‘Old folk, ’ not thrilled by prize,
looks to sell Jacksons tickets
By Lori Steinhauer
Of the Emerald
The phone rang. John Neely
answered it and discovered he
was a lucky winner. His im
mediate thought, however, was
to sell his prize. . . and still he
seeks a buyer for his packaged
trip for two, to see Michael
Jackson’s Vancouver, B.C. con
cert on Nov. 17.
Many of the millions who
have purchased Jackson’s best
selling “Thriller” album would
have been elated to win not only
two concert tickets and round
trip air transportation, but one
night’s lodging at the Four
Seasons Hotel in Vancouver,
where Jackson himself will stay.
However, Neely, who retired
five years ago, would just as
soon remain at home in Eugene.
He’s satisfied with the exposure
to Michael Jackson he’s already
had from television.
As for the plane ride, Neely
lost interest in aviation long
ago, when he quit working on
aircraft after World War II and
became an auto mechanic.
“The irony of all this is that
I’m almost 67 years old, and my
John Neely
upper tones of hearing are gone,
so I wouldn’t get any benefit out
of it whatsoever,” Neely said.
“If it wasn’t for all the foot
stomping of the audience, if you
close your eyes, it sounds all
right,” Neely said of Jackson’s
music. “But I’m an old folk.
He’s a young folks’ musician.”
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Beverage Co., was only one of
the prizes given away at a draw
ing for the Albertson’s super
market grand opening at Santa
Clara Square last month. Neely
said when a woman pulled his
name from the barrel, she said,
“ ‘1 know that man. He won’t
want to go. Why don’t you give
him the refrigerator or
something.’ And she’s sure
right.”
The package has an estimated
tax value of about $400, accor
ding to Ron Jaros, sales manager
of Willamette Beverage Co. And
that’s why Neely wants to sell it
to a more appreciative party.
His starting price is $375, but he
said he is open to negotiations.
‘‘We’re not trying to hawk
anything. We just thought we
should get what we can out of
it,” he said.
Anybody interested in
Neely’s offer can contact him at
688-4554 or 688-3290.
‘Coffee concert’
guitar series
tickets on sale
Tickets are now on sale for
the 1984-85 Coffee Concert
Series, five evening shows
presented by the Eugene Guitar
Association and the
Washington Abbey.
The concerts, which feature
local and regional jazz and
classical guitarists, will be held
at the Abbey on select Sundays
over the next seven months.
This year’s roster of artists in
cludes jazz guitarists John
Stowell, Don Latarski and Gary
Hagberg, among others.
Tickets can be purchased at
Balladeer Music in the Fifth
Street Public Market. Call Don
Latarski at 343-8184 for more
information.
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Zoo visits town
Curious children had the opportunity to pet a wide
variety of creatures at the Amazon Community Center
Saturday. The Eugene Parks and Recreation Depart
ment and the Oregon Reptile Society cosponsored a
free Eugene New Zoo and Wildlife Workshop which
featured the society ’s large collection of reptiles and
animal visitors from Wildlife Images and Wildlife
Safari.
Photo by Karen Stall wood
Oregon artists’ exhibits
open this week at museum
Two exhibits, “Drawings on
Paper’’ and “Landscapes and
Interiors,” will open Wednes
day at the University art
museum.
“Drawings on Paper” is a
show by two Eugene artists.
Tom Blodgett and Michael Kel
ly, whose works illustrate their
innovative techniques with
figurative images done with
mixed mediums on paper.
Blodgett, who graduated from
the University with a masters of
fine arts degree in 1966, has ex
hibited at New York City’s
Alnico Gallery, as well as at
Mount Angel College and other
galleries.
Kelly, a 1976 Lane Communi
ty College graduate, has shown
his work at several places in
cluding the Oregon Biennial Art
Show at the Portland Museum
of Art and the Maude I. Kerns
Art Center in Eugene.
The “Landscapes and In
teriors” exhibit will feature
paintings by James Lavadour, a
member of the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation.
"Lavadour begins his pain
tings as abstract patterns that re
mind him of places and ex
periences that he projects into
the works,” says Richard
Paulin. University art museum
director.
‘‘Whether he explores natural
land forms, man-made objects
and settings or pure abstraction,
he enjoys the art-making pro
cess for its ability to help him
understand the world and to
achieve an exhilarating vi
sionary experience." Paulin
said.
Lavadour. who lives near
Cayuse, shows his work
regularly at the Filizabeth l.each
Gallery and Seattle's Sacred Cir
cle Gallery.
The museum's lobby and
main floor changing galleries
will house the two exhibits
which run through Dec. 9. The
museum is free and open to the
public from noon to 5 p.m. dai
ly, Wednesdays through Sun
days, except holidays. Free
public tours are available every
Sunday at 2 p.m. For more in
formation call the museum at
686-3027.
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