LETTERS Dear Sir, It remains to be seen why our treasurer left without notice. We certainly all miss Kay and her tremendous contribution to this community centre. She was always present and it seemed that she always would be.. as though one always had a true friend who would iisten to your probienis and just by being there, could maKe your day better This woman has sewed our clothes, cooked our meals, minded our money and manners if there is a true mother* figure in this centre it is surely Kay Galan. And, like any other mother, she has the right to be shut of her bothersome children. I for one miss my surrogate mother, whose stentorian roar covers the proverbial heart of gold. Let us all stop for a moment and wish this woman well. Wherever she may be and whatever the circumstances; she certainly deserves it. sincerely, Tom Lewis
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locally to provide a community information exchange and recording service. Its purpose is to support trading and exchange for individuals, businesses, service organizations and other groups active in the local community. It is a self-regulating network which allows its members to issue and nlarlage their aicii 'moneyt supply. In a simplified form: if you do work for someone or make an uneven exchange with another member of this system. then the fee or difference is recorded in the 'bank'. When another member does work for you, the value of that is balanced against what you are owed and when it equals out, your account is clean. You cut firewood, a friend welds, another cuts hair, another delivers goods, etc. Each puts a value on their work and each 'transaction' is recorded at the central clearinghouse. This way, many necessary services can be available without always having to have cash in hand. The feasibility of this system, developed in the States, is being studied by the' DEEDSociety. More info: Sebastian oni in, 219 Dunlevy Ave., Van. ~ 6 A 3 A 5 Phone: 689-9536
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All committees in Carnegie are subject to any number of Board members attending their meetings. Good, in principle, but even if they have never been to such a meeting before, they can vote on any issue or motion raised. The only exception to this 'policy' or 'tradition' is the Personnel Committee ...because of the confidential or sensitive discussions that may occur. Another policy that is longstanding assures any person giving time and energy as input for more than two successive meetings a vote . Being concerned and helpful are ample qualifications. The problem being that the Personnel Committee has negated this right for two members that have been going to its meetings for months. Wally Bardysh, the president of the Association, v s c a t e d t h e c h z i r cf the PC and although several Board members attended the last session to cast their votes in selecting a new chairperson, it was ru1ed:that they would not be allowed to do so. So far, this all sounds pretty boring, but what the PC does is to hire all who will be paid for work by the Centre's Association both inside and outside Carnegie. If some service or labour is required, then those
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK By PAUL TAYLOR applying must be acceptable to this committee - skill, talent, - fine..personally AND politically?! Wally brought a motion to the Board meeting, recommending that only Board members already sitting on this most important committee have a vote - excluding anyone else regardless of their input. QUESTION: "Why?" It was attacked on the basis of being biased and solely in the interest of the present majority on the Association Board, which is the (almost) entire sitting membership of Personnel. All applicants should receive fair and just consideration without prejudice as this Centre is for all kinds regardless of "politics". . he vote on-this motion was a six-six tie, with one abstenc, , CIVIL.
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POEM FOR DESPERADO I t w a s n ' t . s o much Your p i s s i n g i n my s i n k O r t h e way you groped The p i z z a man Because we had no t i p O r t a k i n g t h e cowboy h a t From y o u r l e z z i e l o v e r And g i v i n g i t t o me [ S h e s t i l l c a l l s me names) O r y o u r boyi-riend Knocking on t h e d o o r Sunday mornings t o s e e I f you were a l r i g h t Nor i n t r o d u c i n g me To y o u r b e a u t i f u l Street sister Who r e a l l y f ~ u m h dme o v e r But when you t h r e w t h e r a d i o And b e e r o u t t h e window T h a t was goodbye With no s a d s o n g s No b e e r t o c r y i n Whats a good o l e boy t o do**
Listen Communication 1s n o t a l l words Emotion can c u r l a r o u n d you In t o t a l silence The warm sun Has no sound But p l e a s u r e s t h e f l e s h ' A s I unheard, i n s i l e n t s o l a c e Would wrap Your warmth around me To s e c u r e t h e c o l d d a r k n i g h t .
