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Pink Triangle News - Issue No. 63 - July 2,1999 - Circulation: 261
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Editors of the PTNEWS
Alladdinn (Co-Editor, PT Birthdays) [email protected]
Freddieb (Co-Editor, Up Close & Personal) [email protected]
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
Submitted by Maxam)

"Blessed is he who has learned to laugh at himself, for he shall never
cease to be entertained." John Powell
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Howdy Guys and Gals! Welcome to the PT News!

In this week's issue, we offer you stories of PRIDE festivals and
events from around the world from some of our readers, lots of news
worthy material of happenings around the country, as well as several
of our regular weekly articles, and events from within the Pink
Triangle chat room!

Freddie & I hope you enjoy this week's news, as well as keep sending
us your articles and submissions, which make our paper something worth
reading! 
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NOW.without any further delay.We proudly bring you this week's edition
of the PT News! 
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DISCLAIMER: It is the intent of this paper to provide an enjoyable,
informational reading material to you, the reader. The opinions and/or
advice given throughout this paper are those of the readers that
submit, and may not necessarily be those of the editors! All articles
and submissions have been accepted and printed here in good faith
(without editing) and is not verified, or researched by the editors,
therefore may not be true! 
WARNING: SOME ARTICLES CONTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL!
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WEEKLY CONTRIBUTORS OF THE PT NEWS:
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Misty - Misty's Drag Bag 
Goldie12 - THE Poetry Corner [email protected]
Mamma_tat - Tats Tidbits [email protected].
Maxam - Our resident "Roving Reporter!"
Joker - Various articles
Ganymede03 - Various articles
FreddieB - Up Close and Personal [email protected]
Alladdinn - PT Birthdays [email protected]
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EDITORIAL
(Alladdinn)
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Howdy Guys and Gals!

Let's see... What's on my mind this week? Hmmmm... well, it may bore
you, but please bear with me for a bit and I'll tell ya! LOL

I've had to do a lot of re-evaluating in my life lately. Just why do I
do the things I do, both in PT as well as in real life? Here is what I
came up with.
I had to go back in my past to come up with the reason as to why I
crave attention and friendship from those I meet online. You see
growing up I did not consider myself to be attractive at all. I had
girlfriends, or maybe I should say girls that I would like to become
better acquainted with on a more personal level. However, I am very
much a romantic, flowers, cards, notes, romantic walks and picnics,
quiet dinners, holding hands at the movies and mushy stuff like that.
Most of the girls I was attracted to, it didn't last long because they
were not used to being treated this way without having something
expected of them! LOL Even after I came out, it was the same thing.
The guys I was attracted to mostly had an objective in mind when
setting the romantic mood! 

You see... I am a tremendous flirt in the room (as if you hadn't
noticed!) but in real life, I always seemed to blend in with the
crowd, not being noticed, or even approached! This always bothered me,
because I always felt I had a lot of qualities to offer the "right"
guy... I just wasn't given the chance. Even after I was in my first
real gay relationship, I wasn't given the chance, because we lived
with his parents and they came first, leaving the romantic stuff, or
time alone second in his eyes. In this relationship, I wasn't even
allowed friends, and I became very withdrawn and eventually became
very unhappy with my life.

I feel that is why my online friends have become a very important part
of my life, and I have become such a flirt when in the room. I love
the attention that I get from people that I truly consider my friends,
although I haven't actually met them in person. Those that I have met
in person, I can see their faces and hear their voices when they type
the words on the screen, in return making me feel like they are in the
room with me.

However, I have to take a step back every once in a while though,
(like now) and re-evaluate myself, because I tend to get too
emotionally close to my online friends, putting a strain on my real
life and my relationship with Freddie. I can spend an entire day
chatting online with all my friends, when I was only planning on being
in the room for a short time! It just seems when one friend leaves,
another comes in and we start up another conversation... therefore,
spending the entire day online in the room!

My flirting in the room has gotten me into trouble more than once, not
with Freddie per say, because he knows how I flirt when in there, and
it is a "harmless" sort of flirting. Also, he knows of my past
relationship and the fact that I wasn't allowed to have friends.
However, we both agree that there comes a time when it is time to turn
off the computer for a while and spend quality time with each other.
Leaving the problems within the room itself and the problems that my
friends are having in their personal lives behind for the time being
and focusing on my life here with Freddie. 

It seems more time than most, I spend the greatest part of my time in
the room helping others in one way or another, or being an ear for
them. I honestly don't mind this at all, actually, if I were
completely honest, I enjoy the fact that others feel they can come to
me for advice or just to listen! However, lately it seems some feel
that they have been ignored because I haven't had time for them, or
spoke to them when they come in the room. It's not that I am ignoring
you at all, it's just lately I have spent lots of hours in IM. I am
sorry if you have felt that you were being ignored, or that you had
done something to make me mad, that is not the case at all, have just
had a lot on my mind lately, as well as trying to help some of my
other friends.

I hope this helps you to understand me a little better, I kind of feel
like it has helped me some in talking about it! 

Remember folks,
I love ya!
Ali
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Send your letters to the editors to: [email protected]
ALL comments and suggestions are valuable to us in providing you with
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I totally agree with Mikey's letter last week. I was in PT today and
Chuckie and some other basher were talking about going to klan
meetings and hanging homo's. This in my opinion is uncalled for. It
blows me away that people who are truly homosexual would stick up to
people like that. They are also flashing the room nonstop. A host
IM'ed me and told me that if you link up or iggy them they can't boot
you with the flashing. I will from this point forward be iggying both
these bashers as to not give them the attention they seek.

Thanks for your time
angelina_99 (aka...ang)
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Ali's notes: Thanks Ang for this letter. We have gotten quite a bit of
feedback from people lately concerning chuck, and this is what I
suggest to everyone who chats in PT. We go to PT because it is a place
for people of like interest to come together and chat openly about our
lifestyle. Yes, we have that good ole iggy button, but for some in the
room, they just won't use it and continue to feed chuck the attention
he is craving. He is only in there to bash and try and make our
chatting experience in PT as miserable as possible. Lately, he has
acquired a new program, which flashes the room, making it impossible
to chat, and booting some from the room. Hosts have been contacted on
numerous occasions, but seem to have no authority to do anything to
help prevent this from happening, nor do anything about chuck's
presence in PT. 
(Although, they say they are working on the problem!)

Therefore, this is what I suggest we do as a united community and chat
member of the Pink Triangle... Excite needs to become aware of this
problem in full force and our voices as patrons of Excite need to be
heard for once! We have just as much a right to chat in a room that
was developed for our lifestyle as anyone else in VP! Please take the
time to write a letter to Excite about the problems we have
encountered with chuck in the last several months. It is very
important that our voices are heard in this matter, and we take back
the room that was ours to begin with! Include in your letter chuck's
many screen names and identities that you know. The ones that I know
of are chuckie, chuckles (1- whatever the number is now) and
frankiedaman. Please help us in this matter and keep our room
chuck-free, as it has now become apparent that he is not there to
contribute anything substantial to PT, but is merely there to bash in
any way possible, to make our chatting a most unpleasant experience.
Ignoring him hasn't worked, being nice to him hasn't worked, and
trying to accept him hasn't worked either. Let's see if Excite will
listen if they become flooded with letters from our room!
Thanks guys!
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Dear pinkies-

I really enjoy reading the PT news every week even tho I don't come
into the room that often...but I wanted to point out a few problems
with links. Misty and Isa's site I couldn't connect to...and the links
at the very end of the paper I can never connect with... but the ones
earlier on in the paper I don't seem to have too much problem.

Thank you for keeping me connected with a wonderful resource... a
wonderful Gay and Lesbian chat area...

Catbowl
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Ali's notes: Thanks Catbowl! We sincerely appreciate this info. We
don't know if there is a problem unless people like you let us know
that they can not link to the information we provide! We always try to
make sure that the links are hyperlinked, but there are times that we
may miss something, thus making is difficult for you, the reader to
link to those sites we are trying to provide for your enjoyment!
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GAY NEWS AROUND THE WORLD
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1. German Holocaust Museum to Exclude Gays?
2. McKinney "Didn't Know" Shepard Was Gay.  Yeah Right
3. Right Wing Likes Religion...When It's Their Religion
(Submitted by Kalii)
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GERMAN HOLOCAUST MUSEUM TO EXCLUDE GAYS?
The German government has finally approved a controversial plan to
build a Holocaust memorial in Berlin.  But according to reports in
Newsweek and the 
New York Times, guess who might be missing?  You go it.  Gays.
According to Newsweek, German lawmakers "voted to dedicate the
memorial specifically 'to the murdered Jews of Europe,' excluding
other Nazi victims such as Gypsies and gays."  Newsweek quotes
Bundestag (parliament) president Wolfgang Thierse as saying: "with
this memorial there can be no more denial or indifference."

