arts
For role in Belushi overdose,
Smith is sentenced to prison
Weitzman repeatedly summoned the ghost of Belushi,
saying the comic surely would speak in favor of Smith's
probation if he was present.
LOS ANGELES Cathy Evelyn Smith, a former rock "I believe if John Belushi were standing right here
backup singer who injected comic John Belushi with today and looked at your honor, he would say, 'Wait a
drugs before he died, was sentenced to three years , in minute judge. I lived my life as I wanted to live it. Don't
prison Tuesday by a judge who called her "the source of blame her. She did what I wanted to do,' Weitzman said.
the poison." The prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Elden Fox,
Smith had pleaded no contest to a charge of involuntary said he agreed that drug addiction is a disease, but in
manslaughter and three counts of furnishing and admin- Smith's case it became a crime, and he recommended the
istering dangerous drugs in Belushi's heroin and cocaine three-year sentence ultimately imposed by Horowitz.
overdose death on March 5, 1982. "John Belushi was a willing participant," Fox said.
Judge David Horowitz rejected an impassioned plea "But John Belushi would not have died, when he died,
from Smith's attorney, Howard Weitzman, who urged except for the heroin administered by the defendant in
that she be placed- on probation and allowed to enter a this case."
drug rehabilitation program. He said that in reality, she would serve about a year
and-a-half before she could be paroled.
The true responsibility for Belushi's death must be
Belushi, a star of TV's Saturday Night Live and the
attributed to the comedian himself, Horowitz said, be-
movies Animal House, The Blues Brothers and 1941, died
cause "his decision to live a drug-infested life led to his
in a rented bungalow at the Chateau Marmonte Hotel
death." _ . • . _ above Sunset Boulevard at the age of 33.
By LINDA DEUTSCH
Associated Press Writer
But he told Smith this did not absolve her and, declaring Smith, now 39, was questioned at the time of Belushi's
"you were the source of the poison," said that only prison death, but released. She was arrested a year later after
time could teach her a lesson. she told of her involvement in a National Enquirer
Smith had faced a. maximum possible sentence of eight interview and was quoted as saying she killed Belushi.
years and eight months in prison. After a long extradition fight from her native Canada,
Belushi's widow, a younger brother and his sister-in- Smith returned to Los Angeles, where Weitzman took her
law sat in the front row of the courtroom as the sentence defense, fought the charges through a preliminary hear
was pronounced. They had appealed to the court to put ing, but finally allowed her to plead no contest to one
Smith behind bars as a lesson to young children tempted count of involuntary manslaughter and three counts of
to try drugs. furnishing and administering dangerous drugs.
A cocaine and heroin overdose tragically ended the life of comedian John Belush' on March 5, 1982. Cathy Evelyn Smith,
a former rock backup singer, was sentenced to three years in prison for injecting Beiushi with the drugs.
Grand prize awarded
to movie from France
MONTREAL (AP) The French ican director David Lynch's movie,
film Betty Blues by director' Jean- Blue Velvet.
Jacques Beineix, who made the hit Spanish director Carlos Saura re
thriller Diva, has won the Grand ceived a special award for his trilogy
Prize at the 10th annual Montreal of flamenco dance films, Blood Wed-
World Film Festival. ding, Carmen and Love the Magician.
The movie's star, actor Jean-
More than 200 features and 100
Hughes Anglade, accepted the award
short films were screened for about
at closing ceremonies Monday night.
The film's French title is 37.2 Le 250,000 moviegoers during the 10-day
festival. •
Matin, which means 37.2 degrees
(normal body temperature on the The third annual Toronto film festi
centigrade scale) in the morning. val will begin Thursday with a
An international jury named Pol- screening of Canadian director Denys
ish-born Krystyna Janda best actress Arcand's satire, Decline of the Amer
for her role in the West German film, ican Empire, which won the interna-
Laputa, while Dennis Hopper took the tional critics' award at this year's
best actor award for his part in Amer- Cannes Film Festival.
