European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12  a the stars and stripes saturday september 15,1990 faces in place Sage taps out Maclaine by the associated press entertainer Shirley Maclaine says she is scaling Down her dancing and adding More singing to her repertoire As age takes its toll. Quot its real life that  problem i can to run for a cab in the rain in the streets of new York anymore a the 56-year-old Maclaine said. After 40 movies five to specials six books and a half Century of dancing Maclaine said on the new syndicated to show a personalities Quot that it was time to limit her activities. Quot i think ill just scale Down the dancing a she said in the interview broadcast. A it Isnit that Dir Ely necessary to me. At this stage i think its bombastic because of my age you can still do this stuff. A but i think ill just pare Down As age creeps up. Ill sing More. Ill bring acting to song and acting to dance. In be got it mapped out so i wont be a blithering idiot if i can to dance  shuts Down Little Rock the state Capitol at Little Rock Ark. Will be closed this weekend for a display of violence and vulgarity Hollywood has come to Little Rock. Secretary of state Bill Mccuen said the Capitol would be off limits to the Public during filming of Quot the brotherhood a an adventure starring former football Star Brian Bosworth. If All goes Well the filming could be wrapped up by monday Mccuen said. The Secretary of state said he did no to mean to offend anyone by closing the Capitol. On the contrary he meant to save them from offensive dialogue. Quot this is not a g or a pg-13 Type of movie a he said. A they done to want to be involved with the Public when some of their lines and scenes Are being shot that have violence and vulgarity. I agreed to do that and its no big Deal. Its a violent movie and they say things that they done to want people to hear while walking Down the Halls of the state  tales one evening when Lyndon Johnson was vice president he stopped by the monocle Capitol Hills Long established watering Hole and was annoyed when he was told no tables were available. He had restaurant owner Connie Valanos ask Over the Public address system whether someone would be willing to give up his table for the vice president. When it became apparent there were no volunteers Johnson stormed out of the restaurant and never returned. That according to monocle manager John Valanos is just one of Many stories from the 30 years the restaurant has fed Capitol Hill types. John f. Kennedy for one had roast beef sandwiches delivered to the White House and a More recent visitor supreme court nominee David Souter ate there two nights in a Row with sen. Warren Rud Man at chief Justice William Rehnquist a favorite table. The monocle observed its 30th anniversary during the past week by donating 20 percent of the dinner receipts to the House and Senate Day care centers. And to help raise Money such regulars As Sens. Ted Stevens Dennis Deconcini John Kerry and Alan Dixon put in time bar tending. Diana Dawn foreground and 42 other Marilyn Monroe look alikes pose during an Artichoke promotion.43 marilyns9 plug artichokes by the associated press forty three Marilyn Monroe look alikes fanned out through a downtown san Francisco Plaza thursday in a stunt stemming from the sex symbols roots a As an Artichoke Queen. The event was designed to convince Consumers that a artichokes not diamonds Are a girls Best Friend a one of the organizers said. Why 43 look alikes because it was 43 years ago that Monroe became the first official California Artichoke Queen said Patty Boman of the California Artichoke advisory Board. A Artichoke growers believe that during Marilyn a reign More people than Ever before were inspired to eat artichokes a she said. Nor was it a coincidence Boman said that the two Day Castroville Artichoke festival will be held this weekend. Castroville 40 Miles South of san Francisco proudly claims the title of a Artichoke capital of the  the women were costumed to resemble Monroe in her role in the movie a the seven year  All were topped by Platinum Blond wigs and All wore White Satin dresses. The platoon of photographers that showed up snapped away As one of the Marilyn Dianna Dawn attempted to duplicate the famous a seven year itchy scene in which a gust of air raises the stars dress to display her legs. Dawn and her colleagues circulated through the lunchtime crowd to distribute free samples of Artichoke leaves As songs by Monroe flowed from a Loudspeaker. The tunes included  Fine Romance  i want to be loved by you and a diamonds Are a girls Best  they then lined up behind Tuxedo Clad Castroville Artichoke grower Dale Huss who told the crowd that despite the latter songs title a artichokes not diamonds Are a girls Best  a Tell us about your reign As Queen in 1947,�?� Huss then asked Dawn who does a fairly Good impression of Monroe. A i always eat artichokes when it Rains a she answered beaming for photographers. The primary problem with artichokes said Boman is that not enough people know How Good they Are. Some people done to even know that there is such a vegetable she said. A we measure Artichoke sales in terms of Cartons a she explained. A last year we sold 4.2 million Cartons. Most of that was on the West coast. A shocking proportion of Bay area residents have never even tried  Artichoke leaves Are usually peeled off and dipped in a sauce. Then the choke is removed and the heart is scooped out and consumed. Some eateries offer the hearts deep Fried. The samples passed out by Marilyn s look alikes went fast. Dear Abby because you sent me to alcoholics Anonymous 23 years ago and i have been dry with Only two slip ups Ever since i want to share something with you that helped me to make it. Its in the Al anon Book. And i have it memorized a today is mine. A it is unique. A nobody in the world has one exactly like it. A it holds the sum of All my past experiences and All my future potential. A i can fill it with joyous moments or ruin it with fruitless worry. A if painful recollections of the past come into my mind or frightening thoughts of the future i can put them away. A they cannot spoil today for  positive thinker dear Abby together with the above in be kept another piece. A fellow . Member had copies mimeographed and distributed to All of us at the meeting. I Hope it makes your column. High on . Dear High it did a i drank for happiness and became unhappy. A i drank for Joy and became miserable. A i drank for sociability and became argumentative. A i drank for sophistication and became obnoxious. A i drank for Friendship and made enemies. A i drank for sleep and woke up tired. A i drank for strength and Felt weak. A i drank for relaxation and got the shakes. A i drank for courage and became afraid. A i drank for Confidence and became doubtful. A i drank to make conversation easier and slurred my speech. A i drank to feel heavenly and ended up feeling like  6 author unknown dear Abby have the rules of etiquette changed insofar As proper wedding attire is concerned a for the guests that is i was always under the impression that it was improper to Wear Black when attending a wedding. Yet i noticed a few women dressed in Black at a recent wedding and i must say they looked rather stunning. But were they incorrectly attired for the occasion or have times changed Gladys Jones Glassboro . Dear Gladys yes times have changed. It is no longer considered improper to Wear Black to a wedding. In recent years some brides have opted for a Black and White wedding and its now considered quite fashionable guests May Wear any color they wish to a wedding these Days. There is Only one Cardinal Rule do not ays upstage die Bride. Universal press Syndicate