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G E T W I T H T H E PROGRAM? Peter Kurth once again disregards reali-

story: Innocent do-gooder w h o might possibly have failed to stop at a stop sign mulcted by the state on the one hand,

ty when dissing a bunch of letters, includ-

versus, "Vermont's traffic court system is a form of legalized

ing mine ["Poofter Politics," July 22].

graft," and "I will (be) confident in the knowledge that safe-

Defending his hypocritical decision to lav-

ty is the last thing on our patrolmen's minds," one begins to

ishly and joyously support a store

appreciate that there's a little right-wing paranoia in most all

(Borders) he himself attacks as being a

of us.

You think

destructive force against the publishing

— Matt Stern

business and literature itself — that's his

Burlington

right. If he can look at himself in the mirror with that sort of logic, I predict a

job blows? Tom Grazulis wouldn't have it any other way

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TURNING THE PAGE

SAVE PRIVATE RYAN before reading Rick Kisonak's unbelievably negative review

standing whenever I open my mouth

[July 29] because I might have decided not to visit Hoyts a

By Melanie Menagh

about...booksellers" (he's not, we under-

week ago. Luckily, my husband and I did see Saving

stood him quite well), and kvetches he

Ryan, and found it to be one of the most powerful movies

doesn't have the "right of reply on the let-

we have ever seen, right up there with Steven Spielburg's

When a horse is more than just a horse...

ters page." ( H o w dare we answer him —

Schindler's List.

By Karen Vincent

H e whines: "I'm doomed to misunder-

I'm glad that I had already seen Saving Private Ryan

Private

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and with logic, no less? What the hell kind

I think Mr. Kisonak must have been dozing through the

of argument is that? You have the column,

movie, or buying popcorn, because there's no other explana-

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all we have is the option of a letter.)

tion for his comment that Saving Private Ryan has "no story,

A center at Burlington's waterfront puts you in the pilot's seat

is riddled with genre cliches and no characters." In fact, we

By F l i p Brown...

Some of us suggested alternative ways to purchase books locally to help combat

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found just the opposite — that the cast was well-developed

A CUT ABOVE

the invasion of the megalith monsters.

and interesting and the story was heartfelt and genuine.

Kurth clarifies his position: He doesn't

This movie leaves you crying and gasping and filled with

A couple of Vermont woodworkers go against the grain

want us to buy at Borders, no. We should

awe at the strength of the human spirit.

buy from cyberspace. Either way the small

By Pamela Polston

Ignore the review and see the movie.

bookstore — made up of real people w h o

— Catherine Stevens

live and work locally — get screwed.

Jericho

I wouldn't especially care if he bought from Satan. It's his self-justification for going against his own reasoning that I find irritating. T h e clich^d end of his rant is revealing: "I weep for the culture, same as anybody,

SHARE T H E ROAD If Peter Freyne is as much of an asshole on his bike as he

By Marc Awodey

signs and traffic lights, it is a major bitch for the person w h o scrapes your brains off the hood of the car you didn't

Never mind who's hurt — including the

see and couldn't react fast enough to avoid. And the opera-

culture he moans about. T h e morality of

tive word in sidewalks and crosswalks is walk. Stay off unless

the marketplace.

you are walking your bike. I just spent two days in Burlington. I rode the bike path from its northern end to Oak Ledge. It's a nice place for a slow ride with the kiddies. Serious cyclists do not belong on the bike path. Mid-morning on a weekday it was full of jog-

K U R T H G U I L T Y . . . O F SARCASM

gers, walkers and 'bladers (who make unpredictable side-to-

"' ' ' ' Peter Kurth is a good writer and a

side lurches while wearing headphones). There are frequent stops (yes, Peter, you have to obey those, too). I had to stop

woe ["Sticky Ticket," July 29] more than a little self-indict-

three times to ask directions because the signage sucks.

ing. Based on the available information I would agree with

There are dangerous obstacles at entry and exit points, cor-

Kurth that his "No, really?" response to the officer's "Did

ners are too sharp, and railroad tracks cross the path at

you know there was a stop sign there?" was indeed what

oblique angles.

"doomed" him. But not for the reason Kurth provides — that it implied an admission of guilt, which seems dubious.

At speeds approaching 30 mph, hitting someone w h o wanders onto a bike path really hurts. Trust me, being in

I fancy Kurth is aware, but not eager to contemplate, that it

the right doesn't make it hurt less. T h e only safe place for

was his (habitual) sarcasm which started the whole thing

serious cyclists is the street. The only way to make the

rolling in the wrong direction. W h y expect leniency from

streets safe is to ride predictably. T h e motor vehicle code is

them thou hast mocked? And isn't it a tad peculiar for a

predictable. Follow it, and the streets will be safer for every-

writer w h o cultivates the art of annoyance to protest per-

one. Share the road.

ceived "insults" to his intelligence? Attempting to balance the essential elements of the

PLAIN SPOKEN

should go back to his rolling cage and stay there. T h e only

from the big guys and shut the hell up.

funny dude, but I found his tale of D M V

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way to make bicycling safe on the streets is to recognize that traffic regulations are for everyone, no matter the vehicle

Burlington

The how's and where's of cashing out in Canada

describes ["The Truth About Cars and Bikes," July 29], he

they are operating. While it may be "a bitch" to stop at stop

— Jerry Weinberg

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(Listen to the absurd contradiction!)

Where do you get these guys?...

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Boston Chicken! There he was on the front page of Mondays Boston Globe — the man of the hour, Fred Tuttle of Tunbridge, candidate for the Republican nomination for United States Senator. Jeezum crow. You think his opponent, Millionaire Massachusetts Carpetbagger Jack M c M u f f i n , er, McMullen, is starting to regret ever leaving Boston and getting into this race? McMuffin had a shot at some great free publicity in his hometown paper, and what does the Massachusetts carpetbagger do? "Despite numerous calls to his campaign headquarters," I reported the Globe, "McMullen could not be reached for comment." W h a t a chicken! Like we've been telling ya from the get-go, "Mr. Mulholland, or whatever his I name is," is quite the bashful | guy. "Painfully shy," is how | Rutland Herald reporter Diane I Derby put it recently on ^ Vermont Public Television, i Bashful Jack gets real nervous | around reporters, which is probably why he doesn't hold press conferences. Even at his campaign kick-off his hands were shaking as he read his speech. Holly Robichaud, the campaign manager he brought along with him from the Commonwealth, tells Inside Track that returning the phone calls from the Boston Globe reporter "just wasn't a priority for us that day." McMullen's latest campaign "priority" was to dress somebody up in a chicken costume and send them to the Caledonia County Democratic barbecue in Lyndonville over the weekend. According to T o m Hughes, executive director of the Vermont Democratic Party, the person in the chicken suit ran through the picnic and then stood out on the highway and waved at cars for 15 minutes while holding a sign that stated "Pat Leahy chickened out of the clean campaign pledge and spending limit pledge." Hughes tried to strike up a conversation with the bird, he says, but the chicken wasn't talking. "It was a very shy chicken," says Hughes. ( O h my God! It could have been Bashful Jack himself inside the chicken suit.) Leahy's campaign manager, Ed Pagano, tells Inside Track the chicken "definitely wasn't Kentucky Fried because it wasn't original." His guess is it was a Boston Chicken. D a m n good guess. O n e source says McChicken was seen departing in a car with Massachusetts plates. Let's see now, the Tuttle-McMullen race has made The New York Times and The New Yorker magazine and now the Boston Globe. T h e television networks will be next. W h a t fun! Fred Tuttle is the best thing to happen to the Vermont Republican Party in years. And to think at first, the venerable G O P leadership treated Ol' Fred like dirt. W h a t a bunch of losers. After all, there isn't a whole lot going well for the Vermont G O P lately. T h i n k anybody's noticing? This is the party that doesn't hold a majority in either chamber of the legislature, nor the office of governor or lieutenant governor. This is the party that treats its only statewide success story — U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords — like an unwelcome dinner guest. This is the party that used its former majority in the Vermont Senate to block property tax reform for years. At the time, the G O P leader, ex-Sen. Sara Gear, was collecting $200 a week in housing compensation from the taxpayers while housesitting a prestigious Montpelier residence. Leading by example, was she? This is the party that had to slide a „ Massachusetts carpetbagger onto the 1998 tick-

et to run against Patrick Leahy because they couldn't come up with a real Vermonter. This is the party who's state chairman literally got caught stealing from a little old lady. Party Chairman D a n Hillard resigned abruptly in March, and last week was stripped of his Vermont securities and insurance licenses for bilking an elderly Bethel woman of $65,000 and misleading investment clients. Chairman Hillard's sleazy demise may get even more attention. Word is the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office are investigating the former Republican state chairman for possible mail and wire fraud. And this is the party that can't even come up with a canr didate for attorney general, the state's top law enforcement post. Surprised? Meanwhile, Vermont Democratic Party Chairman David Curtis (who's out of the hospital this week), has called on the Vermont Republican Party to return the $3387 that Chairman Sleaze Bag contributed to the party's coffers over the last two years to the elderly woman Hillard bilked. T h e Republicans, charges Curtis in a release, "knowingly accepted thousands of dollars from an individual who was admittedly engaged in unethical, illegal and immoral financial activity." While Hillard was being so generous to the GOP, he "was defrauding a senior citizen of her retirement savings." G O P Executive Director Ruth Stokes says she discussed the matter with vacationing State Chairman Patrick Garahan. "We're gonna take a look at it," says Stokes. "We may consider returning some money." T h e mighty Vermont Republican Party! It's been a long way down. Media Notes — T h e latest Arbitron radio ratings are out, and WCPV's Steve Cormier and Lana Wilder have been crowned "champs" of the morning airwaves. Apparently the morning masses are tuning in to see who gets the coveted "Freyne in the Ass Award" from Corm, Lana and "Ry-Guy." It's a winner. Congratulations, guys. (And don't forget to catch Inside Track every Wednesday on W I Z N . ) In the hotly contested morning-drive time slot, W O K O came in second, and T h e Wizard's "Howard Stern Show" was third. In other media news, check out the cover of September's Better Homes & Gardens for a look at where one of Vermont's top political journalists sleeps. That's right, the featured hacienda is that of Jack H o f f m a n , Vermont Press Bureau chief, and his designer wife, Lark Upton. Their bedroom graces the cover. Inside is a 10-page spread on their "Storybook Cottage" in Marshfield. "She's quite talented," Hoffman tells Inside Track. By the way, the cover kitty's name is "Ed." Now what kind of people call a cat "Ed"? And boy, oh boy, what a hard-hitting piece on U.S. District Court Judge Bill Sessions in Vermont Magazine! Wild Bill's former law partner Jim D u m o n t reveals that "Vermont's premier murder defense lawyer" was once upon a time a star golfer in his native Connecticut. And, according to D u m o n t , Judge Billy's "greatest weaknesses appear to be a love of professional football and a fondness for pepperoni pizza." What? N o pot smoking? Electric Restructuring? — T h e latest rumblings from the land of electric utilities is that Green Mountain Power is considering putting its South Burlington corporate headquarters up for sale. O u r source says GMP's Taj Mahal on Green Mountain Drive might be sold to keep the financially troubled utility afloat. Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. Last one out please turn off the lights? ®

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earch for "tornado" on the World Wide Web, and you're likely to stumble upon a breezy, appealing site called the Tornado Project. With its gripping tales of killer twisters, sage advice about cyclone safety, detailed instructions for conjuring home-grown funnel clouds, and plenty of opportunities for purchasing vortex videos you'll soon find yourself sucked into the tornado mystique. Or so hopes Tom Grazulis, who runs the Tornado Project with his wife, Doris. More weather historian than scientist, Grazulis is "a unique phenomenon," says Chuck Doswell of the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Oklahoma. Grazulis' oeuvre represents the largest compilation of tornado data assembled by a single person, using consistent criteria. "No one else has had the patience to do that," Doswell says, "including myself." You might assume that someone as twister-obsessed as Grazulis would live in Kansas or Texas or some other spot in the heart of the nation's trailerlittered Tornado Alley. At the very least, you might picture him spending his summers chasing after storms. But if, like Toto, you sniff out the man behind the curtain, you'll be surprised to learn that the nation's leading whirlwind wizard didn't see his first in-person funnel cloud until last year. And if you manage to track down the elusive Grazulis, who jealously guards his privacy, you'll find him safely ensconced, far from any possible tornado danger, in a secluded farmhouse beside the Sleepers River in North Danville, Vermont. Leave your car beside the barn-board garage that houses The Tornado Project's warehouse and shipping office, navigate the wooden walkway and the gently bouncing suspension bridge that spans the rocky river, greet the deaf dog who guards the sun-dappled deck, and prepare to say hello to Mr. Twister. A lanky, gray-haired guy in his mid-fifties, Grazulis is quick to offer an opinion and hard to keep on track. Only after the full force of his narrative has died down is it possible to reassemble the scattered pieces of his story.

