FEATURE
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
April 25,1990
Page 5
ASG plans comedy tourney
by Margy Lynch
News Editor
Associated Student Govern
ment will give students a chance
to show their comedic talent at
the comedy tournament, May 2,
at 12 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge.
Troy Kerr, ASG senator and
comedy chair, is coordinating the
event. There are at least three
people who will perform at the
tournament for certain. However,
it is not too late to sign up accord
ing to Kerr.
There will be a panel of judges
scoring the student comedians. The
person who is scored the highest
will receive $10 and will be the
official Master of Ceremonies for
the comedy program on May 4,
which ASG is also sponsoring.
The performers will be j udged
on originality, stage presence, time
management, and audience reac
tion. To participate in the tourna
ment people must be CCC stu
dents, must sign up with Troy Kerr,
and must speak a minimum of two
minutes or a maximum of ten
minutes.-
If profanity is used, it must be
limited according to Kerr. If it is
used too much, points will be
docked from the performers’ score.
Judges are still needed for the
tournament. If people want to
participate but don’t want to per
form, they can see Troy Kerr about
judging.
“The purpose of the tourna
ment is a couple of things,” said
Kerr. “It’s to get students involved
with the program and school, and
also to get students involved in
comedy.”
It is the first mini program at
Clackamas involving comedy. “The
show will be a good teaser for the
1990 Comedy Fest,” stated Kerr.
The Comedy Fest is scheduled for
May 4 at 8 p.m. in the CC Mall.
The event will feature “Port-
land Comedy Tonight,” a group
of local comedians which include
Darrell Mitchell, Mike Jenkins,
Benny Gray, Berry Organ, Gard-
ner Smith, Jay Webb, Colin
McNulty, and Dan DePouz.
“They’ve been here before,”
Kerr said. “And from what I’ve
gathered, they were pretty sue-
cessful. I want it to be even more
successful this time and it should
be because it will be held in the
evening,” he added.
Tickets can be purchased for
$3 in the Community Center or
for $4 as the door.
Women's Weekend participants say farewell at the close of the
1989 event. This year's Focus on Women Weekend will be held
May 4-6 at YMCA Camp Collins.
Focus retreat scheduled
by Angela Wilson
Feature Editor
Focus on Women is sponsor
ing the second annual women’s
weekend May 4-6.
Over 100 women will partici
pate in the event being held at
YMCA Camp Collins, east of
Gresham on the Sandy River.
Registration for the weekend is
still open.
“Discovery: a Journey To
gether” is the theme for the week
end which will feature workshops,
recreation, music, and relaxation
designed to help women under
stand and balance the mental,
emotional, physical, and spiritual
demands of life.
“We want to provide an envi
ronment where women feel com
fortable in learning and relaxing,”
said Ellen Burbridge, one of four
coordinators of the weekend and
counselor at Clackamas.
The other retreat coordina
tors are Nancy Bakerof the Public
Information Office; Rene
Rathburn, instructor at Tri-City
Alternative Program; and Linda
Vogt, journalism instructor.
The workshops offered for the
weekend will focus on deepening
relationships, spirituality, griev
ing, changing careers, empower
ing for success, music, sexuality,
relaxation techniques, and body
image. All workshops will be taught
by professional counselors, psy
chologists, or specialists in their
fields.
The musical group Mother
lodewill perform Saturday night
and will also be hosting several
informal song circles throughout
the weekend.
River rafting down the Sandy
River, team building on the ropes
course, and nature hikes are the
recreational activities. There will
also be folk and country dancing.
Camp Collins is located seven
miles east of Gresham on the Sandy
River and has a “rustic” and
“woodsy” atmosphere. Housing
in heated cabins will be provided
along with nutritious and delicious
meals, and hot showers.
The registration fee for the
weekend is $95 which includes
workshops, meals, and lodging.
Registration is limited, but there
are spaces available. For more in
formation call 657-6958 ext. 489.
NOT FOR THOSE WHO
THINK ALIKE,
BUT FOR THOSE WHO
LIKE TO THINK.
ATKINSON
MEMORIAL CHURCH
Sixth & John Adams, Oregon City
The Reverend Mr. Richard K Bellingham, Minister
COMING !!
APRIL 29, 1990
Rev. Sallirae Anderson
’’Necessary losses”
11:00 AM
Public Services
9:30 AM
Adult Forum
9:30 AM
Attended Nursery
9:30 AM
Church School
(except Aug. 1-Sep.15)
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alec Baldwin star In 'Miami Blues.'
'Blues1 is 'very good' cop flick
Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Ja
son Leigh, and Fred Ward star in
Miami Blues, written and directed
by George Armitage and pro
duced by Jonathan Demme.
This movie is not what you
think. It’s funny, it’s serious, it’s
crazy,and it’sverygood. If you’re
looking for a straight cops vs.
drug lords flick, you’re in the
wrong theater.
Blues is more of a discreet
parody on shows like “Miami
Vice” and even Lethal Weapon
type scripts. Blues even points
fun at itself.
Baldwin, who recently played
the serious naval analyst in Red
October, plays an entirely differ
ent role for Armitage and Demme.
He plays Junior Frenger, a young,
not-so-bright-but-high-strung ex
con who makes his living by mug
ging people for their goods and
cash. He occasionally mugs the
people who mug other people.
He’s kind of like a “modern-day
Robin Hood, only the giving to
the poor people part is left out.”
The thing is that he enjoys every
minute of it. This guy is really
wacko, however, in a cool kind of
way.
Jennifer Jason Leigh, who is
well known for her role in Fast
Times at Ridgemont High, plays
Susie, a very young, naive, low-
profile hooker who meets Junior
through her profession. The two
dick together immediately, among
other things, and she soon prom-
A Reel View
by
Roseann Wentworth
ises to take very good care of him
and he promises (yeah, right) to
stop his illegal activities. She’s
clueless and he’s ruthless.'She’s
just a small town girl who’s look
ing for someone to share the
American Dream of the 1950’s
with.
The first thing we see Junior
do is alter ID on a plane, lift a
lady’s suitcase in the airport and
then, in a fluke, kill a Hare Krishna
by breaking his finger, (he went
into shock). In comes Fred Ward
(Tremors) as Hoke Mosley, Mi
ami Homicide Detective.
After visiting Junior and Susie
questioning him about the air
port incident, Junior visit the cop’s
apartment and steals his gun,
badge, and dentures. Junior then
uses the badge and gun to his ad
vantage all over Miami to make
quick cash in strange ways. Mos
ley ironically benefits from meet
ing Junior as he gives the old cop
his pride and self-esteem back.
Producer Demme directed
Married to the Mob, which was
also a parody of sorts, poking fun
at the east coast mob organiza
tions. Demme and Armitage also
worked together on the early 80’s
hit Swing Shift
Although this movies isn’t
playing with a full deck, it still
has all the big guns, big shoot
ings, cars, sex, and violence that
modern-day moviegoers eat up.
The worst thing about Miami
Blues was outstandingly the hair
dos. All three main characters
looked as if they got the Camp
Pendleton marine base haircut
special: one length fits all-buzz
short..even Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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