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October 05, 2003

Just so we're clear on this

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To give credit where credit is due. Again. Because it bears repeating.

The day in brief:

Bought issues 1, 2, 4 and 5 (couldn't find 3, even though I tried two different shops) of The Crew (which link takes you to a Fourth Rail review of the first issue, while the one in the next entry goes to Priest's page for the book). It's good. Very, very good. And is dying way too early, but what can you do?

The approach here has been described in interviews as "Three Kings," but honestly it reminds me more of the vigilante and tough cop movies of Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson, although written with considerably more intelligence.

Priest's distinctive and often funny dialogue and style is to be found in The Crew. Rhodes' cynical, world-weary attitude comes complete with a biting sense of humor, and I thought that Priest did a great job showing a guy who is down on his luck and has been beaten up by the world, but who hasn't been turned into a loser as a result. When he sets his mind to doing what he thinks is right, it's impressive to watch, and nothing, not gangs, police or even the NSA can dissuade him.

Ah well. How many issues we got left? Can't bring myself to look up the answer. . .

Spent part of the evening at The Heartland Cafe with The Hotness That Is Nina X.

Still in shock that the Cubs won.

Not sure whether to pre-order this from Off Records or just run out to buy it the 21st:

WIG IN A BOX: SONGS FROM AND INSPIRED BY HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH—A CHARITY ALBUM FOR THE HETRICK MARTIN INSTITUTE'S HARVEY MILK SCHOOL

Featuring Frank Black, The Breeders, Stephen Colbert, Robyn Hitchcock, Imperial Teen, Ben Kweller with Ben Folds & Ben Lee, Cyndi Lauper & The Minus 5, John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask, Bob Mould, Jonathan Richman, Sleater-Kinney & Fred Schneider, Spoon, They Might Be Giants, Rufus Wainwright, Yoko Ono & Yo La Tengo.

According to Hedwig In a Box, Frank Black is doing Sugar Daddy, The Breeders cover Wicked Little Town (the Hedwig Version) and Sleater-Kinney and Fred Schneider perform Angry Inch.

It's terrifying and appealing all at once.

You might remember reading about The Hetrick-Martin Institute recently:

The Hetrick-Martin Institute, founded in 1979, is the oldest and largest not-for-profit, multi-service agency dedicated to serving gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth, providing a broad range of vital programming including: Educational services in The Harvey Milk School; individual, group, and family counseling, concrete services and case management for homeless and at-risk teenagers through Supportive Services; social and cultural activities, health and wellness activities, as well as career exploration and youth leadership offered through After-School Services. The Institute serves youth from the five boroughs of New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area.

So it's good music for a good cause. Two reasons to buy.

HMI also published Tales of the Closet, written and illustrated by Ivan Velez, Jr. You might remember him from such Milestone Comics as Blood Syndicate and Static.

Or not. Probably not. More's the pity.

Anyone know if the final issue of TotC was ever published?

Oh, and I registered ChicagoLesbiansInvadingTaverns.com (although I doubt it's even begun to propagate this soon, and there's nothing there yet anyway) because I don't really care for being the number one Google result for the group, thankyouverymuch. Michelle, think you could put something together for the kids? There are photos from Friday's event, at the very least. And if you could Photoshop me out of them, that'd be even better. . .

Update 10/6: BTW, domain registration through Hostway is only $6.95 a year. Drop by and tell 'em Uppity-Negro.com sent you.

And that's it. I'dm going to bed.

Update 3: The offical web site of Chicago Lesbians Invading Taverns is now live and direct. Please address any questions regarding membership, events or obtaining a login to post to the blog to clit @ uppity-negro.com.

Because I am so not running it.

Update: Slight edits to correct for brain-deaditude, and to add info about Hetrick-Martin Institute and TotC.

Also, couldn't figure out a way to work in this CNN article, First public gay high school to open in NYC:

New York City is creating the nation's first public high school for gays, bisexuals and transgender students.

The Harvey Milk High School will enroll about 100 students and open in a newly renovated building in the fall. It is named after San Francisco's first openly gay city supervisor, who was assassinated in 1978.

But you can probably chalk that up to the brain-deaditude.

Posted by Aaron at October 5, 2003 10:46 PM

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You might remember him from such Milestone Comics as Blood Syndicate and Static.

Just as long as you don't remember him from Extreme Justice or The Eradicator...

--Kynn

Posted by: Kynn Bartlett at October 6, 2003 01:26 AM

Grad I know from here at OSU is teaching at the Harvey Milk School. Pretty sweet gig.

Posted by: Neogrammarian at October 6, 2003 10:10 AM

No, the last issue of Closet was never published, although I believe it's all but finished. Ivan told me years ago about plans to do a trade paperback of the whole thing. Hope he does it, some day.

Posted by: Dwayne McDuffie at October 6, 2003 10:48 AM

Thanks for the plug darling.

Posted by: Michelle at October 6, 2003 11:40 AM

Kynn, I was going to protest and say I liked the Eradicator mini, but then realized I don't remember a single thing about it. Erm.

Neo, oh yes. I'm still sorting out my feeling about the school, really; think it's a wonderful thing but hate the idea that it's necessary, if that makes sense.

Dwayne, that would be cool. And I'm still kicking myself for not picking up the handful of issues I saw at Dreamhaven a few years back. Oh yeah, I'm sure I'll just happen across them again one day.

Michelle, no worries, love. Hope I haven't effed your design here up too badly with my changes.

Posted by: Anastasia Beaverhousen at October 7, 2003 08:41 AM

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