January 28. 1987, Portland Observer. Page 7
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m e rito rio u s -d e s e rv in g of prize or praise
Color of the W eek cranberry
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ABOUT TOW N
The U n to u ch a b le K rew
Bee G’s
Portland’s Fastest Rising Stars
The nam e o f the style is
"Hip H op
m usic w ith crash in g handclaps,
p u lsa ting bass lines th u m p in g b o o m in g beats a cce nted w ith sha rp rhy
th m ica l p o e tic lines k n o w n as "rapp” , cove rin g sub|ects Iro m last fo o d Io
d ru g death
S t o r e fr o n t T h e a tre p re s e n ts N W P re m ie re o f G RFfcK by S te v e n B et
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P ic tu r e d f r o m le ft Ted R o is u m K e ith S c a le s
Z y l V a n a O B ria n F e b ru a ry 1 M a r c h 7 C a ll 224 4001
Dee Dee Van
N o rth w e s t P rem iere of GREEK at
S to re fro n t T h eatre
1 S to re fro n t Theatre o n fin u e s its 1986 87 season w ith the N o rth w e s t Pre
»bieie o f Steven B e rk o ff
play GREEK, o p e n in g S unday February 1 .it
f IX) p rn .in d p la yin g th ro u g h M a rch 7
• GREEK plays S undays .it Z 00 M on da ys and Tuesdays at 8 00 for tw o
w eeks (F ebruary 1 10» then sw itch e s to Thursday Friday and S atu rd.iy
•p 8 00 the List three w eeks i F ebn uiry 19 M arch Z) There is also <>iie Sun
Jay m atinee .it 2 0 0 f t^tauary 22 Tickets aie > 12 regular $ 10 stud ents and
seniors pleas«*« all 224 -WX)1 tor advance reservations
A m e rica becam e aw are o f the art o f H ip H op in 1979 w h e n the S ug arh ill
Liang too k th e c o u n try by sto rm w ith th e ph en om en al Rapper s D elight
That s w h en A m e rica becam e aw are, h u t on the east* oast a d | w asn t a
d | unless he kn e w w h a t w e called "p a rty rhym es in serted in any and
every in s tru m e n ta l break (these are the days b e fore 12 m i lies and m stru
m e n ta l versions) in fast d a n c e songs To m y rei o lle i turn w e started tins
a b o u t 1973, b u t a cco rd in g to m y m om and g ra n d m o th e i it i om es Iro m the
o ld "h a m b o n e " po p u la r in slavery days and b ro u g h t over fro m the m othe r
c o u n try
En Sat M el B ro w n Q u in te t
......................................................... 31 N W 1st. 223 9919
En Sat , Crazy 8's; S u n ., Calvin W alker
566 S W A ld e r 224 1336
K e y L a rg o
Last H u rra h
Thurs
O C a lla h a n s
S un , C ool R
11650 S W
O r ig in a l R ic h a rd s
T hurs
Sat
LeR oy V in ne gar b Co
1425 N W
A w w 'l
Sun , Ja m w
G lis a n . 221 1150
Ron S teen
R o y a l E s q u ire
1708 N E A lb e r t a 287 5145
Fri. S al . Billy Larkin b Co , Sun , Ja m w M el B ro w n
Salty s
fo o t of S E
W ed
T hurs , Cool 'R
0309 S W
Shanghai Lounge
M a rio n . 239 8900
M o n tg o m e r y . 220 1886
Sun , T om G rant Band
T h ird A v e C lu b
309 S W
A n n iv e rs a ry /H o m e c o m in g
Red Cross CPR
3 rd . 222 9180
Classes S ch ed u led
Bed Crus-, w ill sponsor tw o CPR classes
G ale nb ein . S atu rday. February 21. 8 30 a m
A ard
Thursday and Friday evening at 7 00 p rn w ill be a P ia ise T u n e
T hursday evening at Z 30 p.m w ill be the op e n in g p ro gra m Rev J o y t ••
S m ith , A ssociate M in iste r at C o m m u n ity A M E Zion C h urch in Vain ou
ver, W A , w ill be the guest speaker
Friday evening at 7:30 p m w ill be a m usic fest fe a tu rin g A llen Temple
Ensem ble C hoir, the M aranatha C hurch cho ir, the S e tm o n e th ". tl • B e tlu
A M E Insp iratio nal Choir, A nise Hall, G old by Irby and Calvin Ai:
n
Em anuel H o sp ita l. 2801 N
to 4 30 p m . 284 7090 to
• ’’ •’ ’ ’ •gist........ rid D a vid D ouglas H igh S chool, 1400 S E 130th, W edn es
lay February 18 b 25 6 lo 10 p m , 760 7700 Io preregister
P a tl.iip a n ls w ill earn Red Cross c e rtific a tio n up on c o m p le tio n o f the
* Mss
A ll p a rtic ip a n ts m ust [ire register and pre pay
A $15 re g is tra tio n
tee is required
The c u lm in a tin g pro gra m w ill be S un da y du rin g the 11 00 m o rn in g w o r
ship service A n anniversary fe llo w s h ip tea w ill fo llo w the m o rn in g serve e
Ladybug T h e a ter Presents R apunzel
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THE B O O G IE B O Y S
Randy's
Restaurant
KANDys
famous
Can a w itc h keep a yo u n g be au ty in a to w e r w ith no p ro blem s at all? Find
o u t w h e n the Ladybug does our o w n version o f "R a p u n z e l' Jan ua ry 31st
th ro u g h M arch 15th, S atu rdays at 11 and S undays at 2 a t the M u ltn o m a h
A rt Center 7688 S W Capit >1 H w y
The y o u n g lady lets d o w n her hair b u t so does everybody *lse T
v.
