Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, August 02, 2006, Page 13, Image 13

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    August 2. 2006
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Second Wife Divorces Prince
Unpublicized
union ends
after five years
publicly about his marriage to
Testolini, 29. They tied the knot in
2(X)I inaceremony in Hawaii, with
Testolini taking the Purple Rain'
singer’s little know last name.
It is Prince’s second marriage.
He was previously married to
backup singer and dancer Mayte
Garcia. The pair wed on Valentine's
Day in 1996 and had a son w ho was
born with Pfeiffer syndrome, a rare
skull disease. He tragically died
shortly after being bom.
Prince and G arcia’s union was
eventually annulled in 1998.
ManuelaTestolini Nelson, soon
to be the woman formerly known as
Mrs. Prince, has filed for divorce
from the pop superstar. Prince’s
attorney confirmed. Patrick Cous­
ins, his general counsel, said that
the case was pending.
The case was filed May 24, and
a court administrator told the AP
the case was sealed on July 11.
Prince, full name Prince Rogers
Nelson, and Testolini. a former
employee at the star's Paisley Park
charitable foundation, were mar­
ried for five years.
Prince, 48, has rarely spoken
Noon—4pm
Trad Jazz Brunch with
Dr. Jazz fil The Interns
and The Jim Beatty Band
5pm—2am
The Jimmy Bowskill Band
w/Special Guests TBA
When: Friday, August 2 5 , '0 6
Where: Beale Street N W
1 0 72 1 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR
Cost:
$ 2 2 .5 0
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Prince with his soon-to-be
ex-wife M anuela Testolini
N elson a t the A cadem y
Awards in February 2 0 0 5 .
To Purchase Tickets Call
503.491.7271
Aussie Bluegrass Artist Attracts Wide Audience
Award-winning blues singer/
guitarist Fiona Boyes will perform
two shows in Portland on Tuesday,
Aug. 8 at Alberta Street Pub, 1036
N.E. Alberta St. and Wednesday,
Aug 9 at Music Millennium, 801
N.W. 23rd Ave.
B oyes
w on
the
B lues
Foundation’s 2003 International
Blues challenge, becoming the first
Australian and the first woman to
win the acoustic division of this
prestigious event.
She has toured the U.S., per­
forming at the Blues Hall o f Fame
Induction Ceremony, the Chicago
Blues Festival, and P ortland’s
Waterfront Blues Festival. Boyes
has also toured her native Austra­
lia with some of Blues’ most leg­
endary artists, including Alvin
Youngblood Hart, and How lin’
P a g e B3
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Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin.
Sumlin said of Fiona, "She’s got
it, Tm tellin’ you... you know what
I’m talkin' about. I’ve played with
them all, and she’s got it.’’
Boyes' new album. Lucky 13,
comes out Aug. 8, featuring electric
blues, swing, rockabilly, and every
style of blues in between, with spe­
cial guests including Marcia Ball
and "Steady Rollin’" Bob Margolin.
The Alberta Street Pub perfor­
mance begins at 8 p.m., and the
Music Millennium performance
begins at 6 p.m.
Oregon
Shakespeare
Festival«
O r g a n iz e d bus tours
Aug. 31-S e p t. 2
Intimate Apparel
by Lynn Nottoge
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
by William Shakespeare
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
($345/person double occupancy)
S e p t.2 -3
The Merry Wives of Windsor
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by William Shakespeare
The Winter’s Tale
by William Shakespeare
Fiona B oyes brings
Portland a b lu e s style
from down under.
($275/person double occupancy)
Sept. 2 9 - Oct. 1
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand
Soul Singer to open B.B. King celebration
Portland’s leading soul chan-
teuse Liv W arfield will perform at
legendary electric guitarist B.B.
K ing’s 80th Birthday Celebration
C o n c e rt, M o n d ay , A ug. 7 at
M cM enam ins Historic Edgefield
M anor in Troutdale.
King, a 14-time Grammy winner
and reigning king o f the blues,
hails as one o f the most influential
electric guitarist o f the 20th cen­
tury. As a goodwill am bassador
and innovative bluesm an. King
co n tin u e s to to u r e x te n siv e ly
worldwide.
