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June. 2000
TAKE PRIDE, TAKE AcnoA} TAKE Joy/
OKLAHOMA CELEBRATES GAY, LESBIAN, 81-SEXUAL TRANSGENDER PRIDE 2000
For the first time, the Oklahoma City Pride celebration
will include a Pride Festival held in Memorial Park before the
Pride Parade. Pride Festival 2000 "'rill include information
booths, merchandise and food vendors, live entertainment,
guest speakers and games, such as volleyball. There will also
be organized activities for young children. Pride Network,
Inc. committee member, Edward Kromer says organizers
are hopeful the Festival will appeal to all members of the
community including those who do not normally visit the bars
and families with young children.
The Oklahoma City Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade will
step off at 5 PM from Memorial Park at N.W. 36th and
Classen. The parade will follow the traditional route across
N.W. 39th to the "Strip" before ending at 39th and Barnes.
Floats and marching contingents will be awarded prizes for
"Best Use of Theme" and "Best Show of Spirit".
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HERLAND COMMUNITY PICNIC
Come one, come all! Women, men and children of all
ages, come and celebrate pride at the Herland Communitv
Picnic on Saturday, June 24. There'll be food - hamburger;,
hot dogs, veggie burgers, and tofu dogs -- and entertainment
by some of Oklahoma City' s finest entertainers. Food will be
served starting at 6 PM and entertainment will begin about
6:30PM.
Scheduled performers include the Oklahoma City Men' s
Chorus, the Oklahoma City Women's Chorus, Peggy
Johnson, Victor, Wanda D, Donna D., and Wende Allyn.
A $5 .00 donation is requested. The picnic will be at
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DIVERSITY CELEBRATION
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Tulsa's Millennium Pride Parade and Pride Festival are
the final events of an eight day celebration, Diversity
Celebration 2000, with the goal of uniting the region's gay,
lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender and GLBT friendly communities.
The Millennium Pride Parade will begin at 11 AM on
Saturday, June 10 at the Tulsa Gay Community Services
Center at 3 8th and Peoria.
Colonel Margarethe
Cammermeyer and Greg Louganis will serve as Co-Grand
Marshals. The Parade will follow the same route as last year ·
from the Center to Veteran' s Park at 18th and Main.
The Millennium Pride Festival (formerly the Picnic) will
begin at 11 AM, Saturday, June 10 AM at Veteran's Park.
There will be close to fifty booths, as well as food vendors.
beer and soft drinks, and lots of activities. Margareth~
Cammermeyer and Greg Louganis will give the opening
remarks. TOHR's "Community Hero" awards will be given
to three courageous local teenagers: Will Allen, Matthew
Holloway, and Emily Sisemore.
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HERLAND PRIDE PARADE FLOAT
The Herland Float Committee is hard at work planning
and preparing this year' s Pride Parade float. The float
theme is softball.
We are seeking volunteers to help decorate the float,
ride on the float, or walk beside the float in the parade. If
you are interested in doing any or all of these things, please
leave a message on the Herland answering machine (5219696) indicating your interest and giving your name and
phone number.
An eternally grateful, groveling committee member will
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Volume 18 Nmnber 06
Herland Sister Resources
2312 N.W. 39, OKC, OK 73112
TANYA SAVORY- TOWN TO
TOWN
by Ji/I Gamer
In honorof Tanya Savory's second visitto the Blue Door
on June 1Qth,I' d like to tell you a little bit about her music. The
first time! heard her at the Blue Door, I had no idea who she
was, or so I thought. It turns out I had one of her songs on
a Rounder Records collection, and it was my favorite song on
the CD! Talk about an interesting surprise. But, I was
already hooked before she even sang that song.
There's a whole lot of music that' s not easily categorized
and Savory's music is no exception. Contemporary folk with
some bluegrass and country influences is probably about the
best I can do. Her voice initially draws you in and then her
words begin to seep into your consciousness and it's easy to
get pulled into every song and see yourself or someone you
know, or just be able to place yourself wherever she takes
you. She writes about people, places and things in an
imaginative way and takes you away like a good book does,
to that town that's now gone, riding dmvn the highway, in
your grandmother' s house as a little kid.
"When the River Rose" is the strength of the CD . She
writes from the perspective of a farmer who has lost
everything when the Mississippi river flooded a few years
ago. "And the cars and the roads and the rooftops all sail,
southward along with the very last hope a.11ybody knows, and
it seems like all the prayers we said on Sunday, well they sure
didn't count for much when the river rose." The song is a
brisk, peppy song but the devastation of the floods on
people's lives and everything in them is captured clearly.
"Big Town" is another one of my favorites. It has some
similarity to Iris Dement's "Our Town," but this one doesn't
make you break down and cry. But it's still a very touching
song about her grandmother' s hometown in Kansas that's
now gone. " She laughed and shook her head and said, 'sure
is a funny one how the years, well they can turn one town into
a bright shiny city, or turn the other way and let another
disappear." When introducing this song at her show, she
recalled telling her grandmother a highway now goes all the
way through Kansas and you can drive across the whole
state. Her grandmother replied, "Why would anyone want
to?"
"Reason Enough" is the bluegrass song on the album and
is a toe-tapping end of the relationship song. Kristin Scott
plays a good banjo and Wanda Vick, who plays various
instruments throughout the album, plays the mandolin and
fiddle. "And oh, don't the north wind blow, just a little bit
colder because, if you' re thinking ofleaving and needing a
reason, that' s reason enough." Bluegrass artist Dale Bradley
covered this song on her last CD . It apparently climbed the
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bluegrass chart for Bradley but as Savory playfully asked at
her show, "Has anyone ever actually seen this bluegrass
chart?"
