January 1, 1988, carnegie newsletter by Carnegie Newsletter

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SPEAKING UP

o f t h e community h o n e s t l y , w h i l e a t t h e same t i m e , p r o v i d i n g p r a c t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n on t h e a c t i v i t i e s o f i t s members. Freely expressed p o l i t i c a l o p i n i o n i s n a t u r a l l y an i m p o r t a n t p a r t of t h i s process. O r i g i n a l l y , when e d i t o r i a l p o l i c y w a s s u g g e s t e d by t h e Board, i t concerned only t h e i d e a of checking f o r l i b e l . . . i t was s u g g e s t e d t h a t a l a w y e r s h o u l d do t h i s . The new e d i t o r i a l committee r e c e n t l y formed by t h e Board is now s u g g e s t i n g t h a t c a r e must b e t a k e n n o t t o o f f e n d c e r t a i n g r o u p s o f p e o p l e , and t h a t what t h e E d i t o r w r i t e s a b o u t s h o u l d r e c e i v e p r i o r a p p r o v a l from t h e e d i t o r i a l committee and h i s f i n a l copy be s u b j e c t t o censorship. I hope t h e C a r n e g i e c i r c u s i s n ' t o n c e a g a i n g e t t i n g r e a d y t o saw o f f t h e limb i t ' s s i t t i n g on. Too bad good t h i n g s a r e always s o c o n t r o v e r s i a l and p e o p l e a r e s o unc o m f o r t a b l e w i t h r e a l freedom of expression. TO RA

Most p e o p l e a g r e e t h a t t h e Newsl e t t e r i s a good t h i n g , & most p e o p l e a g r e e i t n e e d s some c o n t r o l s . I f we a l r e a A y h a v e a good newsl e t t e r , t h e n i t makes s e n s e t h a t t h e c o n t r o l s a p p l i e d t o content should be i n t h e n a t u r e of ' f i n e tuning' and s h o u l d n o t i n anyway i n h i b i t t h e N e w s l e t t e r from b e i n g a s good o r b e t t e r t h a n i t i s now. From t h e h i s t o r y o f small newsl e t t e r s , i t can b e s e e n t h a t t h e Edi t o r h a s always t r a d i t i o n a l l y placed h i s p e r s o n a l stamp o f c h a r a c t e r on the general philosophical thrust of t h e paper. The C a r n e g i e N e w s l e t t e r was n e v e r i n t e n d e d t o r e p r e s e n t o r l e n d approv a l t o t h e p o l i c i e s o f t h e Carnegie nor to please Board o f D i r e c t o r s t h e D i r e c t o r of S o c i a l Planning. The whole p u r p o s e o f t h e Newsl e t t e r i n I t h e beginning w a s t o give a f a i r & i n t e r e s t i n g variety of o p i n i o n s from t h e community and t o r e p r e s e n t t h e s p i r i t and c h a r a c t e r

I I ' v e l i v e d a t 1516 P o w e l l S t r e e t f o r t h e p a s t t h r e e y e a r s and on e v e r y o n e o f t h o s e y e a r s a l l of t h e t e n a n t s r.rer- gi--en a turkey d i n n e r . T h i s y e a r t h e new owner s p o n s o r e d the dinner. I do n o t know o f any h o t e l on t h e e a s t s i d e t h a t does t h i s . I am s u r e t h a n k f u l t h a t my f r i e n d J o h n , t h e manager, made t h i s p o s s i b l e . JOSEPH BOUCHCR

To Nancy J e n n i n g s ,

I would l i k e t o t h a n k you v e r y much f o r t h e w o n d e r f u l C h r i s t m a s Card' your Christmas was a s good as o u r s . A l l t h e b e s t t o you i n t h e New Y e a r . Mary & Adam To Whom I t May Concern,

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For t h o s e who p u t on t h e Childr e n ' s C h r i s t m a s P a r t y 1987, t h a n k you a l l v e r y much..my s o n and myself e n j o y e d o u r s e l v e s . And t h a n k s t o S a n t a f o r a l l t h e w o n d e r f u l g i f t s h e gave o u t . Mary & Adam

.m u n i d e n t i f i e d woman c o n s o l e s mourning ? i g r o n s a t Funeral Lor Marjorie Mallard

X a r j o r i e Mallard t y p i n g h e r l a s t l e t t e r t o t h e e d i t o r o f t h e Carnegie N e w s l e t t e r .

