May 21, 2004 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 9
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The Columbus Comets blast past the Wisconsin Riveters
by Mika Major
Racine, Wis. On May 15, the Columbus Comets blazed through the historical home field of the Wisconsin Riveters.
With total net yards of 442, eleven first downs and an average gain of over eight yards per play, the Comets claimed the field as their own. The final score was 69-0.
Holly Barrett of the Wisconsin Riveters noted that her team is new to the league.
"The team is improving each game," Rivers said. "We are honored to be part of the
league and look forward to improving the level of play."
The Comets' player of the week was quarterback Crystal Davis. She threw eight out of 15 for 131 yards and five touchdowns.
Comets spokesperson Shirley Miller said that the game wasn't as it appeared.
"We have to give the Riveters their props," she said. "They knew they didn't have a chance against us, but they never gave up. We have a lot of respect for them. They came out there played the whole game."
That is the heart of women's professional
football, Miller continued. "Women's football is about the motivation, the heart, they don't give up. It was a very emotional game. Our players kept encouraging the Riveters."
On May 22, the Comets are back home hosting the Southwest Michigan Jaguars and the Riveters will be on the road to the Motor City to play against the Detroit Demolition.
The Jag-Comet game will determine who will go to the playoffs. Look for Angela Edwards to be tapped to save the day. As one of the league's best running backs, she is sure to influence the play.
The Comets' answer to Edwards is the duo.
of Shelly Gates and Cynthia Freeman. Gates as tail back had 233 yards against Toledo and Freeman left 197 yards behind her in the game against Detroit. This game will be worth watching, and signals what the overall league will be doing in the coming years. The game is at Pickerington Field in Pickerington, Ohio. All division games start at 7 pm.
The Cleveland Fusion just got back from another clear defeat, this time at the hands of the Detroit Demolition. The Demos dominated the game 75-7. Cleveland's next game is at home with the Indiana Thunder. Toledo has a bye this coming week to rest up after their win over the Thunder, 18-8.
A Heights song
Cleveland Heights is the crossroads of Northeast Ohio. It is the locus where black and white meet, gay and straight, common man and elite.
Onto this stage steps Andy Bey, jazz pianist and vocalist, an openly gay man of color living with HIV.
Bey first stepped into the jazz world playing the stage of Harlem's Apollo Theater at the age of 12. Fifty-two years later, he's still going strong.
"My problem is the energy, having the energy to take care of my place," he told Jazz Times magazine.
Giving a nod to yoga and vegetarianism as factors that keep him healthy and active despite his HIV status, Bey continues to perform, touring in support of his new album American Song. "He turns songs into prayer like reveries," said New York Times writer James Gavin, "built on sounds woven into hypnotic lines in which the rhythm feels suspended in air.
The Andy Bey Quartet will perform two shows at Cleveland Heights' Alcazar Hotel, 2450 Derbyshire Rd. The shows are at 7:30 pm and 10 pm. Tickets are $35 and are available at CD/ Game Exchange locations or by calling 440-823-4451. For more information, call 216752-1927.
Dance with her
Northeast Ohio's most prominent queer singer-songwriter, Anne E. DeChant, returns with her fourth album, Pop the Star.
DeChant enlisted powerhouse producer Don Dixon, who has worked with Marshall Crenshaw, REM, Counting Crows, Joe Cocker and the Smithereens, among others, to help make this album memorable.
Given the strength of DeChant's personal-
ity and music, however, poor Mr. Dixon's influence can only shine through briefly, a bird flying directly in front of the sun.
With tracks ranging from the moody "Moving Shadows" to the upbeat "Small Town," DeChant covers the spectrum of emotion on the album. "Small Town" is a real slice-of-life piece, a fond look at a quieter place than that in which she now finds herself.
Her track "Alive" exemplifies what the singer-songwriter sound is about, while "That's the Way It Goes" rocks on like Thelma and Louise distilled into a pop song.
Her track "Dance with Me," shows the kind of mainstream potential e, though,
that earned her favorable comparisons to Cheryl Crow. If any track of hers could get national airplay, it is this one.
To celebrate the release of the album, there will be a party at the Winchester, 12112 Madison Ave. in the near-west Cleveland suburb of Lakewood. The party starts at 10 pm, and cover is $8.
The party, like any of her many concert appearances, provides the audience with a chance to hear her passion for performing live, something that, unfortunately, is not as obvious on the album..
Hearing her live at the Winchester a
couple months ago previewing tracks like "Freedom Fighter" and
"Dance with Me" was a far more intense experience than sitting in a room listening to the songs on a studio-produced CD.
For more information about the CD release party or about Anne E. DeChant, visit www.anneedechant.com.
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