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Page 6, Portland Observer. July 23. 1986 THE ENTERTAINMENT SEEN Portland Observer Entertainment Hotline About Town Act One By Ken C o vin g to n ’ M ic h a e l J. K e e p in g It " F r e s h " 288-0014 When I arrived in Portland in the fall of '81. 1 used to refer to myself as a Rocketts to be found at On The Rock* It was not the location oi the ladies that kept me coming back. It was the music: pure, rhythmic and non-stop It reminded me of nights gone by in the various California discos that I used to practically live in. (I love to dance.) The person who was responsible for my nightly nostalgic interludes was none other than Michael J Now On The Rocks is history and life has gone on So has Michael J ” 1 went underground for a minute to find something new.' says Michael J ” 1 have to keep on changing with times and doing the same thing night after night can stagnate you I don t just consider myself a disc |ockey I’m also an artist.” Mike can now be found on the airwaves on KBOO in the wee hours of the morning every Tuesday from 3:30 6:00 a m The name of his show is "The East Coast Connection.” It features Hip Hop. New Wave, Rock and Soul oldies He also plays local bands like Cool 'R. Street Music. Memstreet and others. The main part of the show is "Slicing and Dicing O J s" These are the top D. J.s from the N.E. that normally only get a chance to spin at house parties He says the major reason for this is. ' There is not enough exposure to the music which the youth of Black American'" are interested in In today's world, we play and teach with music It you think not, ask any teen who hi* congressman is, and then ask him who released a new album this week I can almost guarantee which one he’ll answer first It s important to let youth know that their feelings are felt as well as understood ‘ I couldn't agree mote Keep on keeping on, Mike, and any of you out there who keep late hours or are early risers, tune in You might be surprised at what you hear. Today's youth are tomorrow s future Trail Blazers Open At Home Lionel Richie hiis come to the rescue of a small private school in Los Angeles thnt had come under the big guns of the dreaded IRS. The feds targeted the Sheenway School in the Watts section of LA to be shut down for failure to pay $45.(MX) in withholding taxes from employees' paychecks. Parents and teachers tried to get up the scratch by staging a fundraiser but they could only raise $1100. Then a teacher who know Lionel asked him for some help. Lionel decided to spread his riches and sent the school the full 45 Gs. saying. "1 love helping kids. They nre our future.” 2nd Avenue a c ★ ★ o •RAP ★ p r e t e r it « • PSYCHEDELIC •HEAVY METAL • FOLK F a n ta s y L td «SOUL UNDER21 DISCO «BLUES «P O P * JAZZ VOCALISTS •COUNTRY •SOUNDTRACKS • RARITIES •PICTURE DISCS Portland's Best Selection of Imports and Oldies IN THE ELEGANT ATMOSPHERE OF The Royal Esquire Club 1701 N.E Alberta 407 N.E. Mason "hom e ol southern com fort” spci lalizing in 1. R um or* 2 B urning Love 3 C ontrol 4 Theatre o f the M in d 5 Headlines 6 W inner 7 Sands o f Time 8 Stay 9 Survival o f the Freshest 10 Johnny Kem p The sixth annual Cathedral Park Jazz Festival is a two day celebration this year on Saturday July 2 6 . and Sunday July 27 beneath the arches ot the St John s Budge at Cathedral Park A host ot |dzz artists will be perform ing trom noon to dusk each day including na tonally known vibes player Bobby Hut cherson and bassisl Leroy Vmnegar the Mel Brown Quintet Carl Smith and the Natural Gas Band Ron Sleen Quintet with Rene Strange the Brian Dunning Q uadet Bob James and Marianne M aylield Q uintet and G ene Diamond and Aries with Shirley Nanette Food and beverages will be available in the park along w th plenty o l space Io pm n.i and ert|Oy the music X 2pm 4pm 6 pm Hon Sieen Q uintet with R en# Strange Boh James A Marianne M t,fie ld Q uintet Hnan Dunning Q uartet M el B row n Q uintet S I/M 0 4 r . JUL V 2 7 G ene Diamond A Ar.es featuring Shirley Nanette B ohhy