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9 Page B6-The Chronicle, Thursday, September 6, m***~~rjmm?< w? ? i-wn-t^ 00?J?rr>???ft*\Z.X*&9Wja*^ V*-?*? ?m^i ??>?..m -r?.-.. ^rv^jaj|^^HB| Grace Jones: A lot different from the stage Im Spotlight Jacksons* V The Jacksons' Victory Tour is shattering boxofl nf itc rlotoc Tn J?'p J?..Ui; ? * ? - ?' uj aii iav,i, 11 3 uiicn uuuunng or tripling By the tour's seventh week, it had sold over 1. tickets. That is, by far, the fastest any America passed the million mark. The previous record for ticket sales was set Paradise Theatre Tour in 1981-82. The Styx toi tickets in eight months; a feat the Jacksons acco months. In city after city, the Jacksons have been beatin; by Britian's biggest band, The Rolling Stones. I for example, The Rolling Stones attracted a crow Stones drawing power was augmented by the pres< mega-platinum headliners Journey and critical Thorogood. The Jacksons - with no opening act 94,000 - a startling 25 percent more than the Stoi I ^ ? ? -?r*-r ? *-?cr 1984 Wee\ The Arts, Leisure , > *& . ^^v " I* v?. ^ rV ' *IIVM i?. -V *^tV' -'; Jv?l?' .'. "c 3 Vv . i?S?? ,'B K^tffcj&ysSPK-Xf t r #i " ?*~^'T/3 t*" V&t^ ^y I AffHinil nar hnnnlUC <%?a CAnou/ritino rrAcc c+?+ I ' "'->'afc, lid "*'*. a '^^ v ^ U^J v $*lv<1%rf^ L/v&u S JUtSt StuOwAI ' ,c* :*& I e _ J ?. ? - . ?>,1 " s -k, 5*03 * ^ T , Muji Resources iDcpsrtnicMr ?i r Twiii r^fcitsf l is & QUflBtt of diverse ltttcfcsts &ncl in* i ... . ^ . . t * #. 9 wKBuiis s^iuunptonsaips xor lour yecurs* one "liririr HKimLfl wrcSkicr won rnc hip ?ikv ? ..."S^W'K'*' ' ' ~ ^ini Broadway Is My Grace Jc "The average person thinks I actress Grace Jones, who does, i\ not a ^rea^? but * am different WUUm$teMinnil me* ' ma^e them feel uncomfoi mjjWjj being different. Being like every HHRMHK *lijj pie think I'm weird, that's OK. people really can't ignore me." Cone s rigni aooui mai. wne most stunning person there. A statuesque. With that gaunt, scu ed physique, she looks like a li> Part of her reputation stems will wear just about anything fits resembled lamp shades ta drogynous frame even looked t According to a 1977 press bio her about 31 now. She denied tl true/' she said, laughing. "According to the press, I'm ?- they do with trees.'/Jones' hei^ people think she's more than 6 "I'm about 6 feet tall in hee; to-five inch heels. I'm not realh look that tall. I'm really a litt often during a recent interview, the mean-spirited vixen who m age. everything you read about me, itiuiy ? UUF Fice records on all Thorogood combined, previous records. "Torture," the second sin] 1 million concert album, debuted on the billboari in band has ever a bullet. The single - written a sung by Michael and Jermaine : by Styx on its the week, nr sold a million Meanwhile, the "Victory" mplisnca in eight copies wonawiae 10 aaie. The Jacksons were scheduh g the records held "Torture" with director Jeff ! n Buffalo, N.Y., York. Eight sets had been bui 'd of 75,000. The long runway and an ice fortrej snce on the bill of The Jacksons were due to fl> favorite George Tenn. and continue working o - drew a crowd of their concerts at Detroit's Silv< fies, Journey and Jackie Jackson - who had b< kend , Music, Columns ? J^j^l I <^1 jg/M|i 81 ~? <r wA*wwwww#eeieiei^*wi#l'#ww!SWl*#|WW!' WHfKtKKo&?*^"v H Beat mnc? Clin urill tlAlTAf 1 FIlVO? kJIIV TTUl UCTC1 I 'm from the moon," mused singer- Michael Jac at times, seem otherworldly. "I'm His fans obvic . People hate me without knowing of bis "Thrilh rtable because I'm different. I like Jackson has si body else would be boring. If peo- if there is a sp< It's better than being ignored. And Mohammad w Mohammad. rever Jones is, she's probably the about candidl former, model, she's striking and publicly datec ilptured face and that subtly muscl- ? 