L o c a l duck a c t i v i s t , M a r j o r i e M a l l a r d d i e d on December 2 5 t h when s h e became a C h r i s t m a s d i n n e r f o r a hungry Pigeon P a r k wino. F r i e n d s of M s . M a l l a r d a r e c a c k l i n g t h a t t h e dead d u c k ' s demise w a s a r e s u l t o f Fowl ( s i c ) P l a y . M a r j o r i e M a l l a r d was b o r n and r a i s e d a t P h e a s a n t Pond, Oregon t o a f a m i l y o f s a l t y q u a c k e r s . I n 1986, h e r b o y f r i e n d , T e r e n c e McTeal became a c a s u a l t y o f t h a t community's on-going f e u d between t h e M a l l a r d s and McTeals, a f t e r which s h e f l e d t h e Pond, n e v e r t o s p e a k t o h e r f a m i l y a g a i n . M a r j o r i e f l e w n o r t h , coming t o Vancouver, and had been a r e s i d e n t o f t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e e v e r s i n c e . Soon a f t e r a r r i v i n g h e r e , M s . M a l l a r d formed t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e B i r d A l l i a n c e (DEBA) t o promote b e t t e r l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s f o r t h e a r e a ' s f e a t h e r e d r e s i d e n t s . One o f t h e many t h i n g s t h a t M a r j o r i e and h e r DEBA members d i d was t o s t a g e a wing-ding Fly-In a t H a s t i n g s and Main i n t h e i r u n s u c c e s s f u l a t t e m p t t o h a v e p i g e o n r o o s t s i n s t a l l e d i n s i d e C a r n e g i e C e n t r e . The c e n t r e ' s d i r e c t o r Nancy J e n n i n g s t o l d DEBA t h a t " C o n t r a r y t o t h e o p i n i o n s o f a few, C a r n e g i e i s not f o r t h e b i r d s " . DEBA d i d however, s u c c e e d i n p e t i t i o n i n g C i t y H a l l t o b u i l d a low-cost a v i a r y a t t h e c o r n e r o f H a s t i n g s and C a r r a l l . F l o c k s o f mourners came o u t t o P i g e o n P a r k on December 2 8 t h t o a t t e n d M s . M a l l a r d ' s f u n e r a l . A c h o i r of s p a r r o w s w a r b l e d two o f ~ a r j o r i e ' sf a v o r i t e s o n g s , which were "On The Wings Of A Dove" and "Fly Robin, Fly". The S t e i n V a l l e y C h a p t e r o f t h e Screaming E a g l e s f l e w i n t o perform a n a e r i a l s a l u t e t o t h e i r l a t e f r i e n d . One mourner, S e b a s t i a n S e a g u l l , was h e a r d t o remark t o a f e l l o w mourner t h a t " F i r s t i t was c h i c k e n s and t u r k e y s b e i n g r o a s t e d . Now i t ' s d u c k s . W h a t ' s n e x t ? Are we a l l t o become open t a r g e t s f o r P o t - s h o t s from Quack-pots?".

Dear Sam S l a n d e r s , L a t e l y 1 ' v e been w r i t i n g t h e k i n d of t r i p e t h a t a s t u p i d s l i m e b u c k e t l i k e you might f i n d amu Check t h i s one o u t : Roses a r e r e d , Poppies a r e dope, I ' m always loaded, ' c a u s e 1'm t h e r e a l pope.

. Dear JERK. I hope you 0 . d . and t u r n p u r p l e , you m i s e r a b l e o l d m i s ogynist. Yours T r u l

Vanderjam on the tube NEXT Christmas (sintercraas fantasy" God Help Us..,

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"I l o o k around and and do you know what e l s e ? . . . i t w i l l go on b e i n g 1974 forever." - E l i z a b e t h F i s h e r 12/14/87 (memory q u o t e )

A sameness l u l l s and l u r e s m e from t h e moment of s l e e p ' s b e t r a y a l . The days h o l d o u t l i k e a b u t l e r a selfsame s e l f t o help me i n t o a s t h e t h r i l l o f coffee-soon f i l l s my head. The n i g h t ' s t e r r o r / m a g i c may a s w e l l have n e v e r been.

