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Outside, Looking In
''Outsider'' is a pretty loaded word, with connotations mired in images of 10th grade outcasts in black trenchcoats, serial killers, and Harley-straddling Peter Fondas. So...
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Double the Pleasure
Back in the ‘80s, Howard Hicks was already out to his younger sister when he brought her along to his bartending gig at the popular...
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Finding Her Voice
''That was Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond with 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers','' Lucy Newman-Williams coos seductively. ''Up next, the Mantovani Orchestra, but first....'' Her...
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Creating a Buzz
The acceptability of dance as a valid genre of music has been an ebbing and flowing tide since the form's creation. As founder of Buzz...
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Bill T. Jones
''I intend to live a while. '' Bill T. Jones takes a sip of coffee. ''And my doctor tells me I'll live a while. ''...
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Common Ground
Getting the bartender's attention isn't much of a problem at the Deep End. Except for a few stray patrons parked on the stools, the crowd...
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The Last Dance
For a man whose record shop is going out of business, Wresch Dawidjan is buying an awful lot of CDs. On the floor next to...
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Centaur MC's Mel Jacobs
''I remember the first day I walked into the New York Eagle. '' Mel Jacobs shifts in his chair and cocks his head. ''I had...
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Dion Jordan
Upon arriving at home following a long day at work, Dion Jordan heads to the fridge for some Cherry Garcia, only to find a Post-It...
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Christian Salinas
''I didn't realize how many people were reading the magazine,'' says Christian Salinas. ''When I was at the gym, or walking on 17th Street, people...
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Andreas Ocando
Back in the mid 1990s, as political instability roiled his home country of Venezuela, Andreas Ocando wanted to do something different with his life. So...
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At the Helm
Gay Pride. It's a phrase bandied about with a fair amount of frequency. Our public ents herald it, our activist organizations embody it, and yet...
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Time Well Spent
Twenty-three years is a lot of time to make a difference. For Brother, Help Thyself and the organizations it supports, twenty-three years has been time...
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Geri Power
'' OK, now time visualizing you,'' Geri Halliwell exclaims down the phone from her record company's Toronto office when she realizes that her interviewer his...
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Spice Free
The purpose of If Only (Delacorte, $12.95), Geri Halliwell's rag-to-riches autobiography, seems three-fold: 1) To verify that Halliwell is indeed 27, and not anywhere from...
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Familiar Spice
Leaving an established and successful group to embark on a solo career must be a daunting prospect. Admittedly, the likes of Diana Ross, George Michael,...
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Danny Boy
''It's an actor's dream,'' says Hot 'n' Throbbing star Danny Pintauro about working with playwright Paula Vogel. ''She was here throughout the entire rehearsal process,...
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By the Book
E. Lynn Harris is late. Our interview was scheduled for noon, and as I look up at the clock in the elegant Park Hyatt Hotel...
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The Wainwright Stuff
METRO WEEKLY: You come from a family of well-known folk musicians, a homestead where music was an everyday occurrence. What influence did your parents --...
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The Importance of Dixie
Editor’s Note: The following interview originally appeared in the Sept. 3, 1998 edition of Metro Weekly. It has been modified slightly from from the original...
