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s and secure the Kandahar air- ing tune over there called Zachmi of the world have a long history of
prt. We are expected to spend Dil, or Wounded Heart, derived striking special deals with their top
yeral weeks there, painstakingly from a love song of the Pathan contractors. It just so happens that
Wemoving every mine, weapon and tribe. No one in the Afghan theatre while in the U.S. that might be
obytrap, paving the way for the is keen to provide the full lyrics, Boeing or General Dynamics, here
xt wave of Canadians — an elite but it begins: it’s Value Village. We ran short of
sit of Air Canada baggage han- “There’s a boy across the river gear for the Afghani winter, and
ers — to damage or lose them. With a bottom like a peach, they happened to have several
But as usual, our task is less mili- But alas — I cannot swim.” hundred warm, hooded pullovers
ry than social. Many of you will No, not exactly to my taste either with the former members of
supporting or joining humani- — sort of Walt Whitman meets Wham! on them. Don’t worry
rian efforts designed to lift Aerosmith. But any kind of cultural about it; Afghanistan is, needless to
fghan society, in efforts ranging outreach you can do over is to be say, a very retro kind of place.
9m food aid to building a town’s encouraged, so my challenge to Let’s make the name “Princess
st massage parlour to leading you during your tour of duty in Patricia” terrifying again.
ra Bora’s first step-aerobics class. Afghanistan is to complete the Yours,
song yourself. The wife and I were The Art of War
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SHAE, foreground, and Elise, background, consider themselves among the lucky. They both have girlfriends are totally supportive of the cross-dressing lifestyle. Many members of
Illusions social club are forced to keep their alternate lifestyle secret even from their spouses.
“there’s something beautiful in all of us, Now Shae dresses en femme about half
S« waves across the crowded restaurant. From my vantage point, the three women at her table isn’t there?” the time, donning full makeup and wigs
|o ok no different than the dozens of others gathered here for a late-night dessert and coffee. when she goes out. “I have no qualms
One would have to be extremely observant — or very close — to realize that they're anything NO ILLUSION about going out to the theatre and gay /Ies
other than three middle-aged girlfriends out for a genteel evening. Dixie, Rachel and Brittany meet with At any time, there are up to 40 members bian/bi/ transgendered events en femme,
me in a carefully chosen spot in one of the city’s most diverse neighbourhoods, making it unlikely that of Illusions but usually only about a dozen and I go shopping and out to dinner en
they would encounter any difficulty. This is a preliminary meeting; they want to check me out, deter- can be expected at its monthly socials. femme more and more of these days. Those
mine whether I'm trustworthy enough to to-be allowed to meet other members of Illusions Social Club. Many, explains Dixie, simply are unable to of my friends and family who need to
And they want to lay out the ground rules. ; get away and make every meeting. know, do. Those who don't, it’s none of
“We prefer the term cross-dressers to transvestites,” says Dixie. “And we don’t use the term ‘drag’. “Some of our members are so far in the their business.”
That's something else entirely.” When they're dressed as women, they are women, and should be closet they'll likely never come out,” she Shae’s girlfriend, Sophie (not her real
referred to as such. says. “Nobody knows that they’re cross- name), really hasn’t given much thought "0
Another common misconception about cross-dressers is that they're gay. In fact, of the three there dressers, not even their families. You'd be her boyfriend's decision to get in tou
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marriage because the wife can’t shake the fear that her husband is, at the very least, secretly bisexu- Even those who are at ease with them- stuff.
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perAfnedct lfyi narlelfyl,e ctthien gm opsrtop oirmtpioorntsa ntin tthhien gg rteoa trere mpeompbuelra:t io“nI.l lusions is not a sex club. It’s a social club. Omnu chth er eostpheecrt hfaonrd ,a csrhoes sh-adsr ensos iqnug alfmorse man. having fun with it.”
Period.” F about getting dolled up and heading out
for a night on the town. That, in a nutshell,
is the dichotomy of cross-dressing.
