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Chuck Berry Resting at Home
84-year-old
legend fell ill
during show
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(A P) — C h u ck B erry, w ho fell ill
w ith ex h au stio n and w as escorted
from stage during a C h icag o co n
cert on N ew Y ear’s D ay w as resting
on M o n d ay at his su b u rb an St.
Louis hom e.
T he 84-year-old perform er did not
require ho sp italizatio n and B erry ’s
friend, Joe E dw ards, said he ap
peared to have fully recovered.
"I think it w as ju s t exhaustion,"
E dw ards said, noting that Berry
played tw o show s in N ew Y ork on
N ew Y ear's Eve, then flew to C h i
cago w here he played at the C o n
gress T h eater on S aturday night.
" I th in k by the tim e the co n cert in
C h icag o got near the end he ju st got
tired," he said.
B erry's agent, D ick A len, said
that the singer "feels tired but g o o d ."
erratic, o u t-o f-tu n e p e rfo rm an c e
before he w as helped offstage. A f
ter a few m inutes he cam e back,
thanked the crow d and gave a brief
description o f w hat h appened, then
did a few steps o f his fam ous "duck
w alk" before calling it a night.
B erry still sings, plays guitar and
perform s the duck w alk during his
Chuck Berry
p erform ances, despite his ad v an c
Edw ards said Berry is feeling well ing years.
enough to prepare fo r a Jan. ^ c o n
E dw ards said the show s at B lue
cert at B lueberry Hill in U niversity berry H ill sell out every m onth w ith
C ity , M o. B erry has p erfo rm ed visitors com ing from around the
m onthly co n certs at the p o p u lar bar w orld to see him perform .
and restaurant that E dw ards ow ns
W hen B erry's friend and collabo
since 1996.
rato r Jo h n n ie Johnson — the inspi
"H e's in great shape," E dw ards ration fo r "Johnny B. G oode" —
said o f the sin g er o f early rock clas died in 2005, B erry told reporters he
sics such as "Johnny B. G oode," w ould m iss his friend but w asn't
"Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Roll Over m elancholy.
B eeth o v en ."
"M y turn is com ing very soon,"
"H e's very healthy. H e doesn't Berry said at the tim e. "W ould you
sm oke o r drink. H e cuts his ow n shed a tear fo r C huck? I hope not,
grass," E dw ards said.
because I don't see w hy one should
A m an w ho attended the C h i w eep w hen som ething inevitable
cago concert said B erry gave an m ust com e."
G ra ce fu l N am es A rt
Exhibit - “Graceful Nam es,’
an art ex h ib it at the L ittm an and
W hite G alleries at Portland State U ni
versity, w ill feature the w ork o f locally-
based artist K anaan K anaan and h ighlights the 99
nam es o f A llah (G od) as titles, each w ith intricate detail
and vibrant color. Show opens T hursday, Jan. 6 and
co n tin u es all m onth.
C o m m u n ity M u lticu ltu ral F ilm - T he film “G reat,
G reat, G reat G ran d p aren ts M u sic,” a p ortrait o f three
g en eratio n s o f Jeli (W est A frican m usicians, singers,
dancers and carriers o f collective know ledge and
cu ltu re), focuses on the ancient system o f cultural
tran sm issio n through sharing, respect and hum or.
A d m issio n is free. T uesday, Jan. 11 at 5 p.m ., N orth
P o rtlan d L ibrary, 512 N. K illingsw orth St.
L ast P olar B ear exh ib it - A t the W orld F orest C en ter
D iscovery M useum , p h o to g rap h er Steven K azlow ski
d o c u m e n ts th e d e v a s ta tin g u rg e n c y o f g lo b a l
w a rm in g ’s im pact on the A rctic in the ph o to exhibit,
T he L ast P o lar Bear: Facing the T ru th o f a W arm ing
W orld. Show runs through A pril 3.
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M urals E xh ib it - T he exhibit
“W alls o f Heritage, W alls o f Pride:
A frican A m erican M urals,” show
casing m urals from P ortland a rt
ists and all o v er the co u n try takes
place at the O regon H istorical S o
ciety through Feb. 13.
N o rm a n S ylvester B an d -- Boogie
C at N orm an S ylvester and his
band perform s Friday, Jan. 7 at the W est L inn Saloon;
Friday, Jan. 14 at C ly d e ’s; and Saturday, Jan. 15 at the
C ascade B ar & G rill in V ancouver.
E xplore W hat M akes Y ou T ick -- O M S I’s new highly
in teractive ex h ib it “ Identity: A n E xhibition o f Y ou”
ex p lo res the physical, psychological and social ele-
m ents in your life and chal
lenges o ur notions o f p er
sonal identity.
L ive Jazz - E very Friday and Saturday
from 8 p.m . to 11 p.m ., the T hird D egrees L ounge at the
R iver Place H otel, 1510 S . W . H arbor W ay . N o cover or
m in im u m p u rch ase. F o r m o re in fo rm atio n , visit
pdxjazz.com .
T ink erT oy Inspiration -
- T in k er toys are bigger
than ev er at the P ortland
C h ild re n ’s M u seu m
w h e re a “ B u ild Y o u r
Im ag in atio n ” exhibit is
now underw ay through
Jan. 23. G iant replicas o f
the c lassic T in k e r toy
c o n s tr u c tio n s e t p r o
vides for fun and ed u ca
tional activities targeted to ch ild ren ages 3-10.
D isco u n t A d m ission -- O M S I visitors pay only $2 per
person fo r general adm ission on the first Sunday o f
each m onth as w ell as discounted adm ission o f $5 to
the Planetarium , O M IM A X T heater and U SS B lueback
subm arine.
M el B row n L ive -- P ortland ja z z giant M el B row n
perform s at S a lty ’s
on the C o lu m b ia e v
ery Friday and S at
urday night. K now n
as the “G entlem an o f
Jazz,” B row n has a
c a r e e r s p a n n in g
o v er 4 0 years.
M u sic M illenniu m F ree S h ow s - T he M usic M illen
nium , 3158 E. B urnside, hosts in-house live p erfo r
m ances. E njoy free m usic and the opportunity to m eet
artists. C all 503-231 -8926 fo r a schedule.