RFD Issue 26 Spring 1981

Jhc Current Crisis &Jhe Juture jeatu res F o l l o w i n g an RFD t r a d i t i o n , t h i s S p r i n g i s s u e i s late.

The p r o d u c t i o n o f t h i s i s s u e r e q u i r e d a p r o l o n g e d e f f o r t on t h e p a r t o f b o t h Running Wat e r and t h e f e a t u r e c o l l e c t i v e .

Our W i n t e r , i n g e n e r a l , h a s b e e n a t i m e o f s t r u g g l e t o meet resp on sib ilities.

We a r e g r a t e f u l f o r t h e e x ­ p r e s s i o n s o f war mt h and a o p r e c i a t i o n w h i c h come through the m a il.

You p r o v i d e d us w i t h i n s p i r ­ a t io n to keep g o in g . ( S o m e d a y y o u r l e t t e r s may even g e t a r e p l y . ) RFD i s r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e e n e r g y f o c u s e d upon i t .

Although not c o m p l e t e l y s o l v e d , f i n a n c e s are b e ­ g i n n i n g t o l o o k mor e m a n a g e a b l e .

Wi t h t h e new p r i c e s t h e j o u r n a l may b e a b l e t o c o v e r c o s t s .

However, in order t o a c h i e v e t h i s g o a l , mor e o f t h e m a g a ­ z i n e s mus t b e s o l d t h r o u g h s u b ­ scriptions.

Sales to book­ s t o r e s and d i s t r i b u t o r s a r e o f t e n a t a l o s s when " r e t u r n s " are fig u r e d in .

We a r e b e g i n ­ ning a d r iv e t o in c r e a s e sub­ s c r i p t i o n s a n d p r o v i d e RFD' s m e s s a g e t o mo r e o f o u r b r o t h ­ ers.

A d v e r tisin g i s a key factor.

Ads f o r RFD a r e b e i n g p la c e d in other p u b l i c a t i o n s .

We a r e d e v e l o p i n g a p o l i c y f o r a d v e r t i s i n g w i t h i n RFD a n d e x ­ change a d v e r t is in g w ith other journals is being c u lt iv a t e d .

At t h e same t i m e we a r e ma ki ng e v e r y e f f o r t t o m a i n t a i n an a ttr a c tiv e journal o f c o n s i s t ­ e n t q u a l i t y - a p r o d u c t which w ill s e ll i t s e lf .

I n t e r e s t i n f e a t u r e s h a s grown r e m a r k a b l y .

Sud­ d e n l y t h i s W i n t e r , t h e f e a t u r e s f o r t h e ne xt four i s s u e s were s c h e d u l e d .

We're hoping t h i s advance n o t i c e w i l l a l l o w RFD t o e v e n t u a l l y come o u t on schedule.

So p l e a s e d o n ' t w a i t f o r t h e l a s t m i n ­ u t e t o w r i t e o r draw t h a t s p e c i a l p i e c e y o u h a v e in mind.

Your c o n t r i b u t i o n i s n e v e r t o o e a r l y .

M a i l y o u r work t o RFD, R o u t e 1 , Box 1 2 7 E , B a k e r s v i l l e , NC 2 8 7 0 5 .

I f th e submission i s designed fo r a p a r t i c u l a r f e a t u r e p l e a s e s p e c i f y which one i n your c o v e r l e t t e r .

W e ' l l im m ed ia tely send i t on t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t e g r o u p .

I f you ha ve a group i n t e r e s t e d i n d o i n g a f e a t u r e f o r RFD, t e l l us y o u r i d e a a n d w e ' l l s e n d y o u d e t a i l s on w h a t ’ s involved.

Here i s a l i s t o f t h e up-coming themes :

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W h i l e RFD i s m a k i ng h e a d w a y and e x p e r i e n c i n g p o s i t i v e g r o w t h , i n d i v i d u a l l y , we a r e beginning to f e e l d e p le te d .

At Ru n n i n g w a t e r , we c a n w e l l u n d e r s t a n d t h e p a t t e r n by w h i c h RFD h a s b u r n e d o u t a s e ­ q u e n c e o f c o l l e c t i v e s and i n ­ cn )(»se dividuals.

The amount o f work a n d d e t a i l r e q u i r e d t o do t h i s O h could 1 fly, I d f ly mlk thee! j o b c an e a s i l y o ve r w h e l m a s m a l l number o f w i l l i n g w o r k e r s .

We W)e Id make with joyful , y are n o t , however, ready to pass - ~ ' " JJ* the jo u r n a l o n .

We a r e f i n d i n g O u r annual visit o'er the globe. p articu lar value in the connec­ t i o n t o o t h e r s w h i c h RFD p r o ­ v i d e s , a n d much p e r s o n a l s a t i s ­ f a c t i o n in the s e r v i c e i t e n ­ a b l e s us t o o f f e r .

Further, we a r e h o p i n g t h a t s o m e d a y i t w i l l p r o v i d e a s m a l l i n c o m e t o h e l p u s s u b s i s t on o u r h o m e s t e a d without p e r io d ic so jo u rn s t o c i t i e s for employment.

Companions of the spring.

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We've o r g a n i z e d p r o c e d u r e s t o e f f i c i e n t l y h a n d l e c l e r i c a l r e s p o n ­ sib ilities.

But t h e a c t u a l p r o d u c t i o n o f t h e j o u r n a l , p u b l i c i t y , and fun d r a i s i n g r e q u i r e g r e a t e r manpower.

C o n s e q u e n t l y we a r e l o o k i n g f o r d e e p e r i n v o l v e m e n t f r o m i n t e r e s t e d p e r s o n s i n t h e RFD community.

The c e n t e r f o l d o f t h i s i s s u e d e s c r i b e s " 1 0 Ways t o P a r t i c i p a t e i n RFD".

P l e a s e rea d i t o v e r and c o n s i d e r t h e t a s k s a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s t o w h i c h y o u m i g h t w a n t t o make a c o m m i t t m e n t .

T h i s i s an i n v i t a t i o n t o a c t i v e l y s h a r e y o u r c r e a t i v e e n e r g y w i t h RFD.

ISSUE # 2 7 SUMMER ' 8 1 PCETRY This fe a tu r e i s being compiled in North C a r o l i n a .

Original c o n t r i b u t i o n s by and about g a y p o e t s and p o e t r y a r e w e l c o m e .

A l t h o u g h t h e ma i n e m p h a s i s w i l l b e on p o e t r y , s h o r t s t o r i e s , p r o s e , and o t h e r l i t e r a r y f o rms w i l l a l s o be c o n s i d e r e d .

Graph­ i c s of every im aginable type w i l l c e r t a i n l y be u s e f u l h e r e .

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by A p r i l 3 0 , 1 9 8 1 , f o r f u l l consideration. * # * # * # * # * * * * * » FALL ' 8 1 ISSUE # 2 8 A LOOK AT GAY ALCOHOLISM A b l e n d o f p e r s o n a l s t o r i e s and f a c t , i s b e i n g put t o g e t h e r by a group in M a s s a c h u s e t t s .

The y w r i t e "f r o m New E n g l a n d w e ' l l t a k e y o u on our j o u r n e y , t h r o u g h d e n i a l and d e f i a n c e and i n t o defeat.

We t o g e t h e r e m e r g e , o f f e r i n g a common s o l u t i o n a n d mo r e h o p e t h a n we e x p e c t e d i " A r t i c l e s , s t o r i e s , and i n f o r ­ m a t i o n on s u p p o r t i v e o r g a n i z ­ a t i o n s , and r e s o u r c e s are w e l ­ come .

The s u b m i s s i o n d u e d a t e i s J u l V 13th , 1 9 8 1 .

• *»* ** * * * * * * * * WINTER 81 ISSUE # 2 9 HUMOR This fe a tu r e i s being compiled in T e n n e s s e e .

T h e r e ' s a rumor t h a t i t ' s b e i n g done by t h e F a i r y F u n n y Fa rm, b u t t h a t r e ­ mains t o be s e e n .

The s u b m i s ­ s i o n d u e d a t e i s Oct . 1 5 , 1981 .

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPRING *82 ISSUE # 3 0 WILD FOODS, HERBAL, RECIPES T his fe a tu re i s being compiled i n Arkansas by f a m i l i a r f a i r y foragers.

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8 Me d i a A n n o u n c e m e n t s ................................................................................................................... 6 T h r e e C a l l s f o r A c t i o n .........................................................................................................26 W o r k s h o p s a n d C o n f e r e n c e s .................................................................

7 BOOK R E V I E W S .................................................................................................................................4 0 - 4 3 BROTHERS BEHIND B A R S ........................................................................................................... 2 7 - 3 5 CONTACT LETTERS ........................................................................................................................ 8 0 - 8 9 FAERIE N E T W O R K ....................................................................................... 1 4 , 1 5 , 1 7 , 2 1 , 22 F a e r i e Fund by L a s i s ................................................................. ...........................................15 L a b e l s a n d O t he r T h o u g h t s by B i l l C a l l a h a n ................................................. 22 A M e s s a g e f r o m Your G y p s y Shaman b y C r i t G o i n ............................................14 The N o r t h e r n L i g h t C i r c l e C o o p e r a t i v e ...................................... . . . . .21 N o t e s on N e t w o r k a n d Co mmuni t y by F r a n k l i n A b b o t t ...................................17 F E A T U R E ............................................................................................................................................. 4 7 - o ‘F F e a t u r i n g M e n ' s M u s i c b y M i c h a e l H a m p t o n ........................................................... 47 G e t Out Your Ra i nb o w C o l o r s . . . b y P e t e r B u r k h o l d e r .................................. 4 8 The F a i r y So ng b y P e t e r B u r k h o l d e r ............................................................ . . 50 The Ch a nt f r om t h e H i l l b y P e t e r B u r k h o l d e r ...................... . . . . . 5 2 B l a c k b e r r i b y M i c h a e l Hampton ............................................................ ...........................53 An I n t e r v i e w w i t h C h r i s Ta n n e r b y F r a n k B r a y t o n . ................................. 54 Roy B a r b e r ................................................................. ..... ............................................................ 54 Tom R o b i n s o n B a n d .............................................. ........................ . . . . . . . . 5 6 M e n ' s M u s i c In R e c o r d s by B i l l H o u g h t o n ................................................. ..... . 57 C h o i r G i r l s Axe C l o s e t D o o r s b y M i c h a e l H a m p t o n ...................................... 59 Homemade I n s t r u m e n t s b y Br y a n M a n i r e ...................................................................6 0 Q u i c k a n d S i m p l e Rhythm ...................................................................................................... . 6 1 Bamboo F l u t e s by B i l l K e l l y ..............................................................................................62 F l u t e Qu e e n b y Woody B l a c k and J o h n W o l f e .......................................................6 3 F a e r i e R i n g i n g by K r i s g a and SamC r a w f o r d ...........................................................64 One Mo r n i n g b y F r a n k l i n A b b o t t a n d C e c i l i a P r i n c e . . . . . . .66 The P a r t i n g b y Nae P e a r s o n ..............................................................................................6 8 G A T H E R I N G S ....................................................................................................................... 5 , 1 0 , 11 On a G a t h e r i n g b y D a v i d K e r l i c k .................................................................................. 5 T h a t ' s M a g i c b y T e r r y C a v a n a g h ...................... ..... ......................................................11 HEALTH 73-79 The A p o t h e c a r y b y J e r r y S t a m p s ..................................................................................7 8 On S k i n And S o a p b y S a t y a L i t t l e b e a r ...................................................... ..... . 7 9 H OMESTEADI NG..................................................................................................5 , 4 5, 6 9 - 7 7 , 9 0 E a t Your W i l d f l o w e r s b y E d w i n B r i d g e s ................................................. ..... . . 7 3 Froraage de C h e v r e b y P u r l i e S u d d s ............................................................................ 76 The Grahm C e n t e r b y Ro c ky P a t t ..................................................................................4 5 The H o m e s t e a d O u t h o u s e b y J e r r y N o a k e s ............................................................7 2 The H o m e s t e a d Wo r ks ho p by M i c h a e l M e w b o r n ...................................................... 6 9 N e w o o f ...........................................................................................

90 N o t e s From H e r m i t H o l l o w b y J o h n ............................................................................ 71 On H o m e s t e a d i n g by J o h n a n d B o b ..................................................................................5 LETTERS TO R F D .............................................................................................................2 - 4 , 5 , 26 P C E T R Y ................................................................................................................................................. 3 7 - 3 9 POLITICS ........................................................................................................................7 , 2 4 - 2 6 , 44 G e n o c i d e i n G u a t e m a l a by E d w i n B r i d g e s ............................................................ 24 P e o p l e ' s A n t i - W a r M o b i l i z a t i o n ................................................................................... 26 S e e d P a t e n t i n g b y R o c k y P a t t ................................................................ .44 Who I s The O r a l M a j o r i t y ......................................................................................................7 RFD INFORMATION ...................................................... i n s i d e c o v e r s , c e n t e r f o l d , 92 1 0 Ways t o P a r t i c i p a t e i n R F D ..................................................................c e n t e r f o l d SHORT STORIES AND CREATIVE W R I T I N G ...................... 1 6 , 1 8 - 2 0 , 3 6 , 4 6 , 77 And Mot he r N a t u r e C r e a t e d U s . . . b y H e r n a n d o M e r i n o . . . . . . .18 F a e r i e Wi n g s F l y I n t o I n f i n i t y b y F l o a t i n g E a g l e F e a t h e r . . .46 M u s i ng by J o n w e a v e r .............................................................................................................. 7 7 R a i s i n g The J u i c e s a n d S l u i c e s by F l e e t w o o d ......................................................36 S P I R I T U A L I T Y ...................................................................................................................9 , 1 6 , 2 3 G r e a t R i t e by A l a r i c Na T o r .............................................................................................16 The Rowan T r e e b y P a u l V. B e y e r 1 ............................................................................ 9 A V i e w From H e r e b y I . M. P o u s t i n i k ........................................................................ 2 3

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LETTERS I was s u r p r i z e d t o s a y t h e l e a s t , to see anti-P agan oropaganda in a magazine such as yours.

You mus t s u r e l y h a v e a l a r g e number o f P a g a n r e a d e r s , i f your a r t i c l e s a r e any i n d i ­ c a t i o n o f your r e a d e r s ' i n t e r e s t s .

I am r e f e r r i n g t o " S p i r i t u a l i ­ t i e s f o r G a y s " b y Edward Norman in is s u e #25.

As a Pagan a n d a W i t c h , I r e s e n t my w o r s h i p o f t h e Mo t he r b e i n g r e f e r r e d t o a s "psychological r etro g ressio n " .

And d o e s b e i n g Mama's B o y s make my s t r a i g h t Pa g a n f r i e n d s p a t h ­ olo g ica l heterosexuals?

The r e a s o n i n g o f Edward Norman i s a s h r i e k i n t h e woods t o a n y o n e who h a s e v e r e n c o u n t e r e d Paganism even at t h e e l e m e n t a r y level.

Having t a u g h t s c i e n c e at t h e e l e m e n t a r y l e v e l , a s w e l l as having taken c o u r s e s in b o t ­ any, z o o l o g y , g e o l o g y , b i o c h e m ­ i s t r y , anatomy, e t c e t e r a , I s e e noth in g in man's s c i e n t i f i c d i s c o v e r i e s th a t c o n f l i c t with mo de r n P a g a n c o n c e p t s .

Ed w a r d s g o e s on t o i m p l y t h a t we P a g a n s h a v e n o t h i n g f o r tea ch in g s save chants for holy Nature.

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i g n o r a n c e a s he c h a n t s a g a i n s t Her. He t h e n s t a t e s t h a t P a g ­ anism i s d e f i c i e n t i n h e l p i n g i t s adherents to face death, b u t d o e s n ' t s t a t e why o r how, b e c a u s e , o f c o u r s e , he c a n ' t .

Wi t h an i m p r e s s i v e t w i s t o f l o g i c , Edwa rd t h e n a n n o u n c e s t h a t "w or ship o f th e Female c u l m i n a t e s i n c a s t r a t i o n " , due t o t h e f a c t t h a t many w o r s h i p ­ pers o f Cybele used to c a s t r a t e them selves in ancient tim es.

Am I t o p r e s u m e , t h e r e f o r e , that worship o f the Chris' c u lm in a te s in c r u c i f i x i o n ?

In t h e p a s t t e n y e a r s , I h a v e h a d my s e x u a l p r e f e r e n c e s c r i t i c i z e d by under h a l f a dozen o f th e hundreds o f W itches I h a v e k n o wn .

On t h e o t h e r h a n d , my r e l i g i o n a n d my i n ­ volvement in i t has been c o n ­ s t a n t l y a t t a c k e d b y my s o - e a l l e d "g a y b r o t h e r s " .

In f a c t , a t t i m e s I f e e l t h a t my "g a y b r o t h e r s " , a t l e a s t the nonPagon o n e s , a r e g o o d f o r j u s t one t h i n g .

T h a t ' s how I f e l t a f t e r r e a d ­ ing " S p i r i t u a l i t i e s for Gays".

My r o o m m a t e , B r i a n , who i s a l s o a g a y P a g a n , s u g g e s t e d a more p o s i t i v e approach o f su b m it t in g a r t i c l e s on g a y P a g a n i s m .

You w i l l r e c e i v e one i n t h e near f ut ur e .

But I h a d t o g e t Edwa rd o f f my chest.

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Dear F r i e n d s , Ray N e l s o n , a r t i s t i c d i r e c t o r o f The P u p p e t P l a c e , a n d m y s e l f a r e b o t h s u b s c r i b e r s t o RFD. And a s we p r e p a r e f o r o u r u p ­ coming p r o d u c t i o n o f G i l b e r t & S u l l i v a n ' s "The M i k a d o " , we both f e l t that the jo urna l i s our f i r s t c h o i c e t o b e n e f i t from o u r o p e n i n g n i g h t g a y - l a .

Puppet P l a c e i s a s m a l l , h a n dto-mouth, sto r efr o n t th ea tre which s e a t s about 100 p e o p l e .

We h o p e t o h a v e e a c h o f t h o s e s e a t s f i l l e d on Ma rc h 1 3 t h w i t h p r o c e e d s g o i n g t o RFD. We would l i k e t o c r e a t e a sm a ll l o b b y d i s p l a y d e s c r i b i n g RFD and wonder wh et h er your p o s t e r h a s y e t m a t e r i a l i z e d (We a r e l o a t h t o c u t up o u r b a c k i s ­ sues).

A n ythi ng you mig ht se n d i n t h e way o f g r a p h i c s , s u c h a s a p o s t e r , cover i l l u s t r a t i o n s or a b r i e f d e s c r i p t i v e / h i s t o r i c a l pa ra g ra ph, w i l l be g r e a t l y appreciated.

RFD i s a u n i q u e v o i c e w i t h much t o s a y t o b o t h urban and r u r a l d w e l l e r s , a n d we a r e t h a n k f u l f o r o u r b r o t h e r s who d e v o t e them selves to the a c tu a l ta sk o f c o m po si ng and p u b l i s h i n g .

Wi t h c o m m i t t m e n t o n t h e p a r t o f a l l f r i e n d s o f RFD, i t s v o i c e need not be s t i l l e d .

In b r o t h e r h o o d , Bob F i s h , D i r e c t o r "The Mi k a d o "

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Because of the h ig h ly p e j o r ­ a tiv e connotations of these l a b e l s , I ha d l o n g s i n c e c u l l e d t h e s e w o r d s f r o m my v o c a b u l a r y , a n d I ha d a s s u m e d , ray t h i n k i n g a s w e l l .

I belong t o a n d am a c t i v e i n a c o u p l e o f n o n - p o lit ic a l gay o r g a n iz ­ a t i o n s and h a v e d o n e c o u n s e l ­ i n g a n d c o n d u c t e d as w e l l a s a t t e n d e d workshops p u b l i c l y and w i t h i n t h e s e g r o u p s .

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S o , I am c o n f u s e d !

O t h e r s t o whom I h a v e shown t h e m a g a z in e were s i m i l a r l y impressed with i t s q u a l i t y , but dism ayed by the use o f wo r d s t h e y h a v e c o me t o a s s o ­ c i a t e w ith the v i c i o u s e p i ­ t h e t s u s e d b y y o u n g t h u g s who h a r a s s and v i c t i m i z e g a y s .

A f t e r r e a d i n g my s e c o n d i s s u e ( # 2 5 ) , I have become q u i t e d e s e n s it i z e d to th e se terms, but a q u e s t i o n r e m a i n s .

Has my c o n s c i o u s n e s s now b e e n l o w ­ e r e d o r h a s i t r i s e n t o some h i g h e r and a s y e t i n e x p l i c a b l e level?

I am c u r i o u s t o know how t h e s e a p p e l a t i o n s h a v e come t o b e u s e d , i n d e e d t o t h e p o in t o f i d e n t i t y , so f r e e l y a n d a c c e p t i n g l y b y my r u r a l brothers.

As a new s u b s c r i b ­ e r , p e r h a p s I may h a v e m i s s e d a "bit o f h i s t o r y " .

In t h e b o n d o f b r o t h e r h o o d , my w a r m e s t r e g a r d s t o my "country c o u sin s" !

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T r u l y , t h e w a x i n g o f t h e new s u n , and t h e o r i e n t o f t h e C h r i s t - c o n s c i o u s n e s s from on h i g h c a n be r e c o g n i z e d a s f a c e t s o f t h e s a me c o h e r ­ ing u n i t y .

I know t h a t a t t h e c e n t e r o f my b e i n g i s an e m p t i n e s s , w h i c h a t t h e same t i m e i s n o t h i n g but l o v e .

E v e r y moment o f my e x i s t e n c e i s n o ­ t h i n g but a m i r a c l e .

There i s n o t h i n g i n the p h y s i c a l u n i v e r s e but g r a c e .

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As I s t r i v e t o d e t a c h m y s e l f f ro m t i m e , I r e u n i t e w i t h t h e u n i v e r s e , w i t h m ir a c u lo u s lo v e beyond u n d e r s t a n d in g .

And t h a t we c a n do t h i s t o g e t h e r m a k e s me l o v e y o u a l l s o much t h a t I c a n h a r d l y s t a n d i t .

My l i f e up t o now h a s b e e n o n e o f a l m o s t c o m ­ p u l s i v e i s o l a t i o n , d e n y i n g t h a t I am l o v a b l e and c a p a b l e o f l o v i n g .

Encasing t h i s d e n ia l, l i k e a c o n c r e t e o v e r c o a t , has been a la c k o f f a i t h i n t h e g o o d n e s s o f my p h y s i c a l b o d y and i t s sexual a ttr ib u te s .

To o l o n g h a v e I b o u g h t i n t o the c o r r u p t i d e o l o g y o f y o u t h and b e a u t y .

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Ba c k i n 1 9 6 9 , I w a n t e d j u s t a b o u t e v e r y t h i n g , b u t wasn't r e a l l y sure o f anything.

I d e c id e d to l e a v e home a n d g o o u t a n d f i n d my p l a c e i n t h e world.

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From e a s t t o w e s t c o a s t , D r i m a r i l y w e s t c o a s t I w o r e o u t C a l i f o r n i a up a n d down - i n a n d o u t , l o o k i n g and h o p i n g t o f i n d s o m e t h i n g t h a t would t r u l y s a t i s f y me.

I ha d t h o u g h t I wa s g a y f o r many y e a r s , b u t had never done a n y th in g about i t .

L . A . a n d San F r a n c i s c o d i d h e l p t o do a s much a b o u t i t a s possible.

Bob was n o t a s g u n g - h o a b o u t t h e c o u n t r y l i f e b u t w e n t a l o n g w i t h me.

We s t a r t e d t o l o o k f o r a place.

Land t o b u i l d o n , b i g f a r m s , l i t t l e f a r m s , y o u name i t we l o o k e d a t i t .

Spending a l l d a y e v e r y d a y , f i n a l l y we f o u n d t h e r i g h t p l a c e , a 2 0 a c r e p i e c e o f h e a v e n on e a r t h 50 m iles south of P ortland c a l l e d W ilhoit Sp rin g s, near M o la l l a .

When we s t a r t e d we ha d $ 1 0 0 i n t h e b a n k a n d e i g h t mo n t h s l a t e r we w o r k e d a n d s a v e d , s o l d c a r s a n d many p o s s e s s i o n s , e n o u g h t h a t we made i t .

We ha d what we n e e d e d t o bu y our p i e c e o f h e a v e n .

We h a v e b e e n h e r e f o r f o u r y e a r s no w, a n d f i n a l l y i t h a s h a p p e n e d ; I h a v e q u i t my j o b a n d am w o r k ­ i n g o n l y on t h e f a r m .

E v e r y d a y I c a n s a y more a n d mor e t h a t I h a v e f o u n d what I wa s l o o k i n g f o r .

In t h e m i d s t o f t h e c i t y I ha d a d e s i r e t o g o t o t h e c o u n t r y a n d work f o r m y s e l f o n t h e l a n d .

Tho ug h n e v e r s u r e i f I w o u l d e v e r d o i t o r e v e n i f I c o u l d do i t .

I t r e a l l y c a n b e d o n e i f you want t h a t l i t t l e p i e c e o f l a n d a nd a r e w i l l i n g t o wor k f o r i t ; i t can and w i l l b e y o u r s .

In 1 9 7 3 I m o v e d t o C a r s o n C i t y , N e v a d a , p u r c h a s ­ e d a m o b i l e home a n d s t a r t e d t o l o o k i n t o r e a l l y being a country person.

I met many p e o p l e a n d t r a v e l e d around lo o k in g for a spot t o s e t t l e .

In 1 9 7 5 I d e c i d e d t h a t i t w o u l d b e t h e b e a u t i f u l g r e e n e r y o f O r e g o n w h o r e I w o u l d g o t o s t a r t my l i f e in the co u n try .

To b e down r i g h t h o n e s t , i t w a s n ' t r e a c h i n g P o r t l a n d I w a n t e d mor e o f

t h e f un o f l i v i n g i n i t .

F o rtu n ately, that did pass.

I g u e s s I c a n s a y I s t a r t e d t o g r o w up a nd r e a l l y f e e l t h e n e e d t o g e t t h a t f arm I ha d wanted.

G o i n g b a c k f o r a mo me n t , I d i d h a v e o n e g o o d e x p e r i e n c e i n P o r t l a n d ; I met s o m e o n e who was v e r y r i g h t f o r me, b e c a u s e we a r e g o i n g t o b e c e l e b r a t i n g o u r f i f t h y e a r t o g e t h e r i n No v . o f 1980.

I t t a k e s a l o t o u t o f y o u , and a v e r y l o v i n g p e r s o n t o s u p p o r t you i n your c r a z y w a y s , but mo s t o f a l l i t t a k e s h o n e s t y w i t h y o u r s e l f ; Y(XJ CAN DO I T.

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W h a t ' s n e e d e d i s a mo r e p u b l i c sense of in te r r a c ia l concern."

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Th e y w i l l a l s o r e c e i v e an i n v i t a t i o n t o j o i n u s a t o ur r e g u l a r m e e t i n g s w h i c h a r e h e l d t h e f i r s t Monday o f e a c h mont h a t 7 : 3 0 pm a t t h e U n i t a r i a n F e l l o w s h i p at 1015 N. H y l a n d , a s w e l l a s t o o u r o t h e r f u n c t i o n s which have i n ­ c lu d e d p o t l u c k s , d a n c e s and picnics.

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To c o n t a c t u s , w r i t e t o GLA, R u r a l Io wa P r o g r a m , F0 Box 2 2 8 3 Ames, IA 5 0 0 1 0

G r a s s r o o t s Women' s Ho u s e i n L i t t l e R o c k , AR i s : -an o r g a n i z i n g and r e s o u r c e s p a c e f o r t h e f e m i n i s t com­ munity .

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Washington, DC The P e o p l e U n i t e d A g a i n s t Gover nme nt R e p r e s s i o n and t h e Klan and N a z i s o r g a n i z e d a counterinaugural demonstra­ t i o n o f about 4 , 0 0 0 marchers on J a n . 2 0 t h .

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Caulfield, M0 Mo t he r Oa k, t h e f e m i n i s t c a u ­ c u s o f t h e Oz a r k A r e a Co mmu ni t y C o n g r e s s ( s e e p a g e 31 o f RFD # 2 5 ) , met a g a i n i n l a t e J a n . a t E u r e k a S p r i n g s , AR. Of i n t e r e s t t o RFD r e a d e r s i s t h e f a c t t h a t t h e men p r e s e n t ( b o t h g a y and h e t e r o ) were a c c e p t e d w i t h warm h e a r t s a n d c l e a r m i n d s b y t h e women a s part o f the group.

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Task f o r c e s wo r ke d on e d u c a t i o n and d e n u c l e a r i z a t i o n . we a l l took turns ca rin g for the children.

The c a u c u s s e n t a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e t o t h e wo me n' s March o n W a s h i n g t o n w i t h a m a n d a t e t h a t M o t h e r ' s Day be c o - o p t e d i n t o Lo v e Your Mot he r ( E a r t h ) Day. The n e x t m e e t i n g w i l l b e A p r i l 4 - 5 a t a f arm o n t h e Wh i t e R i v e r n e a r M o u n t a i n V i e w , AR. We w i l l wo r k o n o ur p r o c e s s , p r io r itiz a tio n of concerns, a n d an i s s u e f o c u s , b u t a l s o p rovide time for add ressin g i n t e r p e r s o n a l a nd s p i r i t u a l needs.

F o r mo r e i n f o r m a t i o n , c o n t a c t Mary W i l l o w , D .C .

R o u t e , Box 4 5 - A , w e s t P l a i n s , MO 6 5 7 7 5 .

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The Rowan T r e e i s a c t i v e l y i n v o l v e d i n many a s p e c t s o f t h e New Age w h i c h a r e o f i n t e r e s t t o P a g a n s a n d F a e r i e s a l i k e , a n d a s we h a v e b e e n d o i n g t h i s work f o r a number o f y e a r s , we f i n d t h e r e i s much t o s h a r e .

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I ha d b e e n i n v o l v e d w i t h t h e Rowan T r e e s i n c e i t s i n c e n t i o n ( e v e n l o n g b e f o r e t h e name Rowan T r e e came i n t o u s e ) a n d p a r t o f o u r move was t o p r o v i d e s p a c e for t h e Center and i t s growing work.

We h a v e a w o n d e r f u l T e m p l e , i n w h i c h we w o r s h i p b o t h t h e God i n H i s many a s p e c t s a n d t h e G o d d e s s i n H e r s .

In f a c t , t h a t wa s t h e f i r s t room t h a t we c o m o l e t e d , t r u e Pagans a t h e a r t . '<*e h a v e s u r r o u n d e d o ur h o u s e w i t h h e r b g a r d e n s , a n d a r e c r e a t i n g a sa n c tu a r y for t h e herb devas (t h e s p i r i t s / s o u l s o f h e r b s , much l i k e l i t t l e p e o p l e f o r t h e F a e r ­ ies).

The g a r d e n b e h i n d t h e h o u s e h a s a r i t u a l c i r c l e f o r d a n c e s and o u t d o o r w o r s h i p o f t h e r e ­ lig io n of nature.

I t ' s been a wonderful p r o j e c t , a n d we h a v e a g r o w i n g number o f members a n d s t u ­ d e n t s who come h e r e t o s t u d y a v a r i e t y o f s u b ­ j e c t s , s u ch a s a s t r o l o g y , h e r b a l h e a l i n g , and p s y c h i c / s p i r i t u a l development.

Our ma i n w o r k , h o w e v e r , i s i n w o r k i n g w i t h t h o s e men a n d women who a r e s t u d y i n g t o b e i n i t i a t e d i n t o t h e P r i e s t / e s s h o o d s o f W i c c a a n d o f t h e Sh a ma n. find t h a t t h e men who s t u d y h e r e a r e p r i m a r i l y g a y , and t h e women a r e p e r h a p s a t h i r d l e s b i a n , a n d t wo t h i r d s h e t e r o s e x u a l .

A l l mi x w e l l , and t h e r e a r e no p r e j u d i c e s .

We c o n t i n u e t o e n j o y an a t m o s p h e r e o f P e r f e c t Love a n d P e r f e c t T r u s t .

Fo r t h o s e who l i v e i n i s o l a t e d p a r t s o f t h e c o u n ­ t r y , we h a v e a c a t a l o g o f h e r b s a v a i l a b l e b y m a i l order.

We h a v e an h e r b s h o p h e r e a t t h e Rowan T r e e , a n d f i n d i n g t h a t many o f o u r r e a d e r s h a v e no a c c e s s t o a s h o p , we h a v e e x p a n d e d a n d h o p e to help o th e r s.

We k e e p o u r p r i c e s a s l o w a s p o s s i b l e , and f i l l o r d e r s a s q u i c k l y a s p o s s i b l e .

H o p e f u l l y , o ur s e l e c t i o n w i l l c o n t i n u e t o g r o w (we now h a v e a b o u t a h u n d r e d t y p e s o f h e r b s a v a i l a b l e ).

(Editor: A r e v ie w o f P a u l ' s book, The H o i y B o o k s o f t h e D e v a s : an h e r b a l 1 f o r t h e Aquar i a n A g e , i s on p a g e of th is issue of RFD. )

The Rowan T r e e i s i n v o l v e d w i t h many a c t i v i t i e s .

We h a v e b e e n w o r k i n g f o r g a y a nd l e s b i a n r i g h t s w i t h i n t h e l a r g e r P a g a n Co mmu ni t y t h r o u g h o u t t h e U . S . , h a v i n g b e g u n (lh y r s . a g o ) t o a d d a s p e c i a l a d d i t i o n t o o ur r e g u l a r n e w s l e t t e r ( The U n i c o r n ) w h i c h p r o v i d e s n e ws o f t h e P a g a n / W i c c a n c o m m u n i t y e i g h t t i m e s a y e a r , c o i n c i d i n g w it h the s a b b a t s .

We h a v e a t t e n d e d a number o f P a g a n f e s t i v a l s , a n d l a s t y e a r we s c h e d u l e d t h e g a y a n d l e s b i a n r a p s e s s i o n which l e d to th e h i s t o r i c i n c l u s i o n o f g a y men i n Z . B u d a p e s t ' s D i a n i c C i r c l e w h i c h o u r b r o t h e r Ray N e l s o n w r o t e a b o u t i n y o u r l a s t i s ­ sue.

L a s t H a l l o w m a s we s p o n s o r e d a r e t r e a t f o r Gay F a e r i e s ( n o t a l l men who i d e n t i f y t h e m s e l v e s a s F a e r i e s a r e g a y ) h e r e a t t h e Rowan T r e e , a n d i t wa s a w o n d e r f u l t i m e , w i t h c i t i e s l i k e Sa n F r a n c i s c o , A t l a n t a , Kansas C i t y , C h i c a g o , and L e v i t t o w n , Pa. r e p r e s e n t e d .

I t wa s a g r e a t e x ­ p e r i e n c e , w ith workshops in c h a n t , s e x u a l magick, a n d r i t u a l s a nd f u n and l o v e s h a r e d b y t h o s e a t ­ tending.

We w i l l b e s p o n s o r i n g a n o t h e r s u c h r e ­ t r e a t t h i s c o m i n g May, a n d l o o k f o r w a r d t o t h e event with g r e a t j o y .

(See p . f o r more i n f o r ­ m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g t h e May G a t h e r i n g ) .

I h o p e t h i s f i n d s a l l o f you e n j o y i n g t h e j o y o f l i f e , o f l o v e , a nd o f t h e s p e c i a l F a e r y Ma g i c k w h i c h i s a v a i l a b l e t o a l l who c a r e t o s e e k i t , t o p u t i n t h e n e c e s s a r y work t o d e v e l o p i t , and who c a r e a n d c h e r i s h i t .

Onl y t o t h o s e a r e t h e m ysteries unveiled.

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The RowanTree Box 881*+ MpIsMN 55T08

P .S. The g r o w t h o f RFD & i t s s h a r i n g o f commun­ i c a t i o n for t h o s e g a y s , f a e r i e s , e t c . d i s c o v e r ­ ing the value o f a r e l i g i o n of natu ral c y c l e s i s joyous.

I w i s h y o u e x t e n d e d s u c c e s s o v e r many years.

May t h e G o d d e s s k i s s y o u r d r e a m s , a n d t h e G o l d e n God make y o u r f a n t a s i e s r e a l .

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A G a t h e r i n g o f Gay Men i n A t l a n t a (Feb. 6 - 8 , A t l a n t a , GA) C o n t a c t : Frank A b b o t t , 1422 I v e r s o n S t . , A t l a n t a , GA 3 0 3 0 7 * * * * * The Snow F a e r i e s G athering for Ith a ca , NY (Mar. 2 0 - 2 2 - S p r i n g Equinox) C o n t a c t : Tom S e i d n e r , B orealis Bookstore, 4 1 6 Edd y S t . , I t h a c a , NY 1 4 8 5 0

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The S e c o n d An n u a l A l l - B o y B u f f a l o River F loat ( A p r i l 2 0 - 2 1 ; P o n c a , AR) A c a n o e t r i p down 22 m i l e s o f the s c e n i c B u f f a l o N a t io n a l River.

The r a p i d s a r e FUN, nothing that a beginner c a n 't handle.

The r i v e r a b o u n d s w i t h 300-500 f t . b l u f f s , w a t e r f a l l s , f e r n s , f l o w e r s a nd v e g e t a t i o n .

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Fo r d e t a i l s and t o r e s e r v e a place (April 1 d e a d lin e ) con­ tact: Ji m Lo ng , R t . 1 , Box 4 5 , B l u e E y e , MO 6 5 6 1 1

May Day C e l e b r a t i o n (May 1 - 3 , S h o r t Mt . ,

TN)

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Contact: S h o r t M t . , R t . 1, Box 9 3A, L i b e r t y , TN 3 7 0 9 5

F a i r y Moon R e t r e a t (May 1 5 - 1 7 , M p l s . , The Rowan T r e e w i l l b e s p o n ­ s o r i n g a F a i r y Moon R e t r e a t i n th e s o r in g sea so n o f 1931.

D a t e s a r e May 1 5 - 1 7 , t o c o i n ­ c i d e with the f i n a l days o f a moon w h i c h w i l l wax f u l l i n Scorpio.

The w e e k e n d w i l l b e ­ g in with a Friday evening Fairy C i r c l e , h e l d in the herb g a r ­ d e n s o f L o t h l o r i e n , and c o n ­ t i n u e th ro ug h t h e weekend w i th w o r k s h o p s , m u s i c , m e a l s , and fun.

A p o ssib le conclusion w i l l be a F a ir y r i t u a l h e l d at a sa cred c i r c l e along the M is s is s ip p i River.

Further d e t a i l s w i l l be p u b l i s h e d in the Extra Pages, the g a y / l e s b ia n s e c t i o n o f "the Unicorn" or a r e a v a i l a b l e f r o m: The Rowan T r e e , Box 8 8 1 4 , M p l s . , MN 5 5 4 0 8 .

Pre-reg i s t r a t io n w i l l b e $ 1 0 and t h e t o t a l c o s t w i l l be r o u g h ly $ 5 0 -6 0 i n c l u d ­ i ng m e a l s and s l e e p i n g s p a c e .

Space w i l l be l i m i t e d .

D is­ c o u n t e d f e e s f o r t h o s e who p r o v i d e t h e i r own l o d g i n g a n d m eals w i l l be a v a i l a b l e .

C r i t ' s B i r t h d a y P a r t y / P o t Luck Party (May 3 0 - J u n e 1 , S h o r t M t . , TN) B r in g w h a t e v e r you n e e d .

Contact: Sh ort Mt. , R t . 1, Box 9 8 A , L i b e r t y , TN 3 7 0 9 5

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The S e v e n t h R u n n i n g K a t e r Gather ing (J une 1 9 - 2 1 , Running w a t e r , B a k e r s v i l l e , NC) A weekend c e l e b r a t i o n o f s h a r ­ i n g , t o u c h i n g , and c i r c l e s a t t h e home o f RFD. Bring gear t o camp a t Ru n n i n g Wat er on m y s t i c a l Roan M o u n t a i n i n v / e s t e r n NC. Our f a c i l i t i e s a r e p r i m i t i v e and l i m i t e d s o we a t t e m p t t o b e w e l l p r e p a r ­ ed i n o rder to accomodate as many b r o t h e r s a s we c a n .

P l e a s e w r i t e f o r d e t a i l s a nd map.

We a p p r e c i a t e a d v a n c e n o t i c e from t h o s e a t t e n d i n g and a d o n a t i o n towards t h e communally p r e p a r e d m e a l s .

Contact: R u n n i n g Wat e r Farm, R t . 1 , Box 127E , B a k e r s v i l l e , NC 2 8 7 0 5

Possible Future Gathering Toronto G athering (E a r ly J u ly '81 - c o i n c i d i n g w i t h t h e T o r o n t o N a t i o n a l Ga y Conference ) Contact: Doug W h i t f i e l d , 7 5 0 0 1 0 5 t h S t . , Edmonton, A l b e r t a , Ca n a d a T6E 4 V 1 .

THATS MAGIC! A PERSONAL ACCOUNT O f THE HARBIN HOT SPRINGS

BY RICO GATHERING The many a c c o u n t s o f F a e r i e G a t h e r i n g s t h a t I h a v e r e a d i n RFD l e a v e me f e e l i n g h u m b l e a b o u t my a b i l i t y t o e x p r e s s t h e m a g i c o f t h e H a r b i n Hot S p r i n g s G a t h e r i n g .

Wi t h y o u r l o v i n g p a t i e n c e I w i l l t r y t o s h a r e i n t h e m o s t p o t e n t way my e x p e r i e n c e s a nd t h o u g h t s .

P l e a s e a c c e p t some diversion s.

Hot S p r i n g s G a t h e r i n g .

I found m y s e l f st a n d in g b e h i n d hi m c o m p l e t e l y a t random i n t h e s e c o n d , outer c i r c l e as everyone t r ie d to sta y c lo s e to t h e f i r e t o k e e p warm, I h a d no i d e a who h e was He j u s t moved me s t r o n g l y .

When i t wa s t i m e t o l e a v e I had b e e n k i s s i n g h i s n e c k a n d s h o u l d e r s from b e h i n d .

The f i r s t G a t h e r i n g I a t t e n d e d wa s t h e B o l i n a s H alloween G a th e rin g in ' 8 0 .

Some f r i e n d s I d i d n ’ t know v e r y w e l l s u g g e s t e d we a l l g o t o g e t h e r .

They were g o i n g r e g a r d l e s s .

Whi c h m e a n t , i f n e c e s s a r y , g e t t i n g o f f wor k a t 7: 0 0 PM i n San F r a n c i s c o ; h i t c h h i k i n g 4 0 m i l e s i n t h e d a r k and c o l d , through th e c i t y a c r o s s t h e G olden G ate B r i d g e a n d t h r o u g h w o o d e d Ma r i n C o u n t y , a r r i v i n g p e r h a p s l a t e , a n d t h e n o n e o f t he m h a d t o b e b a c k t h e ne xt morning f o r work: I o n l y ha d t h e v a g u ­ e s t u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f where i t was I o f f e r e d t o d r i v e i n my new " o l d p i c k u p t r u c k " , b u t I b e c a me convinced that anything th e s e gay f r ie n d s (I d i d n ' t know t h e y w e r e f a e r i e s y e t ) w e r e c o m m i t t e d t o a t t e n d i n g , h a d t o b e more w o r t h w h i l e t h a n a H a l l o w e e n s t r e e t s c e n e i n San F r a n c i s c o w i t h a l l i t s p o t e n t i a l v i o l e n c e and bad v i b e s .

Over t i m e Norman i n f o r m e d me o f t h e p r e p a r a t i o n s for t h e " S o l s t i c e F r o l i c for G entlem en F a i r i e s " ( H a r b i n Hot S p r i n g s G a t h e r i n g ) .

He d i d m o s t o f the planning h im self.

I t was a s t r o n g t e s t i m o n y f o r me o f t h e p o t e n c y o f i n d i v i d u a l p o w e r .

Norman c a l l e d i t a "h ea r t flo w " p r o j e c t and i n v o k e d t h e s p i r i t s o f h i s f a e r i e b r o t h e r s t o h e l p make i t a l l c ome t o g e t h e r .

It did.

My f r i e n d s ha d a d i f f i c u l t t i m e v e r b a l l y p r e p a r i n g me f o r wh a t I wa s a b o u t t o e n c o u n t e r .

They ended up m a k i n g i t s o u n d l i k e " R o s e m a r y ’ s Baby i n t h e Woods" f o r q u e e r s , a n d I b e c a m e i n c r e a s i n g l y n e r v o u s a s I d r o v e o v e r s h a d o w e d r o a d s a nd u n ­ marked t u r n s t o s e a r c h o u t t h i s " e v e n t " .

Even t h o u g h my f r i e n d J o h n , a n o l d e r t h e r a p i s t a n d o r d i n a r i l y my r o c k o f s e c u r i t y , wa s w i t h u s , I wa s l i t e r a l l y s h a k i n g f r om f r i g h t a s we f i n a l l y p u lle d in t o the l a s t driveway.

The f o u r o f u s g o t out o f th e tru c k ca b, but I d i d so v e r y r e ­ l u c t a n t l y ; v i s i o n s o f macabre c u l t s and k n i v e s c u t t i n g o ur h e a r t s h a u n t e d me.

I w r ite t h i s in a ll honesty.

I j u s t d i d n ' t kno w w h a t t o e x p e c t . " F a e r i e " was n o t y e t a p o s i t i v e t e r m f o r me.

I l o s t t h e s i n g l e k e y t o t h e t r u c k a s we w a l k e d up t h e d r i v e w a y . '‘Je o n l y r e a l i z e d t h i s l a t e r when i t wa s t i m e t o d r i v e t o t h e b e a c h f o r t h e circle.

S t r a n g e l y , J o h n w a l k e d 30 f e e t a way f rom t h e t r u c k and i n t h e c o u n t r y dar k fou n d t h e ke y in the d i r t driveway.

U s u a l l y he a s k s me t o r e a d r e s t a u r a n t me nus b e c a u s e h e c a n ’ t s e e t h e p r i n t without h i s g l a s s e s .

At t h a t p o i n t I knew s o m e ­ t h i n g p o w e r f u l wa s h a p p e n i n g .

But w h a t ?

At t h e B o l i n a s H a l l o w e e n G a t h e r i n g ( s e e RFD # 2 5 p . 8 f o r an a c c o u n t o f t h i s g a t h e r i n g b y S a i ) I met Norman who wa s p u t t i n g t o g e t h e r t h e H a r b i n

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S u p p o s e d l y a b u s was l e a v i n g from San F r a n c i s c o for t h i s Harbin G a t h e r i n g .

T h i s would s h u t t l e the infamous order o f the S i s t e r s o f Perpetual Indulgence.

I was a b l e t o make r e s e r v a t i o n s f o r my p a r t n e r a n d m y s e l f t o b e on t h i s b u s .

As s e e ms t y p i c a l w i t h f a e r i e h a p p e n i n g s t h e bus had c l u t c h p r o b le m s and ne ver l e f t t h e c i t y .

Instead the e x a c t number o f c a r s a p p e a r e d s o t h a t e v e r y o n e c o u l d c a r - p o o l t h e ho ur a n d an h a l f r i d e n o r t h t o Sonoma C o u n t y .

S i n c e my f i r s t g a t h e r i n g a t B o l i n a s was s o h i g h a n d e n e r g i z e d I w a s t o t a l l y r e a d y f o r my s e c o n d e x p e r i e n c e on t h e W i n t e r S o l s t i c e .

I had a l s o t h e f o r t u n a t e e x p e r i e n c e o f g o i n g t o H a r b i n Hot S p r in g s s i x weeks e a r l i e r with a s e x u a l i t y c o u n s e l i n g c l a s s f rom San F r a n c i s c o S t a t e .

Thu s I was a b l e t o v i s u a l i z e b e f o r e h a n d e x a c t l y w h e r e we w e r e h e a d e d . . . i n a p h y s i c a l a n d g e o g r a p h i c a l d i m e n s i o n anyway.

I learned e a r l i e r that t h i s p a r t i c u la r fewt h o u s a n d a c r e v a l l e y ha d o n c e b e e n s a c r e d I n d i a n land.

S o m e t i m e i n t h e 1 8 0 0 * s t h e w h i t e men f o r ­ c e d t he m o u t .

The I n d i a n s w e r e r e p o r t e d t o h a v e l e f t a c u r s e on t h e l a n d a s t h e y s p a c e d t h e m ­ s e l v e s along the se m icirc u la r rid g e e n c lo s in g the v a l l e y .

In t h e l a t e 1 8 0 0 ’ s t h e h o t s p r i n g s a n d n a t u r a l b e a u t y o f Sonoma C o u n t y f o r m e d t h e nucleus for a very fin e h o te l r e s o r t .

So f i n e , i n f a c t , t h a t e a r l i e r U . S . P r e s i d e n t s had supposedly v i s i t e d th e r e .

The p l a c e b e c a m e a b a n d o n e d i n t h e 1 9 0 0 ’ s f o r some r e a s o n ( t h e curse?).

The r e s o r t e r o d e d b u t t h e b u i l d i n g s stayed on.

In t h e 6 0 * s a g r o up o f f l o w e r c h i l ­ d r e n o r w h a t e v e r was t h e c h a r a c t e r o f t h e s e p a r ticu la r 6 0 ’s fo lk , inhabited the l i t t l e valley.

I t b e c a m e an LSD f a c t o r y .

One d a y t h e

coming Harb in G a t h e r i n g .

But t h e r e wa s more g o in g on.

O t h e r s w e r e b e i n g h e a l e d a nd I w a t c h e d i t and s h a r e d i t .

THAT'S M A G IC! (CONTINUED)

I f I might b l a s p h e m o u s l y a s s e r t t h a t I have not YET r e a d , e i t h e r A r t h u r E v a n s ' b o o k , W i t c h c r a f t a n d t h e Ga y C o u n t e r C u l t u r e o r V i s i o n a r y Love by M i t c h W a l k e r ; a n d f u r t h e r m o r e I am h o n e s t l y n o t v e r y a w a r e or e d u c a t e d a b o u t a n c i e n t r e l i g i o n s o r t r a d i t i o n s , may I c o n t i n u e t h i s d i s c u s s i o n o f magic?

Although th e c i r c l e around th e f i r e at n i g h t seems t o be t h e t r a d i t i o n a l p o i n t o f h i g h po we r m a g i c ( f r o m what I ' v e r e a d i n RFD) , t h e s e hot s p r i n g s o f f e r e d another s e t t i n g where I think h ig h -e n e r g y s t u f f happened.

T h e r e was a v e r y h o t t u b , o n e h a d t o i n c h o n e ' s way i n t o , a n d t h e n t h e r e wa s c o n n e c t e d t o t h a t a l a r g e r p o o l - l i k e s t r u c t u r e with a tem p era ture j u s t above bo dy t e m p e r a t u r e s o on e c o u l d f l o a t f o r h o u r s and h o u r s i n t h e m i n e r a l w a t e r a s we d i d .

This larger s t r u c t u r e h e l d p e r h a p s 4 0 t o 6 0 when n e c e s s a r y .

Then 2 0 y a r d s a way wa s a c o l d p l u n g e t h e s i z e o f a r e g u l a r b u i l t - i n swi mmi ng p o o l c o m p l e t e w i t h diving board.

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A l a r g e wo o d en d e c k was n e a r b y and t r e e s o v e r h e a d c o v e r e d h a l f t h e sky.

l o c a l p o l i c e p u l l e d i n and c l o s e d t h e f a c t o r y and c a u s e d a g r e a t d e a l o f o t h e r d i s t r e s s .

The nearby i n h a b i t a n t s o f th e l i t t l e town, M id dleto n , b e c a m e e n r a g e d when t h e y l e a r n e d o f t h e h i p p i e drug c u l t u r e .

Th e y a c t u a l l y s t o r m e d t h e p l a c e a n d b u r n e d down mo s t o f t h e b u i l d i n g s ( t h e curse?).

Fo r a w h i l e c h a o s r e i g n e d t h e r e a g a i n .

Now t h e p r o p e r t y i s c o n t r o l l e d b y t h e "He art C o n s c i o u s n e s s Church" whic h a p p e a r s t o be a l o o s e l y o r g a n i z e d g r o u p w i s h i n g t o l i v e i n an idealized settin g .

Th e y a r e c o m p l e t e l y n o n ­ proselytizing.

Wi t h t h e s e f o l k s Norman made a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r a b o u t 7 5 F a e r i e s t o come a n d s t a y i n t h e mo s t i n t e r e s t i n g s u r v i v i n g b u i l d i n g , "The S t o n e L o d g e " .

A ne we r l o d g e a s h o r t w a l k away w a s a l s o r e s e r v e d f o r t h o s e who p r e p a r e d t h e i r own f o o d .

Norman ha d a l s o a r r a n g e d f o o d t o be r e a d i e d f o r t h o s e i n t h e S t o n e L o d g e .

