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1 Portland Obaorver Thursday, November 16, 1978 Page 5 P < v d l a n d C lu + f d e A o f ¿ /te j ß i e t k d i n v i t a i tpou a n d tpom g la n d i to a KOKO TAYLOR A N D HER BLUES M A C H IN E • • M e d i t - C u l t u r a l Koko Taylor and her Blues Machine made their Portland debut at the Reed College Commons last Sunday, to a very receptive audience. It was strictly a ••student a ffa ir” with the exception o f K B O O ’s George Page, myself, and a few other people from the media Koko Taylor and her musical aggregation hail from Victoria, Canada where their popularity around the city is unequal. According to Pop Taylor, road manager and Koko's husband, “ at first Koko flatly refused to consider singing as a profession because she didn’t think she was good enough. But I persisted and threatened to divorce her (smile) and surprisingly she said O K .” Pop Taylor was originally the lead guitarist with the group but health problems finally forced him to give up the guitar for a business suit and the group has been steadily climbing the ladder to success. The Blues Machine entertained — and the audience was receptive to every note. However, in every blues band I've ever seen or heard there is always a saxophone player. Unfortunately the Blues Machine doesn't have one, which is a definite disadvantage in terms o f the overall blues sound. Generally the band was good but there is room for improvement. In past years entertainers, particularly singers, tend to flow through their routines and save their more popular numbers until last. But as o f late the big crescendo numbers are coming first, mainly to promote more excitement and participation from the audience. Koko Taylor came out belting the blues and dancing, which had everyone in attendance patting their feet, clapping their hands and dancing halfw ay through her first number! She could do no wrong the rest o f the evening — ex cept leave the stage — only to come back on for an encore o f two more songs. Reed College will never be the same!! ty e A tiv a l ik a U i A u a l aeuf. P e.'i^osim ie’Up S unday, P a tient b r i f9, 1976 2 to 5 p m . P o r t l a n d / t i t M t-tie u n t 1 2 Ì9 S ÄZ Pa*k, P ortland, Öletpon They ’re making journalistic history by focusing on one news story per night - and giving you the whole story. MacNeil/Lehrer speaks on life in the People's Republic of China. (Photo: Abubakar) ZSA ZSA QABOR International film star Zsa Zsa Gabor was in town the other night at the Red Lion M o to r Inn at Jantzen Beach. Hosted by the Montgomery W ard Auto Club, Ms. Gabor is Goodwill Ambassador for the club. According to Ms. Gabor her Rolls Royce Comiche stopped running one afternoon and she called W ard’s A uto Club and was impressed with their efficient service. She was later contacted by the company and asked to head up their national campaign for the Auto C lub. Ms. Gabor later donated the Rolls to the W a rd ’s A uto Club Super- Sweepstakes. The reception was intimate with only about twenty people in atten dance. Comprised o f the press and Montgomery W ard executives, the conversation was very relaxed and fluid. I f you're asking what is Zsa Zsa Gabor really like? W e ll, being around her only a couple o f hours I couldn’t possibly know. But I was very impressed with her overall appearance, intelligence and can did conversation. W h ich is the reason I don't have much to write about her, but fo llo w ing is some inform ation on Zsa Zsa Gabor. Zsa Zsa Gabor has starred in over 40 films. H er first film was “ M oulin Rouge.” O ther films include: "L o v e ly T o L ook A t ,” “ L ili,” “ Jack o f Diam onds," “ Death o f a Scoundrel,” “ A rrividerci,” “ Baby,” “ M a rti H a ri,” “ We A re N ot M arried ,” “ Three Ring Circus” and "Queen o f Outer Space.” Her films have been made in France. England, Germany, Italy and Spain. Her films are always made in the native language. Miss Gabor made her Broadway debut as the star o f “ Forty Carats.” She also starred in Noel Cow ard’s “ Blithe S p irit," breaking all existing theater records. A star o f over 300 m ajor television productions, Zsa Zsa has appeared with Bob H ope, Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra. Dean M a rtin . Red Skelton and Jerry Lewis. She has been twice nominated for an Emmy A w ard. Her wit has made her a guest star on the Johnny Carson. Joey Bishop, M erv G riffe n , M ike Douglas and Dinah Shore Shows. Also, an