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social critics and law enforcement officials see this trend as a worrisome sign of the increasingly cold-blooded S^ resolve of otherwise-averBY rolkho age Americans to tidy up disTelevision Justice putes and domestic squabbles Paragon Cable of New York and get what they want. "What reported that collection of overamazes us is that the idea of hirdue bills has improved dramatical- ing a killer is in the range of posly since the company stopped sibility for so many people," said punishing customers who owe Dane Archer, a University of money by cutting off service.

California sociologist who anaInstead, Paragon fills each of its lyzes homicide rates. "There's a 77 channels with C-SPAN, which threshold that doesn't seem to airs congressional proceedings and exist anymore." other public affairs programming.

Sic transit Gondola managers in Venice announced plans to replace gon-. doliers with motors. Explaining that choppy waters caused by increasing boat traffic are making rowing difficult, they said the motors would be installed on four larger gondolas used to ferry people around the city. Further study will determine whether the classic gondolas, used for romantic rides through the canals, also should be motorized.

The American Dream Contract killings no longer are confined to organized crime, but have become a middle-class phenomenon as well. The Los Angeles Times reported that some

Cancel That Call to Guinness Citta Sant'Angelo, near Pescara in central Italy, claimed it had established a world record for cooking spaghetti after 24 cooks gathered round a huge pot in the town square to boil 231 pounds of pasta. Judges had trouble verifying the claim because the cooks served the spaghetti to more than 4000 people who turned out to watch the record being set.

Fighting for the Right to Park Four police officers were injured in a brawl that erupted outside the Elim National Fellowship Church in Brooklyn when the congregation streamed out onto the street to protest the

ticketing of their parked vehicles.

"Their cars were triple-parked," police spokesperson Kathleen Kelly said, explaining that the situation "got out of control."

• In the northern Nigerian city of Kano, a fight over a parking space escalated into ethnic riots that killed at least five people. The trouble began when a taxi driver and a merchant of different tribes argued about parking in the crowded marketplace.

Both called on fellow tribesmen to back thenfup. According to police, word of the clash spread through the market, sparking other fights and spilling onto city streets. People battled with sticks, machetes and stones and rampaged through neighborhoods, burning shops and cars and attacking houses.

Mens a Rejects of the Week Kansas City, Missouri authorities charged Dale Richardson, 20, with snatching a purse from a woman dining with a friend at a restaurant. The victim was Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Claire McCaskill. After making off with the purse, the suspect reportedly called McCaskill's house and offered to return the purse, which contained $50 in cash and her prosecutors badge, for a $250 reward. A police officer posing as McCaskill's baby-sitter met the suspect,

who was arrested soon after.

• Law enforcement officials in Washington, DC, discovered more than 200 marijuana plants growing throughout a house during a search and arrested home owner James Rapp and a tenant, Barry Oliver, 44. U.S. Secret Service spokesperson David Adams explained that the authorities searched the house only after tracing a call by one of the men threatening the president. According to WRC-TV, Oliver was tape-recorded saying that he had "a score to settle with President Clinton" and that he planned to "cut him from ear to ear."

Chew on This Chewing tobacco doesn't help baseball players play better, according to a study by the American Dental Association.

Researchers found that the mean batting average among 159 players on seven major league teams in 1988 was 10 points lower for chewers than for non-chewers.

Abstainers also had a higher fielding average.

• Dr. Phillip Marone and trainer Jeff Cooper of the Philadelphia Phillies' medical staff identified a new baseball injury: sunflower seed finger.

Writing in the journal of the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society, they described a player's "painful fourth

metacarpal phalangeal joint" as resulting from repeatedly forcing open the back pocket of his uniform pants so that he could get at his sunflower seeds between pitches. "The first three digits were utilized to retrieve them," the authors reported. "The fourth digit.. .was used to spread the pocket opening in order for the seeds to be manipulated, [thus] the fourth digit was forced into a radial deviation." Their recommended treatment was "behavioral modification" and "uniform adjustment" — i.e., looser pockets.

Short Stories In New Carrolton, Maryland, 18-year-old Milika Sloan of Cincinnati was electrocuted when she tried to open her hotel door with an electronic key.

Authorities blamed the fact that Sloan was wet from rain and a faulty air conditioning system that police said "was sending charges to the door."

• Two Alameda County (California) morgue workers were injured while scrubbing down the morgue when water apparently seeped into the wiring in a mechanical examining table, causing an electrical short that triggered an explosion. Sheriffs Sargeant Jim Knudsen said gases from a recently opened corpse on the examining table could have contributed to the ensuing flash fire. •

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What's your problem with funguses? Some of my best friends are funguses. Fungi. Whatever. Besides, mistletoe isn't a fungus. It is a parasitic shrub, which, granted, is not a vast improvement statuswise. Your grasp of the facts notwithstanding, your unease about mistletoe is well-founded. Mistletoe berries, for one thing, are poisonous, and some species can kill the trees that host them.

Even worse is the legend that supposedly accounts for o u r custom of kissing under the mistletoe at Christmas. In the version recounted by Edgar Nash in the Saturday Evening Postm 1898, the Scandinavian god Baldur told his mother Friggs that he had a premonition that he was going to die, whereupon Friggs extracted promises from every animal, vegetable and mineral that it would not harm her son. She overlooked only the inconsequential misdetoe, a fact that came to the unfortunate attention of Loki, the god of destruction. Loki prompdy hustled over to where the other gods, obviously in desperate need of entertainment, were hurling spears and whatnot at Baldur for the fun of seeing them swerve aside without harming him.

The pitiless Loki, however, shot an arrow of mistletoe, - : < which fatally pierced Baldur s heart. Rather than punish Loki, the gods decided the answer was mistletoe control, and turned the plant over to Friggs to do with as she would, provided it A i A nnr fnii/-li fit* rirAiin/l AWUir fUiy iimi.

1 ytnn't know, although since it grows on trees misdetoe generally does ^ not touch the ground.) Friggs hung up the misdetoe and, to show she did not bear a grudge, deciared that all who pissed beneath it should receive a kiss of love and forgiveness rather than, say, a severed aorta. So when somebody smooches a fellow hominid who has strayed beneath the mistletoe, he or she is implicidy saying, "Be grateful it's only a kiss, babe. I could have killed you." Maybe not such an inappropriate custom for the '90s after all.

Dear Cecil,

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About that business of worms mating "with the opposite sex" you mentioned in an earlier column. Surely you know that worms are one of the few truly bisexual critters about. They possess both male and female necessities for producing offspring.

They are, however, sexually social animals, and only, er, selfmate when not around other worms.

— Peter Read, Little Rock* AR Gawd. But what the foo, we haven't had an in-depth treatment of animal reproductive habits for months. Sure, worms are hermaphroditic, having both male and female organs. Not wanting to sensationalize this, I quote from the encyclopedia: "Two worms mate with their heads pointed in opposite direc" n r L - term we used to describe this practice among

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place within the mucous ring, which slips off the front of the worm, closing at both ends to foFm a capsule," from which one or two worms hatch a few weeks later. Reminds me of my first and only philosophical insight into the reproductive act, which came to me immediately following my first experience: Sex is sticky. I didn't know the half of it.

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hen Wagner's Market closed up shop last spring on Ward Street, local shoppers lost out on a lot more than milk, fireballs and cigarettes. Neighborhood residents missed their mom-and-pop for its sandwiches and social service. "They ask about it all the time," says Suzanne Wagner, who owned the store for seven years and managed it for another six. "People say they don't want to go up to Rozzi's."

A few months later, Sieu Thi Thai Xuyen opened for business four blocks away — the store goes through rice noodles and bean sprouts the way Wagner's used to sell bread and beer. Its exotic presence on the corner of North Champlain and North Streets indicates the local grocery scene has gone global in Burlington. And that given changing demographics, it may some day be easier to find rice noodles in the Old North End than Slim Jims.'

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Grass jelly drink. As fast as she sells them, Nga rolls out more pouches of dough with a bottle of fish sauce, and stuffs them with shrimp, mushroom and cellophane noodles. Nga is Vietnamese, but this traditional Chinese dish is a favorite among her countrymen.

