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TODAY IN HISTORY
On this date:
In 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a round-the-
world voyage aboard the HMS Beagle.
In 1904, James Barrie’s play “Peter Pan: The Boy Who Wouldn’t
Grow Up” opened at the Duke of York’s Theater in London.
In 1945, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
were formally established.
In 1979, Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan. President
Hafizullah Amin, who was overthrown and executed, was re
placed by Babrak Karmal.
In 1985, American naturalist Dian Fossey, 53, who had studied
gorillas in the wild in Rwanda, was found hacked to death.
In 1995, Israeli jeeps sped out of the West Bank town of Ra-
mallah, capping a seven-week pullout giving Yasser Arafat
control over 90 percent of the West Bank’s one million Pales
tinian residents and one-third of its land.
In 2001, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld announced
that Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners would be held at the U.S.
naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
In 2002, A defiant North Korea ordered U.N. nuclear inspec
tors to leave the country and said it would restart a laboratory
capable of producing plutonium for nuclear weapons; the
U.N. nuclear watchdog said its inspectors were “staying put”
for the time being.
BIRTHDAYS
Actor John Amos is 79.
ABC News correspondent
Cokie Roberts is 75. Rock
musician Mick Jones
(Foreigner) is 74. Singer
Tracy Nelson is 74. Singer-
songwriter Karla Bonoff is
67. Rock musician David
Knopfler (Dire Straits) is 66.
Actress Tovah Feldshuh is
65. Actress Maryam D’Abo
is 58. Actress Theresa
Randle is 54. Actress Eva
LaRue is 52. Wrestler and
actor Bill Goldberg is 52.
Rock musician Guthrie
Govan is 47. Musician Matt
Slocum is 46. Actor Wilson
Cruz is 45. Singer Olu is 45.
Actor Masi Oka is 44. Actor
Aaron Stanford is 42. Ac
tress Emilie de Ravin is 37.
Actor Jay Ellis is 37. Chris
tian rock musician James
Mead (Kutless) is 36. Rock
singer Hayley Williams
(Paramore) is 30. Country
singer Shay Mooney (Dan
& Shay) is 27. Actor Timo-
thee Chalamet is 23.
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Playing Oliver Hardy, the large comic
with the even larger persona, was a burden
that became a mission for John C. Reilly.
The actor had early misgivings about
becoming the man whose legendary partner
ship with Stan Laurel is explored in “Stan &
Ollie,” which will be released Friday
in the United States by Sony Pic
tures Classics.
“It was a pretty terrifying
prospect,” Reilly told The Asso
ciated Press in an interview
earlier this month after learn
ing the role had earned him a
Golden Globe nomination. “Those
are some very big shoes to fill, no pun
intended. I didn’t know that it was going
to work out so well. It was really an act of
faith.”
At the beginning of the process, Reilly
developed a deep affection for Hardy
through books, through Hardy’s letters to his
wife and through the more than 100 screen
appearances he made with Laurel, played
by Steve Coogan.
It was on finding out how neglected Hardy
and his partner were late in their lives and
careers — the period explored in the film,
which documents a trying tour through the
United Kingdom in the early 1950s when the
men were in their early 60s — that Reilly felt
not only a compulsion but also a duty to do it.
“I just didn’t feel I was worthy at first,”
Reilly said. “But when you learn about Lau
rel and Hardy, and how the world kind of
forgot them at the end of their life, I realized
I had to do this for Oliver. I would just keep
saying, ‘do it for Oliver.’”
He took on the entirety of Hardy for the
part, mentally and physically, spending four
hours in the makeup chair on shooting days
and taking on the full feeling of his body.
“I had weights built into the fat suit so
that I could always feel that, you know, the
heft of it, so I wouldn’t just feel like this light
foam suit,” Reilly said. “And I think I started
to rue that decision by the end because the
weight was just like — it was a lot every day
to carry.”
Other aspects of Hardy were easier to
imitate.