Life's l i k e c h e ~ s I t ' s r e a l l y no r i d d l e Each game- h a s o p e n i n g Ending and m i d d l e Deviously w i t h n a r e a d e f i n i t e Yes o r no The B i s h o p s d i a g o n a l l y S l i p , t o and f r o . The k n i g h t s on t h e i r s t e e d s F u l l -of romance Sneakily skewering Eight squares t o the lance Rooks p r o t e c t Kings I n c a s t l e s o f power Long l i v e t h e Queen ? Causing s t r o n g men t o cower The pawns march f o r w a r d T i l l t h e blood l u s t i s s a t e d The King f a l l s i n agony F i n a l l y checkmated The King i s d e a d , God s a v e t h e pawns. Lonely l i g h t Break-necking through space F r a n t i c aged Casanova S e a r c h i n g f o r someone To s h i n e on. Locked a e o n s Ere o u r b e g i n n i n g s To a b o r i n g s t r a i g h t l i n e With o n l y s l i g h t E i n s t e i n i a n bending Through a t o t a l v o i d Never s e e n Not even by b l i n d men P i t y t h e poor p a c k e t s Quahtumized, c o n s e r v e d , Reflecting e t e r n i t y , In t o t a l darkness. Consumed I n t o expanding n o t h i n g .
WISDOM'S CRYING DAILY AMIDST THE SQUARE
By FKANK H. PARKER The problem w i t h l e a r n i n g b e g i n s when t h e Teacher a s s umes t h e s o l e r o l e a s M a s t e r . . becoming t h e a b s o l u t e j u d g e , j u r y and e x e c u t i o n e r . The p u p i l s , i n t u r n , may j u s t r e b e l b e c a u s e o f t h e outmoded d o c t r i n e f o r c e d upon them. I shant ever seek t o adher t o s i n g l e - m i n d e d n e s s , now o r . e v e r . I ' v e no d e s i r e t o compose s o t h a t t h e world w i l l l o v e me - s c r e w t h e w o r l d ! I f my s e e k i n g o f t h e t r u t h and l o v e i s h a r d f o r many t o comprehend, t h a t ' s n o t my damn problem. I t i s my God-given r i g h t . To f o l l o w a s i m p l e r u l e o f thumb: i t t a k e s a f o o l t o s w i n g , a man t o walk away from any k i n d of c o n f r o n t a t i o n , and a much b e t t e r man t o s a y t h e words "I'm s o r r y t 1 . When one w i s h e s t o a q u i r e w i s dom, t h e r o a d o f e n d u r a n c e i s l o n g and h a r d . I ' v e no i l l - g o t t e n d e s i r e t o impede anyone i n t h e p o e t r y workshop i n t h e i r s t y l e o f w r i t i n g ; n e i t h e r s h a l l I assume t h e p o s i t i o n o f a presumptuous eds who's f o r e v e r expounding mid m i r t h and b u l l s h i t . I ' v e no d e s i r e t o be p a r a d e d a r o u n d by t h e hand l i k e a two y e a r - 0 1 4 . Many f i n d my s t y l e o f w r i t i n g a b s o l u t e l y s t r a n g e . My Grandmother s a i d t o me, " F r a n k , many judge a book by i t s c o v e r w i t h -
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The Classical Joint on Wednesday night has become quite an outing. The music and musicians are from everywhere, with a lot of different styles. It makes for a good evening. Flying Ship, the band, worked the "Classy joint" on Monday night..perhaps several Monday nights(?) Agood sound! A variety or' i r l s i i i i ~ i i ~ i i tgs , ~ ~ 2L l r r , gvu-, players, good vocals, and most tar bottom or glue, good chord important of all, the music work (what are those chords mystic, haunting, atmospheric anyway?) really haunting melodies. They work mediaeval violin playing echoes. Well, music..pre-history folk.. not okay, there's sax and piano and blues songs but with deep rhythm bellaclava and... of "blue" feeling. Melodies Look, do me a favour. Go down are everywhere, three and four and see them because explainin one song. ing this is giving me a-uh---One song is about one hundOkay. Flying Shipred and five dances and the Classical Joint, on Carrall St.