Almost accidentally, Shae discovered her
feminine side last year. A friend had given
him a box of women’s clothing to give toa
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‘| THOUGHT YOU Dixie has been out for years and od of time when such behaviour
WERE A MURDERER’ routinely dresses up and goes out in would have been labelled as being
Another Illusions member stu- public. She is rarely harassed or homosexual and punishable by THURSDAY JAN 10 - 7:30 PM
‘diously avoids eye contact. Her gaze intimidated, partly because she death by garroting, burning at the HAT HAPPENS NEXT?
y rises from the floor in order to knows where it’s safe to be and stake or beheading.”
se the merchandise being which areas of the city to avoid. Spanish conquistador Vasco
sed around. The natural “Once in a while some teenagers Nunez de Balboa was so outraged
ssumption is that having a reporter will spot me and they’Il start calling when he discovered Native AN IMPROVISATIONAL COMEDY SHOW
the room is unnerving her. But out. That's about it, though. I’ve American tolerance of cross- BASED ON THE HIT SHOW
the jewelry party ends, she never had a problem with any dressers that he launched a ruthless “WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?”
pproaches, eager to talk about her adults. If they recognize me, they campaign to exterminate those he
periences — on one condition: might smile and pass on by, that’s called “berdache.” THURSDAY JAN 10 - SUNDAY JAN 13
otal anonymity. all.” Given the vicious hostility to MATTHEW'S GRIN
“V’ye told a few friends,” she says, On any given day, Dixie says if cross-dressing, why would anyone
but I'm very careful about who! you know how to spot them, as risk humiliation, ostracism, torture
oI]. It’s kind of funny, though. many as five or six cross-dressers and even death just so they could
en my girlfriend and I started are among the thousands of shop- dress up like someone of the oppo- MONDAY JAN 14 - WEDNESDAY JAN 16
getting serious, I knew I had to tell pers at West Edmonton Mall. site sex? Few Illusions members can HREE DAYS WISER
er, so I sat her down, looked her Marsha, on the other hand, has explain why they do it, saying only
ight in the eyes and said, ‘There's seen it all. But then, she refuses to be that if they suppress the desire,
something | must tell you about intimidated by misguided homo- they’re miserable, frustrated and STEWHEaRIE FSKO RMING
nyself’. She looked all scared, like I phobes. A few years ago Marsha feel like they're denying their true THURSDAY JAN 17 - SATURDAY JAN 19
vas going to tell her I was a mur- was accosted by three gay-bashers selves. They’ve stopped asking why a HI-PHONIQS
erer or something, but when I who tried to drag her into the back or how. It just is.
ly got it out she just looked at of a waiting van. Warneke divides cross-dressers
3¢ and said, ’...And?’ It was almost “They were trying to pull off my into four distinct categories:
@letdown. She didn’t think it was clothes,” she recalls. “It was obvious @ Opportunistic: Performers who
at big a deal and she was the one they were trying to gang-rape me, dress simply for effect, such as
ho encouraged me to start telling but I got ahold of one of their base- Dame Edna Everidge, Milton Berle
ds who I thought would under- ball bats and beat the shit out of all or Robin Williams in Mrs, Doubtfire. me COMING UP ae
- id.” three of them. A bystander called For them, it’s just part of the act.
As long as she can remember, the police, who showed up, knew @ Drag Queens: A small percentage
she’s wanted to put on women’s right away what was going on and of gay men dress up as caricatures SRUONDTAYT IJNANGUA RYF R20U IT JATNHUIRSV AJA N M24A - GSANT EJASN S26
pthes. When a four-year-old boy sent me on my way. They handled it of women.
ips into Mommy’s pumps, it’s a from there.” @ Transgenders: A tiny percentage
dak moment. When an 11-year- Shae, who is equally fearless, of the population (some estimates MBOLN EJNAND 21 - WED JAN 23 SKUIN NJAGN 2M7 U- WSEDK AJAFN A30
tries on her camisole, he gets prefers to talk her way out of awk- say one in 37,000 men and one in
led at and told to act like a man. ward situations. “Always smile,” 100,000 women) is born with the
e most transgendered, the she says. “No matter what they say, gender identity of the opposite sex.
