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1991 Lifestyles ■hi ■i-iihii II* I i . IPMJ P1 . W J 1 1 ** I I J ■! y i* I .mi 1)1 '■) 111'1>)I)M)J.WJII)>. ■ V n Local immigrant entrepreneur takes pride in US. citizenship ’Naked Gun1 sequel shoots for laughs —City AnNam Tea By Holly Becka still live today. Of all his brothers napping and sisters, T.C. is the only mem iture of House schedules T.C.l.NguyeI/en is a proud Ameri- ber of his family who continued follow- can who valu<ues the meaning of school and obtained a high school By Julia E.S. Spencer since backing out of the wed of sources. he base Independence Independence Day. degree. He learned English, got a ding after the first movie, has As a film buff, I relished the In fact, Nguy en spent five years scholarship to Texas Christian The "Naked Gun 2 1/2: The succumbed to Hapsburg's wily clever jabs a t movie-making con Day Music Test in Texas dreaming of becoming a University and transferred to Texas Smell of Fear" begins with a charms. ventions, from the continuity business U.S. citizen before he actually could A&M in 1984. CRACK!, an OOF! and a THUD! Cop movie veteran Nielsen jokes and '40s-era rear projection i the fa- call himself an American. He was as Our Hero, Police Squad leader manages to keep a straight face film visible through the car win getby. bom and raised in Vietnam, and It takes most immigrants about Frank Drebin, is honored at the while behaving like an untutored dows, to allusions to "E.T.," ffected," By Holly Becka his family escaped from the wom- five years to qualify to be a U.S. five-year-old gone berserk, and "Casablanca," and "Dirty Danc des rep- tom country in 1980. They spent a citizen, but Nguyen says the wait the ever-lovely Ms. Presley is ing." Zsa-Zsa Gabor appears in a ce rental AnNam Teahouse, 103 year and six days — Nguyen re was worth it. pretty dam good as the wide- cameo, and if you look fast, you'll he esti- Boyett, is celebrating the members this vividly — in a refu eyed heroine. Las Vegas fixture see Mel Tonne. t of the Fourth of July with a two- gee camp in West Malaysia. "The United States is a melt Goulet is capably oily as Quentin, Although I found this movie i on Car- day Independence Day mu "There was not enough food ing pot— a lot ofdifferent kinds of and the goofy supporting cast of amusing enough to yank me out sic fest. and water there for my family," people came together to make this O.J. Simpson and George of a veiy bad mood, the afore igh. I'm Wednesday features the Nguyen says. "We ate beans for country what it is today, and I White House for his 1000th drug Kennedy is back again, mugging mentioned enthusiastic audience relocate, following seven local elec breakfast, _________________ ____________________ wanted to dealer kill. Never mind that he merrily away. helped considerably in papering i here." tric bands: ARB, Black Mass, lunch and be a part of backed over the last two with his over the weak spots. The humor md Re- Blood Oranges, Liouid dinner. To It takes most immi it," he says. car accidentally. Drebin is back As usual, the plot is second is also extremely topical - lots of Sunday Wench, Phooey, Sister Moon this day "It's good with a pratfalling vengeance, ary, a mere framework for the political jokes about the current 50-year- and X's for Eyes. The show when I go to grants about five years to be an making life in D.C. miserable for many sight and sound gags in administration and its policies, ng with starts at 7 p.m. and cover is a Mexican to qualify to be a U.S. A m e r i - the First Family and thebad guys this very silly spoof of crime dra although writers Pat Proft and ; in Aus- $4. restaurant, I can." alike. By the time the familiar mas and movie cliches. As with David Zucker show admirable aval Air tell them to citizen, but Nguyen says intrusive police car title credits any sequel, the burning ques restraint in sparing Dan Quayle. Thursday features the lo leave off the To cel roll, the laugh-o-meter has al tion is, "How does it compare "Naked Gun" takes a page out of Station cal acoustic bands April Fire, beans." the wait was worth it. ebrate the ready registered a pretty healthy with the first?" In one sense, it's Dana Garvey's book with its ary base George Marshall, Glen Day, United reading. hard to say, since I saw the first George Bush impression, (Bar is ;nt com- Implications, Renaissance