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l t ' s a s a d way t o spend a b i r t h - day, when you haven ' t s e e n your c l o s e f r i e n d f o r t h r e e days , you go t o h i s h o t e l , and t h e manager is r e a l l y r e l u c t a n t t o even open t h e door. . .and t h e r e ' s t h a t smel l . .. An o l d guy who was h e r e i n Carnegie every morning on t h e second f l o o r was found i n h i s room on Thursday. He'd been dead f o r a coup le o f days . His name was B i l l Card, a long-t ime member of t h e Pool Room and j u s t p l a i n good-natured. F r i ends a r e u p s e t wi th t h e manner o f h i s be ing found, a s managers a r e l e g a l l y r e - q u i r e d t o check a l l rooms once every 24 hours . As a man s a i d , " I f a young person i s found dead, t h e papers and everybody makes a b i g t h i n g o f i t . I f y o u ' r e an o l d man, you j u s t d i e . "

Chr is tmas i n t h e Comrnuni t y

Wed., Dec.16 a t C r a b t r e e Corner(C.C.): "How- t o Surv ive Christmas ( 1 : 30)

On a f a r l i g h t e r n o t e , two g r a n t s have been awarded t o t h e Centre . The f i r s t i s from t h e Vancouver Foundation f o r t h e con- t i n u a t i o n o f t h e L i t e r a c y ldorker i n t h e Learn ing Centre .

The second i s p o e t i c j u s t i c e , a s V.E.E.S. h a s been informed t h a t $110,000 w i l l be s u p p l i e d by t h e Canadian Economic I n i t i - a t i v e s Counci l f o r t r a i n i n g t u t - o r s i n a Learn ing Centre program. Th i s i s $40,000 more than t h e one t h a t was l o s t last y e a r . Many of t h e s t u d e n t s and u s e r s of Carnegie applaud Donald MacPherson f o r h i s work i n s e c u r i n g funds .

PAULR TAYLOR

- - z S e n i o r s Dance on Monday n i g h t w i t h - - S c l a s s i c a l dances and good food. - - - Cabare t Coffee House on Tuesday n i g h t - -

w i t h a n open s t a g e f o r l o c a l mus ic ians The D.E.Y.A.S. Bingo on Wednesday s t a r t i n g w i t h t h e f i r s t 50 # ' s - 6:30 Poo l Room Dance. on Thursday w i t h

F r i . , Dec. 18 a t C. C. -Xmas Luncheon (noon) Buddy & J a c k i e & f r i e n d s . 7 : 00pm I I

Decora t ing Women's C t r . (noon) Free movies every Fr iday Night. I

Mon., Dec.21 W . C t r . b a k i n g ( 1 s t Church(4) S t a g e 401 Dance every Saturday w i t h I

Tues, Dec. 22 Xmas P a r t y a t Women's C. (12) g r e a t music - soon t o be l i v e - and , I

g r e a t food ... PIZZA! !! I

A total of 23 delegations will

DEEDS speak before city council on January 5 about the grant re- quest for the ownt town Econo? request mic Develomnent b i e t w

DEEDS is asking thkAty for before a grant of 170,000 that is con- tingent on federal funding.

Allegations of rnisrnanage- ment and bad bookkeeping have put the issue on hold several January 5 tunes . although the director of social planning is recommending

December 10, that council approve the The East Ender grant request.

To pass, the proposal must get eight votes.

CARNEGIE ODD F, EVEN

paints the o l d ship as a grey ghost.

The day thecows SHAT on city hall

I n t h e Carnegie T h e a t r e , on t h e e v e o f Dec. 7 , a s p r i n k l i n g of people t h a t a l t e r n a t e l y grew and sub- s i d e d throughout t h e evening were given a bunch o f s t o r i e s . We g e t f e d a l o t of s t o r i e s a l l o f t h e t i m e , b u t t h e s e ones were o f a more p l e a s a n t v a r i e t y : s t o r i e s about peop les ' l i v e s (and those o f 19 cows, one gopher and one b e a r ) . These peop le and o t h e r animals l i v e d d u r i n g t h e l a t e 18001s, t h e e a r l y 1900 ' s and p r i o r t o and p o s t WWII. Some of them a r e s t i l l a l i v e today. A t v a r i - ous p o i n t s i n t h e evening, some o f us c a s u a l l y s h a r e d o u r own s t o r i e s too.. But f o r t h e most p a r t , Melanie and Nan, t h e weavers of "Wive's Tales" ( t h e o f f i c i a l name of t h e i r duo) spun us a few good y a r n s .

Nan t o l d us how 19 cows and one b i g b u t not-so-bad J i m McGee s p e n t a n i g h t i n j a i l i n 1896 ( o r was i t 1867) . Of c o u r s e a l l was f o r g i v e n and fo rgo t - t e n o v e r a few g i n s i n t h e Bodega Saloon. No, t h e cows weren ' t i n v i t e d , j u s t J i m and Bob. Bob was t h e c i t y pound c l e r k , who thought h e w a s a boi lermaker . By t h e way, t h a t ve ry same Bodega Saloon i s coming o u t o f

' t h e cobwebs and back i n t o a c t i o n on Carrall S t r e e t today, a lmos t 100 y e a r s a f t e r J i m and Bob s a t s i p p i n g g i n .

Melanie t o l d us abou t a l o n e l y homesteader who woulda s h o t any- body who came between him and h i s s o l e and indigenous companion o f The Big Bald P r a i r i e s : t h e gopher.

We a l s o h e a r d about how N e l l i e McClung, a now famous s u f f r a g e t t e and e a r l y plainswoman, l o s t h e r f e a r o f r e a d i n ' n ' w r i t i n ' and One-room

Schoolhouses . .not t o mention school- mas te r s . N e l l i e a l s o f e l t t h e s t i n g of h e r own pover ty when s h e com- pared h e r s e l f t o one o f h e r c l a s s - mates who w a s bedecked i n b r i l l i a n t r e d r ibbons . She even had matching r e d f e l t on h e r schoo l s l a t e ( t h a t t h i n g t h a t h a s now been rep laced by t h e s c r i b b l e r , which is r a p i d l y be- i n g r e p l a c e d by t h e computer.) Per- haps t h e g l a r i n g discrepancy between t h i s o t h e r g i r l ' s possess ions and N e l l i e ' s own r i b b o n l e s s h a i r , t a t t - e r e d smock and t o m r e a d e r , gave r i s e t o el lie's l a t e r a c t i v i s m i n l i f e . No doubt t h e unders tand ing schoolmas te r he lped h e r g e t t h e r e too.

Melanie s h a r e d a t a l e about Mrs. Abraham, a v e r y B r i t i s h p i o n e e r , who l e a r n e d t h a t f r i e n d s h i p , n o t s c a l p - i n g , was t h e o b j e c t o f a v i s i t from a l o c a l n a t i v e woman. I n a l a r g e r con- t e x t , i t ' s a s t o r y o f how f e a r , b red through mis informat ion and s t e r e o - typ ing , can l e a d t o unwarranted m i s -

I t r u s t . 1t 's a l s o a s t o r y about how 1 one woman was he lped t o overcome t h i s b a r r i e r through t h e s imple g e s t u r e o f an open hand. Like a l l good s t o r i e s , t h e themes a r e t i m e l e s s and somewhat u n i v e r s a l . The scenery may have changed s i n c e then (more c l e a r - c u t f o r e s t s and smokestacks) bu t human behav iour , i n a s o c i e t y t h a t l i t e r a l l y b r e e d s compet i t ion and s u s p i c i o n ) h a s n ' t . Yet, d e s p i t e a l l o f t h e odds , some peop le l e a r n t o r e a c h o u t .