My room. The r a d i o , o r n o t . The sidewalk. Three f o o d s t o r e s . A c a s h i e r / goddess. The sidewalk. My room. The community s t o v e . My room. Books. Memories; i n v o l u n t a r y . The sidewalk. The l i b r a r y ; main branch. Books t o r e s . The sidewalk. My room. The bathroom; s i g n on t h e bathroom w a l l : "Please d o n ' t throw any h a r d o r bulky m a t e r i a l s i n t h e t o i l e t . Thank you"; g r a f f i t o : "Canada a t l a s t " . My room. The sidewalk. The h e a l t h c e n t r e ; c o u n s e l l i n g . The sidewalk. My room. The sidewalk. The Carnegie Centre; mostly t h e l i b r a r y , where t h e l i b r a r i n a s who know I n e v e r do s t a r t s m a l l c o n v e r s a t i o n s . The sidewalk. My room. Daydreams. l'he s i d e wall. Our S i s t e r s o f t h e Atonement; f r e e food, no preaching. The s i d e walk. My room. The shower room. My room. The sidewalk. A few r e s t a u r a n t s . The sidewalk. 'ky room The laundry room. Yy room. The sidewalk ( r a r e l y ) f o r jigsaw p u z z l e s t o r e s . (Ah, sweet luxury !) The sidewalk. My room. The sidewalk. The wcklfare o f f i c e ; once. The sidewalk. My room. Masturbation, o r n o t . Pen and paper, o r n o t . Sleep.

Women's Eyes. The Tao Te Ching. Anarchism. The q u a l i t i e s o f s i l e n c e . feminism; o r s o I l i k e t o think. E x i s t e n t i a l i s m , and o t h e r beauty. The days keep promising a f u t u r e and I keep b e l i e v i n g them. Maybe 1'11 f i n d o u t why sometime from t h e s i l e n t , s i l e n t days of t h e month of Generica. Steven Belkin

WHAT CAN ONE PERSON DO?

D e d i c a t i o n t o an i d e a l can make a l l t h e d i f f e r e n c e i n t h e world. People i n t h e Carnegie community, c o n t r a r y t o p o p u l a r b e l i e f , c a r e about t h e i r neighbourhood and t h e i r n e i g h b o u r s . What i s e a s i l y s e e n by n o n - r e s i d e n t s as a "hopeless" t a s k - o f j u s t keeping t h e area c l e a n and ' p r e s e n t a b l e 1 i s an outlook n o t s h a r e d by a t l e a s t ane longtime r e s i d e n t : TONY GORDON WILSON. The main e y e s o r e r i g h t h e r e h a s always been t h e a l l e y w a y between t h e C a r n e g i e C e n t r e and t h e Roose v e l t H o t e l n e x t door. From t h e t h i r d f l o o r o f f i c e o f t h e Newslett e r , a d a i l y sound i s t h a t o f b o t t l e s b r e a k i n g a f t e r b e i n g thrown A l l manner o u t of h o t e l windows. o f t r a s h a n d g a r b a g e are c o n t i n u a l l y p i t c h e d o u t of t h e windows o f s e v e r a l rooms - o u t o f s i g h t , o u t o f mind. A t a r e c e n t p u b l i c m e e t i n g on t h e b e a u t i f i c a t i o n of t h e o u t s i d e of t h e C e n t r e , t h i s c h r o n i c problem w a s d i s c u s s e d and t h e f i r s t c h a n n e l

t o improving t h e s i t u a t i o n was t o phone a c i t y H e a l t h I n s p e c t o r and complain. T h i s h a s r e s u l f c d i n a s s u r a n c e s t h a t " n e g o t i a t i o n s were i n progress" - with the c i t y ' s s t r e e t c l e a n e r s and s a n i t a t i o n engin e e r s a n d s o on. Tony, however, i s a l l e r g i c t o r e d t a p e . The v e r y n e x t day h e had g o t t e n a h a r d h a t , s h o u l d e r pads, b i g r u b b e r b o o t s and g l o v e s , and a s h o v e l . He p r o c e e d e d t o p e r f o r m a one-man t o r n a d o a c t on t h e junk i n t h e a l l e y . (The pads and h a t were t o a v o i d i n j u r y from f a l l i n g j u n k o n c e a TV went o u t i n t h e w i l d b l u e yonder.) Tony h a s s a i d t h a t h e does t h i s s e r v i c e throughout t h e a r e a i f h e s e e s t h e n e e d and t h a t p e o p l e , s e e i n g him working, o f t e n s t o p t h e i r bad h a b i t o f chucking s t u f f when t h e a r e a o f d e p o s i t i s c l e a n e d u? by a l o c a l . He t o l d me t h a t j u s t p u t t i n g a can under t h e window of a room s t o p p e d t h e p r a c t i c e ; and t h a t h a s s l i n g h i s l a n d l o r d about c l e a n i n g up some t r a s h , a f t e r an argument, r e s u l t e d i n h i s l a n d l o r d s e e i n g Tony d o i n g l i t t e r p i c k u p i n Oppenheimer Park. The l a n d l o r d d i d a c o m p l e t e t u r n a r o u n d i n h i s o p i n i o n o f Tony b e i n g j u s t a n i d e a l i s t i c f l a k e and phoned C i t y H a l l , demhnding t h a t they perform t h e i r duty of p o l i c i n g t h e p u b l i c park. Tony i s n o t a l o n e i n w a n t i n g t o . s e e h i s home t u r f d e c e n t . He i s making a v e r y e l o q u e n t s t a t e m e n t t o t h e Yuppies, Yummies and Guppies t o t h e TV consumers and sundry o t h e r s who have c a t e g o r i z e d o u r community as d i r t y S k i d Row: We c a r e . By PAULR

