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Nick Campbell
In the nick of time
nickscampbell@hotmail.com
Driving
Mr. Dad
Since it’s been over a
year since I’ve been to a
Braves game, I jumped at
the chance when my dad
asked if I wanted to join
him and a friend last
week for the Braves-
Marlins game.
The plan was that I
would get off work early,
meet him in Roberta, and
we would drive to Atlanta
to meet his friend and his
friend’s son. The game
started at 7, so we decid
ed that we would meet
inside the ticket booth
and eat in the stadium.
As it turned out, getting
there was a lot harder
than it should have been.
The road that goes from
Roberta to Forsyth
(where we had planned to
get on the Interstate) was
blocked off.
This being the case, we
decided to take Highway
341 to Griffin and get on
the Interstate there.
While driving down 341
near Griffin, we saw an
exit for both 1-75 and I
-85. We logically decided to
take this exit, our reason
ing being that the 1-75
must be close by.
After 30 minutes of
driving and several
under-my-breath
remarks about the road
system in general and 341
in specific, we finally got
on 1-75, 40 miles south of
Atlanta. By this time, we
were pushed for time.
If we could have driven
straight to Atlanta with
out interference from
other Interstate drivers,
we would not have had a
problem. However, we
apparently were driving
among a band of drivers
whose beliefs prohibited
them from remaining in
the same lane for more
than 13 seconds.
After arriving safely
and flustered in Atlanta
with just under two min
utes to spare before our
meeting time, we had to
find a place to park. We
turned down a street with
several parking areas,
many of which should
have offered long-term
financing due to the
prices they were charg
ing.
Dad instructed me to
park in a $lO lot about
half a mile away from the
stadium. There were
obvious $lO lots closer,
but apparently he has a
since of loyalty to this lot
because of the parking
services they have provid
ed him in the past in the
form of not breaking into
his car.
After getting into the
game and meeting his
friend, we ate at the 755
Club (apparently named
for the number of people
you have to ask in order
to find correct directions
to it). I’ll have to admit
that it was one of the best
dining experiences I’ve
ever had.
It was a fine dining area
with a view of the field,
and it had a buffet with
chef-prepared food that
rivaled any restaurant
where I have ever eaten.
The game was great as
well, with the Braves win
ning 8-0 and my getting
to see my first ever
upper-deck home run in
Atlanta, courtesy of
Andruw Jones.
Needless to say, we did
n’t use the same shortcut
going home from Atlanta
that we did getting up
there. I’m ready to go
back to another game,
although next time I’m
hiring a chauffer.
Game draws family to fun
By BILL HUTCHENS
Tacoma News Tribune
From 1987 to 1990,
America watched as Burt
Reynolds, Erik Estrada and
Sally Struthers tried to
draw.
The game show “Win,
Lose or Draw” hit television
in a big way, and
drawing/charades games
saw a resurgence in popu
larity. Partly because of the
TV show, we got a new wave
of table games based on
doodling and wordplay.
Senario, a Woodstock, 111.-
based game company, will
release its electronic ver
sion of “Win, Lose or Draw”
in July.
The game is entirely con
tained in an electronic
sketchpad that connects
directly to your television.
The actual game program
ming is stored in the pad’s
brains, so all you have to do
is plug it in, turn it on and
get ready to draw.
Think of it as electronic
Pictionary. Think of it as
the perfect family party
game.
Two teams compete
against each other in fran
tic doodling matches. You
can play five, 10 or 15
rounds, and you’ll probably
want to pass the pad around
to give everyone a chance to
draw.
On your team’s turn, the
designated drawer takes the
pad and reads the LCD
Scripps Howard News
Service
Your guide to what's
ahead in the entertainment
world:
Next week at the movies
Film critic Betsy Pickle
tells you what's coming to
your neighborhood theater
next week:
Jennifer Connelly gets in
over her head in "Dark
Water." Connelly, Best
Supporting Actress Oscar
winner for "A Beautiful
Mind," plays a woman acri
moniously separated from
her husband (Dougray
Scott). She moves with her
daughter into a shabby
apartment building where
strange noises, a seemingly
possessed elevator, lousy
plumbing and her child's
new imaginary friend help
neither her migraines nor
her defense against her
husband's claims that she's
mentally incapable of car
ing for their little girl.
