Portland Monthly Magazine December 1992

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IFEATURES

A Night Skiing Guide.

SkibuffScottAndrewstakesyouupintheliftforsomesparklingnightscenery thatflashesyouthroughthedark.StorybyScottAndmcs.illustrationbyDavidInns.

Secrets Of A City. 14

Didyouknowthatthere'satunnelthatdivesbelowCongressStreetandcomes upontheotherside,connectingthePortlandPressHeraldandanother building?Doyouknowwherethelocalrendezvousspotsareforlovers—inthe noviceandexpertcategories?OurstafftreatsyoutoatourofTheBestof UnderappreciatedPortland,ahostofattractions,eateries,businesses,and hideoutsthatarefarmorethanmeettheeye.StorybyEltahethPeavey,photographsby SeiinLeDuc.

Stand In For The Man Without A

Thisphotojournal,writtenandshotbythesurprisedGorham,Maineactor chosentobeanon-screendoubleforMelGibson,willsatisfyeveryone's curiositywiththeinsidestoryonplaceswhereMelreallystayedandwhathedid whileshootinghisfilm."TheManWithoutAFace.”StoryandphotosbyHrianFinch

Scrap City Pack

Howaboutthispremise.Handicappedanimatedcharactersassuperheroes7

ThisnewPortland-basedcomicbook,inspiteofitsresemblancetothe TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles,isstartingtotakeoff.StorybyElizabethHancock,photo byKevinLeDuc

SouthernMaine'sguidetoBusiness,featuringFaces&Places,RealMoves,New Businesses,Briefcase,andOverheard.CompiledbybusinessEditorJohnPaulings.

Abraham’s Houseof Coffee

Stupid Mind Tricks

You’redrivingonMiddleStreetin theOldPortDistrict.Yougopast Videoportandturnleft,justbefore youhitF.0.Bailey.OnPearlStreet now,yourollupagentleslope,and thereitis.

Itisn’tmuch.

ButI’lltellyouwhatitis. It’ssomethingthathappens.A whitelineappearsontheleftsideof theroadandrunsovertotheright sidelikeachipmunkcarryingalong whiteribbon.Iguesit’sanoptical illusion.Asyougetcloseryousee it’sjustacrosswalk.

Thisisfreeexcitement.

FreeexcitementisPortland’s specialty.

It’swatchingfishbeingoffloaded atthefishpier.

Seeing100,000tonsofsaltwater crashrightinfrontofyou.

Ifinallywalkedthecircuitaround BackCovelastnight.Thefirstmile

andahalfisstrange,becausejog¬ gersappearoutofnowhere,outof thedark,asifthey’resteppingoutof amirror.You’rewayuphigh,walk¬ ingbesidethe1-295bridge,feeling embarrassedbecauseyou’renota car,likewhenyoutrytomakea depositonfootinadrive-through windowandacarpullsupbehind you,showingoffitsgrill,itssteam, itscar-ness.

Othercarspullupbehindthem, “sociablemachines.”Nextyou’re walkingpastCheverus,lookingacrossatthecitylights.Youwalkpast exerciseequipmentthatlookslike RobertIndianasculpture.They're mooringbuoys,crucifixes.You’re notsureyouwanttogetononeof thosethings,orlearnaboutwhat theyhaveplannedforyou.

Refreshed,youdrivebackthrough thecity,pastthenewcommuter waitingstationthecityhasbuiltthat lookslikeaglasspizzahutor Chineserestaurant.Thenyoulook acrossatUSM’snewlibrary.Then yousmile.Thisisfreetoo.Thiscan onlybethecitywelove.Havea MerryChristmasandaHappyNew Year!

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'Waterman's paintings are notforthefaint-heartedand shallow-minded sometimes disturbing,alwayschallenging. withcontinuouslynewinterpretationsevenafteryearsofdailyexposureLikeallimportant pictures,theyaremorethesumoftheirpartsandrewardrheperceptiveviewerwithinsightsinto what it means to be human " Representedby

■ LETTERS"

Coffee Drinker

I’dliketoclarifydetailsofthe profileonmewhichwasincludedin yourstory“GreatJobs,”byKevin LeDuc(November1992).

Firstofall,mynameisRaney(not Rainey),asmallpointbutperhaps important to anyone wishing to browsethroughthephonebookfor mynumber.

Secondly,thearbitraryageIwas assignedisincorrect.1toldMr. LeDucwhenheinquiredthatIam slightlyyoungerthanGod,butabit older than he. When you’ve had thousandsofpreviouslives,aneon orsodoesn’treallymakeallthat muchdifferenceintheschemeof things.

Thetruefunctionofaparapsy¬ chologististodeterminewhetheror nottheexperiencesofaclientare coincidentalortrulyparanormal. Thisisaccomplishedbycarefulob¬ servationandintensequestioning. Occasionallyotherexpertsmustbe calledin;sometimespsychics,at other times medical doctors or psychiatrists.Eachcastisintensely differentandcomplex.Iofferpast¬ liferegression,higherself-progres¬ sion,andpsychicabilities(inher¬ ited,Isuspect,frombothmaternal andpaternalgrandmothers),Ifeel morecomfortablehelpingpeople findtheirownanswersintheirown manner.Iwill,however,recommend legitimatereaderstothosewho seemtrulytorequiretheassistance ofanotherpsychic.

BeforerealestatevaluesinBar HarborandCamdenbegintoplum¬ met,letmeassurethegoodpeople ofthosetownsthatthevortexmon¬ sterdoesnotexistintheirvicinity. Whileitistruethatvortices(energy fields)existinareasalloverthe world(Stonehenge,England;Mt. Shasta,California;Sedona,Arizona, and,yes,Rangeley,Maine),Ihave notzealously(asyourNovember issuewouldindicate)soughtthem out.Iamfartoobusyforsuch junkets.Thevorticeswilljusthaveto cometome!

Beforeclosing,Iwouldliketo assurepeoplewhoaresuddenly(or notsosuddenly)experiencingspon¬ taneousclairvoyantincidents,you arenotcrazy.Believeinyourself.I tellpeoplethattheyarenocrazier thanIam,buttosome,thisis extremelysmallcomfort!

Ephemerallyyours.

CarolLRaney Cumberland

P.S.Iwouldn’tbecaughtdead(in anylife!)drinkingherbaltea.My beverageofchoiceisstrongcoffee, loaded with cream and obscene quantitiesofsugar.

Sea Gulls?

Justanotetotellyouthat1 enjoyedreadingyourstoryonthe 148MiddleStreetauction("Smoke andMirrors,”October1992,byColin Sargent),butIcouldn’tresistteasing youaboutyour“seagulls”dive¬ bombingtheroofofthebuilding duringtheauction.Please!

AccordingtoBirdsofNorthAmer¬ ica,byRogerToryPeterson,there areanumberofgulls.Thereare American Herring Gulls, Black¬ headedGulls,Bonaparte’sGulls, BritishLesserBlack-backedGulls, BurgomasterGulls,CaliforniaGulls, Franklin’sGulls,GlaucousGulls, GreatBlack-backedGulls,Herring Gulls,IcelandGulls,IvoryGulls,KittiwakeGulls,Kumlien’sGulls,Laughing Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gulls,LittleGulls,MackerelGulls, MewGulls,Ring-billedGulls,Sa¬ bine’sGulls,ScandinavianLesser Black-backedGulls,Short-billed Gulls,andThayer’sHerringGulls. NoSeaGulls.

Colin,doyoucaretocommenton yournewdiscovery?

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DearSue:Ha'Toyourlist/replyBarbaraHershey Seagull,StevenSegal,ErichSegal.GeorgeSegal.andMarc Chagall./don'tevenharetothrowtnJonathan Livingston.

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IKim Block’s Wedding

waspoked,teased,bound-up, stuckwithpins;myfeetwere tortured; I had to guard my words;Ihardlyateorslept.

No,Iwasnottakenpolitical prisoner.1wasthemaidofhonorata formalwedding.

PerhapsIexaggerate,butthis novelexperiencewasanordealfor me.Ittookanarmyoflocalmagi¬ cianstotransformmefrommyusual sloppyself,andtheexperienceled methroughamoregenteelsideof PortlandtowhichIwasnotaccus¬ tomed.

TheFitting:Miracleseamstress Donna Downing of Cape Elizabeth hastheunfortunatetaskofmaking my dress—unfortunate, as I have neitherthebuildnortheinclination tocarryofftheweightofaplungingnecklined,taffeta,tea-lengthgown. “Really,”shesays,“youhavealovely sternum.We’llaccentuatethat.” Whensheasksmetostandstill,I poserigidlyinthesecondposition. Whensheasksmetorelax,Ifidget. Two months and many alterations later,thedressisdone.Shewantsme tomodelitacrossthestreetforSue Brown,thebride’sdressmaker.She asksmetolifttheskirtaswecut acrossafield.I’msureshewould’ve preferedthisdressonsomeonewho couldfluidlycascadedownaflightof stairs.Ican’tseewhereI’mgoingfor theheapsoftaffetaI’vepiledinfront ofmyface,andItrip.Maybenext wedding.

Bridesmaids’Lunchisresched¬ uledtobridesmaids’happyhour.A bottleofchampagneatLittleWillie’s andthenextthingIknow,we’re acrossthestreetatSalutesandoneof thebridesmaidsisteachingmeto discodance.Myworldisbecoming strangelyandseverelyaltered.

Hair,Skin,Nails:Afterexamining the perfect flowers at Harmon’s Barton’s,weareofftoOptionsforour manicure.Mynailslooklikethey’ve beengroomedinagarbagedisposal. Awomanwithfoot-longrednailsis discussing“nailbeds”withanother client.Mymanicurist,Debbie,has

nailsasbadasmine.Shegivesme coffee.Igetahandmassage.Ilike thisplace.

WearriveatAkariat9a.m.theday ofthewedding.Iamplungedintoa sink,bentover,andblowndry.My hair is moussed, rolled, baked, brushed,teased,Hoofed,sprayed, andfinallypiledontopofmyhead.1 touchitanditdoesnotgive.I bumpilyapplymymakeupaswerace

Bottles

WWTTe like E. Klaman Bottles on ■ ■ / F° re S ,ree *t> ccause >tisenig■ made. It’s like one of those WWtailorshopsordelicatessens IIyouseewedgedbetweensteel andglasshighrisesinlargecitiesand knowthatsomeunflappableperson stoodtheirgroundandsaid,“Getyour stinkin’moneyouttamyface.I’mnot selling.”

totheBlackPointInninScarborough todress.

