Healsothrewinanabsurdlyunder¬ powered Johnson 5-HPSeaHorseout¬ boardmotorthatstirredtheKennebunk
1hitawaveandcamedown10years later.IwasbackinMaine,andmydear fatherhadkepttheboatinhisKenne¬ bunkportgaragebeneathhisDukeEl¬ lington and Glen Gray and His Casa LomaOrchestrapostersandothertrap¬ pingsofhisyouth.
I read with great amusement your articleonNeilaSmith.Mybestchuckle, however,camewithherquotingfrom themovieyoureferredtoas“Cousin, Cuisine.”
There was a critically acclaimed Frenchfilmofthe1970sentitled“Cou¬ sin,Cousine.”Neila’smoviemustbe anothertaleofalittle-knowncannibal tribeintheFrenchWestIndieswho practicetruefamilialdining.Ifso,those CaribbeanIslandsoffermoreadven¬ turethanI’dimagined.
CynthiaSchmidlin SouthPortland
Considered Overnight...
ToTheEditor:
Regarding your Editor Colin Sar¬ gent’srecentarticle“Neila’sBack”—1 mustwritemyfirstletterofprotest1 haveeversubmitted.Thearticlewas
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pointed out to me by two different patientsinthedentalofficewhereI work.Bothwomenwereinsultedbythe article,and1wasenraged!
Ihavethoughtaboutitovernight, andafterreadingthearticleinfullIsee it’snotasbadasthefirstpageindicates. Icannotimaginethattheeditorisnot aware that women do not need to be describedbyvarioussexualinnuendoes inordertohavethepointestablished thatNeilaisbetternowthanshewas before.Ihaveneverseenafront-page storyannouncingthatasuccessfulman isbetterbecauseheworkedoutata fitnessclubanddevelopedmoremus¬ clesandconfidence.Whyisitgreat newsthatawomanhasdoneso?
Thetoneofthefirstpageif1had literaryinterestIcouldregardaspoetic, romantic,andcharming;however,that doesnotappealtome,andIamleftto wonderiftheauthorwasphysically charmedorifNeilaisTHATexcited about her new body. Wouldn’t that makeherself-worshipping,whichTV peopletendtobeanyways?Thearticle describeseverythingexceptthedateof Neila’slastsexencounter.Itmakesme wonderifthearticlewaswrittenbya brotherlypersoninterestedinfinding Neilaagooddate?
Regardless of my wondering about thesethings,Ithinkthearticlewas TRASHY,anditreflectsalackofselfrespectbybothNeilaandColin.
CathySilverbrand Scarborough
Worn-Out, Average Businessperson
ToTheEditor:
InregardtotheMarcheditionof PortlandMonthly:Itappears(tomany) thatyoureditor/columnist/poetColin Sargentwouldbemoreconvincingif writingforsomeonelike Omni — or betteryet,CerebralDigest.Thisflashy styleofwritingnotonlywearsoutthe averagebusinesspersoninthiscom¬ munity(“...glitterySouthAmerican Eurotrash...”?),butnoonereallycares thatyouthinkNeilaSmithissexier, naughtier,andbettertonedthanever before.Ifthisiswhatyouconsidera story,youpoorfolksmustbeawfully boredinyourlittleMiddleStreetoffice... NancyFeeneyputitwellthismonth
when she commented that your maga¬ zinedoesnotreachtheaverageperson. MostpeopleI’vespokenwithreadily agree.Can’tyourhighlyprofessional andobviouslycreativestafftakeahint —ifnotseveral??Atleastconsidera more believable approach, for the community’ssake,ifnotyourown. ’Nuffsaidhere.
Kenneth Davis Portland Re: ’’Looker,” March 1987
ToTheEditor:
Thank-youforyourefforts.Wonder¬ fularticle.
LouiseHill Gardiner _ OrElse!_
ToTheEditor:
Yourcurrentcoverarticlepuzzles me. You do an excruciatingly long storyonNeilaSmith,whohardlymade adentonMaineTV.Makesmewonder howmanywholeissuesyouwouldhave todevotetosomeonelikeBruceBerlinger if he were to leave. Get your prioritiesinorder.
A.T.Kravatz CapeElizabeth
Standards Max
ToTheEditor:
IlikeP.M.1readP.M...Yourarticles areslickandhaveastylefarmore sophisticatedthanyourcompetitors— for which 1 am verygrateful.I’mso goddamnedtiredofthecity’sparochial¬ ismIcouldscream.Please,keepyour standards MAX — you deserve no less.1deservenoless.Thanks.
No,I’mnotgoingbananas(referring toanenclosedvaudeville-stylephoto¬ graph of Mr. Pinansky in a banana hat). Concerning my telephone call relatingtothearticleabouttheState Theatre (“Eyes On The State Thea¬ tre,”March1987)...Toreiterate,the namewasmisspelled.It’s“Pinansky.” InBostontheyendthenameski,in Maine, it’s sky. Sam Pinansky, my belovedfather’snamealso,wasacous¬ inofmine.Theyownedover40thea¬ tresinNewEngland;thatis,M&P Theatresdid,whichstoodforMullin and Pinansky. The most famous was theMetropolitan,nowtheWangCen¬ terinBoston.TheirofficewasinScollaySquareinBoston.
WhenIwasakidbackinthe1930s and1940s,IusedtogototheState threeorfourtimesaweek.Theyeven hadushersinthosedays—andbeauti¬ ful organ music between the double features.
Incidentally,1domoviereviewsand didthemonlocaltelevisionfortwo years.Alsowriteoriginalhumorcolumn, etc.Maybeyou’reinterestedforyourexcellentPortlandMonthly. Have done alotofthingsinmylife.
1.Kissedthefirstwomanevertowin an Oscar in the year 1929 — Janet Gaynor.
2.StationedinIraninWorldWarII.
3.Toldjokesfor4'/2yearsonCon¬ gressStreet.
4. Had a vegetable wedding. My wifewasahottomato,and1wasadead beat.
Anyhow,bestoflucktoyouallwith PortlandMonthly.
ArtPinansky Portland
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He’scourtly,formal,JamesJoycean, andoutofajob. Wecaughtuptothe formerdirectorofthePortlandMuseum ofArtinthewakeofhissensational expulsion... Portland Monthly: What was the Museum like when you got here 17 yearsago?
John Holverson: The Museum was soundasleep.IleftIowaCity,Iowaby bus,travelingthroughNewYorkCity andthenuptoPortland.Portlandwas incrediblyseedyandexcitinginthose days.YoucouldeatattheRoma,Val¬ lee’s,andonoccasion,Boone’s.
PM: How much did they pay you the firstyear?
JH:$7,000.Thereweretwoemployees there before me. One was a maiden lady,ageneralbusybodyinthegrand New England sense. And there was a manthere,aformerlighthousekeeper. Sweetman,butentirelyinadequate.
milk, and coffee. I was with Roger Woodman. Roger was obviously under agreatdealofdistress.1honestlydon’t knowwhattheurgencywas.Itnever cametoavotebytheBoardofTrustees. Itjustbuiltandbuiltandbecameurgent in an immediate way. Roger told me thatmyserviceswerenolongerneeded andthatitwouldbebestif1resigned quietlyanddisappearedintothewood¬ work.
