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A movie review Entertainment “3 Women” by Becky Sharpe mostly about recipes and how 99 The thrill of drama comes to get men, while no one Logging solos with “Celebrate me Home from our ability to enter into listens. Her neighbors laugh at an event performed before us her or ignore her while she to the extent that we actually convinces herself that she’s a Kenny Loggins, who will be cess, and after an equally the Melody,” is Loggins’ most appearing at Elon Oct. 20, successful tour, they and Clive performed before us to the winner. recent single. It is a lilting, extent that we actually ex­ was born in Everett, Wash. He Davis, president of Columbia driving tune that uses musical The naive, wide-eyed Pinky perience the emotions of the entered All Souls’ Grammar Records, decided to continue images to trace the path of a becomes Millie’s roommate School, and afterwards, en­ as Loggins and Messina. characters. It is the job of the and worshipper. Believing the love affair. The string ar­ actor to make the situation tered Pasadena City College as They continued together for rangement by Bob James is a image Millie tries to project. believable enough to be ex­ Pinky breathes, “You’re the a music major but changed to five »years as Loggins and stand-out, as is Patti Austin’s communications. He soon rea­ Messina. As a team, they pro­ perienced, This is particularly most perfect person I’ve ever (author of the tune) back­ difficult in a film like “ 3" lized that he wasn’t spending duced two platinum albums, ground vocals. met.” But Pinky’s illusion Women,” produced and di­ enough time with his music so “Sittin’ In,” and “Full Sail,” The title cut, “ Celebrate Me shatters when Millie spends the rected by Robert Altman. It he dropped out of school al­ and four gold albums, “ Log­ Home,” is a beautiful tribute night with Willie’s (Janice together and began working in gins and Messina,” “ On takes two good artresses like Rule) husband. Willie is, ap­ to good friends and coming Shelley Dewall and Sissy bands and auditioning his Stage,” and “FuU Sail,” and home after a long absence. The parently, the third woman and music for anyone who would four gold albums, “ Loggins Spacek to save this perplexing doesn’t have more than two blues piano at the end of the and fantastic movie. listen. and Messina,” “On Stage,” song plinks away as Loggins lines in the entire film. She The plot, when pulled out of Eventually, he landed a job “Mother Lode,” and “Nature sings “ Well, I’m Finally here, merely paints strange figures in with ABC Records publishing Sons.” They then decided to the strange maze of events, strange places mostly on the but I’m bound to roam, involves a young girl from arm, Wingate Music, writing a go ahead with their solo C’mon, celebrate me home,” bottom of swimming pools. song a week at $100 per week. careers, and parted friends in Texas named Pinky (Spacek) The turning point of the film as he tries to store away as who gets her first job in At a party with some friends 1977. Their last release was many memories of his friends comes when Pinky attempts California at a rehabilitation in Los Angeles, Loggins met “ Best of Friends,” rehearsed as he can before he has to leave suicide. After she comes out of and played music with Jim in October, 1976. center for the elderly. Working a coma, she actually takes on again. “ Daddy’s Back” is the at the same place is an older Ibbotson, a member of the Loggins’ first solo album is pledge of a man to his lover the identity of Millie, demand­ girl, also from Texas, named ing to be called her real name, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Ibbot­ called “ Celebrate Me Home.” continued on page 4 son liked what he heard, and Gathering many of his long­ Millie (Ducall), who talks continued on p«^e 5 had Loggins play the songs for time musician friends around the rest of his band. Con­ him, Loggins has produced a Harry Chapin in concert at UJS.C,~G, sequently, four of Loggins’ good, tight album containing songs went on their ^ u m many impressive cuts. Internationally-known re­ All proceeds from the con­ The Cradle,” was a million- “ Uncle Charlie and His Dog, Loggins forte is wistful, cording artist Harry Chapin cert will go to Worid Hunger copy seller and Chapin re­ Teddy,” and one song, optimistic tunes where he can will appear with his brother Year, the non-profit organiza­ ceived a gold record for it in “House at Pooh Corner,” did let his multi-colored voice soar and special guest, Tom tion which Chapin co-founded 1975. He has released six al­ well as a single. over the top of the rhythm and Chapin, in a benefit concert in 1975. The organization bums Of original music: In 1970, Loggins met Jim the strings. This is best put to for World Hunger Year on seeks to publicize the plight of “ Heads and Tales,” “ Sniper Messina, who had just left use on the opening cut, “ Lady Thursday, Oct. 20, at the hungry persons in the United and Other Love Songs,” Poco to work as a producer Luck,” “ I Believe In Love,” ^ University of North Carolina States and abroad. “ Short Stories,” Verities and and a solo artist. They decided “ Celebrate Me Home,” and' at Greensboro. Chapin, 35, gained instant Balderdash,” “Portrait Gal­ that Messina would produce “ I’ve Got The Melody.” The program, sponsored by recognition in 1972 when his lery,” and “ Greatest Stories Loggins’ first album. They “ Enter My Dream,” the the Elliott University Center narrative song, “ Taxi,” was Live.” worked togethr for a year, and opening cut on the secondside, Council, will begin at 8 p.m. in recorded. He received Bill­ Tom Chapin, ABC record­ in the end, Messina had con­ is a musical fantasy complete Aycock Auditorium on cam­ board Magazine’s “Trend Set­ ing artist and star of tele­ tributed so much material that with flutes and strings, and it pus. Advance tickets for gen­ ter Award” for devising “ a vision’s “Make A Wish,” they decided to call the album invites the listener to go eral admission seating are storytelling style of song writ­ began playing in the family “ Kenny Loggins with Tim beyond reality on the “ Wings available at the Aycock box ing with a narrative impact ensemble with brothers, Harry Messina Sittin’ In.” The al­ of Make Believe.” office, 379-5546, between 1 rare in popular music.” bum became an overnight suc­ The second song, “ I’ve Got p.m. and 5:30 p.m. daily. Another single “ Cat’s In continued on page 4

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