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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1973)
Pag« 6 Portland/O bserver Thursday January 25, 1973 Wooten forms group ’Hammer’ portrays fight game The c rim e infested side of professional boxing and the cruel and violent exploitation of the fighters, black and white, serves as the back ground of the th rille r, "H am m e r,” A Bernard Schwartz Production, which is now play ing at the Alameda Theatre through release by United A rtis ts . Fred W illiam son, a fo rm e r football star, and now a highly praised actor, stars as B J . Ham m er, a young California dock w orker and fo rm e r Golden Gloves champion who is groomed by a crim e syndi cate fo r a show at the heavy weight title . He is then o r- dered to throw the tight so that the syndicate can collect on the big odds. Bernie Ham ilton, Vonetta McGee and W il liam Smith as B renner round out the starring cast. A l Ad amson produced and Bruce C la rk directed from a screen play by Charles Johnson. Ph il lip Hazelton is executive pro ducer. New Theatre presents musical The unusually popular musical production, "Jacques B rel is A live and W ell and Living in P a ris " is into full rehearsal schedule at The New Theatre, 215 S i . Ninth. D ire c to r Judy Massee has gathered a cast with both musical and acting talent and experience. Cast members are: Daniel Becker, Richard Storm , Sabine je rs ta d , Janine Morgan, M artin Brother, Doug F e lle r, Nancy Hoffman, and Cindy Peterson. " B r e l” w ill open on Friday, February 9th and run F riday and Sat urdays at 8:30 p jn . through M arch 10th. "Jacques B rel is A live and W ell and Living in P a ris ” has enjoyed a five y e a r run in New York and played in most m ajo r cities around the w orld. The New Theatre is the firs t company in the A m erican Northwest to be given performance rights. Tickets are available p re sently and ea rly reservations are recommended. Please call 244-6839 o r 223-2256.. Special prices are available fo r groups of 25 o r m ore. Arrangments may be made by contacting Beth Phillips, producer, at 246-3467. V iv ls t B illy Wooten, fo r- m erely with jazz guitarist G rant Green, has formed his own group. TheWoodenGlass, which features Wooten on vibes. The new group has also just released its firs t L P , " T h e Wooden Glass L iv e ” , and a double-sided single fro m it. "Monkey Hips & R ic e " and "W e've Only Just Begun", on Wooten's own label. Interim Records. Both single and album are already picking up airplay in the East and Midwest and are now being serviced on the West Coast. The Wooden Glass has also signed with Peggy Randall & Associates fo r p u b lic ity - public relations representa tion. In addition to upcoming concert and club dates, Wooten is currently working out the itin e ra ry for a na tional college tour and in terested campus promoters can contact him c /o The Wooden Glass, Box 88195, Indianapolis. Indiana 46208, o r phone (317) 924-3007. o r inquiries may be sent to Peggy Randall & Associates, 8960 Aqueduct Avenue, Sepul veda, California 91343, phone (213) 894-7425. P r io r to forming Wooden G lass, B illy Wooten also per formed and recorded with such notables as Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Donny Hathaway, Dick G re gory and J e rry B u tle r. Known as "the Vibe M an” , he also sings, composes and arranges and has produced, arranged and played on m ajo r com m ercials fo r McDonald Ham burgers, B ufferin, Kent Cig arettes and the Indiana P acers, among others. Most reasonable shop in town CARLOS Body and Fender Repair 2609 N. Vancouver Ave. Leon’s M a n ’s Shop High fashions in clothing, leathers and hats RAMBLING ROSE 2 8 7 - 2 I 8 I 8 7 I C&S1E DAVIS is the d ire c to r of BLACK G IR L . The Lee SLevin Production is w ritten by JJH2. F ranklin based on her hit Off-Broadw ay play. BLACK G IRL is playing at the Orpheum Theatre. ( New concept in news designed PEPI’S BOTTLE SHOP 281-2731 GENEVA’S 4228 N . Williams I $ IS G O IN G TO TAKE T H IS TO W N A PA R T! MGM films Super Cops A new concept in televi sion news bureaus is being by Rosalie Booth developed in the black com munity of Los Angeles. YWCA Program Coordina L arg e Scale Planning are Producer Sue Booker, who to r M rs . Scottie Kent is one underway fo r Black History started out in T V with "Ses of the fore runners in making week. Reverend John Jordan, ame Street” in New York, it