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fjr? tortus t- 3 Plan parties ifor the weekend, Leo3E For your entertainment: Music City TODAY, 2E SECTION Horoscope, 3E 6 TV log, 5E, Comics, 4E The TENNESSEAN WEDNESDAY, September 2, 1987 -Witt i' V' LIVING 'eppsroni pizza with extraxheese foils day-old diet ROBERT OERMANN tMyrrtindraces.rmold.DoI need this? What have I got left in respect of those around me, I had a chance to stand up to gravity and temntation and I failed. 5UIUIUWCI bCCUS, WIUCOMUdy, i. someone throws me a rish without salt I needlepoint and fall into bed! 4 Somuchforhatsandhorns.l5that; i the kind of life I want tormyself? tbTu whosaidV'No thatuVj4 to dessert that night And fori what' Besides, assuming I took that niece of Dizza. I could steouo my exercise program and burn it off. Or I could borrow calories from tomorrow's intake.

1 causeittakes20minutesforfoodto get to the point of making you feel satisfied." They look at me with a reverence usually reserved for Mother Teresa when she enters a room. Privately, I wonder who came up with that stupid theory. If "satis- fied" doesn't kick in soon, I am BUHigiumAuicuu. The hostess gives a sigh and says, "Well, since no one is going to eat it, I guess I'll have to throw it away." Joe Elmore, left, and Al Voecks B1.H1 -iliplpiiaii SZSlT sealedmyownfateasoneof those people that everyone says, "What a shame.Shehassuchanicefce.', IU never run off the extra calo- riftt Who afn I kidriine? I'd haw to run down to the Baja and back be- fore I'd bum off all that crust As for borrowingcalories from tomor. vcaiicauyuunuwcuuuw ries throush Christmas week.

Oh well, next Monday I'm REAL-v LY going on a diet V' Jerry Thompson in how The snow's goal, says Kelley, Is to create on-alrpersonas who will bring personal viewpoints to stories a la Kuralt known for his On the -Road reports on CBS. Says Kelley: i "We've tried to fmdsegrnent producers who are good writers and who also have different perspec-: tives." 4 Communities throughout Middle Tennessee win be featured, but the title may falsely project a folksy feeling that won't necessarily be the emphasis. "All roads, even city have says Channel 8 promotion director Andrew Davis. with an 8.8 rating. --'-i I ABC did better with the Miami Mai on CK for 29th place with an 11.8rating.

VJUJ feUV MIUU I UUW vu vmv v-. jithrMJaoi Tav. easilywonitsUmeperiodinthelfj-; city overnight ratings with an average of 185, compared to 111 for a repeat: episodebf NBCs and 1 IS for the first half-hour of ABCs Monday Night Football I'- mmmmm 1 A --T- Channel 8 finds 'Crossroads' Jerry Thompson and Susan Thomas join Al Voecks, Memphis' Joe Elmore as, and WSTXradio news director Al Voecks. "They all have great says Mark Kelley, Channel 8 staffer-and producer-director for the pro- gram. Tennessee Crossroads, a half- What'ssuchabrgdealabouta lousy piece of pizza? Are they going Jii jjcauivo, uoii iM bum- ample on waste.

Do I want to go through Me seeing Sally Strutters' eyes? I can help. I can make a so dal statement here by not allowing I grab the pizza out of the box and snap it between my jaws, chew-; insviaorouslyunalJtiSfione. Immediately, I realize what I have done. I am worthless slime: I have lost my self-esteem and the Susan Thomas magazine-format show, the two pith grams will be quite different in con tent according to Kelley. Crossroads will focus on "human each segmentproducer responsible for one story perweekly show.

in the works are "Manchester the doltish boyfriend of CnetadNightCourttrbxafJSC, Growing Pains from ABC CBS 60 a ABfTsMwnliffhtinff ninth and CBS Newhart in 1 0th NBCwon despite substituting a low- rated exhibition footbaU game for its Saturday night lineup. The game be- tweentheNewYorkJetsandthe New YorkGiants was in 50th palce; i -e i 1 yERMA BOMBECK Los Angeles Times Syndicate A--. Itls Tuesday. There is one large piece of pep-peroni pizza (with extra cheese) stating at you from the box. Every-.