pulse was suppressed, even keep smiling. It diffuses tensions More than just wanting to switch
sexes, they already believe they are
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“Lonly get dressed up at home,” WILLING TO RISK ing. Whether or not the act of cross-
says, “except to come to these THEIR LIVES dressing is sexual, it’s rooted in sex. STUDENT NIGHTS
: tions.I don’t need to go out Cross-dressing has been around One long-time member of Illusions
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members don’t live in the city; to traditional female dress. There’s LEADING THE WAY
y liivnr eura l areoras msall . the story of Franklin Thompson, Ina way, it’s ironic that cross-
ms and don’t dare dressu p any- who joined the Union forces during dressing remains in the shadows of
ere where they'db e recognized. the American Civil War. Prior to society while the gay and lesbian
1c, one of the club’s organizers, enlisting, Thompson was known as communities enjoy increasing
Sarah Emma Edmonds. In an article acceptance. After all, historians
city who don’fte el entitled The Transgender credit cross-dressers with the birth
Phenomenon, Edmonton psychiatrist _ of the modem gay-rights move-
Lorne Warneke and Sandi Barsi, ment. When New York police
N, state that more than 134 North descon ethen Stodnewaell dbar in
int he summer of Ne
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—_— REMIX _—.
of New York.”
But the good times ended
when a friend was shot at the
club. It was 1997 and time for a
change. Locke dumped the clu!
scene and moved to Calgary.
During a three-year hiatus froi
DJing, Locke became a pilot.
Now he’s flying big business
EveninByg sTh e
big-wigs around. In fact, befor
tonight at the Backroom, he fle
to Edmonton three times, ende,
the day in Calgary and had to
drive back up with records in
Fire On CJSR
tow. He throws on his first tra;
a little bit of deep house to wa
up the crowd. They instantly
respond. It’s still a bit earlier
not time for dancing, but the,
need to be primed. Toes are
Monday 8-10 tapping, heads starting to nod
time with the beat. The entire
YES, #2134 SHOULD DO NICELY TONIGHT Simon Locke’s vinyl arsenal
Soul Shakedown Party club looks like that Volkswag.
includes over 3,000 discs. commercial.
The music takes over Simon
with Mick Sleeper High flyer too. Possessed with the beat, |
has to throw his arms in the ai
Alternate Tuesdays 8-10 —Forhi m it’s all about the Hou
With over 3,000 records in |
Asiko Africa arsenal, Locke’s not a poser,
Pilot/DJ likes to abandon decks, hit the floor although he does have a pret:
snazzy carrying case filled with
with Bongbiemi
by Richard OZERO some vinyl] from his favourit:
label — Maya out of San Die¢
The Velvet Grotto Profile No more milk crates or blue b
Sz. Locke adjusts the bass Simon Locke recycle bins stolen from a bac
with Chris bgientst inagt trheea dBya cfkorr otohmis Vwoeedkk’as Bvaerr,- The Next Episode aelalseiye.r Bnuoywi ngt hagno owdh emnu siSci moisn a |)
Wednesday 8-10 sion of “The Next Episode,” his Fridays first started over a decade ago
Friday night residency. Make no At Backroom Vodka Bar He picks up the latest at Foosh iif
Calling All Blues mistake, he’s not a fly-by-night Edmonton, Phonics in Calgar
DJ. Fly by day, well, that’s more and Satellite in New York. Hi
with Bruce and Grant likHee it.w as 15 when he got his first fAauvdoiuor itSeo uls onPgr ojreicgth'ts nSolwig htilsy
Thursday 8-10 turntables, convincing his dad to his brains. Simon was riding the Touched, and when he plays it
front him the cash so he could do wave of house music finally you're more likely to see hin
school dances. That was 1990. A flowing into Edmonton. Locke the dance floor than behind thx
, Lhe Phantom ereet world of change and a thousand calls the music “innovative back decks His mixes are long and
stories (some probably not for then,” adding “I played techno,
smooth as:he tweaks and fiddles
with Minister Faust Dad's ears) came out of those house, early trance — Jam & the highs, mids and bass. Loc!
turntables. Locke has long since Spoon, Stella Trax.” is glad he got back into the
Friday 8-9 1 worn those decks out as he’s This was a time when no one scene, but admits Edmonton has}
spun a few miles on them. over 25 knew who Moby was.
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A year and a half of persis- days.” After Flash shut down, he he’s at, flying, spinning and
with Lada & Orest tence paid off when he landed played at the Dance Factory, the creating music, Locke wants
Friday 9-10 hafitmesre ltfh e a rniigghth t pesrpsionnn inhge aradt Fhliass h oBvreorn x ona n1d0 1 peStarkeeedt aant dC iJrarsupse r2 3 more. He hopes with the help o/
his DJ accomplices Ariel & Rv!
mix tape. Under the guidance of Ave. Peaked, Locke says, he‘ll convince more Edmonton
Voice of Eritrea Edmonton underground legend because the scene was changing. clubbers that House Music is
Mikee Brennan, Locke cut his The dance floor was filling up the coolest thing out there.
teeth. 808 State, Greyhouse and with over a thousand people, lis-
with Mike “House baby, all the way. All
the like were coursing through tening to house, “a small version things House.”
