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Madiaon finished first In the 1600 m ater boys relay. They will com pete
at the State Track M e e t at H ayw ard Field in Eugene this Saturday.
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A Veterans Employment Seminar
sponsored by the National Alliance
o f Business w ill be held on Wed
nesday, M ay 30, 1979, fro m 1:30
p.m . to 4:30 p.m . at the P a cific
Power & Light Building A uditorium ,
Second Floor, 920 S.W. 6th Avenue.
by Alten Jones
SPECTRUM IN BLUE - THE CRUSADERS
The Crusaders — Nesbert “ Stix” Hooper (drums), Joe Sample (keyboards),
W ilto n Felder (tenor sax), Larry C arlton (guitar) and Robert “ Pops” Popwell
(bass) — are the epitome o f musical excellence who are revered by their peers as
well as legions o f world-wide fans. Their peers in the music industry have dub
bed the five members o f the group “ the musician’ s musicians.“
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U nlike the m ajority o f the groups in the music industry who are judged by
how much o f a commercial hit their current record is, The Crusaders garner ac
ceptance fo r their musicianship and craftsmanship. They are highly respected
on an aesthetic level fo r their music.
The power and respect o f this group is evidenced from their touring which
has moved from smoke-filled jazz rooms to huge 20,000 seat stadiums. The
Rolling Stones asked the group to do an English tour with them in 1975, and
The Crwaders agreed, thus becoming the first and only instrumental group to
tour w ith the Stones.
Hooper, Sample and Felder were born in Houston, Texas. It was there that
Hooper convinced the other two along with several other musicians to form the
“ Swingsters,” a group which concentrated on playing the blues o f B.B. King,
Lightenin’ Hopkins and Bobby Blue Bland, and the jazz o f Dizzy Gillespie,
Max Roach, Charlie Parker, Chico H am ilton and Stan Kenton. The basic blues
and jazz roots were blended into a distinctive Crusaders style o f sound which
Hooper calls “ G u lf C oast."
Texas crowds were going crazy over the emotional quality and sense o f
rawness the group constantly achieved. Hooper felt the time was right fo r the
group, then consisting o f the three plus Wayne Henderson, to venture to Los
Angeles to make a record deal enabling them to bring their brand o f music to
the masses. The beginnings, however, were rough and the guys made ends meet
by doing studio work. W ord about their fresh, unique brand o f playing spread
like w ildfire and they were suddenly in demand fo r more sessions than they
could handle.
This success led to their eventual recording contract as The Jazz Crusaders.
A problem they briefly encountered was that they were being ignored by the
public because o f the word “ jazz” in their name, and by the critics because they
were not playing tra d itio n a l cerebral jazz. They q u ic k ly corrected this
“ problem ” by dropping “ jazz” from their name. Immediately The Crusaders
began receiving A M airplay, heavy pop sales, and critical acclaim fo r infusing
their music with a quality o f honesty and sincerity.
“ The Crusaders have proven that there is something in our music that ap
peals to everyone. We proved that there was something in Black instrumental
music that opened the doors fo r others like Herbie Hancock and Donald
B yrd,” explains Stix Hooper.
They are continually searching fo r something new in the way o f their sound.
Says Sample, "T h e foundation o f our previous music is still there, but the
group is building on that foundation all the tim e.”
A m ajor “ building” o f The Crusaders occurred in 1970 when they added
guitarist Larry C arlton to the group. This gifted C alifornia-born guitarist has
been the recipient o f the National Academy o f Recording A rts and Sciences’
“ Most Valuable Player Aw ard” three successive years (’ 73-‘ 75).
Early in 1976, The Crusaders participated in another “ building” phase when
they added Atlanta bassist Robert “ Pops” Popwell to the group. Prior to this
time, they had never had a full-tim e bass player, as Felder would play sax and
the bass lines on their records. A t this same time, Henderson exited the group
to pursue other interests which included record producing.
As the Crusaders continually expand musically, their vast audience expands
w ith them. They don’ t fo llo w a set form at and are not afraid to tackle
something different each time out. The Crusaders represent a musical soul, not
simply a musical sound.
