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Page A6 October 15, 2003 Focus A lcohol and drug addiction is color blind... gender neutral... Noel Callahan as Louis (left). Master P as Percy Miller, Erica 0 'Keith as Jodi and Romeo appear in a scene from Nickelodeon's ‘Romeo.' (APphoto) Rapper L’il Romeo Launches New Show (A P ) — W hen L il’ R om eo and his father, M aster P, decided th ey 'd m ake a T V show , they had little doubt about w hich netw ork they w anted it on. “ 'SpongeB ob SquarePants" and ‘Fairly O dd Parents’ are my favorite show s," says the rapper, w ho re cently turned 14. The programs, fea turing the anim ated adventures o f a bum bling ocean sponge and a boy with equally bum bling fairy godpar ents, are N ickelodeon's most popu lar series, regularly landing in the cable Nielsen ratings’ Top 10. ... and targets all ages. But help is available. ■— “ B ut now ,” he adds playfully, O n one o f those clandestine v is “the best show on N ickelodeon is its, he brought a recording en g i going to be ‘R om eo.’” neer with him w ho cut a record, then T hesh o w (8 :3 0 p .m . E D T S atur played it for his father w hen he days) follow s a teenage w annabe returned from a business trip. rap star and his less-than-enthusi- “ He cam e hom e and heard the astic father, w ith R om eo and hip- song and said, ‘W ho is th is? ” ’ hop im presario M aster P m ore or R om eo recalls w ith a chuckle. less playing them selves. A fter it w as revealed that it w as To do that, the TV R om eo m ust M aster P ’s eldest son, a star w as go behind the back o f his m usic bom - but not w ithout som e trepi executive-father, som ething sim i dation from his father, w ho Rom eo lar to w hat the real-life R om eo did says w ould have preferred that he w hen he used to sneak into his spend his tim e concentrating on fath er's recording studio. school. iHlllW I w:iMli.nj I ra M. -i.PILtUTri .« ) i Britney Reaches 1 )ut ‘In the Zone’ Call our free and confidential HelpLine: (A P) — Is 21-year-old B ritney Spears trying to attract a m ore m a ture audience w ith her upcom ing album , “ In the Z one”? N o, the pop singer says. “The record label w anted m e to do cer tain kinds o f songs, and 1 w as like, Look, if you w ant m e to be som e kind o f sex thing, th at’s not m e,” ’ she tells Esquire m agazine in its N ovem ber issue. “ I will never do that. 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(A P) Jay-Z says h e ’ll launch his last nationw ide prom otional tour w ith a perfor m ance at M adison Square G arden on Nov. 25. The concert, produced by C lear Channel E ntertainm ent, will benefit the H ip-H op Sum m it A ction N etw ork and the Shawn C arter Scholarship Fund. Ja y -Z 's new a l AAHC IS REACHING OUT! JOIN THE TEAM Eat right, Get Screened! bum, “The Black A lbum ,” will be in stores on Nov. 28. “ ‘The Black A lbum ’ is m y last solo album because I w ant to go out w hile I’m hot and strong,” the 33-year-old rapper said. “The success o f m y recording career has opened up other opportunities for m e w hich I w ant to now focus on.” Advertise with diversity in Join Us for the 8th Annual Wellness Village Saturday, October 18, 2003 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Blazers Boys & Girls Club Ælîr|flortlanô (jObsertter call 503.38X0033 or email: «(I mo porilandobscrver.com 431 NE Jarrett Street Portland. OR 97211 (503) 493-6027 5250 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Fax (503) 493-6029 vwest@vwservices com . Schedule of Activities 9am Doon open 12pm Gospel Choir 10 Opening Drum Ceremony 12:30 Wellness Walk 10:30 Keynote Speaker Joyce 1 -1 3 0 Salsa Dancing Dougherty, Ph.D, HD. 13 0 3:30 Gourmet Cooking Demo Gourmet Cooking Demo 3 3 0 -4 ll- lp m Let us huiCdit orfuQ it within your hudget Salsa Dancing We like little jobs too! «D iabetes Screening «Glaucom a Screening «Cholesterol Screening «B lo od Pressure Screening «Peaceful Pampering « T B and Lead Screening «Glucose S AIC Screening «Im m unizations «O regon Health Plan «Prostate Screening « B o d y Fat Analysis «B o ne Density Screening «A rterial Stiffness Licensed Bonded Insured Vemell West. President Rich Flavors from the Caribbean SPECIALTIES Conch Fritters • Crab Callaloo • Grouper Fish Jerk Chicken • Roti • and much more! L unch • D inner • C atering • B anquets Tues-Fri Lunch 11:3O-2pm Tues-Sat Dinner 5:30pm-9:30pm For more information contact AAHC at S 03-4I3-IS S 0 or karen gQ aahc pordand.org » Myriad of Talent Roseland Theater w elcomes Peter Fram pton with Joe Bonamassa at 8 p.m. Oct. 29; T w iztid with W olfpac, the R .O.C. and Society O ne at 8 p.m . Nov. 5; Less Than Jake with Fall Out B oyat8p.rn.N ov. 12;andB.B. King at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23. Tickets are on sale now by calling 503-224-8489. Spooky Season General Contractor CCB# 153199 Free Health Screenings «H IV /H ep C Testing Jay-Z 4 Portland Parks and Rees sponsors a H allow een D ive-In M ovie at C o lum bia Pool, 7701, N . C hautauqua BI vd. at 6 p.m. Oct. 24. Tickets are $2 for kids and S3.50 for adults; an all ages M onster M ash costum e party is at the Matt D ishm an C om m unity C enter, 77 NE Knott, from 6 to 8:30 p.m . O ct. 24; A not so spooky Boo T o Y ou exhibit is designed for younger kids from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the M att D ishm an C om m unityC enteronO ct. 25; Little O n e ’s H allow een D elights gives kids a chance to m ake their ow n decorations at the D ishm an C enter from 12:45p.m. to 1:30p.m .O ct.25. Coming Home to the 80s Revel in a chance to drink in class a n d sm o k e in d e te n tio n at M cM enam ins K ennedy S chool's first ever H om ecom ing Dance! This 80s party has prizes for best cos tume, a photographer, and a DJ spin ning 80s hits. The dance is from 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 23. Tickets. $10, are availableat the door. For more infor mation, visit www.mcmenamins.com