Melanie then shared a s t o r y o f h e r f a t h e r ' s : a s t o r y about a b o y ' s dream - t h e b u i l d i n g of i t and i t s e v e n t u a l d e t e r i o r a t i o n . "Now noth- i n g remains of t h e dream bu t t h e memories and t h i s s t o r y . "

The grand f i n a l e was when t h e y both took t u r n s read ing t r a n s c r i p t s from t h e soon-to-be-released book Main & H a s t i n g s , based on t h e o r a l h i s t o r i e s n f n ~ o n l ~ i n t h e a r e n :

C h a r l i e and Norman were men of d i s t i n c t l y d i f f e r e n t c h a r a c t e r s . Th i s comes through i n bo th t h e i r s t o r i e s , and Nan and ~ e l a n i e ' s a r t f u l way o f t e l l i n g them. C h a r l i e r e c a l l s days of "honest ha rd workt', w h i l e Norman r e c a l l s (pa raphrased) "I b e l i e v e i n hones t work. I f t h e foreman 's good and h o n e s t , then you g i v e more. I f t h e foreman 's a c h e a t , you c h e a t more!'

During t h e d e p r e s s i o n , Norman made a good l i v i n g "smashing and dashing ' pharmacies i n t h e ( t h e n ) Have d i s - t r i c t of t h e West End. 'Smash and d a s h ' , Norman e x p l a i n s , i s n o t q u i t e a s p o l i s h e d as a B & E b u t , thanks t o h i s t ime i n "The Big House", he l e a r n e d how t o become a r e a l p r o from some o f h i s f e l l o w inmates . But of c o u r s e everyone knows o u r p r i s o n s a r e f i n e r e h a b i l i t a t i o n c e n t r e s . I c a l l t h a t j u s t i c e ; t a k e a bad t h i e f and t u r n him i n t o a good t h i e f . C h a r l i e , meanwhile, was p e d d l i n g h a t e t o d o c t o r s , lawyers and t h e p o l i c e . No doubt a few o f whom he lped p u t Norman behind b a r s l ... But, I ' m n o t going t o t e l l you j u s t e x a c t l y how those 19 cabbage pa tch cows g o t t o dump t h e i r l o a d s through t h e c o u n c i l chambers of c i t y h a l l back then i n 1896 ( o r was i t '67) ..Nope. You missed a few good laughs provided by a few good s t o r y t e l l e r s . S t o r y t e l l i n g r e a l l y i s n ' t a s b o r i n g and a r c a n e a s i t sounds, ya know. We a l l do i t - around k i t c h e n t a b l e s , a t t h e Carnegie , i n t h e women's c e n t r e . and on b a r s t o o l s . I t ' s o u r way of s h a r i n g l i v i n g h i s t o r y / h e r s t o r y . The r e s t i s up t o t h e l i s t e n e r : t o s i t back, r e l a x , and l e t a new world ( o r a new way t o look a t t h e same world) unfo ld . But maybe, j u s t maybe, you h a v e n ' t missed your chance. here's been whisper ing abou t t h a t Melanie and Nan might be back i n January. It would b e n i c e i f t h i s p a r t i c u l a r rumour d e v e l o ~ e d i n t o a f u l l blown,

M r . P . Tay lo r ,

I h o n e s t l y must Thank you f o r p u t t i n g o u t a newspaper t h a t i s worth t h e t ime t o read .

I f i n d i t more hones t and t r u t h - f u l than t h e East-Ender.

T h i s paper is n o t ' j u s t read by people from t h e e a s t e n d , but I know o f peop le i n t h e west and North Van & North Shore too. A l l I have hea rd from t h e s e people i s t h a t t h e paper i s g r e a t r ead ing and i t is t ime t h a t g r a n t s given t o people shou ld b e exp la ined and accounted f o r .

So keep i t up, eh. You're doing a g r e a t job.

D.W. Todd

Christmas can make me ve ry un- happy. When your f ami ly i s n o t around i t i s n o t fun. It makes me sad . My Dad and s tepmother a r e going on h o l i d a y s from Dec. 15 t o Jan .15 They a r e going t o s e e my ad's s i s t e r s i n Holland and t o t h e United S t a t e s .

I w i l l t r y t o be h a p ~ y a t C h r i s t - m a s time. I g o t a p r e s e n t of $20 from Fiona t h a t was a p l e a s a n t s u r p r i s e . I w i l l remember t h a t Chr is tmas i s a w i n t e r f e s t i v a l f o r a l l t h e people t o have fun some of t h e time.

Linda Mortham , S tuden t , Learning Centre .

To Robin,

Thank you f o r showing me t h e t r u e meaning of f a i r n e s s .

D.W. Todd

r e a l l i f e , s t o r y . Hope so . By PAM F L E M I N G ( A . L . ) ( a v i d l i s t ene t - )

December 10, The East Ender

A job "well done?

Editor, When our original vision for a

community park began five years ago in a kitchen in Strath- cona, I was there. I was one of the first members of the CRAB committee at Carnegie Centre, attended all the meetings, and handled all the posters and graphics. I made speeches, did reseaich, and together'with Don Larson, organized a tent camp f ~ r CRAB Park when it was no- thing but landfill. Along with many o t h q East End people, Don and 1 leafletted, held vigils and demgnstrations, slept on the s16eiwySXcoutside the Port build- ing, anbllite;idcd I-don't-know- how-many council and parks board meetings.

DERA lent their support; Carnegie, the First United Church, the Dugout, and politi- cians and groups too numerous to mention supported us, in- cluding both Margaret Mitchell and Pat Carney. We planted a tree on the landfill where the park would be.

Then the Port Corporation <aid okay, it would build a park, but not for our community ... they .aid they'd build it for all of Van- couver. Well, that was our undo- ing. The entranceway turned out to be a sick joke. This fiasco was then used as an excuse to open a Carrall Street tourist entrance from Gastown. Against the wishes of the community, Jimmy Pattison built a parking lot

hcwlc the park, \dying he nccd- ed i t lor Expo arid i t would or~l) bc temporary. l'hi5 lot instantly made the park accessible as a tourist destination. They didn't use it during Expo, and later we saw Jimmy Pattison's car dealer- ship truck fleet parking there overnight.

The Heliport was called "tem- porary;" then it was taken out with media statements,that i t would bc gone forever, then quickly and quietly dropped right back in next to Jimmy's parking lot.

Finally, the Port Corporation publicly rejected thecommunity name CRAB Park and officially named the whole thing "Port- 'side" park ... A park on the Side of the Port (corporation) ... Get it?

Affter all this, a local disabled person who filed a legal com- plaint about inaccessibility was investigated by theport police for what they called an "aggressive action!'

The bandshell is not right, the duck pond is a joke, there are less than half the number,of trees we asked for, and the park is a dull expanse of grass constructed with little imagination. Only the beach is as we wanted it.

During the five years I've been associated with Don Larson and the CRAB Committee, I've wit- nessed all the scams, lies and evasive tactics which resulted from the Port Corporation, Ex- po, the CPR, City Hall and parks board cooperating in secret to rip this park off us, even a s it was being built.

I can honestly say this whole process has been the most disillu- sioning and discouraging thing I've ever experienced ... and the people who did it to us are riding high, patting themselves on the back for a "job well done:'

Richard Poolev

e n t e r t a i n m e n t and s o c i a l i z i n g . The Master of Ceremonies gave a Many peop le s t a t e t h a t Christmas

r e p o r t on S a n t a ' s p r o g r e s s through- i s too commercialized. Th is is t r u e o u t t h e evening. The en te r ta inment

on ly i f you wish i t t o be. I grew i n c l u d i n g p l a y s was most en joyab le . up i n Saskatchewan, and we gave a A f t e r t h e c o n c e r t w a s over we were g r e a t d e a l of o u r s e l v e s throughout

t h e y e a r a s w e l l a s a t Christmas informed t h a t San ta would be delayed, because h i s s l e i g h was

t ime . My f o n d e s t memories o f Christmas s t u c k i n M r . K e a l l ' s dugout.