Well, I beg to differ.  While I fully agree with the importance of
such a memorial, I'm not a big fan of the German parliament voting 325
to 218 to legislate away other victims of the Nazis.  Neither Newsweek
nor the New 
York Times reported on whether the museum would include any mention of
other Holocaust victims, including the disabled.  Judging by the
lopsided vote, there is certainly cause to worry.  Let's not forget
that the Georgia 
Holocaust Commission recently tried to have gays expunged from teacher
training materials in that state, so this isn't an idle concern.

I'd suggest we all send a quick email to Bundestag president Wolfgang
Thierse via the German Parliament home page 
(http://www.bundestag.de/btengver/mail/mail.htm) and ask him to make
sure 
Germany doesn't erase the memories of gays, the disabled, Gypsies and
other victims of the Holocaust.  And while you're at it, you might
want to send an email to Newsweek expressing concern that Germany
seems to be denying ALL Holocaust victims their due.  Newsweek's
email: [email protected]
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MCKINNEY "DIDN'T KNOW" SHEPARD WAS GAY.  YEAH, RIGHT.
In an apparent effort to deny the fact that Matt's death was a violent
anti-gay hate crime, Aaron McKinney is now trying to claim he didn't
even know Matt was gay.  Well, read what he's saying now, then read
what he said before.  You decide.

Associated Press, June 24, 1999: "One of the men who allegedly killed
a gay 
Wyoming college student says all that talk about it being a hate crime
is nonsense.  Aaron McKinney says he didn't know Matthew Shepard was
gay."

Rocky Mountain News of April 7, 1999: "McKinney confessed to sheriff's

Detective Sgt. Rob DeBree in an Oct. 9 interview that he had lured
Shepard out of the bar, robbed him and repeatedly hit him.  McKinney
said he knew Shepard was homosexual, and that the University of
Wyoming student never made any advances to him, according to testimony
at McKinney's preliminary hearing last fall.  'Guess what? We're not
gay. You're going to get jacked,' DeBree testified, relating what
McKinney said he told Shepard seconds before landing the first blow
with a stolen .357-caliber pistol."

Rocky Mountain News, April 7, 1999 (a separate article): "When Aaron 
McKinney learned that Matthew Shepard was gay, he 'flipped out' and
beat the college student with a gun, two letters attributed to the
murder suspect reveal.  Shepard 'said he was gay and wanted a piece of
me,' according to one letter, both of which were obtained by News4
reporter Rick Sallinger from an attorney in the case.  'Being a verry
(sic) drunk homofobick (sic) I flipped out and began to pistol whip
the f-- with my gun,' said the letter, written to a cellmate's wife."

Associated Press, November 19, 1998: "McKinney and Henderson lured
Shepard from a campus bar Oct. 7 by telling them they were gay and
that they wanted to get 'better acquainted,' [Prosecutor] Rerucha
said. As they drove away in McKinney's truck, McKinney pulled the
handgun and said, 'We're not gay, and you're jacked,' Rerucha said."

Denver Post, October 11, 1998: "McKinney, 22, was embarrassed that
Shepard made two passes at him in front of his friends Tuesday night
at the 
Fireside bar, said Bill McKinney [the defendant's father] and Kristen
Price [one of the two girlfriend/accomplices]."
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RIGHT WING LIKES RELIGION...WHEN IT'S THEIR RELIGION
According to the Village Voice, the Christian right is up in arms
because their attempts to inject religion into every aspect of
American life has finally backfired on them.  Seems the US Army took
their demands serious and is allowing service members to practice the
Wiccan religion.   The 
Christian right considers Wiccans to be "witches."

In a June 22, 1999 article, the Voice quotes fundamentalist activist
Paul Weyrich as saying: " 'Until the Army withdraws all official
support and approval from witchcraft, no Christian should enlist or
reenlist in the 
Army, and Christian parents should not allow their children to join
the 
Army,' Weyrich said. 'An Army that sponsors satanic rituals is
unworthy of representing the United States of America.' "

While I admit to being no great fan of witchcraft, though I have no
info to suggest the Wiccans really are witches, I must admit to
cracking a grin over this story.  Gays have known for years that the
Christian right doesn't really care about religion - they only care
about twisting God's words to defend an out of touch and extremist
political agenda.  And when someone else's God doesn't quite support
their private jihad, then suddenly religious freedom isn't such a good
thing anymore.
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Just a PS from me. I am wiccan, and I call my self a witch, because
witchcraft and wicca are one and the same, and its not a bunch of newt
tongues, black majick, and selling your soul to the devil, in fact we
don't even have a devil, he is a xian creation.

I invite you to visit www.cog.org to find out more :)
Thanx, Kalii
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Taken from the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinal 6-25-99
Washington DC (Hearst News Service)
(Submitted by Joker)

For the first time, the federal government has recognized a gay and
lesbian site, New York City's Stonewall Inn, as worthy of inclusion in
the National register of Historic Places.
The bar on Christopher street, in Greenwich Village was the scene of
several nights of strident protests and fighting after police raided
it in the early hours of June 28, 1969. After the arrest of patrons
and employees, protesters assembled in the street and, by throwing
pennies, beer cans and other objects, forced police to retreat
temporarily back into the bar. The Stonewall is widely viewed as the
birthplace of the gay civil rights movement.
In March the New York State Board for Historic Places voted
unanimously to recommend the Stonewall's listing in the national
register. Interior Department assistant Secretary John Berry
officially announced the designation in a ceremony this week near the
Stonewall site. He compared the uprising there to other historic
American events such as the Boston Tea part, the battle of Gettysburg
and the signing of the declaration of Independence.
Opponents of gay rights denounced the historic place designation.
"Even though it has now been listed in the National Register of
Historic Places, there is no way the hearts of Americans will ever
believe homosexuality is normal or viable, or should have a
significant place in American history." said the Rev. Lou Sheldon,
chairman of the Traditional Values Colition, which is composed of
43,000 chuches nationwide.
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Taken from Wisconsin State journal 5-21-99
Ottawa Canada (AP)
(Submitted by Joker)

Canada's Supreme Court struck down a heterosexual definition of
"spouse" 
Thursday in a landmark decision that could rewrite Canada's law books
to give legal rights to same-sex couples.
The ruling, which centered on the case of an Ontario woman seeking
financial support from her former female partner, does not address the
issue of homosexual marriages.
But by rulling 8_1 that the heterosexual definition of spouse is
unconstitutional, the court's decision could give same-sex partner's
all the legal benefits of a common law marriage. "It's a huge
decision," said Ian Brodie, politcal science professor at the
University of Western Ontario. It "stops short of saying same_sex
couples can get married, but that's almost a secondary issue now," he
said.
The court gave Ontario six months to amend it's laws, noting that
dozens of its laws use the heterosexual definition.
The federal government and other provinces will also have to be in
accordance with the ruling or face law suits, and several provincial
premiers said their laws would change.
"It's 1999 and it's time that we treated people with equality and
dignity regardless of their sexual orientation," said British
Columbia's Premier, Glen Clark.
Justice Minister Anne McLellan said federal government "had developed
a strategy by which we will be compliant with existing jurisprudence
in this area."
Gay and lesbian groups welcomed the ruling. " The courts, governments
and I think, public opinion, are converging on a point where it's
recognized that lesbians and gays are entitled to basic equality-no
more no less." said 
John Fisher of EGALE, a Canadian gay rights group.
The case began when a Toronto woman discovered she couldn't seek
alimony from her ex-partner because Ontario law defined a spouse as
someone of the opposite sex. She sued to have the definition struck
down and two lower courts agreed with her.
When a conservative government took over in Ontario in 1995, it
appealed the case to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court backed the
lower courts, saying, "It's clear that human dignity of individuals in
same-sex relationships is violated by the definition of "spouse".
" The exclusion of same-sex partners (from the benefits of spousal
support) promotes the view that... Individuals in same-sex
relationships generally are less worthy of recognition and
protection," the courts ruling said.
US courts have considered similar cases. In Dec., an appeals court in
Oregon ruled that partners of lesbian employees are entitled to the
same benefits given spouses of heterosexual employees.
Since the ruling does not recognize same-sex marriages, it does not
mean same-sex couples in the US could cross the border to get married,
Brodie said. The two women in the case, who had lived together for
more than five years, had settled out of court, but the high court's
review of the law continued.

