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THE OPENING ACT
FEBRUARY 9�16, 2022
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‘SET SAIL’ BY NORTH
MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS
I
like to laugh — even more, I
like to make people laugh.
When I was in school, I
cracked my share of jokes. I got
sent to the principal’s offi ce a
couple of times — evidently,
the teacher didn’t think I was as
amusing as I did.
My fi rst offi cial gig was in the
late-1980s serving as emcee for
an anniversary celebration for
the St. Anthony Hospital Care
Unit. They asked me to tell jokes
between introducing speakers.
A couple of years later, I
entered “So You Want to Be
a Star,” held at the Richland
Tower Inn. After advancing
through several rounds, the
winner was awarded a trip to
Hawaii. I placed second and re-
ceived a T-shirt and a weekend
at the hotel.
Over the years, I’ve done a
few birthday parties, participat-
ed in talent shows, performed
during a ladies’ night and cham-
ber event in Boardman, did a
couple of sets during a National
Recovery Day event in Pend-
leton and at my 40-year high
school reunion. Several months
after the pandemic hit, I even
experienced virtual comedy
I
Kathy Aney/East Oregonian, File
Tammy Malgesini performs a comedy
routine in September 2019 in
Pendleton.
— performing for members of
Higher Power Fitness from my
upstairs hallway via Zoom.
While that was fun, a comedian
I recently interviewed for a story
summed up live comedy by say-
ing, “Nothing, and I mean nothing,
is the same as being in a room full
of people laughing together.”
Among my favorite live com-
edy events was seeing Robin
Williams in Seattle, Jimmie “J.J.”
Walker at The Comedy Store in
Hollywood, Howie Mandel in Ya-
kima, Joan Rivers in Las Vegas
and George Lopez on the very
stage where I once competed.
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EO MEDIA GROUP
t takes hard work to sound
this relaxed.
The North Mississippi
Allstars have mastered their
métier and pin the meter on
“Set Sail.” The 10 tunes from
brothers Luther and Cody
Dickinson and their casual
collective are loose but tight,
playful and joyful, high-fl ying
but grounded in a groove.
Luther channels his inner
Sly Stone leading two- and
three-part vocal arrange-
ments that include Lamar Wil-
liams Jr., son of Allman Broth-
ers bassist Lamar Williams Sr.
The singalong vibe creates a
hippy glow, and Luther sounds
as if he has his feet up as he
sings “feeling laid back” on
the swamp romp “Bumpin’.”
The pulse comes courtesy
of Cody, whose economical
drumming style could coax a
bouncy beat from a cooked
spaghetti noodle smacked
against an appliance manual.
The Associated Press
He needs just a few strokes
kicking off the title cut to
establish the album’s funk
foundation, and shines espe-
cially bright on “Juicy Juice,”
a funny hip-shaker that might
make Prince blush.
R&B veteran William Bell
draws on his Stax roots tak-
ing the lead vocal on “Never
Want to Be Kissed,” which
swings on a bed of both strings
and horns.
The closing tune, “Authen-
tic,” explains how the brothers
do what they do: “We be funky
naturally.” They make it sound
so easy.
— THE ASSOCIATED PRESS