author. Miss Gabor wrote her own autobiography; " Z s a Zsa Gabor: M y Story,” “ H ow T o Catch A M a n .” “ H ow T o Keep A M a n ” and “ H ow T o G et R id O f A M a n .” She is presently w ritin g her second autobiography. The Hollyw ood Foreign Press Association has voted Miss Gabor the Most Glamorous Actress in the W orld, five seasons in a row. Alliance Française chose her as the Best-Liked American actress in France. The C alifo rn ia couturiers voted her their Best-Dressed award on several occasions. Further more, Miss Gabor has received numerous awards from many civic, cultural and charitable organizations in the United States and the world. H y G H E S M E M O R IA L U N IT E D M E T H O D IS T C H U R C H MV AUSTIN V «AV MINUTES 111 N.E. FAILING Dial-A-Prayer 284-0684 Churrh School 9:45 a.m. Worship 11:00 a m Office 281 2332 Specializing In I’uilyuhul • Marriott and FamUy • Croup Therapy “The Church H here No Stranger Feel» Strange” Williams asks China friendship R o b ert W illia m s , fo rm e r exile from the United States, told a Port land State University audience not to judge China by their own theoretical standards. “ D on’t find fault with the Chinese people fo r picking them selves up out o f the m ud.” Williams com plained th at " le ftis ts ” spend their time theorizing and fighting am ong them selves, co m p la in in g ab o u t the “ heracies” o f o th er p eop le’ s re v o lu tio n s instead o f m aking th e ir own re v o lu tio n at home. W illia m s , who was elected president o f the M o n ro e , N o rth Carolina N A A C P in 1961, fled the United States after he was charged with kidnapping during civil rights actions. He went to Cuba, where he stayed for five years, then lived in China until 1969. In C h in a d u rin g the C u ltu ra l Revolution, Williams blamed many o f the excesses on American agents. Contrary to popular belief, nationals o f many countries live in China and are not pressured to accept Marxism or Chinese cultural traditions. A c co rd in g to W illia m s , d u rin g the C u ltu ra l R e v o lu tio n o f 1964, Americans and others were at the forefront o f the movement and it was they who sacked the British Em bassy, bringing embarassment to the Chinese leaders. W illiam s said some good came from the Cultural Revolution but in the process a large number o f the in tellectu als were lost and the mechanization o f the country was impeded. This did grave damage to the economy and made China more dependent on other countries. He believes the “ Gary o f F o u r,” who were rem oved fro m pow er a fte r M o a ’s death, were responsible for some o f the excesses but probably were not as bad as co m m only believed. Williams, who is representing the U .S .-C h in a Friendship Com mittee, emphasized that China needs friends and that to be a friend does not mean to agree. W illia m s said he was welcomed to China and cared for there, yet not allow ed to express criticism and was not pressured to conform or to become a M a rx is t/ Lenenist, which he is not. For the U .S ., W illiam s advocates self-determination from Blacks. “ In tegration is the civilized way, but in this country we’ re apparently not civilized and probably never w ill be.” Fulcher addresses women’s meet E qual o p p o rtu n ity em ploym ent specialist Patsy Fulcher, who chaired the C alifornia delegation to the U .S. National W om en’s Conference for M a n a g e ria l and P ro fessio n al W om en scheduled fo r N ovem ber 17th-19th at Portland State Univer sity. Fulcher will speak at a noon brunch on Sunday, Novem ber 19th. H er topic is “ Staking Your C la im .” Fulcher is past Deputy Assistant Secretary o f the C a lifo rn ia Health and W elfare Agency where she was responsible for employee relations, o ffic e a d m in is tra tio n and com munity relations. F u lc h e r has been active in w o m e n ’ s rights and c iv il rights o rg a n iz a tio n s as past W estern Regional Director o f the N ational O rg a n iz a tio n fo r W o m e n , co- founder o f the Bay Area W om en’s C o a litio n , co-fo u nd er o f the San Francisco Bay Area Black Women Organized for Action, past Chair o f the Coalition for the Medical Rights o f W om en, board member o f the Sacramento N a tio n a l Association fo r the Advancem ent o f C olored People. She is also a mem ber o f Links, N ational W om en’s Political Caucus and the National H ook-up o f Black Women. 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