"When I am hungry after work I come here," 18-year-old Hung Nguyen explains between bites. "This place is good for Vietnamese people. They used to have to go far for their food."

Four years ago, there was one Asian grocery in Burlington — the Sai-gon Market, run by Phi Doane. Now there are four in the area — two downtown, one in Winooski and one in the Old North End. The profileration of markets can be attributed to the growing population of Asians, which is expected to triple over the next five years.

And to the relative success of its more established members — like Doane, who now runs the popular Sai-gon Cafe.

Nga got encouragement — and help with her paperwork — ASIA MINOR from Vietnamese caseworker Son Do, who administers the Working Capital Project for the Refugee Resettlement Program.

"In the future a lot of stores will be opening," says Son Do, a minister. "Markets, beauty salons. It's good not just for the Vietnamese, but for Americans, too. They get to try other tastes."

Like canned bananas, lotus rootlet and dried cuttle fish. Or fermented leeks, bean curd and eggplant. The shelves at Sieu Thi Thai Xuyen are wellstocked with "bilingual" goods harvested from big Asian markets in Boston. The fridge is

Customers sample shrimp dumplings at Burlington's newest Asian market. full of beansprouts and other greens. Scallions, chilis and root vegetables are stored in boxes along the floor — you have to squat to select them.

Equally authentic are the sundry items for sale: plastic sandals, bowls, rice cookers and that third-world staple, sweetened condensed milk. Nga doesn't make a lot of money serving her people — "Americans" are welcome, but left to their own devices — but her store also serves as a community center, a place to eat, drink, shop and hang out. Not surprisingly, she ran a similar busi-

ness in Vietnam.

"Markets meet the needs of people who live in a community, people within walking distance," explains Bruce Seifer of the Burlington Community and Economic Development Office. "The Old North End has been a gateway for ethnic groups for generations. These new markets indicate it is continuing to play that role. " Where does that leave the Anglo North-Ender with a latenight hankering for chips?

Heading for Larow's Market up the street — or developing a taste for dumplings. •

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Rob Breszny is not a life-or-death astrologer. His | tangential horoscopes are more atmospheric than advisory. | Nonetheless, in astrology, timing is everything. For the record, ! Brezsnys recommendation to compulsive Virgos not to alphabetI ize their spices was meant for last week — not the week before, I when the horoscope appeared in Vox. Details, details . . ."The California of New England?" Somebody is working overtime in the self-promotion office at Burlington City Hall. Last Sunday the Boston Globe ran a puff piece on Burlington that made us sound more like a destination on the "We Are the World" tour than a grown-up lumber town. Great publicity, but "unrestrained ethos?"Even the off-key tunes of Richard H a u p t came off cuddly. . . . The Mill Project has gotta be a tough act to follow — H a n n a h Dennison went beyond the call last spring with her week-long performance at the old Winooski Woolen Mill. Her next project is smaller, but no less historic. Dennison is seeking performers for a site-specific piece at the Rose Street Bakery — soon to be transformed into an artists' space. Dennison describes the venue as "very funky." T h e work, by the way, is about bread. . . . It's hard to imagine Burlington feminist Peggy Luhrs at the U.N. Women's Conference in Beijing. Between the veiled and the Vatican, the conference is turning out to be about as earthshaking as a Tupperware party. But Luhrs showed up last week on C N N — albeit for a nanosecond. Burlington Step-Up director Leigh Steel also got some international exposure in footage of a demonstration. T h e narrator described the gathering as a "radical group of vegetarians." Way to go, girls. •

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Two a w e - i n s p i r i n g e x h i b i t s The smell was worse than fresh tar and I wore a respirator much of the time. All senses were under assault. The noise was deafening, like bomber jets taking o f f , and the heat of these fires was so intense (2000-3000 degrees), it penetrated even the windshield of an air-conditioned vehicle.

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hese notes from Susan Crile's 1991 journal predict that her future artwork would give new meaning to the expression "looking like hell." Based on the fiery conflagration in Kuwait at the end of the Gulf War, the series of drawings and paintings — now on exhibit at the Middlebury College Museum of Art — might be an eyewitness account of the end of the world.

More than the deadening repetition of video images during that war, Crile's painterly "landscapes" sustain the power to horrify: raging, uncontrollable flames, skies blackened by smoke, ruined earth and — on the part of both artist and viewer — the understanding that this environmental cataclysm was deliberate, motivated by hatred and revenge.

Crile, a New York artist and 1965 Bennington grad, says she was driven to depict the Kuwaiti disaster by both personal outrage and her need to counter public indifference. When the war and its coverage ended, she notes, America's attention shifted to the next televised drama.

By contrast, a parallel exhibit at Trinity College in Burlington documents the relentless suffering of people who can never forget — the atomic-bomb survivors of Nagasaki.

Shot by acclaimed postWorld War II photographer Tomatsu Shomei, these 16 prints in the McAuley Arts Center graphically usher in this year's Waters Chair lecture series, "The Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." Unlike Crile's apocalyptic paintings, Tomatsu's blackand-white portraits are unsensational, but the resigned expressions of his subjects — and the accompanying text of their stories — are deeply moving. So, too, is their quintessential Japanese-ness: a simultaneous dignity of character and shame in victimhood.

Unlike the recently witnessed Gulf War images, Tomatsu's prints are referential. They were taken more than 15 years after the August 9, 1945 detonation.

Even now, as the images speak from a distance of 50 years, their impact is undiminished.

Though the timing of the Crile and Tomatsu exhibits is coincidental, both

document the d e v a s t a t i o n of war

take place in the shadow, as it were, of seemingly unquenchable brutality — in Bosnia. And if the latest televised images from that conflict lack the visual drama of a mushroom cloud or towering inferno, they nonetheless attest to the tenacity, the timelessness, of inhumanity.

It's a theme that artists, along with historians and philosophers, have tackled throughout history.

Photography, being an art of documentation, has been an

as Crile says, television images can cause viewers to dissociate and lose their ability to respond, to move from horror to ho-hum.

Perhaps the important word is "single" — that with images, less is more. A constant barrage of visual information, like prolonged exposure to a smell, leads to a desensitization in which the sensory system no longer reacts. , The same theory would apply to the overuse of violence in film.

Crile notes also that, reduced to

THE FIRE NEXT TIME'r DISPENSES THE POWER OF BOTH GOYA'S "THE DISASTERS OF WAR" AND DANTE'S INFERNO especially powerful medium for instant storytelling and consciousness-raising — witness the influence in this country of decades of Life magazine photos, the Depression-era portraits of poverty and despair by Walker Evans, or scenes from Auschwitz.

Single images have had — and still have — a unique ability to show us who we are and where we have been.

But if a picture "tells a thousand words," it's ironic that,

the size of a T V screen, events in the Persian Gulf became just one of many daily dramas. Perhaps the cumulative effect of too much reality is simply ennui — and a corresponding lapse in moral obligation to intercede.

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he public's acclimation to horror and its subsequent apathy is precisely what Crile hoped to combat with "The Fires of War." After months of effort she was able to obtain the necessary visa for Kuwait and permission from the government to enter the burning oil fields. A full five months after retreating Iraqis had set the fires, 500 wells were still ablaze. "...Day was night, the ground alive with burning embers, oil rained from the sky and tar stuck to

shoes," she wrote in her journal.

Despite the hellish conditions — not to mention fear of stepping on land mines — Crile spent 10 days sketching and taking photographs. Then she returned to New York to relay her impressions to paper and canvas.

Her previous experience painting still lifes — which, she says, took her so long that the fruits and vegetables would rot — and abstractions of pattern with multiple points of view prepared her for these representational landscapes of destruction.

Hung in abutting, unframed panels on long walls of the Christian Johnson gallery, the bank of images allows for different vantage points on the conflagration. Crile believes that the viewer's confrontation with a 7 x 40-foot panorama of flame- and smoke-colored paintings will have a greater, impact on the consciousness than a 20-inch video image. It does. The fivepanel work called "The Fire Next Time" dispenses the power of both Goya's "The Disasters of War" and Dante's Inferno, and is thoroughly riveting.

