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By Peter Palermo Learning to Crawl, the Pretenders' third album, could well be the record to thrust this group into stardom. Two years ago, however, you would have found it difficult to find anyone who would say that riches lay ahead for Chrissie Hynde and her boys. When James Honeyman-Scot- t, the 2CT.ii Century Fox group's talented guitarist, and Pete Farndon, Nastassja Kins!d and Dudley Moore in Unfaithfully Yours. bass player and sometime lover to Hynde, both died within months of each other, the band's future (to say the least) was in doubt. Dudley Moore gets drunk again By Christopher Burbsch suspicion of infidelity by the latter's wife provides the movie's only wit. Coincidentally, Brooks scenes The purchase price of a ticket into the wonderful are also the film's closest brushes with sincerity. world of cinema is roughly 1 times the cost of two Elecords hours of television and a six pack of BEER. A good As recent Dudley Moore productions have been Yours teems movie, for this reviewer, provides VA times more wont to do, Unfaithfully with slapstick But when Hynde gave birth early last year to tears and or than does an of drunken Dudley slapstick, that is. a it marked a transition in the laughs, insight evening daughter, band, All Night Live and 72 ounces of that evil plain label or what was left of it. Hynde recruited two In '20'Moore was horny and drunk. In Arthur, he brew. self-pityin- members of Big Country and recorded a two-side- d was g and drunk. In Unfaithfully Yours, single. "Back on the Chain Gang," and the he is jealous and drunk. flip side, "My City Was Gone," were both moder- Moore plays a conductor who plots violent death ately successful for his wife andthe man he to be her lover. So now Film' suspects the band's fans have been anxiously The film climaxes at the culmination of his bungling awaiting the Pretenders' latest effort, and true :'. attempts to carry out an extremely complex murder to the band's own promotion gimmickry, it was Review schemes worth the wait. events is "an Combine Hynde's embittered and angry lyrics Yours a slim a good That series of funny; Moore does Unfaithfully is, by margin, excellent inebriated man routine. The is with her knack to come up with the most movie, Dudley Moore's latest venture is considerably problem wonderful hooks and you have an album that Alfred Hitchcock and just that, however it's a routine. It worked in '20' more predictable than registers is humorous once more in is nothing less than scorching. about the same on the celluloid meter sudArthur, and Unfaith- reading laugh Yours Moore would be well not The opening cuts on either side are both as a Three short. However, a sexy fully but advised to Stooges very it fiery pieces, albeit worlds apart. "Thumbelina," Nastassja Klnski and a very funny straight man try again. a Johnny Cash type rockabilly tune, is a poing-na- nt (Albert Brooks) raise the movie above couch potato In fact, this movie might have been better offif he statement on what is and isn't important fare. had tried it one less time. It has a good story line and in tis world. "Middle ofthe Road," with its Led The lusty Kinski plays a young actress who is a talented cast, features which create enough poten- wake-the-dea- Zepplinish harmonica and d beat, married to an older man (Moore). She's a little girl tial wit and sincerity that the film could have stood is The a pop marvel tune is so catchy, in fact, sometimes perky, sometimes pouty, always pretty. without Moore's slapstick. It could have been an that one might not even notice the powerful She appears very comfortable in her rather unde- excellent opportunity for Moore to break out of his lyrics. manding role, moving from one blatant emotional typecast loveable drunk role, if he is indeed capable "There's corrugated tin shacks filled up reaction to another. of doing so. with kids Brooks Moore's manager, whicn In spite of that failure, Unfaithfully Yours is an But when you own a big chunk of the bloody plays personal third world necessarily includes romance adviser. Conversations entertaining, fun film. But it could have, should, between Brooks and Moore with the former's have, been a lot more. the babies just come with scenery." dealing Continued, ca Pa "a 11 O o V T0 V

Chicago's radio market has always Lincoln has had women on the air as hosts the morning show at KFOR, said than males. Susan been indication disc for 13 Lechtenberg, who a good ofwhat's happen- jockeys about years. After there has been a lack ofwomen apply- has researched for several Lincoln stat- ing in this region of the country. So I so many years, do Lincoln ears still ing for jobs at their stations in recent ions, said is more " image important for was a little surprised, and more dis- prefer the male voice emanating from' years. . women than for not to find out or is it men, just for mayed, that, according to a their radios, the managers who "There used to be a lot of women listeners but for advert isiers as well. Chicago Tribune article published last can't bring themselves to make women applying for thesejobs," Converse said, "Research has shown women women in radio more on their can be November, Chicago predominant stations? "but lately they don't seem to be a distraction," "A "barely make waves."; Or, the is it the women around." Lectenbergsaid. perish thought, woman announcer has to be very Recent Federal Communications Com- themselves who have age-ol- d good given up the One reason managers have to Izch the same level as a man. mission show 35 for on the air? not women on A figures that percent quest equality given for putting the air woman is easier to turn off than a of all jobs in radio belong to women. Most Lincoln stations have at least more often is that because they don't man." one woman on the air in an announc- sound like men, lack they credibility. . Lectenberg said it is more ing capacity. Rarely is there more than Blythe said there is more to the able for accept- one. Two AM KLMS a man to be controversial than stations, and credibility, issue than having a deep it is for a woman. ; .:;;J:';.JoAnine KFOR, have a male and female team. voice. Appearances are who important even off the air, she said. Judy Converse, has been on the "It's a definite a in can air at KLMS for about 10 said quality, sincerity People find more ways to judge a Ydtihs years, the voice," Blythe said. "You have to woman, she said. w the Lincoln audience is probably more most of are low-profil- e, ofwomen on in But at least one woman who has "If I were a radio But those jobs accepting the air than programmer," Lecten-ber- g low-influen- KFRX-F- ce jobs as public relations most markets. been on the air in Lincoln, at said, "I would be and has done very careful directors, research assistants, news "The Lincoln audience deserves a lot research on the about selecting a woman to on issue with Lincoln said stat- put the and traffic reporters and weekend and of credit," she said. "They are intel- audiences, air. , off-hou- rs "jocks," radio columnist Eric ligent." ions have to be careful about the type on Zorn wrote. Converse and Cathy Blythe, who co- - of female they have the air, more so To be continued...