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A Page 4 Portland Observer Thursday, July 20. 1978 Creative writing from Boise by Renee H all The Dreamer «V A BOB JAMES DAVID OLIVER &1ÌMÌ0Ìt/Wd Gút¡¿ by Alien Jones DAVID OLIVER - JAMAICAN MAN * * * Jamaican born David Oliver made his Portland debut this past weekend at the Paramount Theatre in front o f a capacity crowd o f music buffs. Frankly, prior to his engagement at the Paramount I had never heard o f David Oliver — but let me assure you, I am totally aware o f David Oliver now! His music can’ t be labeled to one specific type o f music. His music is rather like a spectrum; rock and roll, rhythm and blues, jazz, and o f course Jamaican. His entire musical format complimented his group very well. Oliver’s background is as varied as his music. His winter months are spent in Florida and the summers in New York. He played college football and sang while jogging. His hitch in the A ir Force didn’ t go unchallenged either, he en tertained the troops. After migrating to Los Angeles he met a young record executive by the name of Forrest Hamilton, he signed Oliver with Stax Records and the pages are still being written on this dynomite entertainer! BOB JAMES * * * When sitting around listening to old jazz albums, do you ever ask yourself why many o f todays jazz musicians don’ t get down like they used to? So do I. But when it comes to Bob James he’s hard to beat! In my opinion Bob James is the most talented jazz pianist on the scene today. He’s played with practically every major jazz performer around — Dionne W arwick, Stanley Turentine, Freddy Hubbard, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin — he was also musical director for Sarah Vaughan for nearly five years. I t ’s no wonder the last three times Bob James has come to Portland they were all sell out performances. I f you’re not hip to Bob James, you should be and if you are you know where I ’ m coming from. Bob James is the type o f artist that tends to get involved in every phase o f his music and it reflects on his albums and at his concerts. It really doesn’t matter which one o f his albums you buy, all you have to do is get one — the rest w ill follow !! PCC plans Seattle Tut tours Portland Community College is offering two opportunities to see the King Tutankhamun exhibit in Seattle. PCC is offering group tours o f the e xhibit on September 30th and November 4th, for residents o f the metropolitan area. Both tours in clude guaranteed viewing times, which means that you won’t have to wait in line to get into the museum. The November 4th program in cludes transportation to and from Seattle by motor coach, lodging and one college credit in Humanities. Both the September 30th and No vember 4th programs include two lectures prior to the exhibit by PCC history instructor Jack McCluskey, so that the visitors can more deeply and fully appreciate the show. The September trip does not include transportation and lodging. M cC luskey o rig in a lly saw the show in London and has done exten sive study o f that era o f Egyptian history. He w ill show a large collec tion o f slides o f the 55 pieces o f art on display in Seattle as part of his lecture presentation. The November 4th package in cludes an additional lecture in Seattle prior to the visit to the Seattle A rt Museum fo r the e x h ib it. That program also o ffers one college credit in Humanities, while the Sep tember 30th program carries one- half credit. Costs are $16 for the September 30th showing and $52.50 fo r the November 4th package. Reservations w ill be accepted on a first come-first served basis and the fu ll amount must accompany the reservation request. The spectacular collection o f an cient Egyptian art from the tomb of King Tut arrived in Seattle on July 5th and is being shown in only seven American cities. For more in fo rm a tio n , contact P o rtla n d C om m unity C ollege’ s Cascade Center at 283-2541. A Pearl was always daydreaming. You could find her daydreaming not only in school, but sometimes even in the bathtub. Most o f her dreams seemed ridiculous. To her the dreams were just pure fantasies because nothing could happen good to a per son like herself. But some o f her dreams came true. She dreamt that she would be a famous fashion designer. Pearl was not only a fashion designer, but was going into the movie industry. Her creations were so unique they got her guest spots in talk shows. Being a fashion designer, was not just a dream, but a goal that she wanted to reach. She told herself it would never happen, so she called it a dream. Thinking about all she had accomplished it had her thinking o f her early life and how much she had changed. One night Pearl began to look at old