possible to unite the His President of the Albina has opened a unique media torical Society, The Old M in is te ria l Alliance is busily center in South Central Los Church. M e ie r and Frank, and planning festivities. Angeles fo r K C E T -T V , the large business in the down The North West Black Arts public T V station fo r South town area in helping the Black Society, founded by Professor ern C a lifo rn ia . The center - community celebrate Black Jim Rogers, is busy making dubbed "T h e Storefront” - H istory Week. Using Black preparations to celebrate is the only one of its kind Artisans performing in con Black History Month, one in the nation. certs and recognizing Black of the highligts w ill be the "A few other television sta A rt and sculpture in all feature of Poetress Nikki tions around the country have capacities. Grovanni. opened offices in the black com m unity," notes M iss Booker, "b ut The Storefront is a unique concept because its goal is to become estab lished as a C O M M U N ITY o r L et PE P I’S BOTTLE SHOP by your headquarters fo r ganization that is relevant and champagne, wines, m ixers . . . at the lowest prices in accountable to the community. town. "O th e r TV bureaus in black communities, even though Lloyd C enter — Next to the staffed by Blacks, invariably L iq uo r Store. P E P I’ s one viewed the black w orld from and only store. Open 9:30 the outside, through the eyes a j n . to 9:00 p jn . D a ily . of the white experience. At Sundays: Noon to 4:00 p jn . The Storefront we view events through the eyes of the com munity because we are a part Producer Sue Booker directs a unique news bureau In the Los of it.” Angeles Black community fo r public television station KCET Opened in October, the Storefront serves as the designed to encourage little co-producer of "T h e Black source of K C E T 's local week black g irls to think about ca F ro n tie r,” a black history of ly series of black news and re e rs . the ea rly West; producer of cultural a ffa irs , " D o in ' it at M iss Booker, a native of “ Doin’ It ,” a series of d ra m TOO MANY BARGAINS TO LIST! the Storefront.” In addition, Jersey C ity, N J ., graduated as, film s and discussions c a r THOUSANDS MODS! IF YOU CAN'T FIND it’ s designed to serve as a from the U niversity of I l l i ried nationally over the Pub IT HSDS, CO MS IN ANO DDOWSS! resource pool fo r individuals nois and received a m aster's lic Broadcasting Service; and and organizations needing in degree in journalism from co-producer of "Soledad,” NOBODY HAS form ation on the media and SAVE ON Columbia U n iversity, In ad which received a Gold Medal as a meeting place fo r sem VANITIES AT THESE dition to working with "Sesa Award from the Atlantic In ALUMINUM inars and workshops planned me S treet,’ ’ she has been ternational F ilm F estival. PRICES! WINDOWS, DOORSI in conjunction with various •A T M V A N fT lf» « o ld o M He» 220 A L U M IN U M W IN O O w S re black organizations. S 3 4 .5 R m W M lI e n d * d d » r e , M N SB M A a O tf TYPE VA N ITY TOPS "P eop le really do walk in S ta^ d o rd » s e t » 7 .9 » N » 1 4 .9 » W ow -. 24“ » • 22 « 4 e d o u ble « , (> •» •< « loato'y pu 'tK aap •< o *o r •♦*••• bo.l J2T n * IS C off the street with news stor •Neka, r a 4 s?s r • S STB B ath b oom C a » in it j a n o v a n i <0* a r S M A L U M IN U M »T O «M ies fo r us,” M is s Booker TIES $ 1 « n W IB EiBEB SC BEEN OOOPS r« 9 »42 GLASS VA N ITY TOPS .. H . points out. " T h is helps us to STB BS to o *, —k ite S T O tM ••D »4» « o - t l t . M 12 T lt E t □O O B S r«« S4B t o . M B All GLASS SMOW EB STALLS 1 1 39 present news that receives ko«« H«p l> « d flO M »79 J aeaoll llB fB G L A SS »« .♦.. OOOBS 5 SAS 4 S4B very little , if any, coverage » H O W E B STALLS d w l 1», , . b . . . ko»e TB ANIB W IN O O W S H o **— » ♦ . »34 25 in the general mass m edia. 1« a e o y P | , | from M * • SB M •aalr C H IN A W A S H BASIN S The media is not in the com S U BS no- Iw H p r K . 