Saturday 8-10
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SAT: Hardhouse w/ Tomik, Shawn the Baptist, even. SK el
Sunday 8-10 Styles, Chuckles, Professor X. Saint Anthony,
Lickety Split, Phyller. ” 3
Anasazi’s 10525 Jasper Ave. THU: Point’ 5
w/Zohar and guests, FRI: Pour Les Femmes, w/
The Two Hours Zohar, Dlicious, & Guests; SAT: Swirl w/Zohar —
and guests; SUN:R-House — Disco house
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with Tony =
Me MUSIC
FRIDAY. JANUARY.11 ©
Another hit
ULTIMATE FIGHTING
CHAMPIONSHIP
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Annual anthology nabs best music crit
“THROW DOWN”
no cover : 7:pm doors
A year ago Da Capo Press rang
the literary bell with a superb col- x * «© *& *
Jection of essays compiled and _
edited by the team of award-win- DYFRI NDAAY. SJEANBUAARYN.1E8 |
ning author Peter Guralnick and
Village Voice, Rolling Stone and
Boston Phoenix contributor published in the American
Douglas Wolk. ; Journalism Review.
The anthology announced itself The gist of Robertson's piece
with a title that was anything but revolves around the age factor BLACKEN |
reserved or remotely humble but, with members of the rock and roll
after a couple of random reads of press. The question presented asks WHATBOXK
pieces taken from various sources, whether or not aging critics viably
it was apparent that Best Music — examine and relate to the music res | ae
Wcarsiet.i ng 2000 wasn’t overstating it; s bwehionmg mtahdeey abrye ba agnednse raantdi ona rtoirs ts ing generations while attending a SATURDAY. JANUARY.19
In the space of 400 pages, contri- two removed from. MDoanvitda naG.r is| mparne suQumiendt ett hec omnacjeortr itiyn
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the track records, continued pas- 1,400 patrons were 25 and under.
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Sure it’s hard to tihneg lyp ieecsec apise,s a emvaejroyr onpeo inetm bsreoeiml-e d one wins over readers by giving LOVERS
in the debate. artists platforms to express them-
swallow when Who the hell ever said that it sinegl vetsh osien cdoonovresr stahtaito na reo r rabrye loyp en-
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insists they can young music journalists of any Writing 2001 do so well.
generation have to relate to or care
relate to Nine Inch about all the various forms of con- DRUGS A PROBLEM?
temporary music being made by COCAINE ANONYMOUS CAN HELP!
Nails. the bands and artists of their peer 425-2715
group?
Sure it’s hard to swallow when
someone my age insists they can
Subject matter skated across really relate to Nine Inch Nails. By
Musical genres, and vantage the same token, 25 years ago I
Oints were just as far ranging as couldn’t relate to or appreciate the
ne writers dished out fresh and music of the day being made by
otnisoinsst eonft lsyp eeciyfei-co piencniidnegn tsi ntpeerrp-r e- Uriah Heap, Chicago, Trooper, WEDNESDAYS,
Terry Jacks, Dr. Hook or any num-
aining to the lives and careers of ber of other acts, and that’s never
rtists such as Johnny Cash, Ry changed. the JoN Cowboy vs Todd Rocket ©
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inest batch of music-driven Reliable show with a crowd large- 442-MUTT
ssays one could find bound ly half my age. Last year I saw a 8005-102 Street
gether,
A hit with readers and critics great example of music transcend-
ike, it didn’t come as any sur-
rise that a follow-up to Best
usic Writing 2000 would come EHR
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ent of a horizon-to-horizon view $1.75 HIBALLS UNTIL 10:30
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Experts weigh in on the music biz in2002
P diction pieces, particularly
those regarding the music
industry, can be a sorry lot.
