The Arts
Marathoner Coach Knoop
looks to 88’ Olympic trial
At that point the leader drop
ped out because of leg cramps.
“I took the lead about the
18-mile mark,” Knoop said.
Question:
Does the The 27-year-old Knoop finish
Portland Marathon and ed first with a time of 2:17:53.
Clackamas Community Col
The marathon started at the
lege have anything in com new Portland Building on 4th
mon? Answer: Yes, they both Street and covered the area of
have Alan Knoop.
Front Avenue, the Broadway
Knoop, cross-country coacn Bridge, University of Portland
at the College, has been train and more. The route also in
ing for marathons off and on cluded gradual uphill and
for 11 years. He starts his downhill slopes.
training three months before a
A goal for Knoop in the
race by running 85 miles each future is to “run the 1988
week. “I’ve ran in nine Olympic Marathon Trials.” In
marathons before the an Olympic trial, one must
Portland Marathon,” he said. meet a certain time in running
“My goal for that one was to the race. Only the first three of
either win or place in the top those qualify for the Olympic
three.” And win he did.
team.
During the 26.2-mile race, a
In the 1984 Olympic trials,
runner from Washington was Knoop completed the trial in
leading for the first 17 miles. the time given and qualified.
By Shelley Davis
Of The Print
Although he qualified, he did
not place in the top three, and
so did not participate on the
team. “Maybe next time,” he
said, chuckling.
When asked about next
year’s Portland Marathon,
Knoop said “At this point in
time, yes, I’ll run again next
year.” Then he adds, “But
maybe I’ll run something dif
ferent because there are a lot
of different marathons at that
time of year.”
“I really enjoy running,”
Knoop said. “I have to enjoy
it, or there would be no reason
for doing it.” Knoop trains
with friends and then com
petes against them in
marathons and races in the
area to keep him interested.
“With friends and training,
we test the different climates
and weather situations to see
how well we can do,” he said.
Jazz night hosts guests
Music Review
Duran Duran livens old songs
By J. Jason
Of The Print
Many times a band will be
propelled into stardom as a
result of a hit live album.
Cheap Trick, Peter Frampton
and Rush, have all reached
their peak of fame after releas
ing hit live albums. Joining
this group, Duran Duran has
gambled with their current
release of live recordings,
“Arena.”
Duran Duran seems to be
dwelling deep in the hearts of
many young girls already, but
their music may have reached
its peak. Resounding proof of
this is the fact that their only
new track on the album is the
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cut “The Wild Boys.” In
“Wild Boys,” the only studio
cut on the album, the lead
singer Simon LeBon still
manages his outstanding
vocals but the song itself
doesn’t allow guitarist Andy
Taylor to show his talents. The
song doesn’t contain that
musical hitch so familiar to the
Duran Duran style of the past.
In contrast to the mediocrity
of “Wild Boys,” the rest of
the album sparkles at every
song.
The band easily could have
included all of their hit singles
in this package but decided to
highlight many unknown
songs from previous releases.
“New Religion” is one of the
best cuts on the vinyl but was a
sleeper when it appeared on
the “Rio” album. Other
sleeper hits to emerge include
“The Seventh Stranger” and
“The Chauffer.”
The group also excluded
many of their biggest hits like
“Girls on Film,” “Rio,”
“New Moon on Monday,”
and their biggest hit yet, “The
Reflex.” (I can’t wait for their
next live album.)
Duran Duran produced this
Photo by Daniel Wheeler
Coach Alan Knoop
album and gets credit for
somehow managing to get
thousands of screaming
teenage female voices deleted
from the music’s continuity.
Every track sounds as good
and refined as the studio ver
sions. The live recording of
“Hungry Like the Wolf,”
contains all the intensity live
performances are supposed to
have and is even more exciting
then the original hit recording.
Each instrument seems to
hold the spotlight equally
through the album. There is
not a hint of feedback or error
in the entire recording. On “Is
There Something I Should
Know,” Andy Taylor’s
drumsticks pound out the beat
tactfully. Bassist John Taylor
shows his talent superbly on
the ballad “Save a Prayer.”
Keyboardist Nick Rhodes
flawlessly shines on “The
Chauffer,” presenting a piano
beat that combines with
Taylor’s bass to provide a
haunting sound.
It’s equally haunting to
think what the “Fab Five”
will come up with next, for it
will be hard to upstage this
latest effort.
The Clackamas Community
College Vocal Jazz Ensemble
will perform Wednesday,
Nov. 21 in the Community
Center at 7:30 p.m. under the
direction of vocal instructor
Lonnie Cline.
The group will lead off with
“Groovin’ High” written by
Gillispie; move into a Duke
Ellington number called “I’m
Beginning to see the Light;”
slide into Dave Barduhn’s
“Something’s Changed” and
jump into a Count Basie
Beebop number called “Its
Sandman.”
“Groovin’ High” will
feature Chris Azorr on piano
and Chris Hardy, Michelle
Cox and David Albertson
featured as vocal improvisa
tional soloist. Hardy will aiso
take the vocal improvisational
solo on “I’m Beginning to See
the Light.” Brandy Zingg will
be featured as the vocal soloist
on “Something Changed” and
Drummer Jeff Wallace will
handle the solo in the Count
Basie number. Bass player will
be Cam Brand.
The group will also feature
their own quartet “Take
Four,” consisting of Chris
Sause, Chris Hardy, David
Albertson, and Scott Mar
chant.
Guest soloists Lisa Cline
and Bob Davis will be doing a
set by themselves. Both Cline
and Davis are former College
students.
Admission for the group’s
first concert is $2 for adults,
$1 for students and free for
senior citizens.
Russian educator to talk
Videographer and Russian
educator, Donna Turkish
Seifer, will present “Slices of
Soviet Life,” Nov. 28 in the
Community Center’s Fireside
Lounge.
The program is a “Video
Kaleidoscope of life in the
USSR,” featuring a 60-minute
videotape of her Soviet excur
sions from the Baltic to the
Caspian Sea.
The film is a cross section of
footage Seifer gathered during
three visits between 1981 and
1983. Seifer will answer ques
tions from the audience and
lead a discussion of “cross-
cultural perception and
misperception,” in her presen
tation.
The program is free to the
public and begins at 7:15 p.m.
Clackamas Community College