. Updates will be provided on O&AN’s Web site, www.outandaboutnewspaper.com. Jerry Jones can be reached at [email protected]. OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 11 12 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 NEWS Martha Rivers Ingram to speak at October 26 NAPP meeting by Jerry Jones Publisher Martha Rivers Ingram, chairman of Ingram Industries Inc., and the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust, will speak to the Nashville Association of Professional Persons (NAPP) about the direction of the arts in Nashville. The meeting, set for October 26 in the Lyric Room at the Loews Vanderbilt Plaza, will begin at 6:30 p.m. A networking social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. Ingram, who has just published a book titled “Apollo’s Struggle: A Performing Arts Odyssey in the Athens of the South, Nashville, Tennessee”, was tapped as a speaker by NAPP Program Chair Christopher Sanders. “From the Tennessee Performing Arts Center to the future Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Martha Ingram’s leadership is transforming the arts in Nashville,” Sanders said. Ingram serves on the boards of Ingram Micro, AmSouth Bancorporation, and Weyerhaeuser Company, and is a member of the advisory board of INROADS/Nashville. Ingram is well known for her support and contributions to the arts community and chaired the 1996 Tennessee Bicentennial Commission. She was the guiding force behind the creation of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center and has served as a board member for 21 years. A past member of the advisory board for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC., she chaired The Nashville Symphony board from 1988 to 1991, and is currently serving again as board chair as well as vice-chair of the campaign for the new Schermerhorn Symphony Center, future home of The Nashville Symphony. Ingram was a founder of the Tennessee Repertory Theatre where she serves now as a board member. She is also currently a member of the board of the Nashville Ballet, the Nashville Opera Association, and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. She serves as a Keyboard Member for the Vanderbilt Blair School of Music. The Blair School just completed over $23 million in new and renovated facilities including the new Martha Rivers Ingram Center for Performing Arts. “The publication of her new book, Apollo’s Struggle: A Performing Arts Odyssey in the Athens of the South Nashville, Tennessee prompted us to invite her to speak to the GLBT com- Photo provided O&AN Martha Rivers Ingram, chairman of Ingram Industries Inc., and the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust. munity so that we could hear firsthand the challenges and promise for the arts in our city,” Sanders explained. “NAPP is committed to opening important conversations with our city’s top leaders.” Jerry Jones can be reached at [email protected]. OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 13 14 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN FAVS (only 13 of which were chosen from the US), the popular twofloored 3,500 sq ft “sleek and chic converted warehouse” is located in Nashville’s booming urban Gulch neighborhood at 503 12th Ave S. Runner-ups: Tribe; Flying Saucer Favorite Spiritual Place – Church of the Living Water NASHVILLE Favorite Gay Bar – The Chute A few bars endure the test of time. Starting out as a very small bar more than 20 years ago on Franklin Road, the Chute has grown into a 10,000-square-foot complex catering not only to the leather/levi/bear crowd, but to all groups. With a new cutting edge drag theatre, a techno bar, piano bar and country bar, the Chute is a staple of Nashville’s GLBT community and provides a social spot that is comfortable and accepting to all. Runner-ups: Tribe; Silver Stirrup Favorite Lesbian Bar – Lipstick Lounge The Lipstick Lounge just celebrated its second successful year in Nashville. We all know how hard it is to run a successful lesbian bar, but Lipstick is actually more than a lesbian bar. Voted hippest place to hang in Nashville (by at least one Internet poll) it is always a good time. Owned by Ronda, Jonda and Crista. Ro and Jo are twin sisters who put on their own show every Friday night and it will undoubtedly be one of the best times you’ll ever have. The ladies of the Lipstick Lounge treat everyone who comes in like a friend, not just another customer because they really love what they are doing. Isn’t that what it’s all about? Runner-ups: Tribe; Cabaret Episode 2 Favorite Straight Bar – Bar Twenty3 Recently named one of the 30 hottest bars in the world by Conde Nest Traveler Magazine Church of the Living Water is a non-denominational, charismatic Christian church serving the spiritual needs of the GLBT community of Middle Tennessee. According to church pastor, Tony Sirten, the church believes in prayer, freedom, and healing, and seeks to be simply an open door to all. The congregation meets at the First Unitarian Church of Nashville on Woodmont Blvd. For more information contact Linda Kennemer (889-1908) or Tony Sirten (865-2679). Runner-ups: St. Ann’s Episcopal; Radnor Lake Favorite Art Gallery and Place for Culture – Frist Center for the Visual Arts Since 2001, The Frist Center has served Nashville with a varied selection of art exhibits, from this year’s European painting masterworks, titled “From El Greco to Picasso,” to the current “Red Grooms Creating the Carousel.” The Frist doesn’t simply show art that can’t be found in other Nashville galleries (Vanderbilt’s Fine Arts Gallery, Cheekwood, and the Parthenon have had their share of exciting, pivotal shows in the past few years), but challenging the idea of a gallery as one large room with lots of paintings hanging on the walls, The Frist Center presents works in a series of mazes; there’s something new to see each time you turn around. And if you can’t afford to pay for entrance into the proper gallery, there is a large amount of the featured artist’s work hanging in the public hallways for all to see. Architecturally dazzling, the Frist Center building is a very culturally stimulating place with or without the art displayed inside. With a gift shop that attracts patrons to the gallery for its eclectic selection alone, and for the most enjoyable time you’ll ever have in a bathroom, the Frist Center is a cultural paradise. Favorite Bookstore, Place to Rent Movies & Favorite Gift Shop – OUTLOUD! Voted number one in three different categories, Outloud is well deserving of these honors. Runner-ups: Art Gallery: Rumours; Local Color; Get Culture: TPAC; The Parthenon Favorite Place to Get Away – Key West Key West is the gay Mecca on planet earth. Sun, water, bars, clubs, coffee houses, historical architecture, theatre, street entertainment and the continental U.S.’s only living coral reef await you and your friends. Why is Key West so special? First, there’s the weather. And nights are always hot! Locally owned restaurants get your evening off to a perfect start. Bars, clubs, coffee houses, and latenight shopping all welcome you for the evening; dance, party, chat and meet people from all over the world. Key West clubs regularly provide some of the best entertainment anywhere south of New York City...and they’re all within walking distance. Cars and dress clothing are as unnecessary as snow-shovels! Key West is the world’s only year-round island destination without “closet doors.” Come out, come out, wherever you are...and be welcome! Runner-ups: New Orleans; Radnor Lake Owners Ted and Kevin have served our community for more than ten years. Quietly growing a little more each year, they carry a large selection of movies and CDs for all gay/lesbian lifestyles and tastes. With more than 1,500 videos to rent, it’s easy to see why Outloud was voted Best Place to Rent Movies. Also voted number one gift shop, Outloud has a wide variety of ‘gay gifts’ for any occasion: jewelry, candles, cards, house wares, magnets, leather, boots and more. It is nice to be able to give a gift or card that you can relate to. They also carry at least 250 magazines. This fall Outloud will be adding a coffee shop, which will only enhance the store further. Runner-ups: Bookstore: Border’s; Davis-Kidd; Movies/DVDs: Tower; Blockbuster; Gift Shop: Thousand Faces Favorite Place to Dance – The Connection Despite being tucked away in the industrial salt mines of Cowan Street, The Connection’s multi-themed consistency has catered to the disparate groups within Nashville’s GLBT community. With its vicarious drag queens and Wrangler-wearing wannabes, The Connection covers every aspect of our dance scene. Runner-ups: Chute; Tribe OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 15 16 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 17 FAVS Favorite Piano Player – Chris Veltrie at the Chute Another thing that makes the Silver Stirrup at the Chute such a great place to hang out is Chris Veltrie, one of the classiest piano players in Music City. Chris has a fine voice and can belt out all our favorite tunes, or he can play beautiful accompaniment for guest singers. Who needs karaoke when Chris is the piano man? Runner-ups: None. This was listed as a “things we forgot” category. Favorite News Anchor – Demetria Kalodimos With her bouffant, meticulously molded bob, fondness for multicolored hairpins and despotic diva-dom, WSMV Channel 4 News’ Demetria Kalodimos lords over her younger, wrinkle-free competitors (Victoria Hansen, we’re looking in your direction). A revered broadcaster in Nashville television, Kalodimos has seen her Botox-ed colleagues come and go, all in the name of age-driven focus groups. But for whatever reason, Kalodimos remains. She’s our shining beacon atop Knob Hill. Runner-ups: Neil Orne (WKRN Channel 2); Vicki Yates (WTVF News Channel 5) that knows what it takes to carry out the job I do everyday with a sense of style and flare,” Trotter said in a recent phone interview with ‘O&AN.’ Coupled with a hipper-than-thou gusto, Trotter hypnotizes his gay following through his succinct delivery and sustaining credibility. But its Trotter’s well-honed fashion sense and seersucker-suited sex appeal that make us swoon and seethe with jealousy simultaneously. Runner-ups: Brent Frazier (WKRN Channel 2); Phil Williams (WTVF News Channel 5) Favorite Weather Reporter – Charlie Neese WTVF NewsChannel 5’s dapper meteorologist Charlie Neese is the Robin to Ron Howes’ respective Batman. This aw-shucks boy wonder charms viewers with a delectable effervescence, an inviting temperament and a Cliff Notes-ized approach to the weather. And did we forget to mention Neese’s sprightly good looks? With his John Edwards-esque megawatt smile, Mr. Neese is pure eye candy. Runner-ups: Lisa Patton (WKRN Channel 2); Bill Hall (WSMV Channel 4) Favorite Radio Station – WKDF Seeing as how Nashville is the country music capital and all, it’s no surprise that WKDF-FM 103.3 Favorite News Reporter – Darian Trotter WSMV Channel 4 News’ Darian Trotter delves into pulpy if-it-bleeds-itleads crime sagas with the hard-nosed tenacity of a corporatized muckraker. “I think it’s great to be recognized by a community of people dominated the favorite radio station category, trumping nearby progressive competitor WRLT-FM 100.1. And with WKDF’s penchant for real-country artists alongside the mechanical Music Row produced fluff, WKDF indulges the closeted rockabilly in all of us. Runner-ups: Lightning 100; Oldies 96.3 O&AN 18 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN FAVS Favorite Radio DJ – Connie Denell WQQK-FM 92.1’s clucking mother hen seems befuddled when presented with the title of ‘Favorite Radio DJ’ for Nashville’s GLBT community. “I didn’t know I had a gay following,” Denell said during a recent phone interview with ‘O&AN.’ “But this (title) is something else. It’s a blessing to be honored by anyone.” Ms. Denell’s deep-fried dose of southern gospel runs every Sunday morning on Nashville’s flagship urban station, 92Q. And with Denell’s sympathetic ear and open-minded heart, gay listeners have responded to this unconventional form of church in droves. “We’re all God’s children,” Denell explained. “I’m grateful to all my listeners, every single one.” Runner-ups: DJ Ron; Jay Phelps 96.3 Favorite Newspaper – “Out & About Newspaper” Vocal and selective about what they read, the Nashville gay community expects a lot from local publications. “O&AN” has been selected as the gay community’s favorites newspaper, beating out produced gay periodical for many years. Runner-ups: “The Tennessean”; “The Nashville Scene” Favorite Place to Buy Casual Clothes – Smack Clothing Co. In the last few years, Nashville has seen a number of high-end New York style fashion houses popping up, but for selection and affordability, none can beat Smack on Elliston Avenue. Most of their shirts and pants are moderately expensive, but they’ve got a great clearance room, and even their newer pieces are better priced than other one-word-name boutiques in Nashville. Housed between walls of brick, sheets of tin, and large aquariums, Smack carries lots of brands not easily found in this area, such as Buffalo and French Connection. So the next time you’re itching for a shirt that says “fcuk fashion” you’ll know you can find it at Smack. Runner-ups: Sherod; Gap “The Tennessean,” “The Nashville Scene,” “The City Paper,” and “Xenogeny.” “O&AN” debuted in the fall of 2002 as a monthly newspaper designed to fill a growing need in the Nashville gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community. Since then, it has grown to provide coverage of the GLBT community for all of Middle and East Tennessee. “O&AN” provides in-depth local news coverage along with political, business, feature, sports and entertainment stories. With more than 2,100 subscribers, a print run of 10,000 copies, and an estimated readership of more than 25,000, publisher Jerry Jones is committed to providing the best written, best looking, and best Favorite Place to Buy Formal Wear – The Men’s Warehouse Located all over Nashville, with exceptional stores in Green Hills near Levy’s and in the Cool Springs Galleria upstairs near Hecht’s, the Men’s Warehouse is an affordable and probably most hassle-free place to rent a tuxedo for your next formal outing. There is no charge for tux fittings, even if you don’t end up renting from them. Their measurements are specific to the Men’s Warehouse, but the extremely friendly staff will undoubtedly help you figure out how they convert to out-of-town formal wear shops. Runner-ups: Levy’s; Dillard’s Favorite Hairdresser – Will Griffin at Gordon & Co. In 1976, Will, a hairdresser at Gordon & Co., was trying to decide what to do with his life, hoping to find a career that would let him express his interests and personality. “The only way to do that,” he said, “was to become a nurse or florist or hairdresser.” Inspired by the look of Diana Ross, he chose the latter and studied at MidSouth Beauty College in Memphis. In the 12 years he’s been at Gordon & Co., he has assembled a clientele of outgoing, upscale, cutting-edge customers–just like him! “You tend to attract people like yourself,” Will admits. And as for advice to those looking to get into hairstyling, he says, “First you have to love yourself, then love what you do. You’ll be successful if you remember those things.” Runner-ups: Steve Truitt; Mart Stovall Favorite Special Event & Fundraiser – Artrageous From humble beginnings as a cocktail party to raise money for NashvilleCares in 1987, Artrageous has become one of the most highly anticipated and wellrecognized events in Nashville. Now in its 18th year, Artrageous has raised more than $2 million for the support of AIDS education and services in Middle Tennessee. A group of Nashville’s most prominent gallery owners began the event as a response to the AIDS epidemic and its devastating impact on the arts community. In recent years, Artrageous has been staged entirely by the volunteers of Artrageous, Inc., a not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporation. Attracting a stunning mix of glamorous partygoers from across the nation, Artrageous has attained near-legendary status as OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 19 20 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 21 FAVS Nashville’s largest indoor charity event, due in great part to the event’s ringleader for many years, John Bridges. It was named the “Top Charity Event” of 1999, 2000 and 2001 by the Nashville Scene readers poll. In 1996, Artrageous was selected for the short list of the South’s top parties in The Gay Manual. In 1997, Artrageous was given the highest possible rankings from Events Report newsletter, which reviews charity fundraisers nationwide. The theme of this year’s Artrageous is Show Time. More information can be obtained by visiting www.artrageous.net. Runner-ups: Special Event: Pride Festival; Zootopia; Fund Raiser: Tramp’s Ball; Night in White. Favorite Place for Lunch – Jackson’s With one of the best lunch menus available to the harried work force, Jackson’s in Hilsboro Village offers a wide variety of traditional fare and a few unexpected surprises. The burgers and sandwiches are always popular and the selection of signature pasta dishes are both generous and delicious. For those seeking lighter fare there is a fine choice of salads, but adding the odd chicken strip can elevate the greens to a full-fledged meal. For the full on meal Jackson’s now offers the same great steak and seafood options from the dinner menu at lunch. With two bars and loads of seating inside, Jackson’s is the perfect place for a leisurely lunch or a grab and go. Plus, the constant parade of folks up and down 21st Avenue make the outdoor patio a perfect place for people watching. Our readers don’t lie–Jackson’s is the perfect place for lunch. Runner-ups: Noshville Deli; Green Hills Grille Favorite Place to People Watch, Go for a Drink, Go on a First Date and have a Casual Dinner – Tribe/RED Since bursting on to the Nashville gay scene more than two years ago, Tribe has quite simply become the place to see and be seen. With its sprawling bar and elevated “observation deck,” it’s easy to take a coy peek at the hottie on the bar stool next to you or at the out-of-town stranger across the room. A body can work up a fierce thirst shooting seductive glances all night long, and Tribe’s large granite-covered bar is the perfect spot to hitch your wagon. Even on some of their slower nights, you can still find almost every stool filled with folks soaking up the atmosphere and the alcohol. So all that eye gazing, smiling and playing hard-to-get has finally paid off for you. What’s next? Well, you can take your new-found soul mate back to the exact spot where your love was forged for your first official date. (Why not? If things go sour, there are always more people to watch and plenty of first-class martinis to sip.) No matter where your love may have been discovered, Tribe/Red is an easy and comfortable choice when deciding on a night out together. Where else can you have a few drinks before enjoying a fabulous dinner with the guarantee of running into at least one of your best friends? “When Keith Blaydes and I opened Tribe, we wanted to create a place that GLBT Nashville would be proud to go and that would feel like a welcoming home to everyone in the community. We are so appreciative of our customers for voting for us, and we promise to work hard to continue to serve our community well,” co-owner David Taylor said. We thank you both and are appreciative of all you’ve done to put a new face on gay nightlife in Nashville! Runner-ups: People Watch: Chute; Opry Mills; Casual Dinner: Chili’s; P.F. Chang’s; Go For a Drink: Silver Stirrup; Chute; First Date: Germantown Café; Nashville Symphony O&AN 22 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN FAVS Favorite Fine Dining – Palm Nashvillians have selected Palm, 140 5th Avenue South, as their favorite restaurant for fine dinning. Palm, a national chain that was started in 1926, opened in Nashville in December 2000. It offers exquisite meals from 36-ounce New York strips to huge lobsters, and the occasional glimpse of a celebrity. Be prepared to pay $40 or more for a meal, but general manager Charlene Walker will make sure it’s well worth it. Reservations are suggested and can be made by calling 615-742-7256. Runner-ups: Morton’s; Red @ Tribe Favorite Place for Dessert – Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream & Treatery The ice cream is made fresh in each “treatery” every day. And we all love the power of choice: fruit, nuts, or candies can be mixed in to any flavor. For the best available ice cream, smoothies, milkshakes and cakes, visit any of the three Nashville locations. Runner-ups: Provence Bakery; Melting Pot Favorite Place to have Coffee – Fido Voted #1 place to have coffee, Fido is a trendy little shop in the Hillsboro Village District. Quite often packed with students and young urban professionals, you’ll find a fantastic selection of coffees and other treats. Runner-ups: Café Coco; Bongo Java Favorite Bartender – Timmy at the Chute When you step into the Silver Stirrup, the piano bar at the Chute Complex, you notice a lot of familiar faces. This is your neighborhood bar, the place you want to go after work to get a cocktail and relax. And who better to serve it than Timmy. He always knows how to fix your favorite drink just the way you like it. Timmy does more than just tend bar, he knows how to make you feel right at home. Runner-ups: Loy Carney (Tribe); Steve Dutton (Tribe) Favorite Drag Queen – Bianca Paige Heyyy! The unquestioned superstar of Nashville’s female impersonators, Paige – a/k/a Mark Middleton – leaves them all behind, and the rest of us in stitches (if not awe), five nights a week at the Chute, and three times a week behind the counter at OutLoud! Runner-ups: Chyna; Nicole Ellington Duprée Favorite Florist – Flower Express Flower Express has served the Nashville area since 1984. From their three locations in Belle Meade, Rivergate, and Hendersonville, Flower Express’ terrific staff works hard to keep these communities stocked with fresh flowers and floral arrangements for any occasion. Runner-ups: Emma’s; Branches (Mark Webber) Favorite Real Estate Agent – Dean Hammons Dean Hammons is an artist. Dean Hammons is a corporate executive. Dean Hammons is a real estate agent who strives to inspire and delight his clients with the home of their dreams. Working with Bob Parks Realty in Franklin, Dean combines the unique sensibilities of an accomplished graphic artist with the pragmatism of an experienced corporate executive to deliver the level of customer driven service his clients have come to expect. These and many other qualities have led to Dean Hammons being picked by our readers as their favorite Real Estate Agent. Runner-ups: Sheila Bernard; Keith Merrill Favorite Waiter – Doug Livingston This guy takes care of you better than your momma ever did! Go to Green Hills Grille OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 23 FAVS and think you’re just going out to eat? Not so when Doug is your waiter. Impeccable service, attention to detail, endless energy and a great smile, he’s got it all. Ask for him by name. He’ll take care of you. Favorite Car Dealer – CarMax CarMax is the nation’s leading specialty retailer of used cars. With headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, CarMax operates 55 Runner-ups: None. This was listed as a “things we forgot” category. Runner-ups: John Kerry; Chris Ferrell Favorite Liquor Store – Nashville Wine & Spirits This is not just a place to go when you need to restock. This is the place to go when you need the perfect wine to go with those Porter House steaks, a huge variety of liquors to impress your beer-drinking friends and advice on what makes this vodka better than that one. Always ready to help, the folks at Nashville Wine & Spirits know their business and serve it up with a smile. The olives, though, you’ll have to get someplace else. Runner-ups: None. This was listed as a “things we forgot” category. Legal Defense and Education Fund. Since 1979 Rubenfeld has called Nashville home. Runner-ups: Sheila Barnard (Kelly Can Realty); Ronda/Jonda (Lipstick Lounge) Favorite Businessman – Clay Isaacs Favorite Politician – Phil Bredesen Phil Bredesen, Mayor of Nashville from 1991-99 and current Governor of Tennessee, has bridged the seeming insurmountable gap between the state’s Republicans and Democrats. While he is a Democrat, his effective use of the skills honed as an exceptionally successful entrepreneur and executive to bring fiscal responsibility to the sometimes overblown programs of government have won him admirers amongst both parties. None of this is nearly as impressive as the fact that the Governor is a Yankee — raised in Upstate New York and Harvard educated no less. That he has been able to bridge that gap may be his most impressive feat of all. Community involvement, progressive politics and an un-nerving ability to wade the minutia of complex programs and policies, all while making Nashville and now Tennessee a better place for all are among the many reasons our readers choose Phil Bredesen as their favorite Political figure. O&AN used car superstores in 26 markets. CarMax also operates 11 new car franchises. A whopping 93 percent of their customers would recommend CarMax to a friend when purchasing a vehicle. CarMax is also committed to respecting the unique attributes of its associates, customers and vendors. These attributes include age, race, color, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, national origin, marital and citizenship status. Consistent with this commitment, CarMax does not tolerate discrimination of any kind. Way to go CarMax. LUMEN owner Clay Isaacs garnered the victory in this category. Lumen Lamps and Shades, located at 73 White Bridge Road in Nashville, was opened in April 2002. “I’m just so surprised,” said Isaacs. He’s lived in Nashville since he graduated from Vanderbilt in 1984. He worked in “the securities business, I traded taxable bonds for a few years,” he said. A former board member of Nashville CARES, Isaacs has been involved with Artrageous since its inception. Runner-ups: David Taylor (Tribe); Jay Kill (Way Station Deli and Catering) Runner-ups: Beaman; Jim Reed Favorite Place to Buy Home Accessories – Home Depot [Since we’ve all heard them before, we’ll refrain from the obvious “homo” references on this one.] The Home Depot was founded in 1978 in Atlanta, Ga., and has since become the world’s largest home improvement retailer, operating more than 1,700 stores (Home Depot, EXPO, and other subsidiary companies) across North America. Home Depot has been credited with having revolutionized the home improvement industry by offering an unparalleled selection of products and services under one roof. Their stores stock up to 40,000 different kinds of building materials and lawn and garden products. The Home Depot currently operates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, eight Canadian provinces, Mexico and China. Runner-up: Metropolitan Deluxe Favorite Businesswoman – Abby Rubenfeld Nashville’s most prominent GLBT attorney. A simple Internet search