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Tuesday, May 10, 19K3
The Red and Black
Entertainmpnh.
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Rogers a big hit with all ages
Hits carry show
Kogers gave crowd what it wanted
By RIM. DR AN
Itrd and Hlark Staff Hrllrr
If the shrieks in the
audience were any in
dication. fans of Kenny
Rogers weren't disappointed
with the singer's per
formance in the Coliseum
Sunday night
The crowd, which ranged
from little girls to grand
mothers to "good ol‘ boys,"
was pretty large, but not
quite a sell out
Surrounded by a covey of
bodyguards. Rogers made
his way to the round stage in
the center of the arena and
sang an hour's worth of old
hits, new songs and crowd
favorites
After the perfunctory
opening numbers, Rogers
sang "Love or Something
Like It," after tossing out
tambourines and displaying
an easygoing wit and quick
sense of humor as he "ad
monished" one person for
"stealing" a tambourine
meant for another girl
Some songs got special
‘No-Show’ of respect for his fans
By ill \RI.KS AARON
Krd and Rlarh Entertainment f dllar
The ragged, blue-collar fans filed slowly out of the
Armadillo Palace last Thursday night, shuffling off to
their cars, or simply wandering around the parking lot
Some had hurried over from work, skipped or rushed
through supper, planning and preparing for days For
some it w as worth it. others had to w onder
For the second year in a row in Athens, George Jones -
country legend and emotional enigma — lived up to his
reputation
Leaving hurriedly after 29 minutes complaining of a
sore throat. Jones left approximately 750 fans who paid
$15 each, and Armadillo owner, Marion Cartwright,
confused and disgusted
We are instituting suit for ticket money and
damages. Cartwright said "it shows a total irrespon
sibility for his fans and everybody else
A lot of performers come out and do three hours David
Allen Coe will do three hours, and you'll have to run him
off the stage But George did 29 minutes, and his hand did
some of those He just ripped every body off "
After struggling with "He Stopped Loving Her Today."
Jones ambled off the stage and was rushed toward the
front exit, where a van was waiting to whisk him away to
his next show in Alabama
Cartwright chased after the rest of Jones' entourage,
grabbing the road manager and demanding his tin.non.
which Cartwright had handed over Just Indore the show
The manager said, "We can't do that," and Cartwright
w ent for the deer rifle
"I told them I was going to shoot the tires out on the bus
if they didn't give me my money and get off my property."
Cartwright said. "But I found out it was l.ee's (Green
wood, another country singeri bus and figured it would
only make things w orse "
Cartwright said Jones had lost a suit earlier this year in
Toccoa for $11,000, and all money he made in Athens
would go toward paying off that suit lie said he thought
Jones manager and promoter decider! to take the money
and run so they wouldn t have to pay off that debt
I guess they figured they'd just screw North Georgia,"
Cartwright said
Still remembering last year's Armadillo debacle in
which fans payed $14 a head just to vs- Jones fall off the
stage drunk. Cartw right said Jones would never set foot in
his club again
“I'm not going to put up with him anymore," Cart
aright said T talked to him before the show to sec if he
was drunk, and he was sober and talking and said
everything was fine
My w ife told me not to give him the money but George
was straight, everybody was clapping and raising hell.
and I figured every thing was all right
"1 would have taken a $2,000 loss if he had just played 45
minutes and signed autographs. But he just took the
money and ran Some people have paid $29 in two years
just to see him for 29 minutes "
Not exactly the stuff legends are made of.
Show short, sweet
A review
By BOB KEY KM
KH imI HU« k *1 aft Writer
I walked in the club and
presented the cashier my
ticket She gave me
another one in return,
smiled and said, "It s a no-
show stub. Just in rase he
doesn't show."
But George Jones did
show up last Thursday at
the Armadillo Palace, and
for 29 minutes, he
demonstrated why he is
commonly referred to as
the most important country
singer in America today
Jones and his band had it
together very tightly for a
while Thursday night, but
during "If Drinking Don't
Kill Me,” his voice
already blemished by a
touch of the flu gave out
on him, and his inspiring
set was soon railed to an
abrupt end
In the past, the biggest
worry almut Jones was
whether he'd show up. and
if he did, w hether be d be in
any condition to sing
That's all people talked
about before the show But
when Jones climbed the
stage stairs and started
singing "NoShow Jones."
from last year's duet
a Ibum with Merle
Haggard, everybody forgot
their fears and started
enjoying the show
And no one seemed to be
enjoying himself more than
Jones, who danced in place
and teased the crowd by
letting his voice tumble
even deeper and deeper
into the bottomless pit that
has become his trademark
The highlight of the show
was "Shine." Jones' latest
single, which brought
everyone to their feet, and
those who had lighters let
them flicker for the
duration of the song It was
the most emotional
moment of the set. but the
mood changed
dramatically when Jones
introduced "He Stopped
Lovin'Her Today "
Between each suc
ceeding song. Jones walked
toward the back of the
stage to cough He was
visibly bothered by his
throat, and he didn't even
attempt to sing or play
"Fox On the Run "
Hut when Jones did sing,
he was on target and his
voice was superb That he
played only 29 minutes was
a great disappointment,
but that he did it so well
was inspiring
treatment As Rogers sang
Joe Cocker’s "You Are So
Beautiful," large screens
were lowered one each side
of the stage to show scenes of
the singer's young son in the
delivery room and at his first
birthday party.