The c a m p i n g o u t o p t i o n wa s e x e r c i s e d b y s o m e .

The t i m i n g o f t h e m e a l s a n d t h e s e p a r a t i o n o f t h e t wo g r o u p s i n e a c h l o d g e w e r e t h e o n l y c o m ­ p l a i n t s about t h e p r e p a r a t i o n s and s e t t i n g .

T h i s s e e m s u n i m p o r t a n t now.

Oh y e s , t h e m a g i c .

Some f i n e h a n d s o m e y o un g f a e r i e s were t a l k i n g t o g e t h e r about t h e e x o e r i e n c e o f t h e h o t s o r i n g s wh e r e c o n s t a n t h u g g i n g and s t r o k i n g w e r e e x c h a n g e d b e t w e e n e v e r y a g e a nd shape o f p e r s o n . " T h i s w a t e r medium r e a l l y ma k e s i t f e e l s a f e r t o h o l d someone n a k e d ."

When my p a r t n e r a n d I a r r i v e d F r i d a y N i g h t we dropped our t h i n g s at t h e S t o n e Lodg e, o a i d t h e r e m a i n d e r o f o ur f e e , a n d h e a d e d n a k e d f o r t h e Hot S p r i n g s .

A l t h o u g h a f e w o t h e r s f rom t h e C h u r c h w e r e a r o u n d t h e p r o p e r t y , we s e e m e d t o h a v e t o t a l f r e e d o m , w i t h a minimum o f o u t s i d e contact.

At t h i s p o i n t I w o u l d l i k e t o d i v e d e e p e r i n t o my c o n s c i o u s n e s s a n d s h a r e t h e po we r and s e n s a t i o n s o f t h a t we ek en d.

P l e a s e bear w i t h me b e c a u s e I am t r y i n g t o b e s u c c i n c t .

"Yea, e v e n t h e g u y s w i t h l o t s o f f l a b f e e l warm and s e n s u o u s a nd g o o d t o h o l d .

I ’ ve h e l d 26 f a e r i e s a l r e a d y . " " I t ' s g r e a t b e c a u s e I wo u ld have a d i f f i c u l t t i m e a l l o w i n g t h a t much p h y s i c a l i n t i m a c y s o me w h e r e e l s e . "

When g a y men g a t h e r a n d men o f 1 8 o r 2 0 t a l k , h u g , h o l d a n d d e e p l y c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h men o f 50 o r 6 0 ; THAT'S MAGIC'.

When 5 0 v o i c e s a nd f a c e s sta n d about a f i r e w ith a l o v i n g , p u r i f y ­ i n g , h e a l i n g i n t e n t ; THAT'S MAGIC! When 3 0 men h o l d arms i n a h u g e , t e p i d , h o t s p r i n g c i r c l i n g a r o u n d and a r o u n d , s m i l i n g , k i s s i n g a s t h e f u l l moon a p p e a r s g i g a n t i c o n t h e h o r i z o n , on t h e s o l s t i c e o f t h e w i n t e r w h i l e two p l a n e t s a l i g n i n s u c h a way t h a t t h e y w o n ' t a g a i n f o r 350 y e a r s ; THAT ’ 8 MAG IC 1

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I p o i n t t h i s m a g i c o u t b e c a u s e I h e a r d and overheard o f disap pointm ents with the night circles.

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"It's h a r d t o k e e p t h e e n e r g y up f o r e a c h o f t h e s e g a t h e r i n g s " I wa s t o l d .

"I seem t o c ome w i t h s o much e x p e c t a t i o n b e c a u s e t h e l a s t g a t h e r i n g was j u s t s o p o w e r f u l a n d b e a u t i f u l .

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Yes, p e r h a p s I was e n c h a n t ­ ed.

I d i d n ' t know why t h i s p e r s o n c o u l d n ' t s e e it.

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He was o n c e f u c k i n g a c ow a n d i t s h i t on h i m .

He h a d t o e x p l a i n t o h i s m o t h e r why h i s p a n t s w e r e wet a f t e r h a v i n g t a k e n t hem o f f t o wa s h t hem i n t h e horse trough.

He s a i d h e ' d f a l l e n i n t h e t r o u g h and t h i s s e e m e d l e s s e m b a r r a s s i n g t h a n t h e t r u t h .

I g r e w up i n D e t r o i t .

To h e a r t h i s s t o r y , f o r r e a l , f rom t h e l i p s o f a c o u n t r y f a e r i e wa s v e r y i m p o r t a n t t o me.

J u s t a s i m p o r t a n t was H a r r y H a y ' s t e l l i n g me d i r e c t l y ( n o t f rom a b o o k ) w h i l e f o u r o f u s l o c k e d arms i n t h e h o t t u b t h a t

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M a g i c a l t o me wa s C r i t s h o v i n g t h a t p i p e i n my f a c e e n d l e s s l y a n d l i g h t i n g i t f o r me.

Magical t o me was t h a t l u n a t i c d a n c i n g a r o u n d c o n s t a n t l y f o r h o u r s w i t h a s k i r t and b e l l s .

Everytime I l o o k e d up h e h a d o n a new c h i f f o n d r e s s , or p i n k p u mp s , or a f e a t h e r h a t .

That l u n a t i c t u r n e d out t o be S a i , o f c o u r s e .

M a g i c a l t o me was J a m e s B r o u g h t o n ' s p o e t r y r e a d t o us by h i m s e l f m id-Sunday m o r n in g .

Serious l i s t e n e r s s h a r i n g an o l d e r a r t i s t ' s l i f e wor k a n d v a l i d a t i n g a l l my f a n t a s i e s o f my own p o ­ tent i a l .

M a g i c a l t o me wa s t h a t b i g f a e r i e b e i n g f l o a t e d i n t h e p o o l l a t e , l a t e S a t u r d a y N i g h t by f o u r or f i v e young f a e r i e s .

H e ' d b e e n e y e i n g me and p a s s i n g h i g h - e n e r g y t o roe a l l day a n d n i g h t .

It wa s l o v i n g , b u t i n t e n s e and s o m e t i m e s s l i g h t l y d ifficu lt.

When h e t o o k a c i d i t was a l m o s t a crisis.

A fte r o n l y four m inutes o f b e in g f l o a t e d h e s q u i r m e d a n d c o n t o r t e d and c o u l d n o t a l l o w us to f l o a t him.

He s e e m e d n o t t o b e a b l e t o h a n d l e the a t t e n t i o n .

Oh s o g e n t l y I t r i e d t o t e a c h him. " I t ' s d i f f i c u l t t o have a l o t o f energy f o c u s e d on y o u r p e r s o n i f y o u r n o t r e a d y f o r i t , is n 't it?"

M a g i c a l t o me was t h e c i r c l e S a t u r d a y N i g h t when o n l y 1 0 o r 12 w e r e l e f t .

I ' d been c a l l i n g for f a ir y mirth a l l night as the h e a v in e ss o f r i t u a l o p p r e s s e d n e w c o m e r s a s w e l l a s some p o w e r faeries.

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whose dark f e a t u r e s and c h a n t e d me .

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M a g i c a l t o me wa s an a c i d t r i p a l l S a t u r d a y A l l e n a s we c l i m b e d up a h i l l a n d f o r h o u r s q u i e t l y and w a t c h e d l i t t l e f a e r i e e x c u r s i o n s low.

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And f i n a l l y , m a g i c a l t o me was t h a t f a e r i e w i t t h a t r e s p o n d e d a t meal t i m e .

Norman ha d i n f o r m e d us t h a t t h e f e e d b a c k h e r e c e i v e d f r o m o u r h o s t s wa s t h a t our g r o u p wa s h i g h l y w e l c o m e a n d t h e y l i k e d what we w e r e a b o u t .

"One t h i n g , h o w e v e r , " Norman p a s s e d o n " t h e r e ' s b e e n some c o m p l a i n t s f r om o t h e r s a b o u t e x p l i c i t c o c k s u c k i n g i n t h e t u b s and w e ' r e a s k e d t o c o o l i t . " A v o i c e rang o u t , " R ig h t , t h e y l i k e us r e a l f i n e a l r i g h t i f o n l y we w e r e n ' t c o c k s u c k e r s ' . " I s t r o n g l y s u s p e c t t h a t t h o s e who m i s s e d t h e m a g i c , i f a n y , c l o s e d t h e m s e l v e s o f f f rom i t .

"What's m a g i c a l " I t r i e d t o a s s e r t " i s t h a t t h i s g r o u p h a s a c o n s c i o u s n e s s way b e y o n d a n d a b o v e a ny s i n g l e l i t t l e f a e r i e c o n t r o l l i n g i t . " Of c o u r s e t h a t s p e c i a l f e e l i n g o f group u n i t y d o e s n ' t ALWAYS c o m e .

If it did so e a s i l y , it w o u ld n 't be s p e c i a l .

We come t o g e t h e r a n d i f group magic i s t h e r e i t m a n i f e s t s .

If not, not. when g r o u p m a g i c d o e s n ' t se e m t o be m a n i f e s t i n g and p e o p l e f e e l s p l i n t e r e d , so be i t .

One must t h e n r e l y on o n e ' s i n d i v i d u a l p o w e r .

However, when t h e g r o u p m a g i c d o e s m a n i f e s t , i t ' s s o p o w e r f u l and s o h e a l i n g .

I d o n ' t want t o m i s s it.

So I ' l l c o n t i n u e g a t h e r i n g when g a t h e r i n g s happen.

F a e r i e s e v e r y w h e r e h a v e g i v e n me s o much e n e r g y .

The g a t h e r i n g a t H a r b i n Hot S p r i n g s o v e r t h e Wi n­ t e r S o l s t i c e i n N o r t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a was a t t e n d ­ e d by n e a r l y 70 f a e r i e s .

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H o t l a n t a was g o i n g t h r o u g h a c o l d s p e l l .

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F a e r i e s s t a r t e d popping o u t o f t h e woodwork.

A h i g h l i t e o f the g a t h e r ­ i n g wa s t h e o p e n i n g r i t u a l a t t h e S a t u r d a y m o r n ­ i n g c i r c l e when J a s o n ( l 5! y r s o l d ) g a v e t h e w e l ­ come a d d r e s s t h a t e a c h a n d e v e r y f a e r i e u n d e r ­ s t o o d a s a m e s s a g e f rom t h e G o d d e s s .

Again r e ­ u n i o n s w e r e h a p p e n i n g , new r e l a t i o n s h i p s s p r o u t ­ ing, old r e la t io n s h ip s being given a b o o st.

The network i s coming t o g e t h e r .

I wa s t r o u b l e d a nd f e l t t e n s i o n i n t h e a i r .

This wa s my s i x t h g a t h e r i n g .

I ha d n o t e x p e r i e n c e d t h i s f e e l i n g among f a e r i e s .

I s t a y e d near t he Hot Tubs m o s t o f t h e w e e k e n d .

Constantly ques­ t i o n i n g m o t i v e s and a c t i o n s o f o t h e r f a e r i e s .

Was t h i s n e c e s s a r y ?

I f e l t so trou b led I d id n 't even go to the ca m p fire th a t n i t e .

I h a v e w i t h me a s I t r a v e l a c o m p l e t e s e t o f t a p e s from t h e De n ve r G a t h e r i n g , and I'm l o o k i n g forward to sh a rin g tim e with a l l o f you.

Hope­ f u l l y , a f a e r i e c i r c l e w i l l convene in each h a v ­ en t h a t I v i s i t f o r s t o r y t e l l i n g and b e l l r i n g ­ ing .

The s e v e n hour j o u r n e y t o S a c r a m e n t o t h r o u g h t h e r a i n and w i n d , c o u g h i n g , f e e l i n g d r a i n e d - I was d e t e r m i n e d t o come up w i t h a s o l u t i o n .

I wasn't e v e n s u r e what I was l o o k i n g f o r .

To d i r e c t t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f a n y t h i n g o n e must act w ith g r a c e .

L e t t i n g t h e natu re o f the need determine the c h o ic e .

O n e 's p u b l i c image s h o u l d i n d i c a t e t h e meaning o f o n e ' s p u r p o s e .

When f a e r i e s f i n d o t h e r f a e r i e s , we r e c o g n i z e i t a s a t r u e t r e a s u r e when we o f f e r o u r s e l v e s w i t h a sincerity of feelin g.

For t h i s i s t h e g o l d e n wrapping o f u n e q u a l l e d l u x u r y .

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Ti me mus t f u l f i l l i t s e l f n a t u r a l l y .

We a r e a l l working f o r a b e t t e r p l a c e t o l i v e in harmony.

F r a c t i o n a l i s m must b e a v o i d e d .

After spending s e v e r a l w e e k s a l o n e , m e d i t a t i n g a n d s t u d y i n g my i n n e r f e e l i n g s , I wa s a b l e t o g e t b a c k t o wha t I do b e s t - t r a v e l and t e l l s t o r i e s .

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The b o d y t i n g l e s f r om h e a d t o t o e The ar ms r e a c h f o r t h e s k y A c a l m n e s s mo v e s o v e r t h e room C l o s i n g ray e y e s , r e s t i n g Peacefully Absorbing t h e energy S o a k i n g up t h e j u i c e Sex magi c - K a l i - Dan cin g Laughter - P le a su r e - S in g in g Waves o f e n e r g y f l o a t a r o u n d t h e room; /Vt t i i ^ s I am f o r c e d t o s t a n d up o t h e r t i m e s ray ar ms w o n ' t stop weaving & dancing w i t h t h e m o v e me n t s o f the c h a n t in g The e j a c u l a t i o n c h o r u s s i n g s with the reverence o f the tim es th e Goddess hears us t i l She i s h a p p y a n d s e n d s us c o m f o r t .

1 d e c i d e d i t b e t t e r f o r me t o n o t g e t i n v o l v e d i n m a j o r c o n f l i c t s i n i d e o l o g y o f what a s a n c ­ t u a r y i s or i s n o t .

These problem s a re b e in g wor ke d o u t by t h e f a e r i e s a c t u a l l y l i v i n g i n t h e many s a n c t u a r i e s t h r o u g h o u t f a e r i e l a n d .

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LOG 1STIC S The L a s i s F a e r i e s o f New O r l e a n s h a v e v o l u n t e e r ­ e d t o c a r e t a k e t h e F a e r i e Fund b y : 1) E s t a b l i s h i n g a ba n k a c c o u n t a n d b o o k k e e p i n g p r o c e d u r e s ; l e t t i n g t h e N e t w o r k know i t e x i s t s t h r u m a i l i n g s and med ia; s o l i c i t i n g p r o j e c t s and f u n d s .

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3) I n v e s t ig a t e e s t a b l i s h i n g a le g a l b a s i s for a n o n p r o f i t t a x - e x e m p t s t a t u s f o r t h e F un d .

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btf A) m ena Tor The G r e a t R i t e h a s b e e n p r a c t i c e d b y Pa g a n s h a ­ mans s i n c e t h e dawn o f m a n k i n d .

E ssen tially, it i s a r i t u a l i z e d s e x u a l un io n, r a i s i n g t h a t union f rom t h e mundane t o a s a c r e d s t a t e .

I t can be a v e r y m o v i ng e x p e r i e n c e , a n d i s o f t e n p e r f o r m e d w i t h c o n s i d e r a b l e t e c h n i q u e by a d e p t s , c r e a t i n g deeply a lte r e d s t a t e s o f co n scio u sn ess.

The S o l a r Go d g r o w s t o m a t u r i t y i n t h e s p r i n g .

As t h e su n g o e s i n t o t h e s i g n o f T a u r u s ( t h e B u l l ) t h e M a y p o l e i s e r e c t e d o n May Day t o v e n e r a t e His P h a l l u s .

He r e i g n s o v e r t h e warm, summer m o n t h s , a n d t h e n g o e s o n t o H i s d e a t h and r e b i r t h .

At H i s w e a k e s t moment , t h e su n en te rs the sig n o f Capricorn, the goat (Pan).

Today, th e G reat R i t e almost i n v a r i a b l y r e v o l v e s a r o u n d t h e same t h e m e , t h a t o f t h e u n i o n o f t h e God a n d t h e G o d d e s s .

T h i s theme i s i d e a l l y s u i t e d for h e t e r o s e x u a l c o u p l e s , as one pa rtner tends to resemble a god, w h ile the other partner resembles a god d ess.

And t h e u n i o n o f m a l e and f e m a l e i s c e r t a i n l y a t he me w o r t h c e l e b r a t i n g s i n c e we a l l owe o u r p h y s i c a l e x i s t e n c e t o s u c h unions.

The t h e m e o f t h e t w o - f o l d Go d a d a p t s i t s e l f n i c e l y t o an i n t e r m a l e G r e a t R i t e .

You a n d y o u r p a r t n e r mus t f i r s t d e c i d e w h i c h w i l l r e p r e ­ s e n t t h e B u l l , and which w i l l r e p r e s e n t t h e S t a g .

P h y s i c a l f e a t u r e s can o f t e n be d e c i d i n g f a c t o r s .

G o l d e n , b l o n d y o u t h s make b e t t e r S u n Go d s t h a n Dread Lords o f t h e Shadows.

B e g in p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r your R i t e t h r e e d a y s b e ­ f o r e t h e f u l l mo o n.

The n i g h t o f t h e f u l l moon i s an i d e a l t i m e t o work t h e G r e a t R i t e , n o t f o r any s y m b o l i c r e a s o n , but for t h e e f f e c t t h a t t h e f u l l moon h a s o n t h e human p s y c h e .

The g a y P a g a n , h o w e v e r , w i l l n o t u s u a l l y f i n d t h i s form o f t h e G r e a t R i t e f u l f i l l i n g t o h i s personal p s y c h o sp ir itu a l needs.

In d e v e l o p i n g i n t e r m a l e s h a m a n i s m , g a y P a g a n men n e e d t o c r e a t e and e x p e r i e n c e s a m e - s e x s y m b o l i s m s i n r i t u a l .

Your p r e p a r a t i o n s s h o u l d i n c l u d e f a s t i n g a nd sexual abstinence.

F o r some p e o o l e , a t o t a l f a s t can be very i n c o n v e n i e n t .

A to ta l fast i s n ' t n e c e s s a r y , b u t you s h o u l d e a t a s l i g h t l y as p o s s i b l e .

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A v o i d "junk f o o d ” c o m p l e t e l y .

You s h o u l d f a s t c o m p l e t e l y o n t h e d a y b e f o r e the R ite.

A b s t a i n f rom s e x c o m p l e t e l y , i n c l u d ­ ing m asturbation, a l l three days.

For t h e G r e a t R i t e , o n e i n t e r m a l e t he m e i s t h e Dance o f t h e S t a g and t h e B u l l .

The Go d ( m a s c u ­ l i n e fo r ce ) i s dual in natu re.

In o n e a s p e c t , He i s t h e G o l d e n B u l l , t h e Sun G o d , t h e Lo r d o f Li gh t and L i f e .

The G o l d e n B u l l o f t h e Sun h a s h i s d o u b l e , or c o u n t e r p a r t .

This other aspect i s t h e D r e a d Lo r d o f S h a d o w s , t h e S t a g God o f t h e Hunt.

T h i s d i v i n e duo i s f o u n d i n most p r e C hristian cultu res.

T h e y w e r e c a l l e d H o r u s and Se t by t h e E g y p t i a n s .

The G r e e k s knew them a s A p o l l o and P a n / D i o n y s u s .

Among t h e C e l t s , t h e t wo d o m i n a n t m a l e d e i t i e s w e r e B e l i n o s ( t h e God o f L i g h t ) and C e r n u n n o s ( t h e Ho r n e d God o f t h e Underworld).

Each p a r t n e r s h o u l d m e d i t a t e s e v e r a l tiroes d a i l y a s w e l l a s work r i t u a l s i d e n t i f y i n g h i m s e l f w i t h h i s r e s p e c t i v e a s p e c t o f t h e God. I f e i t h e r or b o t h o f you w i s h t o u s e a s p e c i f i c c u l t u r a l m y t h o l o g y , d o n ' t mi x d i f f e r e n t c u l t u r e s .

In o t h e r w o r d s , i f one o f you i s i d e n t i f y i n g s p e c i f i c a l l y w ith Horus, th e o t h e r sh o u ld be i d e n t i f y i n g w ith S e t , not w ith Cernunnos.

On warm, summer n i g h t s , t h e i d e a l l o c a t i o n f o r t h i s R i t e would b e , o f c o u r s e , in h o l y w i l d e r ­ ness.

C h o o s e a l o c a t i o n t h a t i s b o t h s a f e and com fortable.

I f an o u t s i d e l o c a t i o n i s i m o r a c t i c a l , p r e p a r e a r i t u a l a r e a w i t h i n c e n s e a nd candles.

Arrange e l e v e n c a n d l e s in a c i r c l e around th e r i t u a l a r e a .

S h o r t l y b e f o r e t h e R i t e , s h a r e a c up o f dami ana t e a , o r so me o t h e r m i l d , h e r b a l a p h r o d i s i a c .

The n e n t e r t h e r i t u a l a r e a a n d b e g i n y o u r R i t e .

Ta k e i t s l o w a n d e a s y , u s i n g a l o t Remember, t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e R i t e an a l t e r e d s t a t e o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s , orgasm.

E a c h o f you s h o u l d l i t e r a the oth e r .

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of foreplay. i s to achieve not t o reach l l y worship sensation.

T h i s i s o n e way t o work an i n t e r m a l e G r e a t R i t e , b u t i t i s not t h e o n l y way.

You a n d y o u r p a r t ­ ne r m i g h t a l s o r e p r e s e n t t h e e l e m e n t a l f o r c e s , c o m i n g t o g e t h e r a s E a r t h a nd W a t e r , o r a s A i r and F i r e .

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We a r e b e c o m i n g t o m o r r o w t o g e t h e r .

Our n e t w o r k i s s p a r k l e a n d h e a t and r o m a n c e .

Cur c o m m u n i t y i s a m i r r o r o f o u r h e a r t ’ s s p o k e n and unsp oken f e a r s and d e s i r e s .

Our l i v e s c o n ­ n e c t c o n s c i o u s l y and u n c o n s c i o u s l y .

We g i v e e a c h o t h e r l o v e and d i s e a s e , h op e and d e s p a i r .

We a r e h u n g e r and f u l f i l l m e n t b o t h .

I am n e v e r f u l l e r t h a n i n c o mmuni o n a t o u r g a t h e r i n g s , n e v ­ e r l o n e l i e r t h a n i n l e a v i n g , w o u n d e d by t h e c o n ­ trast .

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Energy without grounding i n t o x i c a t e s then d i s s i ­ p a t e s a n d we wonder wa s i t r e a l ?

Co mmu ni t y s e e k s t r a n s i t i o n f rom r e a c t i o n t o r e ­ s p o n s i b i l i t y - t h e a b i l i t y t o r e s p o n d , t o own, to ground, to r o o t.

We a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r o ur b o d i e s - how we t o u c h e a c h o t h e r , f o r o ur w o r d s how we s p e a k our t r u t h s .

We mus t own o ur p a i n a nd o ur f e a r , o ur r a g e a n d o u r g r i e f .

We roust own a nd g r o u n d a n d d e e p l y r o o t o u r r i g h t t o j o y .

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The w i t c h e s t e a c h t h a t o u r e n e r g i e s r e t u r n i n t r i p l i c a t e , t h e b u d d h i s t s t h a t o ur w o r l d i s o ur mirror.

So w a t c h u s , w a t c h u s a s we d a n c e a n d a s we s t u m b l e , a s we s c a r a n d a s we h e a l .

Watch o u r e y e s a v e r t , w a t c h t hem f l o w t o m e e t , d i s s o l v e in s i n g l e v i s i o n .

We a r e r a d i a n c e a n d s h a d o w i n d e l i c a t e e m b r a c e , i n a r t i c u l a t e , awkwar d i n s y m ­ b o l , coming c l o s e s t i n our s i l e n c e , our l a u g h t e r , o u r w o r d l e s s d u l c e t i n t o n a t i o n s we a r e r e m e m b e r ­ i n g o u r f u t u r e a s man l o v i n g men.

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F l o a t i n g around i n s i l k y s n a c e , d o t t e d with s t a r s o f a l l c o l o r s and a d o r n e d w i t h c o n s t e l l a ­ t i o n s , g a l a x i e s , b l a c k h o l e s a n d b r i g h t and d a r k s k i e s , Mot he r N a t u r e was a b o u t t o f i n i s h t i n k e r i n g w i t h her l a t e s t p r o j e c t .

I' m s o i n t o c y c l e s , s h e t o l d h e r s e l f , s i n c e a s u s u a l t h e r e w a s n ' t anybody e l s e around she c o u l d t a l k t o ; - - I ' m the c y c l e s la d y ! she c h u c k le d , l e t t i n g he r mi n d s p e c u l a t e on p o s s i b l e a l t e r n a ­ t i v e s or a d d i t i o n s t o c y c l e s .

--Hmm, I mus t f i n d i t a p r o p e r p l a c e - - s a i d s h e , t h i n k i n g o f a not t o o h o t , not t o o c o l d o i e c e o f s p a c e w h e r e s h e c o u l d p l a c e h e r new b a l l t o c i r c l e h a p p i l y a r o u n d . . . - - Hmm. . yes, a yellow start They ar e some o f t h e mo s t b e n e f i c i a l , sh e m u t t e r e d as s h e p i n c h e d t h e b a l l h e r e a nd t h e r e a nd p o k e d h o l e s and d e p r e s s i o n s , p l a y f u l l y and d i s t r a c t e d l y ; very much i n t h e same way s h e d i d e v e r y ­ t h i n g e l s e , i n t h a t w h o l e s o m e manner t h a t came o u t o f h e r i n n e r s e l f - a l m o s t u n w i l l ­ i n g l y , a l m o st a c c i d e n t a l l y (or so i t a p p e a r e d ) .

Ba c k on t h e o l a n e t m o u n t a i n s a nd o c e a n s we r e o f b r e a t h t a k i n g b e a u t y and N a t u r e ' s w a t e r c y c l e , which p l e a s e d her o a r t i c u l a r l y , had d r e s s e d in w h i t e t h e i mmense o e a k s t h a t g l e a m e d a g a i n s t t h e b l u e s k i e s , and g e n e r a t e d g r e e n e r y o f a l l s h a d e s which l u s t i l y d r e s s e d t h e l o w l a n d s and t h e v a l l e y s .

T h i s t i m e a r o u n d s h e was r e j o i c i n g i n t h e c r e a ­ t i o n o f f l o w e r s , - - I ' m s u c h an a r t i s t , s a i d e v e r - o r e s e n t / e v e r - a b s e n t Mot he r N a t u r e , - - l o o k at t h e f r a g i l e , g l o r i o u s and s i m p l e b e a u t y o f t h i s Mo r n i n g G l o r y .

She l i k e d b i g r e s o u n d i n g wo r d s t o o .

And e v e r y t i l n e s h e t u r n e d a r o u n d s h e w o u l d add s o m e t h i n g ne w, s o m e t h i n g p e r s o n a l , f o r s h e was a true b e l ie v e r in keeping a t t e n t i o n to the l it t l e details.

- - D e t a i l s a r e what c o u n t ; t h e y make e x i s t i n g p l e a s a n t a n d h a p p y , s h e monologued.

And t h e n s h e p r o c e e d e d t o s l o w l y and e l a b o r a t e l y c r e a t e a new k i n d o f l a v e n d e r flower with long, tender, bright ye llo w p i s t i l s t h a t f i t p a r t i c u l a r l y w e l l and e n h a n c e d c e r t a i n mountain range a r e a s .

She t w i s t e d a r o u n d a l i t t l e , j u s t t o c h a n g e p o s i t i o n s , sh o o t in g s t a r s through s o a c e , c a u sin g e x p l o s i o n s o f l i g h t and c o l l i s i o n s o f p l a n e t s .

- - T h a t l a s t e x p l o s i o n s u r e was d i f f e r e n t , s h e thou ght, wondering about the odds o f w i t n e s s i n g a s i m i l a r on e a g a i n , knowing f u l l w e l l sh e c o u l d have another one anytim e she f e l t l i k e i t .

Mo t he r N a t u r e t u r n e d he r a t t e n t i o n a g a i n t o he r l a t e s t p r o j e c t , and sh e f e l t p l e a s e d by t h e h e a v y r a i n s t o r m s t h a t now w e r e f i l l i n g m o s t o f the d e p r e ssio n s in the b a l l .

She c r e a t e d a n t s and ea rthworm s which e n a b l e d t h e e a r t h t o b r e a t h e ; b e e s f o r f l o w e r s t o make l o v e w i t h ; a nd b u tterflies rambling l i t t l e dreams - a s o ne o f her p r a c t i c a l p h i l osophical s t a t e ­ ments for tho se who ha d e y e s t o se e , h e a r ts to f e e l and m inds t o understand.

S u c h a t e n d e r way t o m a n i f e s t a nd t r a n s m i t h e r wisdom'.

- - W e l l , what a l o v e l y p a t t e r n , s h e c o u l d n ' t h e l p but e x c l a i m , s t a r i n g at th e p a t c h e s o f l a n d t h a t e m e r g e d from t h e b l u e w a t e r s a f t e r t h e s t o r m s we r e o v e r .

A perfect­ i o n i s t , she pushed the land m a s s e s h e r e and t h e r e , f o l l o w i n g her m i n u t e s e n s e o f a e s t h e t i c s , and f e e l i n g p l e a s e d w i t h t he r e ­ s u l t s , s h e d r i f t e d away t o r e j o i c e o n t h e b i r t h o f a new g a l a x y , a ma­ j o r p r o j e c t s h e ha d s t a r t e d some t i m e a g o .

Mot he r N a t u r e d i d n ' t n e e d t o w o r r y e v e r .

Some u n c o n s c i o u s p a r t o f h e r s e l f w o u l d a l w a y s k e e p an e y e on t h i n g s .

Right b e f o r e l e a v i n g , she c r e a t e d a s m i l i n g thought for the newly c r e a t e d p l a n e t , one o f her s p e c i a l motion s e t t i n g , ever l a s t i n g t h o u g h t s , and t u r n e d away.

And t h i n g s o n t h a t l i t t l e b l u e o v o i d a l j e w e l , another p u r p o s e le s s c r e a t i o n o f p u r p o s e le s s Mot her N a t u r e , s t a r t e d m o v i n g , m o v i n g a n d c h a n g ­ i n g , g r o w i n g and d y i n g , a n d b e i n g b o r n a g a i n .

S o much b e a u t y a n d ha r mo ny a n d s o much j o y c o m i n g f rom he r m i c r o c r e a t i o n ' .

The U n i v e r s e was v e r y b e a u t i f u l , o f c o u r s e , a n d no d o u b t a very s e r i o u s b u s i n e s s ; but th a t l i t t l e d e l i c a t e flo w e re d p l a n e t s i t t i n g in a co rner o f th e U n i­ v e r s e be c a me v e r y d e a r t o N a t u r e ' s h e a r t , and i t was a l o t o f f u n too*, l i k e p l a y i n g l i v e d o l l house.

And i t g a v e he r s o much p e a c e a n d c o n t e n t m e n t , t h a t o u t o f i t a l i t t l e bo r e do m s p r u n g a n d ' i - comfort s p r o u t e d .

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m o t i o n , t h a t ' s what i t ' l l b e : - s a i d s h e , - - g r a c e f u l m o t i o n , i n a l l c o l o r s , s i z e s a nd s h a p e s ! and s o o n , d e e r r a n down t h e m o u n t a i n s , s q u i r r e l s up t r e e s .

F i s h p r o l i f e r a t e d and swam t h e o c e a n c u r r e n t s , t u r t l e s D r a c t i c e d s l o w m o t i o n , t i g e r s were f a s t as wind.

developm ent, e very c r e a t i o n , every advance, e v e r y s t e p humans t o o k , a s i n n o v a t i v e o r c r e a ­ t i v e a s i t a p p e a r e d , showed t h e s e p r i n c i p l e s as i t s o r i g i n and o b j e c t i v e .

I t had a l l be en reduced merely to the sim ple d e f e n s e o f t h e i r l a i r s and t h e i r p o s s e s i o n s - whic h i n c l u d e d t h o s e h u m a n s , whom t h e y ha d e n s l a v e d , c a r r i e r s o f t h e i n t e r n a l r e p r o d u c t i v e o r g a n s - and t o a c q u i r e , n o - m a t t e r - h o w , more o f b o t h .

Th e y ha d a l s o s e t on d e s t r o y i n g b y a l l m e a n s p o s s i b l e t h o s e who i n t h o u g h t o r a c t i o n d i s a g r e e d w i t h their esta b lish ed order.

Such a p i t y !

The a n i m a l u s e and c o n t r o l o f b r i g h t s o u l s and mi nds t o p e r p e t u a t e a h u mano id c h i c k e n c o o p , or w o l f ' s c a v e . . . w i t h t h e d i f f e r e n c e t h a t a n i m a l s do not c a s u a lly k i l l each oth er.

And i t w a s a l l t h e i r own c h o i c e .

Such a w a s t e !

And on t o p o f i t a l l t h e y da r e d t o blame h e r , t o blame i t a l l on " i n s t i n c t s 1' o r " n a t u r a l o r d e r " or " s p e c i e s traits".

To h o n o r t r u t h , t h e r e ha d b e e n f e w d i s s i d e n t s who kn e w t h a t " n o t h i n g h a s t o b e b u t what we want i t t o b e " , who knew we ha d many c h o i c e s a n d who b r o u g h t s p o r a d i c , i s o l a t e d and true change.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y m e n ' s g r e e d and m i n d l e s s a c t i o n s w e r e a l w a y s f a r more n u m e r o u s .

By t h i s t i m e N a t u r e h a d d e c i d e d upon an a d d i t i o n t o c y c l e s a n d wa s g e t t i n g i n t o c h a i n s , s o n a t ­ u r a l l y , e v er y th in g b e s id e s e x i s t i n g in c y c l e s , f it into a chain.

Every l i t t l e t e r r e s t r i a l d a n c e r s e r v e d a n o t h e r o n e h i g h e r up t h e l a d d e r a s s o me o n e e l s e h a d j u s t s e r v e d i t .

S o e x c i t i n g wa s s o much move me nt t h a t m u s i c h a d t o b e t o l e n d w i n g e d , m o v i n g h a r mo n y t o s u c h moving m e l o d i e s ; m us ic t o f l o w from t h e s k i e s t o p r o ­ d u c e s m i l e s and h a p p y h e a r t s ; m u s i c t o f l o a t down f r om d a z z ­ l i n g s p a r k s o f r e d or b l u e , o f w h it e , y e l l o w or b r i g h t green.

Such m u s i c a l f l y i n g i n s t r u m e n t s b i r d s c ame t o b e .

And e t e r n i t y it .

c o n t i n u e d a nd s o d i d E a r t h w i t h i n T h a t ' s why h e r d i s e n c h a n t m e n t wa s s o d e e p . c-he h a d e x p e c t e d a l o t more f ro m t h e s e huma ns ; s h e ha d e x p e c t e d t h e i r d i v i n e b e i n g s t o r a i s e t h e m ­ s e l v e s a bo v e t h e i r anima l e x i s t e n c e and t o p r a i s e h e r and p l a y w i t h her i n her e n d l e s s p l a y g r o u n d . And s h e ha d n o t made a m i s t a k e .

Mo t he r N a t u r e d i d n o t make m i s t a k e s ; t h e s e we r e no w, i r r e v e r s i b l y , d i v i n e b e i n g s ; a d i v i n e p a r t o f h e r s e l f e x i s t i n g and a c t i n g i n d e p e n d e n t l y .

One o c c a s i o n f o u n d Mo t he r N a t u r e d i s e n c h a n t e d .

S h e was a h a r d w o r k i n g l a d y a n d t h e U n i v e r s e was i r r e f u t a b l e p r o o f o f i t , b u t i t wa s a l l v e r y i n a n i m a t e and u n a p p r e c i a t i v e ; v e r y un ­ aware o f i t s e x i s t e n c e as o n l y t h e a b s o l u t e can be.

Mo t h e r N a t u r e ' s s h a r e o f v a n i t y wa s u n ­ s a t i s f i e d with the lack o f r e c o g n it io n that came f r om t h e U n i v e r s e .

S h e h a d g i v e n t he m s e v e r a l c h a n c e s and e a c h t i m e t h e humans f a i l e d : The y s a n k c o n t i n e n t s , t o t a l l y d e s t r o y e d , t i m e a f t e r t i m e , t h e i r own g r e a t c u l t u r e s w h i c h had d e v e l o p e d o v e r t h o u ­ s a n d s o f y e a r s , l i k e t h e r a c e o f g i a n t s which was p r e c e e d e d b y t h e r a c e o f h e r m a p h r o d i t e s a nd f o l l o w e d by o t h e r r a c e v e r s i o n s , l i k e t h e p r e ­ sent one with s e p a r a t e b in a r y g e n d e r s .

Nature h a d g i v e n t h e m a new c h a n c e , a l w a y s a ne w b e gining.

But now i t a l l was v e r y s e r i o u s .

Men, b l i n d e d by t h e i r immense v a n i t y w e r e a b o u t t o burn i t a l l , i r r e v e r s i b l y .

But what c o n t r i b u t e d mor e t o he r d i s e n c h a n t m e n t was what s h e c o n s i d e r e d t h e f a i l u r e o f he r f i n ­ e s t , d e a r e s t c r e a t i o n ; t h e o n e t o whom s h e g a v e h e r b e l o v e d e a r t h t o roam f r e e .

L e t me t e l l y o u a b o u t t h i s c r e a t i o n ; I n a moment o f e c s t a c y , s h e m i x e d s e l f - m o t i o n , p h y s i c a l b e a u t y a nd a p i e c e o f h e r own s o u l : a l i t t l e s p a r k o f he r e t e r n a l , i n n e r e n e r g y , i n t o t h e roost d r a m a t i c b e in g s ever to in h a b it E arth .

S h e c a l l e d t hem humans.

From t h e i r d i v i n e s o u l s t h e y o b t a i n e d b r i g h t i n t e l l i g e n c e and t h e c o n s c i o u s n e s s o f b e i n g , o f t h e U n i v e r s e and o f t h e i r c r e a t o r , g o o d o l d Mo t he r N a t u r e .

The y a l s o r e c e i v e d freedom o f c h o i c e i n a l l t h e i r a c t i o n s , i n h e r ­ e nt a l s o t o t h e i r s o u l s and a t o u c h o f p r i d e , a t o u c h o f h u m i l i t y and a s h o w e r i n g o f l o v e .

A lo ne i n a s i l e n t U n i v e r s e , w i t h her b e l o v e d p a r a d i s e o r b i t i n g t h e Sun a n d h e r r a c e o f f a l l e n a n g e l s about t o d e s t r o y i t a l l , i n c l u d i n g them ­ s e l v e s o n e more t i m e , Mot her N a t u r e ' s s a d n e s s kn e w no l i m i t .

Some thi ng needed t o be don e fo r e v e n a s bad as t h e y had b e e n , N a t u r e s t i l l l o v e d humankind.

In s p i t e o f i t a l l , humans s e e m e d t o h a v e f a ile d ; a fter thousands o f years o f e x is t e n c e a l l t h e y h a d d o n e wa s a t t a i n i n ­ credible lev els of sophistication in th e development o f a l l k in d s o f t o o l s , e s p e c i a l l y th o s e used for wars.

Their s o u l s , however, w e r e no mo r e a d v a n c e d t h a n when s h e f i r s t d r o p p e d t he m on E a r t h , naked and h e l p l e s s l i k e b a b i e s .

Away, f a r a w a y , a s f a r away a s s h e c o u l d g e t sh e t u r n e d , she r e v o l v e d t o think t h i n g s o v e r .

S h e was a n g r y a n d s a d , f u l l o f s o r r o w a n d c o n ­ t e m p t , and as a l w a y s , i n u n d a t e d w i t h l o v e f l o w ­ i n g o u t w a r d f rom h e r i n n e r s e l f .

From t h e f o u r d i s t a n t c o r n e r s o f t h e U n i v e r s e , t o which she had v e n t u r e d , l o n g i n g and d e s p e r a t i o n s e t i n ; d e s p e r a t i o n fo r an a c t o f c r e a t i o n t o improve t h e s t a t e o f t h i n g s on E a r t h ; l o n g i n g f o r l o v e , f o r a b e i n g t o l o v e her and a p p r e c i a t e h e r .

She wa s s i c k a n d t i r e d , n a u s e a t e d a n d i n s u l t e d by t h e l o w , d i r t y m a n i p u l a t i o n s , d i s r e s p e c t a n d a b u s e men h a d s h o wn a n d d o n e t o h e r w h i l e c a l l i n g i t l o v e , w h i l e c a l l i n g he r c r e a t o r and g o d .

T h e i r a n i m a l a s p e c t s e e m e d t o h a v e shown i t s e l f i n t h e i r f r e e c h o i c e a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y i t ha d p r e v a i l e d over t h e i r d i v i n e s o u l s .

All their a c t i v i t i e s were d i c t a t e d by ani m al p r i n c i p l e s such as m i n d l e s s , animal l i k e r e p r o d u c t i o n , p o w e r o v e r o t h e r s , a nd a g g r e s s i o n i n t h e p r o t e c ­ t i o n o f t h e i r p h y s i c a l t e r r i t o r i e s which l i m i t ­ l e s s greed seeked always to e n l a r g e .

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And Mother Nature Created Us.,. continued

D e s p e r a t i o n and l o n g i n g t u r n e d i n t o i n t e n s e d e s i r e , r e l a x a t i o n came a n d s h e c l e a r l y v i s u ­ a l i z e d i t s o b j e c t i v e and t h e p r o c e s s t o r e a c h it .

And f i l l e d w i t h l o v e a n d h e r e t e r n a l n e e d f o r a tr u e c r e a t o r l i k e h e r s e l f she c r e a t e d , out o f the b r i g h t e s t l i g h t e v e r , out o f the s o f t e s t p a r t o f her i n s i d e s , a most s e n s i t i v e b e i n g w i t h ha r mo ny a s i t s b r a i n , b e a u t y a s i t s b l o o d , t r u t h a s i t s f e e t and a w h i t e r o s e a s i t s h e a r t .

A b e i n g c a p a b l e o f h e a r i n g and l i s t e n i n g t o he r and o f t a l k i n g b a c k .

S h e made i t t o u g h , t o u g h ­ er th a n any o t h e r b e i n g f o r i t had t o be p o l i s h ­ ed the h a r d e st in l i f e through v e ry rough e x ­ ternal c h is e lin g to withstand hatred, aggression a n d t o b e c o m e a d i a m o n d s t a r w i t h whom s h e c o u l d p l a y and t r u l y c r e a t e , be yo nd ani m al i n s t i n c t s , beyond e a r t h ly l i f e .

A b e i n g who c o u l d n ' t h e l p but u n d e r s t a n d b e a u t y , t r u t h and h ar mo ny, be l o y a l t o them a n d f i g h t t o p r e s e r v e t h e m ; a g i f t , a n d he r l i n k w i t h m a n k i n d t o b r i n g a b o u t new d i r e c t i o n s a n d t r u e c h a n g e , a s t h e y ha d d o n e , do a n d s h a l l c o n t i n u e t o d o .

She went b a c k i n t i m e and p l a c e d t he m w i t h o t h e r human b e i n g s r i g h t f rom t h e v e r y b e g i n n i n g .

Oh s o v e r y p l e a s e d s h e was'.

The U n i v e r s e who t h r o u g h a l l t h i s h a d come t o a s t a n d s t i l l , c i r ­ c l e d , shone and s p a r k l e d a g a i n ; m i l l i o n s o f s t a r s we r e b o r n and e n e r g y f l o w e d t h r o u g h o u t .

The Mo t he r t u r n e d a r o u n d t o p e a c e f u l l y r e j o i c e i n t h e c r e a t i o n o f a n e b u l a t o be f l a n k e d by a c o u p l e o f b l a c k h o l e s which p r o m i s e d t o be v i s ­ ually g r a tify in g .

Her s m i l e f l o a t e d t h r o u g h o u t .

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Presently, NLCC h a s 4 m e m b e r s . we a r e a c o l l e c t i v e o f r a d ­ i c a l f a i r i e s organized for the e x p ress purposes o f c re a tin g /ex p a n d in g fa ir y space, jnd to further o t h e r g o a l s and v i s i o n s t h e c o o p e r a t i v e d e s i g ­ nates .

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At t h i s t i m e we a r e s e e k i n g a r a b l e , p a r t l y w o o d ­ e d r u r a l l a n d i n t h e u n g l a c i a t e d r e g i o n o f West Central W i s c o n s i n , t o e s t a b l i s h an i n t e n t i o n a l c om mu n it y f o r f a i r i e s .

We e n v i s i o n a p l a c e o f s h a r i n g and n u r t u r a n c e w h e r e we c a n d e v e l o p a p p r o p r i a t e t e c h n o l o g i e s , and e x p a n d t h e c o n c e p t s o f e n e r g y / l a n d u s e i n t o a new f orm o f h a r m o n i o u s s y n e r g i s m .

This coop s h a ll ex p lo re org a n ic farming, hydro­ p o n i c s , f r u i t g r o w i n g and o t h e r o r g a n i c a g r i c u l ­ t u r a l t e c h n i q u e s , i n an e f f o r t t o f i n d t h e most i n t e n s i v e m ethods o f f o o d (and o t h e r g o o d s ) p r o ­ d u c t i o n , w i t h t h e l e a s t p o s s i b l e i m p a c t on t h e natural environment.

NLCC was f o r m e d a s a l e g a l c o o p e r a t i v e u n d e r W i s ­ c o n s in 's "Cooperative A s so c ia tio n Act".

T h is act p l a c e s d e c i s i o n ma k i ng p o w e r s i n t h e h a n d s o f t h e m e mb e r s , b a s e d on t h e l e v e l o f i n v o l v e m e n t b y t h e members i n f u r t h e r a n c e o f t h e c o o p e r a t i v e ' s p u r ­ poses .

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As a l e g a l e n t i t y , c o n t r o l l e d b y i t s m e mb e r s , a W i s c o n s i n C o o p e r a t i v e may i n f a c t a c q u i r e a nd p r e s e r v e l a n d throug h the h o l d i n g o f t i t l e ( s ) not as p u b l i c or p r i v a t e p r o p e r t y but in t r u s t e e s h i o , as s e t fo r th in the B y-law s.

T his i s but one l e g a l asp ec t o f t h i s type o f c o o p e r a tiv e system, which o f f e r s r e a l a l t e r n a t i v e s t o p a t r i a r c h a l types o f in te r a c tio n .

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About 1 0 0 c o p i e s o f t h i s f i r s t O u t r e a c h L e t t e r were sen t to f a i r i e s a c r o s s the land .

It i s l i k e l y t h e r e a r e many mor e f a i r i e s who w o u l d l i k e t o know a b o u t NLCC, who d i d n o t r e c e i v e this le tte r .

H o w e v e r , d u e t o l i m i t e d f u n d s ( and a "prom otional e x p e n s e l i m i t a t i o n " se t by the S t a t e o f W is c o n s in ) Northern L i g h t s C i r c l e Coop­ e r a t i v e i s r e s t r i c t e d at t h i s time to exten d i t ­ s e l f i n some w a y s , u n t i l f u r t h e r g r o w t h i s r e a l ­ ized .

Even p r i o r t o c o n c e p t i o n , i t s organizers fe lt t h a t NLCC s h o u l d a l l o w f o r a v a r i e t y o f t y o e s , and d e g r e e s o f i n v o l v e m e n t .

We f e e l t h a t t h r o u g h d i f f e r e n t f o r ms o f m e m b e r s h i p , t h i s c o o p e r a t i v e may b r i n g o u t t h e w i d e s t r a n g e o f i n v o l v e m e n t , a n d a l l o w more p e o p l e t o b e c o m e a c t i v e me mber s o f NLCC.

At t h i s t i m e NLCC i s s e t up t o a c c e p t members f o r o n l y o n e o f many f o r ms o f p o s s i b l e m e m b e r s h i p .

T h i s f orm o f m e m b e r s h i p i s c a l l e d t h e " R e s i d e n t Member" f o r m , a n d r e p r e s e n t s a c o r e c i r c l e o f d e e p r o o t e d c ommi tment w h i c h i s p r o v i d i n g a c e n ­ t r a l ongoing f o r c e in f u r t h e r a n c e o f t h i s c o o p ­ erative 's g o a ls.

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We w o u l d l i k e t o o p e n up o n e o r mo r e o t h e r s p e c ­ i f i c forms o f membership i n t h e near f u t u r e .

What i s l a c k i n g a t t h i s p o i n t i s a w i d e s e n s e o f r e a l i n t e r a c t i o n b e t w e e n NLCC and f a i r i e s e v e r y ­ where.

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I f you e n v i s i o n some f o r m o f o n g o i n g c o mmi t me n t w h i c h may o r may n o t b e t h e sa me a s t h e " R e s i d e n t Mem­ ber" form, p l e a s e sh a r e i t with us.

We w o u l d l i k e t o d e f i n e t h e d i f f e r e n t forms o f membership b a s e d o n t h e i n p u t we r e c e i v e f rom YOU'. T h i s me a ns t h a t y o u r i n p u t f rom now o n i s b e c o m i n g i n t e g r a t e d i n t o the very c o re o f the Northern L i g h t s C i r c l e C o o p e r a t i v e d e c i s i o n ma k i ng p r o ­ cess .

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I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n p o s s i b l e me mb e r ­ sh ip , w rite us.

P l e a s e t r y t o g i v e us some s e n s e o f where you a r e .

T h i s w i l l a l l o w us t o a n s w e r y o u r q u e s t i o n s more c o n c i s e l y , and w i l l h e l p g e n e r a t e m ut u al s h a r i n g and understanding. we a r e now a b l e t o a c c e p t c o n t r i b u t i o n s e a r ­ ma r ke d f o r t h e p u r c h a s e o f l a n d .

C h e c k s may b e made p a y a b l e t o " N o r t h e r n L i g h t s C i r c l e C o o p e r a t i v e Land T r u s t R e s e r v e " , o r ,rNLCC LTR". T h e s e f u n d s g o d i r e c t l y i n t o a s p e c ­ i a l a c c o u n t , and t h e f u n d s t h e r e i n s h a l l o n l y b e u s e d t o w a r d s s e c u r i n g l a n d b y NLCC. ( More a b o u t d o n a t i o n s l a t e r . ) We i n v i t e y o u t o v i s i t .

P l e a s e w r i t e or c a l l ahead.

S p r e a d t h e word'.

Talk to o th e r f a i r i e s ; i f th e y d i d n ' t r e c e i v e t h i s l e t t e r , but wish t o , i n q u i r i e s may b e d i r e c t e d t o o u r a d d r e s s .

(We d o a s k t h a t p e r s o n s r e q u e s t i n g p r i n t e d matter e n c lo s e po sta g e and/or a small don­ a t io n i f they are able to a ffo r d o n e . ) Or, Xerox t h i s l e t t e r y o u r s e l f for the f a i r i e s you know t h a t want more i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t N o r th e r n L i g h t s C i r c l e Coop.

C o n t r i b u t e mone y i f y o u a r e a b l e t o .

(Re­ member, d o n a t i o n s may b e made e i t h e r t o w a r d s t h e NLCC g e n e r a l b u s i n e s s a c c o u n t , o r t h e y may b e e a r m a r k e d s p e c i f i c a l l y t o w a r d s t h e purchase o f land , as o u t l i n e d e a r l i e r . ' G e n e r a l D o n a t i o n " c h e c k s may s i m p l y b e made out to "Northern L ig h t s C i r c l e C o o p e r a tiv e " o r "NLCC".

S h a r e w i t h u s y o ur k n o w l e d g e o f , a n d e x p e r i ­ e n c e s w i t h c o o p s , e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e you f e e l w i l l h e l p NLCC t o e x p a n d i t s k n o w l e d g e o f e x i s t i n g c o o p e r a t i v e v e n t u r e s which are some­ how s i m i l a r .

(Xir t e m p o r a r y a d d r e s s a nd p h o n e number a p ­ pear in t h e h e a d in g o f t h i s l e t t e r .

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I g u e s s you c o u l d s a y t h e name f i t s many o f o u r b a r - b a t h - p a r t y h o p p i n g c i t y b r e t h r e n . But d o e s i t d e s c r i b e ALL h o m o s e x u a l men? The o r i g i n s o f t h e word g a y a s i t p e r t a i n s t o us ha s be en w r i t t e n about n u m e r o u s t i m e s b e f o r e , s o no n e e d t o g o i n t o that.

But i t wa s a c t u a l l y t h e s t r a i g h t p r e s s t h a t q u i c k l y p i c k e d i t up a n d p r o m o t e d i t s u s e .

An y o n e i n t h e b u s i n e s s k n o w s t h a t s h o r t w o r d s are n e c e s s a r y for h e a d l i n e s ( f o r sp a ce r e a s o n s ) .

