European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday november 12, 1986 the stars stripes Page 3 parades a free music Honor St. Martin Story Phalli Bomar Spatafore Moers Germany tie americans look the Lead in this year s St. Martin s Day Celebration Here. The 76th . Army band from Kaiser Shamem children from the a Heinberg military Community look part in the City s traditional St. Martin s Day Parade monday. In left photo Kim Cav nor lakes a bite of a Weichl Man bread Man while listening to the 76th . Army band perform. At right. Is. Martin accompanies Chil Dren carrying lanterns through the City s streets. Below left members of the 76th . Army band slip to the beat of their drummer. This was the band first performance in a St. Martin s Parade. Below right a Street musician Complete with marionettes watches the procession go by. These parades were held in Many towns throughout Germany from the weekend through tuesday As a trib Ute lost. Martin. Children carrying lanterns sing their Way through the streets in Praise of the Saint who helped the poor the parades end with children receiving a bag of Candy or a we Hetman As a Reward forsaking part in the processions. Martin or Martinus was bom about 300 . In Saba Ria Pankonien now Hungary grew up in Pavia Italy. One Winter in about 334, Caninus Rode to Amiens France on an errand. On the Way a beggar almost naked freezing jumped into his path begged for pity Martinus answered the plea by taking his Cape cutting it in two. One half he gave to the beg Gar the other he wrapped around himself. On the same night Caninus had a dream in which Christ appeared to him Clad in the half of the Cape that he gave the beggar. Shortly after his event he left the army travelled o Poitiers to icam More about christianity from Bishop Hilarius. Caninus continued to help the poor the needy in 3 71, he was elected Bishop of Tours. From that Date until his death on nov. 8, 397, Many tales were told about his Healing Powers kindness. Sgt. Spital is a photo journalist with Iha 7ih support coma. Latest album by the Boss has phenomenal sales new York a Bruce Springsteen the Rock v Roll idol with a common touch also demonstrated the Golden Toueh As thousands of americans paid As much As $50 for a Chance to buy a collection of the Boss live. See related Story Page 16. Record stores reported an Avalanche of Calls incs snaked around Corners As Springsteen s 40-song live album went on Sale. At the record theatre in Buffalo manager Tom Colson said sales had been phenomenal boo in seven hours. At the compact disc store in Baton Rouge la., buyers were hovering Over the crates As they were unpacked. Every Call this morning has been you got the Boss " said David Pope of budget tapes re cords in Charleston . Everyone is coming in for it. I just saw my banker leave Here with the album a pharmaceutical drug Salesman is Here now. The Republican county commit iceman came in said he wanted to make sure he got the first one took out of the Pope said. I saw this when Lennon died when Elvis died but out of the Box a new album i Don t know. Noth ing s touched this in the 15 years i be been in he business he said. This is whal working in a record store is supposed to be like. It s supposed to be fun said Kenny All Man manager of Tower records in Greenwich Village. The store sold Bruce Springsteen & the e Street band live 1975-85" at Cost just under $20 for the five record set. Rock v Rotter Bruce Springsteen in Boston horror novelist Stephen King As among the first in line at strawberries records & tapes arriving in a limousine leaving with three sets of re cords one on compact disc. I got some other stuff to do but this is the most important piece of business he said. Prices in the mid-$20s were More common. Some of the compact discs went for about �40, some for As much As s so. But demand was huge a product of Springsteen s popularity at i
