ENTERTAINMENT
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SONG AND DANCE
Priday, Sept. 28
will take place to
night at 8 in the Willard
School located at 28th
and Lincoln. An
tion session will
the dance at 7:30.
instroc
C a I e n d a f
Sunday. Sept. 30
The Flying Karamaanv
Brothers and Ton Noddy
along with Rick E. Ra
tional, The Rodz Sisters,
Unstuck in Time and the
Fighting Instrument of
Karma Marching Cham
ber Band/Orchestra, will
perform at WOW Hall.
8th and Lincoln, at 4 and
8 p.tn. The Flying
Karamazov Brothers, also
known as the Flying K's,
are an international jug
gling troupe. Tom Noddy
is nationally famous for
his bubble acts, including
blowing square bubbles
and putting people inside
bubbles. The show is a
benefit for The New Old
Time Chautauqua Tick
Turn to EVENTS. Page 10
George Carlin to laugh it up at Hult tonight
By Layne Lakefish
Emerald Entertainment Editor
Stress has prevailed this
week. From out-the-door book
store lines to long reading lists
to the not-ready-for-school-to
slart blues, the first week of
school has left its mark — but
it's over now.
The thing to do tonight is
celebrate making it through the
week.
A little comedy, or actually a
lot of comedy, might do the
trick. A celebrity on stage at the
Hult Center might do the trick.
Put them both together and you
have George Carlin. Better yet.
Eugene has Carlin, tonight at B
p.m. in the Mult's Silver Con
cert Hall. One Eugene Center.
As a teen-ager. Carlin had al
ready laid out his life plans. He
wanted to be a disc jockey, a
standup comedian and a comic
film actor. In that order. Now
as a man of 53. he has accom
plished it all.
At 19, while serving in the
United States Air Force, he be
gan his stint in the radio busi
ness At 23. he quit radio,
teamed with funny-man Juck
Burns and hit the nightclub
scene, in 1905. after five years
of doing comedy in nightclubs,
he started getting extensive tel
evision exposure and two years
later he made the switch to act
ing.
Since then he has racked up
quite a resume including 14 al
bums. six HBO specials and a
number of films including Out
rageous Fortune. Bill and Ted's
Excellent Adventure as well as
the soon-to-be-released Bill and
Ted's Excellent Adventure.
Part Two and the television
movie Justin Case.
He is also currently in the
process of starting his own situ
ation comedy show for CBS
and Lorimar Television
In recognition of ail Carlin
has accomplished, he was
awarded a star on Hollywood's
Walk of Fame in 1987. “I like it
because it's tangible recogni
tion.” he said in a press re
lease. In the true spirit of a co
median. he added. ”1 only
hope no one throws up on it."
And so the story goes.
At 19. he wanted to go
through the three phases and
end with comic films. "Like a
million other kids, I sat in mov
ie theaters and saw myself on
tiie screen." (j»rlin said "In
my case it was Danny Kaye,
Red Skelton. The Marx Broth
ers. and half a dozen other
movie comedians who provid
ed the inspiration."
Now. however, he has decid
ed to continue doing standup
shows along with acting. "I
love creating and developing
new material, and the direct,
immediate response from a live
I wirlnf pltattu
Ceorge Carlin returns to F.ugene tonight for an 8 p.m.
performance at the Hull Center for the Performing Arts.
audience is like nothing you
can explain," he said.
So. along with a busy, never
ending acting career, Carlin
manages to perform over 100
shows a vear.
His show is expected to run
for 2-2Vj hours with Dennis
Blair opening Blair, described
as a screenwriter, songwriter,
musician, singer and comic ac
tor, has toured with the likes of
Gladys Knight and Miami
Sound Machine.
Tickets are still available and
can be purchased by calling the
Mult Center box office at
687-5000.
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