When San ta f i n a l l y a r r i v e d every occur red d u r i n g my chi ldhood. W e always exper ienced an o l d fash ioned c h i l d was given a p r e s e n t and a bag

of goodies . S a n t a j o i n e d us i n a country Chris tmas. We made i c e cream and put i t o u t i n a s n o w d r i f t l i v e l y p a r t y w i t h food, c o f f e e , t e a

and j u i c e . No a l c o h o l i c beverages t o keep i t c o l d . The e n t i r e out- were al lowed. doors reminded me o f a g i a n t r e f r i g -

e r a t o r and f r e e z e r combined. Then we c l e a r e d away t h e benches

A week b e f o r e Chris tmas, t h e t o t h e s i d e and t h e band s t a r t e d

h i g h l i g h t o f t h e season w a s a con- p l a y i n g f o r t h e dance. It was a

c e r t i n t h e coun t ry schoolhouse. A s r e a l f ami ly a f f a i r as a l l of t h e

we on ly had t h i r t y s t u d e n t s i n t h e c h i l d r e n took p a r t . When t h e c h i l d -

s c h o o l , everyone managed t o t a k e r e n became t i r e d they c u r l e d up on

p a r t . Ch i ld ren growing up i n t h e b a l e s o f hay w i t h q u i l t s and f e l l sound a s l e e p . country have more o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o

On Christmas morning my b r o t h e r s e x p r e s s themselves . and 1 were up e x c e p t i o n a l l y e a r l y Going t o t h e c o n c e r t was a r e a l w a i t i n g t o open o u r p r e s e n t s . We adven ture . Our method of t r a n s p o r t - had an e a r l y tu rkey d i n n e r and then a t i o n was a s l e i g h drabm by two

horses . The c o l d c r i s p n i g h t was took t h e h o r s e s and s l e i g h t o v i s i t some of o u r c l o s e s t neighbours . W e

enhanced when t h e moon shone on t h e d i d n o t exchange g i f t s as t h e most s p a r k l i n g snowflakes . We were

bundled up l i k e Eskimos and had impor tan t g i f t you can g i v e is

home-made q u i l t s wrapped around us. y o u r s e l f . Bes ides , Christmas i s f o r c h i l d r e n . This p a r t i c u l a r e v e n t brought t h e By IRE?Ti: SCHMIDT

en t i r e community t o g e t h e r f o r

Scrooge Lives 1 The city of Glendale. Cdif, played scrooge to

Robat George's Santa Claus. George, 63, has been lighting up the lives of

thousandr by ttina up thousands of Christmas &ta Claus evew ye-wa

&t w e d -and the thousands d people, including terminally ill and disabled chil- dren, who visit him q public nuisanc on his operation.

MY DECLARATION OF SELF-ESTEEM: I AM ME! I n a l l t h e world , t h e r e is no one e l s e e x a c t l y l i k e me. There a r e some persons who have some p a r t l i k e me, b u t no one adds up e x a c t l y l i k e me. There fore , e v e r y t h i n g t h a t comes o u t o f me i s a u t h e n t i c a l l y mine because I a l o n e chose i t . I own e v e r y t h i n g abou t m e - my body, i n c l u d i n g e v e r y t h i n g i t does; my mind, i n c l u d i n g a l l i t s thoughts and i d e a s ; my e y e s , i n c l u d i n g t h e images o f a l l they behold; my f e e l i n g s , Ghatever they may b e - anger , j o y , f r u s t r a t i o n , l o v e , d isappointment , exc i t ement ; my mouth, and a l l t h e words t h a t come o u t o f i t - p o l i t e , sweet o r rough, c o r r e c t o r i n c o r r e c t ; my v o i c e , loud o r s o f t ; and a l l my a c t i o n s , whether they be t o o t h e r s o r t o myself . I own my f a n t a s i e s , my dreams, my hopes , my f e a r s . I own a l l my tr iumphs and s u c c e s s e s , a l l my f a i l u r e s and mis takes . Because I own a l l of m e , I can become i n t i m a t e l y a c q u a i n t e d wi th me. By s o doing I can l o v e me and b e f r i e n d l y w i t h m e i n a l l my p a r t s . I can then make i t p o s s i b l e f o r a l l o f m e t o work i n my own b e s t i n t e r e s t s . I know t h e r e a r e a s p e c t s abou t myself t h a t p u z z l e me, and o t h e r a s p e c t s t h a t I do n o t know. But as l o n g as I am l o v i n g and f r i e n d l y t o myself , I can courageously and h o p e f u l l y look f o r t h e s o l u t i o n s t o t h e puzz les and f o r ways t o f i n d o u t more abou t me. However I look and sound, whatever I s a y and do, and whatever I t h i n k and f e e l a t a g iven moment i n t ime i s m e . This i s a u t h e n t i c and r e p r e s e n t s where I am a t t h a t moment i n time. When I review l a t e r how I looked and sounded, what I s a i d and d i d , and how I thought and f e l t , some p a r t s may t u r n o u t t o be u n f i t t i n g . I can d i s c a r d t h a t which i s u n f i t t i n g , and keep t h a t which proved f i t t i n g , and i n v e n t something new f o r t h a t which I d i s c a r d . I can s e e , h e a r , f e e l , t h i n k , say and do. I have t h e t o o l s t o s u r v i v e , t o be c l o s e t o o t h e r s , t o be p r o d u c t i v e , and t o make s e n s e and o r d e r o u t of t h e world o f peop le and t h i n g s o u t s i d e o f me. I own me, and t h e r e f o r e I can e n g i n e e r me.

am ME and I am OKAY. - from The Council E l d e r s i n L in ton . submi t t ed by Joe Boucher.

Fly f a t h e r h a t e d Chr i s tmas . To him i t o n l y meant more b i l l s t o p a y . . . b e c a u s e t h e r e a r e s o many I1entre!,- r e n e u r s " c a s h i n g i n on g i f t - g i v i n g , & s o many b roken f a m i l i e s a t C h r i s t - m a s , a l o t o f p e o p l e h a t e & f e a r t h i s h o l i d a y .

Where d i d i t a l l come from? .... B e f o r e S t a r Wars, b e f o r e Hollywood, b e f o r e Di sney land & t h e ' f r e e marke t s y s t e m ' , b e f o r e t h e i n d u s t r i a l rev- o l u t i o n , t h e Dark Ages - back i n t o C h r i s t i a n and p r e - C h r i s t i a n myth- o logy ( h i s t o r y ) . . .what was t h e o r i g - i n a l i d e a anyway?

Well, S a n t a C laus i s a r e c e n t combina t ion o f many " F a t h e r C h r i s t - mases," and p a r t i c u l a r l y S a i n t N i c h o l a s , who w a s t h e p a t r o n s a i n t o f t h i e v e s .

T h a t ' s r i g h t - " t h i e v e s " . B e f o r e he was a s a i n t , Nick w a s a r e t i r e d t h i e f - t h i s was back i n t h e midd le a g e s somewhere - n a t u r a l l y , o l d Nick became a f e n c e f o r h i s f r i e n d s who b r o u g h t s t o l e n goods t o him. He bought & s o l d & t r a d e d them, and a t t h e end o f e v e r y y e a r he had a whole warehouse f u l l o f i n t e r e s t i n g and u s e f u l and v a l u a b l e i t e m s which h e gave away e v e r y y e a r a t C h r i s t ' s m a s s . . s o h i s c h a r i t y would b a l a n c e h i s l a r c e n y and e a r n him a p l a c e i n heaven.

So they made him S a i n t Nick , "The P a t r o n S a i n t o f ~ h i e v e s " and s e n t him o f f t o t h e Nor th P o l e w i t h a bunch o f e l v e s and r e i n d e e r .

