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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes sunday August 2,1987 faces n places Bowie s show has different look from press dispatches overkill reigns in David Bowie s latest stage show the Glass spider tour which played its first Ameri can Date thursday at veterans stadium in Phila Delphia and went on to giants stadium in new Jer sey on sunday and monday. The 2 i hour set frequently looks far different from a Standard Roc concert As Bowie has been promising. But when in docs in some of its most ambitious numbers it often looks just Plain silly. The production Calls for five dancers along with Bowie and his six Man band performing under and at one Point atop the canopy of a giant spider with eight lighted legs moving jaws and a head lighted like a Jukebox a superbly flexible set. There Are film projections props and performance Art style bits with spoken words along with such Standard stadium effects As giant video screens Bowie even  the show is spectacular but too often it s spectacular for its misjudgments. The set opens with the Kronos quartet s recording of Jami Hendrix s purple Haze an example of the High culture mass culture combination Bowie is after and continues with his song up the Hill backwards which declares it s got nothing to do with you if one can grasp  indeed Long stretches have nothing to do with crowd pleasing. Although the current band plays More conventional big beat Rock than most of Bowie s touring outfits Complete with hard Rock guitar solos by Peter Franpton the set plays Down hits in favor of bleaker songs about the clash of cultures Loving the alien totalitarianism big brother "87 and cry and utter alienation scary monsters sons of the silent age. The set is also weighted toward Bowie s dramatic ballads absolute beginners time rather than his rockers. Rick s daughter weds actress Tracy Nelson daughter of the late singing Star Rick Nelson married former Falcon Crest television Star Billy Moses during a private ceremony on Santa Catalina Island the couple s publicist said in los Angeles. Nelson 23, and Moses 27, recited wedding vows tuesday before 200 guests who were ferried to the resort Island aboard two chartered yachts spokeswoman Susan Patricola said Friday. In was the first marriage for both she said. The couple was on a hawaiian honeymoon she said. The wedding which took place at the old Wrigley mansion on the Island 30 Miles South of downtown los Angeles was attended by the Bride s Mother Kristen the former wife of Rick Nelson her grand Mother Harriet Nelson her Uncle David Nelson and her Grandfather Tom Harmon. Moses left the Falcon Crest series recently to pursue a motion picture career Patricola said. Sever Al Falcon Crest cast members attended the wed Ding including Lorenzo lamas and Abb Dalton. Tracy Nelson s latest film role was in Down and out in Beverly  Mick surprises senator sen. Alfonse d Amato . Got an extra sur prise Friday at a Surprise birthday party in his office on Capitol Hill. When d Amato walked into his office for the party Given by his staff he was met by former new York Yankee Star Mickey Mantle. This is incredible d Avalo said. Did you come Here just for my 50th birthday yeah smiled Mantle a member of baseball s Hall of  then signed a copy of his autobiography Mick and a Yankees Cap which d Amato quickly put on for the Benefit of photographers. Actually Mantle was in the capital on behalf of the deafness research foundation which is seeking funds to Aid deaf and hearing impaired americans. D Amato a member of the Board of directors of Gallaudet College introduced Mantle to his brother Armand whose daughter is profoundly  the a Tutor turned 30 on saturday. International in eve a Way Trudie Styler wife of British Roc Singer sting and american actor Gregg Henry Star in fair game an italian production filmed in English and aimed at the .  movie is set in los Angeles where the film was shot on location for one week and in the Mojave desert where the Crew spent another week but All Interior scenes were shot in the cinc Citta film studios on the outskirts of  is the first time that an italian director shoots a movie directly in English especially for the american audience director Mario Orfini said recently. The $4.6 million movie is to be released in the United states before the end of this year and in Italy in 1988."i want the film to meet the Challenge of the . Market first before it comes to Italy Orfini said. Baryshnikov in ured dance superstar Mikhail Baryshnikov who aggravated an old ankle injury during the first of two shows in Atlanta was forced to skip part of a performance on his summer tour. Baryshnikov danced All three numbers wednesday and was left with fluid and soreness around his ankle. He withdrew thursday from the demanding Pas de Bhutto to wed Pakistan people s party Leader Binazir Bhutto Tayt the will marry wealthy former and Butl Nestman Milf Sardari a Man the hardly knows. Bhutto 34, it the daughter of former prime minister Zulfikar a Bhutto who wot executed by the present Relma in 1979. A Date for the wedding whih Wai arranged by the families was not tet. Deus in Don Quixote but danced two other works As planned. A capacity Fox theatre crowd of 4,600 some of whom paid $100 for their scats murmured in disappointment when the injury was announced but applauded warmly for Atlanta Ballet dancers Manly Barredo and Nicolas Parana who replaced Baryski Kov and partner Cheryl Yeager. Baryshnikov came on stage after their performance and congratulated his new  Atlanta was the fifth Stop on the 27-cily tour. 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