Dave Matthews Band Comes to God's Country Austin Powers Strikes Comic Gold for the Third Time
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July 30,2002 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY Page 8 Jenn Gibson reviews the new DMB CD 09 Road to Perdition is a smooth ride 09 Features Find out what’s in your future with Horoscopes 11 Dave Matthews Band Comes to God’s Country JENN GIBSON driving at an excruciatingly new CD Busted Stuff like their latest single Retriever Weekly Editorial slow pace. It was a typical “Grace is Gone” and “Captain” “Where are You Staff highway experience leading up as well as crowd favorites, like Going,” and “Grey to a typical American event – “Rhyme and Reason” and “Lie Street” were July 21, 2002. This is the going to a concert and riding on in our Graves”. A sea of flames played. The crowd day that shall forever be known big scary roller coasters. flickered in the crowd when craved more after as The Day Jenn Went to OK, so the only roller “Digging a Ditch” was played, the band left the Hershey Park. You see, coaster I went on was called the it was amazing how connected stage, screaming Features fans, your friendly Trailblazer and there were little everyone felt. DMB jammed out and cheering. friend here does not really like children on, too. So what? It on concert staple “Two Step” This was the amusement parks. She does not went kind of fast and twirled for over twenty minutes, an first encounter I had like waiting in lines, she does around. Therefore, it qualifies incredible gift for an apprecia- with Dave not like heights, and she does as a roller coaster, so yes, ladies tive audience. One odd part of Matthews Band, not obnoxious children. What and gents, I did go on a roller the show was having “Pantala live and in the flesh. she does like is the Dave coaster. Give me a round of Naga Pampa” and “Rapunzel” I’ve always heard Matthews Band. Time to make applause and a lollypop for as the last two songs played. that everything a connection – why would being a big girl. These are normally played early would change once someone who hates amusement Hours passed until it was in the set, but for some strange I saw them in con- parks subject herself to such time for The Show. Norah Jones reason, the exact opposite hap- cert and on this torment, such torture? The was the opening act, and we pened on this night. Who knows fateful night, I real- answer – because DMB was didn’t make it into the stadium why, who really cares? My job ized how true this performing. Way to go, you in time to see her. Any hearts is to not question the infinite sentiment was. Courtesy of Davematthewsband.com guys can still claim enough that were broken with that loss wisdom of the Dave Matthews Songs I had never Two-Steppin’: Dave Matthews rocks out at mental capacity this far into the were instantly mended when Band, but to sit back and enjoy. really cared for like a past concert summer to realize that two plus DMB came out onto the stage If prayers could be “Too Much” and two equals four! and started playing “The answered the way we want “So Much,” I now love after and buy tickets to a DMB con- The drive up to Hershey Stone.” The crowd at Hershey them, there would have been an hearing the way the band com- cert in say, Omaha, and then Park was uneventful. There was screamed, we were finally get- encore of “All Along the pletely rocked out. My only take a road trip. Enjoy your own rain, there were clouds, there ting what we wanted. Watchtower”. But, alas, this was advice to you is to run and run Dave Matthews Band were many cars on the road DMB played songs off their not to be and “Loving Wings,” fast to your nearest Ticketmaster Experience. Austin Powers Strikes Comic Gold for the Third Time VIRGINIA BROWN summer being no different. What Austin films. Keeping with the lives. The Queen, hence knights clothed. While the film takes an Retriever Weekly Editorial Staff better way to experience these tradition of the James Bond’s Austin with his father, Nigel interesting, but highly pre- things all rolled into one film than movies that the series is spoofing, Powers, as a no-show. While try- dictable turn at the end of the (## and a half stars out of by experiencing the latest addition Austin (Mike Meyers) returns to ing to drown his sorrows with two movie, overall the effect was four) to the Austin Powers series with save the world yet again from Dr. Japanese twins, Basil Exposition good. Granted, the jokes are Action, adventure, Austin Powers in Goldmember. Evil (Mike Meyers), his clone informs Austin that his father has recycled from the second movie, romance, and suspense clout the Directed by Jay Roach, this film Mini Me (Verne Troyers), his son been kidnapped by Goldmember with the “johnsons” and the entertainment industry during definitely continues to fulfill the Scott Evil (Seth Green), and the and is being held in 1975. newest addition, “boobies”, are the summer months, with this expectations of the previous two newest addition, Goldmember Meanwhile, Dr. Evil and discussed in many terms as (also played by Mike Meyers), a Mini Me escape from prison and oddly shaped objects are spotted 1970s nightclub owner that had return to find Scott taking on a coming from space. The humor his “piece” covered in gold. And more evil role in the family busi- goes from being dry to raunchy this time around, the Powers girl ness. Mini Me is rejected and to hilarious to overdone. Some that sets out to help Austin is Foxy leaves the Evil family business. areas of the humor are better left Cleopatra (Beyonce Knowles), a Scott and Dr. Evil continue on to a minimum. This movie has secret agent that has infiltrated with the plan of world domination more than it’s share of fart jokes Goldmember’s team and also with the help of Goldmember by when concerning Fat Bastard helping out Austin is his father, recruiting a Japanese business- (Mike Meyers). And, Dr. Evil Nigel Powers (Michael Cain) a man, Mr. Roboto, to build the continues to be naïve in the fellow international man of mys- tractor beam. Using Nigel expressions that he is using, tery. Powers as bait, Foxy Cleopatra making many hilarious blunders The movie begins out with and Austin race through time to for the audience. Dr. Evil’s new secret lair, hidden save both Austin’s father and the But, what else can you behind the sign “Hollywood” in world. expect from an Austin Powers California. Dr. Evil reveals his The film reflects what one flick? This movie arrives in the- new plan for world domination, would expect from an Austin aters in time to relieve middle of which involves using a tractor Powers film. There are many sex- the summer tension and add beam, name “Preparation H”, ual references mixed in. It is some laughter back into your developed by Goldmember, to revealed that Mini Me, while life. Rated as having 2.5 out of pull a gold meteor crashing into being 1/8 the size of Dr. Evil, is 8 4 stars, this movie lives up to the the earth, melting the polar ice- times that size in a certain area. Austin Powers expectations in caps. But, just as Dr. Evil makes The sexual chemistry that is creat- every way. So, if you want his demands, Austin Powers burst ed between Austin and Foxy mindless entertainment, grab through the doors and arrests Dr. Cleopatra is believable. some cash, stay away from the Evil and Mini Me. They are Surprisingly enough, Beyonce soda and food for fear of chok- brought to trial before the World Knowles kept the overacting to a ing from laughter, and spend Courtesy of Austinpowers.com Organization court and are sen- minimum and followed the tradi- one and a half hours just enjoy- Yeah Baby Yeah: Meyers and Knowles bare their talents for tenced to maximum-security tion of Bond and Powers’ girls by ing the fun of Austin Powers in the country to see. prison for the rest of their natural being smart, sexy, and scantily Goldmember..