HIGH GEAR/JULY 1977

SCENES FROM ERIE PICNIC

All the beer and soft drinks that you can drink; all the hot dogs and chicken that you can eat; football games and baseball

games. Just another AllAmerican 4th of July picnic? Not when you add a couple of danIcing nuns, disco all day and

hundreds of beautiful Gay People having fun both in and out of the bushes. Why, It's the Erie Picnic of course! RLK

THE POOP ON POPPERS

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chemical. Spills, particularly on the skin or near an ashtray or burning cigarette, must be carefully avoided.

Whether the effect is real or imagined, amyl nitrate has found a place in the sexual life of some individuals. If you are one of these, keep in mind the facts about poppers. And keep in mind, too, that with anything that affords pleasure there is always the possibility of abuse.

The story goes that a doctor with angina experienced in the middle of sexual intercourse a pain in his chest. He grabbed for his amyl and much to his surprise and pleasure found that not only was his pain relieved, but also his sexual experience was intensified. This was early in the Sixties, the years of the Beatles and a time when mindexpanding drugs first were being explored on a massive levei.

The good word spread and soon there was a run on the supply at local drug stores. The manufacturers of amyl nitrate ampules took notice of this unexpected and unexplainable increase in sales. As the sales continued to climb toward a seemingly topless peak, they became suspicious that the product was being used illicitly. They reported their suspicions to the Food and Drug Administration.

Since the FDA had no proof that amyl nitrate was harmful and did not share the guilt of profiting from a product that had

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at best a limited usefulness, it saw no grounds to rule against it's existing policy on amyl.

GAY COMMUNITY CENTER OF CLEVELAND JULY-AUGUST

ACTIVITIES CALENDAR

SAT. JULY 23rd Hiking at Virginia Kendal! Park. Call Hotline 321-6632 by 7/20 to let us know if you can be a driver or if you need a ride. We'll leave from center at 10:30 a.m., return by 5:30 p.m. bring lunch.

TUES. JULY 26th Activities Planning. 7:30 p.m. at Center. All welcome.

SAT. and SUN. JULY 30-31st Weekend in the Country. Fee includes: transportation, campsight at West Branch, tent usage, ticket to Kenley production of "Lil Abner." Limited to 8 people. Check for $8.00 made to: G.C.C.C. JULY weekend, in mail by 7/20. Put your phone No. on check. Bring your own food money.

FRI. AUG. 5th Roller skating. Meet at center, 7:30 p.m. to pick up rides. Bring $1.75 for ticket, $.75 for skate rental. Skate from 8:00 10:45. G.C.C.C. 2795 Euclid Hts. Blvd. 3rd Floor, Above Courtyard

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"OHIO" PROUDLY PRESENTS the 6th ANNUAL "Miss Gay Ohio Pageant 1977"

September 3rd 1977

Showtime 9:00 P.M.

Doors Open At 7:00 P.M.

Special Guest MISS VICKY ST. CLAIR (Miss Gay Ohio 1976)

WINNER RECEIVES $500.00

ADMISSION: $5.00 Per Person (NOW)

AT THE DOOR $7.00 per Person

B.Y.O.B.

ALL ENTRY APPLICANTS & FEE OF $1000 MUST BE IN BY AUG. 3rd.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: W.B. SCHUMACHER

AMERICAN LEGION HALL 1439 CLEVELAND AVE. N.W.

CANTON, OHIO

1201 DELAWARE AVE. S.W. CANTON, OHIO 44710