Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, September 27, 2000, Page 20, Image 20

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September 27, 2000_________________ F O C U S ____________________________
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The Focus
R. Kelly Debuts on His New Label
T h e e x tr a o r d in a r y m u lti­
p la tin u m re c o rd in g -G ra m m y
aw ard w in n in g a rtist, pro d u cer,
and so n g w riter R. K elley is set
to release the second act o f f o f
R ock lan d R e c o rd s(a jo in t v e n ­
tu re th ro u g h In tersco p e), R&B
trio T alent.
R iding o ff the su ccess from
R. K e lle y ’s first label p la ti­
num act S p a rk le , K an sas
C ity ’s ow n T alen t - K eith
M urrell, M arlon H atch and
E arn est “ B ish o p ” D ixon is
set to be the n ext act to
carry the torch w ith th e ir
debut single “ C e le b rity ” .
“ C e le b rity ” d ire c te d by
C h risto p h e r E rsk in a nd co ­
directed by R. K elly is poised
to be one o f the h o tte st R&B
songs to h it radio and TV h it­
tin g
b o th
a ir w a v e s
im m ediately,a nd the single ten­
tativ ely drop p in g in sto res O c­
to b e r 17. M u sical h ig h lig h ts
from th e ir debut B u lls E ye in-
clu d e the angelic
The
A n g e ls
S in g ” , th e
slow and
pul-
D e sc rip -
tions
O f L ove,”
an a p o lo g etic p i­
an o -d riv en “ I B e lo n g ” . B u lls
E ye also features the R odney
Je rk in s p ro d u ced u p -tem po
‘Every W hich W ay” orig i­
n a lly featu red on the
R o c k L a n d R e c o rd s
p l a t i n u m
s o u n d tr a c k r e ­
le a s e to th e
E ddie M urphy
and
M a r tin
L a w re n c e h it
m o v ie L i f e
a n d th e tr e ­
m endous
a
c a p p e lla h a r­
m o n izatio n o f
‘My H eart W ill
Go
O n ’”
-
C e lin e D i o n e ’ s
b lo c k b u s te r
h it
fro m th e T ita n ic
soundtrack.
W e ju st w anted to show
that T alent a c tu a lly had ‘tai-
e n t’ by singing a cap ella ,” says
K eith. “ W hen we go into the
studio, R. K elly d o e sn ’t hit b u t­
tons to m ake it sound this w a y ,”
adds B ishop. “ W hat w e sing on
tape is w hat y o u ’ll get live, no
tricks behind this. I t’s all re a l.”
A nd it only takes once to lis ­
ten to T a le n t’s dynam ic vocal
a b i l i t i e s to u n d e r s ta n d R.
K e lly ’s im m ediate reactio n to
the group and why the w orld
w ill em brace them .
B ulls E ye produced and w rit­
ten prim arily by R K elly w ill
hit stores te n ta tiv e ly by m id-
January 2001.
M arlon, K eith and B ishop
took a break from sh o o tin g a
successful v id eo to th e ir first
single “C e le b rity ” to pose for
the cam era. “C e le b rity ,” p ro ­
duced by R. K elley hits stores
on O cto b er 17. T heir debut a l­
bum called B u lls E ye w ill soon
be released January 2001.
A
Concourse De Maryhill Car
Show and Hill Climb
complished in 1998 through a
Maryhill Museum, the Greater parade o f Sovren Hill Climb Rac­
Federal Transportation grant.
Goldendale Area Chamber ofCom- ing Cars at noon from Loops Road
“From 1995 through 1963,
merce, G oldendale M otorsports to the M useum’s grand lawn.
several
hill climbs were held
Award winner will be announced
Association, and the Society ofVin-
on Loops Road,” said Bob
tage Racing Enthusiasts will hold a at the BBQ dinner held in the Mu­
Bush, organizer o f the event.
car show and hill climb on October seum picnic garden from 4 to 6 p.m .
“This
will be the 2nd annual
Dinner tickets are available at S15
7 and 8.
revival of that tradition.”
The hill clim b w ill be held on per person. At 7 p.m. there will be a
The Society o f Vintage
historic Loops Road, the first dance at the Goldendale Grange
R acin g
E n th u sia sts
paved road in the Pacific N orth­ Hall featuring 50s and 60s music by
(SOVREN), a Pacific North­
w est and the car show w ill be on the Fabulous Farelanes band.
west organization with over
The hill climb, for 1930-60s
the grand lawn o f M aryhill M u­
350 members, sanctions car
sports cars, will be held on Sunday,
seum.
events throughout the West.
On Saturday, October 7 from 12 October 8 from 9 a m. to 5 p.m. on
They insure that all participat­
noon to 4 p.m., visitors to Maryhill Maryhill Museum’s newly refur­
ing cars meet technical racing
Museum will be able to view Con­ bished Loops Road. Constructed in
requirements and that drivers
course de Maryhill, an array o f vin­ 1913 by Sam Hill, founder o f
are qualified and licensed to
tage, classic and custom cars dis­ Maryhill museum, the road winds
compete.
played throughout the Museum’s up a ru ral canyon so uth o f
Spectator viewing areas will
Goldendale, Washington just to the
extensive gardens and lawns.
be located along and overlook­
“This is a magnificent site for a east o f the juncture o f U.S. 97 and
ing the course. General ad­
car show," said Heidi Young who WA 14.
mission is $8, seniors and chil­
In timed runs, the cars will singly
attended last year. “All o f the won­
dren (6-12) $5, parking is free.
derful cars look great parked traverse the two-mile course o f 25
For more information, contact
throughout the beautiful gardens.” comers, 8 o f which are hairpin turns.
the Museum at 509/773-3733.
The car show will also inlcude a Rehabilitation o f the road was ac­
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M onday th ro u g h Friday: 7:00am to 10:30am
Saturday: 7:00am to 11:30am • Sunday: 7:00am to 12:30pm
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