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f o r t h a t ' s what i t was: a n i m p r e s s i o n i s t i c evening of s w i r l i n g masks, g l i t t e r y costumes, res o u n d i n g drums, t i m i d t i t t e r s , and g u t f e l t guffaws. 'Animal Q u a k e r s ' ..the sign over t h e stage i n the Theatre mistakenly proclaimed. Though I a m s u r e t h a t t h e Quakers would b e proud t o c l a i m t h i s p e a c e f u l and p a c i f i c - i s t e v e n t , I' Animal Quackers" i s t h e real a n d * r i g h t f u l a p p e l l a t i o n o f t h e eveni n g ' s montage. U n f o r t u n a t e l y , I missed t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f M r . Big (Vander Scam) on t h e v a r i o u s C a r n e g i e s t a i r w e l l s . But I am s u r e t h a t I can r e a d h i s p r e s s r e l e a s e s i n t h a t a c c u r a t e and v e n e r a b l e newswine, t h e P r o v i n c e . Happily, I d i d n ' t m i s s Agnus Mudd (Gretchen P e r k ) b l u s t e r i n g s c o t t i s h l y , a t 8:37 p r e c i s e l y , l a d d i e s and l a s s i e s . 'Tippy' and " t h e s o c i e t y o f humane drums, b e t t e r known as t h e humane drum s o c i e t y " , w e r e i n t r o duced by t h e s a u v e and g a l l a n t M.C. (Glen W a t t s ) . The drummers p e r formed a Nootka drum c h a n t , w h i l e a l l o f t h e c r a z i l y - c l a d crew i n v i t e d a u d i e n c e members t o j o i n i n and dance. The v i b e s were d e f i n i t e l y catchy!

A f t e r w a r d s , t h e e e e v i l impish G i b r e t s i m (Archer Mayling) (Get i t ? G i b r e t s i m i s M i s t e r B i g backwards; oh I know; you knew a l l a l o n g , r i g h t ) conned u s i n t o p l a y i n g s h u t - e y e , w h i l e h e kidnapped a l l t h e c u t e l i t t l e s i t t i n g ducks ( c h i l d r e n o f t h e Ray-Cam Latchkey Program). Poor, b u t NOT u n d e r f e d Madama Mama Beezebo (Nancy Lee Warneck) was i n a tailspin. The g l o b e on h e r head bobbled p r e c a r i o u s l y . Her humongous ducky body quaked w i t h g r i e f a s s h e quacked o u t t h e crowd e l i v e r e d message: G i b r e t s i m had h e r c h i l d r e n ducked away, and a w a i t i n g t h e f i n a l plunge i n t o a b o i l i n g c a u l d r o n ! Egad, what t h e Duck can s h e do? A s f a t e would have i t , Downtown Duck ( a r e s o u n d i n g n o t e o f a p p l a u s e ) f l e w t o t h e r e s c u e and ducksuckered e e e e v i l G i b r e t s i m i n t o cooking i n h i s own duck soup. The l i t t l e s i t t i n g d u c k l i n g s f l o c k e d m e r r i l y home t o Madama Mama, who c l u c k e d w i t h delight. To c e l e b r a t e t h i s happy e n d i n g , t h e drummers b e a t t h e i r s k i n s and t h e crowd j o i n e d i n on some h i p q u a c k i n g movements. Meanwhile, M r . B i g Baby, bedecked i n b a r e l y a b i k i n i and a Bermuda b r o n z e t a n , w a s wheeled away i n a baby c a r r i a g e , s q u a l l i n g and g r i m a c i n g j u s t l i k e h e does on TV...sound c o n f u s i n g ? W e l l , a t t i m e s i t was, b u t t h e s p i r i t o f t h e e v e n i n g and t h e beaut i f u l o u t r a g e o u s n e s s o f t h e masks and costumery, b r o u g h t some b a d l y needed s o l a r e n e r g y i n t o t h e s h o r t e s t A feather i n the day o f t h e y e a r . c a p of t h e c a s t and crew! And t o t h o s e who missed i t , w e l l , s i t on y o u r a x i s and s p i n ! P-j

