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lOdd Troupe tours ‘Odd Couple" to Corvallis Dear Auntie Hildegarde, I Mommy seems tp feel it’s ■me I write you again. But, gol ly, I wrote you at the end of March and it’s just barely June, ■fou remember, I wrote about ■he trip to Cannon Beach and ■hat fantastic cabin we stayed jn? The one where we could do ■his, that, and the other thing I rom one place.. .Of course you I e member. I Well, I’m writing about I mother theater trip. This one ■as to the cute little college ■own of Corvallis». I had all but Backed my entire wardrobe in Bne little ovenight case when I ■aw that the clock on the wall Bead “time to go.” I forgot what lime it was. I had gotten smart ■his trip. Instead of riding for ■wo, long sweaty hours in a ■white van, I decided to drive ■own. I I realize now it was a ■¡stake. Four people and ■even pieces of luggage cram- ■ned into one . economical tiesta is pretty miserable. So, lor two long, sweaty hours we rode in a silver Fiesta. Arriving in Corvallis, we at tempted to find our hotel. After about 10 minutes of driving the wrong way on one-way streets, we decided to turn into a gas station. But, before I'could turn in, my co-pilot jabbed me in the side with her elbow and said, “Look up ahead, a Nendels!” A sigh of relief escaped all eight of our lips. At last a place to rest our weary — Spitefully we watched as the familiar white vans and our U-Haul truck drove into the hotel parking lot. Our rooms were spacious and well decorated. My room mate and I had adjoining rooms with two other theater people. Lucky duckies we were. We had a beautiful view of the back side of the hotel parking lot. I almost missed the ocean and the crabby cabin. Two oil paintings hung over each double bed. Talk about a firm mattress. So firm that when you hung from the chandelier and dropped off on to the bed, it didn’t even creak. Yes, I like sleeping on a solid At the OSU theater, we concrete mattress. began to unload our U-Haul. Let me tell you about the Using the “Stay right where decor of our room. The two oil you are, I know what I’m do paintings were exactly the ing,” method to assemble the same. I’m not complaining, set, it only took three hours. mind you, but, if we stood real We were so far ahead of ly close to the paintings we schedule we found no time to were able to see that they were have a rehearsal. The perfor signed by two different artists. mance went well. Personally, I Michel Angelo and Leonardo enjoy not having any applause. De Vinci. Just kidding. . It kind of detracts from the in tensity of the curtain call. After a restful night oh a firm That evening we were turn mattress, I was ready to face ed loose on the town of Cor the day and a chiropractor. We vallis. So, not being the quiet rose at nine and discovered we types, we got really crazy and were to be at the university at went out to dinner and went 10 a.m. Normally, that would back to the hotel room and pose no huge problem, but that watched cable T.V. It was quite day, for some reason, we were an evening. not capable of getting out of The next day was considered neutral. In an attempt to live our last and we decided to the life of Reilly we ordered make the least, I mean, best of breakfast through room ser it. We toured the beautiful vice. Aside from the fact that it rhododendron-covered cam cost you three more dollars to pus. Leaving our room was not have it that way, it was kind of fun standing around in our pa jamas dripping boiling hot cof- feeon our feet. ‘The Clan of the Cave Bear’ —dramatic, exciting fiction By Peggy Conrad | It is not every day that one (reads a book wherein none of the main characters speak' English. Not only do they not (speak English, but their speak different languages, she towers over them physically, and her mental capacity is greater, by far, than the Clan -can comprehend. Although Ayla loves her new family and quickly learns the (language is not spoken anywhere in the “civilized world.” ¿¡However, Jean M. lAuel’s “The Clan of the Cave Bear” is easily understood ways of the Medicine Woman, Iza, she has a hard time being the never-speak-until-you-are- spoken-to, second-class per son, that females of the Clan because she has translated and brought to life an entire clan of pre-historic cavemen. The story is set around Ay la, who was born to Others (anyone who is not “Clan”), are expected to be. And herein lies the heart of the story. Ayla’s battles with Broud, the son of the leader’s mate, pro vide the reader with anticipa tion against an inevitable con but is adopted by the Clan when her family is destroyed by an earthquake. Ayia and the Clan have a difficult time ad justing to each other as they clusion. But Ayla’s relationship with