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The Marktplatz (marketplace) in Lahr is a busy spot
on Saturday mornings. With the exception of the first
Saturday of the month, known as "long Saturday",
l'i,,rAte, the shops close at noon. Since traffic is not allowed
in the marketplace, it is a gathering place for people
to visit as well as shop.
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rip,srnaLL, - Apr. 17, 1985 --Page 9
Meeting Micky at Tiffany
Continued from Front
"You know, out off this
whole business, you know
only bow much money I
Make? Two hundred dollar.
The big German magazine,
`Stern', they come in here
and I said no photographs.
But they got a picture. I
didn't even see them take it.
That guy, he must have been
pretty smart."
The photograph, the said,
was published in Germany,
sold and published abroad.
Finally the magazine agreed
to pay her $200.
•AnYway, says Micky, the
story 'is now over, and being
a German, she didn't under-
stand what it was all about.
"That man (Coates), I tell
you he did nothing wrong. It
would not be wrong for a
German eolitician to come
here. I didn't even know he
was in government, you
know. I thought he was just a
very nice business man. I
feel very sorry for him."
She said she had talked to
him "for maybe an hour,
maybe a bit more"and then
she had to leave to perform
her act. When she returned
to the bar he had gone.
"I didn't think any more
about it until these men,
these journalists from Cana-
dashowed up."
Then,, said Micky, it had
been a big story, "Yes, in
Germany too."
Not Angry
I ask Micky O'Neil if she
resents what has happened.
She looks puzzled.
"Are you angry about
what has happened — angry
about what has happened to
you?" I ask. I'm now getting
very tired and have a hard
time rephrasing the ques-
tion.
No, she replies.
"I couldn't help what hap-
pened. It had nothing to do
with me. I work then and I
work now." I,
Hdwever, she adds, she
has become the most popular
girl at Tiffany, and the other
girls are jealous ;of the atten-
tion she receives.
Other than her popularity,
has it changed her life? What
does her family think of what
has happened?
Micky O'Neil looks at me.
She has an open face and it's
a direct look.
"I'm 38 years old. I have
two sons, 19 and 18, and they
are proud of me. They have
always been proud of me.
They know me and they
know what I do."
Micky, who refers to her-
self as a dancer, said she
used to work a different bar
each week. She hadn't been
at Tiffany that 16ng, she said,
when the Coates' affair hap-
pened.
The porno flicks are off
again and Micky says she
will have to leave to do her
act. She promises to return
to our table. She might as
well. Since the skiers depar-
ted, another couple have left
and besides our group, there
BE PART
OF IT
THIS
WEEKEND !
Perth County:
Your Pride
is Showing!
with 100 Exhibits
• Housewares
• Insulation
! Windows
• Cupboards/Cabinets
• Kit ens
• B throoms • Appliances
• Patio Furniture
• Garden Tools •
• Lawn Mowers
• Waterbeds • Drapes
• Lamps • Brassware
• Building Materiajs
• Contractors
• Stereos • VCR's
• Home Satellites
• Flowers, Bulbs, Plants,
Shrubs, Trees
• Home, Computers
• Carpeting
• Air Conditioners
• Horne Appliances
• Landscaping Tools
• Home Movie Rentals
• Tiffany Glassware
• China • Pools
• Musical Instruments
•
TI9Tne Cleaning Services
• ome Furniture
• Wr Softeners
• Home Heating
• Real Estate
• Museum of Modern Man
Display
THURSDAY'6 - 10 P.M. FRIDAY 10 A.M. - 10 P.M.
SATURDAY 10 A.M. - 10 P.M. SUNDAY NOON - 6 P.M.
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is only one other couple in
the place.
Micky is now on the stage
and the skier is right. She
puts on a far. better show
than the previous performer.
Her number is called, "Fan-
tasy in White" and is accom-
plished with considerable ta-
lent and taste and she gets a
big hand from our table.
Within minutes she's back
at our table and the .guys
order another round. I de-
cline, still nursing the
wretched scotch'. Micky
doesn't touch her drink.
We continue to chat with
Micky for another 10 minutes
or so and find ourselves re-
peating the same questions
and getting the same , an-
swers. Some of us.look at one
another and nod. It's time to
go. I've lost all track of the
hour and can't read my
watch in this light, but it
must be after 1 a.m.
Micky insists upon shaking
hands with each of us. "I like
Canadians," she declares,
and we tell her it's been a
pleasure to meet her. It's the
truth.
Five of us pile into one cab
and head back to the hotel.
About half way, I think I've
lost my small purse but it's a
false alarm. In the crush in
the cab it has wedged be-
tween me and the fellow be-
side me. I'm so tired I can't
think of his name.