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Encounter on E a s t H a s t i n g s The drunk stammering h i s p a i n t o t h e wind c o u l d do worse h e c o u l d t r y S o c i a l S e r v i c e s - b u t f o r now, e d u c a t i n g y e t more empty a i r h e w i l d l y waves h i s arms, p e r h a p s i n d i c a t i n g t h e n o r t h , s o u t h , e a s t and w e s t of h i s existence, spinning y e t again beyond h i s r e a c h . H i s e y e s a r e red-rimmed, b u r n t e a r t h o f a l l h i s hopes, f a i l e d f i e l d s y i e l d i n g n o t h i n g b u t a n e x h a u s t e d answer. Y e t h e i s f e l l o w - t r a v e l l e r , h i s s l u r r e d mumbling goes am-in-arm w i t h h e r s , t h e same i n d e c y p h e r a b l e q u e s t i o n w i t h o u t answer, t h e same i n c o h e r e n t a n g e r a t a world b e n t on p r o v i n g b l a c k i s w h i t e . Alarmed, she retreats. She can always pay him off with a dollar; herself s h e c a n n o t compensate. (from a work-in-progress

J a n c i s M. Andrews t i t l e d "Poems from t h e Downtown Eas t s i d e " )

TORN SPIRITS Fred Arrance Remeber w e o u r p e o p l e of t h i s l a n d . T r a d i t i o n and c u l t u r e was p a r t o f o u r band 0 Great S p i r i t guide us with p r i d e So o u r p e o p l e w i l l n o t have t o h i d e I t i s time f o r o u r e l d e r s t o s a y To o u r c h i l d r e n t h e I n d i a n way, We come t o c i t i e s o f s t e e l and cement T h i s i s n o t where t h e I n d i a n i s meant Here we a r e , on H a s t i n g s and Main T r y i n g t o l i v e w i t h o u t any p a i n T h i s i s n o t where we want t o s t a y With s p i r i t s t o m , t h a t ' s n o t t h e way \$%ere i s o u r l e a d e r when we a r e c o l d ? F i g h t i n g f o r power t h i s we a r e t o l d More h e l p i n ? t h a n f i g h t i n g t h a t ' s what we need.

ONCE WE WERE Fred Arrance Once we were s t r o n g w i t h p r i d e L i k e t h e winds and t h e mighty t i d e A people f r e e l i k e t h e b i r d s t h a t f l y Freedom o f open s p a c e and sky. The b e a r s t h a t once roamed o u r l a n d s Were s a c r e d t o o u r t r i b a l bands The power and s t r e n g t h t h a t t h i s b e a s t h o l d s W i l l someday h e l p u s when w e ' r e c o l d . N a t u r e a n d p e o p l e t o g e t h e r as one T h i s i s t h e I n d i a n , j u s t l i k e t h e sun.

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By H. W a l t e r

Children, beaten insane by w i l d l y d r i v e n men o r depraved c r u e l mother. C h i l d b e a t e n i n t o m e n t a l coma, n o t t o emerge u n t i l a f t e r h a v i n g emerged from what was c a l l e d "home-wombs" t h e o r i g i n a l Eamily, p a t e r - m a t e r h a b i t a t i o n .

I n t h e world c r e a t e d f o r t h e c r e a t u r e d comfort o f t h e a d u l t . The unwanted c h i l d i s n o t . Is n o t t o be s e e n . Not t o be h e a r d . Not t o be. It i s t o b e wiped s l a t e - c l e a n . From t h e u n d u l a t i n g t r a f f i c o f l i v e d s o c i a l l i f e .

The c h i l d n o t wanted, n o t c a r e d - f o r , n o t done n o t h i n g t o e x c e p t l i k e a magne-pole, to a t t r a c t a f i s t , a foot i n the rear, a finger t o the throat threatening "~eath", A c l u b b e d up hand smashing i t s w e i g h t i n t o c h i l d - s o f t f a c e , "Smash."

