[ - F m mmmm An MML Idwk - I I Page 5 INDIVIDUAL THEATftES 2SM Awe of Liberty 761-1700 4th AND FINAL WEEK! Whose lifeIs it a anyway? Richard Dreyfuss Doily-7:30, 9:40 (R) SAT, SUN-12:50, 3:00, 5:20, 7;30, 940 The Michigan Daily Saturday, February 13, 1982 Oy, you should laugh, so hard! I i Slave pou DESPITE SOME delays and interruptions, Slave finally arrived on stage around 11:00 p.m. Thursday night and gave the audience at the Second Chance exactly what they had come to see: pure, perfect, and excellently performed funk. After a disappointing half-hour wait in the bitter cold, people made their way into the Second Chance at 8:30 p.m. The crowd, which seemed to be composed of mostly non-University students, became quite complacent after entry and settled in for a few hours of dancing provided by Pro-Soul, local disc jockeys, before the concert actually began. Producer of the concert Les Harvey received an award in honor of his services to the lack community from Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, who were co-sponsors of the concert along with WJLB. rs out soul Although people had a good time before the show, it was obvious that Slave was what they were there for and the audience got to see them at their very best. The seven man band poured their souls outs while per- forming such hits as "Watching You," "Slide," "Just a Touch of Love," and their recent hit "Snapshot." The group has extremely fine musicians, but particularly im- pressive were Roger Parker on drums and Mark Adams on bass. They held together the rhythm section that is so important to the group's hard-hitting funk. Security guards Curtis Antrum and Vincent Shaw had expected a larger crowd following the incredible success of B.B. King's two shows. But everyone who was there, in- cluding Slave, seemed to be enjoying themselves in the midst of a stone jam. -Elizabeth James By Howard Witt WTE HAVE TO think fast," Sy Kleinman says of the Jewish people. "Because we don't run fast." In Kleinman's case, the humorous explanation couldn't be more ap- propriate. The former Harvard Law Review editor/Columbia University law professor/New York corporate at- torney/Hebrew University board member/Yiddish raconteur/American comedian thinks faster than a speeding punchline. But his diminutive size (he can't be more than 5 feet tall) effectively keeps him from running very quickly. "I'm so short," the balding Kelinman says, "that under my high school yearbook picture they had to put a line that said 'actual size.' Funny? Oy, you should only laugh so hard! Kleinman brought his warm, wonderful wit to the overflowing Men- delssohn Theater Thursday night in the final performance of the Celebration of Jewish Arts series. Although the one-liners flew fast and furious ("This country wouldn't be in the state it is today if Eisenhower had been alive while he was in office"), Kleinman was at his best when spieling anecdotes and stories about his boyhood in a poor Jewish neighborhood in the Bronx. . "I had an uncle who used to say, 'When it comes to giving, I stop at nothing.' There was a sign in his kit- chen: 'Remember the poor. It doesn't cost anything.' " His 82-year-old grandfather's advice on living a long life? "Every morning just be sure to get up."And how can you be sure to get up every morning? "The night before, drink a lot of water." But you really can't doKleinman's skill justice on paper. So much of his humor is presentational and dramatic, the delivery relies so much on inflection and timing, that you have to see him actually perform before the belly laughs start to roll. Then too, there is the bittersweet Jewish tradition underlying so many of his stories and the frequent references to Yiddish woven into his nonstop monologue ("My grandmother told me Winston Churchill was Jewish. She heard him on the radio saying 'The British Empire is ferfioong") -you almost have to be Jewish to fully ap- preciate this humor. Almost. There's a lot here even the THE DAILY CLASSIFIEDS ARE A GREAT WAY TO GET FAST RESULTS CALL 764-0557 other boy pipes up: "That's nothing. My rabbi can give a one-hour ser- mon-no topic." " The pilot lights up the little signs on an El Al flight: "No smoking. Fasten seatbelts. Take a piece fruit." " The various components of the Yid- dish language: "80 percent German, 20 percent Hebrew, 20 percent Greek, 20v percent Spanish ... " It's too bad Kleinman had to run back to New York (but not very fast, of cour- se). A little more humor we could all use. goyim (Hebrew for non-Jews) can laugh at. * "A policeman who had been driving behind an old man pulls him over and says, 'Are you aware of the fact that your wife fell out of the car five miles back?' The old man shakes his head. 