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The Tampa Tribunei
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2 BAYUFE THE TAMPA TRIBUNE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998 QUIPS Ignorance about politics Sixties protest singer Bob Dylan admits i 4 The latest on partners, friends, lovers and others. MLiiromen quotes to total ignorance about politics in an interview with the British rock magazine Mojo. "I don't know the difference of right-wing or left-wing. I can be whatever they call conservative and 1 can be completely on the left on something," Dylan said. Dylan also said he to mind at all.

In the past several days: African wild dogs were inspired to attempt digging a tunnel in the mud under a eucalyptus tree; four adult chimps were lucky to be inside when a purple acacia tree fell over their moat; gorillas stayed indoors out of the rain, except for Po-go, a stubborn female who likes to sit out there alone; polar bears have been swimming more than usual; most of the tigers stay indoors; a heater, dry straw and a platform to raise the floor have helped keep three lion cubs dry; Chilean flamingos have been tucking their heads under their wings to protect themselves; the hippopotamuses and elephants are wallowing in new pools of water; and Gene the rhino is caked in mud from hours of outdoor play. "The Children's Zoo smells like wet wool all the time," said Special Collections Director Roger Hoppes. Source: San Francisco Chronicle Then why tell us? Ashley Judd on her and Michael Bolton: "We're very close, but we keep that close to the vest and just between us." Source: Knight Ridder Newspapers Compiled by Mike O'Neill Learn to negotiate your relationships The Centre for Women, 305 S. Hyde Park Ave. in Tampa, will offer a class on "Family, Friends and Lovers: Negotiating Relationships" from 9 am to noon Monday and Tuesday.

The suggested donation is $10. Call (813) 251-8437. Web site explores sex and bosses "Do you think any sexual relationship between a boss and an employee is appropriate?" That's the hot topic at iVillage.com: The Women's Network. Go to www.ivillage.com Begun two years ago by two women entrepreneurs, the network features sites to help women build and bring order to their lives. Topics include health, parenting, relationships, food and money.

Dylan White House lawn. What are the possible repercussions if we were to get caught?" Martin Ratchford, a Secret Service lieutenant in the White House Uniformed Division, told Gigi: "There's no way you'd even get to do the deed. Climbing over the fence would trip the alarms, an emergency response team would run out and you'd be arrested for unlawful entry. Plus, if you had taken your clothes off, you'd be charged with indecent exposure." Source: Knight Ridder Newspapers A mess at the zoo At the San Francisco Zoo, sewers are backing up, restrooms are sandbagged and mud is everywhere. The animals don't seem never thought he could change the world through his music.

"If I wanted to do that I guess I would have gone to school or Harvard or Yale and tried to be a politician or something." i Source: Knight Ridder Newspapers Political buff Anne in Indianapolis inquires of Gigi, Jane magazine's sex-advice columnist: "My husband and I are real political buffs and want to conceive our first child (hopefully the future president of the United States) on the mi 4" i I trivia names (first in United States) 2. Boston 67 names 3. Washington, DC. 110 names 4. New York City 252 names 5.

London 255 names Late 1870s Source: World Features Syndicate 5. July killed prohibition agent 6. August-December robbed 11 banks 10 months in 1931 Source: "Bloodletters and Badmen" by Jay Robert Nash 1st phone books 1. New Haven, Conn. BO Pretty Boy Floyd 1.

March escaped police trap 2. March murdered two men 3. May-June robbed three banks 4. June killed police officer FESTMuSiC will drift through gardens Ms ill ml From Page 1 er, a closed-circuit television screen will be placed at the tower's base to show carillonneurs playing. A small, antique elevator takes performers to their sacred spot on the seventh floor: a soundproof playing room containing the carillon keyboard, connected by wires to 57 tuned brass bells hanging overhead.

The bells range in DAVID KADLUBOWSKITribune file photo The Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony will deliver valentines by song. Deliver your valentine in harmony Once again, the Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony Barbershop Quartet will dispatch Singing Valentine Quartets to homes, businesses, airports, hospitals, restaurants wherever love may bloom. For $50, you can send four harmonizing men in tuxedos to serenade your loved one with "Heart of My Heart" and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart." They also will present a silk rose, a box of candy and a valentine card. "In the past, we find that women react in basically one of two ways: They either laugh or cry," says Bob Buhlmann, chairman of the Singing Valentines Program for the 90-man chorus. Deliveries will be Feb.