As an e x a m p l e , d o y o u t h i n k i f a l l t h e g a y s i n t h i s c o u n t r y now s a i d t o t h e p r e s s " h e n c e f o r t h we want t o b e c a l l e d r u g g e d " t h a t t h e y ' d g o a long with i t ?

F i r s t , t h e wo r d i s t o o l o n g , b u t m o s t i m p o r t a n t , t h e u s e o f r u g g e d w o u l d b e an a f f r o n t to hetro-roacho m a s c u l i n i t y .

E n t e r i n g a b o o k s t o r e d u r i n g my f i r s t v i s i t t o E u g e n e , O r . , my e y e was i m m e d i a t e l y c a u g h t b y t h e f i n e c o v e r g r a p h i c s o f a m a g a z i n e RFD. Was t h i s t h e p u b l i c a t i o n I had h e a r d o f but never saw on a n y n e w s s t a n d . S u r e w a s l At l a s t a m a g a z i n e I c a n r e l a t e t o - - i s o f t h e la n d , h o m e s t e a d i n g , a p p r o p r i a t e t e c h n o l o g y a n d men i n t e r e s t e d i n ma k i ng c o n t a c t w i t h o t h e r rural tei..

But o n e a s p e c t d i s a p p o i n t e d me - lack o f p r i d e and s e l f r e s p e c t labeling.

I am s p e a k i n g o f t h e a d o p t i o n o f d e m e a n i n g , d e ­ r o g a t o r y wo r ds t o d e s c r i b e o u r s e l v e s - - f a g g o t s , f a i r i e s , p a n s i e s , q u e e n s and ev en g a y s .

Were t h e s e w o r d s o f o ur own m a k i n g ? N o .

They w e re f o i s t e d on u s by h e t r o s .

Maybe i n some c a s e s th e y apply t o c e r t a i n segments o f the homosexual w o r ld .

However, I t a k e o f f e n s e at t h e s e n e g a t i v e n a m e s ; a nd d o n o t f e e l t h e y d e ­ s c r i b e me o r a number o f o t h e r men I ' v e met who acquired t h is l i f e s t y l e .

And t h e n t h e r e ' s t h e K i t c h e n Qu e e n D e p a r t m e n t , c o m p lete w ith a male g r a p h i c wearing a f r i l l y a p r o n a n d t i a r a , who s e e m s t o b e g o i n g t h r o u g h s ome s o r t o f g e n d e r c o n f u s i o n .

Maybe a f e w o u t th e r e are in that p l a c e .

I ' d l i k e t o sho w RFD t o so me o f my s t r a i g h t f r i e n d s , b u t t h a t d r a w ­ in g wo u ld j u s t c o n f i r m i n t h e i r minds where most g a y s a r e a t ( r e i n f o r c i n g t h e b e l i e f t h a t we l i k e t o d r e s s a s w o m e n ) .

Couldn't the k i t c h ­ en p e r s o n j u s t be i n a s p o r t s h i r t and p l a i n a p r o n , then t h e m a j o r i t y wo u ld not be o f f e n d e d ( u n l e s s , o f c o u r s e , you d o n ' t l i k e b e a r d s ) ?

I p r o b a b l y h a v e a s g o o d a s e n s e o f humor a s a n y ­ o n e , b u t am v e r y s e n s i t i v e when i t c o m e s t o t h e area o f group r i d i c u l e .

I t ' s t i m e f o r us t o s t o p t h e s i l l i n e s s when l o o k i n g a t o u r s e l v e s , using n e g a tiv e l a b e l s . w e ' v e b e e n p u t down b y h e tr o s enough.

Woul d y o u l i k e t o b e c a l l e d a j e r k , n e r d , d o p e , n i t w i t , l i a r or s t u p i d ?

Wo ul d y o u t h e n t u r n a r o u n d and c a l l y o u r s e l f any o f t h e s e n a m e s . . . a nd i n p r i n t ?

I f you c a l l a j u v e n i l e a d e l i n ­ quent c o n t i n u o u s l y , h e ' l l s t a r t b e l i e v i n g i t , a c t a c c o r d i n g l y and so on s t a r t b r a g g i n g about i t .

A c co r d i n g t o d i c t i o n a r i e s and g e n e r a l u s e by a l l , p a n s i e s a r e p h y s i c a l l y weak e f f e m i n a t e men.

B efore goin g f u r th e r , I should say i t ' s a f a c t o f l i f e t h a t c e r t a i n men ( e v e n some s t r a i g h t s ) a r e t h a t way.

In t h e c o m p e t i t i v e , m a sc u lin e world though t h i s ty p e o f p e r so n i s l o o k e d down upon ( a n d e v e n b y many g a y s ) .

But t h e p a n sy might a l s o be h o n e s t , c a r i n g , t a l e n t ­ e d i n some u n - m a s c u l i n e f i e l d .

S o why s h o u l d h e m e e k l y a c c e p t a p u t - d o w n l a b e l a nd s u b s c r i b e to i t ?

S u r e l y , h e a n d we c o u l d c h o o s e a more p o s i t i v e l a b e l , l i k e human b e i n g .

I g u e s s e v e n among RFD *s s e v e r a l t h o u s a n d r e a d ­ e r s t h e r e a r e many d i v i s i o n s .

Am I t o p r e s u m e t h a t t h o s e who c a l l t h e m s e l v e s p a n s i e s a r e m ostly i n t e r e s t e d in g e t t i n g to g eth er with other p a n s i e s , and so f o r t h .

H o m o s e x u a l s (a c l i n i c a l n a me ) t h r o u g h o u t h i s t o r y h a v e b e e n v e r y t a l e n t e d i n a r t s and l e t t e r s .

Wi t h s o many c r e a t i v e p e o p l e i n o u r m i d s t , c a n ' t we c ome up w i t h l a b ­ e l s f o r o u s e l v e s d e r i v e d f rom p o s i t i v e w o r d s , or make up e n t i r e l y new o n e s .

To my u n d e r s t a n d i n g , f a g g o t s a r e s e x u a l l y a g r e s s i v e and b l a t a n t .

Although, according to my d i c t i o n a r y i t s e e m s t o come f rom t h e B r i t ­ i s h u s e ox' f a g : "I n E n g l i s h s c h o o l s , a b o y who d o e s s e r v i c e f o r a n o t h e r b o y o f a h i g h e r f o r m; h e n c e a m e n i a l , a d r u d g e " .

And o f c o u r s e f a i r i e s a r e what m y t h i c a l s t o r y b o o k f a i r i e s l o o k and a c t l i k e .

W h i l e p r o b a b l y t o o l a t e , we s h o u l d s t r i v e t o elim inate gay.

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In t h e 6 0 ' s , t h e B l a c k s s a i d t o t h e w o r l d , a nd t h e p r e s s e s p e c i a l l y , we want t o b e c a l l e d B la ck s - - not n i g g e r s , d a r k i e s or boy.

Do t h e i r p u b l i c a t i o n s make e x t e n s i v e u s e o f n e g ­ a t i v e , s l a n g l a b e l s when d e s c r i b i n g t h e m s e l v e s ?

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A p o u s t i n i k i s a h o l y man, o r i g i n a l l y f r om t h e R u s s i a n O r t h o d o x t r a d i t i o n , w h o s e l i f e o f p r a y e r a n d s e r v i c e d r a w s hi m i n t o many p l a c e s a n d s i t u a t i o n s w h e r e h e a l ­ i n g and w h o l e n e s s a r e d e s i r e d .

He i s p r e s e n t a n d t h e n h e i s a b s e n t .

When p r e s e n t h i s t a s k i s t o f o c u s t h e h e a l i n g P r e s e n c e o f t h e L o r d Go d i n t h a t s i t u a t i o n , e v e n t h o u g h t h e D i v i n e Name may n o t be sp o k e n .

H i s p e r s o n a l i d e n t i t y i s h i d d e n b e c a u s e t h e a c c i d e n t s o f h i s own l i f e a r e l e s s i m p o r ­ tant than th e h e a l i n g t r u t h he b r i n g s .

I t i s my h o p e t h a t t h e s e R e f l e c t i o n s , t h i s V i e w From H e r e , may b e i n t h a t t r a d i t i o n .

What I h a v e t o s a y may r e f l e c t s o me o f y o ur own t h o u g h t s a n d f e e l i n g s o r i t may b e a v i e w f rom a p l a c e y o u h a v e n e v e r b e e n .

H o w e v e r , i t i s my h o p e t h a t t h i s V i e w w i l 1 b r i n g l i g h t , j o y a n d t r u t h t o y o u a s y o u r e f l e c t more d e e p l y on t h e v i e w f r o m y o ur p l a c e .

The Ga y Co mmu n i t y i s a n e t w o r k o f p e r s o n s who ha ve c h o s e n t o c a l l t h e m s e l v e s "gay" - - t h a t i s , happy, open, f r e e , u n i h i b i t e d .

We a r e men a n d women o f a l l s o c i a l , e c o n o m i c , e d u c a t i o n a l , r a ­ c i a l and c u l t u r a l g r o u p s .

Some a r e q u i t e o p e n , o t h e r s are q u i t e h id d e n .

Most a r e s e l e c t i v e l y o p e n , d e p e n d i n g o n whom we c a n t r u s t .

Our c o m ­ m u n i t y h a s t wo d i s t i n g u i s h i n g f e a t u r e s : F i r s t , we a r e m u l t i d i m e n s i o n a l p e r s o n s w i t h i n ­ t e r e s t s , f e e l i n g s a n d a c t i o n s on many l e v e l s .

We h a v e h i g h l y d e v e l o p e d s e n s i t i v i t i e s t o t h e male and f e m a l e a s p e c t s o f e a c h p e r s o n .

Thus, we v i e w a l l p e r s o n s a s e q u a l s who p o t e n t i a l l y merit resp e ct as p e e r s .

T h is approach t o l i f e ma k e s u s d i f f e r e n t f r o m o t h e r p e r s o n s , o f t e n c a l l e d " s t r a i g h t " , a n d who f o l l o w t h e " s t r a i g h t a n d n a r r o w" p a t h o f s o c i a l a n d c u l t u r a l e x p e c t ­ ations .

B e c a u s e t h i s g o a l i s o f t e n m i s s e d , wh a t i s s e e n i s n o t t h a t f i n e b a l a n c e we s t r i v e f o r , b u t t h e o f f balance c a rica tu re : ma c ho man, e f f e m i n a t e p a n sy , f l i t t i n g f a i r y , phony f a g g o t , o l d a u n t i e , b i t t e r bu tch , flaming f r u i t , e t c .

It i s the c r i p p l e d , wo u n d e d a n d f r a g m e n t e d t h a t o r d i n a r y p e o p l e s e e , a n d a b o u t whom t h e B i b l e s p e a k s m o s t harshly.

But, as in a l l c u l t u r e s and communit­ i e s , we s h o u l d b e j u d g e d b y o ur b e s t e x a m p l e s , not th e w o r s t .

The m e d i e v a l S p a n i s h c l o w n , M a t t e c h i n e , was a p r o t o t y p e o f t h e mo de r n g a y man.

He w a s u n i n h i b i t e d a n d f r e e , y e t b e n e a t h t h e g a i t y and l a u g h t e r i s t h e d e e p s a d n e s s o f o n e who k n o ws s u f f e r i n g .

Second, we have se x u a l and em o tio n a l p r e fe r e n c e s fo r p er so n s o f th e same s e x . T h is i s o fte n c a l l ­

ed "hom osexuality".

But t h i s l i f e s t y l e i s a way o f t h i n k i n g a n d f e e l i n g , n o t m e r e l y a way o f a c t ing.

It has been s a i d t h a t homosexual p e r s o n s are e x a c t l y l i k e h e te r o se x u a l persons "except t h a t t h e y have a s l i g h t d i f f e r e n c e in t h e i r s e x ­ ual and a f f e c t i o n a l p r e f e r e n c e s .

But Ga y p e o p l e a r e p e o p l e who , maybe f rom b i r t h , h a v e known t h a t t h e y have a m u l t i d i m e n s i o n a l q u a l i t y which s e p a r a t e s t hem f r o m o t h e r p e o p l e .

And i n t h i s r e s p e c t . . . g a y p e o p l e a r e a l m o s t o p p o s i t e f rom everybody e l s e , except in bed".

Thu s n o t a l l t h o s e w i t h s a m e - s e x o r i e n t a t i o n a n d b e h a v i o r a r e ' g a y ' ; nor a r e a l l t h o s e w i t h o p p o s i t e - s e x o r i e n t a t i o n and b e h a v i o r n e c e s s ­ arily 'stra ig h t'.

As w i l l b e d e v e l o p e d i n t h e s e R e f l e c t i o n s I am o n e o f t h e s e m u l t i d i m e n s i o n a l , b o t h / a n d p e r s o n s , and h a v e b e e n s o f o r a l m o s t f i f t y years.

The h o m o s e x u a l c o m m u n i t y c o m p r i s e s b e t w e e n f i v e and t e n p e r c e n t o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n .

But, because o f t h e a l l - p e r v a s i v e o p p r e s s i o n , t h i s community h a s r e m a i n e d l a r g e l y h i d d e n from t h e g e n e r a l population.

P a r t o f t h e l i b e r a t i o n mo v e me nt b e ­ g in n in g in the 1960s i s th e l i b e r a t i o n o f gay men and l e s b i a n s f r o m a n c i e n t r e q u i r e m e n t s t h a t we r e m a i n " h i d d e n i n t h e c l o s e t " o r s u f f e r h u m i l i a t i o n or e v e n d e a t h .

These R e f l e c t i o n s are d e s i g n e d to encourage c o n ­ t e m p o r a r y e x a m p l e s b o t h f o r t h e G a y Co mmu ni t y and fo r t h e community a t l a r g e , so t h a t a l l o f u s may b e c o me mo r e w h o l e , r e s p o n s i b l e a n d p r o ­ d u c t i v e c i t i z e n s o f t h e c o m m u n i t i e s i n w h i c h we live.

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I n d e p e n d e n c e f rom S p a i n m e r e ­ l y l i b e r a t e d the Sp a nish c o l o n i s t s , and t h e degradation of the Indians con tin u ed .

The f i r s t h o p e f o r c h a n g e came i n 1 9 4 4 when a p o p u l a r i n ­ s u r r e c t i o n put a l i b e r a l regime in power.

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However, t h i s d i s p l e a s ­ e d t h e r e a l r u l e r s o f t h e c o u n t r y - D e l Mont e a n d U n i t e d F r u i t (now U n i t e d B r a n d s ) , a n d a p ­ p ea lin g to U.S. a u t h o r i t i e s they i n s t i g a t e d the CIA c o u p i n w h i c h CIA p l a n e s bombed G u a t e m a l a ' C i t y , a n d p u t i n power t h e r i g h t - w i n g d i c t a t o r ­ s h i p s which have c o n t i n u e d t o t h i s da y .

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N o v . 4 , 1 9 3 0 ( G u a t e m a l a C i t y ) - At Los O c o t e s , t wo b o d i e s w e r e f o u n d on t h e h i g h w a y , w i t h s i g n s of torture. '\tiat d o e s i t me a n , " s i g n s o f t o r t u r e " ?

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B o d ie s are found w ith o u t f i n g e r n a i l s , t e e t h , or n i p p l e s .

Women' s b o d i e s a p p e a r w i t h c h e s t s bur n e d , b r a n d s f rom h o t i r o n o n t h e i r Amput a s k i n , and w i t h t h e i r s c a l p p u l l e d o f f . t e d p a r t s a r e p l a c e d on t o p o f b o d i e s .

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S p i k e s d r i v e n and sc r e w e d i n t o h e a d s .

Suspending the v i c t i m w ith nylon cord t i e d to h is sexual organs.

Amputation o f th e tongu e.

In 1 9 6 5 - 6 6 t h e U . S . M i l i t a r y p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e Pen tagon-backed "Operation G uatemala", to purge t h e c o u n t r y o f t h e few hund red g u e r i l l a s a c t i v e there.

1 9 , 4 9 2 G u a t e m a l a n s we re a s s a s s i n a t e d and massacred.

A l s o , p a r a m i l i t a r y d e a t h squads w e r e o r g a n i z e d , and b e g a n t o c a r r y o u t t h e t o r ­ t u r e and a s s a s s i n a t i o n p l a n s o f t h e U . S . - G u a t ­ emalan g o v e r n m e n t , l e a v i n g o f f i c i a l s f r e e t o c l a i m t h a t t h e y were b a t t l i n g b o t h t h e " r i g h t " and " l e f t " , w h i l e t h e g e n e r a l s w e r e r u n n i n g , a nd s t i l l r u n , d e a t h s q u a d s f r o m t h e N a t i o n a l P a l a c e Annex.

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G u a t e m a l a , home o f 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e , i s t h e mo s t populous n a t i o n in C e n t r a l America.

More t h a n 60% o f G u a t e m a l a n s a r e Mayan I n d i a n s , mo s t o f whom do n o t s p e a k S p a n i s h .

75% o f t h e p e o p l e are cam pesinos, s u b s is te n c e farmers, o ften e a r n ­ i n g money b y w o r k i n g on l a r g e c o f f e e , c o t t o n , or sugar p l a n t a t i o n s , a l l for e x p o r t .

Soon, G u a t e ­ m a l a w i l l a l s o b e a ma j o r e x p o r t e r o f p e t r o l e u m and n i c k e l .

3 8 9 f a m i l i e s own 75% o f a l l f e r t i l e l a n d s ; s i x p e o p l e own 26% o f a l l l a n d i n G u a t e m a l a .

While the producers o f food for export ann ua lly obtain $1 b i l l i o n , t h e p e r c a p i t a i n c o m e f o r t h e I n d i a n s i s $30 a n n u a lly .

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Ea c h d a y t h e r i c h a n d t h e m i l i t a r y t a k e o v e r more l a n d s , w i t h t h e c o m p l i ­ c ity of a ll authorities.

C o n se q u e n tia lly , the c a m p e s i n o s a r e l e f t w i t h o u t l a n d - a n d t h e me a ns to produce food - reaching the po in t o f d e s p e r a ­ t i o n when t h e y s e e t h e i r c h i l d r e n d y i n g f rom h u n g e r and i l l n e s s .

H a lf t h e c h i l d r e n born in Guatemala d i e b e f o r e the age o f f i v e .

In t h e 1 9 8 0 ' s , t h e s h a r p e s t c o n f r o n t a t i o n s c r e a t e d by U . S . p o l i t i c a l and e c o n o m ic d o m i n a t i o n a re o ccu rrin g in the sm a ll, s t r a t e g i c a l l y lo c a t e d c o u n t r i e s o f C e n t r a l America.

The m o s t c o n s e r ­ v a t i v e Gua temalan gov ern m en t newsoaper p r i n t e d rep orts o f 3,617 p o l i t i c a l deaths in the f i r s t t e n m o n t h s o f 1 9 8 0 - e v e n t h o u g h mo s t o f t h e mass a t r o c i t i e s ar e not r e p o r t e d .

Of t h i s num­ b e r , at l e a s t 90 were U n i v e r s i t y p r o f e s s o r s , 3 89 U n i v e r s i t y s t u d e n t s , 326 e l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l t e a c h e r s , 311 c a m p e s i n o l e a d e r s , 12 j o u r n a l i s t s , and hu ndreds o f un io n l e a d e r s .

L a s t aut umn a l o n e , 39 l e a d e r s o f t h e m o d e r a t e C h r i s t i a n D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y were a s s a s s i n a t e d .

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The s t a r t o f t h e l a t e s t wa v e o f r e p r e s s i o n came i n May 1 9 7 8 when a v i l l a g e o f Q u i c h e I n d i a n s r e c e i v e d o r d e rs t o go to Panzos, where they w o u l d r e c e i v e a d o c u m e n t a b o u t t h e i r l a n d s . When they a r riv ed s o l d i e r s b l o c k e d t h e i r e x i t s , and t h e l a n d o w n e r s i n s u l t e d a n d t h r e a t e n e d them with death.

The I n d i a n s a s k e d t o s p e a k , w e r e r e f u s e d , and s u d d e n l y s o l d i e r s and c i v i l i a n s a 1 i k e f i r e d on t h e un a r me d I n d i a n s f r om t h e r o o f ­ tops.

In a f e w m o m e n t s , 1 4 0 w e r e k i l l e d .

The I n d i a n s w e r e l o a d e d i n t o g a r b a g e t r u c k s a nd dumped i n t o a common g r a v e dug b y a b u l l d o z e r two d a y s e a r l i e r .

The 3 0 0 i n j u r e d w e r e d e n i e d m edical a t t e n t i o n ; t h o s e t h a t f l e d were sought o u t a n d g u n n e d down.

The t o r t u r e a n d g e n o c i d e have not a b a t e d s i n c e .

The U . S . i n v o l v e m e n t a n d c o m p l i c i t y w i t h t h i s o p p r e s s i o n has not a b a te d e i t h e r .

Fo r many y e a r s now, t h e P e n t a g o n h a s p r o m o t e d t h e U n i t e d C e n t r a l A m e r i c a n Army.

This in v o lv e d the t r a i n i n g o f Guatemalan p o l i c e at a c o s t o f $ 1 , 7 5 0 U . S . ta x d o l l a r s per " s t u d e n t " .

Rather t h a n b e i n g d e s i g n e d t o c o mba t t e r r o r i s m , t h e s e were a c t u a l l y c o u r s e s i n t e r r o r i s t a c t i v i t i e s .

In a d d i t i o n t h e U . S . h a s s o l d G u a t e m a l a $ 3 5 . 4 m i l l i o n o f m i l i t a r y e q u i p m e n t , a nd p r o v i d e d o u t r i g h t g i f t s o f $ 3 5 m i l l i o n more o f s u r p l u s e q u i p m e n t and m i l i t a r y a s s i s t a n c e .

The P e n t a ­ g o n h a s p r o p o s e d f o r 1 9 8 1 "a l i m i t e d U . S . s e ­ c u r i t y a s s i s t a n c e p r o g r a m " t o p r o v i d e "an e f f e c t i v e me a n s o f m a i n t a i n i n g an o v e r a l l c o ­ operative rela tio n sh ip " .

GENOCIDE IN GUATEM ALA (CONTINUED) But, as a lw a y s , the r e a l powers i n f l u e n c i n g th e se p o l i c i e s are the m u lt in a t io n a l co rp o ra ­ t i o n s i n t e n t on c o n t i n u e d e x p l o i t a t i o n o f G u a ­ tem ala's natural resources.

H i s t o r i c a l l y , the f o o d e x p o r t i n g c o r p o r a t i o n s h a v e o p e r a t e d an economy o f p l a n n e d u n d e r - d e v e l o p m e n t i n G u a t e ­ mala by u s u r p i n g I n d i a n l a n d s , c r e a t i n g s h o r t ­ ages o f food for d om estic consumption.

In a d d i t i o n , t h e i r i nhuma n l a b o r p r a c t i c e s and c a r e l e s s e x p l o i t a t i o n o f n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s have weakened t h e c a m p e s i n o s ' c a p a c i t y t o a c h i e v e self-sufficiency.

Through t h e s e p r a c t i c e s , t h e national wealth reaches only the a ir e a d y -w e a lt h y , and t h e m a s s e s b e c o m e mor e a n d mor e d e ­ p e n d e n t on t h e c o r p o r a t e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e .

The o n l y way t o k e e p s u c h a n u n d e r - d e v e l o p e d s o c i e t y "stable" i s with m assive r e p r e s s io n .

Now, w i t h t h e d i s c o v e r y a n d " d e v e l o p m e n t " o f o i l and n i c k e l r e s e r v e s i n n o r t h e r n G u a t e m a l a , more I n d i a n s a r e b e i n g d i s p l a c e d from t h e i r meager l a n d s .

Under t h e q u i s e o f o p e n i n g up t h i s r e g i o n f o r s e t t l e m e n t by c a m p e s i n o s t o produce fo o d fo r d o m e s t ic consu m ption, $25 m i l l i o n o f U . S . mo ne y h a s b e e n u s e d b y G u a t e ­ m a l a t o b u i l d t h e r o a d s and s e t t l e c h e a p l a b o r f o r o i l and n i c k e l p r o d u c t i o n .

Ar e " c a l u l a t e d m a s s a c r e " o r " d e l i b e r a t e b a r ­ b a r i t y ” too strong a d e s c r i p t i o n to use?

I th in k n o t , c o n s i d e r i n g t h e documented in f o r m a ­ t i o n a v a i l a b l e c o n c e r n in g inv o lv em ent o f the G u a t e m a l a n g o v e r n m e n t , t h e U . S . g o v e r n m e n t , and m u l t i n a t i o n a l c o r p o r a t i o n s i n p l a n n i n g and m a n i ­ p u la tin g e v e n ts in Guatemala.

Under t h e g u i s e o f p r o t e c t i n g t h e p e o p l e from "C om muni st s ", t h e U . S . h a s p r o p p e d up t h e G u a t e m a l a n d i c t a t o r s i n a l m o s t e v e r y way p o s s i b l e .

T h e o n l y " C o m m u n i st s " in Guatemala are t h e p e o p l e , almost t o t a l l y i g ­ n o r a n t o f p o l i t i c a l p h i l o s o p h y a n d l a b e l s , who r e b e l , p r o t e s t , and o r g a n i z e a g a i n s t o n e o f t h e most u n j u s t and r e p r e s s i v e s o c i a l s t r u c t u r e s i n the world.

It i s s i g n i f i c a n t t h a t not one p erso n h a s been c o n v i c t e d o f any o f t h e t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s of deaths.

Gua te ma lan r i g h t i s t s l o o k t o R on ald Reagan a s t h e i r l a s t chance t o c l i n g t o power.

Guatema­ l a n b u s i n e s s m e n a n d g o v e r n m e n t o f f i c i a l s . wer e o p e n l y e c s t a t i c about R e a g a n ' s e l e c t i o n and t h e c o n s e r v a t i v e trium ph.

A "Who ' s Who" o f t h e A m e r i c a n New R i g h t v i s i t e d G u a t e m a l a i n 1 9 8 0 .

Re a g a n was q u o t e d a s h a v i n g t o l d a l e a d i n g f i g ­ ure i n t h e r e a c t i o n a r y r i g h t wing o f G u a t e m a la , "Hang i n ' t i l l we g e t t h e r e .

W e ' l l g e t i n , and t h e n w e ' l l g i v e you some h e l p .

D o n ' t g i v e up: s t a y t h e r e and f i g h t ' . " The c o n n e c t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e U . S . c o n s e r v a t i v e s a n d G u a t e m a l a a r e nu me r ­ ous.

Apparently, th ere i s good reason to b e ­ l i e v e th a t U . S . m i l i t a r y "aid" to Guatemala w i l l be i n t e n s i f i e d , q u i t e p o s s i b l y t o t h e p o i n t o f using U.S. f o r c e s .

You may w o n d e r wha t a l l t h i s h a s t o do w i t h RPD, and why i t a p p e a r s h e r e .

One r e a s o n i s t h a t t h i s i n f o r m a t io n appears in few o th e r p l a c e s .

The U . S . a n d C a n a d i a n p r e s s b l o c k o u t o f news f rom G u a t e m a l a h a s b e e n a l m o s t c o m p l e t e , e v e n

though t h e s e e v e n t s are r e p o r t e d r e g u l a r l y in the papers o f other c o u n tr ie s .

Also, there roust b e u n i t y o f a l l p e o p l e s t r u g g l i n g a g a i n s t t h e f o r c e s o f o p p r e s s i o n , whether s o c i a l , p o l i ­ t i c a l , or e c o n o m i c .

T h i r d l y , the Guatemalan people are f ig h t in g a b a t t l e for s e l f - s u f f i c i e n ­ c y a n d l e s s d e p e n d e n c e on a n u n j u s t e c o n o m i c s y s t e m , a g o a l o f RFD r e a d e r s a l s o , w h i l e t h e l a n d and r e s o u r c e s n e c e s s a r y t o m a i n t a i n t h a t i n d e p e n d e r t c e a r e f o r c i b l y t a k e n away f r om t h e m , with the support o f the U.S. government.

F i n a l l y , there are s e r io u s i m p lic a tio n s in the C e h t r a l American s i t u a t i o n for f u t u r e U . S . d o ­ mestic p o lic y .

T h e r e h a s g r o w n up i n t h e U . S . a network o f su pport for t h e N a t i o n a l S e c u r i t y S t a t e t h a t e x t e n d s from i n t e l l e c t u a l s t o t h e g o v e r n m e n t t o b u s i n e s s and t o t h e m i l i t a r y .

The p o l i c i e s s t e m m i n g f rom t h i s d o c t r i n e a r e q u i t e e f f e c t i v e in keeping the t h i r d world in l i n e w i t h U . S . i m p e r i a l i s t i n t e r e s t s , and i t i s o n ly a matter o f time b e f o r e i n t e r n a l d i s s e n t i o n becomes as g r e a t a t h r e a t t o "N ational S e c u r i t y " as f o r e i g n i n s t a b i l i t y i s , w h i c h c a n , and a l r e a d y i s a f f e c t i n g RFD r e a d e r s .

T h e r e a r e s e v e r a l t h i n g s you c a n d o t o f i g h t t h i s c o n s p i r a c y o f s i l e n t support o f tyranny in Guatemala.

The mo s t i m p o r t a n t i s t o b e c o m e w e l l i n f o r m e d o n t h i s and r e l a t e d C e n t r a l A m e r i c a n issues.

T h i s a r t i c l e i s g r e a t l y c o n d e n s e d f rom t h e L a t e W i n t e r , 1981 i s s u e o f G re en R e v o l u t i o n , p u b l i s h e d b y t h e S c h o o l o f L i v i n g , PO Box 3 2 3 3 , Y o r k , PA 1 7 4 0 2 .

S i n g l e c o p i e s o f t h e 72 p a g e r e p o r t on G u a t e m a l a a r e $ 1 . 5 0 , b u n d l e s o f 2 0 c o p ies are $18.

Copies are a l s o a v a ila b le t h r o u g h RFD f o r $ 1 . 3 0 ( p o s t a g e i n c l u d e d ) .

S p r e a d t h e wor d t o o t h e r s a b o u t t h i s i s s u e , p a r t i c u l a r l y g r o u p s i n y o ur a r e a s y m p a t h e t i c to lib e r a t io n str u g g le s.

W r i t e o r c a l l your s e n a t o r s and r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s t o v o i c e your o p p o s i t i o n t o U . S . m i l i t a r y or e c o n o m i c a i d t o Guatemala.

A n o t he r means o f s u p p o r t i s t o o r ­ g a n i z e or j o i n l o c a l s o l i d a r i t y g r o u p s .

Fo r mor e i n f o r m a t i o n , c o n t a c t ! A s s o c i a t i o n i n S o l i ­ d a r i t y w i t h G u a t e m a l a , PO Box 1 3 0 0 6 , W a s h i n g t o n , DC 2 0 0 0 9 .

Nov. 5, 1980 (Guatemala C i t y ) "Enthusiasm in G u a t e m a l a B e c a u s e o f t h e V i c t o r y o f R. R e a g a n . " G r e a t e r p r i v a t e i n v e s t m e n t wa s e x p e c t e d , i t wa s s a i d , s i n c e i n v e s t o r s kn e w R e a g a n w o u l d p r o t e c t their in t e r e s t s .

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L a s t y e a r , a t t h e De n v e r g a t h e r i n g , a t a c i r c l e commemorating our b r o t h e r s m a r ty r e d by t h e N a z i s , i t wa s f e l t t h a t e a c h y e a r on t h e same d a t e ( A u ­ g u s t 1 3 ) we h o l d some s o r t o f s i m i l a r e v e n t .

I am a s k i n g f o r i n p u t f rom a n y b r o t h e r s who m i g h t want t o h e l p w i t h i d e a s , e t c .

Sp ecifically, 1) S h o u l d we c o n s i d e r i s s u i n g a n a t i o n a l or i n t e r n a t i o n a l c a l l f o r s u c h an e v e n t ( t o b e h e l d wherever p e o p l e a r e; i t c o u l d be a s sim p le as s u g g e s t i n g t h a t p e o p l e l i g h t a c a n d l e on t h a t d a y , e t c . , e t c . )?

2) Wo ul d a n y o n e c a r e t o w r i t e s u c h a c a l l ( I d o n ' t f e e l t h a t I c an do i t m y s e l f ) ?

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I f y o u a r e i n v o l v e d i n a n y o f t h e h e a l i n g , magc i k a l , or f i n e a r t s , o r a c t i v e i n f a e r y s t r u g g l e s , we e n c o u r a g e y o u t o s u b m i t a n a r t i c l e .

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We w o u l d l i k e t o h a v e a l l t h e a r t i c l e s i n b y A u g u s t 1 5 , 1 9 8 1 ; b u t i f you a r e i n t e r e s t e d , p l e a s e l e t u s know o f y o u r i n ­ t e n t i o n s as soon as p o s s i b l e .

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"Brothers Behind Bars" i s a f r e e f o r um f o r p r i s o n e r s t o e x p r e s s f e e l i n g s , i d e a s , e x p e r i e n c e s , r e a c t i o n s a n d t o c o n t a c t o t h e r s .

L e t t e r s w i l l be e d i t e d f o r s p e l l i n g , p u n c t u a t i o n and c l a r i t y u n l e s s s p e c i f i e d o t h e r w i s e .

It i s r e q u e s t e d t h a t c o n t a c t l e t t e r s n o t e x c e e d 2 0 0 w o r d s as s p a c e i s l i m i t e d .

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"A d a y l a t e a nd a d o l l a r s h o r t " , b u t I am h a p p y t o p r o c l a i m t h a t I ' v e d i s c o v e r e d RFD. A fellow i n m a t e w a n t e d t o s h a r e a poem he had p r i n t e d and l o and b e ­ h o l d , i t wa s i n t h i s ’K3ay C o u n t r y J o u r n a l " , Summer 1 9 8 0 .

We s h a r e d t h a t e v e n i n g o u r g a y i t y ( s o m e t h i n g you do n o t d i s c l o s e in p r i s o n ) .

And now I h a v e d e c i d e d t o w r i t e you a n d a s k y o u t o r un a r e q u e s t under " b r o t h e r s b e h i n d b a r s " s o I m i g h t c o r r e s p o n d w i t h more fellow gays.

The p o s s i b i l i t i e s a r e u n l i m i t e d , f o r my s e n t e n c e i s over t h i s A p r i l , 1 9 8 1 .

I am m o v i ng t o a 27 a c r e farm here in C olorado.

I would lo v e to share l i f e with a n o th er/o r many s i m i l a r n o n - s y s t e m t y p e .

T h i s h a s b e e n a l i f e - l o n g dream ( w h i c h I t h o u g h t was f a i r l y o r i g i n a l ) , a n d RFD h a s o p e n e d my e y e s t h a t many g a y s h a v e t h e same dr e a m a n d a r e way a h e a d o f the game.

So, p l e a s e l e t ' s s h a r e d r e a m s , g o a l s , i d e a s a nd c o r r e s p o n d , v i s i t , and l o v e one another.

To t e l l y o u a l i t t l e a b o u t m y s e l f ; I am 33 y e a r s young, I r i s h - A m e r i c a n , 6 ' 1 " , 180#, h a ir y , muscular, a l o v e ­ able terry-bear type.

I w ill e x c h a n g e p h o t o s and l e t t e r s w i t h a n y a n d a l l who w r i t e .

I r e a l l y mean t h a t ' .

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I am a g a y man 6 f e e t t a l l , 1 6 5 l b s . , w i t h b r o wn h a i r .

R i g h t now I am i n p r i s o n a n d I am l o n e l y , b e c a u s e I h a v e no o u t s i d e p e o p l e .

I am l o o k ­ i n g fo r someone t o w r i t e t o a nd s h a r e so me g o o d t a l k s .

I have been ga y for t h r e e years and I am l o o k i n g f o r s o m e b o d y t o l i v e w i t h when I g e t o u t .

L o o k i n g f o r a n y b o d y who w i l l w rite.

I j u s t f i n i s h e d r e a d i n g y o ur rag f o r t h e f i r s t ti m e and I t h i n k i t ' s w o n d e r f u l t h e way i t ' s put t o g e t h e r !

To s a y t h e l e a s t i t ' s b e t t e r , much b e t t e r t h a n a n y o t h e r Fa g r a g I ' v e read!

P r e s e n t l y though i t ' s t h e o n l y r a g we c a n g e t h e r e on t h e L a v e n d e r c u l t u r e !

The p i g s a r e h i c k s a n d t h e y ' r e uncommonl y s t u p i d !

But some a r e h i p t o t h e s c e n e s here!

But t h e y j u s t d o n ' t want t o make a ny f u s s o v e r t h e fact that th e r e's faggots m ilk ­ i n g we e we e i n t h e s e w a l l s o f solitude!

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De a r E d i t o r , I am a 22 y e a r o l d w h i t e m a l e i n m a t e a n d I aim w r i t i n g y o u i n h o p e t h a t y o u w i l l r un a s m a l l ad f o r roe i n y o ur n e w s p a p e r .

I h a v e no f a m i l y o r f r i e n d s o u t s i d e i n t h e f r e e w o r l d and i t ' s v e ry l o n e l y at m ail c a l l .

So a n y t h i n g y o u may do f o r roe on t h i s m a t t e r w i l l b e a p p r e ­ c i a t e d b y roe, a n d I w i l l b e i n your d e b t .

I' m t h a n k i n g you i n a d v a n c e f o r t a k i n g y o ur t i m e .

Sincerely, S t e v e Gard Box 5 1 1 , # 1 5 5 - 8 3 9 C ol u m b u s , Ohi o 43216

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and s i s t e r s ,

Now b a c k t o t h e p u r p o s e o f t h i s le t t e r of despair!

I' m p r e s ­ e n t l y on a s i x c o c k a day h a b i t b u t I' m s t i l l l o n e l y !

Even w i t h a l l my s i s t e r s t o k e e p me occupied!

I' m i n s e a r c h o f s o m e o n e who n e e d s l o v e a n d u n ­ derstanding!

Some one who w i l l s h a r e h a p p i n e s s and not l e t it die!

T h a t s o me o n e I h o p e e x i s t s !

I' m o n l y t w e n t y y e a r s o l d and I ' v e been burned a c o u p le o f times!

But I k e e p t r y i n g !

Is t h e r e a n y o n e ; l e t me know!

And I ’ l l a n s we r a l l l e t t e r s !

W e l l , I have t o g o !

Love, (Miss Anthony) A n t ho n y M c K e n z i e Box 9 9 9 , R e g i s t e r N o . 4 4 8 7 3 C . H. #1 Ca n o n C i t y , C o l o r a d o 81818

brothers behind bars Dear E d i t o r , I am a 36 y e a r o l d m a l e i n m a t e and a t t h i s t i m e I am i n c a r ­ c e r a t e d h e r e a t t h e Co l u mb u s Correctional F a c ilit y .

I am w r i t i n g you i n h o p e s t h a t you may b e s o k i n d a n d u n d e r s t a n d ­ i n g a s t o r un a s m a l l ad f o r me i n y o u r n e w s p a p e r .

I have no f u n d s i n w h i c h t o p a y y o u f o r an a d .

I h a v e no f a m i l y o r f r i e n d s t o speak o f t h a t w r i t e t o me o r c o me v i s i t me a n d i t i s ve ry l o n e l y e x p e c t a n t l y at m a i l c a l l s o a n y t h i n g y o u may do f o r me on t h i s m a t t e r s h a l l p u t me i n y o u r d e b t .

I am t h a n k i n g y ou i n a d v a n c e f o r t a k i n g your t i m e .

Sincerely, J o h n H. Bus h # 1 4 0 - 2 0 4 P . O . Box 511 Columbus, Ohio 43216

My f o r m e r a r t i c l e s h a v e b e e n n>i meo g r a phed b y t h e a d m i n i s t r a ­ t i o n , a n d p l a c e d i n my f i l e I am n o t o p e n l y r a d i c a l , do n o t p u s h my s e x u a l i t y o n a n y o n e , and I d o n ' t a c t f e m i n i n e .

I r e s p e c t th e se q u a l i t i e s in o t h e r s , b u t I c a n o n l y b e my ­ s e l f - w h o e v e r h e - s h e may b e .

I ’ ve t r i e d to c o n t a c t o ther p r i s o n e r s t o s e e i f t h e y were as bad o f f a s t h e y sound ed , many w e r e n o t .

One who n e e d s h e lp i s Star C a r t e r .

That l a d y has been put through s o me c h a n g e s , p r o v e n h e r i n o c e n c e , and i s s t i l l h e l d i n l o c k down.

I ’ v e w r i t t e n but r e c e i v e d a l l my l e t t e r s b a c k .

I know t h e a u t h o r i t i e s a r e t a m p e r i n g w i t h her m a i l .

A p e r so n has a r i g h t t o r e c e i v e mail in p r i s o n .

Even t h e h o s t a g e s in Iran were g i v e n m ail.

Are we l e s s humane t h a n the Iranians?

Where a r e t h e g a y l a w y e r s , t h e su pport g r o u p s , where are the members o f o u r f a m i l y ?

So okay, w e're c r i m in a l s , second c l a s s c i t i z e n s , a n d t o make m a t t e r s w o r s e , we a r e q u e e r s .

E x c u s e me, i t ' s t i m e f o r v i o l i n s and p o p c o r n .

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Well p e o p l e , I d o n ' t have t o w a ste a l o t o f words h e r e , s e e m s l i k e I ' v e h a d my s a y .

De ar RFD, In r e s p o n s e t o y o u r i n q u i r y t o p r i s o n e r s i n i s s u e 2 5 , I am h a v i n g no p r o b l e m r e c e i v i n g my c o p i e s o f RFD. Sometimes the s e a l i s u n b r o k e n on t h e e n v e l o p e , so m e t i m e s i t has b e e n b r o ke n by a mail o f f i c e r here at t h e p e n i tentiary.

I have a f e e l i n g t h a t any m a g a z i n e s which a r e r e t u r n e d t o y o u ma r ke d "Un­ a u t h o r i z e d " or " R e f u s e d " ha v e been r e f u s e d by t h e p r i s o n mail officer.

The men w i l l n o t b e i n f o r m e d o f t h i s , and t h e y a r e p r o b a b l y w o n d e r i n g why t h e i r copy d id not a r r i v e .

I d o n ’ t e n jo y c r y b a b i e s , but th e p r iso n system openly d i s ­ c r im in a te s a g a in st homosexuals.

A l l t h e " a c c e n t e d " g i r l i e mags are allow ed , inclu ding Hustler ( y e c h h ) b u t v e t g a y mags i n g e n e r a l a r e not a l l o w e d .

I d o n ' t know how much l o n g e r I w i l l b e a b l e t o r e c e i v e RFD, they c o u l d drop the c u r t a i n any t i m e .

I' m g e t t i n o u t w i t h i n a y e a r , b e s e e i n ' y a ' l l on so me s u n n y day. young, proud,

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De a r RFD, I ju s t f i n i s h e d reading the Summer 1 9 8 0 e d i t i o n o f RFD. RFD i s among t h e f e w Ga y p u b ­ l i c a t i o n s which a r e a l l o w e d i n s i d e t h e Ore gon S t a t e P e n i ­ tentiary.

I t was l i k e a b r e a t h o f f r e s h a ir a f t e r not having a n y t h i n g t o r ea d by g a y a u t h o r s for a long tim e.

I enjoyed e s p e c i a l l y t h e s t o r y , "Mickey", b y J o s e p h Uher .

T h a n k s , Joe ' .

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T h i s i s my f i r s t t i m e i n p r i s o n .

B e l i e v e me, i t ' s n o t a t a l l l i k e t h e p i c t u r e I had o f p r i ­ son l i f e .

I un d e rsta n d , though, t h a t OSP i s n ' t l i k e a n y o t h e r institu tion .

I n o t i c e you ha v e had o t h e r l e t t e r s from i n m a t e s in here.

I d o n ' t b e l i e v e any o f us c o u l d r e a l l y communicate wh a t i t i s l i k e f o r G a y men i n h e r e , that i s , w itho u t w r i t i n g a book (which I might end u d doing).

Maybe we c a n g i v e you a few g l im p s e s in s e v e r a l letters.

B e l i e v e i t o r n o t , my b i g g e s t s u r p r i s e wa s t h e u n a v a i l a b i l i t y o f Ga y m a g s .

I' m n o t t a l k i n g a b o u t some o f t h e mo r e e x p l i c i t m a t e r i a l , j u s t a few o f the mor e s o f t c o r e m a g s , w h i c h a r e a v a i l a b l e i n most c i g a r s t o r e s and e v e n i n g r o c e r y s t o r e s l i k e S a f e w a y and " 7 - 1 1 " .

The s i t u ­ a t i o n i s s u c h t h a t a l l t h e more common m a l e h e t e r o s e x u a l m a g a ­ z in e s are a v a i la b le to e v e r y ­ one - - b u t I d o n ' t g e t o f f s e e ­ i n g p i c t u r e s o f n a k e d women.

Why i s i t t h a t s o me p e o p l e a r e p r o v i d e d w i t h m a s t u r b a t o r y ma­ t e r i a l and not o t h e r s ?

I have t a lk e d with th e Superintendant ( Wa r d e n ) a b o u t t h i s m a t t e r , and he s a y s t h a t b y p r o v i d i n g p i c t o g r a p h i c l i t e r a t u r e which i s Ga y o r i e n t e d i s g o i n g t o e n c o u r a g e Ga y s e x u a l a c t i v i t i e s within the i n s t i t u t i o n , i t m i g h t e v e n l e a d some p e o p l e t o b e l i e v e t h a t the p e o p l e in charge condone such a c t i v i t i e s ' .

B u t , I want t h e n t o know t h a t b e i n g Ga y i s n o t s o m e t h i n g t o c o nde mn e i t h e r 1 How d o I do this?

The o n l y w a y t o c h a n g e this situation, T believe, is fo r b o t h t h o s e o f us i n s i d e and o u t s i d e p r i s o n s t o i n i t i a t e l e n g t h y a n d c o n t i n u e d c o mmu n i ­ c a t io n s with those in charge a n d a n y o n e who m i g h t h a v e a n y i n f l u e n c e on t h o s e o e o p l e .

We n e e d h e l p a n d s u p o o r t f r om y o u , our b r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s on t h e o u t s i d e , a s we t r y t o a c h i e v e some k i n d o f c h a n g e .

May we h a v e y o u r h e l p ?

If t h e r e i s anyone i n t e r e s t e d in a c h i e v i n g some k i n d o f r e f o r m , p l e a s e w r i t e me.

L e t u s work t o g e t h e r t o p u t down d i s c r i m ­ i n a t i o n i n any f or m.

However we g o a b o u t t h i s , we n e e d a united fron t.

P l e a s e , l e t us s t a r t c o m m u n i c a t i n g and s t a r t m o v i n g i n t h e same d i r e c t i o n , united.

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I' m c o u n t r y p l u s what c i t y f o l k s c a ll square!!

I lik e horse­ back r i d i n g , h u n t i n g , and j u s t l a y i n g a r o u n d i n t h e s u n , a nd I also l i k e riding m otorcycles, and p l a y i n g m u s i c - - c o u n t r y and a c i d - r o c k .

I stand 6'0", weigh in at 190 l b s , but l o s ­ ing f a s t .

A l s o , I h a v e n ' t any color b a r r ie r .

I ' v e t r a v e l e d around t h e c o u n ­ t r y s i d e a b i t , a n d I ' v e ha d some f u n , b u t I' m l o n e l y t ho u gh ; I d o n ' t ha ve nobody out th e r e'.!

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I'm d o ­ i n g 4 - 2 5 y r s . and I ' l l g o t o t h e bo a r d i n 8 months so I h o p e t h a t I ' l l make i t o u t o f here then!

But s t i l l y e t , t h o u g h ; I n e e d s o m e b o d y now!

I s u r e l y h op e t h a t you c an h e l p roe i f p o s s i b l e ?

I don't h a v e a ny h a n g - u p s on s e x u a l a t t r a c t i o n s , because I fe e l l i k e t h i s , i t ' s whatever turns a p e r s o n l o o s e , and a s l o n g a s they both enjoy t h e m s e l v e s , w h o e v e r t h e y may b e .

That's how I ' v e a l w a y s l o o k e d a t i t !

Well I hope t h a t you can f o r m ­ u l a t e s o me wh a t o f an i d e a o f roe, a n d a l s o , I h o p e t h a t y o u c a n h e l p me f i n d s o m e o n e t h a t w o u l d b e i n t e r e s t e d i n me!

So thank you f o r your t i m e ; I ' l l a w a i t your r e p l y .

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Also would l i k e t o s t a r t r e c e i v i n g RFD. I h a v e no money t o p a y for th e s u b s c r i p t i o n but p l e a s e h e l o i f you c a n .

My h o b b i e s a r e p l a y i n g t h e g u i t a r a n d s i n g i n g , a nd I l o v e nature.

I d o n ' t l i k e t o be in a crowd b u t j u s t w i t h someone lik e m yself.

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Some o f us h a v e l o n g t e r m s , some s h o r t , mo s t o f u s h a v e been p l a c e d in s o l i t a r y c o n ­ f i n e m e n t f o r s t a n d i n g up f o r our r i g h t s t h r o u g h o u t o t h e r p r i s o n s in N.C. Some h a v e p la ced themselves in s o l i t a r y for fear o f being raped, hu rt, r o b b e d , u s e d , and a b u s e d .

We need h e lp ; a l l gay p r i s o n e r s n e e d h e l p - want t o f e e l w a n ­ t e d and l o v e d .

Some f a m i l i e s h a v e t u r n e d t h e i r b a c k s on th e ir c h ild re n because they ha v e l e a r n e d t h e i r s o n or d a u ­ g h t e r was g a y o r l e s b i a n .

Th e y c a l l u s s i c k , q u e e r , f a g ­ gots, perverts, e tc.

We ll l e t me t e l l y o u a l l s o m e t h i n g ; I am p r o u d o f t h o s e w o r d s .

I am proud to be gay for I have experien ced the real beauty o f p h y s i c a l , m e n t a l , a nd s o i r i t ua l love? w i t h a n o t h e r m a l e a nd I w i l l n o t c h a n g e my l i f e s t y l e f o r no o n e .

I wear my " g a y n e s s " v e r y p r o u d l y and w i t h a s m i l e , ° e o p l e may t o r me n t me, t hr o w roe i n t o a dark o r i s o n and e v e n s h e d my b l o o d , b u t t h e y c a n n o t h u r t my s p i r i t o r t o u c h my truth.

I s i n c e r e l y hope t h e f r i e n d s a t RFD w i l l o r i n t t h i s l e t t e r i n t h e i r n e x t p u b l i c a t i o n and we w o u l d l i k e t o r e c e i v e e n ­ c o u r a g i n g l e t t e r s f rom a n v a nd a l l our g a y b r o t h e r s a nd s i s ­ ters.

H e i n us t o f i g h t f o r o ur p l a c e i n t h i s w o r l d .

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I' m t r u l y l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o my n e x t i s ­ sue.

I would l i k e t o e x p r e s s my d e e p e s t f e e l i n g s t o a l l who a r e c o n c e r n e d and would l i k e to help the gay p riso n ers here a t B l a n c h or a n y o t h e r p r i s o n .

I hope whoever r e a d s t h i s l e t ­ t e r w i l l not t a k e i t l i g h t l y .

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De a r E d i t o r , L e t me g o d e e p e r i n d e a t h t o wh a t I' m t r y i n g t o b r i n g a c r o s s t o a l l th e g a y s around th e world.

You s e e , I' m wh a t you w i l l c a l l a "m i l i t a n t g a y ".

I' m v e r y much a g a i n s t c a p i t a l ­ i s t i c p e o p l e who c o n t i n u e t o put t h e g a y b r o t h e r s and s i s ­ t e r s down.

We a r e humans a l s o a n d wa nt t o b e t r e a t e d e q u a l l y in a l l aspects of l i f e .

We a r e few a t t h i s p r i s o n b u t w h e t h e r f e w o r l a r g e we w i l l c o n tin u e to stand to g e th er in t h i s "robot c o n c r e t e j u n g le " and f i g h t ou r o p p r e s s o r s .

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I' m no t i n t o c o n ga me s or h u s t l i n g .

I am s i n c e r e . ^lease w rite, send stamped e n v e l o p e w i t h l e t ter .

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I'm a w h i t e m a l e , A q u a r i u s i s my s i g n , a n d I sta n d 5'10" or 5 '1 1 " .

I have br own s h o u l d e r l e n g t h h a i r a n d blue ey es.

I enjoy almost a l l t h e l u x u r i e s t h a t we a r e b l e s s e d w i t h h e r e on e a r t h .

I enjoy s i n g i n g , d a n c i n g and r o l l e r skating.

Being i n c a r c e r a t e d in p r i s o n l e a v e s one l o n e l y at t i m e s a n d c u t o f f f r om t h e world.

It would be w o n d e r f u l t o c o r r e s p o n d w i t h some warm and s i n c e r e p e o p l e .

