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Graham Parker rock masses are catching up UK rocker finds hes back TORONJO Lli Graham Parkers music was about two years ahead of its time when he cut his first record in 1976 Now by his own observations rock masses are catching up with thetimes His debut album Howlio Wind and the followup Heat Treatment were critically ac claimed as top releases of 1976 But the British rockers follow ing was commercially limited From the start his music had the raw edge of an angry young man even before the punks and new wave artists had made an ger fashionable commodity among musicians Today while many punk mu sicians have demonstrated the lasting power of cheap fire cracker and while the initial impact of new wave music has ebbed Parker is finally coming unto his own The roughandtumblc rock of Parker and The Rumour the reliable band behind his music persists with an almost smug awareness that rock audiences at last have seen the light Weve sold lot of records here just found out Parker said in recent interview re ferring to his new release Squeezing ut Sparks The al bum is his first product for the Arista label Bracebridge art exhibition Muskoka Arts and rafts will hold its 17th annual exhibition and sale on July 13 and 14 from 10am tolipin The free show will be held at Annie Williamss Memorial Park on the Muskoka River The 20acre park features pie nic areas harbeques and playgrounds swimming and boting are also available The show includes over 130 displays of arts and crafts by ntario and Quebec artists Stained glass weaving needle arts wood carving wicker photography blown glass jewelry and watercolor and oil paintings are some of the works in the show special feature on the Saturday will be live music by Newholms Greatest Jazz Band Choir elects new executive Peter Mills Barrie lawyer was elected president of The King Edward hoir at receiil annual meeting of the music group arol Paul was elected first vicepresident Ray urrie sc cond vicepresident and Mary Wuerch secretary The King Edward honx directed by harlcs Womlrow performs regularly in Barrie as 33 union is El ELECTRONIC RADIO SOUND ear Me movie on your om car radio no in style thought wed be pretty much unknown in Canada be cause the other records flopped really But this one has actually sold quitea bit Few rock journalists have gone to press with Graham Parker critique without first drawing some comparison with Elvis Costello new wave super star and the epitome of musics angry breed To the North American ear similarities be tween the two British artists are undeniably there although Parker himself argues the point ironically while Parker was tied up selling his power in Britain and involved in hassles with Mercury his former label newcomer Costello was being dropped on America by CBS like bomb from Britain with equally explosive results The explosion is only now be ginning for Parker on this side of the Atlantic Did Costello perhaps clear the way Parker doesnt care and the comparisons dont bother him When started off he says through thick lazy accent it was like comparisons with Van Morrison and Bruce Springs teen had never even heard of Springsteen when Id done the first LP And dont think Elvis Cos tello sounds much like me at all now mean his first album iMy Aim Is True was reminis cent of lot of my stuff yknow but it also sounds like very early Van Morrison as well if you listen to the very first Morrison LP ITS SPDTACULAR ITS THE CANINE COMEDY CAPER WALT DISNEYS IOI DAIMAEIAN I001l00l 0X new Dunuy munime ledlurelle Munt 1300 MM do at 100 000 put to WEST STREET 3266331 IRWEW THEATRE Sams proverbial humor pokes fun at institutions NEW YORK AP Some people collect stamps or coins Sam Levenson collects file cards He has about 200000 cards neatly filed in his New York City home The cards arent hobby though The 62yearold humor ist uses them to record the clever meaningful bits and pieces of humor that hes over heard or read during the last 10 years Much of it not all since some of my cards are so old theyve turned yellow and cant read them anymore is included in Levensons latest book You Dont Have To Be in Whos Who To Know Whats What Of the book his fifth Leven son says What wanted to do was to look at all the most im portant institutions marriage family health happiness in humorous way IMPERIAL CINEMA CENTRE 7283440 No one has ever escaped trom Alcatraz ond no one ever will OVER Some examples Marriage Better to have loved your wife than never to have loved at all Family Give child an inch and hell think hes ruler Health House calls are now made only by burglars Happiness The bluebird of happiness has died of exhaus tion in the pursuit of fun Levenson says his humor comes from VUPS very unimportant people have read endless volumes of quotations by the important people of the ages but there is second level of humor and say it is just as meaningful and just as important The VUPs are not unimpo tant The woods would be silent if only birds with trained voices did the singing Levensons conversation is often spiced with such wit ticisms HELD SCREEN SPEAKERSI BARRIE DRIVE IN um THE now on YOUR AM cn RADIO NO MORE DONT MISS OUR SECOND FEATURE AT THE DRIVEIN JOHN WATNES lAST MOTION PICTURE RECOMMENDED AS ADUlT ENTERTAINMENT Its easy to be wise he ad vises just think of something stupid and then say the oppo site NO LONGER POPULAR Levenson says he was raised in home where lot of pro verbs were used so got lot of the folk wisdom of the people early and still have great re verence for it But Ive discovered that proverbs seem to have dropped out of fashion the humorist adds Thats because the morality has changed The one about bird in the hand doesnt mean much in civilization where you buy chicken parts He says he began honing his humor skills while teaching Soanish in high school Then he began writing funny pieces and reading them at fac ulty meetings and parties Stuff like student excuses for being late Im not late the bell is early MIDNIGHT SHOWS Close but Oh Cigar Brooke Shields George Burns and Burnss cigar get together Wednesday night in New York at Studio 54 Burns and Shields costar In their latest movie Just You And Me Kid AP Photo the examiner Saturday June 30 1019 11 Conducfing conceHed for Fiedler BOSTON AP Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler is home from hospital after suf fering heart attack but spokeman says he is not plann ing to do any conducting for sometime dont think hes going to be doing much of anything just resting orchestra manager Gary Good said We just want to wait and see what happens The 84yearold conductor was released Wednesday from TuftsNew England medical centre whre he had been recovering from heart attack suffered June at his home Alderman Word I3 Ponotong St Tel 7284781 BARRIE DRIVEIN 4872212 or 3381 Where all the other Bonds endthis one begins if NOW PlATINGI IARRIE DRIVE IN SCREEN ucouunmn AS mun gt e4 JULY The day belongs to man The night is theirs Albert Broccoli piesents nonmfimoonr JAMES Bonn 007 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