European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes sunday june 10,1990elvis impersonators gather to improve their acts from wire reports you say your sneers a Little crooked your Pompadour a a Little Flat and a gasp what would the King think a you be forgotten the words to a a done to be cruel Quot no problem. A weekend convention in Rosemont 111., featuring an International lineup of Elvis Presley impersonators a about 80 altogether a includes a seminar on How to be a better Elvis. A sure you have to look like Elvis sound like Elvis and capture All the Little idiosyncrasies a said Dave Carlson who conducted a seminar Friday. A but i can to grab a persons leg and say a Here move your leg like a Carlson demonstrates grabbing his own knee and moving it in a Circle that threatens to tear the joint from its socket. A a something a got to be there a said Carlson who s been doing Elvis for 20 years. A most of it has to come from the and there is plenty of them to go around. This weekend in Rosemont a Chicago suburb the up impersonators International association is holding the first of what they Hope will become an annual convention. There Elvis comes in All shapes and sizes. They come from 15 states and six countries including England and Australia. There seven a woman. A was far As i know in a the Only one a said 26-year-old Janice Waite of London. A but when in Mon stage i really done to think about Waite a jockey off the stage said her English accent does no to bother her either. A i sing in an american accent a she said. A i can to talk in it very Well but i can to sing any other Jerome Marion of Manteno South of Chicago wears a White jumpsuit a opened to the Bottom of his ribcage a blanketed with sequins and Eagle designs. A the girls Are the most exciting part a he said while his wife Brenda smiled. A i never introduce her As my wife. It would intimidate the fans a Marion said. A that was my idea Quot said mrs. Marion who helps her husband in his act. A i know How important this is to him. He gets the Mirror first in the bathroom jumpsuits such As Marion s replica of Presley a Quot Aloha Hawaii outfit Are for Sale in the hotel lobby for $800 to $2,250. Custom outfits Start at $ 1,000. Carlson an Illinois native said he makes a living impersonating Presley appearing in two or three shows a week Ems Impersonator Johnny Derose of Pembroke Pines fla., serenades Terri Trommel of Memphis during his performance at the up impersonators International association convention in Rosemont Iii. At nightclubs festivals and outdoor concerts. But he insisted a i done to take it to bed with me. A the biggest mistake a lot of impersonators make is they take it off stage with them. You have to know when to turn it off a Magerfield not invited Ines de la Fres Sange who personified Chanel style As Karl Lagerfeldt Stop Model and Muse until she parted company with the designer in a Public dispute last fall was to be married saturday in the town Hall at Tarascou France near Arles. The bridegroom is Luigi do Urso 38, who is in charge of press relations for Cit the italian railway company. For the three Day Celebration the Bride 32, will Wear an Yves Saint Laurent suit a wedding dress by Christian Lacroix featuring a to shirt top and a skirt of lace tulle and silk faille and a traditional Ca Margue costume of Black trousers and White Blouse As interpreted by Eric Bergere of Lanvin. Lagerfeld was not on the guest list. He disowned de la Fres Sange the daughter of a Marquis after she was chosen by the mayors of France to be the new Marianne Symbol of the French Republic. As Marianne de la Fres Sanger a image will adorn Stamps and town Halls throughout France. Lagerfeld said Marianne represented a everything that is Boring Bourgeois and provincial a and that he was not going to dress a historic Bridge Bash about 100,000 people sat Down to play Bridge Friday night not a very unusual occurrence except that they were All dealt the same hand and they were All on top of things like the Eiffel Tower and the Empire state building and other towers in 90 countries. The hand was predetermined in Paris by actor Omar Sharif a top ranked player. On the 80th floor of the Empire state building the attempt to set a world re Cord for the biggest and highest Bride game Drew Habi tues of the whist club including Alan Greenberg chairman of Bear steams amp co Mil ton Petrie chairman of Petrie stores George Gillespie a senior partner in the new York Law firm of Cravath Swain amp Moore Laurence Tisch chairman and chief executive of lbs Warren Buffett chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway and Amalia l Kearse who m addition to being a judge of the . Court of appeals for the second circuit is a world Chamoni on player. Beverly Sills and her husband Peter Greet Ough were also on hand. National winners were to be announced saturday worldwide winners Nomes adviser Natalia Makarova will be the american Ballet theatres artistic adviser. In a statement thursday released in new York Makarova said �?o1 have considered american Ballet theatre my Home since i left Russia in 1970. I am Happy to now be re associated with Abt and look Forward to passing on my knowledge and artistic experience a the dancer who made her Abt debut in 1970 in a Giselle a spent 15 years As a Ballerina in the company. In her new position she will consult on repertory and planning and advise on casting coaching and stagings. She is married to businessman Edward Karkar. They have a son. Andre Michael and live in san Francisco. No one was immediately named As Abts artistic director after Mikhail Baryshnikov resigned in september actor pleads no contest actor John Cusack who starred in the teen age love movie a say anything a can to slip behind a wheel for 90 Days and must pay an $876 Fine for driving drunk and crashing his rented jeep into a car. Cusack 23, who also appeared in the film a the sure thing a pleaded no contest to a first time Misdemeanour charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. He sent his lawyer to the sentencing Friday and did no to appear in court prosecutor Greg Lawler said. Cusack a sentence was Standard for the charge in California on a first offence Lawler said. Authorities said Cusack a blood alcohol level was .17 percent More than twice the states Legal limit of .08, after the feb. 23 collision in West Hollywood. Neither Cusack nor the other Driver was Hurt. I dear Abby a Leona Quot my unmarried granddaughter who is graduating from High school just found out she is pregnant. Her Mother who is divorced wants Leona to keep the baby. I am urging her to put the baby up for adoption. Leona and her Mother done to even want to let the baby a father know about the pregnancy for fear he May want custody rights a never mind that he should be held financially responsible for his actions. My daughter Leona smother works Only part time and receives meager child support for her other three children. In be pointed out that it will be impossible for them to make it financially. In be also pointed out that Leona a chances of going to College and Ever getting married with a ready made family will drop drastically in Short in be told them that Leona a Beautiful girl who once had a promising future is almost certainly doomed to a life of poverty and unhappiness if she keeps the baby. Abby what is your opinion of this unreasonable attitude on their part a concerned Grandfather dear Grandfather i think your granddaughter should seek counselling from a professional who will be objective. I know you mean Well but Leona will have to live with this very important decision. Were she to ask me i would urge her to Tell the baby a father. Its unfair to keep it from him a he has some rights As Well As responsibilities in the matter. I do not agree that Leona is almost certainly doomed to a life of poverty and unhappiness if she keeps the baby. Single mothers can and very often do graduate from College and marry. With All due respect to your Good intentions grandpa May i respectfully suggest that you butt out. Dear Abby i work As a clerk in a Post office in a Small midwestern town. For several years in be watched Peoples mail come and go through this office. Since the customer is always right we Are not permitted to Point out some of the questionable practices they engage in. That a Why in a writing to you. Abby people who dream of stealing Cash from their employers think nothing of running their personal letters and Bills through their employers postal meter. The other Day a woman brought in More than 100 wedding invitations a stamped by her employers postage meter please put this in your column Abby. Let s Hope those Penny Ante thieves will see it and Start buying postage Stamps As honest folks office clerk dear clerk you have started a new movement stamp out Penny Ante thieves if you can to lick Mem a done to mail Mem from the office. Confidential to faithful Reader of the Winnipeg Manitoba free press physical Beauty is transitory Charm is lasting. A very Wise Man once said a the Beautiful women Are the ones i notice. But the charming women Are the ones notice come to think of it the same can be Saia about men
