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10 November 19,1998 A&E Dinner THIS WEEK: The Cutting Board and "1 Still Know What You Did Last Summer" Brie Bittenbender The Pendulum New artist shows promise on CD If ever there was a “normal restaurant,” this is it. From the price, to the atmosphere, to the menu, to the tuxedos on the wait resses, The Cutting Board was pretty typical. Typical is hard to complain about unless boredom really bothers you. There was nothing particu larly unique about this restaurant to mention, except the front en trance doors, which were huge and similar to that of a castle. for meal, chose the barbecued chicken breast, baked pota to and the salad bar. I really do not like salad bars because they are tasteless, especially when they are over priced, as was the case in this particular establish ment. Other entrees on the menu included three different grilled variations of a chicken breast, hamburgers, soups and sandwiches. I am not going to say I was totally dissatisfied with The Cut ting Board, I was just not extremely impressed. As for the movie “I Still Know What You Did Last Sum mer,” that chick still did not die. Oops, did I give it away? If you didn’t know that she was not go ing to die in this one, like in the first movie, that is your problem. The “she” I am am referring to is Julie, the character played by the 105-pound, full D cup, Jenni fer Love Hewitt. Hewitt plays the been chased and threatened too many times to handle this sequel. If you enjoyed the silliness of “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” and the blood splatter ing in every scene, then definately check out “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.” I enjoyed this sequel better than the first because there was much more action and humor. The quick-witted lines were an advan tage this film had over the first one. As the movie ends, Julie limps through the night of slaugh ter accompanied with a few other characters, whom will remain anonymous so you still have a rea son to see this film. Inevitably this scene sets up the possibility of a third movie, but what are they go ing to call it? I Know What You Did Two Summers Ago or I Still Still Know What You Did Last Summer? Whatever they call it, they will probably get my money as well as that of other movie enthu siasts because, as dumb as these movies are, I get , a kick out of Lisa McChristian The Pendulum There’s a really good chance that you have never heardTom Tay lor being overplayed on the radio or seen him in a provocative layout in “Rolling Stone.” His new CD “Sun and the Moon” won’t be a chart topper but deserves some serious attention. I was a little skep tical going into this when I read on the CD cover that Tom Taylor wrote, produced and recorded the entire album and did all of the vocals and in strumentation himself. The album re minded me of a tape re cording a high school friend of mine made. “Sun and the Moon” is more professional but it still posses those rough edges of a new artist do ing what he loves and trying to get other people hear him doing it. The listener can’t help but want the artist to suc ceed. I soon became charmed with the steady beat and theme of love in the majority of his songs. The easy flow of the music was fun and would be perfect for hanging out in your room or settling down after a rough day. There are some minor glitches in “Sun and the Moon.” Taylor’s songs vary so much in style from pop to rock to dance beat that he never really develops an individual identity. The songs are so balanced that no one song grabs you and makes you want to hear it over and over. The lyrics do tell a good story about love, desire, loss and dreams. One song that caught my attention was “2000.” The song talks about a girl who wants to be famous by the year 2000. At first I thought this was like a retro eighties song talk ing about “partying like it’s 1999.” Once I focused on the lyrics I found a good song about a girl who has “got the lat est clothes with the tor tured seams and lots of makeup” but places her self with “the plastic folks, that she calls friends who won’t be there in the end...” My fa vorite song was “In Time.” The song starts out with a type of chanting that it keeps reus ing ks it re frains. The melody is re- laxing and captivating. If you get a chance, I would give “Sun and the Moon” by Tom Taylor a try. He may not be a radio phenomenon but he has what it takes to develop a steady group of fans. . J .strong.wjlleji, 9l)yactey wl]q has , laughing at them.;. #222-8282 ■ «lil H _ Shomaker 912-A S. Main St. - Burlington, N.C. 27215 TUES-FRI 10-6»SAT 10-4»CLOSED SUN & MON FENDER, PAUL REED SMITH, ALVAREZ, GIBSON, EPIPHONE, ALEMBIC, AMPEG, MESA BOOGIE...MUCH MORE ••‘DEAL OF THE MONTH* • • ALVAREZ ACOUSTIC GUITAR ' $149.00 GUITARS'BASSES* AMPS»FX'S*STRINGS« • •PRO REPAIR
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