OPEN 24 HOURS Home of the Eggstra Big Breakfast Three eggs any style with choice of sausage links, bacon or ham with toast and jelly Mon thru Fri 5am-llam only only $2.99 with the Nelson band, he has played on many recordings of other artists, including Elton John, Emmylou Harris, Randy Travis, Bob Dylan and Hank Snow. Occasionally, while watching a movie, he will realize that a song from his recordings is part of the film, as was the case with Brokeback Mountain. From Hand to Mouth, Raphael's recording of his co-written original music, is available on the Web through cdbaby.corn. N "I don't work at the harmonica every day at home because I work on it every day on the road, and that's 300 days a year," says the musician, who has a small studio with computers in his house. "Sometimes, I listen to harmonica players on recordings and play along with them to learn something new. If I get a new harmonica, I want to play it right away." Raphael, who belongs to a temple near his Tennessee residence, would like to try performing with a klezmer band, but he's never had the chance. The instrumentalist, who grew up hearing his mother play lots of Gershwin songs on their home piano, enjoys being in the audience for all kinds of performing arts shows, from theater to ballet. "I don't have a lot of other interests beyond music," Raphael says. "I write songs with other people while they work at a guitar or piano, and we talk about ideas. "Although I won't see my wife while I'm working in Michigan, she'll visit me while I'm in Massachusetts, where her company is based. When the band tours Europe, she'll join me for a week or so." ❑ either haven't been asked to comment on the Exodus or never thought to com- ment on it." With his financial resources, Jacobovici and his team traveled to the countries associated with ancient his- tory, including Greece and Egypt, to explore sites and relics. Using computer graphics, they brought their finds into a virtual museum to give life to still objects, such as a 3,500-year-old image, carved in gold, of what is presented as the Lost Ark of the Covenant. James Cameron, Academy Award- winning director best known for the movie Titanic, agreed to be executive producer of the film and is part of the narration. Although at first reluctant to join the creative team, Cameron says the evidence he saw convinced him to make the documentary. "Authenticated archaeological arti- facts have been gathering dust in the basements of various museums around the world," says Jacobovici, who is seen on camera as he leads the film's pro- gression from the artificial environment developed with the help of technology to the places with history he feels he can trace. "We juxtaposed the biblical tradition with the Egyptian dynastic list and geo- logical evidence to come up with a new date for the Exodus and a new Pharaoh (Ahmose or Brother of Moses). Once we established all that, we also could syn- chronize events with one of the greatest volcanic events that ever occurred in human history." Mickey Raphael performs with Willie Nelson & Family 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug.18, at the DTE Energy Music Theatre. John Fogerty also performs. $59.50 pavilion; $23 lawn. (248) 377-0100. Following The Text Jacobovici, whose idea for this docu- mentary evolved after his search for the missing tribes of Israel, says he got his clues for sites directly from Jewish text. He was able to reach certain places and objects with a little deception and a little luck. The filmmaker explains that he had to travel to some spots in Egypt without revealing his connections to the Exodus project because authorities did not want certain areas filmed. The Olympics held in Greece were instrumental in his gaining access to the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, which had been closed for renovations until the tourists were anticipated. "I didn't want to make a film that just speaks to academics," says Jacobovici, whose projects are developed through Associated Producers Ltd. "On the other hand, I wanted something that academ- ics would take seriously. I think that the ball is now in other people's courts to agree with what we've shown or show where we've gone wrong." ❑ The Exodus Decoded airs 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, on the History Channel. Check your local TV listings. • Dine-in or Carry-out • Senior Citizen Discount 10% No Senior Citizen Discount with any daily specials m_ ato FAMILY RESTAURANT 1139150 26200 W. 12 Mile Rd. • Southfield • 248-353-3232 SUMMER SPECIALS Roasted Duck • London Broil antaloupe Stuffed with Chicken or Tuna Fish Wednesday Nights $6.99 Senior Whitefish Dinner Mac & Cheese • Roasted Chicken Broiled Grouper Whitefish Almondine inners starting as low as $6.9 29221 Northwestern Hwy. 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