Announcing the Grand Opening of our Wholesale Outlet. WearetheofficialoutletstoreforoneofNewEngland'sleadingfurnituredistributors, supplyingdozensofretailstoreswiththefinestbrandnamefurnitureavailabletoday. Nowyoucanbuytheidenticalmerchandisedirectfromthedistributorand
tissocoldthatwehavetokeep moving. Ed unlashes a sign we had madeafewnightsbeforefromhispack andwiresittoatree.Itreads“BoilMt. -3,601'.”Itakeoffmygloves,jam ontomyskipoles,andsnapafewpic¬ tures.Theglovesarefrozenandcon¬ tortedwhen1trytoputthembackon. Thecelebrationconsistsofafewhigh fivesandthewordsWedidit,man,we
zero, and we are 13 miles from my truck.Threemilesofsnowshoeing,two milesofwalking,andeightmilesof cross-countryskiingremain.Edtosses me a granola bar. We head down our snowshoedpathinatrot.
didit!Welookoutatthegrayskyand blue mountains through snow-laden trees.Mostofthepeaksweknowinti¬ mately. They bear names like Cow Ridge,KennebagoDivide,WhiteCap, Twin, and Snow. We have climbed themallinthelast51weeks.Eachtrip hashaditsownflavor—eachofthe50 mountainsitsownpersonality. Thereisnotimeforfurthercelebra¬ tion.Thesunisgoingdown,itisbelow
The immediate goal is to reach a plowedsectionofloggingroadthatwe willwalkfortwomiles.Wehadpitched campnearitlastnightandburiedour sleepingbagsandtentinthesnownext toitthismorning.Wedidnotwantthe excessweighttojoinusontheclimb. Nothingissaiduntilwereachthecache.
Wehavecometoknowthislogging roadwellinour50-highestodyssey. Tenclimbshaveoriginatedfromit.It runsnorth/southandcrisscrossesthe Kennebago River. Man has followed nature’sleadinconstructingthisroute. We are 20 miles north of Rangeley. Thesnowsqueaksunderourcoldfeet asconversationturnstowarmertimes andthepeaksthatloomaboveus.
ItisJulyofthepreviousyear,andwe are on the same road. The dirt and gravelshiftunderourfeetaswewalk. Ed Cardali and I have become good friendsinthefirstfivemonthsofour 50-peakchase.Wehikesidebyside. Theairisheavy.Theroadisdusty.The rhythmicpaceofourfeetisalmostmus¬ ical.Edseizestheopportunitytogetmy mindstuckonaparticularlybadsong. Hesings“Istartedajoke,whichstarted thewholeworldlaughing.”Experience hastaughtmethatImustcounterwith somethingorbestuckwiththatsongall afternoonasIwalktheroad.Ising “Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast” by Wayne Newton, and we are even. We haveagoodlaugh.
Ourspiritsarehigh.Itisagoodday, and we are bushwhacking our way to thetopofWhiteCapMountain(3,815'). Wehavetakenadvantageofanover¬ grownloggingroadthathastakenus onethirdofthewayupthemountain and crashed our way through thick sprucegrowthontherestoftheclimb.It hasbeenademandingclimb;blackflies havechasedusallthewaytothetop.
Views and days like this are our elixir.Wedrinkinthesunandidentify asmanypeaksaswecan.Acrossthe valleyandtotheeastisthesharp-sided BoilMountain.Itstriangularformisthe darkgreenofsprucegrowth.Edremarks thatBoillookslikeaverysteepclimb. Wedeterminethatanascentfromthe southwillbebest.
To the north of Boil stands Snow Mountain(Elev.3,948').Itpresents itselfasalarge,greenpyramid.We climbedoveritthedaybefore,andits towerprovidedourfirstviewofthis remote and mountainous region. We
WecrossabridgeovertheKenne¬ bagoRiver.Itsplanksshowthewearof manyloggingtrucks.Itmakesagreat seat.Wesitwithourlegsovertheedge eating pepperoni and cheese as the watergurglesbelow.Edlooksupfrom
hismapandgrins.IthinkIknowwhatis coming.Hesays,“Youknow,westill have time to do Cow Ridge.” I was right.Lunchendshastily,andweare off.
Threemilesdowntheloggingroad wediscoveranoldtrailleadingtothe summitofCowRidge.Itsoonendsin a clear-cut area amongst raspberry bushes.Westoptopullonheavypants. Itisveryhumid,andtheblackfliestake advantageofus.
Thebushesripatourclothingand obscurevisionbelow.Downedbranches bruiseourshins.Thesummitwillbe earned. We must hurry because the bugsareintenseandastormfrontis rapidlyapproaching.Stopsareonly madetocheckthecompass.
Kahtahdin, Pamola, Piscataquis 4902
Kahtahdin, North Peaks, Piscataquis 4734
Kahtahdin,HamlinPeak,Piscataquis4751
Kahtahdin, Baxter Peak, Piscataquis 5267
Jackson, Franklin 3515
The Horns, Franklin 3831
The Horn, Franklin 4023
Goose-Eye, Oxford 3854
Fort, Piscataquis 3861
East Peak, Mt. Bigelow, Somerset 4088
East Kennebago, Franklin 3825
Doubletop, Double Top, Piscataquis 3600
Crocker, Franklin 4168
Cow Ridge, Franklin 3645
Coe, Piscataquis 3782
Coburn, Somerset 3718
Carib, Oxford 3520
Caribou, Franklin 3600
Burnt Hill, Franklin 3595
Boil, Franklin 3620
Black Nubble, Franklin 3670
Mt. Bigelow, Somerset 4150
Barren, Piscataquis 3930
Baldpate W., Piscataquis 4080 Baker, Piscataquis 3589 Abraham, Franklin 4049
We are almost at the top when it beginstorain.Thunderandlightning arecrashingaboutus.Waryofourhigh elevationandaluminumpackframes, wemakeadashforthesummit,shake hands, and make an immediate and rapiddescent.
The skies have opened up, and we aredrenchedinseconds.Wearethank¬ fulthatfliesarenolongeraproblemas wescramblethroughthewettrees.We soonfindanovergrownloggingroad andbeginfollowingit.Experiencehas proventhatthiswillleadustoamain loggingroad.Theterrainflattensaswe nearastream;shouldwefollowitorthe road?Weoptfortheroad.Itdumpsus unceremoniouslyintoafield.Thewaist-
Thefieldgiveswaytosprucetreesas theroadwindson.Talkcentersonthe successes of the weekend. We have climbedthreeofMaine’shighest50 mountainsandhiked24milesonlog¬ gingroadsandthroughthebrush.Here inthewilderness,accomplishmentsand satisfactionaremeasurable.
Theroadcrossesanotherfield,and weareofferedalargerperspectiveof thearea.Therainsubsides,andwestop forarest.Thewetfieldislacedwith yellowflowers.Acrashingsoundis heard from the woods, and a cow moosestartsacrossthefield.Edtakes offhispackanddigsforhiscamera.He focusesinonthemoose,onlytofind thathiscurrentrolloffilmisspent.1 watch in amazement as the moose crossesthefield,crossestheroadwithin 20feetofus,andentersthefieldonthe othersideoftheroad.1whistleatthe moose,andshestopstolookatusin interestbeforesaunteringtowardthe woods.Edisabletosqueezeoffashot beforeshedisappears.Welaughatthe scene,putonourpacks,andcontinue downtheroad.