The s t o r y o f C h r i s t ' s b i r t h and 3 w i s e men f o l l o w i n g a s tar i s a b i b l i c a l v e r s i o n o f a v e r y a n c i e n t E a s t e r n p r a c t i c e , s t i l l c a r r i e d o u t by T i b e t a n B u d d h i s t s t o d a y , i n

Some p e o p l e s a y t h e s t a r w a s a s p a c e s h i p & s h e p p a r d s "who watched t h e i r f l o c k s by n i g h t " had a c l o s e e n c o u n t e r o f t h e f i r s t k i n d .

The Chr i s tmas t r e e i s a symbol o f t h e t r e e o f l i f e , whose b r a n c h e s u n i t e a l l l i v i n g t h i n g s ... how do I know t h i s ? . . .Well, one Chr is tmas I w a s s l e e p i n g i n a room w i t h a C h r i s t - mas t r e e we k e p t l i t up a t n i g h t , and I woke up e a r l y i n t h e morning w h i l e i t was s t i l l d a r k . A s I opened my e y e s I saw g a l a x i e s & stars g l i t t e r i n g & moons & p l a n e t s f l o a t i n g i n s p a c e . G r a d u a l l y , a s my mind l o c k e d i n t o ' r e a l i t y ' - t h e u n i v e r s e s t a b i l i z e d and t u r n e d i n t o - a C h r i s t m a s t r e e .

O r i g i n a l l y , p r e s e n t s p l a c e d unde r t h e t r e e o f l i f e were no doubt o f f - e r i n g s , n o t t o o n e ' s f r i e n d s , b u t t o t h e S p i r i t o f L i f e I t s e l f - t h e U n i v e r s a l I n t e l l i g e n c e t h a t h o l d s t h e s e w o r l d s t o g e t h e r . S o l s t i c e , t h e l o w e s t p o i n t o f t h e w i n t e r sun , f a l l s a few days b e f o r e Chr i s tmas - s u g g e s t i n g t h a t r e b i r t h r i t u a l s per formed a t t h i s t ime ( c e l c - b r a t e d a t t h i s t i m e ) , have t h e i r f i n a l r e s o l u t i o n on t h e 25 th . So t h a t t h i s d a t e marks an a n n u a l f e s - t i v a l o f r e s u r r e c t i o n , i n v e r y a n c i e n t t e r m s .

Rudolph t h e Red-Nosed Re indee r , on t h e o t h e r hand, i s a song t h a t made a New York j i n g l e w r i t e r i n t o a m i l l i o n a i r e o v e r n i g h t , even h e l a t e r s a i d t h a t "it w a s t h e w o r s t song I e v e r wro te . "

Anyways - d o n ' t g e t s o drunk, s i c k , d e p r e s s e d o r s u i c i d a l t h i s Chr i s tmas ... remember, even i f i t ' s a l l screwed up, d e a t h i s jr~st t h e b a c k s i d e o f b i r t h & i n t h e l o n g , l o n g , l o n g , l o n g , l o n g r u n , a s t l ~ c - - duck a lways s a y s :

which s p e c i a l s t a r -marked b i r t h s I I E v e r y t h i n g works o u t - a r e b e l i e v e d t o b e r e i n c a r n a t i o n s of former prophets.

Hollywood is wonderful . Any- one who d o e s n ' t l i k e i t is e i t h e r c razy o r s o b e r .

Raymond Chandler

By way o f i n t r o d u c t i o n , t h e name is Chambers. Todd Chambers. I c a r r y a n SGA c a r d and a gun. I am a s c r e e n w r i t e r l i v i n g on t h e edge i n t h e C i t y of F a l l e n Angels. You may have s e e n t h e l a s t p i c t u r e I wro te , a low-budgeter t i t l e d Madman's Masquerade. I t was no b i g d e a l , b u t - i t he lped t o pay t h e r e n t on my place a t t h e A l t o Nido a p a r t m e n t s , l o c a t e d on I v a r S t r e e t . Any o f you who s a w t h e movie Sunse t Boulevard

would r e c o g n i z e i t as t h e p l a c e where Wil l iam Holden was keeping one s t e p ahead of t h e rep0 men.

I had managed t o g e t a p l a c e j u s t up t h e b l o c k from t h e Parva- Sed a p a r t m e n t s , where my f a v o r i t e a u t h o r N a t h a n i e l West wro te h i s c l a s s i c nove l "Day Of The Locust"

I had j u s t gone i n t o t h e Crossroads Cafe a t Hollywood and Vine t o o r d e r my d a i l y c o f f e e and donut s p e c i a l , check o u t t h e morning t r a d e s and hob-nob wi th my f e l l o w hangers-on. S t r a i n s o f J i m Morrison and t h e Doors s i n g i n g

Cont. pg. 15

Now t h a t S t . Nick is o f f t o man- power look ing f o r a new j o b , h e r e ' s my Christmas l i s t : Sam Slanders : a book on i n s u l t s by P.E. Trudeau Downtown Duck: a l i f e t i m e s u b s c r i p t i o n t o Greenpeace. Unknown C r i t i c : a one-year supply of I G A bags ( h e ' s t o o u g l The E d i t o r : a l e a t h e r s u i t , whip and b a l l g a g . Nancy J.: s e r e n i t y Muggs S. : The L i f e and Times o f Elanor Roosevel t The Board: no th ing . C i ty Council : t h e p o l i t i c a l f a l l they dese rve . VanderZalm: Common s e n s e and a new b r a i n . Mulroney: Going away money ( f o r good Reagan : RETIREMENT Myself: peace on E a r t h t o women and men of good w i l l .

( c r a s s ) Merry Christmas everybody. Cap ta in (San ta ) Chaos

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\ The newscast f i l l s t h e room w i t h n o i s e s e a r c h i n g f o r a ground. I I l i e s t a r i n g a t t h e c e i l i n g unmoved, y e t knowing damage dona. .

1 The b r a i n works w e l l wi thou t w i l l , a s b e h a v i o u r i s t s love t o show, t h e news is i n s i d e m e a g a i n now whatever e l s e I t h i n k I know. Its message s i n k s me i n f i n i t e s i m a l l y f u r t h e r con tex t . The c o n t e x t I a m l i v i n g through i s n o t t h e c o n t e x t I have chosen.

S o l i p s i s m i s c a l l i n g me I f e a r , and I h e a r no o t h e r c a l l : s e r e needs u rge me t o r e t u r n t o t h e t i m e be fore a l l r each ing . It on ly remains f o r me t o s l i p o u t o f c o n t e x t a long t h e way.. . I l i e s t a r i n g a t t h e c e i l i n g unmoved, knowing damage done.

Steven Be lk in

The S o l i p s i s t . He c o u r t s t h e margins f o r a t e n a b l e o b l i v i o n , now t h a t i t h u r t s t o o much t o e v e r hope a g a i n . A t a u n t i n g sadness h a s haunted h i s whole l i f e , drawing him away from t h e peop le a l l around him. 1 Now people a r e t h e measurement o f h i s d i s t a n c e , t h e i r happ iness a f o r e i g n f i l m l a c k i n g s u b t i t l e s .

The on ly t h o r n l e f t f o r him t o pluck e l u d e s him. Se l f -consc iousness s t i l l mocks t h e c l i c h ' e d f o r a y s n o v e l i s t s and t h e i r r e a d e r s have abandoned him to . TO one t h a t abandoned a m i r r o r i s a c o n s o l a t i o n . The source o f a l l h i s p a i n is h i s l a s t p o s s e s s i o n . When t h e d i f f e r e n c e between a good and bad day t h i n s t o t h e v a n i s h i n g p o i n t , h e w i l l n o t b e aware t h a t he has f i n a l l y ach ieved t h e i m p o s s i b l e . . Steven Be lk in

Your fhmity's safet on effective road n snow removal and network on standt highway services 1 ...-a :- -A:-- a- -

yon our highways depends naintenanee, immediate a province wide emergency w for action. Selling to a corporation Imking tor

prullr la yv~sly LU put you and your famity's safety in jeopardy.

