ISU Daily [and] "New Dimensions"
September 12 (Ad) and 17, 1973 (Article)
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Paranoid Reporter Finds People at Gay Dance
I remember this dance, but not so terribly well, I guess. I believe we didn't expect a reporter at this particular dance. I have tried to figure out who was being quoted in the article.
"Gay life in Ames is very underground," he said.... (father of two children) - I cannot remember who this might have been, but it had to have been one of the generally non political people since I can't think of anybody who would otherwise fit the description. Also, I say that because our own (social) parties never had 100 people at them until at least 1975 or 1976; we really were mostly too poor to provide decent hors d'oeuvres until then!
I thought that the "Green and white" person was David Windom, but now I think it may be Joey Franko (Harold Osler remembered this better than I).
Kinsey statistics were generally quoted by yours truly. I was always impressed by statistics.
"We're trying to get organized now...," a famous line, was that ALLEN Bell??? It could have been any of us.
"It was when I was 19. I'm 21 now." - Definitely yours truly, Dennis Brumm, again.
"My parents don't even know. If they did they would disinherit me." This sounds familiar, but I can't remember who was afraid of being disinherited. Maybe somebody else who had large parties catered by unknowing parents!
"I told my roommate I was gay and the first thing he did was tell his mother," - again that is yours truly. My roommate Kyle had an interesting relationship with his mother, I always thought.
If anybody else remembers more, I'd be interested in knowing what and gladly post it on this page.
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