Finale:We’relate.It’severymaid forherself.Ourchangingroomisa blurofflyingtaffetas,crinoline,silk, andlace.Icrammydainty8!^sinto mycomfortable-as-vice-gripsshoes, tunnelmywayintomydress,andam off.Aswepileintothelimo,Inotice mystockingsareonbackwards:the heelsaresittinguponmyankles.As wehavenotimetospare,1mustturn themaroundinthecar.Thedress goesflyingupovermyhead,Ielbow thebrideintheface.(Heedthis warning:chooseyourmaidofhonor carefully.)Suddenly,theSpurwink Church,inallitsautumnalsplendor, comes into view. The moment has arrived.Weareliningup.Iamwalk¬ ingdowntheaisle.Flashespopinmy eyes;theTVcamera’sfilming(the bride is local news anchor Kim Block);myankleswobble.Ibeginto laugh.Therestisablur.Iambeing sweptbackdowntheaislebythebest man.Soonwearebackcelebratingat theBlackPointInn.Ihavecrosseda finishline,andnot,Ifeel,withouta bitofpanache.

...UntilafewdayslaterwhenIrun intoafriendwhohasseenaclipof theweddingonthenews.“Isawyou onTVtheothernight,”saysshe.“You lookedso...well...matronly."

Matronlyornot,itwasn’tforlackof trying.

Wearegladtoknowthatnotevery¬ thinginthisworldisforsale,including Mr. Klaman’s rolltop desk or his woodenicebox(sostatesthesign within).E.KlamanBottlesstandslikea dinosauramidtheslickandrefur¬ bishedOldPortexteriors,harkening backtothedayswhenthisonceartsy, thentrendy,andnowmallishpartof townwasnothingbutaramshackle collectionofdecrepitwarehousesand storefronts.Weliketheherky-jerky assemblageofdustybottlesthatline thedirtywindows.NoChristmasblow¬ outsaleshere,noneon,noawning,no sandwichboardtoattractcustomers.

Andwhatwouldbethepoint?The shopisrarelyopen;entranceisgained bythecapriceoftheowner,Mr.Eli Klaman.Theotherday,however,we happenedtofindthedoorflungopen.

Thediscerningeyemightcatchthe aberrantboxofmildewedmagazines, thearmfulofclothbeltsswungaround arustedpipe,thetwonoselessteddy bears,orthebustedbadmintonracket— butmostly,it’sjustbottles—oldbrown medicinebottles;Rexall’sBeef,Wine andIron;theDudleyWeedDrugCom¬ pany’sCitrateofMagnesia;Under¬ woodSprings(ofFalmouth!);Poland Spring;Pepsi;andotherassortedbeer andsodabottles,includingDiamond SpringSarsaparilla;anewCrownRoyal bottleandanoldOldLogCabinwhis¬ keybottle.

Many,weassume,musthavevalue. Most,wesuspect,arejunk.Amanand awomanatthestore’sfrontcomplain toMr.Klamanthatheisneveropen. White-hairedandhunchedoverabit, heshrugsasheloadsthecouple’s purchasesintoawoodencrate.“You canalwayscall,”hegrumbles,ges¬ turing to his sign overhead. ■

BESTNIGHTSKIINGINTHE .UNIVERSE.

StarryNight

AnightskiingguidetoMainemountains.

ByScottAndrews

Formanyskiers,theirsportmeans TheBigWeekend—amajorhol¬ idayhasslewithfancyresorts,big crowds,longliftlines,andstratos¬ phericexpense.

Asskierscopewithanotheryearof recession woes, however, The Big Weekendisincreasinglygettingthe chopfromthecost-cuttingax.

Giventhatthisistrue,howcanitbe thatlargernumbersofskiershave beenhittingtheslopes—notfewer—in thelastfiveyears?

Nightskiing.

While a few are unemployed ski bumsinresorts,enjoying—orjust makingthebestof—aholidayhiatus fromemployment,mostareurbanites who’vediscoveredtheycanenjoytheir

turnalskier.

sportmoreoftenforlessmoneyby breakingfreefromthebigweekend mindsetandbustingloosefortwoor threenightsaweek.

Formanyyearsakids-onlyproposi¬ tion,nightskiingdrawsincreasing numbersofadultstotheslopes.Ithas becomeoneofonlytwogrowingseg¬ mentsoftheskiindustry.(Theotheris snowboarding.)

SouthernMaineskiersaseblessed withtwofirst-ratenightskiingoper¬ ationswithinanhour’sdriveorso, operatingsevennightsaweekand offeringthewholealpineskiingsmor¬ gasbordfromrentalstolessonstoa highlycompetitivecitizensracingser¬ ies.There’salwayssomethinghot cookingontheslopesforthenoc¬

Thisarea’sfirst,andfortwenty-plus yearsitsonlynightskiing,isLost Valley,tuckedawayinasecludedvale ontheoutskirtsofAuburn.Mostwould callitamini-mountain,with240ver¬ ticalfeetonadozentrailsservicedby twochairliftsandaT-bar.It’sallcov¬ eredbysnowmaking,andallbutone trailhaslights.

Withnearly100instructorsintheski school,ownerFernPontbriandem¬ phasizesthatLostValleyisbasicallya beginner’shill.Amongitsnotablebe¬ ginners:JulieM.J.Parisien,Maine’s premieralpineOlympianandranked firstintheworldinthegiantslalom. MarketingdirectorEricAustin(who alsodoublesasskipatroldirector) describesLostValleyasa"feeder area.”

AmongLostValley’s notablebeginners:Julie Parisien,Maine’spremier AlpineOlympian,ranked firstintheworldinthe giantslalom.

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LostValleyisthedestinationfor hundredsofPortlandandLewiston workingstiffswhograbsomefriends, pileintheircars,andbustloosefrom theirnine-to-fivecocoonsacouple nightsaweek.Itislessthananhour’s drivefromdowntownPortlandviathe MaineTurnpikeandisequallyacces¬ sibletomuchofthemid-coastand centralMaineaswell.

Whattheyfindisatiny,tidylittle mountain with 100-percent snow¬ making and immaculate machine grooming.Mostrunsarebeginnerto intermediateinratings;eventhefew “blackdiamond"trailswoulddeclassi¬ fiedintermediateanywhereelse.

Thebaselodgeislargeandclean, andthecafeteria’swidepicturewin¬ dows offer a handome view of the slopes.Oneamenity,surprisinglysel¬ domseeninskilodgesthesedays:a hugefieldstonefireplaceblazesnight¬ ly-

Theskischoolconductsaseriesof

ongoinggroupclinicsforskiersofall abilities.Groupsarematchedbyskiing ability,andclassesstaytogether throughout the six-week program. Socialmix-and-matchisimportant; mostlessonsconcludewiththein¬ structorleadinganapres-skisocial sessioninthelounge.

Liftsoperateuntil10p.m.daily. Ticketoptionsabound.Thebasicnight ticketstartsat6p.m.andcostsadults $17.Thetwilightticketoffersskiing from1p.m.to10p.m.andcosts$24for adults on weekends and $21 week¬ days.Anewticketoptionthisyearis aimedatthecasualnighttimeskier: skiingbythehour.Itoffersthemost flexibility.

Thebestbargainistheten-visit “NightCard”ticketbook,$99andgood everynightoftheseasonfrom6p.m.to 10p.m.At$9.90pervisit,theNightCard

ranksamongthebestvaluesinski countryanywhere.

Arecreationalraceseriesruns ThursdaynightsbeginningJanuary7. Beginninglearn-to-skilessonsgoout at11a.m.and1p.m.Eveningclasses canbearrangedbycallinginadvance. Theall-inclusivelift,lesson,andrental packagecosts$35.LostValleyexpects toopenfordayandnightoperationin mid-December.Telephoneis784-1561.

hawneePeak(formerlyPleasant Mountain)inBridgtonisMaine’s mostrecententryinthenightski scene. The massive array of sodiumhalogenlightswasin¬ stalledsixseasonsagowhenPennsyl¬ vaniainvestorspurchasedthisaging skiareaandmassivelyupgradedit.

TheShawneeResortGroupinstalled afirst-ratesnowmakingandgrooming operationaspartoftheupgrade.An

addedchairliftplusabeginners-only areaandasnowboarders’half-pipe soonfollowed.

With1,300verticalfeetand17trails underthelights,Shawneeisstrictly averagebyskiindustrystandards,buta giantamongareaswithnightskiing.

Forthosewhoarrivebeforesunset, theviewsfromthetopofthemountain aresensational.Thedistantpanorama includesviewsofSebagoLakeand LongLake,theOxfordHills,Maine’s westernmountains,andamagnificent distantviewofMountWashington. Foreground views include pretty MoosePond,dottedwithicefishing shantiesandahalf-dozenislands.

Terrainispredominantlybeginner tointermediate,withacoupleofeasy “blackdiamonds”throwninforex¬ citement.Themountainismachine groomeddaily.

NewEngland’slargestnightskiing operation,Shawneeattractsnocturnal skiersfromasfarawayasPortsmouth, New Hampshire, and even Boston’s NorthShore.ForPortland-areaskiers, it’sabitmorethananhourawayon Route302.

ThePowderhoundPubisoneofski country’smellowergatheringspots.It isopenforlunch,dinner,anddrinks untilmidnight.FridayandSaturday breakoutonthedancefloorwithlive bands.Thereisnocover.

Nearly750skiersperweekpartici¬ patedinlastyear’s“Racewiththe Moon”citizenscompetitionseriesthat runsTuesday,Wednesday,andThurs¬ daynightsfromJanuary5toMarch.

Snowboardershavetheirownnight raceseriesonSaturdays.

Shawneeskisfrom8:30a.m.to10 p.m.nightly.Thebasicnightticketis $19dailyandruns5p.m.to10p.m. MarketingdirectorAmyBrownsaysthe fastestgrowingsegmentofbusinessis thetwilightticket,goodfrom12:30 p.m.to10p.m.At$29weekendsfor adults,it’sinthemiddlerangeprice¬ wise;the$21midweektwilightticketis abargainanywhere.

_Shawnee’s$21midweek twilightticket,goodfor excitingnightskiingfrom 12:30p.m.-10p.m., isabargainanywhere.