13 and 14. To arrange one, call (813) 264-7505 in Hillsborough County or (813) 734-4141 in Pinellas County. Proceeds will go toward expenses for the nonprofit chorus when it travels to Atlanta in July for international competition. Or choose a breakfast in bed Crescendo: The Tampa Bay Womyn's Chorus and the Tampa Bay Gay Men's Chorus will deliver a basket of treats for a Breakfast in Bed. The goodies include muffins, bagels, fresh fruit, juice, coffee, fresh flowers and two mugs for $30.

Champagne costs another $5. Call (813) 837-4485. Proceeds go to the nonprofit Tampa Bay Arts the parent organization for the choruses and the Pride Film Festival. weight from 9 pounds to nearly 12 tons and don't move; wires trip clappers about 1 inch to generate sounds spanning 4Vi octaves. The largest bell has an overtone of about 30 seconds and must be clapped with discretion.

Kiss your way to Paris Breath Savers is holding a contest to see who can kiss the longest. People will begin puckering at 10 a.m. Saturday at Tampa Bay Center mall in Tampa. MWWCUA Facing sofas are becoming an increasingly popular way to arrange multiple seating in a room. Dramatic effects can be achieved in front of a fireplace, in the middle of the room or a different look in comer arrangements.

Galloway's has Florida's largest selection and the lowest prices for equal quality for you to choose from. Come and see. Classic Contemporary Aft Furniture And Interior Design 3347 Henderson Boulevard South Tampa 876-1457 The breath mint company will send the winners to New York City to compete in the national finals in March. The grand prize is a one-week trip to the city of love, Paris. To register or learn more, call 1-888-425-6645.

You'll need to explain why Breath Savers makes you want to kiss longer. The Ybor City Chamber of Commerce presents As a unit, the bells Create near-deafening sound, the reason a large plexiglass dome shields the performer below. The carillon-neur's art is physical; to activate each bell clapper, the player strikes a wooden rod on the keyboard, which resembles an archaic piano. "When it all goes together, the instrument makes powerful sounds," De Turk adds. "But it's an attractive sound, and being a carillonneur is sort of like a conductor of an orchestra." The tower's fifth level holds the carillonneur music library the only one of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

On the sixth level is the studio and sound system, which plays recorded music when the bells are silent. Aside from visiting performers, not many people play the carillon. Only two carillonneurs have been resident musicians at Bok Tower since the bells were installed in 1928, including Milford Myhre for the past 30 years. A national historic landmark, Bok Tower Gardens was dedicated in 1929 by President Calvin Coo-lidge. It was presented to the American people by publisher and author Edward Bok, a Dutch immigrant who was inspired to create a sanctuary from the words of his grandmother: "Make you the world a bit better or more beautiful because you have lived in it." Ken and Milli Hardy, who moved to Lake Wales from Fort Lauderdale 18 months ago, are in awe of their local treasure.

"It's a very peaceful place and very serene," Ken says. "It's nice to have in my neighborhood. I can't believe I'm in Lake Wales when I go there I'm just kind of lost." Kurt Loft covers classical music and can be reached at (813) 259-7570. The company has supplied some trivia to ponder while smooching: Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood were the first Hollywood actors to French kiss on screen. The historic kiss came in "Splendor in the Grass." Ninety-three percent of people who responded in a recent Internet survey could remember their first kiss.

True names: Love Hill, Beaukiss, Texas; Happy Valley, N.D.; Love Station, Flingsville, Heartville, Loveiadies, N.J.; Sweet Lips, Ky. And don't forget Kissimmee. Compiled from wire end local reports by Suzie Siegel; call (813) 259-7612 or e-mail miegeliampatrib.com DOONESBURY By Garry Trudeau Celebrate Ybor Cits ethnic Ira-ditions, rich heritage and culture. Join us in ihis familyoriented street festival featuring: Continuous entertainment Ethnic cuisine Witness our attempt ta set a Guinness world record for the "Longest HandRplled Cigar" in our Cigar City Marketphce Guava love Itl Creative edible guava odnjesti-i Cdumbia Bank children's activity area at Centennial Parle International Parade of Flags Wj.tUZLLSfcA LOT mowing up wmr If ABOUT TUB VON JUSTICE THING El vwr I For more infonnarion, call the Ybor Gty Chamber of Commerce (813)248-3711 The Sun Point Chamber Players -will perform at a benefit concert for the Sun City Center Alzheimer's support group at 3 1 p.m. Sunday at St.

Andrew Presbyterian Church, 1 239 Del Webb Blvd. Sun City Center. The date was incorrect in a brief on Tuesday's PrimeTime page in BayLife. 61 mm UNiVISION HON Saturday Feb. 14 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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