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AII ot US depend on government labs to monitor air and water quality, establish safety and heatth standards and provide accurate emergency anatysis in the event ~f disasters like toxic spills. In private hands our environmental safety will be second to making a profit

The protection of children has already been privatized through the m t i o n of for-profit (group homes for abused and troubled teenagers. The government wants to further reduce funding and rely more on for-profit contractam to provide sewices to families and children who need help.

Universal quality heatth care has meant that you and your family get medical attention regardless of income. The provincial government wants to reduce hospital services like emergency wards and to introduce two separate health care systems - one for the rich and one for the rest of us.

The privatization of Rivetview combined with completely inadequate government funding of community resources will force those who are most vulnerable onto the streets,

PREMIER BILL VANDER ZALM is changing the way goverriment ,touches the lives of British Colum': bians and .the way,British Colum- bians do bus iness with their government.

Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries met in Lac La Jeune to discuss regionalization with Premier Vander Zalm. Attending the meeting were, rear from left: Forests Minister Dave Parker, Advanced Education Minister Stan Hagen, Neil Vant, Environment Minister Bruce Strachan, Provincial Secretary Elwood Veitch, Social Services Minister Claude Richmond, Norman Jacobsen, Harold Long, Ivan Messmer, Howard Dirks, Education Minister Tony Brummet and John Jansen. Front, from left, are Graham Bruce, Municipal Affairs Minister Rita Johnston. Premier Vander Zalm and Larry Chalmers.

rhe governments own mmrnittw --- - , mmmended €winst pPivsl4'ing liquor stores.' Govmment employees are in a much better position to monitor ales to minors and intoxicated customers than a company which needs more liquor sales to increase profits.

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Tne strength of public eduahbn rests on every child, regadless of race or background, receiving a quality education. The government wants to base our,children's education on income and that's wrong.

]INLAND FEIlRIES

Interior communities depend on our fedes as a lifeline to vital services and supplies The government plans to introduce user fees first, and then sell off the M e s to prhnae companies.

Fannets depend on skilled gkmment employees in specialized labs for analysis of their products. Maintaining the quality of the pemnncl and services is in doubt H corporate profit is the first priority.

1I)AIIP.Y AND FOOD LAB

The milk and dairy products our children need to grow are tested by government labs for safety and quality. There's no guarantee of safety first when corporate profits are the bttom line.

PUBLIC SERVICE -WE CAN DEPEND ON IT!

Post off ice - No PARCELS!? M r . Prime Minis te r ,

It is wi th g r e a t concern t h a t we send t h i s l e t te r t o you, on t h e sub- j e c t of t he p a r c e l pos t s e rv i ce . I t has come t o our a t t e n t i o n t h a t t he Canada Post Of f i ce branch l o c a t e d a t t he i n t e r s e c t i o n of Gore&Hastings i n Vancouver i s no longer handl ing Pa rce l Serv ice and, fur thermore, t h a t t h e r e is a s t rong p o s s i b i l i t y of t h i s branch being e n t i r e l y phased out of t he Canada Pos t system: closed.

Our primary concern, M r . Prime Minis te r , is t h a t i t would be a major d i s s e r v i c e t o our community a t l a r p e , s i n c e a g r e a t percentage of our r e s i - den ts a r e s e n i o r c i t i z e n s who dea l i n t h e above mentioned branch on a d a i l y b a s i s by and l a r g e .

Therefore, both t h e Carnegie Comm- un i ty Centre Associat ion and the members of t h e surrounding community wish t o impress upon you t o look i n t o t h i s mat te r ; t o p l ea se r e so lve n o t t o c l o s e t h e Gore & Hast ings Branch of Canada Pos t , and t o resume the pa rce l s e r v i c e a t t h i s branch t o ensure an adequate p o s t a l s e r v i c e i n ou r community.

Yours t r u l y , Julien-Joseph Levesque R

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Dec. 10, 1987. To whom i t may concern:

I am re s ign ing from t h e Carnegie Community Centre Associat ion Board due t o persona l and h e a l t h reasons. Thank you everyone f o r your pa t i ence with my abscence. Have a Merry Chris t - mas and a Happy New Year.

Cora Case

Volunteer Hassle I have been volunteer ing a t the

Carnegie Centre on and o f f f o r t h e p a s t few yea r s , mainly a s recept ion on t h e 2nd f l o o r .

The reason being I ' ve q u i t vol- un t ee r ing , i s , i t seems o t h e r s e i t h e r want t o cause h e l l o r i n t e r - 1 f e r e wi th t h e job t h a t I ' m doing.

I f I keep running i n t o these I I

problems, I am going t o q u i t f o r t h e l a s t time. I w i l l no t come back t o Carnegie f o r any vo lun tee r work. You ' l l j u s t have t o f i n d someone e l s e who can take the bloody bu l l - s h i t t h a t goes on around here . I don ' t have t o pu t up wi th i t . I t seems t h a t i f I g e t put i n a spo t and t h e o t h e r person i s t h e blame, and we both g e t bar red , you c a l l t h a t f a i r . I ha rd ly ever cause any b u l l s h i t i n t h i s p l ace , but when I s t i c k up f o r my r i g h t s I ge t i n s h i t .

I do hope t h a t i t s t o p s , f o r I have always s tuck up f o r my son and myself, and ba r r ing me w i l l no t s t o p me from doing so ,

p lay pool? We, a s members, have t o y, pay $5.00 a year f o r membership bu t G Mary C. now we a l s o have t o s i g n i n every time w e play too. We don ' t s i gn i n when w e come i n t o t h e Carnegie Centre ... maybe we should. Reasons seem p r e t t y f l imsy. Who dreamed up t h i s r i d i cu lous i dea?

Joe Boucher

"Love Her Madly" were emanating from t h e jukebox, a s t h e w a i t r e s s f l i t t e d about h e r e and t h e r e d e l i v - e r i n g t h e b l u e - p l a t e s p e c i a l s t o t h e i r p roper t a b l e s .

I looked a c r o s s t h e room and n o t i c e d B r e t S tevens s i t t i n g i n a booth w i t h h i s g i r l f r i e n d Miche l l e Montanna. B r e t w a s a s i n g e r j s o n g - w r i t e r f o r a l o c a l country-rock band c a l l e d t h e Southland Express. I s a u n t e r e d o v e r , exchanged s a l u t a t i o n s and s a t down. B r e t was d r i n k i n g a b e e r and s t e a l i n g b i t e s from ~ i c h e l l e ' s p l a t e . She had o r d e r e d t h e Abraham Linco ln Cont- i n e n t a l B r e a k f a s t Club Sandwich, which was t h e s p e c i a l t y o f t h i s p a r t i c u l a r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . The w a i t r e s s , who looked l i k e t h e femme f a t a l e i n one o f t h o s e 1940s f i l m n o i r c l a s s i c s showing a c r o s s town a t t h e Nu-Art Cinema, whisked a c r o s s t h e checkerboard f l o o r w i t h my o r d e r .

Outs ide , a beat-up b l u e rag-top Mustang, c i r c a 1966, v e e r e d up o n t o t h e s idewalk , t e m p o r a r i l y o b l i t e r - a t i n g from view, t h e s t a r commem- o r a t i n g t h e a s t r o n a u t s o f t h e Apollo 11 moonlanding, b e f o r e p u l l - i n g back a l o n g s i d e t h e curb . The d r i v e r , Rip Ronson climbed o u t o n t o t h e s idewalk w i t h h i s two passen- g e r s , Muffin and Rio, two runaways from t h e h e a r t l a n d , who were s p l i t t i n g a motel s u i t e w i t h him.