Back at zum Lowen we let
ourselves in as quietly as we
can manage. We've been told
the Germans like the streets
quiet after 11 p.m. Quiet it is.
On this Friday night, or
rather early Saturday morn-
ing it's deadly quiet. No one
about except we crazies, I
think.
I take a quick shower —
there's no bathtub, or face
cloth, or soap. I can't find
my own bar, so settle for -
_shampoo.
I manage to stay awake
just long enough to finish mY
notes for the day. It's 3:05
a.m. and I set the alarm for
7:45.
Marktplatz
I wake up about five
minutes before the alarm
goes. I don't feel well and de-
cide to skip breakfast.
In fact I doze off and on for
at least another hour before
' hauling myself out of bed.' I -
want W see the marketplace
before it shuts down at noon.
I finally hit the street,
about 10:30. It's damp and
decidedly chilly. I go back to
my room and put on a down
vest under my jacket.
Dental Health:
Map in hand I head down
Obertorstr. to Marktstr., the
main street of the market-
place. It's closed to traffic
but is jammed with people.
About three blocks down I
come across a demon-
stration. It isn't hard to fi-
gure out. A large display
board has centrefolds from
girlie magazines, photos off
atteloshwile, or.posed,ete. beside
Three women are looking
after a table off literature and
talking earnestly with those
pausing to look at the display
board -These include young
mothers with children, older
women, middle-aged and old
men.
It is quite obviously a pro-
test against women being
used as sex objects. I watch
for perhaps 10 minutes. No
passerby laughs at the dis-
play and the women are kept
busy answering questions.
One has been watching me
and after 1 take a few pic-
tures, she comes over and
hands me a fact sheet. I
smile, say I don't speak Ger-
man, only English. She
smiles in return and shakes
her head. No English.
•- I point to the display
board. "I agree," I say, nod-
ding my head and raise my
fist in the universal clenched
salute. Her smile broadens
.and she nods vigorously in
return.
It's a
universal, not a
small w' orld, I think.
The shops here carry very
stylish — and very expensive
women's clothing. The in -
thing appears to be oversized
jumpsuits in pastels and
muted shades of gray and
-taupe. The going rate is
around 190 marks.
There are flowers every-
where and I stop to take a
picture of a carefully pruned
pussy -willow tree outside a
flower shop. The wild pussy -
willows are out here in Lahr
and so are the snow -drops.
The cobblestoned streets
are lovely to look at, but hard
on the 'feet — or maybe it's
just my strung -out con-
dition.
Just before the shops close
I enter a grocery store and
buy two apples, two oranges
and a banana. I still don't
feel like eating, but our din-
ner -engagement isn't until
sometime after the bus picks
us up at 7:30 p.m. •
I walk for about another.
hour before heading back to
the hotel to sleep for an hour
or so before doing some
more exploring.
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Good for life
To make the public aware
of new directions in dental
care and to encourage people
of all ages to take responsib-
ility for their dental health,
the Canadian Dental Associ-
ation has chosen "Dental
Health: Good For Life" as
the theme for National Den-
tal Health Month, April 1985.
For too long people have
considered dental health to
be. unimportant. But your
mouth is very important to
you: after all, you talk with
it, eat ,iith it, kiss with it.
You, can't smile cheerfully
with crumbling teeth and
sensitive gums. You can't
chew your food properly.
Your mouth deserves the
same respect and attention
paid to other health matters.
Not long ago everyone ex-
pected to lose teeth routinely
as a normal consequence of
aging. Currently half of the
population over 60 is com-
pletely toothless.
However, the last few
years have been exciting
ones for the dental profes-
sion. Flu'oridation, advanced
preventive techniques and
new painless treatments
have changed the face of oral
health. For people growing
up today, the situation is
much more hopeful. Anyone
willing to practise system-
atic, conscientious preven-
tion can confidently expect a
lifelong set of sturdy, gleam-
ing
mtielelitohn.s of people still neg-
lect their mouths because
they retain the obsolete
notion of the dentist wielding
pliers.,,and drill with painful
results
What's' more, with people
keeping their teeth a new
kind of dental awareness is
needed. Earlier dental edu-
cation programs _stressed
tooth decay and were aimed
primarily at children.. Now
that major advances have
been made in cavity control
and teeth are lasting longer,
many ado"''main unin-
formed about lifelong main-
tenance, periodontal disease
and care for older teeth. The
"Good for Life" campaign
stresses that dental care is a
lifelong proposition.
Ultimately, permanently
healthy teeth are the result
of an ongoing partnership
between dentists and their
patients. Modern dental
techniques have made the
task much easier, but that't
only half the picture. Den-
tists can't do the job alone.
The other half is up to the
patient: brushing, flossing
and regular checkups to spot
and treat problems before
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