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PABEfl-WAMMMY.JfiG"B.M "They [at MCTV} were absolutely wonâ€" derful â€" they were so supportive," Perâ€" ras says. "Whenever they had major stars coming through on tour â€" all my favorites like Tammy Wynette â€" ! got to open the show for them. And I was only about 15. So | got all this wonderful experience. | was pretty lucky." Perras went on to host two MCTV country music television shows, the secâ€" ond of which, That Country Feeling, went into its second season last year. In 1979, Perras met country singer/songwriter Tim Taylor, with whom she would perform and record over the next 11 years. _As a duo, Perras and Taylor enjoyed national success, being voted Duo of the Year from 1985 through 1988 at the Dracula and vampires have long been a favorite of move makers. Alongside Frankenstein and the Wereâ€" wolf. there have been a slew of "B" movies deadicated to these creatures of the night. The Video Movie Hound Guide lists more than 120 vampire movies, from the silent German movie Nosterâ€" atu (1922) to Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein {1948) where Dracula (Bela Lugosi‘s last appearance as the Count) attempts to put a new brain in the monâ€" ster. and from Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (1966) which sees the gunslinger marrying Dracula‘s niece, to the modern The Lost Boys (1987). And what‘s a vampire movie without the presence of Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, John Carradine or Bela Lugosi? Many a young person has stayed up late Deadicated t Canadian Country Music Awards [CCMA]. At the same time, Perras was named Female Vocalist of the Year at the CCMA in 1987 and 1987 (over the likes of Anne Murray and k.d. Lang), and her One Smokey Rose recording earned a Single of the Year and Song of the Year award in 1988. In 1989, Perras and Taylor decided to head separate ways and embark on solo _"We both realized that the duo had gone as far as it could, and it was time to move on and get on with our own Perras sticks with country traditions on a Friday night, glued to the black and white TV set for some late night thrills. Now, with Francis Ford Coppola‘s (of The Godfather Trilogy] version of Bram Stoker‘s Dracula (Columbia Tristar Home Video}, the Dark Prince has entered a new era of bloodâ€"sucking viewing. . P o xt By far, this is the biggest budget adaptation of the y creatures of the night things, "Perras says. "And it‘s working out really well for both of us." _ It‘s certainly working out well for Perâ€" ras. Her debut solo album, Touch My Heart, did well, with its first three singles â€" The Tip of My Fingers, Touch My Heart, and Here Comes My Baby â€" making it to the Top Ten of Canadian country music charts. â€"Now, with the release of her second solo album, Way Beyond the Blue, Perâ€" ras is poised for even greater success. 4 fugi had a number one single (/t Might As Well Be Me by Pam Tillis and 96â€"yearâ€"old novel. Coppola closely follows the true storyâ€" line and has made probably the sexiest version, featurâ€" ing the best special effects yet, and an exciting cast. Gary Oldman (JFK, State of Grace) is Dracula, who loses his love (Winona Ryder, Beetlejuice, Mermaids) during the crusades. By sheer will, he denies death to search for her through the centuries until he finds her in London. Also with Anthony Hopkins as a master vamâ€" pire sleuth, Keanu Reeves (Dangerous Liaisons, Point Break}, Cary Elwes and Tom Waits. OTHER RELEASES: Dead Solid Perfect, Baby Girl Scott, Quake, Fallen ctnrr?. Miss Rose White. Ken Schickler operates Team Player Publications, a desktop publishing company and publishes VIDEDSCENE ie veun ts year And things will, undoubtedly, keep movâ€" ing for Perras. Country music fans should not miss the opportunity to see this rising talent when she performs at the Sounds of Summer Festival this weekend. Perras‘ set gets underway at the Country Oval at 4:30 p.m. _