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"Constitutions become the ultimate tyranny. They're organized power on such a scale as to be overv~helming. The constitution is social power mobilized and it has no conscience. It can crush the highest and the lowest, removing all dignity and individuality. It has an unstable balance point and no limitations. People, however, have limitations. To provide the ultimate protection and permit the maximum service for the benefit of.." members and users of this centre, the constitution should be refused as the ultimate arbiter. This thought from "DUNE Messiah" by Frank Herbert
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t o conduct a r e a l i s t i c survey ( n ~ jt u s t on c h e q u e d a y ) t o f i n d o u t how many i n Vancouver are i n fact living i n the s t r e e t s without adequate s h e l ter. F u r t h e r recommendations i n c l u d e t h e p a s s i n g of laws t o s t o p l a n d l o r d s from g r a b bing any i n c r e a s e s i n w e l f a r e by r a i s i n g r e n t s ; t o make w e l f a r e increase with t h e c o s t of l i v i n g (not 4 % i n t h r e e years) and t o somehow l o w e r t h e a r t i f i c i q l l y high rents i n t h i s area..which a r e t i e d t o welf a r e s h e l t e r allowances and d o n ' t r e f l e c t t h e rooms' v a l u e s .
THE ART WORLD By FRANK H. PARKER The b e g i n n i n g and u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f what i s c a l l e d m u s i c t o d a y , l i k e l i f e i t s e l f , had a s t a r t somewhere..whether i t i s good o r bad. Poets i n t h e days of yore, a l o n g w i t h t h e many m u s i c i a n s , would c a r r y a l u t e s l u n g o v e r t h e i r s h o u l d e r upon e n t e r i n g t h e many s m a l l t o w n s . They would p r o c e e d t o p l a y some s o r t o f b a l l a d t a k e n from a poem. I n most c a s e s , i t was t h e i r o n l y way o f s u r v i v a l d u r i r g t h a t e r a . E v e r y t h i n g and a n y t h i n g we a t t e m p t t o do i n l i f e i t s e l f is poetry. You j u s t m i g h t h a v e h e a r d o f t h e s o n g " P o e t r y i n Motion" i t ' s t r u e ! Every l a s t l i v i n g t h i n g on t h i s p l a n e t h a s movement. Motion i s e v e r y w h e r e ; s l e e p i n g , e a t i n g , d a n c i n g , working and v a r i o u s o t h e r a s p e c t s l i f e . Whatever we do i n l i f e
r e q u i r e s movement o f some form o r o t h e r , and t h a t means b e i n g a c t i v e . Because t h e music has c e a s e d , t h a t d o e s n o t mean t h a t poetry i s dead; i n f a c t , poetry i s a l i v e i n o u r h e a r t and s o u l . Example: i f y o u ' v e dreamed t h a t y o u ' r e p l a y i n g i n a famous b a n d , i t s i m p l y means t h a t w h a t e v e r I ' v e dreamed i s i n my h e a r t and s o u l . A g a i n , I would l i k e t o add t h a t f e e l i n g comes t h r o u g h t h e bosom. I t r u l y l o v e p o e t r y and a l s o m u s i c . I t ' s l i k e two l o v e r s who m a r r y . . t h o u g h s t i l l i n d i v i d u a l s who a r e c o m p l e t e l y s e p a r a t e from e a c h o t h e r , and y e t f o r e i t h e r t o s u r v i v e , each needs t h e o t h e r - e q u a l p a r t n e r s i n harmony and t r u t h . . P o e t r y t h e husband Music t h e Wife. T h i s i s my p e r s o n a l o p i n i o n c h e r i s h and w h i c h 1 ' ; ; always hold i n m y h e a r t .