Metheny. Hisquintet,Tiger’sBaku, playsregularlythroughout New England and Canada,andhastoured JapanandVenezuela. Thegrouphasperformed attheMontreal JazzFestival andtheNewport JazzFestival, andTigerisalso aformerwinner oftheOutstand¬ ingArranger& Composer award fromtheColle¬ giateJazzFesti¬ valin1977, heldatNotre Dame Univer¬ sity,withhis musicplayedby theM.I.T.Festi¬ valOrchestra. Thegrouphas twopopular albumsreleased inJapanby JVC:“Tiger’s Baku” and “Mudd Cake.” IntheU.S., oneofthehottest trumpetplayers ontheplanet.” — Boston Magazine.
around the Tokyo area. Tiger main¬ tainstremendouspopularityasamusi¬ cianinJapan,andhefrequentlyappears inmanyofthecountry’smagazinesand newspapersinadditiontobeingrecog¬ nizedinJapan’sjazzpollseveryyear.
Tiger arrived in America in 1972 andbeganattendingBerkleeCollegeof Music in Boston. He graduated from Berkleein1975andpromptlypursued ateachingpositionthere.Whileinthe U.S.,TigerhasworkedwithGaryBur¬ ton,DaveGrusin,GeorgeRussell,Tony Bennett, Buddy Rich, Teddy Pender¬ grass,theImperials,theStylistics,the O’Jays, and most recently, Pat
Okoshihasperformedonalbumswith Gary Burton (“Times Square”); Dave Grusin (“N.Y.-L.A. Dream Band,” whichincludesthepiecewhichwonthe 1984GrammyforBestJazzArrange¬ ment);BobMoses(“VisitwithGreat Spirits”);andLewTabakin(“Angel¬ ica,”producedbyToshikoAkiyoshi). In Canada, Tiger has recorded with Jean Robitaille on “Transparance,” which was nominated for Best Jazz AlbuminQuebecfor1983. Tiger’sfirststopinPortlandthis summerisatHorsefeathers,onJune 12-13.
t’s Alice in Wonderland ... ChristmasinFebruary...adejavu fantasy...amblingdownMainStreetin Edgartown.Thestorewindowstwinkle withtinylightsandredandgreenbows. ThesignsreadAmityPoliceDepart¬ ment,AmityDrug,AmityBank...and BRODY & TAFT REAL ESTATE. Wait!Taft!That’sme...AgnesTaft... thenoisyladyintheTownHallandon thebeachintheoriginalJAWS...the SelectwomaninJAWSII,andnowEllen Brody’srealestatepartnerintheseries’s fourth: JAWS: THE REVENGE.
Fromthe3,000runningfeetofmul¬ ticoloredChristmaslightsstrewnalong wintrystreetstothesnapshotsofVine¬ yardpropertieshunginthewindowof theBrody&Taftrealestateoffice,Hol¬ lywoodhassucceededagainintrans¬ formingEdgartown,Massachusettsinto Amity...thetownthehungrysharkwill notforget.AndI’llnotforgetmytime onMartha’sVineyardwhenwefilmed thefirstJAWSinthespringof1974. Produced by Zanuck and Brown for
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UniversalPictures,directedbySTEV¬ EN SPIELBERG and starring ROY SCHEIDER, LORRAINE GARY, ROB¬ ERT SHAW, and RICHARD DREY¬ FUSS,itishighlyunlikelythatanyone thenimagineditsincrediblesuccess. Yet...inthewinterof1987,someofus arebackdoingafourthversion.This timeit’sjustforoneweek,andthen muchofthecastandcrewtraveltothe
Bahamasforsixmoreweeksoffilming. IfeelverysadasIwatchmynewfamily takeoff,butourweekofworkingand playingtogetherhasbeenveryspecial. FromtheveryfirstthrillingcallinJanuarytellingmethatIwascastagain,allI couldthinkaboutwasworkingagain withLorraineandsomeoldfriendson theVineyard.IwouldmissRoyScheider becausewehadbecomefriends,andI knew that our new star, MICHAEL CAINE,wouldonlybefilminginthe
“In the dark of the night the skyline is Edgartown, but the stage belongs to Amity and the Revenge of Jaws 1987.” Photo by Alison Shaw, court
JOSEPH SARGENT produced and directed,fromascreenplaybyMICH¬ AEL deGUZMAN. Sargent is a veteran award-winningfilmmakeranddirector. A dynamic presence, he was commandinglyinchargebutalwayscharm¬ ingandconsiderateofeveryone,from starstocrewtoextras.
DeGuzmanhasbeenwritingprolificallyfor25years.Hehasbeenbusythe last10yearswritingTVmoviesinCali¬ fornia and wrote STRANGERS, the TV movie special starring BET I E DAVIS and GENA ROWLANDS. He told me “PETER BENCHLEY pro¬ videdafamily,alocation,andafish, and1foundanewanddifferentstoryto re-createtheterroroftheoriginalfilm, butthefocusismoreonrelationships... family,grief,love,obsession,andthe factthatwhatwefearthemostmustbe confronted.Inthiscase,ofcourse,it’s theshark.JoeSargentandIarelikea marriagemadeinheaven.Wefellin loveinthefirstfiveminutesandhave beenjoinedatthehipeversince.Joeis likemyotherhalf...notforgettingmy incrediblewifeanddaughters.Joedi¬ rectslikeIwrite.It’saprocess,andif1 hadanyinterestindirecting,I’dliketo thinkI’ddoitlikeJoe!ButIcan’t imaginenotwriting.Iwritewritewrite everyday...evenonvacation.Iwrite veryviscerallyandtrynottoletmy intellectgetinmyway.It’stakenme25 yearstogettomyfirstmovie,butI wouldn’tgiveupthoseyears.AsOR¬ SON WELLES said to MIKE NICH¬ OLS,‘Betterlatethanearly,Mike.’” 1thinkthescriptisdynamite,starting with... “TITLESEQUENCE: UNDER WATER — NIGHT. As titles and music play, we move slowly beneath thewateroffthecoastofAmity.We swim beneath a dock, threading our
waythroughpilings.Wemovethrough thewater,swimming,justswimming, withallthetimeintheworld.Wemove oversomejunk—therustingfrontend ofanautomobile...We’regoingsome¬ where...Thewaterbecomesshallow, andwestop.Upthroughthesurface, theimagesdistorted,weseethelightsof a town ... Amity ... We move on, swimmingagain,justswimming,mov-
quietlyrebuiltherlife.Followingher husband’sdeath,sheandhersonhave carvedacomfortablenicheforthem¬ selves in Amity. However, all her strengthisnotenoughtowithstand anotherterribletragedy,fromthesame
Whew!Andthat’sjustforopeners! Somepreliminaryproductioninforma¬ tion for JAWS: THE REVENGE is thatmanyyearshavepassedsincethe tranquilityofAmitywasshatteredby repeated assaults from a sea demon withatasteforhumanblood.Ellen Brody,thePoliceChief’swife,has
horrifyingsource.Brodyisconvinced tobeginanewlifeawayfromAmity, joiningherfamilyinthewarmwatersof the Caribbean, where Great Whites haveneverbeenknowntoventure.But distancealonecannoterasethememo¬ ries,andsheliveswiththefearthatthis cursehasnotyetended.
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fairyland.Largearclightsplacedbe¬ tweenthebigwhitehousesonthewater¬ front were aimed so there were no shadows.Theyoutlinedthelimbsof treeswhichlookedencasedindazzling silverstardust.
