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M c r» 5» Page 8 III 3“ I The Pendulum Arts Thursday, December 8,19| Gospel vocalist sings message DISTINCT MESSAGE: Patti hopes to uplift all who seek and hear her in concert with her musical ministry. By Jeff Pierce Staff Writer Sandi Patti, who has only been working on her solo career for four years, is fast be coming one of contemporary gospel music’s leading female vocalists. Patti, a 26-year-old married to her manager John Helvering, is a native of Okla homa. She studied music at Ander son College in Anderson, Ind., where the couple now make their home. Although her professional career is still relatively new, her musical roots go back to when she was just a young girl singing in her family group, The Ron Patti family. Her achievements include, The Gospel Music Associa tion’s Female Vocalist of the Year, award 1982-83. In 1982, she was honored as Gospel Artist of the Year and for Gos pel Song of the Year, We Shall Behold Him, written by Dottie Rambo. Not only does Patti possess an incredible voice with a wide range of musical versatility, she has a distinct message to tell which she hopes will uplift all who see and hear her in con cert — and leave them with a lasting joy and warmth only found in Jesus Christ. Although Patti now has a long list of plaudits to her cre dit and her music ministry reaches more people with ev ery performance, she still maintains a “down-to-earth” perspective on life. “I’m com mitted to this ministry as far as God wants me to be. I want to keep my priorities straight,” she said. In her 1983 album More Than Wonderful, she displays the amazing versatility indicative of true talent. Recorded live at Great Circle Sound in Nashvil le, Tenn., and First Assembly of God in Lakeland, Fla., the album contains music for all listeners, from her opening number, It’s Your Song Lord, to her moving, live rendition of the 1982 Gospel Song of the Year, We Shall Behold Him. A special effect that sends the entire crowd “to its knees” is Patti’s testimony on one of her closest and dearest friends who died in an auto crash this past year and she does sign lan guage while she sings her clos ing song, We Shall Behold Him. Patti also uses an unortha- dox approach to singing Jesus Loves Me. In this, her original arrangement of Jesus Loves Me, she reminisces about bt high school days, and ho wanted to be Karen Carpeote or Barbra Streisand. Then she proceeded to j very accurate impression! i each of these ladies. The title cut. More Tii Wonderful, done with anotli gospel singer, Larnelle Hart has become a favorite conta porary gospel song and li tures a soft rock ballad teiq set to the expert orchestrali of the David Clydesdi Orchestra and the Nashvi String Machine, a promini group of studio musicians. Add the rhythm and bli flavored Yes, God Is Real,! moving How Majestic Is Yi Name, the beautiful softti ballad, Because of Who) Are, and a tune which is I becoming a Gospel favoii Upon this Bock, and you bai wonderful album which cai very influential to listenen all types of music. Patti’s message, primaril; college students, makes an dentifiable impression. "liij some wonderful things tosh! with people that can ni their lives better,” she saidi that’s how she sums up I message. Ralphy spends best Christmas ever in comical film By Felicia Fogleman Arts Editor When you were a kid did you ever wonder if you would get what you asked for for Christ mas? This question formed the plot for Rene Dupout and Bob Clark’s production, A Christ mas Story. Movie Review Eleven-year-old Ralphy (Pe ter Billingsly) with his nose pressed up against the store window looked through his black-rimmed glasses at the only thing he wanted from San ta Claus: the Red Rider B-B gun. Ralphy was scared to ask for that gun for Christmas, be cause he didn’t want to hear “no” and become heart broken. But he did hint around. He even put a B-B gun advertise ment under his father’s pillow. ■ TOen-at'*h« «»pi>®r»table\- Ralphy was asked what he wanted for Christmas. With a slip of the tongue, Ralphy said he wanted a B-B gun, and his mother said “No, you’ll shoot your eye out.” But he didn’t give up. His teacher told the class to write a short paper on what each student wanted for Christ mas. Ralphy had it all worked out. He’d write about the B-B gun, get an “A” on his paper which would really impress his parents, then they would buy him the gun. But that plan bombed too. He received a “C” on the paper and a little note that read, “You’ll shoot your eye out” Along with the plot of the story was comedy. Ralphy’s lit tle brother Tony had a hard time coming and going to school. Each morning he was bounced into his one piece jump-suit and had a scarf wrap ped around his face with only his eyes showing. It was quite funny watching him run from the bullies as •the^'Chawd tifter him-and All Ralphy wanted for Christmas was a Red Rider B-B gun, but when he asked for one, his mother said, ‘No, you'll shoot your eye out.' others. He looked like a zombie hobbling from side-to-side. Mother went through a lot to get Tony to eat his food. She had to play a game to bribe him into eating. She asked him what sound a pig makes and he made the oinking sound of a pig. She asked him how a pig eats and he stuck his whole face in his plate and slopped down the food. When you were a kid did you ever do something because you were “triple-do-dared?” Well, Ralphy’s friend did. On a cold wintery day his friend was bribed into sticking his tongue the flagpole. He.couldn’t say. too much with his tongue fi-ozen to the pole, and after it was all over with he looked rather silly with it bandaged. Getting back to poor Ralphy — he just knew he’d never get that B-B gun when he let a “bad” word slip in front of his father. He claimed that he said the word “fudge” as he stretched the one syllable sound. Life- bouy soap did a good job clean ing out his mouth, and his mother even nibbled on it just wondering what it was like. And finally it was Christmas. X)n Chri£tinas.d83j.5aipiix.\jas asked if he got everythinjl wanted for Christmas, andt ing the truth, he said Then he was told to openl present behind the televisi He opened it And of couw was his B-B gun. Then something tragic pened. A B-B ricocheted off target, knocked off his and knicked him under tie making it bleed. They told" he was going to shoot nis out Now what was he goio! tell Mom! A lie. She belifl him when he said a big fell and cut him undema the eye. “That was the best Chris® I ever spent,” said the P* up voice of Randy asyears he had a flashback, and into A Christmas Story, i The movie was entertajj'j and funny. It was a ' ^ view on parents ‘II jj All the things little they grow up were intn , — the darng, buHy*"^:^ and cussing were all this movie that anyon
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