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Page 6 Portland Observer M arch 26. 1961 WEST COAST IS THE PLACE FOR CUSTOM FRAMING SINCE 1919 We have all the current trends in Interior Framing - Rick Oeke, Contemporary Metals, Oriental Patterns, Natural Woods, Gold Leaf Traditional Our Expert Salas Consultants are available to aaaiat you with all your framing PRINCE: A MUSICAL PRODIGY To say that Warner Brothers recording artist Prince is a musical prodigy is almost an understatement. Before he turned 20, Prince had sold nearly three million records. He had recorded three LPs, playing all the instruments and writing and singing all the songs himself. And he'd gotten his first number one single — *7 Wanna Be Your Lover. ” * One might expect a musician who plays 26 instruments and records his albums in a home-made Minneapolis studio to have a lot o f formal training. But as Prince confesses, " I had one piano lesson and two guitar lessons as a kid.” At the age o f seven. Prince first started teaching himself to play. "M y dad left home for the first time and left his piano,” Prince says. "H e never let anyone play it before. So I taught myself songs from the television- Batman, Man from UNCLE. I learned to play them by ear.” By fifth grade Prince (his real name) was playing piano in talent shows, and soon after started w riting original songs. By thirteen, he had his first band-Champagne. Champagne played hotels and high school dances, but by the time Prince finished high school, he realized he had far greater ambitions. A break came when Curtis M oon, proprietor o f a local M inneapolis studio, asked Prince to add some piano tracks to a guitar and voice demo Moon had made. After he put down the piano part, Prince asked Moon if he wanted bass. Moon accepted, and by the time Prince was done, he’d added bass, drums, a guitar lead and overdubbed his own back-up vocals. To return the favor, Moon let Prince have some free studio time. After Prince recorded some demo tapes, he set out for New York to find fame and fortune, and even though he was offered two record deals, Prince turned them down because "they wouldn’t let me produce myself. They had a lot o f strange ideas-tubas and cellos and stuff. I knew I was going to have do it myself if it was going to turn out right." requirements WEST COAST PICTURE CORP. y 5*08 N E Skidmore 282 7295 Hour»: *-5 Monday Saturday V |SA mastercharge 917 S.W. Alder 224-8401 (across from the Galleria) W E C A R R Y A L L M A J O R L IN E S ... On M arch 29, 1981, the "O regonian Ladies" w ill preaent the exotic "C attani Lingerie of C alifornia" at "On the R ock»," 15 N .W . 6th. D on't mi»» the show of the yearl Participating In the "C attani Lingerie of California" »how are: (Left to right) Dores Larklin, Carlena Voider and C o lette M orrison . 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The manager was impressed enough to help Prince get his recording deal with Warner Brothers, and became at IN the youngest artist on the label to ever produce his own record. " I have a lot of creative control," explains Prince. "They let me produce my own records, write my own songs, pick the arrangements and all that. They’re really open. I just do the album, give it to them, and they pul it o u t." Although he makes it sound like a modest achievement, Prince’ s records have already made a splash. The singles "Soft and H er” (O ff fo r You, his debut) and " / Wanna He Your I over" were both R&B hits, "t/p/oww, ” oil his latest-D/r/v \ t in d - marks Prince’ s third hit. At 20, Prince may still just be a kid. But it’ s clear this is one kid who knows what he's doing. M A K IN G IT H A P P E N W o o d w in d S pecialist Arlen Asher w ill be featured artist for the 6th Annual Festival o f Jazz March 27-28 at the University of Portland. He will perform each evening at 8 p.m ., in Buckley Center auditorium . The ad mission charge o f $2 students, S3 adults is payable at the door. Junior and high school students from all over the Northwest w ill attend the two-day festival. (5031 287-4029 ’0 » N I B'OXJW«» l'MUl V 67712 Classic Studios W HY BE BALD? Broadway Hairweevers b Designers Beauty Solon has the solution 1634 N E 7th at Broadway 281 3496 Presenting to Some and Introducing to Others Featuring The Exotic "C attani Lingerie of California 1 b a te : S unday - M a rc h 29,1981 T im e : 5 .0 0 - 9 :0 0 P M Place: "O n The R o cks" 1 5 N .W . 