Forthescenedepictingtheannual Amity Christmas pageant, dozens of excitedextrasdecoratedthewharfand were joined by members of the Mar¬ tha’sVineyardHighSchoolbandand chorusplusabatchoftinyangels,shep¬ herds,Mary,Jesus,Joseph,andsome livestock.Ahorsewashilariouslyand painstakinglydressedtolooklikea camel. The new moon arrived in the sceneasanunpaidextra,andeveryone lovedit.
Inthestory,youngSeanBrodyhas goneintothechanneltofreeanerrant spile from a buoy. The shark comes alongandpullshimfromaboatfor dinnerorrevenge,nooneissurewhich.
ThenextafternoonSeanisburiedin a make-believe cemetery. The day began shrouded in fog, which would havemadeanicescene,butitcleared byshootingtime.Thenitrained.We workedintheon-again-off-againdriz¬ zle,snowunderfoot,foraboutfive hours,someofussobbingwhilemakeup peopleprovidedglycerinetears.Idon’t knowhowlongthatscenewilltakein thefinishedmovie,butI’mtoldthaton Hollywoodtime,theaverageshooting scheduleallowsfor1V2minutesoffilm tobeshotina1O-hourday.
Becauseeverythinghadtobecom¬ pletedinjustoneweek,thereisnoway to know how much was not accomp¬ lishedorexactlywhatwillsurviveof whatwefilmed.However,evenifAgnes Taftwindsuponthecutting-roomfloor, my time spent on JAWS: THE RE¬ VENGEwasafabulousexperience.To getaroleinamajormotionpicture withouthavingtoreadorauditionfor anarrogantcastingdirectorisevenbet¬ terthanrunningintoanoldboyfriend whenyoulooksmashingorwinningthe Pillsburybakeoffwhenyourmother-inlawhasalwaysturneduphernoseat yourcooking.Asamatteroffact,the bestrevengeisnotjustlivingwell... IT’S BEING IN A MOVIE!
Thearea’sforemostcollectionoforiginalartworks.
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JH:Therewasclearlyagroupofpeo¬ ple who wanted me out. Two on theBoardofTrusteeswereverynega¬ tiveforces,negativeenergysources. They combined with two prominent peopleoutsidetheboard,intheprivate sector,andtogethertheydidwagea campaigntodiminishmyachievements inaseriesofpressarticlesuntilit createdaprovincial,parochialblind¬ nessaboutmyactivitiesintheMuseum. Fourpeoplewereouttomakemylife miserable.
JH:Remembertheoldcliche,‘Watch out — your dreams may come true’? Therehasbeenachangeinthemakeup oftheBoardofTrustees.AlotofwhatI knewoftheoldPortlandisgone.People arecomingtotheBoardofTrustees withdifferentmotivations.
PM:You’vebeencriticisedrecentlyfor neglecting contemporary shows. An allegoryhasdevelopedwhereyouare castasanantiquariancollectorinsearch ofnew“DeadPearlDivers”andbustsof Longfellow and in contempt of Andy Warhol.Isthatfair?
JH:Yes.Andalthough1feelthatthe SidewalkArtFestivalhasaplace,it’s theMuseum’sresponsibilitytoseta standard.Withtoomuchboosterism, art becomes a theme park, novelty alone,mildlydiverting,possibly,butof nolastingvalue.I’llgiveyouanexam¬ ple.Ourrecent“AfterMatisse”showat the Museum was a pretty show, but intellectuallybankrupt.Ohsure,there weresomebrilliantcolors,whichwere welcomeinwinter.Andthecriticsloved it!Yes!Ithadacatalog,withoverly elaborategraphicsanddiecutsthat saidMatisse,butafteritallevaporates, whatdoyouhaveleft?Incontrastisthe Modernistshow,richinmanylevelsof content.Ithadintelligence,strength, power.Ithadthingsthatmayneverbe seeninMaineagain,bythewayMaine works.Andthecriticshatedit.Istand firm against Phil Isaacson, Marvin Sadik,andEddieFitzpatrick,whoare bumblingaroundtryingtomaketrouble. Andsomeoneasparochialandprimi¬ tiveasEdgarAllenBeem.Hehasno background, doesn’t know what he’s lookingat.1admit,I’mnotlookingfor agreement.It’snotmyjob.Butifa yellowpaintingisdamned,theperson damningitshouldatleastseethecolor thepictureis.Wedon’thavethatin Maine.Contemporaryart—peopleare celebratedinMaineforthingsthatare 20yearsbehindthetimes.Butthereare somepeopleworkinginMainewholive in a world beyond good reviews and showingupatcocktailparties.
PM:Namefive,please.
JH:Yvonne Jacquette, George Mason and Paul Heroux (ceramics), Katha¬ rinePorter,and,and1’11bedamnedfor this,BillManning,inspiteofthediffi¬ cultiesofhisedginess.
rightpathinthefaceofeasy,glitzy regard.ButbacktotheMuseum,it’llbe interestingtoseewhathappensthis summer.It’saninterestingkindofclash (the new makeup of the Board), and howitwillmanifestitselfremainstobe seen.IthinkMaineistoobrightforjust marketingmarketing.There’salarger worldinterestedinPortlandtoadegree thatisveryfrighteningtomanypeople. Tomanypeople,Iirritatedtheircom¬ fortlevel.ThecriticsinMainearejust hobbyists,writingaboutthingsthey knownothingabout.Thepublicandart community in Maine is being yanked aroundandbeinggivenalotoffalse starts.Actually,insomecases,tobe givenagoodreviewinMaineisthekiss ofdeath.There’salotofbackbitingin the Portland art community. I feel kindlytowardmyfriendsandcolleagues. I’veledarichlife.If1weretodiethis afternoon,I’dstillbehappy.Butatthe Museumnow,it’slikesittingaround expectingaplanttogrowwithoutwater¬ ingit.It’ssoroughandadolescent,not polishedandnotmature.Iwassickof thesilliness.
PM: Are any of your current plans being abandoned by the Museum?
JH: Oh,yes.Certainexhibitionsand acquisitionswon’thappen.Andfinan¬ cially,it’salsonotpromising.It’stoo badmyleavingdisqualifiedtheMuseum soclearlyforthe1988ChallengeGrant fromtheNationalEndowmentforthe Arts.Aspartofthesitereviewprocess, Mones Hawley, a private management consultanthiredbytheNEAtoreview challengegrants,wasreviewingthe application.Iwrotethekeyessay. MonesHawleysaid,“Yournameison theapplication.Youknowit’simpor¬ tantforstaffcontinuitytocontinue.Is yourstaffgoingtoberemainingthe samenextyear?”1wasembarrassedto say“No,1won’tbeherenextyear.The Board of Trustees has asked me to leave.”TheNEAtendstobackoffif majorchangesaregoingtobemadein aninstitution.Theyliketowaitfor thingstosolidifybeforemakingacom¬ mitmentagain.
Whenitcomestochildhoodtradi¬ tions,clambakesaretomanyMainers secondonlytoSantaClaus.Justthe typeofsoft-focusrecollectionscapital¬ izedonbytheadvertisingindustry,and sought-afterbytouristsandnatives alike.Perhapsyouwillbeoneofthe seekers this summer. If so, take a momenttoreviewthehistoryandevo¬ lutionoftheMaineclambake,soyou’ll besuretoknowagoodonewhenyou findit.
toesfromaroadsidestand.Clamsare dugfromthesandwithsharpsticks,dry driftwoodispiledontherocksandset ablaze, and wet seaweed and ocean waterarecollected.