WTheskischoolrunsfullblastat night.Theintroductoryallinclusivelearntoskipackageis offeredseveraltimesdaily,the lastat6:30p.m.Itcosts$35for adults.Reservationsforthelastclass aresuggested.Shawneeexpectsto openfordaytimeoperationinearly Decemberwithseven-nightoperations beginningDecember11.Call647-8444.

MikeReynolds,directorofSkiMaine Association,suppliesalistofsixother Ski Maine members offering night skiing.Inaddition,twoNewHamp¬ shireareaswithnightskiingareclose enoughtobeofinteresttomanyMaine skiers:

BlackMountain, Rumford.Seven nights.364-8977.

Camden Snowbowl, Camden.TuesdayandThurday.236-3438.

EatonMountain, Skowhegan.Tues¬ daythroughSaturday.474-2666.

HermanMountain, Searsport.Mon¬ daythroughSaturday.848-5192.

MountJefferson, Lee.Wednesday throughSaturday.738-2377.

Titcomb Mountain, Farmington. WednesdaythroughSunday.778-9031.

Gunstock, Guilford,N.H.,Wednes¬ daythroughSaturday.(603)-293-4345.

Mt.Cranmore, NorthConway,N.H., ThursdaythroughSaturday.(603)3565543. See you on the night run H

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Secrets OfACity

TheBestOfUnderappreciatedPortland.

ByElizabethPeavey

Street.Fluorescentlightswincefrom theofficesofCascoBayTravel,L&L KernTypesetting,DowntownImprove¬ ment District, and Portland Dine Around.ThedoortoExpandedVideo isflungopen,revealingthecomplex machinerywithin.ShearsonLehman BrothersandPeople’sHeritagelook imposing. A couple of people are leaningonthecounteratMonument WalkDeli,andalonemansitsata tableinthedrearyOfficePubLounge, hisfacecutbyablueTVlight.No shoppingbags.Nowhiningkids.No pushcartssellinghealingcrystalsor macramedmini-skirts.Justabitof quietindustryunderoneroofoffCon¬ gressStreet.

Buttonmania

ahadthisstuffedleopardwhen Iwasakid,”lamentsafriend “Helostoneofhisglasseyes (leopards can be so care¬ less), and a replacement couldn’tbefound,soItapedapaper andmagicmarkeroneovertheempty socket.”

Too bad my friend didn’t know aboutthewallofbuttonsatCentral Yarnon53OakStreet.Neitherthe ownersnorthestaffdaredtoventurea guessatthebuttoncount,ortheir value.Buttonsinsuchabundancecan dazzleyoureyes—citrus-coloredbut¬ tons;metaltennisracket,bell,and anchorbuttons;tortoiseandwooden buttons;ballsandbows;bear,ele¬ phant,fish,andduckbuttons;buttons thatlooklikeshellorbone;bigweird¬

TTheVillageGreen

henotionofmallsconjuresup woozyimagesofbadair,bad lights,football-fieldparkinglots, RedLobsterlunches,andhom¬ ogenousstores.Inmallhier¬ archy,shoppingcenterswouldfollow, andatthebottomwouldbeminimalls.

The Village Green on Congress Streetissuchaminimall.Itislocated inwhatwasoncetheentrywaytoB.F.

Keith’s(andlaterTheCivic)movie theatres.Theslopinghallwaylined withshopsandbusinessesleadstoa lobby-likeareathatgiveswaynottoa moviehouse,buttoaparkinggarage. Still,there’ssomethingremainingof B.F.Keith’sone-timeelegance.The darkwoodwallslendaBritish(or,at worst,Bostonian)air.It’saquiettrun¬ dle between Congress and Preble

green disc buttons—the kind that scratchedyourfaceasakidduring unwantedhugsfromelderlyaunts. ThisisPortland’sbuttonSmithson¬ ian.Devoidofclothing,buttonsare alien-lookingcritters.Allthesebuttons lookliketheybelongtoDorisDay.And towardthebackoftheshop,some¬ wherebetweenthebrassnavybuttons andthesunnylemon-yellowbuttons,is

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Howard’s End

Afamily-man-kinda-guyfriendof minewantedtoknowifIhad everbeentotheleathershopin Yarmouth.Ifoundthisarather surprisinginquiry(twoyearsin

the Press Herald building at 390 CongressStreettoitsmechanical buildingat385Congress.Youcalla friendinthemediawho,inturn,callsa friendinthemediatoconfirmthefact. Saidtunnelexists.Youaregiventhe

lit;itcouldleadtoasubway,butthere arenohuddledfiguresorstreetmusi¬ cians.Itgentlyslopesdown,doglegsto theleft,andleadsyoubeneathCon¬ gressStreetintothe“reelroom”ofthe mechanicalbuildingwherethenow-

nameofthemaintenancesupervisor. Youcall.Youaretoldthatvisitationof saidtunnelrequiresanOKfromthe company’spresident.Youcallthepres¬ ident,who,inturn,refersyoutothe chieffinancialofficerofthecompany. Thisofficersgrantshisapprovaland idlepressessitdormant,ontheother side of the street. (The company moveditsprintingoperationtoSouth Portlandin1989.)It’shardtobelieve thatthistunnelandroomonceroared with24-houractivity.It’sasstillasa ghostship.Youhaveseenthetunnel SanFranciscowillalteryou), untilIvisitedHoward’sLeath¬ erShoponRoute1.

Thisisn’tthatkindofleather shop;Howard’sisanything but. The mats outside the entryhails“HowardSaysHow¬ dy” (back at ya, Howard). Insideawaitsaleatherlaby¬ rinth.Theheadysmellofcow¬ hideisthefirstthingtohityou. As you weave your way throughthevariousrooms,it’s allyoucandotokeepfrom grabbingyourbeitbuckleand kickin’outacoupleroundsof theTexasTwoStep.There’s cowpokestuff:bootguards, fringedshirts,strawhats,and riding and cowboy boots. There’shorsejunk:bridles, bits,saddles,jinglebells',rid¬ ingcrops—evenanauthentic horseshoewornbytheLone Ranger’strustymount,Silver (“anotherofourfamouscus¬ tomers”). There are hand-

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■ ■ / oft'mewanderingthe ■ ■/ aisles at Vientiane WW Thai Grocery off Jf Brighton Avenue whilewaitingforourpadthai, fivestar,togo.Thatthisisthe home of the best damn pad thaieastofthePacificisa jewelofsecretknowledgein andofitself.Youcancall aheadifyou’reinahurry,but we recommend waiting the fewminutesandtostopand smellthechilis.

Vientieneisasensoryexploratorium.Youcan’thelp butpeerintotheexoticjars and squish the vacuumsealedpackages.Manycon¬ tainthingsmoreresembling biologyprojectsthanfood. Bulbousandtentaclyfruits bags,wallets,beltbucklesandmocca¬ sins,andrackafterrackofsupple leathercoatsandjackets.Leathercov¬ erseverysurfaceandevenseemsto hang,stalactite-style,fromtheceiling.

Inaddition,Howard’sofferspretty muchthescariestassemblageofman¬ nequinsyou’lleverwantto(ornot wantto)see.There’sevenabigplastic horsemannequin.

Howard’skindamakesyouyearnfor theloneprairie—oraloadedtofu burger.

ThePressHeraldTunnel

ometimes the process of un¬ earthingasecretismoreinter¬ estingthanthesecretitself. Sayyouhearthatthere’sa tunnel that runs diagonally acrossCongressStreet,say,between

refersyoubacktothemaintenance man.(Noneofthesephonecalls,of course,aredirect.Youspeaktomany switchboardoperators,secretaries, andansweringmachines.)Finally, you’reabletomakeanappointmentto viewthetunnel.

You’releaddownatrecherous(“No Running"statesthesign),winding staircaseoffthemainlobbytothe basement.Youwalkalongaacorridor linedwithshelvesofbackissues(one year’sworth)ofthenewspaper.A large,corrugated-metal,garage-style doorislifted.Youarebreathlesswith anticipation.Thedoorrollsopen.A swift,coldwindracesupatyou.Your eyes,momentarilydimmed,open.

Thetunnel,yes,thetunnel.Thereit is,aspromised.Itlookslikeanyother tunnel—white-tiledandflourescent-

andfishesfloatinbrineandsyrup. Amidstthecornflakes,theSnuggle fabricsoftenerandthepeanutbutter, you can find tung-sliced bamboo shoots,toddypalmseedandjackfruit, hotpreservedbeancurd,shredded squid(goesgreatwithbananasand milk),lotusnuts,pickledjujube,lotus rootlet,and,ofcourse,mutantcoco¬ nut.Forgeontothelarvae-looking attapfruit,thehirsuterambutamin heavysyrup,thelaoguavapaste,the “hygienically prepared” sauteed shrimpfry,andthesaltedzaganidfry (bagoong padas). Honey, dinner’s ready!

Inadditiontothecansandbottles andjars,there’samyriadofdriedfish, bambooshoots,shrimpandseaweed cake(howdoyougetthecandlesto standup?)andcontainersoffresh

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Thethingaboutmostsecretsofa cityisthattheyaren’t.More annoyingiswhenyoufeelyou have‘discovered’something, onlytofindyou’rethelastto know.

TakeVivien’sDrive-InonForest Avenue.AfrienddescribedthisTittle known’spottomewithsuchcolorful tales—ofits“cheap,horriblefood,”its waitresseswithMargeSimpson-esque beehivesandpenciled-ineyebrows, andalargemysterygentlemanwho sits out back and seemingly does nothing—thatIhadtogocheckout thissecrettimecapsuleformyself.

SowhenIaskedmyfriendJoyceto accompany me to lunch, I was shockedtofindthatshehadeatenat Vivien’snumeroustimes.Ifeltbe¬ trayed.Whyhadn’tshetoldme?What elsewasshekeepingfromme?She off-handedlyreportedthateveryone knewaboutVivien’sandproceededto reeloffalistofmutualacquaintences whodinethereregularly.

Still,weforgedon.Itwas1:30inthe afternoon.Weorderedcheeseburgers withonionsandatethematthestand¬ upcounter.Therewerebeehives(not, however,ofMargeSimpsonpropor¬ tions);therewereeyebrows;therewas cheapfood;therewasnotalarge mysteryman.Theburgerwascouched inanairy,cushybunandadheredshut withgoopywhitecheese.Look,either youlikethiskindofthing,oryoudon’t. Butjudgingfromthesteadystreamof customers,there’sthemsthatdo.And forthem,Vivien’sisnosecret.Where haveIbeenliving,anyway—theymight ask—underarock?