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JALAPENO BROS., Breakwater Cafe, 4:30 p.m. NC. ABAIR BROS, (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. LITTLE MARTIN (DJ), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. $4/5. MIDLIFE CHRYSLER (vintage rock), Halvorson's, 10 p.m. $5. DJ NIGHT, Ruben James, 9 p.m. NC. JAMES HARVEY (jazz), Red Square, 9:30 p.m. NC. BARBACOA, THE BOMBORAS, RED TELEPHONE (surf, alt-rock), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. $4. RETRONOME (DJ), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J.P.'s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. HIP-HOP DJ NIGHT, Ruben James, 11 p.m. NC. DIXIE SPIRIT (Dixieland), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 10 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m. $7. KARAOKE, Franny O's, 9:30 p.m. NC. ECLIPSE (rock), Henry's Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. JENNI JOHNSON (jazz-blues), Tuckaway's, Sheraton Hotel, 9 p.m. NC. ADAM ROSENBERG (acoustic), Ground Round, 8 p.m. NC. TANTRUM (rock), Trackside Tavern, Winooski, 9 p.m. $2. THE BENDERS (rock), Edgewater Pub, Colchester, 9 p.m. NC. DJ DANCE PARTY, Extreme Sports Bar & Dance Club, Malletts Bay, 9 p.m. NC. PICTURE THIS (jazz), The Tavern, Inn at Essex, 8 p.m. NC. MIRAGE (rock), Rude Dog Tavern, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. JETHRO MONEY (rock), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 9 p.m. NC. ROCKIN'DADDIES (rock), Charlie O's, Montpelier, 9 p.m. NC. DR. GRAVY (groove rock), Mad Mountain Tavern, Waitsfield, * 9 p.m. $4. LIVE MUSIC (rock), Gallaghers, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $3. ADELE NICOLS (jazz), Dutch Pancake Cafe, Grey Fox Inn, Stowe, 8:30 p.m. NC. BIG JOE BURRELL AND THE UNKNOWN BLUES REVUE, Stowe Craft Fair, Topnotch Field, noon & 3 p.m. $5. Club listings continued

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Continued from page 7 time storm-chasers, and several commercial tornado touring companies with names like Whirlwind, Cloud Nine and Silverlining. But all told, Grazulis says, less than a handful of people are actually able to support themselves by seeking out tornadoes. Then there are guys like the Grazulises' friend, Jim Leonard, who goes to Guam for typhoon season, to Norman, Oklahoma, for twisters, and to Key Largo for hurricanes. The rest of the time, he delivers pizza. How to tell a true storm chaser? He's the one who can take a look at a photo and spout off, "Osnabrock, North Dakota, July 24, 1978," faster than a Deadhead can hear a lick of "Lazy Lightening" and call out, "Boston Music Hall, June 9, 76." Storm chasers' experience can be a liability on celluloid, though. Films made by pros, Grazulis observes, often lack the raw edge of urgency and undisguised awe that come through on clips made by amateurs. He describes one film on which a seasoned storm chaser seems more concerned about a bug that has just landed on his arm than the ominous vortex looming a hundred yards from the camera. By contrast, one homemade video he shows features

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asked if weather calamities tend to boost their sales, Doris Grazulis replies, "We're not ambulance chasers. We don't go to a town that gets hit and send out brochures to everyone." But her husband is quick to interject, his voice dripping with disdain, "New York wants us to. But you don't get a legacy by doing that."

f Grazulis is chasing anything, it's not the best shot of the biggest tornado, but a shot at establishing a lasting legacy. Already, his work has made its mark. He regularly lectures at climatological conferences and other venues. His articles appear in meteorological journals. And he's the man the media go to when they want to do a story about America's scariest weather forecasts. Eventually, Grazulis says, he'd like to move beyond twisters. His dream is to go down in history as the man who wrote the bible on America's extreme weather. One day, he hopes to publish a comprehensive list of American hurricanes, beginning with the storm Columbus encountered on his third voyage. Then he'd like to assemble instances of other types of major bad weather in other varieties. "I'm not addicted to tornadoes," he explains, probably not for the first time. "What I like is the

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enabled the Grazulises to see their first in-person twisters last summer. "My tornado virginity was broken south of Austin, Texas," Grazulis boasts good-naturedly, then waxes rhapsodic. "You see these little wisps of wind come out of a cloud twice the size of Mount Everest. It's breathing, rotating with sunlight and air streaming by. Hail comes flying out of the higher part and is sucked into the bottom. I was scared to death." The couple went out again this year. They saw lots of super-cells — the towering, black thunderclouds that spawn tornados — and their car sustained 150 hail dents and a broken windshield. But they didn't witness a single actual twister.

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m III ow the Grazulises are M ^ M back home and hard at P work on the next phase of The Tornado Project. With Real T V and The Discovery Channel regularly showing tornado videos for free, Grazulis sees the end of his videos-forsale business, and the need to establish a new niche. His solution: homegrown tornadoes — easy-to-construct machines that recreate the delicate balance of wind currents needed to form a funnel cloud. To demonstrate, Grazulis strolls down the boardwalk, past the slope of bright red bee

balm and the former sheep pasture to theTornado Project's newly constructed, free-standing workshop. Inside,' the single room is crowded with prototypes. All are made from inexpensive, everyday materials — cardboard, duct tape, a regular room fan, a hot plate. To make the vortex visible, Grazulis has experimented with steam, dry ice and pear vanilla incense. The smallest model is about as big as a blender. The crown jewel is a sixfoot-square booth with two glass walls, a black floor with a round well in the center, a system of fans and slitted pipes to set the air in motion, and a vaporizer and spotlight to make the cloud show up. Outside the booth, a simple control box with two knobs identified, only by mysterious arrows, controls updraft and shear inside the booth. Grazulis flips a switch and a fan at the base of the booth sends out a gentle, misty breeze. A second fan pulls the wind towards the ceiling. The mist swirls inside the well, sending up thin, undulating tendrils, like enchanted steam from a witch's cauldron. Grazulis finetunes the updraft and the mist gathers into a ghostly ribbon that suddenly rushes towards the ceiling. The hollow core wavers at the center of the core like a thin, gray spine. With the tiny twister up

and running, we take turns. . .. climbing into the booth. Up close, you can appreciate the vortex's delicate beauty. When too much vapor rises, the updraft is destroyed and the wisp collapses, just like a real tornado. Run your fingers through the funnel and you can change the shape. Squash it flat under your palm, and you can watch it reassemble. When Grazulis takes his turn, he reaches out with both arms, encircling the funnel cloud in a loose embrace. "My arms are all around it!" He crows, eyes bright with excitement. "Never been done before!" Do they ever put little Monopoly houses or miniature trailers in the toy twister's path? "That would be in bad taste," Doris Grazulis frowns. Still, standing inside the spot-lit booth, looking down into the heart of the swirling cyclone, it's tempting to imagine what it might feel like to be God. ® The Tornado Project is not set up for stop-in business. But you can reach them by phone (802 748-2505), fax (802 7482543), snail mail (Department O, P.O. Box 302 St. Johnsbury, VT 05819), e-mail (tornproj @plainfield. bypass, com), or on the World Wide Web (www. tornadoproject. com).

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few years back, the week before Christmas, a man went on a midnight rampage through Bear Pond Books in Montpelier. "The place was a total mess," says Michael Katzenberg, the store's founder, owner and day-to-day visionary. "He knocked over every bookcase in the store." There was no note, no explanation. Fortunately, there was also no disaster, really. "We put out calls," says Katzenberg, "and people came." One who did was novelist Christopher Noel. "Dozens of people came to help Michael pick up," says Noel. "There was a sense of huge magnetic force of that place drawing people in a crisis. It was a strangely jolly atmosphere. Someone bought coffee and donuts, and there was a sense of doing heroic work." "We were up and running by 12:30," recalls Katzenberg. In today's parlous marketplace of mega-chain stores and Internet shopping carts, for an independent bookstore to be up and running on any given day is heroic. Katzenberg's open, unpretentious manner, however, suggests he doesn't feel what he's done is all that remarkable. Keeping Bear Pond not only surviving but flourishing — for a quarter of a century — is simply business as usual. For starters, business isn't a bad word at Bear Pond — though the term may be a little more expansive here than at more bottom-line-oriented operations. To Katzenberg,

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business also encompasses passion and flexibility, seriousness and fun. "The store reflects the style of its owner," says poet Jane Shore, a Bear Pond devotee like many writers living full- or part-time in the area — including her husband, novelist Howard Norman. "Michael has tremendous generosity and humor and seriousness," Shore continues. "He's like an artist: He started something and devoted himself to it. Not every independent bookstore is wonderful. We're lucky, because Bear Pond is." A recent Saturday visit found the bookstore bustling. At the discount table out front, a gentleman was considering a cut-rate Umberto Eco hardcover. Kids scampered upstairs past the "new and interesting" table, where one customer was recommending A Hope in the Unseen to another. Down the central aisle, which rises and dips according to the topography of the well-worn wooden floor, a young man stood engrossed in the first chapter of something or other. The store stocks a surprising variety of categories — specializing in ficton, poetry, nature, history, philosophy and children's — and at any one time carries around 40,000 titles. "You'd be amazed at how many books I order in single copies," says Katzenberg. Knowing what to order requires a tremendous amount of research and hard work, plus more than a smidgen of inspiration. "Michael comes home stacked with boxes of book cat-

alogs," says Linda Scott, coowner and Katzenberg's wife. Scott who arrived in Vermont as a VISTA volunteer in the '70s, and met her husband shortly thereafter. << H "There are surprises around every bend," says novelist Kathryn Davis, "a book you forgot you were looking for, someone you haven't seen in three weeks. It's a mystery, how well-stocked they are...More often than not, if I want a book — sometimes a peculiar book — they actually have it." Davis likens Bear Pond to the sheep store in Through the Looking Glass, where whatever you want just materializes. "There's a magical quality the way things appear there," she marvels. "A lot of it is a sort of sixth sense," suggests Katzenberg. "But I do try to keep up with magazines and trade journals, and you learn a lot from the better book reps. We tend to stock some obscure books." By way of illustration, Katzenberg notes that his returns clerk "pointed out a book by Edmund Wilson that had not sold in five years, but I said, 'Someone will come in and see it, and be delighted.' Sure enough, two days later, a man came in and asked for Edmund Wilson, and was so happy to find that book." Of course, Bear Pond does not rely solely on revenues flowing from moments of serendipity. "We got that [Wilson] book in 1992," says Katzenberg. "We sold it in May. We probably won't reorder it. That's a business deci-

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sion. I can't be a warehouse." That's one way the bookbuying business has changed in a quarter-century, he notes. "With computers, its relatively simple to do special-orders, so we no longer have to have every book out on the shelf." Still, there are plenty to be had, and the regulars appreciate it. "If I don't have time to get to a good research library," says

Katzenberg reports that local authors Howard Norman, Daniel Hecht and Howard Frank Mosher do well. The summer Readers Club selection features Julia Alvarez, Edna O'Brien and Russell Banks — nary a bodice-ripper in sight. New Age and self-help titles and children's books also move off the shelves. And, not surprisingly, computer and busi-

tifiies novelist Kathryn Davis, "because it's a genuine community of readers that takes the business of reading seriously." Bear Pond also happens to be a business that takes community seriously. The silver anniversary festivities, open to all, include Norman reading from his new novel, The Museum Guard, followed by a reception this Friday. There are

"It's a mystery, how well-stocked they are. More often than not, if I want a book - sometimes a peculiar book - they actually have it." - novelist Kathyrn Davis novelist Eric Zencey, "I can walk in and find what I'm after. It's fun to play 'Stump the Store,' but there haven't been too many times that's happened."

espite Bear Pond's delightful — and, one assumes, somewhat deliberate — anachronism, changes have been made in addition to the computer. "Competition is much stiffer with the big chain stores," laments Katzenberg. "Before, it was not an issue what a book cost; now it is. Some of our summer visitors, for example, come in and see a book, and I'll hear them say, 'I'll wait to get it for less at Barnes & Noble.'" "Also somewhat troublesome are on-line bookstores," he continues. "That's something that's happened just in the last few years." Although Bear Pond is not currently online, Katzenberg guesses it probably will be in the next few years. Competition from all directions has prodded him into action — including sending a semi-annual newsletter, "Ponderings," to some 3000 people. The store has also developed a Readers Club that offers 10 percent discounts on all non-sale books over $100 in purchases in any given year. "We Ve had to discount more of everything," Katzenberg says. "We have to spend a lot more time and money on advertising and promotions. We have to be so much more conscious of our expenditures." Reading habits have changed over the years as well. Bear Pond is selling more books overall, but more of the same books, Katzenberg observes. "Titles like Snow Falling on Cedars and Angela's Ashes, they sell in greater numbers than I've ever seen before, but we've been a little disappointed in our section of trade paperback fiction. We have a whole wall of titles, but people seem to read the same books. I think people are overwhelmed, there's so much to choose from, so they may be less willing to pick up a book they've never heard of."

