„NINO*" Vto 443 `cs 4 01\-? c,occ\e ' Pie looms even larger — there isn't much room for anything else in the songwriter's apartment. "It's one room," she says of her living space, which the songwriter shares with two cats and two "free-ranging" turtles. "But my apartment is very clean," Ms. Gold wants one to know. "I vacuum every day." She doesn't have to worry about dusting under tables. "I don't have a table. When I eat, I balance 40 courses on one knee. When I go to my parents' house, then I sit at a table like a mensch. "!Don't worry," she says." I'll have my table one day." What she does have is her dreams and the piano to help make them a reality. "When I open the lid of my piano, it smells like childhood and I can escape" the world. She has escaped the pov- erty of past years, when Ms. Gold recalls "going to friends' weddings empty- handed. The only money I had was for the train ride to get there." Ticketed for fame now, Ms. Gold recalls 11 years of working odd jobs to increase her odds at landing her dream. "I moved to New York in 1978, and from '79 to '90, I took all kinds of jobs. Ms. Gold's early muses were musical. "Broadway was a big inspiration," says Ms. Gold. "For my fourth birdthay, my parents took me to see My Fair Lady. I fell in love with it." Fiddler on the Roof also in- spired as did The Sound of Music and the Motown sound of the '60s. But the Beatles proved that all you need is love .. . and a good song. "The Beatles," says Ms. Gold, "were the most important influence on my entire life, politically and musically." While worshipping the Beatles as an influence, Ms. Gold knows to whom she can turn for real sustenance. "I always give thanks to the Almighty," says Ms. Gold. "I have always been connected to God. I'm very Jewish in spirit." Spirited and spunky, Ms. Gold is awe-struck at what life has become. "Here I am one day, sitting in my one room, talking on the phone to Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. "It doesn't get any better than this. I don't want for anything." Not even a table? "No," Ms. Gold adds impishly, "not even a table." ❑ 11‘ Vc ° iL 1 0 ■ MAY 16-JURE 16 WED 7 PM THUR - FRI 8 PM SAT 5 PM & 9 PM SUN 2 PM & 7 PM Co-sponsors: The Metro Times & comenc.AIncorporated "Three Ways Home" ... powerful theatre that demolishes stereotypes." WHY YOUR PARTY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE US. Whatever occasion you're planning, we'll customize all our banquet services to meet our needs and budget. Ask us for more information. BUSINESS MEETINGS SPORTS BANQUETS REHEARSAL DINNERS HOLIDAY BANQUETS S PECLU OCCASIONS. CUSTOMIZED BANQUET SPECIALISTS FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION, CALL 875-8284; VISA AND MASTERCARD ACCEPTED. Third Ave. & W. Grand Blvd. (Across from the Fisher Theatre Parking Lot) If you don't have room for your guests, have them join us at the Club. MJA OINTAIN CK'S PRIME RIB • CHOICE STEAKS 26855 Greenfield Road Southfield 557-0570 itii