European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Houston s Hakeem Olajuwon has a Ball against new York s Pat Ewing 33 and Charles Oakley last new video that a like mixing Aba and mtg by Douglas Rowe the associated press its hip hop and happening. And there slots of hoopla. Aba superstars 3 has the dizzying entertaining Appeal of mtg music videos. Like its predecessors which sold More than a million copies combined this videotape combines highlights of National basketball association stars with contemporary hits. And the two work together As nicely As a Slick give and go play on the court. The Seattle supersonics Shawn Kemp soars and scores to Pearl James go Charlotte Hornet Forward Larry Johnson shows there ainu to no stopping this by la Coo j. League most valuable player Hakeem Olajuwon displays Why he a nicknamed a the dream to the strains of soul hat a Bone Crusher. Detroit Piston guards Isiah Thomas and Joe do Mars Supply the on court choreography for no path no gain by Branford Marsalis. This 50-minute video lbs Fox video also offers other stars including the much Ballyhoo Shaquille of Neal slamming jamming and diving to his owned romping through Playboy and beyond music from Shaw diesel. But while this tape touches nothing but net two other recent releases fail to go swish. Sir Charles rattles around the rim. And Aba cuts amp glory sometimes soars like a Brick. Charles Barkley s Charisma comes through big time. But the round Mound of rebound can be quite enigmatic and his work ethic used to be less than Puritan. His comments about other teams at the 1992 olympics were less than diplomatic. And in an infamous fit of pique he spat at fans hitting a Little girl though inadvertently. While this profile does no to gloss Over these flaws it nonetheless adds up to a big fat panegyric. In the third recent release Aba guts amp glory some genuinely inspirational efforts Are displayed Larry Bird with a bad Back and broken cheekbone leading the Boston celtics to a playoff win in 1991, and magic Johnson As a Rookie filling in for Kareem Abdul Jabbar in the sixth game of the 1980 finals As the los Angeles lakers won the title. One lame instance of alleged inspirational Inadomi ability that a offered is Dan Majerle. He was booed when the Phoenix suns drafted him but went on to win Over the fans with his hustling play. Come on. For a wonderful Story of real guts and glory there a go Man go. This obscure 1954 film with Dane Clark and Sidney Poitier offers the dramatic genesis of the Harlem globetrotters. Unfortunately its virtually impossible to find on tape. A upcoming releases that focus on basketball the air up there Hollywood pictures. Kevin Bacon stars As a College basketball coach whose search for Talent lands him in Africa where he finds a native Warrior named Saleh the 1994 Aba finals lbs Fox next month. It promises exclusive and behind the scenes action. By Barbara salt2man los Angeles times if you be started taking your first baby Steps Down that highly touted information superhighway you May bump into familiar figures. And depending on your viewpoint you May be salivating or cursing. Playboy which plunged into the Market Early in the game via a pay to Channel audio and video tapes and cd has jumped into the laser disc video revolution with both feet and most other body parts. The Empire founded by a Man whose wardrobe was defined by silk pyjamas is presided Over by his daughter who has found even More imaginative ways to bring provocative images into the �?T90s realm of laser discs cd rooms and other interactive formats. If you thought the Philips cd i was a machine designed just to teach your kids How to spell and count think again. Playboys Complete Massage made exclusively for the interactive Philips cd i digital video provocatively promises to draw a upon the therapeutic and sensual expertise of the masters unites timeless techniques with new age technology for a truly erotic the cd i program promises to Quot inspire you to explore and enjoy new sexual possibilities by arousing your intimacy and heightening your you might want to put the kids to bed first. The less tactile Playboy electronic Datebook in. Eludes 50 nude or partially clothed Quot girls from the 1950s to the 1990s. A Click and drag formula lets you organize your meetings vacations and appointments. Around your favorite playmates that famous Marilyn Monroe nude Calendar photo or others named Debra to Candy Erika Jessica or Latoya Playboy video offers laser discs featuring everything from the playmate of the month to the documentary on the Playboy founder and editor Hugh Hefner once upon a time put together by 7\vm be arcs producers David Lynch and Mark Frost. 7 he film released to Heaters before its video release includes Home movies of Hefner As a kid glimpses into the Playboy mansion Hokey clips of Hefner a first to appearances anti interview statements from close and not so close friends. Playboys inside video series offers Ribald tales. Playboy Calls them a unusual sexy tales of haunting passion and obsession of intrigue sensuality and others might Call them Boring soft porn. It seems every time technology moves Forward adult entertainment gets in line first. The laser revolution is no exception. These electronic adult titles Are just the beginning. Penthouse already is providing Raun Chier offerings. And various computer software companies Are producing such Best Selling titles As virtual Valerie with contents impossible to accurately describe in a newspaper. Not to no lion video games Well bashed elsewhere. No matter what the technology though the viewing pattern May Well stay the same men will Rush out to buy new toys laser disc and cd rom players to savor age old fantasies then justify the Purchase by buying educational programs for children. Playboy even hooked up with ism to create one product that could prove to be illuminating for the family. Its a new cd rom called the Playboy interview 1962-1992. When Miles Davis appeared As the Fust Playboy interview in 1962, Playboy says that the idea of storing entertainment on a spinning disc was something out of an . Wells novel. Now 32 years later we get not Only the full text from interviews with 352 personalities ranging from Malcolm x to Martin Luther King jr., from Orson Welles to Woody Allen but also 1,000 photos video clips from a 30th-anniversary party a tutorial and Library. Maybe we Are in gear for the 21st Century. June 19. 1994 sunday Page 19