Granted,afewmodernutensilsap¬ pear:arackfortheseaweedandapot forboilinglobsters.Still,thebestclam¬ bakes abandon modern conveniences, usingtidepoolsforcoolers,sharpsticks forclamdiggers,andnearbyrocksas lobstercrackers.Nosilverware,no linentablecloth,nofingerbowlsor lobster-bibs.Inotherwords,ifyouhab¬ itually order such dishes as “Lazy Man’sLobster,”you’dmostlikelyfind theapproachabitcrude.
Unfortunately,recentcityandstate ordinanceshaveputquiteadamperon theDefinitiveClambake.Asdescribed above,theeventwouldrequirealicense forclamdigging,apermitforfirebuild¬ ing,plasticbottlesfordrinks,anda stretchofprivatebeachifthosedrinks weretobealcoholic.Whichiswhysuch parties are now often performed by resorts,restaurants,cateringoutfitsand enterprisinglobstermen.Smallwonder businessisbooming.Onelocalcaterer goessofarastooffer“clambakesany¬ whereintheworld.”Ontheotherendof thescale,you’llfindafriendofafriend whosesister’snephewownsalobster boatanddoesclambakesontheside.
Finest Kind Clambakesalsobrings theeventtoyou,althoughsomewhat morecasual.Instead,you’llfindamore downtoearthapproach,whichwillbe reflectedinthepricetag.Keepinmind that clambake companies do nothing but,soyouarevirtuallyguaranteed expertiseaswellasfreshseafood.Call 829-5030ortrythefollowing:
KenGray’sClamandLobsterBakes, North Edgecomb, 882-64677.
Oide Time Lobster Bake Company, Portland,773-3527.
Young’s Clambakes, Walnut Hill Road, North Yarmouth, 829-5838.
PinePointFisherman’sCo-opoffers even less pretense. Located at the mouth of the Dunstan River by Pine Point,theCo-opdoesclambakesonly byrequestforgroupsupto50.Picnic tables,seaair,andmoreseafoodthan you’veeverseenforaveryagreeable price, BYOB. Similar clambakes are hardertofind,butinquiriesinwater¬ frontfishmarketsandlobsterpounds yieldthebestresults.ThePinePoint Fisherman’s Co-op is located at 96 KingStreetExtensioninScarborough, 883-3588.
Moby Dick's Lobster Pound, South Portland799-7324.
Coles Lodge, in Raymond, repre¬ sents the sort of clambake company whichspecializesinlargegroupsfor reunions,companypicnicsandthelike. Cole’sLodgenotonlyprovidesplenty ofspacefortheevent,butindoorand outdoorrecreationalfacilitiesaswell.A traditionalclambakeispreparedwith seaweedoverahardwoodfireoverlook¬ ing Gray Pond. Serving crowds from 75 to 200 people. Call 998-2775 or 829-3579.Similarservicesofferedby:
Wassamki Springs, Saco Street, Westbrook, 839-4276.
House Island Tours knows how to makearealeventoutofaclambake. FromDiMillo’sWharf,you’llbetaken toaprivateisland,boastingaBeach Club,heateddiningroomandwalking toursofanoldfort.HouseIslandtakes reservationsfortheclambakesaslate asNovember1,ferryinggroupsofupto 125people,andgivesyoutheoptionof
Just a word about boat-oriented clambakes.Inthisarea,theywillvary widelyinmagnitudeandluxury,from theslickprivateisland,tothefriend’s friend’slobsterboattooneyoudoyour¬ self.Youjustmaybehappierwiththe charteredcraft,choosinganythingfrom fishingboatstothemorepolishedsloops andcabincruisers.HouseIslandoffers theBuccaneerLine.Otheravailable chartersare:
Longfellow Cruise Line, Long Wharf,Portland,774-3578.
Casco Bay Lines, Custom House Wharf,Portland,774-7871.
deserted.Instead,theanteroombar wasSROwithhungrydiners-to-beout foraneveningofshelterfromthestorm. Ourwaitinthebarwasbrief,andwe weresoonensconcedatacomfortable tableadmiringavaseoffreshpinktul¬ ipsandtryingtochoosefromasurpris¬ inglylargeselectionofentrees.Clarifi¬ cation came wtih our informed and graciouswaiterandaglassofLouis JardotBeaujolais,oneofthetwohouse winesavailablebytheglass.
We began with two appetizers, chickenliverpateandasmokedsea¬ foodplate.Bothappetizersweregener¬ ous and appealingly presented. The patewasnottheusualchunkyaffairbut waswhippedtoasmoothlycreamytex¬
ture,lightlyspicedandveryflavorfulon the homemade bread — light wafers garnishedwithpurpleBermudaonions. LocallysmokedinLincolnville,the smoked seafood — mackerel, trout, salmon, mussels and shrimps — was alsoadelight,withthespicymackerela particularfavorite.
Wefollowedourappetizerswithtwo cupsofsoup,acreamysweetpotato broccolianda“DesertHarvest.”Al¬ thoughservedabitcool,the“Desert Harvest”wasparticularlyinteresting,a mildandpepperyvegetarianoffering withaselectionofvegetablesincluding chunksoffirmandfibrousyuccacac¬ tus.Thesweetpotatobroccolisoupwas creamy and mildly sweet. The salad waslargeandfresh,andthevinaigrette housedressing,withjustahintofginger andsoysauce,waslightandflavorful. The entree list posed a problem simplybecauseofitsvarietyandsize. Withover40optionsforpreparation, andtwotothreespecials,themenu leanstowardaninventiveandvaried presentationofredmeat,fish,chicken, andvegetabledishesranginginprice from$7.95to$12.95.BecauseSlate’s isoneofthefewrestaurantstaking advantageoftheMainemarket’srecent accesstowarm-waterfish,wedecided toshareaGulfCoastPlatterandthe Jambalaya,bothspecialsoftheeven¬ ing.Becauseoftherestaurant’sreputa¬ tion among steak fanciers, we also orderedatenderloin.
Breakfastisservedfrom7:30a.m. to11a.m.,MondaytoFriday;lunch 11:30a.m.to2:30p.m.,Mondayto Friday;dinner5:30p.m.to9p.m., Tuesday to Thursday and until 9:30 p.m.onFridayandSaturday.Thereis aSaturdayandSundaybrunchfrom9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.Soups,sandwiches,anddes¬ sertsareavailableallday.
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OnthenorthsideofPortlandHeadlightlies theship Nancy.Thisisoneofthefewsailing vesselsinourareathathadironcannonson board when she sank. She lies approximately 50yardsfromshoreand20yardsnorthofthe lighthouse at Portland Headlight. The major prizes that can be found by divers on this particularwreck,whichhastotallydeterio¬ ratedintotheocean,aresmallcannonballs. Mostoftheballswereoriginally3"indiame¬ ter;however,becauseofmassiveoceandecay, they are now much smaller and disfigured ironobjects.OneofthelatestthatIhavefound isonly1Vz”indiameterandslightlyellipti¬ calinshape.Becausetheyareirontheyare extremelydifficulttopreserveonceremoved fromtheocean.Theironallowsforpenetra¬ tionofsaltwaterwellwithinitsstructure. When the cannonball dries out, the water dries,formingsaltcrystals.Thesecrystals causeanironobjecttobreakintoapileof uselessrubble.
