maid in her favorite red nylon uniform with a little black apron)---and finally there was me in a red dress with teensy shoulder straps and oodles and oodles of bouffant petticoats. Somehow I always find myself trying to look the part of a Spanish dancer. I don't know how well I succeed, but I have a won- derful time trying.

Frankly we didn't have as much fun at the dance as we did afterwards back at our headquarters where we prolonged the fun until the wee hours of the morn- ing. Let me say though, that Phil Black's affair is still one of the greatest attractions for the TV world. You never saw so many "girls" together at one time in one place. It was so crowded we could hardly move and we left about an hour later.

At this point, and at the risk of offending the sensibilities of some TVs I'd like to say a word about tolerance and understanding for the gay crowd. I've noticed that many TVs make a big point out of the fact that they are not gay....So much so that they overdo it and appear to be mortal enemies of the gay ones. I would just like to bring up a few points worth thinking about. (1)It's pretty silly of us TVs to start throwing stones at anybody be- cause they do not conform to the social norms. I've met some pretty wonderful TVs (in fact most of them are) and I have also met some pretty wonderful non- TV gay people. As a matter of fact the one segment of society where we do find some understanding and tolerance is in the gay world. Perhaps it is just because they to are misunderstood and rejected. (2) It seems an awful waste to tear down and destroy... it would be better to make an effort to understand... and practice tolerance towards them, just as we would like others to be tolerant and understanding toward us. (3) To be a TV is not a matter of being ashamed or feeling guilty. We are what we are and that's that. But, I find that we should be proud of this thing that makes us "different". I often think how blessed we are by nature...to be able to experience