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Page 4 Portland Observer August 21. 1960 ENTERTAINMENT HAPPENINGS ENTERTAINMENT MICHU, THE SMALLEST MAN IN THE WORLD BRINGS GIANTTALENT Run benefits Emanual B y Stephanie L. M ichael The Blazer, K E X Fastbreak Run is set fo r W ednesday, S eptem ber 10th, in the m e tro p o lita n area o f the city. TO THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH P o rtla n d T ra ilb la z e r P ro m o tio n s D ire cto r W a lly Scales says the race w ill b e g in at 7 p .m . fr o m the M e m o ria l C olisieum . He says a 6.2 m ile s course (1 0 ,0 0 0 m eters) has been planned fo r the runners. Scales says a shorter course o f three has also been prepared. A lth o u g h Tom T hum b, P .T . B a rn u m ’ s tin y protege, was hailed as the w o rld ’ s smallest, 33-inch ta ll M ic h u , the d in in u tiv e star o f the 110th E d itio n o f R ingling Bros and B arnum & Bailey C ircus, stands a fu ll seven inches shorter than his fam ous predecessor. Acknow ledged by the Guiness Book o f W o rld Records to be the w o rld ’ s smallest man, M ic h u , b o rn M ih a ly Mezaros in a small village in H ungary, adds the trcm em dous stature o f his talent to T H E G R E A T E S T S H O W O N E A R T H , com ing to P o rtla n d ’ s M e m o ria l C oliseum on T hursday, September 11th fo r perform ances thro u g h Sunday. September 14th. T he 2 5 -p o u n d d y n a m o dances, clo w n s, p e rfo rm s a cro b a tic s , rides an elephant and fills the arena w ith his majestic personality. Since his celebrated a rriv a l in A m erica in 1973, w hich was greeted by the press w ith photos and headlines o f a size and nature usually reserved fo r visitin g ro y a lty , M ich u has been d e lig h tin g audiences o f every age and every size. H is w o n d e rfu l sense o f h u m o r illu m in a te s everything he does, w in n in g ro u n d a fte r ro u n d o f ap WE 'LL HOOK YOU*ON OUR FRESH FISHI" J plause. A veteran perform er whose parents were in Budapest’ s L illip u tia n Theatre, M ich u attended a state-run C ircus School in H ungary where he learned the arts o f ju g g lin g , acrobatics, pantom im e and other circus basics. A fte r graduating he went to w o rk fo r the Liebel C ircus, a small traveling show, w ith w hich he served fo r 15 years as a clo w n , u n icyclist, announcer and dancer. W o rd o f his achievements reached Irv in Feld and Kenneth ’/«Feld, producers o f R ingling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey C ircus, and early in 1973 they visited H ungary in search o f M ich u . They fo u n d him in a village called L illip u t Faly (translated as “ the tow n o f sm all people” ) in a dark kitchen that they entered th ro u g h an alley up a flig h t o f stairs, passing tw o D oberm an Pinschers and a tied-up bear en route. Even tu a lly M ichu m aterialized and proceeded in that kitchen to give a dem on stra tio n o f his skills that prom pted the Felds to sign him up im m e d ia te ly fo r T H E C R E A TES T S H O H O N EA R T H M ich u came to A m erica know ing no E nglish, but today he has no tro u b le com m unicating. He inhabits specially scaled-down quarters on the 40-car silver Circus tra in and enjoys traveling and the challenging life o f the Circus. The d im in u tiv e e n tertainer likes the o u td o o rs and fis h in g , a lth o u g h it sometimes presents a problem when he hooks at big one. A frie n d recalls that once a p a rtic u la rly large fish to o k the b a it, h o o k, line, pole, and w o u ld have taken M ich u , had he not let go o f the fishing rod. L n se lfco n scio u s and o u tg o in g , M ic h u likes meeting the crow ds in the arenas and signing autographs. “ I understand that th e ir c u rio u s ity is n o r m a l,’ ’ says M ic h u , “ because I am a special person, and this w ill not change. I have made a life that is good and happy fo r a person o f m y size,” and indeed j o y f u l fo r a ll th o s e w h o see h im at T H E G R E A T E S T S H O H ' O N EARTH l'T u r MAKING IT HAPPEN RUNYAN'S 88‘ STORE REYNOLDS WRAP Reg. 56C Sale Price 2 for 880 handmade Beach Towels Reg.M.88 Sale Price $3.18*«'$ SPECIAL Assorted Slippers ♦3 98 Sale price $2.98 MYRTLEWOOD SOUVENIRS 88 CAMPHO K Phenique Campho- Phenique liquid 1 0Z ’ 134 88' O ffer good Aug. 18 - Aug. 25, 1980 A A A RUNYAN > u u < I STORES 3716 N.E. UNION AVE. OPEN MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 9AM-6PM ou^ / 10 FRESH RED SNAPPER FILLETS.....................1.381b. FRESH OCEAN PER C H ................................ 