of her name presents an abundance of articles regarding the Nashville GLBT community’s most ubiquitous attorney, dating back to 1986 when she was legal director of the Lambda Favorite Nashvillian – Abby Rubenfeld In addition to being Nashville’s highest profile gay rights attorneys (as well as “Out & About Newspaper’s” Favorite lesbian businesswoman), Abby R. Rubenfeld serves on the Board of Directors of the Human Rights Campaign, is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of the ACLU of Tennessee, and an Adjunct Professor at the Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, teaching a course on Sexual Orientation and the Law. In 1996, she was successful in a four-year effort to overturn the Tennessee statute that criminalized private same sex consensual adult sexual behavior, receiving the 1996 Bill of Rights Award from the ACLU of Tennessee. Ms. Rubenfeld received a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1979, where she helped create the Boston University Gay and Lesbian Law Association. She was a Princeton undergraduate, where she lettered in basketball and crew and was the first woman elected as a class president in more than 225 years of Princeton history. She has two daughters, ages thirteen and nine years old. 24 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN FAVS Favorite Straight Bar – Michael’s Michael’s has full service fine dining in a casual atmosphere with reasonable pricing. The location is on Kingston Pike within one mile of West Town Mall and several major hotels. Dinner is served from 4 p.m. to midnight, with lighter fare until 2 a.m. Entertainment, music, dancing and your favorite libations are offered in the club until 3 a.m. seven days a week. Parties of up to 100 are welcome with private rooms available for banquets. Runner-ups: Cotton Eyed Joe’s; Mouse’s Ear West KNOXVILLE Favorite Gay Bar, Drinks, Lunch Spot, and Drag Show – The New Rainbow Club West Located in a popular Kingston Pike location, the New Rainbow Club West provides an inviting atmosphere along with friendly service for bar patrons looking for space to meet with friends. Pool tables, good times, and alluring stage performances spell a great time for those who frequent this popular nightspot. Our readers also enjoy their Rainbow Café as a favorite for lunch. Open seven days a week for your entertain- ment pleasure. Join the Rainbow Divas for a good time in a supportive, friendly space. Runner-ups: Kurt’s; Cha Cha’s Favorite Lesbian Bar – Kurt’s Conveniently located on Homberg Place off Kingston Pike near the Sequoyah Hills area and UT campus, Kurt’s offers a neighborhood “Cheers” atmosphere along with great drinks, great food, and hospitality to bar-goers looking for a relaxed environment for a get-together with friends. Whether indoor or outside on the heated patio, Kurt’s is a favorite with the grrls. Generous, welllighted parking and mobile security add to the reasons why the womyn flock to Kurt’s. Runner-ups: None Favorite Spiritual Place – Metropolitan Community Church Knoxville MCC Knoxville is an inclusive Christian Church welcoming all LGBT identities, supportive peo- OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 25 26 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN FAVS ple and families with additional outreach in Cookeville, Tenn. Rev. Bob Galloway’s congregation is growing and forming groups for social activities and spiritual growth. A library of tapes, books and other publications is available along with information about Knoxville events in the newsletter and weekly bulletin. MCC is located about 2 miles south of West Town Mall and has off-street parking. For directions, please call (865) 531-2539. Services are on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Runner-up: Green Earth Emporium Favorite Art gallery – Backroom Gallery Just across from the Lawson-McGhee Library downtown, this Church Street shop began as a backroom addendum to an insurance business. The art is now front and center in the Backroom Gallery, home to the works of more than 30 area artists in media ranging from traditional wall art to sculpture and ceramics. Store hours reflect library hours throughout the holiday shopping season. Runner-ups: Bennett Gallery; Franklin Gallery Favorite Place to Getaway – Biltmore House Readers chose Asheville and the Blue Ridge as the setting for their favorite getaway. The Biltmore Estate with America’s largest home, award winning winery, four star inn, and beautiful grounds and gardens is the perfect place for a peaceful respite from the bustle of everyday life. Experts in art, architecture, agriculture, horticulture, furniture, history, and many other areas work diligently to ensure that the Biltmore experience is both pleasurable and memorable. From their French winemaker to their opera-singing host, the Biltmore is America’s premier estate. Runner-ups: Timberfell Lodge; New Orleans Favorite Movie/DVD Store – Best Buy Best Buy carries a wide array of movie titles in-house, as well as a list of coming releases. Through their partnership with Netflix, they also offer an easy way to rent an unlimited number of movies for a $21.95-per-month membership fee. Runner-ups: McKay’s; Border’s Favorite Gift shop – Whisper’s Located in pretty Fountain City at 3802 Essary Road, Whisper’s is a shop for naughty or nice patrons year round. Whether your taste runs to vanilla or leather, you will find something at this sweet shop. Gay-friendly complete with gay staff, this shop is a must see for anyone with girlfriends of any gender on their shopping list. The variety is astounding ranging from lingerie and costumes to massage oils and accessories of every description in an inviting atmosphere. It’s a favorite with folks of all descriptions! Runner-ups: Green Earth Emporium; Kirkland’s Favorite Place to Dance – The Carousel II One of the longest running show bars in the entire Southeast, the Carousel II is home to Knoxville’s favorite dance floor. The stellar show cast includes many of the area’s finest female impersonators. Show Director Champale Denise produces a consistently glittering show five nights a week. See for yourself how the dance floor comes alive late night as area partygoers boogie to the tunes they love. Runner-ups: The New Rainbow Club West; Fiction Favorite News Anchor – Robin Wilhoit Perky yet professional, Robin Wilhoit has graced Knox area television screens since she first began with WBIR-TV several years ago as a news reporter. Her enthusiasm emanates across the airwaves as she brings us the news of the day and information about Buddy Check 10, a breast cancer education and awareness program co-sponsored by Channel 10 and Baptist Regional Health Systems. Robin is often seen at major com- OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 27 28 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN SOCIAL Val’s Voice by Val Burke Social Writer Photo by Brent Meredith Went to the Lipstick Lounge Second Anniversary Party. It was FANTASTIC! The band was excellent as usual. They had a cake and prizes for people that could answer their ‘millionaire questions’, such as, who has not seen Jonda’s breasts...well that was an easy answer, ‘No ONE!’ Or, how long did it take, to get a drink the first night they opened, to which Ja answered, she IS STILL WAITING!! Ronda gave a package of Depends (that she ‘claimed’ were Jonda’s) to LaWanna for answering correctly. Of course, it wasn’t long before Steff Mahan was cutting a mean rug around the dance floor in one of those things (looking very similar to Baby Huey) Colleen McFarland opened the show again this year with a song she wrote for Lipstick named appropriately enough, ‘The Lipstick Lounge’. She has an awesome voice, if you have the chance you should check her out. Then Ro/Jo and Company took to the stage Val Burke can be reached at [email protected]. Photo by Brent Meredith Members of the panel panel discussion “Relationship Recognition: At Home, At Work, In the Community” held at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville included (left to right) Hedy Weinberg, Ken Choe, Seth Kilbourn, John Seigenthaler (moderator), Tricia Gardner (from the Vanderbilt University Office for GLBT Life; not part of the panel) and Reverend “Sonnye” Dixon, Jr. The event was sponsored by the ACLU-TN, HRC, TEP and the Vanderbilt University Office for GLBT Life. and they were fantastic as usual. They have added to their repertoire the song ‘Redneck Woman’, which to me has never sounded better. What could be better than to hear a whole bar of lesbians and then some...yelling ‘HELL YEAH’!? You see my point now, don’t you? It’s easy to see why Lipstick was named, ‘Best Lesbian Bar’ in Nashville. It matters NOT that it is the ONLY Lesbian bar in Nashville does it? Hey, just getting lesbians to come out to a bar is a task in itself, maybe I should say, ‘settled lesbians’. We all know that if she shows back up after a couple of months, she must be single again, right? Just a little ‘U-Haul humor’ for you. Also, caught the play ‘Nunsense’ which actually gave me a whole new meaning to the word sisters! I didn’t realize they were talking about NUNS! See how religious I have been all these years, right? It was a cute production though. What else can you say about nuns? Ok, well that’s it till next time.... take care. Photo by Brent Meredith ‘O&AN’, TPAC & TRIBE want to send YOU to the show ...for FREE! Photo by Mike Robinson “O&AN,” TPAC & Tribe “Mamma Mia” contest winners. Front row: Sue Gibson, Mary Ann Roth and Mat Walker (green shirt) Back row: Rhonda Linginfelter, Amy Fisher, Mark Colver, David Chontofalsky and Dewey Hunt. Bianca Paige dons Dorothy apparel during the Tramp’s Ball at the Chute. The event’s theme for the night was “Emerald City.” October 26 — 31, Andrew Jackson Hall www.tpac.org Enter to win tickets to the opening night show on Tuesday, October 26! Go to www.outandaboutnewspaper.com for complete instruction and to register to win. Don’t miss your opportunity to see this GREAT show! Shabby Chic opened its doors on September 26. This art gallery/furniture store is one of many new businesses in East Nashville. Photo by Mike Robinson 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 p.m. Friday 2:00 & 8:00 p.m. Saturday 2:00 & 7:30 p.m. Sunday Photo by Jennifer Duncan Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) The Music City Bears set up a game booth at the Tramp’s Ball to contribute to the fun and fundraising. Pictured left to right: Michael West, Bob Davidson, Mike Davis, Eric Nance, Tony Sullivan and Will Prater. OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 29 SOCIAL O&AN 30 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN FAVS munity events such as the last election’s gubernatorial debates functioning as panelist or mistress of ceremony. She is a definite asset to our community. insight on local news, and the in-depth features that are the meat and potatoes of the publication. Available in numerous locations, this publication is free of charge. Runner-ups: Ted Hall; Lori Tucker Runner-ups: “Knoxville News-Sentinel”; “Out and About Newspaper” Favorite News Reporter – Beth Maples-Bays When you want to be taken to different cultures, times and historical GLBT events, look no farther than our own Beth Maples-Bays. Bays is Out & About’s East Tennessee Bureau Chief, and a respected leader and activist for Knoxville’s GLBT community. Runner-ups: None Favorite DJ – Delilah Delilah has been a fixture of Knoxville’s radio audience for years! A quote from her Web site reads, “Today, my show isn’t on a 5,000-watt daytime AM station, but the thrill of the microphone hasn’t disappeared. Radio is still my first love.” Delilah’s voice has brought much comfort to lovers and heart-broken souls throughout the years. Listen to her on WJXB FM 97.5 Wednesday and Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to midnight. Runner-ups: Mancow; Phil Williams Favorite Newspaper – “Metropulse” Since 1991, the “Metropulse,” Knoxville’s urban weekly, has been credited with creativity and a refreshing variety of viewpoints on topics ranging from food and entertainment, urban renewal, Favorite Casual Clothing – Fashion Cents & Planet Xchange Upbeat and trendy, Fashion Cents in the Broadway Shopping Center caters to the hip-hop crowd by providing current fashions at a reasonable price. Managed by a lovely lady named Cassandra, the shop offers both misses and plus size fashions along with accessories for every outfit. Wide selection and convenient location make this a definite stop on any shopping spree. Cleaning out the closet? Need a little extra cash? Take your used battered blues to Planet Xchange for a swap or cash! Located on the corner of Downtown West Blvd. and Kingston Pike. Runner-ups: Buckle; Hot Topic Favorite Men’s Formal Wear – Brooks Brothers Brooks Brothers Clothing offers clothing for the entire family with two locations to serve the East Tennessee area. Locations include West Town Mall in Knoxville, and Tanger Outlet Center in Sevierville. Brooks Brothers also offers an extensive collection at www.BrooksBrothers.com. Runner-ups: Caché; Bella Boutique Favorite Hairdresser – Ethan Brewer Ethan Brewer, co-owner of hairpeace salon brings Madison Avenue style to Knoxville. Brewer practiced on Madison Avenue in New York City for three of his 16 years career. Visit Ethan at hairpeace at 5309B Kingston Pike, but you should make an appointment first by calling 865-5887333. Runner-ups: Heath Potter; Carl Ridenour Favorite Special Event – Knox-stalgia Heritage Night 2004 Knoxville’s first public showing of the insightful documentary “Radical