OcTobeR 18, 2000
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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/
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canceled.
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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.
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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.
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■ chances were over, Heads up—
you are about to receive a
surprise. The unexpected will
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have a tendency to be very
cautious, but don’t worry— it
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j|f you leave that look: on your
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should not look sô serious all of
1 the time. Godhead—loosen up
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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.