European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Amy Grant slides smoothly into pop music by Ron Mckinney staff writer Amy Grant s first serious Endeavor in contemporary pop music set More than her heart in motion a this debut album of sorts sent several singles moving up the billboard pop charts. The immediate Success produced by the move from contemporary Christian music for which Grant has garnered five grammy awards came As a Surprise to her Quot i tried not to really think about it because id seen other people try to make the transition and they did t fare so Well. But i Felt so strongly that it was the right thing to do at the right time Quot Grant said in a Telephone interview from Nashville tenn., where she lives on a farm with her husband songwriter Gary Chapman and their two children. Quot i d worked just Over 10 years in the gospel music Community and i just had a sense that i had done my Best stuff and i wanted to try something new a she said. Grant 31, Felt that there was still a place in contemporary pop for the Type of music she grew up listening to in Nashville from artists like James Taylor Carole King and John Denver. Quot from a music standpoint i really miss old traditional pop music a not a hard sex sell not a hard material sell a just the kind of stuff i grew up with Quot said Grant. Quot some of the stuff i hear on the radio i just go a Aagha i can t stand the pressure Quot although that Means Grant will be pursuing a More sugar coated form of pop music than a hard edged Rock n Roll sound she has no intention of acquiring a Mickey mouse club reputation. For instance Grant came into the song Ritmo duties of that s what love is for in the late stages. It was designed to be a me Gamst the world theme where the world is always beating one Down Quot i said the fact is the world might beat us Down but i think the real Issue is the fact that we always beat up people near to us and they beat us too Quot she said. The emphasis on lovers gave the song a readers action line Amy Grant says what she realty misses is Quot old traditional pop music real bite in the opening lyrics sometimes we make it harder than it is we ii take a perfect night and fill it with words we Don t mean dark sides Best unseen and we wonder Why we re feeling this Way. Grant said she gets her inspiration even for Darker lines like those from her marriage with Chapman. She describes them As Quot a typical couple Quot with problems like anyone else. Not that she a complaining. In fact life is pretty darned Good for her these Days. Quot it has t always been Quot she said Quot but right now i la stand on top of a Mountain and scream this is great Quot it s pretty easy for Grant to find pleasure in her life. She has her family her devout religious ties and she always has music to turn to a i Don t think there s a better medium than music to lift your spirits Quot she said. One lesson Grant has Learned for herself is to find happiness in her life As it is. Quot it s so easy to say a Well when i get that next Job or when i have that baby or when i meet that right Guy then life is really going to Start for me i think if you live that Way you die and you never really live Quot she said. In the past Grant has concentrated mainly on her contemporary Christian albums although one song find a Way reached no. 29 on the billboard pop charts in 1985. A year later singing with Peter Cetera the Ballad the next time i fall went to no. 1. Still despite her immense crossover popularity Grant was t completely accepted. For one she hoped to write and sing the theme song for karate kid i. It was declined but Grant does t mind All that much. Quot i never saw the movie. I heard it was pretty bad Quot she said. And now that song a i Wilt remember you a will be the fifth single from heart in motion her 12th album. Already the first four songs from that album have hit the billboard s top 10 a baby baby every heartbeat that s what love is for and the current hit Good for me. And this year Grant s grammy nominations have come in the pop categories Best album of the year Best female pop vocal performance record of the year and song of the year for baby baby. That kind of immediate Impact on the pop scene makes her future with Christian music Uncertain. While she still writes Christian songs for such friends As Michael w. Smith Grants plans Are to record a Christmas album this year and then release her second pop album in 1993, Grant s christianity does not have a a significant influence on her music or her videos she says. Quot i done to really sit Down and think because i m Christian i have to be different Quot she said. That does t mean however that Grant will be turning to sexuality to sell her videos. Quot As a woman watching a lot of stuff on mtg you think of How humiliating a its hard to see a girl Licking a Rock Star s hand and going a gee i wish j were that  it s degrading Quot Grant said. Instead As with her no. 1 hit baby baby Grant wanted to create a visual picture of the perfect relationship. She hired an actor for the video no that was t Hubby Chapman and it was All smiles and warm fuzzier. Quot i wanted to create a relationship on camera that every girl would see and go oooohh1&Quot Grant cooed. If nothing else it s the Type of Romance that inspires Grant s creative drive and sets her heart in motion. Amy Grant is currently touring Europe. For dotes and venues chock the on stage listings in tomorrow s stripes Magazine. Seller Hurt when buyer defaults on a loan of a my husband and i purchased our first Home in january 1980 and because we were transferred we sold it in december 1983. Since we had used a a loan to buy the House the buyer was Able to assume the loan. Well As i m sure you can guess the person who bought our Home started making delinquent payments As Early As the second month into the mortgage. We were finally notified about this problem when the department of veterans affairs sent us a $12,000 debt collection notice. We also discovered that we had not been Given the right to reclaim the property and that the House had been sold on the auction Block which accounted for the discrepancy even though the amount of the debt has been waived we still technically owe the a this amount arid cannot buy a Home under a until it is paid. How can we Purchase a Home with this liability hanging Over our head needless to say we did not know about the release of liability clause that should be Standard in any a Assumption loan. We Are in our late 30s and Hope to retire in the next two to four years. What should be our plan of action in gaining a Home loan with this liability also i would like to know if others have had this happen to them As Well. Mrs. James m. Hildebrand Raf Lakenheath England a Paul d. Isling director department of veterans affairs Washington replies under existing department of veterans affairs a Laws a 38 us Section 1802 b a a Veteran s entitlement May not be restored on a loan after payment by the a of a claim for guaranty unless the Veteran s debt to the government by reason of such claim payment has been fully repaid. A waiver or Compromise of the right of collection of indebtedness by a against a Veteran who has become indebted to a will not be considered As a repayment of the indebtedness for the purpose of restoration of entitlement. If a Veteran did not use the maximum entitlement in effect at the time the property was purchased he she is eligible to use any remaining entitlement. When Congress enacts legislation increasing a entitlement the increased amount of entitlement is eligible for the Veteran to use. A plan of action a Veteran May wish to pursue in using remaining entitlement is to obtain an updated certificate of eligibility showing the amount of entitlement remaining. Upon receipt of the certificate of eligibility the Veteran May pursue the Purchase of a Home and apply for financing through an approved a lending institution. The above applicable a Laws apply to All veterans who use their Ioan guaranty benefits to obtain a a guaranteed mortgage. To write us readers action line is the readers Quot court of last resort striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you Nave a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. 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