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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 8-11, 2005 The Park Record A-2 Officials mull whether to run Effect of 'Deep Throat5 explored Williams came to political prominence in the 1990s as the tain extent, you are on call," he leader of Citizens Allied for said. Responsible Growlh. a local Still, Williams lists a number development watchdog. of issues and projects that he "Even if I didn't run. I would expects will be important during probably still show up because the next mayoral term. I'm very concerned with whal City Hall intends to spend $11 the final touches of the city will million over the next few years be," he said. to build a parking garage in Kay Calvert and Jim Hicr. Swede Alley, build a nearby who are both first-term officials, town plaza and renovate the hold the two City Council posiMarsac Building. tions on the ballot. Calvert. Hicr Williams has been one of the and Williams were elected in chief boosters of the projects, November 2001 in a testy camespecially the town plaza, which paign marked by terrorism fears will feature a concert stage as its and with heightened interest focal point. generated by the looming 2002 The government also plans to Winter Olympics. build a recreation complex at Williams' campaign agiiinst Quinn's Junction. Fred Jones, who was at the time All of the projects were a member of the City Council, approved and funded during was especially hotly contested as Williams' term. Work is expect- each was vying to replace threeed to commence in the spring. term incumbent Brad Olch. who "There's a lot of major capital did not seek re-election. improvements that will be up Both Calverl and Hicr and going." Williams said. declined to commit to a 2(Ktf He also notes private-sector campaign bul each seems to have developments expected in the interest in remaining in office. next term, like the Sweeney fam- Like Williams, they are interestily's Treasure Hill project at ed in the downtown projects and Park City Mountain Resort and the recreation complex. Empire Pass at Deer Valley. "I guess I'm leaning lo where • Continued from A-1 I would like to sec the ball fields and the town plaza, the parking garage to completion," Hier said, indicating I hat he is leaning toward running for re-election. He said he will decide whether he has enough time to continue lo serve and, if he does, he will likely seek re-election. He is unsure when he will make his decision. Hier predicts if the incumbents seek re-election, they will not be subjected to a brutal campaign. "I can't think of something that will make it be a lough year," Hicr said. Calvert acknowledged that she will be unable lo accomplish all her goals during her first term and that is influencing her as she considers re-election. "I'm inclined to think I'm going to run again," Calverl said. Some issues that remain important to her and would follow her into a second term include economic development, including ensuring thai the lown plaza becomes vibrant. Empire Pass and boosting tourism in the summer. "I'm still committed to the economic-development aspects of running the city." Calvert said. Students raise tsunami funds • Continued from A-1 raffling and to match donated funds. Goods will probably be gift certificates to restaurants and the like, said Interact member Christine Foole, 17. They don't have specific fundraising goals. "We're not so much focused on what the " image. (It shows) they're belter people, nol just teenagers." Teenagers aren't the only ones giving. Footage of the tsunami destruction particularly impacted Little Miners Montessori student Christian Labertcw, 5, and his parents, Michael and Kim, And kids should send things to I he "people that are still alive." he added. The Labertcws plan to give out music CDs in schools will) information about giving to the Red Cross, UNICEF, and other charities on the back. Kids in local schools sang the songs on the CDs that / dOn't think it's right for people tO MictuieT'record^'whiie kids are gonna do, tirial'\A/a\m / Hnn't \A/ant more how were gonna Uc flUn uy Ufa llual Wave. I UUll L WdllL benefit the people of nannla tn rlia " leaching music in the late Children yggQs for tthe ^ e children Technology Arts Organization. Sumatra," Foote said. 3ny people tO die. Arts Kim hopes the CDs will About the devastation, show thai, "Kids can do she observed, "It was not jusl - Christian Labertew, 5 something. just hard to see it. It hit adults." Park City resident closer to home because "If more kids were still it happened during the holidays." alive I would send them "It says a lot about like 15 stuff." Christian our school," said Interact because they had visited said. "That means toys and President Kelli Tompkins. Thailand in November. candy...and for the elephants. I "People have a stereotype about "I don't think it's right for don't want anything to be dead." kids that they're self-interested. people to be hurl by the lidal For a story on how local busiWhen kids get involved in the wave." Christian said. "I don'l nesses are helping tsunami viccommunity, it gives them a belter want any people to die." tims, sec page B-9. Eroileases P. C. Golf Course • Continued from A-1 far as I'm concerned," Milter said. Miller heard of Rudd's departure in November from a member of the men's golf association. Since then. Miller said he has received three phone calls from Rudd supporters, who described the departure as a firing. "All wanted to know why he was fired and were against the firing," Miller said, adding that they were "quite upset he was let go." "I'm a little concerned, to be honest, because I thought he was doing a good job," Miller said, indicating that he desires an explanation of the departure from the government. "I think in all fairness to a person who's done a very good job . . . some type of reason should be made public." • Continued from A-1 shows. This lime, though, he is telling the story that he wants told. "For 18 years I did no interviews. Everyone wanted me for sweeps week for salacious conversation. I wanted to tell the story of someone who was in the hippie movement who turned his life around. I am proud of that," he says. Reems' given name was Herb Stryker. His dad was a bookie, his mom, a runway model and award winning jitlerbug dancer. "They both drank heavily and encouraged me to have fun. For my 16th birthday my dad gave me two kegs of beer," he says, adding that, in hindsight, that may not have been the best of parenting. Bul he says, "they did the best they could and I love them dearly." After high school, Reems enlisted in the Marine Corps but when his dad became ill he was given an honorable discharge to help care for the family. He used his stipend from the GI Bill to fulfill a dream - to go to acting school. According to Reems, his serious acting career was beginning to garner moderate success but to make ends meet he took bit parts in pornography movies. In 1972 he was offered the part of a whacky doctor in an x-rated spoof about a woman with a misplaced clitoris. He was paid $100 for one day's work and might not have given it another thought had "Deep Throat" not become a cult classic and an emblem for the sexual revolution. It also cast Reems, and his newly minted stage name, into the limelight. He was an instant star and soon began enjoying the lifestyle of the rich and famous. PARK RECORD?