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ness books sell better than they did 25 years ago, Katzenberg adds. As for the up-and-coming, history is increasingly popular. "With the end of the century and the millennium, I think people are looking back," Katzenberg surmises. Adventure travel, too, has really taken off, thanks to popular titles like Into Thin Air and The Perfect Storm. ver the past 25 years, Katzenberg has seen many cycles in readers and interests, and the store has expanded to accommodate them. Needing more space, Bear Pond moved in 1992 into the Blanchard Building, across the street from its original location — now Rivendell Books. "I had wanted for years to get a job in a bookstore, but nobody would hire me," Katzenberg says of his genesis, "so I thought I'd start my own." He grew up outside of New York City in Hartsdale, and studied philosophy at Williams College, where he worked in the library. After graduation, he took a job teaching severithand eighth-grade English in Stowe. In 1973, he and a friend, who ran the original Bear Pond in Stowe, bought a former IGA market (the affiliation with the other store ended early on). "We did all the renovations ourselves," Katzenberg recalls. "There were meat coolers in the back that we used for storage. If someone came in for returns, the staff would say, 'It's in the cooler.'" Some of the dozen Bear Pond employees have now worked there for years — they're known for giving good directions. "I try to find people who love books, and like people," says Katzenberg. "It's something we've always emphasized — the need to be here to help people." Clearly, the store has a singular relationship with its readers, and its writers. Readings started in the mid-'70s and haven't stopped since — there are now about 1 5 a year. "I don't like giving readings, but I love reading at Bear Pond," tes-

special book sales throughout the week, and a raffle for a readers' get-away trip for two — including their choice of books to take along. The celebrations themselves illustrate Katzenberg's philosophy of offering something unusual, something more. "I've always felt that if we feel passionately about certain books, we need to put them out, and hope there's going to be a readership for them," he says. "Maybe it would be more businesslike to carry only what's going to be a best-seller, but I think it helps the store to have a unique and esoteric selection. Certainly you see lots of bestsellers," he amends. "We're not afraid to order commercial books. If you're going to be a community book store, you can't be elitist." To many central Vermonters, Bear Pond is the community. "Montpelier is an unusual place," says memoirist and part-time Vermonter Joyce Johnson. "One doesn't feel culturally isolated there. You can find the new books that are really important. It wouldn't be the same town without Bear Pond." "Without a good bookstore, a town is really bereft," seconds Shore. "They're the cultural heart of this town." "If ideas are important at all in this country," says Katzenberg, "then independent bookstores do lend to a vibrant community. We do like to think Bear Pond is a slightly different kind of business. The thing I like so much about it is, I'm surrounded by my love of books. And the customers, and my colleagues in the book business — people I like to be with." "When I arrived here in 1980," says novelist Eric Zencey, "I used to walk into Bear Pond, and fantasize about having a book on the shelves, and I remember thinking, 'that's when I'll know I'm a writer. <D Bear Pond Books is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a reading and reception on Friday, August 21 at 7p.m.

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nearly as quickly as did their on-screen romance. A woman of careful words and clear action, Crane appears more comfortable around a stable full of horses, kittens, dogs and riders than with an inquisitive reporter. She'd rather show than talk, but Crane does explain that she first encountered horse therapy during her tenure as barn manager for a private dressage stable in Quebec, where horses for a such a program were being boarded. Her adopted son Brian, who has cerebral palsy, was eight months old at the time. Back in Vermont a few years later, the idea of horse therapy returned to her as Crane watched Brian endure traditional physical therapy to gain strength in his legs. This

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have handles. Other accommodations may be customized to the needs of the individual. The program always adheres to NARHA safety standards, including special helmets and stirrups. DreamWeaver tries to accommodate everyone with a disability who wants to ride, but safety comes first. A doctor needs to sign off on the registration form, stipulates Crane, and an on-staff physical therapist performs a client evaluation. Participants in horse therapy can expect special effects that even Stephen Spielberg would have trouble producing. "The body feels the warmth and the movement [of the horse], which stimulates the muscles and circulation," explains Crane. Mary Schraven of Fairfax, who has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair, had heard of horse therapy and responded warily to Cranes program. "I am not really an animal person; I was petrified of horses," Schraven says. But four years later she's a living testament to the success of the technique.

students as well. Ten-year-old Josh Holsopple of Fletcher learned to differentiate left from right — something his developmental disability had made difficult. "I feel DreamWeaver is an important part of the reason he was able to learn to read," attests his mother, Kathy. As most reading is done from left to right, Josh was able to apply what he learned in the ring to the printed page. But an important aspect of the program seems to be psychological. Riding horses gives her strength, Schraven says, but equally positive is her change in attitude and selfesteem. Kathy Holsopple has noticed a tremendous increase in her son's confidence as well. And although DreamWeaver may not be eligible for an Oscar, it is the recent beneficiary of Public Voice. The new Burlington public relations company specializing in nonprofit organizations chose DreamWeaver for a free marketing campaign. "I am thrilled, having spent some time with DreamWeaver," says Gail Rosenberg, one of Public Voice's three founders. "They're a group that's allowed a lot of people with disabilities to achieve success in this area of their lives, and given them confidence and skills in other areas. Best of all," she adds, "I've seen a lot of happy children and families as a result." (?)

The program's welcoming environment and, especially, a notable increase in the time she was able to stand enticed Schraven to keep coming back. Now she not only has : o her own horse, but her weekly lesson seems more social than instructional. Watching her ride calmly and confidently, without a leader or a sidewalkLessons at Dream Weaver are er, contributes to the dreamfree March through December. come-true aspect of the The program needs more volunDreamWeaver story. teers. For info on becoming a The lessons are not just about physical gains that come rider or making a donation, contact Dianne Crane at 933from learning to ride a horse, 4083. says Crane. Often skills learned in the program translate into other daily tasks for

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t's a warm, sunny day and you're out sailing on the lake. Sitting comfortably at the tiller of your boat, you sheet in, beating upwind, as the wind whistles through the halyards. The sun glistens off the water, as you and your friends get ready to pop another cold one. They're thinking smugly to themselves how lucky they are to have you for a friend. Have you just won the lottery? Cashed in your Microsoft stock? Nope, you've just learned how to pilot this craft — a rented boat from the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center. You can be forgiven for thinking "yah-ting" was the exclusive domain of the rich, who clink the ice in their cocktails while suavely discussing their portfolios. After all, the boats alone can cost as much as a house, never mind the price of mooring. Then there's all that high-end maintenance and polishing, and the need to know the difference between a slipknot and a sheepshank. Well, a group of civic-minded sailors has been working for several years to make sailing accessible, affordable and accommodating to us yachtfree types. The Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center, located on Burlington's evolving waterfront, is dedicated to making the sport of sail''Mj^as edsyas any other." ' a jtJ The brainchild of architect Marcel Beaudin and some fellow water lovers, the LCCSC began operations at the old Moran power plant in 1994, after four years of discussions and planning. Beaudin had designed the Burlington Community Boathouse, and soon after its completion realized that his goal of having an all-in-one waterfront center had not been met. Heavy commercial and recreational boat traffic in the center of the Burlington harbor was not conducive to a fleet of small boats zigzagging around during sailing lessons and rentals. Beaudin and friends worked closely with the City and the Department of Parks and Recreation, and a five-year lease was granted for the site. One of the goals was to accommodate both keelboats and dinghies. Keelboats have a deep, large fin with a heavy ballast weight on the end as a part of the hull. They range from around 18 feet in length up to the largest ocean-going yachts, and often have auxiliary engines. This type of boat can handle a wide variety of conditions, and often contains various creature comforts. Dinghies, on the other hand, are small, lightweight daysailers with a retractable or removeable center-board. The excitement of dinghy sailing is that the sailor is close to the water, and the craft is very responsive. The Moran plant already had a sluice-way, which was a perfect channel for boat launching. Extensive volunteer efforts put a hoist in place for the largaugust

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er boats, and a floating ramp next to the channel for the dinghies. Storage space indoors and out, and lots of easy parking, completed the site. Beaudin is president of the 12member board of directors that oversees the nonprofit sailing center. Its

in the winter she works on next year's programs and teaches skiing. One of the goals of the LCCSC is to teach young people — starting at age eight — how to sail. Kids now can have an easier time of it, thanks to the technological advancements in learning

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A center at Burlington s waterfront puts you in funding — and some of its boats — comes from donors, while user fees cover the rentals. The LCCSC offers extensive programs — instruction for beginners or intermediates, private classes, race events and other group gatherings — throughout the summer. Last year more than 200 people learned to sail. New Program Director Rachel Miller, a world-class dinghy sailor and certified trainer, now "teaches the teachers;

You won't find white-coated waiters serving Scotch to the crews of 90-footers, but you will find a hearty

craft. The Center uses a nine-foot boat known as an "Escape" for the youngest sailors. Made of durable polyethylene, its buoyancy is distributed so that it's much easier to "right" than are other boats. The sails can be furled, or made smaller, in case the winds kick up. Scholarships are available for kids who can't afford the regular fees. Says Beaudin, "We don't turn anyone away." The Center's main teaching craft is known as a "Hobie One," from the manufacturers of the famous Hobie Cats. Fourteen feet in length, they're easy to start out on. A number of JY15s — baby sisters to the famous racing class of J-24s — comprise the "sports cars" of the LCCSC's impressive fleet. Used in a number of racing programs, the JYs offer an opportunity to sharpen racing techniques, and of course, to go fast. Two 20-foot keel boats — another is on the way — are used for large-boat skills and comfortable cruising. Rentals on dinghies and keelboats are available by the hour, half-day or full day. An innovative option is a dinghy rental pass for anywhere from 30 days to the whole season. This allows flexible boat usage without worrying about hourly fees. Community members can store their boats at the rear of the Center — sea kayaks, canoes, windsurfers, rowing sculls, catamarans, small day sailers, and large keelboats are arranged in colorfiil rows. Storage here costs far less than a commercial mooring or docking site.

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sustainable harvesting," Parsons explains. Comparable to the certification process for "organic" foods, the FSC "looks at the forester's ability to consider wildlife habitat, silvaculture, water quality — setting standards for building logging roads, minimizing soil erosion and run-off," he adds. Beeken/Parsons is certified by Smart Wood, a national program accredited by the FSC. Of course, being audited and certified has its price, hence certified wood often costs more, Beeken says — all the more reason to use lower grades of wood to offset those costs. But once the furniture is built, will the buyers come? Creating sufficient demand for character wood is the challenge. The oneof-a-kind aesthetic held by lovers of fine crafts — who will be out in force at the Stowe Craft Fair this weekend — is not necessarily that of people who want perfectly matching bedside tables. Toward that end, Beeken/Parsons participated in a recent market research focus group that examined consumer responses to products made of character wood, and the feasibility of mass-production. The results of the study, issued last month, concluded: "There is a

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The maintenance of golf greens is rarely an organic endeavor. The greenskeeper also presides over the chemicals. Dick and jan Raymond take "cides" against the artificial stuff on their own ninehole golf course in North Ferrisburgh. A tour of the grounds proves the natural approach does not necessarily mean "roughing" it. Saturday, August 15. Greenbush Road, N. Ferrisburgh, 1 & 4 p.m. $15. Info, 425-2538.

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PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA: See August 12. Charles Dutoit conducts pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in an allGershwin program that includes the Piano Concerto in F and "An American in Paris." VILLAGE HARMONY: A harmonic convergence of young vocalists showcases traditional and contemporary New England shape-note music, South African "freedom songs" and Balkan music. Stowe Community Church, 7:30 p.m. $6. Info, 426-3210. BATTERY PARK C O N C E R T SERIES: Tammy Fletcher and the Disciples offer divinely inspired blues against an Adirondack backdrop. Battery Park, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166. GOSPEL CONCERT: Even the ice cream is free at this picnic-perfect outdoor concert with the leaders of the group "Portable Rainbow." Rusty Parker Park, Waterbury, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7726.

drama ' T H E STRONGER': See August 12. 'LYSISTRATA': See August 12. T H E FANTASTICKS': See August

12. 'BABY': See August 12. ' T H E HEART O F T H E DOG': A drama grad from the Moscow Art Theater School directs this satirical play by Mikhail Bulgakov. Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Church Street, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 660-0869.

•SPIDER'S WEB': Dead body in the drawing room? Find out whodunit, according to mystery master Agatha Christie. Dorset Theater Festival, 8 p.m. $20-32. Info, 867-5777. ' T H E M O S T HAPPY FELLA': This neglected classic by Frank Loesser tells the musical story of a middle-aged vintner and his mail-order bride. Weston Playhouse, 8 p.m. $21-24. Info, 824-5288. ' T H E IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST': A student ensemble takes on a walk on the Wilde side. Moore Theatre, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N . H . , 8 p.m. $9.50. Info, 603-646-2422. 'DEATH AT T H E D U D E RANCH': The Spirit of Ethan Allen puts murder on the menu with an interactive, floating spin-off of City Slickers. Leaving from the Burlington Boathouse, 6:30 p.m. $34.95. Info, 862-8300.