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I' m f r e n c h & I n d i a n , good body & l o o k s , long d k . brown h a i r & e y e s , 5 ' 7 V ' t a l l , 155 p o u n d s , m a t u r e , and e n j o y th e b e s t in l i f e , can r e l a t e on many l e v e l s a n d l o v e s s e x , c a r s , s p o r t s , p o e tr y , music, and m o s t e v e r y t h i n g .

Please se n d p h o t o , w i l l answer a l l .

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My i n t e r e s t s a r e p o e t r y , a r t work, o u t d o o r s p o r t s and r e a d ­ ing.

I'm a l s o i n t o w e i g h t - l i f t in g ( o n l y fo r d e f i n i t i o n ) and running.

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S i s t e r s ,and B r o t h e r s '.

We a r e t h r e e s i s t e r s t h a t h a v e spent s e v e r a l years g e t t i n g in t o u c h w i t h who we a r e , wh a t w e ' r e a b o u t a s women and c o m i n g out o f the o p p r e s s i v e r o l e s o f fem ale s t a g n a t i o n in th e man's system.

One o f u s h a s b e e n i n and o u t o f t h e c o r r e c t i o n a l sy s t e m and p r i s o n s fo r 25 y e a r s .

We f e e l t h a t women i n p r i s o n ar e t h e most o p p r e s s e d p e o p l e in the world.

De ar RFD: GWM w o u l d l i k e t o h e a r f rom o t h e r GWM 2 0 - 4 0 y e a r s o l d .

In p r i s o n , 30 y r s o l d , l o n e l y a n d want s i n c e r e a n d h o n e s t f r i e n d ­ ship and/or r e l a t i o n s h i p .

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"Lonely P riso n e r " - I need c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , no s p e c i f i c r a c e or n a t i o n a l i t y , a l l w a l k s of l i f e are accepted, fe e l free t o w r i t e a s you p l e a s e .

GWM, g r e e n e y e s , b l o n d e h a i r , i n d i r e ne ed o f someone t o un ­ b u r y him f rom t h e s e b l u e s .

So damn t i r e d o f l o s i n ' - a n d n o t h i n ' t o do - a n d a l l d a y t o do i t - p l e a s e , w o n ' t ya shade t h i s h e l l - -

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I am p r e s e n t l y i n c a r c e r a t e d i n t h e Ne vada S t a t e P r i s o n h e r e in Carson C i t y .

I read about y o ur p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e GayCon Press N e w s le tte r .

As I h a v e no o n e t o w r i t e a t t h e p r e s e n t tim e, I would a p p r e c i a t e p l a c ­ i n g an a d i n y o u r p u b l i c a t i o n .

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So o ur e f f o r t s are d irected to p rin tin g a n e w s l e t t e r . . . "Writing f o r R igh ts V oices Behind Prison W alls", we want s i s t e r s a n d b r o t h e r s i n the p r iso n s to r e c e i v e the news­ le tte r free of charge.

We w e l ­ come a n y d o n a t i o n s , f e e d b a c k and e n e r g y from s i s t e r s and b r o t h e r s o u t s i d e , as w e l l as inside.

Our c o m mi t m e n t w i l l r e m a i n s t r o n g , s i n c e o ur f u n d s and r e s o u r c e s are l i m i t e d i t i s v e r y important t o have th e support of other people in the struggle .

We wa n t t o r e a c h i n c a r c e r a t e d p e o p l e who r e a d RFD, a n d a l s o l e t b r o t h e r s o u t s i d e know o f our ne e d fo r f e e d b a c k , s u pp or t & donations.

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I am 2 0 y e a r s o l d , w/ro, w e l l b u i l t and d o i n g a s h o r t ti m e but w i l l be o u t so o n .

I need a f r i e n d a n d my h o b b i e s a r e : w a te r s k iin g , horseback r id in g , f i s h i n g , r o l l e r s k a t i n g and I love cooking.

I f you wo uld l i k e t o c o r r e s p o n d w i t h me, p lease w rite to: Rodney E l k i n s #1016 04 P . O . Box 97 M c A l e s t e r , OK 7 4 501

De a r E d i t o r , I r e a l i z e t h a t your p u b l i c a t i o n may n o t o r d i n a r i l y b e f o r p e r ­ sonal advertisem ent.

But a f t e r h e a r i n g my p l i g h t I h o p e w i t h a l l s i n c e r i t y t h a t y o ur a b l e t o e x e r c i s e some e m p a t h y a n d h e l p me i f a t a l l p o s s i b l e .

I ' v e been in c a r c e r a te d for 6 y e a r s , I came t o t h i s b l e a k e x i s t a n c e when I wa s b u t 17 years o ld .

I'v e l o s t t i e s with f a m i l y and f r i e n d s , t h u s t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d on a p e r s o n a l level. w i t h t h e h e l p o f God I ' l l b e g e t t i n g o u t s o o n and I ' d l i k e t o e s t a b l i s h some o u t ­ side t i e s .

I need th e p o s i t i v e f o r c e s o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n a nd human i n t e r a c t i o n , t h e s e a r e n e c e s s a r y i f my r e e n t r y t o s o c i e t y i s t o b e s mo ot h and s u c c e s s f u l l y permanent.

I t h a n k y ou f o r y ou r t i m e and patience it is g r e a tly appre­ c i a t e d and I h o p e no g r e a t i n ­ c o n v e n i e n c e wa s d o n e y o u .

Also I t r u s t y o u ' l l deem b e i n g i n ­ s t r u m e n t a l i n my r e a d j u s t m e n t a worthy enough c a u s e to h e lp me i n my q u e s t .

By r e l a y i n g t h i s message to th e p u b lic v i a y o ur p u b l i c a t i o n .

I' m a l i b e r a l , o p e n m i n d e d b i male.

I'm 22 y e a r s o l d , 6 ' 1 ” , 169 l b s .

I s e e k some human in te r a c tio n v ia the m ail, with a ll in terested people.

I s t h e r e a humane s o u l among y o u , who w i l l r e a c h f o r t h i s deprived s o u l.

Must I s u f f e r t h i s mental anquish o f l o n e l i ­ n e s s and s o l i t u d e .

I've paid t h e b u l k o f my d e b t t o s o c i e t y , s o o p e n t h e d o o r a n d sho w me someone c a r e s .

Lets share the glory c a lle d l i f e , write to: C h a r l e s W. B o o k e r #156447 P . O . Box 4 5 6 9 9 L u c a s v i l l e , OH 4 5 6 9 9

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And am i n t e r e s t e d i n o b t a i n i n g i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e man­ agement and t r e a t m e n t o f t r a n s ­ sex ua l or/and hermaphrodite p e r s o n s who a r e i n c a r c e r a t e d i n c o r r e c t io n a l f a c i l i t i e s (Fed­ e r a l a nd S t a t e ) o r / a n d i n a n y s t a t e ' s medical f a c i l i t y .

I am h o p i n g t o r e c e i v e c o r r e c ­ t i v e surgery (tra n ssex u a l su r ­ g e r y ) d u r i n g my i n c a r c e r a t i o n a n d h o p e t h a t y o u may b e a b l e t o p r o v i d e some p o s i t i v e i n f o r ­ m a t i o n and a s s i s t a n c e .

Ar e you a w a r e o f t h e e x i s t e n c e o f a n y o t h e r i n d i v i d u a l s who h a v e a t t e m p t e d or b e e n s u c c e s s ­ fu l in obtaining transsexual s u r g e r y ( e l e c t r o l y s i s , ho r mo ne treatm ents, breast augmentation, s i l ic o n e im plants, hysterectomy, c a s t r a t io n , e t c . ) while in c a r ­ cerated?

Ar e y o u a w a r e o f t h e e x i s t a n c e o f a n y i n d i v i d u a l s who p r i o r t o a n d / o r f o l l o w i n g s u r g e r y or d u e to such s i m i l a r r e l a t e d c ir c u m ­ s t a n c e w e r e s e g r e g a t e d f rom g e n e ra l pop u lation and/or t r a n s ­ fe rr ed to another f a c i l i t y ?

I would be ever so g r a t e f u l for any i n f o r m a t i o n or a s s i s t a n c e you may b e a b l e t o e x t e n d i n t h i s matter .

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De a r RFD, JUST A THOUGHT E v e r y o n e h a s h a d t h e i r own i n ­ d iv id u a l e x p e r ie n c e s , through th eir separate environmental c i r c u m s t a n c e s which p l a y a m a j o r d e t e r m i n i n g f a c t o r t o o ur varying personal p r e fer en ce s.

S o , i f you h a v e a mi nd t o r e a ­ son - u s e i t l And you w i l l fin d that the devine purpose f o r a l l o f us t o b e d i f f e r e n t i s t o l e a r n from e a c h o t h e r .

You c a n ' t be l i k e me a n d I c a n ' t be l i k e you.

Ea c h o f u s i s u n i q u e w i t h o ur own s t o r y t o t e l l .

So I ' l l l i s t e n t o you, i f y o u ' l l l i s t e n t o me; w e ’ l l l e a r n f r om e a c h o t h e r a n d t o g e t h e r we raav p o s ­ s i b l y d i s c o v e r a common g r o u n d o f i d e a s t o s h a r e and e s t a b l i s h a s o l i d b a se in which t o b u i l d on a n d a c c o m p l i s h o u r m u t u a l goals.

Note: The p o s i t i v e a n d n e g a t i v e a s p e c t s are th e v i b r a t i o n s which hold the u n iverse t o g e t h e r .

P o s i t i v e b e in g th e idea or th e m a k e r , a nd n e g a t i v e b e i n g t h e s t r e n g t h o f t h a t which t h e u n ­ i v e r s e i s made o f .

To b e on e it h e r s i d e o f the extreme i s t o be d e v o i d o f kn owledge o f the w h o le, the two c o m p r is in g that whole.

Because o f the e x ­ t r e m e n e s s o f t h e two a s p e c t s , roan wa s c r e a t e d t o s e r v e a s a l i v i n g l i a i s o n between them, t o draw from b o t h and a c h i e v e the balance.

In o t h e r w o r d s , man i s t h e b a l a n c e o f c r e a t i o n .

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A l s o , I would l i k e to take t h i s t i m e t o make t h e r e a d e r s o f RFD a w a r e o f t h e g a y p r i s o n e r s .

Most o f you know t h a t t h e r e are a v a s t group o f g a y s in A m e r i c a n p r i s o n s t o d a y , a n d we are lo n e ly .

We a r e t h e l o n e l y ones.

You h a v e y o u r b a d o n e s & y o ur g o o d o n e s . But s t i l l we a r e t h e l o n e l y .

I ' v e ha d d i f f e r e n t g a y s t o w r i t e me from t h e o u t s i d e & i n t i m e we shared a b e a u t if u l r e l a t i o n ­ ship.

But n o t m e a n i n g f u l , when i t came t o r e q u e s t i n g a f e w d o l l a r s for stamps & w r i t i n g m a t e r i a l t h a t ' s when t h e r e ­ la tio n sh ip ends.

The " g i v e roe's".

But l e t me s a y t h a t we are not g e t t i n ' pay for b e in g in p r is o n .

Our w r o n g s c a u s e o u r p a y s c a l e t o d r o p t o t wo c e n t s a day.

So i f you d o n ' t h a v e a n y o n e o u t t h e r e who m i g h t b e c o n c e r n e d t o w a r d s y o ur w e l l b eing y o u ' r e in t r o u b l e .

So b r o t h e r s & s i s t e r s b e l i e v e me d o n ' t t h i n k for a s e c o n d t h a t the g a y s in p r i s o n are t r y i n g t o use th e g a y s o f the o u t s i d e world.

We n e e d y o ur h e l p & s u p p o r t & we l o v e you d e e p l y .

I'm s p e a k i n g f o r m y s e l f , b u t I speak a l s o for o t h e r s th a t I know f e e l t h e way I f e e l .

Thank y o u .

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Ha nds o me, m a s c ­ u l i n e , endowed, s t r a i g h t - l o o k ing(dressed). w i l l answer a l l who a r e s i n c e r e and g e n t l e .

Se nd p h o t o i f p o s s i b l e .

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De ar E d i t o r , I am a 4 0 y e a r o l d i n m a t e .

I h a v e no f a m i l y o r f r i e n d s t o s p e a k o f t h a t w r i t e t o me a n d i t i s very lo n e ly at mail c a l l .

I am w r i t i n g y o u i n h o p e s t h a t you w i l l h e s o k i n d a nd u n d e r - * s t a n d i n g t o h e l p me w i t h t h i s m a t t e r a s I h a v e no f u n d s i n w h i c h t o p a y y o u t o r un a s m a l l a d f o r me i n y o u r n e w s p a p e r .

I am 5 ' 9 " i n h e i g h t , w e i g h 1 7 5 , e y e s brown, b l a c k h a i r , born 8-21-40.

I am i n t h e D e p a r t ­ ment o f R e h a b i l i t a t i o n and C o r r e c t io n here in the s t a t e o f Ohio.

I am g a y a n d h a v e no f a m i l y or f r i e n d s w h a t s o e v e r in the s t a t e o f Ohio.

A l s o my m o t h e r a n d da d p a s s e d a wa y f i v e m o n t h s a g o and I n e v e r knew t h a t a human b e i n g c o u l d b e s o l o n e l y w i t h o u t m a i l or s o m e o n e to w r ite.

I f e e l t h a t my u n ­ known f r i e n d s i n t h e f r e e g a y w o r l d w i l l h e l p me i n t h i s matter.

I w i l l s e n d y o u my s t a t e pay s h o u l d you need i t t o pay f o r a s m a l l ad?

I only g e t $ 3 . 0 0 a month.

I really n e e d f r i e n d s h i p a nd l o v e f rom my s i s t e r s a n d b r o t h e r s o u t s i d e because t h i s i s h e l l in here on g a y s .

The y r e a l l y do g a y s v e r y wr o ng i n t h i s p r i s o n and g a y s o u t s i d e s h o u l d kno w.

I have f r i e n d s i n s i d e t h a t need o u tsid e help as m yself.

I am t h a n k i n g you i n a d v a n c e f o r t a k i n g your t i m e .

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D e a r RFD, Thank y o u , t h a n k y o u , t h a n k youl It p a s s e d through t h e da rkn ess, f i l t e r s through the c lo u d s , m ingles with the s t a r ­ l i g h t , & f i n d s i t s way t o my h e a r t on t h e p a t h o f a s u n ­ be am.

I' m t a l k i n g a b o u t y o ur RFD Mag. t h a t you s e n t t o me.

You r e a l l y d o n ’ t know & I c a n e x p l a i n my f e e l i n ' s t o y o u f o r s u c h a b e a u t i f u l mag.

I want to take t h i s time to share w i t h y o u & my o t h e r b r o t h e r s & s i s t e r s i n t h e g a y w o r l d my deepest r e s p e ct for s t i c k i n ' t o g e t h e r t o make & c r e a t e s u c h a f i n e ma g .

I t h i n k RFD w i l l t r a v e l far & I ’m su re i t w i l l become a m a s t e r p i e c e f o r t h e ones that are tr u ly in vo lv ed .

I ' v e f o u n d i n my * 2 5 i s s u e o f RFD a g r e a t d e a l o f c o n c e r n for co u n tr y l i v i n g .

I love t h e c o u n t r y & ho p e t o o n e d a y soon be a b l e t o t r a v e l t h e r e & b u i l d my own g a t h e r i n g o n c e I' m o u t o f p r i s o n .

Speaking o f p r i s o n I want t o s a y t h a t s i n c e I 'v e been in p r iso n I h a v e w r i t t e n many a Gay A s s o ­ c i a t i o n & ne v e r have I r e c e i v ­ ed such m a t e r i a l as y o u r s .

P l u s on t o p o f t h a t , t h e y r e ­ f u s e d me a s a member b e c a u s e I was i n p r i s o n .

I ' v e been g a y a l l my l i f e & I ' v e n e v e r o n c e came a c r o s s s u c h t o u c h i n g & v e r y b e a u t i f u l mag. a s I ' v e f o u n d i n RFD. P l e a s e k e e p up t h e b e a u t i f u l work l o v e r s & p l e a s e d o n o t l e a v e roe o u t .

R i g h t now y o u ' r e s e n d i n g me my sub. free of charges.

But I p r o m i s e t o s e n d you a d o n a t i o n as soon as I can g e t a h o ld o f some m o n e y .

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I wish to take t h i s time to c o n g r a t u l a t e a l l who s t r i v e d t o p u t t h e RFD mag. t o g e t h e r .

I o n l y have one i s s u e but I s h a l l s h a r e i t w i t h my t / r o t h e r s & make t hem a w a r e o f RFD. A g a i n t h a n k s , f o r RFD & may t h e r e b e many many more RFDs in t h e f u t u r e .

P lea se take c a r e a n d y o u h a v e a l l my l o v e & wishes always.

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I ' l l answer a l l l e t t e r s s e n t , a l s o a s ta mp o r t wo i f p o s s i b l e .

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I am now b a c k i n t h e a l m o s t r e ­ p a i r e d Idaho S t a t e o r i s o n in B o i s e , Idaho.

As I s a i d , I had o oe n h e a r t s u r g e r y O ct . 2 , 1 9 7 8 a n d an a r t i f i c i a l m e t a l valve implanted.

S i n c e t h a t s u r g e r y t h e y have k e p t me on b l o o d t h i n n e r .

In t h e r i o t a l l o f my p e r s o n a l p r o p e r t y was d e s t r o y e d , and s o wa s my e l e c t r i c r a z o r w h i c h I must u s e a t a l l t i m e s .

We c a n ' t h a v e t h i n g s s e n t t o us anymore, but t h e y s e l l r a ­ z o r s , e t c . in t h e commissary now.

The S t a t e w i l l n o t r e ­ p l a c e any l o s s t o our p e r s o n ­ al property.

A new e l e c t r i c r a z o r c o s t s $ 4 7 .6 0 , a radio to l i s t e n to costs $43.50.

Is t h e r e anyone out t h e r e th a t c o u l d e i t h e r l o a n me $ 1 0 0 or d o n a t e i t ?

I go b e f o r e th e D a r o le board in J u l y , and sh ould g e t a o a r o l e t h e n , a n d w o u l d Da y b a c k a l l help g iv en .

If I should r e ­ c e i v e mo r e t h a n i s n e e d e d I w ill return i t .

I am a t l e a s t n e a r my l o v e d o n e s , a n d t h e man I l o v e i s now i n my c e l l a g a i n .

He a l s o l o v e s me v e r y d e e p l y a n d i f a l l g o e s w e l l w e ' l l be on t h e s t r e e t s t o g e t h e r , and w i l l l i v e very happy. '\>e n e e d a l l t h e s u p p o r t we c a n g e t , and I need t o be a b l e t o h a v e a l a w y e r a t my p a r o l e hearing.

All the fe llo w s & g a l s that r e a d RFD, i f a n y h e l o c a n b e given to th is gay in prison I ' d be v e ry v e ry g r a t e f u l .

If anyone can helD a l i t t l e D l e a s e s e n d r e g u l a r roonev o r d e r s made payable to the F is c a l O fficer f o r Ray B a r k e r # 1 3 9 1 0 .

Ray (MA) B a r k e r # 1 3 9 1 0 P . O . Box 1 4 , 9 - 5 B o i s e , ID 8 3 7 0 7

Ga y Co mmu ni t y News 22 B r o m f i e l d S t r e e t B o s t o n , MA 0 2 1 0 8 Cellmate MCC - I n s t i t u t i o n a l M i n i s t r y 5 3 0 0 S a n t a Mo n i ca B l v d . , S t e . 3 0 4 Los A n g e l e s , CA 9 0 0 2 9

X D e a r RFD R e a d e r s , I am a p r i s o n e r i n O r e g o n S t a t e P enitentiary.

I 'v e never w r i t ­ t e n a g a y m a g a z i n e b e f o r e , nor a gay person lik e m yself.

I' m a C a n c e r , 24 y e a r s o l d , 6' , b r o wn h a i r , b l u e e y e s .

I' m i n t e r e s t e d i n h e a r i n g f rom a n y ­ o n e t o s h a r e k n o w l e d g e and l o v e My i n t e r e s t s i n c l u d e d r a w i n g and p a i n t i n g .

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Perhaps i t may o pe n some d o o r s o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n us.

And i f we a r e l u c k y , may r e s u l t i n j u s t o n e l o n e l y gay r e a c h in g b e h in d t h e s e w a l l s t o f i n d l o v e a n d f r i e n d s h i p w i t h a man d e s i r i n g t o l i v e a n d work i n t h e c o u n t r y upo n r e l e a s e .

A c o n v i c t n e v e r f o r g e t s s o m e o n e who t a k e s t h e t i m e t o w r i t e a n d s h a r e h o p e s and p l a n s f o r t h e future.

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P e r h a p s w i t h an e x p a n d ­ ed s e n s e o f l o v e and l o y a l t y t h a t b o r d e r s f a n a t ­ i c i s m , b u t no o n e i s p e r f e c t .

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A f t e r I wa s t o o n o t i c e a b l y s i c k t o i g n o r e , t h e j a i l o r s p u t me i n an i s o l a t i o n c e l l .

Psycholo­ g i s t s i n t e r v i e w e d me and u s e d my own w o r d s t o b u i l d s t a t e m e n t s I ne ve r made.

I needed help a n d my w e a k n e s s w a s u s e d a s a t o o l t o make me s o u n d l i k e a h a r d e n e d c r i m i n a l , t o dr aw i n f o r ­ m a t i o n f rom me t h a t w o u l d make me do mo r e t i m e .

I wa s a f i r s t t i m e o f f e n d e r .

I cooperated, I was r a p e d , I bega n to l e a r n .

The j a i l o r s be c a me e n e m i e s a nd I t o o k g r e a t d e ­ l i g h t i n c r e a t i n g c h a o s f o r them.

There were f e w b o o k s t o r e a d and i t was a way t o p a s s t h e time.

My g u i l t a n d r e m o r s e w h i c h h a d b e e n a c u t e , f a d e d a s I p i c k e d b u g s o u t o f my f o o d , s p r e a d my c h e e k s f o r i n s p e c t i o n , a n d s h o w e r e d unde r t h e w a t c h f u l e y e s o f f e m a l e j a i l o r s .

I l e a r n e d a b o u t g u n s and k n i v e s and e x p l o s i v e s .

I l e a r n e d t h a t you o n l y n e e d t wo and o n e h a l f in ch es of blade to stab a person in the h e a r t.

The a r t o f c o o k i n g w h i c h I ha d p r e s u m e d t o know a g r e a t d e a l a b o u t t o o k on new d i m e n s i o n a s I l e a r n e d how t o c o o k p i l f e r e d me a t i n a s i n k .

My v e g e t a r i a n i s m we nt o u t t h e s c r e e n e d w i n d o w , over the c y c l o n e f e n c e topped with g e n e ro u s s w i r l s o f r a z o r w i r e , and i n t o t h e d a r k n e s s o f t h e Oregon n i g h t .

I c a n s t i l l remember l i t t l e D a n n y , b a r e l y 18 a n d l o o k i n g a l l o f 15 y e a r s o l d a s h e p e e r e d f rom u n d e r t h e bunk o f an o l d c o n who h a d t e r ­ r o r i z e d hi m and made hi m a p u n k .

We c o u l d h e a r them a t n i g h t , gening a t i t f o r h o u r s a s Danny

l e a r n e d h o m o s e x u a l i t y i n i t s m o s t p u t r i d form. .

The m u f f l e d c r i e s o f p a i n , t h e moans o f p l e a s u r e t h a t c ame l a t e r , t h e s l a p s a n d c u f f s t h a t p r e ­ c l u d e d e a c h demand upon Danny b y t h e o l d e r and unfeeling con.

The d u l l h o p e l e s s l o o k i n D a n n y ' s e y e s w h e n e v e r h e c ame o u t o f t h e c e l l t o s h o w e r .

My r e h a b i l i t a t i o n t o o k o n new d i m e n s i o n a s I w a s s e n t e n c e d t o 38 y e a r s o n B u r g l a r y , R o b b e r y , and A s s a u l t .

The t i m e was t o b e s e r v e d c o n c u r ­ r e n t l y s i n c e a l l t h e c h a r g e s were t h e r e s u l t o f one crim e.

I w o u l d o n l y h a v e t o do 1 5 y e a r s .

I f I k e p t ray n o s e c l e a n I c o u l d b e o u t a f t e r s e r v i n g f i v e or s i x y e a r s .

I f n o t I w o u l d do e v e r y day o f i t .

I d e l ib e r a t e l y gained weight to look unappeal­ i n g , b u t t h e o l d c o n s w e r e n ' t f o o l e d , t h e y knew what I w a s t h e m i n u t e I w a l k e d o n t o t h e y a r d .

I was l u c k y t o m e e t T e r r i .

She s t o o d j u s t a h a i r o v e r f i v e f o o t , and w e i g h e d l e s s t h a n one h u n d r e d p o u n d s b u t s h e wa s i c e on t wo l e g s a n d w o u ld n't h e s i t a t e t o use a shank.

She s t o o d up a g a i n s t a b i g b l a c k man who was t r y i n g t o p r e s s u r e me f o r s e x .

He b a c k e d do wn.

I owe T e r r i a l o t f o r t a k i n g me u n d e r h e r w i n g .

As t h e m o n t h s f a d e d i n t o y e a r s I p i c k e d up my c o l ­ l e g e c r e d i t s , r e a d h u ge am ou n ts o f b o o k s , and b e g a n t o f i n d m y s e l f b e i n g c a l l e d The Bookworm b y ray c a r e f u l l y s e l e c t e d h a n d f u l o f f r i e n d s .

I l e a r n e d how t o l o o k c a r e f u l l y f o r t h e l o v e i n s i d e p e o p l e , and o v e r l o o k t h e c r u e l and t h o u g h t l e s s p a r t s o f a man who h a s known l i t t l e bu t h a t e and v i o l e n c e .

T h e r e i s b i t c h i n me, and t h e r e i s a l o t o f c o n c e r n f o r o t h e r s , b u t there is s e lfis h n e s s a lso .

I saw m y s e l f r e a c h i n g b e y o n d t h e p r i s o n w a l l s , w r i t i n g t o men w h o s e l i f e s t y l e s I e n v i e d .

I l e a r n e d t h a t Comi ng Out i s a w o n d e r f u l e x p e r i ­ e n c e t o w i t n e s s i n a n o t h e r man.

My l o v e and c o n c e r n s p r e a d t o o t h e r g a y men i n t h e p r i s o n a n d I wa s t h e f i r s t t o r e c e i v e RFD, a n d s e l f ­ i s h l y h e s it a t e d to share the d isc o v e ry with o t h e r s , l e s t t h e p r i s o n a u t h o r i t i e s b a r i t from b e i n g d e l i v e r e d , a s t h e y ha d s e v e r a l b o o k s s e n t by f r i e n d s .

My f i n a l d e c i s i o n w a s r e w a r d e d a t h o u s a n d t i m e s , f o r i t h e l p e d a b e a u t i f u l , s e n s i t i v e , and i n ­ t e l l i g e n t y o u n g man come t o g r i p s w i t h h i s own sexuality.

I s n ' t i t wonderful to care for others ?

I' m g e t t i n g o u t i n e l e v e n m o n t h s , I ' l l b e s e e ­ i n g you a t t h e g a t h e r i n g s , w o r k s h o p s , and c o n ­ ferences. ( I f my p a r o l e o f f i c e r i s d e c e n t ) .

I n t h e m e a n t i m e , I s e n d my l o v e .

Solidarity is o ur o n l y h o p e .

So o n I w i l l b e s e n d i n g a c h e c k f o r my s u b s c r i p t i o n , a n d t o h e l p d e f r a y t h e costs o f freebies.

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RFD,

Dear R e a d e r s ,

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S i n c e I w r o t e you b a ck i n F e b . 2 , 1 9 3 1 I h a v e come t o know what t h i s p r i s ­ on i s r e a l l y l i k e .

About a we e k a g o a f e w o f t h e i n m a t e s w e r e g o i n g t o r a p e a n d c h e c k my lover out o f the c e l l b lo c k .

I a n d J a me s Came ron a r e v e r y much i n l o v e w i t h o n e a n o t h e r , s o I c o u ld n 't allow t h i s to happen.

I wa s g o i n g t o c o n f r o n t t h e s e g u y s a b o u t ma k i ng s e r i o u s t h r e a t s on Jaunes.

James g o t v e r y u p s e t c a u s e he d i d n ' t want me t o g e t i n t o a n y t r o u b l e .

One t h i n g l e a d t o a n o t h e r a n d a t 1 : 3 0 am. J a m e s c u t h i m s e l f with a razor b la d e. when I h a d s e e n wh a t h e ha d d o n e i t r e a l l y u p s e t me a n d i n t u r n I c u t m y s e l f .

We w e r e t a k e n t o C e n t r a l P r i s o n i n R a l e i g h , NC w h e r e we w e r e s e w e d up a n d t h e n r e t u r n e d b a c k t o Blanch P r i s o n .

On o ur a r r i v a l b a c k h e r e we were p l a c e d i n d i f f e r e n t s e g r e g a t i o n s ( t h e h o l e ) .

The o f f i c a l s h e r e h a v e b e e n t r e a t i n g J a me s a n d I v e r y b a d l y c a u s e t h e y know we a r e b o t h g a y a n d are in l o v e w i t h one a n o t h e r .

Two d a y s l a t e r I was moved t o t h e h o l e t h a t J a m e s was i n ( f i v e c e l l s down f r om h i m ) .

Then t h r e e d a y s l a t e r J a m e s and I c u t o u r s e l v e s a g a i n i n h o p e s o f g e t ­ ting together.

We w e r e c u t v e r y b a d l y .

We w e r e l e f t i n o u r c e l l s f o r a b o u t 1*. h o u r s .

James p a s s e d o u t due t o l o s s o f b l o o d .

We w e r e t a k e n t o t h e f i r s t a i d e room a n d t h e n u r s e o n l y p u t b a n d a g e s on u s .

We w e r e n o t s e n t t o R a l e i g h t o be sewed up.

The n e x t d a y J a m e s was s h i p p e d t o another p r i s o n .

The o f f i c i a l s h e r e a s w e l l a s some o f t h e i n m a t e s d i d n ' t wa nt J a me s a n d I t o be t o g e t h e r .

The o f f i c i a l s h e r e a r e r e a l l y down on g a y p e o p l e .

Some o f t h e i n m a t e s h e r e a r e v e r y c r u e l and n a r r o w - m i n d e d .

They t r y t o u s e , abu se a n d h u r t us a n d I d o n ' t l i k e t o s e e t h a t ( e s p e ­ c i a l l y when i t c o m e s t o s o m e o n e t r y i n g t o h u r t James.

J a m e s a nd I a r e s o i n l o v e w i t h e a c h o t h e r t h a t i f a n d when we a r e b o t h r e l e a s e d we are g o in g to be m arried .

I am a s k i n g you f r i e n d s a t RFD t o t a k e n o t i c e o f wh a t h a s h a p p e n e d h e r e a n d s p r e a d t h e ne ws t o our B r o t h e r s and S i s t e r s .

We n e e d e a c h a n d e v e r y o n e o f our g a y b r o s and s i s t e r s o u t t h e r e f o r s u p p o r t , e n c ou r a g em e n t and h e l p .

What I want t o know i s t h e r e a n y o r g a n i z a t i o n s o u t t h e r e who i s w i l l i n g t o p u t p r e s s u r e on t h i s p r i s o n and h e l p i n g James and m y s e l f in coming togeth er once again?

I need to be with him, ' c a u s e i f I' m n o t g r e a t harm i s g o i n g t o come t o him.

I w o u l d a p p r e c i a t e i t v e r y much i f t h e f r i e n d s a t RFD a n d t h r o u g h o u t t h e l a n d w i l l w r i t e J a me s a s w e l l a s m y s e l f a n d h e l p us t o f i g h t t h i s s y s t e m , t h a t we o n c e a g a i n may b e a b l e t o r e j o i n and s h a r e our l o v e w i t h o n e a n o t h e r .

Our a d d r e s s ­ es are: Eddie C o l l i n s 8 3 5 W. Morgan S t .

R a l e i g h , NC 2 7 6 0 5

J a m e s A. Cameron 9 7 7 Camp Road S a l i s b u r y , NC 2 8 1 4 4

The p a i n a n d t u r m o i l e x p e r i e n c e d b y o u r b r o t h e r s in p r iso n i s o fte n beyond b e l i e f .

And who c a r e s ?

Who i s t h e i r v o i c e ?

Who e v e n k n o ws when o n e d i s ­ a p p e a r s d y i n g i n h i s c e l l f rom d a i l y a b u s e ?

Many p r i s o n e r s w r i t e t o RFD. We e x t e n d f r e e s u b s c r i p ­ t i o n s a nd p r i n t t h e i r c o n t a c t l e t t e r s .

But w i t h v e r y l i m i t e d p e r s o n n e l , t h i s i s a l l t h a t we c a n do h e r e a t R u n n i n g w a t e r .

But i s i t e n o u g h ?

S h o u l d n ' t RFD, a t t h e v e r y l e a s t , know t h e o u t c o m e o f t h e p e r s o n a l c r i s e s about which p r i s o n e r s w r i t e t o us?

S h o u l d n ' t we be d e v e l o p i n g t h e kn owled ge and m a c hine ry t o be q u e s t i o n i n g a n d p u t t i n g p r e s s u r e upon a u t h o r i t i e s on b e h a l f o f p r i s o n e r s i n c e r t a i n s i t u a t i o n s ?

S h o u l d n ' t we b e k e e p i n g t a b s o n o u r b r o t h e r s w h o s e l i v e s appear endangered?

S h o u ld n 't we, at l e a s t , know w h i c h p r i s o n s a r e n o t l e t t i n g RFD t h r o u g h ?

And s h o u l d n ' t we b e d e v e l o p i n g t h e c a p a b i l i t i e s to s u c c e s s f u l l y appeal t h e s e c a s e s ?

RFD was r e ­ c e n t l y d e n ie d e n t r y by the Texas Department o f C o r r e c t i o n s b e c a u se " it would enco ura g e d e v i a t e crim inal sexual behavior".

P e r h a p s what t h e y r e a l l y f e a r i s t h a t i t w o u l d e n c o u r a g e p r i d e a nd s e l f - r e s p e c t f o r our t r u e n a t u r e .

B u t, our a p ­ p e a l o f t h i s r u l i n g wa s r e j e c t e d .

We do n o t h a v e t h e manpower t o f o l l o w up o n s u c h d e v e l o p m e n t s .

RFD n e e d s e d i t o r s t o p r o c e s s t h e l e t t e r s o f p r i s ­ o n e r s a n d p u r s u e t h e s e m a t t e r s a s t h e y a r i s e . As t h i s j o b c o u l d e a s i l y b e c o m e o v e r w h e l m i n g , we c a n d i v i d e t h e c o u n t r y up a n d l e t e a c h " B r o t h e r B e ­ hin d Bars" e d i t o r handle j u s t one g e o g r a p h i c a r e a .

The t a s k w o u l d i n c l u d e : 1) K e e p i n g s u b s c r i p t i o n r e c o r d s on t h e p r i s ­ o n e r s i n y o ur g e o g r a p h i c a r e a .

Ma ki ng p e r i ­ o d i c c h e c k s t h a t RFD i s g e t t i n g t h r o u g h t o these inmates.

2) Preparin g p r i s o n e r c o n t a c t l e t t e r s for t h e m a g a z i n e b y t y p i n g t he m up i n a 3" column.

3) P r o v i d i n g i m m e d i a t e r e s p o n s e t o y o ur p r i s o n e r s l e t t e r s when c a l l e d f o r a n d c o n ­ t i n u i n g c o r r e s p o n d e n c e when n e e d e d .

4) W riting to p r is o n a u t h o r i t i e s and/or s e e k i n g o t h e r means t o i n f l u e n c e i n t e r n a l p r i s o n s i t u a t i o n s f r o m t h e o u t s i d e when useful.

5) R e p o r t i n g b a c k t o RFD r e a d e r s o f i m ­ p o r t a n t h a p p e n i n g s , and r u l i n g s w i t h i n y o ur a r e a .

6) Corresp ond in g w ith t h e Brother Behind Ba r s e d i t o r s from o t h e r a r e a s e x c h a n g i n g knowledge o f u s e f u l p r o c e d u r e s .

7) D e v e l o p i n g k n o w l e d g e , and r e c o r d s o f r e s o u r c e s , o r g a n i z a t i o n s and i n d i v i d u a l s who c a n a i d i n i n t e r c e s s i o n on b e h a l f o f gay p r i s o n e r s .

P l e a s e w r i t e t o us i f y o u a r e a b l e t o r e a c h o u t to t h e s e b r o t h e r s at t h i s tim e.

Your a d d r e s s w i l l not be p r i n t e d .

In o r d e r t o k e e p c ommuni ­ c a t i o n w i t h RFD a s s i m p l e a s p o s s i b l e , a l l m a i l w i l l b e c l e a r e d t h r o u g h o u r a d d r e s s and f o r w a r d e d to you.

Thank y o u .

The RFD c o l l e c t i v e

P l e a s e h e l p u s , d o n ' t t u r n y o u r b a c k s on u s !

H e l p u s t o s t a y s t r o n g and work w i t h u s . Thank you a n d much l o v e t o y o u a l l .

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RISING THE JUICES AND SLUICES

BY FLEETWOOD ^ I ' v e w a n t e d t o w r i t e t h i s a r t i c l e f o r some t i m e and J e r r y S t a m p s ' a r t i c l e i n RFD # 2 5 s e e m e d a g o o d i n t r o f o r me.

When b r o a c h e d w i t h t h e s u b ­ j e c t o f a p h r o d i s i a c s , i ' v e h a d many f a g g o t b r o ­ t h e r s t e l l me, "I d o n ' t n e e d t hem' . " W e l l , i u n d e r s t a n d t h e u r g e s o f f a g g o t men and h a v i n g met many o f t he m i n a l l k i n d s o f p l a c e s , i f e e l i know what t h e y m e a n .

And i b e l i e v e t h a t many o f us h a v e b e e n m i s g u i d e d b y a myth o f a p h r o ­ disiacs: th a t th e y have been used t r a d i t i o n a l ­ l y t o make womyn h o r n y f o r men b e c a u s e men w a n t ­ e d more s e x w i t h womyn t h a n t h e y ha d b e e n h a v ­ ing.

A p h r o d i s i a c s have o f t e n been used t o su p ­ e r c e d e wo m y n ' s f l u x o f s e x u a l d e s i r e i n o r d e r t o b r i n g p l e a s u r e ojn demand t o men.

This is o p p r e s s i v e o f wo m y n ' s s e x u a l i t y a n d j u d g i n g h e t m e n ' s s e l f - m i n d e d v i e w o f womyn's s e x u a l i t y ( a n d t h e l i m i t s o f t h e i r o w n ) , i'ro n o t s u r p r i s ­ ed .

A p h r od isiac herbs are the g o d d e s s ' g i f t s to b r in g h e i g h t e n e d p h y s i c a l p l e a s u r e , not sim ply t o make p e o p l e h o t a n d " h o r n y " .

I have found t h a t t h e use o f t h e s e h e r b s do not n e c e s s a r i l y make a man h o r n y . ( The m i n d - s e t i s , o f c o u r s e , im portant.)

What t h e y w i l l d o i s s t r e n g t h e n s e n s i t i v i t y i n t h e a n a l - g e n i t a l r e g i o n o f o ur b o d i e s ( a nd t a c t i l e s e n s e i n g e n e r a l ) , and t o d e l i v e r th e stamina t o i n d u l g e in the p l e a s u r e s for extended p e r io d s o f tim e.

Let roe t e l l a f e w t a l e s r o u n d a b o u t .

The two h e r b s i ' m roost f a m i l i a r w i t h a r e A m e r i c a n G i n ­ s e n g a n d Cube b b e r r i e s .

Let me s p e c i f y .

Si­ b e r i a n or Korean g i n s e n g , P anax s c h i n - s e r v g , i s a wonderful v i t a l i s e r t o the system at la r g e b u t i t i s no t an a p h r o d i s i a c .

It has been s a i d th at r e g u la r use o f the herb w i l l p r o lo n g th e m a l e s e x " d r i v e " ( n e e d a new w o r d ) l a t e i n t o life.

But i t i s A m e r i c a n g i n s e n g , P a na x q u i n q u i f o l i u s , l o n g known a n d now h a r d t o l o c a t e , th at Amerindian c u l t u r e s have been a c q u a in te d w i t h a n d t o w h i c h i'ro r e f e r r i n g .

On f i r s t e x p e r i m e n t ( p l e a s e d o t ) a l o n g t i m e b u d d y / l o v e r o f mi ne and i , b e i n g a l r e a d y d e ­ s i r o u s o f a l o n g s e x s e s s i o n t o g e t h e r , made some g i n s e n g t e a .

(One e v e n t a b l e s p o o n p o w d e r ­ ed to a p o t o f b o i l i n g w a t e r . ) A f t e r downing t h e p o t p r e t t y r a p i d l y , we s a t down t o smoke some h a s h i s h a nd g e t l o o s e , s e t t i n g a s i d e t h e mundane c r a z i n e s s o f e v e r y d a y l i v e s .

Knowi ng t h a t i t o f t e n t a k e s about 20 m i n u t e s f o r hash t o c o me o n s t r o n g , we c h a t t e d p l a y f u l l y t i l we b e g a n t o want t o g e t i t o n .

As we b e g a n some l i g h t c o c k s u c k i n g , i f e l t r e a l war mt h a n d t i t i l a t i o n i n my g r o i n , e x t e r n a l l y s t i m u l a t e d or not.

Taking a b r e a t h from our s e r v i c e s , our e y e s were f i l l e d w i t h s t a r s and our l o i n s hot for m o re, more, morel And s o we h a d i t .

Must have been t h r e e hours o f w on d e rfu l, r i p p l i n g , s u c k i n g and f u c k i n g .

Now, i know t h a t some o f y o u w i l l s a y t h a t you have t h i s kind o f sex a l l th e t im e .

Great'.

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know t h a t what we w e r e d o i n g t o g e t h e r w a s d e f i n ­ i t e l y b o o s t e d by t h e g i n s e n g .

Long, s t e a d y , se n s itiv e sex, continuously hot.

Orgasm was n e i t h e r i m p e d e d nor a c c e l e r a t e d , b u t d e s i r e was sustained.

I f my c o c k r e l a x e d , i t d i d n ' t t a k e b u t a dr o p o f s p i t on h i s l i p s t o g e t h a r d a g a i n .

Once a g a i n , w e ' v e h a d a b r o a d s e x u a l r e l a t i o n ­ s h i p , y e t t h i s t y p e o f s e x was u n u s u a l l y e x c i t ­ ing.

We h a v e s i n c e d o n e g i n s e n g t o g e t h e r s e v e r a l t i m e s , o n c e w i t h a t h i r d r o m p i ng b u d d y who was equally th r ille d .

H e r e ' s an i n t e r m e d i a t e t i d b i t t h a t may s a y s o m e ­ thing.

At a g a t h e r i n g o n S h o r t M o u n t a i n , T e n n ­ e s s e e i p r e p a r e d s o me s a w p a l m e t t o b e r r i e s ( u n ­ r e l a t e d to the b u g s ) , Serenoa s e r r u l a t a .

I h u s k e d t h e b e r r i e s and g r o u n d t h e h u s k s .

Per­ haps i sh o u ld have ground the whole b e r r i e s .

S e v e r a l o f u s , i n t h e ma i n h o u s e i n t h e m i d s t o f a l l kinds o f normal, t e s t e r i c a l g a t h e r in g - g o in g s o n , a t e a t l e a s t wh a t c o u l d be d e s c r i b e d a s a healthy dose.

My b o d y b e c a m e f l u s h e d a f t e r a b o u t 2 0 m i n u t e s , my m i n d a b i t a n x i o u s , b u t no o n e made a n y move t o h a v e s e x .

No t o n e c o c k to uched by a man's l i p s .

So w h a t h a p p e n e d was ...n oth in g.

My c o n c l u s i o n i s t h a t a f t e r c o n ­ suming the h e r b , d o n ' t s i t a r oun d w a i t i n g t o get a roaring hard-on.

Get t o i t '.

The a p h r o ­ d i s i a c needs th e c a t a l y s t s o f s p i t and t o u c h , s w e a t and d e s i r e t o r e a l l y w o r k .

Then w a t c h o u t , h o n e y , ' c a u s e y o u c a n l o s e y o u r head'.

A t h i r d o c c a s i o n h a p p e n e d w i t h a b u n c h o f Man­ hattan f a i r i e s .

We h a d c a l l e d an o r g y , b u t a l a s , o n l y f o u r o f u s c o u l d make i t .

No b l a m e .

I made g i n s e n g t e a a n d Cu be b b e r r i e s , P i p e r c u b e b a .

(One h e a p i n g t a b l e s p o o n o f c r u s h e d b e r r i e s t o a pot o f b o ilin g w a te r.)

A b it d isap p oin ted that t h e r e w e r e n ' t more o f u s , t h e m i n d - s e t was n o t real strong.

But we w e r e a l l game a n d l o v i n g o f o n e a n o t h e r , n o t w i s h i n g m e r e nu mbe rs t o d e t e r u s f rom o u r e x p e r i m e n t a l p l e a s u r e s .

As h a p p e n e d , t h r e e men d r a n k a s l i g h t l y weak p o t o f g i n s e n g , w h i l e i d r a n k mo s t o f a p o t o f c u b e b b e r r i e s .

The f o u r o f us b e g a n some m u l t i p l e c o c k s u c k i n g a n d a f t e r a f a i r l y c a l m ho ur , t h e o t h e r t h r e e f e l l asleep!

W h i l e my c u b e b b e r r i e s k e p t me h o t and m a s t u r b a t i n g ov er t h r e e s l e e p i n g f a i r i e s !

F o r t u n a t e l y , o n e o f t hem wo ke up a n d h e l p e d me out.

So h e r e ' s my a d v i c e .

Make y o u r t e a s t r o n g a n d make s u r e e v e r y man d r i n k s at^ l e a s t t wo c u p s o f tea.

Three won’ t hurt you.

I'm s u r e t h e s h a ­ mans o f o u r h e r i t a g e d i d n ' t c r i b on a m o u n t s l i k e we p o o r f a i r i e s w i l l do w i t h t h e l a s t gr am o f reefer in the house.

A l s o , w i n e and p o t h e l p s t h e s e t b y r e l a x i n g a n d d i s c h a r g i n g mundane m i n d wanderings.

And l a s t l y , d o n ' t w a i t f o r some kind o f miraculous drug-induced e r o t i c urgency, sex i s the c a t a l y s t for the a p h r o d is ia c .

I'm su re t h e r e are d o s a g e s or herbs so st r o n g to b r i n g t h i s about ( p l e a s e t e l l m e !) bu t i have a l w a y s f o u n d p r a i s i n g C e r n u n n o s a nd g o i n g down on my b u d d y t o b e t h e b e s t way t o g i v e an a p h r o ­ d i s i a c t h e b e s t f or m o f e x p r e s s i o n .

GO FOR IT!

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Young Men -by G a b r i e l

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S h o r t , m u s c u l a r y o u n g men S h o u l d e r s wide l i k e t h e sun, Riding m o to rc y c le s tw ice t h e i r s i z e , Mad e y e s s t i l l r e a d y t o t a k e o n t h e b i g g e r ( b u t t h e b i g g e r b o y s h a v e g r o wn up d o c i l e and a f r a i d ) Young men s h o r t a n d s t o c k y r e m i n d me o f s o m e t h i n g r i c h a n d s p i c y B a k l a v a , German c h o c o l a t e c a k e , Hot p i n e a p o l e c l o v e s C a n a d i a n b a c o n , Or a t h i c k , b u b b l i n g s t e w t h a t s e n d s o f f i n v i t a t i o n s o f c h i l e and c a y e n n e .

Al w a y s i t l o o k s l i k e you c o u l e j u s t w o l f b u t i t â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s a l w a y s t o o much.

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T h e y t e l l me t h a t c o l o r i s t h e a n s w e r To c h a s e my h e a r t a r o u n d t h e s t a r s a n d c a t c h my f e e l i n g s i n t h i s summer t i m e l a n d a n d b e r e a l w i t h t h e s e t a k e a l l t h e t i m e t o s e e them and t h e i r b e a u t y T h i s i s my b e a u t y t o o W r i t e down a l l t h e w o r d s and b e i n j o y w i t h my a r t i s t

Know t h a t we n e e d y o u now, As we n e e d e d y o u b e f o r e .

But we c a n n o t f u l l y e m b r a c e U n t i l we me e t i n t h e h a l l w a y o f door s .

You c h o o s e y o ur v o w s , But know t h a t t h e b o u g h s Of Our t r e e a r e s t r o n g .

You wo r d t h e v o w s , But we n e e d y o u Now.

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My s o u l m a k e s f o r b e a u t i f u l y e l l o w p e t a l s M o o n l i g h t i s s u c h a h a r mo ny f o r t h e dark n i g h t c 1980

How we n e e d you I s y o ur h e a r t t o o u r s .

The s e e d s i n c h - d e e p i n g o o d g r o u n d , Tu rn in g t o l e a v e s , the n coming t o f l o w e r s As we c o n t e m p l a t e t h e c o n s t r u a l s Of t h e f r e e i n g o r i m p r i s o n i n g p o w e r s

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How l i t t l e m o v e me n t s do f u l l c i r c l e s ma ke .

T h i s i s how we n e e d y o u now:

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We lded i n a f e l l o w s h i p S t r o n g o f arms - More s t r o n g o f mi n d T h i s i s how We n e e d y o u now.

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c 1980

b r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s u n i t e d w h e t h e r we a r e t o l i v e i n f e a r o f t h e b r u t a l i t y o f s o many who w o u l d h a v e u s t e r m i n a t e d c r e m a t e d im p r is o n e d born a g a in

Re q u i e m Fo r The F a m i l y Myth -by F r a n k l i n Abbott in the South we l e a v e t h e c a s k e t o p e n w i t h few e x c e p t i o n s no m a t t e r what t h e s t y l e o f d y i n g we l e a v e t h e c a s k e t o p e n and l o o k v e r y hard at the f a c e o f d e a t h a t what r e m a i n s a t s o u l ' s d e p a r t u r e at m o t i o n l e s s n e s s we l o o k u n t i l c o n v i n c e d but what i f what i s o v e r c o m e cannot be l a i d t o view i n solemn mortuary what i f what i s o v e r c o m e i s no t h i n g r e s t b u t a w i s h , a dream a myth, a l i e w i t h no b u r i a l how t o mourn no g r a v e t o h o l d no e a r t h t o c o v e r no s t o n e t o mark s a y when a n d how w i t h o u t a body d y i n g comes hard and b e l i e v i n g s l o w l y f o l l o w s

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w h e t h e r we a r e t o b e s e e n f o r ou r a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s and c o n t r ib u t io n s t o the d a i l y course o f l i v i n g for a l l o f human e f f o r t t h r o u g h o u t t i m e w h e t h e r we a r e t o b e l o v e d and l o v e r s o f e a c h o t h e r openly fr e e ly without g u i l t i n t h e s t r e e t f a c t o r y home a n d c l a s s r o o m a s t h e y now d o t h e n we m u s t b e g i n t o f i n d within o u r se lv es the courage t o break t h e c h a i n s o f s i l e n c e w h i c h h o l d o u r v o i c e s and t o s h o u t i n j o y a n d f r e e d o m I am GAY I am Ga y I am Ga y i t b e g i n s w i t h e a c h o f us b r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s u n i t e d in d iv id u a lly un ited to the other b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s u n i t e d we a r e GAY we a r e GAY we a r e GAY

c 1979

To a W e i g h t l i f t e r

Peacocking -by G a b r ie l

Lamport

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; r e w a s t i n g your t i m e w i t h t h e l a d i e s .

Look a t a l l t h e work y o u p u t i n t o sho wing your arms, your t i t s , y o u r b e l l y t h a t h a s no b e l l y ; they don't care.

S u r e t h e y ' l l t a k e y o u on - when t h e y g e t h o r n y and s o m e t i m e s i n s p i t e o f y o u r b o d y s o t a u t and w e l l - t u n e d .

But i t ' s t h e f a g g o t s o f t h e w o r l d t h a t c a n g i v e y o u what y o u w a n t , t h a t can w o r s h i p your e v e r y drop o f s w e a t .

Notes o f Sleep - b y M. T r o m b l e y L i g h t and s h a d o w c r o s s t h i s p a p e r : words t o map a r e g i o n .

Here i s a h e a r t b e a t , here is a pen.

Your s p i n e h a s c r o s s e d the f l a t white o f a s h e e t , arched a shadow be t w e e n t h e c u r v e o f my m i d d l e and yo ur b a c k .

All night s t a r s turn in the equinox.

S e a s o n s l e a v e and e n t e r the calen d ar, r e fle c t i n wave a n d a r e l o s t i n dark sa n d .