Yeah, v e r i l y . A l l i s n o t w e l l and l o v e , i n t h e f a m i l y - womb. The c h i l d t h e r e i s s a c r i f i c i a l lamb. And t h e r e i t s b l o o d , i t s l i f e - f o r c e i s s p l a t t e r e d l i k e b r a i n meat, upon smooth w h i t e t i l e d a n t i s e p t i c k i l l i n g bathroom f l o o r . Yeah, v e r i l y . I

Middle Age Romance By Gladys E. MacLean, Newcastle, N.B. They were h o p e l e s s l y , h e l p l e s s l y , i n s a n e l y i n l o v e , Cooing and c r o o n i n g l i k e two t u r t l e doves Of t h i s one t h i n g they were a b s o l u t e l y s u r e , That t h e i r l o v e would l a s t a s l o n g a s time would endure. For they were convinced t h a t e r e time began, There never was such l o v e between woman and man, Though f r i e n d s pleaded w i t h them, n o t t o s i n a g a i n s t l i g h t T h e i r minds were q u i t e b l i n d e d t o reason and r i g h t . They must have each o t h e r , though two f a m i l i e s were s h a t t e r e d T h e i r l o v e was s o r a r e t h a t n o t h i n g e l s e m a t t e r e d . So t h e i r f a i t h f u l o l d p a r t n e r s they c a l l o u s l y d i t c h e d , Went o f f t o a p r e a c h e r , and promptly g o t h i t c h e d . The honeymoon o v e r , they came back t o e a r t h And of cooing and c r o o n i n g t h e r e soon was a d e a r t h And of heaven and e a r t h which t h e y thought they would g a i n Simply brought a new b a t c h of h e a r t - a c h e s and p a i n . NE h e r e a d s his p a p e r , and s h e watches h e r show, There i s n o t h i n g t o t a l k about and nowhere t o go They no l o n g e r e a t o u t , s k a t e , bowl o r dance For t h e r e ' s n o t h i n g l i k e m a r r i a g e t o c o o l a romance. He l o v e s t h e games more than he l o v e s h i s new spouse And s h e knows s h e i s s t u c k w i t h a b i g , s e l f i s h l o u s e She c a n ' t s t a n d h i s s n o r i n g , s o h e s l e e p s i n t h e den I n h e r b i g , queen-sized bed s h e dreams h a t e dreams of men. He h a s a b e e r b e l l y , s h e a middle-aged s p r e a d Cupid h a s flown and Eros i s dead. I t ' s t o o l a t e t o t u r n back, b u t t h e y know i n t h e i r bones, What t h e y thought t o be l o v e . . . was a mere t r i c k l e of hormones.

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This i s t h e Unknown C r i t i c w i s h i n g a l l you f i l m f a n s a HAPPY NEW YEAR. Submitted h e r e f o r your c o n s i d e r a t i o n a r e thumbnail reviews o f t h e movies b e i n g shown on F r i d a y n i g h t s a t 7 : 0 0 pm i n t h e Carnegie T h e a t r e . As always, I have used t h e 4 - s t a r system, as follows :

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J a n u a r y 1st: HAIL, HAIL ROCK 'N' ROLL (1987)*** D i r e c t e d by T a y l o r Hackford (An Of f i c e r and a Gentleman) S t a r r i n g Chuck Berry and K e i t h Richards With t h i s movie, we g e t 1988 o f f t o a r o c k i n g good s t a r t . A Who's Who o f r o c k stars j o i n R o l l i n g S t o n e Keith Richards i n a t r i b u t e t o t h e i n d i s p u t a b l e F a t h e r o f Rock ' n ' Roll. T h i s i s one o f t h e b e t t e r l i v e c o n c e r t rockumentaries. January 8th: A TEST OF LOVE ( 1984) D i r e c t e d by G i l Brealey S t a r r i n g Angela Punch ~ c ~ r e ~ Drew o r , F o r s y t h e and Tina Arhondis T h i s A u s t r a l i a n f i l m i s based on a t r u e s t o r y o f a young t e a c h e r and h e r a t t e m p t s t o reach a d i s a b l e d g i r l . A s I haven' t s e e n t h i s movie, I have w i t h h e l d a r a t i n g . January 15th: ? ? ? SPECIAL FEATURE ? ? ? (1982)**** D i r e c t e d by A Very Famous and Popular Director We c a n ' t a d v e r t i s e t h i s o n e , b u t I can t e l l you, having s e e n i t myself

t h a t i t is a t o p o f t h e l i n e production. I t w a s nominated f o r Academy Awards f o r b e s t p i c t u r e , b e s t d i r e c t o r and b e s t s c r e e n p l a y . Be s u r e n o t to m i s s it. January 22nd: NIGHTHAWKS (1981) D i r e c t e d by Bruce Malmu t h Starring Sylvester S t a l l o n e (Rambo), Rutger Bauer, B i l l y Dee Williams and P e r s i s Khambatta I f you a r e i n t o a c t i o n t h r i l l e r s t h i s ' movie w i l l be r i g h t up your a l l e y . Two New York s t r e e t cops f i n d thems e l v e s re-assigned t o a s p e c i a l u n i t t o t r a c k down a r u t h l e s s i n t e r n a t i o n a l t e r r o r i s t . Most memorable is t h e shoot-out on t h e Roosevelt I s l a n d skytram.