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words BREAD LOAF READINGS: See August 12. The former Poet Laureate of Maryland, Linda Pastan, reads with Stanley Plumly at 4:15 p.m. Novelists Jeffrey Harrison and Richard Bausch follow at 8:15 p.m. BREAD LOAF LECTURE: The award-winning author of South Street and the Chaneysville Incident, David Bradley talks about the craft of writing. Litde Theatre, Bread Loaf Campus, Ripton, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 388-7945. HOWARD N O R M A N READING: The award-winning author of The Bird Artist reads from his new novel, The Museum Guard Flying Pig book store, Charlotte, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 425-2600. LAZY WRITERS FORUM: Share your writing in progress in a supportive workshop environment. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

kids PARENTS A N O N Y M O U S : See August 12. Chittenden County Food Shelf, Burlington. ' N E W TITLES' STORY TIME: Hugs abound in The Legend of Sleeping Bear, about a mothers undying love for her cubs. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, S. Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. STORY HOUR: Kids learn from lighthearted literature in a country setting. Flying Pig Children's Books, Ferry Rd., Charlotte, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 425-2600.

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V E R M O N T EXPOS: The hometown sluggers take on the Erie Seawolves in Centennial Field, Burlington, 7 p.m. $3. Info, 65-1-4200. cougr C O M B I N G SLIDE SHOW: j ! Burlington mountaineer Robyn Battaille documents her ascent of STOWE JAZZ FESTIVAL: See Mount McKinley. Carpenter Carse August 12. The Christine Adler Band Library, Hinesburg, 7 p.m. Free. Info, plays "jazz at noon" on the front steps 482-2878. of the Memorial Building, Stowe, 123 p.m. Free. Info, 253-7321. PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA: See ADULT EDUCATION FAIR: August 12. Charles Dutoit conducts Representatives from 17 institutions of violinist Sarah Chang in a program of higher learning chat with prospective works by Glinka, Bruch and Strauss.

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'PEPSI' CONCERT: Shop — or bop — to the summer sounds of The Naturals. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 12-3 p.m. Free. Info, 8657253. RIVERRUN CHAMBER PLAYERS: Composer Jon Deak, who plays bass with the New York Philharmonic, performs his and other works with musicians of comparable standing. Warren United Church, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 800868-4748.

words BREAD LOAF LECTURE: See August 13. Charles Baxter, the Michigan-based author of Believers, goes to the head of the class. BREAD LOAF READINGS: See August 13. Pushcart Prize-winning Carol Frost reads with Helena Viramontes at 4:15 p.m. Terry Tempest Williams and Eric Darton are featured at 8:15 p.m.

CARILLON SERIES: Vermont carillonneur George Matthew Jr. plays the bells in Mead Chapel, Middlebury College, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

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SUMMER THEATER FESTIVAL: The cat s out of the bag. Kids enjoy a staged production of The Puss W Boots. St. Johnsbury Recreation Center, 10:30 a.m. $3.75. Info, 748-2600. TEEN NIGHT: Bring an instrument to play or share, or be part of the "Friday night at the Improv" audience. Westford Library, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-6808. BLOCK PUZZLES: Nineteenth-century children played with simple toys which were often made at home. Kids craft a wooden block puzzle at the Rokeby Museum, Ferrisburgh, 10 a.m. $4. Info, 877-3406. 'MUSIC W I T H ROBERT RESNIK: Kids sing songs with the musical host o f V P R s "All the Traditions." Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216.

'GODSPELL': Musical members of Queen of the Northeast Kingdom perform the Bible-based rock opera at Haskell Opera House, Derby Line, 7:30 p.m. $8. Info, 334-6720.

STORY H O U R : Toddlers listen to stories at the Milton Public Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 893-4644.

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POTTERY DEMONSTRATION: Clay artist Vera Vivante takes it for a spin in a pot-making demonstration at Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 244-1126. MURAL UNVEILING: Seven area artists coordinated with local schoolchildren to produce a seven-panel mural depicting the geological history of the Winooski River. Stonecutters

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MAGIC VALLEY FESTIVAL: Bands like Sensible Shoes and the Organic Groove Farmers give this family festival a new-fashioned feel. Even Captain Kangaroo is expected. Tunbridge Fairgrounds, 11 a.m. $15. Info, 234-5223. A CAPPELLA C O N C E R T : A harmonic convergence of Class Act and Vermont Velvet promises to be very vocal. Mann Hall, Trinity College, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 864-5962. C O N C E R T BY T H E C O M M O N : The conductor of the Toledo Symphony calls the shots at a classical concert entided, "Friends of Andrew

Massey." Pratt Hall, Montgomery Center, 8 p.m. $12.50. Info, 326-4528. C A J U N FESTIVAL: N e w Orleansinfluenced bands like M u m b o Jumbo Voodoo Combo provide the "rollicking unadulterated party fuel." Trout River Brewing puts out the fire at Burke Mountain, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 626-4290. CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT: Hear intimate works by Debussy, Schumann and Shostakovich at a kickoff concert for the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 7 2 8 - 9 1 3 3 . A N T I - N U K E C O N C E R T : Robert Resnik and his band Shayna Punim play music from Eastern Europe to rally support for the Vermont Walk to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. United Church, Northfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-2340. CHIAPAS B E N E F I T Expect "punky banjo reggae with chunks of rock and funk from the world-beat band Snakeroot. A video precedes the dancing to benefit the Zapatista movement in Mexico. Plainfield Town Hall, 8 p.m. $5-10. Info, 660-2633. LATE N I G H T CABARET: A melodious melange of songs from stage, screen and concert hall adds entertainment to the dessert menu at Bellini's Restaurant, Montpelier, 10:30 p.m. $5. Info, 223-5300.

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dance C O N T R A D A N C E : Tom Mousin calls for the Swing Chickens at a northernstyle community hoe-down. Capitol City Grange Hall, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $6. Info, 426-3734.

film ' M O O N OVER BROADWAY': This documentary chronicles the turbulent creation of the Broadway show, Moon Over Buffalo, starring Carol Burnett. Loew Auditorium, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603646-2422.

art FINE ART FLEA MARKET: The visual version of the "farmers market" offers affordable art in a wide range of media. Alley between Burlington City Hall and the Firehouse Gallery, noon 4 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166. JAPANESE WALK: A traditional Japanese walk from the gallery to Lake Champlain is followed by sessions in haiku and "haiga" drawing. DollAnstadt Gallery, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 864-3661. SCULPTURE T O U R : A guided tour of a dozen beautiful sculptures scat-

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words BREAD LOAF LECTURE: See August 13. Poet Agha Shahid Ali, author of The Country Without a Post Office, goes to the head of the class today. BREAD LOAF READINGS: See August 13. Pushcart Prize-winning Sigrid Nunez reads with Lesley Dauer at 4:15 p.m. Poets Carl Phillips and Norah Labiner are featured at 8:15 p.m. R H O M B U S POETRY SERIES: "Oregon's bane of the literati," John Dooley sharpens his teeth in preparation for the upcoming Poetry Slam Nationals. See "to do" list, this issue. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 3 p.m. $2-6. Info, 865-3144. SCARY STORIES: Master storyteller Recille Hamrell gives shoppers a good scare at Davey Horrors Little Shop of Terrors, 125 Bank St., Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 862-7598.

kids 'DESIGN A W I N D - P O W E R E D BOAT': Kids get hands-on experience building and testing a model boat with a representative from the Brattleborobased company Synergy. Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, 1:30-3:30 p.m. $2. Info, 864-1848. 'GRASSES A N D GRAINS': What's so great about grains? Families get an introduction to roughage that includes crafts and other hands-on activities. Shelbume Farms, 9:30-11:30 a.m. $5. Info, 985-8686.

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etc STOWE CRAFT FESTIVAL: See August 14, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. ^ V E R M O N T FESTIVAL OF T H E ARTS: See August 14. ROYAL LIPIZZAN STALLIONS: See August 13, 2:30 p.m. HISTORIC RUTLAND TOUR: See August 13. WALK FOR NUCLEAR ABOLITION': A six-day, 93-mile walk through the hills and valleys of Vermont focuses attention on the moral, spiritual, material and psychological costs of nuclear weapons. A State House rally acts as a send-off. See "to do" list, this issue. Montpelier, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 229-2340. WATER C H E S T N U T ERADICATION: The Nature Conservancy is

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BREAD LOAF READINGS: See August 13. Bread Loaf students read from their works at 4:15 p.m. Dagoberto Gilb, Jennifer Brice and Judy Budnitz are the featured fiction writers at 8:15 p.m.

KILLINGTON M U S I C FESTIVAL: The festival's premier string musicians perform a "melodrama," by Richard Strauss, based on a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Rams Head Lodge, Killington Ski Resort, 7:30 p.m. S B IS. Info, 422-6767.

sport BOLTON VALLEY HILL CLIMB: See August 15. V E R M O N T EXPOS: See August 13. The New Jersey Cardinals are up today, 2 p.m. MT. ELLEN HIKE: Bring lunch, water and raingear on a difficult hike up the Jerusalem Trail with the Burlington chapter of the Green Mountain Club. Meet at the Visitors Lot, UVM, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. Free. Info, 655-0207.

drama 'PLUM DELIGHT': See August 14. ' T H E FANTASTICKS': See August 12, 7 p.m. ' T H E M O S T HAPPY FELLA': See August 13, 7 p.m. $21. 'SPIDER'S WEB': See August 13. 'GODSPELL': See August 14. 'PUT O N YOUR DRESSES...': See August 14. AUDITIONS: The Barre Players are seeking singing actors for a November production of baseball musical Damn Yankees. Scripts and audition music are available in advance. Barre Opera House, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 426-4094. VARIETY S H O W D I N N E R CRUISE: Looking for dinner and diversion? This floating vaudevillean variety show puts Larry, Darryl and Darryl at the helm. Spirit of Ethan Allen, Burlington Boathouse, 6:30 p.m. $34.95. Info, 862-8300.

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'MIDSUMMER N I G H T ' S BALL': Catch a night of Lakeside dining and dancing, kicked off by an afternoon dance sport seminar. Shelburne Farms, Coach Barns, Shelburne, 1-10 p.m. $25-80. Info, 518-298-4974. ' C O M M U N I T Y ' SERVICE: Vermont Education Commissioner Mark Hull speaks in a service entitled "Community Building Through Faith and Education." Old West Church, Calais, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 456-8129.

' T H E KING A N D I': Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr team up for this cross-cultural musical with a Siamese twist. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 2 & 7 p.m. $6. Info, 603646-2422.

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caught one <a£ tiiese competitions? Tell me these people aren't the product of top-secret military experiments. T h e extremes to which some participants take the sport raise far-reaching questions. Like, what makes a woman feminine? Why do they bother wearing their bikini tops? (Eventually they all look like Lou Ferrigno from the waist up.) And, where do all the missing bosoms go? Nonbodybuilding women spend millions each year on breast enlargement. Meanwhile, female bodybuilders strive for a state that leads in the opposite direction. You'd think some kind of recycling or resourcesharing program could be worked out here. Which brings us to The Deeper by riCk KiSonAK Meaning of It All. Don't laugh, I think Monicagate, more than a few there just might be one. My Democrats have no doubt guess is there are so many of dropped pounds from all their these shows because they sidestepping of the issue. succeed in offering society T h e music channel V H 1 something, and I don't mean even has its own exercise show, buns of steel. I suspect they called "CardioVideo." T h e provide the same thing many viewership for V H 1 skews other more "serious" types of older than that of its sister programming provide, network, and yet even Mtv namely: fantasy, escape and has a daily program hope. combining current hits and I'm sure there are audience oceanfront aerobics! These members out there who people are, what, 15? W h a t actually sweat along with the are they working off — their buxom ex-models, but my baby fat? sense is that most simply And, it goes without derive psychological comfort saying, the morning talk from their presence. O n some shows all feature regular fitness level, maybe not a conscious segments, though I'm pretty one, a more typical viewer well convinced these programs appreciates the tanned, are a barometer of all that's athletic bodies, their stamina, expendable in the culture at strength and vigor. And — this point. If there's a more here's the meaningful part — shameful waste of broadcast unlike the myriad other potential than the nonstop physical ideals shoved in front promotion these shows give of us every day, these smile every pinheaded picture to back at us, inviting us to join issue from a major studio, it's them, and showing us the way. the time they stop pretending Is there a more positive we're taking health and fitness message than the one they, in notes or jumping into our essence, impart?: There's still workout duds to sweat along time. You can do it. We're with them. W h e n , in fact, working our butts off for you, we're grabbing our last coffee and we'll do it all again for you and cream while running out tomorrow. the door, doughnut crumbs Except, of course, Chuck avalanching from our jellyNorris' message, which is, Hey, dotted lips. I'm tired of making crappy It's all gotten too weird, if you ask me, and I'm not just talking about female : bodybuilding. Have you ever