1 zing statue. ? _ I l > irom ner outrageous attire. Jones feopie nai or next to nothing. One of her out- uncomforta icked together. Her angular, anerrific in that. ' graphy, Jones was then 24, making publications r tat age. "What's been printed isn't day, O'Neal, "Michael is a i this age or that age. I'll never tell great sense oi smwt>agu&fc.Un<^?n HUUiivlr.Jikr.., _didn't tatk at ght has-been a, question^ too~ Most _ show .biz-guy feet tall. She didn't mind clarifying Veteran sir said she had 1 Is," she said. "I usually wear four- as good for y< y that tall. In flats, I certainly don't don's Heathr* le thing." She laughed, as she did cut out all sti , Was^his really Grace the Terrible, to it. I'll be w akes people cower? "Don't believe to put it bacl< " she cautioned. from Los An t sales top The h - has worked gle from the Jacksons "Victory" July. Jackie v d charts Monday, Aug. 13 at 48 with Despite tor nd produced by Jackie Jackson and 3,000 gathere - was the highest entering single of at 4 a.m. whe IUI J I UUI V.UI album has sold over 3.5-million By mid-day, t were available ;d to begin shooting the video for prized ducats Stein on Monday, Aug. 13, in New Capacity at tl ilt for the project, including a 130' Celebrities >s. Concerts at G r in from their concerts in Knoxville, Richard Pryo n the video until their departure for Murray, Edd crdome Aug. 17-19. Flack, Kool ^ ?en sidelined by knee surgery in June 4 w ^ I *i *''' 5^. ''-,j^ ./^B ^'' : ;>* :^H Mg|K x *"' ^1 H^B ^1 ^^KPii I be called boring kson just may be the biggest star in the world today. llislv snari all harlfornnndc ac u;itnpccaH K?? tV>o coIm r ) ??U 1VIIVJJVU U/ til V OCUWO sr" album. Yet his romantic life remains a mystery, lid he believes in traditional values and lifestyles, but ecial girl in his life, he isn't telling. So, as they say, if on't come to the mountain, let the mountain come to Or to Jackson, whom the following female talks y. Tatum O'Neal is perhaps the only girLJackson I. He was in his late teens and^earl$^Jg&/&id many e me without knowing me. I make them feel ble because I'm different. " - Grace Jones ?flietr\ rarr\J n?u;e rtf fViair ? ? ? T V & M^VVt VV VU1 A J 11VTT J \J 1 lllVil UllWI 1 QWlAl I UIIldllLC* 1 U" who is taking time off from film-making, says, \ wonderful person to be with. He is kind and has a humor and he's lots of fun. He has no ego, and he rotrr show biz, which was a-rehcf. He's the most un J ever, went out with *! L. ~TZZZZZZ lger Ella -Fitzgerald, arriving in London yesterday, ost 24 pounds in the past few months.4'I haven't felt jars," the 66-year-old jazz great told reporters at Londw Airport. "I guess I was a little overweight before. I cky candy and ice cream. It was difficult, but I dtuck atchina what I eat while I'm in Britain : T Hr? nnt intA?H : on," she added. Miss Fitzgerald arrived in London geles for a charity concert. lolling Stones on the ''Torture'* video with director Stein since midvrote and produced the song "Torture." rential rains and a nearby tornado, a crowd of over d in the parking lots outside of Detroit's Silverdome :n word leaked out that tickets for the Jacksons* Viclcerts would go on sale Thursday, Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. he crowd had swollen to 10,000. Even though tickets k fnr thf firct twn Have r?f col* ?? /\?1? ??? 1^??? r aw* HI* ****** ?"?/ ? />? W1 mUV Ul Will/ UUC IUUH1UI1, II1C were snapped up at the rate of over 30,000 per day! ie Silverdome is 48,000 per nights who reportedly attended the Jackson Victory Tour riants Stadium and Madison Square Garden included: r, Bill Cosby, Steven Spielberg, David Lee Roth, Bill ie Murphy, Bette Midler, Donna Summer, Roberta fe The Gang, Dan Akroyd, Madonna, Calvin Klein, Please see page B7
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