Crile has mixed pumice into her oil paint, oil stick, pastel and charcoal, lending the surfaces of the works an appearance of scorched earth. In one painting, "Encrusted Tar," she has used just that. In two more recent drawings, "The Beginning of Time" and "Primordial Scene," Crile says she is working toward less literalness and more metaphor. And that's exactly how she views the fires themselves — "a metaphor of late20th-century destruction."

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And, as it turned out, to the ignominy of poverty and a sense of worthlessness — neither the government nor the healthy citizens of Japan, ironically, heaped compassion upon the victims. In Japan, to need social welfare is humiliating.

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Each generation since 1945 has grown up with "bomb consciousness" — the not unrealistic fear of total annihilation. But in Japan more than elsewhere, the bombings spawned an entire genre of artwork. Tomatsus photographs were initially collected in a 1966 book called simply Nagasaki, which remains a monumental document in the history of photography. The 16 prints in Burlington are a minute fraction of the 12,000 he eventually shot.

Tomatsu's exhibit is co-curated by Japanese scholars Linda Hoaglund, who interpreted the texts with his photos, and Alexandra Munroe, author of "The Fires of War,"paintings and drawings by Susan Crile, Christian Johnson Memorial Gallery, Middlebury College Museum of Art, through October 29, 1995. " The Nagasaki Survivors," photographs by Tomatsu Shomei, McAuley Fine Arts Co iter, Trinity College, Burlington, through October 19.

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Zencey, a history professor at Goddard College in Plainfield, wastes no time at all in getting us right to the heart of his story, which revolves around the failed attempt of the French Panama Canal Company to drive a waterway through that country.

Its 1892. Adams, a slight, relentlessly bookish, 55-year-old widower, has traveled to Panama

to meet his close friend John Hay (soon to become U.S. Secretary of State). Huge dredges, abandoned by the unsuccessful French engineers, stand rusting in the jungle; rumors of bribery and scandal reaching all the way to the French Chamber of Deputies are about to break out oti two continents. The mood of the novel is dark and tense from Zencey's memorable opening paragraph: "Nightfall comes suddenly in the tropics. The sun dives straight for the horizon, with none of the oblique angling of temperate climates. In the brief tropical twilight darkness seems to materialize out of the very air, as if it leaked from the transparent nothingness between things; as i f , Henry Adams thought, it were a colorless, coagulant fluid, undetectable by any sense but sight, kept at bay somehow by the oppressive force of the sun."

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To his own astonishment, Henry Adams finds himself much more inclined to pay attention to Miriam, with her own "dark-sky" blue eyes; and managing his growing feelings for her soon becomes a far more difficult job than writing his book. When she turns up missing from her Paris apartment a few weeks later and the police inspector informs him that she's committed suicide by jumping into the Seine, the aging American historian is devastated. But

LIVING HISTORY: Plainfield author Eric Zencey wait. When he views the drowned woman's corpse, Adams can't identify it!

Whoever this is, it isn't Miriam Talbott, who seems to have dropped right off the edge of the earth. The Chief Inspector wants no interference in his case. "I promise you I shall not write any history, if you will refrain from detecting," he warns Adams. But for his part, the historian is determined to use his considerable skills as a researcher to find out — at the very least — what has happened to Miriam. And so the game is afoot.

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When Adams visits the city morgue a second time, all hell breaks loose: The coroner has just been shot to death and someone has used a bolt-cutter to snip off the fingertips of the drowned corpse ("Not-Miriam," as Adams has come to think of her). Soon afterward, as the intrigue deepens with further mistaken and false idenContinued

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tides, Adams finds himself stalked by a killer, charged with two murders and absolutely at a loss to know "who in this morass is to be believed."

Along the way, Zencey treats us to a score or more of delicious and often hilarious minor characters, some firstrate 19th-century police work involving the young science of fingerprinting, and any number of shrewd insights into French society and culture as seen from Adams' point of view. "No matter how civilized they were otherwise, the French were never far from their animal nature," the American historian reflects — no n-judgmen tally, now that he's more in touch with his own. "This explained the egalitarian urge in French life, rather than the other way around."

By degrees, Adams' investigation leads him back to the Seine, long after dark, when the river's "oily black bulk seemed to drain the city, pulling all its warmth and vitality out into the night." Ultimately, an encoded note leads Adams to a violent confrontation in an underground labyrinth near the river, in a dramatic climax as horrifying as the hideous culmination of The Silence of the Lambs.

How under the Sun does Zencey pull all this off? The key to his success — and Panama is a terrific success on every level — is that he stays very close to his characters, particularly Henry Adams. Traditionally the limitation of historical novels is that, sooner or later, the history gets in the way of the story and characters.

Happily, this never happens in Panama. While the book revels in fascinating period detail — from the astonishing appearance of Paris' first horseless, steam-driven fire engine to the minute inner workings of the city morgue — Zencey always gives his characters, historical or invented, free rein to act and think as they please. However carefully researched, the facts in Panama never get in the way of the truth.

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ERIC ZENCEY: I had just finished doing my dissertation, and I wanted to write something without footnotes. I gradually conceived the idea of a project — a novel.

SD: Was the real historical figure of Henry Adams there from the very beginning?

EZ: No. I had it in mind to write a political novel...that would be moved along by some suspense. And then I read David McCullough's Path Between the Seas, and it has an excellent account of the French experience in Panama. It seemed the perfect historical milieu through which to thread a story. And I thought, this is perfect. I was familiar with Henry Adams' work from my dissertation. He seemed a pretty excellent choice for a protagonist.

SD: Did the fact that youre a historian, studying real people and real events, make you more comfortable with using a real figure like Henry Adams as your protagonist?

EZ: No, actually it made me uncomfortable. For a while I thought, gee, I should have footnotes explaining what's historically accurate and what's made up. The historical novelist who ransacks history for what is useful, the mindset of that is fairly distant from the historian who is very concerned about the historical accuracy of materials.

SD: Was there any time you felt you had to push your Henry Adams to do something he might not have done in real life?

EZ: I don't think I lead him into anything he wouldn't have done. The actions of Adams in this story are consistent with the actions of Adams who's available to us through biography. But there are some inaccuracies.

SD: Do you feel that you have the ability to change history a little bit to enhance the fictive world?

EZ: Yeah, but it's tricky business.

The conventions and criteria by which literature is measured are different than those by which history is measured.— history being the writing of accounts of previous activities. And I think, yes, when you are producing a work of literature, you are in service to the criteria relevant to that. And the work must be judged according to that. When you're writing history, a different set of criteria apply.

will be carried forward by some essential mystery.

SD: Will it be grounded in history, like Panama?

EZ: I don't think so. I think it'll be set in contemporary times.

SD: Will you be using real figures EZ: Well, I'm sure. There's no strict mechanical cause-andin the next book? effect relationship.

EZ: I don't think so.

SD: So why are there so many writers there?

SD: Is the process different then, when you're creating your characEZ: I have theories. One is that ters from scratch?

Goddard College has been an enormous influence on the culEZ: Yeah, it is. There were ture of this region. If you made times inventing the characters a list of all the writers and artists of Henry Adams [and others] and practicing craftspeople in when I was struggling with the the area, quite a high percentage details of character, simple stuff of them were drawn by the collike how they looked. And I lege. So why did they stay? I had this minor moment of think there's something about enlightenment when I realized, the challenge of living in a place wait a second. I don't have to where the winters are long and make this up. I can go look for cold. There's something about pictures. that challenge that encourages habits of discipline and perseSD: You worked on Panama for verance, which are necessary, I nine years, which is just slightly think, for success in any artistic less time than it took the enterprise. And winter is a time Americans to finally dig the for moving one's psyche indoors canal. Do you feel, now that and buckling down. you're established, that you're going to have that kind of luxury with your next novel? Or you feel SD: Are you friends with any of your fellow writers in the area? a little pushed to produce?

EZ: Well, I feel the nine years that this took were not exactly a luxury. Let me tell you the other stuff I was doing: I was starting a family, being a husband, working at Goddard, where it seems only recently that the words "financially strapped" are not part of the official title of the college. I also have been writing one essay a year for North American Review, and then I've also been taking papers to academic conferences. So the reason it took nine years was, in part, because I crammed it into the little interstices left over from other things.

