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Mystic, Mystic, and More Mystic
Sp rin g Visit D rop Ins Welcome
In a place called M ujic. magic was p a ri o f an everyday way o f life. People
in the M u jic world lived in brotherhood and kept a positive attitude to guide
their daily lives. The people who p u t magic in their music were called M uji-
cians. Bear in m ind that all you see, or don't see, may or may not be real. . . .
Perhaps the most unusual and original group in the world today is Mystic
M erlin, a quintet practicing the art o f “ m u jic .” In doing so, they are at
once musicians employing the craft o f magic during their performances and
magicians playing enticing strains o f rock, jazz and R&B while purveying
their special illusory skills. A lthough it would seem d iffic u lt to transm it
such a wonderful combination to a record album, Mystic M erlin have done
just that on “ Sixty Thrills A M inute” (February 1981), a truly magical ex
perience.
F ittingly, the nucleus o f Mystic M erlin was formed in a room known as
“ the Dungeon” in Brooklyn, where guitarist Jerry Anderson, bassist Clyde
Bullard and sax player Barry Strutt began rehearsing in 1977. Although they
originated solely as a musical enterprise. Clyde’ s interest in magic spread
amongst them. Another member, drummer Sly Randolph, soon appeared,
but finding a lead singer was not as easily accomplished. “ We had to make
about 49 disappear before we found K eith G onzales,’ ’ says S tru tt, an
annular man with a dark beard and eyes to match.
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Fundraiser For
Robert Boyer
Democrat for State Representative District 18
The Royal Esquire Club
1708 N.E. Alberta
Sunday. April 4 . 1982
7 pm to 11 pm
Sponsored by members of:
Laborer* Union, Local 296
Amalgamated Transit, Local 757
Com m unications W v f k e f S , Local 9201
Inland Boatment's Union of the Pacific
Boyar lor House DNtrict 18, Gloria Johnaon. Treasurer
10 N.E. Graham, Portland. OR 97212
Ticketsmay be purchased at door or call 241 5376
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British star Iris W illiam * is seated outside of her 9500,000 English
menor with one of her guard doge.
British Star Searches
For Her Black Father
Mystic Merlin
The group, originally known as Mystic M erlin’s Magic Band, played va
rious New York street haunts, including the Casablanca C lub, where their
high-wattage show blew out all the power. In 1979 they signed to C apitol
and by February, 1980, had their first LP, “ Mystic M erlin,” on the racks.
It was a remarkably solid excursion for a band that had been together such a
relatively short time.
“ It just came naturally,” says Clyde Bullard, the group's ace illusionist
and prestidigitator. “ We are very tig h tly-kn it and compatible. Besides, we
all have a flair for perform ing.”
Each band member brings talents to the group outside o f his musical en
deavors. Gonzales, fo r example, is responsible fo r all album cover graphics
in addition to his vocal chores.
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A rich B ritish T V and recording star who lives in a $500,000 estate is
searching for her Black-American father. In the March Ebony, 33-year-old
Iris W illiam s says she is eager to meet the father she has never seen because,
“ I want to know how I got this voice and all that came with it.”
Ms. W illiam s has found out that her father was a Black G1 stationed in
England in the 1940s. She has a clue that he may be living in Ohio now. Ms.
W illiams, raised by foster parents, didn’ t meet her white British mother un
til she was 22. Many o f Ms. W illiam s’ questions were answered then but her
mother refused to say much about her father.
The critica lly acclaimed singer says she is sure her father would like to
know what she’ s aqccom plished. Her success includes her own hig h ly
praised television show, six hit singles and three albums. Ms. W illiams now
wants to reach the U.S. audience and thinks that being “ half-Am erican”
w ill help. She adds that she doesn’ t want to intrude on her father. “ I don’ t
want to mess up his life, only meet the man who’ s responsible for me being
alive.”
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CIRQUE Spring Dance Classes A p ril 5th th ro u g h M ay 29th. A ll
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Muhammad Ali and hia wife Veronica on the stair* leading to their
multi-million dollar "retirement" mansion.
Troy Gama —an athletic romp
featuring the 12 mala dancer*.
A Mansion Fit Fora Champion
Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad A li is leaving the box
ing ring in grand style. The M arch Ebony spotlights A l i ’ s m u lti-m illio n
dollar “ retirement” mansion.
The opulent estate is located in the tranquil Los Angeles com m unity o f
Hancock Park. A li chose this area rather than nearby Beverly H ills so that
he and his family could get away from crowds.
Peace and quiet are still in short supply fo r the A lis, even in Hancock
Park. Friends, relatives, business associates, the press, and autograph seek
ers crowd the house whenever A li is there. A li says he’ ll keep an open door
to all because, “ I ’ m a people’ s champion.”
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repealed Saturday^ni^ht, A pril 10,
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Streetcar Named Desire (Adaption
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Concerto Barocco (Balanchine
ballet to Bach),
Song* of the Auvergne (Originally
created for Carmen de Lavallade,
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M iragr (A Billy Wilson piece about
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Hunda IA graveyard spirit tries to
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