H utcherson wtfto 2pm noon 4pm 6pm Ron Steen G roup Leroy Vmnegar Trio Carl Smith and the Natural Gas Band H osts H. *t [ ) . ’ • »■■■ md Slfxrm n N'-'m.ar' TERRI’S x*’ FRESH FISH & SEAFOODS o m c xi c ■ i n .n n 3225 N.E. Union Open 9 a m Ave. xi <•/ 9 p m M S .it Sun 4 9 p m ( * \H \L 24 Hour Delivery on Chinook Salmon Specializing in Whole Fish Kelvin Woods (Doc Rock) $1.00 Donation call 287 5145 to r info m em bers and guests ATTENTION ALL LADIES W ed., Aug 6th. 9 00 PM Muscles in Motion Lunch and Dinner The place to bring a friend meet a friend make a friend Eat, Drink and Dance with the latest video hits Ask for your summer's specials at PINOCCHIO'S 309 W. Burnside 228 1830 • f W/GS featuring Ebony Dreams $3 00 Donation at the Royal Esquire Club 1701 N.E. Alberta call 287 5145 % v and Free buffet appetizers come out and 1865 FESTIVAL— 1986 sa ruaox r j u i r i t 9:30 until X 8900 CATHEDRAL PARK JAZZ Larry Bell ID L B ) W ith afternoon specials . . . . 4 6 pm 5145 Cathedral Park Jazz Schedule every Tues and Thurs 418 SW 2nd Portland 1150 . Timex Social Club Jay Confunkshun/ Polygram . Janet Jackson/AbM Mtume/CBS Midnite Star / Solar Patti Labelle/ MCA S O S Band/Tabu Controlers/MCA The Boogie Boys/Capitol ......................Johnny Kemp/CBS Throw pillows • Floor pillows and place settings also Adult and Children's Clothing 1336 Hot Ten Albums Pillow Talk •IMPORT LPS 11‘ SINGLES A 4Ss •REGGAE ★ »PUNR LABELS • INDEPENDENT Thurs., Group DuJour; Fri. Sat Dan Reed Network, Mon.. The Twist b Riflebirds, Tues Crazy 8 s; Wed , Paul Delay Last H a rra h ............................................... 556 S W Alder St . 224 Thurs . Dan Reed Network, Fri Sat . RIA; Sun., Cool R Remo s 1424 N W Glisan. 221 Sun., Jam Session w Ron Steen Trio; Tues . Shirley Nanette w Ron Cledmin Royal Esquire Club 1701 N E Alberta. 287 Fri Sat . Gregg Smith Band S a lty’s fo o t of S E M arion. 239 Tues Sat , Cool 'R Shanghai Lounge 0309 S W M o n tg o m e ry . 220 Sun . Calvin Walker and The Conquerors Orchestra W ord o f the w eek E ffectuate to accom plish or bring about C olor of the week Sunshine Y ellow rock & roll •DANCE MUSIC The Portland Trail Blazers will open their 1986 87 season at home Friday, Oct. 31 in Memorial Coliseum against the Seattle SuporSonics It marks the 13th time in the team's 17 year history that a home date has christened a new season The Blazers have their longest homestand of the year, a five game slate featuring Dallas. Philadolphi.!, Golden State, the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah beginning Nov 7, five games into the season It’s a balanced schedule with no fewer than six and no more than eight home dates in any of the six months following the Oct 31 opener A pair ot four game road trips, one in late November and one in late February, will be the longest stretches that the Blazers will be away from Portland Again this season. Eastern Conference opponents will visit Portland once. There will be three visits by Western Conference opponents except for two each by Denver, Sacramento and San Antonio. The 41 game home schedule includes one game in October, eight in November, seven in December, eight in January, six in February, six in March and six in April Because of the popularity with the fans, many of the Sunday home dates have been designated for 5 p m starts The home schedule features 16 games on Sunday nights, 1? on Fridays, eight on Tuesdays, two on Mondays and Thursdays ind one Saturday date Thé World Champion R b sto n Ci-ltn s make then annual Memorial Coliseum appearance Friday. Feb 13 Western Conference champion Houston makes its first of three Portland appearances Friday, Dec 19 Brasserie M o n tm a rte 626 S W Park Ave . 224 5652 Sat . The Calvin Walker Band C athedral Park beneath the arches o f St Johns Bridge. 771 0742 see information below Eldorado C lub 5016 N E U nion 284 8654 Thurs., Just 17 Big Band/Ron Steen Ouartet, Fri. Sat , Randy Smith and The Flirt Band; Sun., Walter Bridges Bid Band The Janice Scroggins Ouartet Tel. 282-1664 members and guests 4
