**************************************************************** THIS WAY OUT RUNDOWN for Program #603, distributed 10/18/99 (hosted by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) "TWO" FEEDS EACH MONDAY @ 14:30-14:59 ET on PRSS DIGITAL FREQUENCY A73.5 and EVERY TUESDAY from 16:00-16:29 ET on Pacifica`s KU band (also distributed on audiocassette by mail to non-satellite stations) ON THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM: Tinseltown's premier gag writer & Hollywood Square Bruce Vilanch tells all! (about himself and the who's who he's worked with); France passes PACS, but couples laws limp in the Philippines & Ontario, the U.S. Air Force tells how not to, discrimination protections spread in Kentucky, "Coming Out Day" opens a Spanish lawmaker's closet, and other LGBT news from around the world **************************************************************** Opening Tease/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ......................... 1:05 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: France's National Assembly gives final approval to Pacts of Civil Solidarity (PACS), giving same-gender couples most legal benefits of traditional marriage, but Roman Catholic opposition to a Philippines couples bill may prevent its passage, and Ontario may not be ready for Canadian Supreme Court-ordered same-gender partner parity; Britain's House of Lords rejects queer couple pension benefits equality, as British P.M. Tony Blair resurrects openly-closeted Peter Mandelson's troubled political career by naming him Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, while newly-appointed Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon declares an imminent end to the ban on lesbigay military service; the U.S. Air Force reduces the number of discharges for homosexuality by giving personnel a chance to recant after "telling"; Jefferson joins 3 other Kentucky counties this year to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination; October 11th's annual "Coming Out Day" inspires Spanish lawmaker Miguel Iceta to declare himself; the debut of the new queer-owned online G & L Bank is trumped by Gay Financial Network's same-day announcement of a major partnership with Internet banking leader TeleBank; jury selection begins in the trial of accused Matthew Shepard killer Aaron McKinney, while hundreds of memorial events mark the first anniversary of Shepard's death, and his parents, and those of Texas dragging victim James Byrd, Jr., U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno and President Bill Clinton push for passage of the federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act, even as Republican leaders are trying to kill it; and a pie-faced "Blueberry Martyr" is born on the so-called "National Coming Out Of Homosexuality Day" [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, MARTIN RICE, REX WOCKNER, CHRIS AMBIDGE, GREG GORDON & LUCIA CHAPPELLE, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and KEVIN RILEY] ........................ 10:40 SEGMENT #2 - Vilanch billboard [:05] + A brief comedy sketch by the NELLIE OLSENS ("Call Me", a personal ad by a lesbian from hell) with an unauthorized Jesse Helms "TWO" endorsement/"Dorothy"/"Hallelujah" tag [:50] >....................... :55 SEGMENT #3 - BRUCE VILANCH is one of the most sought after comedy writers in Hollywood. He's also head writer and a regular on the syndicated TV celebrity game show "Hollywood Squares", and the industry's "go-to guy" for every type of variety show imaginable, including the quadruple crown of award shows: The Oscars, The Emmys, The Tonys, and The Grammys. In fact, he co-wrote the last ten Academy Awards telecasts, winning consecutive Emmys for the Billy Crystal-hosted shows. A new documentary from Miramax called "Get Bruce" chronicles his exploits with plenty of the celebrities he's written for -- like Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal and Bette Midler -- piling on the praise. In an illuminating and entertaining interview, Vilanch talks with This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE about the film, his childhood, his career, and his life as a truly queer man: Vilanch Part 1 (5:45); Vilanch "TWO" I.D. (:15); "Hollywood Squares" parody (1:00); Vilanch Part 2 (8:00) [intro/outro music from "All Star" by SMASH MOUTH; transition music out of Part 1 from "Friends" by BETTE MIDLER] ..... 15:00 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ......................................... 1:20 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ................................................. 29:00 ----------------------------Please note-------------------------------- Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." Coordinating Producer Greg Gordon at TWOradio@aol.co ----------------------------- thanks! --------------------------------- STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT", TINSELTOWN'S PREMIER GAG WRITER AND "HOLLYWOOD SQUARE" BRUCE VILANCH TELLS ALL -- ABOUT HIS LIFE AND THE WHO'S WHO HE'S WORKED WITH ... IN THE NEWS, FRANCE PASSES PACS BUT COUPLES LAWS LIMP IN THE PHILIPPINES AND ONTARIO, "COMING OUT DAY" OPENS A SPANISH LAWMAKER'S CLOSET, THE U.S. AIR FORCE TELLS HOW NOT TO, AND BRITAIN'S NEW DEFENCE SECRETARY MAKES DISCHARGING THEIR MILITARY BAN HIS FIRST PRIORITY. THOSE STORIES AND MORE THIS WEEK ON "THIS WAY OUT: THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE", ______________________________________ [DAY and TIME] HERE ON __________________________. 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