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St-Hubert with the flea market {marchtpuces) one block east in the 6600 block of rue St-Andr<£. The St-Hubert shops are easily accessible from downtown (M^tro: Beaubien). If you're driving, take St-Denis north to Bellechasse and turn right. St-Hubert runs parallel to St-Denis, three blocks east. It is one-way northbound. Continue north on StHubert and cross Jean-Talon for Montreal's version of 14th Street in New York City: wigs, buttons and trims, costume supplies — boa, boa, boa! — discounters and three blocks of fabric stores. When my friend Helen and I scouted a few weeks ago, we saw Indian women buying fabric for their saris and prom princesses fingering tulle. We also found the most wonderful oilcloth for a picnic tablecloth, with matching cotton fabric for napkins. We dreamed about the lace curtains we could make next winter. Helen picked out a meter of plush purple pile covered with dancing polar bears that will become a baby blanket for her new nephew. You can find the great outdoor food market, Marchd Jean-Talon, by doubling back to rue Jean-Talon, turning right and walking a couple of blocks to the corner of Casgrain. Here you'll find fresh fruit and veggies, and don't overlook the several cheese and meat shops that face the market square. Continue west on JeanTalon until Avenue du Pare

and turn left to locate the two-block area just north of rue Mont-Royal where half a dozen rug dealers have congregated. Helen and I thought the best among these was Tapis Godil at 4625 Av du Pare. The proprietor and his son travel throughout the Middle East purchasing their rugs, and they love to display them. They also have beautiful Chinese needlepoints, and rugs from all the "stans" — as in Afghanistan, Turkmenistan. The prices are surprisingly affordable, even better with the current great exchange rate. One rug in particular caught my eye, because it had the browns and greens I'd been looking for. The young merchant unfolded this rug and explained that he'd bought it in India, where he and his father buy rugs from Afghanistani refugees. He called it a "war rug," and pointed out the tiny black helicopters concealed in the intricate, traditional design of brown, green and ivory. Continue one block south on Av du Pare to Mont-Royal and turn left. From here to St-Laurent, Mont-Royal is thrift-shop central, full of second-hand clothes and shoppers with green and orange hair. Of course, if Chanel, Givenchy or Yves St. Laurent is more your style, just ask your hotel concierge for directions to Holt Renfrew. ®

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he key difference between a good painting and a lousy painting is the painter's sensitivity for the act of painting itself. This distinction has nothing to do with subject matter, and little to do with content. Strained attempts to infuse artworks with angst, insight or poignancy may indeed diminish their impact, by seeming manipulative or condescending to informed viewers. Perhaps artists should not worry about imparting content, and simply let the paint on the surface speak with its own lucidity. Such may be the philosophy of Middlebury artist Richard Weinstein, and of many of the best Vermont realists. Weinstein, currently exhibiting new work at the

works are about the reality of paint, and the importance of structure in a painting. In his raw, unframed work, "The Valley," Weinstein has layered light values over dark in a very orthodox way, giving the open landscape a traditional painterly presence. But his exchanges between palette knife and brush give the application unpremeditated freshness, while well-

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center stage are framed by foreground figures to provide a focal context for the depth of field, in a manner derived from Degas. Indeed, Weinstein's palette may also be a nod to art history — full of rose, turquoise, ocher, typical of 19th-century Parisian cafe scenes. "Farm House" may be the most familiar feeling work.

Weinstein is an Edward Hopper kind of realist... interested in the demeanor of a subject placed rather than in its details.

dabs of warm color move the eye to keep his composition — primarily based on horizontal bands — from growing static. "The Valley, Walham" uses

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OPENINGS B I L L S C H U C K & I T T Y N E U H A U S , an organic installation by New York sculptors. Sloane Ctr., Saint Michael's College, Colchester, 654-2535. O p e n studio and reception August 13, 5:30-7 p.m. E L D E R A R T , a group of senior citizens exhibit mixed media. Underhill Town Hall, 658-7454. Reception August 13, noon - 3 p.m.; also at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, St. Albans. Reception August 14, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. D A N C I N G G O W N S , new clay work by Vera Vivante. Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Ctr., 244-1126. Reception August 14, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

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by Lake Champlain. A juried group exhibit in mixed media to benefit the Vermont Natural Resources Council, the Lake Champlain Committee and the Lake Champlain Basin Science Center. DollAnstadt Gallery, Burlington, 864-3661. Through August: J A N E T F R E D E R I C K S , "Late by Myself in the Boat of Myself..." paintings; and L Y N N

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Journeys," mixed media. Doll-Anstadt Gallery, Burlington, 8643661. Through Aug I & CAT P O R T R A I T S , acrylic on board paintings by Anne es, Montpelier, 229-2766. Through Furchgott SourdifFe Gallery in Shelburne, does not trouble his audience with moral questions, obfuscations or cynicism. He makes no attempt to lead an avant-garde movement, or to become an art star. And though Weinstein teaches at Green Mountain College, there are no inklings of highbrow indulgence in his works. Yet his plainness is insightful. It cuts to the quick of the art of painting with repeated examples of elegant structural organization, suave chromatic harmonies and a refined attention to paint application. These paintings are almost deceptively simple. Weinstein is an Edward Hopper kind of realist, and his realism seems to be singularly interested in the demeanor of a subject rather than in its details. His page

similar tricks, but adds complexity to the harmony with liberal doses of foreground purple in the green field. In this work Weinstein's atmospheric sfumato discloses his technical excellence, while obscuring his intended distant lines. Another factor in the success of these works is their scale. Weinstein is able to balance proportions in such a way that his fairly small pieces become expansive. The diptych "Metowee Valley" angles away from the viewer with incrementally lighter values reading left to right, but the proportions of the two conjoined canvasses determine the mass of the forms in the piece. The figures in "Cafe, Paris" are also keenly scaled to the size of the canvas. In this piece, the chatting ladies at

piece, Weinstein also breathes soul into architecture — derived from light and shadow. The house is tensely offcenter, the roadway slips off the canvas, and the colors seem just about to pull away from each other, like a cloudbank dispersing at sunset. Yes, Weinstein is guilty of shamelessly contributing more Vermont mountain vistas, barn-besottedfieldsand American-in-Paris cafe scenes to the cultural continuum. But in his defense it must be noted that he paints these pictures exceedingly well. (7)

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ACROSS 1 Kiss and tell 5 —nest (delusion) 10 Festive occasions 15 Shipboard jail 19Zhivago's love 20 — Rogers St. Johns, American journalist 21 Hersey's bell town 22 Hindu queen 23 Wang Lung's wife 24 Person of great power 25 Also-ran 26 Annoys pettily 27 Deli delights 29 Pigeon pea 31 Roll of quarters? 33 Sun. talks 34 Walk pompously 36 Castle, to Judit Polgar 37 It might be real 40 Hat, or menu offering 42 Unsteady 46 Vermont dty 47 Graceful dances 48 Woodsman's tool 50 1928 Irving Berlin hit 51 Pinches or

92 Blast of wind bites 93 He had it all 52 Habitual sewed up prankster 95 One of the 53 Reliance Beattys 55 Musical 96 Young bird's theme call 56 Wallach or 97 French Whitney impressionist 57 Complete musical scale 98 San Diego team 58 Plotted 100 Experienced carefully sailors 60 Persistent 102 Sense of racket taste 61 Line inter103 Opiate secting a 105 Lays down curve a challenge 63 Delia's boss 106"—in the 65 Snappy Clowns" Stutz cars (song) 67 Seizes 107 Rubbish roughly containers 69 Concern of 111 It's six hrs. tailors behind 71 Health Greenwich resorts time 72 Cleansing 112 Con man's flattery? target? 76 Arab chieftain 78 Division of a 116 Bread spread 117 "One —of cow's Venus" stomach 82 King topper 119 Shorten the script again 83 Deep 121 Arrow poison animosities 122 Sloping 85 Main trunk runway artery 123 Author Zola 87 Psych, org. 88 Narrow strip 124 Gladden 125 Hawaiian of wood state bird 90 French literary critic 126 Cuckoos Hippolyte 127 Style of sleeve 91 Turns around a fixed point 128 Church

official 129 Harrow's rival DOWN 1 Voting group 2 French composer 3 Russian inland sea 4 Orchestral adages? 5 Hollywood's Victor 6 Mine entrances 7 Soaks flax 8 Guido's highest note 9 Pitfall for Palmer 10 Running polltaker? 11 Commotion 12 Fasten with a rope 13 Close by 14 "Idleness, —, a friend, and a foe" (D. Parker) 15 Critical remark 16 — avis 17 India, et al. 18 Lillian or Dorothy 28 Whales 30 Clumsy vessels 32 Tragic fate 34 They're dissolved 35 Regal headgear 37 Serfs, once

38 Way over the fence 39 Theme 40 Can, as fruit 41 Semirural region 43 City in the Netherlands 44 Boundary 45 Brings forth lambs 47 Low drone 49 Mr. Kefauver 52 Kind of sailing vessel 53 Aromatic cooking herb 54 Hubs for afternoon parties? 57 Grind the teeth in anger 58 Burns the midnight oil 59 Theater offering 62 Tiny colonist 64 He wrote T h e Cloister and the Hearth" 66 Setting for GWTW 68 Old Nick 70 Landlubber's lack 72 Dried orchid tubers 73 Florida city 74 Foul-smelling 75 Snoops 77 Debauchees 79 Finnish bath 80 Unexpected

result 81 Dull finish 84 Came to a conclusion 86 D.C. denizen 89 They look like convertibles 91 Closet plant? 92 Rich sourpe 94 One of a Slavic people 96 USN officers 97 More than a low 99 Hotel accommodations 101 City in Germany 102 Annoy pettily 104 Folklore dwarf 106 Fry lightly 107 David Copperfield's child bride 108 —Bator 109 Highway hauler 110 Spades, hearts, diamonds or clubs 112 Habitat plant form 113 Pickling weed 114 Attorney General Janet 115 Sharp-witted 118 Caesar's 151 120 House addition

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First, everything nice I'have to say about this gimmicky, hypehappy sequel is in the title: H20. Get it? Twenty years have passed since the release of the original Halloween. Funny title. Apparently the effort required to come up with a clever, marketing-friendly handle all but creatively exhausted the makers of the film, however, because in every other respect it is lame and instantly forgettable. I don't blame Jamie Lee Curtis. Lord knows she needs the work, and more power to her for personally concocting the idea for an anniversary installment of the slasher classic. The actress reprises the role that made her a household name, though there seems to be some confusion on the part of the movies producers as to whether the character stalked by personification-of-evil Michael Myers all these years is in fact his long-lost sister, or merely a one-time babysitter. The press kit says one thing, the script another. That's a bad sign.

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The film squander an opportunity to do something truly interesting with its iconic villain, instead just turning him loose on yet another cluster of hormonally seething teens, and setting the stage for an improbable, almost comic confrontation with Curtis. As with all of Williamson's work, the picture spends so much time being about horror movies that it never quite gets around to being one. Hardly a fitting tribute for one of the most horrifying ever made.

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steals a wh&le bunch ofpaperclips'in

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( N R ) Chris Rock joins forces with

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it or not.

what director Richard Donner

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Kristin Scott Thomas.

Zorro-in-training Antonio Banderas.

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Martin (Golden-Eye) Campbell

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directs.

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names on board James Cameron's

( N R ) From the team behind Father

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of the Bride comes this update of the

ry's most famous disaster.

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Barrymore stars in this '90s retelling

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of the Cinderella legend with

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Peacemaker director Mimi Leder.

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How can I take better care of my feet? Now that summer's here, I seem to have more problems with them than in the whiter. In northern Vermont, anything you notice only in the summer should probably be attended to before October. You're not really going to see your feet for about nine months, so it's best to pay attention to them now, while they're in your face, so to speak. If you think about it, your feet are the foundation of your body, and yet they get awfully short shrift in discussions of health care. Think of your body weight pounding on that relatively small area of the soles of your feet, hundreds of times each day as you walk, stand, run, play tennis or dance at events like the Latino Festival. Plus, when we walk, the body weight first comes down entirely on the heel, then rolls forward co the ball of the foot, so the amount of space suffering all that weight and pressure is even smaller than it might seem at first glance. Okay, so the feet are important. What can you do to care for them? According to Joanna Anderson, estherician and manicurist at Stephen & Burns in Burlington, the most common questions her clients have are about callouses, ingrown toenails and dry skin. The basics of good foot care address all three of these problems, Anderson said; By sanding off the callouses regularly, you can keep them from getting so bad that they really bother you. Although many people believe they can just use a pumice stone, Anderson adviwsybe^ients to follow the use it just "rough up the with something finer, so you don't j » . lar to anys k i c t ^ t ss Utilizes h e same p t t n i c p utilizes tthe any:ho|#pro•

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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): This would be an excellent time to pray to the deities of your choice for guidance in preserving your newly won helpings of love and freedom. For best results, though, avoid the body language traditionally used by Christians in their worship. The gesture of clasping ones hands together, you see, originated long ago as an imitation of being shackled; it was thought to be the best way to express submission to the divine power. The prayers you need to make, on the other hand, need to be loud, exuberant and unbridled. They should be imbued with the same joyful spirit that you'd like help in propitiating. How about using this signal instead: Spread your arms out as wide as they'll go, as if you were trying to hug the sky.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): Fourteenth-century cabalists calculated the number of angels as 301,655,722. But the radiant homeless guy who begs for money in front of the post office told me today that he figures the total is 677,323,117,002. If he's right, it means that in a mere six centuries, the angel community has grown 225,000 percent. That's an astounding population explosion. Unlike the rapid proliferation of humans, though, the swelling ranks of heavenly hosts is good news. It means, for one thing, that there are now about 112 divine messengers-c«7w-guardian spirits for every person on the planet. So please don't let me hear any complaints from you this week about how you never get any help, Taurus. Supernatural levels of support and service will be available — if you'll only ask.

