GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

December 7, 2007

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in the bleak midwinter

12/12

STUART'S SOLSTICE RITUAL IS UNDER WAY... BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL ATONING FOR YOUR WITLESS AFFAIR.

WHY DID I LET YOU DRAG ME TO THIS WITLESS AFFAIR?

IT'S THE DARKEST HOUR OF THE YEAR, POSSIBLY THE DARKEST HOUR OF OUR NATION. AND THINGS AREN'T LOOKING ANY TOO BRIGHT FOR THE PLANET, EITHER...

SO CLARICE, HOW D'YOU LIKE LIVING HERE?

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The event is already a solid draw, with people coming from as far away as Pittsburgh to the east and Grand Rapids, Michigan to the west.

"I think the entire evening was absolutely delightful," Hoffman later said. "Everybody raved about the club."

"The Toledo Club, in my mind, is the premier location in Toledo," he continued. "It's absolutely gorgeous. We had so many people tell us that we have to have it there again."

"I love the Toledo Club," said Cornett. "I thought it was a beautiful setting and everyone seemed to be in awe of the place. I hope to return there next year."

Hoffman, a realtor, is fond of buying properties and refurbishing them, then ei-

UH...IT'S NICE RAFFI CAME TONIGHT. IT MUSTA BEEN HARD LEAVING HIM AND TONI.

IT WAS. I'M SORRY, GINGER. DON'T MIND ME. I'VE BEEN IN A CLINICAL DEPRESSION SINCE DECEMBER 12, 2000.

ther selling them or renting them out. His commitment to the heritage of Toledo and the betterment of the LGBT community has him on the board of the Toledo opera, organizing their Primo Divos LGBT group, and he was one of the creators of the now-defunct Toledo Area Pride Center, which was located in a rental property he owns.

His dedication, like that of Flock and Hindall, or the new committee members North, Cornett and Bingham, is what has kept the event going for 30 years. Even though the invitation referred to this year's installment as Flock and Hoffman's "swan song," they will still be involved in the years to come, but stepping aside to let the newcomers take the helm.

The newcomers, meanwhile, are looking forward to their chance to shine.

"Well, I've helped them for the past five years in a limited capacity, but I just wanted to get involved and help and give something back to the community," Cornett concluded.

•PEOPLE CREATED SOLSTICE RITUALS BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID THE SUN WOULD NEVER COME BACK TO THE SKY. AND LEMME TELL YA, AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF BUSH, I KNOW HOW THEY FELT...

THOSE TWO SEEM BACK ON TRACK. HAS SYDNEY REALLY QUIT THAT FOOLISHNESS WITH MADELEINE?

YEAH. MO FINALLY LAID DOWN THE LAW. I THINK IT KINDA TURNED SYDNEY ON.

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...AND AS THE LENGTHENING DAYS TRIUMPH OVER THE DARKNESS, MAY PEACE TRIUMPH OVER WAR, MAY..

STUART? D'YOU REALLY WANT TO APPLY THAT SOLAR MODEL TO HUMAN BEHAVIOR? AFTER ALL, DARKNESS TRIUMPHS OYER THE LIGHT IN JUNE.

I'M ECSTATIC. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY YOU MOVED OUT

UNLESS YOU MEAN THAT WAR IS INEVITABLE, A KIND OF CYCLICAL, BATAILLEAN SQUANDERING OF EXCESS ENERGY A VIEW WITH WHICH I'M INCLINED TO AGREE.

I'M JUST SAYING.

AND NOW I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO JOIN ME IN A SONG I'M SURE YOU KNOW....

HERE COMES THE SUN, DOO DO DO DO...

I'M GOING OVER TO

THE DARK SIDE NOW.

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