AND TV LISTINGS APRIL 5-11, 1998 THE DETROIT VOL. 3 NO. 21 75 CENTS CONTINUING THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE AN CONTRACTS ©TDSJ INSIDE NEWS Thirty years after his death, Dr. Martin Luther Journal photo by, GEORGE WALDMAN King’s words live on. Pages 6 & 7. Bricks and mortar, t will come down with By Michael Betzold She was 62 when she died a couple of Journal Staff Writer Commentary days after the end of last fall’s World My sister Peggy had already lost Series. As usual, the Tigers weren’t in some of her vision and comprehensionmitt, never caught a ball. it. when I took her to see her last game at Peggy loved games and people andPeggy was still full of heart and Tiger Stadium in August 1996. parties and summer. No wonder shespunk and deserved to live many more She might not have been able to sayloved Tiger Stadium. years. But life isn’t fair. And Peggy what the score was of who was playingLast summer, when I would visitgave me a great gift in her last center field for the Tigers. It didn’tPeggy in the nursing home, some­months: the gift of understanding the matter. We sat together and drank intimes I would turn the radio on to uselessnessthe of anger at the inevitable. SPRING FORWARD the place with all our senses, and itTigers game, hoping to amuse her.It was more rewarding just to be there was familiar and exciting at the same Sometimes she would register a glim­with Peggy, even when she could no time. The kicky aroma of the hot dogsmer of recognition. Peggy always hadlonger converse, than to rail against INDEX and beer, the slap of bat on ball, thethe game on the radio, if she wasn’twhat was happening. Between the Lines Page 23 buzz of the crowd like crickets on drinkinga a beer in the bleachers.It’s not always easy not to be bitter. summer’s night, the giddy green grass.Ernie Harwell was her summer sym­ The 98th big league season at the cor­ City & State Page 3 Chomping on peanuts, cheering phony,and and her heroes were Kalinener of Michigan and Trumbull is about booing, feet sticking to the floor, jump­and Stormin’ Norman and Willie andto begin, and it is ponderous with the Classifieds Page 25 ing up for homers and the seventh-Gibby and Tram and Lou. poignancy of the penultimate. In less Crossword Page 26 inning stretch. In less than two years, Peggy wentthan two years time, Tiger Stadium, I kept score, the way Peggy taughtfrom an active mind and youthfulwhich is still full of heart and spunk Entertainment Page 10 me when I was 5 and we were in the body to dementia and physical decay.and many more years, will premature­ upper-deck seats for Ladies’ Days at ly breathe its last as a major league Horoscope Page 24 Briggs Stadium. Fifty cents for ladies Corktown residents brainstorm ballpark. And this makes me ornery. Editorials Page 8 and kids 12 and younger. Five Ladiesideas for the staduim site. Page 9 In months to come I will need a barf Days every season, always on Tigers stories, roster, schedule. bag to cope with the sickening nostal- Susan Watson Page 3 Thursday afternoons. I always took my Pages 29 - 32. See BASEBALL, Page 9 E ntertainment HER STAR IS RISING South Lyon's Anita Cochran, who 2-1/2 years ago to start her countiy hasn’t performed back home since h Clapton show album, “Back to You,” came out last year, this week she makes up for that with a rely just on vengeance. Cochran will sing the national anthem at By Gary Graff Journal Music Writer Tuesday’s Tigers home opener and follow with a concert that evening at Diamonds & T. PAUL, Minn. — “We’re going to Spurs, 25 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac. Doors play some songs from my new open at 6; tickets are $10 in advance, $12 album,” Eric Clapton told 15,825 at the door. Call 334-4409. Cochran will fans gathered last Monday at the also appear at 6 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Civic Center to see him open his 1998 world tour — and Harmony House, 3914 Rochester Road, celebrate his 53rd birthday. Troy. “Some” was an understatement. She returns triumphant. Her duet with Clapton may have 35 years worth of music Steve Wariner, “What If I Said,” was a No. 1 at his behest, but he made clear that he’s country smash that’s nominated for Vocal Event most interested in the here and now. Backed of the Year from the Academy of Country Music by a nine-piece band and a 20-piece string Awards and Vocal Collaboration of the Year from the section, the guitarist formerly known as God TNN/Music City Awards. ........... played 10 of After her stay in Detroit, Cochran heads for Japan to play some shows and then hopes to start work on her second music review S n e w album. “Pilgrim” album, which accounted for half of his 20- song, two-hour-and-15-minute concert. Adding the likes of “Tears in Heaven,” the Grammy-winning “Change the World” and the laborious acoustic version of “Layla,” Some appetizing ideas to egg you Clapton’son tour opener was a celebration of the smooth pop stylings that have marked his By Jeanne Norma Sarna If dinner is a sandwich, just with nonstick spray and set aside. output during the past decade, a show that Journal Staff Writer chop the eggs and mix in a little In a microwave-safe two-quart admirably skirted the nostalgic path chosen mayonnaise or salad dressing withdish, melt butter or margarine in by many of his classic rock contemporaries — Easter eggs need something to mustard, salt, pepper and a dash microwave for 1 minute. Stir in though he did make sure to acknowledge the do after they’ve hidden in the back of paprika. Serve on bread with flour until it’s lump-free, and other phases of his career. yard or lolled in plastic grass in a lettuce, and bacon if desired. microwave for 2 minutes. Slowly In fact, the show was tightly formatted, basket. stir in milk and microwave 4-6 with an opening salvo of seven “Pilgrim” And w hat they typically do is minutes until boiling. Stir in songs leading into an acoustic segment, fol­ land — in various forms — on theEaster Asparagus and Egg Casserole Velveeta cheese, let stand a few lowed by a blues set and concluding with a Easter dinner table. minutes and stir again. smattering of Clapton’s classic rock hits such Nonstick spray In our family, Easter Asparagus Arrange asparagus, hard- as “I Shot the Sheriff,” ‘Wonderful Tonight,” and Egg Casserole is a favorite. 2 tablespoons butter or margarinecooked eggs and pepper in baking 2 tablespoons flour “Tearing Us Apart” and Cream’s “Sunshine of It’s also good to take to a potluck. dish. Pour cheese sauce over veg­ Your Love.” Creamed Ham and Eggs is 2 cups milk etables and top with buttered 1 cup Velveeta cheese, cubed Did it work? The crowd sure thought so, another good way to use extra bread cubes. Bake for60 minutes 2 cups asparagus, diced, or 30 to calling Clapton and the band back for a bonus Easter eggs. The recipe here is or until golden brown. Serves10- from a 1970 Betty Crocker cook­32 ounces canned or frozen encore of “Crossroads” after they took their (defrosted) drained and diced 12. book. bows and the houselights went up. 6 hard-cooked eggs, shells Variations:Add 28-30ounces If you want something quicker, removed, diced of favorite vegetables. Combine And it was nothing less than a fine perfor­ put the eggs through a sieve and Pepper to taste chopped spinach, corn, and red mance, a smoothly executed tour opener that sprinkle on salads. Or sieve the 2 slices buttered bread, cubed peppers in place of the asparagus. was almost unsurprising in its musical excel­ yolks and whites separately and Tested by Jeanne Norman Sama, CFCS lence. 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