A' one else at thetable pats his stom-: ach like the Fuller family on an Alka-Seltzer commercial and gasps, "One more bite and HI burst 'x I went on a diet on Monday. I myself one piece and I've stuck to it Everyone looks to me to it f.I hear myself saying, Tm not really hungry. Besides, I read where one should always eat slowly be- puts disease on the shelf 'SANDY SMITH Staff Writer Olympic medalist Jimmie Heuga's life story is the stuff of which television movies are made. Heuga's career as a slder was long and illustrious. He was a member of team for ten years during the 'gOs.

During his tenure there, he competed in the 1964 Olympics at Inns-. brack, Austria, where he won a 'bronze medal in the slalom competition. In 1967, he won a World Cup medal in giant slalom and placed third in the world for the entire season. After competing in the 1968 Olympics, he retired from the VS. ski team and entered the pro racing circuit He remains the only American male to have won the prestigious Arlberg-Kandahar in Garmish, Germany.

Two years later, Heuga was diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis Jimmie Heuga don't focus on MS" (MS), a chronic disease of fte central nervous system. "At the time, I was Heuga said in a recent phone interview. "I had no idea what MS meant' HeugawiUteUhisstoryatthel987 Dinner of Champions, Wednesday, Sept 9 at thft Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel Feeling that exercise would Marflfhate the disease, doctors advised Heuga to cut back on bis physical "Byexerclslngless.inyhealthwas waning. Ibegan to have less energy, feel unhealthy and unmotivated. I deteriorated both physically and men- charge of hislifeHe began I had to take.

I developed a health programbecauseitwassomethingl. understood As I began to regain my caofidenclbetoregainmy health within the constraints of MS." Jimmie Heuga Center for the a wxhjtoW organization in I to help fellow MS patients develop health programs within the confines 1986, tne center's medical staff began researching the effect of ex-erdse upon MS patients. Those posl- tive results have been published in medical journals. Today, Heuga rides his bike 15 miles per day. But because his coordl-'l nation has been affected, his wife has to help him get on and off the bike.

Tm relatively mobile," he said "But neurologists would say that I have vere neurological damage." Still, Heuga does not see himself as a sick man. "From a philosphical standpoint, Svn to PAGE 3E Column 3 i hourweekly show, is slated to debut PajamaPaity STobacco Farming -at 9p.m. Friday. Oct 30, with rr repeats on Sunday momingsat lDi tervention Center and "King of a.m. Though it fills a void left by i (featuring cancollectors in Portoid, MiUersvffle.5 Music Row Warner Bros.

dominates charttops While country's established record label giants have been busy battling for supremacy, Warner the youngest major label on Music Row has been quietly dominating the popularity charts of 1987. RCA and CBS traditionally domi nate the country field, with MCA usually finishing in third place. But a Warners hit streak this year might be all that Warners' Nashville general manager Eddie Reeves has been keeping track of the various companies' success and his tabulation of the Billboard country album popularity charts from January 3 through August 22 looks like this. Warners artists have spent a total of 18 weeks in the No. 1 slot Randy Travis, alone, has spent 10 weekson top.

The Emmylou HarrisDnda Ron-stadtDolly Parton Trio has been at No. 1 for five weeks. DwightYoakam and Hank Williams Jr. have also aided the Warner onslaught with chart-topping LPs. GOMING in second is MCA with nine weeks in the top slot Third isRCA with seven weeks in the catbird seat Warners also finishes first in the number pf albums that have made top-five and first in the number of albums that made top-10.

The same Warner artists account for these rankings, with the addition of the 10 hit debut LP by Highway 101. On the this week's country LP chart, Warner acts occupy the Nos. 1, 2, 5, 8, 9 and 10 positions. On that same chart, both Travis LPs are indicated as Platinum sellers, as is Trio and Hank Jr.s Greatest Hits. Yoakam's first LP is Gold, as are four of the five Hank LPs on the LP i popularity chart Other Warner acts with current hit albums are Michael Martin Murphey (No.