Trying to foresee where this
high-tech, artistic industry is
ALBUMS DEMOS TRANSFERS headed can be akin to aiming at
a moving target. One can either top 100 tours of 2001 experi-
predict the obvious, reiterate enced a seven per cent drop-off
current trends in the form of a in ticket sales. Yet tours still
prediction, make short-term pre- made more money than the pre-
determined predictions based on vious year because the cost of
insider information, or just take tickets, on average, rose three
some shots in the dark. dollars.
It remains, however, a whole September 11 was responsible
lot of fun to forecast. First, gath- for some serious shifts and
er that insider info to dissect. changes, but a descent had
Music, both recorded and live, begun prior to the ill-fated date.
experienced a drop in sales from How much impact did the
LAUNDRO = MUTT
the year before. In North tragedy have? What are other
because even dog: have bod hair days America, sales of recorded factors? Is Internet downloading
music dropped five per cent — as huge an issue as perceived?
fairly straightforward. Live, the Did the entertainment dollar
finally max out as artists such as
Barbra Streisand, Elton John,
Billy Joel and Michael Jackson
pushed us into the $250-per-
ticket range? Will blame be
MONEY LADY Tickets to Barbra Streisand’s farewell show in NewYork |
placed on the Net, piracy, a cau-
ranged in price from $150 - $2,500 (US). Is this kind of ticket pricing |
tious social climate since 9-11,
gloomy economic reports, or on what we can expect from big name touring artists in the future?
the industry’s manufacturing Y
loaded it will begin to experi- music biz was managing |
everything from bands’ studio
aits ence true brownouts and black- Captain Tractor. She now heads |
sounds to contriving bands from
for the cattle calls to faking genres like outs. Dark, depressing and dim, up Siren Promotions and Six |
no? Shooter Records, handling acts |
apher nuP-emerthaalp?s it will all come to a Yes, a change is gonna come. such as Martin Tielli, Christine |
ation bursting head, a la the 1976 How, we don’t know. But edu- Fellows and Luke Doucet.
Paddy Chayefsky-scripted film cated guesses are good. So let’s “No doubt the musical soul-
look to the professionals. Expert savers in the independent world
Network, which satirized the
advice comes from the people are going to find it just as diffi-
lurid depths of television with
who make their livings at this. cult to breathe their very needed
the famous line, “We're mad as
hell and we’re not going to take The first two opinions come fresh air into an increasingly
it anymore.” Envision legions of from expat experts. Larry fragmented marketplace. They |
punters, pushed to the edge by Wanagus began his career here continue to face roadblocks put
managing Homestead Studios up by the mainstream gatekeep
inflated ticket-pricing, scream-
ing the now-celebrated line, then and having his company, ers, who are going to feed us the
simply closing their wallets and Bumstead, handle k.d. lang. He same horrible crap in 2002 that
staying home and reading. now resides in Toronto and han- they’ve been serving up for
dles Susan Aglukark, Big Sugar years — synthetic, pitch-correct-
Major labels claim they don’t
make enough money, while and Staggered Crossing. ed, drum-machined songs
artists insist they’re being Wanagus maintains there will be designed to sell advertising,
four major changes in 2002: delivered by surgically altered
ripped off. Labels are already in
a period of transition, shedding “One, increased on-line sales; corporate mascots in million-
staff to refocus on their core two, increased singles vs. dollar videos. They’re not even
competencies of A&R and mar- albums — even major labels will pretending anymore. I just
keting, while CD piracy remains start looking at marketing more heard a latest ‘hit’ song on the
singles by established artists; Edge called I Like the Way You
the recording industry’s main
concern right now. three, increased consolidation Slap My Ass. Oh well, at least
with fewer major-label players they’ve got a sense of humour
So let’s say here’s a sample
prediction: the industry will — EMI will finally be sold — about the depths we’ve descent:
finally wake up to the potential and successful indies bought up ed to. Sooner or later, I’m hop-
of music on the Net and allow by the majors; four, a continued ing the public will look for at
monthly subscriptions of music revival of roots music”. least a bit of art in their enter-
online for the first time, BUT Another former Edmonton tainment. I, for one, am counting
music biz mogul who was on it,” de Cartier says.
these distribution models will
drawn to the Big Smoke like a Next week: we'll hear from
not catch on in 2002, THEN will
moth to flame was Shauna de local movers and shakers on the
cost the record companies bil-
Cartier, whose first foray into state of the music business and
lions of dollars to operate, AND
the topsy-turvy world of da what's to come in 2002.
the Internet will become so over-
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