“Ollie really loved good times, and
was always after wine, women and
song. I can relate to that,” Reilly
said with a laugh. “I mean, I
work a lot too, but I can relate to
that.”
Reilly, 53, has made a spe
cialty of playing sidekicks, from
his breakout role behind Mark
Wahlberg in 1997’s “Boogie Nights”
through several second-fiddle roles along
side Will Ferrell, most recently in the newly
released “Holmes & Watson.”
But with Coogan, he has the equal bill
ing and true partnership of the men they’re
playing.
“Steve and I not only got to know each
other and found a working relationship
through all the rehearsals and the singing
and dancing, but we also found the guys
themselves,” Reilly said. “That’s what they
did all day. So, we started to feel like them
after awhile.”
“We knuckled down,” Coogan told the AP
at a screening of the film in New York early
in this month. “We had a long rehearsal
period. We learned the dance routines. We
learned the sketches, and we devised some
of our own in the style of Laurel and Hardy. ”
As the two men embodied the characters,
they came to see their calling as returning
them to the cultural memory.
“It was like this mission to bring back the
legacy of Laurel and Hardy,” Reilly said.
“The film is really just, it’s just a signpost
pointing to their work. We’re hoping this
make people re-discover Laurel and Hardy
again. It still stands up. It’s still funny.”
Associated Press
AROUND TOWN
TODAY
Baby Play Day. 10:15-11:45 a.m. Sharon Forks
Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming.
A Colorful Storytime with Esteban, The Pea Green
Crayon. 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Post Road
Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.
IKnit Crochet & Knitting Club. 1 -4 p.m. North
Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road. Suite
B, Gainesville.
Hebrew Kids Meetup. 1-7 p.m. 455 Camp Per
rin Rd NE, 455 Camp Perrin Road Northeast,
Lawrenceville.
Winter Wonderland Lego Afternoon. 2-3 p.m.
Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road,
Cumming.
Homeschool Group at the Maysville Public Li
brary. 2-3 p.m. Maysville Public Library, 9247
Gillsville Road, Maysville.
FCPL Writing Group. 5-7 p.m. Post Road Li
brary, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.
Magical Nights of Lights. 5-10 p.m. Lanier Is
lands, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford.
770-945-8787. $43 - $260.
Teen Anime Club. 6-7 p.m. Spout Springs
Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road,
Flowery Branch.
Harry Potter Book Club. 6-7 p.m. Braselton Li
brary, 15 Brassie Lane, Braselton.
Twilight Tales. 6:30-7:15 p.m. Cumming Li
brary, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming.
Bingo. 7-9:30 p.m. American Legion Post 7,
2343 Riverside Drive, Gainesville. 678-617-
2774, jbdillon1@gmail.com.
Holly Jolly Christmas Party. 7-10 p.m. Buford
Village, 11 Buford Village Way, Buford.
FRIDAY
Creative Arts Sudio. 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Winder
Public Library, 189 Bellview St., Winder.
Busy Builders. 10-11 a.m. Hampton Park Li
brary, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming.
Preschool Play. 10:30-11 a.m. Spout Springs
Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road.,
Flowery Branch.
Winter Wonderland Play Date. 10:30 a.m. to 11
p.m. Gainesville Library, Gainesville.
A Colorful Storytime with Esteban, The Pea Green
Crayon. 11:15 a.m.-noon. Hampton Park Li
brary, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming.
Winter Break Family Movie Picnic - Rise of the
Guardians(PG). 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Post Road
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Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.
Friday Sketch Club. 1:30-3 p.m. Quinlan Visual
Arts Center, 514 Green St NE, Gainesville.
Grapes and Ghosts Wine Tour. 5 p.m. 19 East
Main St., Dahlonega. 706-482-8795. $20.
Magical Nights of Lights. 5-10 p.m. Lanier Is
lands, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford.
770-945-8787. $43 - $260.
The LeFevre Quartet & Sounds Of Jericho. 7 p.m.