SD: So do you think you'll finish the next one sooner?

EZ: Oh, I think it won't take nine years but I'd hesitate to say how long. Pride goeth before a fall.

SD: You've been very successful with Panama. It's your first novel, but you're getting a lot of notice, your publisher is putting a lot of energy into it. It's a Book oftheMonth-Club Selection. The paperback rights are up for auction with a starting price of $300,000. Does all this success make you feel that you've got to produce the next novel quicker?

SD: Do you have another novel in progress?

EZ: Yes, I do. I don't want to say a whole lot about it. It, too,

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EZ: It doesn't make me feel that I need to. But it will enable me to. I'm taking the next year off from teaching responsibilites.

I'm going to read and think and write, which is just marvelous.

And that's part of the reason why I think the next one won't take nine years.

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SD: You live in a place where there seems to be an inordinate number of writers — Howard Norman, David Mamet, Louise Gluck. Is it something in the water? Is where you live an important part of the creative process for you?

EZ: Some of them. Its not like we all get together and have social writing sessions. Howard [Mosher] and I have the same editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

SD: How did you shop your first novel around? Did you find an editor?

EZ: I was certain that I wanted an agent. Because, it's like this...If you were to spend all your spare moments for seven, eight, nine years building a house, and the moment it was done you were sitting on the roof just sort of admiring it, and someone walked by and said, "Wow! there's a house!" And you wanted so much to be a builder that you would sell it for whatever that first person offered, even if it were only three or four thousand dollars, that would be a little bit like the dynamics of entering the book industry without an agent.

Much better to get yourself a realtor and see what the market price is.

SD: So how did you do that from the wilds of Vermont?

EZ: I tried several agents whose names were given to me by an editor here, a writing friend there. Two agents turned it down and the third agent got very excited.. .she made things start happening very quickly. •

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m u s i c 'BALKAN VOICES': Traditional tunes and moves are offered by a 14-member troupe.from Bulgaria. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 635-2356 ext. 476.

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'DEADLY PERSUASION': Jeanne Kilbourne elaborates on the evils of advertising with a slide-illustrated lecture. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 654-2535.

'MUSICAL T O W N HALL': Meet fellow musicians and industry reps at a brief recap of the Burlington Music Conference. A wine and cheese reception precedes the meeting. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 865-7166.

M E N ' S HEALTH P R O J E C T F O R U M : Gay and bisexual men discuss "the deal with oral sex" C o m m u n ity Room, Fletcher Library, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2437.

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POETRY READING: Vermont "Acme poet" Charlie Barasch reads from his verse at Cover-to-Cover Bookstore, Randolph, 7 p.m. Free.

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field trips. Club House behind the Sugarhouse, Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center, Huntington, 9 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 434-3068.

T U N B R I D G E ' W O R L D ' S FAIR': This old-style agricultural fair offers antique tractor displays, crafting demos, country museums and family entertainment. Tunbridge, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. $4. Info, 889-5555.

CANCER S U P P O R T G R O U P : People with cancer and their families enjoy support based on the work of the National Wellness Communities.

Cancer Wellness Center, Chace Mill, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Register, 8653434.

TOASTMASTERS M E E T I N G : Develop your communication and leadership skills at a regular gathering of the outspoken club. Ramada Inn, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6142.

I N T E R N A T I O N A L STUDIES LECTURE: The effect of the World Bank Sturctural Adjustment Program on Jamaica's agricultural sector is discussed at Memorial Lounge, Waterman, UVM, Burlingotn, noon. Free. Info, 656-1096.

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BLUES CRUISE: Big Joe Burrell takes to the lake with the Unknown Blues Band. Leaving from the King Street Ferry Dock, Burlington, 8 p.m. $20.

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SINGLE PARENTS N E T W O R K : Single parents and their children gather for community and discussion. Middle School, S. Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

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Are they effective? Learn about software, hardware and training from Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. Paul, Frank & Collins, 1 Church St., Burlington, 3-4:30 p.m.

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'A T R I P T O BELIZE': Colchester High School students show slides and projects inspired by their tropical trip to Central America. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7 p.m.

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'PANAMA': Goddard history professor Eric Zencey reads from his first book — a story of political scandal set in Paris in 1892. See review, this issue.

Chassman & Bern Booksellers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-4332.

A N O T H E R N O V E L : Midlife crisis does not begin to describe the trials of the professor protagonist in Another You — the latest from novelist Ann Beattie. She reads from her work Saturday at Chassman and Bern.

TUNBRIDGE ' W O R L D ' S FAIR': See September 14, 9 a.m. midnight. $5.

'TREE M E D I C I N E , TREE MAGIC': Author Ellen Evert Hopman presents a slide show about trees with "medicinal and magical properties." Spirit Dancer, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $8. Info, 660-8060.

ART LECTURE: The head ceramist of the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works discusses its history and philosophy. Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, 7 p.m. $3. Info, 388-3177.

B U R L I N G T O N SINGLES: Chat with other eligibles at the O'Brien House, 113 Patchen Rd., S. Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $3. Info, 878-7765.

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ELVIS: The Jordanaires backed up the real Elvis. They sing with their favorite impersonator — James Cawley — at Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15-21. Info, 863-5966.

d a n c e C O N T R A D A N C E : Squares, circles and lines. Dancers of all abilities are welcome at a dance with Lausanne Allen, George Wilson and Pete Sutherland. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 426-3734.

t h e a t e r GAL: Vermont comedienne Janice Perry offers her latest ow/rageous theatrical invention, Devil with a Blue Dress. Burlington City Hall, 8 p.m. $14-16. Info, 865-7200. ' T H E WAR O F T H E ROSES': Three actors from Vermont Stage Company perform selections from Richard II, Henry IVand Henry V. Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 863-5966.

O F F T H E CUFF: You set the scene: The comedy offshoot of Theatre Factory improvs at Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 8 p.m. $6. Info, 872-2738.

S C H M O O Z E FEST: Seeking comfort among thespians? The Greater Burlington Theater Arts Exchange hosts a schmooze session after an annual meeting and potluck dinner. Rock Point School, Burlington, 5:15-7 p.m. $8. Info, 660-9080.

BREAD & P U P P E T THEATER: Puppet performers offer the Gray Lady Cantata, a meditation on war created in 1971. Bread & Puppet Farm, Glover, 7:30 p.m. $7. Info, 525-3031.

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and The Burning House reads and signs her latest exploration of emotion, Another You. Chassman & Bern Booksellers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

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DAVID H U D D L E : The Vermont author reads from his new book, Tenorman. The Book Rack, Winooski, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231.

k i d s STORY T I M E : Kids over three listen up at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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W I N E TASTING: The wines of Australia are featured at a pre-festival dinner to benefit the Flynn Theatre.

Flynn Theatre, 6:30 p.m. $75. Info, 863-5966.

CAT P R I D E FESTIVAL: Enter an image of or by your favorite beast in a contest with many cat-egories. Or make a catnip toy, share cat stories or consult with a vet at this fundraiser for the Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. $1-3; $5 to enter. Info, 863-2345.

W O R L D AFFAIRS M E E T I N G : Three women from Malawi and a human rights lawyer from Mozambique address the Vermont Council on World Affairs. Room 201 McAuley Hall, Trinity College, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. - noom Free.

Info, 658-4776.

tain Road in Addison, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. $3. Info, 434-3068. ' B R I T I S H INVASION': Six hundred vintage British cars set the stage for horse-and-buggy rides, a polo tournament — and a BBC documentary.

Stowe, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. $5. Info, 253-2106.

RAILROAD FESTIVAL: The Glory Days of the Railroad Festival celebrates the history and the future of railroading. Downtown White River Junction, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free.

Info, 295-6200.

ARTISTS SESSION: Artists and photographers get a new angle on their art with a live model. 150 Elm St., Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 229-5253.

SHRINER'S PARADE: Shriners from all over New England treat the town to a two-hour parade. Look for antique and miniature cars, clowns and a fire brigade. Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 1 p.m. Pre-parade, from 11 a.m. to noon, an inflatable clown entertains at Burlington Square Mall and a band plays at Burlington City Hall. Free. Info, 862-5726.