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Forthosewholiketokeeptheir PDAs(publicdisplaysofaffec¬ tion)ontheQT(noneofyer beezewax),we’veunearthedthe followingmapofpreferredneck¬ ingsitesintheGPA(GreaterPortland area):

EasternProm:Thehands-downfav-

orite.Novicesremainintheircarsin anyoftheparkinglots.Themore adventurouscarefullyclamber(one slipcouldprovefatal)overthespiked ironfenceandfollowapathtoa secluded ledge overlooking Casco Bay.Theturnaroundattheendofthe Promofferslessprivacybuthasanice vistaofBackCoveand295.

Beaches,Ft.Williams,BugLight.Ya, ya,ya.Ifyoumustdothat“FromHere toEternity”thing,tryFerryBeachat sunset.Butnotinfrontofthechildren, please.

MackworthIslandisrifewithrom¬ anticnooksandnichesinwhichto smooch:Thetopfloorofparkinggar¬ ages and various graveyards seem popular.TheRoyalRiverFallsisnice, particularlyduringspringmelt.

Defunctsites:Asecludedalley,now gatedup,betweentheonce-wasArt Galleryandtheif-it-ever-was-I-neversaw-itNoPlace.MyfriendBob,father oftwo,remembersitfondly.Also,there wasagoodspotheadingintownon CommercialStreet,rightbeforethe MillionDollarBridge.Abumpyroad ledyouintoamanycul-de-sackedarea intheshadowofrottenpilings.We guessitprovedtoopopularforitsown good;theentryhassincebeenbull¬ dozedup.

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Heavywoodandglassdoorsopen intoalarge,dimroomwithavaulted ceiling.Ancientportraitsoftheorgan¬ ization’selderslinethewalls.Alone librarianispostedbehindahigh corner.

Thisisaprivatelibrary.Oneis welcometobrowse,butnottolinger. Thelibrariansadlyconfessesthatshe hastoask“thelittleoldmen”who plantthemselvestoleave.Anyonecan join—theannualfeeis$20—butyou

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CenterOfTheUniverse

’mnotabigfanofphysicalexer¬ tion.Theword“exercise”gener¬ allyonlyentersintomyvocabulary viasuchphrasesas“exerciseyour righttovote”or“exerciseinfutil¬ ity-”

IBut1dohavefriendswhoexercise, andworse,enjoyit.Thereisacertain groupofPortlanders,anotheroneof thesesecretsocieties,called“The Mellow Groovers.” They mountain biketogether.Includedinthemem¬ bershipareabanker,ateacher,a graphicdesigner,arestaurantman¬ ager,andamarketingdirector.Onany givenrideasmanyas50ofthesehearty individualsassembletotaketheroad lesstravelledandblazetrailsalong powerlines,overhillanddale,andup anddownsteepterrain.Thebumpier theridethebetter,so1amtold.This makes as much sense to me as en¬ joying boxing. I

AnysetofunassumingpowerlinesI mightinfactprovetobetrailsforthe Groovers,butonlyoneleadstothati mountainbikers’mecca,“TheCenter oftheUniverse.”Accessisgainedoff BabbageRoadinWindham.You(not I)followthepowerlinesforacouple ofmiles,takearight,andthenrideup themountain.Thisisasspecificasthe directionsget.Atopthatmountainisa firetower,andfromatopthatfiretower youareofferedavistaoftheWhite Mountains,Cousin’sIsland,andthe mightyAtlantic.

I’msureit’sagreatview,andIcan’t waittoseeit—justassoonastheyoffer gondolaridestothetop.

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verysocietyhasitssecretsoci¬ eties.Veryoftenthesegroupsare anassemblageofdisparatein¬ dividuals,linkedonlybyone shared,mutualinterest.

ThePortlandChessClubissuchan

example.Thegroupwasfoundedin 1916byaDr.JacobMelnick,andthe playersmetregularlyattheOldFal¬ mouthHotel.Theclubmovedtothe YMCAinthe1930s,wheretheystill meettoday.

Nosecretpasswordsorhandshakes arenecessarytogainentry—justan interestinchess.Anyone,evenanov¬ ice,iswelcome.Attendanceranges between10and20peopleeachweek. Someplay“speedchess,”fiveminutes pergame(whichisabouthowlongit takesthisplayertodecideonwhich squarestoplacethepieces);some playtournamentstyle(gameslasttwo hours);stillothersjustplayforfun.

Includedinthemembersarethe club’spresident,StuartLaughlin,a teacher;JurisUbans,anartist,USM professor,andgallerydirector;and StanleyElowitch,presidentofYudi’s Tires,who,inthechess-ratingscale,is aMaster.InMaineheisanelusive superstar,disappearingfromthechess sceneforyearsatatime,onlytoreturn, toeveryone’sastonishment,intop form.Therearealsokidsasyoungas 13yearsold;thereisaBulgarianand anAzerbaidzhaniwhoconversewith eachotherinSlavic;there’sacarpenter andanexecutivefromNationalSemiconducter. The one woman in the group,AprilYergin,isapproachingan Expertrating.

ThegroupmeetseveryFridayat7:30 p.m.,andadollariscollectedfrom eachplayer(theproceedsaredonated totheY).Notabaddeal,considering manyofthemembersarewillingto offeradvice.Andmyfirstquestion,of course,wouldbe:“Doesthehorsego besidetheguywiththepointyhead?”

DeadEnds,Detours,Et.Alia Portland is home to a poker chip factorythatsuppliesgambling meccas,suchasVegas,withthe chipsthatmakethewagering worldturn.Wordhasitthat employees are required to wear special“pocket-free”clothing,sothat nochipsinadvertently“slip”offthe premises.

AttheepicenterofPeak’sIslandisa smallclusterofhousesandabig, whitebarnemblazonedwiththename “TolmanHeights.”Ifthisareahasany historicalsignificance,nooneatthe PortlandRoomoratthePeak’sIsland branchofthepubliclibraryseemsto

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Players’officesaysthat theyhavelostcontactwith Ms.Thaxteroverthepast fewyears,andfurther, thattheyarenolonger callingtheirplayingspace theThaxterTheatre.

Wethoughtabriefconversation withactressPhyllisThaxter(forwhom theThaxterTheatreinSouthPortland was named) might yield what the actresswhostarredwithVanJohnson in“30SecondsOverTokyo”(among others)hasbeenupto.Apersonatthe officesofthePortlandPlayerssaysthat theyhavelostcontactwithMs.Thaxter overthepastfewyearsandfurther,that theyarenolongercallingtheirplaying spacetheThaxterTheatre.Theac¬ tress’shomephonehasbeen“tem¬ porarilydisconnected,”andthat’sall wehavesofar.

Withalltherecenthubbubabout baseballinPortland,it’ssurprisingthat nooneentertainedthenotionofre¬ vivingtheabandonedbaseballfield out in the middle of the alsoabandonedRivertonParkoffouter ForestAvenue.Ifyouweretoenter throughthestonegatesandwanderin aways,youwouldstumbleuponthe desertedbaseballdiamondandback-i stop.It’sPortland’sownfieldof dreams.Ifyoubuildit,theywillgo.

SchlotterbeckandFossonlower PrebleStreetaremakersofmysterious extracts.PeterFossevidentlywould liketokeeptheseextractsmysterious, ashewasunabletotakeorreturnour phonecallsoverthecourseofaweek. Wearecuriousastojustwhat’sbrew¬ ingbehindthosewalls.

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ThisislikeaRalphEllisonnovel,likeT\\e InvisibleMan./mean,doyouseethose twopeopletalkingwayoutontherocksin MelGibson'snewmovie,theguyoutthere that'ssupposedtobeMel?Theonewithhis backturned?Well,it'sme.I'mthefigureinthe distance,’Mel’sdoubleinamoviethatdoesn't havemuchneedforadouble.

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WhenI’mnotacting,I’mpartofthe productioncrewofthismovie,thatmovie.I'm learningbuildingupcrediis.I'mfromGorham, Maine,andthisisthejournalIkeptwhilewe filmed“TheManWithoutAFace.”Seethatfigure inthedistance?I’mcomingbackovertherocks now.I'mcomingabitclosertoyou.

August3

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cemeteryinSearsport.Theusualfirstday problems—meeting new people, gettingintoarhythm,definingroles. MiddaywetraveledtoCamden.Whata mess. Thousands of people in the streetsaroundthelibrary.Iamworking withahugestar!SleptataB&Bin Waldoboroaftera16-hourday.

August4

We were supposed to shoot out¬ doorsbutrainknockedus-insidethe Rocklandwarehouse.Thiswasprob¬ ablybestbecauseofthehecticfirst day.IgetachancetospeakwithMel forabout15minutesduringbreakfast— firstimpressionextremelypolite,inter¬ esting,andnormal.

Stilltryingtoworkoutproblemswith names,people,andmethods.Avery

August5

Rockport.Help!!)Extras,picture cars,andspectators!!!Thislittletown hasbeentransformedintoaHolly¬ woodset.Extraswereokaytodeal with;thespectatorswerehell—they wereverypoliteandcooperative(for themostpart)butslowedusupagreat deal.Veryhot!A16-hourday.

August6

MoreRockporthell!!!Morespec¬ tatorstodealwith.Melisgreattowork with—superniceguywithallthecrew. Thecrewisprettydecentaswell— startingtogettoknowpeopleand workingoutagoodmethod.Ijustwish theautographseekersandpicture takerswouldunderstandwearetrying towork.ButIsupposeIcan’tblame them.

August7

SupposedtobeinRockport,butthe cloudy,dampweathermovesusback insidetothesoundstageatRockland Warehouse.Afairlysimpledaywith interiorscenes.

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Goodfirstweek—alotofcrewletgo becauseoflackofworktodoorthey couldn’tmeettheneedsoftheproduc¬ tion.

Melwassuper—veryfocused,into cappucinosandorientalherbsfortea. Sofar,sogood—itwashotandhard work.

Camdenwaspurehell.Thepolice weresuper,thespectatorstoomany.

Rockportwasokay.Spectatorsa littletoocurious.JohnTravolta,who livesonOrr’sIslandorinHarpswell summers,calledandwantedtovisit, buttherewasn’ttimetoseehimtoday.

August10

SupposedtobeatabeachinRock¬ port,butthefogwasintense.The“few” Mainecrewmemberstoldthedirec¬ torstoholdoff,itwillburnout,butwe movedindoorstoRocklandanyway.It wasaprettyeasydayinside.Itdidburn offbylatemorning.HaHaHa.