This p l a c e w a s s i t u a t e d up t h e s t r e e t from t h e C a p i t o l Records tower. With a swimming poo l i n t h e c o u r t y a r d , i t looked a s though i t had seen b e t t e r days j u s t a f t e r t h e war. N o w , t h e p l a c e i s s o s l e a z y t h a t i t is a lmost glamorous.

B r e t , Miche l l e and I went o u t t o meet Rip and company on t h e s i d e -

walk. A f t e r a s h o r t s e s s i o n of hanging o u t amongst t h e t o u r i s t s , we a l l loaded i n t o t h e c a r and headed o v e r t o t h e S t r i p t o c a t c h l o c a l heavy-metal band Garbo Rox a t t h e Rainbow Bar and G r i l l .

* * * * * * Welcome t o t h e B i l l b o a r d C a p i t a l

of t h e Universe . Sunse t S t r i p . This i s where a l l t h e a c t i o n is. You a r e e n t e r i n g Gomorrahland, USA. J u s t up t h e s t r e e t i s t h e Chateau Marmont, where comedian John B e l u s h i made h i s l a s t appearance.

We had found a p a r k i n g s p o t and were j u s t e n t e r i n g t h e Rainbow a s a b u r l y t a t t o o e d bouncer e j e c t e d two o v e r l y rowdy headbangers o n t o t h e s idewalk . I n s i d e , i n t h e d i s t a n t c o m e r beyond t h e s e a of l e a t h e r , denim and spandex c l a d , lion-maned r e v e l l e r s , Vinnie Garbo and h i s p a r t n e r s i n pandemonium b e l t e d o u t t h e i r l a t e s t h i t "Heavy Metal Breakdown".

* * * * * * A f t e r l e a v i n g t h e Rainbow a t 2

i n t h e morning, we g o t i n t h e c a r and headed back t o t h e Crossroads by way of Hollywood Boulevard. Over on t h e l e f t Harold Lloyd w a s hanging on to h i s c lockhand above t h e s t r e e t a t t h e Hollywood Museum whi le up t h e s t r e e t a t Grauman's, Gary Cooper 's f o o t p r i n t s w a i t e d f o r t h e morning's t o u r i s t s t o come and compare shoe s i z e s . Marilyn Monroe and James Dean peered o u t from shop windows a t a l l t h e k i d s from p l a c e s a s f a r away a s T e r r e Haute and Dubuque, who had come w e s t i n t h e i r s e a r c h f o r star- dom and i n s t e a d found themselves i n t h i s wor ld o f pimps and h u s t l e r s . They had a l l come a t t h e wrong t ime f o r t h i s was now t h e T w i l i g h t of t h e Gods.

GOD PLAYS

A s much a s I r e s p e c t t h e a u t h o r f o r i n s t i g a t i n g t h e c o n t r o v e r s i a l I 1 Evo lu t ion? God does n o t p l a y d i c e ." i n t h e l a s t Carnegie News le t t e r . I ' m n o t complete ly a t e a s e w i t h e i t h e r h i s p o r t r a y a l of s c i e n c e and evolu- t i o n , o r h i s h i s t o r i c a l r e f e r e n c e s t o c e r t a i n famous peop le .

F i r s t l y ; t h e Darwinian theory o f e v o l u t i o n , which may r e f l e c t r e a l i t y t o a c e r t a i n ( i f minor) degree , i s no l o n g e r h e l d is awe by any "hard" o r " s o c i a l " s c i e n t i s t p l a y i n g w i t h a

I I f u l l deck. However, i t p e r s i s t s a s a p r e v a l e n t c o n v i c t i o n o f l a y people and is ... s u b t l y and deep ly r o o t e d i n unconcious racism." (Highwater, J., - The Pr imal Mind - Vis ion and Real- i t y i n I n d i a n America, 1981, Pg. 19) . The h o l e s i n Darwin's theory can no l o n g e r be ignored , n o r can t h e way i t was fo rmula ted by Darwin t o be accep ted by t h e d e t e r m i n i s t i c , pa t - r i a r c h a l , c l a s s i s t Chr i s t i a n s o c i e t y of n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y England.

The most obv ious e r roneous conclus- i o n i s t h a t t h e most c o m p e t i t i v e ( i e a g g r e s s i v e and r u t h l e s s ) i n d i v i d u a l s w i l l s t a n d a b e t t e r chance of s u r v i - v a l and reproduc t ion . Apparent ly . co-operat ion w i t h o t h e r s p e c i e s ( p l a n t an imal , e t c . ) was taboo i n Western s o c i e t y n o t l o n g ago (and i s s t i l l snubbed by f a s c i s t s ) .

Another s c i e n t i s t , Ar thur Young , who inven ted t h e h e l i c o p t e r ( s o a s t o f eed h i s f a m i l y ) found o t h e r gaps i n ~ a r w i n ' s theory . He asked ques- t i o n s such as "How d i d b i r d s s u r v i v e t h e i r i n t e r n a l t r a n s i t i o n t o hollow bones which e n a b l e s them t o f l y " . Consequent ly , h e p r e s e n t e d a more i n c l u s i v e , b u t n o t c o n c l u s i v e , theory of e v o l u t i o n i n The R e f l e x i v e Uni- v e r s e - Evolut ion of Consciousness

( 1 9 7 6 ) which p u r p o r t s i n t a s c i n a - t i n g d e t a i l how a l l " th ings" o r g a n i c a s w e l l a s i n o r g a n i c , evolved from l i g h t and have t h e p o t e n t i a l t o re- t u r n t o l i g h t .

Th i s i s n o t t o say t h a t t h e s e "new i d e a s " were r e a d i l y accep ted by the Czars o f S c i e n c e (who s i t on Univ- e r s i t y ' s Boards of D i r e c t o r s , whom i n t u r n c a t e r t o m u l t i - n a t i o n a l c a p i t a l i s t s ) , b u t i t p r o v i d e s exam- p l e s o f s c i e n t i s t s a c t u a l l y t h i n k i n g , and n o t l i v i n g up t o t h e s t e r e o t y p e e v i l s c i e n t i s t s i n l a b c o a t s . Other examples of comendable and contemp- o r a r y s c i e n t i s t s who have exper i - enced v a r i o u s degrees of o s t r a c i s m i n c l u d e Immanuel Vel ikovsky(geology) , David Suzuk i (eco logy) , and P a t r i c i a G a r f i e l d (dreamplay) . What i s bar- b a r i c about o u r educa t ion sys tem is t h a t i t i s des igned (by c z a r s play- i n g w i t h o u t a f u l l deck) t o make 1 human be ings t o be o v e r - s p e c i a l i z e d 1 a s i f they were i n s e c t s . Hence, we have p o l i t i c a l s c i e n t i s t s and econo- m i s t s who know no t h i n g about ecology churn ing o u t s h o r t - s i g h t e d p o l i c i e s and b i o l o g i s t s , chemis t s and physi - c i s t s who know n o t h i n g about e t h i c s o r feminism churn ing o u t g e n e t i c e n g i n e e r i n g , pharmaceu t i ca l s and weaponry. Desp i t e t h i s , however, t h e r e i s ample ev idence of "new ideas" (which o f t e n p r e d a t e indus- t r i a l i s m ) s e e p i n g i n t o mainstream thought . hat is t h e u l t i m a t e i r o n y of o u r e r a : t h o s e who have been most u t t e r l y d e f e a t e d have become most i n f l u e n t i a l . Another i r o n y , of c o u r s e , i s t h a t t h e most l i n e a r and m a t e r i a l minds a r e n o t aware t h a t h i s t o r y has r e l e n t l e s s l y moved p a s t them, p u t t i n g t h e i r v a l u e s i n a new p e r s p e c t i v e which they can- n o t y e t seeW(Highwate r , i b i d . , P 2 0 7 ) .

