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www.BellevillePride.Org MetroEast News November 2011 Volume 5 issue 2
Remembering Ray
DECEMBER 2011
METRO EAST NEWS WWW.BELLEVILLEPRIDE.ORG
Editor: Colby Kluthe
Director: Daniel McCree Foundation
Contributors:
Mickey Johnson (Carbondale)
History & Southern Illinois News
Tess Farnham (Belleville)
Liberal Arts & Education
At Large:
Terri Nuss (St. Louis)
Scott Miller (St. Louis)
Common Resources:
St. Louis Activist Hub
St. Louis Gay History Project
TransHaven
Michael Paynic
Todd Sivia P.C.
Southern IL QueerNation
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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October 2011
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Septemb...
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2011 DIGITAL DIRECTORY
MetroEast NEWS Features
LGBT Cinema Discussion Group: "Were the World Mine" (DEC 3rd)
Thoughts From a Mouthy Saint: The G "Live"
Celebrating the life of Ray Henry Ulrich (Cover Story)
2 MEPSI Board Vacancies in 2012 (BELLEVILLE)
MEPSI - Holiday Food Drive INFO
NYE celebration at Sidetrack in Chicago (7pm)
LGBT Medical/Legal Professional Social DEC 8th(7 to 9pm @ Scarlet Bar in Chicago)
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MetroEast EVENTS
LGBT Cinema Discussion Group:
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Bethany Place - World AIDS
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MEPSI - Holiday Food Drive
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World AIDS Day 2011 (ST. LOUIS)
December 1st
Thanksgiving in our
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24th)
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Lily to Lily. . .Lost in the Moss and
Fog of Love’...
Laffy Taffy for the Holidays: Putting
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Rep. Barney Frank Announces
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Daniel McCree.Org Newsletter:
Celebrating the life of Ray Ulrich...
2 MEPSI Board Vacancies in 2012
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Illinois Teen Sentenced for Gay
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
Aint That Right, Bus Driver?
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Celebrating the life of Ray
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Remembering and Celebrating the Life of Ray Henry Ulrich
The Koken Art Factory has
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December 10th.
BELLEVILLE
Metro East Pride of Southwestern Illinois (MEPSI)
participated in the Thanksgiving Day parade in
Belleville. This was the second year for the
organization’s participation in this annual event.
Remembering Ray (COVER STORY)
As everyone that is reading this post
knows, Ray was a talented man.
I am sure that every one of us could
tell a story or share a memory of
something he said, or did, that
would prove he was talented.
He was a naturally gifted artist. That
was evident to anyone that knew him back in the day. He
could draw or sketch some of the most intricate pictures.
He seemed to always be doodling something in that big
drawing book he carried around. We would always tell him
how good the work was, and he would always say it was a
hobby.... something he did to pass time. Deep down inside
it was something he was passionate about, but not
something he would brag about. That was Ray, right?
Always beyond GREAT, but never able to accept it.
When Ray started "dabbling" in music, it was a whole new
outlet for him. He had a voice, and he was using it. He
made crazy character outfits, and became his own
personas. Ambrosia Salad, anyone? Ray undoubtedly was
ahead of his time... he could spin a song out in an evening,
and it would be the most soul seering thing you ever heard,
and he would say something crazy like, "I was just thinking
about rain and how it makes the air smell funny, and I
wrote this song." I could listen to the CD of his music all
day. I can listen to the lyrics, and think of 100 things that
he could have meant from each line. He could paint a
mental picture that no one else could. There is emotion in
the words, and in a way some of them are eiry, like fate
knew something we did not.
Unfortunately, fate is something that we can
not escape. She is an evil witch and on
occasion she rears her ugly head.
