Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, December 29, 1993, Page 6, Image 6

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    D ecember 2 9 , 1 9 9 3 • T he P ortland O bserver
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Arrested Development Spares A Dime For Homeless
Acclaimed, Grammy Winning Band And EMI Records Group Donate $54,000 From “Mr. Wendal” Royalties To The
National Coalition For The Homeless In Honor of “Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? Day
"GLORY,
HALUUUAH!
A Sequel Is Born That's Superior In Almost Every Way To The Original.
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- S«san Wloszczyna, USA TODAY
"MARVELOUS!"
"Wonderfully Funny,
Musically Marvelous,
A Package Of
Pure Pleasure!"
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- David Sheehan, NBCTV/LA
"SEE IT!"
"It's Invigorating And Warmhearted.
Say Five 'Hail Whoopis'And See It!"
- Ralph Novak, PEOPLE MAGAZINE
Pictured standing from left to right: National Coalition for the homeless' Fred Karnes: Arrested Development's Aerie Taree and Nadiroh, and
Coalition's Fred Flores and Mike Fabricant. Pictured in front: Arrested Development's Speech. Photo credit. Gary cershott
Chrysalis/ERG recording artists
A rrested D evelopm ent, winners of
the 1993 Grammy awards as “Best
New Artist” and “Best Rap Perfor­
mance” have donated a check for
S54,174.52 to the National Coalition
for the Homeless. The am ount in­
cludes the royalties from the hip-hop
group’s hit single, “ Mr. W endal,’
along with a m atching dollar-for-
dollar total contributed by the band's
label, Chrsalis/ERG.
Group leader Speech, who re­
cently delivered the keynote speech
at this year's CM J Music M arathon
convention in New York City, pre­
sented a check for the am ount to the
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food...”
“We believe that homelessness is
the fault o f the government and the
system. The basic liberties and the
pursuit of happiness should be a way
o f life, not a privilege. W e decided
that instead o f merely blaming the
system or complaining about it, we'd
write about it, do something about it,”
explains Speech.
Daniel G lass comments, “Only
the most unique and talented artists
can effect change in the world with
their music. Arrested Development's
Mr. W endal' did more for the home­
less than many o f today's politicians.”
National Council for the Home­
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organization's Fred K am as and Mike
F abricant Also on hand for the pre­
sentation were band members Aerie
Taree and Nadirah along with ERG
President/CEO, D aniel G lass and Sr.
Director, Rap M usic, Lindsey W il­
liams.
“ M r.W endal,” from the band’s
triple platinum -plus debut, 3years, 5
months and 2 days in the life of...,
deals directly with the homeless situ­
ation in lyrics such as “N ever thought
twice about spending on a ole bum
until I had the chance to really get to
know one! Now that I know 'em to
give him money isn't charity, he gives
me some knowledge I buy him some
le ss o f f ic ia ls h o p e A rre ste d
Development's donation serves as a
springboard for “ Brother Can You
Spare A D im e?” day on November
18,1993 the first national fund-rais­
ing day for homeless people. The
event is slated to be marked through­
out the m onth of November 14-20,
1993, cosponsored by NCH along with
the N a tio n a l S tu d en t C am paign
Against Hunger and Homelessness
and O xfam America.
A rrested Development are cur­
rently in the Deep South, writing and
recording the follow-up to their suc­
cessful debut album set for a Spring
'94 release.
"WONDERFUL!"
at
The Fabulous Texas Annex!
1625 N.E. Alberta Street
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Gunderson Inc., of Portland, an-
nounccd W ednesday that ithas begun
operations at a railroad freight car
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repair facility in Springfield,O regon.
At the same time, Governor Roberts
announced a $100,000 com m itm ent
in lottery dollars from the G overnor’s
Strategic Reserve Fund to train new
Gunderson em ployees at the site.
“Gunderson is a fine Oregon com -
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pany with a long-established reputa-
tion for producing quality equipment,
Governor Roberts said. “W e’re very
pleased today to add another dim en­
sion to the state’s on-going partner­
ship with the com pany, and pleased
as well with the cooperation w e’ve
seen here between Gunderson and the
City of Springfield.”
The training program funded by
the G overnor’s Strategic Reserve pro­
vides a highly intensive course to give
the new G underson employees a work­
ing knowledge o f the safe use of hand
tools and other equipm ent in the fa­
cility. Gunderson has a long estab­
lished record of quality training to
both enhance productivity and ensure
safety. (Peggy Eberle, OEDD, 373-
1290)
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