Note: I know this news is old, but I for one feel its worth mentioning
again, thanks
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Taken from Milwaukee Journal 6-30-99
Reuters
(Submitted by Joker)
  
Secretary of State Madeleine Abright applauds Tuesday after swearing
in James C. Hormel as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg. Hormel, 66 is
America's first openly gay ambassador.
Sen. Edward Kennedy joined the two minutes of applause during the
ceremonies in Washington, D.C. It's usually a private, low keyed
affair when an ambassador is sworn in, but the pattern was broken as
Hormel became ambassador before a raucous gathering of supporters.
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Taken from Wisconsin State Journal 6-30-99
BOSTON Mass. 
(Submitted by Joker)

Gay people who help their partners raise a child have visitation
rights after the couples break up, the state's highest ruled Tuesday.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a case of a lesbian who helped her
partner raise her son, saying the woman was "de facto"--or "in
fact"--a parent of the child.
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Taken from the Oshkosh Northwestern
Los Angeles (AP)
(Submitted by Joker)

A man who said he killed five gays to stop the spread of AIDS was
sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole. Juan Chavez, 35 got
five consecutive life sentences for the 1986 and 1989 killings. He
avoided a possible death sentence in March pleading guilty during his
trial.
Prosecutor Mike Durarte said Chavez used the promise of sex to lure
the men to their homes. Then, he forced them to disclose their ATM
access codes, strangled them and stole their vehicles.
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Taken from the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinal 6-25-99
Rockford, Alabama (AP)
(Submitted by Joker)

One of two men accused of beating a gay man to death with an ax handle
for allegedly making a pass at them pleaded guilty Thursday to murder
in hopes of avoiding the electric chair. District Attorney Fred
Thompson said that in return for the guilty plea, he would recommend a
life sentence in prison without parole for Steven Eric Mullins, 25.
A judge will make the decision after a trial like hearing set for Aug.
2. On the same day, co-defendent Charles M. Butler jr. 21, will go on
trial on capital murder charges in the slaying of Billy Jack Gaither
39.

The textile warehouse worker was abducted Feb. 19, stuffed into his
car trunk and later beaten to death. His body was found burned on a
pile of old tires. Police said Mullins and Butler confessed to
plotting Gaither's slaying, for two weeks after he allegedly made a
sexual advance on them. President Clinton compared Gaithers murder to
the dragging death of a black man in Texas and the fatal beating of
Matthew Shepard, a homosexual college student who was lashed to a
fence in Wyoming.
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Taken from the Daily Citizen 6-23-99
Fort Worth, Texas (AP)
(Submitted by Joker)

Gays and Lesbians are one step closer to becoming part of the
Presbyterian church's leadership. In a 24 to 14 vote on Tuesday, the
Church Orders and Ministry committee recommended striking a clause
from the church's constitution that forbids the ordination of
"self-affirming, practicing homosexuals" to the ministry. " I am
pleasantly surprised by this," said the Reverend Don Stroud, a gay man
who was ordained before the 1978 amendment that prohibits gays from
ordination.
The issue now goes to the full 560-member assembly later this week
during the denomination's annual meeting. Approval would require a
simple majority.
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Taken from USA TODAY
 (Submitted by Joker)

IOWA: Des Moines 
The American Baptists Churches USA's board expelled four California
churches for "welcoming and affirming" homosexuals. The board's votes
were taken in a weekend meeting just before the denomination's
nationwide biennial meeting.
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TECH TIPS and CYBER NEWS [email protected]
(Techmaster)
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CANADIAN DOMAIN
(Submitted by Maxam)

How do I go about registering a Canadian domain (.ca)?
The on-line forms are here:
http://www.xenitec.on.ca/ca.regform.html
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 T.V. DIRECTORIES
(Submitted by Maxam)

Are there a site anywhere where one can go to find a particular movie
or TV show among the various networks' upcoming schedules?
http://listings.tvguide.com/Search/Search.asp

Will let you search listings for the next week for actors, shows, or
movie titles.

Mark Roedel             
Systems Programmer      
LeTourneau University   
Longview, Texas, USA    
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HERE'S THE ADDY FOR DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE FOR VP.

Several people have been asking for the addy to download the free
software in helping "mugs" view VP in all its glory, here is the
download addy: http://www.excite.com/communities/chat/download/
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TECH FUNNIES
(Submitted by Maxam)
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HELP... MY MOUSE IS MOVING!

Another user was all confused about why the cursor always moved in the
opposite direction from the movement of the mouse. She also complained
that the buttons were difficult to depress. She was very embarrassed
when we asked her to rotate the mouse so the tail pointed away from
her.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
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PT BIRTHDAYS [email protected]
(Alladdinn) 
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Howdy Birthday guys and gals! 
Let's take a quick look at our PT Birthday's that are on our list for
last week... July 2,1999.
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Thatgirl.............. June 27 
bluetulip1...... June 29
plato____..... July 01
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR
PT'ERS, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOO YOU!!!!
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OK, now here's our only PT Birthday for the week ending July 9, 1999.
lasher18........... July 06 
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HAPPY B'DAY LASH... Hope it's a good one! (Stay outta trouble! LOL)
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Here's the PT Birthday's that are on my list for the rest of the month
of July.
Mandy (PT Mom's daughter) 16 July
Art Boy.........27 July
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Well gang... that's our Birthdays for last week, as well as our
upcoming birthdays for the rest of JUNE and beginning of JULY. I hope
everyone is enjoying their Birthday greetings, and if anyone would be
interested in having the Birthday Horoscopes return to the paper,
please let me know!

Until next week's list of Birthday guys and gals...
Much Love and Happiness,
Ali

PS I have a list compiled of all the PT family birthdays. If, for some
reason you hadn't sent in your Bday previously (perhaps you are a
newbie, or just thought: "Hey, I haven't sent my Bday in yet!", then
please send it to [email protected] and I will add it to my
list of Bday Guys and Gals!
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THIS WEEK'S FEATURE STORIES FROM OUR FAMILY MEMBERS
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THANK YOU 
(Maxam)

Hey All: I asked around for the many ways to say thank you in
different languages, and received many. It has been fun.  Here are the
different ways to say thank you received so far (some humorous)...
Maxam

(Africa) Afrikaans - Dankie
(Africa) Xhosa - Nkosi
(Philippine Islands) Tagalog - Salamat
Australian - Thoinks, Moite!
Bulgarian - Blagodaria
Cantonese -  M'goy (sp? -- thank you for the service)
Cantonese - Do jey (sp? -- thank you for the gift)
Chinese - Che Che
Chinese - Xie_Xie
Danish - tak
Dutch  - Dank u
English - Thanks awfully, old boy 
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This is neither an appropriate way to say thank you in English (as
spoken in England) Nor it is humorous. In fact as an Englishman I find
it quite offensive.

