European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Beyond anticipation by Mary Campbell associated press Carl v Simon has been working hard these Davs dog everything born singing standards dressed in glamorous gowns to in tag songs to recording two albums scoring a film and writing children s books see Nas a sense of achievement and she s looking Avo to summer like a kid let out of school. Oer newest album my Romance has 11 standards pics a new song co written by Simon what has she Rno Ansta records intends to release it with a record o her own songs that will come out next fall some of those written around her birthday will be Aront the passing of time it will include Fisherman s so a which sounds like a Folk song and has Judy co res and Lucy Simon singing backup and have you Scon me lately7�? a tune Simon wrote for Mery St Moo to Sig m Mike Nichols upcoming film a a is cards from the Edge Syvon did a Home Box office special in april with 1 re Conick or As her guest he played piano on songs and performed some duets e Only went through them once and it sounds As if a been singing together our whole lives a Simon h was magical he s one of the most talented o be Ever met he sings like Frank Sinatra and Cano like thelonius Monk a 6 she Sang a few songs a it the Conick in his a the new Orleans jazz and heritage festival shown in scoring postcards from the Edge. Quot fortunately i was Able to mobilize everything in my head and work with a sense of urgency panic and drama it was very much like studying for the exam when you Haven t done the work All semester a i think i wrote a great song for Mery to sing opening the picture she sings two other songs you Don t know me the old Ray Charles song and one Shel Silverstein wrote a the same week she and Doubleday editor Jacqueline Onassis finished work on her children s Book for next Christmas the boy of the Bells. Her first children s Book was Amy the dancing Bear Oul for Christmas 1989. Quot in a going to put out one a year probably for the rest of my  her husband Jim Hart is finishing a novel. So sipping a big Mug of Tea during an interview Simon talked about Jackie o. A she had great suggestions she helped me enormously a she said. A the thing i love about her is that she did t want to a tighten it up or take any of my personality out of it. The other thing fee is that her work thrills her. She does t do it dryly or coldly. She is perfect for an artistic Type of person. If i feel like in a just taking up somebody a time l just feel awful. A she did t do this editing on Amy. That landed on her desk almost perfect i must have told that 1,000 times to Sarah and Ben. This l started from scratch on a Day in the Sun when i Felt like thinking up a new Story. It Simon recently watched a video of the one hour \ c Ai Tor the first time because she had been afraid watch it she thought their duet. / Don t know Why i cd a l be i do. Was Quot very sexy Quot r-.,�?~ she was a mag it with her on stage Patter. Quot i a Ca he myself. I fee embarrassed. They left them we. Est it tends a sort of Down to Earth  or the album. She and pianist Michael Kosarin went i a. Pies and piles of songs deciding which were a is Tor no  winding up with six by Richard cd co s then Marty Raich arranged for orchestra and net o t. Lib i can t imagine anybody treating those songs More Elk and romantically a Simon said. The record made in three Days four songs a Day to spent one week before the Hob special was was t honed the Way Amy was. When her children Sarah called Sally 15, and Ben 13, were Young. Simon made up stories for them. �?�1 loved doing it. I very rarely read to them because they seemed to go to sleep better if All the lights were out a she said. A Amy is a budding artist. That was a Story that Sally particularly loved. Ben was quite angry that i did t dedicate it to him As  she dedicated the boy of the bets a Christmas Story to him. The reason she wrote Down Amy and some of her other bedtime stories was t to publish but so she would t forget them. A i knew when i had grandchildren the kids would say remember the one you used to Tell about Amy my memory would be completely gone by that  in her musical future Simon wants to sing both her own songs and standards. She wrote Fisherman Sion tougher visa rules May keep artists by Paul Page associated press b boundaries May be opening worldwide but some in the entertainment Industry say the United states Border is getting tougher to Cross for anyone with a guitar and the ability to carry a tune re concerned that new visa rules will allow Stoer stars such As Paul Mccartney to pull in millions Al  concerts while singers who have More Promise Man a checks Are left trying to win Over an audience cd american immigration of facials there s Clear and away an