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OcTobeR 18, 2000 A&E TI he CI ac I< amas P rînt HOROSCO., PES Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19): Leo (July 23-Aug22): Life is looking like a bad daytime drama. So your summer ended onspur note. This week could be a new beginning if you keep opening doors. So stop starring in your own Soap. You will get a better response if you drop tb%/* drama. This week your show is/ j canceled. V Taurus (Apr 20-May 20): it was the butler, in the study, with the shovel I Last week some members of the Print staff were given the oppor tunity to see The Famdale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery, produced and directed by Edward James, at Sylvia’s Class Act Dinner Theatre. We each wrote our own review on the play. Amanda Gosser When first looking at the pro gram I didn’t think that I would like the play very much, but after the first 10 minutes I was into it and didn’t want intermission to come. The show was great. I found my self laughing through the whole thing. The play had a great way of bringing the audience into the play instead of just watching the play as an outsider. There are things such as tennis balls thrown into the audience, audience spotlight and even a mystery quiz with a win ner and a prize. This play had a way of making you laugh at stupid things said and done (on purpose of course), and kept you Wondering"who dunnit" it and what was going to come next. This was the first comic farce that I had seen and I hope to see some more. Liesl Muggli When I walked into the dining tall I was surprised to see the stage ill decorated in a 1920s style. I read hrough the program and learned I was about to witness a “murder iiystery play.” As the play started to did my anticipation; Who could |e the murderer? The vivid char- icters held my attention through out the two hours. The play was lilarious. I loved how the audi ence was repeatedly included in the ¡how. The fashion show at inter- nission was an added bonus! laggie Jirasek First of all, I have to say that I’m )t a big fan of plays. Well, I have admit that I haven’t attended a t of plays either, so that’s prob ity why, but the ones I have seen emed to be more boring than in- This particular comedy mystery ay, however, I enjoyed. The way e audience was included in the ay and the characters made me ally laugh, I almost choked on my The 1920’s decoration was very well done and added the right touches to the play. A mystery quiz wasgiven, and the winner received a nice little gift. I’m not going to tell what it was, though. You have to go and find out yourself! Jason Lingel I went into the restaurant with little to no expectations, I had never been to a dinner play before and wasn’t sure how it would work. I found out after arriving that if you wanted dinner you had to show up by 6 p.m. Being close to 8 p.m. and show time, dinner was not an op tion. I had heard that it was a mur der mystery and this was also a first for me. I had always wanted to see an actual murder mystery play. At our table we were given a card with questions on it, which I as sumed were to help figure out who the killer was and maybe for some contest. When the show started I found out that it was not actually a murder mystery, it was about an actor’s guild, which, quite frankly, wasn’t very good. The head guild master even warned that for some reason they were cursed and things tended to go wrong. It was this fictional guild that was putting on the murder mystery. As they started the mock play, things happened just as the lady had said, terribly badly. From the obviousness of the killer, things being misplaced or lost on stage and actors forgetting lines and cues, the play was filled with mis takes that kept the audience roll ing on the floor laughing. At inter mission, they had a quiz on the little paper, which was harder than at first glance. Before the play started up again, they chose a winner from the quiz and gave a very humor ous, but fitting, prize. The play was great from the setup to the last minute twist end ing. This is a must see for comedy fans. The murder mystery will be playing through Nov. 18. Sylvia’s is located at 5115 NE Sandy Blvd, in Portland. Price is $31.95 per person and in cludes the play and choice of two gourmet Italian entrees. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 503- 288-6828 or e-mailing Sylvia’s at sylviasrst@aol.com. / You have been like a piece of string cheese all summer. You have let people pull off pieces of you. Pretty soon there is going to be none of you left. This is all coming to an end. Take what is left of your self and be a piece of cheese no longer. You are more than cheese. $ Just when you thought your r ■ chances were over, Heads up— you are about to receive a surprise. The unexpected will ofcdur week Lknowtfrat have a tendency to be very cautious, but don’t worry— it sounds too good to be true but it s hofc 1 **’**»<- Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21): j|f you leave that look: on your , r face you coulcksavb jçopey on a Halloween jn|sk?J'A person should not look sô serious all of 1 the time. Godhead—loosen up *s'àndsmile dïittle.5 It will be worth it, even if yoti do haye to'splurge ælittle and spendsome'extra money on a Halloween mask. Virgo (Aug 23-Sept 22): Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19): Hard