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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1972)
P age b Por H a n d /O b s e r v e r T h u rs d a y . A u g u s t 10. 1972 Temptations release 'All Directions’ The Temptations have just teless«*l a new album on Gordy Records entitled " A ll D irections.' Tlie new e ffo rt, which fo l lows the Tempts' current te st-se llin g LP. " S o lid R ock," is iusi what the title im plw e. Produced by M o- town's Norman W hitfield, with arrangments by Paul Riser, the new release runs tie gamut in musical directions. In addition to "Funky Music Sho Nutf Turns Me i»n" and "M o th e r N a tu re ." the Tempts' current double-sided hit single. " A ll D ire ctio n s" includes the Whittle Id-Strong 6 hit "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" aid "Run Chari w Run." a new composition by Maurice King and Jan Forman. l ie combined talents of M elvin Franklin, Dennis Ed wards, Dtis W ill tarns, Damon H a rris and Richard Street are equally well showcased on " | Ain’t Got N othing" and "Love Woke Me Up This M orning," and the Isaac Hayes' original "D o Your Thing" takes on a new look via the group's uni que rendition, 11« Temptations' " A ll D ire ctio n s" w ill le available throughout tt« country next week. • • — I 7s ¡V PCC drama classes leach fundamentals 4 The opening of tt« new Com munications building at P o rt land Community College this fall w ill adJ something new to the school's drama program— a "re a l stage. In the i« st. PCC drama students have had to rely upon their creativity and imagination to transform , a lecture hall into a theatre, but new fa cilitie s w ill mean a r e g u la r stage, theatrical lighting with a dim m er board, dressing and make-up rooms. There are three segments to the l>CC drama program which is aimed at preparing the college transfer student to r Ins umor and senior year at a four-year institution, arxl providing a creative outlet fo r the two-year student who is interested in drama. M rs . Rogers C. B. Monon, wife of the secretary of the Interior, is shown with three of the 400 rerfonreJ n r e r ‘C" r ^ 0lUin ^ a Chlldre' attended their fir s t legitimate theater . GwJspel‘ ' * ‘ch has been a m ajor hit at F o r.'s Theater in the Nation’s Capital. Theater in the summertime is pan of the summer ir. tie p a rks" program of the In te rio r Department s National Park Service. The NPS is custodian of For t's Theater, the historic site \ 7 Sldent At' raham Lincoln was shot. It was reopened as a theater a few years ago. - x ¿ x s a r " " " — Jett Beck gives Portland concert Jeff Beck, a legendary figure in rock music widely acclaimed as one of the w orld's tru ly greatguitarists, comes to Portland fo r two per formances on Friday, August 18 at the Paramount Theater. Shows w ill be at 7:00 and 10:30 p jn . Also apjearing w ill be ARGENT, who's cu r rent hit record is "Hold Your Head U p "; and FOGHAT, a new and vital English group featuring three form er mem bers of Savoy Brown. Jeff Beck burst onto the international rock scene in 1967 as lead g uitarist fo r the Yardbirds at a time when the technical expertise of many virtuoso rock guitarists was the subject of constant com parison. U ltim ately th r e e stood out from the crowd, E ric Clapton, J im i Hendrix and Jeff Beck. A fte r his stint with the Yardbirds, Beck formed the original Jeff Beck Group and brought to prominence singer Rod Stewart and bass player Ron Wood. Beck's a bility to find dynamic talent to incor porate into his group has lee subsequently demonstrated on several occasions. The cur rent group features pianist Max Mxldleton, Clive Chamon on bass, singer Bob Tench and drum mer Cozy Powell and has proved to be a powerful musi cal unit with th e ir album, "J e ff Beck G roup." E a rlie r Beck albums include the rock classic "B e c k -O la ." ARGENT, the goup preced- tng Jeff Beck in the concert, recently produced a hit album. " A ll Together N ow." from which th e ir fast selling single is taken. P rio r to that they initiated the song ’ L ia r " which Three Dog Night made into a m illio n seller. The - .s led ly Rod Aroze- t. fo rm e rly of the Zombies. FOGHAT is a blues oriented rock group that has enjoyed c ritic a l success with their firs t album, e n title d , "F og hat.’ In "Fundamentals of Act ing" students use im provi sational techniques topractice acting out situations both in pantomime and spontaneous d.alogue. They learn skills in body movement, facial ex pression, aid voice projection as well as gam poise and con fidence in their je rfo m iirig skills. I cam ot produce trained actors in o>w y e a r," says Rod htave, PCC drama instructor, "that takes many years. Hut, I can give students a firm foundation on which to lu ild . As a matter oi fact, I recom mend the course to all students for physical and personality development.' "P ro je cts in T l« a tre ' is toi students who have l ad some theatrical training or experience. A ll facets ot play production are covered c li m axing with an ’ on-stage" presentation by students who learn to look at a play from I point of view other than that oi the actor. Stave looks to r- watd to a m ajor public produc tion each term . Appreciation o fD ra m a " is for everyone who enjoys d ra ma. Yellow Pearl released »• Body and Fender R epair M o tt r e a s o n a b le th o p in to w n C arlot 2 8 7 -8 5 2 9 A volunteer group of young Asian Americans has jxiti ll shed "Y e llo w P e a rl." The publication expresses the new consciousness of young Asians in America. "Y ellow P e a rl" is a boxed package containing 59oi igmal songs and poetry with graphics in an I f x I I " fo rm at. In cluded are the music aid ly ric s of singers/composers Joanne Miyamoto aid C hris liju iia and C harlie Chin. It is available at $2.50 per copy at the Basement Workshop, M Elizabeth st.. Chinatown, N.Y. 10013 (include Silg extra lor m ail orders). Designed as an a rt portfolio display, "Y ellow P e a rl" is t«ing sold at p ro duction cost to make tl« works of these Asian Americans as widely available as possible. "Y ellow P earl'* is H« firs t project of tlie American Crea tive Arts prog tain of tl« Base ment Workshop, |nc., a non p ro fit organization located in New York C ity's Chinatown. I he program aims to present and encourage tl« creative talents ot Asian Americans. 11« aim of tl« Basement Workshop, Inc. is to serve the Asian American communities by promoting cultural expres sion aid community action. To continue, t.i x-diductibledona- tions to the \A ot kst op are u r gently needed. 2 6 0 9 N . V ancouver A ve. P o rtla n d , O r e . Electricity is 20years behind the times: In price W Ink- price» for most every thing have riven ihe aver age eovl o f a unit of revidenii.il eleeitieilv iv actually lev» lodav than 11 wav 20 years ago Really' I hat niakgv elec tricity one of Ihe greatest houvehokl values you II hnd But. though ii v behind the limes in pnee. electricity's as modern as today in convenience Ihe lypieal home now has twice as mans work saving appliances as it did 20 years ago -After all we re economical, hul not old fashioned' Pacific Rower d u r in g ^ , „ review: 1 Know Why a Caged Bird Sings E x t r a c t io n s 1 Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou, Bantam Books, $1.25 Negro and The Racial Moun can literary scene. This can ta in ." Essentially. Langston ano Black woman who is victim of not he debated' social pressures and r a c is t Hughes believed that Black l it tme b r lliant illustration is experiences which, as James erature of the Twenties and Maya Angelou s I Know Why In 1926, during the midst of u sin g Baldwin says, "in te n t is to 7 h irties should not only ie The Caged BirdSinvs. the Harlem L ite ra ry Renais W H IN D IM O IO inaim and k ill h er.' (A id , may concerned with mastery of T ie title oi the hook is tak Mrg«pfrrrW ta rn A r i m m Iff sance on the East coast, Lang I add, so many Black women aesthetics, social content aid en from a brief, satirical ix«m ston Hughes, the emminent like l« r.) Yet Ms.MayaAnge execution; but that in additio * j Wo Appointment Wecemry of tte 19th century Black poet, Black poet and author, postu lou, like untei aided legions ol Black lite ra ry a rtists m ust!« Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and is lated hia vision of the duties Black women in American his governed by a moral integrity Im m r d ia tr " and responsibilities of the tory, survives this labyrinth that demands an honest and autobiographical with flashes of fictional al usions.Yet, this Black lite ra ry a rtis t in a now of self-hate and painful en accurate depiction of the Black unique work s a painful re ve l classical essay entitled: "The counters. (We all know about experience in American life . ation of tte personal yet uni the tria ls aixf tribulations of Thus, the Black a rtis t as l it . HI MOST ( A i l i ___________ „ versal, experience of Black Angela Davis or M rs . M artin erary dissim ulator of Black W. » X I f , h O-k... O .