No, ne v e r mind - w e ' v e g o t enough l i k e y o u .

S e n d me o n e t h e women r e a l l y l i k e ; he c o u l d b e b i g and s t r o n g , t h a t ' s o k a y , but not b e a u t i f u l , or at l e a s t unencumbered by h i s b e a u t y .

L e t him b e a l i t t l e f a t , a n d j u s t a l i t t l e s l o v e n l y , s o I ' l l know t h a t h e ' s n o t s o d e t e r m i n e d to g e t t o the next m o un tain top.

Le t me know t h a t h e ' l l wa nt t o r o l l a r o u n d s o m e t i m e s w i t h no o r g a s m i n s i g h t e n j o y i n g my p l e a s u r e at t h e f e e l o f h i s hands o n my b o d y .

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-by Po e He i s a m o u n t a i n H i g h a nd p r o u d I am a s t r earn C o o l and c l e a r The s u n i s our l o v e S h i n i n g f rom a b o v e He i s a f i e l d So g r e e n a n d v a s t I am a l a k e D e e p a nd s t i l l C lo ud s a r e our l o v e F l o a t i n g up a b o v e We c o m p l i m e n t e a c h o t h e r Lov i n g 1 y I t â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a la stin g affair He i s t h e wi nd S t r o n g and f r e e I am a t r e e T a i l a nd k i n d E n e r g y i s our l o v e Comi ng f rom a b o v e He i s t h e s o n g Tha t f i l l s t h e a i r I am t h e b r u s h That p a i n t s t h e n i g h t Stars a r e our l o v e T w i n k l i n g up a b o v e We c o m p l i m e n t e a c h o t h e r Lo v i n g 1 y It's a lasting affair

The d a r k s c e n t o f y o u r h a i r c a t c h e s my e y e s t h e way c e r t a i n dr earns g l a z e my v i s i o n a t w a k i n g .

The l a k e c o n t i n u e s to d e f i n e t h i s edge o f l a n d and w a t e r , the l i g h t th a t b r i s t l e s i n my m u s t a c h e .

I know y o ur b r e a t h t h a t b r u s h e s p a s t my l i o s in sle e p .

You t u r n your b a c k l i k e a b o a t t i l t e d in sa n d , t h e r o s e o f m o r n i ng and b l u e sky a c l e f t i n shadow.

I know t h i s b e a c h .

Ther e i s o n l y one b o a t , the w h ite t i p s o f water brusing the s t i f f air of th is particular moment c a u g h t i n t h e movement o f a branch, th e beach pebbles shining a s t i l l n e s s I would c a tch a n d h o l d f o r my o wn .

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Contr i d i c t i o n -by John J .

Soldo

Leaned a g a i n s t t h e r a i l : the e a s e o f f l e s h c o n t r a d i c t s the tig h t f i t o f jea n s. c 1980

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by Je remy R i f k i n w i t h Te d Howard A f t e r w o r d by Dr . N i c h o l a s G e o r g e s c u - R o e g e n P u b l i s h e d b y The V i k i n g P r e s s on Se Dt e mbe r 4 , 1980 at $ 1 0 . 9 5 .

A v a i l a b l e a t mo s t b o o k s t o r e s .

Entropy i s being c r e a t e d c o n t in u o u s ly .

The r e s o u r c e s o f t h e w o r l d a r e f i n i t e and b e i n g used up.

The t o t a l e n e r g y i n t h e U n i v e r s e i s b e i n g d e p l e t e d moment b y m o m e n t .

L e ss and l e s s i s a v a i l a b l e f o r man w i t h e a c h p a s s i n g d ay and s h o r t a g e s w i l l b e t h e h a r s h r e a l i t y for each s u c c e e d in g g e n e r a t i o n .

A world view w h i c h i n c l u d e s t h i s v i s i o n p u t s a t o t a l l y new p e r s p e c t i v e on c o n s e r v a t i o n .

Do y o u e v e r wo nde r why t h e w o r l d i s n ' t w o r k i n g ?

I ’ v e wo nd er ed and I o f t e n a s k e d m y s e l f t h e fo llo w in g q u e s tio n s concerning the d a i l y b r e a k ­ downs o f c i v i l i z a t i o n i n s p i t e o f a d v a n c e d t e c h ­ nology: Why i s f o r e i g n i n t e r v e n t i o n b y t h e U n it e d S t a t e s s o c r i t i c a l and n e c e s s a r y ?

Why a r e we l e t t i n g s u p p o s e d l y ' s a f e ' r e a c t o r s l i k e Three M ile I s l a n d and o t h e r s spew d e a d l y r a d i ­ a t i o n a l l over th e c o u n t r y s i d e ?

Why a r e l a r g e c i t i e s l i k e New York f a l t e r i n g on t h e v e r g e o f collapse?

Why d o we h a v e i n f l a t i o n , h i g h e r t a x e s , e n v i r o n m e n t a l p o l l u t i o n , urban b l i g h t , and t h e e n e r g y c r u n c h ?

I d o n ' t e x p e c t y o u t o a c c e p t t h i s u n i v e r s a l l aw governing a l l matter with t h i s b r i e f sta tem en t.

I r e a d t h e f i r s t few c h a p t e r s o f t h i s book b a l k i n g at t h e a r g u m e n t s , s a y i n g to m y s e l f " t h e r e mus t b e s o m e t h i n g o v e r l o o k e d h e r e " .

However, a s t h e e x p l a n a t i o n s became c l e a r , I b e g a n t o l e t g o o f o l d c o n c e p t s a n d saw t h e w o r l d from t h e v i e w p o i n t o f t h e e n t r o p y r e a l i t y .

And, i t r i n g s t r u e .

T h e c o n s t r u c t r e a f f i r m s my g u t r e a c t i o n t o mod­ ern s o c i e t y .

I n t u i t i v e l y , without s c i e n t i f i c e x p l a n a t i o n , I ' v e f e l t t h a t th e r e i s something wr o ng w i t h o u r i n t e n s e l y c e n t r a l i z e d and m e c h ­ anized c i v i l i z a t i o n .

The f a c t t h a t t h e v o r ­ a c i o u s e nerg y a p p e t i t e o f t h i s monster i s p r e s ­ e n t l y met s e e m s t o m i t i g a t e o b j e c t i o n s .

But, in terms o f e n t r o p y , t h e c o n se q u en ce s are i n ­ e s c a p a b l e and f a r - r e a c h i n g .

A new v o i c e i s c a l l i n g o u t t h a t t h e s e " a r e a l l s y mpt o ms o f a l a r g e r d i s o r d e r t h a t Jimmy C a r t e r d i d n o t c r e a t e a n d R o n a l d Re a g a n c a n n o t f i x . " The v o i c e s p e a k s w i t h p r e c i s e c l a r i t y o f t h e u n d e r l y i n g c o n c e p t s and o r a c t i c e s w h i c h c r e a t e th is i l l - f a t e d so c ia l order.

The v o i c e i s t h a t o f Jeremy R i f k i n i n t h e r e c e n t l y p u b l i s h e d book Entropy: A New Wo r l d V i e w .

With i r r e f u t a b l e e v i d e n c e , Jeremy c o n v i n c i n g l y argues that the present course w ill continue to y i e l d e v e r - i n c r e a s i n g l y d is a s t r o u s e f f e c t s .

He p r o p o s e s an a l t e r n a t i v e w o r l d v i e w c o n s i s ­ t e n t w i t h t h e r e a l i t y he o b s e r v e s .

And, he c h a l l e n g e s the reader t o r e s t r u c t u r e h i s t h i n k ­ i n g , v a l u e s , and l i f e s t y l e t o a c c e p t p e r s o n a l responsib ility.

Entropy r e f e r s to m atter which i s tra nsfo rm ed t o an u n u s a b l e s t a t e a f t e r man h a s e x t r a c t e d e n e r g y a nd u t i l i t y f rom i t .

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But t h e s e c o n d l a w o f t h e r m o d y n a m i c s ( The E n t r o p y Law) d e s c r i b e s t h e u n i v e r s a l phenomenon t h a t a l l m a t t e r t r a v e l s down a o n e - w a y s t r e e t f rom p o t e n t i a l e n e r g y t o s p e n t e n e r g y , t o an u n u s a b l e c o n d i t i o n , a s t a t e of waste.

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But t h i s b e l i e f , a s t h e b o o k s o c l e a r l y s h o w s , i s f u t i l e and u n n a t u r a l .

The b o o k i s a b s o r b i n g r e a d i n g i n s p i t e o f t h e s c i e n t i f i c argument and p r e c i s e d a t a .

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Ask y o ur l o c a l l i b r a r y a n d b o o k s t o r e t o g e t i t , s o t he b o o k w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e t o mo r e y o un g o e o p l e i n y o u r t own or b u y a c o n y a s a g i f t f o r a yo ung f r i e n d . ( To g e t b o o k s i n t o y o ur l i b r a r y - s e e RFD * 2 5 , o g . 7 , HOW GAY IS YOUR LIBRARY?) w r i t t e n b y A l y s o n P u b l i c a t i o n s , Inc. e d i t e d b y Rocky, R u n n i n g Water Farm

R E A P I N G W H A T WE SOW

What is nSF/RAF A g a i n , w e ’ r e f a c e d w i t h t h e g r e e d a nd e x p l o i t a t i o n o f t h e c o r ­ porate g ia n t s .

I t s e e m s t h a t t h e g i a n t s h a v e f o u n d a n o t h e r way t o i n c r e a s e th e ir p r o f i t s through seed companies.

The l a r g e c o r p o r a t i o n s a r e p r e s e n t l y b u y i n g o u t many s e e d c o m p a n i e s .

(Bur­ p e e S e e d s h a s b e e n b o u g h t b y I . T . T . among many t a k e o v e r s b y c o n ­ glom erates.)

What i s t h e b i g p r o f i t i n s e e d s ?

A way o f mo n o p ­ o l i s t i c c o n t r o l i s b e i n g d e v i s e d which r e q u i r e s t o t a l de p e n d e n c e o n s e e d c o m p a n i e s who w i l l e x c l u s i v e l y p r o d u c e a h y b r i d p r o d u c t .

The p l a n i s t o i n t r o d u c e r e g i o n a l l y t h e e x c l u s i v e u s e o f h y b r i d s e e d s , which do not b r e e d t r u e ; t h e r e b y r e q u i r i n g g r o w e r s t o p u r ­ c h a s e s e e d s y e a r a f t e r y e a r i n s t e a d o f s a v i n g t h e i r own s e e d s .

M o r e o v e r , un de r g u i s e o f e n c o u r a g i n g t h e r e s e a r c h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t o f more new v a r i e t i e s , a s e e d p a t e n t i n g l e g i s l a t i o n wa s r e c e n t l y p a s s e d which w i l l e x t e n d the t y p e s o f v e g e t a b l e s fo r which v a r i e t ­ i e s may b e p a t e n t e d .

The i m m e d i a t e e f f e c t s o f t h i s a c t w i l l i n ­ clude : An e c o n o m i c i n c e n t i v e f o r r e p l a c i n g t r a d i t i o n a l o f f e r i n g s with p a te n te d v a r i e t i e s ( h y b r id s ) .

seed

The t r a d i t i o n a l p l a n t v a r i e t i e s w i l l f a l l o u t o f u s e a n d many w i l l b e c o m e e x t i n c t a l m o s t i m m e d i a t e l y .

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T h e r e w i l l b e a l o s s o f r e s e a r c h by p r o v i d i n g an i n ­ c e n t i v e f o r b r e e d e r s t o k e e p i n f o r m a t i o n s e c r e t and r e s t r i c t fr ee exchange o f breeding m a t e r ia ls . (This p o s e s a s e r i o u s problem for p u b l i c , n o n p r o f it b r e e d ­ ing p rogram s).

T h e r e w i l l b e an i n c r e a s e i n s e e d c omp a n y c o n s o l i d a ­ t i o n b y t h e l a r g e p e t r o - c h e m i c a l and dr ug c o m p a n i e s .

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Is the U .S . next???

In ten siv e breeding o f a standard l im it e d g e n e t ic base c r e a t e s a s i t u a t i o n prone to epidemic plan t d i s e a s e s .

To k e e p a b r e a s t o f t h i s i s s u e and o t h e r f arm r e l a t e d n e ws a n d p r o ­ grams, s u b s c r ib e to : RURAL ADVANCE, Fr a n k P o r t e r Graham C e n t e r , R o u t e 3 , Box 9 5 , W a d e s b o r o , NC 2 8 1 7 0 .

The n e w s l e t t e r i s f r e e b u t d o n a tio n s are g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d .

A n o t h e r v e r y w o r t h w h i l e p u b l i c a t i o n f rom t h i s c e n t e r i s t h e S e e d D i r e c t o r y which i s a v a i l a b l e f o r $ 1 . 0 0 .

The d i r e c t o r y i s a u s e ­ f u l and i n d i s p e n s i b l e g u i d e t o s o u r c e s o f t r a d i t i o n a l , o l d - t i m e y v e g e t a b l e , f r u i t a n d nu t v a r i e t i e s . w ritten by Rocky,

Running Water

The 1 9 3 0 s was a mean d e c a d e fo r t h e r u r a l poor o f the South.

The G r e a t D e p r e s s i o n o f t h a t d e c a d e b o r e down on the r egion lea v in g thousands j o b l e s s and h o m e l e s s .

Hardest h i t were th e sm a ll farmer, s h a r e c r o p p e r s and t e n a n t f a r m ­ e r s whose l i v e l i h o o d s were t e n ­ uous ev en in t h e b e s t o f t i m e s .

A i mi ng t o r a i s e a g r i c u l t u r a l p r i c e s by d e c r e a s i n g s u p p l i e s , the government began t o pay f a r m e r s t o t a k e l a n d out o f production.

But t h i s o n l y me a nt t h a t l e s s f a r m l a b o r wa s needed.

And w i t h t h e s e g o v e r n ­ ment s u b s i d i e s , b i g f a r m e r s began t o m ech anize, f u r t h e r red ucin g the need for l a b o r .

Hun d r e d s o f t h o u s a n d s w e r e fo rced to lea v e farming, the o n l y way o f l i f e t h e y had e ver known.

In 1 9 3 7 , a g r o u p o f d i s t i n ­ g u i s h e d A m e r i c a n s came t o g e t h ­ er t o i n s t i t u t e a N a t i o n a l S h a r e c r o p p e r s We e k .

By 1 9 4 3 i t h a d g r o wn i n t o a p e r m a n e n t , year-round o r g a n iz a tio n - the N a t i o n a l S h a r e c r o p p e r s Fund for the purpose o f a s s i s t i n g t h e s e b e l e a g u e r e d yet proud people.

In W a s h i n g t o n t h e N a t i o n a l S h a r e c r o p p e r s Fund became a s t r o n g v o i c e s p e a k in g for t h e i n t e r e s t s o f t h e r u r a l poor.

I t was an e a r l y p r o p o n ­ e n t o f minimum w a g e l a w s , b e t t e r c o n d i t i o n s for migrant w o r k e r s and r u r a l h o u s i n g p r o ­ grams .

nSF/RAF CONTI N llE D In t h e S o u t h t h e N a t i o n a l S h a r e c r o p p e r s Fund p r o v i d e d support t o th e h i s t o r i c S o u t h ­ e r n T e na n t F a rm e r s Un i o n and other g r a ss-r o o ts o r g a n iza tio n s.

When t h e c o u n t r y t u r n e d i t s a tt e n t i o n to race r e l a t i o n s in the 1960s, the Sharecroppers Fund was f o u n d b u s i l y h e l p i n g r u r a l poor o r g a n i z e i n t e r r a c i a l c o o p e r a tiv e s throughout the South.

These were t h e b e g i n ­ nings o f a Southern rural c o ­ o p e r a t i v e mo v e me nt t h a t w o u l d p l a y a ma j o r r o l e i n t h e C i v i l R i g h t s mo v e me nt a t t h e l o c a l level.

The S h a r e c r o p p e r s Fund e s t a b ­ l i s h e d t h e R u r a l Ad v a n c e m e n t Fund i n 1 9 6 6 t o p r o v i d e t a x d e d u c t i b i l i t y to donors for support o f NSF's e d u c a t i o n a l and f i e l d p r o g r a m s .

Wi t h t h i s development the o r g a n i z a t i o n was a b l e t o l a u n c h a d d i t i o n a l p r o g r a m s a n d o f f e r mo r e t r a i n ­ ing and s u p p o r t t o g r a s s - r o o t s o r g a n iz a tio n s in the South.

In 1 9 7 2 , t h e R u r a l A d v a n c e ­ ment Fund e s t a b l i s h e d t h e F r a n k P o r t e r Graham D e m o n s t r a ­ t i o n Farm a n d E d u c a t i o n a l C e n t e r , na mi ng i t a f t e r o n e o f t h e f o u n d e r s o f t h e N a t '1 S h a r e c r o p p e r s F un d .

A pro­ g r e s s i v e , D r . Graham ha d b e e n a U . S . S e n a t o r , and l o n g - t i m e p resid en t o f the U n iv e r sity o f North C a r o l i n a .

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The Graham C e n t e r o p e r a t e s a 4 0 0 a c r e d e m o n s t r a t i o n f arm t h a t d e v e l o p s and d e m o n s t r a t e s e c o l o g i c a l , l o w - c o s t f a r m i n g m e t h o d s a p p r o p r i a t e t o t h e s m a l l farm.

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NSF m a i n t a i n s a s e p a r a t e s t a t u s t o wo r k o n i s s u e s o f p u b l i c policy.

record keeping market i n g , e t c .

T hese programs are o f f e r e d f r e e o f charge t o t h e sm all farmer.

A l s o , t h e r e a r e a l i m i t e d number o f a p p r e n t i c e s h i p s a v a i l a b l e t o s t u d e n t s a nd o t h e r s w i s h i n g t o l e a r n mo r e i n t h e a b o v e a r e a s .

The F r a n k P o r t e r Graham C e n t e r w o u l d c e r t a i n l y b e an a p p r o p r i a t e p l a c e t o v i s i t i n o r d e r t o g a i n some p r a c t i c a l i n s i g h t a b o u t s m a l l - s c a le farming.

I h i g h l y r ec ommend t a k i n g t i m e t o s e e what i s h a p p e n i n g t h e r e i f you a r e i n t h e W a d e s b o r o , N o r t h C a r o l i n a a r e a a n d y o u h a v e an i n t e r e s t i n s m a l l - s c a l e f a r m i n g . w r i t t e n by Rocky,

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As f a i r i e s , e a c h o f u s i s c a l l e d up o n t o f u l f i l l a g r e a t r o l e in the awakening o f the p l a n e t ' s evolution.

By a c c e p t i n g , n u r t u r i n g o u r F a i r y n e s s , we c a n h e l p g u i d e t h e p l a n e t ' s t h i n k i n g t o v a l u e r e c e p t i v i t y and s u b j e c t i v e - h o l i s t i c relation s.

Onl y t h r o u g h r e c e p t i v e a t t u n e m e n t t o i n n e r g u i d ­ anc e and i t s e x p r e s s i o n i n s e r v i c e t o h u m a n i t y , t o our a n i m a l , p l a n t , human and s p i r i t b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d , c a n t h e new world emerge.

The s t a g e we a r e e n t e r i n g i s t h e s t a g e o f p u r i f i c a t i o n and t r a n s f o r m a t i o n th ro ug h surrender.

T h i s i s a c a l l t o c l e a n s e t h e b o d y , mi nd a n d heart.

P h y s i c a l l y , we p r o m o t e g o o d h e a l t h i n order t o p rovide a s u it a b l e e x t e n s io n o f the S p ir it-M y s ter y in to the m a teria l world.

Mental­ l y , we r i d t h e mi n d o f n e g a t i v e t h o u g h t s , a l l j u d g e m e n t s , and l i m i t a t i o n s i n u n d e r s t a n d i n g .

E m o t i o n a l l y , we r i s e a b o v e t h e p e r s o n a l p e r ­ s p e c t i v e a n d o p e n our h e a r t s t o t h e v a s t n e s s o f t h e u n i v e r s e and t h e h e a r t - b r e a k i n g c o n d i t i o n o f h u m a n i t y - and f a i r i e s s o c i a l l y and s p i r i t u a l ­ l y o p p r e s s e d b y an a n a l y t i c a l s o c i e t y .

The u l t i m a t e a i m i s a l w a y s p u r i f i c a t i o n o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l s e l f so that t h e c o n s c i o u s n e s s o f the One Who l e may e m e r g e and t h e a b i l i t y t o l e t t h e c o s m i c t h o u g h t p r o c e s s f lo w t h r ou g h our minds i n s e r v i c e o f humanity, whether a nim a l, p l a n t or p e r s o n , and f o r f a i r i e s e s D e c i a l l y .

The e a r t h i s p r e s e n t l y e n g a g e d i n a d e e p t r a n s ­ f o r m a t i o n on a l l l e v e l s , p h y s i c a l , m e n t a l , s o c ­ i a l , and s p i r i t u a l .

The c h a l l e n g e o f t h e f a i r y d e v e l o p i n g i n f i n i t e wi ngs i s t o f i n d and e x p r e s s our r e a l n a t u r e , w h ic h i s d i v i n e .

Wi t h o u r new i n s i g h t s , we w i l l d r a w b e i n g s t o h i g h e r r e a l i z a ­ t i o n s , a nd t o an u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e r e a l G o a l of life .

We w i l l d y n a m i c a l l y e x p r e s s o u r r e a l i ­ z a t i o n s i n t h e w o r l d , r i g h t h e r e and now.

This understanding of the higher dim ensions of p e r s o n h o o d ( o f f a i r y - n e s s more s p e c i f i c a l l y ) c an o n l y b e c o m m u n i c a t e d from t h e d e p t h .

This me a ns p e n e t r a t i n g i n o n e ' s d e e p e r l a y e r s o f t h e mi n d u n t i l t h e d e e p e s t I n n e r S e l f i s r e a c h e d , the Great S p i r i t - M y s t e r y e v ery w here, t h e Su­ preme C o n s c i o u s n e s s , t h e d i v i n e p r e s e n c e i n e v e r y c e l l o f our b e i n g s .

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And g r o w i n g . l o o k i n g b a c k i t i s e a s y t o s i v e p r o c e s s . I t i n a n e x p e n s e we c a n h e I p see t h a t o u r c u l t u r a l a s p e c t s have been growing them t o m ee t. a n d e v o l v i n g , j u s t a s we h a v e . We h a v e d r a w n Being a gay m u sic ia n d o e s n o t e x a c t l y f r o m o l d e r r e l i g i o n s a n d n e w e r m o v e m e n t s . We w i n o n e n a t i o n a l a c c l a i m . We a l l t o o f r e q u e n t ­ have been i m i t a t i n g th e s e so u rc es to d e term in e l y k now t h e o p p r e s s i o n s w h i c h k e e p e v e n s u c ­ o u r d i r e c t i o n and i d e n t i t y , b u t o u t o f a l l t h i f c e s s f u l m u s ic ia n s from bein g open a b o u t t h e i r o u r own c u l t u r e i s b e g i n n i n g t o e m e r g e ; r i s i n g g a y n e s s . K n o w i n g t h i s , we f u r t h e r know we n e e d upw ar d and o u t w a r d . I t i s u n i q u e l y o u r own. Our t o p r o v i d e m o r a l s u p p o r t f o r t h o s e who c h o o s e m usic r e f l e c t s an e x p a n d i n g gay c o n s c i o u s n e s s . t o be o p e n .

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Go s e e t h e s e f o l k s o n o n e o f t h o s e B u t w h a t a j o y t o s e e we a r e p r o d u c i n g o u r own t r i p s t o town. Or l e a r n from t h e i r e xam ples. songs! P ro d u c in g music which speaks of our c u l ­ Fo r m y o u r own g r o u p s . Make y o u r own m u s i c a n d tu re , records our h isto ry , t e l l s of our praise, i n s t r u m e n t s . G e t t o g e t h e r a n d p r e p a r e en >. o r j o y , and l o v e . S e e i n g a s o n g l i k e "The C h a n t ta in m e n t ( c l a y s , songs, s k i t s ) to b r i n g to the from t h e H i l l " a p p e a r a s m a g i c a l l y a s i t d id g a t h e r i n g s and s h a r e w i t h u s . T h r o u g h a l l t h e ( s e e P e t e r ' s s t o r y and so n g ) i s a t e s t i m o n y to d i f f e r e n t channels 1 is te d -e v e ry o n e should find the f e r t i l i t y of our unique c u ltu re . a p a t h l e a d i n g t o some i n v o l v e m e n t , w h e t h e r a p ­ p re c ia tiv e l i s t e n e r or inspired producer.

HERE ARE A NUMBER OF MEN s i n g i n g e n ­ Y'e owe a l o t t o women i n o u r d e v e l o p ­ l i g h t e n e d m u s i c . C h a r l i e Murphy, B l a c k m e n t . T h e y h a v e b l a z e d a way a h e a d o f u s w i t h b e r r i , C h r i s T a n n e r , Tom R o b i n s o n , a n d . t h e i r g r e a t s t r e n g t h . We h a v e a d m i r e d t h e i r i n o t h e r s l i k e them a r e s i n g i n g s o n g s s p ir in p m usicians fo r a long tim e. 1 c o u n t e r i n g s e x i s m , r a c i s m , and e n v i r o n ­ have admired t h e i r netw o rk in g which c r i s s ­ m e n t a l d e s t r u c t i o n ; s o n g s w i t h r e v e r e n c e f o r c r o s s e s t h i s c o u n t r y . I t c r o s s e d mv s m a l 1 t o w n women a n d o u r m o t h e r - o u r e a r t h ; s o n g s o f g r e a t i n t h e form o f B ark S t a r P r o d u c t io n : ? , b r i n g i n g s t r u g g l e s a n d s o n g s o f p; r e s i t l o v e * B e c a u s e o f s w e e t w o m e n ' s m u s i c t o o u r e a r s . May o u r g r o w ­ t h e p a r t i c u l a r v a l u e o f t h e i r i n s i g h t s and t h e i n g n e t w o r k d o t h e s a me f o r me n . m e s s a g e s t h e y d e l i v e r , we h a v e e m p h a s i z e d t h e s e I n t h e n e x t f e w p a g e s we o f f e r t h e men i n o u r i s s u e . O u r m u s i c i a n s a r e t o u r i n g a n d w o r d s o f t h e a r t i s t s - t h e m s e l v e s . L ook a t t h e m . s i n g i n g f o r u s . They a r e p r o d u c i n g p r i c e l e s s You may n o t i c e t h e i r t h o u g h t s a n d w i s h e s o f t e n a l b u m s . We h a v e a l o t t o b e p r o u d o f w i t h t h e s e r e f l e c t y o u r own. beginnings.

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As f a g g o t s , we h a v e a l o t t o b r i n g t o b u i l d i n g a new h e a l i n g c u l t u r e .

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e r to p r o t e c t the e a rth .

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I'm n o t i n t o "form ing r a n k s " w ith any group, n o r i n t o f a l s e h e a l i n g which i g n o r e s th e differences.

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I was coming o u t , I had gobs o f t i m e , and I was g e t t i n g i n t o u c h w i t h t h e d e e p e r l e v e l s o f my c r e a t i v i t y .

S o m e t h i n g c h a n g e d , t o o , i n my r e l a t i o n s h i p t o m yself.

I began t o b e l i e v e i n m y s e lf , i n what I could do.

I s a w m u s i c a s a way t o h e a l my­ s e l f , and t h e n a s I s t a r t e d t o p e r f o r m I saw i t h a v i n g an e f f e c t on o t h e r s .

I began to b e lie v e i n t h e p o w e r o f m u s i c t o weave i n b e h i n d p e o ­ p le 's id eo lo g ica l blocks.

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I found the b e a u t y o f ^ b ^ r l i e ' a m u s i c n o t o n l y s u p p o r t i n g my own g a y l i b e r a t i o n - i n t h e s o n g s I a l r e a d y " a g r e e d w i t h " - b u t a l s o c h a l l e n g i n g my a p a t h y on a w i d e r a n g e o f i s s u e s .

CHARLIE: I w a n t t o e n c o u r a g e and c h a l l e n g e p e o ­ p l e t o t a k e w h a t e v e r t h e n e x t s t e p i s f o r them in o r g a n i z i n g t h e i r l i v e s around making change.

I a l s o want t o h o l d up t o p e o p l e t h e r e a l i t y o f the p lan e tary c r i s i s t h a t we f a c e , c h a l l e n g i n g them t o f e e l t h e i r d e s p a i r i n o r d e r t o c la i m t h e power o f t h a t c o m p a s s io n , r a t h e r t h a n numbing out in the face of the p la n e ta ry c r i s i s .

PETER: He d o e s t h a t , t o o .

Last A pril, I f e lt s t r e n g t h e n e d wh e n I a d m i t t e d my d e s p a i r a b o u t th e r i s e o f m i l i t a r i s m i n t h e world and C h a r l i e t o l d me t o go a h e a d a n d f e e l i t a l l b e c a u s e ray mood w a s p a r t o f t h e e a r t h ' s h e a l i n g p r o c e s s , a n d I w o u l d b e j o y f u l a g a i n wh e n i t w a s t i m e .

He w a s r i g h t .

C h a r l i e ' s s o n g s o p e n e d t h e way f o r me t o s t a r t u s i n g my own m u s i c w i t h n e w p u r ­ p o s e , ^a b a n d o n i n g t h e s t e r i l e a c a d e m i c " m o d e r n m u s i c ' w o rld I had t r a i n e d i n and l e a r n i n g a g a i n t h e power o f s i m p l i c i t y and d i r e c t n e s s .

By t h e t i m e I saw my n e x t C h a r l i e M u r p h y c o n c e r t , I wa s w o r k i n g o n my f i r s t F a i r y S o n g , l e a r n i n g t o s e e t h e c o n n e c t e d n e s s b e t w e e n my l i f e , my s p i r i t u a l ­ i t y . ray p o l i t i c s , a n d my m u s i c .

C h arlie has c o n t i n u e d t o g i v e me s u p p o r t , t h r o u g h h i s m u s i c a n d now t h r o u g h h i s f r i e n d s h i p .

R ecently, h e 's b e e n e n c o u r a g i n g me t o p e r f o r m , a n d h i s e n e r g y h e l p s me o v e r c o m e t h e f e e l i n g s o f i n a a e o u a c v I ' v e been t a u g h t .

CHARLIE.: A fte r g e ttin g s ta r te d perform ing fo r - r i e n d s a n d a t a l o c a l r e s t a u r a n t , I wa s i n ­ v i te d to j o in th e W alls to Roses C o l l e c t i v e , (which produced one o f t h e f i r s t r e c o r d s o f

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a n t i - s e x i s t m e n ’ s m u s i c , F o l k w a y s FTS 5 / 5 8 / ) , p l a y e d a t a m e n ’s c o n f e r e n c e , t h e n t o u r e d , and i t j u s t s p r e a d by word o f m o u t h .

Now I ’ m i n S e a t t l e w o r k i n g w i t h Good F a i r y P r o d u c t i o n s .

Our e n e rg y i s r e a l l y h i g h .

W hat’s n e a t about t h i s support group is t h a t ev ery o n e's in i t f o r t h e i r own r e a s o n s .

I t 's not just " le t's h e l p C h a r l i e " ; t h e y ' r e f i n d i n g good work f o r t h e m s e l v e s , e a c h c o m m i t t e d i n a l o n g - t e r m way to get t h is a cro ss.

PETER: C h a r l i e r e c o r d e d h i s new a l b u m l a t e i n the f a l l in N ash v ille.

Re c o - o r o d u c e d i t w i t h G e o f M o r g a n , who h a s h i s own f i r s t a l b u m o u t , a v a i l a b l e b y m a i l ( Bo x 1 2 0 8 7 5 , N a s h v i l l e , TN 37212).

The r e c o r d i n g s e s s i o n was "a n e v e n t and r i t u a l i n i t s e l f " , w i t h f r i e n d s f l y i n g i n from a l l o v e r .

The r e l e a s e d a t e i s so m e ti m e i n e a r l y s o r i n g ; by t h e t i m e t h i s i s p u b l i s h e d , C h a r l i e h o p e s t o be c a r r y i n g i t w i t h him a s he tours.

As I w r i t e t h i s i n F e b r u a r y , Good F a i r y P r o d u c t i o n s i s s t i l l i n n e e d o f mo n e y f o r p r e s ­ s i n g and p a c k a g i n g and i s l o o k i n g f o r p e o p l e t o h e l p d i s t r i b u t e t h e r e c o r d when i t comes o u t .

F a i r i e s c a n h e l p w i t h l o a n s o r g i f t s t o GFP, P . 0 . Box 1 2 1 8 8 , B r o a d w a y S t a . , S e a t t l e , WA 98102.

Good F a i r y c a n a l s o p r o v i d e a l o t o f h e l p f o r t h o s e who w o u l d l i k e t o p l a n a c o n ­ c e r t , i n c l u d i n g p r o m o t i o n a l i d e a s and m a t e r i a l help.

I f y o u h a v e n ' t b e e n t o a C h a r l i e Mu r p h y c o n c e r t, y o u 'r e r e a l l y m is sin g something!

So g e t t o i t i f he comes n e a r b y , o r p l a n one y o u r selV6 S0 T h e f i r s t s i d e o f t h e r e c o r d w i l l h a v e " Gav S p i r i t " , "Double l o v e " ( " I k i s s a l l t h e p l a c e s where p l e a s u r e h i d e s " ) , " U n d e r C a p r i c o r n " ( " o u r h a n d s a r e h o l y f i v e - p o i n t e d s t a r s " ) , " D e a r Men" ( " l a y y o u r arm o r down, l e t y o u r s o f t n e s s f l o w " ) , and " M o th e r O c e a n " .

S i d e two: "V o ices from th e M o u n t a i n s " ( a p o l i t i c a l s t r u g g l e s o n g ) , "The H e a l i n g Song" ( a b o u t m usic a s a h e a l i n g f o r c e ) , a n d t h e s o n g a b o u t t h e b u r n i n g t i m e s a n d now ( " t h e E a r t h i s a w i t c h a n d t h e men s t i l l b u r n h e r " ) , which i n c l u d e s th e Goddess ch an t ( " I s i s A s ta r te Diana H ecate Demeter K ali In a n a " ).

CHARLIE: The whole album i s a b o u t r e v i v a l , tra n s fo rm a tio n , n o l i t c a l r e a l i t y , people jo in in g together.

Our u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f r e v o l u t i o n o f t e n is re a l shallow .

I hope t h i s opens up p e o p le to a l l t h e l e v e l s , from t h e m ythic to everyday reality.

Oppression o p e rates in s id e us.

We f i g h t i t by c e l e b r a t i n g gay l o v e a s h e a l i n g force.

p o litc a l auestions.

How do we , a s A m e r i c a n s , fig h t im perialism ?

I t r y to r a i s e s p e c i f i c i s s u e s a b o u t how we u s e o u r h u m a n e n e r g y a n d how we o r g a n i s e o u r l i v e s c o l l e c t i v e l y .

We n e e d t o a l l o w t h e s p i r i t u a l b a c k i n t o o u r l i v e s and n o t c o n f u s e i t w i t h c h u r c h d o g m a . .P e o ­ p l e h e a r my s o n g s o f t h e G o d d e s s o r t h e H o r n e d One a n d t h e y t h i n k t h e y ' r e g o i n g b a c k w a r d s .

I'm not t r y i n g to g e t people to worship t h i s o r t h a t i m a g e , b u t t o c r e a t e t o g e t h e r i m a g e s w h e r e we f o c u s and d i r e c t o u r p s y c h i c power a s humans.

I l o v e s h a r i n g my c r e a t i v i t y , my l o v e o f l i f e , a n d s t i m u l a t i n g p e o p l e t.o t h i n k a b o u t their lives.

I ' v e met i n c r e d i b l e p e o p le e v e r y ­ w h e r e a s I ' v e t r a v e l e d , a n d t h e r e w i l l !•< mor< popping up.

The t i m e is r i ; • . o f t h e w o r d s o f a n o l d I n d i a n c h i e f , who r a i d , "You w h o s e d a y i t i s , g e t o u t y o u r r a i n b o w c o l ­ o r s a n d make i t ' b e a u t i f u l .

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sin c e I was f i v e . A fte r /e a r s o f com position le s s o n s intended to bend my so u l in to conforming with the agony and e li t i s m o f modern c l a s s i c a l m usic, I found th a t I d id n 't want to be a composer, I wanted to w rite music and share i t with my f r ie n d s . Hearing co n c er ts

by C h arlie Murphy and H olly Near opened new worlds fo r me, and I found the songs I was w r itin g grow­ in g in purpose.

A fte r the N ation al March an Washington fo r Lesbian and Gay R ights in October, 1979, I came home and wrote the chorus o f t h i s song, e x p r e ssin g my f e e lin g s o f u n ity and jo y in fin d in g my t r ib e . But the words to the v e r s e s w ouldn't come, although the music was tak in g shape.

At the end o f the month, I saw C h arlie Murphy perform ing again in Milwaukee, a t the 6th N ation al Con­ feren ce on Men and M a scu lin ity .

Through h is music and the j o y f u l l i v e s o f the fa g g o ts and f a i r i e s who a tten d ed , I was stren gthened in my f a ir y n atu re, and the words came pouring o u t.

Music i s an overwhelming fo r ce in my l i f e , a s i s my growing f a ir y id e n t it y . Without the example o f C h arlie and a l l the oth er f a i r i e s and Maggots I'v e met in the l a s t two y e a r s , I could never have in te g r a te d them a s I am now learn in g to do.

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He came h e r e from T u c s o n w i t h a g r o u p c a l l e d B reeze.

S in c e t h e d i s s o l u t i o n o f th e g r o u p , he h a s b e e n b u i l d i n g a s o l o e f f o r t .

T h i s warm , s e n s i t i v e man e m p h a s iz e s t h a t he i s a l y r i c a l s o n g w r i t e r .

He b e g a n w r i t i n g p o e t r y , - l a t e r m u s ic , w r i t i n g a b o u t g a y l o v e , b l a c k c u l t u r e and p o l i t i c a l i s s u e s a t o n c e r e ­ f l e c t i v e o f h i s s p i r i t u a l i t y and s o c i a l c o n s ­ c io u s n e s s .

I d e n t i f y i n g p r o b le m s we f a c e , he c a l l s f o r e n l i g h t e n m e n t and c o n s c i o u s n e s s - r a i s ­ in g .

I n T u c s o n ( 7 1 - 7 7 ) , he s t a r t e d w r i t i n g "up f r o n t " gay m usic.

He h a d n o g a y p o e t s a n d m u s ­ i c i a n s to serv e as models.

H i s r o o t s stem from b l u e s , g o s p e l and j a z z .

B l a c k b e r r i p r i d e s him­ s e l f on t h e u n i q u e q u a l i t y and w ide v a r i e t y o f s t y l e s found in h i s m usic.

T h e t wo s o n g s o n t h e W a l l s t o R o se s album r e f l e c t t h i s .

"It is i m p o r t a n t f o r me "to b e a n o u t f r o n t g a y e n t e r ­ tainer.

I n e e d t h a t s t a t e m e n t i n my m u s i c ; b u t a l l t h e m usic i s n o t gay aim ed.

I d o n ’t want t o l i m i t my a u d i e n c e . " His audiences are l a r g e ­ l y g a y , and h e f e e l s h i s s t r o n g e s t s u p p o r t e r s a r e wo me n . „ , , P r o d u c i n g m u sic a s an o p e n ly gay m ale h a s p r o d u c e d many s t r u g g l e s w i t h s e e m i n g l y l i t t l e support a t tim es.

B e i n g b l a c k h a s compounded t h i s d i f f i c u l t y . He h a s a t r a c e o f b i t t e r n e s s f o r t r e n d y g a y men w h o s e " h e r o e s a r e a l l h e t e r — s e x u a l w o m e n . " He f e e l s h e i s c o m p e t i n g w i t h t h e gay b a r s and t h e i r m u s i c .

Gay c r i t i c s a r e o f t e n v e r y h a r d on male s i n g e r s ; " . . . t h e y t r a s h e d a n y g a y m a l e who t r i e d t o d o a n y t h i n g .

He s e e s t h e n e e d f o r s u p p o r t .

B l a c k b e r r i , h ow­ ever, w ill continue re g a rd le s s of the lack of gay s u p p o r t .

A ta p e i s o f f e r e d th ro u g h Ravenhead w ith fiv e s e l e c ti o n s (June 1979).

His music i s s t r o n g , b u t a t t i m e s s a d , d e e p and e m o t i o n a . . , as h is r i c h , bass v o cals c o n trib u te a unique soothing q u a lity .

The s e l e c t i o n s a r e s o u l f u l and e x p r e s s i v e .

He p r o v i d e s s u p e r b g u i t a r w o r k ; t h i s man a n d g u i t a r a r e c o m p l e t e .

He h a s b e e n s t r u g g l i n g a l o n g t i m e t o g e t o u t h i s own a l b u m .

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FRANK: Do y o u t h i n k t h a t " m e s s a g e m u s i c " i s out of fashion th ese days?

CHRI S: No , I t h i n k t h a t a l o t o f d o g m a m u s i c is out of fashion.

I mean r e a l l y d o g m a t i c p o ­ l i t i c a l , u p -a g a in st-th e -w a ll type, fu c k -c a p ita l­ ism m u s i c i s o u t o f f a s h i o n .

F i r s t o f a l l you can h e a r t h o s e words and n o t u n d e r s t a n d what t h e y m o a n , a n d I t h i n k a l o t o f t h o s e w o r d s come o u t o f a book.

T h e y d o n ' t come f r o m s o m e b o d y ’ s experience or f e e lin g s or whatever.

I j u s t take f r o m my e x p e r i e n c e s o f l i v i n g a s a p o o r w o r k i n g p e r s o n and b e i n g q u e e r .

Sometimes I'm a f r a i d t h a t I p u s h t o o f a r , t h a t a f e w o f my s o n g s a r e to o p o l i t i c a l , making i t h ard f o r p e o p le t o hoar.

I s t a r t e d w r i t i n g s o n g s b e c a u s e I wanted to s i n g i n p u b l i c a s a way o f s a y i n g ' I s t h e r e a n y ­ b o d y e l s e o u t t h e r e who t h i n k s l i k e m e ? ' be­ c a u s e I f e l t r e a l l y good a b o u t t h e gay community and s t a r t e d t o f e e l s t r o n g a b o u t b e i n g a s i s s y b u t w a s n ' t g e t t i n g much s u p p o r t f r o m my o t h e r f r i e n d s - e v e n g a y f r i e n d s ; s o wh e n I w r o t e " S e n ­ s i t i v e l i t t l e B o y " i t wa s t o s a y ' I ' m a s i s s y , i s a n y b o d y e l s e ? ' So t h a t w a s t h e f i r s t t h i n g t h a t r e a l l y h a p p e n e d t o me m u s i c a l l y a n d I g o t a l o t o f good r e s p o n s e . Th en I s t a r t e d t o l o o k a t o t h e r p ro b le m s i n t h e community and t h e world and r e a l i s e d t h a t w h i l e t h e r e i s a c o m m un ity o u t t h e r e t h a t s u p p o r t s me b e i n g g a y , we a l s o h a v e to r e a l i z e t h a t th e r e a re o th e r problems b e sid e s homophobia i n t h i s c o u n t r y .

FRANK: Do y o u s e e t h e g a y c o m m u n i t y a s y o u r primary audience?

CHRI S: Yeah. The women's community h a s been t h e m a i n s o u r c e o f s u p p o r t f o r me o v e r t h e y e a r s years — lesbians p a rticu la rly .

FRANK: Why d o y o u t h i n k l e s b i a n s w o u l d s u p p o r t a g a y man w r i t i n g p o l i t i c a l s o n g s ?

CHRI S: B e c a u s e wo me n a r e g o i n g t h r o u g h a w h o l e t r a n s i t i o n o f d e v e l o p i n g t h e i r own c u l t u r e .

T h e r e ' s a whole su rg e h ap p en in g w ith a l l th e s e g r e a t women a r t i s t s s o a l o t o f women a r e now b e a r i n g o t h e r women s i n g a b o u t t h e i r p r o b l e m s , b u t t h e y ' r e s t i l l h e a r i n g t h e s a me c r a p f r o m me n . A l o t o f t i m e s a woman w i l l come u p t o me a f t e r a c o n c e r t a n d t e l l me t h a t i t ' s n i c e t o h e a r a g a y man s i n g i n g a b o u t b e i n g a g a y ma n . I t h i n k women l i k e t o h e a r men s i n g i n g a b o u t g a y s t u f f and a l s o c o n n e c t i n g b e i n g a f a g g o t w i t h b e i n g a s i s s y and w i t h t h e i r s t r u g g l e s and b l a c k s t r u g g l e s and p u t t i n g i t a l l t o g e t h e r .

FRANK: C o u l d y o u t e l l me a b o u t "Good F a i r y " ?

CHRI S: Good F a i r y w a s a n i d e a I h a d a b o u t t h r e e y e a r s ago t o r e c o r d gay m usic and a l s o s e t u p a t o u r i n g c o mp a n y f o r g a y m u s i c i a n s . E v e n t u ­ a l l y I ' d l i k e t o be a p r o d u c t i o n company t h a t r e c o r d s gay m e n ' s m u s i c and a l s o c an r e a c h o u t a t some p o i n t a n d d o m o r e t h a n t h a t . I t w i l l h e l p s e t up c o n c e r t t o u r s t h r o u g h a n e tw o rk i n different c ities.

I t ' s g o i n g t o t a k e a l o t o f w o rk t o s e t up t h e s e a l t e r n a t i v e s . I t ' s e x h a u s ti n g sometimes and I g e t r e a l l y d e p r e s s e d a b o u t i t , f e e l i n g i t w i l l n e v e r h a p p e n , b u t t h e n s o m e t h i n g w i l l come a l o n g t o s p a r k my i n t e r e s t a n d I ' l l s e e t h a t we r e a l l y c a n c r e a t e c h a n g e by d o i n g t h i s . I d o n ' t r e s e n t t h e work. I f i n d i t n e c e s s a r y and f u l ­ f i l l i n g a t t h e s a me t i m e , b u t I d o r e s e n t t h a t i t h a s n ' t b e e n d o n e b e f o r e . I r e s e n t t h a t we a r e p io n e e rs in t r y in g to c r e a te t h i s th in g . There should n e v e r have been a need f o r i t . B a s i c a l l y i t s h o u l d b e a p a r t o f t h e w h o l e c u l t u r e . V/e s h o u l d n 't have to c r e a te i t under th e weight o f a c u ltu re t h a t a lre a d y dom inates us.

FRANK: One o f t h e t h i n g s t h a t y o u r m u s i c p r o ­ j e c t s i s s t r e n g t h . You e v e n h a v e a s o n g a b o u t i t , " S t r e n g t h I n T h ese H a n d s" . I s t h a t one o f t h e t h i n g s t h a t you c o n s c i o u s l y f o c u s on?

CHRI S: Oh , y e s , i t ' s v e r y c o n s c i o u s . A l o t o f t i m e s wh e n y o u ' r e a n e f f e m i n a t e man o r a n i s o ­ l a t e d g a y p e r s o n s omev. ' her e i n a s m a l l c i t y o r w h e r e v e r , yo u g e t f e e l i n g s o f d e p r e s s i o n and s t a r t t o f e e l r e a l l y weak, l i k e t h e r e ’s n o t h i n g you c a n do t o c h a n g e a n y t h i n g so y ou r e s i g n yoursel-f to l i v i n g w ith a l l th e b u l l s h i t , nut t h a t 's not tru e.

T h e r e i s a l o t o f s t r e n g t h i n n u m b e r s and t h e r e ' s a l o t o f s t r e n g t h i n o u r s e l v e s . V/e j u s t n e e d t o f i n d o u t how t o u s e i t a n d how t o g e t s u p p o r t from e a c h o t h e r t o be a b l e t o u s e i t .

T h e wo r d ' s t r e n g t h ' r e a l l y m e a n s a l o t t o me.

I t means s t r e n g t h e m o t i o n a l l y , p h y s i c a l l y , s t r e n g t h a s a movement, s t r e n g t h a s i n d i v i d u a l s a l l t h e s e d i f f e r e n t t h i n g s and t h e y ' r e a l l r e a l ­ l y im p o r t a n t. Yes, i t ' s v e ry c o n s c io u s .

I b e g a n w r i t i n g s o n g s a s a way o f m a k i n g s e n s e o f my e x p e r i e n c e a s a b i s e x u a l man .

I w r i t e i n t h e s p i r i t o f t h o s e men who l o n g f o r a l t e r n a t i v e s , who s t r u g g l e t o c r e a t e n e w p o s ­ s i b i l i t i e s f o r l i v i n g w ith each o th e r , w ith women, b e y o n d t r a d i t i o n a l " m a c h o " , s t r a i g h t gay, butch-fern s t e r e o t y p e s .

I want to docu­ m e n t my g r o w t h a s a man f o r m y s e l f a n d f o r o t h e r men.

I w r i t e a b o u t f a t h e r s and male and female f r i e n d s as w e ll a s l o v e r s .

I w rite ab o u t p e o p l e on t h e e d g e , t r y i n g t o c r e a t e a l i f e w i t h s ome d i g n i t y i n v e r y d i f f i c u l t t i m e s . l i b e r a t i o n , I b e l i e v e , h a s v e r y much t o d o with our r e la ti o n s h ip s .

I n t i m a c y c an be more r e v e a l i n g o f o u r v a l u e s and p e r s o n a l p o l i t i c s t h a n t h e s l o g a n s we a d h e r e t o o r o p i n i o n s we v o ic e . My music C losely s c r u t i n i z e s i n t i m a c y .

I s e a r c h f o r my own p e r s o n a l f r e e d o m a s a man i n my m u s i c .

For th e p a s t y e a r I have been p l a y i n g w ith i sb o x x i st a n d p e r c u s s i o n i s t .

I t '-as t e e n e x c i t i n g t o e x p l o r e what h i g h e n e r g y m u s i c v e c a n ma k e t o g e t h e r a s a b i s e x u a l woman a n d ma n .

U n f o r t u n a t e l y i t i s s t i l l n o t s t y l i s h f o r gay men t o w r i t e c x o r e s s i v e , v u l n e r a b l e , p e r s o n a l ' me o f m a c h o - c h i c , wh e n a s u g ­ g e s t i o n o f f e m i n i n i t y i s d i s t a s t e f u l t o many.

We a r e n o t , i t s e e m s , a s a p e o p l e r e a d y t o c e l ­ e b r a t e t h e u n i q u e n e s s and b e a u t y o f o u r e x p e r ­ i e n c e a s men l o v i n g m e n .

I n s t e a d , we o f t e n t e n d to i d e n t i f y w ith to u g h d is c o "Push i n t h e Bush", o r s e n t i m e n t a l m u s i c f r o m f o r m e r women s t a r s .

I n l i g h t o f t h i s i t i s v e r y e x c i t i n g t o me t h a t a d i f f i c u l t gay song t h a t I w ro te , " C u r i o s i t y a n d L i e s " ( w h i t e g a y man c o n f r o n t s h i s r a c i s m and l o n e l i n e s s v i a g ay b a r s e t t i n g ) , c o u l d be a winner in a r a t h e r s t r a i g h t songw riting c o n te st h e l d - a t S i n g e r 's S tu d io in Georgetown.

I t seems t h a t t h e d i f f i c u l t y o f m a k i n g human c o n n e c t i o n i s a u n i v e r s a l theme r e g a r d l e s s o f i t s s e x u a l ­ ity.

I b e li e v e t h a t th e gay o r b i s e x u a l m an's e x p e r i e n c e h a s i m p o r t a n t and u n i q u e c o l o r s t o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e p i c t u r e o f human e x p e r i e n c e .

I believe in careful c eleb ra tio n of our liv e s a s g r o w i n g men , i n a f f i r m i n g p e r m a n e n t l y o u r e x p e r i e n c e t h r o u gh c r e a t i v e s o n g .

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W ell, i t ' s b r o t h e r - h a t e s - b r o t h e r where freedom began, And me, I V n s t i l l l o o k i n g f o r my own p r o m i s e d land.

Max, I r e m e m b e r w a l k i n g i n e a r l y s p r i n g , T o u c h i n g t e n d e r d r e a m s t h a t we w o u l d a l w a y s bring, B rother to b ro th er, w e 'll s t a r t fre e schools, W e ' l l go b e h i n d b a r s , y o u a n d me g o t a l l t h e tools.

We d r a n k b e e r , s m o k e d c h e a p c i g a r s , p l a y e d m u s i c with dimes, And y o u s t u f f e d y o u r r o u n d b o d y , s a v i n g u p f o r hard tim e s, " W e l l s a i d , my f r i e n d , t o t h e p o i n t a n d p recise," And y o u r l a u g h t e r e m b r a c e d l i k e war m b r a n d y w i t h spice.

