The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 44

C16 The Commercial Appeal Memphis Tuesday November 20 1984 Fashionable Gramps ahead of his time He responded: no Italian he said Chester look funny?" Now it turns out he was not only practical but fashionable And as a picture in that maga- He said: real Greek undershirt' I used to wear shirt like dees when I chase sheep All men in my village wear shirt like dees" Then he looked at the price which was $22 and he shook his head He said: Greek pay $22 for undershirt Maybe for a suit but not no undershirt" Then he thought about it awhile maybe Onassis He might pay $22 for undershirt But even Onassis I bet for $22 he wants bottom too" It Just shows the importance of timing If my grandfather had been a young man in today's world he would have been a fashion setter Simply by removing his shirt he could have gone to the bars on the North Side and looked right at home True he looked right at home on Milwaukee Avenue too How do you like that? All those years my grandmother would snap: look like a bum sitting on the steps in your underwear Put a shirt But he was simply a man ahead of his times The Greek undershirt isn't exactly like my undershirt His had buttons up the front and a higher neckline And a few gravy stains which he felt gave it character But the general effect was the same Of course my grandfather's undershirt was not imported from Greece He was always loyal to Sears As he used to say: they had Sears stores in the old country that sold long under? wear this good most of us woulda never I pointed out the Greek undershirt ad to Sam Slants the Greek who runs Billygoat's Tavern in Chicago When my grandfather sat on the front steps wearing his long underwear tops and drinking beer it never occurred to me that he was a fashion trendsetter That was just the way he and his friends dressed For more formal occasions such as going to work or to Corner Tap they would slip a shirt and trousers over their long underwear Fbr leisure time activities such as lounging on the front steps they would remove the shirt -r And for those private Intimate moments such as going to bed they would remove the trousers but retain the long underwear When I asked him once why he wore long underwear on all but the hottest summer days he said: wearing is what underwear is But why I asked didn't he wear something lighter such as briefs and a T-shirt does it look for you to be sitting around on the front steps in your underwear tops? He explained I got a shirt on underwear When I take my shirt off it's not underwear any more because it's not under anything" And he was true to his dress code throughout his life Especially after the lire It happened in the middle of the night A fire broke out in the basement and smoke quickly seeped through the floors into his part of the building As the firemen arrived he staggered out of the smoky building Naturally he was wearing his long underwear And he pointed triumphantly at the guy from the second floor in a blanket because he wearing only briefs Mike Royko: Commentary zme shows one of the hottest new ment fashion items is Greek Undershirt" As the magaslne said: found this authentic Greek undershirt in Athens The European fashion-conscious men are snapping them up and International Male is now importing these shirts to Mike Royko but nobody accused him of being trendy Who knows he might have even marketed his own designer long underwear But not sure if they would have gone for thejlapin the back Station 1 7 happy with dish he said The band also' includes his wife Sandy who plays the synthesizer and their eight children: Shannan 24 on tenor saxophone Shane 22 on trombone Scot 21 on trumpet Shell 18 on alto saxophone Sean 16 on drums Stacy 12 on tenor saxophone Stef-feny 10 on alto saxophone and Shad 6 st big band 1 world's youngest big 1 i trumpet player The firemen of Station 17 at 611 National near Summer wanted more channels than Cablevision had to off er So they came up with the idea of chipping in to buy a satellite dish And the idea has been a happy one had some troubles with it out on the whole satisfied with said Capt Arthur Foreman getting about 100 channels a lot of lot of sports a lot of They paid parts it will be first movie role in more than 30 years and his first in which he playing a cowboy PRESIDENTIAL FIRST: Two months ago after becoming one of the first women members of the Memphis Jaycees Lisa Frieson 23 was sworn in last night as a chapter president Miss Frieson a kindergarten teacher at Georgia Elementary School was installed as president of the newly formed University Area Jaycees making her the first woman chapter president in the stateThe