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1r*í*9^ W < / <*w Mf W ♦ ** • * * • *** • * *** ► w ♦ V w * « • « < % • W <*W * * * z w * ** r "♦ '^ ** *** % >*v ■#+» i 4 / P age T he P ortland O bserver • N ovember 03, 1993 B 3 . 7 /ó ' T N T »: 1AI %-U ACTOR, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER E a rlie r this year, R obert was asked film s , the a c tio n -p a c k c d , h ig h -te ch b y the M o tio n P icture A ca d e m y o f ad ven tu re, R o bo cop 3, is slated to A m e ric a to becom e its f r s t C o o rd in a open n a tio n w id e in a fe w w eeks and to r o f B la c k F ilm H is to ry . A n d ju s t h e ’ s a n tic ip a tin g the qu e stio n s h e ’ ll re ce n tly his success and a c c o m p lis h get fro m the y o u n g pe op le w h o p a r m ents as b o th a p ro fe ssio n a l ac to r and tic ip a te d in the m o tiv a tio n a l ta lk s he a m o tiv a tio n a l speaker w e re a c k n o w l g ive s a ro u n d the co u n try . edged w h en he was in d u c te d in to the “ U s u a lly the y reco gn ize w h o I 19 93 N a tio n a l B la c k C o lle g ia te am and the y w a n t to k n o w ho w I g o t A lu m n i H a ll o f Fame a lo n g w ith the started ,” he laughs. “ I te ll them ab ou t U .S. Surgeon G eneral J o y c c ly n E l w h a t I ’ ve learned fro m using the p o s i d e rs ,O .I.C . C h a irm a n R everend Leon tiv e m ethods o f ch a n g in g o n e ’ s life S u lliv a n , and fo rm e r U N A m b a ssa and s e ttin g th in g s in m o tio n .” d o r & A tla n ta M a y o r A n d re w Y o u n g . ho m a appearances have m ade his face a (“ ... there w as n o th in g but horses, c o tto n , c o m and c o w s ” ) w h o fa m ilia r one to m a n y audiences. N o w , Robert DoQui graduated fro m L a n g sto n U n iv e rs ity w ith a degree in m u sic, D o Q u i has ro le o f Sgt. Reed, die hard-nosed, no- m a g n ify the p o s itiv e and m y cha rac done w e ll. M o tiv a tio n a l spe aking is the o rig in a l and its fir s t sequel. I t ’ s a ter, Sgt. Reed, sym b o lize s a v e ry p o s i his w a y o f g iv in g s o m e th in g ba ck to ro le he feels is an im p o rta n t in g re d i tiv e fo rc e ” , p o in ts o u t D o Q u i. “ H e has the c o m m u n ity . ent in the R o b o co p trilo g y . c th ic s a n d values; and th a t’ s a ll w e try “ M y message is th a t IT • “ Sgt. Reed is a strong ro le m o d e l to g iv e o u r k id s n o w . W h e n I speak DONE", he sa ysco n fid e n tcly. “ 1 spent w ith y o u n g pe op le, I w a n t them to a lo t o f tim e p re p a rin g , b u t I'm s till m en under h im , in c lu d in g R o b o C o p ” , k n o w th a t they can s u rv iv e in this c lim b in g ; I'v e re a lly ju s t begun, and says D o Q u i. “ T h is f ilm deals w ith the society by d o in g th e ir w o rk and d o in g I'm n o t lim it in g m y s e lf to a n y th in g .” ‘ h o o d ’ and Sgt. Reed give s up h is jo b it w e ll! ” R o b e r t J o h n B u r k e in th e t it le to go back w ith R o b o C o p to defend R o b e rt D o Q u i liv e s b y th is e th ic. r o le ( o r i g in a l ly p la y e d b y P e te r his tu r f and re c la im it. H e ’ s o n ly the A s h e is q u ic k to p o in to u t, hehasbeen W e lle r ) s ta rs w it h N a n c y A lle n , sergeant, b u t h e ’ s the b a la n cin g fa c in the business fo r 30 years as a who to r in a ll o f the chaos.” w o rk in g a c to r (T h e C in c in n a ti K id , A n n e L e w is . A n O r io n P ic tu r e s B e in g in the R o bo C op m o vie s N a s h v ille , L o v e A t F irs t B ite , F o r re le a s e , R o b o c o p 3 w a s p ro d u c e d has g iv e n D o Q u i the a cto r, the o p p o r tune C o o k ie and R o b e rt A ltm a n ’ s b y P a tr ic k C r o w le y a n d d ir e c te d tu n ity to p la y a ch a ra cte r w h o stands S h o rt C u ts ), has s tarred in m ore than b y F re d D e k k e r . T h e s c re e n p la y fo r m a n y o f the same values he p e r 30 stage pla ys and 150 T V shows by so n a lly believes i n , values he lo ves to ( in c lu d in g “ C agncy & L a c e y ” , “ K n o ts R o b o c o p 2 ) a n d D e k k e r is ba se d stress in the m any m o tiv a tio n a l s e m i L a n d in g ” ), and has d o ne nu m ero us o n a s to r y b y M i l l e r a n d o n c h a r nars he give s a t schools and colleg es v o ic e -o v e rs fo r c o m m e rc ia ls and c a r a c te rs toons. H e has n e ve r had a re g u la r N e u m e ie r a n d M ic h a e l M in e r . T h e series o f h is o w n ye t, he has been able c o - p r o d u c e r is Jane B a r te lm e . r e tu r n s as s p u n k y M ille r c re a te d v L -.