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Hi a 14 THE SUNDAY RECORD, JULY 23, 1978 iFMrN'MttaiCMirwoN emmnr Nrw jhhfy Hollywood Joe Cashing in on a musical formula t7 v. a i watch the dally results of shooting on "Avalanche Express." "I liked to watch myself on the screen while I was playing football, but I don't like to watch myself as an actor." His football Injuries still bother him and he must wear bandages and tape to keep his feet from swelling. But says Namath, "I don't dwell on problems. I like to move on." He says he never had any thought of pampering himself or easing up on work. His philosophy about work is that it helps him enjoy his leisure time that much more.

And why do more football stars than stars of other sports go into acting? "Because football players are better actors," Namath answers, laughing. Namath still seems to relish questions about his personal life, regardless of how much he may protest. Questioned about an earlier statement that he "couldn't conceive of spending five or" six days, twenty-four hours a day, with the same female" to explain bis reluctance to marry, Namath laughs. "I was misquoted. I never said It drew a large laugh.

"I haven't settled down," Namath continues, "because there are so many lovely ladies but I haven't found one that I feel ready to settle with. I'm not going to give marriage a shot yet. "I don't want that pressure." Dennis Elliott, Mick Jones, Al Greenwood, Ed Gagliardi, Lou Gramm By Rick Atkinson Rock Music Writer One of the smash hits of last year was the album debut of Foreigner, the band formed by expatriate Britons Mick Jones and Ian McDonald. The same slick sound and unabashed commercialism that made the album "Foreigner" a success have been repeated on a new album called "Double Vision." Fans looking for anything new are bound to be disappointed by "Double Vision." The writers and musicians have employed the same formula that made them rich the first time. A more fitting title for the album would have been "Foreigner's Clone." From the very beginning, Foreigner has been dedicated to the idea that commercialism and musical excitement can coexist.

Jones and McDonald have more experience between them than most groups of six can muster. They gathered a collection of British and American musicians, some of whom were also experienced veterans of the rock world and others ambitious newcomers. They took every successful Continued from Page E-13 sidcred acting as a career until his closing days in football. He says he never took acting lessons until he signed with Lorimar Productions, which financed "Avalanche Express." Lorimar is also producing "Waverly Wonders," and in preparing for both roles Namath underwent special coaching from former-actresv tumed-director Joan Darling, who also conducts one of the most popular acting courses in Hollywood. He admits to being in awe of his costars in "Avalanche Express." "Those guys Shaw, Marvin, Maximilian Schell, and Mike Connors were a lot of fun to be with and they were willing to help me.

I picked up a lot of acting pointers from them. Initially I laid back, a little awe-struck. I felt strange working with those guys, I've seen them on the screen so much." Namath admits that he was not terribly pleased with the pilot for "Waverly Wonders." He says he will suggest changing a few things if his advice is sought. "It wouldn't be very bright of me to say anything right now," he says. Not his top fan He's not his own greatest fan on the screen, Namath says.

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Join with an interesting group and make the future brighter. Show that you are a good sport. VIRGO (Aug. 22 to Sept. 22): Concentrate on how to enlarge your, vision so that you accomplish greater The Capote-Siegel caper The song follows a chord progression that has been used a thousand times before by every group in existence, but a carefully placed guitar line here and a fast burst of keyboards there leaves the whole melange with a new feel.

Good musicianship and careful, tight arrangements leave the song head and shoulders above anything that has been done before with that combination of chords. The second track, "Blue Morning, Blue Day," uses exactly the same guitar and keyboards sound that opened "Cold As Ice." If it worked once, it will work again. One exception The one new and different track on "Double Vision" is an instrumental called "Tramontane." The song has a heavy keyboard line, but all the members of the band get a quick shot at the spotlight. The result is enough to make you wish there were more like that in the Foreigner repertoire. It is not surprising that Foreigner's success has caused considerable interest in the earlier works of the band's members.

Of particular interest to collectors are two albums by the group Black Sheep, which included Lou Gramm on lead vocals. Of real interest to collectors, though, are the old albums featuring Mick Jones and Ian McDonald. McDonald was an original member of King Crimson, and appears on the classic album "In the Court of the Crimson King." After leaving that band he put out an album in 1971 with ex-Crimson drummer Michael Giles called "McDonald and Giles," which includes a guest appearance by Stevie Winwood. Jones is best represented by the albums by the re-formed version of Gary Wright's old band, Spooky Tooth. Jones appeared on several albums for the band, including "The Mirror," "Witness," and that masterpiece of the album tiller's art, "You Broke My Heart, So I Busted Your Jaw." before they were recorded.

