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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, April 4,2004
‘Alegria’ returns to Galleria, Aerosmith at Philips
On the town
"Alegria” isn’t the latest
Cirque Du Soleil and it isn’t
the best, but it is the purest.
In 1984, a Canadian
troupe reinvented the circus
by focusing on the human
spirit.
Nineteen years later.
Cirque has repeatedly topped
itself, offering one elaborate
production after another.
This year, "Alegria"
returns to the Cobb Galleria
parking lot where they once
again pitch their blue and yel
low tent.
As far as Cirque shows go,
"Alegria” is hit and miss.
There are amazements,
such as the Fast Track tram
poline acts, the Storm that
blows the crowd into inter
mission in a flurry of white
streamers, and the Russian
bars.
However, there are slow
points as well, such as the
hoops act (the Big Apple
Circus hoops act blew it
away), the strong man
(impressive, but not very daz
zling). and the clowns (just
plain yawn).
It's not as perfectly paced
and breathtaking as last year's
“Varekai,” but the show defi
nitely has its moments.
Whether you will want to
go see this round of Cirque
probably depends on several
factors.
If you have never had the
Cirque Du Soleil experience,
go. Any Cirque Du Soleil is a
wonder to the uninitiated.
It’s nice getting paid for a job that you really enjoy
HARRIS BUCKWOOD
Community Editor
I love to write.
I actually get paid to write
stuff.
There are not many peo-
pie who have
a job doing
what they
really want
to do.
I write on
a computer.
When I start
ed out. I
wrote on an Army surplus
manual Royal typewriter. A
guy named Carl used to come
by with a rubber mallet and a
can of WD-40 to tune it up.
Now. if we have a computer
problem, a guy named Tom
comes and does computer
stuff to the computer.
I found myself sitting
recently in a doctor’s office
amidst the old magazines that
still had pictures of President
Bush, the daddy.
An idea for a column
crossed my mind and I found
a piece of paper and started
making cryptic notes.
Suddenly, I realized that I
did not like to write. At least
not with a pen or pencil.
Penmanship was never
one of my strong points. I
remember my first grade
teacher, Mrs. Nash, would
take that contraption that
would make lines on the
blackboard and would make
it look like a tablet.
We would pull out our
trusty Blue Horse tablet and
a Husky pencil and would
attempt to replicate her mes
sage of the day. It always
began with, “Today is
Monday, the sth day of April.
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On the Town - Atlanta Entertainment During the Next Two Weeks
Show Date Venue Price Range
The Atlanta Passion Play Ends Today Atlanta Civic Centerslo - S2O
Atlanta Dogwood Festival Ends Today Piedmont Park Free
Cirque Du Soliel: Alegria Through 4/11 Cobb Galleriasso - S7O
Air4/6 Earthlink Lives2s
The Darkness 4/8 Tabernaclesl2
Randall Bramblett 4/8 Eddie's Atticsl2
Yellowcard 4/8 Roxy s2l
Aerosmith/Cheap Trick4/9 Philips Arenas39.so - $75
Distillers4/10 Cotton Clubsl2
Joe Rathbone4/10 Java Monkey Free
Slightly Stoopid;4/10 Roxy sls
Bob Dylan4/12 - 4/14 Tabernacles 46 - $76
Champions On Ice' 4/13 Philips Arenas 32 - $97
Psychedelic Furs4/13 Roxys2s
Melissa Manchester4/13 Mabie House Amphitheatresls - $34
Jackson Sneed4/15 Smith's Olde Bars 6
The Whirling Dervishes4/15 Atlanta Civic Centersl9.so - $49.50
Georgia Renaissance Festival 4/17 - 6/6 Peachtree City / Fairburns7 - sls
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club4/16 Roxys22
Groovin for Grover4/17 Variety Playhouses3Q
Crystal Method4/17 Earthlink Lives 22
Pat McGee Band 4/17 Cotton Club sls
if the SSO to S7O ticket
prices don't make you flinch,
go. If it's within your budget
it is a guaranteed great night
out.
If you have seen and liked
Cirque, but feel, like some,
that too much spectacle is dis
tracting, "Alegria” will be just
what the doctor orders.
However, if it is a once in
a lifetime thing, and you have
been pining away and saving
for that one night that can't be
missed, you might want to
wait for the next Cirque.