\VE PHOTO Locals' tickets for Sundance on sale Sundance Film Festival tickets will go on sale to Utah residents Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Gateway Center in downtown Park City. There will also be ticket sales in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance Village. Ogden and Sundance Village will have tickets available for those locations only; Park City and Sail Lake City will have tickets for all locations. Line numbers with times for purchasing tickets will be handed out at each location at 8 a.m. There is a 20 ticket limit per customer and a four licket limit per screening. Tickets for premiers cost $15, and all oilier tickets are $10. For more information, or to see a list of Ihc movies playing at the Sundance Film Festival, visil www.sundance.org. research a possible documentary about the film, but they were also busy promoting their Sundance entry, "Party Monster." By sheer coincidence, while they were in Park City, they heard a rumor that Reems was a local realtor. They looked him up in ihe telephone book and were astounded to find that he had nol changed his name. "The fact that he never changed his name says a lot about him. He is a proud survivor, says Barbato. Bailey adds, "Thank goodness he was as smart as lie was ... to take on the insane zeal of that administration. He was a fantastic advocate for free speech. Reems, though, claims he was not a leader. "I had a sense of it. but I was nol articulate enough. I was not a voice, I was "I got hung up in the culture. I'd make a movie and with the money I'd rent a private jet, I'd grab a bunch of girls a couple of guys, we'd go to a private island and party." In the meantime, "Deep Throat" took on a life of its own. "If you were under 30 (years old) it was about free love, if you were over 30, it was pornography, suddenly an adult film was acceptable, Johnny Carson went to see it and talked about it ...," said Reems. But it wasn't acceptable to everyone. In those ^ ^ heated times there was The fact 'the establishment' and there were the hippies. There was name says Richard City Hall did not renew the contract of Park City golf course head pro Bob Rudd. He said he was surprised with the decision and that the course has been successful. PHOTO BY NAN CHALAT-NOAKER Harry Reems and his wife Jeannie say they have a heightened appreciation for the simple joys of family life which includes their canine companion Bingo. me, 'Harry, you have no idea of how much of a help you could be to others. It was the first time anyone suggested I could help anyone ...I thought maybe I wasn't the absolute loser I thought I was." Soon afterwards, Reems joined the Park City Community Church. He credits then minister Mark Hciss with "turning my life around." He has since been asked several times to speak at the church about alcoholism and subslnnce abuse. In 1990 he married Jeannie Stcrret, who says "He is a great husband." She admits, at firsl, she was worried he might relapse but in Ihe intervening decade those fears have faded. The two live quietly, dote on each other and their dog Bingo and share an interest in maintaining a level of spirituality. Yes, she has that he never changed his seen -Deep Throat" . , , , i. . and earlier this week, a lot about him. He is a she and Harry were flown to Los Angeles to Nixon and proud SUIViV0r." preview "Inside Deep there were those who Throat." wanted him Reems is pleased with impeached. There the result. "I am very Randy Barbato were soldiers in impressed with it. The Vietnam and there Filmmaker story is not the Harry were anti-war • n ^ Reems story, it is about peaceniks, and some- • ^ ^ • ^ ^ • • • • ^ • ^ • i "Deep Throat" and its how Deep Throat became a line in the sand more of an object." In fact, he effect on our culture." says, the years he spent in the As lo whether he would lake between the two camps. The movie was banned in adult film industry nearly killed that fateful $100 if offered a chance to do it all over again, he many towns across the country him. Reems quit the business in says "I would do the same and sparked a Scopes-like court case testing the country's 1980. but not the lifestyle. thing. It shaped my life as it is. obscenity laws. According to When he arrived in Park City in It took me to such deep depths Inside Deep Throat's filmmak- 1986, he admits, "I was a low- I had to ask for help. And il ers, Reems was Ihe star defen- botlom alcoholic. I was basical- introduced me to a spiritual way dant during the ensuing trial in ly a blackout drinker. I would of life." start drinking in Park City and Memphis. As to the sexual revolution wake up in L.A. with no idea that "Deep Throat" came to "He is really the hero of the how I got there. symbolize. Rccms believes the story. Harry Reems was charged Alcohol's hold on Reems was bottom line has been positive. with distributing obscene material. He is the only actor ever so overpowering that at one "Our sexuality, our bodies charged that way...," said point, he says, he celebrated should be discussed. There are being released from a 32-day gays who are scared lo come oul Barbato. stay in the hospital by walking of Ihe closet. The more dialog In 2002, Glazer convinced Bailey and Barbato that "Deep across the street to buy a bottle we have, the better chance we have of abandoning Ihose feelThroat," one of the highest of vodka. His drinking, however, ended ings of fear. grossing films of all time, was the linchpin of the sexual revo- in Ihe back of Park City Police "What's better than the truth. lution. "He was obsessed with officer Bruce Bennion's patrol the truth about your sexuality, car. the film," said Barbato. about who you arc." says "1 was in a stupor. I was Rce ms. Bailey and Barbato began to handcuffed and Bruce said lo And he should know. THE BEST LUNCH THERE IS! SUSHI 435 - 655 - 0800 |