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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 29, 1989, p. 11

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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday July 1989 Page Biovideo looks at Mamas Papas If theres one format perfectly suit ed to the videocassette its that odd the musical biography A breezy paperback detailing the histo ry of a band Is fine but you dont get to hear the music or laugh at the fun period costumes The Mamas the Papas The latest offering in this category is Straight Shooter The Mamas the Papas a visual biography recall ing the Great Americas Hope of the British Invasiondominated The is available from Rhino Video for more costly than a paperback but prettier to look at and much easier to hear OK so the narration is abysmally written and the video graphics are tacky and band founder John Phillips has grown to be a shallow and self- serving old coot But the rare footage of early 60s folksters like the Journeymen who metamor phosed into the Ms Ps and the interviews detailing sexual triangles and drug habits are eminently j COUNTRY PUTT DRIVING RANGE j NOW OPEN Come Play Today 10th Rivet Rd Across From Geo Golf Club DELICIOUS Rotisserie Style BARBQUE CHICKEN 232 GUELPH ST 87316467 EVENING SPECIAL After 00 p Donuts Fresh Dally on OPEN 24 Hours Georgetown We forget now what an Impact John and Michelle Phillips Denny Do- and Mama Cass Elliot dead at the age of 33 from her particular addiction food had on the music scene in the heyday of flower power Before their breakup in The Mamas the Papas dominated the charts with songs like California Dreamin and Monday Monday Watching Ed Sullivan kowtow to the band live on Sunday night reminds us of their stature as does the litany of famous names who pay homage to the tight harmony foursome Did you realize that John Phillips wrote Scott McKenzies hippie an them San Francisco Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair as well as the Beach Boys recent hit Kokomo Rock roll was more naive years ago and you can get wistful watching these rainbow garbed ideal ists with full knowledge of what lies ahead But its a great lesson in cal roots for anyone who thinks that the Bangles for instance are actually doing something new in a humorous twist of fate Neil Youngs This Notes for You has been nominated as Best Video of the Year in the MTV Video Music Awards Its ironic because the music cable initially banned the clip from airplay altogether saying that by spoofing product placement in mu sic videos it was committing the self same sin We got a giggle out of it said MTV general manager Lee Masters when he heard about the nomination adding that nominations come from video industry professionals and not MTV itself Other nominees in the Best Video category are Fine Young Cannibals She Drives Me Crazy Michael Jacksons Leave Me Alone Like a Prayer and Steve Win wood s Roll With It Artists who pop up frequently in other categories include Bobby Brown Paula Abdul Jody Living Colour Guns N Roses and Def Bon Jovis Richie Sambora and Jon Bon are scheduled to perform an acoustic duet at the Sept MTV cere mony and the Rolling Stones will make an appearance via satellite This year the broadcast will also air globally over MTV Europe MTV Aus tralia and MTV Japan EKTERPfUSE 1 Many of our favorite games have been around for a long lime Monopoly was first sold tn Chutes and Ladders in 1943 and Candy Land in Household accidents make up about one third of all accidental inunei Almost all home accidents can be prevented by following basic safety rules OUR LANGUAGE by Jeffrey In newspapers banner indicates a I headline across the page Wave this type of banner to support free dom of the press Anemic appears weak or lacking in vitality Adding words such as anemic is a sure way to strengthen your vocabulary Q My wife says swam I say swum Which ones right A That depends The past tense of the verb swim is swam as in I swam yesterday The past participle how ever is swum usually found after a helping verb I have swum several limes this week From now on when you use swam and swum you should be in the swim GEORGETOWN LIMO SERVICE M ELEGANT CARS FOR ELEGANT PEOPLE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE T GINOS PIZZA We Best Tasting OPEN DAILY AT 11 00 AM Delivery Begins At 11 30 AM Except Sunday at 1 2 30 p Have The Best Prices And Pizza In Town Ask Your Kids SUNDAY BUY ONE Extra Large Pizza At Regular Price Mm 3 Items GET ONE Small Pizza Max 2 Items FOR 4 00 1 MONWED MEDIUM PIZZA With Up To 3 Items 50 Plus Tax THURSDAY LARGE PIZZA With Up To 4 Items Q25 Plus Tax SUMMER BONUS Beginning July 24th Until Sept 1 st We Will Give Away One Order Per Day At Random BUSTRIPTOSKYDOME Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers Wednesday August 23rd We will be giving away at random one 1 pair of tickets per day from Aug 1 st to Aug 5th for a bus trip to this game Winners will be notified of bus times and regulations PIZZA Forget The Rest Call The Best 1 84 guelph ST GEORGETOWN

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