Try:
English - Thank You

Finnish - Kitos 
French - Merci mon p'tit monsieur - Directed at a man
French - Merci
French - Merci ma p'tit dame (Mer-SEE Mah p'tit Dahm) -
Appropriate only if directed at a woman
German - Danke (Thank you)
German - Danke schoen (literally: nicely thank you, outdated)
German - Danke sehr (Thank you very much)
German -Vielen Dank (Many Thanks)
Greek -  Efkaristo poly
Greek - Efharreesto
Hawaiian - Mahala
Hebrew  - Toda 
Hebrew - Toda raba (thank you very much)
Italian - Grazie (Thank you)
Italian - Grazie tanto (many thanks - cordial version)
Italian - Mille Grazie (a thousand thanks)
Japanese - Arigato or A_Lea_Ga_Tou_Go_Zai_Ma_Su 
Japanese - Domo arrigato
Jive - Thanks mon - Appropriate only if directed to a male
Korean - Kamsa hamaida (sp? Pronounced  Kam_Sa_Ham_Nea_Ta )
Latvian - Paldis
Norwegian - Takke
Polish - Dziekuje
Portuguese - Obrigada (Female)
Portuguese - Obrigado (Male) (Pronounced Oh bri gah doo)
Romanian - Multumesc (phonetic: mooltzoomeask)
Russian - Spasiba (Pronounced Spaseebah)
Serbo-Croat -Hvala
Spanish -Gracias
Swedish - Tak 
Swedish - Tak so myckett
Tahitian - Maururu
U.S. & Canada - Thank You 
Ukranian - Dyakuyu
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Why It's Great to Be A Guy
(Submitted by Viking)

Phone conversations last 30 seconds
You know useful stuff about tanks and airplanes
A 5 - day vacation requires only one suitcase
Bathroom lines are 80% shorter
You can open all your own jars
Old friends don't care if you've lost or gained weight
When clicking through the channels you don't have to stop on every
shot of someone crying
You don't have to lug a bag of "necessary" items with you everywhere
you go
You can go to the bathroom alone
Your last name stays put
You can leave a hotel room bed unmade
You can kill your own food
The garage is all yours
You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness
You see the humor in "Terms of Endearment"
Cleaning the toilet is optional
You can be showered and ready in 10 minutes
Wedding plans take care of themselves
If someone forgets to invite you to something, they can still be your
friend
Your underwear costs $7.50 for a pack of 3
None of your co-workers have the power to make you cry
You don't have to shave below your neck
You don't have to curl up next to some big, hairy guy every night
If you're 34 and single, no one notices
Chocolate is just another snack
You can quietly enjoy a car ride from the passenger seat
Flowers and/or Duct Tape fix everything
You never have to worry about other's feelings
Three pair of shoes are more than enough
You can say anything and not worry about what people think
You can whip your shirt off on a hot day
Car mechanics tell you the truth
You don't care if someone doesn't notice your new haircut
You can watch a game in silence for hours without your buddy thinking
"He must be mad at me"
One mood, all the time
You can admire Clint Eastwood without having to starve yourself to
look like him
Grey hair and wrinkles add character
Wedding dress $2000, Tux rental $100 bucks
You don't care if someone is talking behind your back
You don't pass on the dessert and then mooch off someone else's
The remote is yours and yours alone
You need not pretend you're "freshening up" when you go to the
bathroom
If you don't call your buddy when you said you would, he won't tell
your friends you've changed
If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you might
become lifelong buddies
The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected
If something mechanical didn't work, you can bash it with a hammer and
throw it across the room
New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet
You think the idea of punting that small, ankle-biting dog is funny
If you retain water, it is in a canteen
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TEN SECRETS TO BE A BETTER PERSON
(Submitted by Goldie) 

The FIRST secret - the power of THOUGHT.
Love begins with our thoughts. We become what we think about. 
The SECOND secret - the power of RESPECT.
You cannot love anyone or anything unless you first respect them. 
The THIRD secret - the power of GIVING.
If you want to receive love, all you have to do is give it. 
The FOURTH secret - the power of FRIENDSHIP.
To find a true love, you must first find a true friend. 
The FIFTH secret - the power of TOUCH.
Touch is one of the most powerful expressions of love, breaking down
barriers and bonding relationships. 
The SIXTH secret - the power of LETTING GO.
If you love something, let it free. If it comes back to you, it's
yours, if it doesn't, it never was. 
The SEVENTH secret - the power of COMMUNICATION.
When we learn to communicate openly and honestly, life changes. 
The EIGHTH secret - the power of COMMITMENT
If you want to have love in abundance, you must be committed to it,
and that commitment will be reflected in your thoughts and actions. 
The NINTH secret - the power of PASSION. 
Passion ignites love and keeps it alive. 
The TENTH secret - the power of TRUST.
Trust is essential in all loving relationships.
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INACTIVE ARTICLES IN THE PT NEWS
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Here are some of the articles that are temporarily on the inactive
list, but if you have something you'd like to submit in any of these,
please do so!
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COMING OUT - Coming OUT is personal stories from our readers about
their Coming OUT, how they dealt with it in their families and also
some letters from family members, as well as some members of OUR
family that have chosen to stay in the closet for professional
reasons. 
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PT SCREEN NAMES - If you'd like to share how you chose your screen
name, please feel free to send in to the pinktrinews email 
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ROUND 'EM UP - The newbie corner.
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THE PT AVATAR CONTEST - We each chose an AV to represent us from all
of the rest of the chatters in VP. Some of our family have gotten
creative and started making their own personalized AV's, which is why
we started this contest. This is not a popularity contest, but merely
a means to give our family members the credit they deserve for the
talents they have and the good taste that they show!
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PT SCREEN NAMES - If you'd like to share how you chose your screen
name, please feel free to send in to: [email protected]
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BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS - Everyone enjoys discovering more about
the people we see in the room on a daily basis. If you have not sent
in your BIO.we'd love to hear from you, and for those of you who are
new to PTN, a BIO is merely a little about yourselves to introduce you
to our PT family. 
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PT Classifieds are meant to not only be humorous, but also used as a
means of placing advertisements for things you might be looking for,
possibly used for personals, as well as letting missing people know
they are missed! __________________________
If you'd like to submit to any of these articles, please feel free to
send to [email protected]
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ATTENTION PLEASE.I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE!!!
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Just a little note to let you all know and remind you That Misty and
Isa have a site that is regularly updated with all the pics from the
shows each month. Please feel free to browse the pages of the gallery
and let us know what you think!

You can find it at:
www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Chelsea/5977

That's all for now, till next we chat
Isa!! *kiss* *hug*
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Hey all, this is Ali. Thought I'd drop a quick advertisement about our
updated PT Reunion page on the web. Included in this page are the
detailed events of the weekend, links to letters from those that
attended, as well as an up close and personal look into the commitment
ceremony of Freddie and I. You can locate this page at:
http://www.hotyellow98.com/ptreunion.html

Please let us know what ya think!
FreddieB & Alladdinn
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Here's a great site of Pride cards :) also www.egreetings.com has lots
of great gay/les/bi cards too (mainly cards for couples)
http://www5.bluemountain.com/ref/planetout/index.html
I have a few other sites for greeting cards... but I can't seem to
find them! LOL when I do, I'll send em in.
Http://www.angelfire.com/or/luanbeam is my homepage!
Go see me in all my glory LOL
Http://www.angelfire.com/or/Avatars.html Is my page of avs. It's
pretty skimpy for now, till I get more time to work on  them.

Anyhoo keep it comin boys, I am lovin every word :)
*higges* to all you cuties!
Heidi... AKA Kalii2
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AIDS INFORMATION AND SUPPORT
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NYC Gays Try To Reduce Risks of HIV
By BETH J. HARPAZ Associated Press Writer
(Submitted by Maxam)
           
NEW YORK (AP) More than a third of homosexual men in New
York City don't use condoms when they have sex, but most of those who
have unprotected sex are trying to reduce the risks of HIV infection
in other ways, according to a new study.
The survey of more than 7,000 homosexuals, conducted last year by the
Gay Men's Health Crisis, is the biggest of its kind in the nation's
largest city.
As in recent surveys of other cities with large homosexual
populations, the New York survey found a substantial group of men had
unprotected anal intercourse in the past year _ 39 percent. The rest
said they either are having sex with partners whose infection status
matches their own or are limiting their sexual activities to certain
practices that reduce the risk of infection.
Fifteen percent overall said they abstained from anal sex altogether
and 35 percent said they always use condoms for anal sex.
Only 11 percent of men who have unprotected anal sex said they do so
with a partner whose HIV status they did not know.
Only 2 percent admitted being HIV-positive and having unprotected anal
sex with someone whose HIV status was not known to them.
About 5 percent also acknowledged having unprotected sex with women.
The survey, first reported on Monday, has been accepted for
presentation at a conference in Atlanta this summer by the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The survey was compiled from 7,065 questionnaires handed out at bars,
clubs, bathhouses, street corners, beaches and other venues where
homosexual men gather. To reach blacks, Hispanics and other
minorities, a peer system was used in which volunteers attempted to
reach out to men of similar ethnic backgrounds.
The survey is not as scientific as a random poll that is then weighted
to reflect the actual population by age and ethnicity. White,
middle-aged, educated men were over-represented in proportion to their
actual numbers. Young black and Hispanic men were underrepresented.
But the methodology _ using volunteers enlisted by a gay organization
to reach out to their peers _ has been used in other cities.
In January, the CDC cited as significant the findings of a similar
street survey by STOP AIDS, a San Francisco-based advocacy group. That
survey of nearly 22,000 homosexual men found that 39.2 percent
reported having unprotected anal sex in 1997, up substantially from
30.4 percent in a 1994 STOP AIDS street survey.
Other alarming trends were also reported earlier this year, such as
increases in rates of other sexually transmitted diseases in some
cities and a rise in risky behavior like sex parties for HIV-positive
men where condoms are banned.
Data from New York City, however, have been scarce. Although a law has
been passed requiring clinics to report HIV infection rates, the
regulations have not yet been implemented, and the city Health
Department, unlike other Health Departments around the country, does
not issue monthly reports tracking other sexually transmitted
diseases.
The GMHC study, being the first of its kind, does not indicate whether
risky behavior here is increasing, decreasing or remaining steady.
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THE JOKE SHACK - A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste.
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COMING OUT TO MOM
(Submitted by Maxam)