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J a n u a r v 29 t h : THE P U ~ X J I TOF D.B. COOPER (1981)** D i r e c t e d by Roger Spottiswoode S t a r r i n g T r e a t W i l l i a m s , Robert Duvall andand Kathryn H a r r o l d Another f i l m b a s e d on a t r u e s t o r y , t h i s one d e a l s w i t h what may have happened t o t h e l e g e n d a r y h i j a c k e r who b a i l e d o u t o v e r Washington S t a t e w i t h $200,000 n e v e r t o be h e a r d from a g a i n . BEST FILMS OF 1987 These movies a r e must-sees, i f you e v e r g e t a chance t o s e e them on a 'double b i l l t h e a t r e o r on video.

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I t h a s come time t o s i g n o f f , s o I b i d you a l l f a r e w e l l u n t i l t h e l i g h t s go down a g a i n .

The T u r g i d Miasma o f E x i s t e n c e

Part 2

Get up a f t e r t h e alarm w a s awake f o r t h r e e t r i e s ; c i g a r e t t e ; u s e t h e a c c o u t r e m e n t s o f h y g i e n e i n m i n u t e s p l a s h e s , s t a r t c o f f e e and a s e c o n d c i g a r e t t e . Look a t t h e c u r r e n t u p d a t e o f t h e c o s t of t h e l a s t a p p r a i s a l how l o n g can you l a s t on $4? of t h e c o s t D i s p e l 1 t h e e v e r - e n c r o a c h i n g f e a r o f t h o s e owed f i n d i n g t h e o n e who owes; a n o t h e r c i g a r e t t e t o e v a d e t h e f e a r o f d e e p e n i n g t h e h o l e o f money: t h e d e e p e r you d i g t o f i n d t h e d o l l a r s f o r t h e d a y , t h e h i g h e r a r e t h e w a l l s o f t h e w e l l and t h e h a r d e r t o g e t o u t t h e n e x t day.

Philosophical discourses tend t o degenerate quickly i n t o tall t a l k , The day moves o n , f i n a l l y t o t h e e n d l e s s e x c l a m a t i o n o f "Oh s h i t ! " t h e r o u t i n e p l a y w i t h t h e same b a s i c s a s y e s t e r d a y , w i t h no r e a l g o a l o r a m b i t i o n t o work w i t h ; j u s t go t h r o u g h t h e m o t i o n s . C o n v e r s a t i o n s touch a s much humour as can be found o r s e e n , b u t t h e l i n e between m i l d h y s t e r i a and mundane m a t t e r s i s a s g r a y a s e v e r . Recognizing a f r i e n d becomes h a r d e r , even i f y o u ' v e n e v e r s e e n t h e p e r s o n b e f o r e ; t h e v i b r a t i o n h a s n ' t been f e l t f o r e o n s . What was a new o r n o v e l way t o be e n t e r t a i n e d becomes j u s t o n e more t h i n g t h a t h a s t o change ( r e a d ' b e a p a r t o f The Change') t h a t h a s a c t u a l l y become a n i n t e g r a l p a r t o f Monday o r Tuesday o r Wednesday o r . .

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I f you're such a fool t h a t you c u r s e God, w e l l , go a h e a d : I I e ' l l j u s t s m i l e and nod.

For t h e n e x t few weeks, Bingo w i l l be f r e e ; meaning n o money w i l l change h a n d s . P r i z e s w i l l b e g i f t c e r t i f i c a t e s a t Save-On Meats. The l i c e n c e i s b e i n g renewed.

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HONEST & &ONE BEING HONEST WILL MAKE YOU IMPOSSIBLE TO DEAL WITH. YOU WILL BE THE STRANGER HAVE NO TACTICS W I N NO POINTS YOU WON'T MAKE ANYONE'S DREAM COME TRUE

W O N ' T CARRY AXY TORCHES FLY ANY FLAGS

PRETTY GIRLS W O SMILE AT YOU WON ' T KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU EVEN I F THEY LOVE YOU YOUR FRIENDS !JILL D I E DEFENDING THE LIES THAT KILLED THEM YOU WON ' T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING ANYMORE B E I N G HONEST YOU WILL BE LAONE NOTHING VILL COME OF YOU FAME WILL BE DESTROYED FORTUNE SCATTERED THE WORLD WILL GIVE UP ON YOU & YOU'LL BE FFEE TO GO