Whether writing about being homesick ("Bluegrass"),
the highway ("40, 80, or 1O"), or the old man who lives bn the
outskirts ofNashville ("Reuben Brown"), Savory has a way
of telling each story vividly without weighing it down by
saying too much. Savory has won some songwriting awards
over the past few years with good reason.
I think the CDs biggest weakness is some overkill on the
sentimentality, particularly on "I Don't Hear That Train" and
"Different Shores." But it doesn't get in the way of my love
of this CD. I highly recommend it, particularly if you like
really good descriptive songs written very simply, which
takes a lot of skill to do.
I'd also recommend Savory' s show June 10th. Besides
her talent, she's very funny and Kim House on the piano and
harmony vocals adds immensely to the show. Hope to see
you there and you'll be able to buy her CDs at the show.l:l
The Old Warhorse is For Sale: Mary Reynolds' 1980 Daion
dreadnaught guitar. A fine playing guitar that has served me well for
many years. Cedar top and rosewood back and sides. SKb flight case
included. Also: Highlanderpiezo and Seymour Duncan soundhole
pickups provide great sound and flexibility when amplified. You will have
a hard time beating this price: $300. Also available: Baggs preamp
$30 gig bag $15. 528-4331 shartel4@telepath.com.
See Her/and on the web!
www.her/andsisters.org
Herland Board of Directors:
JB
Laura Choate
Joanna Fife, Secretary
DTH
Pat Reaves, Co-Chair
Jerri Schaben
Denise Smith
Judy Walden
Ginger McGovern, Treasurer
The Voice is published by: Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
2312 N.W. 39th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.
The Voice is offered as an open forum for community discourse.
Articles reflect the opinions of the author and not necessarily
those of Herland Sister Resources. Unsolicited articles and
letters to the editor are welcomed and must be signed by the
writer with full name and address. Upon request. letters or
articles may be printed under a pseudonym or anonymously.
Subscriptions to The Voice are free upon request although a
donation is requested to meet publication and distribution
costs.
VICKI SHAW LIVE IN NORMAN
THE OKC METRO WOMEN'S
Vickie Shaw looks like the woman next door ... AllAmerican with blond hair, lipstick and polished nails. Once
she opens her mouth, you '11 know she was born and raised in
Texas and you'll never stop laughing.
After eighteen years of marriage and three kids, something was missing in Vickie's life ...Now Vickie Shaw has her
own CD :Your Funny? My Mom, and is a featured artist on
the "Best of Lesbian Comedy" on Rising Star Records. Last
Year she toured the US with her "La-la-pa-Lesbo Tour".
This year with her new "Sick and Wrong Tour", she will
crack you up!
"I don't look the part. I blow away all their Stereotypes.
I'm the woman next door; except I just happen to be gay."
Today, Vicke Shaw is a seasoned comedian hilariously
addressing the triumphs and trials of being a woman, a
mother and gay in America.
Vickie's own life provides the best material for her
show. She' s a recovering SOB (Southern Baptist), raising
three kids (as an out lesbian mother) and learning to date.
She has headlined in various venues, including the Michigan Women's Festival, National Women's Music Festival,
Monterrey Beach Women's Festival, and the Dinah & Lina
Shore Golf Tournament in Southern California and at numerous clubs.
CHORUS IS "FOR THE BIRDS"!
Vicki Shaw LIVE
"Sick & Wrong Tour''
Opening Band is
favorite locals
IRIS
Saturday- July 15th
Sooner Theater
101 E. Main - Norman, OK
Tickets ... $15 in Advance
$20 at the Door
for tickets and more info...
872-2583
www.BlueSkyChx.com
Saturday, June 10, 2000, Epworth United Methodist
Church, 1901 N. Douglas (near N. W. 23rd and
Classen)
Don't stay in your nest! Fly the coop for a fun-filled
evening of "bird" songs - from Rockin' Robin to Jonathan
Livingston Seagull.
Spaghetti Dinner starts at 7:00 p.m. and the concert
follows at 8:00 p .m . Advance tickets for dinner and concert
are $12 and concert only is $7. Concert tickets are $1 Oat the
door (dinner tickets are advance only). For advance tickets
or more information, call Ginger at 942-1535 .
LET's Go FoR A
BIKE RioE
If you love fresh air, great company, lovely scenery and
bicycling, we have an event for you! Herland Sister Resources sponsors a monthly, Sunday-morning (spiritual) bike
ride averaging 10 miles at different locations around Oklahoma County.
Then after a couple of hours of hardy
peddling, we stop for breakfast at a nearby breakfast-type
restaurant for conversation and great food.
Haven't been on a bike in a while? We have people of
all fitness levels participating and we
stop 2 or 3
times for water and rest.
Dates, start
times and locations are published in each
month's Herland Voice.
The June
Ready to Ride!
bike ride will be
at Lake Overholser starting at 8 AM Directions to the
starting point are: From N .W . 39th and Council Rd, go west
exactly one mile and tum left on an access road to the lake.
There are no signs so we can't tell you the name ofthis road
but you can see several goats in the fenced area just west of
the road. Head west (right) on this road, which now circles
the lake, for about a quarter mile to a parking area on the left.
There are lots of shade trees and plenty of parking. The road
that circles the lake is just over 8.2 miles. Ifwe go across the
narrow walkway over the dam, itis about a mile less. We plan
to eat breakfast at the Denny's at Portland and N.W. 39il
after the ride.
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