A gay man, finally deciding he could no longer hide his sexuality from
his parents, went over to their house, and found his mother in the
kitchen cooking dinner. He sat down at the kitchen table, let out a
big sigh, and said, "Mom, I have something to tell you: I'm gay."
  
His mother made no reply or gave any response, and the guy was about
repeat it to make sure she'd heard him, when she turned away from the
pot she was stirring and said calmly, "You're gay -- doesn't that mean
you put other men's penises in your mouth?"
  
The guy said nervously, "Uh, yeah, Mom, that's right."
His mother went back to stirring the pot, then suddenly whirled
around, whacked him over the head with her spoon and said,
"Don't you EVER complain about my cooking again!!"
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"TAT'S TIDBITS"
A Weekly Entertainment Column

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!! HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!! HAPPY *fill in the
blank* DAY!!!!

Here is installment #4 of this silly article. I have no idea if anyone
likes it because I'm not getting any feedback. *HINT HINT* I know it
is summer time people, but really. How hard is it to send me a quick
e-mail. Jot this down... [email protected]... remember that and
use it. *S* (pushy aren't I).

I am still messing around with the format of this thing 'cause the
charts are still coming out wonky (at least thru my e-mail) so bear
with me. One day I will have this little problem fixed. Ok.. on with
the gossip.

Celebrity News
Let's Go To The Movies
Billboard's Top 10 Singles
Billboard's Top 10 Albums
Musical Rewind
New Releases
Read A Book, Expand Your Mind (amazon.com's Top 10 List)
"OH PUH-LEEEEEEEZE" of the week
Tat's Tummy Tickler
Weekly Blowhard

(PSSST!!!! LADDY !!!! Thanks for adding me to the "Weekly
Contributor's" list... *blowjobs and kisses*)
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"CELEBRITY NEWS: JEWEL GETS A HAND FROM AN AUDIENCE MEMBER" (taken
from: MTV News 1515)

If you really want to meet Jewel face to face, you might consider
bringing her CD with you to one of her concerts. Last night at Jewel's
sold-out show in Mountain View, California, she invited one lone
audience member up on stage just because he had her debut album,
"Pieces of You," in his backpack.

Halfway through the show at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, Jewel paused
between songs. "Does anyone out there have a copy of 'Pieces of You,'"
she asked unexpectedly. "With the case and the front cover?" A boy
came to the front row, pulling the CD from his backpack. "I forgot the
lyrics to this song," Jewel explained to him and the audience. "Will
you hold them up for me while I sing?" He did so, happily mouthing the
words to "Little Sister" while holding the lyric sheet up for Jewel.

Aside from this and her three big hits "You Were Meant For Me,"
"Foolish Games," and "Who Will Save Your Soul?" Jewel offered little
from her earlier album of songs composed at the age of nineteen. Most
of the night's material came from her latest release, "Spirit." The
quiet, well-behaved crowd listened intently for most of the show,
except for a few passionate shouts from audience members professing
their love for the singer.

Later in the show, Jewel invited her fans who were sitting way up on
the lawn to come closer. As young concert goers began flocking to the
stage, she asked one thing: "Just be gentle and don't smash each
other."
Jewel heads on to Portland, Oregon for a show tomorrow night.
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"LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES"
(Weekend Box Office Grosses)

1- Tarzan - Total gross - 34,361,342 / weekend gross - 34,221,968

2- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - Total gross - 116,148,215 /
weekend gross - 31,406,630

3- The General's Daughter - Total gross - 22,332,053 / weekend gross -
22,332,053

4- Star Wars: Episode 1-- The Phantom Menace - Total gross -
328,072,869 / weekend gross - 18,859,021

5- Notting Hill - Total gross - 79,748,215 / weekend gross - 6,909,208



6- Instinct - Total gross - 27,138,982 / weekend gross - 3,224,513

7- The Mummy - Total gross - 142,006,580 / weekend gross - 3,206,500

8- Entrapment - Total gross - 82,001,519 / weekend gross - 1,347,539

9- The Matrix - Total gross -  163,869,151 /  weekend gross -
1,315,856

10- Tea With Mussolini - Total gross - 8,693,336 / weekend gross -
614,000
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"BILLBOARD'S TOP 10 SINGLES"
(www.billboard.com)

#1 - "If You Had My Love": Jennifer Lopez - 
Last week - #1 / weeks on charts - 8
#2 - "Livin' La Vida Loca": Ricky Martin - 
Last week - #3 / weeks on charts - 12
#3 - "Last Kiss": Pearl jam  - 
Last week - #2 / weeks on charts -6
#4 - "It's Not Right But It's Ok": Whitney Houston
Last week - #11 / weeks on charts - 9        
#5 - "The Hardest Thing": 98 Degrees -
Last week - #7 / weeks on charts - 15
#6 - "I Want It That way": Backstreet Boys -
Last week - #6 / weeks on charts - 11
#7 - "Fortunate": Maxwell - 
Last Week - #8 / weeks on charts - 13
#8 - "No scrubs": TLC - 
Last week - #4 / weeks on charts - 20
#9 - "Where My Girls At": 702 - 
Last week - #5 / weeks on charts - 10
#10- "Kiss me": Sixpence None The Richer - 
Last week - #9 / weeks on charts - 22
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"BILLBOARD'S TOP 10 ALBUMS"
(www.billboard.com)

#1 - Backstreet Boys: "MILLENIUM"
Last week - #1 / weeks on charts - 5
#2 - Ricky Martin: "RICKY MARTIN"
Last week - #2 / weeks on charts - 6
#3 - Sarah McLachlan: "MIRROR BALL"
Last week - new / weeks on charts - 1
#4 - soundtrack: "WILD WILD WEST"
Last week - new / weeks on charts - 1
#5 - soundtrack: "AUSTIN POWERS, THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME"
Last week - #8 / weeks on charts - 3
#6 - Britney Spears: " BABY ONE MORE TIME"
Last week - #4 / weeks on charts - 23
#7 - Red Hot Chili Peppers: "CALIFORNICATION"
Last week - #3 / weeks on charts - 2
#8 - Shania twain: " COME ON OVER"
Last week - #7 / weeks on charts - 85
#9 - Kid Rock: "DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE"
Last week - #6 / weeks on charts - 25
#10- soundtrack: "TARZAN"
Last week - #30 / weeks on charts - 5
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"MUSICAL REWIND"

1 year ago this week the number one album on Billboard's Hot 200 was:
soundtrack: "CITY OF ANGELS"

5 years ago this week the number one album on Billboard's Hot 200 was:
Stone Temple Pilots: "PURPLE"

10 years ago this week the number one album on Billboard's Hot 200
was: 
Fine Young Cannibal: "THE RAW AND THE COOKED"

I highly recommend going out and buying Stone Temple Pilots and the
City of Angels CD's. They are both worth the $20.00. As for the Fine
Young Cannibals ... OY VEY!!! If you have the CD I suggest burning it.
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"NEW RELEASES"
(www.mtv.com)