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You s p o k e o f l i v i n g i n C h i c a g o Cn t h e s t e a m y S o u t h S i d e The y e a r a f t e r d i s a s t e r , D a l e y ' s guns s t i l l survived.

In t o u r tu r e d p h ra s e s .y o u could b a re ly r e p e a t, You s p o k e o f t h e b l e e d i n g woman who f e l l d e a d at your fe e t.

F l i g h t down, Yo u n g man r u n n i n g t o f a m i l i a r f a c e s , b i r t h i n g places, F r i g h t e n e d o f t o u c h i n g down, And t h e a n x i o u s v o i c e s i n h i s o l d home t o w n .

P a p a , r u d d y man i n f e a t h e r e d c a p , We l c o me y o u r m a n c h i l d , w e l c o m e h i m h o m e .

H om e-sculpted o u t from m em ories, and t i m e l o s t a n d f r e e d , A c r o s s N o r t h e r n c o l d , my l i f e u n f o l d s , A cross te le p h o n e l i n e s , and l i n e s h a l f - t o l d , y o u r y o u n g man h u r r i e s home.

You g a v e me Ho u n d Dog T a y l o r a n d Toro T . H a l l , And y o u w r o t e y o u r own s o n g s o n y o u r A f r i c a n w all, C f t r i b a l d a n c e r s , I k ne w y o u w e r e c h i e f o f t h e m all.

You w e n t W e s t t o r i d e t h e r a i l s a n d I s t a y e d back a t school nd w r o t e t e r m . p a p e r s o n l i b e r a t i o n L ik e an a c a d e m ic f o o l !

T h e n i g h t y o u c ame b a c k y o u woke me a t t h r e e , With t a l e s ' o f a d v e n t u r e , and g r e a s y b u r g e r s from t h e D i x i e .

To p a p a , i n s w e a t e r s a n d y e a r - o l d t i e s , S w e e t man f o u n d h i s g o o d n e s s a s t h e y e a r s w e n t hy, S i l e n t man s e a r c h i n g f o r f a m i l y t i e s , W i t h a w i f e w h o ' s g o n e o f f l o o k i n g f o r h i s own s e c re t plan.

We s p o k e o f l i v i n g t o g e t h e r I n s ome f a r o f f p l a c e , L a u g h in g and fo r m in g a m a g i c a l s p a c e , Now I know y o u ' r e a h e a l e r i n some S o u t h e r n town, W hile I walk i n S p a n i s h f u r 't h e s e c o ld h i l l s round, And I l o v e y o u Max, w i t h y o u r b o u r b o n l a u g h t e r and brown b o d y .

To p a p a , i n s w e a t e r s a n d y e a r - o l d t i e s , S w e e t man f o u n d h i s g o o d n e s s a s t h e y e a r s went by, S i l e n t man s e a r c h i n g f o r f a m i l y t i e s , With a w i f e w h o 's a d e b a t e r , power i n h e r h a n d , And a s o n who h a s g o n e o f f l o o k i n g f o r h i s own se c re t plan.

V.'ell t h e r e wa s t o o And f e a r s a n d b u l l y You h a t e d my l i f e , And I l i v e d f o r t h e weather.

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Sometimes v e ry o u t r a g e o u s , a n d v e r y s p a c e y i n e v e r y way i m a g in a b le , he d i v e s i n t o a l l a r e a s w ith o u t looking back.

P r e - p u n k a n d o u t o f t h i s kno wn world.'

So ngs l i k e "Movie Q u e e n , " " I ' m a m a n , " "Space C low n," "Di* q,trich/Fondyke, " " S i s t e r S u e , " a n d " Wh a t a P r e t t y " a r e t h i n g s t o p a y a t t e n t i o n t o , and t h e r e c o r d c o v e r s a r e a v i s u a l s o m e t h i n g o n t h e i r own.'

Very f u t u r e gay o r i e n t e d . . .

F o r t h o s e o f you i n p o s s e s s i o n o f a r e c o r d p l a y e r o f s o me k i n d o r a n o t h e r , y o u may b e i n ­ t e r e s t e d i n w h a t c an be had i f y ou l o o k a r o u n d f o r a lbum s w i t h gay c o n t e n t , and h a p p i l y , p e r ­ formed by a gay m u s i c i a n .

F o r o u r r a d i o show h e r e i n V a n c o u v e r , " C o m i n g C u t " h a s come i n c o n t a c t w ith a f a i r amount o f gay m en 's m usic, b oth l i v e and r e c o r d e d .

Our r e c o r d l i b r a r y i s n o t h u g e , b u t we a r e q u i t e p r o u d o f t h e c o l l e c t i o n we h a v e , w i t h r a r e a n d ne w a l b u m s u s e d h e r e a n d th e r e i n our v a r io u s programmes. _ The f i r s t few l i s t e d a r e " r a r i t i e s .

If vou a r e l u c k y eno u g h t o s t u m b l e u pon one o f these in a used record shop, grab i t .

They r e a w o n d e r f u l way o f s t a r t i n g a " h i s t o r y " o f g a y culture.

T he o t h e r a l b u m s l i s t e d s h o u l d be f a i r l y e a s y t o l o c a t e and b u y . ihe r e c o r d i n g c o m p a n y ' s name i s a f t e r t h e t i t l e .

What M a k e s A Man A M a n ? , L a r r y P a u l e t t e ( V a n ­ guard), 197^.

A p p a r e n t l y th< r e c o r d i n g , L i ­ b e l h a s u n d e r g o n e c h a n g e s s o y o u may h a v e a tim e g e t t i n g t h i s one.

L a r r y d o e s t h e s a me a s G o t h a m , r e c o r d i n g o t h e r p e o p l e ' s s o n g s , but. h e h a s t h e c l a s s t o make t h e m s o much m o r e p e r ­ s o n a l l y h i s own.

And t h e c o v e r e v e n t o u t s o f h i s u p - f r o n t being gay.

Which i s a r a r i t y in i t s e l f f o r any co m m e rc ially produced record.' " F r e a k e r ' s B a l l " , a n d " T a k e Me Home W i t h Yo u " ( f r o m t h e o f f - B r o a d w a y m u s i c a l i n w h i c h he a p p e a r e d , " L e t My P e o p l e Co me" ) a r e g r e a t p o p u l a r n u m b e r s , b u t " T r i a d " by D a v i d C r o s b y ( o f S t i l l s & Nash f a m e ? ) , and a l u s h o r c h e s ­ t r a t e d v e r s i o n o f t h e t i t l e s o n g by C h a r l e s A s n a v o u r j u s t d i d i t t o me e v e r y t i m e . ' He i n a talented singer.

l a v e n d e r C o u n t r y , ( S e a t t l e Gay C o m m u n i t y C e n ter} 1973” As y o u c a n s e e b y t h e d a t e t h i s i s a r a t h e r o ld album.

The album i s c o u n t r y o r i ­ e n t e d , b u t n o t " w e s t e r n i s h " b y a n y me a n s . ' It i s n ' t a c la ssy , tec h n ic a l arrangem ent, but is g o o d o l d - f a s h i o n e d g a y men p u t t i n g t h e i r f e e l ­ ing in to music.

The s t a n d o u t s a r e "Ba ck I n t h e C l o s e t A g a i n , " and " C r y i n " T h e s e C o c k s u c k i n g T e a r s , " which a re p r e t t y heavy m usica l numbers, b u t t h e n l i b e r a t i o n had j u s t b eg u n , and e v e r y ­ body had t o g e t s o m e t h i n g o f f t h e i r c h e s t s .

R e c o r d e d g a y m u s i c wa s s t i l l y o u n g t h e n , t o o .

(Record a v a i l a b l e from F a y g e l e ben Miriam f o r S 3 , p a y a b l e t o SGCC, R t . 1 , Box 9 2 E , E f l a n d , N.C. 2 7 2 4 3 . )

AC-DC B l u e s . Gay J n z z R e i s s u e : - , V o l . I , f r i g h t a n d Gay ( S t a s h R e c o r d i n g s , P . 0 . Box ' ' N. Y. 11215)7 At l a s t , s o m e o n e h a s t h o u g h t t o d e l v e i n t o w h a t was r e c o r d e d b e f o r e t h o s e 19 7 0 d a y s , a n d t h i s i s w h a t ( s o f a r ) o n e c o m p a n y h a s come up w i t h .

V i n t a g e o ld r e c o r d i n g s from v i n t a g e a r t i s t s l i k e George N o b le , C onnie M cLean's Rhythym B o y s , G e o r g e H a n n a h , P e g Leo H o w e l l , a n d many o t h e r s , w i t h l o v e l y t i t l e s l i k e " S i s s y Man B l u e s , " " I t ' s T i g h t L i k e T h a t , " " I ’ m G o n n a Ke e p My H a i r P a r t e d , " a n d m a n y , many o t h e r s , w i t h r e c o r d i n g d a t e s , m u s i c a l n o t e s and h i s s t o r i e s o f b l u e s and j a z z i n - d e m days.'

They r ro a l l j u s t g r e a t to l i s t e n t o , and t h i n k o f what t h e y a l l g o t a wa y w i t h t h e n . '

C aravan T o n i g h t . S t e v e n Grossman (Very Very M o n t . I t s . , 3 6 3 Qwar Wns A v e . , N . Y . , N« 1• 10 0 2 4 ) , 1973.

All t h e songs a r e b e a u t i f u l , in l y r i c s , m u s i c a l a r r a n g e m e n t s , and l i s t e n i n g v a l ­ ues From t h e t i t l e c o m p o s i t i o n , t o s o n g s l i k e " C a n ' t P a p a B l u e s , " " C u t , " "You D o n ' t H a v e To Be A s h a m e d , " "Many K i n d s o f L 0 v e , " a n d o n a n d on.

S t e v e n i s j u s t p l a i n l y a t home w i t h h i s music.

R e ally look out fo r t h i s one.

You won t regret lti What D i d You E x p e c t ? , M i c h a e l C o h e n ( F o l k w a u s , 43 We s t 6 l s t , S t . , " N . Y . , N . Y . , 1 0 0 2 3 ) , 1 9 7 3 .

H i s v o i c e and s t y l e w i l l r e m i n d you o f h i s b ro th e r, Leonard, but the songs are d e f i n i t e l y him.

"The L a s t Angry Young Ma n," and " B i t t e r F e s t " a r e two o f h i s more solemn s o n g s , b u t t h e n " C o u l d n ' t Do W i t h o u t " l i f t s y o u u p a n d n e v e r l e t s you down.

F o l k w a y R e c o r d s , by t h e wa y, h a s th is wonderful h a b it o f in c lu d in g b o o k lets with the re c o rd s.

They can c o n t a i n a n y t h i n g from t h e l y r i c s t o t o p h o t o g r a p h s , and n i c e l o n g p e r s o n a l h is to r ie s of the m usician.

Q u i t e a t r e a t from j u s t t h e r e c o r d and t h e c o v e r ' T his is a ls o a n o t h e r " r a r e f i n d " f o r u s a t "Coming Cu t .

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H i n g e a n d B r a c k e t . An E v e n i n g w i t h (EMI R e c o r d s L t d . , H a y es, M i d d l e s e x , E n g l a n d ) , 1977.

G etting t h i s , a n d t h r e e o t h e r a l b u ms , t h i s t a l e n t e d d u o have produced i s worth a l l of the E n g lish c u r ­ r e n c y y o u c a n come u p w i t h . ' They a r e an amazing c o u p l e o f me n , who p o r t r a y t wo s p i n s t e r f r i e n d s , D r . E v a d n e H i n g e a n d Dame H i l d a B r a c k e t , who are re s id e n ts of Stakton T ressle.

The b i o g r a ­ p h i e s an d s t o r i e s t h e y t e l l on s t a g e a r e p u r e l y f i c t i t i o u s , but w ith m arvelous d o u b le -e n te n d re l i n e s , a n d s i n g i n g w i t h t h e i r own v o i c e s i n r a n g ­ e s I w o u l d n ’t dream o f a t t e m p t i n g , they have become n a t i o n a l t r e a s u r e o f G r e a t B r i t a i n , h a v i n g g i v e n R o y a l Command p e r f o r m a n c e s t o t h e r e a l Qu e e n h e r s e l f . ' T h e y a r e . t o be h e a r d a nd ceen i f vou e v e r g e t t h e c h a n c e .

G o t h a m . G o t h a m ( D r e a m R e c o r d s , DA 3 5 0 1 ) .

This i s a v e r y c om m e rc ial album , b u t due to t h e i r u p r o a r i o u s l y gay l i v e n i g h t c l u b a c t s , t h e y have a d e fin ite follow ing.

They m o s t l y r e c o r d o t h e r m a t e r i a l , b u t v e r y w e l l , and w i t h a n i c e h a r ­ mony t h a t ' s r e a l l y h a r d t o a r g u e a b o u t , "iou Wo r k e d Y o u r S p e l l o n Me" i s a g o o d e x a m p l e o f th is t ig h t voice blending th a t they possess.

They a l s o h a v e a n o t h e r a lbum o u t .

W a l l s To R o s e s . S o n g s o f C h a n g i n g Men ( F o l k w a y s .), 1 .

T h i s i s an i m p r e s s i v e c o l l e c t i o n o f m u s i c a n d l y r i c s f r o m a c o l l e c t i v e o f men a n d women o n t h e E a s t c o a s t , p u t t o g e t h e r w i t h l o v e and r e s p e c t , and c a r e d f o r l i k e an i d e a w h o s e t i m e h a s f i n a l l y c o me .

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one r e c o r d w i l l f e e d y o u r t h o u g h t s and dream s f o r y e a r s t o c o me .

F avorites include "Sensi­ t i v e L i t t l e Bo y " b y C h r i s T a n n e r , "Gay S p i r i t " b y C h a r l i e M u r p h y , "When W i l l t h e I g n o r a n c e E n d ? " by B l a c k b e r r i .

Again, a wonderful b o o k let i s included fo r your l i s t e n i n g p le a s u re , with b io g ra p h ie s of a l l those involved in t h i s pro­ j e c t o f l o v e , a l o n g w i t h l y r i c s , and e v e n g u i t a r notes!

Gay Name Ga me, Tom W i l s o n ( A b o v e g r o u n d R e c o r d s , V . C . Bo x 'JHTT, P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a .

1 9 1 0 3 ) , 19771979.

T h i s company i s t r y i n g t o work o u t some­ t h i n g f o r m e n 's m u sic l i k e O l i v i a R e c o r d s have f o r women's m u s i c .

T h a t i s , a "home b a s e " f o r gay r e c o r d i n g a r t i s t s .

T h e i r f i r s t e f f o r t , by Tom, i s a v e r y g o o d s t a r t i n d e e d .

His punchy w o r d s , and s i m p l e m u s i c a l a r r a n g e m e n t s k e e p him on t o p o f w h a t ' s been h a p p e n i n g l a t e l y i n t h e world.

S o n g s l i k e t h e t i t l e t r a c k "Gay Name G a m e , " "Momma ' s B o y , " " S a v e O u r C h i l d r e n / R e c r u i t e r '3 F i g h t S o n g , " and o t h e r s a l l h ave t h e l i t t l e " b i t e " i n t o s o c i e t y ' s a t t i t u d e s a b o u t u s , and o n c e he b i t e s he p r e t t y w e l l d e s t r o y s t h e wh ole myth!

A very t o p ic a l perform er.

P o w e r I n T h e D a r k n e s s , Tom R o b i n s o n Ba n d ( H a r v e s t o/o C a p ito l R e c o rd s ), 1978.

TRB T w o , ( s a m e a s a b o v e ) 1 9 7 9 .

S e c t o r 2 7 , Tom R o b i n s o n & S e c t o r ? 7 (A & M R e c o r d s ), 1980.

W o r d s c a n n o t d e s c r i b e t h i s man and h i s m u s i c .

He i s a p o l i t i c a l p o e t .

A renn a i s s a n c e m u s i c i a n i n h i s own r i g h t .

With t h e TRB a l b u m s , a n d now h i s new b a n d , S e c t o r 2 7 , h e c o n s i s t e n t l y c o me s u p w i t h h a r d r o c k n u m b e r s we can a l l b e l i e v e i n .

He b e l i e v e s i n h e l p i n g a l l m i n o r i t i e s , gay i n c l u d e d .

T h e TRB Two a l b u m , f o r e x a m p l e , l i s t s m a j o r o r g a n i s a t i o n s and p u b ­ l i c a t i o n s around th e world d e a l i n g w ith e t h n i c , e n v i o r n m e n t a l , s e x u a l o r i e n t a t i o n , and m o r e !

The s o n g "P ow er I n The D a r k n e s s " i s e m o t i o n a l l y h ard, y e t high in impact to our sen ses o f i n j u s ­ t i c e from s o c i e t y . " W h e r e Can We Go T o n i g h t ? " f r o m t h e new S e c t o r 27 a l b u m s a y s b a s i c a l l y t h e same t h i n g , b u t o n a m o r e p e r s o n a l l e v e l f r o m t h e man h i m s e l f .

Any o f t h e s e r e c o r d s a r e s o m e ­ th in g to look fo r.

L e t T h e r e Be M u s i c , S a n F r a n s i s c o Gay M e n ' s C h o r u s (Choxnxs T a p e s , P . 0 . Box 1 4 6 6 5 , S . F . , Ca .

94114).

A i n ' t I t a Grand and G l o r i o u s N o ise (same a s above).

— — A Gay M u s i c a l C e l e b r a t i o n a t G r a c e C a t h e d r a l ( s a me a s a b o v e ) .

The f i r s t c o n t a i n s t h e m a j e s t y o f Wagner, t h e warmth o f C a r o le King, t h e c o n t e m p o r a r y comments o f P a u l Simon, t h e i n t r i c a c i e s o f R a n d a l l Thompson, t h e d e l i c a c y o f R i c h a r d R o d g e r s , and t h e e t e r n a l q u a l i t y o f Anton B ru c k n er.

The t h i r d i s a 2 t a p e s e t w i t h t wo c h o r u s e s ( m e n ' s c h o r u s a n d l e s b i a n and g a y m e n ' s c h o r u s ) , p l u s band and o r c h e s ­ tra.

I t i n c l u d e s s e l e c t i o n s from Brahms l o v e s o n g s , S i b e l i u s , Sigmund Ro m be rg , G e r s h w i n , and more. ( F i r s t two t a p e s 8 6 . 5 0 e a c h , G r a c e C a t h e d r a l t a p e $ 1 2 ; h a n d l i n g $1 f o r u p t o t wo ta p e s , $2 f o r th r e e or fo u r t a p e s . )

Gay a n d S t r a i g h t T o g e t h e r , V o l . 1, ( a v a i l a b l e f r o m G i n n i C l e m m e n s a t 1 8 2 5 N. C l e v e l a n d , C h ic a g o , I l l i n o i s ) 1980.

T h i s was a h a p p y s u r p r i s e t h a t r e c e n t l y d r o p p e d i n t o o u r show, and h a s b e en welcomed warm ly.

M ostly re co rd ed l i v e a t His 'n ' Hers c o ffe e house in Chicago, t h e album i s brimm ing w i t h l o v e l y t h i n g s , p r o ­ d u c e d by y o u n g and o l d ( 2 7 - 7 7 ) , g a y and s t r a i g h t ( 9 o f o n e , 13 t h e o t h e r ) , m a l e s a n d f e m a l e s ( 9 a nd 13, n o t c o u n t i n g one mixed c h o i r ! ) .

The d i v e r s i t y i s so w id e , t h a t eac h so n g h a s a s p e c i a l p l a c e on i t ' s own.

My p e r s o n a l f a v o ­ r i t e i s t h e f i r s t c u t , "Song f o r H is ' n ' H e r s , "

by J e f f r e y J o n e s ; a 7 m i n u t e v a l e n t i n e ' s c a r d f r o m a s t r a i g h t man t o g a y p e o p l e e v e r y w h e r e , w i t h j u s t g u i t a r and p i a n o , by L a r r y S i e g a l .

"How N i c e " b y K r i s t i n L e m s , i s a p o i g n a n t q u e s ­ tio n -so n g t e l l i n g of the joys of s tr a ig h t b l i s s , t h e n c o m p a r i n g i t t o w h a t we g e t i f i n p a i r s o f t h e same s e x .

A th in k in g song. " D i r t y O l d Wo­ man" by M e r l e M a r k l a n d i s w h a t i t s a y s , o n l y very d e l i g h t f u l l y so.

C h a r l i e Mur phy o f " W a l l s t o R o s e s " h a s o n e h e r e e n t i t l e d " I f You G o t G a y n e s s " , a g o o d r o u s e r t o wa k e y o u u p a n d k e e p you g o i n g t i l l t h e n e x t march!

W rite th e s e good f r i e n d s , and g e t a copy o f t h i s s o o n . . . t h e n w r i t e a n d f i n d o u t w h e n Vo l u m e 2 i s comin' out.

K l y d e s c o p e . C l y d e Y o s h i d a ( R i c h a r d N. M a s s a , m a n a g e r / p r o d u c e r , 2414 F r o n t S t . , S u i t e 15, San D i e g o , Ca. 92101).

S a i l o r Boy ( s a m e a s a b o v e ) .

A l l l y r i c s and m u s i c w r i t t e n and s u n g by C l y d e .

He h a s a r i c h v o i c e , and h i s m u sic i s sw ee t and m ello w .

While most o f h i s music i s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y gay o r i e n ­ t e d , h i s l y r i c s seem t o a p p e a l t o g a y and l e s ­ bian audiences.

The m u s i c , p r i m a r i l y l o v e s o n g s , i s w e ll e x ec u te d and o f h ig h q u a l i t y .

F i r s t tape 6 songs; second tape 3 songs. (Tapes 8 2 .5 0 e a c h , p l u s . 50 c e n t s h a n d l i n g . )

P l e a s e T i p Your W a i t r e s s . W i l l i e S o r d i l l ( F o l k ­ ways) , 1 9 8 0 . t h e y 'v e done i t a g a in , t h i s r e ­ c o r d i n g company!

W i l l i e was o n e o f t h e " W a l l s t o R o s e s " c o l l e c t i v e members, and i n t h i s r e c o r d h e f i r m l y e s t a b l i s h e s why h e s o u n d s s c g o o d .

Fr o m a new r e c o r d i n g o f " F o r My Men F r i e n d s " , t o h a n p y r e v e l a t i o n s l i k e " T h e I L o v e Me S o n g " ( s u n g w i t h a bunch o f g r e a t y o u n g s t e r s ) and "I D o n ' t C a r e Wh a t T h e y S a y " ( c r o o n e d b y a n e q u a l l y g r e a t bunch o f o l d s t e r s ! ) , h e ' s a good l y r i c i s t and a r r a n g e r b a r n o n e.

And k e e p y o u r e y e o n Folkways.

T h e y se em t o be k e e p i n g u p w i t h u s , a n d w h a t we h a v e t o o f f e r t h e w o r l d i t s e e m s .

Sounds o f t h e G a t h e r i n g , from t h e S p i r i t u a l G athering f o r R adical d a i r i e s in Colorado.

F a g g o t B r o t h e r s o f t h e Mo o n . C h r i s T a n n e r a n d C h a r l i e Murphy.

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P o r t r a i t of S h ash i, Shashi.

Mar k B u n v a n . Ma r k B u n y a n .

A l l a v a i l a b l e f r o m R a v e n ' s He a d C o m m u n i c a t i o n , Box 1 1 4 7 2 , S a n F r a n s i s c o , Ca .

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R aven's He ad s e e k s t o p r e s e r v e o u r e v o l v i n g g a y c u l t u r e by r e c o r d i n g t h e w o r k s o f o u r p e r f o r m i n g a r t ­ i s t s , h i s t o r i a n s , h e a l e r s , and o u r s e l v e s .

They produce hig h q u a l i t y audio c a s s e t t e ta p e s .

A complete c a ta lo g u e i s a v a i l a b l e .

A stamped se lf-a d d re s s e d b u sin ess envelope i s h e lp f u l.

The N a t i o n a l March on W a s h i n g t o n f o r L e s b i a n a n d Gay R i g h t s ^ / T h e 5 a v F r e e d o m T r a i n , ( Ma g ­ nus k e c o r d s , 4986 l ^ t h A v e . , S a c r a m e n t o , Ca .

95820) 1979.

E v e r y o n e f r o m Tom R o b i n s o n t o A l l e n G i n s b e r g , Robin T y l e r , Kate M i l l e t , and a c a s t o f 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 , we w e r e a l l m a k i n g g a y music t h a t day!

And h e a r i n g w h a t w e n t o n , o n t h e "A mtrash S p e c i a l " from t h e West c o a s t to the E ast, is a t r e a t too.

I t 's definitely a p a r t o f g a y h i s t o r y , a n d i t ’ s s o m e t h i n g t o be v e r y , very proud o f .

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' • l i v i n g i n S a n F r a n c i s c o . . . we a l l h a v e a r i n g s i d e s e a t t o one o f t h e m o s t e x c i t i n g and im p o rta n t s o c i a l changes e v er to take p la c e .

F o r t h e f i r s t t i m e i n t h e know h i s t o r y o f t h e w o r l d we a s h o m o s e x u a l men a n d women f i n d o u r s e lv e s in p o s s e s s io n o f a 'blank check' w ith w h i c h t o w r i t e o u r own c u l t u r e , t o e s t a b l i s h o u r own c o m m u n i t y .

N e v e r b e f o r e h a v e we h a d t h e f r e e d o m t o d e t e r m i n e o u r own d e s t i n i e s q u i t e t h e way we h a v e i t n o w.

And, w h i l e t h e t i m e and c i r c u m s t a n c e s a r e o n o u r s i d e , we n e e d t o ' g o f o r i t ' w ith e v e r y th in g w e've g o t ."

— Golden Gate P e r f o r m in g A r ts C o n cert

T hese o r g a n iz a t i o n s serve a s powerful s t a t e ­ ments f o r th e p u b l ic .

They p ro v id e p o s i t i v e v i s i b l e evidence o f o u r c u lt u r e .

But t h e g r e a t ­ e s t b e n e f i t s e e m s t o be t h e p e r s o n a l g a i n s o f t h e members.

G e ttin g Involved with th e r e groups changes p e o p le 's l i v e s .

I t e r e a tor- a g- od d i a ­ l o g u e b e t w e e n g a y men a n d l e s b i a n s .

I t gives t hem a g r e a t s e n s e o f u n i t y and p r o v i d e s a l o t o f s h a r i n g and l o v e and s a t i s f a c t i o n .

C o n c e r t s h a v e b e e n s c h e d u l e d by t h e s e g r o u p s throughout the year.

I t is im possible to d e ­ s c r i b e a l l th e groups o r even t h e i r r e p e r t o i r e .

Mos t o f t h e m u s i c i s n o t o r i g i n a l , b u t w h a t 1r i n t e r e s t i n g i s t h e new m e a n i n g m u s i c t a k e s o n when p e r f o r m e d by g a y s .

T h e SFGMC d o e s a v a r ­ i e t y o f t u n e s from . c l a s s i c a l , t o pop; o f f e r i n g a s e l e c t i o n t h a t c o u ld p l e a s e most anybody.

C e r t a i n so n g s u n d e r c o n d u c t o r Dick Kramer t a k e o n h a u n t i n g new* m o a n i n g wh e n s u n g b y a c h o r u s o f g a y me n .

"V/e K i r s i n t h e S h a d o w s " h a : a new m o v i n g Q u a l i t y a s d o e s " S t o u t . H e a r t e d Me n ".

T h e s e c o n d h a l f o f 1 9 7 b saw t h e r i s e o f p i o n e e r o r g a n i s a t i o n s i n San F r a n c i s c o d e s t i n e d to in f lu e n c e o t h e r s in the co u n try in to f o llo w ­ ing t h e i r example.

T h e S a n F r a n c i s c o Gay F r e e ­ dom F a y M a r c h i n g Band and T w i r l i n g C o r p s , t h e S a n F r a n c i s c o Gay M e n ' s C h o r u s ( SF GKC) , a n d t h e San F r a n c i s c o L e s b i a n C h o r u s w e r e t h o s e p i o ­ n e e r s . e x a m p l e s o f t h e many o r g a n i s a t i o n s w h i c h have been s p r i n g i n g up i n m a jo r c i t i e s s i n c e then in clu d e m arching bands, c h o ra le s , jazz b e n d s , e n s e m b l e s , o r c h e s t r a s , l e s b i a n and gay ' ■ c , tap '8.

Th< provide a v a r i e t y of musical e n te rta in s '.

They v a r y g r e a t ! y in s i z e , from e ig h t, i n t h e S a c r a m e n t o F r o n t S t r e e t E n s e m b le t o one h u n d r e d n inety-one in t h e S a n F r a n c i s c o Gay F r e e d o m Fay M a r c h i n g Band and T w i r l i n g C o r p s .

The g r o u p s , h o w e v e r , a l l h a v e s i m i l a r p u r -

Go l i s t e n t o t h e m - - o r g e t i n v o l v e d .

T h e s e c i t i e s have o r g a n i s a t i o n s o f one ty p e o r another; C h i c a g o , H o u s t o n , L o s A n g e l e s , New York, S acram en to , San F r a n c is c o , W ashington, D . C . , D a l l a s , Mia mi, S e a t t l e , and P o r t l a n d .

J a y , b u s i n e s s m a n a g e r o f SFGMC, h a s d i l i g e n t l y c o l l e c t e d a c o m p l e t e l i s t i n g o f rail t h e s e g r o u p s .

The se c o n d e d i t i o n o f t h e N a t i o n a l D i r e c t o r y o f l e s b i a n a n d Gay M e n ' s B a n d s a n d f c h o r u s e s i s a v a i l a b l e f o r one d o l l a r from: GALA F o r f o r n i ng A r t s , P . 0 . Box 1 4 4 4 4 , S a n F r a n c i s c o , CA 9 4 1 1 4 .

u n d e r an a d m i n i s t r a t i v e u m b r e l l a , su c h eg t h e Golden Gate P e r f o r m i n g A r t s , I t s . , " p r o f i t o rg a n iz a tio n created fo r the purpose of s u p p o r t i n g t h e growth and e x p r e s s i o n o f p e r f o r m ­ i n g a r t i s t s i n o u r community.

Golden Gate Perform ing A rts a lre a d y encompasses a rem arkable fam ily..."

An e x c e r p t f r o m t h e s t a t e m e n t o f p u r p o s e f o r t h e SFGMC w o u l d t y p i f y t h e f e e l i n g s of o th e r groups; " T h e m e m b e r s o f t h e SFGMC a r e comm itted to s i n g i n g and g ro w in g t o g e t h e r i n o r d e r t o r e f l e c t enormous p r i d e in o u r e x i s t e n c e a s g a y men a n d t o r e a c h o u t a n d i n s t i l l t h a t p r i d e i n o u r gay b r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s a s w e l l a s i n t h e o t h e r c o m m u n i t i e s i n w h i c h we l i v e . . .

V/e b e l i e v e t h a t t h e m u s i c we s i n g s h o u l d b e a celebration th at is a v a lid a tin g process for b o t h s i n g e r and l i s t e n e r s .

As b r o t h e r s we a r e comm itted t o g ro w th t h a t r e a c h e s beyond t h e r e a l m o f m u s i c a l p u r p o s e s and t h a t d e e p e n s and e n r i c h e s o u r l i v e s a s gay m en."

* 0 f i n t e r e s t , t h e S a n F r a n c i s c o Gay M e n ' s C h o r u s w i l l t o u r Amer i c a f r o m J u n e f. , 1991 t o Ju n e 20, 19 8 1 .

The s c h e d u l e i s : 6 / 7 D a l l a s , C onvention C en ter T h e a tre ; 6 /8 M in n e a p o li;, S y m p h o n y L a i " ; 6 / 9 I . i n c o l n , Lew P l y m o u t h Cl u r c h ; 6 / 1 1 D e t r o i t , F o r d A u d i t o r i u m ; 6 / l T New Y o r k , Beacon T h e a t r e ; 6 / 1 6 B o s t o n , O pera House; 6 / 1 8 W a s h i n g t o n , Kennedy C e n t e r Concert. H a l l ; 6 / 2 0 S e a t t l e , Opera House.

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1 lived in a cabin in a canyon with three other folks. There would appear in this canyon and other places round about, a child of the woods namod Alan. Alan is the per­ son that taught me how to make bam­ boo flutes. Alan carried little with him but a pocket knife and he lived where he pleased. He had a beautiful cave in a rock cliff that overlooked the Pacific as his occa­ sional home.

One day Alan came by with more than his usual lack of posessions.

He had two steel rods and several pieces of bamboo. It was his intent that he would share the knowledge of how to make beautiful sounds emanate frcm that bamboo. He laid the steel rods on the remains of the morning fire that glowed in the tin box stove. One rod was 3/8 " diameter; it is used to make the hole that is the mouth piece and to burn out the partitions between the sections of bamboo. The other rod was 1/4." diameter; it is used to make the holes the fingers cover and uncover to produce all the variety of sounds that are held inside that piece of bamboo.

The steel rods were both glow­ ing red by now and Alan first took the larger rod and burnt out all but the last of the partitioning walls.

He burnt the insides smooth without getting the bamboo so hot that it would 3plit, Next, after the larger rod had been placed back or. the coals to bring it back to that cherry red glow that sears its way through the bamboo, Alan made a hole laterally into the bamboo about 14J* down from the er.d that was still blocked.

The first hint of the magic therein rises through the cabin walls with that first note that is blown. That is the intial char­ acter of the flute. Alan then de­ termined where the finger holes should go by blowing down into the blow hole and feeling with his fingers where the other holes should go. He made consistently mellow sounding flutes by this esoteric method. About one in five

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i * of the flutes that I've made by this method have been pleasing to my ear.

There are, of course, formulas available to determine the diameter of the flute and the spacing and size of the holes so that the flute then plays in a common key. I per­ sonally have never been too much concerned with that aspect as far as bamboo flutes go. I have a lovely ceramic flute made by a German craftsman that is perfectly in the key of F and has a sound all its own. Because bamboo is reason­ ably available, it is great fun to try all the different positions that you can imagine, and differ­ ent sizes.

The diagram is just a guide that makes a flute in a standard musical key, that of F. This flute needs to have a specific diameter of 3/4" and a length that comes to a little over 1 9 ".

Over the years I've made flutes out of anything cylindrical that I've come across. Long pieces of plumbing pipes make strange har­ monics. I made one bamboo flute that was three feet long and 4." wide. It hyper-ventilated me to play it.

I've had at least one flute with me ever since. Learning the method for getting sound out of your flute is fairly simple. I sold flutes at a swap meet for a while and I would have to teach people how to play them before I could sell them one. It's very much like blowing into a bottle to get a sound out of it. If the sound doesn't come right away or it's a little fuzzy, try tightening your lips and rotating the flute in relation to your mouth, or combin­ ations of the two. You can play higher notes by tightening your lips and blowing harder, softer ones by blowing softer and more gently.

Try it you'll like it. Get yourself a pair of hot rods and son* bamboo and go to it. Serenading the moon is a good place to start. You have a captive audience there.

Other fun instruments are hoses and assorted tubes that can be blown into trumpet fashion.

Like pretending your lips are your asshole and you're tryin' to fart into a coke bottle. I can get an easy six notes on a ten foot piece of P p v t . The neighbors on the next ridge can hear it. Kinda dramatic sound against the hills.

C W il Our c o l l e c t i v e w an ted t o i n c l u d e an a r t i ­ c l e on "Famous F a g o t C o m p o se rs T h r o u g h t h e Cen­ tu r ie s " , hut lacked the r e q u is ite sc h o larsh ip .

H istory "openly" acknowledges only Tchaikovsky.

V/e l a c k e d t h e r e s o u r c e s t o c o n f i r m o r d e t a i l th e rumored g a y n ess o f , f o r exam ple, Beethoven.

A h i s t o r i c a l f i g u r e w idely reco g n ize d f o r h is gayness, hut not h is m usical a b i l i t y , i s Frederick the Great. ( A ll th e g r e a t s were gay: Alexander, P e t e r , F re d e ric k .)

An a c c o m p l i s h e d f l u t i s t , h e c o m p o s e d 25 f l u t e s o n a t a s a n d 4 concertos, as well as several l i b r e t t o s .

F r e d e r i c k ' s b r i l l a n t i n t e l l e c t and w ide r a n g i n g i n t e r e s t s i n t h e a r t s c a n f i r s t be tra c e d to h i s unhappy c h ild h o o d .

His f a th e r ( F r e d e r i c k I ) t r i e d t o i n t e r e s t h i s son i n m i l ­ i t a r y m a t t e r s , b u t th e young h e i r p r e f e r r e d books and c o l l e c t e d a s e c r e t l i b r a r y .

The c o n ­ se rv ativ e king tr ie d to f o s te r a love of hunt­ ing in h i s o f f s p r i n g , but th e f r e e t h i n k i n g p r i n c e c o n c i e v e d a p a s s i o n f o r m u s i c and t h e flute.

R e l a t i o n s b e tw ee n f a t h e r and son grew s t r a i n e d ; no d o u b t t h e k i n g t h o u g h t h i s s o n wa s a s i s s y ; t h e m o n a rc h 's t r e a tm e n t o f h i s son grew b r u t a l and h u m i l i a t i n g .

F o r c e d t o a c c o m p a n y h i s f a t h e r o n a n a r my t o u r , t h e y o u n g p r i n c e p l a n n e d a n e s c a p e t o En­ gland.

T h i s p l o t was d i s c o v e r e d a t t h e l a s t m i n u t e , and yo u n g F r e d e r i c k was s u b j e c t t o courtm arshall as a d e s e rte r.

He w a s f o r c e d t o

w i t n e s s t h e e x e c u t i o n o f L i e u t . Hans He rmann, a co -co n sp ira to r (perhaps lo v er? ).

F r e d e r i c k was l a t e r " f o r m a l l y " r e c o n c i l l e d t o h i s f a t h e r and a p p o i n t e d t o m in o r m ilitary posts.

A t a g e 21 F r e d e r i c k w e n t a s a n o b s e r v e r wd th t h e n e i g h b o r i n g A u s t r i a n army o f P r i n c e E u g e n e o f S a v o y , t h e m o s t f a m o u s com­ mander o f t h a t e r a .

Eugene a l s o h a s w i d e ly b een rum oured t o be g a y .

The p r o s p e c t o f one ga y p r i n c e s e r v i n g a s a r o l e model f o r a n o t h e r s u r e l y p r o v i d e s food fo r thought.

C erta in ly a f t e r t h i s period Fred­ e r i c k s e e m s t o h a v e come i n t o a s u r e r s e n s e o f him self.

F re d e ric k I I (1712-1786) succeeded to the P r u s s ia n th ro n e a t age 28.

He c o n t i n u e d h i s l i t e r a r y a n d m u s i c a l p a s s i o n s u n d i mm e d t h r o u g h ­ out his life tim e .

He a l s o b e c a m e a r e n o u n a n d f e a r e d m i l i t a r y l e a d e r , a s w e l l a s an accom­ plish ed statesm an.

He w a s t h e e p i t o m e o f t h e "enlightened despot".

He a d v a n c e d r e f o r m s a n d co d ified laws.

F r e d e r i c k t h e G r e a t c o n s t r u c t e d an opu­ l e n t r o c o c o p a l a c e n e a r Potsdam where he c o l ­ l e c t e d a r t , p la y e d t h e f l u t e , and s u r r o u n d e d h im s e lf w ith l i t e r a r y f r i e n d s , in c lu d in g Vol­ t a i r e . H er e he w r o t e b o o k s on h i s t o r y and p o l i ­ tics.

H e r e he composed h i s f l u t e s o n a t a s and concertos.

Her e- t h e k i n g b e c a m e a g u e e n .

Zaqtitnc Taislcs -O&ncina 3 o k n ,t d o lf e

As a l o n g t i m e l o v e r o f m u s i c I o f t e n was f r u s t r a t e d a t m u s i c t h a t c o u l d o n l y be p e r ­ for med by t r a i n e d s p e c i a l i s t s c a l l e d " m u s i ­ c ia n s " . ' I found th e u su a l r o l e s o f "perfo rm e r" and " a u d i e n c e " t o b e l i m i t i n g .

E v e r y p e r s o n s e e m s t o h a v e a r h y t h m i c mu­ s i c a l i n s t i n c t - a s c h i l d r e n so c l e a r l y demon­ strate.

H e r e a r e s o me " c o m p o s i t i o n s " d e s i g n e d t o a l l o w f r e e p a r t i c i p a t i o n by a l l , r e g a r d l e s s of age, a b i l i t y , or tr a in in g .

SOLO BODY MUSIC S t a r t b y c l a p p i n g h a n d s in m oderate rhythm.

Keep c l a p p i n g u n t i l you have a s t e a d y , r e p e t i t i v e b e a t .

This is the " p u l s e " a n d s t a y s t h e s a me t h r o u g h o u t .

P r o g r e s s by s t r i k i n g d i f f e r e n t p a r t s o f th e body.

Keep t h e " p u l s e " , and e x p e r i m e n t with d i f f e r e n t sounds.

When d i f f e r e n t b o d y sounds have been e x p lo r e d , s to p .

GROUP BODY MUSIC One p e r s o n i n a g r o u p w i t h " S o l o Body M u s i c " .

T h i s p e r s o n i s now t h e "pulse".

O t h e r g r o u p members j o i n i n a s e a c h o n e g e t s t h e b e a t , b y c l a p p i n g i n t h e s a me rhythm as th e " p u l s e " .

When t h e g r o u p i s a l l

c l a p p i n g t o g e t h e r , g r o u p m e m b e r s move a mo n g each o t h e r , clap p in g hands a l l around, p a tt y c s Kg st i yl ©* FOUND OBJECT MUSIC Same a s " B o d y M u s i c " , b u t a d d s o me r a n d o m o b j e c t s f r o m t h e i m m e d i a t e environm ent - s t i c k s , t i n cans, e tc .

H i t them t o g e t h e r , b l o w t h r o u g h t h e m , w h a t e v e r w i l l mak e a sa tis fy in g noise.

T h i s c a n be " s o l o " o r "group", o f course.

RITUAL MUSIC R e c i t e a s h o r t p o e m, o r a n y group o f words, in tim e to the " p u ls e " .

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You w o u l d h a v e f i x e d i t a mo n t h a g o b u t t h e r e was s u c h a c o n t i n u o u s s p e l l o f r a i n t h a t you d i d n ' t want t o r i s k pneumonia t o s a v e y our t r u c k from l o s s o f v i t a l b o d y f l u i d s .

The t r u c k , a f f e c t i o n a t e l y known a s J a k e , h a s b e c o m e q u i t e an a t t a c h m e n t .

Jake i s b a s i c a l l y sound.

He h a s an u n u s u a l l y l a r g e a o p e t i t e f o r o i l b u t h i s c o n t r i b u t i o n a n d o t h e r w i s e l o w c o s t make him a v i t a l part o f the homestead.

Besides, he's simple.

No c o m p u t e r b r a k e s o r i g n i t i o n , j u s t good m e ch an ical d e s i g n .

E v e r y o n e who u s e s hi m knows t h a t y o u h a v e t o a c c o m o d a t e him i n c e r t a i n ways.

On c o l d m o r n i n g s you h a v e t o p u l l t h e c h o k e o u t a l l t h e way a s you w i n d t h e s t a r t e r u n t i l he c o u g h s o n c e .

Then y o u e a s e t h e c h o k e i n g r a d u a l l y a s y o u c o n t i n u e t o w i n d u n t i l he wakes u p .

He's v e r y cranky at f i r s t .

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One d a y you may n e e d hi m a nd h e ' s not g o i n g t o r e s p o n d t o your l o v i n g ha n ds .

You h a d p u t o f f some r e p a i r t o o l o n g w h i l e you waited for the r ig h t c o n d i t i o n s .

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You n e e d a p l a c e w h e r e you c a n work on J a k e when t h e w e a t h e r i s n ' t f i t f o r a n y ­ thing e l s e .

In h i s o l d a g e h e w a n t s f o r a t t e n ­ t i o n a nd h e w a n t s i t now.

Homesteaders, as a r u l e , g o i n t o t h e v e n t u r e w i t h a s s e t s f rom a nother l i f e .

T h e i r e q u i p m e n t must l a s t much longer than i s o r d i n a r i l y e x p e c t e d .

L e t ' s ass ume y o u want t o a c c o m o d a t e J a k e a n d h i s m e c h a n i c a l f a m i l y by b u i l d i n g a w o r k s h o p f o r t h e i r c a r e .

The t r a n s m i s s i o n s e a l s h o u l d h a v e b e e n e a s y t o fix.

In f a c t , i t w a s , b u t you s p e n t an h o u r o r more f u m b l i n g t h r o u g h t h e g r a s s w i t h y o u r f i n g e r t i p s l o o k i n g f o r t h e nu t y o u l o s t w h i l e r e m o v i n g the d r ive s h a f t .

'•’e l l , t h i s t i m e y o u f i n i s h e d the r e p a ir j u s t in t h e n i c k .

There have been o t h e r t i m e s when you w a i t e d d a y s f o r t h e w e a t h e r to break.

As t h e l a s t o f t h e b l o c k s w e r e r e m o v e d the c lo u d s bu rst at t h e seams.

THE MECHANICAL WORKSHOP The s h o p s h o u l d b e p l a c e d w h e r e i t i s e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e b y d r i v e w a y , n o t t o o f a r from t h e h o u s e and p e r h a p s c l o s e t o t h e g a r d e n .

Placing i t t o o f a r f rom o t h e r a r e a s o f a h o m e s t e a d or t r y i n g t o c o n c e a l i t may b e a m i s t a k e a f f e c t i n g the b u i l d i n g ' s u s e f u ln e s s .

I f y o u t o o k J a k e t o a m e c h a n i c e v e r y t i m e he a c t e d up a l i t t l e you w o u l d p r o b a b l y h a v e t o p u t the o l d boy out to p a s t u r e .

Mechanics have so l i t t l e r e s p e c t f o r hi m a n d t h e y c h a r g e s o much.

They n e g l e c t t h i n g s l i k e t i g h t e n i n g up t h e s h i f t l i n k a g e w h i l e t h e y ’ r e un d e r t h e r e c h a n g i n g t h e oil.

You kn o w, s p r u c i n g up a b i t , d o i n g r e p a i r s t h a t r e q u i r e a l i t t l e l o v e a n d no p a r t s .

In c l i m a t e s w h e r e w i n t e r ' s c o l d w i l l k e e n you f rom p e r f o r m i n g n e c e s s a r y r e p a i r s on e q u i p m e n t , i t is appropriate to consider a stron g, t i g h t l y enclosed str u c tu r e.

T h e r e s h o u l d b e e n o u g h room t o s u r r o u n d t h e l a r g e s t v e h i c l e o wn e d a s w e l l a s p l e n t y o f s p a c e for t o o l s and w o r k b e n c h e s .

Wa l ka r o u n d r oom, e s p e c i a l l y i n f r o n t o f and t o t h e s i d e s o f the v e h i c l e sh ould be s u f f i c i e n t t o a l l o w for any d i s a s s e m b l y and r e n a i r s t h a t ar e c o n s i d e r e d w i t h i n t h e c a p a b i l i t i e s o f your equipment and t a l e n t s .

G en erally, fiv e to six f e e t in e v e r y d i r e c t i o n w i l l be s u f f i c i e n t for c o m p l e t e disem bow elme nt o f any c ar o r l i g h t

You’ v e made up y o ur mi n d t h a t o u t h e r e , t e n m i l e s from t h e n e a r e s t t o w n , i s w h e r e you a r e g o i n g t o live.

Your p l a n s f o r t h e p l a c e w i l l o n e d a y t u r n an o l d d e r e l i c t f arm i n t o a p a r a d i s e .

You i n t e n d t o make g o o d u s e o f t h e m a c h i n e r y you h a v e ha d a l l t h e s e y e a r s , i n c l u d i n g J a k e .

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The f l o o r o f a g a r a g e s h o u l d b e o f c o n c r e t e a n d sraootn e n o u g h s o t h a t s m a l l w h e e l s c a r r y i n g s e v e r a l hundred pounds can r o o l f r e e l y over the surface.

The t h i c k n e s s o f t h e f l o o r n e e d n o t b e more t h a n s i x i n c h e s and c an be c a s t i n o n e slab.

A four i n c h t h i c k n e s s w i l l be enough i f the s l a b i s r e i n f o r c e d w ith s t e e l .

The r e s t o f t h e s t r u c t u r e c a n b e b u i l t upon t h i s s l a b w i t h no more f o u n d a t i o n d e v e l o p m e n t p r o v i d e d t h e s t r u c t u r e i s o f some l i g h t w e i g h t p l a n .

A heav­ i e r b u i l d i n g , s u c h a s o n e made o f s t o n e , w o u l d r e q u i r e a much more s u b s t a n t i a l f o u n d a t i o n .

The g r o u n d un d e r t h e f l o o r s h o u l d b e p r e o a r e d t o p r o v i d e a firm b a se for th e s l a b .

The a r e a s h o u l d n o t b e s u b j e c t t o f l o o d i n g nor r a p i d water r u n o f f .

The c o n s t r u c t i o n i s g e n e r a l l y v e r y h o u s e - l i k e a n d a n y ma nu a l o f c o n s t r u c t i o n w i l l be a u s e f u l g u i d e .

I have s e v e r a l s u g g e s ­ t i o n s and w i l l m e n t i o n t hem l a t e r .

It i s c o n v e n ie n t to have a s l a b in f r o n t o f the d r iv e -in door.

T h i s s e c t i o n s h o u l d be at l e a s t the l e n g t h o f a c a r and wi de enough t o p r o v i d e mud-free walk-around.

Much work c a n be d o n e o u t s i d e i n b e t t e r l i g h t when w e a t h e r p e r m i t s .

The o u t s i d e s l a b s h o u l d h a v e a s l i g h t s l o p e away f rom t h e b u i l d i n g t o a l l o w r u n o f f o f r a i n a n d wa s h w a t e r .

A s l o p e o f an i n c h f o r e v e r y t e n fe et o f len g th i s enough.

I n s i d e , p r o v i s i o n s h o u l d b e made f o r h e a v y liftin g .

E n g i n e s ca n be c h a n g e d by e v e n t h e r a n k e s t amateur m e c h a n i c i f t h e r e i s a s t r o n g h o i s t w ith mountings in the c e i l i n g .

A thick b e a m , s a y 4 b y 10 i n c h e s s p a n n i n g s e v e r a l c e i l ­ i n g b e a m s may b e e n o u g h s t r e n g t h t o l i f t a b o u t o n e - h a l f t o n . T h i s d e p e n d s on t h e r a f t e r p l a n and t h e w i d t h o f t h e b u i l d i n g .

Ratchet h o i s t s , u s u a l l y c o s t i n g about $ 2 5 , can b e p u r c h a s e d at any de pa rt m en t or har dware s t o r e .

They not o n l y c a n l i f t an e n g i n e , b u t t h e y c o me i n h a n d y f o r a l l s o r t s o f t h i n g s on t h e h o m e ste a d .

Th e y o n l y r e q u i r e t h e u s e o f one hand e v e n f o r h e a v y l i f t i n g s o y o u h a v e o n e ha n d f r e e t o g u i d e your work.

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Th e r e a r e few s t r u c t u r a l d i f f e r e n c e s be t w e e n i t and a h o u s e .

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These item s can be v ery e x ­ pensive.

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1 9 7 8 , A l f r e d A. Knoph, New Y o r k , p u b l i s h e r ; Random H o u s e I n c . , New Y o r k , d i s t r i b u t o r .

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Some c o n ­ c r e t e i n s t r u c t i o n s b u t l i m i t e d t o p i e r s and footings.

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I ' m l u c k y t o h a v e a n e a r b y f arm t h a t r a i s e s b r o i l e r s w h i c h s u p p l i e s me e a c h y e a r w i t h a dump t r u c k p i l e d h i g h w i t h c h i c k e n ma nure f o r $ 2 0 .

T h i s , a l o n g w i t h c o m p o s t a nd wood a s h e s k e e p s the garden in high f e r t i l i t y .

As I' m w r i t i n g ( e a r l y D e c e m b e r ) , I h a v e t wo l a r g e l o c k e r / f r e e z e r d r a w e r s a t a n e a r b y meat m a r k e t s t u f f e d f u l l o f g a r d e n p r o d u c e ; 14 d o z e n q u a r t s o f p e a c h e s , p e a r s , c h e r r i e s , s t r a w b e r r i e s , b l u e b e r r i e s a nd r e s p b e r r i e s , p l u s homemade j a m s .

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On a c o l d n i g h t o r a r a i n y o n e , not t o m e n ti o n t h e tiroes you have a c o l d or t h e f l u , y o u d o n ' t wa n t t o b e r u n n i n g t h e 1 0 0 y a r d d a s h j u s t t o do vour e x c r e m e n t e x ­ ercises.

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Some o f t h e b e s t t h i n g s about t h i s s y s t e m i s t h a t t h e r e i s seldom any s m e l l , no s p e c i a l v e n t i n g i s r e q u i r e d , no d i g ­ g i n g out t h e o l d s h i t , and i t ' s e a s i l y ta ke n t o the compost p i l e .