GCMINI

(May 21-June 20): The Nyanja tribe of Malawi has a proverb which, roughly translated, reads, "If you should find the residents of a place frying their eyes, fry yours also." I guess that makes sense in some cases, especially

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CANCCR

(June 21-July 22): When Henri Matisse's painting "Le Bateau" was first shown at New York's Museum of Modern Art in 1961, it was mistakenly hung upside-down for a month and half. I have reason to believe that a beautiful part of your own world is similarly inverted right now. Are you perceptive enough to spot the transposition? Are you brave enough to admit it and shrewd enough to correct it? Or is it so painful to deal with this small mistake that you'll allow it to mushroom into a gaping, long-term error? LCO (July 23-Aug. 22): In a recent Florida radio promotion, a woman won a red Ford pick-up by smooching it for almost three days straight. In another contest a few months earlier, a Maryland man scored a new motorboat by puckering up against its sleek prow for 59 hours. And now I'm offering you the chance, through the power of your kiss, to acquire a secret about how to become more passionately committed without compromising your freedom. All you have to do is press your lips to the paper that this horoscope is printed on for exactly 88 seconds. This will fulfill the requirements of the magic spell I have cast, and bring you a dream, vision, or insight which will reveal the secret I promised.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You're on a mission which reminds me of the amputee who climbed Mount Everest last May. Tom Whittaker was the first person with one leg who ever conquered the worlds tallest peak. He'd tried and failed twice before, and a bout with pulmonary edema almost defeated him the third time. Like Whittaker, you're attempting a feat that would be difficult even if you weren't working under a handicap. And yet it's quite likely that your handicap will motivate you with a ferocity you couldn't summon if you were merely "normal."

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to reliable sources, you can get a member of the cast of "Friends" to come to your bash if you pay him or her $50,000. Arnold Schwarzenegger will appear for double that amount, and skier Picabo Street for $30,000, while ancient rockstar Boy George demands 20 grand. You may not be as famous as those luminaries, Libra, but in your own sphere your social clout is peaking. In fact, I believe you're currently the most popular and well-connected sign of the zodiac. Maybe it's time, therefore, for you to charge a fee for showing up at parties. At least, please, collect all the perks your grace and expertise deserve.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): James Clerk Maxwell (1831-79) was a Scorpio physicist who formulated a theory of electromagnetic waves 20 years before they were discovered. How did he come up with his innovative ideas? Often by engaging in pretend conversations with his dog, Tobi. I'm going to recommend his method to you, Scorpio. Revolutionary new notions about how to shape

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your career are beginning to swirl up from your subconscious mind, but they're so surprising and controversial you may need to talk them over with imaginary friends who have no stubborn expectations about where your future lies.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): According to my reading of the astrological vibes, you will laugh more this week than you have in many moons. Harder and longer, too. Contradictions that in the past may have made you gfind your teeth will now detonate your giggle reflex. Awkward moments which you might take too seriously at any other time will seem like entertaining slapstick. And then there's the fact that life in your vicinity is just going to be a lot funnier than usual. This could seem inconvenient, I suppose. What if you're convulsed with guffaws at a moment when you want to show how serious you can be? My advice is to avoid all situations that would require you to be sober and dignified. Give yourself the luxury of surrendering to the divine heehaw as much as possible. CAPRICORN (Dec.

22-Jan. 19): The Roman poet Terence had a perspective that would be useful for us to meditate on this week. "Love," he mused, "is strangely whimsical, containing affronts, jabs, parleys, wars and then peace again. For you to ask advice to love by, is as if you ask advice to go mad by." But what, I would protest in response to Terence's complaint, is so bad about going mad — especially if you're the type of person (like you and me) who sometimes suffers from an excess of self-control? In conclusion, Capricorn, an episode of

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(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I'm hereby putting you on alert about a looming global chocolate shortage, Aquarius. In farms from Brazil to West Africa, the magic beans are increasingly falling victim to disease and insect pests. f To prepare yourself to survive emotionally in the event a worst-case scenario comes to pass, I urge you to build up your stocks of the best substitute for chocolate: love. Luckily for you, this is the perfect astrological time | to get a lot done on that very project.

PISCCS (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): With the authority vested in me by a jury of your | peers and the higher power you believe in most, I hereby declare you not guilty, f You're free to go. We all hope we won't have to see you back in this court again. If you want to know my personal opinion — this is completely off the record, by the way — you'd be much more likely to avoid further-scrapes with natural law if you'd just snarl "Shut up!" at the misguided voice in your head that keeps insisting you're guilty.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES: These permanent part-time positions include telephone and in-person window ticket sales. Strong interpersonal skills required as well as accuracy and speed in data entry. Daytime, evening and weekend hours available. Apply in person in the administrative offices of the Flynn Theatre. 153 Main St., Burlington, VT. N o phone calls, please.

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DESSERT BAKER: In need of extremely creative baker for busy downtown restaurant. Flexible 2 day per week schedule. Please fax resume to 862-9503. DISHWASHER: Local health food store seeks a self-motivated person to join our kitchen team. Position includes customer service, dishwashing & some prep work. $6.50/hr. Apply in person to Healthy Living (behind Barnes & Noble), 4 Market St., So. Burlington. DRIVERS WANTED: Leonardos Pizza. Clean record, with car. See Dave, 83 Pearl St., Burlington. ,

EXPERIENCED SERVERS/ HOSTESS/LINE COOK needed. Apply in person to Lulu's/Cosmos, 1110 Shelburne Rd., So. Burlington, VT 05403.

OFFICE WORKER NEEDED for part-time work: data entry, filing, reception, misc. tasks. Computer skills a +. Friendly environment. Flexible schedule. Please call 864-0300.

EXTREME SPORTS BAR is looking to hire for all shifts & positions. Please apply in person. Refer to our display ad for hours & location. 864-8332.

PIZZA COOKS WANTED FOR college restaurant & bar. Fun environment. 1 yr. gen. cooking exp. required. Hourly rate + share of tips. Women encouraged to apply. Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 167 Main St., Burlington.

FLOWER AMBASSADOR TO deliver, full-time, our flowers and assist in the cleaning & maintenance of our shop. Excellent driving record, outstanding communication and organizational skills required. Knowledge of Chittenden County and a commitment to exquisite customer service and a team player a must. Vivaldi Flowers, 350 Dorset St., So. Burlington, VT. 863-2300.

READER/DRIVER: Responsible non-smoker to help read/drive for advocate in Chittenden/Addison counties. Some basic clerical skills needed. Must have reliable vehicle. Approx. 15 hrs./wk. More info: call Gwen at 879-2706. RETAIL ASSISTANT, PARTTIME, to assist customers in flower ordering, selection and purchasing. Requires previous retail experience, knowledge of flowers and plants, outstanding communication skills and a commitment to exquisite customer service. Position requires a team player interested in assisting all aspects of shop operations and maintenance. Saturdays are a must. Vivaldi Flowers, 350 Dorset St., So. Burlington. 863-2300.

FULFILLMENT SUPERVISOR/ A C C O U N T LIAISON. Busy office needs energetic, well-organized team player for highly computerized environment and account management. Growing business in downtown Burlington with excellent potential. 862-0933. HEALTHY LIVING: Local natural food store seeks energetic self-motivated people to join our customer service team. Please apply in person to Healthy Living, 4 Market St. behind Barnes & Noble. No phone calls, please.

SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST/ INSIDE SALES: Energetic person needed to answer phones, greet customers and perform inside sales. Resume to: P.O. Box 878 Williston, VT 05495-0878. Good benefits, flexible hours. TELEMARKETING: Phone reps, needed for expanding call center. Competitive compensation package, many shifts available. Call TM Manager at 863-4700.

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HINESBURG: Non-smoker, 28+, to share modern house in woodland setting. Self-aware, not into TV. $360/mo. + 1/2 propane. Avail, now. Call Richard, 482-4004.

CASH: Have you sold property and taken back a mortgage? I'll pay cash for all your remaining payments. (802) 775-2552 x202.

APT./HOUSE FOR RENT BURLINGTON: 1-bdrm. apt on So. Union St. Avail. ASAP. $495/mo., incl. heat. Call 652-0806. BURLINGTON: 2-rm„ 3rd fir. space in So. End family home. Private bath, shared kitchen. Quiet prof., non-smoker, indoor cat only. $285/mo. Call 862-3526.

LOOKING TO RENT/SHARE COUPLE LOOKING TO RENT well-kept 1-2 bdrm. house (or apt.) in or close to Burlington. Have dog. Need 9/1. Please call Erin, 617-720-7114.

HOUSEMATES WANTED BURLINGTON: Quiet, nonsmoking female found 2-bdrm. apt. to share w/ like female. Sunny, close to campus. $375/mo. + utils. Avail. 9/1 Gianna, 860-7629. BURLINGTON: Quiet & cheap. I'm looking for a mature, profes- ,., sional female to rent a room in a large apt. Smokers OK. $200/mo. + 1/4 utils. No pets. Call Ros, 864-8301.

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FUN ART FOR YOUR HOME... Paint your child's bedroom, playroom, bathroom with fun, original ideas for murals, borders, floors. Contact me! Judy Weeks, 864-7652.

STUDIO/OFFICE SPACE DECORATIVE ARTIST looking for someone interested in sharing studio space on Howard Sr. $200/mo. Call 660-9267.

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LIVE-IN MENTOR FOR 10-yearold home schooled girl. Free rent for one weekday + odd hours per week. Interests in crafts, nature study, outdoor activities wanted. Native Spanish speakers encouraged. 863-5385.

FREE CASH GRANTS! College. Scholarships. Business. Medical bills. Never Repay. Toll Free 1-800218-9000 Ext. G-6908.

CLEANING SERVICES CHERYL'S COMMERCIAL/ Residential Cleaning. Honest, dependable, enthusiastic, reasonable rates, insured/registered. 860-5038.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Join us to present the 6th Annual South End Art Hop. This dynamic event celebrating the Arts with Open Studios, Exhibits in workspace and warehouse galleries and a Silent Auction needs volunteers. Meet and work with creative, communityminded people, Artists & Entrepreneurs in the thriving South End of Burlington. The September 11th opening party will feature the music of Rebecca Simone with Jusagroove. Call 660-9580 and leave your name, address & phone.

BON AMI. CITRA-SOLV. Life Tree Lavendar & Tea Tree...that's right, little old name dropper me— Diane H., housekeeper to the stars. 658-7458. "I'm frightfully sure that calling anybody else would be for the birds."—Alfred Hitchcock.

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BURLINGTON: Prof./grad to share 3-bdrm. home in So. End. Minutes to marketplace. $325/mo. 652-9099, anytime. BURLINGTON: Centrally located 2-bdrm. apt. Spacious, sunny & beautiful, parking. Looking to fill 1-bdrm. $312/mo. Call 865-3865. BURLINGTON: 2 mellow, intelligent, friendly people looking for 1 person to share 3-bdrm. apt. Nice place. Must be clean & responsible. No cats. $250/mo. + utils. Bryan, 658-8845. BURLINGTON: Bright, spacious basement room, windows, private entrance. Great house, friendly, alternative household. Sorry, no pets, smoking or off-street parking. $275/mo. incl. utils. 658-6136.

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MUSIC INSTRUCTION THE KENNEL REHEARSAL SPACE. Rooms for retn on monthly or hourly basis. 24-hr. access, lock-outs & storage avail. Reservations req. For rates & more info call 660-2880. 3017 Williston Rd., So. Burlington. GUITARIST/SINGER-SONGwriter in serach of others to form band. Must be under 25; male or female. Eric, 863-2645. W H O THE HELL WANTS TO ROCK? Drummer looking to join band & play [insert your creative category here] rock. Infl.: Jesus Lizard, Hum. John, 985-1289. AD ASTRA RECORDING. Relax. Record. Get the tracks. Make a demo. Make a record. Quality is high. Rates are low. State of the art equip. & a big deck w/ great views. Call (802) 872-8583.

