Cincinnati City Council opened its 2001-03 season Wednesday, but if you want to see some of the more entertaining segments, you'll have to go down to 801 Plum St.

        The first thing City Council did in its new session was to pass a resolution turning off the television cameras after their business concludes.

        That means those who heckle and insult council members for two minutes each will no longer get a forum.

        Almost every member of the new City Council campaigned on restoring a sense of decorum to its proceedings. And by an 8-1 vote (with David Crowley dissenting), they attempted to keep that promise.

        “Some people think that these council chambers are a game,” said Councilwoman Alicia Reece, who sponsored the resolution.

        So, if you were watching Citicable at home, here's what you didn't see:

        Kabaka Oba, the self-described “general” of the Black Special Forces, told the council, “We don't give a damn about cameras. This isn't Hollywood. We're not actors. Our No. 1 goal is to shake the white power structure up.”

        A well-dressed woman identifying herself as Watchman Carter used her time to walk around chambers shouting, “Can you hear me? Is my time up?”

        Meanwhile, a middle-aged man wearing nothing but women's underwear marched in front of City Hall demanding a sex change operation.

        It was all too much for Councilman Jim Tarbell, who could barely contain his laughter.

        “My contribution to the decorum of today's meeting was just to keep quiet,” he said. “I don't think any of us expected that the atmosphere down here would change overnight.”

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