Harmonies,” chronicling the women’s music movement of the 1970s, led the lineup as Knox-stalgia Heritage Night 2004, celebrated at the Candy Factory, looked back on those OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 31 32 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN FAVS who have “gone before.” A local panel of elders including politicians, drag kings and other local past and present GLBT leaders presented historic nuggets of local history. A poster collection depicting past and present bars adorned the walls giving a visual glimpse into our past. Runner-ups: Miss Gay Knoxville Pageant; Rainbow Cotillion Favorite Fundraiser – Children’s Miracle Network Children’s Miracle Network, an alliance of more than 170 pediatric specialty hospitals, provides care, research, and community outreach to children across North America. They assist with myriad health problems from asthma and broken bones to cancer, sickle cell anemia, pediatric AIDS, muscular dystrophy and serious injuries. These premier children’s hospitals work with media partners and corporate volunteer to promote children’s health in our communities. Their Web site is located at www.cmn.org. tion about The Clarence Brown Theatre, and their 30-year anniversary celebration at www.clarencebrowntheatre.org or by calling 865-974-5164. Runner-ups: None Favorite Place to People Watch – West Town Mall Conveniently located off I-40 at Exit 380, West Town Mall offers the ultimate shopping experience. West Town has approximately 150 stores, 36 of which are exclusive to the Knoxville market. Find that perfect gift for a friend or a special indulgence for yourself, or satisfy your hunger with more than 20 different restaurants. Runner-ups: Tyson Park; West Knox News Favorite Place for Casual Dining – Chili’s Grill & Bar This restaurant has four convenient locations in the Knoxville area. On the go or planning a party, just give Chili’s a call. This family oriented restaurant offers mixed grill American favorites. In fact, they have something for everyone, which is why many feel it deserves the Casual Dining honor. Runner-up: Rainbow Cotillion Runner-ups: Macaroni Grill; P. F. Chang’s Favorite First Date – Knoxville Museum of Art and Clarence Brown Theater Favorite Place for Fine Dining – Cha-Cha’s Restaurant & Bar Since its relocation in 1987 to World’s Fair Park, the Knoxville Museum of Art has offered compelling works. The most recent offering is “Designs for East Tennessee” by Maya Lin, designer of “The Women’s Table” at Yale University. Current showings include the works of Michael Readecker, finalist for the Turner Prize in England, the KMA’s permanent collection showing contemporary works on paper, and breathtaking paintings. Located at 1050 Worlds Fair Park and online at www.knoxart.org, the KMA is sure to bring substance to a date or cultural endeavor. The Clarence Brown Theatre on UT’s Knoxville campus offers educational outreach, student matinee performances, back stage tours, career education programs, inschool artist residences, workshops, and discussion groups for teachers and the entire community. You may find more informa- Cha-Cha’s offers diners a warm friendly hospitality and their famous campechana (seafood) and Super Lechon (roasted pork). The menu also features favorite classics and modern adaptations to a culinary tradition that has made Mexico a favorite culinary destination. Cha-Cha’s promotes itself as a safe haven from fast food restaurant chains. Conveniently located off Kingston Pike near Homberg Place. Runner-ups: The Melting Pot; The Copper Cellar Favorite Place for Dessert – The Melting Pot The Melting Pot Restaurant, located at 111 N. Central Avenue, is best known for its chocolate fondues dipped in many favorite toppings such as strawberries, pineapple, banana, and more. For the chocolate lover, this is the place to OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 33 FAVS go for a wonderfully unique dessert experience. Runner-ups: The Marble Slab; Macaroni Grill Favorite Masseuse – Alice Powers Whether on the go or just wanting a relaxing cup of coffee, Starbucks has what you want. Using the finest blends of coffee, they are ready to make one of their many special combinations to fit your taste. Starbucks is a haven for coffee lovers! Alice Powers, Licensed Massage Therapist affiliated with Gold Medal Sports and Pregnancy Massage Associates, has practiced in the Knoxville area for two years. Specializing in pregnancy and labor massage in addition to deep tissue massage, Alice’s contact information can be found online at www.coremassage.com. Runner-ups: None Runner-ups: None Favorite Drag Queen – The Lady Geneva Favorite Weather Person Todd Howell A beautiful smile and a soft-spoken word belie her description as the “notorious” Lady Geneva. Crowned Miss Gay Knoxville 2003, she wows her fans at the New Rainbow Club West. Catch her show three times each week as the Rainbow Divas captivate Knoxville audiences with their glamorous performances. Todd Howell grew up in Gaffney, South Carolina, Home of the Peach. Despite a love of weather dating back to his elementary school days, Todd studied business administration and marketing at University of Georgia, Athens, receiving his degree in 1987. Three years later, after working in computer sales, Todd decided to pursue a career in what he loved-weather. He returned to school at Mississippi State University and, in May 1993, received his Masters degree in geo-science, in the Broadcast Meteorology program. Todd resides in Knoxville with his wife, Leigh, and their sons, Walker, Davis, Nolan and Stewart. Favorite Place for Coffee – Starbucks Runner-up: Malea Monroe Favorite Florist – Crouch’s Florist Crouch’s, a family-owned business located in the Knoxville area for 135 years, offers five area locations serving Knoxville residents, churches, hospitals and funeral homes with several routine daily deliveries. Listed as a Top 100 FTD florist, they service both individual and large commercial needs. Gourmet, fruit, and bath baskets are also available. Runner-ups: None Favorite Politician – Lamar Alexander Charles is with the West Knoxville office of Coldwell Banker and looks forward to serving the community as he has since 1974. “Please extend my thanks to our supportive customers for the recognition as your favorite realtor,” Charles said. In 1978 Lamar Alexander walked across the state of Tennessee wearing what became his signature, a red and black lumberjackstyle shirt. Alexander served as governor to Tennessee from 1979 to 1987. This Blount county native ran for President in 1996 and 2000. He also worked as a staffer under former President Richard Nixon, Secretary of Education under Bush the Elder, and more recently was President of the University of Tennessee. Runner-ups: None Runner-up: Phil Bredesen Runner-ups: Petree’s; Powell Florist Favorite Realtor – Charles Blankenship O&AN 34 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN FAVS OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 35 FAVS Favorite Car dealer – Classy Motors Classy Motors is your choice for preowned vehicles! Classy provides financing on pre-owned cars, trucks, vans, SUVs, and sports vehicles for all types of credit. Located at 5929 Clinton Hwy. in Knoxville, this dealership is well known to our community and very gay-friendly. Reach them by phone at 865-688-5004. Runner-ups: CarMax; Frontier Motors Favorite Bookstore – Borders Books Music & Café Located at 202 Morrel Road, this store offers bookstore charm and a hip music mentality to create Borders. The wide range of subjects from science fiction to Eastern philosophy keeps both browsers and buyers happy. Borders is a step beyond other shopping-mall bookstores. Their book readings, musical performances and in-store cafes make for a smart, urban atmosphere. Runner-ups: McKay’s; West Knox News Favorite Home Accessories – Carolina Pottery sure. But you’ll also find aisles and aisles of flatware, cutlery, bedding, floral designs, yard art, mirrors, ceramics…you get the picture. Oh, and they have framed pictures, too. You could easily find yourself (or lose yourself) spending hours choosing accessories for every room in your home. But be sure to wear comfortable shoes, this cavernous building has so much stuff you’ll be walking a long time. The bargains are worth the walk. Runner-ups: Pier One; Kirkland’s Favorite Businesswoman – Jaime Combs-Lewis Lovely Jaime Combs-Lewis has been a Certified Hair Designer at Designer’s Touch in Maryville for the last four years. She is a certified Helix Designer, a haircutting system that increases hair volume and curl. She is available afternoons and evenings by appointment. Jaime lives with her partner, Carla Lewis, in their recently purchased home in the Allenbrook subdivision. Runner-up: Marlene Lane It’s got tons of great pottery items, Favorite Businessman – Will Pappas Beloved club owner Will Pappas, selected as Knoxville’s favorite businessman, co-owns and manages the New Rainbow Club West on Kingston Pike. He and his partner, Martin, provide quality entertainment and a friendly atmosphere for their patrons. Will is an East Tennessee native, and his traditional southern charm and hospitality reflect his heritage. Runner-ups: Jason McClure; Jonathan Taylor Favorite Knoxvillian – Ashley O’Neal Multitalented, gracious and dedicated sum up the versatile Ashley O’Neal. Whether organizing activists, performing at the Carousel II, or networking with peers, Ashley stands head and shoulders above the rest with regard to commitment and perseverance. Recent efforts include a major role in the formation of Equality Knoxville along with steps toward increasing the GLBT voice in important issues of the day in the mainstream community along with voter registration and other worthwhile accomplishments. Ashley’s notable performance on the Knoxville scene deserves this recognition. Runner-ups: Jonathan Taylor; The Lady Geneva O&AN 36 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN FAVS OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 37 NEWS Elizabeth Birch to speak at December Gayla for Chattanooga CARES by Jennie Gritton News Writer Serving 23 counties in Tennessee, Chattanooga CARES offers a wide spectrum of services focusing primarily on AIDS and AIDS prevention. Organized in 1986, Cares employs 13 staff members and also uses over 200 trained volunteers. Offering programs free of charge such as AIDS 101, Safer Sex Workshop, and peer education, CARES believes that prevention education is the #1 tool for fighting HIV infection. Along with prevention education, CARES offers numerous services to persons living with HIV/AIDS. Such services include mental health counseling, adherence counseling, nutritional services, transportation, and emergency services. In December 2003, CARES opened a primary care clinic, which exclusively treats HIV infected persons. Currently serving 287 patients, the clinic offers complete physicals, pap smears, acute and chronic health care, education, immunizations, laboratory testing, referrals, consultations, EKGs and spirometry. Chattanooga CARES, which received its non-profit status in 1988, draws much of it’s funding from federal and state grants. In addition to grants, CARES has a few annual fundraisers. Gayla is the next fundraiser, which is scheduled for Friday, December 3rd. Gayla is a formal dinner event with speakers and entertainment. This year will be particularly exciting because of the guest speaker, Elizabeth Birch who was the executive director of the Human Rights Campaign from January 1995 until January 2004. When discussing the exciting news, Nicole Bellenfant, vice president of community affairs for Chattanooga CARES said, “when I booked Elizabeth Birch my agent told me, ‘Beg, steal, borrow, do whatever you have to do to book Elizabeth, her speeches are nothing less than inspiring. We are also very cautions about how we market this event, so everyone feels comfortable to come out to the event.” As organizations such as CARES continue to battle AIDS, there is a growing threat of the Bush administration’s abstinence only sex education programs which is slow- ly replacing current sex education in our public schools. If the administration is successful, organizations such as CARES will have many more issues to address. In 2002, the Center for Disease Control reported 886,575 AIDS cases with 501,669 deaths. The Henry J Kaiser Foundation reported that same year that Tennessee ranked tenth in HIV cases with 6,610 and twenty-first in AIDS cases with 9,872. Chattanooga CARES combats this threatening epidemic with prevention education and support services. Chattanooga CARES provides education services to the following 23 counties in Tennessee: White, Marion, Hamilton, Bradley, Polk, Grundy, Sequatchie, Meigs, McMinn, Warren, Bledsoe, Rhea, Van Buren, Cumberland, Dekalb, Putnam, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Clay, Pickett, Smith, and Fentress. Tickets for Gayla can be purchased by calling Chattanooga CARES at 423-6489910. For more information, visit www.chattanoogacares.org. O&AN 38 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 NEWS Local Presbyterians plan retreat to discuss issues of inclusion O&AN by Don Schlosser Photo provided News Writer As Methodists continue to recover from a divisive General Conference in which conservative elements threatened to divide the denomination, and as Episcopalians continue to wrestle to keep their church together after the ordination of their first openly gay bishop, Presbyterians are struggling to preserve their unity as they face the issue of inclusion of GLBT persons of faith. The