national organization $3700 for the dish and bought another television set for their lounge got it through our credit union and well pay it out in a couple of years Everybody pays a share" What about Playboy Channel? some of looked at it a while but you know that gets retr Old pretty quick They burned out on it NEXT: ALASKA: Author James A Michener who is wrapping up an epic novel about Tex- THE MOST: Authorities are expecting the biggest crowd to ever witness the unveiling of a Hollywood Boulevard star when rock superstar Michael Jackson claims a piece of the sidewalk in front of Mann's Chinese Theater today The Police Department is sending about SO officers six times the usual complement of eight About 5000 fans are expected Jackson 26 will occupy a space between Lefty Frizzell and Lupe Velez The Jacksons the group consisting of Michael and five brothers already has a star star will be the 1793rd on the Walk of Fame CROWNED: A Bartlett High School senior crowned Miss Tennessee Teen Saturday night says she is looking forward to bringing the national title home Cammy Jo Wood 17 in August at its all-male membership policy Robert Coleman former Memphis Jaycees public relations vice president said her Installation as says his next project will be a book about that my round out the work I began almost 40jrears my proposed novel will I began almost Lisa Frieson help The Jaycees are trying to do ago with Tales of the South year-old Pulitzer Prize-winner said Michener who recently accepted a lifetime professorship with the University of Texas in Austin said he planned to spend the next two or three summers in Alaska doing research He said he had been offered research facili- anything but get rid of the country club all-white all-male SSSSSSSTJSXSSSSSS act 1 -1 only big band consisting of one A1 LaRue of on national television The world's only big one of 41 contestants competing for the right to represent the state at the Miss Teen USA pageant in Miami in January Miss Wood is no stranger to competition been in pageants since I was a little girl" she said Contestants at the pageant held at the Vanderbilt Plaza in Nashville were judged for poise and personality and in swimsuit and formal competitions Hie also won a modeling scholarship $500 in cash gift certificates and a crown banner and trophy Knott ALL IN THE FAMILY: What has 20 legs eight horns lives in Germantown and will be The family group will cs live on the CBS Morning between 6 and 8 am Father and tram er Dean Berra says he doesn't know family was selected for the show just got a call really not sure how they heard of RETURN OF LASH: star many 1940s cowboy movies says excited about his first major role in over 30 years in a horror flick that will be filmed in Belews Creek and Kernersville NC Shooting of Dark is scheduled to begin Nov 26 With the exception of a few minor walk-on AP tal Centre in Washington He and his band will be there all week Prince of a guy Prince the rock musician and star of the movie performs at the Capi- WyETAKENAlOrOFFCURPRICESSO yOUANDyOWIAMliyCANJUSTTAKEO Win $5000 each week Add numbers daily THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL Numbers: TUESDAY NUMBERS week i z5 i24 n34 g49 o64 Check matching numbers with the numbers on this ZINGO game cards from Sunday's edition of 5 The Commercial Appeal Circle the matching numbers on your game cards Additional matching numbers will appear in our news-: papers through Saturday When you correctly complete ZINGO send In your game card and you're eligible for great cash prizes Remember a new ZINGO game starts each Sunday FANTASTIC CASH PRIZESI Super Prize Winner A- 1 Weekly 5000 Winner 2 Weekly 250 Winners 5 Weekly 50 Winners 25 Weekly 10 Winners 'f i SEVENTEEN WEEKS OF WINNERS NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO MAY ZINGO for complete details and official rutss aaa Sunday's edition of Tha Commercial Appeal Copies of our newspaper may be examined free of charge In tha front lobby of our main office at 495 Union Memphis or you may check iaaues available at many local Hbrarfee Game void where prohibited bylaw AN Federal 8tatd and local regulations apply Take off fbr the holidays take off for the beach take off for hot spots and hometowns just about everywhere You see extending Family Fares through March 311985 And that means when you fly fulHareyour family (your spouse and kids ages two throughl7) can come along with you for just $39each each way to most Piedmont dries bu can even travel during certain days of theThanksgiving and Christmas holidays What are you waiting your travel agent for detaikOr call Piedmont toll-free at -251-5720Then just take off PEEvajars cmiy esses.