HARVEST FESTIVAL: Celebrate autumnal Vermont traditions with music, dancing, hayrides, draft horse demos, and ethnic and traditional foods. Coach Barn, Shelburne Farms, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $4. Info, 985-8686.

HAWK WATCH: The Green Mountain Audubon Center leads a gentle four-mile hike in pursuit of raptors. Meet at the base of Snake Mountain, at the west gate off Moun-

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FINE W I N E A N D F O O D FESTIVAL: Look for Vermont specialty products — and fine wines from around the country — at this annual gourmet gettogether. Coach Barn, Shelburne Farms, $27. Info, 863-5966.

W O O L DAY: This day-long event focuses on all the aspects of wool production, including a sheep-to-shawl demonstration. Billings Farm and Museum, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $6. Info, 457-2355.

FALL C O L O R WALK: Enjoy autumn colors on a guided walk through sanctuary, with seasonal interpretation.

Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center, Huntington, 2 p.m. $3. Info, 434-3068.

HAWK WATCH: Look for sharp-shinned and broad-winged hawks, and a possible osprey, on this Birds of Vermont Museum outing. Mt Philo State Park, Charlotte, 9 a.m. noon. $1.50. Info, 434-2167.

S T R A T T O N ARTS FEST: The month-long exhibit of contemporary Vermont artists and artisans focuses on educating the public about art, from the crafting of traditional art to displays of cutting edge computer graphics. It opens today. Stratton Mountain Ski Base Lodge, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Demos 10 a.m. - noon and 2-4 p.m. on weekends. $6. Info, 297-3265.

' T H E WAR O F T H E ROSES': See September 16.

BREAD & P U P P E T THEATER: Enjoy a "cruelty-free" circus with cardboard animals. Bread & Puppet Farm, Glover, 4:30 p.m. $6. Info, 525-303J.

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ROBERT CRAY: The three-time Grammy award winner brings blues from his latest disc, Some Rainy Morning. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8 p.m. $25. Info, 863-5966.

M U S I C CRUISE: Downpour makes music aboard a ferry.

Leaving from the King Street Ferry Dock, Burlington, 4 p.m. $21.

Info, 863- 5966.

k i d s ABBERWOCKY SEARCH: Kids five to eight search for the elusive Champlain Abberwocky.

Bring a parent and prepare for wet feet.

Chittenden County, 1 p.m. $1. Register, 985-8738.

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t m STICKY J A M : T h e first annual Burlington Music - £ Conference was not all harmonious. Good music rarely is. Find out what really went down last month at the official debriefing on Wednesday. Plans for the next fest are already underway — along with discussion about creating a Burlington Music Office.

Attention Good Citizens.

2 , SMALL 'WORLD': The town of Tunbridge may be teeny, but once a year it goes global — with an old-fashioned country drunk that calls itself a worlds fair. The fun starts Thursday in the poultry barn and ends up Sunday with a demolition derby.

Only place in the world where the "festival o f worship" is followed up by a dairy goat show.

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Looking to offload your oboe and pick up a second fiddle? T h e annual used instrument sale is the place to swap band, orchestral, folk and rock equipment: 2 0 percent o f the proceeds go to the Friends o f Music for Youth.

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'BRITISH INVASION': See September 16, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

HISTORY WALK & RACE: The Burlington Community Land Trust benefits from your pavement pounding.

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J O H N PRINE: Junior Brown opens for the socially conscious singer-songwriter. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8 p.m. $22.50-30. Info, 863-5966.

O P E N REHEARSAL: The award-winning women of the Champlain Echoes welcome your vocal chords at their harmonious rehearsal.

Knights of Columbus Hall, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6703.

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BEREAVEMENT S U P P O R T G R O U P : Lost a loved one? Meet with others in the same state. Adult Day Care Center, VNA, Colchester, 7-9 p.m. Info, 658-1900.

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C U F F L I N K S : Candy Peate is the funny force behind Off the Cuff. The new troupe improvs its way through comedy this weekend at Champlain College.

Burlington Library at 9:30 a.m.

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'MAKING PEACE' SERIES: An eight-week course on nonviolence starts with a philosophical look at pacifism, peace, justice and civil disobedience. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Register, 863-2345.

REIKI CLINIC: Experience healing energy at a free clinic. Spirit Dancer, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 660-8060.

C H I R O P R A C T I C CLINIC: Celebrate the 100th birthday of chiropractic with an open house and free adjustment. Rushford Family Chiropractic Center, Burlington, 1011:30 a.m. & 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-1239-.

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SENIOR GATHERING: Elders meet for coffee and conversation.Wheeler School, Burlington, 8:15-10:15 a.m.

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Stuart Paton teaches skin-on-skin music making.

OUTDOORS W H I T E W A T E R PADDLING: Saturday or Sunday, September 16 or 17, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Winooski River. $50. Register, 253-2314.

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SPIRIT ' T H E PATH O F E N L I G H T E N M E N T ' : Thursdays, September 14 November 16, 7 p.m. Burlington ShambaJa Center. $40 for the series.

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AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: Thursdays 10 a.m. - noon. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier. Fridays 5:30-7:30 p.m. Chace Mill, Burlington. $8. Info, 985-3665.

Carta Kevorkian teaches traditional dances of Cuba, Haiti and Brazil with live drumming.

AFRO-INSPIRED DANCE: Tuesdays 5:30-7 p.m. Hinesburg Town Hall. $8. Info, 453-4490.

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Atlantic Theatre has packed it in for off-Broadway. And the quintessential dramatic experience — the back-country drive to Marshfield's Unadilla Theatre — is now a strut-busting memory. But faithful audiences will eagerly await next year's Unadilla pilgrimages after a look at the bang-up season finale: The School for Wives.

In the capable hands of director Alex Brown, Moliere's romp soared. With richly playful detail, exacting physical comedy and shrewd casting, Brown constructed an evening

The School for Wives,

by Moliere. Directed by Alex Broivn. Unadilla Theatre, Marshfield, September 8. of delights — fit for theater historian and jaded vidiot alike.

Moliere ain't an easy sell these days, and this production's singsong Seussian translation didn't help. But Brown rose to the task with such skill, she made 17th-century concerns contemporary, and brought Moliere's

randy crew to life.

The star of the show was Clarke Jordan — the man of a thousand intonations — as the hopelessly self-important Arnolphe, comically doomed to be the thing he most dreads: a betrayed lover. One moment a baritone windbag, the next a squealing cuckold, Jordan gave a full-throttle performance from start to finish. He stormed, flitted and swooned across the tiny stage with grand physical precision, rife with surprises.

In an obsessive attempt to create a wife too ignorant to be unfaithful, Arnolphe raised an orphaned girl, Agnes, in isolation. The impressive 17-yearold Flannery Ringgenberg took intelligent command of Agnes' demanding comic subtleties.

Fellow Spaulding High School student Nathan Jarvis exhibited great promise and grace — albeit a bit rushed — as the young paramour Horace, who unwittingly foils Arnolphe's plans. A strong supporting cast — lead by the polished Tom Blachly — and beautiful period costuming make Unadilla's School for Wives one of the year's best.

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professional fare year-round with this innovative, highly effective evening of scenes from Shakespeare's Richard II, Henry IV and VTThis is no apologetic, suck-up selection of familiar moments designed to bring in the Bardphobic. What VSC has created from this historical trilogy is a well-told, multi-generational tale of personal and political struggle over the English crown.

And it's all shown to us the way it was meant to be — through our imaginations.

Britain. Aided by the subtle percussion of Dehran Duckworth, and some well-placed narration from Vermont Public Radio President Mark Vogelzang, VSC manages to deliver what audiences have always sought from The Poet — catharsis, excitement and time for introspection.

That's an impressive achievement for a full production, but from a* bare-bones evening of scenes, it's truly remarkable.

