SFist: Milk Finishes Shooting, '70s Fashions Abound

Bushy Hyde

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:42:23 -0800

Arye Michael Bender, is like the most complainy person in the history of the world, the onion in the ointment... the Debbie Downer of the internet... the... well you get the point. He is that smart guy at a party you loathe to get stuck sitting next to because he is going to tell you that the glass your beer bottle is made with is slowly destroying the Earth, or that Buffalo wings should never be served as appetizers because it is degrading to Native Americans. Everytime I read his comments on SFist or SfGate, I want to gouge my eyes out. -End Of Rant

regimemachine

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:52:52 -0800

Here's a link to a video of that particular shoot. It was quite amazing to see the flag cover city hall. Youtube Video of Harvey Milk shoot at City Hall

AryeMiklBender

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:37:42 -0800

It is kinda sad how the gay community has turned a second-rate politician into a hero. Had he done something to stop Dan White from assassinating a first-rate politician, George Moscone, I'd understand. He didn't. Had Milk campaigned as openly gay from a district that was not predominately gay, I'd also understand it. Nothing against Milk, but he did nothing to deserve the adulation. I lived in San Francisco well before Harvey Milk ran for office. It was not a difficult time for someone to run as openly gay. It was in fact an enlightened time. I don't mind that a film is being made that may result in more openness for all people denied their rights by a less than enlightened majority. And we all get to choose our own heros, absolutely. It is just that I don't think Harvey Milk deserves being put on a pedestal. There are many others whose acts were more courageous. But if Milk is today's hero, so be it. I prefer another MLK - Arye Michael Bender -

jerry pritikin

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:23:57 -0800

I have a photo of Harvey taken after the 1978 Gay day Parade in front of City Hall... and he was speaking from a raised platform... not on the steps as depicted in the recreation... I don't recall the saying on the The T-shirt shot , I created the "ANITA BRYANT'S HUSBAND IS A HOMO SAPIEN!" T-shirt. I outed myself nationally with it in May of 1977, and was able to get Jane Fonda to wear one at an OIL CAN HARRY's Fund Raiser. I'll be releasing my own images at the time the movie is released.

daithi

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:00:29 -0800

I was at the Monday night event, a few weeks ago, where we protested and he sounded fine through a bull horn. It was hard to hear though, but he definitly looked the part.

Greg

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:36:20 -0800

i'd be curious to hear from anyone who's been to one of these shoots about how sean penn acts and sounds like or not like harvey milk. i've seen moviesa bout the real harvey and it's a bit hard for me to imagine sean penn as harvey. now, I haven't seen his performance and it may be spot on, but I'd be interested to hear from the assorted xtras that day.

DJTennessee

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:44:44 -0800

For those of you who weren't able to make it to Milk's final shooting Dude, I was seven years old!