I was t h r i l l e d t o r e a d ~ o r a ' s message abou t i n n e r / o u t e r " s p i r i t u a l " harmony p l a y i n g a key r o l e i n "evolu-

t ion" , and how impor tan t t h i s app- roach w a s / i s i n t r i b a l s o c i e t i e s . " S p i r i t u a l i s m is t h e h i g h e s t form of p o l i t i c a l consciousness. . .We a r e h e r e t o impar t t h a t message" (Posi- t i o n paper of t h e S i x Nat ions presen- t e d t o t h e United Nat ions , 1977) .

However, " the t a o which can be t a l k e d about i s n o t t h e r e a l Tao ." Thus, I throw more poker c h i p s t o N i l s Bohr, who, b e i n g one of t h e f i r s t p h y s i c i s t s exposed t o o r i e n t a l ways of thought , had h i s tombstone engraved w i t h a Y i n / ~ a n g symbol. N i l s ( a rgu ing w i t h E i n s t e i n ) was ex- c i t e d about He isenberg ' s Uncer ta in ty P r i n c i p l e , which s t a t e s t h a t t h e o b s e r v e r cannot b e s e p e r a t e d from t h e observed, and t h u s THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, on which Western psychology, phi losophy and s c i e n c e is based , is UNSOUND. Thus, t h e u n i v e r s e ( o r mul t i -ve rse ) i s n o t d e t e r m i n i s t i c but open t o p r o b a b i l i t i e s . E i n s t e i n , who happened t o b e c a r r y i n g d e t e r m i n i s t i c Judeo-Chris t ian baggage a t t h e t ime, s t a t e d "God does n o t p l a y d i c e w i t h t h e un iverse . " Well , A l b e r t , i f God d o e s n ' t p l a y no d i c e , s h e must p l a y b lackout b ingo. By DAVE SMITH

Tidbits K i m ~ o i k i s

The d e s i r e t o be loved is t h e last i l l u s i o n . Give i t up and you a r e f r e e . - Margaret Atwood * I f t h e O r i g i n a l S i n had been s l o t h , we'd s t i l l be i n P a r a d i s e .

- Chuck Hoffman *

Medieval ar t is ts chose t h e models f o r t h e i r famous Madonna and Chi ld p o r t r a i t s from among t h e working women i n t h e s t r e e t s of Rome and Florence. F r i a r F i l i p p o Lipp was one of t h e f i r s t F l o r e n t i n e a r t i s t s t o do so . - Harper ' s Index

Tr L a s t Chris tmas I was i n t h e

h o s p i t a l and u n f o r t u n a t e l y I missed o u t as I had pneumonia and bronch- i t is. There w a s a man named t h e . Toymaster, who came and gave me a few toys . When h e asked m e what I ' d l i k e f o r Chris tmas, I t o l d him I would l i k e t o g e t o u t of t h e hos-

' polM.&hment and its in- blvnncnt In the annual Crime - - - -

'~mvenf i&~~eek . ' . , Arnue comrnehorating the award pmmtcd to DERA at a cafmmy at the Bayshore Hot4 recently. . , A - ,

p i t a l . Then he l e f t and Santa Claus came i n and asked "What would you l i k e f o r Christmas?" I answered

Some toys", and he gave me a candy cane. Next we had a p i c t u r e taken 3" of us and S a n t a l e f t .

That n i g h t t h e r e was a baby on t h e o t h e r s i d e of my room t h a t s t a r t e d crying. I had t e a r s coming from my eyes a s I couldn ' t g e t t o s l e e p and knew t h a t I ' d m i s s Christmas a t home.

The n u r s e came and woke me up a t 6: 00 a f t e r on ly f o u r hours s l e e p .

The n e x t day was Christmas and I was look ing o u t t h e window a t t h e s t r e e t , wishing I was o u t t h e r e .

The fo l lowing day, F r iday , t h e d o c t o r asked me how I f e l t . Even though I was exhausted, I t o l d him t h a t I f e l t b e t t e r , and he s a i d I could l e a v e t h e h o s p i t a l . I went home and then came t o Carnegie.

BY WAYNE SCHMIDT

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Tidbits----- K i m F o i k i s Lust - where would we be wi thou t i t ? Any s i n t h a t ' s enabled us t o s u r v i v e c e n t u r i e s of war , d e a t h , p e s t i l e n c e and famine c a n ' t be c a l l e d deadly .

- Ever t C i l l i e r s *

Minutes J e r r y F a l w e l l s p e n t s o l i c i - t i n g c o n t r i b u t i o n s d u r i n g t h e average Old Time Gospel Hour: 26

- H a r p e r ' s Index (Fa lwe l l j u s t s t epped down a s t h e head of t h e Moronic Minority-whoops- a s l e a d e r of t h e Moral Major i ty . )

* Death i s n a t u r e ' s way of b reak ing bad h a b i t s . - Anonymous (There you a r e : change your mate when l o v e d e c l i n e s i n t o companion- s h i p and you might l i v e f o r e v e r . )

* Someone was s u g g e s t i n g t h a t t h e Peds c h i p i n w i t h s u b s i d i e s t o f eed hun- gry s c h o o l k i d s . Aren ' t we expect- i n g a b i t too much? Those cracked heads i n Ottawa have a l r e a d y blown $ 5 b i l l i o n f o r j e t a i r c r a f t w i t h ' cracked eng ine mounts. Now they want t o was te a n p t h e r $10 b i l l i o n on nuclear-powered submarines . A t l e a s t de fense c o n t r a c t o r s w i l l be w e l l f ed . * Open l e t t e r t o Ray Smith, P r e s i d e n t

MacMillan Blode l Ltd . My Lord,

I have been under t h e mis taken impress ion t h a t t h e world was c re - a t e d by God o r Al lah o r bhe Raven. Now your TV ad i s t e l l i n g us : Th i s f o r e s t was brought t o you by Mac- Mil lan B l o d e l . . . " I ' m s o g l a d t o have f i n a l l y seen t h e L i g h t . S h a l l I go down on my knees now?

E a r l y S e n t r y

By Claudius Ivan

Her eyes look hungry a s s h e paces under h e r r a i n y umbrel la walking t h e n i g h t ebony one eye on t h e r a i n y s idewalk t h e o t h e r on t h e r a i n y t r a f f i c pac ing under h e r eyes under h e r r a i n y umbrel la and h e r young eyes look hungry and h e r young hands s t a n d w h i t e through t h e r a i n of 2 a.m.

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Shadows hung over t h e s t r e e t ; l i k e a s h e e t of b u r i e d h a r p s ,

f o r t h e s t r e e t had s u r e l y seen b e t t e r t imes .

Nothing much h e r e now bu t o l d warehouses and p e e l i n g p a i n t s i g n s of f o r g o t t e n shop windows

da ted newspapers be ing thrown around i n a s t r a n g e c r o s s - c u r r e n t o f wind

back and f o r t h bu t r each ing nowhere: barrooms and gas s t a t i o n s s t a n d i n g d e s o l a t e b i r d s and coyotes moving about f r e e l y between broken wood fences and d o o r l e s s houses

and now on ly t h e echoes o f a d i f f e r e n t t ime perus ing through y e a r s o f t o t a l s i l e n c e .