TIME WILL TURN YOU INSIDE-OUT & YOU !JON1 T CARE YOUR MOLECULES WILL FLY APART & EVERYTHING YOU ARE WILL STILL BE THERE

Y O U ' L L KNOW THAT YOU WERE BORN ALONE & REALIZE THAT YOU D I E ALONE & OUT THERE YOU'LL

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KIDS, Kids and more k i d s ! ! ! Seems t h a t t h e h a p p i e s t t i m e f o r k i d s i s t o go somewhere w i t h y o u r Mom, g e t w i t h o t h e r k i d s , Mom g e t s l o s t and you d o n ' t c a r e . On S a t u r d a y morning, December 1 9 , t h e K i d s ' C h r i s t m a s P a r t y g o t underway s h o r t l y a f t e r 10:30. Our Supreme E x a l t e d K i t c h e n C o - o r d i n a t o r , i n h i s i n i m i t a b l e wisdom, r e c k o n e d on a b o u t a hundred c h i l d r e n and p l a n n e d a c c o r d i n g l y . Lo and b e h o l d o v e r two hundred c h i l d r e n came w i t h p a r e n t ( s ) i n tow and j u s t jammed t h e T h e a t r e . The f r e e b r e a k f a s t o f e g g s , t o a s t , c o f f e e , j u i c e and o r a n g e s l a s t e d u n t i l noon, w h i l e a c o t e r i e o f e l v e s and f o o l s s o u g h t t o entertain the rugrats u n t i l the B i g Man i n t h e r e d s u i t a r r i v e d . (When I s a y f o o l s , t h a t ' s n o t o t e x c l u d e t h e v o l u n t e e r s and s t a f f !) S h o r t l y a f t e r noon, S a n t a C l a u s r o l l e d i n w i t h a Ho-Ho-Ho and h i s bag of g o o d i e s . The k i d s were i n e c s t a s y . .Moms and Dads m e l t e d on c h a i r s , and S a n t a t o o k o v e r t r y i n g t o a s s u r e everyone under n i n e t h a t h i s r e i n d e e r could f l y through r a i n too. After s a t i s f y i n g t h e youngsters, a t l e a s t u n t i l Friday morning anyway, S a n t a t o o k a s h o r t walk o u t s i d e a n d , s e e i n g two worki n g women on t h e c o r n e r , gave them e a c h a c o u p l e of condoms a n d a j o l l y Meeerrrrrry Christmas!!! By PAULR

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They Do It For Love (c)1987 By Gerry Bee The l i n e u p g e t s l o n -g e r w i t h each p a s s i n g (day ' c a u s e p e o p l e g e t hungry w i t h no way t o pay The S i s t e r s a l l s m i l e ; t h e y l o o k f o r h e l p from above Why do they do i t ? THEY DO I T FOR LOVE. A f t e r a sandwich you walk down t h e s t r e e t You d o n ' t have t o go f a r , a b o u t t h i r t y f e e t "THE DOOR I S OPEN" f o r c o f f e e , b u t p l e a s e do n o t shove Why do t h e y do i t ? THEY DO I T FOR LOVE. '

Good 01' F i r s t Church a t H a s t i n g s and Gore On Mondays and Thursdays t h e y open t h e door For handicapped p e o p l e ; t h e y ' v e n o t h i n g t o prove So why do they do i t ? THEY DO I T FOR LOVE. And, s t i l l , t h e r e ' s Carnegie where v o l u n t e e r s work

They a l l do t h e i r p a r t ; no one seems t o s h i r k And you can r e l a x w i t h a cheap c o f f e e , Guv' Why do they do i t ? THEY DO I T FOR LOVE.

MERRY

CHRISTMAS!

You tllink you got it bad.

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A l l night long soot in t h e chimneys, smelly socks, cross dogs, shot at, mistaken f o r a s t o r k , d r i v i n g all night i n t h e snow, damned near got k i l l e d by a 747, Mrs. Santa Claus pissed o f f 'cause I got in t o o l a t e .

... AND THAT'S N X A U ... b m e r and Blitzen and Rudolf got t h e s h i t s over Ednonton and you should see my s u i t . n l a d m Elves uron ' t clean t!ie zlefgh u n l e s s I pay them double time.

I am so sick of cookies and milk I could puke. The only highball I had a l l night is when I slipped g e t t i n g out of t h e sleigh. My prostate is giving me h e l l , pissed my pants at 20,000 f e e t and froze t o t h e s e a t . I ' m a l e r g i c t o Pine needles, I i t c h a l l over. I think my hemorrhoids are back.

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Merry Christrms, my s s !