A Catho States' This enviromentally- one on video, alone, and the sec a gem, too) playing like an ex upen. Gypsy, and Ross Lambert lic church sponsored the seven- 215th birthday, and N pyen's sec- themed latest episode in "Air ond in a theater full of raucous tended, very elaborate Saturday ly Gran- ana Lori Vail. The show starts member family so they could leave ond year as a bona J de, official plane!" production team college students. Naturally, this Night Live skit. Ultimately, the ep. Pete at 7 p.m. and cover is $4. the refugee camp in November American, he is throwing an Inde Zucker/ Abraham/Zucker's Po one seemed a lot funnier. Al shelf life of this film can be mea consul Teahouse manager T.C. 1980. Nguyen, his two brothers, pendence Day bash featuring local lice Squad saga follows the though the first had a few memo sured in months; John Sununu ts to be- Nguyen says theatmosphere two sisters and his parents, were bands. Nguyen, manager of bumbling Drebin (Leslie rably hilarious scenes, the level may not seem so funny come force to will be "relaxed" and both on their way to Texas. AnNam Teahouse, booked seven Nielsen) to the nation's Capital. of humor was extremely child December. for the shows probably will last past The family arrived at the Dal- electric bands for Wednesday and He is trying to implicate schem ish, relentlessly vulgar and body- ation of- 1 a.m. Music fest-goers are las-Fort Worm airport only to find six acoustic bands for Thursday. ing industrialist Quentin function oriented. Calling "21 / It's hard to say whether it's ) pick them up. Shows start at 7 p.m. and cover is L welcome to come in through no one was there to pick th Hapsburg (Robert Goulet) in a 2" irreverent would be an un worth five bucks or not, but if out the evening, so if you Nguyen describes this as one of $4. plot to replace the enerey ad derstatement, since a large num you like this kind of scattershot uses for can't make the show by 7 the most scary experiences of his viser with a look-alike who will ber of laughs come at the ex humor, a crowded matinee with g it into p.m. it's no problem to come life. "I wanted to have a big cel persuade the president that the panse of tne First Lady. How a group of friends couldn't go too ■locating later. "We didn't know any English ebration, and all the musicians country has no need for energy ever, the vulgarity has been far wrong. As always, listen and to or cre- Call 846-2898 for more and everybody looked at us coming have performed here be efficiency or renewable re toned down - just a tad, mind watch carefully, or you're liable >ial 1 trade information. strange," he says. fore and are supportive of the sources. Drebin is also trying to you - and the slightly more so to miss something, and don't for na- ve sug- The Nguyeens eventually teahouse," he says. "I wanted there win back pert-and-sexy Jane phisticated humor is derived get to stay through the credits - e into a settled in Fort W«orth, where they to be a variety of music." Spenser (Priscilla Presley), who. from a somewhat wider variety all the credits. d a }ny ns have ion d that's ? in lo," Sva- f «■; • *» ...» ' , . ■ t : " < . •• • it e chunk om orm that ard Ilian use Costello's latest 'Mighty Like a Rose' paints gloomy picture lar- ote :e's goal conomic Vir Force by Timm Doolen depth and complexity to the songs. shows that Costello-McCartney like 'Invasion HitParade," another tic- se pours will never become a Lennon- bleak picture of civilization: "A ian regional Elvis Costello's latest album, The best song on the album is McCartney partnership. The songs woman works the tunnel in the ITa d affects Mighty Like a Rose, is another in a "The Other Side of Summer," with are OK, but not as good as the ones middle of the night/ Picking up long line of great albums from one some cryptic (and critical) lyrics. that appeared on Spike or every lost object in sight/ Hand all ch direc- oftne most underrated songwriter- For instance, it's hard to decipher McCartney's Flowers in the Dirt. bags, toupees, lost legs and finger ha- Zhamber performers of our times. whether Costello is criticizing or nails." ptimistic praising the late John Lennon wnen These are not the kind of songs dth a way to ne sings, "Was it a millionaire who These are not the you listen to when you want to nts r in the said 'Imagine no possessions?"' cheer up in the morning.