European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Life in the fat Lane by Mark Schwed United press International Hen viewers tune in to Abc news correspondent Connie Chung they see Art attractive woman with a pleasant voice who gives Good news. When Chung looks in the Mirror Sho sees How do you put this delicately a slice of the of cow fat City. Hog heaven. A deformed Squash mind you. These Are Chung s words not mine. Looks Are not supposed to count in news but we know they do. Usually everything above the Anchor desk is above Board but what s going on under that desk Thunder thighs perhaps Amazon hips eee Gads not the blowfish Bell i hate my body Chung says. They May not know i Hale my body but i do i Hale my Pear shaped body and the spreading Amazon-Over-30 hips and the collage cheese skin. I like everybody else am obsessed with this miserable shape i have to carry below my Whan the tub fact emf Flat there is no limit to sell Hale. And Chung is on a Roll especially after completing Abc news report on America Lite in the isl Lane a mealy news special that recently aired in America. My body is not even just Pear shaped. Without the shoulder pads we re talking deformed Squash. This is what we re talking about says Chung. The sad thing is when i realize my hips and stomach Are getting outrageously full then i try not to Eal 8nd i immediately lose it All in my top. So you see the deformed Squash. The kind that s really Skinny on lop and then goes Gat real Chung. You were bom Skinny and will die Skinny. So where s the Beof we re wearing it America. There Are 34 million people out there who Are clinical by fat the rest 61 us like Chung just think we re heavy hitters. This is Why life in the fat Lane had Universal Appeal. Either you re fat or you think you re fat and Skinny people tuned in just to gloat. But there was much to be Learned from this news special and even better a Ion of Money to to saved about $1 billion. Do you subscribe to the latest diet crazy do you eat grapefruits until your Mouth puckers up like a guppies do you put a balloon in the stomach do doctors suck the fat cells from your highs do you eat die pills and not food ii you do you re being foolish. Doctors Are discovering that the end result of most diets is actually More at. The reason is that people Don t stay with the diets and they end up gaining it Back plus some mow there s a Mouthful of Wisdom. Many people Are cursed from birth. Experts conclude that if both parents Are overweight there s an to percent Chance that the kids will be carrying a heavy Burden too. And if you re born fat chances Are your coffin will be extra Large As Well. There Are Many reasons Given Tor America s expanding Waistline. People Are getting latter because Thoy Don t move around enough. People so in front of the to and waste away while filling up on junk food. When people watch to they Don t realize they re eating. Plua there Are those commercials. Eat this and be Happy. Look like this and be Happy. But if you Eal that How can you look like that As for kids budget cuts at 1he Federal level have led to the paring Down of physical education at schools and thus More belly weight per kid capita. If All of America is getting beefier it has t reduced the psychological abuse suffered by fat folks. Even former House speaker tip o Neill gets called a big fat Irish so and so every once in a while. Some states have enacted Anli Lal discrimination Laws. Besides talking to doctors examining eating disorders and condemning ail the weight loss techniques. Lite in the fal Lane also checked up on Haws com pc Dent Connie Chung a Tatt proclaimed deformed some celebrities Lor dieting War stories. Dom Deluise had a bad dream in which he thought he was being chased by a giant marshmallow. He woke up and found half his Pillow gone. Oprah Winfrey was on a banana Winnie and egg diet. Since the first Day she went on a die she has gained 70 pounds. The message from this show was this listen up America. If you have Chicken legs and pork barrel thighs there is Only one Way to Losa the weight for Good. You can1 suck ii out you can t Cul it off. You can t Stop eating and you can t put a balloon in your Bally or wire your jaws shut. You can change your whole lifestyle eat properly and exercise. That s the Only Way to keep it of. There is no Quick fix Lor fat. Music videos with a country twang by Joe Edwards ass dated press country music television is proving that music videos can have twang As Well of pop and Rock. Country mus television is a 24-hour-a Day Channel presenting videos by top country stars such As Willie Nelson Hank Williams or. And Merle Haggard. Country music was late warming up to the video Industry thet Long had been dominated by Rock n Roll. Country Musk television began in 1983, three years