Foreigner is interesting because it is good at what it does. Although nearly every number on "Double Vision" sounds like an outtake from the first album (giving new meaning to the title "Feels Like the First each song is so perfectly crafted you have to be impressed with how good the same old ideas can sound. The album's opening track, "Hot Blooded," sums up the Foreigner sound completely. After -a quick bass and drums rhythm that has opened at least a hundred songs in the past, a chunky guitar line comes in, followed quickly by the powerful vocals of Lou Gramm. Marks, producer of the show, frantically tried to persuade the staff of "Good Morning, America" to ask their guest that morning, actor James Stewart, to appear with Stanley Siegel.

Marks said that Capote was drunk and in no condition to go on, but the staff of "Good Morning, America," which airs immediately before Siegel's show on ABC, refused. Siegel and Marks were thus faced with three choices: Allow Capote to appear (as Capote himself wanted), run a show taped earlier, or have Siegel fill in by answering viewer mail and taking calls from people watching the show. The first choice was obviously better television, especially since Siegel has been in a tough ratings battle with "the Phil Donahue Show," which airs at the same time on NBC Marks maintains that the decision was correct: "Judging fro the interview, I certainly would do the same thing again. It made me proud to be in the business. It was a departure from the typical packaged programming on TV.

Capote's a brilliant man, whether he's drunk, sober, healthy, or sick." By Jim Wright Staff Writer The power and weaknesses-of live television shows were on full display Tuesday morning when Stanley Siegel, the controversial host of a daily, hour-, long Channel 7 talk show, did a segment of his program with Truman Capote. The author of "In Cold Blood" appeared to be in no condition to go on the air. During the interview, Capote rambled on about several highly personal topics, intermittently rolling his eyes, stifling yawns, and wiping his nose. When Siegel asked Capote-as politely as possible whether he was drunk, Capote said a flat no. The 53-year-old writer later added that "alcohol is the least of it." He admitted his problem was "Taking different drugs I put drugs and alcohol together like some sort of cocktail." He said he had been doing it for 20 years.

After approximately 17 minutes of such talk much of it incoherent Siegel ended the interview early and then asked viewers to call the show with their comments. Most of the several callers supported Siegel's decision to do 20t "WeOnty took Expettsive" ADVERTISE YOUR GARAGE SALE IN THE RECORD CALL 488-3100 Sears Ml ThaVt right 1 our cryttal chandeliers, intimate booths and toft romantic lighting were specially created to add a touch of charm. At La Pace you will tavor your choice of gourmet cooking prepared ttrictly to order and moderatety priced tfyou canh come injuring the week, try our tpeeial Sunday dinner you'll be pleasantly surprised. If you haven't tried La Pace latety ypn $hould. vre-SBASON SALE! THERMAL PANE INSULATED GLASS9 Foreigner, from left, Ian McDonald, musical formula around and put together a sound that would sell.

It sold quite well. "Foreigner" yielded three hit singles Like the First Time," "Cold As Ice," and "Long, Long Way From and sold over three million copies in this country alone. Along the way they also picked up "Best New Group" awards from Rolling Stone, Creem, Circus, Billboard, Cashbox, Record World, and Music Retailer. Their world tour for the first album was also hugely successful. The band's stage show was a guaranteed success, since all songs on the first album had been worked out as stage numbers long the interview.

The brouhaha didn't end when the program was over. Within an hour, according to a Channel 7 spokesperson, the station received 105 calls concerning Siegel's show. Nearly 80 percent of the callers backed Siegel's decision to do the interview. Later, after Siegal had watched a tape of the show, he met with reporters to defend his decision. "Capote was obviously high on something," he told one newsman.

"But he had arrived under his own power and he said he wanted to do the interview. I didn't want him to come to the studio that way but he did. It was my decision to go ahead, and I made it because I thought it was important enough human drama to be seen on television." Capote's performance was strong drama indeed, but Siegel's decision was no doubt influenced as much by production problems as by any desire to explore Capote's psyche for the benefit of viewers. Siegel didn't have a backup guest to substitute in an emergency. Five minutes before air time, Dennis Sears 30-ftt.

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