W arfield’s captivating rock and
soul performances capture the emo­
tional standard and artistic integrity
o f influences Etta Jam es, Patti
LaBelle and TinaTumer. Her debut
album “Embrace Me," is scheduled
fora Sept. 9,2006 release date. Visit
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
www.livmymusic.com for more in­
form ation. and stay tuned for
W arfield’s new website, launching
this month.
T ickets can be purchased at
Ticketmaster outlets and at the Crys­
tal Ballroom box office. Reserved
seats run $65 .(X) and general admis­
sion tickets are a vailable for $37.50.
Gates open at 5 p.m. and the show
begins at 6:30 p.m.
Intimate Apparel
by Lynn Nottage
($345/person double occupancy)
The Tragical History o f Doctor Fauctui (ZOOS) Fnsemble
Relax and Enjoy!
Intim ate Apparel (2006) Gwendolyn M ulamba, TtMjny Adams
Photos David Cooper and T Charles Fnckton
Round trip coach trip; dinner
w ith OSF actors; indoor and
outdoor performances;
lodging in downtown hotels;
shopping and much more!
BOOK NOW!
(541) 482-2111 , ext. 240
amyr@osfashland.org
Liv Warfield
‘Men of Honor’ Diver Dies at 75
Navel hero
immortalized in
Hollywood film
(A P )-C a rl M. Brashear, a na­
val hero who was immortalized in
a Hollywood film, died July 25 at
age 75. Brashear was the first
black U.S. Navy diver, portrayed
by Cuba G ooding Jr. in the 2000
film “Men of Honor.”
Brashear, a native o f Sonora,
Ky., died at the Naval Medical
Center Portsmouth of respiratory
and heart failure, the medical cen­
ter said.
Brashear retired from the Navy
in 1979 after more than 30 years of
service. He was the first Navy
diver to be restored to full active
duty as an am putee, the result of
a leg injury he sustained during a
salvage operation.
In 1966, Brashear was tasked
with recovering a hydrogen bomb
that dropped into waters off Spain
when tw o U.S. Air Force planes
collided.
During the mission, Brashear
was struck below his left knee by
a pipe that the crew was using to
hoist the bomb out o f the water.
Brashear was airlifted to a naval
hospital where the bottom o f his
left leg was am putated to avoid
gangrene. It later was replaced
with a prosthetic leg.
The Navy was ready to retire
Brashear from active duty, but he
soon began a grueling training
program that included diving.
Carl M. Brashear
running and calisthenics.
“Sometimes I would come back
from a run, and my artificial leg
would have a puddle of blood
from my stump. I w ouldn't go to
sick bay because they would have
taken me out o f the program ,"
Brashear said in 2002 when he
was inducted into the G allery of
Great Black Kentuckians. “ In­
stead. I'd go hide somewhere and
soak my leg in a bucket o f hot
water with salt in it — th a t's an
old remedy I learned growing up."
After completing 6tX)-fix>t to
I .(XX)-foot-deep dives while being
evaluated for five weeks at the Ex­
perimental Diving Unit in W ash­
ington, D.C., Brashear became a
master diver in 1970.
Brashear faced an up­
hill battle when he joined
the Navy in 1948 at the
age o f 17, not long after
the U.S. military desegre­
gated.
"I went to the Army
office, and they w eren't
too friendly," B rashear
said in 2002. "B ut the
Navy recruiter was a lot
nicer. Looking back, I was
placed in my calling."
Brashear quickly d e­
cided after boot cam p that
he wanted to becom e a
deep-sea diver.
“G row ing up on a farm
in K entucky, I alw ays
dream ed o f doing som e­
thing c h a lle n g in g ,” he
said. “ W hen I saw the
divers for the first time, I
knew it was just wha, I w anted."
In 1954. he was accepted and
graduated from the diving pro­
gram, despite daily battles with
discrim ination.
“ Hate notes were left on my
bunk," he said. “They didn’t want
me to make it through the pro­
gram."
He went on to train for ad ­
vanced diving program s before
his 1966 incident.
Brashear m arried childhood
friend Junetta W ilcox in I952and
had four children - Shazanta.
DaW ayne, Phillip and Patrick -
before their divorce in 1978. He
later married Hattie R. Elam and
Jeanette A. Brundage.
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