movement for inclusion is known as More Light Presbyterians, comprised of individuals and congregations who, according to the National Field Organizer, group’s mission statement, Michael Adee work for the “full participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of faith in the life, ministry and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA),” the largest of all American Presbyterian groups with more an 2.5 million members. The local chapter of More Light Presbyterians, under the leadership of Trice Gibbons, has invited the National Field Organizer, Michael Adee, to Nashville for a one-day retreat to challenge area GLBT members of the Presbyterian Church (USA) to “own the issues,” according to Gibbons. “Local Presbyterian churches were virtually silent during the Metro Council’s employment non-discrimination debate,” says Gibbons. “Whereas members of other mainline denominations like the United Methodists and Episcopal churches participated in the demonstration outside of council chambers in support of the-discrimination measures. One of our goals is to foster a sense of responsibility and a call to action.” Michael Adee has been working in the GLBT community and the HIV-AIDS Community since 1988. A noted speaker and teacher, Michael has spoken at hundreds of national, regional and local conferences and meetings, on college campuses and in communities of faith across the country. According to the website, “He weaves insight, compassion and humor into his presentations.” Adee will also be preaching at the Second Presbyterian Church, 3511 Belmont Boulevard in Green Hills, on Sunday morning, October 24. In conjunction with Adee’s appearance at the Second Presbyterian Church, the church will host a “Shower of Stoles,” one hundred stoles from a collection of close to 900 liturgical stoles from gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people of faith from 18 denominations across North America. Like panels of the AIDS Quilt, each stole contains the story of a GLBT person who has been barred from serving the church openly. The Shower of Stoles Project began in the Presbyterian Church in 1995; Presbyterians continue to represent the largest number of stoles in the collection. The community is welcome to see the exhibit of stoles in the sanctuary of the church from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, October 24 and to view the 30-minute explanatory video, “So Great a Cloud of Witnesses, “ which will play continuously. For information about these events or the local chapter of More Light Presbyterians, contact Trice Gibbons at [email protected]. Don Schlosser can be reached at [email protected]. OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 39 BUSINESS O&AN Kentucky GLBT newspaper gets new owner, editor; DiverstiyBuilder adds new providers by Jerry Jones Publisher Kentucky’s GLBT newspaper “The Letter” has been sold to an anonymous owner for an undisclosed price, marking yet another interesting turn in the newspaper’s history. “The Letter” was sold in September by owner David Williams and Phoenix Hill Enterprises, Inc. to Atta Girl Productions, Inc. “The Letter” is a monthly GLBT publication that can be found in regional metropolitan areas, including Lexington, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis. It has been owned and operated by Williams since 1994, who served as editor. “The Letter” published its first issue in June 1990, and has a circulation of 6,500. It marks the second time in as many years that ownership has changed hands for “The Letter”. In May 2003, Jason Smith, the 23-year-old owner and president of RJS Communications LLC, took over as owner and editor of “The Letter”, but that was short lived as Williams’s wrestled control back from Smith, after disputes over payment for the newspaper. Jeffrey Goldsmith and Dave VanderPol have been named co-managers of the paper. Goldsmith will focus on advertising and business, with VanderPol assuming the title of managing editor. “My main focus is editing, writing and producing the paper and keeping our website updated,” VanderPol said. VanderPol was named news editor of “The Letter” in August 2003. He has served as webmaster, ad salesman and in other capacities since April 1998. Among VanderPol’s accomplishments over the past year is the creation of several new popular features, including the “out in the community” photo gallery and a centralized regional calendar. He has worked to develop a diverse pool of writing talent to repre- sent a cross-section of the GLBT community. This past spring he was able to guide the paper from printing in spot color to full color. Williams said he will stay on with “The Letter” as copy editor, news writer, columnist, community liaison, and part-time distributor. He said he decided to sell the paper so he could concentrate on his painting career. DiverstiyBuilder adds new providers DiversityBuilder, a Williamson County Internet based GLBT network that offers free gay-friendly business referrals to doc- tors, dentists, realtors, travel agents, mortgage brokers, pet sitters and more, has recently added the following providers to its growing list of professionals: Chadwick Chem Dry - Nashville, TN; Joyner Beach Rental - Savannah, GA; Jan Dahlin Geiger, CFP - Atlanta, GA; Tina Tessina, PhD, LMFT - Long Beach, CA; Fitness Together - Atlanta, GA; McKelvey & Russell, LLC Decatur, GA; RBM of Atlanta Mercedes Benz - Atlanta, GA; American VanGuard MortgageNashville, TN. Jerry Jones can be reached at [email protected]. 40 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN LIVING NGLFF at the Belcourt Offers Wide Variety of Choices For Filmgoers by F. Daniel Kent A&E Editor For the second year in a row, the historic Belcourt Theatre in Hillsboro Village will be hosting the Nashville Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The Belcourt held the first Nashville Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in September 2003 as part of its mission to provide a venue for cultural events for the Middle Tennessee community. The three-day festival exceeded attendance expectations and encouraged the theatre management to continue the festival as an annual event. The second festival will be bigger and better and is scheduled from Thursday, October 21, to Sunday, October 24, 2004. This year’s festival will not only include more films but also more special events related to the films. To achieve this expansion, the festival’s budget will be larger, and the need for sponsorships more critical. The festival programming team numbers five lesbians and gay men from Nashville, includes a Vanderbilt student, and is led by Jim Williams, a professor at MTSU. The programming team has already received many entries and expressions of interest from filmmakers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Africa. “The Nashville Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is small by comparison to other more established festivals,” Williams admits, “but I can honestly say that what we have to offer this year is truly some of the cream of the crop in gay & lesbian films from this year.” The following is a synopsis of some of this year’s more notable offerings: “Eating Out” The Opening Night Gala of this year’s festival, “Eating Out” is director Q. Allan Brocka’s quirky teen sex comedy follow- thwarted when Gwen decides that Caleb would be the perfect catch for her own gay roommate, Marc — the object of Kyle’s affection. Caleb is faced with a confusing proposition. Gwen wonders if she’ll ever find a straight guy. Marc can’t tell why the new guy is so hot and cold. And Kyle watches the two loves of his life leave him behind. Despite some truly painful moments (witness the awkward “phone sex” scene) and dialogue that seems to try too hard at times, “Eating Out” is an enjoyable romp through hetero and homosexual horndoggery. “Raspberry Reich” Perhaps the most unique and potentially controversial film at this year’s festival, “Raspberry Reich” is a porno-political cage rattler that is sure to raise more than just a few eyebrows. Veteran renegade filmmaker and celebrated provocateur Bruce LaBruce (“No Skin Off My Ass,” “Super 8 ?,” “Come As You Are”) has done it again with his comic portrayal of phenomenon of “terrorist chic,” the people who emulate terrorists without necessarily understanding the moral implications of what terrorism actually means. LaBruce’s inspiration is the Baader-Meinhoff gang, the Red Army faction that reeked havoc in Berlin in the ’60s and the subsequent public fascination with them. In “Raspberry Reich”, Gudrun, an East German with an insatiable sexual appetite, leads a group of antiwar, anti-capitalist revolutionaries. She devises a caper to kidnap the son of a wealthy industrialist to draw attention to the group’s agenda. Her gang consists of her boyfriend Holger and a bevy of young straight boys. Gudrun also believes that heterosexual monogamy is bourgeois constructs that must be smashed to achieve revolution, so she makes her male apprentices have sex with each other. Oddly, they don’t need much coaxing and the scenes are hotly graphic and insanely ludicrous at once. “Testosterone” ing the escapades of Caleb, a hunky poli-sci major with affection for aggressive girls and Gwen, an aggressive girl who falls for gay acting boys. It’s a match made in therapy. In a plan hatched by his crafty gay roommate Kyle, Caleb finds himself pretending to be gay to woo Gwen, but their scheme is A dark tale of revenge and obsession, director David Moreton’s film-noir follow-up to 1998’s breakout hit Edge of Seventeen doesn’t quite live up to expectations despite much ado about Antonio Saboto, Jr.’s full frontal nude scene (which lasts less than a second and is easily missed if one blinks). With a plot almost as pathos-less and confused as its protagonist, “Testosterone” follows the story of Dean (David Sutcliffe), a successful graphic novelist who falls madly in love with Pablo (Antonio Sabato, Jr). After a whirlwind romance Pablo goes out for cigarette and never OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 41 LIVING comes back. Unable to function Dean does what any self-respecting romantic would do in this situation: he blows off his deadline, throws some clothes in a bag and books a flight to Buenos Aires to try and hunt down some closure. Dean tries to track down his beloved Pablo, but this proves more difficult than he anticipated. In addition to the language barrier, Dean gradually discovers that practically everyone he encounters - from Pablo`s domineering mother (Sonia Braga) to the beautiful café owner Sofia (Celina Font), all the way to a guy he picks up in a bookstore (Leonardo Brzezicki) — is not what they seem. By the time Dean and Pablo are re-united, the lines between art and life, resolution and revenge, man and maniac, have all gone fuzzy. Dean abandons all better judgment, and with his broken heart practically leaking blood and testosterone pumping through his veins, he puts a machete on his credit card and heads off to have one last talk with Pablo. “Dominatrix Waitrix” The Dispatcher’s Headquarters: The center of a vast surveillance network and restaurant worker rescue service with live video feeds of disgruntled servers. At the switchboard sits The Dispatcher - an alluring and commanding pimp-daddy in furs. Dominatrix Waitrix is bold and cunning and clad in leather. She works for The Dispatcher who created her in his image. They flirt and flatter, banter and bicker. The Dispatcher sends Dominatrix Waitrix out on missions: to clone herself as Server Clients, to take over their miserable jobs long enough for them to have a break while still receiving tips and paychecks for the hours worked by Dominatrix Waitrix. “Dominatrix Waitrix” is a video featured inspired by frustrations with the service industry and the power imbalance between owners and managers, managers and servers, servers and customers. It is fueled by revenge fantasies from over ten years waiting tables, and the transformations of these fantasies into a reversal of power play for sexual pleasure. Combining narrative, sci-fi, sadomasochism, and elements of musical theatre conjures an ideal forum for questioning power dynamics in the service industry and among lovers. These relationships stir and release a complex range of emotional responses from frustration to arousal. The musical numbers are the repetitive texts and movements of restaurant servers. The science fiction space station is a video patch bay, connecting satellite surveillance cameras in restaurant bathroom stalls. “The Cookie Project” An eye-opening (and at times eye-popping) documentary that takes the viewer on a journey into the life of a male-to-female transgendered person as they undergo the process of gender reassignment, “The Cookie Project” journeys into the life of Cookie, a former marine, LAPD police officer and father of two turned female lesbian as it happens. Documentarian Stephanie Wynn does an excellent job of lifting the veil of obscurity that surrounds transgenderism for most average people. Be warned: this film is a no-holesbarred exploration of the transformation from male to female and is not for the faint of heart. While in parts, it raises more questions than it answers, “The Cookie Project” is an honest and straightforward exploration of the life that the transgendered live that will certainly not explain everything that an outsider might want to know, but will definitely place those who wish to be better informed on the path to enlightenment. For more information about films, sponsorships, or special events related to the festival, as well as a full