6th Sponsored by T h e O re g o n ia n L a d ie s " Admission: 92.50 Single 4 95.00 Couple Door Prizes M ARLEY LIM B ERS UP BEFORE A SHOW - Raggae singer and in te rn a tio n a l su p e rsta r Bob M a rle y p o in ts out som e of the un iq u e fea tu re s of the hall he played in H eidelb erg on his recen t sold-o u t European tour to support his album Uprising. As the solitary w ooden leg on the table attests, it was no ordinary theatre, but a facto ry for the m a n u fa c tu re of a rtific ia l lim bs. B efore the e ve n in g 's p e r fo r mance. Bob had a chance to w ander the facility perform ing a whole new type of limb-o, observing w ith great interest the variety of spare hum an parts arrayed before him. W hen he hit the stage th a t nig h t, M arley transformed the giant room from the w orld of the artificial to the realm of the real w ith the dynamic human emotions that are the product of Bob M arley and the Weilers' shows. Ask Aunt Bea Dear Aunt Bea, I am a student o f 16 years. When I went to the university, l fell in love suddenly with a boy in one o f my classes. I began to be nervous each time I saw him, but tried to hide my true sentiments. It was in vain beeause the boy noticed my interest in him and misinterpreted my true character. Disillusioned and heart broken, I decided to dedicate myself to my skills. A fte r a few weeks I noticed that one o f my professors looked at me with sincere affection. Although he is much older than I, I accepted his in v ita tio n to go to a theatre with him - I returned home in a trance. He is a gentlemen o f much culture and charm. Now I am truly in love, but have fear. It is the second time I have fallen in love in three months and I fear I w ill become a light and frivo lo u s woman, if i continue this. My friends laugh at my sentiments and I don't dare talk to my mother about my. new love. I don't know what to do. Advise me please. Fran Portland Dear Fran, It appears to me that you are suf fering from a loneliness syndrome and are accepting every whim that comes along w ith a kind word or glance. I do n ’ t believe you could have fallen in love so quickly with a fellow student and suddenly out of love, and then suddenly in love again with your professor, and all in three months time. I t ’ s obvious that you need com panionship and possibly someone to care or even someone to care for. I sugget you cool it w ith love fo r awhile u n til the right guy comes along When he does, you’ ll know it. Get involved in other activities, allowing other friendships and in volvements. There are still people around who care fo r fellow ship without intimate involvement. Have fun, your whole life is still ahead of you, and so is love! Aunt Bea Dear Aunt Bea, I ’ m in love with a man 25 years my senior. He loves me too. O ur romance wasn’ t planned, it just happened over a long period o f time. We have much fun together, and have a lot in common. We like the same things and we’ re able to w ork out our differences in an adult-like manner, that is, until you mention marriage. Aunt Bea, I'm 22 and he’ s 47. I ’ ll call him John. John thinks our age difference w ill make too much o f a difference, should we settle down into matrimony. He says there is a d e fin ite difference in dating and being married as far as relationships goes. F ra n kly. I d on’ t agree, especially if we love each other the way we say we do. What do you think. In love Dear In Love, John is right, not only does being married makes a difference, and I m ight add, a big difference, but your age difference w ill definitely matter in the long run if not sooner. I t ’ s d iffic u lt to be convincing in a few words, but once you’ ve ex perienced it, the words make sense, but then it’ s too late. I suggest that you listen to John. Discuss it further and try to under stand. I f you have such a beautiful thing now, enjoy it and don’ t risk the possibilities o f ru in in g it fo r something that may look better. Remember a bird in the hand, is w orth 2 in the bush. May y o /a n d John have a long and lasting love together. A unt Bea Send your questions to: Aunt Bea. 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