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An Everyday Joe by steven olexa r l— .I ^ HERE I AM AGAIN.. -> ANOTHER SUMMER THE SAME, BORING OLD JOB. THE SAME OU? BORINS OtP CUSTOMERS. 6000 LORO! I'M STILL A YOUNS MAN, AREN'T I? I’M STASNAT1N6/ I'M 8EIN6 MNPER .^^TIMUtATEP.) J VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE, r HiML.YOU'RE R1SHT, SONNY) I'LL 30 FOR BROKE, ANP i SPRIMS FOR THE Al-Amir CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 greasy grill, and how the bread is baked in an open fire brick oven. Saadeddin also keeps a gar den where he grows the egg plants, red peppers and tomatoes he uses in the meals. Inside, the restaurant was filled with exotic directions. Heavy red and brown rugs hung from the ceiling. Mediterranean rug-covered booths provided lots of comfort and room. You could lie down and eat if you wanted. Elaborately decorated tea ket tles and other exotic objects added to the restaurant’s Mediterranean atmosphere. Al-Amir is located ■ across from Za’s Pizza on Devine Street. From my patio seat I watched as people stood in line, waiting to be seated, ordering pep peroni pizza with cheese. By the time they were seated I’d finished my parsley salad with tomatoes and shish tawouk (chicken). Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockmixeditor@hotmail.com PHOTO BY TRISHA SHADWELL/THE GAMECOCK A parsley salad with tomatoes and shish tawouk, an Arabic style of chicken, found at the Al-Amir restaurant on Devine. HOROSCOPES ARIES You’ll do better in love if you’re kind and considerate. Be more passive than usual, and you’ll find out some very interesting things. TAURUS Encouragement from your friends is a help, and it could provide just what you need. One of them could have the answer you’ve been seeking. Let them know what you’re trying to do. GEMINI Modifications on top of the food chain affect your income positively. You may be able to make more money without doing any more work. CANCER Don’t worry about finding just the right words. You might get your message across more effectively not saying anything at all. LEO Once you’ve set your priorities, you can finally go shopping! If you take the time to search for the best deal, the odds are good you’ll find it. VIRGO A person with an imaginative idea could make a crazy request. Don’t turn it down before you’ve talked with your team. This could be better than at first thought. LIBRA Concentrate on serving others. Don’t worry about what you’ll get in return. The payback will come later, in a manner you may not expect. SCORPIO A slight financial shortage barely slows you down. You’ve got plenty of love and plenty of opportunities. Besides, the money is on its way. Be bold. SAGITTARIUS The best investments you can make now are in your home and your family. You may have known that intuitively, and the time to take action has come. CAPRICORN You can be rather grouchy, but even you have to admit that there’s nothing to match the awesome healing power of love. Give and ye shall receive. AQUARIUS You’ll finally start to be rewarded for your diligent effort. And not a moment too soon. Don’t spend it all in one place. PISCES The extra hours you’ve been putting in don’t seem to be generating the kind of income you’d like to see. But the goodwill you’re gaining is awesome. Keep up the good work. CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Wrigley Field slugger 5 Nor’easter 9 Dept, head 14 Windsor or granny 15 Prayer ender 16 Pat or Daniel 17 _ of Man 18 Iranian money 19 Between then and now 20 Franchise 23 Stamp of authority 24 Tries hard 25 Extensive 27 Devour 28 Medical fluids 29 That's _ folks! 32 Master 35 Control board 36 Cloak-and dagger grp. 37 Deep hole 38 180 degrees from WSW 39 Dirt 41 Hoops grp. 42 Added shading 44 Villain's look 45 Cigar dropping 46 Hebrew measure 47 French friend 48 Make booties, c.y. 49 With ice cream 53 Farm building 56 Corporate IDs 58 Bay window 60 Declare 61 Brewed Beverages 62 Actress Adoree 63 Pinball miscue 64 Leer at 65 Two under par 66 Holiday forerunners 67 Charlie Brown’s expletive DOWN 1 Dangerous slides 2 Beginning 3 Kind of eclipse 4 Some artists’ studios 5 Attic Solutions 6 Not quite right 7 Rachel's sister 8 Invigorated 9 Natl. TV network 10 Lift 11 First-rate 12 Andes resident 13 Rod's partner? 21 Suburb of Chicago 22 Peel 26 Willy Loman, eg. 28 More rational 29 Farm measure 30 Dieter's word 31 Bert the Cowardly Lion 32 Ms. Turner 33 Flows out 34 Hindu 48 Set ready 1o be 52 Sibilant letters nursemaid knighted 53 Make a hole 35 Sink in 49 One of the 54 Domain 40 Toon maker Astaires 55 Wedding token 43 Leave Off 59 Last Greek letter 57 Tel __-Jaffa 47 Sounds the 51 Distributed 59 Spike or alarm hands Christopher CALENDAR Wednesday, July 16 PROGRESSIVE COFFEE HOUR: Jammin' Java. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 17 "ON GUARD": 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Nickelodeon Theatre. Plays through Tuesday. Friday, July 18 THIRD FRIDAY PARTY: 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. Free beer for volunteers. AL ONE AND DBA VOODOO WITH THE SOUL MITES: 9 p.m New Brookland Tavern. CHRIS COMPTON: Lettuce Lounge. (803) 936-0906. Saturday, July 19 SALUDA RIVER SEC. II CANOE AND KAYAK TRIP: 2 p.m. Adventure Carolina. ORIGAMI WITH DEAN FIELDS: 9 p.m. Jammin' Java. $6. FRIENDS BAND WITH FRED AND BUNNY: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Finlay Park. Sunday, July 20 GHOSTS AND LEGENDS OF COLUMBIA: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., nightly. $10, $8 for youth. (803) 454-4467. Monday, July 21 BATTLE OF THE BANDS: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., nightly. $10, $8 for youth. (803) 454-4467. Tuesday, July 22 ALDERMAN DOUGLAS WITH ULTRAVIOLET BLUE, THE GLORIOUS ROAD: 9 p.m. New Brookland Tavern. $5, $7 under 21.