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Senior Citizen,. A Yo1a chm Cbeainnmti and in1ermcd1ate le~et,) l'or
xnior Citizen,; will be held al 11 :OU a.m. on Wedne-.day, ,1ar1m1 June I Ith
a, Neiahborhood House, Im:. Theda.~~•~ lrtt and open to the public . Aho, a
Hnd1e get 101ether for \enior 1:1uzen, sponwred by Nei1hborhood Hou\C,
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FIRE ON ICE -· David Comb, ICE FOLLIES lightnlng-ta■t daredevil
akater. takH a breathtaking dive through the death machine created
by hie father 30 year• ego. Comb is one of the many world champion
1kater1 fe•tured tn the 44th Edition of Shlpatad1 and Johnaon·• ICE
FOLLIES. preaented by ln,ln Feld and Kenneth Feld ot Ringling Bros.
and Barnum & Balley Clrcu1.
DAVID COMB - DAREDEVIL ON ICE
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LIFE ANTt,CS
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ADVANCES TO FINALS · Buddy Hardeman Cleft! of the Washington
Red1kin• defe■ ta Alfred Jack1on of the Atlanta Falcon• to move to
the final• of the Natural Light / NFL Players AHocietlon Racquetball
Serlee. Hardeman and Tim Mazzetti of the Falcon ■ were winner• of
the Miami regional tournament against player• from the Tampa Bay
Bue,. Miami Dolplna. New Orleans Sainta and New York Jet,. The
top two players from each of f i ve regional tournament• will compete
for $11.000 in prize money from Natural light beer In the national
final• June 13-15 in St. Louis, Mo.
Peabo Bryaon
dry,on enrcretl the recordinll mduMry in 1hc early 1970,. By 1976 he had
produced hi, lir\l alhum, 111lcd Pruho which tuund po,111onrnt1 on 1hc
na11onal ~oul chart\ and brought him 10 1hc a11cn1111n ul maJor rcl·ordmg
1."ompan1c:,
Peat><, Mllned with Cap1ol Record~ late 111 1977 and h1' t1rM album lur 1he
label, Rra,·hml( I-or Thr Sky, wa~ rcleal>ed ,hortly thereaher. Paired 11.11h
producer arran11er Richard Evans, Bryson rC\:urdd eight of ht\ o\ll'n l."om•
po\1llon, on h•~ Capitol debul. I he album's title track and anorhcr ,ingk,
"Fttl Thr ,..,rt>," were immediatl' chart hi1s and earned Peabo hi\ lir,t 11old
album. "1-'t>rl l'hr fire" ha1, subsequently been recorded by several arll\l\ m-
duding Stephanie Mill, and Stanley I urrenrme.
Neiu, Peabo teamed wuh producer arran1cr Johnny Pate 10 produce 1hi!>
follow-up alhum Crosswinds ( November 19711), \ll'hich lopped the ~oul 1:hans,
made the Pop r or 30 and also became a gold album after spawning another
pair of hll singles• 1he No. I soul hll, "I'm So In/ti You" and the fop 30111le
track
H1!> la!>t album found Peabo Bryson teamed with talented )ong1,trc:!>!-.
Natalie Cole. I ille Wr'rr Thr Br.t i of f'rirnd.f, the album showcases ,ume ol
the warmes1, moM ~pontaneous vocal interplay recorded by a male/ temale
vocal duel smce Robena Flad and Donny Hathaway. Each of the artisti-
contributed new songs 10 the album, and the production of the album wa~ a
Jomt effort, with Mark Davis and Marvin Yancy producing one side and
Johnny Pate and Pcabo Bryson producing the flip side. Borh ariists'
musicians contributed to the backing or ea1:h artists' side. Two hit sinsles
horn rhe ablum, "Gimmr Som, Timr" and "Whal Ynu Won 't Do For
low." charted in the Top IO on 1he national soul charts.
11 1s, perhaps, Peabo's imasinative and sensitive songwriting skills and
abilitie~ which separate him from his peers. He has been tagged a~ an en1er-
ta1ner/son1wri1er who can proJect a wide range of textured thought s, t'ttlings
and emotions for his listeners and concert audience5.