schedule of film showings and events go to www.nglff.org contact Jim Williams at [email protected], or (615) 292-8417. F. Daniel Kent can be reached at [email protected]. O&AN 42 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN LIVING by Byron Simpson News Writer Diversity marks the 20042005 Nashville Opera Season lineup. Later this month, the season bows with Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. Taking place on the Scottish moors, Lucia di Lammermoor sets conventional opera themes - love, betrayal, deception, passion, and suicide – in the bel canto style, which highlights vocal athleticism over orchestral sweeps or motivic labeling. The balance of the season includes the comic opera Die Fledermaus, followed by and evening of two contemporary one-acts; Poulenc’s La Voix Humane, and Peter Maxwell Davies’ The Lighthouse. The Lighthouse, a suspense mystery set on a remote island lighthouse off the coast of Scotland, tracks of group of men facing love, loss, and ghosts from the past, and contains mature themes, demonstrating Nashville Opera’s willingness to mount more compelling, provocative works, as it did last season with Strauss’ Salome. Bizet’s masterpiece and crowd pleaser, Carmen, ends the season in April. In July of this year, the critically acclaimed company heard sour notes when the Metro Nashville Arts Commission awarded only $96,278 in grant money, far short of the $185,000 requested. In response, the company scaled back the staff position for education director, and reduced ambitions for a pyrotechnic spectacle for its January production of Die Fledermaus. Some relief came in late August, when HCA, Inc. pledged $50,000 to offset the shortfall. The generous donation is in addition to the existing $100,000 HCA endowment for the 2004-2005 season. Another boon for the company is the recent announcement that their live performances at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center will be recorded for delayed broadcast on Nashville Public Radio. Beginning October 2, 2004, at 12:30 p.m., 90.3 WPLN-FM will broadcast the first of these recorded performances – Strauss’ Salome, produced in April 2004. All four of this season’s operas will be broadcast this summer. “We are delighted to be able to share our performances with all of Nashville and Middle Tennessee through this partnerships with WPLN,” said Executive Director Carol Photo by Duane Tinkey Nashville Opera endures despite funding setbacks Lucia soprano Jane Redding in Des Moines Metro Opera’s production of Ariadne auf Naxos. Penterman. Nashville Opera Association performs Lucia di Lammermoor at TPAC October 14 and 16, 2004. For more information, visit www.nashvilleopera.org. Byron Simpson can be reached at [email protected]. OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 43 44 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN LIVING Gloria Gaynor to perform at Artrageous 2004 by Ryan Breegle Gloria Gaynor will bring her music to Nashville on November 13 as she headlines the entertainment at Artrageous, a fundraiser for Nashville Cares. Discovered by Nashville’s own recording label giant and brilliant entrepreneur Mike Curb in the early 1970’s, Gloria Gaynor crashed onto the disco scene in a whirlwind of self-assurance and anthemic glory with her 1979 number one hit, ‘I Will Survive.’ Threatened by the rumor that disco was dead, and based on emotions she felt after the death of her mother, Gaynor decided to record this song, making disco history. And while this universally-loved song assures her immortality, her importance Photo provided A & E Writer Gloria Gaynor will bring her music to Nashville on November 13 as she headlines the entertainment at Artrageous, a fundraiser for Nashville Cares. goes further, as Gaynor was responsible for many music firsts: she was the reason for the first and only Grammy for Best Disco Recording for ‘I Will Survive,’ and her 1976 album Never Can Say Goodbye was one of the first albums to run uninterrupted with no break between songs, a method that allowed hot disco nights to go on forever and one that is heard on nearly every DJ mix CD today. The impact of Gloria Gaynor’s choice to record ‘I Will Survive’ stretches from gay artists’ who have taken the sounds and themes to make their own music, such as Erasure (‘Love to Hate You’), to numerous drag queens and club kids simply inspired by the message of believing in yourself and making it through the hardest times with only one’s pride and a funky disco beat. In the past few years, Gaynor has performed on Broadway in the musical revue, ‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe,’ guest starred on Ally McBeal, and continued to make live performances her career’s main focus. Nashville is extremely fortunate to be able to witness the glorious singing of Gloria Gaynor in person when she appears as the primary entertainment for Nashville CARES Artrageous event in November. Tickets for Artrageous are $75 online or $85 at the door. For more information visit www.artrageous.org. Ryan Breegle can be reached at [email protected]. OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 45 LIVING O&AN 46 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN LIVING OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 47 LIVING O&AN Outloud’s best sellers Men’s Fiction 1. Looking For It - Michael Thomas Ford. The upstate New York, small town setting influences the lives of seven gay men who congregate at the only gay bar for miles. 2. Saving Valencia - Steven Cooper. The heir to a hotel empire discovers his sister has been kidnapped by religious zealots who have two demands of him: seven million dollars and the public renunciation of his homosexuality. 3. Bitch Slap - Michael Craft. An unconventional whodunit, with a plot that takes a neck-snapping turn at an unexpected moment. 4. Latter Days - C. Jay Cox and T. Fabris. Based on the screenplay for the smash film about romance and self-discovery. 5. Last Summer - Michael Thomas Ford. Now in paperback! Ford’s debut novel is about a group of gay men looking for love and finding themselves in the bars and beaches of Provincetown. Women’s Fiction 1. Love Letters In the Sand - Sharon Stone. Two women — one, twice divorced; the other, a rock star — meet and sparks fly. The love story explores the power of being truthful to oneself. 2. White Lace and Promises - Peggy J. Herring. A longtime couple discovers the most important thing in their lives may not be sex after all. 3. When the Corpse Lies - Therese Szymanski. Brett Higgins is used to waking up next to beautiful women she hardly knows. Problem is, this one’s dead. 4. The Girl With the Golden Bouffant - Mabel Maney. Lesbian secret spy Jane Bond returns, this time in 1966 impersonating her out-of-commission brother, James, at an all-male spy convention in Vegas. 5. Hancock Park Katherine V. Forrest. The Lambda Award winning author delivers another electrifying mystery in which cold-blooded murder is only the beginning. Video/DVD 1. Latter Days. The smash gay romantic drama combines laughs, seduction, tears and plenty of romance. 2. Sordid Lives. Olivia Newton-John and Delta Burke headline this twisted, whitetrash breakout hit movie. 3. Die Mommie Die! In this ode to the big-screen soaps of the ‘60s, Angela Arden “offs” her husband with a poisoned suppository, or does she? 4. Revolution - Margaret Cho. The social activist/comedienne returns with her third hit concert film. 5. Better Than Chocolate. Maggie’s clandestine romance inadvertently introduces her family to a host of new experiences. 48 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN LIVING Hurricane makes us all want to head for higher ground Jenn and I spent the weekend in bed, surrounded with comfort snacks, snuggly blankies and cozy jammies watching CNN and The Weather Channel. We sat with great anticipation at the arrival of Hurricane Frances, becoming educated on the eye of a storm, storm surges and the effects that heat has on the speed of a hurricane. Yes, we sat glued to the television, joking about how we were storm chasers, flipping the remote from CNN to TWC in order to have the most accurate, up to date information. We actually had a lump in our throat and found ourselves holding one another as we watched Frances swell across the ocean, stall to a snails pace before finally slamming into the state of Florida. Again last week we found ourselves in the same position spying on Hurricane Ivan as he was doing his best to sneak ashore. For Ivan, I even made a special trip to the grocery to prepare for the storm. I bought bottled water, canned goods and lots of sugary snacks. I guess it is instinctive for me to react in this manner as I was raised on the gulf coast and I had watched my parents prepare in a similar manner. It felt odd for me to not board up our windows, but I didn’t want to announce to our entire neighborhood what freaks we had become with our new hobby of storm chasing. Yes, Ivan was shaping up to be a huge storm for us to follow. Then…he took a turn for the worse. The beast headed for the gulf coast of Alabama. It was a cruel, cruel joke that Mother Nature was playing and Ivan was her string puppet. I was prepared to sit in bed and watch Florida be pummeled. I was prepared to pull the blankies over my head as Ivan flooded New Orleans or even Texas, but hitting the gulf coast of Alabama was hitting below the belt and left both Jenn and myself unprepared for the mass of chaos that was heading towards our home…the mass that carried my last name. Yes, my entire family, every insane one of them still lives on the gulf coast and they were under mandatory evacuation. They loaded up their SUV’s, pick-up trucks and headed straight up I-65 and landed on West End Blvd. like the pilgrims landing on Plymouth. They piled out of their vehicles with no supplies, no food, no skills, seeking shelter. Some of the aunts, uncles and cousins found hotel rooms, but the ones who felt that I owed them something just because they gave birth to me, or shared the same birth canal with me, decided stay along with their tiresome spouses and offspring all under the age of four, in our home. Our newly purchased fixer-upper, still under construction, only one bathroom and no spare bed room, home. Now I know that because of the hurricane there are people who have lost their homes, businesses and vacation homes. I realize that people no longer have jobs who worked in the tourist industry and the white sands of Alabama beaches have been washed away and the economy of Alabama may be teetering now due to the loss of tourism as they rebuild. But all I can say is Boo-freakinHoo for those people. They have no idea how much I suffered, safe and tucked away far from the gulf coast here in Tennessee. I will never be the same. I saw my 300 pound brother-in-law in his under wear, standing in my kitchen, eating my Little Debbie snack cakes. I had to sleep on a blow-up mattress placed on a hardwood floor because my mother had a bad back and needed our $2,000 queen size mattress to sleep on. I had nieces and nephews chewing on my Tupperware because we had no toys for toddlers to play with and the cat still won’t come out from under the bed so I can finish getting the play-doh out of his fur. I can’t even watch CNN or The Weather Channel anymore without having to take a xanax. No, you can bet that the next hurricane that blows through the gulf coast, that my wife and I will probably be the only Tennesseans who actually evacuate and head for higher ground…any ground really where we can’t be found. Christy Ikner can be reached at [email protected]. OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 49 LIVING O&AN Black Pride welcomes all, celebration begins October 29 by Marisa Richmond Contributor This month, Brothers United Network Inc will be hosting the 2nd Annual Nashville Black Pride Celebration the last weekend in October the 29th to the 31st. This event is licensed through the International Federation of Black Prides (IFBP) organization. The IFBP is a coalition of black pride organizers formed in May 1999, to promote a multinational network of African American Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender / Same Gender Loving (LGBT/SGL) Pride and community-based organizations dedicated to building solidarity, promoting unity, and ensuring the development of education, economic empowerment, individual and collective work, responsibility, and self-actualization. Nashville is one of 28 cities in the United States and Canada joined together in the Black Gay Pride movement. The 2003 Nashville Black Pride attracted 962 attendees from across the country. This year’s local theme, Collective Soul, reflects the planning team’s efforts to reach out to a culturally diverse population of people. According to Dwayne Jenkins, president of Nashville Black Pride (NBP), while NBP is targeted for and by the LGBT/SGL African American community, it is an event that everyone of every color and creed is welcome to attend. It is not intended to be a separate Pride event for the city, just another Pride event whose purpose is to celebrate and promote the Black experience. “Black Gay Pride is an important event, not only for African Americans, but also for other People of Color, and heterosexuals,” Jenkins said. “Unfortunately since the media either leaves us out completely or continually depicts us in one stereotypical away, this event gives individuals both within and outside of the community a chance to see how diverse we are”. The activities begin on Friday October 29, with a radio promotion, a special community forum and panel discussion moderated by J.L. King (On the Down Low) and sponsored by the Tennessee State University Gay Straight Alliance, a wine and cheese opening reception, and SIMBE Social #12. The schedule on Saturday, October 30, includes workshops, poetry readings, book signing by Marshal Douglas, author of Staying Power: The Unofficial Guide for Male to Male Relationships, with entertainment by Jazzmyn, and a party at the Gibson Showcase Theatre at Opry Mills Mall featuring Anthony Antoine. The weekend events end on Sunday, October 31, at the historic Belcourt Theatre with a J-Sette Invitational sponsored by the Music City All-Stars and Nashville’s first Black Gay Film Fest. Jenkins pointed out that, “even though the Brothers United Program I coordinate at Nashville CARES has sponsored screenings of films with black gay characters and themes since 1997, this is the first time that films like this will be shown in a BODY BASICS MASSAGE THERAPY grouping at an actual theatre on a huge screen in PAIN RELIEF THERAPY Nashville and the entire state of Tennessee.” RELAXATION/STRESS MANAGEMENT This year’s sponsors include Art Works Photography/In the Gallery, Chicago Moon GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE Publishing, Human Rights Campaign, Nashville cash/ck/visa/mc CARES, Nubian Knights, Out and About Newspaper, Outloud!, Church Street Freedom Press and Xenogeny. The 2004 Nashville Black Pride Guide will be [email protected] available on newsstands at Nashville CARES and Outloud! Department Store in mid-October. The Mini BU SOURCE magazine, the official event publication, will once again produce and distribute the 2004 Black Pride Guide. The 2003 Guide, which included acknowledg• Licensed • Experienced • Confidential • EMDR Certified ments from Mayor Bill Purcell and many national and Nashville area Gay businesses, Karen Harper, L.C.S.W. Leslie Ratliff, L.C.S.W. quickly became a collector’s 615-330-7932 615-321-2000 item. Children, Teens and Adults For the complete listing of Adults and Seniors activities, locations and sponIndividual, Couple sorships please check the Web 1719 West End Avenue, Suite 614 East site www.brothersunited.com and Family Therapy Nashville, TN 37203 or call 615 259-4866 x 269 for more details. Mike Vaughn, LMT, NCTMB 615-832-6019 Affirming Counseling Affirming Counseling for All Ages, All People, All Families 50 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 LIVING Actress Sagal makes room for music by F. Daniel Kent A&E Editor Best known for her ten-year portrayal of the red headed, high heel wearing, vulgar, brazen, undomesticated goddess of shopping and leopard print spandex Peggy Bundy on “Married…With Children”, Katey Sagal has also starred as the voice of the cyclopean Turanga Leela on the animated cult hit “Futurama” and most recently as more traditional mother figure Cate Hennessy on “8 Simple Rules”. As a result of her onscreen work, Sagal is perhaps one of the most recognizable personalities in television today, but few people are aware that Sagal began her career as a musician. “I was completely a singer/songwriter wannabe,” muses Sagal about her career during a phone interview with “O&AN”. I couldn’t have planned my life this way. It’s far better than anything that I could have imagined. I just do what I want to do and the results are out of my hands.” Sagal, a vocalist for over thirty years having worked with such luminaries as Bob Dylan, Etta James and Bette Midler, recently released her second album “Room”. The disk combines three of Sagal’s originals with covers of older material. “There is a common thread in all of the songs,” Sagal explains, “A lot of it has to do with transition and loss. I was going through a period in my life of transition and so I sort of focused on that.” “Room” is in many ways a journey through the dizzying heights and drowning depths of this period in Sagal’s life. The album opens with the Sagal penned “Life Goes Round” setting the stage for the rest of the tracks to come. The song deals with growing up and things not really being the way that you thought they would be and the disillusionment and disappointment that comes with that, but then it resolves itself by saying life is still going on. “You get to a stage in your life where you realize Photo provided O&AN Sagal, a vocalist for over thirty years having worked with such luminaries as Bob Dylan, Etta James and Bette Midler, recently released her second album “Room”. that this is not a rehearsal,” says Sagal of the opening track, “and you go ‘Oh, I’m not going to be waiting for things to happen. Things are happening now’ We realize that we got some of the stuff that we thought that we wanted and we didn’t get some of the stuff that we thought we really needed. But in hindsight, we get exactly what we’re supposed to have in our lives.” Following the opening track is an ultra-soulful, goose flesh inducing rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Heaven is 10 Zillion Light Years Away” and the Sagal’s own “Daddy’s Girl”, a heartfelt tribute to the memory of Sagal’s parents she originally performed on an episode of “8 Simple Rules”. “Daddy’s Girl’ is about the irony of growing up and learning that you are a lot like your parents,” explains Sagal, “Both my parents were in show business. They tried to steer me in another direction but I think at a certain point they realized ‘If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.’ And I wasn’t really very good at anything else.” Sagal’s deep, mournful voice perfectly conveys the depths of despair and loss inherit in such songs as “Love & Other Games of Chance”, “Feel A Whole Lot Better”, “Catch the Wind”, and “Loving Arms”. Then, just when it seems all hope is lost, Sagal turns the tables to more uplifting tunes like “For the Love of Money” and her own “Wish I Was a Kid”. The crowning gem of the album however is her rendition of the Boz Scaggs classic “I’ll Be Long Gone” closing out the album with Sagal proclaiming “I’m gonna get up and make my life shine!” over and over like a mantra. Altogether a cathartic journey that is well worth the undertaking for the listener. Sagal’s first album Well was released in 1994. Will it be another ten years before we get to hear another recording? “No, I don’t think so,” Sagal answers, “I love doing this, so my goal is for it to kind of sustain itself.” Katey Sagal’s Room is available at most music retailers or can be ordered via her website www.KateySagal.net. F. Daniel Kent can be reached at [email protected]. OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 51 LIVING O&AN 52 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 CLASSIFIEDS ACCOMMODATIONS Timberfell Lodge 2240 Van Hill Road Greeneville, TN 37745 (800) 437-0118 www.timberfell.com ADVERTISING Brand New Day. Advertising. Public Relations. Marketing. Graphic Design. Special Events Planning. 615-414-3940. [email protected] DNGraphics. Logos. Brochures. Stationery. Printing. Newsletters. Books/Catalogs. Promotions. Music & Video Packaging. Contact Diane Neel. 615-306-0144. [email protected] Thumbprint Creative. Corporate identity, public relations, marketing, advertising, printing. Be original … get a Thumbprint! 615-5198377. [email protected] Get noticed by our 25,000+ readers! With more than 2,000 home subscribers and a print run of 10,000, Out and About Nashville is Tennessee’s largest monthly newspaper. Distribution points in Nashville, Knoxville and Atlanta. Call one of our advertising reps for more information. ANNOUNCEMENTS Fun! Fun! Fun! Do you love to dance? Hot new dance group starting in Nashville, and we need YOU! Group has country roots but will also dance to R&B and Pop. Group will perform at local clubs, Pride Festivals & Rodeos. There will be opportunities for performances out of state. Qualifications … love to dance and a great attitude. Interested men and women please contact Renee at 615-500-8315 or email Melissa: [email protected] Wanted: 29 serious people who are interested in losing up to 11-31 lbs. in the next 30 days. Call toll free: 1-888-239-0981. Nashville Black Pride – “Collective Soul” – is October 29-31! Nashville Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. October 21-24 at the Historic Belcourt Theater. Festival passes available at OutLoud! Or at the Belcourt box office. Visit www.belcourt.org or www.nglff.org and social events for all VU community. For more information, call: 615.322.3330 or www.vanderbilt.edu/glbt AUTOMOBILES You have a friend in the car business! Lynn Fillers, Riverside Toyota. 1425 N Gallatin Rd, Madison. 615-612-2528 or 615-545-1471. Mr. T’s Auto Detail & Sales. A large variety of quality pre-owned cars, trucks & SUVs! Ask for Tiffany. 615-494-9957 or 615-566-1481. 803 W. Samsonite Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Thoroughbred Motors. Not just transportation. More a way of life. 2350 Franklin Road Nashville, TN 615-385-1900 www.throughbred.com BARS The Chute Complex. We set the trend, we don’t copy it. Open daily 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. 2535 Franklin Road. Nashville, TN. 615-297-4571. www.hometown.aol.com/chutebar years experience. 3117 E. Fifth Ave. Knoxville. 865-637-8801 GROUPS Leslie Ratliff, LCSW. Individual & Couple Counseling. 1719 West End Ave, Suite 614 East Nashville, TN 615-321-2000 Join NAPP (Nashville Association of Professional Persons) for it’s meeting the fourth Tuesday of each month at Lowe’s Vanderbilt Plaza. Visit www.nashpros.org Psychotherapy Barbra Sanders, LCSW and John Waide, PhD., LCSW. 1207 17th Ave., South Suite 204 Nashville, TN. 615-3270756 (Sanders) and 615-329-0558 (Waide) FINANCIAL SERVICES Changing jobs? Retiring? See our display ad in this issue for a free Retirement Plan Rollover planning guide. Gina Embry, CFP, Quest Financial Group, LLC” Does Church Street need a financial advisor service? Complete the survey (www.outandaboutnewspaper.com/survey.htm) and enter to win dinner for 2 at Germantown Café, tickets to TPAC. FLORISTS Club XYZ. Opening late October 2004. Now interviewing bartenders, DJ, and servers. FAX resume to: 865-523-3336. www.clubxyzknoxville.com Blooming Boutique. Flowers and Gifts: Contemporary Designs with Class & Elegance. 4511 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville. 615-3834310. www.thebloomingboutique.com Kiss. Music City’s hottest upscale after-hours club. 508 Lea Ave. www.kissafterhours.com 615-259-3223 FOR SALE Help Mom & Dad Out! PFLAG Nashville welcomes you to Cohn Adult Learning Center on the 3rd Tues of each month. 615-366-0888 or www.pflagnashville.org for directions and more info. One-In-Teen Youth Services. www.one-inteen.org. Assisting sexual minority youth create support & leadership for themselves and their peers. Community Advisory Board of the Vanderbilt AIDS Clinical Trials Center monthly meetings providing a forum for discussion about the latest developments in HIV/AIDS treatment and research locally and globally. 345 24th Avenue North, Suite 105. Nashville, TN 37203. 615-467-0154 Ext 106. [email protected]. www.aidscalendar.net HEALTH Cornea Consultants of Nashville. Complete eye care: eye exams, contact lenses, LASIK, treatment of eye diseases. 2011 Murphy Ave, Nashville: 615-320-7200. www.corneaconsultants.com Lipstick Lounge - Nashville’s Classiest Lounge. 1400 Woodland St. Nashville, TN 37206 Jeep Wrangler rag top. Sound bar 91. 115,000 black with 4” lift kit. Great for attracting guys or girls. $5000. Call 615-758-3370 evenings. Michael A. MacQuarrie, M.D. General Practice Medicine 602 East Clark Blvd. Murfreesboro, TN 615-494-3202 Open Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5p.m. PLAY at Nashville’s newest dance club, featuring DJ Lenny B. Church Street, next to Tribe. www.playdancebar.com FUNERAL/CREMATION SERVICES Nashville Pharmacy Services. Offering fast, friendly, personal service. Free delivery & free shipping on all prescriptions. Call 615-371-1210 Tribe. Big City Hot … Nashville Friendly. 1517 Church Street. Nashville, TN. Daily happy hour, 4 - 8 p.m. 615-329-2912. www.tribenashville.com. A new tradition in affordable funeral service. Frank A. Burns Funeral & Cremation Services. 530 Third Ave S. Ste 4. Nashville. 615-397-7363 www.webfh.com/frankaburns COMPUTERS Caskets & More. 25-75% discount over funeral home costs for caskets. Head stones, cremation area. See Chris Neighbors, 615256-4163. 1332 8th Avenue North, Nashville. You have a choice. Qudio. We Create Solutions. Let’s build or upgrade your web image today! 615-3859141. www.qudio.com COUNSELING/SUPPORT Gay Men’s Health Fair. Saturday October 23. Noon – 4p.m. at The Chute Complex, 2535 Franklin Rd. Free STD/HIV testing, hepatitis vaccinations. Contact Brad Beasley: 615-3405676, or Kevin Lawson: 615-259-4866 Dr Andrew Adler, Licensed Psychologist. Solution-focused psychotherapy for individuals and couples. 1808 West End Avenue Suite 827, Nashville. 615-321-4566. www.andrewadler.com We need to talk. It’s what’s behind the money that counts. Let go of a little cash in support of Nashville CARES at the biggest party in town! Artrageous, November 13. www.artrageous.org Online ticket price: $75.00; at the door: 85.00 Carlton Cornett, LCSW. 20 years of experience in gay-affirming individual psychotherapy, couples & family counseling. 2817 West End Ave., Suite 208, Nashville, TN. 615-3299509. www.bigfoot.com/~ccornett Vanderbilt University’s Office for GLBT Life: programming, education, training, Nancy Mott, MS, EdS, SeniorLPE. Gayaffirming individual and couple counseling. 20 GENERAL SERVICES Debi Tripp. Celebrant, officiating ceremonies for all occasions. Your voice, your choice, your ceremony. 