The Venue at Christ Place Church, Flowery
Branch.
Ralph Roddenbery (Americana & Roots with a
Twist of Blues). 8-10 p.m. The Crimson Moon,
24 N Park St., Dahlonega.
Aunt Betty. 9 p.m. 37 Main, 37 E Main St. NE,
Buford.
The Pak. 9 p.m. 37 Main, Gainesville.
The Pak (Today’s Dance and Pop). 9:30 to
11:30 p.m. 37 Main Rock Cafe, 212 Spring
St., Gainesville. 678-696-8829, Customer_
Care@37main.com.
SATURDAY
Thathvadarshi Sree Ramanananda maharshi. 11
a.m. Fowler Park, 4110 Carolene Way, Cum
ming.
Meditation Workshop with an Enlightened Mas
ter. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fowler park (Recreation
Center), 4110 Carolene Way, Cumming.
Winter Wolf Experience. 11 a.m.-noon. 2912
Paradise Valley Road, Cleveland. 706-348-
7279. $94.
Show of Hands - An ASL Storytime @ The Post
Road Library. 1:15-2 p.m. Post Road Library,
5010 Post Road, Cumming.
Magical Nights of Lights. 5-10 p.m. Lanier Is
lands, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford.
770-945-8787. $43-$260.
Grapes and Ghosts Wine Tour. 5:30 p.m. 19
East Main St., Dahlonega. 706-482-8795.
$20.
End Of Year Show. 7-10:30 p.m. His Rock Mu
sic, 102 Bufford Dam Road, Cumming.
Live DJ. 9-1:30 p.m. 37 Main Rock Cafe, 212
Spring St., Gainesville. 678-696-8829, Cus-
tomer_Care@37main.com
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
ARIES (March 21 -April 19).
Maybe you only know half the
story, but it’s your half, and
therefore the half that counts.
You get to tell it the way you
want to. Embellishments will
happen ... and earn you style
points!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Get
out and about. If you’re alone
too much, then you won’t
get the benefit of seeing how
people like and appreciate you.
You’ll start to forget who you
are and what you’re good at if
there’s no one to reflect that to
you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
People who can amuse them
selves and carry their happi
ness inside themselves are
the best ones to be around
because they won’t lean on
you emotionally or unload their
subtle psychic burdens on you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Discipline means something
different to each person. You’ll
be exploring the limits of your
own willpower, realizing what
it’s being used for currently
and deciding where best to ap
ply it in the future.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s like
opening a combination lock.
You can get all the numbers
right, but it’s not going to open
unless you also get them in the
right order. And here’s a hint
about the order of things: Your
first responsibility is to take
care of yourself.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Boredom gets a bad rap. Ex
treme boredom can cause a
person to wander into his or
her own brilliance. So when
things slow down, don’t rush
to check your email or get
sucked into social media. Sit
out the long moment. Ponder.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23). It’s
once again time to ask yourself
why you’re doing it. The rea
sons have changed or maybe
gotten lost. A good answer to
the question “why?” will be a
powerful engine.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Sometimes we blame others
— partners, employers, the
government — for not giving
us what we want when the real
problem is that we’re just not
letting ourselves have it. Open
your hands, arms, spirit to the
thing.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). If you spend enough time
around very selfish or self-
absorbed people, then the
parts of you that don’t get seen
will be in danger of diminishing.
Counteract the effect with ex
posure to the spiritually gener
ous.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
People say the game is rigged,
but don’t let that stop you from
playing. If it’s a good enough
game, it will be beneficial to
play whether or not you win,
rendering any “rigging” irrel
evant.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
The magic question: What
would happen if you had to
completely and totally mind
your own business for the
extent of the journey? There’s
something that can only be
solved by shutting out the rest
of the world.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
Positive role models are won
derful, and you’ve known plenty
of them, but if they ’ re scarce to
day. Don’t worry — reverse-role
models (who represent what
you don’t want) are equally mo
tivating, if not much more so.