August13

Too tired to write anything on Augustlland12.Lincolnville—wow isthisplacerural!Weshotatatiny

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generalstore.Verycool,butthepeople aren’ttooexcitedaboutusre-routing thetraffic.

August14

Lincolnville—atnight—thisisthe farthestoutI’veeverbeen.Almostwas attackedbyanangry,drunkmantrying togethome.Thefilmhascompletely re-routedtraffic,andthepeoplearen’t happy.Itseemsthatdrinkingisallthat isdonehere.Mostofthepeopleare prettynice,butitisthosefewdrunk typesthatmakesithard.Agoodthing thesheriff’sdept,wastheretohelpus out.Averylongnightshootinvolving trucksandspecialFX.Ihavetodriveto PortlandonSaturday—pleaseletme gethomewithoutfallingasleepatthe wheel!Melisfantastic.Heconstantly jokesaroundandisverylaidback— butveryfocusedaswell.NickStahlisa superactor.Thisyoungkidisvery |brightandgenuinelyagooddown-toearthkid.

August17

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August18

Weareshootingatwhatistobe Chuck’ssummerhomeinthemovie— abeautifulspotoverlookingthesmall bay.Thefenced-inyardactsasa barrierbetweenusandthespectators. Thecrewallfeelslikeacagedanimal inazoo.Itisacalmandgenuinely peacefulplace.

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August21

Anightshoot!Help!Theresidents aren’taswarmastheywereinthe beginning,whentheyplayedbasket¬ ballwithusduringlunchbreak,and thelongnighthaswornallofusand themdown.Melhasmanagedtokeep allthecrew’sspiritsupwithhishilar¬ ioussenseofhumor.Wesinghappy b-daytoMabelthescriptsupervisor. Weareindeedonebigfamilynow.

August22

Anothernightshoot,andonaSatur¬ day!Thecrewiskicked,buteveryone isstillworkingtogether.TheBayside residentsarestillsanebutwishingus toleave.Melandthecompanygivethe crewandtheirfamiliesalobsterbake andaprivatescreeningofClintEast¬ wood’s“Unforgiven.”Mel’sfamilyis upandIgottomeethiswifeandtwoof hissons.

August24

MelisactingtodaywithMargaret Whitten,whoplaysChuck’sMom.She isafantasticactress.Ihavetoplayout thesceneforMeltowatchsohecan lookthroughthecameraattheaction. Wow!!!Adefiniteheadtriptotake actionsfromMelGibson!Wegowell intothenight—alongday,16hours.

August26

Look-outpointonMaiden’sLeapin Camden.Breathless!!!Perchedhighup on a mountain, we can see Lake Megunticookbelowussome900feet. Itisamazing.Itisalsohot,hot,hot! Blueberryfieldsareeverywhere,and thecrewisinaweofthesheerbeauty oftheplace.Companymovedmidday toahikingtraildowntheroad.What we thought was a tough trip to Maiden’sLeapwasnothingcompared tothis.Forty-fivedegreeangles,huge bouldersallaroundus.Itlooksgreat, butitisabitchtoclimb.

August28

ApondinWaldoboro.Chuck(Nick

Stahl)getsaseaplaneride.Nextwe movetododrive-by’sinWarren.A cameraismountedonMel’struckto filmhimandtheboyinthetruck.This isadayforthegripdepartmentto shine.Boyaretheygood.

August31

AbeachinStonington,Maine.Oh myGod,Ihaveseentheedgeofthe earth.Arawfishingvillagethatisso gorgeousontheoutsidebutsocoldon theinside.Thesceneryisbeyond explanation.Thetownspeoplearenot verywarmtousbeingthere.Mostleave usprettymuchalone,butmorethana fewgooutoftheirwaytoletusknow howtheyfeel.Hightidesandwinds play havoc on our day, but we do managetofinish.Ouraccomodations arescatteredallaroundStonington andDeerIsleandveryprimitive.No phones,TV’s,orshowersmakesthe crewabitedgy.

September1

OntherocksatMcLeod’sHouse. StinsonPointinDeerIsle.Thisisan amazinghouse.Thedayshootingjust beyondthehousemakesitsotempting togoinside.

September2

McLeod’sHouse.Prettycoolhome ontherocksofMaine.Stuffedbirds andanimalsgivethehomeaneerie feel.Sixbathroomsandcountless roomsdecoratedwithIndianartifacts makeitalmostlikeanadultplay¬ ground.Wearesecludedfromevery¬ oneelseandleftalonetodoourwork. Everyoneedgybecauseoftheremote areaandlackofconveniences.

September3-23

Melcontinuestoamusethecrew withhisendlessjokesandpranks.Dan McAlpinecontinuestoimpressallwith hisphotographictasteandlighting genius;andNickStahlcontinuesto impressallwithhisactingtalent.By thetimeSeptember22rollsaroundwe arealldyingtogetoffthisisland. Unfortunatelywearebehindschedule, whichmeansonemoreday.Thecrew islikeapackofhungrywolvesandwill killanything.AtlastonSeptember23 wewrapupDeerIsle.Everyonehugs andyellsforjoy,feelingweweresent herebecausewewerebad.Butweall madeit.DeerIsleisabeautifulplaceto

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CARMEN

New York City Opera National Company Wednesday,February17at8pm

Sung in French with English supertitles.

Sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank

Opera League of Maine.

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Starring The Modernalres with Paula Kelly, Jr., Beryl Davis & Herb “Ink Spots” Kenny Sunday,February28at8pm

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September 24

CascoBayLines,Portland,Maine. Itfeelssoooogoodtobehome!After DeerIsle,PortlandseemslikeLas Vegas.Weloadedupthecarferryand offwewentintoCascoBay.Asidefrom beinghoundedbyobnoxiousTVre¬ portersinboatswemadetheday.The wholedaywasspentoutonthewater, andweknockedoffquiteafewscenes. Comingintoportwasadifferentstory. Thepeople,thenews,thejournalists werealltherewaitingforus,andtheir lackofrespectforthecrewandMel Gibsonwasapparent.Everyonetriedto getclosetohimasheloadedintohis car—thisonlycreatedahugedelayfor thecrewandputaterribleimpression onMelafteralongdayonthewater.

September25

PortlandFishPier.Wewereabit moreshelteredtodaybecauseofthe fencing around the area and good policeprotection.Weatherwasgreat, withnodelays.WemovedtoMarginal WayinfrontoftheMissPortlandDiner, where Judd Nelson stopped by and chattedwithMelandmebriefly.He’s inafilmcalled“EveryBreath,”which heco-wrotewithStephenBing.Itwas goodtoseehim,andheseemedbusy andingoodspirits.Thepolicewere superbykeepingonlookersatadis¬ tance.Afteryesterday’smess,they reallycamethroughforus.

September28

BowdoinCollege,Brunswick.Thou¬ sandsofextras,wardrobeandmake¬ uphell!Ondaytwowelostabout400 extrasoutof1,200.Attitudesofthe cadetsandextrashavechanged,how¬ ever.AfteronedayinHollywoodit seems they know how the system works.Melwasnearlycrushedwhile tryingtoleave,buthisexperiencein dealingwithfanseasedtheturmoil. Compliments to Brunswick High Schoolaswell.

September30

ScotiaPrince,Portland,Maine.Cold! Cold!Cold!1cannotrememberthe weatherbeingthiscold.Weshotall dayintheautoholdingareaofthis largeship.Wewereleftcompletely alonetoday—itwasgreat!Asafinal good-byeitsnowedanhourasweleft,

whichgavethecrewaninstantboost ofenergyandexcitement.

ScotiaPrince,Portland, Maine.Cold!Cold!Cold! Weshootalldayinthe autoholdingareaofthis largeship.Nooneknows we’reheretoday!

wOctober1

Bath,Maine.Courthouse.People packedparkinglotalldayforaglimpse ofMel.

October3

At night we shot in a Bowdoin dormitory.Thestudentswerethebest. Earlierthatdaywetravelledaround campusingolfcarts.

October5

BrunswickArmory.Interiorscenes. Mel,myself,andafewothersplaya gameof3on3footballoutsideinthe parkinglot.Thiswastremendousfun. Mel doesn’t know too much about football,buthehadagreattime.You knowitisaprettycoolfilmwhenthe directorandexecutiveproducerplay footballwiththeproductionassistants!

October8

Back to Maiden’s Leap, Camden. Thesceneryisincredible.Thefall colorsarebrilliant.Itis10timesas beautifulasitwasinthesummer.Far belowusandtotheleftisthemagnif¬ icenthomeofDonMaclean,thesinger who wrote “American Pie.” What a retreat,andvirtuallyinaccessible.At middaywetakeaboattriptoDeerIsle. Thetripoutisfantastic.Wefilmthe restofthedayontherocks,onasea plane,onthebeach.Thereisamajor scrambletofilmMcLeodsailingaway inthesunset.

Melasadirectorisoutstanding.His willingnesstolistenandacceptother ideasmakethewholeprocessflow withease.Hishumordefusesevery¬ thing.Asanactor,hisconcentrationis

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Invincibletimeencasedby impregnablesteel:theRolexOyster Perpetual.Inthisclassicdesign,form followsfunctiontocreateelegancein action.FeaturedarethemanlsOyster* PerpetualDatejusfandtheLady-Date' iinstainlesssteelwithmatchingJubilee ‘bracelet.Bothareself-windingand pressure-proofdownto330ft.inthe seamlessOystercase.

sointensethatheisoftenhisworst critic.Hewouldgetupsetathimselfif hemissedacertainemotionorlook. Thenhe’drecoverandstartdirecting himselfandotherswithagreatSammy Davis,Jr.impersonation.Meltreated eachcrewmemberwithrespectand dignity,andinturnhereceivesthe same.Everyonelikeshim.Period.Heis modest,humble,andalotoffun.When hetalkedwithyou,helistenedtoevery wordandalwaysofferedapositive responseorunderstandingacknow¬ ledgement,eventoextrasorstrangers whopopinfrontofhimatallhoursof theday.Iaskedhimaboutthis.He said, “You know my mother always toldmethatifyou’regoodtosomeone, nomatterwhoitis,thatpersonmight do you a good turn in the future somehow.”

JohnO'Connor(Mel'snephew),the author,andDuaneManwillerofthe productioncrew.

