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The ClAckAMAS P rînt
WEÓNEsdAy, ApRil 25, 2001
With a song in your heart (and a little bit of guts), you can sei^eyourfifteen minutes of fame
FRANKJORDAN
Sports Editor
Are you one of those people
who likes to sing in the car, blaring
out tunes in perfect time to the ra
dio or CD? Do you like to sing in
the shower with the rustling of the
water drowning out any mistakes?
Have you wondered what it would
be like to perform in front of oth
ers? There just might be an outlet
for you.
Karaoke is for all those wannabe
singers who don’t think they have
what it takes to be a professional.
As soon as children are able to
form complete sentences, there’s
a natural tendency to want to sing.
We are exposed to song from an
early age in life and the ability to
sing has intrigued us all. Karaoke
is the means to satisfy the natural
urge to belt out tunes in front of
Clackamas Literary Review
Reading
April 29, 3 p.m.
United Methodist Church
475 S.E. Main Street
Estacada
Area poets and writers that contributed to the spring/
summer 2001 issue of Clackamas Community College's
national literary journal will read from their works.
Following the reading, editors Tim Schell and Brad Stiles
will answer questions about the five-year history of the
publication.
others.
I first sang Karaoke about
nine years ago; it was an ex
hilarating experience. I sang
in swing choir in high school
but this was a chance to get
in front of a live audience, just
me and the words on the
screen, to sing to my heart's
content.
I sometimes sing a song
that I have no business sing
ing, but that’s part of the fun.
Whatever you think you can
sing, most places will have a
song for you.
I tried to sing Unchain My
Heart by Joe Cocker the other
night. I don’t know if I’ll sing
that one again except with a
little liquid encouragement.
Karaoke has really taken off in
our neck of the woods in the last
few years. With more places to go
than ever before, the prospective
singer has many more options to
choose from.
While there are not any places
to go to for the under-21 set as of
yet, many bars and lounges in our
local area offer Karaoke to those
who want to act out their fantasies
Symposium features life
and works of Arthur Miller
___________ TAM OLIVER__________
A<£E editor
Jeffrey Meyers will lecture on
the life and works of playwright
Arthur Miller tomorrow night at
7 p.m. in the Gregory Forum.
Joining him will be Jane Unger,
artistic director of Profile The
atre Company, whose season is
dedicated to Miller,
Best known for his Pulitzer
Prize winning tragedy Death of a
Salesman, Miller also wrote The
Crucible in 1953. In an introduc
tion to the 1953 play, Miller
wrote, “I believe that the reader
will discover here the essential
nature of one of the strangest
and most awful chapters in hu
man history.” His drama about
the Salem witch-hunts and trials
was a veiled criticism of Joseph
McCarthy’s ‘witch-hunts’ that
occurred during the 50's to root
out communism.
Meyers has authored 39
books, including the biographies
of numerous writers such as
George Orwell, Joseph Conrad,
Katherine Mansfield and Robert
Frost. He will be signing copies
of his book Privileged Moments:
Encounters with Writers.
COUGAR CAFE
A New Dining Experience
Come Visit the espresso bar today
Hrs: Mon. - Thurs. 7 a.m.- 8 p.m. Rri. 7 a.m.- 3 p.m. Sat. 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 25
Breakfast: Hobo Breakfast
Grill special: Chicken Chimichanga
Entree: Stuffed Tomatoes
Budget Entree: Veggie Lasagna
Monday, April 30
Breakfast: Corned Beef Hash
Grill Special: Eggplant Foccacia Sand.
Entree: Hot Turkey Sand.
Budget Entree: Enchilada
to anyone who will listen;
As an active participant in the
art of Karaoke, I have sampled a
few local establishments that of
fer the chance to sing your heart
out and not get booed off the
stage like a modern-day version of
The Gong Show.
One of the best places in the
area is the Farmhouse Restaurant
and Lounge on 82nd Avenue near
Powell Boulevard. This lounge
offers pretty good food and a full
bar selection, but also offers the
singer a large selection of songs,
probably the largest selection
around; everything from Elvis to
Eminem, Sinatra to Snoop Doggy
Dogg.
Many of the selections at this
bar, as well as other Karaoke bars,
tend to cater to the female voice.
Women seem to have better range
than most guys, but many of the
guys that get up to sing do more
than a credible job.
Another fine establishment a
little closer to CCC is the Porter
house Restaurant and Lounge, lo
cated! on McLoughlin Boulevard
next to IHOP restaurant and across
from Oak Grove Fred Meyer. The
Porterhouse also has good food
and a full bar selection along with
pool tables and a big-screen TV to
watch the Blazers take another
nose-dive. Bobby, Steve and Tony
’Do Jump!’ to
leap into action
JENNY CHAVEZ
Copy Editor
Thursday, April 26
Tuesday, May 1
Breakfast: Hobo Breakfast
Breakfast: Corned Beef Hash
Grill special: Chicken Chimichanga Grill Special: Eggplant Foccacia Sand.
Entree: Veggie Calzone
Entree: Chicken and Dumplings
Budget Entree: Rice Salad Provencal Budget Entree: Roasted Veggies
Friday, April .27
Breakfast: Hobo Breakfast
Grill special: Chicken Chimichanga
Entree: Baked Sole with Green Onions and
Mushrooms
are the Karaoke DJ’s on duty dur
ing different portions of the week.
The Porterhouse offers Karaoke
seven nights a week, although the
place gets a little crowded on Fri
day and Saturday nights.
In Oregon City, Tacho’s has
Karaoke on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Angie and Ryan are the
Karaoke DJ’s and do a terrific job
in keeping the night moving.
Tacho’s has a full menu selection
as well as a full bar.
Tacho’s tends to draw a diverse,
younger crowd, so the place does
get a bit rowdy on the weekends,
but this adds to the excitement of
the evening.
Many other lounges offer
Karaoke locally. Some of those in
clude the Alibi Restaurant and
Lounge on Interstate Avenue in
North Portland, the Ambassador
Restaurant and Lounge on Sandy
Boulevard in Northeast Portland,
Jin’s Mongolian Kitchen in Or
egon City on Beavercreek Road
and Rodder’s Tavern in Oregon
City on Tuesday nights with
Allyson as your Karaoke host.
Hopefully, those with the urge
to sing will get out of their show
ers and out of their cars and join
many others and me in the art of
Karaoke. A good time will surely
be had by all, and many may be
come, like me, a Karaoke addict.
The CCC Cultural Arts Com
mittee is presenting the physical
theatre production Do Jump!
Saturday, May 5 at 5 p.m. in the
Randall Hall gym.
Tickets are available at the
door. General admission is $5;
students and senior citizens $3;
and. children under 12 are free.
For reservations, call 503/657-
6958, x 2356.
Do Jump! has performed since
1977 throughout the US and
Canada with a talented cast of ac
robats, musicians, designers and
technicians forming a new style
of theatre.
They are the resident company
at Portland’s Echo Theatre, a si
lent movie house renovated in
1984. They also founded a school
for both children and adults
teaching their unique perfor
mance style.
According to the New York
Times, Do Jump! is a “fusion of
mischievous comedy, circus,
dance and movement.”