BUILDING STRENGTH at the YWCA . Monica Rogers of Brooklyn,
N . Y. work• with bar bell• to davelop her upper tor ■ o muacl•• ·
Brooklyn's phyaical training program ia typical of thoH available to
girl• and women at more than 400 community ywcas at 5000 locatlona
• all acroH the country. Celebrating National YWCA Week thl• month
(April 20-281, 2~ million girl, and women of diveree background•
atrenghten YWCA action program•. Working together , they move
acrou cultural differences In economic . racial and potltlcel
background• to effect true partnership.
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l)ad.,t.111c David ( 'omb could easel)' pall, as a preacher or an innocent
by,1am.lcr. But instead, Comb's life and ~ork arc rinsed with danger of the
hit1hc,1 order • danger l'ueled by an abundance ol leaping names circling a
metal rm~ 1hrou1h which he propels him,cll an a perilous act on ice, featured
by lf\in h':ld and Kenneth Feld, coming 10 Portland's Memorial Coliseum
tor 10 'f"l'l·tacular performances May 2 ht 1hrou1h 26th.
A, rhc ,on of an ic:e rink owner, 36-year old Comb claims to have been only
a !>ka1111g "dabbler" who had serious in1cn11on1, of entering the business
world. Although a competent skater by vir1ue of the unlimited access to the
ice he c111oyed a1 the family rink in northern California, David never com•
pc1cd u, an amateur like so many up-and-1.:oming professionals. He restricted
amatl'U1 .imbilions lo the college gym at San Jose (Calif.) State where he was
a stronl,! and able athlete. Later, while !>till a student, he decided to attempt
1 he d1I I irnlt ~ombina1ion of skating and 1ymnas1ics, and in a short time was
blcnd111v holh skills with a full blown a1:1 and an oiler from ICE FOLLIES.
l'omh', unusual skills on ice have brought him great personal and
prol'c"u,nal satisfaction, including 1he remarkable oppor1uni1y, after more
than IO years of searching North America, to I ind an unusual sllmt r,rop con-
strul'lcd n years ago, by his now decea~cd lather. The "Death Machine" as
he call\ It, has been a principal aurac11on in his sizzling act since it was
brout1,ht 10 his auention by a s1ran1er in I oronto. The "Death Machine" has
a huge ,c1 of steel teeth that steadily revolve, encircled with lire, as David
propel\ h11nselt from 1he ice through the wheel. "II was a great joy to find
ii." hr l'hecrfully remarks. "I'd been wailing 10 have it for years, even if it
wa!t ,1r1c1ly for sentimental reasons."
Althoutth continuously fascinated by daredevils, the public regularly
querie, < omb on his choice of occupation~. "I never like 10 fully reveal my r
eason,." he laughinslY remarks, "bu1 let's say that I love the audience's
ack nov. ledge men 1, and extract grea1 pleasure and pride 111 being the only
skater 10 do my type of act. And because I am absorbed by what I'm doina, I
don't 11.orry about th&possibilities of injury."
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C:omh figures that he's performed variations on the daredevil routine
almm1 4.IW times in the las, IU years and because the act involves a number
of somcf\aul1s, dives, and skating up 10 .SO miles an hour. he occasionally
feel~ pnvilcgcd to brag a bit. He's an accomplished skater and daredevil and
his fellow \katers agree as to his abili1ie1,, As fellow ve1ern and technical ex-
pert, Rkhard Dwyer says, "skating in itself ~an be very dangerous, especially
al high ,pccds on ice that is sometimes a b11 uneven or wet ." 8u110 consider
1he ingredien1s of David's act and the varying conditions is reason to believe
that he's a unique skating artist.
NAACP Vancouver Branch •~ holding 11!. annual rea , Sunday May 26,
19110 a1 the Plll> Bid~ . • 1200 t-·ou Van~<lU\·cr Way, Vancouver, Washin1ton.
Intensely private, solidly spiritual, e,uremely rencctive and undeniably
likeable, Peabo Bryson is only beginning 10 a~sert his own inlluence and style
on today'5 pop music. Says Peabo, "It is only within the past three years that
I've gained better access lo my songwriting. It comes from within. I reach for
Hand I get the truth." For all who had the plca.~urable experience of encoun-
terins Peabo Bryson's special lyrical statements, there is an anticipation 1ha1
1he well ot talent residina in this youthful artist will bring many years of'
musical enJoyment.
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