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September 2 4 . 2 0 0 3 (Elje Page B3 (Observer CHEETAH LESSON A world-renowned cheetah expert will lecture at the Oregon Z oo’s Cascade Crest Banquet Center at 1 2:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. Lec turer Laurie Marker, director o f the Cheetah Conservation Fund, will be joined by Kamau and Kgosi, two extremely rare cheetahs. Tickets are $8. For more information, call 503 226- 1561. Rhythm and blues entertainer Bo Diddley records on a 125-year-old wax cylinder phonograph on Capitol Hill. His backup band is, left to right, Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N. Y., Rep. Mary Bono, D- Calif., John Conyers, D-Mich., and Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif. (AP photo) Multicultural Kingdom Bo Diddley Jams with Congress (AP) — Bo Diddley did what he does best, singing and playing his guitar. Five members ofC ongress did the best they could, playing his backup group. Last W ednesday’s jam session on Capitol Hill commemorated the birth o f recorded sound 125 years ago, when Thom as Edison in vented the phonograph. In a green coat, gold shirt and black hat, Diddley entered the room in what he called his “wheelchair Cadillac” that he sometimes uses for a bad back. “I’m kind o f in a good mood,” he said as he fiddled with his guitar. Phonograph collector Peter Di Ig o f Baldwin, N.Y., set up the antique recording system - an 1898 Edison recorder with a zinc horn and a tin- homed phonograph from around 1903 - and inserted the wax cylin ders that record sound. The cylinders can handle about two to four minutes, so the perfor mances were brief. T he 7 4 -y e a r-o ld b lu esm an stru m m ed his g u ita r as five H ouse m em bers tried to keep the beat, w ith varied levels o f success. T apping their feet and b o b b in g th e ir h ead s b eh in d Diddley were Reps. Mary Bono, R-Calif., John Conyers, D-Mich., Joseph C row ley, D-N .Y., Mel W a tt, D -N .C ., a n d L in d a Sanchez, D-Calif. The wax cylinders will go into a time capsule for the Edison Na tional Historic Site in West Or ange, N.J. Radio Host, Gospel Singer Compete 4 Gospel singer Kirk Franklin (right) hooks up with Portland'105.1 morning show host Nelson during music week on the “Pyramid." The TV broadcast is sched uled Friday, Sept. 26 on ABC affiliate Channel 2 at 4 p.m. Facepainting is one of the ways kids will learn about cultural traditions at the World Animal Festival at the Oregon Zoo. The Oregon Z oo’s World Ani event’s focus is on the animals and mal Festival showcases how ani cultures o f Africa. mals have been feared, revered and Local cultural groups present celebrated throughout the world. their version o f animal folklore The event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through storytelling, performing art Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20 and and live music. The Multicultural 21 and 27 and 28. This year, the Resource Center will provide infor- KM0R Spike Lee Gets Serious (A P)— Spike Lee, whose movies often have a political edge, says Americans need to think more about important issues and lay off the fluff. “We as a people are more con cerned with J.Lo and Ben Affleck than these so-called weapons o f mass destruction,” he told 750 people who gathered at the Univer sity o f Redlands. PHOTO COURTESY OF t mation about different cultures at its exhibit. The zoo’s African animals collec tion includes rhinos, giraffes, zebras, meerkats, primates and many more. For more information, call 503- 226-1561. S ony P ictures T elevision Spike Lee The director o f "Do the Right Thing” and "Malcolm X” also criti cized the country’s intervention in Iraq. North Korea poses a greater threat to the United States “but they d o n 't have resources” the country wants, he said. “W e’ve got all the rice we need. We don’t have oil.” Housekeeper Sues Will Smith (A P )— W ill and Jada P inkett S m ith 's fo rm er h o u se k ee p er is suing the c e le b rity co u p le for a lle g e d ly fa ilin g to pay her ab o u t 1,640 hou rs o f o v ertim e pay and firing her after she com p lain ed to them . In a law su it filed Sept. 11 in V entura S u p erio rC o u rt, M arilu C o o ley said she w orked fo r the S m iths and lived on th e ir e state for 4 1/2 y ears. She said d uring that tim e she often w orked m ore than 40 h o u rs a w eek and re ceived o v ertim e pay d u rin g her first tw o y ea rs o f em p lo y m en t. But starting in March 1999, C o o le y a lle g e d th e S m ith s stopped paying her overtim e and instead prom ised to pay her a $25,000 annual bonus. Cooley said she never received the bonus and, after she com plained about it, the Sm iths fired her in O ctober 2001. H. & B. 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