In the same rocky cove plagued by heavy ocean surge and treacherous currents, I had thepureexcitementoffindingmyfirstgold underwater.Itwasnotagoldbar,butitwas two gold wedding bands. They were not a matchedset,andmyhypothesisisthatadif¬ ferentmanandwomanatdifferenttimes,hav¬ ing marital problems, went out to Portland Headlighttoobservethesolitudeoftheocean andpeaceofmind.Duringtheirreveries,they removed their wedding bands and gave them totheoceaninafinalgestureasatermination oftheirrelationships.Theseringswerere¬ trievedatadepthofapproximately20feet, buried below a foot of mud and sand. How¬ ever,thethrillofseeingthegoldglitterinthe sunlight20feetdownstillremainsvividinmy memory today.
deckandstartingamajorfire. TheAdalaidenowliesontheocean bottom,startinginabout15feetof wateranddescendingtoadepthof50 feet. The ocean and time have been extremelyunkindtoher;today,she appearsasapileoftwistedtimberswith onlywhite,yellow,orange,andbrown seaanemonestokeephercompany.A scubadiverdescendingtothissiteis initiallyamazedbythestartlingcon¬ trastofanemonesandbrownsediment
Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth has long beenalandmarkalongtheMainecoast.Inits early history, much of the trash and waste generatedbythefortwasdisposedofbybeing thrown into the ocean. This quartermaster insignia,madeofsolidbronzeand5Vz”long, was retrieved from the ocean near Fort Wil¬ liams. How it met its fate is unknown; how¬ ever,itisnowoneofmyprizedobjectsinmy privatecollectionofartifactsfromtheocean.
TherockycoveonthesouthsideofPortland Headlight,intheimmediatevicinityofwhere the Annie C. McGuire sank on Christmas Eve,1886,haslongbeenusedbytouristsas an ocean wishing well. Over my many years ofdivingIhavefoundmanycoinsinthisarea of the ocean. Some of the more unique coins include 1904 and 1910 5-cent pieces; a 1924 Indian head nickel; 1916 and 1918 Mercury dimes; and 1901, 1903, and 1905 Indian head pennies. All of these coins were reco¬ vered by digging below the bottom of the oceanfloorinsandandmud.Ihavenowayof knowingifthepeopletossingthecoinsinto theoceanevergottheirwishes,hutIknowI didgetminebyfindingtheircoinsduringmy underwater scavenging.
Otherdivingnotes:I'heonlywood leftfromthefamouswreckoftheAnnie C. McGuire, which crashed against PortlandHeadlightonChristmasEve, 1886,isaportionofthebowsprit.
rhe clay pipe shown here was retrieved fromKettleCoveinCapeElizabeth.TheKet¬ tleCoveareahaslongbeenusedasamooring siteforsailingvessels.Itisbelievedthatone suchvessellostacontainerofthesepipesto the ocean, and on several different scuba dives, generally after major storms, I have beenabletofindaclaypipeorportionsofa pipe.Thesepipesaremadeofwhiteclayand wereusedbyearlysailorsandsettlers.
OnoneofmydivesnearPortlandHeadlight,I foundacombinationbrasspadlock.Thisarti¬ factisextremelyinterestingbecauseitseight different buttons need to be pushed in a sequencetoopenthelock.Becauseofdeterio¬ ration,thelockdoesnotclose.Thelockis2” indiameterandwasfoundin30feetofwater intherockycoveonthesouthsideofPortland Headlight.
The medallion shown here is one of the most interesting finds I have ever made in the ocean.Itissilverandhastheoutlineofthe earthinlongitudeandlatitude,withanobject that could well be a spaceship entering our atmosphere. I found it near Portland Head¬ lightandretrieveditbysearchingalongthe bottomatanapproximatedepthof20feet.1 discovered it as 1 fanned the mud and sand awayfromthefoot-deepholeIhadduglook¬ ingforanytreasurestheoceanwouldyield. ThemedallionisI'A"indiameterandabout '/s”thick.
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alancedontherailofthegently rollingboat,Ifinishedthefinal adjustmentstomyequipment, gave a thumbs-up to my buddy, and droppedovertheside.Belowme,bathed inwarm,crystallinewater,wasthe wreckwehadcometoexplore.1was preparedforwhatwewouldfind.
Scatteredontheseafloor65feet down were the remains of a vessel almost300feetlongthathadcrashed ashoreinastorm120yearsago.When 1 made my descent down the anchor line1wouldlandaboutdeadcenteron thecollapsedhullandwouldbeableto seeboththebowandsternsectionsthat layintact150feetineitherdirection. Thewreckwouldbewashedinsunlight, andevensmalldetailswouldbevisible fromthesurface.
Realitysetin.As1hitthewatera torrentoficyseawaterfloodedtheneck ofmywetsuitandcausedaninvolun¬ taryexpletivethatshottheregulatorout ofmymouthandallowedCascoBayto takeitsplace.As1flounderedtothe surface1wasintimetowitnessmy divingbuddysharemyexperience.We gave each other resigned looks and headedforthebottom.
I first became aware that 1 had
reachedthebottomwhen1foundthat myoutstretchedarmhadburieditselfto theelbowinit.IlookedaroundforDean and could just make him out as a shadowabout10feetaway.Thiswas definitelynottheCaribbean!
WhatDeanandIwereexperiencing wasanaveragedayoflatespringdiv¬ inginthenot-too-warmenvironsof CascoBay.Wehadcometoaspoton theFalmouthsideofFortGorgesto explorethewreckoftheLawrence. The Lawrencewasacoalschoonerthathad caughtonfireintheharborduringthe 1930s.Shehadbeentowedoutbehind Fort Gorges and had burned to the waterlineandsunk.Thetownfathers wereabitantsyaboutarepetitionofthe GreatFire.Shenowliesentombedin themudandbearslittleresemblanceto herformerself.Sheisvisibleatlowtide andisnotscatteredovertheseafloor 65 feet down like the wreck in my rudelyinterruptedfantasy.The Law¬ renceisbasicallyinonepieceandlooks likeajunkman’sdream.Pipesandrub¬ blestickoutalonghersideandlitterher topsides.Wewereabletofindsome tilesthatmayhavecomefromthegal¬ ley,butmostitemsthatwouldidentify herasashipwereeitherlosttothefire orwerestrippedyearsago.Still,the Lawrence hasanairofmysteryand
foreboding about her that was made evenmorevisceralbythepoorvisibility andchillingcold.
Localdivershavebeencombingthe wrecks around Portland for salvage andpleasure.PaulRollins,acityoffi¬ cial,hasafinecollectionofitemstaken fromshipsliketheOakeyL.Alexander. Rollinsfindsbrassfittingsandother itemswhichhecarefullycleansandpre¬ serves.Thebestofthelotarethen mounted and displayed. His home is filledwithtreasuresfromPortland’s maritimehistory.Tommy’sDiveShop displaysitemstakenfromlocalwrecks, andtheycangiveaninteresteddiver tipsonwheretofindsomeshouldthe urgetobecomeunderwaterarchaeolo¬ gistsstrike.