I t ' s 8 : 3 0 a.m., low t i d e . The f a l s e dawn s t i l l l e a v e s a l l i n i n k y shadows a s a s m a l l p r o c e s s i o n of fishermen and v i l l a g e r s make t h e i r way down t o t h e "bongos" o n t h e b e a c h . t h e bongos a r e c a r v e d and wooden c a n o e s w i t h e l e v a t e d s i d e s o r ' g u n n e l s 1 . The b o t toms a r e h e a v i l y c o a t e d w i t h t a r t o p l u g up a n y h o l e s a n d , from a d i s t a n c e , l o o k l i k e sampans, The b o a t s a r e h i g h on t h e b e a c h t o g e t away from t h e h i g h t i d e s a n d now, b e c a u s e t h e o c e a n i s q u i e t and g l a s s - l i k e , f o r launching. Logs a r e u s e d t o t r a n s p o r t t h e c a n o e s . You s i m p l y r o c k t h e boat up, s l i p l o g s a c r o s s t h e b o t t o m s , and p u s h . A s t h e canoe r o l l s over t h e l a s t l o g , t h e l o g i s p i c k e d up and c a r r i e d t o t h e f r o n t . Cheap, e f f i c i e n t , chain production! Wading i n up t o o u r k n e e s , we w a i t e d f o r a l a r g e wave o r
"set", r a n t h e canoe i n t o t h e like a s u r f , and were o f f ! herd of t u r t l e s ? By d a y l i g h t , w e ' v e r e a c h e d t h e f i s h i n g grounds. On t h e t r i p o u t t h e waves g o t h i g h e r and h i g h e r a s we h e a d e d o f f s h o r e . By t h e t i m e we were where we were s u p p o s e d t o b e , i t was I1show t i m e 1 ' . Sometimes t h e f i s h i n g g r o u n d i s f o u n d by f o l l o w i n g t h e b i r d f l o c k s f e e d i n g on t h e o c e a n . Imagine t h o u s a n d s o f b i r d s , mostly g u l l s and p e l i c a n s , d i v e bombing f o r f o o d w i t h a b o u t 4 0 c a n o e s g o i n g up a n d down, i n and o u t , a l l t r y i n g t o g e t t h e same f i s h e s . Madness! - and q u i t e d a n g e r o u s . You s p e n d more t i m e h o o k i n g b i r d s and t r y i n g n o t t o run over b o a t s . P r e v i o u s l y t h a t n i g h t we p r e p a r e d o u r l u r e s and t h e f i x i n ' s f o r b r e a k f a s t . The l u r e s were made o u t o f r a r e w h i t e f e a t h e r s f o u n d on o n l y one s m a l l nesting island. Breakfast in-
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r e f r i g e r a t i o n , f r e s h f i s h has t o be c a u g h t , t r u c k e d and s o l d a l l on t h e same d a y . While t h e w h e e l i n ' and d e a l inI11 i s g o i n g down, t h o s e o f u s who h a v e b e e n p a i d open t h e " c a n t i n a s l ' and t h e s l e e p y l i t t l e v i l l a g e t u r n s i n t o Mardi G r a s ! The p a r t y goes on f o r a few d a y s u n t i l e i t h e r t h e money runs o u t , t h e f o l k s pass o u t , o r someone t a l k s someone e l s e i n t o going f i s h i n g again. cnmnhn~ .r I"
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u i d you e v e r t r y t o c l i m b o v e r t h e Plain S t . o v e r p a s s ? Well, i t ' s t o o s t e e p f o r 80% o f o u r community; t h e e l d e r l y , t h e m o t h e r s and c h i l d r e n and t h e handicapped. P r e s s u r e a t C i t y H a l l by C,R,A,B,, DERA, and t h e B , C C o a l i t i o n of t h e Disabled has l e d t o a recommendation by Ald. B e l l a m y ' s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n and S t r a t e g i c P l a n n i n g Commi t t e e t o s t ~ d ya n i d e a 11y ?n- g i n e e r B i l l B l a k e l y t o make the overpass properly o r adeq u a t e l y a c c e s s i b l e t o hndcps. H i s idea is t o take the ten f