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»M v 21. 2000___
Everyone is bourn naked,
an d everyth in g after
is drag.
Where’s the pride?
To
th e E d ito r :
l am truly disappointed with Just Out s poor
reporting of one of Portlands biggest queer
events (the Pride 2000 parade). All I could find
on this event was the collage page [July 7j. W hat
a bunch of crap. I thought you were an out
paper. 1 thought I could count on you for pic
tures and follow up. I think The Oregonian did
better coverage. I’m sure glad I didn’t subscribe
to this rag.
D iane C arver
Beaverton
P ea c o c k P r o d u c t io n s I n c .
B o a r d o f D ir e c t o r s
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To
hard work. Peacock in the Park simply could not
be without these dedicated and hardworking
individuals! Thank you just seems like too small
a word.
We would also like to thank all o f this year’s
sponsors for their generous support and the staff
o f Just O ut for all the wonderful coverage.
If you helped in any way with this year’s Pea
cock in the Park, you are invited to attend a spe
cial “T hank You Party” at 6 p.m. Monday, July
24, at Darcelle X V Show place, 208 N.W. Third
Ave. We will be showing the video of this year’s
event and will be serving a light dinner.
E d ito r :
We would like to take a moment to thank
the many volunteers that made Peacock in the
Park another smashing success. A s you know,
Peacock in the Park is produced by an all
volunteer board of directors and crew.
The weekend starts on Friday afternoon
when the sets are moved out of their yearlong
storage space at the Embers Avenue. Saturday at
noon, volunteers load the sets into the donated
rental truck, and Sunday morning at 8 a.m. we
rendezvous at the park to build the sets, dressing
rooms and concession areas. Once the party
starts, the same volunteers who have worked all
morning act as security guards, concessionaires
or performers in the show. After the show, these
dedicated individuals stay to strike the sets, tear
down concession and dressing room tents, haul
garbage and comb the entire park for cigarette
butts and beer bottle caps. Once everything is
loaded into the truck, volunteers follow back to
the Embers to load the sets back into the attic
for storage. After all is said and done, it is usual
ly about 10 p.m.
That really makes for a long day and a lot of
th e
Contact info needed
To
t h e E d it o r :
I have intended for some time to write about
this matter, and I was prompted to do so by the
article about Lebanon on Page 19 o f the latest
issue of Just O ut [World News, July 7].
I often wish that information on where to
write, call or send e-mail were included in arti
cles so that readers could send expressions of
concern to television networks, government
bodies, businesses, etc. I know that not every
article can contain such information, but it
would be nice to have it included more often. I
like to send thank yous to supportive organiza
tions and to let others know that I am unhappy
about som ething that they have done.
L yle M . T u c k e r
Lake Oswego
In defense of
personal opinion
To
E d it o r :
I’m writing in response to the seemingly
the
In n g j i
J ust Out’s reporter attended Vancouver’s
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Saturday in the Park and, in a totally
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