If there was one thing about Ray's talent that I could share,
it would be his ability to make you think you were his best
friend. I have read hundreds of posts about Ray. Entries
from his blog on the bipolar site, clips of his stage shows,
memories of the things he shared with all of you. The
things that make you smile, cry, and sometimes yell out
loud. But everyone of them share a common link... the
way he had of really listening to a person, and giving every
person his undivided attention and compassion. It was like
every person he met was his best friend. Like each time he
talked to you he was truly bearing your burdens and
sharing your joy. It's the reason so many people loved him,
why we all miss him.
In remembering Ray, we decided to do what we thought
would be a great way to keep the "artist" in Ray alive.
We decided to start theNigelproject.
Everyone knows where Ray started. In the "sleepy" little
town of House Springs, at a typical high school. He was an
adequate student with the artistic streak you couldn't
believe. He wore "goth" clothes and listened to alternative
music. He was a normal teenager trying to find himself. To
honor that start, we are selling the "Radio Jesus Loves Me"
and "The Veil" tshirts, along with the bracelets, with the
hopes of raising $500.00 to give a scholarship to a senior at
the high school where Ray started. So, if you are looking
for a way to "Remember Ray" We would really appreciate
your support. Just check our Facebook page for the link.
It would be a fitting tribute to the man we all
loved to be able
to help the next "Ray"
get started
to find
themselves, because paying
it forward is what life
is all about,
and it would make Ray very proud.
All that mushy stuff,
Beulah
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First Annual MISS SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS Pageant
The First Annual MISS
SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS Pageant
to debut on Sunday,
January 15, 2012. St. Louis’
newest and premier
preliminary to the storied
Miss Gay Missouri, America Pageant will celebrate MGM
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MGM 1997 KRISTA VERSACE and MGM 2007 JADE
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This is an open pageant to all Missouri residents.
Contestants will compete in categories of male interview,
evening gown, on stage question, solo talent and talent.
~$10 COVER~
Registration 12 p.m. ~ Orientation 12:30 p.m. with Male
Interview immediately following ~ Pageant begins at 7p.m.
Contestant Entry Fee: $30 day of pageant ~ cash, check or
money order.
For Pageant Info and Application Contact Dieta Pepsi at
314-973-3664 or email [email protected] or
All events to take place at:
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4100 Manchester Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
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each month at 6:30pm at St. Paul's
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3rd Annual Pride St. Louis Trivia Night.
Doors open at 6:15 and game play starts at 7 pm. The cost is $20 per person with 8 people per
table. From Prada to Gaga, from shabby chic to modern sleek: give us your best interpretation of
style and fashion. Pride will also offer silent auction baskets and lots of fun games. Donations of
coats, blankets and cold weather gear will be accepted for Isaiah 58! Please visit Pride St. Louis at
www.pridestl.org and also be sure to check out Isaiah 58, our local non-profit partner at
www.i58ministries.org. We are also accepting shoe donations for the program Soles for Souls,
through Brown Shoe. If you need additional information or to book your table today contact
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ONE SAINT LOUIS & Winter Outreach
One Saint Louis is a Winter Outreach Facility again this year. To offer support visit online at: www.OneSaintLouis.Org
The outreach group has very few blankets to start outreach this Winter.
If you have any blankets at home or can ask at your church or work we need them as soon as possible.You can deliver them at
MoKaBe's at 3606 Arsenal (near the corner of Grand
and Arsenal.)
Thank you so much for your continued involvement.
Teka
LGBT Medical/Legal Professional
Social: Join EQIL on Thursday, December 8
from 7 to 9pm at Scarlet for a Holiday Season
Mixer in support of our statewide LGBT-rights
work. No matter if you're a student, resident, or
a seasoned professional, come meet some new
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include two cocktails!
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Couples' Ability to Jointly File State Tax
Returns. Read more here.
The Illinois Department of Insurance Releases a Q&A about "Civil Unions and Insurance Benefits"
MEPSI - Holiday Food Drive INFO
MetroEast Pride of Southwestern Illinois (MEPSI) is proud to announce
that it will be collecting non-perishable food items throughout the
holiday season to benefit The Food Pantry at Bethany Place. Please
visit one of our drop box locations: Wagner Buick GMC in Belleville,
Club-Escapade Belleville, The Tan Company in Shiloh or The LGBT
Center of St. Louis (after Wed. Nov. 16th).
