From: snodgras@lclark.edu (Bil Snodgrass)
Subject: Re: Nirvana
Organization: Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:41:24 GMT

In article <1992Nov12.154535.10576@mcs.anl.gov> nasiatka@anhep3.anl.gov writes:
>
>>You sire are an WRONG!  

I screwed this one up because I initially said 'are an idiot'.


>>People like you who start these vicious rumors hurt the gay civil rights
>>movement!
>
>*AHEM*
>Excuse me, here, but.....  I didn't start ANY rumors.

So you just help spread them.  Great?  You didn't just ask
you wanted to burn records and boycott....

  This information was
>given to me from The Sysop of Risqilly BBS out here in Chicago.  He got it 
>off the Sysops conference on GayComm (one of the national bbs services)

>
>Now, as far as *HURTING* the gay civil rights movement, please open your mouth
>a bit wider.  Your gonna need to put both feet in it.


I am looking forward to this one.  Of course mine was an opinion on
what I see as hurting gay civil rights, a IMHO kind of thing.  I believe
it.....so I am looking forward to what is to come next......

>
>Let me introduce myself.  My name is Jim Wylde.  I live in Chicago.  For the past
>2 1/2 years (until real recently) I ran the GAY METAL SOCIETY, a Chicago based 
>oganization for gay/lesbian rock n rollers.  In that time I have worked very closely
>with both the gay community and the rock scene locally and nationally to promote 
>good relations between the two worlds, and to help people become aware of the fact
>that WE are not just disco-loving drag queens, and that many of todays rockers are
>not quite as straight as they seem.

I see a qualification here, but still don't  see how this relates
to your vicious accusation.......


>
>When I was in school at the University of Illinois at Chicago, I was one of the joint
>'presidents' (for lack of a better word) of the Pink Triangle Association (formerly the
>UIC GAYLA.  While I was there, my work was instrumental in A) getting sexual orientation
>added to the Universitys Equal Opportunity/anti-discrimination policy, and B) assisting 
>in getting the Hate Crimes Statistic Act passed here in Illinois.  I was also involved with
>some people from University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the Illinois Gay and
>Lesbian Task Force on forming a colition of Chicago area gay/lesbian student groups.


So in other words you big wigs don't screw up??????


>
>I am currently putting together a band of openly gay members, and working with Helot Revolt
>(SF/LA oopenly gay heavy metal band).  I am also working on a network of gay and lesbian
>musicians.


Well more power to you....

Are you about to apologize for sending out a bad rumor?

>
>>Sorry about my harsh reaction, but God these people and thier gossip.
>
>Things that come from Gaycomm sysops are usually reliable.  But AP is wrong sometimes too,
>and so am I.  I apologize to the members of Nirvana for my mistake.  I have no objection to 
>being told that I am wrong on something, and I appreciate you telling me.  However, I would 
>reccomend that, in the future, you might want to consider waiting untill after your period 
>is passed before randomly slamming someone you don't know.


Naw you accused, you didn't ask or anything, you just went after a group
that is very very busy now who took out time an schedualed a concert
for No on 9.  I don't remember too many Gay bands doing this.  Of
course my Choir did, 4 shows!!!!

>
>
>Harder,
>	Louder,
>		FASTER!
>
>Jim Wylde
>

I am impressed with your record (really I am.)  But maybe now you see
why I got pissed.  You are so far away.  Why didn't you ask?

They are our friends, we don't need to burn our friends......just be
more careful, please!!!!

Bil Snodgrasss

If you provide the harder I will provide the louder!!!  ;-)




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