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The l e a v e s make a g o o d a d d i t i o n t o s a l a d or c o o k e d g r e e n s , o r t o s o u p a s an o k r a - l i k e t h i c k e n e r ( y o u may want t o r e m o v e t h e f i b r o u s m i d r i b f o r some u s e s ) .

They a r e an e x c e l l e n t s o u r c e o f v i t a m i n s A a n d C .

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This i s the r ed bud (C e r c i s c a n a d e n s i s ) , a v e r s a t i l e s o u r c e of wild e d ib le s .

Related sp e c ie s in the w est­ e r n U. S . a r e a l s o e d i b l e .

The f l o w e r s r e s e m ­ b l e t h o s e o f p e a s a nd a p p e a r b e f o r e t h e b r o a d l y h e a r t - s h a p e d l e a v e s , s o m e t i m e f r om March t o May. The f l o w e r b u d s a nd f l o w e r s c a n b e p i c k l e d f o r u s e a s a g a r n i s h , u s e d raw i n s a l a d s , or a dd e d t o d e s s e r t s f o r b o t h c o l o r and f l a v o r .

The t e n d e r y o un g s e e d p o d s a r e b e s t o n e t o two mo nt h s a f t e r f l o w e r i n g and c a n b e s a u t e e d i n bu tter for ten minutes as a cooked v e g e ta b le , or s u b s t i t u t e d f o r snow p e a s .

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Her e i n t h e m o u n t a i n s o f N o r t h C a r o l i n a i t f o r ms t h i c k c a r p e t s on t h e f l o o r o f c o o l , damp s p r u c e - f i r f o r e s t s , at i t s southern l i m i t .

Common wood s o r r e l ha s w h i t e or p a l e p i n k f i v e - p e t a l e d f l o w e r s w i t h p r o m i n e n t p i n k l i n e s on t h e p e t ­ a l s , a p p e a r i n g f rom May t o J u l y .

Other s p e c i e s have r o s e p u r p l e t o p u r p l i s h v i o l e t f lo w e r s ( 0 . v i o l a c e a ) f rom A p r i l t o J u l y o r y e l l o w f l o w e r s (O. s t r i c t a a n d o t h e r s ) f rom May u n t i l fa ll.

The f l o w e r s , f r u i t , a n d y o u n g l e a v e s a l l add a p l e a s a n t l y s o u r t a s t e t o s a l a d s , a nd ca n be u s e d f o r b o t h hot and c o l d t e a s .

Us e wood s o r r e l i n m o d e r a t i o n , a s t h e p l a n t c o n ­ t a i n s o x a l i c a c i d , a l s o found in s p in a c h , chard, a nd r h u b a r b , a n d o v e r c o n s u m p t i o n c a n i n h i b i t c a l c i u m a b s o r p t i o n by t h e bo d y .

T h e r e i s an a b u n d a n c e o f s o u r c e s o f t e a s among w i l d e d i b l e s , a n d t h i s l i s t i s no e x c e p t i o n .

One w i d e l y u s e d i s t h e b a s s w o o d o r l i n d e n (T ilia spp.).

T h is t a l l t r e e has fin e ly toothed, h a ir le s s , heartshaped, f i v e t o te n inch long l e a v e s with uneven b a s e s .

The c l u s t e r s o f f r a g r a n t , creamy-white to y e llo w ish f l o w e r s d a n g l e f rom c o n s p i c ­ u o u s l y w i n g e d s t a l k s , f rom May to August.

The d r i e d f l o w e r s a r e used fo r t e a .

To c o l l e c t f l o w e r s from a t a l l t r e e , t r y s p r e a d i n g Basswood a s h e e t u n d e r t h e b r a n c h e s when you f i r s t s t a r t n o t i c i n g t h e f l o w e r s f a l l i n g , and g i v e n d r y w e a t h e r you c a n c o l l e c t a g o o d q u a n t i t y e v e r y d a y f o r a week o r s o .

One o f t h e e a r l i e s t s p r i n g w i l d f l o w e r s i s t h e t r a i l i n g arbutus (E pig a ea r e p e n s ), f lo w e r in g f rom F e b r u a r y t o May. The p l a n t i s a l o w , t r a i l i n g , e v e r g r e e n shrub w ith l e a t h e r y o val l e a v e s a n d woody b r o w n - h a i r y s t e m s .

The c l u s ­ t e r e d f l o w e r s a r e w h i t e or l i g h t p i n k , w i t h f i v e l o b e s f l a r i n g f rom a s h o r t t u b e .

The c o r o l l a ( f l o w e r l o b e s a n d t u b e ) ma k e s an i n t e r ­ e s t i n g s w e e t - s o u r n i b b l e or s a l a d a d d i t i o n .

T h i s p l a n t i s r a r e a n d p r o t e c t e d i n some s t a t e s , a l t h o u g h l o c a l l y abundant i n o t h e r s .

Check'the lo c a l s ta tu s of t r a i l i n g arbutus before c o lle c tin g i t .

Wood Sorrels A w idesp read p la n t group which f l o w e r s som e­ what l a t e r i s t h e wood s o r r e l f a m i l y ( Q x a l i s spp.).

The common wo o d s o r r e l ( O. a c e t o s e l l a o r O. m o n t a n a ) i s a t h r e e t o f o u r i n c h c o l o n i a l peren nial having c l o v e r l i k e le a v e s with l e a f ­

An e a s i e r p l a n t t o g e t t o i s s p i c e b u s h ( L i n d e r a b e n z o i n ) , a s mo o t h b a r k e d s i x t o t w e l v e f o o t shrub w i t h s l e n d e r , b r i t t l e t w i g s .

The e n t i r e p l a n t i s s t r o n g l y s p i c y - a r o m a t i c , s o me wh a t reminicent o f euca ly p tu s.

The c l u s t e r s o f s m a l l , y e ll o w f l o w e r s appear b e f o r e the l e a v e s , from March t o May. The l e a v e s a r e t h i n , e l l i p ­ t i c , t o o t h l e s s , h a i r l e s s , and g e n e r a l l y n o n d e ­ scrip t.

The m a l e a n d f e m a l e f l o w e r s a r e b o r n e on s e p a r a t e p l a n t s a n d f rom J u l y t o S e p t e m b e r t h e female p l a n t s produce o v a l , a r o m a ti c , o i l y , s c a r l e t b e r r i e s , each with a s i n g l e ov a l seed .

The t w i g s , f l o w e r s , b a r k , a n d y o u n g l e a v e s o f s p i c e b u s h c an be c o l l e c t e d year round f o r a s u r p r i s i n g l y m i l d and p l e a s a n t t e a .

A lso , the d r i e d and g r o u n d b e r r i e s c a n b e u s e d a s a s u b ­ s t i t u t e for a l l s p i c e .

One mus t w a i t s e v e r a l m o n t h s t o h a r v e s t t h e e d i b l e f r u i t s w h i c h some o f our s p r i n g w i l d flowers produce.

H o w e v e r , many o f t h e s e p l a n t s a r e mo st e a s i l y r e c o g n i z e d i n s p r i n g and c an be l o c a t e d a n d mar ke d f o r e a s y c o l l e c t i o n o f t h e i r summer b o u n t y .

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A n o t he r s i m i l a r t r e e i s t h e h a w t h o r n (C r a t a e g u s s p p . ) , a d e n s e s h r u b or s m a l l t r e e w i t h l o n g t h o r n s and s h a r p l y t o o t h e d , l o b e d or u n l o b e d leaves.

The f i v e - p e t a l e d , w h i t e o r p a l e p i n k r o s e - l i k e f l o w e r s a p p e a r f r om A p r i l t o J u n e .

The u s u a l l y r e d f r u i t , r e s e m b l i n g r o s e h i p s or t i n y a p p l e s , r i p e n f r o m May t o O c t o b e r , a n d c a n b e u s e d f o r jam o r j e l l y , o r d r i e d a n d used for t e a .

Some s p e c i e s a r e t o o d r y and s e e d y t o b e v e r y g o o d , and none a r e at t h e i r b e s t r a w , s o e x p e r i m e n t w i t h t h o s e i n y o ur area.

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Make p o s i t i v e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n s , then experim ent with t h e s e a n d o t h e r known e d i b l e p l a n t s .

Foraging can p r o v i d e i n t e r e s t , v a r i e t y , and n u t r i t i o n t o the homestead d i e t , as w e l l as a deeper a p ­ p r e c i a t i o n o f th e n a t u r a l world around us.

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The e g g s i z e d a n d s h a p e d b e r r y r i p e n s t o y e l l o w a s t h e p l a n t w i t h e r s and d i e s from J u ly to e a r l y September.

A ll parts of the p l a n t other than th e f u l l y r ip e n e d f r u i t pu lp ar e p o i s o n o u s . Eat t h e d e l i c i o u s p u l p , s e e d e d , e i t h e r r a w, c o o k e d i n t o j e l l y , or j u i c e d and a dded t o l e mo n ad e or w i n e .

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New Yo r k: H e a r t h s i d e P r e s s , 1969 (4th e d . ) * F e r n a l d , M. L. a n d A. C. K i n s e y .

Edible Wild P la n t s o f E a st e r n North A m erica.

New Yo r k: H a r p e r and Row, 1 9 5 3 ( r e v . e d . ) Gibbons, E u e l l .

S t a l k i n g t h e Wild A s p a r a g u s .

New Yo r k: D a v i d McKay C o . , 1 9 6 2 .

H i t c h c o c k , S u s a n T . G a t h e r Ye W i l d T h i n g s .

New Yor k: Ha rper and Row, 1 9 8 0 .

M e d s g e r , O l i v e r P. E d i b l e Wild P l a n t s .

New Yo r k: C o l l i e r Books, 1972. * P eterson, Lee. A F i e l d Guide to E d i b le Wild P lan ts.

Boston: Houghton M i f f l i n C o . , 19 77 .

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T h is shrub or sm a ll t r e e has d r o o p i n g c l u s t e r s o f sho wy f i v e - p e t a l e d w h i t e f l o w e r s f rom March t o J u n e , s o m e t i m e s s t a n d i n g o u t f rom a m i l e away a s t h e o n l y c o l o r i n t h e forest.

E n j o y a n d mark t h e t r e e s , a n d come b a c k t wo t o t h r e e m o n t h s l a t e r t o s e e t h e a l t e r n a t e , o v a l , f i n e l y t o o t h e d l e a v e s with p o i n t e d t i p s and ro unded b a s e s and t h e e x c e l ­ l e n t deep red t o p u r p l i s h b l a c k , t e n - s e e d e d fruit.

The f r u i t c a n b e e a t e n r a w , c o o k e d i n p i e s or m u f f i n s , or d r i e d fo r u s e l i k e c u r ­ rants.

The m o i s t e r a nd c o o l e r y o u r w e a t h e r , t h e plumper t h e b e r r i e s w i l l b e .

In d r i e r a r e a s t h e y may b e a l m o s t u n p a l a t a b l e .

F i e l d Guides N i e r i n g , w i l l i a m A. a n d N a n c y O l m s t e a d .

The Audubon S o c i e t y F i e l d G u i d e t o N o r t h Ame r ­ ican w ild flo w e r s, Eastern R egion.

New York: A l f r e d A. Kno p h, 1 9 7 9 . ( W e s t e r n E dition a lso ; photographic) P e t e r s o n , Roger a n d M a r g a r e t McKenny.

A F ie ld Guide to W ildflowers o f N o rthea stern and N o r t h - c e n t r a l No rt h A m e r i c a .

Boston: Houghton M i f f l i n C o . , 1 9 6 8 . ( l i n e draw­ i n g s ; a l s o Ro c ky M t ns . a n d ° a c i f i c S t s . e d s . ) P e t r i d e s , G e o r g e A. A F i e l d Guide to Trees and S h r u b s .

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A lack o f s a lt a llo w s th e appearance o f odious b a c t e r i a .

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When i n d o u b t f e e d i t t o t h e c a t s .)

The b e n e f i c i a l m o u l d i s a p e n i c i l l i n t h a t d e v e l o p s o n t h e s u r f a c e o f the c h e e s e .

You may l e a v e t h e c h e e s e a n d s e e what b a c t e r i a g r o w s i n y o u r " c a v e " o r y o u may p u r c h a s e some " c h e v r e " , ( i m p o r t e d f r e n c h g o a t c h e e s e ) a n d i n o c u l a t e y o u r c h e e s e b y a d d i n g some o f t h e o u t s i d e mould t o t h e s e t c u r d .

You may a l s o i n o c u l a t e w i t h a moul d from b l u e c h e e s e . ( Go o d f r e n c h r o q u e f o r t i s a s h e e p c h e e s e t h a t a g e s i n a " c a v e " wher e t h e b l u e moul d i s i n r e s i d e n c e .

Watch o u t f o r b l u e c h e e s e s t h o u g h .

I ha ve r e a d where t h e mould " e s c a p e d " and t u r n e d a l l s u b s e q u e n t c h e e s e s i n t o g o a t r o q u e f o r t .

P e r h a p s t h e m o u l d f r o m camerabert or b r i e m i g h t work a s w e l l . ) P l a c e t h e c h e e s e i n a wo o d e n c a g e w i t h w o o d e n s l a t s h e l v e s ( c l e a n ha y may a l s o b e u s e d ) , a n d a s c r e e n e d f r o n t a n d b a c k ( s e e i l l u s ­ t r a t i o n 2 ) o r an " a r m o i r e a f r o m a g e " o r a c a k e c o o l i n g r a c k c o v ­ ered with a c le a n d ia p e r .

The c h e e s e mus t b e a i r e d b u t a l s o n e e d s p r o t e c t i o n f rom i n s e c t s . . . a n d c a t s .

A g a i n , d e p e n d i n g upon t h e w e a t h e r , k e e p i t c o o l o r warm ( 1 3 ° - 1 8 ° C ) .

Do n o t r e f r i g e r a t e t h e c h e e s e a s i t t a k e s on t h e o d o r and f l a v o u r o f your f r i d g e .

The c h e e s e may b e e a t e n more or l e s s d r y d e p e n d i n g o n t a s t e . find i t e x c e lle n t a fte r three weeks.)

S o , br e a k o ut t h e wine and b o n a p p e t i t .

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3 :comagedc Cficvce in thtee steps 1) Mi x t h e m o r n i n g a n d p r e v i o u s e v e n i n g ' s m ilk in a p o t .

Add the rennet along with a t a b l e ­ s p o o n o f t h e o l d wh e y a n d s t i r g e n t l y w i t h a wo o d e n s p o o n .

Le t i t r e s t i n a t e p i d s p o t fo r 24 hours, ( u n t i l the next morning).

2) D r a in and l a d l e i n t o m o ulds .

Le t r e s t 12 h o u r s a n d i n t h e evening turn each c h e es e in i t s mould.

T h e n e x t m o r n i ng r e m o v e from t h e m ou ld s and s a l t t o p , b o t t o m and s i d e s .

Place the c h e e s e i n a s c r e e n e d c a g e on wo o d e n s l a t s .

C l e a n s t r a w may a l s o be u s e d .

Tur n e a c h c h e e s e one time each day.

3) The d r y i n g i s s l o w a n d d e ­ p e n d s o n t h e t e m p e r a t u r e and hum idity.

If p o s s ib le a well a era ted spot with a temperature from 13 - 1 8 C i s p r e f e r r e d .

The c h e e s e may b e e a t e n i m m e d i a t e l y , or o l d e r a n d mor e d r y , b u t w h e n ­ ev er y o u ' r e hungry i s a good tim e.

The s e e d l i n g s w e r e r e a d y t o b e t r a n s p l a n t e d .

I found t h e s h o v e l j u x t a p o s e d w i t h r a k e s and h o e s and h a n d l e d m i s c e l l a n y .

Turning th e s o i l o v e r , v e i n s o f d a r k m u l c h s h o w e d ; worms c r i n g e d i n t h e sun.

In t h o s e moment s t h e d i g g i n g and worms a n d f a i r y s t r u g g l e m e r g e d - worms a r e a f a i r y t o t e m .

E a t i n g t h r o u g h t h e g a r b a g e o f c i v i l i z a t i o n and d r y e a r t h , t h e i r t r a i l o f s h i t ma ke s t h e s o i l fertile.

They can r e g e n e r a t e t h e m s e l v e s w i t h ­ out p r o c r e a t i o n .

The O l d E n g l i s h r o o t Wyrm me a ns s e r p e n t , s y mb o l o f wi s d o m a n d t r a n s f o r m a t i o n , t h e K u n d a l i n i , t h e C a d u c e u s , and o f c o u r s e , t h e f i r s t a d v o c a t e for sex e d u c a t i o n , E v e ' s temptor in the Tree o f Knowledge.

C u r i o u s l y , bro th e r C h a r le s Darwin, wh o s e t h e o r y of n a t u r a l s e l e c t i o n i n f l u e n c e d t h e s o c i o b i o l o g i s t s who i n f l u e n c e H a r r y ' s i n ­ s i g h t s , f i n i s h e d h i s r e s e a r c h on h i s m a c r o c o s m i c t h e o r y b y s t u d y i n g t h e m i c r o c o s m o f wo r ms . w h i l e d i g g i n g c a r e f u l l y around a clump o f v i o l e t s in t h e co rner o f th e g a r d e n , I lo o k e d out at th e l a wn a n d n o t i c e d d a n d e l i o n s s p r o u t i n g .

Meta­ p h o r s a n d m y t h s t o remember a r e e v e r y w h e r e .

T h o s e b r i g h t y e l l o w "w e e d s " t h a t d e f y e n d l e s s su bu rb a n l a w n s c an f l y t o o .

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THE APOTHECARY

BY JERRY STAM PS P.D. Q. I understand t h e r e 's a s p e c i f ic for g e n i t a l h e r p e s ; w o u l d you t e l l more a b o u t t h a t ?

Q. J e r r y , maybe some f o l k s d o n ' t know what h o m e o p a t h i c m e d i c i n e i s , c o u l d y o u g i v e u s some i d e a o f what i t ' s a l l a b o u t ?

A. Y e s , i t ' s c a l l e d HERPES PROGEN, a n d i t a r o u n d $ 3 f o r a t wo m o n t h s s u p p l y .

A. w e l l , homeopathic m e d icin e i s t h e o l d e s t f orm o f m e d i c i n e .

I t d a t e s b a c k some 5 , 0 0 0 y e a r s or s o .

It i s b a s e d on t h e p r e m i s e t h a t i f a s u b s t a n c e c a n e l i c i t i n t h e b o d y an u l t r a m i l d f orm o f t h e d i s e a s e , t h e n d e f e n s e s o f t h e b o d y w i l l b e r a i s e d and a c u r e e f f e c t e d . ( E x , s m a l l p o x v a c c i n a t i o n i s a s i m p l i f i e d f or m o f * homeopathic m e d i c i n e .

B asically i t ’s stim ulat­ i n g t h e b o d y ' s own m e c h a n i s m s , e f f e c t i n g a c ur e . )

Q.

A. T h a t ' s d i f f i c u l t t o answer b e c a u s e I d o n ' t know o f a n y t h i n g t h a t c a n ' t b e t r e a t e d b y h o m e o ­ p a t h i c m e t h o d s , a nd t r e a t e d e f f e c t i v e l y .

Most homeopathic m e d ic in e s are c o m b in a t io n s o f herbs and c e r t a i n i n o r g a n i c a n d o r g a n i c s u b s t a n c e s .

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* * * * * * * Q. I f homeopathic m e d ic in e s are e f f e c t i v e in a r e a s such a s c a n c e r , h e rpes s i m p l e x , g e n i t a l h e r p e s , e t c . , why a r e more d o c t o r s n o t u s i n g the treatm ents?

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A. The n o s o d e s a r e a t t e n u a t e d m i n u t e d o s e s o f a s u b s t a n c e w h i c h w i l l p r o d u c e an a n t i b o d y f o r m ­ a tio n without producing a to x ic response w ith in the body.

T h i s i n c l u d e s b a c t e r i a , v i r u s e s and ch e m ic al su b s t a n c e s ( fo r example paraquat p o i s o n ­ ing ) . * * * * * * * Q. In o t h e r w o r d s , y o u ' r e s a y i n g h o m e o p a t h i c m edical t e c h n i q u e s would t r e a t paraquat p o i s o n ­ i n g w i t h more p a r a q u a t ?

A.

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A. P o s s i b l y , sometimes i t t a k e s a lo n g e r t r e a t ­ m e n t , d e p e n d i n g upon t h e s e v e r i t y a n d t h e l e n g t h o f t i m e t h e p e r s o n h a s ha d i t b e f o r e b e g i n n i n g treatment.

S o me o ne t a k i n g HERPES PROGEN ( n o s o d e ) a l s o n e e d s t o b e t a k i n g , i n my o p i n i o n , INTER­ FERON ( n o s o d e ) w h i c h i s a n o t h e r h o m e o p a t h i c s u b ­ sta n ce that r a i s e s th e p o t e n t i a l for antibody f o r m a t i o n fo r v i r t u a l l y any d i s e a s e , but e s p e c i a l l y e f f e c t i v e in v i r a l d i s e a s e s such as h e r p e s .

In a d d i t i o n , L y s i n e ( a n e s s e n t i a l a m i n o a c i d ) can s h o r t e n t h e d u r a t i o n o f t h e o u t b r e a k .

What k i n d s o f d i s e a s e s c a n be t r e a t e d ?

Q. Woul d y o u g i v e u s s ome s p e c i f i c s , n o s o d e s . . . what a r e t h e y ?

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A. I' m n o t s u r e wh y , e x c e p t h o m e o p a t h i c m e d ­ i c i n e f e l l i n t o d i s u s e w i t h t h e a d v e n t o f symp­ t o m a t i c m e d i c i n e , t h e t r e a t m e n t o f t h e s y mp t o ms i n s t e a d o f the d i s e a s e i t s e l f , which i s the p r a c ­ t i c e in gen eral m edicine, today.

Co m b i n e d w i t h that f a c t , homeopathic m e d ic in e i s v e r y c o m p l i ­ c a t e d m e d i c i n e and u s e o f i t r e q u i r e s a v e r y i n t i m a t e knowledge o f each p a t i e n t .

Homeopathy i s f r e q u e n t l y r e f e r r e d to a s "w itch d o c t o r in g " b y p h y s i c i a n s , b u t t h i s i s p u r e i g n o r a n c e on th eir part. * * * * * * * Q. Do y o u s e l l h o m e o p a t h i c s t h r o u g h y o u r a p o t h ­ e c a r y , a n d do y o u h a v e a c a t a l o g ?

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Q. I s t h e r e any dan ger homeopathics?

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A. Probably no t.

The d o s a g e i s s o s m a l l , o v e r a l o n g p e r i o d o f t i m e , a n d a s l o n g a s you know what y o u ' r e t r e a t i n g y o u r s e l f f o r y o u s h o u l d be ok.

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A. Yes. I ' l l a c c e p t any q u e s t i o n abou t a n y ­ t h i n g h e r b a l or h o m e o p a t h i c .

If i t ' s too p e r ­ s o n a l f o r p r i n t i n g I ' l l answer t h e q u e s t i o n personally.

(Editor: If the question i s o f g e n e r a l i n t e r e s t and i m p o r t a n c e t o RFD'ers t h e n J e r r y might submit t h e q u e s t i o n t o t h e column w i t h t h e p e r s o n ' s c o n s e n t , o f c o u r s e , and ke ep t h e r e a d e r ' s name c o n f i d e n t i a l .

And a s a m a t t e r o f p o l i c y , a l l r e a d e r s names who a s k J e r r y ' s a d v i c e w i l l b e k e p t s t r i c t l y c o n f i d e n t i a l - do n o t s e n d y o u r name o r r e t u r n a d d r e s s i f y o u f e e l u n c o m f o r t a b l e about i t . ) * * * * * # * Q.

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I a l s o a p p r e c i a t e i t when f o l k s bu y t h e i r h e r b s ' n t h i n g s f rom me, t o o . * * * * * * * Q. O . k . , how a b o u t some g o o d s i m p l e c u r a t i v e s , s i n c e t h i s i s t h e b e g i n n i n g o f an o n - g o i n g a d ­ v i c e c o l u m n i n RFD? How a b o u t a g o o d home r e m ­ e dy f o r c r a b s ?

A. Th e e a s i e s t i s 1 o z . S u l p h u r , 1 o z . V a s e l i n e , mixed.

Apply e v e r y n i g h t f o r a week, l o n g e r i f needed. * * * * * * * Q.

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A. Us e W i t c h H a z e l ( d r y ) a n d make s t r o n g t e a , s o a k some c o t t o n a n d make a r e c t a l p a c k .

You w ill f e e l r e l i e f in 10-15 m inutes.

Repeat as necessary. * * * * * * * Q. Where d o y o u want q u e s t i o n s sent ?

A. J u s t s e n d t he m address.

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#■*■*•*#■** Thank y o u J e r r y !

(Editors Note: HERPES PROGEN a n d INTERFERON b o t h n o s o d e s - c a n b e o r d e r e d f rom S t a m p s A p o t h ­ ecary.

H i s c a t a l o g l i s t s many f i n e h e r b s , h e r b ­ a l o i l s , m e d i c i n a l h e r b a l f o r m u l a s , n o s o d e s and roany o t h e r f i n e h e r b a l p r e p a r a t i o n s .

There's p l e n t y more t h a n 7 5 p w o r t h o f i n f o r m a t i o n i n the c a t a l o g . )

On Skin And Soap

by Satya Litttcbcar

Now t h a t summer i s a p p r o a c h i n g , p e o p l e s h o u l d b e w a r n e d a b o u t e x c e s s i v e u s e o f s o a p on t h e body.

A f t e r a l o n g d a y i n t h e s u n , mo s t A m e r i ­ c a n s corpe home a n d s e e t h a t t h e i r s k i n i s o i l y .

They t h e n p r o c e e d t o soa p t h e i r b o d i e s i n t h e shower t o remove a l l t h e o i l i n e s s .

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , roost p e o p l e do n o t r e a l i z e t h e importance o f t h i s o i l l a y e r .

It i s a n a tu r a l p r o te c tio n again st the su n 's p o t e n t ia l d e s t r u c ­ t i v e n e s s t o our s k i n .

This layer of o i l i s nec­ e s s a r y f o r b o t h V i t a m i n D and m e l a n i n ( s k i n p i g ­ ment) p r o d u c t i o n .

M e l a n i n a nd V i t a m i n D a r e v i r t u a l l y i d e n t i c a l in chemical co m p o sitio n .

I f we a l l o w t h e l a y e r o f p r e c i o u s o i l t o s t a y on our s k i n , l i g h t - s k i n n e d p e o p l e w i l l n o t i c e a h e a lth y tan em erging.

A l l p e o p l e , dark or l i g h t , w i l l n o t i c e t h a t t h e i r s k i n w i l l remain m o i s t , s o f t , and v i g o r o u s l y h e a l t h y .

Regular showers are encouraged ; i t i s sim p ly the soap which i s t o be a v o i d e d .

A l o o f a b r u s h , r u b b e d on t h e sk in removes d i r t , w h i l e a l lo w in g the o i l layer to remain.

In l i g h t - s k i n n e d p e o p l e , r e m o v a l o f t h e o i l l a y ­ er i s a b a s i c c a u se o f sk in c a n c e r .

(Western d o c t o r s a r e not aware o f t h i s y e t . ) What h a p ­ pens i s th is : We s p e n d a d a y i n t h e s u n .

The s k in s e c r e t e s the o i l which i s n e c e s s a r y t o p r o ­ du ce m e l a n i n , t h u s d a r k e n i n g t h e s k i n , and p r o ­ t e c t i n g you f rom f u t u r e b u r n s .

I f we r e mo v e a l l t h e o i l we m i g h t w i n d up w i t h l o t s o f b u m and p e e l i n g r a t h e r t h a n a p r o t e c t i v e l a y e r o f darkened s k in .

After years o f abuse, skin ca n ­ cer often r e s u l t s .

As t h e human r a c e e v o l v e d , o n l y t h e d a r k e s t people could stay healthy in p la c e s lik e A frica , land o f in te n s e sun.

The l i g h t e s t s k i n n e d p e o ­ p l e c o u l d r e m a i n h e a l t h y e v e n i n t h e roost n o r t h ­ e r n l a n d s (Norway, Sweden) b e c a u s e t h e i r l i g h t ­ l y p i g m e n t e d s k i n s a l l o w e d t h e maximum amount o f a l l - i m p o r t a n t Vitam in D t o be a bso rb ed .

T o d a y , we m i g r a t e n o t b y n a t u r e ' s l a w s , b u t b y a i r p l a n e s , s o we mus t t a k e s p e c i a l p r e c a u t i o n s t o s t a y h e a l t h y i f our s k i n t y p e s a r e not a d a p t ­ e d t o o u r new e n v i r o n m e n t .

In n o r t h e r n c l i m a t e s , d a r k - s k i n n e d p e o p l e s s h o u l d g et e x t r a sources o f Vitamin D ( f i s h , c o d - l iv e r o i l , and t h e sun a r e e x c e l l e n t s o u r c e s ) .

In southern c lim a t e s , lig h t - s k in n e d peo p le should l i m i t t h e u s e o f s o a p , and l i m i t t h e i r t i m e i n t h e s u n , d e p e n d i n g on t h e i r b o d y ' s p a r t i c u l a r needs.

In t i m e s o f a b u n d a n t s u n , i f we u s e s o a p , i t s h o u l d b e m a i n l y on o u r u n d e r a r m s , g e n i t a l s , and asshole.

I f y o ur f a c e f e e l s t o o g r e a s y , u s e some s o a p , b u t t r y t o m i n i m i z e i t .

Try to l e a v e your n a t u r a l o i l s on your s k i n at l e a s t 2 h o u rs b e f o r e g o i n g i n t o t h e h o t s u n , and a t l e a s t 4 h o u r s a f t e r you g e t o u t o f i t .

Adequate amounts o f v i t a m i n A ( c a r r o t s , s q u a s h , yellow -orange v e g e ta b le s ) are a ls o very im port­ ant for h e a l t h y s k i n .

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D e a r RFD,

De a r E v e r y b o d y ,

D e a r RFD R e a d e r s :

In t h e mont h o f may, m y k u l , m y c u i , and j o e a r e t r a v e l i n g t o the grand canyons for a few weeks o f b a c k p a c k i n g .

We w o u l d l i k e t o h e a r f rom c o l l e c t i v e s ( r u r a l Or c i t y ) f o r c o m m u n i c a ­ t i n g , s h a r i n g l o v e and f r i e n d ­ s h i p on o u r s o j o u r n a c r o s s t h e land.

P l a n on g o i n g t h r o u g h k a n s a s a n d c o l o . on t h e way o u t .

And b a c k t h r o u g h t h e l o w e r w e s ­ t e r n s t a t e s o n o u r way ho me .

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B lessed be: Ar e y o u a j o y t o discover: In t h e o l d s p i r i t o f b e i n g no s u c h t h i n g a s a c o i n c i d e n c e , I began t o browse t h r u RFD a t o u r l o c a l g a y b o o k s t o r e and d i s c o v e r e d a wh ole b ig wide world out t h e r e .

I am i n t e r e s t e d i n p e n - p a l s a n d ma k i ng f r i e n d s .

I am a l s o l o o k i n g f o r work.

At t h e p r e ­ se n t tim e I need a j o b .

I am l o o k i n g f o r a j o b t h a t i s on the l e v e l :

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RFD,

I want t o s h a r e my p l a c e a s a f a i r i e household.

I imagine a mo de l " i n t e g r a l s u b u r b a n h o u s e " akin t o the F a r a llo n e s I n s t i ­ t u t e I n t e g r a l Urban H o u s e i n B e r k e l e y , but w i t h the added dimension of f a i r i e c o n s c io u s ­ ness.

It can a l s o s e r v e a s a community r e s o u r c e c e n t e r w i t h t h e "L i b r a r y fo r S o c i a l and T e c h n o l o g i c a l A l t e r n a t i v e s " in t h e f r o n t r o o m, a n d I w o u l d l i k e t o s p e n d more o f my own e n e r g i e s to i n t e g r a t e computers and o t h e r e l e c t r o n i c t e c h n o l o g y a s a r e a l communication t o o l f o r an a l t e r n a t i v e s o c i e t y i n g e n e r a l a s p a r t o f t h i s commun­ ity outreach.

I am o p e n t o f a i r i e e n e r g y t o j o i n me i n a l l of this.

Perhaps t h i s can e v o lv e in to a true f a i r i e sancturary.

I am e x c i t e d a b o u t h e l p i n g w ith communications for and b e t w e en s a n c t u a r i e s .

ARO ( B i l l H i l l ) 141 L a n s d a l e F a i r f a x , CA 9 4 9 0 3

I' m 2 7 , a g a y w i c c a n w h o ' s b e e n f e e lin g l ik e the on ly gay c r a f t person in the world.

After some o f t h e h e a d t r i p s l a i d on me b y s t r a i g h t c r a f t b r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s h e r e , i t ' s w o n d e r ­ f u l t o know t h e r e ' s o t h e r g a y f a e r i e s , p a g a n s and w i c c a n s o ut t h e r e , male and f e m a l e .

Now a l l I w a n t i s t o t i e i n w i t h a l l o f y o u , t o me e t a n d h e a r f r o m a s many o f y o u a s possible.

I' m p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t o n a t u r a l h e a l i n g and h e r b o l o g y , i n c e n s e and m e d i t a t i o n .

I a l s o wa nt t o k e e p up w i t h m e e t i n g s a n d g a th e r in g s during the year.

I' m from P u e r t o R i c o , s o t h i s northern expanse o f the Goddess' r e a l m i s new a n d e x c i t i n g t o roe.

I' m c u r r e n t l y l a i d o f f , w i t h t i m e on my h a n d s a n d g e t t i n g ready to k ic k o f f t h e l a r g e ur ban s c e n e , b u t I' m a l s o r e a l ­ istic.

There's a lo t I'v e got to learn in p r ep aration to that s t e p . I d o n ' t know much a b o u t w h a t ' s be y o nd H a r p e r ' s F e r r y , and ru ra l l i f e in th e Caribbean i s a far c r y f rom t h e m a i n l a n d .

So I' m a n x i o u s t o r e a c h o u t , s h a r e and l e a r n .

So d r o p a l i n e , t h e r e ' s an a w f u l l o n e l y b r o t h e r who c o u l d u s e f r i e n d l y t h o u g h t , i d e a a n d ha n d t o k e e p the s p i r i t up.

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I am 5 ' 7 " a n d I h a v e b l u e - g r e e n e y e s and br o wn c u r l y h a i r and h a v e a s wi mme r s b o d y , s m o o t h c h e s t and h a i r y l e g s .

I h a v e many i n t e r e s t s a n d h o b ­ b i e s , I r a i s e d a few head o f c a t t l e a n d I am i n t e r e s t e d i n a n t i q u e s a n d I am a l s o i n t e r ­ e s t e d i n o l d b u i l d i n g s and t h e restoration of old buildings to their natural s ta te .

I l i k e o l d m o v i e s a n d I am s o me wh a t i n t e r e s t e d i n a r t .

I have been a c t i v e i n sm all f a r m i n g i n t h e p a s t , and h op e t o b e c o m e more a c t i v e i n f a r m ­ ing in t h e f u t u r e .

I would be g l a d t o inform a n y ­ one about f a r m i n g .

I ' l l ans we r a l l that w rite.

So t a k e c a r e a n d w r i t e soon' .

Randy L. S l y 1 5 0 1 9 t h A v e . West O s k a l o o s a , IA 5 2 5 7 7

D e a r RFD, LOOKING FOR A MAN who i s h e a l t h y and s e r i o u s l y i n t e r ­ e sted in s e l f - s u f f i c i e n c y , l a s t i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p , non­ d r i n k e r , non-drug u s e r , nonsmoker , who i s h i m s e l f a l o v e r o f q u i e t an d ha r d work, h o n e s t , c l e a n and m a s c u l i n e .

Want t o s h a r e home i n n o r t h e r n New E n g ­ land.

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f r om S i n k i n g V a l l e y ,

I' m a n a t i v e t o t h e s e h i l l s o f C e n t r a l P e n n s y l v a n i a where I live.

A moonchild with a strong C a th o lic upbringing, I v al ue- a h a p p y h o m e l i f e , h a r d w o r k , and g e n t l e n e s s .

I enjoy music, the o u td o o rs, nature, h e l p i n g o t h e r s and l i v i n g t h e good l i f e .

I ’ d l i k e t o hear f rom o t h e r s who a r e s e r i o u s about t h e l i f e s t y l e t h e y l e a d and want t o s h a r e t h e j o y s and b u r d e n s o f l i f e and l i v e l i h o o d .

I k e e p b e e s a s a s m a l l hone b u s i n e s s and ha ve t he c a p a c i t y f o r an a b u n d a n t g a r d e n .

As I' m m e l l o w i n g i n t o my 4 0 ' s (birthdate: J u ly 14, 1 9 3 7 ) , I fin d v i t a l i t y in the laugh­ t e r and e n e r g y o f y o u t h f u l but m a t u r e me n.

I have c r e a t e d a com fortable homestead, that c a n be cozy, warm, a n d a l m o s t s e l f - s u f f i c i e n t with the rig h t energy.

I ' d l i k e t o s h a r e my h e a r t and h e a r t h w i t h a non smo k e r who e n j o y s n a t u r a l foods.

Dear

RFDers,

I am l o o k i n g f o r an a g r i c u l t u ­ ral c o l l e c t i v e to j o i n .

I am g e o g r a p h i c a l l y l i m i t e d t o no.

C a l i f o r n i a a s my i n c o m e b a s e i s i n t h e SF b a y a r e a , a n d I need to l i v e w ithin a h a l f o f a day's d r iv e.

I would p r e f e r a "radical f a e r i e ” oriented environment.

I am e x p e r i e n c e d i n many p h a s e s o f a g r i c u l t u r e and I h a v e many s k i l l s t o o f f e r .

I w a s r a i s e d on a f arm i n N o r t h w e s t Iowa w h e r e I l e a r n e d t o g a r d e n , f arm and t a k e c a r e o f livestock.

I am a v e t e r i n a r ­ i a n a n d know much a b o u t d a i r y and l i v e s t o c k management.

Hopeful, P a t r i c k Kramme 956 Stanyan S t .

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Brevity i s t h e s o u l o f w i t and s a v e s p a g e s p a c e f o r o t h e r s .

Spell­ i n g a n d p u n c t u a t i o n w i l l be c o r r e c t e d u n l e s s you s t a t e t h a t y o u ' d p r e f e r t h e l e t t e r t o be p u b l i s h e d "as i s " .

P l e a s e be p o s i t i v e i n s t a t i n g your i n t e r e s t s and a f f i n i t i e s .

Saying "no" t o a ny p a r t i c u l a r p e r s o n a l i t y t r a i t o r human c h a r a t e r i s t i c may u n n e c e s s a r i l y o f f e n d a b r o t h e r .

A l s o remember t h a t p l a c i n g a c o n t a c t l e t t e r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o ans we r a l l r e p l i e s .

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Wi t h a l l o f t h e drama o f Wag­ n e r , a young a s p i r i n g s t a g e d i r e c t o r s e a r ch es for a b e n e ­ f a c t o r who w i l l a s s i s t i n t h e continuance of h is stu d ie s.

D a n c e r -b u ilt A r ies having s t u d i e d o p e r a , v o i c e , and b a l ­ l e t , w ish es to complete a d e ­ g r ee in opera d i r e c t i o n .

Ed­ u c a t i o n has been t r a g i c a l l y i n t e r r u p t e d by f a m i l y d i s i n t e ­ g r a t i o n and f i n a n c i a l d i s a s t e r .

I' m s t r u g g l i n g t o s a v e money i n o r d e r t o c o n t i n u e my e d u c a ­ t i o n so t h a t opera w i l l some­ d a y be p e r f o r m e d w i t h v i t a l energy, genuine b e l i e v a b i l i t y , and f a i r y p e r s p e c t i v e .

A s c h o l a r s h i p w i l l p r o v i d e mo s t o f my t u i t i o n , b u t l i v i n g e x ­ penses are needed.

Is t h e r e a p a t r o n o f the a r t s out t h e r e seeking a p o te n tia l Z o f f e r e ll i ?

All in q u ir ie s w ill receive a g ra tefu l response.

I' m e a g e r ­ ly w a i t i n g , so i s the o p e r a t i c world.

W rit e t o me.

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The b e a c h e s a r e some o f t h e f i n e s t I ' v e e v e r seen.

S i n c e i t ' s summer h e r e i n t h e S o u t h e r n H e m i s p h e r e now I ' v e been at t h e b e a c h e s q u i t e a b i t .

The c o u n t r y s i d e i s m a i n l y t r o p ­ i c a l with the i n t e r io r country being d e s e r t.

The p e o p l e a r e f r i e n d l y a nd I' m e n j o y i n g i t a l l v e r y much.

I f t h e r e ' s anyone who w o u l d e n j o y c o m m u n i c a t i n g w i t h a b r o t h e r on t h e e a s t c o a s t o f A u s t r a l i a f o r a w h i l e I'm e n ­ c l o s i n g my a d d r e s s h e r e .

Ta k e c a r e o f y o u r s e l v e s and s e n d on my s u b .

I ' l l be l o o k in g forward to i t .

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a t h e a r t and l o v e r i v e r f l o a t ­ ing, exploring, prospecting for g o l d , e t c .

I f t h i s sounds l i k e y o u r dr e am o r y o u know o f a n y o n e who m i g h t b e i n t e r e s t e d p l e a s e c o n t a c t roe.

De ar Back To N a t u r e F r i e n d s , I' m l o o k i n g f o r a n o t h e r g u y who I' m a t l e a s t f a i r l y c o m p a t i b l e with to l i v e o f f the land p r e ­ f e r a b l y i n Ca n a d a o r A l a s k a .

I'm 3 0 , 1 55 l b s , b l u e e y e s , br own h a i r , 5' 1 0 " t a l l , m a s c u ­ l i n e , s i n c e r e , warm, a nd f r i e n d ­ ly.

I would l i k e to l i v e in a w i l d e r n e s s ty p e surrounding or in the country.

Some t h i n g s being in a w ild e r n e s s type e n ­ v i r o n m e n t me a ns t o me ......................

S t a n d i n g on a f r o z e n l a k e with darkness approaching, the s i l h o u e t t e d t r e e s v i s ­ i b l e dimly through s o f t l y f a l l i n g snow f l a k e s e v e r y ­ where.

Cuddled t i g h t in our t o a s t y b e d , thunder b o o m i n g d r a w i n g us c l o s e r , s o s e c u r e , and t e a c h i n g u s t o be th a n k fu l fo r the s h e l t e r o f each o t h e r s l o v ­ in g arms.

The w i n d , b l o w ­ ing through the s c e n t e d w h i s p e r i n g p i n e s , which s e e m s t o s a y i n i t s own way how l u c k y we a r e t o h a v e f o u n d e a c h o t h e r and s h a r e t h e r e s t o f our n a t ­ ural l i v e s to g e th er .

The warm b r e e z e p a r t i n g our h a i r a s we h i k e t h r o u g h t h e w i l d e r n e s s w i t h our p a c k s a n d e v e r y t h i n g we need t o s u r v i v e w h ile e x ­ p l o r i n g t h e ways o f t h e w i l d and l e a r n i n g t o g e t h e r .

A m i d n i g h t swim i n a v i r ­ g i n l a k e under r e f l e c t i o n s o f a b i g o r a n g e mo o n. T a l k ­ ing i n t o the n i g h t by a glowing campfire in te r u p ted o c c a s i o n a l l y by a h o o t ­ ing o w l , a s p l a s h i n g f i s h , or a h o w l i n g w o l f .

The l e a v e s a r e d i f f e r e n t now, f a l l i n g a l l around u s , r e ­ minding us o f a winter soon t o c o me b u t we w i l l b e t o ­ g e t h e r a n d we w i l l b e p r e ­ pared.

The g e e s e a r e f l y ­ ing south for another year b u t we mus t s t a y .

Now we have tim e to e n jo y e v e r y ­ thing that t h i s time o f year ha s t o o f f e r .

I would a l s o l i k e to c o rr es p o n d with other "back-to-nature" p eo p le for f r ie n d s h ip .

I con­ s i d e r m y s e l f a ' ' G r i z z l y Adams"

Jim J o n e s P . O . Box 3 2 2 1 1 F r i d l e y , MN 5 5 4 3 2

De a r R F D e r s , In C a l i f o r n i a ' s M e n d o c i n o C t y , i n - l a n d w h e r e i t ' s warm b e t w e e n L a y t o n v i l l e a nd L e g g e t t , I h a v e o n - l o a n f r om i t s C r e a t o r (we c a l l i t o wn ) 38 a c r e s o f b e a u t ­ i f u l wooded w i l d e r n e s s l a n d t h a t i s t o t a l l y p r i v a t e a nd which f r o n t s t h e y e a r - r o u n d B l u e Rock C r e e k .

c o u p l e s p r i n g s , t h e c r e e k and h o p e t h i s summer t o s i n k a w e l l at the h i g h e s t e l e v a t i o n .

The v i e w s o f t h e v a l l e y and d i s t a n t mountains are i n s p i r i n g .

As far as the eye can se e th ere a r e no s i g n s o f man o r s t r u c t ­ ures.

I t ' s a b o u t 6-5% t r e e c o v ­ e r e d w i t h an a b u n d a n c e o f f i r s , g i a n t madrones, m ighty o a k s , huge m a p l e s , s w e e t - s m e l l i n g b u c k e y e s , p i n e and a few v a r i e t ­ ie s I 'v e yet to i d e n t i f y .

And t h e c r e e k at the bottom o f the h i l l h a s some r e f r e s h i n g swimm­ ing h o l e s .

Am i n c l u d i n g a p i c t u r e o f my ­ s e l f (w ould be n i c e i f o t h e r l e t t e r w r i t e r s w o u l d do same s o a l l h a d some v i s u a l i d e a o f the auth ors).

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I w o u l d v e r y much l i k e t o s h a r e i t w i t h some p a r t n e r s who a l s o f a v o r t r e a d i n g l i g h t l y on t h e l a n d a n d d e v e l o p i n g an u n o b t r u ­ s iv e , e n e r g y - e f f ic i e n t , mostly s e l f - s u s t a i n i n g homestead for a small fam ily o f b r o th e r s.

I t w o u l d b e more c o o p e r a t i v e t h a n c ommunal , w i t h e a c h p u t ­ t i n g i n an e q u a l s h a r e o f money/energy.

Some m i g h t b e a b l e to l i v e th ere, w hile others might have t o l i m i t t h e i r v i s ­ i t s because of d ista n t jobs.

But e a c h w o u l d h a v e a s a y i n o u r g o a l s a n d some p r i v a t e l i v ­ ing and g a r d e n in g s p a c e .

Have f i g u r e d a o n e / e i g h t h s h a r e at $3,750. w i t h $ 7 5 0 down t h e b a la n c e c o u l d be p a i d o f f in t h r e e y e a r s a t 10% i n t e r e s t .

The l a n d i s a l r e a d y p a i d f o r s o y o u w o u l d b e m a k i ng p a y m e n t s t o me r a t h e r t h a n a b a n k .

All would be l e g a l l y done.

Paired b r o s would be welcom e, but ea ch w o u l d h a v e t o p u r c h a s e h i s own share, sin c e the partnership i s lim ited to eig h t.

T h i s i s n o t an o f f e r t o s e l l t o t h e f i r s t f e w who come down the road.

Those p a r t i c i p a t i n g s u r e l y w o u l d want t o f e e l a l l p a r t n e r s had s i m i l a r v i e w s , common i n t e r e s t s , a n d w e r e r e ­ s p o n s i b l e , and d e p e n d a b l e .

A l i t t l e mor e a b o u t t h e l a n d : I t r u n s at ab ou t 30 d e g r e e s t o t h e c r e e k w i t h a number o f l e v ­ e l building/cam ping/gardening sites.

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Besides carpentry, tree care and t r a i l b u i l d i n g , I'm a c t i v e i n swi mmi ng, b o d y - b u i l d i n g , f r is b e e , horse sh o es , hiking and c a m p i n g .

Enjoy l i s t e n i n g to good rock m u s ic , mellow a c c o u s t i c , and p a s s i n g t h e p i p e a f t e r a home-cooked ev en in g meal.

So i f t h e r e ' s a few out t h e r e who h a v e b e e n t h i n k i n g o f l a n d in that area in a s s o c ia t io n w i t h some k i n d r e d s o u l s , d r o p me a l i n e a n d t e l l a b o u t y o u r ­ s e l f and t h o u g h t s .

Maybe we c o u l d g a t h e r on t h e l a n d o v e r t h e Memorial Day and J u l y 4 t h weekend.

I go t h e r e e v e r y few w e e k s , b ut a t p r e s e n t l i v e and work i n Yr e k a ( n o t t o b e c o n ­ fu s e d w ith Eureka or U k iah ).

Peace.

B i l l Callahan P . O . Box 1334 Y r e k a , CA 9 6 0 9 7

a l m o s t u n c o n s i d e r e d , t h e work o f someone p l a y i n g w i t h l e f t ­ o v e r b r e a d dough u n t i l the c h i e f b a k e r s h o u l d a r r i v e a nd t h e r e a l c r e a t i v e work b e g i n .

And now I s e e t h e r e i s no c h i e f b a k e r e x c e p t me.

De a r RFD, 39 y e a r o l d , 6 ' 3 " C a n c e r i n t o g a r d e n in g , out o f doors in t h e c o u n t r y , good worker, l o v e s a n i m a l s ( I h a v e 4 d o g s and 2 cats).

I am l o o k i n g f o r s o m e ­ one g a y t o s h a r e l i f e and a f arm w i t h .

I d o n ' t have c a p i ­ t a l to i n v e s t in a farm, but I do h a v e a v e t ' s b e n e f i t t o h e l p buy a f a r m .

I am a l s o i n t o p la n ts , rem odeling, cooking, home l i f e , a r c h i t e c t u r e , m u s i c , th e a ter , books, a l l phases of d e s i g n , swi mmi ng , f i s h i n g , l o v e winter.

I h a v e h a d my own b u s ­ i n e s s b u t I l o s t i t t h r o u g h my fam ily.

I am o p p o s e d t o d r u g s , a bu se o f a l c o h o l , and man's a b u s e t o man.

A ll e n q u i r i e s w r i t e a frank l e t t e r a nd p l e a s e s e n d r e c e n t pictures.

I w ill return the pictures.

Robert F o g a r t y 118-D Greenwood P I .

D e c a t u r , GA 30030 (404 ) - 3 7 3 - 4 8 3 7

De a r F o l k s : Several days b e fo r e the Spring Equinox I turn t h i r t y .

Ev e r s i n c e I was t e n I ' v e w a n t e d t o turn t h i r t y .

T h i r t y , t o me, h a s a l w a y s b e e n t h e a g e when f i n a l m a t u r in g o f a l l powers sets in.

T h i r t y wa s su pDOs e d t o make me t h i n , c o n f i d e n t , u n a fra id , accompanied, f u l l y c r e a t i v e , happy.

I t was s u p ­ p o s e d t o make me d i f f e r e n t .

I have a f e e l i n g going to .

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Why d o e s i t t a k e s o l o n g f o r some p e o p l e t o r e a l i z e t h a t t h e i r l i v e s are t h e i r l i v e s , shape d l a r g e l y by t hem, l i m i t e d l a r g e l y b y t h e m , e m b i t t e r e d and e n r i c h e d l a r g e l y b y t h e m ? My t i m e s a r e i n my h a n d s now a s t h e y ' v e a l w a y s b e e n , a nd i n h o r r o r I l o o k b a c k and r e a l i z e t h a t wh&t I ' v e d o n e t o mo l d those t im e s has been o f f - h a n d e d ,

Or i f t h e r e i s , I' m r a t h e r h i g h ­ er in h i s e s t i m a t i o n than I ' v e hitherto believed.

T h i s l e t t e r i s t o t h o s e o f you who r e a d RFD a s I d o , a n d y e a r n f o r s o m e t h i n g b e t t e r , a n d wo n ­ d e r why s o m e t h i n g b e t t e r i s n ' t c o m i n g y o u r wa y .

I f y o u ' r e at a l l l i k e me, t h e a d v e n t o f s p r i n g a l t e r n a t e l y e l a t e s you with i t s symbolic promise o f r e b i r t h and d e p r e s s e s you w i t h i t s r e t u r n t o summer and t h e "same o l d t h i n g . " The p o i n t s p r i n g t r i e s t o make, and t h e p o in t I o f t e n m iss, i s that t h e r e i s no s p r i n g w i t h o u t p r i o r preparation: sowing o f s e e d , s t i r r i n g o f r o o ts in response t o c o l d a n d t h a w , a n i m a l s and p l a n t s d y i n g and f e e d i n g s u c ­ c e s s i v e g e n e r a t io n s with th e ir h u s k s , t h e mad f r e n z y o f p h o t o ­ synthesis.

