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Blue Moon Cafe
By Ana Polima Gomez M.
Capital Times Staff Writer
If you like paintings, jazz music and
good food, this is the place you were wait
ing for. Blue Moon Cafe, located at 361
W. Market St. in York, is a French restau
rant and art gallery. It has a European
style, like the small, Bohemian restau
rants we've all seen in European films.
Last Friday, I had dinner at Blue
Moon Cafe. I was pleased to see surreal
istic paintings on the wall by Dorin Hotea.
Hotea is exhibiting his paintings at the
restaurant through September.
A waitress with a French accent asked
me what I would like to eat. I asked for
crab-stuffed mushrooms, but I wasn't
convinced it was the best option until I
tried them. Believe me, they were deli
cious. My friend asked for le steak au
poivre, a fresh-cut filet mignon steak with
a black peppercorn cream sauce and veg
etables. My friend liked it very much. The
plates were beautifully presented as well.
Prices of appetizers at Blue Moon
Cafe ranged from $4.50 to $7.50 and din
ner prices were between $lO and $22. If
you like your dinner with wine, the cafe
features very good wines; if you prefer,
you can bring your own bottle. If you just
want to have drinks, the restaurant also
has a very small bar section.
Good food, good service and
Bohemian style define Blue Moon Cafe. I
know many people think York is far away,
but Blue Moon Cafe is definitely worth
the drive. It is also the perfect place for a
dinner date.
Keep in mind, live jazz performances are
offered Friday and Saturdays nights only.
Screenwriting Lessons
By Edward Capozzi
Capital Times Staff Writer
On Tuesday night, Sept. 5, I had the
pleasure of attending the reading of Eton
Churchill's play History Lessons at the
Mount Gretna Playhouse. After driving in
the pitch black through the woods and
walking through some more woods to find
the playhouse, I felt I was in The Blair
Witch Project. I couldn't believe there was
such an oasis of culture nestled in the
woods at Mount Gretna, and I will defi
nitely be going back.
Churchill's play is about a widower,
Bob, who has lost his wife, Shirley, to
cancer. Bob's part was read by Chuck
Brockman. This ex-marine is a real hard ass and
is confronted by his dead wife's ex-husband
Holy Toledo! 24 to 6
No. 5 Larry Johnson taking a break between difficult verbal maneuvers
lowly Toledo in their home opener. But
there would be no love at this Woodstock.
After finishing off much wine and
cheese before the game, little did I know
there would be plenty more of both during
the game. The whining was supplied
by PSU fans, the cheese by the
Nittany Lions. The Lion's defense
resembled Swiss cheese, while the
offense was more
like Limburger. In
other words, they
stunk up the place.
I won't blame
quarterback'
Rashard Casey for
the poor offense,
the poor guy never
had a chance.
When he wasn't being
Blue Band covers more yardage than PSU offense. chased all over the back
field, his receivers dropped the ball. Wide
After being creamed by the Trojans 29-5 receiver Sam Crenshaw dropped at least
just a week earlier, they were sure to beat three passes while Rod Perry dropped
By Edward Capozzi
Capital Times Sports Writer
As I gazed over the fields of RVs, trail
ers and cars, I felt like I was at Woodstock.
There was quite a party going on outside
Beaver Stadium as Penn State fans gath
ered for what was to be the game that
would put the Nittany Lions back on track.
Bill. Bill's part was read by Ray Manlove.
While Bob is a tough guy who sound
ed like James Coburn, Bill is a timid, hip
pie-type who visits Bob and tries to
explain that because they shared a woman
in life, they should do the same in death.
Being stubborn, Bob beats up Bill.
Bill supplies quite a few laughs
describing his injuries. Churchill's inter
jection of humor in just the right spots
broke up the seriousness of the story and
were the highlights of the play. The title
of the play should be Screenwriting
Lessons since Churchill created a ping
pong effect as the equilibrium shifted
back and forth between Bob and Bill
throughout the play. Just when you
thought the game was over, Shirley's les
bian ex-lover, Beth, arrives and yet anoth
er game begins. The play ends with a great
reading by Shirley as she fades from all
their lives. This scene was enhanced by
fading lights and ends in total darkness as
Shirley is replaced by another woman and
finally forgotten. This was very effective. I real
ly enjoyed the ending.
After the reading, Churchill took ques
tions from the audience and explained his
creative process. I'm really glad I attend
ed. Eton F. Churchill writes plays, screen
plays and prose fiction. He has published a
novel, Mind How The Sun Goes, and two
short stories. In college, his play
Nightwine won the Samuel French Award
for playwriting, and in 1981 he received a
red ribbon at the American Film Festival
in New York for Changes, his documen
tary about Three Mile Island.
Photo by Eddie Capozzi
Line judge monitors scrimmage -line action
another key third-down pass. I haven't
seen a display of scrambling such as
Casey provided since the days of Fran
Tarkenton. The one touchdown Penn
State scored was due to Casey evading a
sack and throwing across the field to tail
back Larry Johnson, who then ran it in for
the score.
That was the only cheering heard
from Penn State fans, who spent most of
the game chanting Se-ne-ca for backup
QB, Matt Seneca. He didn't fare much
better. Not being as mobile as Casey,
Seneca was sacked numerous times.
Maybe it's time for Joe Patent() to re
evaluate his primitive play calling and
join us in the 21st century. Even his play
ers, Larry Johnson for one, spoke out
publicly against Paterno's old-fashioned,
obsolete plays. "Everyone knows what's
coming," Johnson said.
The Rockets, on the other hand,
scored on their first two possessions and
that would have been enough. Their
offense rushed for over 200 yards. The
final score of the game was 24-6. The
defeat puts Penn State's season record at
0-2, and places the Lion's in a must-win
situation Sept. 9 against Louisiana Tech.
At least the tailgate party beforehand is a
sure thing.
WPSH 88.9 FM
Needs You.. .
Penn State Harrisburg's
college radio station is
currently looking for DJs
to spin music Monday
thru Friday at various
times during the day. If
interested, please stop by
W 343 Olmsted or phone
948-6346 and ask for
Dirty or Glenn.