Jazz club faces new year
withplans for more growth
included in the music department
curriculum. To many people, the
term "jazz" personifies something
In the 19505, State College residents that's not serious, he added. "Jazz
could enjoy the sounds of jazz music music is just now being recognized.
almost any time, by simply flipping Many students are becoming more
on the radio dial or visiting a local aware of it," Mayhew said.
bar. Although it's not so easy to find "I want to try to double mem
jazz music on the radio or in lounges bership," Cary Stadtlander (senior
today, the Penn State Jazz Club offers finance), this year's club president,
a variety of jazz-related activities. said. He hopes participants will get
more involved with the club than they
"The Jazz Club is for people who have in the past. A record library
appreciate listening to jazz music, manager is needed to manage the
The main objective of the club is to group's collection, as is a social direc
promote jazz appreciation through- tor. This year's other new officers
out the campus," said Bob Wallace, include vice-president Brad Bowers
treasurer of the organization. Wal- and secretary Sharon Trinca. Jules
lace said that one misconception stu- Thayer is the second faculty advisor.
dents have about the club is that it is a
performing group. Although some of
By BETH BRESTENSKY
Collegian Arts Writer
the members are jazz musicians,
most of the members are not per-
formers
The Jazz Club, which currently has
90 participants, holds monthly meet
ings to collect dues, review finances,
talk about concerts they want to A member of the club for three
sponsor and hears small jazz bands years, Stadtlander wants to tap a lot
perform. The club also tries to spon- of channels that weren't explored in
sor two nationally known jazz bands previous years. "I want to have Hi Fi
each year, and two smaller bands House come in with the latest in audio
each semester. equipment, and I want to try to have
In past years, Spyro Gyra, Special concerts on video tapes," he said,
EFX, Reverie and Mark Morganelli adding that, "We had the first annual
were among the performers the jazz festilial last year and we're going
group brought to campus. The con- to have it grow into a bigger and
certs are usually held in Schwab better event."
Auditorium and are free to the public. Last year the festival was held in
Wallace said this' year the club hopes April on the HUB lawn. Over 500
to sponsor Spyro Gyra and Stanley students collected to hear bands such
Jordan. as East Coast Offering.
Members also have the privilege of Stadtlander also said the group
borrowing any of the 500 albums that wants to sponsor some coffee houses.
the club obtains from record agents. The biggest problem that the club
The club has a subscription to Down seems to be facing this year is lack of
Beat Magazine, so members can read financial backing. In the past, the
concert information and reviews. A group hasn't had the funds to bring in
musicians' referral service, offered the "heavies" that they wanted, May
to performers in the club, consists of hew said. Most of the club's funding
a file housing the members' musical comes from the University, but Wal
background. This file is also avail- lace said that this year he hopes that
able to musicians in the area, who it can hold some additional fund rais
need to contact other performers. ers.
By attracting 130 students to their "We're kind of limited by our fi
table at the Student Organization nances, but we can overcome that by
Fair, the club is starting the semester working with other groups, such as
on a positive note. One of the club's
University Concert Committee,
faculty advisors, Richard Mayhew , . a Black Caucus, and the Paul Robeson
professor of visual arts, said the Cultural Center," Stadtlander said.
success of the club "goes up and Anyone can join the Jazz Club by
down" depending on the president paying the $lO membership dues and
and the enthusiasm of its members. attending the monthly meetings. The
Mayhew said he feels that students first meeting is scheduled for 7:30
are not aware of the club because p.m. Sept. 10, in 158 Willard Building.
there is not enough publicity, because Students interested in the group can
students lack knowledge of their heri- also stop by 224 HUB or call 863-4326
tage and because jazz was not always for more information.
The Daily Collegian
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1986
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By W. SCOTT PHOENIX
Collegian Arts Writer
It's time to "buy or die" again! The Residents,
founders of San Francisco-based Ralph Records,
are back in action.
Some background information for those
who've never read one of my infrequent Ralph
reports: the Residents are an image-nihilistic
quartet who started the Ralph label over 13 years
ago to get their own odd audios on album.