tried very hard to keep aw ay the w ell m eaning y o u n g prim e a n d In-» t .
b ling kn ig h t b u t to no avail
The k n ig h t s g ra n d m o th e i also g e ts
in n ■
A d m issio n is $3 00 pel person
C a n y o n . 626 2223
M o n , C ool R
4534 S E M c L o u g h lin . 230 4845
Thurs Sat . Ron Steen Q uartet
fe a tu rin g Ralph Black
A llen Tem ple C M E C hurch w ill celebrate its 38th A n n ive r vary H um e
do m in g . February 5th
8th at Allen Tem ple C hurch. 4236 N F 8th Ave
(h e the m e for this year's celeb ration is G od 's Fam ily o f Faith M o v in g F.
act w h e n she fo rm s a |ug band o u t o f the kids in th e audience
let you r hair d o w n at the Ladybug
5700 N.E U nion . 281 1176
M ich ae l H oliday b Co
....................................................... S E 39th b H o lg ate. 771 0742
The H o b b it
I’ve g ive n yo u th is b rief h is to ry so tho se m o m s and dads o u t the re w h o
call th is art fo rm "noise can have a little m ore respect and u n d e rsta n d in g
N o w fo r th e e x p e rts w h o say th a t th is is a d y in g art and th a t it s on its
w ay o u t, I tie y to d iffe r It s n o t o n ly here to stay it s g e ttin g h ig g e i F spe
Cially w h e n the re are g ro u p s a ro un d like W h o rfin i, The f a l B oys Run D M C
and P o rtla n d 's o w n U n to u ch a b le Krew
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Com e and
Call 232 2346 for reservations
445 N E K illin g sw o rth
The U n to u ch a b le Krew c o n sistin g o l G randiam m er D l H l . in y B elli
M e llo w H J (U iia n Jones), and M astei Happ IJ.im e s M i ( ••■ndoni an- not
new Io Ihe s t.ig i o i p e rfo rm in g
The g ro u p itself is .i h o u l t h r e e yeais old
and all have been on o i a iu u n d the stage fo i the h e t l e i p .u i o t their lives
I his m il only in clu d e s rnusii hut drarnatii s as w ell
They have p e rfo rm e d at Key I argo w ith Calvin W alke r al I h e I ast Hut
and at Ih e S ta rry N ight They have op ened Im I h. I g y p is il In v e r and
Ih e B oogie B oys w h ose hit single Dealing W ith I Je is tak mr, the t n u n
try by sto rm These are a little m o re than hum ble tie g g in m g s lo t a H ip H op
g ro u p A pp e a ra iu e s have also tw e n m ade at d iffe re n t parks and n ig h tc lu b s
in N o rth e a st P ortland, w here the g ro u p s a y s then m o ts a r e A pp ea ran t es
have been sche du led in Salem , Eugene C orvallis and Coos B a y O regon
and as far as th e g ro u p is con cern ed, the sky is th e lim it In H ip H o p le i
m in o lo g y they re ready to bust a n y tir e a n y w h e ie
rah
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M anagem ent
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P O R T L A N D C L E A N IN G W O R K S
SPECIALS
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This [last w e e ke n d . I traveled to Seattle to see the g to u p o p e n for C a p ito l
R ecord s B oo gie Boys I w a tc h e d in aw e as the U n to u i hnbles e ffo rtle ssly
e n te rta in e d la n d I d o m ean en tertain ed ) a c ro w d o f a tx n it ?(XX) w ith w itty
rapp. sm o o th c h o re o g ra p h y, and an in te ra ctio n w ith the i ro w d tha t had the
w a lls ro c k in ’ and shakm ' Let m e qu o te
U n to u ch a b le , th a t's the nam e o f the crew
A n d w e r e g o in ' to give you som e th in g
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fresh,
Ha» brun serving the North and Northeast Com munity
so m e th in g
new
for 20 years
fast service
Dry cleaning laundered shirt«, alterations
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Dry Cleaning
THE U N T O U C H A B L E K R E W
Begins 5th o f Jan
M u st pick up w ith in 30 days
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Asfc f or N a llia or Franca«