IfMaineistoflourishasaplaceto filmmovies,twothingsneedtobe done.Wealreadyhavetheintense beautyandrealismthisindustry wants.Thepeoplearegenerally cooperativeandenthusiasticabout havingfilmcompaniescomeintothis state.WhatMainelacksintechnical resourcesitmakesupforinbreath¬ takinglocations.

Still,inalargersense,there’sno placetoplugin!

IfMaineistosucceedinattracting futurefilmprojectsitmusttakecareof theworkerscomp,situation.Froman accountingstandpointthismessisdis¬ astrous.AlthoughMaineisasinex¬ pensivetofilminasotherstates,the workerscomp,situationisadefinite negativeintheequation.

Maine also needs to solve the TeamsterissuewithBoston.Thisistoo sensitivetogointo,andtootouchya subjecttoelaborateon,butitisindeed anissuethatneedstobesolved.I

Maine actor Brian Finch has worked on "Pet Sematery," "Graveyard Shift,” "Bed & Break¬ fast," "Young Goodman Brown,” "The Man Without A Face,” and “Hocus Pocus.” When WarnerStudiossaid:“We’dliketohireyouasa production assistant—how do you feel about standinginforMel?"thisjournalwasbegun.

ScrapCity PackRats

This Portland-based comic series may just take off.

ByLizHancock

The Scrap City Pack Rats— could they be a modern-day version of the Three Blind Mice?Oraretheythelatest spin-offoftheTeenageMutant NinjaTurtles?Whateverelsethey may be, they’re a unique set of comic book heroes fresh from the imaginationsofMarkMedford,dir¬ ectorofspecialprojectsatGood¬ will,andJayPiscopo,alocalfree¬ lanceartistandcartoonist.

The cover of their debut issue (January 1992) has them breaking throughthenightsky—threegiant, large-nosedrodentswearingpurple t-shirtswithlightningboltsacross theirchests.ItisDoc,aviatorhat atophishead,blastingthroughin hishigh-poweredanti-gravitycon¬ traption;Ace,confidentinhisblack leatherjacketandsunglasses;and Spinner,body-buildinghero,tooling hisnew-fangledyo-yo.

Unusualheroes,tosaytheleast. What is even more unique about them is that each suffers from a disability.Spinnerisdeaf.Aceis blind, and Doc has no hind legs. Theyworktogethertobeatthebad

guys with only the assistance of their wits and Doc’s inventions. Theyhavenosuperpowers.

EarlyoneSaturdaymorningnear¬ lyayearago,Markwokeupwiththe ideaforthecomicbookseries.His firstthoughtwasthattheycouldnot berats.However,bytheendofthe dayhehadmappedoutastorythat workedbestwithrats.“Whatbetter waytoexplainthecharacter’sde¬ fects than for them to have been involvedwithalaboratoryexperi¬ ment?”saysMark.Theseparticular ratsweregoingtobethrownaway duetoabotchedexperiment.Onthe waytothedump,theygotblastedby alightningboltwhichactivatedthe experiment,turningthemintogiant rats.

Within a week, Mark had con¬ tactedartistJayPiscopo.Jay’sname hadbeengiventoMarkbyafellow colleagueatPortlandSchoolofArt, whereJaytaught“Introductionto Comics.”Beforetheyknewit,they wereworkingonthefirstissue.

Rats as heroes was one of the mainthingsthatattractedJaytothe ScrapCityPackRats.Thechallenge

oftakingarat,whichconjuresup imagesofdiseaseandfilth,and somehowmakinghimorherlovable inspiredJay.Sittingathisdeskinhis studiowithpicturesofthechar¬ actersonthewallbehindhim,he talksaboutcomics.“Usinganan¬ imalasaheroisnothingnew,”he says,citingDonaldDuckandBugs Bunnyasclassicexamples.

TheScrapCityPackRatsfollow rightonthetailsoftheTeenage MutantNinjaTurtlesbutgoastep further.MarkMedfordspeaksabout theriskofusingacharacterthathad adisability.“Wouldthepublicac¬ ceptit?Woulditpayforitselfand accomplish its objectives? These fears were soon dispelled at our premiere at Moonshadow Comics at theMallwhen500copiesweresold infourhours.”

Entertainmentforchildren,the comicbookseriesfulfillsathree¬ foldpurpose.Strong,positiverole modelsarecreatedforchildrenwho havedisabilities.Also,anaware¬ nessofdisabilitiesiscreatedin children who don’t have any. To some, the creation of a commer¬ ciallyviable,high-qualityentertain¬ mentproductwhichgeneratesfund¬ ingforprogramsdesignedtohelp peoplewithdisabilitiesisperhaps thebestobjective.

Last summer, another dimension wasaddedtothecomicbookseries withthereleaseofatapecassette. Con Fullam (song-writer and pro¬ ducer)becamefascinatedwiththe comic book and contacted Mark aboutputtingatapetogether.He wrotethreesongs,“RatRap,"“Gui¬ tar Rat,” and “Hero,” which were produced in conjunction with WCSH-TV. These were recorded and mixedalongwiththestorylineof Issue*1,amusicalscore,and“stateof-the-art”soundeffectsatTundra RecordingStudio,Ltd.,inPortland, withvoicetalentbyAbrams,Ander¬ son,andSteeves.It’savailablewith Issue *1 at Home Vision Video, Bookland,andGoodwill.

About their success, Mark Med¬ fordsays,“Ifyouarelucky,every onceinawhileyoulandsomething big.And,ifyoucandothatinaway thatbenefitsothers,somuchthe better.Successwithoutthatisavery hollow success.”

BusinessWatch

Faces&Places

At Crockett, Taylor & Co., George W. Crockett has been awardedtheCRE(CounselorofReal Estate)professionaldesignationby theAmericanSocietyofRealEstate Counselors.TheCREdesignationis awardedtothoseindividualsqual¬ ifiedtoprovidethepublicwith expert,independentrealestatead¬ viceonpropertyandland-related matters.Crocketthasbeenactiveina broadrangeofcommercial-invest¬ mentrealestateactivityinSouthern Maineforthepast25years,andhe nowspecializesinleasenegotiation, projectmanagement,feasibilityand re-usestudies,relocationassistance, investmentanalysis,andassetman¬ agement.

At CascoNorthern,A.William Cannan, president,recentlyan¬ nouncedtheappointmentof Thom¬ asO.Williams asregionalexecu¬ tiveservingthebank’seasterngeo¬ graphicmarketarea.Inthisnewly createdposition,Mr.Williamswill assumeresponsibilityforexpanding thebank’stotalfranchiseinthisarea withspecialemphasisoncommer¬

cialbankingbusinessdevelopment. WilliamsjoinedCascoNorthernin

1972andisagraduateofYaleandthe HarvardBusinessSchool.Alsoan¬ nouncedatCascoNorthern: Debra BoneGaribotto hasbeenpromoted toassistantvicepresidentforthe managementofthebank’sSouthPort¬ land(MillCreek)andCapeElizabeth offices.Ms.GaribottojoinedCasco Northern Bank in 1986 and has worked18yearsinthebankingin¬ dustry. AlanW.Lovell has been promotedtoassistantvicepresident. Hehasheldthepositionofbranch managerofthebank’sScarborough officesince1990.Lovellisagraduate ofDartmouthandresidesinPortland withhiswifeandtwochildren.

Edward J. Mulkern has been promotedtoseniorvicepresidentof HumanResourcesServices.Hehas beenwithCascoNorthernsince1973 andisagraduateoftheUniversityof Massachusetts.Inhisnewcapacity Mulkernwillsuperviseastaffof6and directallhumanresourcesactivities.

Joyce Rowe Cassidy has been promotedtovicepresidentandwill beresponsibleforthemanagement ofthebank’smunicipalbankingport¬ folio. Ms. Rowe was employed at BankofBostonfrom1986untilshe joinedCascoNorthernin1991.Sheis

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agraduateofMiddleburyCol¬ lege. DanielP.Walsh hasbeen hiredasanassistantvicepresi¬ dentintheCorporateBanking division.PriortojoiningCasco Northern,heworkedatBayBank for4years.WalshhasaB.S.from SalemStateandaMBAfromNew HampshireCollege. DanielF. Wheeler, formerlyexecutive vicepresidentofSecurityPacific National Bank, has been ap¬ pointeddivisionexecutiveofthe CorporateBankingdivisionat CascoNorthern.Inthiscapacity, Wheelerassumesresponsibility forcorporatelendingactivitiesat thebank.Wheelerenjoyeda19yearcareeratSecurityPacific, and held several management positionsthere.

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At Unum,GwainH.Gillespie hasretiredasvicechairman.He willcontinueasadirectorof UNUM.Gillespie’sresponibilitiesincludedfinance,audit,in¬ vestments,legalissues,commun¬ ications,externalaffairs,infor¬ mationservices,strategicplan¬ ning,andhumanresouces.He joinedUNUMin1988asexecu¬ tivevicepresidentoffinanceand administrationandchieffinan¬ cialofficer.Gillespiebeganhis careerwithTouche,Ross&Co. andhadworkedforChrysler, Heublein,andFirstAmerican Bankshares.

G.E. “Bud“ Fackelman of Greenvilleand George Mac¬ Leod ofOrlandohavebeenel¬ ectedtothe35-memberboardof directorsof TheNaturalRe¬ sources Council of Maine. NRCM,Maine’sleadingenviron¬ mental advocacy group, is a 7,500-member,citizen-supported non-profitorganizationfounded in1959.NRCMnowplaysakey roleinMaine’smajorenviron¬ mentalissues.

Karen True purchased The PortlandModelsGroup from LauraButterworth lastspring, andshehasfunctionedasthe company’sdirectorsincethen. Truewouldliketothankallthe firms,adagencies,artdirectors, andclientsshehasworkedwith overthepastyear.Portland Modelsgroupislocatedat7Oak HillTerraceinScarborough.

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ElectionHype

AstudyreleasedbyA.G.Edwards concludesthatthebehaviorof thestockmarketfollowingan electionyearisguidedmoreby thepresenceorabsenceofa recessionthantheincumbent winningorlosingtheelection. Thestudyanalyzedpost-election yearmarketbehaviorforallpres¬ identialelectionssince1868, andfoundthattheoutcomeof theelectionhadlittlepredictive valuefordeterminingthemar¬ ket’sperformanceintheyear followingtheelection.What conclusionscantheindividual investordrawfromthisdata? “Investorswhoaresmartenough nottofocusontheelectionhype, butontherealstory,mayfind thattherecentmarketweakness providesameaningfulbuying opportunityinselectedstocks,” sayRobertCoburn,branchman¬ agerofA.G.Edwards’Portland office.