After the release of 16 LP's, three EP's, six
singles and one 12-inch disco (?) disc, these anti
conservative artists are gaining popularity. In
addition to their main contract with Ralph, a
"one-shot" with Episode Records and a Euro
pean contract with Warner Brothers, they can
now be heard on the Wave label in Japan.
A few months ago, the Residents and friend
/guitarist Snakefinger completed the Japanese,
Australian and American portions of their 13th
Anniversary World Tour. They are presently
playing Europe.
Japan was the site for the recording of an
album of 14 "live," continuous tracks, titled Live
in Japan (RZ-8602). Included on this new record
Siskel and Ebert begin their ninth season with a new show
By JERRY BUCK
AP Television Writer
LOS ANGELES One of the few season on the air with a new version
things Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert of their movie review show, called
agree on is that their rivalry sparks Siskel & Ebert & The Movies.
their movie review show
Siskel and Ebert agree on little • tonishes us," said Siskel. "None of it
else, and that keen sense of competi- was planned. I think it shows that
tion has helped make stars of the two newspaper people who are given a
Chicago film critics who still consider beat and given time to develop exper-
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are the Residents' versions of "Jailhouse Rock"
and "Man's World"and a healthy dose of their
own avant-garde stylings.
The album contains an interesting blend of
quirky keyboards, distinct synthesizer work and
abrasively urgent vocals, backed by original
guitar playing. "Smelly Tongues" and "Picnic in
the Jungle" are both noteworthy contributions by
co-artist Snakefinger. Recording in a foreign
public atmosphere allowed the band to success
fully experiment with material such as "Easter
Woman," "Amber" and "Red Rider."
It all adds up to make Live In Japan a fresh
listening experience. "For the true fan," Ralph
representatives suggest "the complete 13th anni
versary show, Live in the USA, taken from board
mixes of the Rez tour of the U.S.A on two
cassettes. Eat your heart out Bruce."
The Residents have alga released a new single,
"Kaw-Liga," from the soon-to-be-released sec
ond volume of their Great American Composer
Series. It's a unique tribute to both Hank
liams and John Phillip Sousa.
Each side of the 'single does a number on the
two musicians. "Kaw-Liga" is, perhaps, the
Residents' most blatant yet iconoclastic dance
tise can become very effective com
municators on television.
"Roger and I are intense compet
itors. I think it's this rivalry and
competition that fuels the show. The
key is that we're two newspapermen•
who sit around and argue about mov
ies."
Chicago has always been a city of
intense 'newspaper rivalry. Siskel
was the daily film critic for the Chi
cago Tribune for 17 years and will
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tune. "Rumor has it that Mike Jackson was
involved," jests a Ralph source. Don't "beat it"
though, because this Williams' remake is unde
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The flip side sports "Stars and Stripes Forev
er!" as mixed by the band. It's slightly distorted
yet strangely sweet. This four-man band has
become expert at tunefully twisting the common
classic into the uncommon; and this single is no
exception to the rule. Then again, the Resdients
are said to have no rules.
Their strange and curious cuts can now be
found on compact disc. Heaven and Hell are two
long CDs from Ryko Discs. Although the materi
al on these has been compiled from previous
releases, sources suggest that the discs are
"better than the gunk at the CD store. One is ugly
and the other beautiful."
.Ugly? Beautiful? This
critic has always seen the Residents recordings
as a bit of both scrambled together.
Though a few local radio stations have given an
occasional amount airplay to this futuristic four
some, their slanted sounds are generally only
available through the mail. As always, the Resi
dents are out to indoctrinate the uninformed and
alienate the ignorant. "Buy or die!"
continue writing reviews and comen
tary for the newspaper and its syndi
cate twice a week. Ebert has been
with the Chicago Sun-Times for 19
years .
Siskel and Ebert seem to have
spawned a cottage industry of tele
vision film reviewing in Chicago.
Sneak Previews, continues on PBS
with Jeffrey Lyons and Michael
Medved. At the Movies will be taken
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