Oneitemstillupforgrabsisahuge propellorthatfelloffatankerafew yearsago.Itmightbealittlelargeto mountonaplaque,butitsscrapvalue makesitaworthytarget.Anothermiss¬ ingitemisasmallprivateplanethat may have crashed into the bay and takenitspilotwithit.Becauseaninsu¬ ranceclaimwasbeingheldupdueto lackofabody,amini-subwasbrought toPortland,anditspentfruitlesshours searching the bottom. Although the sub’spilotdidn’tfindtheplane,hedid getalookatsomehouse-sizedboulders
Portlanddownunderprovidesmore thanapeekintothemaritimepast.The watersoftheharborandbayareharv¬ estedyear-roundforavarietyofmarine lifeandplants.OutatKettleCove,in Cape Elizabeth, commercial pickers gatherseaweedslikeIrishmossbywad¬ ingintheshallowsatlowtideandrak¬ ingtheplantsoffthebottom.TheIrish moss is used in the manufacture of manyproducts,includingtoothpaste. Otherpickerscollectrockweedtobe usedasapackingmaterialforlivelob¬ ster shipments. One rather unusual commercialventureisheadquartered outonPeaksIsland.OceanResources isamajorsupplierofbothliveandpre¬ servedmarineanimalsandplants.Its
Working out of a small boat, Ocean Resourcesdiversscourthebottomand collectstarfishandotherinvertebrates inhugenumbers.It’snotunusualforthe diverstocollectthousandsofstarfisha weekandtoship25,000amonth.Port¬ landHarborisaprimecollectingsitefor Ocean Resources. The divers work underpierssuchasDiMillo’sandgather thespeciesneededtofilltheirorders.A typicalhaulwillincludestarfish,sea cucumbers,seaurchins,snails,crabs, andseasquirts.Theyconductbusiness year-round,oftenhavingtocontend withfloatingiceandfreezingregulators.
And SMVTI’s Marine Science De¬ partmenthasbeentakingsamplesof the Portland Harbor and Casco Bay
near McKinney’s Point, Cape Eliza¬ beth.Throughhiseffortsandthoseof the Lifesaving Station, all 32 men aboardwerebreachedacross150yards ofwindsurfedwatertosafety.Thestern oftheOakie Alexander was commer¬ ciallysalvagedduringthe1940sand 1950s.Therestofthehullwasleftto theocean’swill.Sheliesin30-50feetof wateroffCapeElizabeth,lookingmore likeahugepileofrustyjunkthana mightyoceanvessel.Still,sheisalure fordiversbecauseofthevalves,pipes, hatchbolts,andturnbucklesthatmake scubadivingonsteelvesselssointerest¬ ing.
Casco Bay always has cold water withlimitedvisibility.1wouldencour¬ ageanyonewishingtowreckdivetoget propertrainingfromacertifiedin¬ structor.
Safediving!
bottom for many years. Using the school’s140-footresearchvesselAqua¬ labIII,thestudentscruisethebay,tak¬ ingsamplesofwater,mud,andmarine life.Onceinawhiletheshippicksup morethanbiologicalmaterialinits dragsandgrabs.JackNey,oneofthe faculty,discoveredpiecesofbroken chinainonesample.Thepiecesproved tohavecomefromapassengershipof theCunardLineandwereofapattern notusedsincetheearly1900s.Just whichshiptheycamefromremainsa mystery.
Sportdiverscantestifytothewide varietyofmarinelifethatcanbeseen onadiveinlocalwaters.Lobsterscan beseenmovingthroughtherocksand weeds;sculpinandsearavensarewell camouflagedanddifficulttospotunless theymove;skatesandfloundercanbe foundonthesandybottom;andlump¬ fishcanoftenbeseenunderthepiersin theharbor.Aquarrywhichishunted withgreatrelishbydiversisthescallop. Thesebivalvescanbefoundinmany locationsintheouterharborandpro¬ vide a source of income for many fishermenduringtheoffseason.
Rhonda
Farnham
FICTION DUENORTH
ByDianeLefer
Thegovernmentdidn’tseewhy Bruce Stephenson needed a secretary.Youjustcouldn’tkeep asecretaryatFortTill.Thelastthree hadrunawaywithpilots.That’sthe wayitwasandhowitwouldalwaysbe intheArcticislands.Eventhoughthere wasnoroadinorout,andnophone, andevenwhenyouscreenedtheirlet¬ ters home and kept the radio room locked,youstillcouldn’tkeepthem. Theyalwaysknewenoughtoplayupto whateverdaredevillunaticcameinon themonthly(weatherpermitting)mail flight.Thatwastheonerouteout.
Stephensonhadmoreorlessresigned himselftolearninghowtotype,butthen Bonnie Gluck was sent up. Bonnie typed90wordsaminuteandtookfast, accurate steno. She’d worked for a famousdoctorinNewYorkCity.She knewhowtoshowrespect,butshealso madeitclearthatnothingintimidated her.Shewas,inshort,acrackerjack, andStephensonhadnointentionoflos¬ ingher.Sowhenhepickedupthesound ofthetwinengines,hesentBonnieoff onatrumped-uperrandtothemission house:nopointinlettingherandthe flyingacemeet.Oh,ifonlyshe’dhurry andgetherglovesandwristwarmers and legwarmers and boots and scarf
*fand parka and hood on and warm up thesnowmobileandbegonebeforethe damnplanelandedandthepilotwalked inthedoor!
What Bruce Stephenson had failed torealizewasthatasecretarycan’tbea crackerjackwithouthavingsomebrains. Bonnie had heard the sound of the engines,too.
“Ialwayswantedtoliveonadesert islandinthesun,”shewastellingTony evenbeforeStephensonhadbegunto wonderwhatwastakinghissecretary solongatthemission.Sheclutchedher backpackonherlap;shewasescaping withacoupleofhundreddollarsin Canadian currency and a change of clothes.Theplanetrembledlikeafoil gumwrapperastheyrattledoffthrough amomentarycrackintheclouds.“But somethinginmylife,”shetoldTony, “justkeptpullingmenorth.”
Forhispart,Tonywentthroughhis regular routine — sudden dives and
Bonnie’s roundtable was called “Forms of Commitment.” (That’s the
papertheysignwhentheycometotake youaway,haha.Howmanytimeshad the VISTA bureaucrats heard that joke?)
“Why did you join VISTA?”
Bonnie had been listening to the othervolunteersforalmostanhour. Nowitwasherturn.“IguessI’mnotas sincereastherestofyou,”shesaid. “Sure,I’dliketohelppeople.ButIwant tohelpme,too.I’mkindofhopingmy experienceswillteachme,orleadto something.”
“Hi,callmeTom,”saidtheredbearded young man who stood before them.Bonniewonderedwhetherbeing aVISTAadministratorcouldturninto acareer,whethercommunityorganiz¬ ersmarriedeachotherandraisedmodel, well-organizedkids.
“We’re very excited about having this group here today,” said Tom. “You’regoingtobepartofaveryexcit¬ ingexperimentthat’sreallygotusall thrilled.”Hescratchedhisbeardand thengrinneddisarmingly,caughtoutin hishabit.“You,”hesaid,“arethefirst groupoftraineeswhoaregoingtoget PEST.ParallelExperientialSensitivity Training.It’saprogramwe’vedevel¬ opedin-house,specificallytargetedat eliminatingsomeofthedysfunctional elementsofVISTAinteractioninthe hostcommunity.”
Tom scribbled the acronym PEST ontheconferencechartbehindhim,as wellasthewordVISTA,withdotted linesradiatingouttotheHC,presuma¬ blytheHostCommunity,andamessy scrawloverall,todenotehostilityand mutualincomprehension.
“It’s got an unpleasant name — PEST—becausethisisn’tmeanttobe anyfun.It’smeanttobeworthwhile.It’s designedtoopenyourheartsandminds —andImeanonagutlevel—tothe peopleyouaresupposedtohelp.PEST is a moral gadfly,” he said. “When someonetellsustruthswedon’tliketo face,we’relikelytobrushthatperson awayandcallhim—orher—apest. That’swhatthisisallabout.”