I was starting to get the
hang of making those letters
stay in the line and resemble
the ones neatly printed on the
front of the Blue Horse.
Then, they threw me a
curve. "Real” writing.
If I write something in
cursive writing, it looks like
something from a foreign
country or another planet.
Sometimes, I have trouble
reading my own writing.
In eighth grade. I learned
to type. We had to type to
music and we couldn’t look
at our fingers. We would
have to type sentences with
all the letters of the alphabet.
“The quick fox jumped over
the lazy dog’s back."
I've typed ever since. I’ve
earned a living during and
after high school by typing.
But there is something
special about a hand written
note.
On a given week. I may
get 40 e-mails and about one
or two handwritten notes. If I
strike a nerve or a chord with
somebody, I’ll generally hear
about it.
If somebody takes the
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Or better yet. pick up the
DVD, which among other
things lets you check out the
Fast Track trampolines from
four different angles you
haven’t seen it until you have
seen it from above.
However, in the end. the
only thing that compares with
Cirque is other Cirque show s,
and it's the only chance you
will get to check them out in
Atlanta this year.
“Alegria” is Cirque Du
Soleil stripped down to its
bare essentials and in the end
time to send a handwritten
note, it gets read write away.
1 have a little place in my top
desk drawer where I keep the
notes I’ve received.
I got a three page letter a
couple of weeks ago from
somebody who wrote it on
computer paper with the little
holes on the side. The fact
that they pulled out a pen and
jotted down a few thoughts
really stuck with me. It went
into the drawer, too.
I like the immediacy of
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it’s probably a more entertain
ing evening than almost any
thing else out there.
FOR THE PRICE OF A CUP
of coffee you can check out
great acoustic guitarist Joe
Rathbone at Java Monkey in
Decatur on Wednesday.
I recently stumbled onto
his act at Smith’s Olde Bar
where he performed a two
month residency.
An impressive performer
and songwriter, he invokes
easy comparisons to Tom
the e-mails. Sometimes I’ll
correspond two or three
times with an e-mailer in the
course of a day.
I wonder how much
importance is placed on pen
manship today. 1 don't know
if keyboarding abilities have
overshadowed the whole idea
of pencil and paper.
I wish I had the ability to
send a handwritten note to
everybody, but my hand
would never hold up and
besides, you'd have to call
Petty.
His new CD "I Can Hear
the Windows of Your Heart
Breaking” has just been
released and it is a great listen.
Joe is one of those happy
accidents, one of those per
formers that you stumble upon
when you least expect it. and
become a fan for life. Check
him out.
When high-pitched front
man Justin Hawkins starts belt
ing out "I Believe in a Thing
Called Love” this Thursday at
the Tabernacle, you won't be
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ly says. those cards and letters com-
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able to keep from dancing.
The Darkness has sprung
out of England and at once
evokes a retro sound that
remains fresh.
They have also split the
music world in two, some
heralding them as the best thing
to happen to rock since Queen,
and others dismissing them as
trite trash.
Love them or hate them,
you have to see them live to be
sure.
This Thursday will be your
chance, and whether they fizzle
out or make it big, the time to
check out The Darkness is now.
On Friday, Aerosmith will
rock Philips Arena to the tune
of their brand new CD
“Honkin’ On Bobo.”
Steven Tyler is always
incredible live and Aersosmith
is one of those few bands that
keeps me enthralled time after
time.
Plus, as icing on the cake,
Cheap Trick opens.
Last, but not least,
Broadway in Atlanta’s 2004/5
crowning event of the season
"The Producers" is finally here.
Starring Alan Ruck (TV’s
"Spin City”, “Ferris Bueller’s
Day Off") and Broadway and
film veteran Lewis J. Stadlen,
the Broadway smash is going
to be awesome.
Playing at the Fox through
April 18 this revamp of the Mel
Brooks Broadway classic is the
best thing to hit the stage since,
well, “Springtime for Hitler.”
Don’t miss it.
For ticket availability and
pricing call Ticketmaster at
(404) 649-6400 or visit them
online at www.ticketmaster.-
com.
Ira Miller may be reached
by sending e-mail to
ira.miller@adelphia.net. Ira
Miller’s entertainment column
appears every Sunday.