'Oy, I thought I was going deaf.'" * Two young boys were arguing about whose rabbi was the best. "My rabbi is the greatest rabbi in the world," one boy boasts. "He can give a one-hour sermon on any topic in the world." The 'This country wouldn't be in the state it is today if Eisenhower had been alive while he was in of- fice.' -Sy Kleinman ANN ARMOR LATE SHOW0111 FRI and $AT NIOET AT: MIDNIGHT (X) AllSeats $3.00 A sexual -~Space Fantasyl UBruce. Lee Enter The 11 Dragon 50 WED* SAT. SUN $1.50 TI16:00 PM (Except "REDS") '2 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS! incuding BEST PICTURE WARREN BEATTY DIANE KEATON1 REDS p.j DAILY-8:30 SAT, SUN-1:00, 4:45,8:30 SAT, SUN-$2.50 Til 1:30 PM sk. Friar's promise their best ever The 26th Annual BEST CONCERT EVER y Rackham Auditorium February 13, 8:00 PM TICKETS $aOQ AVAILABLE AT MICHIGAN UNION Classic Film Theatre presents a Cult CIlSSic Double Feature Fri. & Sat. Feb. 12, 13 THE KING OF HEARTS-3:00, 7:00, 11:00 A THOUSAND CLOWNS-5:00, 9:00 Admission $2.00 Children $1.00 No Extra Charge for Double Feature MICIfGAN THEATRE 603 E. Liberty 662-8848 668-8480 ylJndre Liutkus T HE FRIARS have billed it as their best concert. Ever. And they may have some basis for that confident-if not exactly humble-claim. The locally popular 8-man singing group admits that the pressures of scores of performances have often prevented them from making the material in each succeeding concert ew and interesting. But they claim that tonight's concert in Rackham Auditorium will be different. According to Mike Huntress, the business manager of the group and a Friar himself, this evening's perfor- mance should be outstanding because it will contain many new songs and routines. "This show promises laughter because it includes a lot of bright new gags that will be hilarious," he said. Derryle Daniel, a sophomore in the School of Music, agreed. "This material will really show us off," he said. The members of the Friars are chosen each year from the membership of the University's Men's Glee Club. According to Daniel, the unique vocal characteristics of this years' Friars should also contribute to this evening's concert. "We blend really well." The group, now in its 26th year, frequently performs in locations throughout Michigan and the nation. The Friars are scheduled to go to Hawaii over spring break, where they will perform for University alumni, high schools, and sororities at the University of Hawaii. They also sing for radio broadcasts on Saturdays during the football season. Often, the group's travels to perfor- mances lead to unusual experiences, said Joe Wein, another member of the group. Stranded on a farm in Indiana last month because of a winter storm, the Friars had a chance to learn about farm life, he said. "I'm a city guy, so it was news to me that a piglet won't squeal if held by its hind legs," Wein joked. Also performning in the 8 p.m. con- cert will be the Hangovers, a singing group from Cornell Univesity in Ithaca, New York. . 375 N. MAPLE 76i9-1300 in MAPLE VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTE M BARGAIN SHOWS $2.50 Before 6 PM Mon-Fri Before 3 PM Sat-Sun "Masterful" -L.A. Times. Sheila Benson "Wonderful" -Newsweek Magazine. Jack Kroll 1:15 BEN CROSS AN CHARLESON 9:30 N IGEL HAVERS CHARIOTSOFFIRE NO A I. "DD COMPANY AND $IPG WARNER BROS. RELEAY ATUES I When Charlie Smith went down to the border, he found more than a line between Texas and Mexico. 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