Frankie's Sister

8140 MICHIGAN AVE.

(1 Mile East of Wyoming) DETROIT, MI (313) 581-3180 (Formerly Bobbie's Body Shop)

Detroit's Newest "HOT SPOT" your hostess: Laura Evina

Closed Sun. & Mon. Daily Specials

TUESDAYS Buy A Drink Any Shot 50THURSDAYS D.J. & Dancing Oldies Night

WESNESDAYS Pitchers $2.00 Shell $1.00 FRIDAYS

D.J. & Dancing & Drink Specials

SATURDAYS

D. J & Dancing & DANCERS

FRI., OCT. 30th

HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY $20.00 1st. PRIZE ($2.00 Cover If Not In Costume)

"Gay Men Welcome"

METRA

Published By Metro Inc.

P.O. Box 20070,

Ferndale, MI. 48220 (313) 543-3500

Metra is published on a bi-weekly schedule. (Every other Wednesday)

PRESIDENT PUBLISHER Mari Sappington OPERATIONS DIRECTOR H. Stafiej

ART DIRECTOR

K. Lamparski KEYLINE/CAMERA D.J. LaMotte

STAFF WRITERS Danni Vegas Craig Covey

PHOTOGRAPHERS

R. Krause, K. Lamparski, G. Bassett, T. Zinkiewicz, D. Johnson, R. Vollmer, Sheffick, Sap., W. Owens

SALES MANAGER Mari Sappington (313) 543-3500

SALES REPRESENTATIVES

MICHIGAN

William (Kip) Gurjack

D.J. LaMotte, G. Bassett (313) 543-3500

OHIO

Ty Zinkiewicz (513) 278-8321 CHICAGO, IL Mari Sappington Joe E.T (313) 543-3500

NYC, NY Joe DiSabato.

(201) 754-4348 DISTRIBUTORS

R. Thompson, L. O'Connell,

W. Gurjack, R. Pearce,

R. Allan, G. Nessif,

T. Zinkiewicz PRINTING/TYPESETTING

Fast Eddy's Graphics, Inc.. (313) 548-7988

contents

9 DARLINGS: I'M NOT ONE TO GOSSIP BUT... by Danni Vegas

21 FRIENDS OF DOROTHY by The Contessa

31 NEWS BRIEFS

55 CLASSIFIEDS

61 METRAFLASH

74 DIRECTORY

78 HOROSCOPE

ISSUE #208 OCTOBER 21, 1987

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