Goofy mystery enjoyable read
Heatherle Himes
i**gor> Dixty I
()n lli<‘ dnv of .1 huge killer pric es gnu «>rv sale,
the dead body of (he Galaxy Foods spokes model
(anger slid off the shelf that displayed $1 'Ml bos
es of cornflakes
Stressed-out manager Fed Constantino ordered
box boys to pul up a visual harrier of paper towel
rolls and groaned at the inconvenience of the ow n
er Karl's tacky tart fiance's strangulation
It's obvious to a i antful reader whu li one of the
i:rn/\ people populating this comedii mystery tfirot
tied the Peg Bundy Icxik alike fiancee. Hut The !<• ><i\
in thi‘ Cnrnflnkrs, by K K Hei k is well worth read
mg
The i ast of suspec ts, Karl's family, reads like a
therapist's c use log They are tw isted. greedy and
sex-crazed enough to like Karl's ham ee better as
,i corpse than as a bride
Karl's son is a drunk whose yvife act uses him and
(auger of doing the horizontal mam bo He si ram
hies to hide his lust while his wife seetlis yvitli jeal
ousy.
Their son 1.am e is Karl's pet. despite Ins genet
al slimy disposition and shiny Italian suits I his
grandson wants to take oyer the store
The other grandson has a y iolent tempei and a
consuming passion lor the grix ery store business
but Karl doesn't trust him
Karl's son-in-layv has deluded himself into think
mg that healthy Karl has one loot in the grave and
he plans to leave the i ash-coys store to Ins da ugh
ter and least favorite son in-law
While the di-tei 11y es who collet t the nude ( orpse
argue about its breast implants and dy ed red hair
before beginning the investigation, manager led
graces
THE BODY IN THE
CORNFLAKES ★★★
AUTHOR: i .• ib^’b K<*nr>*>'Jy ot- f
Modeling Dovis
PUIUSHER: Pffrgvn Book',
tries In Mill' stop the relatives iml keep the stum
running
Tired produi «■ i rabbi c lerks a dirti floor .ill
iif 1 !h'nu could drive ,t i usliutter awnv. the nari.i
lut* says Hut dr.id iiodirs m.idr these proliluins
into minor irritants I *•<) i ouldn't imagine anything
worse People wanted i oitveniem e and tatmliari
t\ where they shopped Murder w as the ultimate
retail tetdovvn
I'he i ustomers uui tile staff of the v'rim ery store
are as deranged as the suspe< ts A vegetarian waif
dei lares the produi e i reepv and ai i uses I ■**) id
poisoning the i ustomeis a 1 vear old Ihi\ !mv flirts
with lonely housewives and exists in a hormonal
lia/e a i ookie salesman smashes other * ompanies
i ookies with a * an of chili
l eil's working day ■ ire a whirl. I>ul he somehow
finds time lor a htt le rum am e w it li Karl's grand
daughter and some amateur sleuthing flu attempts
at both are hilarious mil straight out of a had lU4()s
gumshoe min ie
Hut the real humor m this (took is the idea of unit
der. a very messy thing amidst the sterile at inns
phere ot .1 griM erv slur*' hhe author hasu rented .1
w orld w hen* the customers i an s.u tilings like litis
is it I'm never shopping here again I lew ve got
dead bodies here all the time
Company seeks new audience with program
By Kaly Soto
Orogon Diiity i
The Briggs Contemporary
I)nnco Company (BCDC) . for
merly the Kugene Jazz ('.ornpanv.
opens its season tit the Unit (-en
ter Thursday night with a new
program of "stunning original
dances."
Donna Briggs founded B( III
in she is the artistii diret
tor and i hiel < horeographer t.mn
pans as well as the owner of
kugene Jazz Studio Briggs txrgan
dam ing in 1*17 1 at the age ol I 7
Since uitiH Briggs has choreo
graphed more than it) original
dances for BCDC. her works
include Frft'dnm Art of Madiwss,
Man in t/ir Mirror .uui .Vig/if
inorr In addition to her work
with H( l)( Hriggs also works
with lix.it schools touching
danctt. i horeographv and per
formance
1 he Com pan v is composed of
dancers from around the country
us well as many talented locals
Cheryl l.emmer is Assistant
I hret tor of 1U 1)( sfie herein her
tenure with Briggs in 1'iK'i after
moving to Oregon from New )er
sey l.emmer is also a member of
the Lain e Community College
Performing Arts fai ultv for Ifie
last six \e.irs in this i apai it\ tier
works have heen performed at
ICC faculty dam e i om erts
! w o i lioritographttrs work
with IU I)( to expand tin- m o|>i>
of dam r attempted by the
(l.inc ers Marianno Gardner .tIso
liegail tier dam up; i artier til New
Jersey Gardner studied as a
si lullarsliip student .it the Alvin
Aili'\ Arnern an Dam o ( enter in
Now York City, sin* also stud mil
i onipnsition and i horeographv
with 1’iiurl l.ang In addition to
!u>r i mpressiv e edm atinnul Inn k
ground Gardner has had a ills
tinguished ft. year i areer as a
professional dam or w ith perlor
mam os in Alvin Alley Spot nil
Croup. Galaxy Dame Troupe,
Turn to DANCE. P.rp 10
^IPizza Pipeline
Two 14“ - One item on oocti pizza.
" 22ox Soft Drinks
Only $12.00!
^S^fctarnStonTSjgene, Oregon
Not valid with any other otter Expires 4/30/94
THE HOTLINE
086-5808
BIKE
[ *>'!> Coburg Hoad Y/
NORCO
: f:s <
AC A
j£kJ>fjriZ
V
REDLINE a.
BARN
%
ru 5-4 2 *5757
#V -*»«v
Furf : t
] I &J+j
k * orr
PA*3 A«(U
.
M 1C • fl l'i-.C-v- ior. v. .. >'j., .
PXatoh JftciAU ■ •&»£ af SftauL $ >3 - ■ v -.
with THE DENTISTS
TUES APRIL 19
WOW HALL
tlO Adv«n<r Ucfaeth *»t
Wf »|w<Jr *r><J <H>nr\4jtI*I<J ffrdMr^rrj
The Mutt Crntrt *n<J WQW M*tt
Subf«*<t to vt»rv»<e (targe ^ _
Char Or t'y phO»V <*t Pf^NQUl
» «0C 90; e*99 la ■
nx.c i
It dotin'I hal t to ht dirty to ht frood
St til lautlly
d/.■* •.’*.** um y4A*i
S I VII r
'videos
TOYS • GIFTS
LINGFKI H
AC/ I I(>(> S. A Si. v
Sprtngf iclil
I. f» U K I N i. f O R
GOING OUT OF
BUSINESS SALE
726-6969
KpoPFN 2 i n(>rus j
• Lunch & Dinner Delivery
• Saturday Night is Comedy Night from 9:00 10:45
• Karaoke & Dancing every Friday & Saturday
Any Delivery of
$10 or more
Not valid with any other offers.
One coupon per delivery.
Expires 4/30/94.
I
FREE
ADMISSION
No cover charge with
presentation of this coupon.
Valid Fridays 9-10:30 only
One coupon per person.
Expires 4/30/94.
2222 Centennial Blvd. • 343-4734