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nssiionss, itic. PO Boa “(D90 Sq Fralelseo, CA 94141-0390 (415) 252-1195 Fax (415) Z52-9574 PO Box 16602 Francisco CA 04141-03% |li$|l9|l||$ l00KS III! BltlllS...'I'0GEl'llElll lntullnulll " I‘ By Gmylin ionlon, Mr. Drummer I993 1001 RC Arnsterdani, The Netherlands AsieyeardnMwacbse,leaiq'mararidwmiaraHoverdiegbbeareprepared forloealandregional Aheady,organintionsuidcltil>saregroomingtheirtopvolunteersuid ftnidraisersinhope M113), |3,k|r,¢,-___p.|,|h5¢|- they may be recogrized for their past aeconiplislirnerls and singled out from selective fields to continue Marcus-Jay Wonaeott...Et'Itor their work on a dibrern level, J IM"'|_"' From years of attending events and fundraisers, I've often wondered just how the winnerwss picked. S_v_ F,.°n___An prod-mo. I-low many times havewewalked away from mariya corsestthinking “she's prtaty but we'll neversee her Stephen Sutton...Hoiise Photographer again”. or “l thiik I'll buy the Chippendale Calendar tltis year instead ofthe Bare Chest Calendar from Ahllf H¢"lllId¢l- If----Chlind Mil my local leather bar", even though those photogenic hunks have given their time so the profss can go to 9"“ Y"8°‘---M"'““'I/*°""""l local Just what do these judges look forwhen making their selection? wheh our favorie isn't picked, we wonder, do they see something we don't or are they playing a cruel joke on the leather Frequent Contributors commun-‘Y7 Ho“, Adm, w_ Ban. Maybe the winner is the result ofthe Olympic Scoring System, which r, to this day, have hot heard Allan Chiral, Anthony DeBlase, a reasonable excuse for using. We've all heard the speech, “The highest score and the lowest score are -Mk ‘f"l"°"°!'- BM H"'“'°°E'|- tlrrownoutsotherecanberiobias from thejudges." Firstofall, ifyoucan'ttrustyourjudgestobeunbiased 8°" M"",‘{;§,),1}'Q°A'f‘{$;,f;°" R“'°"" then why have them as judges? Secondly, lknow many a judge who was afraid to score high who feared hisorherscoie maybethrownout. Thirdly, arethejudges ever really instruetedon howto usethis system? Tug“ ’:':‘h‘:;":_"§g:.;'“m“n' In fer; minutes of briefingbefore lh¢.O0I'll¢8l, the judges are expected to remer'nber which scores are Mm |_ Chum Rick Cmm going to tossed out and which ones will be kept.‘ To further confuse matters, some producers toss out Palm Drive, Robert Pruzan, the highest and lowest from each category, some discount the highest and lowest from chjudge, while Z” $'"<1'°'- 1"“ Wm!“ others discard the highest and lowest from the totals. Totally confused yet? Think how the judges must An“. feel. l, myselfhave spent time on ajudging panel trying to outwit the system and award scores that will Cavelo, Domino, Etienne, count instead of giving the score which will be discarded. If this were cheerleader tryouts or springboard S“nTl’:_|;r;1‘;_l1i;fA§l\§';l-uhz_ diving maybe the ayaterh would be more a'eetive._ out at ain't, ahd itdorvt. so why the hell do we insist Km wood that as fan’! The seonng system and judging enter: rs always the decision of the contest producer. They knowwhstthey areloolting forandtheeontest resulsareaclear reection. Neverthe less, lneedto cupyrigiirwshyoaarhahrr. lnc. ISSN toss» emplrasiziethatthewinneristhewinnerand no rnatterhowmuchweagree(ornot)wilithejudgesdecision, "5 Mm“ N""°"""' '°”"*"'i'>*"' ""°""°"' N° he or she deserves our full and complete support during their entire reign. Period! of the nap‘ be reproduced without ' _ , , _ _ _ _ _ u, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,";'Z,',’,,,,,,,,,,,,_ '"°' Before r continue my Judge bashing (andl m hot really bashing), let s try to decide whatthejudges are DRU_M_MEliwblih¢4wwthlyfw$7°r¢rl2- looking for. 11ieremustbeareasontoukmeirandwomen,atleastthoscwhoenterthe "fun" contests, ;”F'n“m“"7" "_ CA“ °‘s”“d“‘l':;-”P°xh°"°:i:: such_as safe sex posters, Mr. Anatomy-of-the-“feek, etc. , socialllycompelling questions like i>oatomea_ s-r i=r-reared, cit, |>031'MA5'|13R; 5.