615-847-4729 or 615-714-3434. www.simplyceremonies.net Love candles? Start your own fun and profitable business with Northern Lights at Home! Call 615-885-2118 for exciting details. Lack-luster, aging skin? Let me help show you how to get that special youthful radiant look again. Call Melody at 615-264-0036 today! HELP WANTED Are you a leader? Do you like to have fun? Positions available for social energetic people are want to be part of something big. Leaders wanted. Contact [email protected] Office/Housekeeper. Timberfell Lodge, Northeast TN. Premier men’s resort. Immediate opening for office/housekeeper. Live on property. Call 800-437-0118, e-mail [email protected] Personal Assistant. Home management, organizational support, personal shopper. Geppe: 615-330-1277 SunTrust is currently hiring for the following positions: Customer Care Representatives, Financial Services Representatives, Tellers, Deposit Processing (Data Entry). EOE M/F/D/V Contact: [email protected] Circulation/Distribution Manager (volunteer position). Become a part of the senior management team with Middle & East Tennessee’s monthly GLBT newspaper. Current opening for a circulation/distribution manager, responsible for growing and maintaining 90 distribution points in all areas served by O&AN, as well as maintaining a database of our 2000+ subscribers. Position interacts with mailer, printer, delivery person and other senior staff personnel. This is a volunteer position, requiring approximately 10-15 hours per month. Call publisher Jerry Jones at 615-5966210 or E-mail [email protected] Graphic Artist/Layout: Out & About Nashville seeks a graphic artist and layout design specialist to help with ad design. This is a volunteer position. Build your portfolio. Internship credit available. Call Brent at 615596-6210 or email [email protected] ROOMMATE MURFREESBORO – GWM seeks same to share 2 BR, 2 BA home close to MTSU campus. Share all common areas. $425/month includes all utilities and cable. First and last month’s rent, references required. Call Jim at 615-596-6210. ANTIOCH – share 2 bdrm/3 bath house. Share common areas, dish TV, washer/dryer. $475 includes utilities. Call Val: 615-8349437. HOME SERVICES Better Living Patio Rooms of Nashville. Patio & Sunrooms, replacement windows, retractable awnings. Call for a free brochure: 615-591-1001. 1120 Lakeview Drive, Franklin, TN. www.betterlivingpatios.com DiversityBuilder welcomes Carpets Plus Carpet Cleaning to our list of GLBT-friendly providers in Nashville. Wendell Clark also does duct cleaning and upholstery. Ask about the DiversityBuilder Special: 615-847-2031. www.diversitybuilder.com Elite Pest Control Specializing in Integrated Pest Management P.O. Box 637 Brentwood, TN 37024 615-833-4232 Nashville Rotorooter Plumbing & Drain Service. 475 Metroplex Dr Suite 103 Nashville TN 37211 615-781-9423 www.rotorooter.com Southern Sunrooms offer all vinyl custom built year round sunrooms. Call 615-6046697 for more information and free brochure. Will beat all competitive pricing. Total Lawn Concepts. Professional lawn care. Beautifying your neighborhood one lawn at a time. 615-504-6004 Tranquil Waterscape Designs. Creating the private retreat you deserve : waterfalls, ponds, fountains, courtyards. 931486-3664. www.tranquilwaterscape.com. OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 • 53 O&AN CLASSIFIEDS INTERIOR DESIGN Charles Lloyd. Wood blinds and cellular shades P.O. Box 2043 Murfreesboro, TN 37133 615-895-6196-Phone 615-904-7783-Fax Save your money – stop paying the bank! Amazing home refinancing and new home mortgage options available. Call or e-mail Mike Machak 615-364-2254 – [email protected] - American Vanguard Mortgage. LLC. Old chair/new chair … upholstery and slipcovers. $75 – 150 your fabric. Sorry: no pickup and delivery. Call Ken 615-256-3818 MUSICAL SERVICES LEGAL SERVICES Drums! Learn to play and have fun. All ages, All levels. Liz Ficalora, Cert and TN licensed teacher. Berklee Grad. $15/30min, $25/hr. Call 615-477-4287. Michael J Mills, Attorney at Law. 1130 Eighth Avenue South, Nashville, 37203. www.mmillsatty.com [email protected] Rubenfeld & Associates. Attorneys at Law. Serving the community since 1979. 2409 Hillsboro Road, Suite 200 Nashville,TN 37212 [email protected] Law Office of William Leech. General Practice 2400 Crestmoor Rd Nashville, TN 37215. 615-791-6619, [email protected] www.billleech.com Paul T. Nowak. If you don’t do your own estate planning,the state of Tennessee will do it for you. Call: 615-790-9678. [email protected] MASSAGE SERVICES My Day Break/David Day, LMT. 615855-0634 or 615-243-8806. www.mydaybreak.net Mike Vaughn, LMT, NCTMB. Body Basics Massage Therapy 615-832-6019 [email protected] Classic Touch Massage Brian Johnston, LMT 615-714-2966 [email protected] namaste. relax with swedish-esalen massage. services are non-sexual. introductory rate $45, also sunday special $25 for limited time. 615-589-1206. Relax. Restore. Revive. Michael Manly, LMT. Phone: 615-578-0037. Thai Bodywork of Nashville. Traditional Thai relief for upper & lower back, shoulders & hips. 90 minutes, outcall, $75. Call Phil Mandley615-504-1587. www.ThaiBodyworkOfNashville.com MORTGAGE/LENDERS American Home Mortgage (formerly Washington Mutual Home Loans). Same great locations. Same friendly people. Same superior service. Still proud to be here for the communities of Nashville. 615-221-4260. Genesis Financial Group. Residential & Commercial Mortgage Lending. FHA. Call today! 615-742-2469 Nashville Mortgage – Helping all families become happy homeowners! 2704 Larmon Avenue. Call 615-627-3333, ext 11 (Scott Cone) or ext 13 (Tracy Gentry) PERFORMING ARTS Nashville Ballet. www.nashvilleballet.com 615-297-2966. Nashville Opera. www.nashvilleopera.org 615-832-5242. Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC). www.tpac.org 615-255-ARTS Tennessee Repertory www.tnrep.org 615-782-4000. Theatre. PETS & SUPPLIES Almost Home Pet Farm. So much attention, you’re going to wish you were a dog. Pickup service available. 615-335-1740. Cell: 615-735-6320 Country Critters Pet Pawlor. Grooming. Boarding. Retail Shop. Open seven days/week. 939 Richards Road, Antioch TN. Call Page: 615-832-0700. Dizzy’s Dog Wash. Self service dog wash. All natural foods and treats. Drop offs by appt. 512 Heather Place, Nashville. 615-463-7338. [email protected] The Happy Hound. Promoting positive relationships between pets & people. Classes, private lessons, behavioral consults with Peg Dawson Harrington. 615-383-2476. e-mail: [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHY/ART Bell’s Photography. In-home portraits, black & white (artful) semi-nude/nudes, location photography, head shots and MORE! Accomplished Nashville photographer Marc Bell. By appointment 615-969-2187 Grannis Photography, located in Green Hills, offers studio & location photography. Call 615-383-3432 for information about our portraiture and commercial work. www.grannisphotography.com 4044R Hillsboro Rd, Nashville. PUBLICATIONS Gay Yellow Pages. See www.gayellowpages.com FREE SUBSCRIPTION. Out & About Nashville, serving 25,000+ readers in Nashville, Knoxville and Atlanta. Send name amd address to [email protected] or call 615-596-6210. REALTORS Brent A Maybank. Legacy Properties. GMAC Real Estate. Looking for a place to call home? Call 615-292-4428 or e-mail [email protected] Jesus Christ. 4425 Ashland City Highway Nashville, TN 615-259-9636 Worship 10 a.m. Sunday, Bible Study 6p.m. Wednesday Christian Community Church of Clarksville. Every Sunday afternoon at 4pm at the L&N Train Station (corner of Commerce and 10th St). www.christiancommunityclarksville.com 931-906-8525 David Nalls/Crye-Leike. 224 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville. Office: 615-662-0707. Cell: 615-485-2888. www.crye-leike.com [email protected] The Church of the Living Water 731 South Dickerson Pike Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Church: 615-851-2345 Pastor: 615-9482679 [email protected] www.churchofthelivingwater.org D.L. Smith Construction. We build homes, not houses. 615-405-9106 (cell) and Toni Pack, Coldwell Banker. 615-405-9106. First Church Unity. 5125 Franklin Road, Nashville, TN 37220. www.firstchurchunity.org 615-333-1323 Dean Hammons. The Wagner Group of Bob Parks Realty. 198 E Main Street, Franklin, TN. Call 615-790-7400, ext 496. [email protected] www.homepending.com First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville. Open minds, open hearts, open doors. 615-383-5760. www.firstuunashville.org Tattoos. 1205 Church Street Nashville,TN 615256-0070 www.performancestudiosinc.com Lagniappe – French for “A little something extra.” Antiques, glassware, pottery, gourmet foods, Classic taste on the Square in Gallatin. Phone: 615-206-0043. 110 North Water Street, Gallatin. Lumen Lamps and Shades. Paddock Place, 73 White Bridge Road, Ste 115, Nashville. 615356-9596. Men’s Services. Private salon for men only offers hair, color, shaving, waxing, chemical peels, facials, body work services. Contact Jacob 615-308-5163, or 615-297-3774. Natural Selection. Award-winning designs for contemporary unions. 1802 21st Ave S. 615-463-9919. Wed-Sat 11a.m. - 6p.m. OutLoud! Books & Gifts. For our entire community: Books, Videos, DVDs, Music, and Gifts 1709 Church Street. Nashville, TN. 615340-0034. www.outloudonline.com Kelly Can Realty Associates. Sheila D. Barnard, Realtor 615-641-2442 [email protected] Holy Trinity Community Church – an affirming Christian community that ministers to all people without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation or social status. 700 Bresslyn Rd, Nashville TN. 615-837-2424 Jim Bolen/Crye-Leike, Realtors bringing buyers and sellers together 5055 Maryland Way 615-373-3513-Office 615-371-2930-Direct www.crye-leike.com [email protected] Covenant of the Cross – a great place…to call your home! 916 W Old Hickory Blvd, Madison TN 37115. 615-316-7719 www.covenantofthecross.com Visual Eyes Sunglasses - Frames Accessories - Gift certificates. 2011 Murphy Ave. Suite 602, 6th floor Baptist North Medical Building 320-EYES (3937) RESTAURANTS Mr. Whisker’s Discount Wines & Liquors. Fast, friendly service. Large spirit selection & specialty wines. Case volume discounts. 31 White Bridge Rd. 615-353-0094 “Just Joe” Main Street Real Estate. Joe Woods, Bringing people home. See www.justjoe.com Phone: 615-460-0085. e-mail: [email protected] Margarette Shields. City Choice Realtors: your city, your choice. Now selling Shields-Crest row houses. Urban living. Office: 615-620-4481. Direct: 210-5983 www.citychoicerealtors.com Nashville Title Insurance Corporation. With one-on-one service, we have the flexibility to close anytime, anywhere. Phone: 615-3855944. 2818 Bransford Ave. Nashville www.LiveOnWestEnd.com See Tim King or Jeff Rymer. 615-383-6964 ext 326 or 327. Village Real Estate Services: Find Your Place. Roger D. Tucker/Crye-Leike. Making buyers and sellers dreams come true. Office: 615-851-0888. Cell: 615-512-2324. www.RogerDTucker.com Steve Deasy/ERA Hillwood. Phone:615-356-6000. Cell: 615-596-1826. [email protected] REAL ESTATE Viridian: City of glass in downtown Nashville. Views, amenities, convenience … real value. Spacious open floorplans give you room to breathe. 615-254-3325. www.viridiannashville.com RELIGIOUS SERVICES Christ Community Church - Building a community of faith, hope and love through Melting Pot Fondue Restaurant. Dip into something different. 166 2nd Ave North Nashville, TN 37201. 615-742-4970. www.meltingpot.com Jackson’s Bar & Bistro. From cocktails to coffee, small plates to dinner – served late in a bistro-style setting. Phone: 615-385-9968. 1800 21st Ave S. It’s time to come out! Mauricios. Italian dining in 100 yr old Victorian home. 3 fireplaces, wonderful food and service. Just over an hour from Nashville toward Knoxville. Come home to our house … 931-528-2456. Red Wagon. Historic East Nashville. Lunch, brunch, catering, special events, private parties. 615-226-2527 Stay out! – Rumba Rum Bar & Satay Grill. Bar & full menu ‘til 2 a.m. In the heart of West End. Phone: 615-321-1350 RETAIL Beautiful Balloons & Giggle Shop. “Gifts that enhance the pleasures of love and life!” Adult novelties, lingerie, video rentals, massage therapy, tarot readings. 239 Lowe Ave, Cookeville. 931-526-2980. Grand Cru: fine wine & spirits. An unparalleled selection of fine wines & spirits from around the world. 3433 Murphy Rd. 615-6273900. www.grandcrullc.com Performance Studios. Costuming, Accessories, Hair Styling, Cosmetics and (sherod) fashion forward clothing. Tues-Sat 11am-7pm. 2301 12th Ave S. 615-269-8383 TRAVEL COMPANIES Nick Pride Cruises Galore and More 1143 Columbia Avenue, B-10 Franklin, TN 37064 615-399-3410 [email protected] VOLUNTEERS Do you have HIV? You may be eligible for a study about stress, health and living with HIV infection. 8-9 study visits over 6 months. Call Takesia Richardson, Vanderbilt Research: 615322-8182. The Vanderbilt HIV Vaccine Program is asking healthy, uninfected people from all backgrounds to help find a vaccine to prevent HIV. You cannot get HIV from the vaccine. You should be available for 12-18 months. You will be compensated for your time. Call 322-HOPE (322-4673) or 1-888-559-HOPE for more information. (www.hivvaccineresearch.com) 54 • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • OCTOBER, 2004 O&AN LIVING Answers on page 53 Out & About Newspaper — FREE Subscription Form Mailed to your home in a nondescript envelope. Sign up today for a one-year free subscription. Please mail this form to: Out & About Newspaper, P.O. Box 330818, Nashville, TN 37203 or e-mail [email protected]. 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