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M M
Gill said he never dreamt he would be
here this soon. And everybody was still
talking about the arrest o f form er New
Edition m em ber Bobby Brown for
lewdness during the Heartbreak tour’s
Colum bus, G eorgia s tin t Brown was
L/sa Collins
arrested as he cam e off stage but was
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back onstage a little over an hour later
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A nd the w inners are: For those o f you after having paid a fine o f about $700 for
who didn’t catch the 16th annual American his bump-and-gnnd number. Brown who
¡ M usic Awards televised the first week in contends its the same show h e’s done
February some o f the big winners include across the country said, “ the people in
¡Gladys Knight and the Pips (favorite duo Georgia are a little behind the tim es.”
o f the group); A1 B. Sure (favorite new O.J Simpson will face W ife-beating
artist); G eorge M ichaels (favorite male Charges: A m isdem eanor charge filed
vocalist); “ F aith ” was voted favorite by the L.A. City Attorney’s office alleges
R&B
a lb u m ,
w h ile
F re d d ie that 41 -year old O.J. S impson struck 29-
Jackson’s” Nice N ’ Slow ” D.J. Jazzy year old wife Nicole with open and closed
Jeff & The Fresh Prince nabbed honors fists and pulled her hair while threatening
as favorite rap artists, while their L.P., to kill her in a quarrel that got out o f hand
“ H e ’s the D.J., I ’m The Rapper” was early last month. A statem ent released
voted favorite rap album. O f course, the by the couple referred to the com plaint
big story at the aw ards was the fluff as som ething neither o f them believed
betw een superstars M ichael Jackson and should have been done. Nonetheless,
Eddie M urphy which started when Simpson is scheduled for a court
M ichael, who was burdened down with appearance on February 17.
two trophies stepped forward to reach Grace Jones gets Scare: It was quite a
the m ike and asked Murphy to adjust the scare for actress-singer Grace Jones
stand for him. Murphy began to and then early tw o weeks ago when hubby
stopped him self saying that M ichael said m usician Christopher “ Stanley, 38
if " lik e I w as w orking for him ..and I vanished from the couple’s New York
Started to do it,too” Despite the incident, apartm ent. He was found the next day
the tw o did posed together for pictures walking incoherently in the middle of
backstage.. Elsewhere backstage..Michael M anhattan’s morning rush-hour traffic.
did congratulate G eorge M ichaels on his Short Takes: Lavon M uham m ad, the
winnings. M ichaels who said he was woman claim ing to be married to
honored to win in the soul category still superstar M ichael Jackson and
finds itdifficult to believe his acceptance sporting the name “ Billie Jean
is that large. W hen asked about his Jackson was sentenced to two and one
crossover appeal, M ichaels replied “ I half years in jail for violating a court
can’t explain i t I have no idea” ... Whitney order to steer clear o f t h e
Houston says that while rum or has it that s u p e r s t a r . . Meanwhile
she’s agreed to do numerous film projects superstar Michael Jackson spent the
she is still ju st looking over scripts but weekend in “ Stockton, California with
does intend to make her silver screen the kids that survived
debut soon...N atalie Cole was still last m onth’s schoolyard massacre that
stepping lightly w hile still recovering left five children dead..Jermaine
from her recent foot surgery.. Veteran Jackson lashed out at LaToya for
N ew
A d d itio n
m e m b e rs
w ere her Playboy display last week in
disappointed they didn’t win (for favorite USA Today stating, “ it w asn’t even
k
dpo or group) but new m em ber Johnny done in a tasteful manner.
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by Garland Lee Thompson
IFCC Theatre Has Smash Hit In ‘The
Colored M useum ”
A fter playing in Los Angeles, Seattle
and San Francisco, George C. W olfe’s
Off-Broadway hit comedy, “ The Colored
Museum,” opened in Portland three weeks
ago at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural
Center and has been playing to sellout
standing room only houses. Even during
the coldest February weather in town in
30 years, this “ hot ticket” show has
been packing them in with all colors,
ages and sizes. “ The Colored Museum,”
directed by A1 Jamison; musical director,
Janice Scroggins; features Brenda Phillips,
jazz singer; debuts Shirley Nanette in
her first book show and also features
Denise W illiams, Neal Thom as, Louise
M oaning and the “ new com edy find of
the year,” G regory Donovan.
“ The Colored M useum ,” presents 8
p.m. performances on Friday and Saturday
and 2 p.m. matinees on Sunday only.
The show is scheduled to run through
February 19 at the IFCC. “ The 11
exhibits” will move to the W inningstad
Theatre in the Perform ing Arts Center
where it will play 2 p.m. matinees for the
Portland Public Schools on Tuesday,
Thursday and W ednesday February 21-
23. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
perform ances revert back to the 8 p.m.
schedule from February 23-25. So get
your tickets now, theatre fans, because
this one is not to be missed. There has
been some talk about an extension, but
who know s?....’’That shadow do .” Stay
tuned, theatre fans.
Just as the Marfin Black W ax Museum
o f Baltim ore, M aryland is designed to
teach A frican-A m erican history, “ The
Colored M useum ,” will give you “
im ages” o f African-A m erican history
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H IG H
Some years ago back in 1973 I had the
pleasure of managing “ Swept Away ,a
Broadway show at the 48th Street
Playhouse. It was directed by Rip Tom
and starred Maya Angelou and the late
great actress, Geraldine Page. It was a
two-character play by Jerome Kilty about
the life story o f Mary Todd Lincoln,
wife of President Abraham Lincoln. Miss
Angelou brilliantly played the role of
Elizabeth, Mrs. L incoln’s personal
A fric a n -A m e ric a n se a m tre ss and
confidante who wrote a book about her
experience with the L incoln’s.
It was a great experience for me, then a
new African-American stage manager
on Broadway. This was my second
production in New York so the chance to
work with both these wonderful actress
made me their fans forever. G eraldine
Page succum bed to death last year.
And now Maya Angelou, author, poet,
actress, singer is coming to my old alma
mater, Jefferson High School, Friday,
February 24,1989 at 9:30 A.M. to speak
to over 1,200 area high school students.
M iss Angelou who is a dynamic talent
and a growing legend in her own right, is
visiting the Northwest to perform in the
Portland Arts and Lecture series,
W ednesday,February22,1989. Tickets
for that event arc sold out. She originally
was scheduled to appear here in Portland
last year, but had to postpone that
engagem ent due to a conflict in her
schedule
This series is the first in which the
Portland Arts and Lectures have involved
the Portland Public Schools. A limited
number of students from each of Portland’s
high schools will attend the performance.
The school presentation is made possible
through the support of Kaiser Permanente
and the Oregon Com m ittee for the
Humanities. This is a great idea for
Black History Month, ’89. Right on the
mark, Portland Arts and Lecture Series!
Some great men have literally failed their way to success. This
leader, or substantial historical significance,
... lost his job in 1832.
... he ran for the legislature and was defeated,
he engaged in business, failed, and spent 17 years paying off
the debts.
... he fell in love and became engaged, but she later died.
... he suffered a nervous breakdown.
... he was defeated for speaker of the Illinois State legislature.
... he was defeated for nomination to Congress in 1843.
he married a woman who was a burden to him.
...he loss renomination to Congress in 1848.
... he was rejected for land office in 1849.
. .. he failed dismally in his bid for the U.S. Senate in 1854.
... he was defeated for nomination for Vice President in 1856.
...he was defeated for the Senate in 1858.
But, in 1861, Abraham Lincoln became the sixteenth President
of these United States.
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