luiy 4.2007__________________________________________
JJortlanò ©bseruer
Pa¿
y lrîS
k
ENTEOTAINMENÏ
Caught in the Middle ofIntergalactic War
Autobots and Decepticons Battle in ‘Transformers’
In “T ran sfo rm ers” T yrese
G ibson stars as Sergeant Epps,
who discovers that he is one of
the first present-day humans to
come up against robotic pow er­
ful aliens, the heroic Autobots
and the evil Decepticons.
The earth is caught in the
middle o f an intergalactic war
between the two races of alien
robots. Anthony Anderson por­
tra y s G le n , a h a c k e r w ho
stra te g iz e s w ith the m ilitary
group to come up with a plan of
attack to save the world from the
battling Transformers.
Also starring as part o f the
battling military team are Josh
D u h a m e l, R a c h a e l T a y lo r,
Spice Girls Reunite for Tour
"Girl Power" is back with the
announcement that the Spice Girls,
who topped charts in the late 1990s,
are reuniting for a tour and greatest
hits album.
Ginger, Sporty. Posh, Scary and
a heavily pregnant Baby Spice told
a press conference in London last
week that the tour would take place
in December and January and would
be accompanied by a television
documentary about the band.
"Girl power is back, we’re going
on the road, we’re touring the world,"
Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton said in
a promotional video shown to the
press before the five girls appeared
on stage at London's 0 2 arena.
The five-m em ber band is the
latest in a long line o f pop acts to
bury past differences and reform,
and they will be hoping for suc-
broke into song, "T ransform ers,
more than meets the eye. T rans­
form ers, robots in disguise!"
A nderson says proudly, "I can
sing more o f the song. I actually
o w n e d O p tim u s P rim e and
M egatron when 1 was grow ing
up. 1 liked O ptim us Prime the
best. I played with that guy until
he fell apart.
But most im portant, he and
his fellow soldiers are the first
line o f defense when it com es to
defending his country, her people
and her allies.
Anderson has appeared in over
20 films and has earned three
N AACP Image Award nom ina­
tions.
Oregon Tie to Woods’ Baby Picture
British girl band The Spice Girls (from left) Victoria B eckham ,
M elanie Chisholm , Gerri Halliwell, Em m a Bunton a n d M elanie
Brown p o s e for the m ed ia a s th ey arrive a t the Greenwich Royal
Observatory in London
cess w here many others have
failed.
The Spice Girls boasted album
sales of 55 million during their me-
Michael O 'N eill, John Turturro
and Jon Voight. Paramount Pic­
tures opened Transform ers na­
tionw ide on Tuesday.
Like every other boy his age,
G ibson was a fan of Transformers
action figures and a huge devo­
tee o f the television series.
“ 1 used to watch the cartoon
every day when I got home from
school,” he says. ‘‘W ho would
have thought a cartoon you loved
as a kid would end up being such
a milestone in your life as a grown
man? It’s crazy how things hap­
pen.”
When Anderson was asked if
he was fam iliar with T ransform ­
ers action figures, he immediately
teoric career, and hits including
"Wannabe" and "Say You'll Be
There" topped charts across the
globe.
(AP) - Tiger Woods and his
wife, Elin, didn't want some high-
profile celebrity photographer to
take the first professional pic­
tures of their new baby.
They picked Gretchen Dow
Mashkuri, who lives on a farm
east of Salem and doesn't have a
Web site or even a business card.
The birth of Sam Alexis Woods
was announced June 18 on the
golfer's Web site.
Mashkuri told the Statesman
Journal newspaper in Salem that
her brother's sister-in-law is the
Woods' interior decorator.
She was recommended be­
cause the new parents wanted
someone who is unknown — and
she is a mother of four and lives
on a farm.
A contract she signed pro­
hibits her from discussing many
details of the job. But she did say
she can tell how proud they are
to be parents.
Tiger W oods, left, holds his
newborn daughter S a m
Alexis W oods a s wife Elin
k is s e s the baby on the
head. S a m Alexis, the first
child for W oods and his
wife, w as born June 1 8 in
Orlando, Fla.
July 18, 2007
Unflinching Life o f a Super Freak
Rick James’ raw,
tell-all confessional
The Confessions of
RICK JAMES
“ MEMOIRS Of a
SUPER FREAK’
by Rick James
The life of super freaky "King of Punk Funk,"
Rick James, who miraculously survived numerous
trips to hell and back, is told in a new scintillating
autobiography.
James penned the revealing, raw, salacious and
brutally candid story w hile incarcerated in
California’s Folsom State Prison from 1993-1995,
and finished shortly before his death.
The result is The Confessions of Rick James -
"Memoirs of a Super Freak" by Rick James which
promises to be one of the most honest and un­
flinching looks at life in the fast lane ever written.
James has written the ultimate tell-all confes­
sional with the emphasis on the all.' He goes
behind the tinsel curtain of fame into the private
lives and closely guarded secrets of who did what
to whom in bed, on stage and between the legal
lines.
In short, the book makes for some very juicy
reading by a man who once called himself "the
black Marquis de Sade."
Despite Jam es' remarkable musical talents
and pioneering accom plishm ents, he was often
better known for his extravagant lifestyle, ex­
cessive drug use, kinky sex-capades, and the
brutal violence that eventually landed him be­
hind bars. But in his final years, James cleaned
up his life and was intent on refocusing his
legacy on his music.
Interest remains strong in the larger than life
persona w ho behind it all was merely searching for
love.
James died of a heart-attack in August 2004.
THE ALAN
BROADBENT
L.A. TRIO
@THE OLD
ALAN BROADBENT
1
V W
F *
catering by
A Simple
Elegance
KMHD 89.1 FM presents in association
w/Fendel-Allen Productions
The Alan Broadbent L.A. Trio
Tickets available during the KMHD Spring
pledge drive June 14—June 17, 2007
or by calling 503.491.7271 or at www.kmhd.fm
JULY 23rd
at 7 p.m.
cA-Tb. hMfiami
Leon’s Barber Shop
Shop 503 282-2920
Cell 503-309 4488
Lee Williams
The Spiritual
OC’s
1319 NE Freemont St
Portland. OR 97212
8 am - 8 pm Tues.-Sat
—
(T A T I TASM
State Farin’
Providing Insurance and financial Services
J
Homn Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61/10
Performing
live at the
Convention Center
Ernest J. Hill, Jr.
Agent
4946 N Vancouver Avenue Portland. OR 97?17
503 786 1103 Fax 503 286 1146
erme bill h5tnb@statefarni com
24 Hour Good Neighbor Service®
For more information call
Wally Testa
Residential and
Commercial Broker
Oregon Washington
503 2 6 7 75 8 6 cell
503 249 1903 office
503 249 6527 fax
w te sfa W co m ca st net
PROPERTIES.
UPROOTED ENTERTAINMENT
5 0 3 -8 7 5 -1 4 2 5
Or visit: www.uprootedentcrtaininent.com
Tickets available at the following outlets (To c h a rg e by p h o n e c a ll) :
T ickets W est 1-800-992-8499 • O ne S top R ecords 503-284-2435
Multi Million $ Service I ®
t
1