-y p .iC Day/Date Every Sunday Nov. 7, 14, 2 1 ,2 8 Y* ’G.' I Time Location Players 7:00pm -11:00pm Madrona Hill 2731 N. Greeley 240-8992 Rico Lopez and Soft Touch ■J ; - « • »•* - Every Wednesday Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24 II 8pm-12am II O f f ic e r ( c o - w r ite r by . * * * Every Thursday (Except Thanksgiving; Nov. 4, 11, 18 8pm-12am Fri & Sat. Nov. 5 & 6 9:30pm-1:30am and Soft Touch II 9:30pm-1:30am II 9:30pm-1:30am and Soft Touch II 9:30pm-1:30am II Fri & Sat Nov. 12 & 13 Fri & Sat. Nov. 19 & 20 Fri & Sat Nov. 26 & 27 II Staple Brothers Rico Lopez Staple Brothers Rico Lopez Staple Brothers of E d w a rd George Automotive Mark Rucker Returns To Portland Opera Repair In Donizetti’s Lucia Di Lammermoor & Hobby Shop th ro u g h o u t the c o u n try . “ I th in k there is an o p p o rtu n ity to in A id a (1 9 8 9 ) and as the H ig h P riest O rchestra . L u c ia d i L a m m e rm o o r, lo n g re c in Sam son et D a lila (1 9 9 1 ). In 1986 og n ize d as one o f the w o r ld ’ s m ost M r . R u c k e r w o n the p re s tig io u s tra g ic operas, reco un ts the tale o f the pany tw ic e p re v io u s ly , as A m o n a sro P ava rotti c o m p e titio n , appearing w ith lo v e , c o n s p ira c y , m adness, and m u r the legendary te n o r in the O pe ra C o m - der that entangle tw o aristo cratic fa m i pany o f P h ila d e lp h ia p ro d u c tio n o f lies in se ve n te e n th -ce n tu ry S cotland. U n B a llo in M aschera w h ic h was B etra yed b y her b ro th e r and duped n a tio n a lly telecast on PBS. O n in te r in to a lo vele ss m a rria g e , L u c ia learns national opera stages he has p e rfo rm ed to o late o f her lo v e r’ s actu a l fid e lity at the V ie n n a F e s tiv a l w ith P lá cid o and escapes to the o n ly re fu g e le ft her- C o m in g o , at the B rcg e n z F e stiva l -m adness. (N a b u cco ), O pera de N ice , T a iw a n , Mark Rucker winner of the prestigious Pavarotti competition. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE and the G ra z O p e ra in A u s tria . In the N o v e m b e r 6 ,8 ,1 0 , a n d 13, 1993 U .S. and Canada, M r. R u c k e r has C iv ic A u d it o r iu m 7 :3 0 p m S h a rp appeared w 'ith O pera P a c ific (w ith TICKET INFORMATION C a ro l Vaness in I I T ro v a to re ) C o n T ic k e ts ,a t S20, S25, S37, S47, n e c ts ut O pera, M ich ig a n O p e ra T h e S52, and S85 can be charged by phone a tre , N e w O rle a n s O p e ra , O p e ra (5 0 3 /2 4 1 -1 8 0 2 , 9 :3 0 a m -5 p m w e e k M a rk R u cker, one o f A m e r ic a ’ s H a m ilto n , G re a te r M ia m i O p e ra , days) o r 2 2 4 -4 4 0 0 (da ys, evenings to p baritones, jo in s M a rc e llo G io rd a n i O pe ra D e law are , and C le v e la n d O p and w eekends) o r purchased in p e r and M au ree n O ’ F ly n n in P o rtla n d era, a m o ng m a n y others. O n the c o n son at the P o rtla n d O p e ra T ic k e t O f O pe ra’s up com ing p ro d u ctio n o f L u c ia c e rt stage, he has appeared as guest fic e (1 5 1 6 S W A ld e r, P o rtla n d ), all d i L a m m e rm o o r. M a rk R u cke r, w h o sings the ro le s o lo is t w ith the San F ra n cisco O pera T ic k e tM a s tc rO u tle ts , o r the P ortla nd O rch e stra , the L o s A n g e le s C iv ic C e n te r fo r the P e rfo rm in g A rts on o f E n ric o , has appeared w ith th e C o m - O rch e stra , and the A tla n tic C h a m b e r B roa dw ay. Red Cross Night At Nutcracker Ballet Boogie Cat Productions ) S' A B e n e fit fo r th e Oregon Trail Chapter A m e ric a n R ed C ross and O r .-Í 24 Hour Blues Hotline egon B a lle t T h e a tre arc te a m in g up to m eet the needs o f disaster v ic tim s in o u r c o m m u n ity . D ecem ber 1 6 ,1 9 9 3 is Red C ross N ig h t at the N e w N u tc ra c k e r B a lle t. 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A v . » r i . ' A f./ » r . J .« It 2 7 3 1 N . G r e e le y 2 4 0 -8 9 9 2 M o n th O f N o v e m b e r (M a d r o n a H ill w ill b e c lo s e d o n T h a n k s g iv in g , N o v . 2 5 th ) CAN HE w h o pu ts h im s e lf on the lin e fo r the F ra n k .1 '• t’.i F o r a g u y fro m S tillw e ll, O k la D o Q u i’ s fre q u e n t f ilm and T V i' ’ ‘ : .4 M A D R O N A H IL L T A V E R N them to the best colleges. D o Q u i is ‘ p sych e d ’ . O ne o f his latest nonsense p o lic e o ffic e r he played in '5 B O O G IE C A T P R O D U C T IO N S to educate fiv e c h ild re n and send T h e re ’s e x c ite m e n t in his v o ic e and veteran ch a ra cte r a cto r R o b e rt in R o b o co p 3, D o Q u i recreates the I . « . 4 * %***>^ ' ’ " ^ ^ • * * ' " "'''V