— with Club-Escapade Belleville.
MORE INFO at: www.MetroEastPride.com
Club Traz will host Miss Gay Illinois USofA 2012 (preliminary pagent this weekend)
THIS Sunday night at Club Traz....Miss Gay Southern Illinois USofA Pageant. This is a direct prelim to Miss Gay Illinois USofA
Pageant. Doors open to the public at 9pm. Pageant starts at 10pm. If you or someone you know would like to enter the
pageant:Check in time is 7pm at Club Traz.You must be 21 years of age or older and able to show proper ID
Catagories are Personal Interview (starts at 8pm), Eveing Gown and Talent.
Theme is "Jungle" For more info contact Jasmine Cavalli or Veronica Belle Headley.
Thoughts From a Mouthy Saint: The G "Live"
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by: Colby Klluthe, MetroEast NEWS
Thoughts From a Mouthy Saint: The G "Live"
The God Show was a title of writing Danny completed in 2005, which
speaks to the variance between who we think ourselves to be, and
the reality of who we are or fear we have become.
I think each of us have a perception of ourselves, and for the most part it must be comprised of
how we "hope" others see us. For me, I seem to anchor myself upon just how often I neglect to
be our best version of who I know myself to be. Afterall, its too easy to miss the mark. The sounds and rhythms all
have to be in synch.
For me at least that journey has lead me to desperate places, as well as those places and feelings you want to hold
on to and remember forever, as what you think you know could actually be true. Could it actually be as fantastic as
it's been made out?
The short answer of course is Yes, absolutely~ just not like you think.
The reality is we have to make just as many bad choices as good ones, and once we have fallen far enough, we
somehow fall forward like a Radio Jesus. Which brings me to my last and, certainly most important point. Our
community must also wrestle with the reality of the substance of GHB , and the price we are paying for our
adventures with it. As someone who has admittedly had my rounds at the theme parks, I can think of no other
substance that has so routinely sent our brothers and sisters in tow to nearby hospitals, some with extended stay
packages. We must consider carefully the cost if we do not stand up for ourselves and others in this regard. I will
give Daniel the last word on this one…
"Marsupials may contract a virus. Rest assured; you'll find your
way. Keep your thrill: take your pill. Aztec dreams and cortizone
creams. Cornish maze peeled from Dutch haze among cloudy skys
and stipend lies. Education grants and hollow rants. Young Mister
Peyton belongs in Clayton. Great Danes around bamboo canes.
Choose on taste and lose your haste." - Daniel McCree (June 12,2005)
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Laffy Taffy for the Holidays: Putting the Crack back in Christmas by: Tess Farnham- MetroEast NEWS
November 30, 2011
Religion and Politics.
Two topics that nice girls don’t talk about if they
want to get asked to dance.
So we sit on our hands . . .we keep our knees
together. . .and make nice. . .
And sometimes this works out OK. Sometimes
it’s good to just be able to sit and fade into the
ether with Sid Vicious
or Justin Bieber. . .
or some other awesome stranger who can come
along and carry us off to the scariest part of
town. . .
But sometimes. . .somehow. . .no matter how
you hard to try to be a good girl and soldier on,
even in the stickiest of conditions. . .
something’s gotta give. . .
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The Galleries at Sole Survivor, 125 East Main Street, Belleville, IL
Artist Demonstration Sundays 1-3 (through Dec. 18th)
First Friday Art After 5 - Friday December 2nd 5-8
- Artist reception; art demo
Children's Book Reading Saturday December 3rd at
3pm
-by local author Lynnette Schuepbach
Artist Demonstration Saturday December 10th 1-3
Children's Book Reading Saturday December 17th at
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