-,_ », 4 » o.. women in White Nationalist Luther King . . . but what do cultural ethos joins the ranks American society. F or it con Not«: Dr Philip Sam lar we know atxxit Sister sad« of the liberating vanguard in D e n tu re tains both elements of tte typ down tl« block . . . aid what lx Now an A sso cia le D ^K TtaaT our community as both social REPAIRS ical and atypical incidents in I •• 1 M.w she endures to survive. I hink commentator aid interpreter lie'taei ^ « 0 ^ o n i (nil , n staiff on staff DOC ROGERS M I . A .'•.•lie's trout led child about i t 1) Somehow Maya man without fear o r favor fo r either hood, a childhood tl at often A m erica's most popular ages to salvage a measure ol "negro * o r white critic s .T h e sage of love, and songs like scars arxl tramatizes tte musical "H A IR ." now on a self respect and hope, not a Black a rtis t's twofold respon "A q u a riu s ,’ " L e t the Sun Sf.ee« Level nationwide farewell tour, re romanticized Disney and op s ib ility lsdirected toward both young minds and memories of Shine In ," " H a ir ," "One so many of our youth - espe turns to Portland fo r five tim ism . but. ra tte r a sem him self and his community. is the LoneliestN um ber," a;xi performances August 25 227-2427 M s. Angelou learns at a very blance of seif-aw erei«ss that Thus Hughes could w rite : 'L e t cia lly Black females. In Caged "Good Morning Starshine, B ird . . .M aya recalls how, at early age that tecause she was through 27 in the Portland Between Aider A Wedirnqlen ' h ALS«i so many Black people draw Paul Robeson, singing "W ater are all reasons why "H A IR ” a very impressionable age, S AI i M •, E l GENE Auditorium . Evening per from that translucent realm Black, and "th ick-lip p e d and B oy," and Rudolph Fisher, is seen by many people two she was sent to live with her formances may be seen F r i which lies between American w riting about the streets of her lead was covered with and even three times. protective and loving grand >/»<•< m l li> P alii-nl* ,,J day at 8:30 p jn ., Saturday at myth aid re a lity. M s. Maya black, steel w ool." that she Harlem, (| intend to w rite a Worldwide, "H A IR " has mother, a remarkably deter 6:00 and 10:00 p jn ., and Sun A g e lo u tecomes a novelist, was ugly, unlovable, and tte novel about the Albina d is tric t) D eataj office played more cities and teen mined and resilent women who day at 8:00 p jn . The Sunday poet, m ovie-script w rite r and A ll Oanfo/ Cota« ~ , l l now ha H a n d e d !w tt of te r playmates' jests. and Jean Toomer, holding the seen by more people than operated a General Store fo r Parti mg matinee w ill be at 2:30 p jn . political a ctivist with tte She thus fantasizeswhiteiess. heart of Georgia in his hands, any other musical in history. tte Black community In w Ireadway A WaiAuftea Oft«« The "Venus Company" of and Aaron Douglas, drawing I hat one day "she wouldwake souttern C hristian Leader- • Am erica’s famed trib a l love- ship Conference among o tte r strange black fantasies, cause Sumps, Arkansas.(much like up out of te r black ugly dream, In Portland, this limited tte Black woman who operates rock musical offers Portland enviable contributions to tte and my real hair, which would the smug Negro middle class engagement is presented by the store across from theElks it's final opportunity to w it Black community. to turn from th e ir white, re s tten be long and blond, would Northwest Releasing. Tickets ness what many feel is the take tte place of my kinky pectable, ordinary books and Club on 7 lllarnookj, in opposi are available at the M e e r & 1 liave no intention here of most exciting and relevant papers to catch a g lim m er of tion to tte hostility of tte m aj mass chat Momma wouldn't Frank Ticket Office, Stevens completely plotting tte book experience in the history of th e ir own beauty. We younger o rity of local whites tn that let me straighten." Right on & Sons Jewelers. Lincoln to r you In tins b rie f review. small, provincial Southern the theatre. fo r Momma! Negro a rtists who create now Savings offices in Beaverton, Suffice it to say ...thatC aged town. One day tte store is in The exuberance of the cast, L a te r she Is raped while intend to express our in d iv i H illsboro and Tigard, and the Bird in tte words of Jim m y vaded by a "gaggle . . . ofpo- their belief in the show’ s mes visiting relatives in S t.Louis. dual dark-skinned s e l v e s Auditorium Box Office. Baldwin is . . . " a testimony whlte trash that lived on te r She has a child out of wedlock. without fear o r shame. If white from a Black siste r marking mother s farm land behind tte (Thanks to my good friends In people are pleased we are the teg inning of a new era In school. The white children Black Women's Liberation an glad. If they are not, it does tte m in d s and hearts of all taunt, imitate and mock tte unwed