M ay 11, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver
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ENTERTAINMENT
“Kids’ Crime Patrol” Fund Raiser
Bill Cosby
In Person - In Concert
D an Bean Presents and A rtists
C o n su ltan ts are proud to announce
Bill C osby — In Person - In Concert,
for tw o show s only, Saturday, May
14 at 7:00 & 9:30pm at the Portland
C ivic A uditorium . Tickets w ent on
sale Saturday, April 9, at 10:00am at
all G .l. Jo e ’s T icketm aster ticket lo
catio n s or charge-by-phone (503)
224-4400.
Bill Cosby is, by any standards,
one o f the m ost influential stars in
A m erica today.
W hether it be through concert
ap pearances o r recordings, televi
sion or film s, com m ercials or educa
tion, Bill C osby has the ability to
touch p eo p le’s lives. Elis hum or often
centers on the basic cornerstones of
o u r existence, seeking to provide an
insig h t into o u r roles as parents, ch il
dren, fam ily m em bers, and men and
w om en. W ithout resorting to g im
m ickry or low -brow hum or, Bill
C o sb y ’s com edy has a point o f refer
ence and respect for the trappings
and traditions o f the great A m erican
hum orists such as C harlie C haplin,
W ill R o g e rs , W .C . F ie ld s a n d
G roucho M arx.
C om ing from a P h ilad elp h ia
ghetto, he represents the voice o f the
vast, ordinary w orld out there. E v
eryone seem s to easily identify with
his characters and the situations they
find them selves in. Bill C osby points
o u t the hum or in our lives, and in
doing so, he touches our hearts. B e
cause o f this, his appeal is not re
stricted to any specific group. His
C haplin esq u e q ualities, com bined
w ith an earthy innocence, have en
deared him to people from all walks
o f life.
It is th e fu sio n o f th e se q u a li
tie s
th a t h as re s u lte d
in
te le v is io n ’s b ig g e st and m ost in
flu e n tia l h it o f th e m o d e rn e ra .
T h e C o sb y S h o w . T h e sh o w w as
c re d ite d
by
m any
fo r
sin g le h a n d e d ly re s u rre c tin g the
sit-c o m g e n re . C o s b y ’s re tu rn to
te le v is io n a fte r e ig h t y e a rs w as
p ro m p te d by w h at he p e rc e iv e d as
a la c k o f re le v a n c e an d an a b u n
d a n c e o f su p e rfic ia lity in TV c o m
e d y p r o g r a m m in g . W e e k a f te r
w e e k o f #1 ra tin g s an d the a lm o st
u n a n im o u s c ritic a l a c c la im for the
sh o w o n ly c o n firm s th a t o th e rs
a g re e w ith h is o p in io n . H is s u c
c e ss on te le v is io n , w h ic h has been
a c a ta ly s t in p ro m o tin g N BC to
fir s t p la c e , h a s b een m a tc h e d in
o th e r a re a s . In 1986, he b ro k e
R a d io C ity ’s 53 y e a r old a tte n
d a n c e re c o rd fo r h is c o n c e rt a p
p e a ra n c e .
A lthough Cosby has perform ed
stand up since he w as an infant - for
his m other, father and brothers - his
first “professional” com edic “gig”
w as for $5 a night at a night spot
called “The U nderground” in a sm all
room nam ed “The C ellar.” It d id n ’t
have a stage, so Cosby did his act on
a table w ith a chair propped on it.
W ord o f C osby ’ s comedy soon spread
from Philly. The club called “ the
G aslig h t” in New York booked him
for sixty dollars a week, and he was
70% to O .R.E. Corp.
Local businesses, which arc asked 3.
to donate space for the “ KIDS ’ CRIME
PA TRO L” ride, receive recognition
on a plaque that is placed at each 4.
location and shows the am ount of
m oney raided.
To date, “ K ID S’ CRIM E PA 5.