Yes, y e s , yo u'v e heard b e fo r e , perhaps so o ften t h a t i t s e e m s m a u d l i n and s e n ­ t i m e n t a l t o you i n s t e a d o f t r u e .

It i s t r u e , however.

I must p r e p a r e f o r my s p r i n g .

My v i s ­ i o n o f t h i r t y might not have come a b o u t u n d e r a n y human c i r ­ c u m s t a n c e s , but i t might ha ve come c l o s e r t o b e i n g r e a l i z e d h a d I b e e n ma ki ng c h o i c e s c o n ­ ducive to l i f e a l l along.

So wh a t now? G o o d q u e s t i o n .

Last i s s u e I g a v e a l i t t l e l e c ­ t u r e on t h e n e c e s s i t y o f e mo­ t i o n a l independence for l i v i n g in a l a r g e l y s t r a i g h t country c ommune.

W e ll, s i n c e then I ’ ve l e f t t h a t commune f o r a v a r i e t y o f r e a s o n s , o n e o f t hem u n g o v ­ ernable lo n e lin e s s .

I' m b a c k in the c i t y , try in g to f i n i s h my n o v e l .

I j u s t ha d a s c i e n c e f ic t io n story published.

I ’ ve r e a l i z e d I' m warm a n d r e s p o n ­ s i v e and t h e r e f o r e g o o d i n b e d , a nd e v e n p h y s i c a l l y a t t r a c t i v e i f you l i k e h a i r and b u l k , w h i c h some p e o p l e d o .

I ' m not confident.

I'm t r y i n g .

If you l i k e , I ' l l h e l p you t r y , too.

F e e l f r e e t o w r i t e me.

Rand Lee 2 3 0 4 -A N. B e r k s h i r e R d .

C h a r l o t t e s v i l l e , VA 2290]

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Dear RFD brothers

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My name i s S t a n l e y G a i l , i ' m 2 9 , have been out o f t h e c l o s e t f o r some 10 y e a r s , I' m c u r r e n t ­ l y a v e g e t a r i a n but not f a n a t ­ i c a l about i t .

I ' v e ha d s e v ­ e r a l y e a r s ' e x p e r i e n c e on l a ­ b o u r - i n t e n s i v e o r g a n i c f a r ms and t h r o u g h l y l o v e r u r a l , s e m i ­ a s c e t i c l i v i n g ( by " s e m i - a s c e t ­ i c " i mean i c a n h a u l w a t e r f r om a w e l l a n d c h o p wo o d f o r my h e a t , e t c . ) .

In f a c t , i f i n d p i t c h i n g h a y ( no b a l e s , p l e a s e t ) o n e o f t h e mo r e r e s t ­ f u l m e d i t a t i o n s i ' ve foun d.

Fo r t h e l a s t 2 y e a r s i ' v e b e e n b a c k i n ur ba n l i f e , and f e e l o n c e more t h e n e e d t o r e a c h o u t t o an e a r t h i e r way o f l i f e .

I f anyone out t h e r e i s i n need of a d d itio n a l labour, organic f a r m i n g o n l y p l e a s e , or knows o f a b l a c k s m i t h who w o u l d b e w i l l i n g t o take* on an a p p r e n ­ t i c e , i wou ld welcome c o r r e ­ spondence.

I d e a l l y , i'm l o o k ­ i ng for a c o l l e c t i v e w i t h a s p i r i t u a l o r i e n t a t i o n working e v e n t u a l l y f or s e l f - s u b s i s t e n c e , b u t l i f e i s no t y e t i d e a l .

In t h e Oz a r k a r e a w o u l d b e n i c e , but not e s s e n t i a l .

By t h e w a y , i ' v e a l s o b e e n a p r o f e s s i o n a l A s t r o l o g e r for some y e a r s and w o u l d w e l c o m e h e a r i n g f rom R a d i c a l F a e r i e s (p a g a n is t s ) and/or gay "ru ra li s t s " with accurate b ir th datai ' m a t t e m p t i n g t o f i n d some A stro lo g ica l "indicators" of such p r o p e n s i t i e s .

I work c h e a p - h a v e d o n e w i t h room a n d b o a r d i n t h e p a s t , would a g a in in t h e r ig h t s i t uat ion .

S t a n le y G a i l Johnson 6 501 West Markham L i t t l e R o c k , AR 7 2 2 0 5

C a r p e n te r wanted t o f a c i l i t a t e b u i l d i n g a s h e d dor me r a b o v e t he ma i n c a b i n i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e May Day G a t h e r i n g on S h o r t Mountain.

Please w rite sin c e you c a n ' t c a l l a s we h a v e no phone or e l e c t r i c i t y .

Short Mountain R t . 1 , Box 98A L i b e r t y , TN 3 7 0 QS

I e n v i s i o n th e world s i t u a t i o n (which i s pa r t o f th e e x e r c i s e ) .

It sure i s a p le a s in g e x e r c i s e to put t o g e t h e r a t e n t a t i v e c r y s t a l b a l l to see the fu tu re in .

Dear f r i e n d s land,

i n a m o r p h o u s RFD

H ello once again.

I was r e a l p l e a s e d w i t h t h e r e s p o n s e t o my l e t t e r i n t h e l a s t i s s u e and w a n t e d t o l e t y o u know I h a v e move d on f rom M i s s o u r i t o Mr. P o t a t o e La nd .

That’ s r ig h t.

I'm i n Id a h o .

It seems f o l k s r e s p o n d t o o t h e r ' s v i s i o n s when t h e r e ' s a r e s o n a t i o n in th e ir l i v e s .

My g r e a t ­ e s t p l e a s u r e o f t e n c o m e s from s h a r i n g my v i s i o n a n d h e a r i n g another's.

T h a t ' s how w o r l d s are born.

So i f a n y o f y o u h a v e s i m i l a r g o a l s , d r o p me a l i n e o r c a l l .

I have a P is c e a n natu re that dreams but n e e d s V i r g o l i k e fo lk s to help c o n c r e tiz e i t .

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be,

Wm S h e p a r d s o n ( Mo r n i n g F e a t h e r ) 432 South 11th S t .

B o i s e , ID 8 3 7 0 2 (208) 384-9260

T here's a b e a u t if u lly indulgent and v i s i o n a r y book t h a t h a s been a r o u n d f o r a b o u t t wo y e a r s t h a t I've only discovered th is f a l l .

The t i t l e i s C r e a t i v e V i s u a l i z ­ a t i o n and i t ' s by S h a k t i Gawain a t $ 4 . 9 5 ( Wh a t e v e r P u b l i s h i n g , P . O . Box 3 0 7 3 , B e r k e l e y , CA 94703).

I f you b e l i e v e you h a v e a n y t h i n g t o do w i t h c r e a t i n g t h e r e a l i t y y o u r e s i d e i n , t h i s bo o k may i n t e r e s t you.

S h ak ti has a wonderful cha p te r c a l l e d " S e t t i n g G o a l s " and i n i t sh e c h a l l e n g e s us t o c r e a t e our p e r f e c t w o r l d on p a p e r .

So I did i t .

Here i t i s .

I am l i v i n g o n a s p a c i o u s c o u n t r y farm w i t h f i v e o t h e r b e a u t i f u l growing f a i r i e s .

L o t s o f aniroal/human f r i e n d s hang o u t h e r e .

We h a v e g a t h ­ e r i n g s on t h e a n c i e n t p a g a n holidays.

D u r i n g t h e d a y I work i n t h e c i t y a t a c o l l e c t i v e l y owned bookstore.

We c a r r y l o t s o f hard to g e t a l t e r n a t i v e s t u f f .

At n i g h t I work o n my f i c t i o n and a m o nth ly f a i r y n e w s l e t t e r .

The b o o k s t o r e i s a l s o a l e a r n ­ i n g c e n t e r and I have h e l p e d p u t t o g e t h e r g r o u p s on w i t c h ­ c r a f t , w r itin g , m editation, and c r e a t i v e v i s i o n i n g .

I'm a l s o in v o lv e d in a weekly gay c r e a tiv e co n scio u sn ess group.

I' m p r e s e n t l y l i v i n g i n Wyom­ in g but would l i k e t o r e l o c a t e t o an a r e a w h e r e t h e r e a r e other rural gays.

I'm a lm os t s u r e I' m t h e o n l y o n e h e r e l I'm 28 y e a r s o l d , v e r y o p t i ­ m i s t i c , f l e x i b l e and a happy person.

I enjoy p o u ltry r a i s ­ i n g and wo uld r e a l l y l i k e t o f i n d *ork i n p o u l t r y b u s i n e s s .

I grow a huge g a r d e n , heat w i t h w o o d , am v e r y s e l f - s u f f ­ i c i e n t , and sp en d a l o t o f tim e alone.

I came h e r e f rom C a l ­ i f o r n i a t o g e t back t o n a t u r e b u t ha d no i d e a i t w o u l d b e s o desolate.

S o , I am r e a d y t o leave.

I ' d l i k e t o h e a r f rom a n y o n e , a n y w h e r e who m i g h t h a v e an o p e n i n g on a p o u l t r y r a n c h , hatchery, e tc .

I t would a l s o b e n i c e t o h e a r f rom o t h e r s i n my s i t u a t i o n .

Thank y o u l S te v e Campbell Box 6 1 7 3 S h e r i d a n , WY 8 2 8 0 1

B u s y , ham?

Indulgent, perhaps, I h a v e n ' t e v e n g o n e i n t o how

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Dear RFD, We w o u l d l i k e t o i n t r o d u c e o u r ­ s e l v e s t o y o u a nd t e l l y o u a b o u t a p l a c e we h a v e i n New A l b a n y , PA w h i c h we c a l l T e s s e r v i l l e F a r m. I t i s a 9 0 a c r e f arm i n t h e E n d l e s s M o u n t a i n Range o f C e n t r a l P e n n s y l v a n i a .

The f a r m wa s p u r c h a s e d f i v e y e a r s ag o , but o n l y u n t i l s i x months ago d i d our v i s i o n b e ­ g in to m a t e r i a l i z e .

We a r e a g a y c o u p l e l i v i n g i n New York C ity.

My l o v e r , J a c k , i s a p r ie s t, a pastoral counselor, and an o r g a n i c f a r m e r .

I am an a r t i s t w i t h my e n d e a v o r s g o i n g f rom t h e t h e a t r e t o p a i n t i n g , s c u l p t u r e and w r i t i n g .

Wi t h our e n e r g i e s c o m b i n e d . T e s s e r v i l l e i s becoming a s p i r i t u a l and a r t i s t i c community a s w e l l as a working farm.

We h a v e a g r o u p o f t e n p e o p l e who we c a l l t h e a s s o c i a t e co m mu nit y, com­ p r i s e d o f c l e r g y , s o c i a l work­ e r s , a c t o r s , a r t i s t s , farmers and t e a c h e r s .

The s e t t i n g a t t h e f arm g i v e s u s a l l i n s p i r a ­ t i o n i n our i n d i v i d u a l s e a r c h e s as w ell as the sharing of a communal l i f e s t y l e .

There i s a m a r r i e d c o u p l e who l i v e p e r m ­ a n e n tly at T e s s e r v i l l e ( t h i s i s not o n l y a g a y e n v i r o n m e n t ) , who t e n d t h e l a n d a n d t h e f arm house.

We h a v e a h u g e o r g a n i c g a r d e n a n d a t t h i s p o i n t we have c h i c k e n s and a r i d i n g h o r s e w i t h g o a t s , wo r k h o r s e s and a c a l f t o be purchased i n t h e n e x t t wo m o n t h s .

F a c i l i t i e s for g u e s t s are m in­ imal at t h i s tim e.

There are s h e l t e r e d p l a c e s (a c o n v e r t e d g r a n a r y , t e n t s ) and o u t d o o r showers and t o i l e t s .

We a r e working toward h a v i n g a p l a c e fo r l a r g e g r o u p s and r e t r e a t s d u r i n g t h e warmer m o n t h s .

We a r e v e r y e x c i t e d a b o u t T e s s ­ erville.

It i s a l s o e x c i t in g t o hear o f o t h e r p e o p l e ' s work.

The g a t h e r i n g s a t R u n n i n g Wat er sound v e r y s i m i l a r t o our p l a n s for T e s s e r v i l l e .

I f anyone i s i n t e r e s t e d i n o ur wor k we c a n b e c o n t a c t e d i n New York o r T esserville.

Wa r m l y , Fred S t r u g a t z T e s s e r v i l l e Farm RD 1 Box 7 5 New A l b a n y , PA 1 8 8 3 3

o f t h e t h i n g s I ' v e done s i n c e I'v e l iv e d here inclu de: gar­ dening, e l e c t r i c a l w iring, canning and food p r e s e r v a t io n , r o ck w a l l b u i l d i n g , rough c a r ­ pentry, sh eetrockin g, sh its h o v e l i n g and t r e e f e l l i n g .

De ar RFD, My L a b r a d o r a n d I l i v e a l o n e on t h e s h o r e s o f G r a s s La ke i n Northern I l l i n o i s .

There's a l ­ wa y s a p o t o f c o f f e e on t h e stove.

We l o v e c o m p a n y .

I'm a c o m p u t e r p r o g r a mme r w i t h brown h a i r , b l u e e y e s , 1 4 5 l b s . , and 36 y e a r s o l d .

I' m i n t e r e s t e d in n a t u r e , t h e mind, c o m p u t e r s , Z e n ............................oh y e s , a n d s e x .

B i l l Murphy R t . 1 , Box 6 4 0 A n t i o c h , IL 6 0 0 0 2

Dear RFD, I am l i v i n g i n t h e wo o d s o f M a s s a c h u s e t t s w i t h t wo o t h e r g a y men, on a g a y c o m m u n i t y o f s o r t s th a t i n c l u d e s four houses and s i x f u l l - t i m e r e s i d e n t s .

I ' v e l i v e d h e r e s i n c e February 1980.

R i g h t now I work o n t h e h o u s e and h o m e s t e a d o f t h e t wo men I l iv e with; w h ile they are c a r ­ p e n t e r s who wo r k o u t s i d e o f t h e h o u s e e a c h wor k d a y .

Therefore, I am a l o n e m o s t o f t h e t i m e d u r ­ ing th e day.

I am s e e k i n g t o change t h i s as w e l l a s g e n e r a l l y planning t o g e t mo r e p e o p l e involved here.

What I am l o o k i n g f o r i s a w o r k ­ i ng p a r t n e r / f r i e n d who w a n t s a s i t u a t i o n in a very rural s e t ­ t i n g w i t h o t h e r g a y men.

We ca nnot o f f e r you a s a l a r y , but we c a n o f f e r y o u , i n e x c h a n g e f o r y o ur w o r k , f r e e r e n t and p o s s i b l e f o o d , an o f p o r t u n i t y to develop a wide v a r i e t y o f h o m e s t e a d i n g s k i l l s , a nd a b e a u t i f u l ho me .

You and I w o u l d work t o g e t h e r , and you a l o n e o r b o t h o f u s wo u l d o c c u p y a s m a l l , p r i m i t i v e cabin approxim ately 3 /8 o f a m i l e i n t o t h e wo o d s f ro m t h e h o u s e I now l i v e i n .

I am 21 y e a r s o l d , b a s i c a l l y vegetarian, good-lookin g, i n ­ t e l l i g e n t and e n e r g e t i c .

Some

You w i l l b e i n t e r a c t i n g c l o s e ­ l y and r e g u l a r l y w i t h t h e o t h e r t wo men I l i v e w i t h a s w e l l a s with m y s e lf.

T h e y a r e 31 a n d 36 y e a r s o l d , v e g e t a r i a n , and a s i n t e r e s t e d a s I am i n y o u r being here.

You w o u l d b e a m a t u r e , b u t p r e ­ f e r a b l y y o u n g i n d i v i d u a l , who l o v e s n a t u r e and can h a n d l e har d work.

P r e f e r a b l e , you would be e i t h e r : 1 ) Some one w i t h a s k i l l o r c r a f t who c o u l d work o n t h e h o m e s t e a d a s w e l l a s g e n e r a t e mone y f o r y o u r s e l f t h r u y o u r c r a f t o r , 2 ) S o me o n e who h a s mone y s a v e d a n d w o u l d l i k e t o be here s e a s o n a l l y , such as a t e a c h e r .

The p o s s ­ ib ility o f o u t s i d e employment i n t o wn e x i s t s a n d i s up t o y o u , b u t y o u mus t h a v e a s t r o n g c o m mi t m e n t t o w o r k i n g o n t h e homestead.

B a s i c a l l y , wh a t I am l o o k i n g f o r i s s o m e o n e w i t h a s t r o n g i n t e r e s t and so me way o f p a r t i a l l y supporting your­ self .

P l e a s e w r i t e s o we c a n e x c h a n g e mo r e i n f o r m a t i o n a n d g a g e c o m ­ p a t i b i l i t y - a v i s i t c a n be arranged a f t e r t h i s .

B i l l Murphy Peakhouse B u t t e r w o r t h Farm RFD 2 O r a n g e , MA 0 1 3 6 4

D e a r RFD, This l e t t e r i s to appeal to your r e a d e r s fo r f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e t o h e l p d e f r a y grow i n g l e g a l c o s t s a r i s i n g f rom my b a t t l e w i t h t h e N o r t h C a r o ­ lin a Courts.

F o r t h e p a s t t wo y e a r s , my l i f e h a s be e n r e s t r i c t e d by court proceedings resu ltin g f rom t h e c a s e , The S t a t e o f N o r t h C a r o l i n a v . W i l l i e D. P i l k i n g t o n , a r i s i n g f rom t h e charge o f "attempting to take i m m o r a l , i m p r o p e r and i n d e c e n t l i b e r t i e s with a minor".

I am innocent.

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b e g a n on O c t o b e r 2 8 , 1 9 7 8 , I have been f o r c e d t o cope w ith incompetent la w y ers, l o s s o f employment, i n t e r r u p t e d e d u c a ­ tion, j a i l, financial disaster a n d a n up h i l l b a t t l e o f c l a r ­ ify in g f a l s e inform ation p r e ­ s e n t e d a g a i n s t me d u r i n g t h e original tr ia l.

I wa s w r o n g l y f o u n d g u i l t y o f t h e s e c h a r g e s due t o t h e D i s ­ t r i c t A t t o r n e y , i n he r d e s i r e t o d i s c r e d i t me b e f o r e t h e jury, presenting a crim inal r e c o r d as i f i t were mine, but in r e a l i t y the r e c o r d b e lo n g e d to another person w ith a sim ­ i l a r n a me .

While I d e n ie d h a v i n g any r e c o r d d u r i n g t h e t r i a l , t h e r e w a s no i m m e d i a t e way t o p r o v e t h e t r u t h .

Also the su bject o f hom osexuality was t o u c h e d up on.

I received a four year p r i s o n s e n t e n c e .

T h i s c o n v i c t i o n wa s i m m e d i a t e ­ ly appealed.

P r e s e n t l y th e appeal i s at th e N . C . Supreme Court l e v e l .

My new l a w y e r s a r e »w>rking v e r y h a r d t o p r e s e n t t h e many g r o s s t e c h n i c a l e r r o r s f r om t h e o r ­ ig in a l t r i a l , to demonstrate t h e n e e d f o r a t o t a l l y new trial.

Due t o t h e l e n g t h o f t i m e a n d r e s e a r c h i n v o l v e d , my s a v i n g s o f $ 3 , 0 0 0 a n d an a d d i t i o n a l $ 1 5 0 0 f r om d o n a t i o n s , h a v e been s p e n t .

Original estim ates had p l a c e d t o t a l c o s t a t $ 4 , 000 but t h i s has been e x c e e d e d and w i l l p r o b a b l y d o u b l e .

D o n a t i o n s t o w a r d my l e g a l d e ­ fense are being c o lle c t e d t h r o u g h The N o r t h C a r o l i n a Hu­ man R i g h t s F und .

They p r o v i d e a F e d e r a l and N.C. t a x d e d u c t ­ ible status.

Donations should b e made t o : The N . C . Human R i g h t s Fund ( d o n a t i o n f o r W.D. P i l k i n g t o n ) , P . O. Box 1 0 7 8 2 , R a l e i g h , NC 2 7 6 0 5 .

1 hope p e o p l e r e a d in g t h i s w i l l understand the s e r io u sn e ss of t h i s s i t u a t i o n a n d d o wh a t t h e y can t o h e l p .

I a l s o hope r e a d ­ e r s w i l l w r i t e t o me s o I c a n p r o v i d e t hem w i t h a mo r e d e t a i l ­ e d a c c o u n t o f my l e g a l e x p e r i ­ ence, Thank y o u .

W i l l i e D. P i l k i n g t o n 6 1 1 N. B o u n d a r y S t .

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p a r t o f a s t r i n g band; a c l a s s i c a l p i a n i s t , h o f a duo p i a n o team; a ba r o qu e v i o l i n ­ i s t - a c t i v e l y p e r f o r m i n g on t wo o f t h e a b o v e ( y o u g u e s s which ).

My b r o t h e r a nd I h a v e a d a i r y f a r m 50 m i l e s n o r t h o f M a d i s o n , WI. I s p e n d w e e k e n d s a n d my months o f v a c a t i o n work ing there - m ilking cows, p l a n t i n g / h a r v e s t i n g c r o p s , t e n d i n g the garden, e tc .

U n t i l I can f i ­ n a n c i a l l y a f f o r d t o l i v e on t h e f arm f u l l - t i m e I am w o r k ­ i n g 1 4 0 m i l e s a way i n a c o m ­ m u n it y c o l l e g e in C r y s t a l Lake, IL. The p a y i s g r e a t ; t h e work s o - s o ( w e l l , sometimes not q u i t e so good).

My e n t h u s i a s m i s r e ­ s e r v e d f o r t h e f arm a n d e x p e c i a l l y f o r our g o o d h e r d o f r e ­ giste re d H olsteins.

Third: an a r t i s t - c r a f t s m a n woodworker, in str u m e n t b u i l d ­ e r , house d e s ig n e r , a lover o f J a p a n e s e a r t and a e s t h e t i c , a te r r ib le s p e lle r , a oartner i n a new s m a l l b u s i n e s s .

Fourth: a y o ung 3 3 , w e l l b u i l t , c u t e , br own h a i r , b l u e e y e s , mustashe, c u d ily .

I approach l o v e - m a k i n g a s an a r t i n t h e orien tal sense.

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Dear R F D ,

E n c l o s e d you I'm r e n e w i n g RFD. I want do in g such a

w ill find a check, my s u b s c r i p t i o n t o t o t h a n k y o u on great job.

L i v i n g h e r e w i t h Da v e i n t h i s isolated fishing v illa g e , I d o n ' t have any c o n t a c t with other gays.

RFD h a s made i t p o s s i b l e f o r me t o make s e v e r a l new f r i e n d s t h r o u o h t h e c o n t a c t letters.

T h is has h e ln e d throuoh t h e I o n a w i n t e r mo n t h s t o k e e n i n t a c t my s a n i t y .

S o me t i me i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e I D l a n t o s u b m i t an a r t i c l e on " L i f e in Rural A l a s k a " .

At t h i s t i m e I am D o u r i n g t h r o u g h s e e d and n u r s e r y s t o c k catalogs.

I w i l l h o D e f u l l y be p l a n t i n g my g a r d e n 5 0 ' x 5 0 ' i n l a t e May. T h i s year I ' v e added k a l e , k o h l r a b i and a s an e x p e r ­ i men t w / D l a s t i c s q u a s h t o t h e l i s t o f cabbage, b r o c c o li, peas, o n ion s, p o t a t o e s , spinach, mustard, t u r n i o s , r a d i s h e s , b e e t s , head l e t t u c e , 3 k in d s o f l e a f l e t t u c e and c a r r o t s .

It's a l l g r o wn o r g a n i c a l l y .

We a l s o h a v e a g r e e n h o u s e g o i n g up i n J u n e , w h e r e we D l a n t o g r o w t o m a t o e s , g r e e n p e p o e r s and cucumbers.

In t h e f a l l I D l a n on t r a v e l i n g t h r o u g h t h e l o w e r 4 5 on my way t o v i s i t my f a m i l y i n F l o r i d a .

I D l a n t o stOD and v i s i t t h e f r i e n d s I h a v e made, t h a n k s t o

RFD.

Dear F r i e n d s , I have been l i v i n g in a f a i r l y r em ot e a r e a o f the Mendocino Mountains for four y e a r s b u i l d i n g a h o u s e and s e t t i n g up my i d e a l ( o r n e a r l y i d e a l ) environment.

I have always b e l i e v e d t h a t my roan i s o u t t h e r e s o m e w h e r e a nd t h a t s o m e ­ d a y o ur p a t h s w o u l d m e e t .

But, t h e number o f p e o p l e i n g e n e r a l who coroe t h r o u g h my v a l l e y ( 1 0 m i l e s up u n p a v e d c o u n t r y r o a d s a n d 4 m i l e s up a d i r t d r i v e w a y ) a r e f e w a nd t h e number o f g a y men i s i n d i r e c t p r o p o r t i o n .

So p e r h a p s y o u w i l l r e a d t h i s n o t e and r e s p o n d .

I a m: F irst: a roan - a p l a y f u l l p u p , a l o v e r o f n a t u r e and humanity, never t o o busy for a garae o f c h a s e o r f o r w a t c h ­ i n g t h e moon r i s e .

Second: a musician - a t r a ­ d i t i o n a l Appalachian F i d l e t ,

RFD , H i , roy name i s R i c h a r d .

I'm l o o k i n g t h r o u g h GAY SOURCE. Have y o u v i s i t e d h e r e ?

Sri Ram A s h r a m a , D r a we r AR, R e n s o n , AZ 8 5 6 0 2 .

The 3 o t h e r p e o p l e here are readying to s e l l the Ranch and I' m c u r i o u s a s a l l g e t o u t t o know w h e r e i s t h e r e an a c t u a l Gay Commune i n e x i s t ­ e n c e wh e r e I c o u l d b e c o m e a c ­ t i v e l y in volved in help in g o th e r s with th e ir p r o j e c t ?

C o u l d y o u c o n t a c t roe s o o n w i t h inform ation?

R i c h a r d A. Q u i c k c / o D esert Sanctuary Dr a we r AR B e n s o n , AZ 8 5 6 0 2 1-602-586-3774

I f a n y RFDers o u t t h e r e a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n g e t t i n g t o know a 6 ' br own h a i r & e y e s , o i s c e s m a l e , who i s s e n s i t i v e , b i g h e a r t e d a n d an a l l a r o u n d fr ie n d ly guy, p le a s e w r ite .

Some o f my i n t e r e s t s a r e h i k i n g , organic gardening, bird watch­ i n g , fo r a g in g for w i l d e d i b l e s , herbs, h o r tic u ltu r e , psychology, r e a d i n g , q u i e t mo ment s b y t h e f i r e , m u s i c f rom c l a s s i c a l t o pop.

T h e r e ' s a l o t mo r e t o me than I ha ve m e n t i o n e d .

So i f y o u a r e i n t o e x p a n d i n g y o ur e x p e r i e n c e s o f l i v i n g l i f e and would l i k e t o s h a r e in forming a new f r i e n d s h i p , p l e a s e w r i t e .

F r e d L. J o h n s P . O . Box 2 3 5 P o r t L i o n s , AK

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i s a concern for p r e se r v in g na­ t u r e ' s ways and a v o i d i n g u n n e c ­ essary w astefulness.

I'm v e g ­ e t a r i a n i n my own h o me , f o r e c o n o m i c and e c o l o g i c a l r e a s o n s .

Tho u g h i f o f f e r e d meat a t a me a l i n a n o t h e r ' s h o me , I w i l l p a r ­ take .

Dear R F D e r s , A c o n s c i o u s , g a y male s t a n d - u o comedian.

An e x t i n c t s p e c i e s ?

Not s o l Faggot b r o th e r with a g e n e tic p r o p e n s ity for right f i e l d i s a v a i l a b l e for c o n f e r ­ ences, e tc .

Send for a t a p e , i f i n t e r e s t e d (or b e t t e r , send a bla nk t a p e in e x c h a n g e ) .

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Dear RFD F r i e n d s , When I f i r s t mo v e d t o Or e g o n from M a s s a c h u s e t t s , I d e c i d e d t o l i v e a n d work i n t h e c i t y (in P o r tla n d ) u n t i l I saved some mone y t o move o u t t o t h e b e a u t i f u l c o u n t r y s i d e which i s a l l around the northw est h e r e .

W e l l , i t ' s b e e n a f e w y e a r s and I'm s t i l l i n t h e c i t y .

But my dream i s s t i l l a l i v e , and I'm g ettin g awfully itch y feet to move.

I'm l o o k i n g f o r an i n d i v i d u a l or g r o u p i n t h e c o u n t r y w h o s e l i f e s t y l e I might f i t in w i t h .

I l o v e t h e m i l d c l i m a t e and b e a u t y o f w e s t e r n Oregon and wo u l d l i k e t o l i v e some p l a c e s i m i l a r l y m ild , though c l i m a t e c e r t a i n l y w i l l n o t b e t h e ma i n f a c t o r i f som e thing e l s e sounds good.

I' m 2 6 , 5 ' 6 " , 1 4 0 l b s , l o n g i s h br own h a i r a n d b e a r d , healthy.

I d o n o t s mo k e .

I d r i n k o n l y o c c a s i o n a l l y , and t h e n , m o d e r a t e l y , a n d I c a n do very w e l l w ith o u t a l c o h o l at all.

I'm s e e k i n g a n a t u r e / e a r t h - c e n t e r e d l i f e s t y l e , w i t h l i t t l e or no t e c h n o l o g y , a s s e l f - s u f f i c ­ ient as p o s s i b l e .

I lik e grow­ ing v e g e t a b l e g a r d e n s and h a v i n g a n i m a l s f o r t h e i r e g g and m i l k p r o d u c t s , bu t I ' m a l s o i n t e r e s t ­ ed i n l e a r n i n g wha t e d i b l e s s i m ­ p l y c a n b e g a t h e r e d from t h e surrounding a r e a .

Though I' m i n c l i n e d toward th e idea o f v o l ­ untary p r i m i t i v i s m , a l i v i n g s itu a tio n using higher t e c h n o l ­ o g y w o u l d b e ok a s l o n g a s t h e r e

As f a r a s r e l i g i o u s v i e w s g o , though I dabble in m e d i t a t i o n , T a o i s m , a nd B u d d h i s m , m o s t l y I j u s t l o o k a r o u n d me a n d s e e t h e e a rth , sun, f o r e s t s , f i e l d s , r iv e r s , p la n ts , animals, people, etc.

I b e l i e v e in "love the e a r t h a s you l o v e y o u r s e l f " .

I tr y to see the natural order •and b e a u t y a n d ha r mo ny o f t h i n g s a n d w o u l d l i k e my l i f e s t y l e t o flow along with i t .

I can t h i n k o f more p l e a s a n t d i r e c t i o n s f o r humankind t o g o i n t h a n t h e one t h a t p r e s e n t i n d u s t r y and h i g h t e c h n o l o g y and w a s t e f u l n e s s a r e taking us.

I'm o p e n a s t o w h e t h e r I l i v e w i t h an i n d i v i d u a l , a s f r i e n d or l o v e r , or w i t h a g r oup - c ommunal o r p o l y f i d e l i t o u s , men or women, s e x u a l o r n o n - s e x u a l .

I t w o u l d j u s t d e p e n d on t h e s i t ­ u a t i o n i t s e l f and t h e p e o p l e involved.

I' m m o s t l y g a y , b u t sometimes c a l l m y s e l f b i s e x u a l .

C h i l d r e n someday wou ld be n i c e .

To k e e p m y s e l f s a n e d u r i n g my urban and s u b u r b a n l i f e , t i l l I c o u l d g e t o u t a n d g e t what I wanted, I 'v e been in to : danc­ ing, theatre, ch oir, raised-bed vegetab le gardening, sign la n ­ guage, Russian, Spanish, organ, piano, recorder, tr a v e l, h ik in g, camping.

But my h e a r t a l w a y s y e a r n s f o r d a i l y ( n o t j u s t on weekend e x c u r s i o n s ) d i r e c t c o n ­ t a c t w ith the land (not through a s p h a l t ) and f r e s h a i r and s u n ­ s h i n e , where I can run around n a t u r a l l y naked and f r e e o n c e i n a w h i l e , a nd w h e r e I w o n ' t f e e l p r e s s u r e t o c u t my n a t u r a l h a i r o r s h a v e my n a t u r a l b e a r d .

I ' d l i k e t o move i n t o an e s t a b ­ l i s h e d s i t u a t i o n , o r , one t h a t ' s j u s t g e t t i n g g o i n g would be ok, b u t I h a v e o n l y a few t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s s a v e d up t o c o n t r i b u t e .

Dear

RFDers,

I am l o o k i n g f o r a s m a l l g r o u p ( up t o 1 5 ) o f g e n t l e men t o s h a r e l i v i n g , l o v i n g , and land w it h in a b e a u t i f u l w i n t e ry environment th a t i s c o n ­ ducive to s p i r i t u a l growth, p e a c e o f m i n d , a nd s y m b i o s i s w i t h mother n a t u r e - a p l a c e where I ca n g i v e and r e c e i v e support in working toward a simple nearly s e l f - s u f f i c i e n t l i fest y l e .

I am 3 2 , w i t h t h i c k b l o n d e c u rly h a ir , blue ey es, t r i ­ c o lo r e d short beard, 5'10" and 170 l b s . o f c l a s s i c a l greek fe a tu re s, g e n tle , soft s p o k e n , s o m e t i m e s q u i e t a nd reser v ed , once in a while a g g r e s s i v e , but m o stly i n b e ­ tween .

I have a p a s s i o n a t e lo v e for n a t u r a l b e a u t y , g a r d e n i n g and l a n d s c a p e d e s i g n (my P r o f e s s ­ i o n ) , and o c c a s i o n a l t r a v e l to d i s t a n t la n d s .

I enjoy more c o m p e t i t i v e a c t i v i t i e s s u c h a s swi mmi ng, s k i i n g , sk a tin g , h ik in g , dancing, gardening, reading, lis te n in g t o m u s i c and s i l e n c e , s e t t i n g by t h e f i r e , and b e i n g .

I n e e d a home b a s e o f l o v i n g , u n d e r s t a n d i n g , and s u p p o r t i v e fam ily.

I ne ed a p l a c e where I c a n g a r d e n , h i k e , a nd m e d ­ i t a t e t o my h e a r t s c o n t e n t .

I n e e d a p l a c e t o s e t ray r o o t s withou t danger o f be in g su d ­ d e n l y u p r o o t e d by a p r o f i t o r po wer o r i e n t e d l a n d o w n e r .

A land t r u s t arrangement would be j u s t t o my l i k i n g .

Does a ny th in g l i k e t h i s e x i s t out there?

I' m n o t w e a l t h y b y a n y me a ns m o n e t a r i l y , b u t I' m w e a l t h y i n s p i r i t , mind, h e a l t h , k n o w l e d g e , and e n e r g y , w i t h a p i t t a n c e o f cash to i n v e s t .

Are t h e r e a ny landed g e n t r y out t h e r e for whom t h i s s o u n d s a p p e a l i n g o r interesting?

If so, p le a se c o n ­ t a c t roe.

I ' d l o v e t o h e a r from you.

A woodland f a i r y ,

Hope t o h e a r T h a n k s '.

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soon*.

Jeremy B e l l 3990A M o n t e c i t o Av e .

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ha d my C r u s a d e .

My n e i g h b o r s c a u s e me no a n x i e t y a n d I e n ­ joy returning the favor.

I' m s t r a i g h t and a p p r e c i a t e t h e c o mpa ny o f t h e s a m e .

I ' m 34 ( b u t I h a v e t h e c u r s e o f l o o k i n g 2 5 ) , 5' 1 1 " , 2 0 0 l b * ; . , br own h a i r , b l u e e y e s , v e r y V i r g o , and o n e h e l l o f a nice person.

I l i v e on a s m a l l p i e c e o f l a n d n e a r a t o wn o f 1 7 , 0 0 0 a n d no t a l l t h a t f a r from 2 m a j o r c i t i e s .

The h o u s e i s 1 8 9 0 s , s m a l l , s e m i mo de r n t h e b a r n a new p o l e b a r n .

An­ i m a l s a l l over t h e p l a c e ; 2 Arabian h o r s e s , c h i c k e n s , du cks, g e e s e , r a b b i t s , and my A i r d a l e Bogie.

I n t e r e s t s - many and var i e d l I c a n ' t s a y what I want i n a man, b e c a u s e I w o n ' t know u n ­ t i l I me et h i m .

I b e l i e v e in a c c e p t i n g e v e r y o n e as thems e l f s a n d w o r k i n g from t h e r e .

I wish t h e w o r ld would do t h a t .

J e f f Ward Rt . 2 , Box 2 0 0 , Mwy. 1 0 9 '•’a t e r t o w n , WI 53094

I' m n o t l o o k i n g f o r a l o v e r ; i f y o u a r e you w o u l d b e b e t t e r served to look elsew h e re .

I' m e a s y t o g e t a l o n g w i t h .

I h a v e no c o n c r e t e i d e a s f o r t h i s p l a c e a n d mo s t o f my t i m e t o d a t e h a s g o n e i n t o s o i l a me n dation.

I ' d be w i l l i n g to p u r ­ s u e j u s t a b o u t a n y p r o j e c t you might e n t e r t a i n .

The summers i n A r k a n s a s a r e u n ­ g o d l y h o t ; i f you l i k e he at y o u 'll love i t here.

Winters a r e m i l d , and f a l l i s l o n g and un excelled.

The t i c k s and c h i g g e r s are a l s o u n e x c e l l e d .

I h a v e an e x c e l l e n t j o b , b u t i t i s a t so me d i s t a n c e a n d I h a v e no t i m e f o r t h i s p l a c e .

I w i l l p r o v i d e r o o m , b o a r d and s t ip e n d in return for the labor o f s o m e o n e w i t h a modi cum o f s t r e n g t h and a m b i t i o n .

Prac­ t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e i s not n e c e s ­ s a r y ; I ’ v e a l w a y s ha d a f o n d p l a c e i n my h e a r t f o r r a nk amateur s .

I'm 3 3 , a c o l l e g e g r a d u a t e , a Yankee, a Vietnam v e t , a p o l i ­ t i c a l l i b e r a l and a s o c i a l conservative.

I'm not i n t o t o b a c c o or d r u g s and sel dom drink.

I' m n o n - r e l i g i o u s a n d an e t h i c a l C h r i s t i a n .

I don't b e l i e v e i n ma k i ng w a v e s ; I ' v e

I enjoy reading. and i n q u i s i t i v e .

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I would l i k e to d e v e lo p a r e ­ l a t i o n s h i p v i a l e t t e r f i r s t with e v e n t u a l h o p e f o r an o o e n and i n v o l v e d r e l a t i o n s h i p w ith a gay man who f e e l s t h e y c o u l d b e c o m­ f o r t a b l e w i t h me i n a l i f e s i t ­ ua tio n in v o lv ed in a rural area w h i c h I a p p r e c i a t e and know how t o d e a l and c o p e w i t h .

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F e l l o w RFP'ers I am a 35 y e a r o l d , a n g l o m a l e 2 3 0 # , brown e y e s - br o wn h a i r , s u f f e r i n g f rom m a l e p a t t e r n b a l d n e s s , which I hooe adds c h a r a c t e r t o my p e r s o n a l i t y a n d a p p e a r a n c e , i f no t c h a r m.

I am a L ib r a , born October 22, 1945.

I own a b o u t 1 1 0 a c r e s i n t h e Arkansas O zarks.

I t ' s an o l d d a i r y farm w h i c h w i l l n e v e r b e so again.

About o n e h a l f i s o a k and p i n e t i m b e r and t h e o th e r h a l f i s pasture/roeadow in r e g r e s s iv e t r a n s i t i o n .

S e l l e r , a job I thoroughly enjoy, w hile attending a vocation al s c h o o l s t u d y i n g a c c o u n t i n g and a c ou irin g a b u sin ess background.

I h a v e l i v e d a l o n e i n New M e x i c o i n a s m a l l t own o f 2 0 0 0 a l l my l i f e , and h a v e a v o i d e d c i t i e s from f e a r o f a l a c k o f c o n t e n t , coupled with a b a s ic d is tr u s t o f urban l i v i n g .

Consequently, I have never been r e a l i s t i c a l l y in v o lv ed in a gay r e l a t i o n s h i p , t o any e x t e n t , o t h e r t o q u a l i f y m yself as a severe c lo s e t case with hopes for s a l v a t i o n .

T h i s i s mv b a d p o i n t , o n e I h o o e t h e r i g h t p e r s o n wo uld not have trouble dealing with.

I am warm a nd l o v i n g o t h e r w i s e , a n d n e e d t e n d e r c a r e and c o n c e r n .

I am i n t e r e s t e d i n l i v i n g i n t h e c o u n tr y in a s e l f su p p o rtin g s i t u a t i o n w i t h a man my a o e f rom 3 0 - 4 0 or i n a r u r a l a r e a w h e r e a j o b would be a v a i l a b l e .

I h a v e ha d 2‘ y e a r s o f c o l l e a e a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f New M e x i c o , have been a c o r r e c t i o n s o f f i c e r a n d h i g h w a y a i d e , and f o r t h e l a s t 3 y e a r s ha v e wor ke d at a l o c a l race tr a ck as a Q u i n e l l a

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About t h e t i m e o ur c o n t a c t l e t ­ t e r r e g a r d i n g Govinda nad a Ashr a m -- a T a n t r i c ashram o f ga y men - - a p p e a r e d i n RFD # 2 5 , we u n e x p e c t e d l y mo v e d t o Lo s A n g e ­ les.

C o n s e q u e n t l y , w h i l e we have r e c e i v e d s e v e r a l r e s p o n s e s f rom RFD r e a d e r s , s ome o f o u r m ail has not been forwarded.

I f your l e t t e r t o us i s r e t u r n ­ e d or h a s n ' t b e e n a n s w e r e d , p l e a s e w r i t e t o us a g a i n at the a d d r e s s below .

Our move t o Lo s A n g e l e s i s o n l y t e m p o r a r y , and t h e Ashram w i l l s t i l l b e c e n t e r e d i n t h e San F r a n c i s c o a r e a , t o w h i c h we w i l l be r e t u r n i n g - - h o p e f u l l y t o a r u r a l s e t t i n g - - i n th e next few y e a r s .

In t h e m e a n t i m e we p l a n t o d e v e l o p t h e Ashram through c o rr es p o n d e n c e and th e c o o r d i n a t i o n o f p r o j e c t s a nd a c t i v i t i e s t h a t s u p p o r t our common g o a l s .

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I wo uld l i k e to communicate w i t h a n y o n e o u t t h e r e who h a s some a f f i n i t y t o t h e s e i n t e r ­ e s t s and g o a l s I w i l l answer a l l promptly.

I w i l l be t r a ­ v e lin g e x t e n s i v e l y in the s p r i n g a n d summer a n d h o p e t o b e a b l e t o v i s i t some o f y o u t h e n , o r h a v e y o u v i s i t roe.

Have we g o t a p i a n o f o r y o u ?

I f you w o u l d l i k e t o t u n e and repair o u r p i a n o p e r h a p s we c a n wo r k a t r a d e .

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Old a p p l e trees, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, e tc . - chickens, d u c k s , and g e e s e , few r a b b i t s , d o g s and c a t s .

Garden.

Single male needs companion.

Not t o o much work i n v o l v e d .

Pho ne a n d e l e c t r i c i t y a v a i l a b l e , but l i v ­ ing q u a r t e r s a r e not f a n c y .

Heat i s wood a n d c o a l s t o v e .

S t a y home t y p e o f p e r s o n d e s i r e d on l o n g t e r m b a s i s .

Dope, heavy d r i n k i n g , sm ok in g or r e l i g i o n not d e s i r a b l e .

Education, looks or c o l o r u n i m p o r t a n t .

Must l i k e a n i m a l s a nd g a r d e n i n g .

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To L o v e A n o t h e r Man De a r RFD B r o t h e r s , I' m a d e v o t e d RFD r e a d e r l o o k ­ in g t o e s t a b l i s h c o n t a c t which w i l l b r i n g me c l o s e r t o my goal of a cooperative, rural, self-sufficient life sty le .

I'm a 2 3 y e a r o l d , 6 ' 3 " , 1 4 5 l b . A r i e s , w i t h b l u e e y e s and brown h a i r , b e a r d , a n d m o u s ­ tache.

I ' m a n a t u r e l o v e r and n a t u r a l i s t at h e a r t , which l e d me t o a M . S . i n B o t a n y a s my formal e d u c a t i o n .

My c u r r e n t ( s t i l l l i v i n g in the c i t y ) i n ­ t e r e s t s include gardening, tra v e l, cooking, hiking, singin g, radical/ faerie p o litic s , net­ w o r k i n g , n a t u r e s t u d y , and c l a s s i c a l m u s i c , not n e c e s s a r ­ i l y i n any o r d e r .

The s i t u a t i o n I e n v i s i o n f o r m y se lf i s not c l e a r l y d e f i n e d , t h e r e f o r e o p e n t o new i mput and i n s i g h t s .

I l ik e the idea o f being in v o lv ed in a land t r u s t , or o t h e r s i t u a t i o n w h i c h a llo w s th e f e e l i n g s o f perman­ e n c e and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e land.

I'm b a s i c a l l y an o r g a n ­ i z e d , e f f i c i e n t , and r a t i o n a l t h i n k i n g p e r s o n , and p r e f e r w o r k i n g w i t h o t h e r s who s u p p o r t or s h a r e t h o s e a t t r i b u t e s .

The s t r e n g t h o f my l o v e i s t h e sw ift current o f the r iv e r , w i t h t h e coming o f s p r i n g .

And t h e t e n d e r n e s s o f t h e dew on a f o r e s t g l a d e , o n a summer morn.

And t h e aut umn l e a v e s a r e t h e d e p t h o f my l o v e , f o r a s t h e y take f l i g h t to th e ground, to grow i n t h e i r d e p t h s , so d o e s my l o v e .

And my s i l e n c e , i s t h a t o f t h e winter snow, g l i d i n g through darkness o f night.

And t o b e r e n e w e d e a c h s p r i n g , w i t h s t r e n g t h , f o r a l l our s p r i n g s t o come.

Hello , I ' m an i n t r o s p e c t i v e , c r e a t i v e , good-looking, sp ir itu a l/sen su a l 3 6 - y e a r - o l d g a y male ( 5 * 1 1 " / 1 7 5 l b s . ) who - - a f t e r 12 h a p ­ py years o f l i v i n g , m o s t l y a lone o n my h i l l t o p - r a n c h i n t h e S a n t a Cr uz M o u n t a i n s - - am r e a d y t o s h a r e my s p a c e , h e a r t , a n d m i n d w i t h a n o t h e r warm­ h e a r t e d , h o t - b lo o d e d hermit l i k e m y s e l f - - on a ny o f v a r ­ ious bases: f r om p e r m a n e n t l i v e - i n a l l t h e way t o c o s m i c o n e - n i g h t l o v e r s - - j u s t so long as he/you are open, hon­ e s t and h a v e y o ur own t r i p w e l l together.

I teach psychology, w r ite n o v e ls, tend cows, b e ­ l i e v e i n God, have v i s i t e d I n d i a numer ous t i m e s , and l o v e m usic, sin g in g , s u n s e ts , s i ­ l e n c e , a n d b e a r d e d , w o o d s y men w i t h d e p t h a nd p a s s i o n .

I have n e v e r p l a c e d an a d l i k e t h i s b e f o r e , and e v e n f e e l a l i t t l e f o o l i s h about doing so now,b ut s o m e t h i n g t e l l s me t h a t , s o m e ­ w h e r e o u t t h e r e among RFD' s h u n ­ dreds o f o d d b a ll, r u s t i c r e a d ­ e r s , t h e r e j u s t might be one ( o r m o r e ) whom God h a s i n t e n d e d to e x p e r ie n c e roind/body/soul b r o t h e r h o o d w i t h me, a nd I w i t h him.

I f y o u t h i n k i t m i g h t be you, b r o t h e r , d o n ' t l e t the c h a n c e s l i p by u s .

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I am a man, My home f o r now i s Kodiak, A la s k a .

I am now 2 8 , born J a n . 26, I sta n d 6 f e e t 4 .

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Th e y s h o u l d be w i l l i n g t o e x p l a i n a l l p r o c e d u r e s , p r o v i d e m e a l s and a p l a c e t o s l e e p (no t n e c e s s ­ a r i l y a b e d ) , and g e n e r a l l y t r e a t t h e worker mor e a s an a p p r e n t i c e d r e l a t i v e t h a n a s an e m­ ployee.

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They s h o u l d be w i l l ­ i n g t o p u t i n 1 0 h o u r s o f h a r d , d i r t y work e v e r y d a y , p u l l i n g tyeeds , s h o v e l l i n g m a n u r e , a n d d o ­ i n g w h a t e v e r e l s e may b e a s k e d o f t h e m .

NEW ENGLAND '*ORKERS ON ORGANIC FARMS i s a n o n ­ p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n w h i c h p l a c e s v o l u n t e e r s on o r g a n i c f a r ms i n New E n g l a n d .

In r e t u r n f o r f u l l - t i m e l a b o r , farmers p r o v id e m e a ls, a p l a c e t o s l e e p , a nd s o m e t i m e s a l i f t f rom a l o c a l t o wn .

T h o s e who a r e u n a b l e t o me e t t h e s e b a s i c c o n d i ­ t i o n s w i l l be a s k e d t o r e s i g n t h e i r m e m b e r s h i p s .

HOW IT OPERATES D e s c r i p t i o n s o f NEWOCF f a r m s , a l o n g w i t h d a t e s when w o r k e r s a r e n e e d e d on e a c h f a r m , a r e l i s t e d in a bi-m onthly n e w s le tte r .

Wo r k e r s m a i l " b o o k ­ i n g f o r m s , " i n d i c a t i n g w h e r e t h e y want t o w o r k , to the farm er's Regional O rganizer.

The R. O. c o n f i r m s the w o r k - d a t e w i t h t h e f a r m e r , t h e n p a s s e s on t h e a d d r e s s a n d p h o n e n u mbe r , a l o n g w i t h a map s h o w i n g how t o r e a c h t h e f a r m.

F i n a l d e t a i l s ar e worked out d i r e c t l y be t w e e n t h e wo r k e r and t h e f a r m e r , w i t h t h e wo r k e r s h o w ­ i n g up a t t h e a r r a n g e d t i m e , s l e e p i n g b a g , w o r k c l o t h e s , b o o t s , and a l l p e r s o n a l i t e m s i n h a n d .

The n e w s l e t t e r a l s o g i v e s d e t a i l s o f r e g i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t s i n t h e o r g a n i c m o v e me n t , and i n ­ c l u d e s me mb e r s ' c o n t r i b u t i o n s a nd a d v e r t i s e ­ ments.

O ffer s o f o r g a n iz a tio n a l help are always w e l c o m e s o t h a t t h e work i n v o l v e d may b e s h a r e d a nd NEWOQF may e x p a n d .

" I f y o u a r e a New E n g l a n d r e s i d e n t , a n d a r e e i t h e r an o r g a n i c f a r me r who w o u l d l i k e , f rom t i m e t o t i m e , t o t a k e o n an e x t r a - h a n d i n e x ­ c h a n g e f o r room and b o a r d , o r a v o l u n t e e r i n t e r ­ e s t e d i n f u l l d a y s o f h a r d work w h i l e g a i n i n g organic a g r ic u ltu r a l experien ce, contact: NEW00F, c / o B r u c e D e m p s t e r , S t . J o h n ' s C o l l e g e , A n n a p o l i s , MD 2 1 4 0 4 .

New E n g l a n d Wo r k e r s on O r g a n i c Farms w i l l p u b l i s h i t s f i r s t b i - m o n t h l y n e w s l e t t e r / p l a c e m e n t d i r e c t o r y t h i s month."

R i g h t now, a s I u n d e r s t a n d i t , WOOF i s l i m i t e d t o t h e New E n g l a n d a r e a b u t c o u l d b e e x p a n d e d to other r e g i o n s .

An y o ne i n t e r e s t e d i n f o r m i n g a WOOF i n t h e i r a r e a ( i t t a k e s a b o u t s i x m o n t h s p a r t - t i m e ) i s we lco me t o c o n t a c t B r uc e a t t h e above a d d r e s s .

To g e t s e t up i n a s t a t e r e ­ q u i r e s having a R eg io na l O rganizer in each t e l e p h o n e c o d e a r e a or d i s t r i c t .

The R . O. w o u l d be o n l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r o r g a n i c f a r m s i n t h a t a r e a and m a t c h i n g a q u a l i f i e d v o l u n t e e r w o r k e r / a p p r e n t i c e t o t h a t p a r t i c u l a r farm.

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