diaries, letters and old photos. This made her d rift back to her early life before the great things started happening. This is what she could remember. Pearl’ s parents names were Charlotte and Paul Jones. She was one o f three girls and one boy. She was the black sheep in the family. When she was very sm all she was d iffe re n t. Physically and mentally she was d if ferent from her family. Most o f her family was tall with a good body. While Pearl was short with a petite body. Her sisters Kim and Mary and brother Bob were all athletic. They were very good in sports but not too good in school. The only sport Pear! was good in was track, in school she was a little bit above average. She was shy and didn’ t say too much around people she didn’ t know. Her brother and sisters were not shy at all and very talkative. In grade school. Pearl a good worker, was talking, but completed most of her assignments. She didn’ t daydream a lot then, but as she got older she daydreamed more. Grade Appreciate minister K-4 she was quiet and shy. Not in terested about boys, because she was a tom boy, and considered herself one o f the fellows. But later her quietness ceased, but her shyness got stronger. She became more aware of boys and wanted to know more about them. The beginning o f her seventh grade, things changed. She had reached puberty and her body began to change and she didn’ t like it. She was a tom boy and loved to follow a gang o f boys and do what they did. But her mother told her it was time to stop acting like a boy and act like a young lady. In that year several people she knew were killed in an automobile ac cident. Later that year her mother became ill and was hospitalized. She never recovered from her illness. A f ter her mother’s death Pearl was so grief stricken that she wouldn't talk or eat. A ll these things changed Pearl and her outlook on life. She thought she was cursed, and that any that came in contact with her would have bad luck. A year later, what was left o f the fa m ily moved. Bob went o f f to college and Kim had moved out into her own place. So that left Pearl, Mary, her father and her grand mother the new a d d itio n . A fte r awhile she became used to her new life. But she wasn’t quite used to her grandmother. Her grandmother was strict and old fashioned. Things she was strict about was curfew and boys. By the first year in high school Pearl really had a hang-up about herself. She had many fears about what would happen in high school. Later as her high school years went by, all the things she had feared never happened. Her grades were good and it wasn’t so hard. She was popular and had many friends. There were many boys asking her out. Some things she was really good with was drawing and she was good with children. She loved taking care o f children, sometimes she earned money for keeping them. She kept neighbors’ kids and her sister Kim ’s brats, Mark and John. For the next two summers she got jobs at day care centers. The money she earned from her summer jobs and previous babysitting jobs was used to buy necessities and clothes Reverend T .L. Strayhand, pastor o f Allen Temple CME Church, 4236 N.E. 8th Avenue, and his family w ill be guests o f honor at an “ A p preciation Day’ ’ program Sunday, July 23rd, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Plans fo r the event have been made by members o f the host church, Alzena Dedeleavux, chairman, and Travis White, co-chairman. Dr. O.B. Williams, pastor o f Van couver Avenue First Baptist Church, and the church congregation and ch o ir w ill p a rticip a te in the festivities. Choirs and church congregations from all over the City of Portland w ill participate as a special tribute to the Strayhands’ who have been serv ing the community for the past nine years. "H o n o rin g Reverend Strayhand on ‘ Appreciation Day’ is the com m unity’s way o f expressing thanks to a man who has served God, the church and the C ity o f Portland for the past nine years,’ ’ added a church spokesman. An open invitation is extended to friends and constituents o f Reverend Strayhand and family. the rest was put into her savings ac count. By the time she reached eleventh grade she had decided what she want ed to be. She got out o f school that year. W ith the money she had earned she went to college and majored in fashion (her father paid for most o f it). Then she moved to New York, and zap it happened and there she was. But one dream that hadn’ t come true. She wasn’ t married and didn’t have her family. Renee H a ll recently graduated from Boise School. Teo late to classify PARALEGAL EVIDENCE OFFICER NORTHEAST HOMES FOR SALE OPEN HOUSE - SUN DAY 7 /2 3 /7 8 from 2-5 p.m 4206 N.E. 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