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March 15, 2000 Page B2 W |în rtlanò öMwruer l®Me!i ¡/Sports ÿortlan ft Ê Have a safe and happy St. Patricks Day Portlands own Jefferson Democrats cruise to 28-0 season 1 * P hotos K elly M oore LaNOSSI from page 1 c lo th in g , w ith o u t th e fo r m a l training? I ’m like Don King. Forexam ple, like 1 h a v e n 't g o n e to school for this industry, like Don King d idn’t go to school to be a prom oter, b u th e ’sstill ranked high am ong his peers for what he does, because he does it with finesse, style or w hat he needs to get thejobdone. I f l ’ve got a natural bom talent, tune into that, into me and w atch m e with binoculars . Like J e r m a in e O ’N e a l a n d o th e rs professionally w ho do what they do well. Like them, I cam e out o f high school too perfect a talent; to do the best that I do..N aturally. brother-designing luggage. M aybe som eone will look at m e and be lik e .. .that b ro th a’s doin something. • Q: H owdidyougo from luggage and accessories to clothing? ' (?•’ -4 frien d & I are hoping that y o u com e ou t with a line o f lingerie.. .andmaybe callZz Naughty Nossi? Can we look forw ard to this anytime soon? From m y clothing stint in 1987. Then from that point and my developm ent input w ith M arquis Ram one, it was ju st brought to light that I should start designing backpacks. I then cam e up w ith my ow n backpack creations and that spun into luggage. 1 was doin leather belts and keychains. A nd 1 thought, I’ve never heard o f a Volunteer“ ? Want to make a difference in the life of a young girl? SmartChoices, Yes dow n on everything. I can see w hat m y consum ers are buying & the trends. I’ve also got a big banner in the front o f the business. It gives a m essage from me. • Q: H’h at was your experience with your I” location on 30"1 A Killlingsworth ? • Q: So would you say that the new location is a resurgence o f Lanossi? A nd i f so,, what can we expect? W ell with the old location, I w as told before I even opened that specific location, that I shouldn’t have done it there. I d idn’t listen. I w anted to let an y an d e v e ry b o d y k n o w th a t Lanossi exist and is true and that I’m try in g to d o something. I was hungry. T here w ere a lot o f dark days.. But so what. My m othertoldm e, ifyou never try, y o u ’ll never find out. So I tried. Yes. It’sbeautiful. I’vegotabillboard sign. I’m going to be able to look • (Z- Who is a professional role model fo r you? • Q: Have you been designing specific new fashions the grand opening o f you r new retail store on the corner o f 33"1 A KiUingsworth. ? Y es, Spring & Sum m er fashions. LibraryC Professionally, Russell Sim m ons. T h at’s w h e re l w an tto g o w ith it. I’m trying to be on top the o f w orld too. • Q: A nd who is your biggest role model or inspiration fo r continuing to do what you do? M y grandm other, from w hat she i nsti 1 led i n m e. My grandmother knew and know s how I was raised and w hat I’ve gone through. She show ed m e the best understanding o f w hat it m eans to be a young man in life. FUBU. . .th ey’ve been friends together fo r a long time. Do y have some troops who have hi down with from the start? Yes. I used to do a lot o f the legwo but I’ve got a true team now. Thi solid brothers. W ej a President, a Vice, £ an E x ecu tiv e Sa M anager. W e’ve b< together as friends about 8-9 years. P tr o o p s u n d e r s ta th a t and w e ’re h u m b le . We hungry. W e’re all this together. as You! R a YWCA empowerment program for 4th and 5th grade girls, is seeking volunteers and interns to assist with S am uel Jackson. H e ’s classy & stylish. It would be an honor. Q: And finally, what does Lanossi stand for? It’s in reverse for: I shall Serve On A c h ie v e m e n t a n d L e a d e r s h ip (LANOSSI) 1 developed it myself. Just one day in m y creative breaks. And w ith an explanation like that; never to be duplicated, it’s easy to understand that blessings have been bestow ed to Jerry M anns. A young man w h o ’s learned that som e days w ill b e s tr u g g le s , a s w e ll as satisfaction, but through liv in ’ a positive life for the love o f his fam ily & com m unity, it’s easy to see that A nother day in the life o f LaNossi com es to a c lo se ... for now. Stay tuned next w eek as the Portland O bserver brings to you highlights o f th e 3 3 rd & K iU in g sw o rth reta il re lo c a tio n o f L a N o s s i’s G ra n d O p en in g & F ashion P review on March 18,2000! after-school programs designed to promote Would you like to girls* intellectual, social, and personal RENT A GYM? development. 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