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Page 2 May 2, 2001 Focus A S U P P L E M E N T O F 1-4 Sesfinys Child on a Koli with Flew Slbum C o lu m b ia R e c o rd s is rele asin g ^ortbniï» ©baertter E d i t o r i n C h ie f, P u b lis h e r C harles H. W ashington Editor L arry J . Ja c k so n , Sr. Business Manager G ary A n n Taylor Asst. Publisher M ichael L eighton Copy Editor Joy Ramos Creative Director R o b ert P a rk e r 4747 N E M a rtin L u th e r i “ S urvivor,” th e av id ly-aw aited fol low -up to D estin y ’s C h ild ’s m u lti p la tin u m “ T h e W r itin g ’s O n th e W a ll.” W ith “ S u rv iv o r,” th e p h e n o m e n a l fe m a le v o c a l trio fro m H o u sto n , T e x a s, re d e fin e s R & B an d u rb a n m u sic fo r th e 2 1 u c e n tu ry w ith th e c u rre n t sm a sh es “ In d e p e n d e n t W o m e n P art I” and “ S u rv iv o r” as w e ll a s th e h its o f to m o r r o w . P ic k in g u p w h e re “ T h e W ritin g ’s O n th e W a ll” left o ff, “ S u rv iv o r” fe a tu re s all th ree D estin y ’s C hild sin g ers - B eyonce K n o w le s, K e lly R o w la n d an d M ic h e lle W illia m s ta k in g lead v o ca l ro le s to c re a te n e w m u sic w ith an in c re a se d p o w e r, p assio n a n d so p h is tic a tio n . A ll th e track s on “ S u rv iv o r” a r e c o -p ro d u c e d b y B e y o n c e K n o w le s, w h o also te n b y B a rry G ib b a n d 503-288-0033 Fax 503-288-0015 e-mail: thefocus@ portlandobserver.com subscriptioiK^Trtland(ibsentT.com ads@ portlandobserver.com D e a d lin e s lo r s u b m itte d m a te ria l: A rticles: Friday by 5 p . m . Ads: M onday by Noon Focus w elcom es freelance subm issions. M a n u scrip ts an d p h o to g rap h s ca n b e re tu rn e d if ac co m p an ied b y a self- ad dressed s ta m p e d envelope. All cre ate d display ads becom e th e sole p ro p e rty o f th e new spaper a n d ca n n o t be used in o th e r p u b lic atio n s o r perso n al usage w ith o u t the w ritten con sent o f th e g en e ral m anager, unless th e client has p u rch a sed the co m position o f the ad. 1999 The Portland Observer th at, d u rin g its fo u rth stra ig h t A m o n g “ S u rv iv o r’s” o n e-a n d - w ee k at #1 on th e “ B illb o a rd ” H ot f u t u r e h its is “ I n d e p e n d e n t 100, re a c h e d th e la rg e st au d ien c e (1 4 0 .4 m illio n liste n e rs ) in th e W o m e n P art I,” a sin g le h is to ry o f m o n ito re d a irp la y , R o b in G ib b o f th e B e e b re a k in g th e re c o rd set in M a y G ees. “ S u rv iv o r” p ro v es,” 1999 b y T L C ’s “ N o S cru b s.” W h e n th e sin g le h it # 1 on* th e w r ite s m u s ic c r itic R o b S h e f fie ld in “ R o llin g S to n e ” (M a y 1 0 ,2 0 0 1 ), “ D e s tin y ’s C h ild a r e th e great p o p gro u p of th e UK c h a rts . D e s tin y ’s C h ild becam e th e f ir s t A m e r i can a ll-fe rn a 1 e g ro u p to h o ld that p o s itio n moment.. .These s in c e 1 9 8 9 , g als a re on a ro ll, n o d o u b t a b o u t it, an d i f th e re ’s n o te ll in g w h ere D e s tin y ’s C h ild w ill g o from h ere , th a t’s p art o f th e d ra m a th a t k ee p s w hen th e B a n g le s h it it w ith “ E te rn a l Haying sold more than 15 Million albums and singles across-the-globe, Destiny S Child is one o f the best-selling fem ale groups in the world. F l a m e .” D e s tin y ’s C h ild a lso b e c a m e th e firs t A m e ric a n all fe m a le g ro u p p rise d e lig h ts is th e D e s tin y ’s u s g lu e d to th e p o p s p e c ta c le t h e y ’v e set in m o tio n - an d C h ild v e rsio n o f “ E m o tio n ,” a h it “ S u rv iv o r” is p a c k ed a t #1 in th e w ith e n o u g h h its to U .K . c o w r o te m o s t o f th e a lb u m . A m o n g th e a lb u m ’s m a n y s u r in 1978 fo r S a m a n th a S a n g w rit- K ing,Jr., Blvd. P ortland, O R 97211 k e e p th e s h o w ro llin g .” Meow Mix “Jingle Your Way to L.A.” Contest Still waiting foryour 15 minutes o f tame'? Stardom m ay be ju st around the com er - provided you prefer Angeles to compete for the Grand Prize in the national final event in November2001. Cat impersonators who love the meowing to bowing. limelight will -------------- be asked to . put a per- O ne lucky cat im personator from ------- ©-------- Portland will win a trip to Los Angeles sonal twist on the onginal Meow Mix and the chance to compete for $10,000 jingle. Contestants for each local cash, plus a H ollyw ood makeover, a event will be selected through radio shopping spree on Rodeo Drive and promotions and from an on-site draw- alifetim esupplyofM eow M ixbrand ing o f names from the audience. In cat food, in the M eow M ix “Jingle addition to the local events, the Y our W ay to L.A.” national contest. “Jin g leY o u rW ay to L A. contestis The local jingle event will take place opentoall legal residents ofthe United atOaks Amusement Park on May 12th States. T o enter, people simply call the M eow M ix Hot Line at 1-866- 1:30 p.m. Renow ned actor and iroadw ay veteran Tony Randall is MEOW-MIXbetweenJanuary 13and September 30, and sing their jingle he official M eow M ix M aestro for over the phone. One phone contes he 2001 contest and will serve as the tant will be chosen to compete in the :elebrity ju d g e at the national final national final event via a random ¡vent in Los Angeles. sweepstakes drawing. O ne o f A m erica's favorite cat food Detailed information on the Meow arands, M eow Mix is conducting a M ix“ ’JingleY ourW aytoL .A .” con- rational search to find the best per test is available on the internet at sonalized version ofthe famousjingle www.meowmtx.com. The Meow Mix that has been used in its advertising Mobile is dressed to impress and forover25 years. L ocal“JingleY our comes complete with sunglasses, tail, Way to L.A.” contests will be held in moving tongue and two full-time driv approximately 30 cities across the country. Each local w inner will re ers w ho will drive the big cat all over the country throughout the contest. ceive an all-expense-paid trip to Los to e v e r d e b u t