This brief 90-minute event owes its success to the talents of its actors and to the precise direction of Artistic Director Blake Robison. No movement is wasted. This tour also gives Vermont a chance to see Robison's acting range. From his regal Richard II to his boyish Prince Hal to his diminutive lady's nurse, he possesses the stage. Connan Morrissey is equally riveting as the impetuous Hotspur and the innocent Katherine. And Charles Mclver imbues Henry IV with such humanity, we can't help but reflect on our own lives.

With little more than a few stools on a bare stage, a solid three-member cast transports us to the palaces, battlefields and bed chambers of 14th-century

With a consistently accomplished talent pool, financial support from all the respectable sectors and an established following, Vermont Stage Com-

hile Unadilla and other summer venues close up shop for the cold season, Vermont Stage Company is just warming up with a state tour of The War of the Roses. VSC stays true to its promise to deliver The War of the Roses, selections from Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V. Vermont Stage Company, Barre Opera House, September 9.

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Every time George recites the dream plan it takes on the urgency of a prayer — Clyde Holts professorial tones soften like he's reciting a bedtime story, and Dewees' face lights up like it's the beginning of the world.

John Steinbeck adapted his book for the stage in 1937, a work already dramatic in structure and dialogue. Woodchuck Theatre Company and director Bob Ringer give it a full production, with a handily designed touring set that moves one scene to the next like the pages of a book turning. The acting company shows what's beneath the dayto-day dullness of their lives without falling into a backwash of hokey sentiment — often difficult to avoid with the heightened realism that Steinbeck engenders.

Even though you know, as soon as the lights come up, that something terrible will befall George and Lennie, the performances keep you guessing and the ending doesn't seem preordained — it's arrived at by some fluke of destiny and the unrelenting imperatives of character, not by the playwright or director's hand.

As Lennie, Rusty Dewees wears his every emotion on his face and the big swooping gestures of his lanky body. The supporting characters are also well

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There are, of course, serious elements of unreality. And poor Curley's wife — she doesn't even have a name — is just a prop, one more piece of trouble to keep the guys from reaching their dreams. By the time she gets a monologue to explain her own dreams, its too late for anyone to care.

Although Curley's wife is the catalyst of the action — for Lennie, goaded to touch her soft hair, squeezes too tight and breaks her neck — there's little compassion spent on her sad, small life. Lennie panics and

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IMPRESSIONISTIC MONOTYPES by Elizabeth Iliff. McAuley Arts Center, Trinity College, Burlington, 6580337. Through November.

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THE FIRES OF WAR, paintings of Gulf War fires by Susan Crile. Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury, 388-3711. Through October 29.

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Every evening at 6, in the privacy of my living room (and while my live-in boyfriend is still at work), I draw the curtains and turn up the thermostat. I disconnect the phone and deadbolt the door. I turn off the lights and turn on the TV. Only when the volume is up high can I admit my problem: I am addicted to "Beverly Hills 90210."

As the opening credits roll by, my day-long cravings melt away. I forget that these episodes are four-year-old reruns. I forget that across the country, many "90210" fans can only dream — along with their TV heartthrobs Brenda, Kelly and Dylan — of a college degree. I forget that I am independent, educated and selfassured. All I remember is that, unlike with heroine or nicotine, my addiction costs just $22 a month.

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These days, however, my boyfriend finds my addiction less than endearing. Perhaps it's because he knows I've begun to schedule our evenings around My Show.

"I'd rather go to a late movie," I plead, when he invites me to a mid-fix matinee.

Maybe it's because he's heard me lie to my own mother: "I probably won't be home till after seven, so call me then," I say casually, trying to delay her weekly hour-long phone call.

Or maybe it's because he knows about my new recurring dream. Every night for the past week, the dark and dysfunctional Dylan has been ignoring both Kelly and Brenda, tryingi tirelessly to win my affections. So far I've held out — but there's only so much temptation a subconscious can take.

Whether it's my subconscious or conscious at fault, the fact is, my addiction is intriguing. Why do smart people watch dumb TV? The answers are as varied as David Letterman's Top Ten List. First, in contrast to its anti-social reputation, TV offers excellent company. Although I started hanging out exclusively with the "90210" gang, my TV social circle has steadily grown to include Ricki, Oprah and my new friends from "Friends."

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O n the same page that we read about the dangers of televisionmotivated violence and copy-cat crimes, we discover that President and First Lady Clinton are die-hard fans of one of TV's most mindless — and popular — offerings, "American

Gladiators." Imagine Bill and Hillary sitting around the tube, watching beefy powerhouses battle it out. For all of us, the box provides an escape both from the pressure, and into the pleasure, of the American Dream. O n the airwaves, we all become victors in power, money and love. Indeed, the biggest difference between the Gladiators' struggles and the p r e s i d e n t ' s own battles is that, on the screen, no one can get voted out of office.

This need to escape is equaled by the desire for vicarious gratification. My addiction, for example, provides the chance to invisibly participate in a world I'll never experience.

Not that I'd want to — although the thought of driving down Sunset Boulevard with Dylan McKay makes my knees weak. The best — and worst — part of voyeurism is the inherent isolation of the voyeur.

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But even as I bemoan the regularity of my daily existence and yearn for the endless drama of West Beverly High, I know I'm making progress. Unlike many alcoholics and cigarette smokers, I no longer try to deny my dependency. By coming clean about my cravings, I'm facing the music, seeing the light and taking a step toward freedom.

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of pestilence this is. the line somebody had a fairly decent idea for a dumb summer film: Take the recently done-to-death genre of made-for-TV adoption movies (infertile couple adopts child; birthparents appear out of nowhere and threaten to undo the transaction), throw in a couple of Natural Born Killers/Kalifornia-sty\t psychos as the natural mother and father and voila\ — a kooky new mutant movie form, the adoption suspense thriller!

Handled properly that might have been a hoot. The Mom-and Keith Carradine Tie That Binds wasn't and is not. and Dary, It's probably director Wesley Strick's fault, though there is more than enough blame to go around. After all, he's the literary genius behind the only stupid movie Martin Scorsese has ever made, the cretinous Cape Fear. Of course, this mindlessly violent, mean-spirited nonsense makes Scorsese's film look like Birth of a Nation.

Also tiresome and talent-void here are Daryl Hannah and Keith Carradine, who play generic drifter maniacs. The idea is this: Police catch them in mid-crime, put their daughter in an orphanage and then, once the child's been adopted, the two beat a bloody and laughably improbable path to her door. Hannah does her best Juliette Lewis impression but seems urgently in need of acting lessons and a square meal. Carradine, on the other hand, disproves an axiom I've long embraced — that even the worst actor can play a great psycho — in defiance of all modern science has proclaimed on the subject of genetics. John Carradine, his father and one of movie history's greatest screen psychos, must be rolling over in his grave. Which, now that I think about it, sounds like only slightly less fun than watching this movie was.

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PREVIEWS „ CLOCKERS Spike Lees promising crime drama based on the best-selling saga of cops and dope dealers by Richard Price features Harvey Keitel and 20-year-old newcomer Mekhi Phifer. (The first time Lee's directed a picture he didn't write.)

ANGUS Ever wonder what's become of George C. Scott? Well, he's in this reputedly touching tale of a bashful boy who, through a cruel prank, gets fixed up with a popular cheerleader. So is Kathy Bates. In the movie, I mean, not fixed up with a cheerleader.

UNZIPPED Director Douglas Keeves acclaimed documentary focuses on fashion designer and all around character Isaac Mizrahi as he prepares for his fall show. The movie Robert (Ready to Wear) Altman meant to make.

HACKERS Oh , good, another movie about computers. This time teen cyberspace cadets get blamed for a big industrial conspiracy.

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DANGEROUS MINDS *** Michele Pfeiffer stars in the true story of an ex-Marine who fights some of the toughest battles of her life as a teacher at an inner-city school. We've been there before, of course — more frequendy than some of her students show up for class — but the picture is surprisingly appealing all the same.

DESPERADO *** Robert Rodriguez's follow-up to the shoestring breakthough, El Mariachi. The story concerns a one-man war against an evil drug lord, but the story will engage you less than the dazzling camerawork, off-the-gauge energy level and the sizzling chemistry between co-stars Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek.

KIDS *****The most shocking, most important movie of the year, Larry Clark's controversial mock-documentary chronicles a day in the lives of several New York City teens and preteens.

