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By TODD HINES
Features editor
Headbangers of all ages can gather
together one night this week and ex- .
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heart of the capital city ? heavy 1
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Skid Row will tackle the ^
Rockafellas' stage Thursday, and
this band means business. 1
The proof is in their current status j
as touring partners of Bon Jovi. With
credentials such as those, it should 1
quell doubts that these guys are metal
slouches.
"There's nothing plastic about this
band. Skid Row is Skid Row,
nothing less and nothing more. When
the five of us are together, it's not
five individuals, it's one attitude, or
rather, one 'bad?itude,"' said
guitarist Dave "The Snake" Sabo.
Row will beat it up to Charlotte
after the Rockafellas' show and then
rejoin Bon Jovi for a Friday
performance.
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Rachel Bolan. The two swapped song
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Their self-titled album is now
available, and a review will appear in
Friday's Gamecock. 1
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NEW YORK ? They rolled out the pi
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Mattel Inc. billed the black-tie affair a
ubilee" anniversary party. Company e?
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lustry fair, was a fitting tribute to a to;
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"Whatever the cost is, I think it's woi
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ifficer.
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or quickly fading fads. Barbie was the
liggest-selling toy last year, after Nintei
iccording to Toy & Hobby World mag?
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evenue for Mattel.
Part of the doll's success is credited to
\s lifestyles and fashions changed over t
:lothes and accessories kept pace.
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Actress Geena Davi;
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Jy ANDY BECHTEL
iditor in chief
Every so often a movie comes
ilong that features a performance so
itrong that it almost overshadows the
dim's numerous weaknesses. The
Accidental Tourist, with an exemplary
performance by Geena
Davis, is such a movie.
Davis, the tall, thick-lipped actress
.vho appeared in The Fly and Beetlemice,
lifts The Accidental Tourist
from mediocrity. At the same time,
director Lawrence Kasdan seems to
do everything he can to slow down
he film, nearly negating a splendid
performance.
The story of The Accidental
Tourist centers on a writer named
Vlacon (William Hurt) who churns
3ut insipid travel books. He advises
business travelers who hate to leave
the security of their homes on where
to find a Burger King in Paris and
how to avoid small talk with
passengers on lengthy airline flights.
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stijnulates the imaginat
s Barbie's "Pink tion," Koch wrote. "B;
(ecutives said the ty of ethnic guises mak
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ability. An audiovisual retro:
th it," said John tunes on the pop ch;
1 chief executive cataloged Barbie's nun
In the early 1960s, a
>w and then, Bar- depicted as a wholeso
ror. She has been streak who turned up,
idustry notorious so often.
; nation's second Later on, Barbie dor
ido video games, mally clean-cut boyfi
izine. shoulder length,
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career woman,
her adaptability. This year finds Bai
he years, Barbie's decked out in a star-ei
queen of the fashion
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Review: i
ed by order and oppressed by fui
routines. His life is aimless, with his pic
12-year-old son murdered and his Bo
marriage to Sarah (Kathleen Turner) Bo
dying. thr
Enter Muriel (Davis), a dog trainer
who immediately takes a liking to Jo
Macon. Muriel wears strange clothes W
and discards subtlety. foi
Davis gives the performance of her mi
career as Muriel. In fact, she should scl
be a favorite for an Academy Award. rej
She is both sprightly and tough. A po
remarkable actress, Davis makes int
Muriel's unorthodox tactics of court- po
ship entirely believable, and she adds
life and energy to an oddly inert film.
It is that sluggishness that hurts ek
The Accidental Tourist. Kasdan, ull
whose impressive credits include pa
Body Heat and The Big Chill, fails to of
bring any momentum to the nar- ve
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FEBRUARY 23.1989.
iVE ANY QUESTIONS CA]
J.Y. bash I
career
iarbie Rap" and doing the "BarTiber
was interspersed with spoken
emale celebrities, including singer
esses Allison Smith, of the televi?
and Nancy Dussault, who has
iway play Into The Woods.
dward Koch marked the occasion
reflected the times, and today
ion and delight of another generaarbie's
appearance in a wide varices
her a great toy for New York, a
jue energy from its unparalleled
spective of the doll's 30 years set to
trts during the different periods
lerous wardrobe changes,
conservatively dressed Barbie was
me 21-year-old with a fun-loving
bikini-clad, at beach parties ever}
ined "mod" clothing, and her noriend
Ken grew his hair almosl
Die has become a briefcase-toting
rbie characterized as a superstar
tcrusted tulle gown as the reigning
doll world. If she lives up to hei
lolls will be pink with envy.
direction
ive. In fact, he seems to be as lost
his characters. He has all the right
)ves, but nowhere to go.
Hurt and Turner both give perictory
performances. The ex>sive
chemistry they shared in
dy Heat is conspicuously absent,
ith seem to be sleepwalking
ough this movie.
But the saccharine soundtrack by
hn Williams hurts even worse,
illiams has always been notorious
r his cloyingly sweet scores; his
tsical motifs are the worst kind of
imaltz. The Accidental Tourist
Dresents his nadir. Williams corpses
music that seems intentionally
rnci\/p rohhina SPPPPC of anv
ssible impact.
The Accidental Tourist is an
:gantly staged slice of life that
:imately lacks direction and imct.
Still, the shining performance
Davis makes it an interesting
nture.
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