Tim Roth, John C. Reilly,
Camryn Manheim, Pete
Postlethwaite and Ariel
Gade co-star for director
Walter Salles ("The
Motorcycle Diaries"). The
film is based on a novel by
Koji Suzuki that previously
was adapted into a hit
Japanese thriller, as was the
Suzuki novel that became
"Ringu" and then "The
Ring."
Out-of-this-world powers
turn space explorers into
the "Fantastic Four." In an
adventure based on the
long-running Marvel
Comics publication,
"Fantastic Four" shows how
cosmic rays transform Reed
Richards (loan Gruffudd),
Sue Storm (Jessica Alba),
Johnny Storm (Chris
(To submit your event for the
Night Life listings, fax the
details to 988-1181, e-mail to
hhj@evansnewspapers.com
or mail to Houston Home
Journal, PO. Box 1910, Perry,
GA 31069.)
Thursday, June 30
• karaoke, Our Place, 2132
U.S. 41 North, Perry, 218-2299
• DJ Oronde, The Ville Case,
2607-A Moody Road, Warner
Robins, 918-0660
Friday, July 1
• karaoke (Dwight’s Delight),
Hangar One Lounge, 120 First
St., Warner Robins, 922-1657
• Scott Pallot, Shenanigan’s
Case, 1291 S. Houston Lake
Road, Warner Robins, 988-
screen to see what he or she
has to draw. Lightly tracing
the pen over the small
drawing area will make a
pen icon appear on your TV
screen. When you press
down a little harder on the
pad, you can draw images
on the screen. Your team
members have to guess
what you’re drawing.
It’s as fun as it is simple.
In the standard drawing
phase of the game, your
teammates have 60 seconds
to guess what you’re draw
ing. You can’t draw num
bers or letters, you can’t
make hand motions and you
can’t talk _ except to tell
your team members they
guessed correctly or to tell
them you’re hitting the
pad’s “clear” button to start
over.
Your teammates will get
points based on how quickly
they make a correct guess.
If your team guesses cor
rectly in 30 seconds, it gets
30 points. If no one on your
team guesses correctly, the
other team can steal points.
They’ll get five seconds to
talk among themselves and
offer one guess.
After completing all of the
drawing-phase rounds,
teams enter the quick-draw
phase. Each team has 90
seconds to guess at as many
drawings as possible. The
pad keeps track of the over
all score.
Evans) and Ben Grimm
(Michael Chiklis) into the
world's most popular super
heroes, who use their pow
ers to fight evil. Julian
McMahon of "Nip/Tuck" dis
guises his pretty face as Dr.
Doom. Kerry Washington
also stars for director Tim
Story ("Taxi").
The week's other films
are all debuting in limited
release:
In "The Beautiful
Country," the ostracized
son of a Vietnamese woman
and an American GI even
tually makes his way to the
United States looking for
his father and clues to his
own identity. Nick Nolte
and Tim Roth star.
In "Cronicas,” Miami
journalist John Leguizamo
follows the story of a serial
killer in South America.
The documentary
"Murderball" shows a
group of paraplegic ath
letes who battle their way
passionately through life
and the extreme sport of
wheelchair rugby.
Legendary Swedish
director Ingmar Bergman
draws from his past with
"Saraband," which revis
its his characters from his
classic 1973 film "Scenes
From a Marriage." Liv
Ullmann and Erland
Josephson star.
Next week's television
TV critic Terry Morrow
gives you a capsule look at
the week ahead (all times
EDT):
More strangers will give
up their dignity for cash
in the competition series
"Big Brother 6" (8 p.m.
Thursday, July 7, CBS).