“We’vemadespecialarrangements withtheCityofBostontonight,”he said. “We’ve convinced the city to reopentheEndicottShoresHotel,aratinfestedfiretrapthatwascondemned and shut down almost a year ago. Tonight,youaregoingtofindoutfirst¬ hand,”heconcluded,“whatit’sliketo bepoorintherichestnationonearth.”
Therewassilenceintheroomtilla stockywhitehairedmansprangtohis feet. “And where are you going to spendthenight?”heasked.
“Here,”saidTom,withoutembar¬ rassment.
“Andwhataboutdinner?”
“Youwilldowhatpoorpeopledo,” saidTom.
“Iamapoorperson.”
“Youwilltrythewelfareoffice,you willtrythechurchesandtheSalvation Army.Youwillscroungearoundbehind restaurantsandgrocerystores.Youwill beg on the streets. Or you will go hungry.”
Carlaraisedherhandandwaitedto becalledon.“WillVISTAreimburse welfareortheSalvationArmyforany assistance they give?” Her voice trembled.Shewasanachronistically earnest, Bonnie thought, as though she’dbeenborntoolatefortheSixties andstillfeltcheated.“Itdoesn’tseem rightforus,sincewehavenorealneed, totakeadvantageofthelimitedre¬ sourcesthatareavailableforthepoor. There’snotenoughtogoaround.How canwetakefoodoutoftheirmouths?”
And maybe it was because Benjy startedtalkingtopeopleatthework¬ shopsinthemorning,ormaybeitwas becausePESThadgonetoofar—buy¬ ingratsfromtheM.LT.labsandsetting themlooseinthecorridors—butbythe thirdafternoonoftraining,volunteers begantorevolt.Atall,ganglymanwith glassessockedtheleaderofhisdiscus¬ siongroupinthejawandgrabbedhis jellydoughnut.Therewereanumberof scufflesafterthisexample.Alotofcof¬ feegotspilled.AwomanspatinTom’s face.Acoupleofpeoplefainted.Andat the end of the day, when Tom an¬ nouncedthebuseshadarrivedtotake everyonebacktotheEndicottShores, noonemoved.
AAwet,sloppysnowwasfallingwhen theyreachedthegaragenearGovern¬ mentCenter.Thevolunteerswereas¬ signed to cars, two by two. Bonnie maneuveredherselfinlinesothatshe was sharing a car with a young man namedJerry.Shehadn’tbeenbehinda steeringwheelinyears,andJerrylooked likesomeonewhomightnotminddriv¬ ingalltheway.
“Can you imagine?” Tom demanded. “Thesecarshavebeensittingidlefor oversixyears.Findingthemissome¬ thingIconsiderarealaccomplishment. Together,wearegoingtostrikeablow againstgovernmentwaste.”
Thegossipspreadinwhispersatthe Springfieldgasstation,upanddownthe linesforthebathrooms.'Accidentsthat peoplehadseen,accidentsthatwere rumored.Ononecar,thebrakeshad failed completely. On another, the steering had gone. Someone saw a VISTAcarskidacrossalanedivider, narrowlymissatruck,andthendisap¬ pearoveranembankment.
Myth No. 1 — “An aged wine is bet¬ ter than a young wine.” Awinethat waspoorlymade10yearsagowillbe evenworsetoday.Asawineages,the defectsinitbecomemoreapparentas thefruitacidsinthewinedeclineto revealinherentflaws.Thefactsarealso that95to98percentoftheworld’s winesaremeanttobeconsumedwithin ayearaftertheyaremade.Theywon’t getanybetterandmaydecline,but mostwillremainthesameor“plateau” forseveralyears.
Myth No. 2 —“Red wines go with meat, white wines with fish.” No othermythIknowoflimitstheamount offunthatpeoplecanhavewithwine, andingeneral,discouragesexperimen¬ tation.Uponoccasion,Ihaveenjoyed thefollowing:afull-bodiedChardonnay withBeefStroganoff,aspicyGewurztraminertoaccompanySzechuanbeef andvegetabledishes,aPinotNoirto accompanysuchfishesashaddockand scrod.C’monfolks,let’slivedanger¬ ouslyandfindoutforourselveswhat combinationswork.
Myth No. 3 — “Imported (French) wines are better than domestic (California)wines.” Duringthelast 20years,nootherwineregionhaspro¬ ducedmorefinewineinthehistoryof winemakingthanCalifornia.Thisisthe resultofamoreconsistentclimateas wellastheworld’smostadvancedtech¬ nology and training. The European productisgrowninamorenortherly climateandissubjecttogreateryearly variation.WhetheroneprefersFrench orAmericantablewinesisreallyamat¬ terofindividualtaste,andgeneralized statementsshouldbeavoided.Ican,for example, name six California Chardonnaysthataregenerallybetterthan any Pouilly-Fuisse on the Portland marketandhalftheprice,yetPouillyFuisseisstillanameandatastethat attractsmanyfans.
memorialized in a unique mythology thatispassedonfromonegenerationto anotherundertheguiseof“truth.” Thus,someonereadingtheabove“news item”andfailingtoreadtherestofthis piececouldeasilystartanewmythfor thePortlandregion,namely,thatElvis’s twinbrotheractuallyexistedandresided hereinthelatterpartofthe20thcen¬ tury.Ifsuchastoryperpetuates,please remember,itallstartedwithme. Butwhatdoesallthishavetodowith wine?Frommyperspective,alot.Ona dailybasisIencounteraninfinitenum¬ berofuntruthsaboutwinethatfre¬ quentlyfillthementalvoidofAmeri¬ cans who haven’t taken the time to learntheactualitiesofoneoftheworld’s oldest and most durable everyday pleasures.
Myth No. 4 — “Italian wines are cheapandoflowquality.”Italypro¬ duces and consumes more wine than anyothercountry.Thus,suchItalian winesasSoave,Bardolino,andLambrusco have become quite common¬ placeonstoreshelvesinthepopular pricerange,andquiteoftenmanypeo¬ plefeelthat’sallthereistoItalianwine. TheactualstoryisthatItalyproduces someoftheworld’sgreatestredwines andwhitewinesofincreasingquality andcomplexity.AmongthegreatItal¬ ianwinesI’veexperiencedare:Rinaldi Barolo,CruBrunate1982;Tignanello andSassicaiabyPieroAntinori;and BaroloandArneis(white)byGiacosa andGrecodiTufoandFianodiAvellino,twowhitesfromMastroberardino. Findthesewinesandthemythsabout Italianwineswillquicklyevaporate.
Myth No. 5 — “German wines are sweet.”Lower-qualityGermanwines, oftenfoundintheLiebfraumilchclass, aregenerallytoosweetformytaste; however,abovethatclass,whenone beginstotastethemoderatelypriced Germanvintages,onebeginstofind wineswithexceptionalacidbalance typicalofGermany’snorthernclimate. Althoughthesewinescontainresidual sugar, they hardly could be judged sweet,duetotheirexceptionalbalance. Germanyalsoproducesdrywinesla¬ beledtrocken(dry)andhalbtrocken (half-dry).
I’vetriedtoaddressthemorecom¬ monwinemyths.Ifyouhaveanythat youknowof,pleaseforwardto“Wine Myths”incareof PortlandMonthly. The most unusual myth (that I can verifybyhavingthreearearesidents swearto)willreceiveagiftboxfullof otherwinemyths.
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