Alice In Chains: "NOTHING SAFE: BEST OF THE BOX" (Sony/Columbia)
Craig Armstrong: "PLUNKETT AND MACLEANE" (Astralwerks)
The Art Of Noise: "THE SEDUCTION OF CLAUDE DEBUSSY" (Universal)
The Beta Band: " THE BETA BAND" (Astralwerks)
Drain S.T.H: "FREAKS OF NATURE" (Enclave/Mercury)
Genius/GZA: "BENEATH THE SURFACE" (MCA)
Luscious Jackson: "ELECTRIC HONEY" (Grand Royal)
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band: "LIVE IN TEXAS" (MCA-Nashville)
Mercedes: "REAR END" (No Limit/Priority)
Profyle: "WHISPERS IN THE DARK" (Motown)
Slipknot: "SLIPKNOT" (Roadrunner)
Tracie Spencer: "TRACIE" (Capitol)
Donna Summer: "LIVE AND MORE" (Sony/Columbia)
Todd Terry: "RESOLUTIONS" (Astralwerks)
soundtrack: "AMERICAN PIE" (Universal)
soundtrack: " SUMMER OF SAM" (Hollywood)
Weird Al Yankovic: "RUNNING WITH SCISSORS" (BMG)
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"READ A BOOK, EXPAND YOUR MIND"
(amazon.com's Top 10 List)

#1 - "Suzanne Somers Get's Skinny On Fabulous Food"
By: Suzanne Somers, et al
#2 - "Hannibal"
By: Thomas Harris
#3 - "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
By: J.K. Rowling and Mary Grandpre (illustrator)
#4 - "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
By: J.K. Rowling and Mary Grandpre (illustrator)
#5 - "Mother of Pearl"
By: Melinda Haynes
#6 - "Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Fitness Forever"
By: Bill Phillips
#7 - "The Outlandish Companion: In Which Much Is revealed Regarding
Clair and Jamie Fraser, Their Lives and Times, Antecedents, Adventures
and Companions"
 By: Diana Cabaldon
#8 - "Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate, 1974 -
1999"
By: Bob Woodward
#9 - "Tired of Yelling: Teaching our Children to Resolve Conflict"
By: Lyndon D. Waugh and Letitia Sweitzer
#10- "Dr. Atkins' New Diet revolution"
By: Robert C. Atkins
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"OH PUH-LEEEEEEEEEEEZE"
(Weekly "Razzberry" Column)

This week's "OH PUH-LEEEEEEEEZE" goes to a bunch of whiney
celebrities. Read on and you will find out why. I don't need much of a
"pump up" to the goods this week. These comments are pretty self
explanatory. 

SYLVESTER STALLONE: 
" I was told by my teachers that my brain was dormant, and I took it
to heart."

CINDY CRAWFORD:
" During all the cover sessions for Vogue (back in 1986), I think of
one particular person from back home, someone who said I wouldn't make
it as a model. I look into the camera and say "Ha Ha -- I'm here and
you aren't"

BARBRA STREISAND:
"I love my mother but I used to resent her for never encouraging me in
my acting ambitions. The more she said I'd never make it, the more
determined I became."

EDDIE MURPHY:
(A white SNL co-star said)" You know it's good you're not educated"...
as if my ignorance made me funny."

CAMRYN MANHIEM:
"I was told things like 'Your body is your instrument and you show
lack of interest in your art.' "

OK!!! Maybe they don't deserve the "razzberry" award, but I thought
these comments were amusing.
I feel like I am slacking... LOL !!!
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"TAT'S TUMMY TICKLER"
"Who you callin' an oxymoron????? JERK !!!!"


All of us at one time or another have said some of these
contradictions thinking we were really intelligent. But after they pop
out of your mouth you are left feeling pretty stupid. At least I know
that is how I felt. :)

Jumbo Shrimp
guest host
mutually exclusive
first-strike defense
Department of Interior (responsible for everything outside ..???...)
pretty ugly
a little big
Recently new
Severely killed
Union workers
good grief
friendly competitor
Decent Lawyer
quick reboot
quick fix
committed schedule
clean hack
Violent Agreement
THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
"Thank God I'm an Atheist"
Better than New
One Size Fits All
Tax Return
Constant change
Same difference
Paperless Office
Rapid Transit
 
(Is it just me or is this submission lame this week ? OY VEY !!!!)
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"WEEKLY BLOWHARD"
(Weekly piss, moan, cry, complain, gripe, bitch column)

OK!!!!! I still haven't gotten a complaint people? What's up? Not
everyone is always blissfully happy. The world doesn't work that way.
Perhaps you people are just crankier in the winter. But I know all of
ya and you are capable of being bitchy at the drop of a hat... LOL!!!!
So get typing and send your gripes to [email protected].
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Yet another week has gone by ... *yawn*, and my life is still dull as
dishwater. Good thing I have this to occupy my time or I would go
insane. And yes Freddie, I can get crazier ... };->

Til next week kiddies...
Your Mamma
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IT'S A GAY WORLD
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June is GAY PRIDE month here in the states! If you would like to let
the rest of us know about the events that are planned in your area,
please feel free to send it in for us to publish throughout the month,
as well as the following months for the rest of our readers outside
the states! Send to [email protected]

We are looking forward to hearing from you all!
Alladdinn
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GLBT Pride/Twin Cities 1999
(Submitted by Drade)

This year's pride festival was a good turn out.  We had great weather!
On Sat. it was hot out.  It was about near 90 or more.  The humidity
index was unbearable.  Semisweet and I went together.  This was my
second year going and Semisweet's first one. This year's pride for me
was the best ever!  On Saturday at Loring Park, there were a few
people there about maybe 50,000 people there. On Sunday, there was the
parade that started at 11am.  The parade lasted about two hours.
After the parade, everyone went to the park. There were about 100,000
people there. It was so crowed there Sunday. Now I'm a fast walker so
the slow moving crowds were starting to piss me off...LOL There was
long lines too for the Biffy's (outhouses...hehe) We both had a great
time there both days. Sunday, Semi and I sat by the main stage
relaxing on the blankie and listing to the live bands they had.
Sunday evening was the block party. You can find pictures of the '99
pride festival.  It is at: http://www.qcommunity.com
Scroll down the page and click on Images of Pride.  We met up with
some of my friends and walked to the block party. There was three
entrances there.  The first one we went to was a 21+ door so I
couldn't go in that way.  I went to the front entrance hoping that
they wouldn't card me so I can get a wristband to drink. I got up the
person that was taking the money, he didn't card me so I got a
wristband. I was happy then! hehe... There was whole bunch of people
in there. It was like a tin of sardines... LOL I got a rum & coke.  I
had a empty stomach too so that drink hit me hard... hehe Semi left
the block party early. I stayed for the whole thing. After the when
the party was over, my friend and I went over to the Gay 90's. The
90's is a night club with seven bars in there. We both went to six of
them because the karioke bar was closed. The bar I liked was the
70's-80's bar. There wasn't really much people in there. The other bar
that also liked was the drag shows. I didn't want to sit in there
watch them cause I saw allot of drag queens that whole weekend... LOL


Well, that pretty wraps up the weekend up for me.  I had a blast!
Till next time, take care!  
Drade
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Pride day in Paris 26th of June 1999
(Submitted by Twink)

It was a muggy and cloud covered day. We assembled at assigned spaces
starting at 10 a.m. This gave us time to meet the other groups, drink
coffee and eat baguettes. There were 80 floats and camions. First came
the political people - me among them who were going to demand that
PACS be passed next week. Another demand was an anti-hate law. Its
necessity had been shown in some incidents around the discussion of
pacs. I met some of the political people, even mme. bachelot who is a
bourgeoise deput�e; but she was nice to me although we do not share
political beliefs. Everybody was in a very good mood and there was
already lots of music - mostly disco and musette. In the end there
were 100'000 people marching. The police said we were only 75'000 but
then they always lie.

While walking up and down the line-up I got many kisses and gropes. It
was really fun. And all of a sudden, with the group of parents of
lesbians and gays - there was my mother. This was the final frosting
on an already sweet cake. I was so happy I cried. She did not but
scolded me for my costume - or lack thereof (I wore a pink triangle as
cache-sexe and had a rainblow body paint). But the other parents told
her that this was alright. I got kissses here to but no gropes
*giggle*.

