**************************************************************** THIS WAY OUT RUNDOWN for Program #625, distributed 03/20/00 (hosted by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Gay Oscar-nominated scripter having a Ball with "American Beauty" success; New words & music from the "AudioFile" by Rix, Kelly and Zrazy; Landmark Vermont "civil unions" are almost a reality, Euro-Parliament calls for couples equality in member nations, Sweden to broaden partner law, while Alberta "protects" marriage, this year's St. Pat's stats: 239th parade, 10th demonstration, 65+ arrests, and other LGBT news from around the world "TWO" FEEDS EACH MONDAY @ 14:30 ET on PRSS DIGITAL FREQUENCY A73.5 and TUESDAYS @ 16:00 ET on Pacifica`s KU band and is mailed on cassette to non-satellite-equipped stations and individual subscribers >>>> RUNDOWN <<<<< Opening Tease/Theme Music/Intro Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . :50 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: With passage of the landmark "civil unions" bill in the House, Vermont verges on granting same-gender couples all of the state's rights and responsibilities of marriage (without calling it that), the most ever seen in the U.S. [includes remarks by openly-gay Vermont legislator WILLIAM LIPPERT and one of the original state Supreme Court plaintiffs, NINA BECK]; a Rhode Island bill to open civil marriage to gays and lesbians is withdrawn for lack of support, while West Virginia is poised to become one of over 30 U.S. states to deny legal recognition to same-gender marriages if and whenever another state sanctions them; a Mississippi bill to not only ban adoptions by gays and lesbians but to deny legal recognition to those granted in other states has been killed for this legislative session, but Utah's governor signs a bill banning adoptions by any unmarried cohabiting couples; San Diego, California-based gay Briton Charles Lago loses his immigration appeal and is banned from the U.S. for 10 years, separating him from his partner of 12 years; the European Parliament strongly calls on its member nations and applicants to grant legal equality to all "non-traditional" families, including gay and lesbian couples, and while Italy's government says it supports the EU resolution, political realities prevent current action to comply, while the Vatican says the EU mandate "would lead to the destruction of society"; Sweden moves to extend legal same-gender domestic partnership status to resident aliens, but Alberta becomes the first Canadian province to pass legislation refusing legal recognition to same-gender couples; Wilton Manors, Florida becomes "WeHo South" with the election of a gay-majority city council, while Tempe, Arizona's openly-gay mayor Neil Giuliano wins a landslide 4th term; and New York City's 239th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade also marks the 10th protest by lesbigay Irish again barred from participating, and over 65 disorderly conduct arrests for "attempted marching" [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, CHRIS AMBIDGE, MARTIN RICE, BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, REX WOCKNER, MARK KERR, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, and anchored by LEO GARCIA & CINDY FRIEDMAN]. . . . . . . . 10:15 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for Alan Ball profile [:10] + New CDs from San Francisco's JALLEN RIX (excerpts of "Beloved One" and the title cut from "Time on a Chain"), Portland, Oregon's MAUREEN KELLY ("The Distance" and the title cut from "Something Better Soon"), and Ireland's ZRAZY ("God Bless The Child" and "Remember" from "Private Wars") are featured in this month's award-winning "AudioFile" (with comments from the performers about their work) [hosted by CHRIS WILSON & PAM MARSHALL and produced with CHRISTOPHER DAVID TRENTHAM] [7:10]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:20 contact info for the featured artists: Jallen Rix: RixArtz, P.O. Box 14371, San Francisco, CA 94114-4371 www.rixartz.com; rixartz@dnai.com Maureen Kelly: Meaux Records, P.O. Box 230685, Portland, OR 97281 www.meauxrecords.com; meauxrecords@hevanet.com Zrazy: P.O. Box 103, Blackrock, Co., Dublin, Ireland www.iol.ie/~zrazy; zrazy@iol.ie SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by Moscow, Russia gay activist Roman Kalinin [:10] + "AMERICAN BEAUTY" is one of the run-away hits of the year, and much of the credit for the movie's success goes to ALAN BALL's script. The openly-gay screenwriter, who cut his teeth on TV's "Grace Under Fire" and "Cybill", has already collected several Best Screenplay honors, including the Golden Globe, the Writers Guild of America, the London Film Critics' Circle and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, and he's a hot contender for the Oscar. This Way Out's STEPHEN PALEY [with production assistance by CHRIS ALLEN] talks with Ball about the genesis of "American Beauty", his surprise at its success and the role the gay couple plays in the film, his misadventures in TV sitcom land, and why he hates the TV game show phenomenon "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" (with music from and a clip of KEVIN SPACEY in "American Beauty", and a scene from Ball's canceled ABC-TV sitcom "Oh Grow Up!") [8:50] . . . . . . . . 9:00 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:35 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", GAY OSCAR-NOMINATED SCRIPTWRITER ALAN BALL TALKS ABOUT THE SUPRISING SUCCESS OF HIS "AMERICAN BEAUTY", HIS MISADVENTURES IN TV SITCOM LAND, AND WHY HE HATES "WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?"... NEW CDs FROM THE AWARD-WINNING "AUDIOFILE" BY SAN FRANCISCO'S JALLEN RIX, OREGON'S MAUREEN KELLY, AND IRELAND'S ZRAZY WILL BE WORDS AND MUSIC TO YOUR EARS... AND IN THE NEWS, LANDMARK VERMONT "CIVIL UNIONS" ARE ALMOST A REALITY, THE EURO-PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR COUPLES EQUALITY IN MEMBER NATIONS, SWEDEN MOVES TO BROADEN ITS PARTNERS LAW WHILE ALBERTA BECOMES THE FIRST CANADIAN PROVINCE TO "PROTECT" MARRIAGE, AND THIS YEAR'S NEW YORK CITY ST. PAT'S STATS INCLUDE: 239TH PARADE, 10TH DEMONSTRATION, AND OVER 65 "ATTEMPTED MARCHING" ARRESTS. 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