European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes sunday april 15,1990 faces a no places Madonna takes Blond ambition9 on the Road from wire reports a capacity crowd of 34,000 huddled under disposable ponchos and souvenir towels to see pop music Star Madonna slip and slide her Way through the rain soaked opening performance of her a Blond ambition Quot world tour Friday in Funabashi Japan. Madonna struggled to find her footing during the Early numbers at the open air Chiba Marine stadium in a suburb of Tokyo and had to ask repeatedly for roadies to mop the floor for her and her dancers. A a we re going to do the Best we can a she apologized to her dripping audience at one Point. A a in la bet you did no to know you were going to get an ice Capanes show did you Quot Madonna said at another Point in the show after hydroplaning across a puddle. Fans seemed undaunted by the downpour and whooped enthusiastic approval As the pop Star pranced and twisted through numbers from her soon to be released album a a in a breathless Quot and past hits. Looking muscular and trim Madonna fused symbols of religion and sexual passion in the shows Early numbers. She performed the title song from her current album a like a prayer Quot in a monastic Black frock and amid the glow of three Banks of electric candles and an enormous Neon Crucifix. In the next numbers a live to Tell and a to father a she traded the Robe for a scanty metallic Halter and crooned sul trily while Stradling a velvet altar. Madonna will perform a total of nine concerts in Japan making stops in Osaka and Yokohama before moving on to the United states where she opens in Houston on May 4, and then actor to Monk character actor Bob Lussier is turning his Back on Hollywood to become a Benedictine Monk. Lussier 55, the Volkswagen Driver with the three sweaty passengers in the dial soap to commercial and Veteran of 26 films Over the last Quarter Century is trading his $365,000 Hollywood Hilltop Home for a 10-foot-Square room. He plans to spend the rest of his life at Pecos Benedictine monastery in Pecos . He said he decided on his new role after a visit to the roman Catholic order in 1988. Lussier a movie credits include a Johnny got his gun a a the killing of sister George a a emr. Momy and a Pete and he a also appeared in More than 200 to commercials. But he was troubled by the Hollywood product and what he considers its gratuitous portrayals of sex and violence Lussier said. A i was being called upon to do some pretty Tacky stuff a he said. A the care that people used to take with their productions was missing. It All seemed to change the minute the non artistic corporations started buying film Madonna and a dancer perform in a Tokyo suburb at the Kickoff of her new world tour. As brother Lussier he will say a prayer for Hollywood decision makers. A i ask that they have a greater awareness of from where they be received All of their gifts a he said. A hopefully they can use those gifts in a Way that will be respectable to god As they see the paper traced the toilet from ancient Greece to modern times. There were at least two references in the Bible to toilets according to Kula. The first Nat ent for a flush toilet was issued in England in 1775 to Alexander Cummings Kula for critics Dana Carvey the Church lady in a saturday night live a was wary about the title of his first starring movie a Opportunity a i hate to give my critics ammunition with a title like that a he said. A it could have been worse it could have been called a the really Good movies then they could say a the really Good movies a the critics weren tas unkind As he feared. Several reviewers said the comic has a real future in films while others found the script wanting. The film about a Small time con Man who hits it big has drawn modest returns in the nations Heaters. Carvey 34, is the latest of the Parade of a saturday night live comics who have transferred to the big screen. The Church lady was his most notable creation. He also appeared As Hans of the bodybuilding Hans and Franz and mimicked George Bush George Michael and George Singer goes Solo Susanna Hoffs former Lead Singer of the bangles is recording her first Solo album since the breakup of the popular All female Rock band. Hoffs has written or co authored 14 songs for the album and will begin recording in several weeks said Columbia records spokeswoman Shelley Selover. The album due out this summer is being produced by David Kahne producer of the bangles popular albums a fall Over the place and a different Hoffs will play guitar and percussion on several songs and has been preparing through Impromptu songs. Perfi romances at local history of toilet paper Trump says legalize drugs a paper on the history of the toilet has earned a High school student a $4,000 scholarship according to a University of Evansville spokeswoman. The scholarship was awarded in a history Day contest at the University. The paper titled a Down the tubes of history a was written by Michael Kula 17, a Junior at memorial High school in Evansville ind. A i wanted to get something that affects everybody something common but not like a television a Kula said. History professor Phil Ensley said the paper was Well researched and interesting. A it got the judges attention for sure a Ensley said. Billionaire new York Developer Donald Trump thinks the Only Way to win the War against drug Barons is to legalize narcotics. A a we re losing badly the War on drugs a Trump told a luncheon Friday in Miami. A you have to legalize drugs to win that War. You have to take the profit away from these drug tax revenues from a legalized drug Trade could be spent to educate people about the dangers of drugs Trump said in a speech to about 700 people at the Miami heralds company of the year awards luncheon. He blamed the country a current drug problems on politicians who a a done to have any dear Abby i need your advice. In be put off writing to you for several years but now its time. In be been married to my husband for 27 years. We have a son 26, who is married to a Lovely girl and a daughter engaged to be married in june. We Are very proud of them. So you ask what a the problem its my husband. He a a Good provider and a Good husband it he a a Lousy Lover. We make Ove once every seven or eight _ weeks. In a 49, keep myself immaculate exercise regularly and weigh Only 5 pounds More than i did on my wedding Day. My husband is 52 and still working regularly. He a healthy and hard working and we go to Church every sunday. 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You see he is an alcoholic and lives in a shelter in Northwest Oregon. His brother is an officer in the . Navy and although i love them both equally my heart goes out to the one with the problem. Its difficult to find a card that expresses exactly How i feel. Most cards say a a in a so proud of you Etc. Abby please print this so the greeting card people will take notice. A Oregon Mother dear Mother must it be a store bought card a Handwritten note could say it All in four words a i love you dear Abby i appreciated your letter concerning the ministers fee for performing a marriage ceremony. As a minister i am Well aware of this situation. I work from hours on each marriage usually Given about $20. From 15 to 20 i perform for which i am you said a a minister cannot have his suit cleaned and pressed get a haircut and pay to get his car gassed up to get him to the Church and Back for $20.�?� you could have said a she can to get her dress cleaned and pressed her hair fixed and drive her car several times to the Church in order to help this couple begin their life together a Etc. Abby 50 percent of the students of the United methodist seminaries today Are women. I know. I was one of them. A the Rev. Lin Jennewein Mccook Lake . Dear Lin Jennewein. A a a a forgive me. When i hear a minister i m p crammed to think a a male dear Abb Ulmark. The letters i see printed in your column Are re ably Well written a Brief concise and to the Point they edited and or rewritten by you or you Stan i find it rather difficult to believe that so Many people can or Are Able to write such Well comp letters. Please set me straight. A non pay Jessica w. Ley Milford a a. 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