after music television mtg and has grown steadily Ever since. Mtg showed us that the video is a new Art form says Nyhl l. Henson. Who helped launch mtg before becoming president of country music television. The question was would it apply to country music the answer is yes and country music television is now available in 6 million households in the United Stales and Canada on More than 400 Cable systems the Northern cities used to say they wore not interested in country music but that s changing now Henson said. Negotiations Are under Way la have the Channel placed on Cable systems in Manhattan in new York and in Toronto. By special arrangement country music television is also available during late night hours Only on Cable and commercial channels received by another 4 million households. Another 2 million to 3 million households get the Channel on Home satellite dishes. The country video Channel differs from mtg and not just because the music features fiddles instead of synthesizers. Unlike mtg. Country music television makes Little use of video jockeys although country performer Eail Thomas Conley was a guest veejay in april. Country music television cd dials say their research shows the audience is lukewarm toward deejays because they take time away from the songs. We have More music and not As much talk says Stan Hitchcock a former country music performer who now is vice president of programming and acquisition for the country video Channel. He also says country videos have surpassed others in some respects. The subject matter is better he said. On mtg i be seen violence and drug overtones. In a general viewing sense country videos Are More wholesome and Are comparable in their production values. I la put the judds grandpa video against any in terms of the production occasionally though the same video might appear on mtg and on country music television. The country video Channel has played mandolin rain by Bruce Hornsby and the Flange and keep your hands to yourself Ltd the Georgia satellites. Hitchcock is considering airing some earlier videos done by Rock superstar Bruce Springsteen. Some of his ballads Are our country s Hitchcock said. We Are a country music Channel with Broad parameters. George Jones and Bruce Springsteen could co exist on our Hitchcock who 20 years ago had a syndicated country music to show has a playlist of 150 to 200 videos on country music television. Ten to 14 of those Are played four to six Timos every 24 hours. Another 14 Are played two to three limes every 24 hours. Another 100 or so Are played once a Day. It s a radio station with pictures he says in describing the Channel. He receives 10 to 15 new videos each week Lor his consideration. Half of them make it on the air he said. I look for the song and Quality of the production and How it showcases the song. But if Merle Haggard or Ronnie Milsap puts a video out i la probably use it Hitchcock says videos have become valuable in the country music business especially in helping the careers of new performers. They put a lace and s personality with the record. They Are a career builder a Star maker. It s a whole new forum Lor a new one Young Singer helped by videos is Dwight Yoakam whose videos Lor his first two songs Hon by Tonk Man and guitars. Cadillac Etc. Etc., were Well received. He has a powerful visual image Hitchcock said he motivated people to buy records by seeing relax n rate entertainment army club goers not in favor of the entertainment their club provides can do something about it this week. The Heidelberg Community invites them to relax and Rale some 25 commercial entertainment acts during its two Day entertainment review at Patrick Henry Village. The idea of this review is to show club managers and customers new types of entertainment not normally seen in clubs said Bob Arisen entertainment evaluation agent. Usa eur Community and family support Agency the purpose is to boost club entertainment programs and bring Back some of the patrons that Aren t going to the clubs " the review kicks of wednesday at 11 30 am at the Heidelberg officers and civilians club with a classical Spanish guitarist and a Clown magician ventriloquist. Lunch on thursday features singers of show tunes and classics a pianist and a fashion show. Evening entertainment starting at 7pm. Features a variety of acts including jazz and Lunk bands country Western groups Rock dance and comedy acts. Wednesday night s performances Are at the officers club. On thursday the old Dominion club plays Host in the form of a the club will be decorated As a Field Hospital and customers Are encouraged to dress up As their favorite Mash character. Prizes will be Given for Best costumes no admission is charged Brenda Hoster monday june 8, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 17