Fred's Place
2611 NE Union
Slaughter, Inc.
Starring
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Thursday - Sunday
Vet job seminar
Interested veterans should call
C hu ck L o n g , M anager Veterans
Programs, National Alliance o f Bu
siness, at 226-4063. The seminar is
free o f charge b u t requires pre-
registration.
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MELANIE BATISTE
Batiste runs
P O R T LA N D A IR BASE — A ir
man Melanie Batiste o f the Oregon
A ir National Guard is preparing her
self fo r the race which might put her
on the road to the Olympics. The In
tercollegiate A thletics fo r Women
(A IA W ) contest is scheduled to be
held at Iron M ountain, Michigan in
late May this year, and it is here
Batiste hopes to win in her specialty,
the 200-yard dash.
She is a sophomore at the Univer
sity o f Oregon and joined the 116th
Tactical C ontrol Squadron in May
1978 as a radar operations trainee.
Between studying accounting and
performing Guard duties, she can be
found on the tra c k , tra in in g and
conditioning herself fo r a possible
place in the Olympics.
“ I e njoy s p rin tin g m uch m ore
than long-distance running,” she ex
plained, “ because sprinting action is
sudden and decisive. Races can be
won in the firs t ten feet. L o n g
distance running involves a different
kind o f strategy. Besides, I am best
conditioned fo r the quickness needed
fo r the dash.”
She fir s t realized she was
unusually fast when she became ac
tive in grade school baseball. In high
school she specialized in track and
performed well in the 100 and 200-
yard dash — so well, in fact, that in
1978 she went on to the A IA W in
Tennessee and placed among the top
ten women 200-yard sprinters in the
nation.
What is her greatest desire?
"Ju st to run. M y ultimate goal is
not necessarily the Olympics right
now ,” she said, “ but rather the op
portunity to do the best 1 can.”
A fte r the A IA W event, she plans
to go on to Amateur Athletics Union
(A A U ) com petition. The top fo ur
runners from there w ill be asked to
go on to the Pan Am games and then
to the Olympics.
“ The Oregon A ir Guard wishes
her good luck,” said an A ir Guard
spokesman.
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The language Is explicit and crude!
The speakers are tough, hardened
murderers and rapists!
The targets are defiant Juvenile
delinquents!
The results are amazing.
Channel 6 takes you and 17 belligerent
juvenile offenders in Rahway prison wfx
lifers graphically describe conditions an<
life behind the walls. After the prison
session, you again m eet the gang
members who initially proclaimed they
planned a life of crime You judge the
results KOIN-TV presents this uncensor
special hour without commercial
interruption
Robert B. Duncan
Juvenile delinquency is one of the nation s
greatest problems Scared Straight offers
one possible solution and I would advise all
kids in trouble as well as anyone raising
children to see it
Stayer, dry er Fortune
Neil Goldschmidt
This is a powerful program that contains
some controversial concepts and strong
language but it is also a thoughtful
documentary about some important issues,
luvemle crime, deterrents, and
rehabilitation I congratulate KOtN-TV tor
understanding the relevance ol this
documentary and tor choosing to allow
Portlanders Io see it
Bruce Baker
KOIN-TV is Io be commended for their
courage m showing this explicit and
important film It graphically portrays a
truthful reality Hopefully, it may deter some
of our young people from pursuing a life
bound to end in the sotdidness shown
Presented in the public interest by K O IN -T V end The Weight Loss
Clinics of America, Inc
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Flora Geiger
The language is offensive to some people
but it needs to be to gel the point across
All teenagers should v e w it as well as
lunior high youngsters It tells it like it is
and that s what kids want!
Reverend Gary Dart
Following "Scared Straight" at 10 PM Dick Cavatt will
boat a follow-up program, and at 10:30 KOIN-TV will
present “Jail Balt”, a local follow-up program.
FRIDAY AT 9 PM
REPEATED BY POPULAR REQUEST
The reakty that the prisoners imped to
young potential prisoners is the heiksh
existence they kve breathe and talk every
waking moment This program could be a
salvation lo both the |uvenile offenders and
the prisoners I encourage every concerned
O regonan to view 4.
SCARED STRAIGHT!
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