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The big pool at the Mt. Hood Community College Aquatic Center will be transformed into a ‘dive-in' movie theater on special nights this summer.
Swim with Tom Cruise
W ant to see a m ovie? W hat better
way to spend a sum m er evening than
floating in the big pool at Mt. H ood
C om m unity C ollege w hile w atching
T om Cruise on the big screen.
A fter five years on hiatus, the
M HCC Aquatic Center Dive-In Movie
Special m akes a return to the big
screen this sum m er. Fam ilies and
friends are w elcom e to spend time
floating, splashing and sw im m ing in
the college’s 50-m eter O lym pic size
pool.
Film classics such as “Jaw s” and
‘T o p G un” and other crow d favorites
w ill b e p la y e d o n th e e le c tric
scoreboard for view ers o f all ages.
“W e w anted to bring back D ive-In
M ovies as a fun event for the com m u­
nity,” says Steve H ula, m anager o f
aquatics and recreation. “It provides
a nice way for people to relax in the big
pool on a hot day w hile enjoying
m ovies for no extra charge.”
D ive-In M ovies will begin Friday,
June 29 and continue July 6 and 13
and Aug. 3 ,1 0 ,1 7 and 31. Prices are
the sam e for open swim: $4.50 for
adults, $3.25 for children 18 and
younger and seniors.
For m ore inform ation, call the
M H C C A quatic C enter at 503-491-
7243 or visit m hcc.edu/aquatics.
Without Michael, Jacksons Start Tour
Return to the
stage hasn’t
been easy
(A P) — G uided by a thum ping
bass line from their backing band,
the Jackson brothers strut forw ard
to a row o f four m icrophones, thrust­
ing their pelvises along the w ay,
before launching into "Can't Let H er
G et A w ay," a song their superstar
sibling released on his "D anger­
ous" album . If they had afros and
m atching pow der blue suits, it m ight
feel like 1977 again.
It doesn't. They're casually sport­
ing sunglasses, w orkout gear and a
few m ore pounds than w hen they,
along w ith the future King o f Pop,
w ere sim ply know n as the Jackson 5.
N early three years since M ichael
died w hile preparing for his c o m e ­
back tour, four o f his brothers —
M arlon, Jerm aine, T ito and Jackie
— a re b a c k o n s ta g e as T h e
Jacksons. It hasn't been easy.
"The brothers don't know this,
but I've broken dow n several tim es
and cried during rehearsals," said
Jerm aine during a recent rehearsal
break on a soundstage in B urbank,
C alif. "I'm so used to M ichael being
Marlon (from left), Jackie, Tito and Jermaine Jackson rehearse in Burbank, Calif. Nearly three years
after Michael Jackson died, the brothers prepare for their own return to the stage, including a July
28 date at Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City.
on the right, and then M arlon, Jackie,
"For m e, this cy cle that com es tour is another step in that process.
on and on. It's ju s t som ething w e around every y ear — this day, that They've rearranged their classics to
never get used to."
day — that do esn 't affect m e b e­ suit their voices, and Jerm aine said
T h e b ro th e rs la u n c h e d th e ir cause it affects m e every day," said the group plans to pay tribute to
"U nity" tour last W ednesday, five M arlon. "W hen that day co m es M ichael during their show s w ith a
days ahead o f the third anniversary around, it’s the sam e. Y ou learn to slideshow and m edley that will con­
o f M ichael's death from an o v er­ live w ith it. I still w ake up som etim es clude with the tune "Gone Too Soon."
dose o f the anesthetic propofol on and go, 'Jeez. I can't believe m y
"There's certain songs that m ake
June 25,2009. (The tour is com ing to brother's not here.'"
you feel the sorrow ," said Tito.
L incoln C ity ’s C h in o o k W inds C a­
Jerm aine said the brothers have "Then again, there are oth er songs
sino for one perform ance only on w anted to reunite on their ow n for that bring so m uch jo y and h ap p i­
July 28. F or tickets, call 1 -888-624- years, but after M ichael's passing, ness, such as A B C ' and I W ant Y ou
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they needed tim e to heal — and the Back' and the up-tem po stu ff like
T h is Place H o te l.! ju st im agine how
he used to w alk and spin and d o all
these things. Y ou can feel his p res­
ence here."
M ich ael la te r fo rg ed u n p re c ­
edented success as a solo artist. His
superstardom was unrivaled, and his
brothers couldn't capture sim ilar ac­
claim or sales, but their legacy as a
group has rem ained unchanged. The
Jackson 5 w ere inducted into the
R ock and Roll Hall o f Fam e in 1997.
W hile various com binations o f
the brothers have reunited to p e r­
form over the years, including at last
y ear's "M ichael F orever" tribute
concert in W ales, "U nity" w ill m ark
the first tim e the b ro th ers have
to u red to g eth er since th eir final
"V ictory" outing in 1984.
"W e have a certain m agic," said
Jackie. "O nce w e get ou t here and
run it dow n a couple tim es, it com es
back to you. I'm not (m oving) like I
used to, but w e still go t it."
W ill the fans think s o — and w ill
they turn out to see T he Jacksons,
w hose ages now range from 55 to 61,
perform their hits w ithout M ichael?
T h e b ro th e rs a re u n d a u n te d ,
hoping to release an album o f new
m usic then go back out on tour.
"It's like rid in g a b ik e," said
M arlon. "Y ou n ev er forget, but you
do need to tw eak a few things."