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Summer Attractions
Box offices to cash in on several sequels this summer
By C3YAF J CU?3
St3ff Writer
Summertime, as Gershwin
wrote and Michael Stipe sang, is
"when the livin's easy." well, yeah,
I guess It fc. Of course, its not as
easy as when you were in fifth
grade. Then, all you had to do was
go to camp for a while and tol
erate a family vacation to hell and
back. But now, you're expected to
do something useful with the
season some people work during
the summer, others go to school.
And the really productive, stu
dious, superior people do both.
if you're clever enough to find
a way out of the pits of end&ss
suffering (labor and education),
congratulations. Otherwise, dont
worry, for there are plenty of
distractions to keep you busy and
content
Any producer will tell you that
the summer is when the box office
really rakes It in, so there should
be plenty of decent films to see.
The biggest excitement is over
"Batman." Although some are
doubting Michael Keaton's ability
to play the studly masked hero,
everyone is psyched for Jack
Nicholson as the Joker. And Kim
Basinger as Bruce Wayne's love
interest? It works for me.
This is also the summer of the
sequels. Coming are such great
continuing sagas as "Chostbusters
II," "Indiana Jones ill" and "Star Trek
V." "Chostbusters" should be OK,
but another "Star Trek? what's
left to do after James Tiberius Kirk
and his loyal crew of five travel
through time and space with a
couple of whales?
I'm also a little skeptical of
"Indiana Jones." They had to do
something radical so they replaced
the part of the tag-along babe
(Kate Capshaw) with indy's father,
played by Sean Connery. Secret
Agent 007 and rus archeotogtst boy
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1, Neville Brothers
2, Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Drivin-n-Cryin
4. Pixies
5, Screaming Trees
& Sidewinders
7. Zulus
8. Soul Asylum
9 The Brood
10. The Cult
11 New Model Army
12,Wygais
J3, Pol Dog Pondering
14. Run Westy Run
15 Velvet Monkeys
16. Speed The Plough
17. Cay Bikers on Acid
18. House of Freaks
1 Martin Stephenson and the
wonder on the trail of treasure,
danger and excitement Maybe it'll
work. I hope so.
Abo, you know there's a big
concert every summer. Last year
it was Monsters of Rock, with Van
Haien, the Scorpions and others.
Now there are rumors for a reun
ion tour by the Rolling Stones,
accompanied by Living Colour and
Guns N' Roses this summer, wait!
I have to put in my plug for CNR:
Axl Rose is a musical god. Thank'
you. Also, The Who is planning a
reunion tour, irs too much.
Other things to do over the
summer? Mowing the lawn is
always fun. So is clipping your
dog's hair (substitute a cat or
parakeet if necessary). Ever notice
how similar these two activities
are? Neither did I. Think about it
Another great distraction from
your busy summer schedule is
television, its the best time to
catch the encore screenings of
those classic episodes of "AU" and
"thirtysomethlng" you missed last
fall. Or the perfect opportunity to
see a rerun of "Moonlighting"
again, as if anyone still watches
that show.
But if you do watch television
over the summer, make sure you
catch some newsworthy, informa
tive shows like "A Current Affair"
. and "Ceraldo." Another syndicated
must is at least one courtroom
drama daily. Caution: dont get
hooked on "Superior Court," and
keep an eye on "The
Judge," "Divorce Court" and the
one that started it all, "The Peo
ple's court"
The most obvious relief from
summer's pressures and stress is
time at the beach. Some people
go so far as to dive into the
challenge of career opportunities
by working at the beach for a
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ALBUM
Yellow Moon
Voodoo
Mystery Road
Doolittle
Buzz Factory
Witch Doctor
Down on the Floor
Clam Dip wd Other Delights
Irt Spite of It Alt
Sonic Temple
Thunder and Consolation
Honyocks in the
Whithersoever
Circle Around the Sun
Run Westy Run
Rotting Corpse an 5oGo
Speed the Plough
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Gladsome. Humour and Blue
summer. For those who can't
handle the workaholic" atmos
phere of waiting tables and steep
ing in the sand, just get to the
beach twice a week so you'll feel
like you're productive.
Or maybe you're still expected
to go on one of those great family
vacations. Unless you're going to
Hawaii or Egypt or Love Canal, N.Y.,
forget it But dont give up the
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chance to see one of these par
adise spots. Otherwise, convince
your parents that they need you
to stay behind and look after the
house, the pets, the garbage - the
important things. This way you
get a real vacation, time at home
atone. And if you can swing it, you
might even get paid for house
sitting. So after thinking about it,
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maybe summer's not so easy. But
if you pack enough semi
meaningless activities into your
summer, it just gets easier and
easier. So first of ail, figure out
where you're living. Then get a job
or pre-register for class. And when
you have those minor details out
of the way, plan your fun-filled
summer schedule of movies,
music, waves and dog hair.
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