1.601b. FRESH FILLET OF SOLE............................... 2.55 lb. Bring in your newspaper ada W e II m eet or beet any com petitor • pricesl 3024 N.E. Alberta PORTLAND, ORE. DO YOU REALLY WANTTO SAVE ON YOUR FOOD BILL? The Greatest Show on Earth Ringling Bros and Barnum Et Bailey Circus is returning to Portland. The all new 110th Edition w ill play In Portland's M em orial Coliseum from Septem ber 11 14, 1980 INTELLECT Went through grade school high school college too, got an a.a. ba ph.d and d.d. too and a bunch of other letters can't pronounce yet whenever with all these a.a.s ba s ph.d's and d.d. s too wondering why of the unemployed SWEET INSANITY Noises Sounds Emissaries of pending chaos deep within the bowels of my soul, seeking release seeking FREE dom from a forced slavery from a psychological physical M IM V A i . < A ,> i turn i'm still in line 25 Sq. ft. roll f ” . a lb u m , Go A ll The H ay, has gone at least that far; hav ing turned p la tin u m in tw o m onths, the hit record refuses to budge fro m the top o f the music charts. The Isley’ s single " D o n ‘I Say G o o d n ig h t f it 's Tim e F o r L o v e )" \s stu b b o rn ly staying on the airwaves as w ell. So rather than wait out one sexy song, the group has wisely released another called "H e re H e Go A gain. ” It's already racing m adly up the charts. C le a rly some special kin d o f magic is at w o rk. The Isley Brothers - h a lf o f them , anyway - have been at it since the Fifties, and th e y’ ve made their string o f stellar successes look easy and fu n . The early records - o f w hich " S h o u t" their firs t, classic h it, is typical - were fu ll o f raucous, jo y o u s frenzy. The m id-sixties saw the Isley Brothers m aking hits fo r M o to w n . Listen to R onald Isley’ s crazed vocal on the smash " T h is O ld H e a rt O f M in e , " and y o u ’ ll be conv inced that the Brothers were the realest band to ever record fo r Berry G o rd y. A lw ays tw o steps ahead o f the co m p e titio n , the lsleys were among the first g ro u p to fo rm th e ir own label in the early Seventies: T-N eck Records. The lsleys’ bold bid fo r to ta l a rtistic co n tro l paid o f f w ith potent, g ritty hits like " I t ’s Y our Thing. " and the in itia tio n o f a second generation -- E rnie on g u ita r and d ru m s, M a rv in on bass and percussion, b ro th e r-in -la w C hris Jasper on keyboards - extended a fa m ily tra d itio n fa r in to the m usical fu tu re . C all it m agic, staying power, charism a, or seasoning. For the next few m onths, six men w ill be fillin g arenas w ith an average seating capacity o f 10,000 fro m coast to coast, and beyond. A fte r tw e n ty-p lu s years in the business, they can s till d o m in a te the charts and airwaves at w ill, fo r the am azing Isley B rothers, going all the way is a way o f lite . Summer is just sta rtin g , but the Isley B rothers' brand o f hot fu n is well u n derway. The B rothers, one o f Black m usic’ s biggest crossover acts, are in the m idst o f a fifty date to u r o f m a jo r A m erican m arkets th a t’ s ta kin g their tradem ark sound fro m Tennessee to H a w a ii, A labam a to L .A . T heir latest Last year a ro u n d 3,000 persons p a rtic ip a te d in th e e ve n t w h ic h raised proceeds o f S I8,000. Scales says this year about 5,000 persons w ill take part in the run. He says the Blazers and K E X ra d io hope to raise proceeds over $20,000. Scales says all funds raised w ill go to Emm anuel H o s p it a l’ s P e d ia tric W a rd and Special O lym pics. T he cost o f the ru n is $6 fo r adults and S3 fo r c h ild re n . Scales says T-shirts and discount coupons w ill be given to all Fastbreak Run participants. death called amerika s JUSTICE. By Ju liu s D. Snowden »38013 © We offer savings of up to 40lJ and more on fine quality wonder and Hostess products plus large discounts on other baked goods Besides our every day low prices, we feature in store specials daily Just look for the "bar gain signs on the displays in our store Discover for yourself what thou sands of smart shoppers in the area have found Y o u 'll be am azed a t th e s a v in g s you m a ke a t o u r W o n d e r T h r ift S hop! F ood s ta m p s g la d ly a c c e p te d SATISFA C TIO N G U AR AN TEED JS! be un.piete'V Sdtisf« *%l U r ' pi <. hdse pr WONDER HOSTESS THRIFTSHOP 115 N C o o k S t. C orner o f V a n co u ve r ft C ook St O pen M o n th ru Sat 9am 6pm P o rtla n d , O regon C losed S undays