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LETS HIT THE TOWN! SWF, 25, enjoys music, dancing, going to the movies, ISO attractive, fit dance partner 8t friend, 23-33, that knows how to respect a woman. 1847 RECENTLY SINGLED WF, GREEN EYES, red hair, small waistline, 5*6", 109 lbs., ISO WM, 18-23, tall, exciting and sometimes likes to be in charge. 1848 STARDATE JULY, 1998: TRANSPORTER malfunctioned; lost on deserted alien planet. Lost away team. Repaired communicator to send SOS beacon. Planet of origin unimportant. SBF, 35. 1854

CAN I GET YOUR ATTENTION? IN NEED of love and affection. Single lady, 30, needs your attention. Looking for same intentions. 1938 DANCE WITH ME. DWF, 50ISH, attractive, petite, NS, enjoys dining, dancing, cookouts, movies, walks. ISO caring, sincere, healthy M for friendship, possibly more. 1907 TOO MUCH FUN IS NEVER ENOUGH. Excessive in all things, but practicing moderation. Me: PSWF, 51, likes to participate, instead of observe, in all activities. ISO PSWM, NS, young 50, but energy of a 20 yr. old. Must play in overdrive. 1909 SEE AD " TOO MUCH IS NEVER ENOUGH." Substitute 30s for 50s. Energy of 20 yr. old a must. If you want to be a player—not a spectator— in life, I'm your girl! 1910 SWF, WELL-BUILT, FULLY LOADED, cruise control optional, look under the hood, classic 1977, low mileage. No lemons here. A true classic. 1914 DWPF, 44, PLATTSBUR6H, NY, IS OA real man, one who knows that love is something that grows, and that friendship is the stem of the rose. I am literate, witty, sensitive, Gemini, s'2", active, talkative and often audacious!! Lefs get together and check out the chemistry. Smile. 1946 INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY, GORGEOUS, brilliant, completely secure, witty, 39ish (almost all of the above), looking for same. 1952 CALLING ALL JEWS!!! Where's the tribe? DJF, 37, 5'9", 120 lbs., gorgeous, leggy, blonde/blue, Ashkenazi, looking for male M.O.T./Basheert. In VT, you're your own Sidduch. Vey iz mir! 1950 ME; SWF, 18, W/ BLUE EYES, RED HAIR, a love for animals, fun and cuddling. You: SM, 18-23, w/ similar interests and a warm heart. We must meet! 1974 SWF, 25, ATTRACTIVE, FUN-LOVING, single parent of one, enjoys cooking, quiet nights & travel, ISO intelligent, mature, attractive SWPM, 25-35, w/ similar interests, like children. 1925 REGGAE, CAMPING, SKIING, LAUGHING. 5'6", 115 lbs., blonde female ISO "slightly" overweight, tall, attractive, athletic, confident, NS M, 26-33, to hang out and have fun with. Dark hair a +. 1926 I'M A BITCH, I'M A LOVER, I'M A CHILD, I'm a mother, I'm a sinner, I'm a saint...I'm attractive, petite, 38, SWF with varied interests looking for a SM friend and activity partner. Tall, dark & handsome encouraged to reply! 1928

STATUESQUE, IRREVERENT, OPTIMIST seeks witty, intelligent, warm PM, 3545, who loves life, the arts, the ocean...and doesn't mind the occasional chick flick. 1917 I'M LOOKING FOR THE SMARTEST, most fun man on earth! 1918 ARE YOU OUT THERE? Intelligent, attractive, professional D/SM, 38-55, enjoys healthy lifestyle, outdoors, theater, music; travel, along with desire for laughter/spontaneity? If so, call me...I offer what I'm looking for!! 1880 HEALTHY, HAPPY, ATTRACTIVE, intelligent, athletic DWPF, 51, loves family, friends, pets, outdoor activities, music, books, flowers, good food and laughter. Seeking compatible M, 40-60, who loves life. 1883 I'M BITS CAROLINE, GINGER, SCARLETT, Jamie, Diana, Gwen, Katherine 81 Lucy. Seeking my Richard, Fred, Rhett, Paul, Dodi, Gavin, Heathdiff & Ricky...but I'm not suffering from multiple-personality disorder! SWF, 38, ISO SWM, 33-43. 1886 MTN. BIKER BABE SEEKS CYCLING dude for fat-tire fun. Need someone who can wield a wrench when I totally pretzel my derailleur back in the boonies. No beginner geeks, please. 1889 DOES ANYONE STILL BELIEVE IN OLDfashioned trust, honesty and respect? SWF, 48, looking for someone to share all the good things life has to offer. Friendship first, possible LTR. 1890

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ATTRACTIVE, BROWN HAIR, GREEN eyes, 40, 5'6", 105 lbs. DPF. Likes Bernie, The Nation (especially Katha Pollitt), dancing, jazz & classical music and more. Seeks man w/ similar interests, who is tall w/ athletic build. 1861 SPIRITUAL, RADIANT, MYSTICAL, sensual, open-hearted DWPF, phsysically fit, attractive, young 45, enjoys yoga, meditation, dancing, hiking, biking, organic gardening, music. Seeks active, spiritually evolving partner for heartfelt connections. 1862 SAILING, SWIMMING, HIKING, HEAVY metal concerts, country-rock dancing, constitutional arguments, explosives research, make "It" legal. ISO romantic, intelligent, marriageable M. 1866 SENIORS! HEY, YOU OLD GUYS! Come on out from hiding! Will cook fresh country meal in exchange for fine restaurant dining. SWF, university-educated, musical, artistic, master gardener, filmmaker. 1867 MEDITERRANEAN WOMAN, SOULFUL, sensuous, energetic, 40s, who loves music, interested in sharing time (and dancing) with insightful, sensuous and compassionate man of a progressive bent with zest for life. 1870 I DONT SMOKE, I SMOLDER. Smart, sexy SWPF seeks similarly incendiary S/DM, 38-50, for summer campfires. Love of water and woods desired. Music, dancing, books & film also light my fire. LTR maybe, but fun first. 1871 I ONLY HAVE FIVE WORDS TO SAY: "I am tired of JERKS!" SWF seeks SWM, ... 30s, to experience the summer nights by the lake with... 1872 WENDELL BERRY, ANNIE DILLARD, Krishnamurti, Weird Al, John Jeavons, Thich Nhat Hanh, Kent Whealy, Bobby McFerrin, Alan Savory—can you relate? Tall DWF looking for a wise and loving friend, NS/ND/NA. 1820 BUT CAN YOU KEEP UP? Skiing, laughing, playing. Dynamic, petite, self-sufficient PWi, 60, wonders if there are good-hearted men who appreciate wisdom, kindness & humor. As work is predominantly female, I'm seeking M friends to complement the mix. 1822 ON THE LOOKOUT. Energetic, happy SWF, 34, 5*10", enjoys movies, outdoors, working out. ISO SWM, 30-40, who shares these interests/others. 1825 DWF, 47, 5*3", 150 LBS, SHORT BROWN HAIR, large hazel eyes, seeks DWM, 40-50, for close friendship. Not looking for marriage or live-in, just a friendly visitor. No married men, please. No drinkers. You must smoke. Local men only. 1833 LONG, LEAN, LOVELY, LONELY LIONESS ISO literate, timber, lusty lover for lyrical liaisons in my sylvan lair. 1838

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YOUR BEST FRIEND, FOREVER. DWPM, 48, handsome, fit, NS, neatly groomed, enjoys travel, dancing, walks, sports and cooking. ISO honest, fit woman, 35-50, for LTR. 1939 NOT A PARADOX: ECOLOGY NERD/HIP musician, world traveler/hick, sensual/ascetic. SWM, 25, active, evolving, seeks connection with the earth and all things. 1944 2 FUNNY, ACTIVE, SENSITIVE, FORMER VT guys in 50s, vacationing on Lake Champlain, looking for slender, fun-loving females for sailing, water activities, tennis, biking, conversation and cookouts. 1943 SEEKING PLAYFUL PARTNER WHO enjoys a good time! Friendship, fun, even romance! Me: DWPM, youthful 40, adventurous, athletic, active, witty. You? Excite me with your enthusiasm! Let's dance! 1948 CREATIVE & ATTRACTIVE, 31. Want to meet more women my age. If you like soft-spoken, sensitive, intelligent men, give me a call. 1949 DONT CALL UNLESS you talk, eat, laugh and dance. It's good if you've been around the track 40 or 50 times. I've got a slow hand. I'm willing to

drive. 1951 SWING, SWING, SWING. Dancing cohort needed for SPM, 32. Me: 6', br./br„ flat foot floozee learning to jump. You: brown derby chic who lives for kicks. Everything else but enthusiasm secondary. Let's have some laughs and step it out. 1953 SM, 44, 5*8", FIT, EDUCATED, openminded, sense of humor, value relationships. Range of interests, active, but not fanatical. Seeks woman over 30, sexy, under 5*6". 1954 SEPARATED WM, 37, FIT, PART-TIME dad, metaphysical-spiritual approach to living, positive, goal-oriented, avid reader, passionate about life, loves the outdoors, ISO S/DWF, 30-40, fit, attractive, intelligent, similar path. 1976 TENNIS, ANYONE? Bright, witty, handsome and engaging SWM ISO partner, 35-45, lean, leggy and lissome on the court; lively, literate and lascivious off the court. Post-game at a quiet, sylvan mountain retreat. Can the perfect match end in a love/love tie? 1923

1930 MULDER SEEKING SCULLY. Following The Rules courts disaster. I want to believe the truth is out there. Are you? Red hair is an option, not a prerequisite. SWM, 40, 'X'. 1932 SWM, 20S, ISO SF, 24-30, FOR friend ship or romance. Like summer nights on Church St., biking, hiking, swimming. Hoping to have someone to take to the coast this fall for a weekend by the ocean. Athletic, spontaneous 81 educated. What about you? 1936 DWM, 30, ENJOYS DANCING, MOVIES, hiking and more, ISO S/DWF, petite to medium build, who's giving, passionate, humorous and fun for friendship, maybe more. 1895 NO CHUTZPAH FOR SINGLE SCENE. SM, 44, educated, sensitive, extremely honest, soul searcher, NS, ND, ISO kind, thoughtful, self-actualizing F, fit, with slender to medium build, 3oish—4oish, for romance. 1897 DWM, 44, AND SO MUCH MORE. NY Libra ISO Aquarian or Gemini into: Zen, Tao, sailing, blade, ski, kayak, art, nature, Tom Robbins, Bob Marley and fun in the sun. 1901 I'M 5'u", 28, 210 LBS. WM, GOOD shape, sober, responsible, very hard worker; love the outdoors and having fun; enjoy romantic, relaxing, serene evenings. Seeking similar companion, 25-35, race/creed unimportant. 1906 CAN YOU: FIND TIME TO GO BIKING, hiking, canoeing, golfing, skiing, camping? Do you: like music, travel, reading, being outdoors, spending time with friends and family? Are you: a slim, pretty SWPF, 25-35, wanting to meet a tall, attractive, SWPM, 35? Will you: respond to this ad today? 1912 SWM, 38, SEEKING MATURE, dominant lady to have a unique, erotic relationship with. Can travel Plattsburgh or Burlington area. 1893 IF I COULD RE-WORK THE APLHABET, I'd put 'i* next to 'u'. Tall, blue-eyed SWM, 42, seeks NS SWF to reshape the letters. Remember, fate favors the brave. 1891 TALL MaWM, LATE 40S, EDUCATED, sense of humor, seeks attractive woman, 25-45, to crew my 25 ft. sailboat on Lake Champlain' also leisurely dinners in Burlington area. Spouse approves. 1892 ATHLETE, SOLDIER, SCIENTIST, 29, 5*7", 145 lbs. I love the outdoors, Burlington nightlife and cooking/baking. Seeking someone of shorter stature, smaller waistline, and in need of devotion. 1908

