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Becoming a personal trainer was not a a great physique is always helpful,” Nordmeyer says. stretch for this competitive body builder. “People business watch Play with Your Hair There’s only so much you can do with the scores of hair products avail able these days. At some point, you have to give in to the expansive world of barrette couture. Maria Perry, own er and designer of PerryStar, makes delightful barrettes to solve the fret over those awkward strands of rock ’n’ roll hair falling into starry eyes. “They are fabulous, fun, unique and tough,” says Perry about her toy barrettes, which average $10 retail. In general, the ninjas, goldfish, monsters and executives styles are most popular among her customers, hut her rainbow dice and girl/girl and boy/boy execu tive barrettes do really well with Pride Northwest patrons. You can see Perry’s designs at www.perrystar.com. You can purchase Ray Nordmeyer pumps up Portland at Reps Fitness for Life. the barrettes at Naked City, In Other were always asking me what to do and how to do Words Bookstore, MotoKitty, Nurture Salon, it," Nordmeyer says about getting fit. Amore Salon, Foot Bar, Blue (in Portland and According to Nordmeyer, the upscale gym is Rend), Haggis McBaggis, Bella Stella, Polliwog, better designed than the monolith gyms with their I Spank Salon and Frock. rows of unknowable machines. “I selected equip “I only sell my line to LGBT-friendly establish ment just right for training,” he says. Membership ments. I am a longtime member of PABA, and includes personal training with Ray “Tank” ¡ I worked at Portland’s Gay and Lesbian Com Nordmeyer. munity Yellow Pages for almost three years," says “When people begin their program, Pm with Perry, who is Willamette Week’s classifieds manager. them each time they’re working out,” he adds. She gives back to the community in more ways “This member goal-oriented gym is a great place for than through cute hair. She has been involved with the [sexual minorities! community to get in shape fund raising for various organizations, including and get away from the social structure of‘meat and Cascade AIDS Project, Equity Foundation and the meet’ at the large gyms." The second-story studio Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center. gets a lot of light through its six skylights and keeps Portland is a crafty town, and fun barrettes with your workout gawker-free. small toys attached find a welcome home here. According to Perry, the barrettes were a “manifestation of a crafty idea.” Having worked in advertising, market ing and sales for years, she says, “The promotion came naturally." 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