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LORD OF ILLUSIONS *** Could it be Clive Barker's got more than blood, pierced body parts and, well, splattered brains on the brain? Scott Bakula stars in this story of a detective who gets sucked into the vortex of a Manson-style family, and it's a surprisingly engaging affair.

TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR ** Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo star in the /^rwaZiz-reminiscent story of three road-tripping queens who find out what a drag it is to break down in rural Nebraska. It's no picnic for the audience, either.

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BY HOB BRUSNY ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Recently I've received inquiries from an Aries who wants to know if I'd accept bribes in return for a series of horoscopes with fabulously positive predictions for her sign. I'm proud to say that I've turned down over $1500 of her filthy lucre (as well as five back rubs) in order to maintain the integrity of your horoscopes. I have to admire this woman's ferocious determination to manipulate the world into serving her interests, though, and I would encourage you to pursue a similar strategy, as long as its ethical.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): It's a pregnant moment. Youre being imprinted as much as you're imprinting others. As I meditate on your needs, a litde voice in my head is whispering conservative icon Barry Goldwaters phrase, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." I know better than to ignore that little voice, even when it quotes a member of a political party I find abhorrent. But I assume it wants me to put my own personal spin on Goldwaters epigram. Therefore, my advice to you is to take drastic measures in order to do the right thing, but keep in mind that these days the right thing has litde in common with the right wing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Please resist the pull towards the lowest common denominator. I'm glad you're returning to basics and sloughing off pretensions, but you've gotta take care that you don't get too lowdown and funky. I don't want to have to be yanking you up out of the gutter next week, or helping you cover your ass because you've compromised your own high standards. So try to keep your attitude elevated even as you lower your psychic center of gravity. Don't call anyone a jerkweed, scuzzbucket or buttwad, and avoid gratuitous references to hairballs, farts and slime.

CANCER Qune 21-July 22): I'm told that it takes a ton of ore to make a gold wedding ring. Likewise, most of the writers I know (myself included) freely testify that for every page of serviceable prose they produce, they churn out five pages of dreck. Given these simple facts of life, I don't know what excuse you have to be so hard on yourself right now. Sure, you're taking 10 times longer to master your new skills than you'd hoped — but that means you're

moving at — v — r - ~ r ~ _ r LEO Quly 23-Aug. 22): Is the electron a particle or a wave?

After thousands of esoteric experiments, physicists have settled on the definitive solution: It's both. In other words, the answer to one of the most fundamental questions about the nature of reality is cheerfully contradictory. The larger implication is that the correct response to any question might be two apparently opposing explanations.

(Could capitalists and socialists both be right? Buddhists and Unitarians? Scientists and mystics?) This week, you'll get a chance to try out this dicey but ultimately fun way of thinking in the form of a personal dilemma that's very much like "Is the electron a particle or wave?"

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Creativity expert Roger von Oech —- author of A Whack on the Side of the Head— gave me two profound insights that are crucial for you to hear now, while you have so much power to wriggle out of old ruts. 1) If you're too fixated on solving problems, you may not be alert to the possibility of new opportunities arriving from completely outside the context of those problems. 2) You can't see the good ideas behind you by looking twice as hard at what's in front of you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): By now you should be finished crawling on your hands and knees over broken glass and hot coals. The next (and last) stage of your redemption will be far less painful, though tortuous in its own way. I'd compare this final chapter to putting together a jigsaw puzzle with a million pieces — all of which are white.

Amazingly, you actually have it in you to pull off this seemingly impossible feat — as long as you don't lay out the puzzle pieces on the broken glass and hot coals.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): During the peak of the lions' sex cycle, a couple may mate 100 times per day. As you can imagine, not much of anything else gets done during that time. The only human animal that comes close to this erotic voracity is, of course, the Scorpio. Fortunately, the majority of you have just enough self-control not to boink so manically that you neglect to eat and sleep and go to work — though sometimes you cut it pretty close. I bring this up because you've slipped into one of those hot zones — one of those 100-times-per-day phases — at the exact time when you simply cannot afford to let everything else go to hell.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Recently astronomers were peering towards the constellation of Sagittarius when they made a hilarious discovery. There in a giant dust cloud was a colossal pool of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you're confronted this week by any resistance, enmity or doubt, I urge you to utter the following words: "Ha! Your force field cannot stop me, for I possess the invisible magic sword!" Should you find that fear is keeping potential allies from joining forces with you to the best of their abilities, I suggest you declare, "Begone dread! For I am the very embodiment of courage and I possess the power to disperse all foreboding!" And if you're having a hard time distinguishing between beautiful monsters and the ugly kind, feel free to bellow, "May the gods grant me the gift of x-ray vision, that I might know the hidden truth beneath all surfaces!"

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The story of many Aquarians' lives is summed up pithily in the title of a book

by Barbara Sher and Barbara Smith: I Could Do Anything If Only I Knew What It Was. You folks can be so ingenious and original and skillful — yet so spacey and aimless and all over the place. Every once in a while, though, you accidentally tune in to that cosmic frequency which continually broadcasts news of your life purpose. At times like^those — one of which happens to be this week — you really should shut up and listen with all your heart, all your mind and all your sex.

PISCES (Feb. I9-Mar. 20): On a hunch, I've been recording my phone conversations with Piscean acquaintances and clients and submitting the tapes to my team of psycho-acoustic experts for analysis. The most interesting results come from playing the tapes backwards and hunting for subliminal messages. The phrase "first kiss" has cropped up again and again. Conclusion: You fishy types have a strong subconscious need to experience something like young love. Recommendation: Introduce more unfamiliarity, unpredictability and innocence into your romantic pursuits. © Copyright 1995

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2 Harbor Road Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-8250

AMY LUDWIN OR LAUREN BERRIZBEITIA

Healing massage for women • Reiki & Energy Balancing

INTRODUCTORY OFFER 2 one-hour sessions for $30 Theresa Bacon 985-4045 (office in Burlington)

generosity is the heart of peace,"

Molly Fleming, N.D., R.Ac. Naturopathic & Homeopathic Medicine Acupuncture

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Health Resolutions 41 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401 (802) 863-7099

862-6931

LINDA SCOTT

Counseling in a Social and Compassionate Context

LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST Offering professional services to adults &: adolescents choosing to recover from anxiety, depression, substance abuse, sexual abuse, low self-esteem.

Insurance & Medicaid accepted.

JAH

Workshops ~ Groups - Ceremony and Ritual Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Positive ~

Specializing in ACOA and Survivor Recovery, Gender/Men's Issues and Personal Transformation.

864-1877

Couples Coaching Coupling Is A Learned Skill Learn To Do It Well

865-9263 i f Burlington

• Engaged • Married • Separated

Qestalt Therapist Rebirther Rower Remedies

. Over 15 years expern

Wellness Issues ~ HIV Issues ~

2 6 9 Pearl St, Burlington Vt 05401 (802) 863-0413

The Acupuncture Clinic KIRK WHIT! Reg. Ac.

• Single • Dating • Living Together

Practical, Effective, How-To Tutorials Individuals and Individual Couples Only EVERGREEN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CONSULTATIONS, A N D MEDIATION Also, parenting skills & the full Q/Z^ range of life skills.

O O Z - O D /44 M-F 9am-9pm.