The echoes of sounds from p o l i c e s i r e n and s c h o o l b e l l howling dogs and drunken f o o l s ,

t a k i n g t u r n s s i n g i n g w i t h young a n g e l s . c a r horns and h o r s e buggy w h i s t l e s b e i n g

sounded by peop le f i g h t i n g f o r t h e r i g h t of road chickens and c h i l d r e n f i g h t i n g f o r t h e same playgroun one o l d sh ip -bu i ld ing p l a n t and a n u c l e a r developmen

f i g h t i n g f o r t h e same l a n d claim. The d i f f e r e n c e be ing between t h e o l d and hhe new,

and sometimes, i n some p l a c e s , n e i t h e r remain: any more than some day t h e wisdom of a n echo

w i l l pass i n t o s i l e n c e , f o r g o t t e n . Dave McConnell

Carnegie Cen t re

from a work-in-progress t i t l e d Poems from t h e Downtown E a s t s i d e

Aorta of mahogany and b r a s s , t r a n s f u s i n g Chinese, I n d i a n s , Whites

towards t h e i r own democracy of cheap c o f f e e and a game of chess . Beyond t h i s g a t e , t h e heavy t a l k of money i s n o t r e q u i r e d ; h e r e , o n e ' s s m i l e i s handed back w i t h i n t e r e s t , and a hand-clasp i n v e s t s both g r a n t o r and r e c i p i e n t .

I n my F a t h e r ' s house a r e many mansions; t h i s house is mansion t o those who s p e n t l a s t n i g h t a t t h e S a l l y Bash dreaming a room w i t h a gas-r ing o r i n S t a n l e y Park, r a n t i n g a p o e t r y of rubbing a l c o h o l . No welcome n o r warmth emanates from bureaucracy - i t ' s h e r e t h e r o o t l e s s f l o r a and fauna of t h e s e smal l s t r e e t s draw sus tenance , mounting t h e s t e p s t o t h i s t h e i r upper room.

J a n c i s Andrews

BENCHES The E d i t o r , Carnegie News le t t e r :

I was happy t o s e e M r . Don Larson s t a n d up f o r benches o u t s i d e Carnegie .

I f i t ' s a community c e n t r e , t h e o u t s i d e i s i t s community and t h e r e shou ld b e no b a r r i e r s t o h e l p i n g t h e community.

Those " l o i t e r e r s " you s e e i n t h e s t r e e t s a r e your f r i e n d s & neigh- bours - d r i n k e r s , non-dr inkers , young, o l d , bad, b e a u t i f u l , u g l y , i n d i f f e r e n t . . .

1 ' d l i k e t o s e e one con t inuous bench running r i g h t around t h e c e n t r e , covered from t h e r a i n , a few t r e e s , a p u b l i c w a t e r fount- a i n and a l i t t l e g r a s s . ... b r i n g back t h e b i r d s t o Main & Has t ings ! B u i l d benches s o peop le can have a p l a c e t o s i t & t a l k , and bag l a d i e s can f e e d t h e p igeons ! . . . . F a r o u t .

TORA, Carnegie member & v o l u n t e e r .

P .S . : When t h e p o l i c e come up w i t h t h e i r h o r r o r s t o r i e s about booze, d rugs , p r o s t i t u t e s & m o l e s t e r s , j u s t keep i n mind a l l t h e good t h i n g s t h a t happen every day be- cause of benches.

To A Cowboy from a Gambler

Hey Cowboy, i f rumour i s t r u e , you may b e l e a v i n g town f o r a w h i l e and, b e i n g a f r i e n d , I would l i k e t o do you a b i g f a v o u r . I am w i l l - i n g t o t a k e on t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of l o o k i n g a f t e r your hen house w h i l e y-u a r e gone. A s you s a i d ,

"What a r e f r i e n d s f o r ! ' I

Thanking you i n advance,

I D.W. Todd

For S h e i l a and Sue,

I would l i k e t o thank you both f o r b e i n g t r u e f r i e n d s towards me and my c h i l d . I t is n i c e t o know I do have peop le I can t u r n t o when 1/we g o t t r o u b l e s .

Many thanks t o you S h e i l a , f o r b e i n g t h a t mother I r e a l l y never had. You keep me i n l i n e sometimes, and ~ o u ' r e r i g h t : nobody is p e r f e c t .

Sue, thanks f o r c a r i n g f o r my boy; sometimes i t is d i f f i c u l t r a i s i n g him b u t I do e n j o y i t .

S i n c e r e l y , Mary Cappe l l

For Linda,

I would l i k e t o thank you t o o . . f o r b e i n g my mom. Two moms a r e b e t t e r than a mother and a f a t h e r ; you f i n d no arguements a t l e a s t .

I know b o t h you and S h e i l a w i l l never be my r e a l p a r e n t s b u t I do g e t t r e a t e d w i t h a l o t of TLC by you and h e r , which I ' v e never had.

Thanks f o r b e i n g t h e r e f o r me and my boy.

S i n c e r e l y , Mary

Dear M s . Mal la rd ,

You s a y t h a t you p r e f e r Downtown o v e r me and Some S t u t t e r ! Well l e t me t e l l you, I know who you a r e . How would l i k e t o become a Canard a l ' o r a n g e ?

C r a s l y yours , Capta in Chaos

A s f o r you, Stoney headroom Ranger, i s i t s h e e r s t u p i d i t y o r too much d rugs t h a t g o t you your name? Go t o Some S t u t t e r ; h e ' s go t t h e job now.

Cras ly yours , Capta in Chaos

On November 21-2271987, t h e Canadian H i s p a n i c Congress, B . C . Chap te r , c e l e - b r a t e d i t s t h i r d b i -annual General Assembly, a t t h e B r i t a n n i a Community Centre . Among o t h e r i m p o r t a n t r e so- l u t i o n s , t h e Assembly s e l e c t e d t h e new P r o v i n c i a l Committee.

(Among t h e s ix -pe rson Execu t ive s i ts Carnegie v o l u n t e e r J o r g e (George) B a r r i o s as General S e c r e t a r y . George i s t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e L a t i n American Assn. " S i h n Bol iva r" . )

The Canadian Hispan ic Congress, B .C . Chapter , i s a n umbre l l a o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t r e p r e s e n t s some f o r t y groups from t h e Lower Mainland, V i c t o r i a , Abbots- f o r d , Kamloops and P r i n c e George. The member o r g a n i z a t i o n s r e p r e s e n t o v e r twenty d i f f e r e n t n a t i o n a l i t i e s from Spanish-speaking c o u n t r i e s .

- Sam s l a n d e r s ' words f o r t h i s i s s u e h i t a r a w ne rve . Worried as we a r e abou t t h e q u a l i t y of submiss ions , t h e e d i t o r i a l i z a t i o n w a s performed by Higher A u t h o r i t y as a b o l t o f l i g h t n i n g burned h i s l a t e s t a c i d r i g h t o f f t h e l a y o u t t a b l e . The Archangel G a b r i e l h a s d e c l i n e d t o a c t i n Sam's d e f e n s e .

To a l l Carneg ie P a t r o n s ,

T h i s y e a r was t h e y e a r of t h e d i s a b l e d , a s we a l l know. Mr. Rick Hanson completed h i s t r i p around t h e wor ld , a g r e a t accomplishment f o r t h e handicapped. My congrad- u l a t i o n s t o a man l i k e t h a t ; h e ' s r a i s e d money f o r s p i n a l c o r d re- s e a r c h s o t h a t s o many peop le l i k e h imse l f might someday g e t up and walk.

The t h i n g t h a t r e a l l y annoys me i s t h a t I used t o d r i v e a van f o r a p a r a p l e g i c . I f h e cou ld g i v e a n y t h i n g i n t h e world he would, j u s t s o h e c o u l d b e a b l e t o walk " 'So t a k e a good look peop le , a s : am one pe r son who is happy t h a t I can s t i l l walk and run . Also, I d o n ' t i n t e n d t o look f o r p i t y by hav ing a phony d i s a b i l i t y . A s they s a y , i f you keep p l a y i n g t h e p a r t i t might be a p a r t y o u ' l l p l a y t h e r e s t of your l i f e . Thank you.

J a c k i e Smith , -

Don Rober t s is a r r a n g i n g wars t o h e l p handicapped r e s i d e n t s come t o Carnegie d u r i n ~ , t h e Christmas season . I f you have any s u g g e s t i o n about t h i s , h e can b e reached on t h e 3 rd f l o o r .