39), The Forester Sisters (No. 38), Emmylou Harris (Na 27), Crystal Gary Morris (No.26)andTheNittyGrittyDirt HE only thing that might prevent. Warners from finishing the year with more country record the fact that the durable catalog of the Iatteriabel continues to sell Warner does not have the lone histo ry that MCA continues to mine with still-selling LPs by Loretta Lynn, Conway Twtty, MandrelL Jerry Qower, The Oak Ridge Boys and other veterans. Electric Records, a subsidiary of Oak Hill Records with offices in Toronto and London will be launched as country music's newest label this month. New Yorker Tom Gramuglia, whn lnnnrhprf the nirxKfiil HlnH.

utg wottu taui, uaxu utc; unu pany. Vice President Jerry West has oeen me manager oi jacicy wara tor many years and is also a veteran of the Farris International and Westco bookingmanagement firms on Music Row. yxy, Former RCA and Mega Records 'executive Brad McCnen is the ElectricOak Hill consultant The new company plans to market Oak Hill Records LPs by golden oldie stars at $3.98. The Electric Records product will be recordings by new artists, 1 which will also be released on sette and contact disc Hitsongwriter Johnny MacRae has signed a co-publishing agreement, which affiliates his Hide-a-Bone Music with ChappellIntersong.Ma-cRae's current hits include Whisfeey IYou WereaWoman by Highway 101 and Mama's Rocking Chair by juiui wniee. ne wso aas nxem cuis by Randy Travis, Marie Osmond and The Oak Ridge Boys.

MacRaes hits in the past have included fd Love to Lay You Down, Shine On, I Still Believe In Waltzes, Don't Call Him a Cowboy, Let Me Be Your Baby, That's What You Do To Me, God Made Love, Tfl Love Away YourTrbublesfor Awhile, You Lift Me Up To Heaven, One Night Fever and Some Love Songs Never Die. Also in the Hide-a-Bone stable issing-ersongwriter Steve Clark. Wayne Easterwood has departed the CBS Records publicity department He says he's not sure where he'll hang his hat next Get well wishes to CBS Records Nashville chief Rick Blackburn, currently sidelined with multiple arm fractures as a result of an equestrian accident Nick' gives KBG another week at the top DIANE BARTLEY Staff Writer 1 Charles Kuralt step aside. WDCN-Channel 8 has a new magazine-style show in the works, and i all four of its onir personalities re portedly have the potential to chal- lenge CBS favorite Kuralt Host for the program, dubbed Tennessee Crossroads, is Joe El- more, former PM Magazine host from Memphis. Joining him as segment producers are more familiar Nashville names: Tennessean co- lumnist Jerry Thompson, Tennes- scan special projects director and former feature writer susan Thom- ATt of Being NEW YORK (AP) A sitcom with an uncertain future helped NBC to another weekly win in the A.C Nielsen Co.

ratings last week. The Art of Being Nicfe, starring Scott Valentine in a show spun off from Family Ties, was the week's No: 2 show, behind The Cosby which preceded it on Thursday night NBCs average rating for the week was 12.0, followed by CBS and ABC in a tie at 11.1. Forthe 49 weeksof the season todatcNBCsaverage is 16.0, CBSissecondatl4.0andABCaver- aged 12.6. Si r. 7 i The evening newscompetition wa? avirtual dead heat with NBCthe n'dnMA.

a 1 It'll 11 nimul K.w A D- and at 9.8. a weeic earner, muc hadbwtenABCbyafunintand CBSbyLL i- tttcn rating pgimrepic.cuiauuc percentofthenafiOT homeswithtelevisionsets. r. TheArtoBcingNicfewasnot it might find a place as a replacement series.MeanwhUcValentinewilldo atleastl5showsonFamiZyTiesthls -V J' i 5 I 1 CHURQI CHOIR Nashville's leading danceshowparty' group, The Jimmy Church Band, performs a free concert tomorrow evening aiFountain Square. Oiurch, centerfwill bring his repertoire' of '50 and '60s oldies, his flashy showmanshii and his spirit of fun to the shopping complex in MetroCcnter from j.nu V'.