e e t of planted area t h a t runs along the l e n g t h of t h e s i d e w a l k l w e s t e r n ) , and p l a c e i t on t h e e a s t e r n s i d e - making what M r . B l a k e l y c a l l s a " l a n d b r i d g e " t h i r t y f e e t wide. Put i n more z i g - z a g s s n a k i n g up the overpass with r e s t areas a t e a c h end o f t h e z i g - z a g s . The whole ramp s h o u l d be l e v e l ( a s was o r i g i n a l l y p r o m i s e d by the Port). And t h e e n t r a n c e a t A l e x a n d e r and Main t o t h e e a s t s i d e walk and t h e f i r s t 20-30 f e e t o f t h i s e n t r a n c e n e e d s t o be s u f f i c i e n t l y widened t o a l l o w a gentle, easier slope t o the z i g - z a g ramp. Tony, a g e 52, couldn't get t o the f i r s t rest. The C i t y and P o r t own t h e land i n these areas, so there s h o u l d be no p r o b l e m ; b e h i n d t h e s c e n e s p l a n n e r s have e s t i mated a c o s t o f $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 . I f two t o t h r e e f e e t o f l a n d -
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Two t r a i n s r u n ~ i n g , which one would you c h o o s e ! One t r a i n t a k e s t h e o p e n , e a s y r o a d , o f money and l o v e f o r s e l f . One t r a i n t a k e s t h e r o u g h r o a d o f c o n s c i e n c e and s t r u g g l e b u t w i t h l o v e o f l i f e w i t h someone. One t r a i n l a u g h s a t p e o p l e and p r e y s on t h e i r m i s e r y . One t r a i n l i v e s i n t h e w o r l d w i t h h e a r t and c a r e . Two t r a i n s r u n n i n g , which one would you c h o o s e ? One t r a i n ' s t h e e v e r y t h i n g ' s e a s y l i f e . One t r a i n ' s t h e n o t h i n g l ' s e a s y l i f e . Two t r a i n s r u n n i n g ! which one would you c h o o s e . - - - - -Beware t h e w a l l ! beyond a c e r t a i n p o i n t t h e c h o i c e i s no l o n g e r y o u r s b u t t h e c h o i c e w i l l be made anyway! Y o u ' r e on one t r a i n o r t h e o t h e r r e g a r d l e s s w i t h o u t y o u r c o n s e n t o r knowledge. Beware t h e w a l l ! Two t r a i n s r u n n i n g ! which o n e would you c h o o s e . Dave McConnell P a r t o f t h i s poem 1s s t r o n g ; an i d e a b a s e d on a n o l d b l u e s s o n g .
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t h a t s e t t i n g up a s e l l i n g s y s tem i s a l o t more complex t h a n it sounds. A few s u g g e s t i o n s : a c r e d i t c a r d f o r $ 5 . 0 0 w i t h s o many c o f f e e s , sandwiches, s o u p s , e t c t o be marked o f f ; s e l l i n g t h e t i c k e t s a s a r e and u s i n g them l i k e t h e v o l u n t e e r s do; having t h e $ 5 . 0 0 be i t e m i z e d a s t o C Z S ~~ E D G Z ~ SS,G ~ i ii t r w wnrfh 404 o r 754 c a n be p u r c h a s e d w i t h o u t u s i n g a whole t i c k e t for a nickel. The i d e a was a p p r o v e d i n p r i n c i p l e and t h e s t a f f w i l l l o o k a t ways and means i n Feb.
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s a i d t h a t while running a cent r e w i t h o v e r 1500 p e o p l e a da) s h e r e a l l y d o e s n ' t have 8-10 hours t o look through a l l C i t y f i l e s f o r p i e c e s of paper t h a t s h o u l d n ' t even be t h e r e . The Mayor was r e p o r t e d t o s a ) t h a t t h i s i s an A s s o c i a t i o n matter; the l e t t e r ' s reference t o a n ongoing p o l i c e i n v e s t i g a t i o n i s extreme and v e r y seri 011s.
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