You are invited to The Institute for Single Jewish Mothers Conference a community-wide free event Sunday, October 22, 1995 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Jewish Community Center 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield Featuring Claudia Shear, actress and author of "Blown Sideways Through Life" Workshops 1. Attitude "Affect"iveness: Combating Negativity with Jo Bruce 2. Single Parenthood: Trials and Rewards with Dr. Neil Kalter 3. Spiritual Survival For You and Your Family - panel discussion Free developmentally appropriate child care by reservation only. Registration required call (810) 354-1050 The Institute for Single Jewish Mothers (I.S.).M.), is a program of Jewish Experiences for Families (J.E.F.F.). J.E.F.F. is a division of the Agency for Jewish Education. 1.S.J.M. Is a recipient of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Max M. Fisher Community Foundation. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Center and The Jewish News Awrey Bakeries, Inc. is PROUD to announce that our bakery products are now CERTIFIED KOSHER DAIRY by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America! ROCK-SOLID page 79 The turning point in John's life going," Taupin says. "I think at came on July 28, 1990, when he times our friendship has been checked himself into Chicago's wallowing in self-pity, with us Parkside Lutheran Hospital de- woeing on each other. Now it's termined to rehabilitate himself rock-solid. It's gone even beyond from nearly two decades of drug that — it's now a brother to broth- abuse and alcoholism, bouts of er, blood on blood relationship." bulimia and at least two suicide Nowhere is that more evident attempts. At the time, John says, than on Made in England, which he was consuming eight grams of John calls the best of the albums cocaine a day. he's made since he's been sober. He was also a fairly nasty per- Crafted and reflective — the title son. "I used to complain if hotel song is autobiographical, right up rooms had the wrong furniture to his tabloid scandals — the al- in them," he told Britain's New bum finds John fully involved in Musical Express. "Once ... it was its making; he even takes a co- windy outside and I didn't like it, producer's credit. so I phoned the front desk and "I was there at all times during asked them to stop the wind." the making of this album," he ex- The underlying reasons for all plains. "I think it's really the first this behavior would make a fas- album I've done where I feel very cinating psychological profile. vibrant about it. It was going Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, back to the process of how I used John was the product of a doting to record albums in the 1970s, mother and a strict father. He writing with the band around me was short, squat and, in his view, so they would learn the tunes as unattractive. He was a gay man I was writing them, and then who denied his orientation to the putting them on tape. "I've en- world — either by admitting only joyed my music, but I wanted a to bisexuality or via his marriage challenge. I don't just want to to Renate Blauel in 1984, which coast for the rest of my life." lasted just nine months. He doesn't seem about to do It's been its own kind of long, that. Besides the tour, which he strange trip, which has finally claims will be his last major out- landed on smooth ground. John ing for a long time (he's said that is living happily with a compan- before), John has been working ion — the first name David is all with lyricist Rice on Disney's new he allows — splitting time be- Broadway adaptation of Aida. tween homes in England and At- And he and Taupin are already lanta. He wears a stylish, if discussing song ideas for the next obvious, hair weave. He's still a album. soccer devotee, with ownership "Maybe I can't recapture that interest in one England team, old energy," he told Time, "but I and a voracious music fan who can recapture the spirit of that buys as many new releases as he energy. I have a lot left in me. can. Rubinstein was playing bril- "It's always been the music liantly at 80. Picasso didn't stop. that's kept him alive, kept him Why should I?" ❑ 'The Big Green': Pure Formula JULIE EDGAR STAFF WRITER Now you can enjoy the fresh taste of your hometown baker, available at finer Metro Detroit area Supermarkets. The goodness you've come to expect from Awrey's is also available from our outlet store in Livonia! Awrey Bakeries is located at 12301 Farmington Road, just South of 1-96, in Livonia. (313) 522-1100 AVVREYS America's Hometown Bakery T he audience giggled and Alex thought the movie, Dis- cheered, including my 7- ney's latest, was funny, "but year-old niece, Alex. But mostly serious." Presumably, she The Big Green is pure meant the touches of social real- formula. ism throughout. One team mem- Think Mighty Ducks or further ber copes with her alcoholic back to The Bad News Bears, sto- father and abandonment by her ries of victory snatched from the mother; another, by the evil jaws of defeat, thanks to machinations of the good, old-fashioned Knights' coach, is forced teamwork. to leave town with his The Big Green is the mother, an illegal im- soccer team in dusty migrant from Mexico. Elma, Texas, that must Alex thought the act- vie for the state champi- ing was good, particu- onship against the men larly Patrick Renna's. acing and winning JULIE EDGAR He plays the chubby Knights, in Austin. They STA FF goalie, Larry, who pro- start out scrappy and es- WRI TER vides most of the sentially inept, but with laughs. Guttenberg, the help of the hapless sheriff too, does a fine turn as a good- (Steve Guttenberg) and their natured hick. The Big Green pretty teacher (Olivia D'Abo), be- probably won't appeal to kids come a formidable team. over 10. 111