GZero

Anewlow-costvideocassette shellisbeinglaunched,Global ZeroInc.inWestbrook.“GZero” is designed to be the video equivalentofapaperbackbook, accordingtoPaulGelardi,owner of E Media in Kennebunkport andpartnerinthenewventure.E Mediadevelopedthenewcas¬ setteandhasalreadyreceived2 U.S.Patentsontheproduct.Gel¬ ardiexpectsGZerotoappealto themassmarket,anditisbeing pricedinthe30-centrange. GlobalZerowasfoundedbyGel¬ ardi,RobertPfannkuch,Jean Mason,andJoeWischerath.The

tn luxury. eyen car owner want* the Lot lire (Lev can afford. And now CenturyIire.PortlandslamentPirellidealer,i-havin'!a-aleevenonecannetexcited about.\owtakethePirelli1’300.Itnmirswitha60.(10(1milewarranty.Ihata-lout' a>mostoltn.ownacar.SoInside'discountingourentirelineofPirellitire^.we thought we'd add an extra 10.000 miles to the P300 warranty fora

companyemploys30people.

ThirdQuarterEarnings

PeoplesHeritageFinancialre¬ portedpositiveearningsforthe firsttimeinninequarters.For3rd Quarter 1992, earnings were $329,000or4centspershare.

RealMoves

Mark Malone and JosephMal¬ one of Malone Commercial Brokers recentlynegotiateda packagesaleof4investment propertiesintheGreaterPort¬ landareaatasalepriceof$5 million.Malonerepresentedthe seller,GreenOneDevelopment Corp.GreenOne,asubsidiaryof CascoNorthernBank,wassetup bythebanktohandlethedis¬ positionofsomeofitstroubled realestate.Thepropertiessold included4buildingswithatotal 90,200sq.feetofmixed-use space.Theinvestmentpackage contains:800MainSt.inSouth Portland;95&97DarlingAve., alsoinSouthPortland;anda newly-constructedofficebuild¬ ingknownasScarboroughCourt at486PayneRd.,Scarborough. These properties were pur¬ chased by a Massachusetts groupofinvestorscalledPSR AssociatesLimitedPartnership. RecoilalsolistedtheMaine NationalBankBuildingthrough Malone,andtheCityofPortland recentlycontractedtopurchase itfor$250,000.

The Boulos Company has brokeredquiteafewsalesthis year:CourtlandCourtinSouth Portland,188unitssoldtoPort¬ landCourtAssociatesthrough TurnerBarkerRealtyfor$4.9 million;TheGatewayGaragein PortlandtoMaineMedicalfor $650,000;andtheK-MartPlazain Scarboroughfor$2.4million.H

F.ParkerReidy’s

ByMarkMickalide

During the 1970s, all over Maine there was an explo¬ sionofhistoricallyinter¬ estingbuildingsbeingturned intosteakhouses.Thiswas thegenesisofF.ParkerReidy'son 83ExchangeStreetinPortland. Whilefewoftheothersremain,F. ParkerReidy’sappearstobegoing strong.

Themenuisshortandsimple, featuringacoupleofappetizers,a couple of salads, a couple of soups.Steakandfish,bakedor broiled. Sandwiches are also available. We started our meal withtwoappetizersthatwereon specialfortheevening,escargots ($4.95)andscallopsbakedwith bacon($4.95).Bothconsistedof fivetosixmushroomcapsstuffed withasnailorascallopservedina ramekin. The scallops were toppedwithbacon,breadcrumbs, or possibly cheese while the snailswereseasonedwithgarlic. Thebulkofthetoppingshadtop¬ pledoff,andonewasdisinclined toreclaimitduetotheamountof oilsurroundingthemushrooms.A morejudicioushandwiththeoil and/orbutter,measuringitbythe teaspoon instead of the depth gaugecouldhavecreatedapal¬ atablestarter.

A salad accompanies the meal andthoughithadthetelltalesigns of being made en masse it was reasonablyfreshandcrisp.

Thesteaksareofferedregular andteriyakiinthreedifferentsizes (6oz.,9oz.,and12oz.—$10.95, $12.95,and$14.95,respectively). Therearealsobroiledscallops ($13.95), crabmeat casserole ($13.95 or $11.95), baked had¬ dock ($12.95 or $10.95), and bakedstuffedshrimp($15.95or $12.95), depending on whether

youchooselargeorsmallsizes. Youcanalsocombineasteakand afishentreeforalittlemore money.

Wechosethe12-oz.sirloinand theprimeribthatwasonspecial ($13.95).Thesirloinwascooked exactlyasorderedandthesteak frieswereverygood.Thecurious thingwasthewaythesteakwas cut.Inormallythinkofsirloinsas stripsteaks.Thiswasshapedlike aFederalistpieceofarchitecture, arectangularcubeofmeatwitha pitchedroof.Theshapedidn’taf¬ fecttheflavor,butitmadeitun¬ wieldytocut.Themeatwasvery lean, which, while medically sound,sacrificesflavorandten¬ derness.Theprimeribwasalsoa pictureperfectmediumrare.It wasalittlelessleanandalotmore flavorful.

Thereisasmall,wellpicked winelistwithafewdifferentwines bytheglassorcarafe.

Some of the desserts include cheesecake ($2.95), parfaits ($2.95), chocolate cream pie ($2.95), and our choice, warm apple pie ($2.25). The pie was warm, the crust flaky and the apples sweet and cinnamony. Basically,justthewayyouwantit. Overall,Ithoughttheatmos¬ phere was comfortable and the foodacceptable,butwhatreally made the experience a success was how bend-over-backwards childfriendlyeveryonewas.

Diningoutwithatwo-year-oldis usuallyonlyaseasyasthe-res¬ taurantmakesit.F.ParkerReidy’s madeitextremelyeasy,andthat went a long way to make up for manyoftheothershortcomings. Open seven days for lunch and dinner.Sandwichesalsoavailable atnight.Majorcreditcards.HI

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THEATER

MadHorseTheaterCompany,955-FForest Avenue,continuesthe'92/‘93season with TheRedAddress byDavidIves through December13. Thisprovocative newplayexplorestheplaceofgenderin thecontemporarymalepsyche.Whenhis wifeisbrutallyrapedandmurdered,a milksalesmanfindshisfeminineside beginstoforceitswayintohislifein increasinglydisturbinganduncontrolled ways.Then,the1940’sradioversionofA ChristmasCarol, December16 through December23; BetterDays February4 through February28, Betrayal, April1 through April18, HouseofBlue Leaves, May20 though June20. Sub¬ scriptionsfortheentireseason,which includes TheRedAddress,BetterDays, Betrayal, and HouseofBlueLeaves are $70.MadHorsealsocontinuesits‘92/'93 seasonChildren’sTheatre: Matilda, from thebookbyRoaldDahl February13th21; ThePrinceandthePauper, fromthe storybyMarkTwain April17th—25th; Kidplays, ourfirstannualyoungplay¬ wrightsfestival, comingnextsummer. 797-3338.

PortlandPlayers,420CottageRoad,So. Portlandcontinuesits1992/93season with TheForeigner whichrunsthrough December12. Then: NightMustFall, January22 through February6; Lend MeaTenor, March19 through April3; and FunnyGirl, May28through June19. Ticketsare$13,openingnight$10. Seasonticketsare$35-$50. Call7997337forfurtherinformation.

TheOriginals,attheSacoRiverGrange Hall.SalmonFalls,BarMills,celebrates theseasonwithaHolidayMusical The 1940'sRadioHourat7:30 December 11,12,17,18, and 19. 929-5412.

PortlandStageCompany.P.O.Box1458, Portland,continuesthecompany's19th seasonwith HolidayMemories The ThanksgivingVisitorandAChristmas MemorybyTrumanCapote December 1-20. HenrikIbsen's HeddaGabler January5-24, TheBaltimoreWaltz February2-21, TheMysteryofIrma Vepp, March2-21, and Bordersof Loyalty March30-April18. 774-0465.

TheLyricTheater,176SawyerStreet,So. Portland,04106presents MostHappy Fella throughDecember6. 767-3949.

LA.Arts,234LisbonStreet,Lewiston, 04240,presentstheTravelingJewish Theaterin SnakeTalk:UrgentMessages fromtheMother January23 atAuburn MiddleSchoolat8p.m.Ticketsare$8 and$6.782-7228.

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TheGalleryTheatreofRoundTopCenter fortheArts,Route1,P.O.Box1316, Damariscotta,04543,presents Story TheaterbyPaulSills,anadultadaptation ofAesop'sandGrimm'sfables,opening December8. Then, SameTimeNext Year byBernardSlade,aromanticcom¬ edyaboutaloveaffairbetweentwo peoplewhomeetonlyonceayear,willbe GalleryTheatre'svalentinecardtoits audiences,opening February18. From theTop, bylocalauthorCharlesWater¬ man.atributeto20thcenturyplay¬ wrights,featuringscenesfromO'Neill, Odets,Hellman,IngeandWatterstein, willwinduptheseason,opening April2. 563-1507.

TheVintageRepertoryCompanyanouncesthefollowingperformancesat CafeNo,20DanforthSt.,Portland. The Key byJoyceCarolOates through December9th; and AChild'sChrist¬ masinWales byDylanThomas Decem¬ ber16th. In1993thecompanywill present SexualPerversityinChicago, TheLittleGentleman, and TheFifteen MinuteHamlet. Callfordetails:828-4654

DANCE

The Maine State Ballet, formerly AmericanBalletEast,17BishopStreet, Portland04103,presents TheNut¬ cracker, December4-5, attheWater¬ villeOperaHouse,Waterville,and Decem¬ ber11-13, attheCityTheater,Biddeford. 878-3032.

TheMaineCenterfortheArts,atthe UniversityofMaine,Orono,04469-5746, presentsthe BalletJazzDeMontreal, January30 at8p.m.581-1888.

TheSacoRiverGrange,SalmonFalls,Bar Mills,presents Contradance withEllen andtheSeaSlugs,ReggieOsborne, caller.December5.929-6472.

MUSIC

BowdoinCollege,Brunswick,presents the BowdoinConcertBand December 6.725-3322.

TheSacoRiverGrange.SalmonFalls,Bar Mills,presentsthe''Originals”ina holidaymusical 1940’sRadioHour December11,12,17,18, and 19. 929-5412.