T R O L ” rides have been placed at the
following locations:
1. M ilw aukie Bowl: 3056 Harrison 6.
S tr e e t; M ilw a u k ie , O re g o n
Continued from Metro
Stoppers Board o f Directors is
responsible for raising the necessary
funds.
R ecently, in an attem pt to help
raise m oney for itself and the local
C rim e Stoppers Program s, Crim e
Stoppers International entered into
an agreem ent with O .R.E. C orpora
tion, a m inority-ow ned com pany in
El Paso, Texas, and m anufacturer of
the “KIDS ’ CRI ME PATROL am use
ment ride (see attached). Under the
term softhe agreem ent, O.R.E. Corp.,
2.
which is fully insured and accepts full
responsibility fo rth e “ K ID S’ CRIM E
P A T R O L ” am u sem en t ride, will
build, place, service, and maintain
each unit. G rossprocecdsarcdividcd;
25% for the local program , 5% for
C rim e Stoppers International, and
97222. Contact: D onnie Pyle
(503) 654-7719
In te rsta te L anes: 6049 N. In
terstate; Portland, Oregon. C on
tact: K elly Sparano (503) 285-
9881
J a n tz e n B each B ow l: 1704
Jantzen Beach Center. Contact:
Bill Hennings (503) 289-5521
Kellogg Bowl: 10306 SE Main;
M ilw aukie, O regon. C ontact:
Donnie Pyle (503) 659-1757
L a r r y ’s S p o rts C e n te r: O regon
City Shopping Center; O regon
City, Oregon. (503) 656-0321
Hong K ong E xpress: O regon
City Shopping Center; O regon
City, O regon. (503) 655-4821
For more inform ation contact:
Robert M arkowski, of O.R.E. Corp.,
at (915) 857-5997, or O fficer Henry
Groepper, at (503) 823-0830.
Tum-of-the-century Vienna comes deliciously to life
in Johann Strauss' dazzling
\
From the moment the curtain rises to the glittering grand
finale, the stage is alive with lilting Viennese waltzes,
breathtaking sets and costumes, hilarious high-jinx and some
of the most gorgeous music ever written.
A lavish feast for the eye and e a r . . . an evening of sheer
delight! Performed in English by a spectacular all-star cast
with the Portland Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
Bill C o s b y
on his way.
Soon his routines rocked au d i
ences w ith laughter at the top clubs
around the country. Many o f his e x
pressions becam e part o f the jargon
o f the generation, like his fam ous
draw n-out ‘riiiiiiiig h t.” M uch o f his
early repertoire drew upon his child
hood pals from the Philadelphia ten
e m e n ts: F a t A lb e rt, O ld W e ird
H arold, D um b D onald, R udy, Nolan
& W easel. He talked about his youth
in Philadelphia w here tw o guys on
the block shared one broken-dow n
auto, crashed parlies, cow ered from
trou ble, and co n stan tly scrim ped
around to raise the 19 cents they
needed for gas for th e irc a ran d the 14
dollars they needed for oil.
It was during C osby’s nightclub
circuit period (w hen he was first
gettin g started) th at C arl R einer
caught his act in Pittsburgh and in
troduced Cosby to producer Sheldon
L eonard, w ho signed him to star in
the IS py series. The series, about two
spies disguised as tennis bum s, was
an instant sm ash on TV . C osby’s I
Spy role as co-star broke the racial
barrier television. Before the series
ended, he had w on three Em m y
A w ards. It was a historic m om ent in
casting w hen a black man was placed
along side a w hite man as his equal,
and it created international interest
in the show and in Bill Cosby.
Prepare to be be-dazzled!
L ive M usic
MAY 14, 16*, 18, 20*, 21, 1994
Friday &
Saturday
8pm-Midnight
Janice Scroggins
w ith Mario De Priest
Wednesday
Jam Session
w ith Ron Steen
7pm to llpm
featuring Louisiana style
cuisine a t its finest
k
<I ik tints Presents
A Sunday Night Blues Party
with
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