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Page 12 THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday March 1 1991 Religion Jesus was a jazz musician Third Sunday In Lent John March 3 Jesus was a jazz musician No we have no recordings of his playing just accounts of his work by four fellow musicians who also thankfully transposed some of solos Its not the same thing of course if only we had his own work to listen to but its pretty good The four musicians They either played with him or knew people who played with him Yes he was a jazz musician like all others He knew the tradi tion He knew both the old tunes and the old players He was perhaps the best interpreter of Jeremiah that weve ever seen He played all the greats and Isaiah of course but also and Zecbariah Hed listened to them all he Religion and Reality by Jim Ryan Current concerns to be discussed March forth say the generals And on March fourth you can hear an old friend of many in Halton Hills talk about the Persian Gulf Third World debt and how the two are related Comfort formerly active in many peace and justice groups here will return to muse on current concerns at Trinity United Church on Highway 7 in Acton beginning at pm on Monday March presented by the 10 local churches of Ten Days of World Development which Eldon founded here Everyone is welcome knew their work and when be wanted to late at night with friends hed play them funny It was great Oh yeah Like all great players be never played anything except he made it new I mean he might have played a tune a million times but it was never old Every time was fresh as if for the first time as if created out of nothing for you alone Stale Are you kidding If you Last Sunday Brownies and Cubs received the coveted Religion in Life emblems and certificates at the annual Baden Powell church service held at St Johns United Church Presentations were made by Rev Nancy Knox and Rev Karen assisted by Leaders Ken and Chris Pictured above are Stage I recipients Southworth Campbell Annie Harlow Corey Costello Isaac Ferguson Alan Fiddler David King Graeme Leverette Eirol Smith Kraig Anderssen and Jeff Curren Stage recipients included Jason Jacks John Staple ton and Shaun Photo by Jean Layman MINUTES YES TRY US Your Complete Car Cleaning Oil Change Centre ARMSTRONG AVE UNIT 5 GEORGETOWN ONTARIO NEC OK ARMSTRONG ALSO ON HWY 10 N ORANGEVILLE 8779394 5199422910 want stale listen to CHUM AM or hire a Jesus never played the same tune twice Maybe thats why he never recorded anything The other thing is that he was blackballed by the recording studios Oh you didnt know Its not new either You know the old story somebody gets hold of something and wont let go Jazz always thrives on com petition As soon as someone lays back and rests on their reputation then jazz dies Show me a scene where newcomers cant work and Ill show you a dead scene Well to be specific Chief Priest and his Big Band had the town all sewn up No one could work without their say so You had to play their way or you couldnt play at all It had been that way for years And then Jesus came along Hed been playing all over the country in small towns little clubs And one day he arrived in town in a dusty old Plymouth station wagon with his band There was a big jazz festival on in town It was called Passover They couldnt get any work even though theyd been ed by ecstatic reports in the local media Chief Priest had sent word around No one would touch them Well- Jesus wasnt one to walk away especially when it came to jazz So one night he went over to the Temple That was the name of the club where Chief Priest played with his band It was a busy night Standing room only They were making a bundle Jesus walked up to the stage during one of their sets and sat in It didnt take long Youve heard how it ended he blew them away It was beautiful That wasnt really the end but it wasnt long after that Things didnt turn out as youd expect though Were taking the long view right John one of those fellows who played with Jesus reports that the Temple was closed down not long after Some investors from Rome foreclosed on them It hasnt been opened since Ironically Jesus hasnt stop ped playing I mean can you im agine a jazz musician retiring Hes still playing Thats what jazz does to you You never stop Buying or Selling List With Success NRS BRAND REALTY INC Georgetown SAME DAY TAX RETURNS 101 Guelph St Georgetown 8772217 The Store FRESH SEA SCALLOPS 799 LB MUSSELS 149 LB COD FILLETS 499 LB MOORE PARK PLAZA 74C Main St STEVEN C FOSTER BA LLB BARRISTER SOLICITOR 37 MAIN ST SOUTH GEORGETOWN 3G2 8734961 fax 8734962 Aesthetics v TANNING TONING CHURCH DIRECTORY NONDENOMINATIONAL PENTECOSTAL ALL PEOPLES CHURCH DELIVERANCE CENTRE 41 Blvd Bramalea Corner FlnchgateiHwy Bible Study Worship Deliverance Sunday am 700 pm Wednesday 800 pm We Provide Childrens Church Nursery Service Translation Pastor George A 7922176 CHURCH OF ST THE MARTYR St WltlUmi Mounbln Main A NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH 11YKG AJtt Sunday School 900 am SERVICES 1030 am pm Wednesdays HILLS 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