European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes faces a no places monday May 16,1994 from wire reports blues legend King rocked a government vetted crowd with censored songs saturday in Beijing to open China s first hard Rock cafe where the nations most famous Home grown Rocker was turned away at the door. Cui Jian whose songs of social angst and disaffection have made him popular among Young chinese but unpopular with the communist government stood outside the main Entrance for about an hour before leaving in disgust. I. A this is not a real hard Rock cafe i think they Are kissing the governments butt a he said. Nicholas Ong the hard rocks Beijing manager said Cui could not enter because a we ran out of invitation but another hard Rock manager and one of Kings promoters said Cui was not invited to avoid angering the government before the fifth anniversary of the crackdown on the Tiana men Square pro democracy movement in june 1989. Other chinese rockers sneaked in through a Back door. A \ a a a King played a two hour set for the 300-Strong audience consisting mainly of diplomats business people and foreign celebrities. All the songs were checked in Advance by government censors. Pope begins using 2 Cones Pope John Paul ii has Given up his Walker for two canes while recovering from a damaged hip his spokesman said saturday. Doctors May release him from the Gemelli polyclinic by the end of next week spokesman Joaquin Navarro told Vatican radio. A a it a Only a simple matter of recovery which is pro ceding very Well Quot Navarro said. John Paul broke his thigh Bone in a fall in his Vatican apartment april 28 and underwent surgery the next Day. Doctors said he will need months of therapy before he can walk Well without assistance. Mayflower Madam marries the a Mayflower Madam a the Pilgrim descendant who gained notoriety As former Boss of an exclusive Call girl service turns out to be quite traditional when it comes to weddings especially her own. Sydney Biddle Barrows married Darnay Joffman a Legal historian and television producer in a formal Church wedding saturday in new York. The Bride wore a Princess style gown with a Chapel length train. The music was by Handel. A miniature Bride Ana Groom topped the four tiered wedding cake. An episcopal Canon was chosen to perform the ceremony. A Sydney is very much a traditionalist As is Darnay a said Edward Callaghan her publicist. Not everything was As traditional. The Bride who pleaded guilty in 1985 to a Misdemeanour charge of promoting prostitution wore Blush Pink instead of White. Blues Star . King has fun with an audience of invited guests at saturday s opening of the hard Rock cafe in Beijing. King s songs were checked in Advance by government censors. A she thought it was Callaghan said adding it is Barrows favorite color. The guest list of 150 was made up mostly of family and did not include any of Barrows former clients Callaghan said. A i done to think that there Are any of the Young ladies who worked for her either a he added. Barrows parlayed her notoriety into a second career As author and lecturer co writing Mayflower Madam the secret life of Sydney Biddle a arroyos and conducting seminars on sexual relationships called a just Between us girls.�?�. Stones sell out . Shows they re not getting older. They re getting Richer the rolling stones sold out two giants stadium shows saturday in just 81 minutes said band spokeswoman fran Curtis. That a a rate of 1,407 tickets sold every 60 seconds for the upcoming voodoo lounge tour. After Selling out shows for aug. 12 and 14 in new York the stones added a show for aug. 15, Curtis said. The tickets for the first two shows a with a top Price of $50 a went on Sale at 9 . And All were gone before 10 30 ., she said. Tickets immediately went on Sale for the third show at the East Rutherford no stadium. At 9 p.m., ticketmaster said tickets were still available. Tickets for the first two shows sold out faster than they did five years ago for the stones steel wheels tour which earned the fifty something stones $65 million. The stones played Shea stadium their last time through the new York City area. The bands new album voodoo lounge is due out before the tour begins aug. L in Washington that Date is sold out As Well though ticket sales have not done As Well at other locations. Brooks tipping hat to award Garth Brooks has received award after award but he never displayed any at Home a until now. And its one he did no to even win. Its the Academy of country music so a hat award won by Singer Cal Smith for his 1974 single country bumpkin. / Brooks performed the song for years and Smith surprised him with the Statuette last week on Cable televisions the Nashville network Smith said he gave the award to the country superstar because Brooks appreciates him. A i have a lot of admiration for Garth a he a got a song that really Means a whole lot to me too if Tomor Row never comes Quot Smith said. Brooks 32, has sold More than 40 million albums with hits that include Thunder Rolls and friends in Low the world remembers i3�iy �50 a special 64-Page Magazine commemorating the 50th anniversary of the world War 11 Allied invasion of Normandy will be included free of charge e this Friday in your stars and stripes the newspaper that chronicled this climactic attack a half Century ago. This Keepsake edition recounts the human tales of the assault and the events leading up to it with a Rich selection of historic photos and articles written by staff writers. Free in Friday s Issue of the. A if. I to of my i Rotmil amp pm jul allies land in France swim hm4qe�vpri amid �7 in Ulm a and fan hum Fanok in Quot la a a Ajini a re in it lib my mme. 1. A. _. M d Fyk my to 111 i a