work and little play—well worth it though. This work will be much like making a feast. There is a lot of preparation but when you are through, there is plenty of good food and people will be grateful that you spent all of that time in the kitchen. Your task may not be preparing a feast but you will reap all of the same gratitude in the end. Remember when you wanted to buy that drum set when you were younger and your parents said no because drums are too loud? Well guess what? You are old enough now that you make your own choices. You could probably have drums now if you still want them. But remember, just because you are old enough to make your own choices doesn’t mean that the drums aren’t still loud. Gemini (May 21-June 20): Libra (Sept 23-Oct 22): Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18): If you wanted variety, maybe you should have spent all of your money on three pairs of shoes instead of one very expensive pair. Always wanting more, well then your task is to think ahead. The shoes are only one symptom of your problem. This week look toward the long term effects. Is karma working overtime on you? Bad choices and treatment of people will come back to haunt you, but I guess that you are finding that out. The lesson of your week is to treat people as you wish to be treated. I know that you are always trying to find balance Libra, but sometimes you tip over your own scale. Sometimes macaroni and cheese is better than a New York Steak. It doesn’t mean that you have bad taste or that you are cheap, but that sometimes you are just in the mood for food out of a box. Don’t judge yourself or let anyone else judge you on eating habits or anything else. Maybe you just have different tastes than other people. Cancer (June 21-July 22): Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20): A birthday kicked off your summer, and with this birthday you became another year older and wiser. This summer you made better choices then the last. Keep the wisdom flowing. This week you will come across a person who could interfere with your good judgement. Remember to keep your composure and you will continue the mellow pace that the summer brought. Your life has really had its ups and downs in the past month. This week you will begin to bounce back. Atraumatic incident gives you a new' perspective on what is important. For Scorps with a birthday this week, you are truly given a new beginning and a new chapter in your life. A few of the characters that were in the last chapter of your book have left your novel forever, but it makes for a happier ending. Last year I noticed you being the fanciest wallflower in the room. Well this year that is obviously not the issue at all. You are still a damn fancy flower but you are not in the background at all. Now that you have taken that step forward, enjoy that attention. You will meet a lot of new people in your new location. BY MANDY GOOD “Almost Famous” is nostalgic and funny CORINNE RUPP is completely real as William; as awk ward, charming and confused as any other teenager trying to grow up. My favorite way to see a movie is to And growing up around his mother, know as little as possible about the Elaine, skillfully played by veteran plot Maybe I’ll choose it because I Frances McDormand, isn’t easy. A like the actors, the director, or the Goethe-quoting eccentric college pro screenwriter. Maybe my friends really fessor who “trips out” every one she want to go see it. In talks to, Elaine re the case of “Al fuses to let rock most Famous,” it music be played in a happened to be her home (“But playing at the right Mom, Simon and inexperi time of day. Some Garfunkel is po enced times with this etry!” “It’s poetry method of film about sex and film is watching I end up drugs!”). seeing some really The only other Corinne Rupp awful cinema, but I member of Staff Writer was really sur Wiliam’s family is prised with a sister who ran Cameron Crowe’s away from home most recent work. three years previously to become a “Almost Famous,” set in 1973, tells stewardess, leaving her secret rock and the story ofWilliam Miller, an awkward, roll record stash for her baby brother. overly bright 15-year old rock jour Writer/director Cameron Crowe (of nalist who ends up on assignment “Jerry Maguire” fame) tells this com for “Rolling Stone” to interview the bination coming-of-age/road trip story up-and-coming band Stillwater. with humor and sensitivity, letting Even with a rather young and in each character develop fully into a experienced cast, the film is beauti believable person, and only rarely fully acted. Newcomer Patrick Fugit straying into the land of melodramat- Staff'Writer Even wtih rather cast the beautifully acted PHOTO COURTESY OF DREAMWORKS PICTURES The crew of Almost Famous poses before the tour bus used in the movie. ICS. Watching this film, I couldn’t help but feel nostalgic for this period in time, despite the fact that I wasn’ t even bom yet. The soundtrack made me long for a return to real rock and roll music; I found myself turning the radio to KGON on my ride home from the the ater, drumming my fingers in time with the music wishing my Subaru were a Mustang instead. In spite of a few predictable mo ments, I liked this film a lot I would highly recommend “AlmostFamous.” It is the best movie I have picked by chance in a very long time.