South Burlington

Blue-Qreen Algae 4 Equino> mik • T;"""

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Body & Energy Work - Massage Therapy ~

482-2022

Chai Qan

Walter I. Zeichner, MA, NCC, Psychotherapy for Individuals & Couples ~

PASSION

Offices in Burlington and SL George ^^ Sliding Fee Scale

337 College Street Burlington, V T 05401 (802)

***** *****

•fl S a i l ^ i f t f o r Y o u r s e l f

• Natural treatment for pain & stress disorders • Headache, back pain, arthritis • Respiratory, gynecological and gastrointestinal problems • Special smokers program Please call for a FREE initial consultation 2 Church Street, Burlington

865-0019 • 1-800-464-8028

THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD™ AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT™ ^ ' / g T J * ^ Monday 7-8:00 am Yoga Break Level 1 8:00-9:30 Kundalini

Tuesday

Wednesday

6:30-8:30 am Yoga/ Somatics starts 9/12

Thursday

Friday

7:30-9:00am Sivananda All Levels starts 9/14

8:30-10:00 Yoga for Pregnancy starts 9/12

8:00-9:30 Kundalini

10:00-11:30 Kripalu Level 1

10:00-11:30 Healthy Back starts 9/13

12:00-1:30 Iyengar level II

12-1:00 Yoga Break Iyengar

12-1:00 Yoga Break Kripalu

12-1:00 Yoga Break Kripalu

12-1:00 Yoga Break Yoga Workout

5:15-6:45 Iyengar Level l/ll

5:15-6:45 Kripalu All levels

5:15-6:45 Iyengar Level 1

5:15-6:45 Kripalu All levels

5:15-6:45 Bikram

7:00-8:30 Yoga Flow

7:00-8:30 Bikram

7:00-8:30 Open Studio $3 fee

7:00-8:30 Yoga Flow

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Saturday

Sunday

9:30-11:00 Yoga Workout

10:00-11:00

Vipassana Meditation (free)

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Fall classes with Carolyn King Vermont Tai Chi Studio, Chace Mill, Burlington

FALL SCHEDULE classes ^mmm start

9/S Classes are ongoing.

10:00-11:30 Kripalu All levels

Monday evenings 7:15-8:30 • September 18-October 23

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Friday mornings 8:30-9:30 • September 22 - October 27

Channeling

Center for Life, 12 State Street, Montpelier

Open to a radiance of transformational energy

Thursday evenings 7-8:15 • September 21-October 26

864-2320

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Beneficial to athletes, performers, those with movement difficulties, or anyone seeking greater ease, elegance or self-awareness.

Fee: $50 per series. To register, call 434-5065.

welcome anytime! Classes shown in shaded boxes require pre-

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Mail Order Catalogue Available 802-223-0888 112 Main Street @ Montpelier, VT 05602

September

13

,

1995

C l a s s i f i e d s Looking for a little exposure? help wanted INVENTORY ASSISTANT: Growing fashion accessories wholesale company looking for hard-working individual to assist with department store inventory control. Attention to detail a must; computer skills helpful. Full-time to start immediately; health benefits available. Call 655-4547 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

FREELANCE JEWELER: Silversmith needed to create molds from our designs. Must be

able to complete the project in your own workshop. Send resume to: 73 Troy Avenue, Colchester, VT 05446.

inventory experience a plus. Send resume & letter by September 22 to 21 Church St., Burlington, VT 05401.

FREELANCE CARPENTER: Needed to implement our new design and small jewelry displays.

Must be creative, detail-oriented and able to complete the project in your own workshop. Send resume to: 73 Troy Avenue, Colchester, VT 05446.

TELEVISION/BROADCASTING: New television station seeking applicants to fill positions in all areas of broadcast operations, including: sales, technical, marketing, administration, clerical. Potential applicants should submit current resume, cover letter detailing area of interest and salary requirements to P.O. Box 1793, Burlington, VT 05402. All inquiries are considered confidential.

PEACE & JUSTICE STORE seeks weekend staff person. Retail sales experience a must, computer

music FEMALE VOCALIST NEEDED: for a noisy, dynamic, moody new band. Influences: seam, M.B.V., Lush, Swirlies.

864-7025 or 658-1394.

DRUM LESSONS: Learn from 25 years experience: N-Zones, XRays, Hoo Doo Revue, etc. Bruce McKenzie call, 658-5924.

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September

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1995

SEVEN DAYS

p a g e 27- *

T H A N K YOU!!!

TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS FOR MAKING THE 1995 SELLING SEASON SUCH A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS! 1996 DODGE CARAVAN

$

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16,983

96 DODGE STRATUS

96 DODGE INTREPID

96 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT

16 valve, 2.4 liter, 4 spd., auto., air, tilt, cruise, AM-FM cass., independent suspension, folding rear seat and much more...#5390

3.3 V6,4 spd., auto., air, stereo cass., dual airbags, 4 wheel touring suspension, 16" cast wheels, p. windows, p locks, tilt, cruise, and much more...#5371

3.9 Liter, Magnum V6,5 spd., AM-FM cass., cast aluminum wheels, carpeting, full gauges, driver side airbag, full 3 across bench seat and much more...#5398

$1

$1

5 . 4 7 5

$

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1 2 , 7 1 2

SAVE EVEN MORE ON OUR LAST FEW 95's WAS

95 DODGE 1500, #5325

.$14,491

95 DODGE 1500, #5337

...21,346

95 DODGE 1500, #5247

..20,756

95 DODGE 1500, #5199 95 DODGE 1500

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$

..24,137

95 DODGE AVENGER

#5335

. 14,475

NOW

WAS

13,469 18,548 18,040 17,670 20,871 13,467

..20,324

#5395

NOW 95 95 95 95

DODGE NEON, <5354 DODGE NEON, #5366 DODGE NEON, #5367 DODGE NEON, #5376

'9,420 9,423 9,423 11,140 16,322 16,322 12,852

.$10,935 ...10.939 ...10,939 ...13,185

95 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE

#0257..,

...19,348

95 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE ,#0270

19,348

95 MITSUBISHI GALANT #0253

14,842

93 FORD TEMPO

92 DODGE CARAVAN

auto., p. steering, p. brakes, AM-FM cass., #5349A cash price/amt. financed $6,695 for 48 mos. at 12%

90 SUBARU LEGACY AWD

air, p. steering, p. brakes, 7 pass., r. defrost, only 24K miles cash price/amt. financed $8,995 for 48 mos. at 14%, stk.#5393A

auto., air, all power, cruise, tilt, #F2219 cash price $4995,0 down, $185 mo., 36 mo. at 16%

$

_

$

mo.

1 7 6

83 CHRYSLER 5TH AVE.

89 FORD F250

V8, auto., air, all power, inexpensive luxury, #F2371 A

was $2995 now

$

V8,5 spd., p. steering, p. brakes, air, stereo, #4908A

was'J095NOW$5,995

1,795

89 DODGE VISTA 4X4 5 spd., air, stereo, cass., 7 pass., #5338BB

was $3?995 now

$

$

4,695

was'44£95now $ 1 0 , 4 9 5

V6, auto., air, power sunroof, cruise, loaded, #F2159A

91 LINCOLN TOWN CAR

was '6995 now * 4 , 9 9 5

V8, auto., leather, presidential series, only 46,000 miles, #F2367

$

was '4^995 N0W 1 3 , 9 9 5

•

8-5 10-3

5,495

auto., air, p. windows, p. locks, 7 pass

was'4,095 now $ 3 , 9 9 5 88 DODGE RAM CLUB CAB 4X4 2 tone, p. steering, p. brakes, auto., custom wheels, AM-FM #F5292A

NION

$

92 MITSUBISHI EXPO

88 PEUGEOT 505

• ••

wa$J%995 now

$

7,995

93 FORD F150 4X4

was'4*995 now

was $3*995 now * 2 , 3 9 5

94 PONTIAC SUNBIRD 5 spd., air, p. steering, p. brakes, p. locks, ABS, #5249A

5 spd., p. steering, p. brakes, XL pkg., custom wheels, factory warranty, #5285A

5 spd., p. steering, p. brakes, air, AM-FM, r. defrost, #2359

5 spd., cass., 4x4, extra clean, #F2360BB

mo.

1 8 5

V8, auto., leather, xtra clean, luxury car, #F2352A

90 FORD PROBE

86 SUBARU 4X4 WAGON

$

88 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE was '%995 now

2,995

SALE ENDS SEPT. 20. 1995

mo.

was'7,995 NOW

$

11,495

93 HYUNDAI EXCEL auto., CD player, only 12K, factory warranty, #5285A

was'7,995 now

$

6,695

91 CHEVY LUMINA EURO V6, auto., air, stereo, cast aluminum wheels, #5353A

was'6^95 now

$

4,995

92 DODGE DYNASTY V6, auto., air, p. windows, p. locks, tilt, cruise, #5133A

was'M95NOW$6,995

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