aversion by some people e contemporary International music being brought into to a country says Bill Kitchen of cellar door productions a major East coast concert promoter the new . Immigration and naturalization sew be rules spell out tougher standards Tor temporary we of s coming into the United states would be Sec s  to prove that american workers can t do me same Job and artists have to show they be gained  a and made a living a at their Art. French culture minister Jack Lang complained m apy mat if impressionist Painter Vincent Van Gogh a Ere working today rather than Ico  ago he cd Van t get 3 visa for the United states so far say promoters and agents it does t appear As a an fledgling beatles have been turned away at  Quot Simce the new Rutes Tock effect feb 28 but they sat the regulations follow tighter rules Over a Pas decade that have led to seme Tours being away cancelled at the last minute. And they fear american stages May be out of reach for artists who can t afford immigration lawyers to Lead the Way. A there is a concern about How the regulations could be interpreted Quot said Jeffrey Gabel an immigration lawyer in new York who has written about the new rules for billboard Magazine. The big change is in the two categories of visas the United states gives to enter the country for temporary employment. In the past most artists were Given h-1 visas handed out without much question to film directors singers and groups. The new regulations make Clear the h-1 is for aliens of a distinguished Merit and ability and Quot sustained  one hit wonders Aren t favored while the Winner of an Academy award or Nobel prize the ins suggests should have no trouble getting a h-1. Others Are directed to the h-2. Which requires an application first to the labor department and then to the ins that can take from two to six months which concerns entertainers who May not be Able to set tour plans More than a few weeks ahead of time. Quot we re not getting into judging what they do Quot Rick Kenney an ins spokesman said in an interview Quot they would have to show that they re going to be providing a service that s Good for the United  it should t hinder the Royal danish Ballet from touring but the Philadelphia orchestra might have to answer a lot of questions if it wants to hire a third violinist from great Britain. A Quot we just make judgments of who is and who is not just a regular worker Quot said Kenney a Carly Simon has been Busy singing composing and writing children a books. Song in 20 minutes after coming Home late from recording and finding Ben asleep. A i smelled his neck and kissed his eyelids things he does no to let me do because he s 13.1 translated that to an unrequited love situation. A girl sneaks into a loved one s House and lies beside him. It sounds like an old English Folk song it show s another style of mine t feel equally at Home  Simon made one previous album of standards Torch in 1981. A everybody gives Linda Ronstadt credit for having gone Back and done the standards i always Felt jealous she got All the credit for  a i % Kitchen recalls that even before the new rules British Folk Rocker John Wesley Harding s performance at a Washington club consisted Only of an explanation to the crowd that he did t have a visa to perform and he says a French Rock group. Niagara cancelled one Date and got to play another Only after France s cultural attache and sen. John Warnerr interceded with immigration officials who were unimpressed with the group s French dipping and videos. A i have yet to hear an explanation of Why a band should t be brought Over Quot said Seth Hurwitz owner of Washington s 9 30 club a Small venue for International acts on the Rise. A this takes business away from american businessmen like me and it deprives the american Public the Cnance to see someone they want to see Quot said Hurwitz the ins says the new rules mean promote s Are going to have to be better prepared a no More booking garage bands from Liverpool on Frida to play in new York next wednesday. Quot you have to be aware that its going to take More information and you re going to have to file longer in Advance Quot said Joel Peresman an agent with the National Talent group in new York. Quot unfortunately this is a big change for everybody said the inst a Kenney. Quot it s going to be a change in practice for a lot of people and they re going to have to get used to it and Stop taking it personally a As for Lang s comment that dutch born Van Gogh who sold Only one painting before he died in 18u0 a Kenney says the French official was exaggerating Quot that s just political Quot said Kenney. Quot he probably would t get an h-1, but that does t mean he d of  entry he would apply for an h-2.�?� Page 16 a a a the stars and stripes monday May 14, 1990