3954 N. W illia m s Ave.
282-8361
s o m e th in g th a t you w ill like th a t you w ill sav • nol
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You re a slave to the rock look w t at i t s done to you
B uym i ta i k fro m the dealers on Ihe avenue
You lie to y o u i friends, you steal h o rn your m other
G ot life in on e h a nd and a pip«; in Ihe oth er
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Jet Limousine Service
serving the greater Portland area w ith style
N o w if y o u 'v e trie d th is dance and a p ro blem aruse
W ell, listen up and let ns tell you |ust h o w it goes
See you be nd at the knees, push o ff w ith your feet
A n d then you co m e hack d o w n in tim e w ith the tw a t
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A n ri if the n th a t w o n 't w o rk , try this approa* h
J u m p hack and act like yo u 'v e seen a roach
I lie n you lift you i fo o t and slam il d o w n
T h a t’s the s to m p the h o tte s t new dam <• in to w n
W e offer
prices start at
Full Bar
Color TV
A M /F M Stereo
Telephone
p«» hour first 2 hour«
Full Clim ate Control
6 0 0
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Com plim entary Bottle of Champagne v « J U . U v
Fast and Courteous Service Including per hour pfucimdttty
Nails on the Run: Pedicures b
Manicures by special request
$35.00
Call (206) 254-3762
A s yo u see, v e rsa tility is the key to the success o t the U n to u ch a b le Krew
n o t o n ly in su b |e ct m a tte r, but in stru m e n ta tio n and rnusii lanship, to n
M ost H ip H op g ro u p s use tu rn ta b le s and d ru m m achines, h u t the U n to u i h
ables. in a d d itio n to the n o rm , use synthesizers p e rcussion and stage
p ro p s In the near fu tu re , a bass gu itar and d ru m set w ill tie adder) to their
already d yn a m ic sho w s
Leader Larry Bell started p la yin g bass 10 years ago and has since roaster
ed the in s tru m e n t and added keyboards to His re p e rto ire Brian Jones and
Jam es M cC le n d o n are b ro th e rs and have been w ritin g for the last five years
de ve lo p in g a on e o f a king style
Brian plays keyboards and drum s, and
trades places w ith Larry d u rin g pe rfo rm a n ce s Brian cu rre n tly a tte n d s M r
H o o d C o m m u n ity C ollege and studies w ith re k n o w n p e rcu ssio n ist B ruce
S m ith Jam es takes on th e resp on sibilitie s o f stage p ro d u t tin ri and ch o re o
g ra ph y and. even th o u g h all are co lle ctive ly in vo lve d in e v e ry th in g , dele
g a tio n o f re sp o n sib ilitie s is w h a t keeps the g ro u p even te m p e re d and to ta lly
p ro fe ssio nal
The o ffe rs keep ro llin g in and fh e U n to u ch a b le s keep ro llin g on, and. in
m y e stim a tio n , th e y are the next g ro u p fro m P ortla nd headed to w a rd s
na tio n a l success
I h o p t th a t n e xt tim e they appear, you go and en)oy the m ag ic th a t m akes
th e m P o rtla n d 's fastest rising stars
1314 N.E. D E K U M
286 6479
"p re s e n tin g "
Ocean Cold W ave and Relaxer Line
F in.illy ladies and ge ntle m en, you t a n n o w have your cake and ea l it
lo o W h a t do w e m ean? You can g o fro m c u rly to s tra ig h t or fro m
stra ig h t to cu rly w ith o u t b re aka ge' Yes. th a t
rig ht
This is n o t a
$35 (X) [oh. it s to o g o o d
W o m e n you can have b o u n c in ' and
b e h a v in ' hair and. m en, you can wear that w h ip p e d and w a v e d style
even if you do have a curl, and rem e m be r, w ith o u t b re a ka g e '
m ore details, call H a ir E le g a n c e 286 6479 A sk for either
A n d e r s o n , o w n e r o p e ra to r, or E th e l B a te s , o p e ra to r
lo r
S a b rin a
W e also specialize in cu tis, relaxers. press and cu rls, c o lo r, c u ts
luster silk press, w e a vin g , b ra id in g and m ore