European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse X v / a Sarah. Bottorff to plus eyes open your face in did anyone come up to you with a camera last May and ask you to wave and say i to your mom if so you May see yourself on to wednesday. The occasion is believe it or not the Pittsfield Massachusetts fourth of july Hometown Parade being televised live on the fourth to Alt military stations As Well As pre Surti ably to ail the folks of Pittsfield mass the local station Emht asked the military to Send some shots of service members and family members to insert on the screen in the a a Parade from Pittsfield mass., and a concert from Washington . Will be featured on most military television stations in Europe wednesday. Midst of the Parade. An to sent 1 Viz hours of videotaped folks coming out of commissaries and so Forth. Southern european broadcasting sent chunk and various other stations in the armed forces radio and television service network sent a Bunch too. It s apparently not the first time this has been done a in fact the military to stations have a name for theses video Jed shots of peo pie some Simitar shots from serv ice members in West Germany landed in the midst of a recent Rose Parade for example. But As far As anyone can Tell this is the first time our smiling faces have shown up in the midst of a Pittsfield broadcast. And this is p so the first time Pittsfield s broadcast has shown up on our to sets. The Parade starts at 4 pm Central european time and is being carried by most if not ail military television stations your face does t show up on the screen As you d hoped Well it s still supposed to be a Good fourth of july Parade. In Pittsfield act cording to a press release they be been parading on the fourth since 1824. 1 also planned for the fourth on an and several of the other stations is a Public television program that quickly became a classic. A Day in the life of America was the television portrait of the country that resulted when 23 film Crews spread across the nation filmed everything they came upon on May 2,1986, and then boiled it Down to a one hour show. An also plans to air a similar series of shots of americana compiled by staff with Sandi Patti singing the National Anthem in the background. She a the Singer who opens olympics and the pan american games and so Forth with the same rendition that Short airs at 7 30 . 11 54 and 8 . Patti minus the visuals will be heard on an radio at 8 09 . And 11 53 . Late in the Day on an actually in the Early morning of thursday Henry Mancini in guest conductor of the National symphony orchestra on a Capitol fourth 1990, a live concert Complete with washington�?T3 traditional fireworks. The associated press says this year s event theme is a Celebration of the Lail of the Iron curtain there Are other fourth related specials. All week in the states wheel of Fortune has a special military Competition with service members and family members from the five branches competing. Arts is sending the special weeks episodes Over for military stations that want to substitute them for the canned episodes. And on the fourth itself Yankee Doodle Dandy shows up on the military television stations in Rota Spain and Kef Lavik Iceland wednesday the station in Torrejon airs stare and stripes forever on the fourth. And the station in Turkey has the Rocky picture horror show late Friday night. That has nothing to do with the fourth of july. Just thought we d throw it in. Arts is also sending Wimbledon saturday. The women s finals Start at 3 . For an seb and other stations picking them up. This is a particular coup for people in West Germany the German first and second programs at this writ my were not planning to air either the women s final or the men s final the next Day. This is apparently a repeat of last year s fiasco when Germany s favorite son and daughter Boris Becker and Steffi Graf swept to Victory and Only those with German Cable to could see Iti also coming this week on an is in the heal of the nights new season beginning tonight. It should come with a disclaimer Don t Call an a they did t do it. A you May recall the last season ended on an with a Cliffhanger part one of two chief Gillespie Carroll o Connor was in mortal danger. Well the new season starts with Gillespie Hail and Hearty without a word said As to what happened to him this is dumb hut its not Afna a dumbness a it aired that Way in the states too. Abc allowed j heat s producers to pull this Silty stunt presumably designed to make people watch a few More episodes into the season hoping to see an episode that explains what happened to the chief and How he got to be of. Too bad they Felt they had to do that sort of nonsense because its a real Quality show a and Worth watching no matter How irked you Are about tonight s episode. Lonesome Dove one of the Best westerns made and certainly one of the Best miniseries made for to comes on seb wednesday night and that a another reason to celebrate the fourth of july night of the living dead the 1968 classic horror film is on seb Friday night. And Martin mull hosts clue movies murder and mystery on tuesday night. Its a special about people s fascination with movies murder and. Well you know. Have a great fourth. Staff writer Dawn Moultrie contributed to his column. Inside to plus the Nielsen ratings to briefs to listings. Video reviews top 10 videos movie reviews top 10 movies cafes movie schedule 4 4 5-8 9 10 10 10 10 staff editor Art direction production editorial assistance Sarah Holtorff Peter Jaeger Lisa Williams Louis Pierce Marian Hamilton Gidget Smith on the cover Arnold Schwarzenegger has his hands full in Quot total staff writer Chuck Vinch gives this film three stars a see his review on Page ii. A stars and stripes publication c to plus sunday july 1.1990