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SEXISEXiSEX! NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR attention & you know I have a sense of humor, I am 35, a 6'4", slender/athletic, divorced single-parent. Love the outdoors, dining, dancing, movies. Looking for someone to hang out w/ and have fun with, maybe more. ISO tall, slender F w/ sense of humor! 1868 TRYING AGAIN. DWPM, 42, NS, 6', 160 lbs. Full plate, empty table. Romantic, spiritual, positive, high energy, parttime dad, normal but not average, percherons, vegetarian. 1869 COULD YOU BE LOVED? EASY-GOING, educated, blue-collar guy, 28, S ' I O " , 140 lbs., fit, good-looking, too, loves outdoors, music, cooking, etc. ISO petite girlfriend for fun, discovery, possible LTR. 1808 WANTED: ONE GOOD WOMAN BY THE 30-something SWM who has long hair, mood eyes, a great personality and the face to go with it. Tattoos are optional, but I'll bring mine if you show me yours. 1809 SWM, ARTIST, 26, s'io", ISO FEMALE to share conversation, hikes, movies, possibly more. Searching for creative type, preferrably to understand artistic craziness.J mean: "originality"! 1839 SWPM, 34, ROMANTIC, FIT, ATTRACTIVE and very down-to-earth. Enjoys biking, weightlifting, skiing, camping, traveling, running, country music, dancing, movies, romantic walks, Sunday drives. Dog 81 horse lover looking for SWP gal, 25-37, enjoys dancing, with similar interests, fun, slim, attractive NS. Possible LTR. 1823 SINGLE-PARENT DAD, 51, ENGINEER, having fun, but need someone special for myself. She's hopefully slender, tall or petite, an independent thinker who enjoys humor and verbal jousting. Age open. 1826 LOVELY LADY, I WILL TREAT YOU SWEETLY. Val Kilmar look-a-like, 26, enjoys outdoors, movies, Dave Matthews & slow dancing. ISO slender, attractive, affectionate, 20-26, goddess for friendship and possible LTR. 1849 EDUCATED, TRAVELED, AGELESS, genuine, attractive, professional SM in Ctrl. VT. Appreciates nature, dogs, stars, water, style, dialogue, big dreams and sexy, long kisses. ISO intellectually and physically captivating F, 27-33. 1811 SEX! TIRED OF "JUST FRIENDS." Wants summer bed fling. Me: mature SWPM, 22, athlete. You: under 40, weight unimportant, but be in shape for "workouts." 1832 WM, 39, WARMLY REMEMBERS A TIME long ago before the ice age. Seek a F who is also feeling the chill. Let's start a fire and keep each other warm. 1792 WELL-ADJUSTED, EXUBERANT, romantic, soulful, fit, athletic SWPM, 28, very easy on the eyes. Many interests, including the outdoors and the arts. Seeking pretty, fit, healthy companion, 23-33, who is joyful, confident, intelligent, honest, fun and has a passion for life. 1796 SWM (SINGLE WITH MOUNTAIN BIKE) seeks SPF (seductive pedaling friend) for fun. ISO (interesting Saturday outings) 21-33 gears, possible LTR (long trail rides). Call. 1797 NEW-AGE SPACE MINISTER SEEKS gifted liberator who seeks transcendental bounties and lofty convergences. Be wise, fresh, sweet, real, undauntable, irresistible and intelligible. Call to meet your inimitable match. 1798 B+ SEEKS SIMILAR GPA. Bedeviled DWM, 46, blissful, bright, brawny, benevolent, business-wise bachelor. Bask in baseball, Bach, books, Bordeaux, bogies, brokies, bushwhacking. Braggadocio about bouillabaisse. Bidding for a blithesome, brilliant, bantering beauty. Bambinos bueno. Ban on Barbies. Buddies before blankets. 1801

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BIM, 5'6", 150 LBS., ISO G/BIM FOR explorations of mind, body & soul. NS, ND, no HIV or diseases; an open mind w/ healthy, trim body between 2 5 - 4 5 . Middlebury area. 1899 BiWM, 45, 5'8", 150 LBS., SEEKS other Bi/GM for friendship and fun. Must be clean and safe. Burlington area. 1921 DIFFERENT GM, 40, ISO MIDDLE-AGED, short, balding, average guy. I want to meet someone real for a change. 1879 NO ONE EVER REMEMBERS why they're in the personals! Listen for what's between us; not like I've never heard this one before. Dare ya... Panting gay. 1881

SWGF, 30s, PROFESSIONAL, fun-loving, sincere, likes outdoors, ocean walks, animals, great sense of humor. Looking for SWGF, 3 0 - 4 0 S , with similar interests to wine 81 dine, LTR. No games. Honesty a must. 1818

OLD SPIRIT, YOUNG AT HEART! 28, 6'4", 190 lbs., long brown hair, blue eyes, vegetarian, decaf, non-drinking pipe smoker, actor seeks masculine G/BiM, 18-30, w/ similar interests to share Mark Twain, John Irving, laughter & Karma-raderie. 1850

MaF, 35, PLUS SIZE AND CURIOUS, seeks F for friendship, talks, movies and some exploring. Must be honest, sincere and love to laugh. 1824

GWM, 26, ISO FUN 8L GOOD TIMES, possible LTR. Me: 6'4", br./br., smoker. You: just plain nice. 1851

mm CENTRAL/SOUTHERN AREA MALE SEEKS Bi/straight male, very discreet, no commitment/relationship. Uniform preferred, but not necessary. Age/looks unimportant. I'm 51, 6', 195 lbs., clean 81 discreet. 1940 BI-CURIOUS WM, 38, 5*5". 14° LBS., professional, NS, first-timer, clean 81 healthy, seeks other BiWM, 20-40, for discreet encounters. 1945 CTRL VT MaBiM, 38, ATHLETIC OUTdoorsman with sense of humor, seeks in-shape friend who appreciates great legs and the wilds of VT. 1955 WM, 30, 5'io", 1 7 0 LBS., SEARCHING for a fun, attractive man, 27-33. ' hike, blade, ski 81 work out. What do you do? If you fit the bill, call. 1978 CURIOUS CABIN BOY. WM SEEKING single or couples to fulfill a fantasy. 18, shaggy brown hair, fun, cute, sort of shy, but craving a good time. Glum bum, discreet. 1935 TIRED OF GUYS W/ GAY PRIDE WHO ARE cowards in relationship with a real man. Cute, fit, active, 39, ISO fun-loving buddy, any race, 22-42, be healthy 81 discreet. 1896

ATTRACTIVE, ATHLETIC, FIT GUY, 44, who enjoys life. Interests are outdoors, waterskiing, sailing, hiking, biking, travel, good food 81 wine. ISO in-shape guy, 25-45, for friendship, adventures and possibly more. 1807 BURLINGTON & RUTLAND AREA, BiWM, 46, 5'io", 185 lbs., clean and discreet, seeks other men, 18-50, for good times at my place. No head games. 1828 GWM, 49, 6'2", 228 LBS., LOOKING for a chubby or larger NS GWM for fun, friendship and maybe LTR. Can you handle a real chubby chaser? 1831 SACRED TOUCH. GM, 38, ARTIST/ student, 185 lbs., looking for lover to explore tantric love-making in sacred fusion of body, heart & soul. Seeking NS, 25-55. HIV+ OK. 1795 GM, 38, 6', NS, ND AND IN VERY GOOD physical shape, seeks GM, 18-38, NS, ND for fun, friendship, maybe LTR. Let's walk, talk and see where it goes. 1806

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THIS GUY NEEDS SOMETHING ON THE side, do you? Let's have a drink and see what happens. Age, race, looks unimportant...honesty is. All responses answered. Do it now! 1814 COUPLE SEEKS UNIQUE FEMALE FOR long-term friendship and exploration of life's joys. 1819 SWM, 29, NIGHT OWL, 2ND & 3RDshifter, musician, many interests. Seeking fellow insomniacs to hang out and have fun. No sexual motives, just looking for friends, M or F. 1830. INTIMATE MASSAGE. Incredible massage for women any age, size, etc. Enjoy your body as never before in the hands of this skilled, mature, tall, blond M. Take it to an intensity never imagined possible. 1834

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LOG CABIN LOVER. Attractive, intelligent professional seeks active, soish friend with open heart and adventurous spirit for dancing, biking, camping and hugging. Early birds and couch potatoes need not apply. Box 309 HOLE IN ONE. Attractive, fit, 40ish DWPF seeks M willing to assist novice golfer. He is over 45, younger than 63, responsible, secure, not stuck in sand traps. A love for life. Box 310

DWM, 40S, TALL, BROWN/BLUE, ISO shy, calm, courageous other half. Your aesthetics are gracious and orderly, but original. Smoldering interest in a private, ambitious, skilled man with engaging intellect. Box 327 I'LL SHOW YOU MINE IF YOU SHOW ME yours...photo, that is. DWM, mid-4os, tall, fit, lover of nature, travel, the arts and new experiences ISO similar F (age unimportant). Box 324 M SEEKS F, QUIET TIMES, WALK THE beach, country music?? Nada!! Walk the wild stride! Passionate, romantic, social progressive, futurist desires eco-radical, attractive F, <42. Daring conversation, deep ecology sojourns. Have cool digs. Possible LTR. I'm respectful, committed and not into games! Box 318

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RED SQUARE, 7/19 & 8/3: Dark-haired beauty dressed in black. 1st time, you were with someone, 2nd time, I was. You were inside, I was outside. Our eyes met. Would like to share silence, bask in your smile. 1975

7/li, NECTARS. YOU: TALL F, CUTE black & white jacket, dark pants; dancing with your friend in white. Me: I had white striped shirt, black pants; was too shy to say hi. Are you available? I am. Call so we can meet. 1878

WEDNESDAYS AT O'S: Several times now, we dance, eyes lock, smile knowingly/questioning, and then writhe on. Let's viperize, not vaporize, and delve deeper this time. 1977

7/15, I-89. ME: DRIVING BLUE NEON & checked you out a little too long. You passed me, waved. I exited 14W. I would have stopped and said hello, had we been on foot! Want to meet? 1888

SINGLES CRUISE: SENDING A FLARE UP for Ann—slender, tan, green eyes, mother. Me: tall, slender, shy. Introduced by Carol, but little chance to talk. I was # 86. Please respond.

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3233 SAW YOU ON THE CRUISE FRIDAY. You have gray hair & beard, tail, jacket, very handsome. 1927 REGGAE FEST, 1998. Remembered you from the fest of '91. This year I had black hair instead of blonde. Ward, I love you. I still wear your ring. 1929 YOUNG MILITARY GUY W/ DOG TAGS, on bike, I see you on bikepath, North Beach, Perkins Pier sunsets. Like to meet. Can you stay put for 5 sees? 1894

SEXY, ATTRACTIVE WM, MID-30S, would like someone to take photos of with/without clothes to help him launch a new career. Can you help? i860

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SIMON'S DELI & BEVERAGE, 7/18. You and 2 young girls in swimsuits— Powerade or Gatorade? Me: sleeveless T-shirt and hat w/ friend. You drove a Volvo. Would love a chance to say hello again. 1898

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SWPM, LATE 30S, 5'ii", ATHLETIC, welleducated, wide range of interests including art, literature, hiking, fishing, tennis, ISO fun, attractive, kind-hearted woman, 25-40. Friendship 1st. Box 306 WM, 40S, SEEKS CRAZY LADY WHO will join me in answering "couples" ads. Discretion, cleanliness assured. Box 312 BOHEMIAN, INDEPENDENT FORMER European, 47, SWPM (Montreal), intelligent mind, compassionate, caring, writer/educator. Someone serious to share the beauty of our world. Art and music are the things of my soul. Photo appreciated. Please write. Box 307

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PLUS-SIZE GWF ISO GF WHO UKES eating out, shopping, cats, kids, hiking, Rollerblading & walks for friendship and possibly more. Box 326 CAT LOOKING FOR SEXY KITTEN TO share more than a bowl of milk with. Box 311 SWPF, ADDISON COUNTY, SEEKS normal, balanced, intelligent, educated woman who has a dependable profession. I am a working, funny, bright, attractive, articulate and creative female. Must like kids. Box 304

MOUNTAIN BIKING, TOURING, CRUISING! Have bicycles to cover it all! Let's go for a ride! Honest, caring, NS, ND, NA SWM, 34, looking for a LTR! Seeking SF, 20S-30S! Box 308

LK. CHAMPLAIN MAN. Intellectual, yet handy, funny & a trifle romantic. Requires doses of conversation, repartee, & confident engagement in the vagaries of each other. Outdoorsy. ISO well-educated, rock-solid Green Mtn. woman, 45-1- & slender. Box 305 ATTRACTIVE, TRIM, WELL-EDUCATED M in 50s, with sense of elegance, seeking similar F to safely explore intimate pleasures with trust, sensitivity, discretion if necessary and, hopefully, friendship. Box 302

MIDLIFE CRISIS AT 30. NOT TERRIBLY outgoing or gorgeous, but still nice, Burlington GWM, br./bl., 5 ' i r , professional w/ wacky hours, NS, tight drinker, masculine (I think), adventurous and fun. Likes travelling, photography, art, working out (not a gym bunny) and chilling out. Sincerity, compassion a must. Not into head cases or games. Would love to find a summer soulmate, but wilt gladly settle for good friendships. Box 321

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ATTRACTIVE, INTELLIGENT F, 37, looking for male pilot, 40-50, in need of female companionship to split costs of flying in exchange for tutoring. Please have access to a plane. Box 329 WM, 50, ATTRACTIVE, BUILT, 5'lo", 165 lbs., seeks lady for sexy pen pat and future hot rendezvous. Race, weight, age open. Photo, etc. Box 328 EVERYONE WELCOME. MaBIWM, 40S, discreet, clean, passionate, seeking adult fun—age, race, weight no problem. Ma & queen-size W welcome. Bi & Bi-curious M looking for safe times.

Box 325 MaWM, 33, ISO EROTIC PENPAL I have an active imagination and would like to correspond with kinky-minded females. Have a fantasy to share? Try me, you'lt tike it! Box 323

GWM, 4 6 , 1 7 5 LBS., GOOD SHAPE, ISO GWM, 45-55, to hang out, get to know each other, see what happens. Box 313

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