FEATURE
November 21,1990
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
Page 5
Musical Brown shares talent, life experiences
by Jane G Wilcox
Staff Writer
“Their drummer got sick and
they needed someone to fill in for
Brilliant, talented, dynamic are
all adjectives used to describe Mel
Brown, local jazz drummer. After
meeting him one would also add
intelligent, down-to-earth, friendly
and nice.
Brown is teaching at Clacka
mas Community College this term
with the Arts in Education pro
gram.
Bom and raised in Portland,
Brown had a comfortable, happy
family life with his parents Louis
and Ora Brown, his three sisters
and one brother.
“I have three Carol Burnetts
in my family,” said Brown, speak
Photo by Kyle Moe
Professional performer Mel Brown Is working with the college's Art In Education program. He
can be seen on Fridays in the music department through the term.
Vocal Nash places fourth
by Jennifer Lessard
Staff Writer
Placing fourth in impromptu
■peaking at his last speech tour
nament Dave Nash has taken up a
major in communications and is
considering a double major in
music.
Nash has attended two speech
Bournaments and competes in
extemporaneous, debate and
impromptu which he captured a
fourth place win in his second
tournament against 70 other col
lege students. He enjoys speaking
impromptu speeches because there
is a “challenge to find something
intelligent to say,” according to
Nash. The challenge comes in
this particular type of speaking
because you geta topicand have 7
minutes to prepare.
“I like to prepare one minute
and two girls, two friends, got down
and started dancing. The next
them is there, I just start laughing
because I know they are going to
crack me up.”
Brown’s first big break was a
working as a fill in drummer with
Ike and Tina Turner when he was
18 years old at the Crystal Ball
Room.
morning the headlines read:
‘Temptations cause riot’ It was
crazy. The next time I was there it
was a lot more relaxed.”
Brown now plays regularly at
Hobbit’s in NW Portland and will
begin playing at the Heathman
Hotel in December.
Acting is Binder's passion, life
by Heidi A. Hoffman
been in a short lived relationship
more attention. In high school,
Staff Writer
with the conductor of a tour that
we didn’t get much direction. We
could do pretty much what we
Kim Binder, a sophomore here
she is on through Mexico.
at the college, is doing her first
college production as she plays
“She is a very precocious young
girl who seems to keep getting
Charolette Goodall in the Ten
nessee Williams play Night of the
Iguana.
The character, Charolette
Goodall, is a teenage girl who has
herself into trouble,” said Kim.
Kim enjoys doing the play. She
feels that she has learned a lot
about college theatre.
“College theatre demands
“I have always been very vo
cal about everything and I like to
talk,” said Nash.
Nash also competes in extem
rent event topic arid then give a
speech.
Nash also enjoys debating.
“I can empress myself and
make others think I like when
someone disagrees with me,” said
Nash.
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Photo by Heidi Hoffman
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Sophomore Kim Binder can be seen seducing a minister
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tion "Night of the Iguana."
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helps us by telling us exactly what
he wants. Direction makes acting
easier,” said Binder.
Kim has been interested in
drama for several years.
“My favorite role was when I
played a drug addict’s girlfriend in
Reader Theatre’s The Brick and
the Rose.” said Binder.
“Drama gives me a chance to
do things that I wouldn’t normally
do, like seducing a minister in Night
of the Iguana. It’s a challenge to
see if you can bring an audience
into a character’s life, make them
feel the emotions of the charac
ters,” she said.
Kim has a passion for art
‘Tm a second year art ma jor.
Sculpture is my special interest at
the moment I chose to attend
Clackamas Community College
because it’s close to home. The
teachers at the art department
are excellent teachers and artists.
I like the college because every
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“The first time, with the Temp
tations, we were in there playing
to my Dad’s house and one of
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career was playing for the Queen
of England in Prince Albert Hall.
He received this honor twice, once
in 1970 with Temptations and once
in 1986 with Diana Ross. .
ing of his sisters. “Whenever I go
andspeaksixminutes,” said Nash.
Nash, 18, came from Oregon
City High School with a tuition
First year student Dave Nash
participates In many commu
nications related activities.
the night. The,lady (Turner) is
great and so beautiful,” said Brown
of his experience.
Brown began his professional
career at age 15 playing Rhythm
and Blues and has played a little
bit of everything. His credentials
include performing with such well-
known stars as Marvin Gaye, Stevie
Wonder, the Temptations and
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Since this play is so different
than most of the others that Kim
has been in this isareal challenge
for her. Don’t forget to come and
see her perform on Nov. 29-30
and Dec. 1,7,8,and 9.
You can also see Kim in an
other play, a one act, called Let’s
Drop in on Sandy Random on
Dea 5 at 11 a.m. and Dea 6 at
6:30 p.m. in the campus theatre.