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Tina's video features
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strenuous dances
The Fivx' Cy Cumin and Jamie West-Oram have just finsihed
racking i ina I urner on a video choreographed by yet another ar-V
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list known for a top-10 hit, Toni Basil (remember the single "Hey,
| Mickey"?). Cumin and VVest-Oram had originally co-written and
sung back-up vocals on "Better Be Good To Me" at Farmyard
I Studio in FnghvudT r ?? When
Tina asked the Fiw members to fly to the States to help
I make the video for the two songs, they were more than willing to
( comply. But little did they suspect the kind of workout
choreographer Basil had planned for them.
Says Cumin, whose Fiw videos are based on some of the most
intellectual lyrics in rock, "She had us doing things I never thought
we could do -- jumping, spinning and dancing barefoot all day."
An Incisive Request
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At the shooting for the video of Gary U.S. Bonds' new song
"Standing In The Line of Fire," one of the thousands of people
who had gathered in New York's Washington Square Park to participate
stepped up to Bonds, pulled out his switchblade and asked
Gary to autograph the blade.
Said U.S. Bonds as politely as possible, "Couldn't you find
something else? My pen won't write on this."
( Arrest Me
The Jacksons' Victory Tour has been freer of security problems
than a night at your neighborhood bar. The first night of the Dallas
shows, for example, there was only one arrest - on a drunk and
disorderly charge.
Jackson security team members asked the offending gentleman if
he'd like to leave the stadium.
"Look," said the inebriated music fan, "if I leave, I'll have to
Please see page B5
Partners
Unlikely songmates Julio Iglesias and Diana Ross team up on
"All Of You," Iglesias' latest Columbia records single.
Spokesman for the label say the record will be featured on Iglesias'
next LP and set the stage for his current U.S. tour.
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Her daughter's pre
By YOLONDA GAYLES
Syndicated Columnist
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m-ar iuiunua. i nave inree aaugniers. l he youngest one attends
high school and is a fairly good student. She is no problem to us.
The oldest has a job and is trying to make something of herself. My
problem is the middle one: She is 19, and it seems as though she
wants to be a failure in life. She already has two children (one is
now in a foster home). She won't go to school and she won't look
for a job. She receives a small check from the department of public
welfare, and apparently this satisfies her. She spends her time talking
on the phone, looking at the soap operas, or visiting some people
that she has befriended, a group of "low-life's" who live in a
neighborhood where I'd be afraid to visit.
I have no idea what's come over this child. She didn't inherit her
faults from either me or her father. We both are hard-working individuals,
and we tried to give her our best. I know she's picking up
her ways from her friends because all of the ones that I've seen
spend their time lookinc at the soans and wastine their vouno livec
Not one of them has a job or any type of ambition. We don't allow
them to visit our home.
We don't know what to do. We tell her to get out and find some
sort of program to enroll in for training purposes, but nothing we
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By JOEY SASSO
Syndtcated Columnist
Observations in covering the N
During her first two years as F1
sons," Maria Ciibbs kept her night
tions clerk. Just in case. That was
thusiasm for the Jeffersons and
abating; the series quietly rides hi*
Gibbs, as graceful and elegant ,
fers her explanation of the show 's
Beverly Hills restaurant. She has
leadership at an inner-city junior I
the actress.
Maria believes the show has sur
rate because it offers something f(
George Jefferson (who has achiev
ing his own business without a a
members of the Jefferson clan.
As for Florence, she "represei
Maria says, adding that she belie
the main reasons that the attempt
series a few seasons back didn't w
Florence playing a boss: She beca
Is she weary of Florence aftei
answers quickly. "1 don't know a
much money."
As for recurring charges that
provide terrific role models for
>blems are <
say fazes her. She's the black shee
vise?
Dear S.T.: First, let's face
daughter lacked a direction or er
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minded friends -- not vice versa,
If you daughter changes her lif<
sec her change. She's got to wan
The key is to get her around a ]
who approaches her from this anj
"go find some sort of program,
phone book with her to help her
even have to physically escort her
Sometimes kids (even adult kid
care enough to make them do thii
do.
She Went Too Far
Dear Yolonda: I went and did
I was invited to a party. Well,
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as a United Airlines reservaeight
years ago, and viewers' enthcir
cohorts shows no signs of
jh in the ratings week after week,
as Florence is saucy and flip, of?
success over a 3 p.m. lunch at a
just come from speaking about
high school, a typical activity for
vived the networks' high casualty
>r everyone, from the example of
ed the American dream of ownollege
education) to the younger
its the masses, the employees,"
>es this identification was one of
to spin Florence off into her own
ork. Something was missing with
ime the establishment."
r all this time? "I'm not," she
ny place we can go and earn this
The Jeffersons" characters don't
blacks, Maria is philosophical.
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the facts: It's seems that your
>al, and then she sought out likeas
your letter implies.
it won't be because you want to
t to change.
parenting or vocational counselor
gle: Instead of suggesting that she
I urge you to go through the
find such a program. You may
to one of the counseling sessions,
s) need to know that their parents
igs that they otherwise would not
something stupid.
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Maria also has no complaints at
"Housekeeping is an art," she says.
On her seemingly unlimited reserve
"There are five or six of me. 1 have to s
ing around inside."...
Michael Jackson maintains his eerie,
a secret daily ritual that threatens to da
is piling millions of dollars into his bai
The wispy, ghost-like voice has spawi
ing rumors surrounding the 25-year-old
sistently denied stories that he has t
mature sexually. They also deny specu
hormone treatments to stave off de*
Michael's closest friends admits that the
a daily routine of excruciating vocal e>
his voice high.
"Michael works hard every day to ke
it," the friend explains. "He practices s
to tones just like he prac
Dr. Roy Langer, a speech therap
disorders from Miami, says, "Michael
an extreme since he was a child. He nc
working to maintain its present lev<
worse."
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than a party. There were some drugs thei
wild.
Well, anyway, I let this man bring r
story short, wc got involved, and went
That's bad enough - but there's mor
my level. I'm a junior in college. He's a
unemployed. But the real big problem
three other people I know about the sit
I'm so embarrassed that I could die.
Should I say something to the man inv<
Dear Gwen: You can't change what
What you can do is to put things in tl
refuse to allow yourself to give in to th
ment.
What to do? If another friend menti
say someinmg iiKe: "Me said tnat; He
Don't say anything at all to the man.
he did wrong.
Got a problem or a gripe? Write Yolond
Chicago, III. 60619.
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television, she notes, "Peo?minds
them of their father,
nt like Florence."
>out her role as a maid.
>ir of energy, Maria says:
atisfy all those people runngirlish
way of speaking with
image the singing voice that
nk account.
led some of the most shockI
singer. His family has con
)een castrated or failed to
ilation that he takes female
opening tones. But one of
; star forces himself through
cercises to keep the pitch of
ep his voice the way he likes
iinging and talking in falset:tices
his dancing."
ist and specialist in voice
has been using his voice to
> doubt has strained it, and
si is making the problem
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fault
re, and things turned pretty
ne home. To make a long
too far.
e. First, the man is not on
high school dropout and is
is that he has up and told
uation.
What can I do about this?
^lved?
Gwen B.
has happened in the past.
ie right perspective -- and
ose feelings of embarrassons
what he or she heard,
sure is nuts, isn't he?"
Believe me, he knows what
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