Then I got to the disco vehicles. This was so much fun I danced with
the others and got caught there while the march began. I had forgotten
all about the time so I just stayed with my new friends. Just behind
us were the drag queens. They were gorgeous - almost gorgeouser than
misty. Sorry misty. The march lasted almost 4 h. During the march I
discovered my brother and my sister in the onlookers. They gave me
roses!!! That was so sweet of them and the other spectators applauded.
Sur la place de la r�publique there were good speeches around the
theme 'against homophobia and for the pacs'. I sat with one of my new
friends through them and was bad. But otherwise I listened well.
Thereafter there was dancing again and more bad fun. I was so glad
that I am in good shape - else I would never have hold up for all of
12 h. after the party I went home and told some of my friends in PT
about how great it has been.

This was a very happy day for me. I was most grateful for the many
str8's who marched with us because they see our concerns as a human
right. They reminded me of Mikey and some of the other wonderful str8
people in PT. The only shadow was that 'toin, my bf did not
participate. Sometimes he is such a prick. He said the str8's don't
demonstrate either so why should he. I think one day I have to confess
to him that I had been bad and then perhaps he will come next year
too.

Georges aka twink211
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Ali's notes: Goose & Gander, Freddie and I are going to Tampa Bay's
Pride Festival tomorrow, Saturday, July, 3 1999. I'm sure we will have
lots to tell next week of the sights and sounds of Pride in Tampa Bay!

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POETRY CORNER [email protected]
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When things are down and you need to release, a poem is a perfect way
to feel because it can't talk back or try to give solutions to your
problem. (Krymsyn)
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Hello Pinkies, Another week has gone by, summer is in the air, and
many jerks in the room, lol. I need some submissions here people, get
to writing...
Here is a little quote from me to you.

Never had none ever.
When you walk with out ease on these, the very street where you were
raised I had a really bad dream, it lasted 20 years 7 months and 27
days.
Never had none ever.

Goldie
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It happened, it happened today, and it hurt.
Chat, I can deal with, egg it on and laugh.
But in real life OMG what a dose.
I had nowhere to go, nobody to talk to, feeling the hate reverberating
in my head.
I cried, I cried until I almost puked. My action was harmless, the
words were knives.
No where to run, nowhere to hide.

I wear it with PRIDE
I wear it without fear.
Don't try to stop me
Don't even come near.
You cannot make me hide
You cannot take my power

For all the world to hear
For all the eyes to see
My message is a plain one
Just love, and let me be
You cannot take my power
My words will set me free.

Written after being verbally attacked by my parents today, for leaving
a lesbian magazine (curve) lying by the computer.

Kalii2
Heidi
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" Wanderlust"

O'er my mind wanders
To a place far from my reach
Where the azure sky seems endless
And the turquoise waters crystalline.

Where the mountains meet with the sea
And the mangroves swallow the bay
I call unto my God
casting my desires upon the sand.

Where is my swain?
My young, bucolic lover.
For he comes to me in my dreams
Haunting my slumber.

His hair the colour of spun gold
Eyes the purest shade of blue
Marking his face is a certain wisdom
Making him wise beyond his years.

Is this man the one?
As he walks towards me
In the silken mist of midnight
Effortlessly moving.

Calling to me
His voice like a caress
carrying over the lull of the cassowary
Asking me to join him,
... I follow. 

Candice Lynne Chadwick
June 17th, 1999
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And now, another poem from our very own POETRY CORNER HOSTESS: Goldie,
our Peculiar Poet.

Last night I dreamt 
That somebody loved me 
No hope, no harm 
Just another false alarm 

Last night I felt 
Real arms around me 
No hope, no harm 
Just another false alarm 

So, tell me how long 
Before the last one ? 
And tell me how long 
Before the right one ? 

The story is old - I KNOW 
But it goes on 
The story is old - I KNOW 
But it goes on 

Oh, GOES ON 
And on 
Oh, goes on 
And on 

Goldie ;-)
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UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH FREDDIEB
(Freddieb) [email protected]

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Howdy folks... Here are the questions that were asked last week and
the answers that were sent in.
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1. FOR A PERSON YOU LOVED DEEPLY, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO MOVE TO
ANOTHER COUNTRY KNOWING THERE WOULD BE LITTLE CHANCE OF SEEING YOUR
FRIENDS OR FAMILY AGAIN?
2. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS OR EVIL SPIRITS?
3. YOU DISCOVER YOUR WONDERFUL ONE-YEAR OLD CHILD IS, BECAUSE OF A
MIXUP AT THE HOSPITAL, NOT YOURS. WOULD YOU WANT TO EXCHANGE THE CHILD
TO TRY TO CORRECT THE MISTAKE?
4. WHICH SEX DO YOU THINK HAS IT EASIER IN OUR CULTURE? AND WHY?
5. HAVE YOU EVER WISHED YOU WERE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?
6. WHAT WOULD YOU CONSTITUTE A "PERFECT" EVENING FOR YOU?
7. WHOM DO YOU ADMIRE THE MOST? IN WHAT WAY DOES THAT PERSON INSPIRE
YOU?
8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST TRESURED MEMORY?
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FROM VIKING:
Please refer to the master re questions asked.
1) YES
2} Karma-evil spirits-yes-body language
3) No and Yes
4) Male-history says so; male dominated society although it is
changing ever so slowly.
5) Yes - the odd time.
6) Perfect PM would be no stress or paranoia bi the fireplace in the
wintertime - reminiscing (sp)
7) My grampa-inspires me to excel-DO YOUR BEST!!!!!!
8) Grampa and me at 5:30am going fishing at the cottage when I was
about 8 or so (he has since passed away)

HEY HEY ROOM,
Love y'all,
VIKING (XV666boyiking)
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1. Yes, and I do not have THAT many friends anyhow. And I hope I would
make new friends fast. It would be hard on my mom though. I would miss
my parents, although dad would be glad if I disappeared from sight,
and I would miss my brother and my sister. But still - love comes
first in life. I think.
2. My philosophy does not allow for such things. But there are evil
people.
chuckster is evil.
3. hm - that could not happen to me but theoretically - I believe if I
would have cared for a child for one year it would not matter whose
genes it carries.
4. Easy - st8 males. They rule the world. Then str8 females. For gays
it is just the other way around. Why? I am too stpid to answer this
question. perhaps because of power - when I talk with str8's about
'love' there is more power involved than anything else. Rape is a
feature of str8 males - and this is power not sex. Certainly not love
but perhaps then they do not want to talk to me about that. If the
world were ruled by gays it would certainly be a better place- less
hurt - no hate - no wars.
5. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Ewww @ the thought of me with bbbbbbbs.
6. *Smile* I had it. *Dreaming* and I describe it under 8 *smile*.
7. My dad. He brought up 3 children on a small salary. We had
everything we needed, and he thought us a lot. I am so sorry that I
did not turn out the way he expected, and that I hurt him. I wish he'd
speak to me again.
8. My first op�ra - just recently. I shall never be that happy again.
It was a double surprise: I thought I was going to be alone again on a
Saturday, and then 'Toin comes and takes me to a store and buys me a
suit... my first suit!!! He says nothing - and then we go out for a
small dinner and he is also all dressed up. Wow - he looked sooooooo
gorgeous!!! Even gorgeouser than me - although I was cuter (jk 'toin).
Then he takes me to the Bastille and has two tickets!!! I could not
believe my luck - and the people smiled at us because we were so
beautiful. The op�ra was don giovanni. It was heavenly - the voices -
I had heard some of them on CD - but in a beautiful place like the
Bastille - I cried it was so beautiful. Misty - you should have seen
the costumes!!! I am a very lucky person to have had that experience,
and I did show my gratefulness - so after the op�ra, the evening, and
night and morning were also perfect... or is that tmi already?

Thank you for these questions - there was only one which hurt a bit
this time and no tough one.
twink211
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1) I don't think I would move, No, My family and friends mean to much
to me to move away to another country, plus, I have a fear of being in
a another country and being hijacked by terrorists.

2) Yes, I believe in ghost and spirits. I did happen to cross a path
of a ghost/ spirits before, I'm not sure what one it was, all I know
is that it did not want me in its house, sleeping in its bed.

3) NO, I would keep the child either way, if it fell into my hands,
that's the way it was intended to be regardless of the mix-up.