mother no longer car not m atter' If colored people Black men aix] women. . Black g i r l ’s parents until she ries tte irrational stlgrna of are pleased we are glad. If Amen, Baldwin. shakes with tears and sup past years.; Thus, repeatedly, they are not, theirdispleasure And take care. As Dick pressed rage: " . . . t t e d irty doesn’t m atter e ith e r. We throughout Caged B ird . . .we Gregory says: "W e gon' le little (white) c h ild re n .. .threw are witness to tte survival f-uild our temples fo r tom or a lllil right! " their orders around the Store row, strong as we know how. strategerns of a strong-willed "Doc '* like lashes from acat-o'nine- and we stand on top of the tails . . . I suppose my life mountain, free within our long paranoia was born in selves.’ ’ those cold, molasses-slow F o r the younger readers of minutes . . . those scruffy the Observer I would like to children caused me the most repeat one remarkable phrase painful and confusing experi from Hughes essay: " , . . to ence I had ever had . . . They catch a glim m er of their(our) carne finally to stand ori the own beauty." That is what you iMoxt e.utmg n,. ground fn front of Momma. At must see, know and under |o»M lis moment every messy • ,n . , , H ' was A. firs t they pretended serious stand. Not tl« rhetoric of Iw orhi hits the K ra p heap i,„ r 9 ,9 r* '• * » " « » ness. Then one of them wrap Black and Beautiful . . . but ped her right arm In tte crook Walt F ra z ie r has been rather its essence and meari- 212 5 N V a n c o u v e r A v e . ty and an unpredictability that Ite fo re y o u , pye, io make correct ion i lust J ........." " " ' ' ' • ' i i - . . - of her left, pushed out te r named "B e st Dressed Jack” ng. one day decrees a fre e -fo r-a ll helector ,,nd retype error P „.s(„, White nbb° n A ir Conditioned mouth and started to hum. I in Esquire magazn«’s August Which is a round-about-way version of a business suit aixl lin y , „ 6 , P , |bbons , ........... o m p le te ly Free Parking realized she was aping my issue. The New York Knicks’ of launching my favorite cat tlie le x t a d a sh lkl." ,you for' No i ' ' '' " " " f!'" 1'iey II love Live Music Thursday — Saturday grandmother . . .ttenshe lif t superstar heads tte lis t of ten egorical imperative. Which is ed her chest, folded te r arms most fashionable athletes simply this. The singular im M A I L o r d e r MART~ o .7 ,” 7 and mocked that strange car selected by a panel of leading portant body of • iterature pro SPECIAL FEATURE z / O I S t a r t ,n i t o n R o xrt. S u ite t . i z riage that was Annie (lender- authorities in tte world of duced n America today, is that The comic s trip gang from M o n ro » , lo u ltia n a Z t? o t son. Anotter laughed, 'Naw, sports. T te panel Included written by Black playwrights, Shuttle bus to dog track daily "Peanuti, w ill come alive you can't do it. Your mouth Jim Brown, Michael Burke, poets aid novelists. That is: Loading time — 6:30. Call when tte Portland State Uni a in 't pooched out enough. It's Frank G ifford, Joe Narriath and Ed Bulllns, John W illiam s, 284-1390 fo r information. ve rsity Summer Stock Com like th ia .’ " B illy T albert, who were as N ikki Giovanni, R ot«rt Hay pany stages tte hit musical open: Monday-Wednesday 3:00 p.m. to ■’ ribbnna «f, oo It Is at this moment that sisted by Esquire's Fashion den, L e r o l Jones (Imamu staged during tte Coaster’ s Thursday-Friday 11:00 a. m . to Baraka), James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, like too many E d ito r. NBA A ll-S ta r, F ra " " Ä ..... fo u r-y e a r summer season. Saturday-Sunday |;00 p.m. to , young Black people, legins zie r, was the only sportsman James Mcpherson, W illiam Performances W e d n e s d a y to regard herself as physically to win unammousendorsernent M elvin Kelly, Sonia Sanchez through Sunday evenings te - unattractive. And throughout of the five man panel. " I t is and many o tte rs . Black w rit gin at 8:30 p jn . Additional Jesse tnd Peggy Hudson - owners thia apocalyptic narrative we not fo r nothing tfiat he Is known ers are rapidly becoming the Saturday matinees at 2:30 p.m. are privy to a harrowing as C lyde," says the rnaga/ite, dominant force on tte A m e ri August 12 and 19 have teen nenes of s im ila r episodes. "a name bespeaking dash, d ic- scheduled. F IL L IN G S Sodium Pentothal DENTURES 'Hair’ performs here 5 1 5 * w4 ,hA*e li dr . C ampbell Greatest Advance Since the Typewriter was Invented! No More Smeary E rasing- Covers Mistakes Instantly, Permanently! PORTUMD'S FINEST Walt Frazier best dressed SELF-CORRECTING TYPEWRITER RIBBON! ! r" x : S " " n°‘