2 Wo—4 M A B 0 4 I VA N ITY TOPS S' •» « ' munity, not in tune with It, M B SO 210 OATH TUBS kmoo o * 4V> to 4 Moot 1 ,ro«t goor TABLE LAMPS AND " M a jo r events, significant cfcbfcd. w b .N or colored » 4 SO up events take place daily in our HANGING LIGHT community which receive no FLUORESCENT FIXTURES coverage from the white mass T»p ewolrty SS te S52B D w o u n ro H media because it views black LIGHT FIXTURES S 0 % or more to r papm plp P rp f ' • M C k p A d p Itp , rep 1 ) 4 40 " O . r ■ r .,»», * iiupr^pN people as a ‘ problem ’ and S I B BATH A N O PO BC H LIGHTS l«lMb ^•leselot »„ MB M W has a ’ c ris is coverage’ men STBS THBANY LAMP KITS SO SO ao«k SI U S BBOBOOM LIGHTS 2 ta lity . T h erefo re, our dally BULB BEG S5 B S N O W » 1 .9 9 J LIG H T CHANOELIEB r o , » 4 4 30 lives and struggles, the seem » 1 9 .9 1 ingly m inor but really m a jo r ATTIC INSULATION aw —. » « « »».»» •vents that build to the ac SIDING SPECIAL tions of tomorrow, are left r ■ O' I ' N N d M pp Bpr k e r o , tab««« tve .lp , ak>r*'«9. Sl.BB tkoo* unnoticed.’’ Bob ’Woody’ Woodard of Inner C ity Development Company L ittle noticed stories The demonstrates the M a rs e illa is pool shot at Geneva's Reg SHOP EABLT BOB BEST SELKTIOW THIS W B K B N M Storefront staff has covered ulation Tables. so fa r include the firs t rent strike in Los Angeles in a public housing project; a bus BB4S B. Veaceevsr Ave. ecrmi tree, Cl Jeet Cob 215-154A ing project in which fam ilies 1 5 1 21 M M A e e fM a »1.4. « r a n fre e M<»eaeMt Cell: A54-5444 of convicts are taken to C a li B a lk lo ta fio n t open I t t i d a ily B f 3 Sunday». fornia prisons fo r visits; and Ils« y o v r lo n M m e r ic o r d o r M a ile r Cfierye. the success of a black busi ness that manufactures dolls Building Supply Discount Centers Inc. 282-4900 4950 N.E. Union Ave. • • • • • • • • • • • • • « • • • • « • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • « • • aaaaaaaaaa. aa. a , . •••*•*•• • • • ••W .W e V e V A % V .W e W .W .* .W .V .W .W .* .W .W .V jV I 287-8529 M etro-G oldw yn-M ayer w ill film " The SuperCops", forth coming book by L .H . W hitte m ore, with W illia m Belasco producing and Gordon Parka directing, it w a i announced today by Daniel M elnick, vice president-production. "T h e SuperC ops" is based on the re a l-life a<iventures of two New York C ity police officers, Dave Greenberg and Bob Hantz, in the turbulent Bedford-Stuyvesant a re a . The p air w ere known as "Batm an and Robin" to associates and the press because of th e ir exploits. W hittem ore's book w ill be published in M arch by Stein and Day, and a4 an Indication of the tremendous ailvance interest Batam hat already acquired paperback rights and Playboy Book Club has ob tained book club rights. Lorenzo Semple, J r „ has been signed to w rite the screenplay for the W illiam Belasco Production which Is aimed for a spring s ta rt. B a rry Mendelaon w ill he as sociate producer as he wts on Relasco’ s current MGM release, "T h e y o n ly K ill T h e ir M a s te rs .” Parks directed twobigMGM hits in the last two years, "Shaft” and the sequel, "Shaft’ s Big Scorel" Belasco also produced M G M 's "T h e Carey T re a t ment” recently chosen by c ritic Andrew S a rris as one of the ten top film s of 1972. /FRED WILLIAMSON I h a MMER” I S S A M I PtCTuRfS P 9 IS 4N ’ » A BfRNARO SCHWÄRT/ PROOUCTlON HAMMER” FRED WILLIAMSON tUVNM M A M M O N V O M TIA MC 04» WILLIAM SMITH o« Soeenploy by CHABLIS JOHNSON l i ^ u h . s Produce« PHILLIP MA/» IT O N P.oduted by A l ADAMS» JN Drret'ed by BRUCI (LAB« United Artist« and 3 Pig on Hie Pit Restaurant .«Mk They're not cool slick sl heroes They re worn. tough men and that's why they're t o dangerous Specialize in Bar-B-O Foods Hours: Sunday thru Thursday 11:00 a j n . to 10:00 p jn . F riday and Saturday 12:00 noon to 3:30 a j n . B IL L COSBY... K O U LU T CULP IIKKIAW IMHttS” Te offer food to go, iy ; lltHterf ArtratH elivery and catering service 213 NORTH K1LLINGSWORTH E. C. SOUL SURVEY Coming January 31 If you steal $300,000 from the mob, it’s not robbery. It ’s suicide. PICK OF THE WEEK I Can’t Stand to See You C ry - M iracles 1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder 2 . W ork To Do - Isley Bros. 3. 9992 Arguments - O’Jays 4 . The W orld Is A Ghetto - W a r 5 . Theme From The Men - Isaac Hayes 6 . If You L et Me - Eddie Hendricks 7 . I ’ve N e ver Found A Man - E sther Philips 8 . M e A M r s . Jones - B illy Paul 9. You Ought To Be With Me - Al Green 10. L et Us Love - BUI W ithers ANTHONY QUINN * YAPHET KOTTO ‘ACROSS IK T ST R E F T LISTEN TO THE SOUL GIANT OE THE NORTHWEST 'The E. C. Soul Experience’ llroted Artists Mon. - F r i , ripen 7:00 p jn . Show 7:15 p jn . Saturday ripen 5:30 p jn . Show 5:45 p.m . Sunday ripen 1:00 p jn . Show 1:15 p jn . Sun. eve. ( ipen 7:00 p jn . Show 7:15 p jn . 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