4) I think that men have it a little easier due to the fact that, a
woman does not have the ability to exert herself the way a man can.

5) Oh sure, lol, I wish I was a man sometimes, I would love to just
have a penis, I' m fixated by a penis.

6) A perfect evening? Let's see, to me, a bottle of wine, My boyfriend
and sex all rolled up in one.

7) My grandmother inspired me the most, she is no longer alive, she
inspired me, by telling me when I was younger that, its just fine to
be who I'm and that, no matter what, I'm always gonna be loved.

8) This is really a tuffy, my most treasured memory, once again I will
have to say, my grandmother, once, before she died, she just came home
from the hospital, and was sitting in her room, and was smoking a
cigarette (she was sick from heart problems) , she was smoking and, I
sat next to her on her bed, and started to cry , for her, and she
looked at me and told, me, don't cry, BIG Girls Dont Cry, and she held
me , as I cried.
Goldie
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1. Yes I surly would go wherever my lover was, family or not!
2. Not as much as I believe in good ghosts and good spirits
3. I sure would want to correct the mistake, even if it meant giving
up the child and not getting mine in return, the child belongs to his
real parents, unless they are serial killers...or that type.
4. This is a tuff one, I always said if I were female, I would be rich
for  they sit on a Gold Mine, but as I got older I see its not always
so easy for them, I hope I don't offend, but that gold mine hasn't any
gold , it's just another smelly hole.
5.NEVER
6.Cumming multiple times and then being handed a thousand bucks and
having him say, can I call you?
7.His name is James, cause he thinks I'm handsome.
8.The birth of my son and then 11 yrs later he was with me when my
daughter was born, and I swear the look on his face when she was born
was my face when he was born.
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Up Close and Personal Answers submitted by Mamma Tat

I figured I would add the questions being asked this week along with
the answers I am going to give. ( I used cut and paste and just
squeezed the answers in behind the questions 'cause I am too lazy to
print it all out and then write it down.. LOL)

1. FOR A PERSON YOU LOVED DEEPLY, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO MOVE TO
ANOTHER COUNTRY KNOWING THERE WOULD BE LITTLE CHANCE OF SEEING YOUR
FRIENDS OR FAMILY AGAIN? If the love is that strong, then yes. True
love comes around only once (to my way of thinking at least) and if
you have the opportunity to be with that person, then I think you
should jump at it and take the risk. You only live once. I know I
don't want to die wondering what would have and could have been.
Besides, your family will always be your family no matter how far
apart you are. At least that is how my family is. And my friends are
the same way. That is what love is. And I know they would want what
was best for me, and as long as I was happy they would be happy too.

2. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS OR EVIL SPIRITS? Yes I do. I believe in
all that bad karma, good karma, dogma, and bad ju ju shit too. I don't
think that when you die your spirit dies also. I like the idea of
being surrounded by all the people that I have loved that have passed
on. It makes me feel safe and secure. As for evil spirits, I believe
that there is a negative entity that surrounds everyone. Just some of
us are strong enough to resist the urges. GOD !!! That sounded hooky.

3. YOU DISCOVER YOUR WONDERFUL ONE-YEAR OLD CHILD IS, BECAUSE OF A
MIXUP AT THE HOSPITAL, NOT YOURS. WOULD YOU WANT TO EXCHANGE THE CHILD
TO TRY TO CORRECT THE MISTAKE? OY!!! That is a tough one. I'm not sure
what I would do, but no matter what I would like to have a close
relationship with both children and the other parents. after all it's
the hospital's fault and not the fault of the babies, or the parents.
But I would make damn certain that the hospital would be fined and
that the idiot that did the mix up was never able to work in the
medical field again.

4. WHICH SEX DO YOU THINK HAS IT EASIER IN OUR CULTURE? AND WHY? I
don't think either sex has it easier. Both genders have their pro's
and con's.

5. HAVE YOU EVER WISHED YOU WERE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX? Nope.. I like
being a girlie, although I do wish men would get menstrual cramps once
in a while.. LOL !!!

6. WHAT WOULD YOU CONSTITUTE A "PERFECT" EVENING FOR YOU?
Someone over in Pennsylvania knows the answer to this 'cause he still
owns me a date... LOL!!! (you know who you are) Let me see .. hmmm ...
Good company for starters (someone intelligent and worldy that I could
learn something from) a good bottle of chardonnay, candles, a basket
of seasonal fruit, breads and cheese, an old movie (Hepburn and Tracey
or Charlton Heston movies are the best) some pillows on the floor, a
roaring fire and a cozy blanket for two, and it has to be raining
outside. Rain is romantic. Perhaps a walk in the rain after midnight,
stopping at a little cafe for cappucino and cheesecake, then going
back home and falling asleep in eachother's arms with the soft sounds
of Mozart in the background to carry us off to dreamland.. No sex has
to be involved. Sometimes the most erotic moments in our lives don't
require sex to be included. Anyone wanna date me now? LOL

7. WHOM DO YOU ADMIRE THE MOST? IN WHAT WAY DOES THAT PERSON INSPIRE
YOU? I admire  my mother the most. She grew up in a large family,
sometime having to play mother to her 9 siblings. She has a
deep-rooted sense of family and she is the strongest woman I have ever
known. She has endured a lot of hardship in her life, and every
mountain she has had to overcome has made her stronger and not weaker.
If I could be one tenth the woman my mother is, I would be happy. No
one compares to my mom. She's priceless. someone please pass me a
hanky now. I'm verklempt beyond words and I'm kvelling like crazy.
OY!!

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST TRESURED MEMORY? I would have to say the day that
my kids were born. Nothing compares to becoming a mother. The bible
says that giving birth is as close to death that a woman will come
without actually dying. I would die a thousand times over to
experience the feeling that motherhood has given me. Seeing their
little faces in the morning gives me a reason to be alive. Gives me a
sense of purpose in a world that seems void of purpose and love these
days. I could share every little moment that I have had with my kids
because to me they are all treasured memories, but that would take a
lifetime. So their coming into the world seems the most fitting answer
for this question. 

There you have it. Pretty soon I'm not going to have any secrets if I
keep answering these questions every other week. LOL !!! (PS.. I'm
serious about the date thing... call me, we'll set something up..
ROFLMAO)

Til next time...
Tat
XOXOXOXOXO
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Answers to questions most profound, I searched my heart and these are
the answers I found.

1. Yes I would move. To move heaven and earth is no mean feat for with
a true love at your side you'll never face defeat.
2. I believe the spirits that wander are neither good nor bad, simply
those searching for the life they had.
3. Though my heart would be heavy indeed, I must first think of the
child's future need, for it's true parents it should know, for it to
live its life and grow.
4. Neither sex has it that good, but the one I live is rather good.
For I am a drag queen, and as either a male or female I am seen.
5. I wish not for that I shall not be, I only wish to be forever me.
6. A quiet night all at home, calling all my friends on the computer
or phone, then going out to catch a show, yeah that would be the go.
7. Inspiration comes from far and wide; I admire those who do not
hide, from themselves or others too, so for this I must admire me and
you.
8. My mind is a terrible thing, it takes the memories and does the
fling, to those, which cause me hurt and pain, and takes me from
yesterday and back again. The one I like the most, Is the memory of
the ghost. Not dead in the real sense of the word, just no longer to
me shall be heard. A love I once held so near and the man who was so
dear.

Gees that was not an easy task, to have rhyme and still answer the
questions you ask, Yet now this is complete, and because I have my
love, I did not face defeat.

Lots of Luck and Love
Misty
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tenordan's answers:

1. I would, yes. There are ways of keeping in touch, but being with
someone I love deeply is very important.
2. Yes. No. I don't know.
3. Depends on how ugly my real child is. (joking)
4. Men, by far. People assume men know what they are talking about,
they take a man's "no" as a final word, there are much fewer places
that a man would not feel safe alone, etc. Plus, there is less of a
wait in public toilets.
5. Yes. When I was very young (5 years old) I was sure I would grow up
and be a woman. Freaked my father out.
6. Lovely dinner, wonderful concert, play, or movie- then hot steamy
sex!
7. My mom. Because she does it all- alone now since my dad died- and
she still has time to have fun.
8. My first date with my sweetie (9 days long!)

Fun as always- love you!
tenordan
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