The cast will live in a
house decked out with
NIGHTLIFE
8252
Saturday, July 2
• karaoke (Dwight’s Delight),
Hangar One Lounge, 120 First
St., Warner Robins, 922-1657
• TBA, Shenanigan’s Case,
1291 S. Houston Lake Road,
Warner Robins, 988-8252
Wednesday, July 6
• DJ Bill Barker, Our Place,
2132 U.S. 41 North, Perry,
218-2299
• karaoke with Billy Williams,
The Ville Case, 2607-A Moody
Road, Warner Robins, 918-
0660
• karaoke (Dwight’s Delight),
Hangar One Lounge, 120 First
St., Warner Robins, 922-1657
ENTERTAINMENT
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A simple feature at the
setup screen makes the
game ideal for families and
balances play so that even
young children can partici
pate against adults. Putting
adults on one team and set
ting their difficulty level to
medium or hard, and then
selecting the easy setting
for the kids’ team evens out
the playing field.
On the easy setting, you
might be told to draw a dog.
microphones and cameras
to monitor their every back
stabbing move.
Music producer David
Foster has two sons driving
him to distraction in the
"Simple Life"-esque reality
show "The Princes of
Malibu" (8:30 p.m. Sunday,
July 10, Fox). He orders his
sons to straighten up their
slacker lifestyles, but they
would rather scheme than
work.
With the feel-good nature
of "Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition" guiding it,
the reality show "Welcome
to the Neighborhood" (9
p.m. Sunday, July 10, ABC)
has newcomers to the block
auditioning for their neigh
bors. If they are approved,
they get to move in.
Next week's music
Pop writer Chuck
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but when I became a man, I
put away childish things.”
The Scriptually Savvy
Last week’s verse was
from I Corinthinans 15:10.
Getting it write were Laurie
Jones, Jolene Pierson,
Agnes Farr, Mike Stanley,
Bill Harrison and Terry
Everett
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On medium, you might
have to draw a specific
breed. And on hard, you
might have to draw a specif
ic dog such as Benji or Rin
Tin Tin.
Senario has a few other
TV party games in its sta
ble. You might want to
check out “The Perfect
Mate,” a fun compatibility
game, or “The Apprentice,”
based on Donald Trump’s
TV show of the same name.
Campbell wants you to be
aware of the following CD
releases, due in stores
Tuesday:
Missy Elliott, "The
Cookbook"
R. Kelly, "TP3: Reloaded"
Nine Pound Hammer,
"Mulebite Deluxe"
Webbie, "Savage Life"
The Woodys, "Telluride to
Tennessee”
Next week on video
Entertainment writer
Wayne Bledsoe tells you
what to watch for on video
shelves starting Tuesday:
"Bride & Prejudice"
"Dear Frankie"
"Forever Lulu"
"Hide and Seek"
"Hukkle"
"Hunter: Second
Season"
In My Country" .
Extra Quiz
Agnes Farr suggested a
question on this subject, so
here goes. Our mystery lady
is a native of Macon and
went to law school at
Mercer. If a trial is in the
news, you’re likely to hear
her comments on it. She
wants to be very sure that
the title of her new book is
pronounced with emphasis.
What’s her name and what’s
the name of her new book?
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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Or, if you want to have a
poker party but lack the
chips, cards and fancy table,
you can try “TV Poker” or
“TV Poker Deluxe.” Both
are for six players, and both
feature Texas Hold ‘Em.
The deluxe game also
includes blackjack and
video poker.
Distributed by Scripps
Howard News Service,
http:llwww.shns.com.
"Monk: Third Season"
Nadine"
"Monk: Third Season"
"Nadine"
"Prozac Nation"
"Strange Bedfellows"
Tangled"
"Tour of Duty: Third
Season"
"Twenty Bucks"
Next week's video
games
Game Guy Bill Hutchens
tells you what to watch for
on videogame shelves:
Hold on to your tots. The
movie "Napoleon
Dynamite" hits the
Play Station Portable next
week. Also look for the PSP
movies "Dodgeball: A
True Underdog Story,"
"I, Robot" and "Predator."
The "Halo 2: Multiplayer
Map Pack" should be avail
able for Xbox Tuesday, July
The extraordinary ones
The answer to last week’s
quiz was CNN, where
Anderson Cooper, the son of
Gloria Vanderbilt, can be
seen regularly on his news
show. Getting it right were
Laurie Jones, Betsy
Bazemore, Jolene Pierson,
Agnes Farr, Mike Stanley,
Bill Harrison and Terry
Everett
and BET.
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