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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
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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
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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.
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