As "Coward of the
County" was performed,
scenes from Rogers' TV
movie of Ihe same name
were shown on the screens
And with "Lucille" came the
proverbial audience sing
along
Also performed were
‘‘Love Will Turn You
Around," and from his latest
album. "Blaze of Glory" and
"Scarlett Fever Finishing
up the show Rogers sang
“The Gambler," along with
"Lady" and "Ruby, Don't
Take Your Love to Town" as
encores
Rogers' fans seemed to
enjoy his appearance in his
wife's hometown area, while
the production was suitably
classy, as evidenced by his
fine back up band
The fans seemed pleased
with Rogers' low-key
delivery, and superstar that
he is. Rogers reminded them
he was only human when he
blew a line in "Reuben
James" Strong audience
response was elicited when
he introduced his wife and
mother. Lucille Rogers, in
the audience
Starting the show was
comedian Lonnie Shorr,
whose style of "down home"
humor went over well with
the crowd as he cracker)
jokes about late-arriving
members of the audience as
well as jokes about the
Reagans, Jimmy Carter
and Rogers himself
The second opening act,
T.G. Sheppard, was a
pleasant surprise His
performance was marked by
an easy smile and bountiful
energy while singing, among
others, "Without You," as
his final number.
He showed his sincerity
when he told the audience it
wasn't that long ago when he
was in the crowd watching
the show and was grateful
for being able to realize his
dream of being on the other
side.
‘Exposed’ barely succeeds
Confusion mars plot
A review of "Exposed," starring Nastassfa Kinski and
Rudolph Nureyev. Directed by James Tobuch A United
Artists release Now playing at Georgia Square.
By BILL OLIVER
Red and Block Suit Writer
Do not go to see "Exposed" if your sole interest in the film
is to see Nastassia Kinski live up to the title
Though Kinski does shed her clothes once. Rudolph
Nureyev's buttocks are on the screen more than his co-star's
considerable virtues
Indeed, if you go to this romantic tale of international in
trigue hoping to satisfy a prurient interest, you will be
disappointed "Exposed" hardly warrants its "R" rating
What the film does warrant is applause for being far more
interesting than most every other film in the latest wave
from Hollywood Though "Exposed" is a flawed film, it has
several positive aspects, and the greatest of these is
Nastassia Kinski
Kinski plays Elizabeth Carlson, a feisty college student
from Monroe. Wis who seeks to discover life by exploring the
world Before Kinski can see the world, though, she must
discard her professor/lover, quit school and break (he news
to her folks
Both scenes of confrontation are ruined by extremely
forced and stilted acting When Kinski argues with her lover,
the dialogue is laughable, and when she tells her father she
will quit school, his response is extremely cliched
Fortunately, the film advances quickly from that low point
In New York, a fashion photographer discovers the
tieautiful girl from the Midwest, and soon Kinski's face shows
upon the covers of ull the international modeling magazines
Kinski is appropriately stunned by her success In a very
appealing scene, she dances sensually to some old Motown
tune expressing her innocent Joy at the felling of self
discovery
Georges Delerue's score is another of the positive aspects
of "Exposed ” Whether the scene is New York or Paris, his
compositions convey a light, European mood. Delerue's
swelling crescendos, though, can't save the awkward in
terplay between Kinski and Nureyev, who plays terrorist
hunter Daniel Jelline
Nureyev's first words to Kinski consist of a makeup lip
“Don't wear so much lipstick, " he says before departing
mysteriously Only in the movies could somebody get away
w ith a comecin like that without being laughed at
Kinski, though, fulls in love with the mysterious man who
complimented her about her luscious lips When she and
Nureyev finally make love to each other, another positive
aspect of the film, the cinematography, becomes evident
The colors in the love scene urc magnificent The azure sea
outside the window. the white walls of the apartment and all
Kinski ‘exposed’ more than beauty
the radiant hues of Kinski herself provide for a tieautiful
scene. Cinematographer Henri Deseae also includes at
tractive portraits of both New York City and Paris.
"Exposed" is a grand, unrealistic romance with a single
love scene and a note left on Ihe pillow the morning after The
film tries to supply both romance and a suspenseful plot,
though, and the development of the latter offers the usual
confusion to the viewer. ,
Toback, however, who also wrote and produced "Ex
posed," never dispels the intrigue Confusion is necessary to
the plot of a good mystery movie, but this film is disjointed.
Before the tension builds sufficiently, everybody dies.
Unfortunately, there is mi denouement to straighten out the
aspects of the plot which don't quite mesh
Except for bad dialogue, poor supporting actors, failed plot
development and other shortcomings directly attributable to
Tobaek. this might have been an excellent film
Thanks to the music, the photography, and Kinski, the
woman they complement so well, "Exposed" is still pretty
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