her adopted parents, Iza and Creb, gives us a glimpse of how human emotions were bom. In the movies--------- ! By Thomas A. Rhodes The book is warm, exciting, and dramatic, adventure fiction at its very best, which gives Portland another reason to be proud. Jean M. Auel is a Portland-area resident on her The Theater “Mask, Makeup class will present on June 3 in Lounge. Department’s and Mime” an exposition the Fireside way to being a very ac complished author. In the Music Department, the Swing Chbir (Sound Crafters) will entertain qn June 2 at noon in the Fireside Lounge. Summer is a good time to put away books on engineer ing, economics and Western Civ. and read something a little The Music Department will also, present a choral concert on June 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Center Mall. more enjoyable. As a person who does a lot of reading, I can highly recommend “The Clan of the Cave Bear.” Don’t wait for the movie—they might leave out the part about the Curse of Death. Wednesday, May 27, 1981 the College are much more valuable than they were when originally purchased. Just think, someday the College may possess a painting as valuable as a Rembrandt! Students will perform several mimes (group and individual), and will also demonstrate various warm-up exercises and examples of impromptu mime. Directors of the show will be Kermit Schafer and Joette Rose. Artist honored Lunch & Dinner With the exception of a few art students, how many people here at the College know who Robert A. Nelson is? Come on, folks, strain your brain for* a moment! Give up? Okay. Harry’s Famous Clam Chowder “Happy Birthday to Me”—Six of the most Robert A. Nelson is the artist bizarre murders you will ever see! Well, hotdog! “Breaker Morant”—Without a doubt the best If you have nothing better to do with your even who painted many of the pic film in town right now, and perhaps for some ings, than I really feel sorry for you. Rated R for tures in the Community Center time to come. Set in the Boer Wars of the 1800s, violence. (Rose Moyer, Town Center, 82nd St. and Fireside Lounge. The three men go on trial for mistreatment of and Laurelhurst). “Cleveland Cat”and frog and prisoners. An award-winner at Cannes Film . “Airplane” and “Popeye”—An unusual com alligator pictures are all ex Festival for best supporting actor, this powerful, bination together for the first time. From the amples of his work. heart-wrenching film questions military justice creators of “Kentucky Fried Movie” comes during battle. Rated PG (Hollywood). “Airplane,” this sick, tacky, tasteless, and Recently, Nelson received disgusting spoof of nearly everything under the the “Award of Excellence” by “Plan 9 From Outer Space” and “Robot sun.. It’s also sidesplitting. “Popeye” is so the National Graphic Society of Monster”—BevarelBevare! Two of the .worst unusual eyid original that it seems like a foreign films ever made are coming to town Thursday through Saturday at the Cinema 21 only. See film for-a few minutes. After you begin to America, in New York. Among his other credits, he plump hairy robots that look like guerillas, and a understand the dialogue, it begins to move. feature film from the worst director who everliv- Director Robert Altman and writer Jules Feiffer is praised in a current textbook led, the Great Edward D. Wood, Jr., the famous create an entirely new world. Starring Robin as being “one of the finest transvestite (would I kid you?).I Both are pro Williams as Popeye and Shelley Duvall as Olive draftsmen and most creative bably more entertaining than most of the films in Oyl, the show just gets better and better as it artists in the United States.” The drawings now owned by town right now. Don’t miss! goes along. Both rated PG. Of The Print Your loving niece, Amy College Arts- IReuiecu [For The Print nearly as emotional as it was leaving our ocean view cabin at Cannon Beach. We quietly packed our bags and climbed into .the elevator for the last time. It was touching to see the desk clerks wave as we departed. We had actually paid our room-service bill. The trip home was farily uneventful. We were making good time, I was zooming along about 70 m.p.h. And, wouldn’t you know it, I looked in my rear view mirrot and there speeding along behind me was a flashing copola car. The deputy seemed to think he should give me a ticket for go ing a teeny-weeny bit over the speed limit. As I look at that yellow piece of paper I start thinking to myself, “Maybe I was going a little bit fast...” Boy, it was a great vacation. ’Seafood ’Sandwiches ’Spaghetti Over 100 Imported & Domestic Beers _ In The Pub: Jan Stiver Country-Folk Tuesdays—Saturdays Open Mike on Monday 19195 S. Molalla Ave. Oregon City 655-4022 Page 5 * i k