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Page 4 Portland Observer Thursday, July 20. 1978
Creative writing from Boise
by Renee H all
The Dreamer
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BOB JAMES
DAVID OLIVER
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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.
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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
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97204.
(Applications must be
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at 5:00p.m .)
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