ThePortlandConcertAssociation,262 CumberlandAve.,Portland.04101,presents TheViennaChoirBoys December9 in concert,andtheNewYorkCityOpera NationalCompanyperforming Carmen February18. 772-8630orI-800-639-2707.

PortlandSymphonyOrchestra.30Myrtle Street,Portland04101presents Magicof

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TheHenryWadsworthLongfellowhousehosts itsannual HolidayOpenHouse andgiftshop December11, from3-6p.m.,and 12&13 fromI-4p.m.772-1807.

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People Trying To Get Away With Something

NewFictionByKennethRosen

My mother told me over the phonethatUncleDukehad beenfounddeadonastreet inCalifornia.Thenshetold me to take some hamburger fromthefreezersowecouldhaveit forsupper.Icouldn’ttellhowshe feltaboutUncleDukeandIdidn’t askher.Hehadmisbehavedinlife anddiedlikeaderelict.Wewere ashamedofhim.

Thelasttime1sawUncleDuke was two years ago when we were backlivingontheisland.1was walkinghomefromtheferry,keep¬ ingtothefarsideoftheroad.Ihad stayedathishousethenightbe¬ fore.UncleDukewassittingonthe porchrockercrackingwalnutsin hisonehand,eatingtheirmeats withtheother.Acold,fatcigarstub restedontheporchrail.Samson, hisblackLab,layathisfeet,ner¬ vouslyshiftinghisblood-rimmed

gazefrommeontheroadbackto UncleDuke.

“Mary!”heshoutedtomeinthat gravellyvoicelikeafoghorn,asifit hurthimtopronouncethelettersof aword,evenaname.Itcameout sounding like “Harry!” or just “Aye!” I looked away and kept walking.Samsonwasanuglydog, hisheadtoosmall,likeawolverine. My Uncle Duke was handsome, withamusedgrayeyes,butthere wereblackhairsaroundthesock¬ etshenevermanagedtoshaveand theyannoyedme.

Ikeptwalkingupthehillthatday, aclearoneinearlyDecember,the treesblackandstiffaslollipops, the ocean all around making the sky more blue. The five o’clock boat had brought me back from school,tootedandturnedaround. My mother was working in town andwouldn’tbehomeuntileight.

Our own house, a loaner, was acrossfromthefirestation.My fatherwastheislandpoliceman, sentoverfromtown,butsoonthat wouldcometoanend.Theisland wassecedingfromthecity.Then islandcraziescouldtargetshoot their22’sallovereachother’sgar¬ dens,drivejalopiesontheiren¬ emies’lawns,andthrowbeercans andtrashwherever.

“Mary,”hecalledagain,almost pleading,pronouncingitclearer, andthatwasthelasttime1sawhim. Somewhere in the house behind him were my Grandmother Raylene andhersistermyGreatAuntAda, both of them crazy, soon to go crazier.Nowadays,onlytwoyears later,myGrandmaRaywandersthe islandwearingfourorfivesweat¬ ers,theskirtofadressovermy UncleDuke’strousers,andhisold workboots.Shecarriesabasketon her arm and gathers weeds. My oncelovelyAuntAdasitsonthe rockerwhere1lastsawUncleDuke, starsinherbrighteyes,mouthopen andlaughingwithoutnoise.

1hadstayedattheirhousethe nightbeforeafterafightwithmy father.We’darguedaboutaboy1 likedfromtheisland,alobsterman. It took that night at my Uncle Duke’s for my eyes to open. My parentswerestillwearingblinders, unlessitconcernedaboyIliked. Yearsago,andthenrecently,we alllivedwithmyUncleDuke.Be¬ fore Aunt Ada and Grandma Ray tookthestarchoutofhimthatlast time,andgotridofhisdog,Uncle Duketookcareofeverybody.When he first married Aunt Ada, my mother’s parents, my mother and heroldersistermovedoverfrom themainland,andeveryonelivedin the big house near the landing, upstairsfromthegrocerystore.He letmygrandfather,BenjaminIre¬ land,takecareofthestore,buthe mocked him.

“Bennay!”heusedtosay.“Bennay,” he’d repeat, and rest his tongueonhislowerlip,asiftasting hisbrother-in-law’snameintheair,

“nothinginthetill!”

Mymothertoldmethis,asifshe didn’tknowwhatelsetoholdagainst myUncleDuke,orwouldn’tsay.This wasthestoreUncleDuke’smother had tended when alive. Under my grandfather,itwentdownhill,duston the canned goods, mold on the bread.Itbecameuselesstostock anythingperishable.Thefrontwin¬ dowsgottobecoatedwithblackand amberscumthatseemedtogrowon them. A crack in the glass was mendedwithsilvertape,whichshriv¬ elledbackandcurled.Nobodyen¬ teredthestoretoshopanymore.My grandfathersetupacotbehindthe counterandeverydaywouldliedown onitandstareattheceiling.One nightinDecemberhedidn’tcometo supper.He’dcuthisthroatwitha razor.Mymotherwasalittlegirlthen, andshewastheonewhofoundhim staringinthedarkabovethemessof hisneck.

MyGrandmaRaywasabigwoman, sortofahorse.Mymothersaidshe tookthedeathofherhusbandasa normalpartoflife,likefindingadead mouseonthefloorthathadtobe scoopedupandtossedout.Great AuntAdawasabird-likelittlecrea¬ ture,withasweetfacethatshone withhopeandlove.Adashouldhave marriedmypoorgrandfather,and thathorseRaylene,mygrandmother, shouldhavebeenmarriedtoUncle Duke.

AfterGrandpaBenjamin’sdeath, myGrandmaRaylenelivedonwith hersisterandUncleDuke.Mymother grew up in this house. When we movedtotheisland,westayedthere whilethecitygotourhouseready.1 rememberjokes,mostlyfromUncle Duke and Grandma Raylene, about thedisappearanceoftheskeleton keystotheirbedroomandbathroom doors.

“WherewasMoseswhenthelights wentout?”

UncleDukewouldrecitethisina half-whisperashepouredhimselfa glassofwhiskey,abroadwinkfor anyonetosee.ThatwaswhenAda wouldstarttohum“RockofAges”

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andgoputterinanotherpartofthe house.MyGrandmaRay,alreadywith heavy eyebrows and whiskers on jowlsandaroundhermouthlikea cat, would grin murderously and croakthewell-knownpunchline: “Inthedark!” hesepeoplewereallwellinto theirsixtiesandsleptinseparate bedrooms,butanybodywalking

could see he road a

onthecoldwater.1hadstayedawake untilelevendoingmyhighschool homework.Ineverdidhomework,but sinceIwasfightingwithmyfather,I neededtokeepmyconscienceclean. Soonas1turnedmylightoff,1heardthe shufflinginthehall,faintgigglingand thesqueakofbedsprings.1didn'tknow who was where. Neither did Uncle Duke,whowasfar-sighted.

“Whoisit?”Iheardhimsay,and laugh.“You’retoocloseformetosee.”

seemedtowelcomeallpossibilitieson thehorizon.Ihadmylongjohnsunder mynightieandIlaytenseinbed, hopingthiswouldbetheendofit,but inawhileIheardUncleDukecoughing inthebathroom,spittingandflushing thelavatory.Then1heardmydoorknob turnandthesmellofwhiskeyandstale cigarfloodedthedarkness.1screamed andUncleDukewentaway.Igotoutof thehousesoo

as she reached out and mebetter

“Henevertouchedme,”Isaid.“ButI couldsmellhiswhiskeyandcigar.I screamedandhewentaway.Didn’t youhear?”

"Maybehejustwantedtoseeifyou were safe asleep,” she murmured, caressingmyhair.“Maybehewasjust checkingonyou.”

“Ohsure,”1said.Allofasuddenit seemed to me that she was no

Irememberthatlaugh,acalm,un¬ pleasantly generous laugh that smoothedmyhair.1toldherthatUncle Duke,herownhusband,hadcometo mybedroomasiftomolestme.

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People Trying To Get Away With Something

NewFictionByKennethRosen

My mother told me over the phonethatUncleDukehad beenfounddeadonastreet inCalifornia.Thenshetold me to take some hamburger fromthefreezersowecouldhaveit forsupper.Icouldn’ttellhowshe feltaboutUncleDukeandIdidn't askher.Hehadmisbehavedinlife anddiedlikeaderelict.Wewere

gazefrommeontheroadbackto UncleDuke.

“Mary!"heshoutedtomeinthat gravellyvoicelikeafoghorn,asifit hurthimtopronouncethelettersof aword,evenaname.Itcameout sounding like “Harry!" or just “Aye!" I looked away and kept walking.Samsonwasanuglydog, hisheadtoosmall,likeawolvprino

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better than Grandma Ray. I stormedoutofthehouseand slammedthedoor.

ThatafternoonUncleDuke cameovertoourhouseto speaktomyfather.Iwaited longenoughtohearhim complainthatSamsonwas missing,totallyunlikehisfaithful dog.Hehadafunnysoundinhis voice,asifheweren’ttellingthe wholestory.Islippedoutthe backdoortokeepfromseeing him.Onthewestsideofthe island was a shallow harbor filledwithsealilies,andinthe middleofthelilypadsIsawSam¬ son’sblackhead.Hedidn’tcome when1calledhim,asifintenton keepinghisnoseabovewater.It wastwilight.Onthemainland thelighthouseshadbegunto flashinraggedorder,likedogs takingupahowl.1hurriedhome forsupperandtoldmyfatherI’d seenUncleDuke’sdogatGipsy Harbor. There was a queen moonthatnight,athree-quarter, and he and Uncle Duke rowed outthroughthelilypadsandcol¬ lectedSamson’sheadinahand¬ heldnet.UncleDukegotsick rightawayandvomitedoffthe sideofthedinghy.MyDadsaid they’dhadmeatpieforsupper andUncleDukesuspectedhe’d eatensomeofSamson,withthe bitterturnips,thecarrotsandthe parsley.WhenmyDadgothim backtothehouse,AuntAdaand Grandma Ray were wearing blackfurscarvescutlikefoxes fromSamson’spelt,waltzingto GlennMillertogetheranddrinkingJim Beam. MydadsentUncle Duketotownonthewatertaxi, andthat’sthelastanyoneinthe familysawofhim.Nobodywas killed,andafterawhilemypar¬ entsdecidedmyGreatAuntAda and Grandma Ray were harm¬ less,andletthemstayoninthe house.I’venevertalkedtoeither ofthemagain,and1wasglad when we moved back to the mainland forever. ■