Armistead Maupin was the emcee and did his usual great job. There was a door prize which consisted of a free trip to Washington to see the Gay Chorus at the Kennedy Center. Maupin kiddingly said an additional prize to the winner would be a date with the whole chorus. And, of course, a woman won. Brought a lot of unintentional laughter.

The choral selections were marvelous. Perry George in "No One Loves a Fairy When She's Forty" was very funny, among other performers.

However there was one number I didn't think was in the best of taste, expecially (sic) as there were several straights in the audience. It's a punk type rock group called Automatic Pilot. They were talented for that genre, but one of their numbers was extremely tasteless, and belonged on Broadway (San Francisco's Broadway) and not at the elegant Japan Center Theater. Their number was called "Sit On My Face." 'Nuff said.

On the whole, the evening was spendid and the Chorus will do a lot to overcome the negative vibes of the Moral Majority nationally. Good luck, kids!