“ the situation in Mogadishu (though most of us neverheard ofthis place before it hit the6PM news). Putting ‘“"'_' °""‘8°' '° DRUMMEW "° 5°‘ "°°°°- 5"" them on stage and having them flex and bend over for the audience should be enough. l know that's all CU'Mum_ C '0 UL Du Sm WM thecrowdcares aboutanyway,eventhough world affairsisvital informationwhichcanandshouldbeused orawitnut. Dstauu. Dstaauwt, Dianna Diu>- later in fundraising efforts. But really, is it important for someone who's bare buns, tits, or chest that is °'-‘~ D""‘"'“"‘- °"""° °"'- "‘ '*""‘°- “"“" going to be posted on our refrigerators for 30 + days, need to be able to speak on foreign policy or national Noruoos.Maiacau,Ms. Duauss. Ran Vlsv M|n- . 9," aoa.Sntnutnona.TCTuas.TIsTimBnto,Ttaioii '°°um)'~'- Pvmum. and Town Surr an nsinmd tndomnrh Let's be We live in a society where our looks and sexual abilities arejust as important as our °' °="'"""- ""- speaking ahd leadership abilities. We otteh hate to admit it, but we do see the “outer being” first. Even l2-issue ruhaeriptiorh $10 it the us. stzo (us when itcomestopickingtitleholders. Superficialas itmaymake us feel,wewantto “getto knowtheperson” M41) ¢\'~l*~~ CA M541" Ply ‘-55 "kl _"*- later. Yes, l know they haveto have the ability and desireto spend numerous Saturdays to stand on a rainy gzmgcm‘ V.“ M'°"“ st.reet comer and sell themselves and their calendars for charity money. However, I have yet to buy a phritpay,-a::;:.°dtlht“alrfe calendar from a man with a “pretty brain“! Recently, l protested ‘to a friend that hefuwnioriglirially drawn "°“"“"“""_ ' ‘ to me because of a physical attractiveness and had no intentions 0 pursuing it any r. is response, $:°_f,',‘I°f,,‘1",,',,'”,,‘,',",I,,“,,"f,'§‘,,,"'I‘, Kai‘; ~weu r didn't wail to fuck your personality. " Some how, this rang true. l didn't want to fuck his either, I¢hrb¢\¢°'ri~¢=°fI~A11risb"\~l¢=~I“/w eventhoughhedoeshaveagreatpersonality. mu'5""h°uyL $"D“' wb““”lhamu:;"w"n"‘4; ”"'mm“'°'“ So, in all honesty, when we are a contest, are judging the men and women because they have our are subject to oearhoriua, |hC.'l right to edit -rd worked their assesoffor are we looking at their physical attractiveness? Are they beauty queens or men °"°°*"- "‘°- °"""'“"°°° andwomenwe'lldependontoraisemoneyandspeakonourbehalfwlienwedon'thavethet.imeordesire rospomibilityf taisolieited riuir. staadurd of . . . . . , . ,_,__,,,,,,‘f,{_,,,_,,,, ,,,;';'_‘?,__,,,_, »_,m':',“ todoso? Souridshkethejudgesjobrsriotaseasyas ltsniucheasierandawholelotniore areue. rue of pyraeut for photos rad illustmioias funtositanonymouslytnthesafetyofthecrowdandcnticrzetherrdecrsiononcethecontestisover. And """i"°“°"°'i""""'i" iftheyusedtheOlympicScoringSystern,theyprobablywillbeassurprisedasyou. ltcanbeanowin siuation. rs ‘.1 r. ,..e,"_' 1': Eachjudge hopes to find someone who will work tirelessly fora yearwithout complaining (olt, a litle!) and often without support. These volunteers (remember, this is not a paid position) are suddenly thrust into AIm£Ivol'laap.poa6Qslp1Q?-oII— DRUMMER/169 (continued on next page) 5
