r Page B8 The Chronicle, Thursday, March 29, 1984 J IVeekend / The Arts, Leisure, Music, Columns Ask Yolonda ^ ^ an The 'other woman': p^r- jflj a distorted view ' ?3?yL'; By VOLONDA GAYLES Syndicated Columnist k t ^ Dear Yolonda: I've a 3^ v~ done stupid thing and fallen ^ in love with a married man (I'll call him Keith). After ^r fc&* j^Tm- *? ^jjll^^B J we had gone together for six months, 1 became Keith tried to talk me out of the pregnant. having baby, B ''% w but 1 decided that I wanted our child. We now have a beautiful baby girl. JI « H '^b ml § Keith and 1 are still close, but 1 admit . things chang- 1 I f w ^ImH ed. For one a J |H / thing, he's policeman, and he thought I m V Hk 9 would complain to his commander, or sue him for ' J» child I would never do l\ HM r/ 1 support. that, but he gets Ik9 11\ V If/ % V these negative impressions about women from his ^ I ML A v 1/ V k % m narg Br t IB with his wife. I know think I'm Ht & relationship you ^b I «k^ ^L ^5 ^bb^^S K but I know she's the reason for their poor biased, B A ^5 H m would have to All of his 1 Anyone agree. friendsmarriage. W v vnL J ifl fx::-.' ,jft> II know me, and they beg me not to leave him. I M a M ^1jfl ^F% Keith has asked his wife for a but she ' divorce, sJ , ;../ ,^. I M> fl refuses. She would rather hang around and make his ar^^'iy |m|^r f/f Hi S7flf life m I Spfl W M I a miserable, then leave him. In fact, he was up for ' *' B .'H promotion to become a sergeant, but he is with a ____Vg^^Kjip woman who doesn't motivate him. iMSy*- f. *» .I i - .,,, Bl m writing this to give you one side as to why a woman would on hang to a relation- , * ship. 1 know why. Sasha B vBwF i 4 you say about Keith's Yolonda situation may, in fact, be true. But, frankly, you'll never know what's going s on in somesome else's house. All you know is the side Keith tells you. Autoooooooooo-matic... Believe me, if Keith is so unhappy, he'll leave of his or his job, commander. -regardlessRiding the creast of recent hits, "By My Sicle" and "Automatic," the Train," another act that has endured Pointer the years. The Pointers will appear Sisters, as flashy and versatile as eve r, belt out a tune on "Soul on the show locally Apriil 7 on Channel 48. Holiday Television Dear Yolonda: My daughter is a Buddhist and very active in her relioion She anH her frienHc cr»enH all holidays, and most Sundays, chanting, thus, we 'never see her on holidays. Harewood to portrav Jesse Owens We have learned to accept her religious beliefs, but what really hurts us is that we never get to spend one Columbus, Ohio Dorian Harewood has been Joining Harewood in the role of Jesse Owens' holiday with our grandchildren. to portray Olympic track star Jesse Owenssignedin wife, Ruth, is Debbi Morgan. She is a What can we do about this? Since my daughter has Paramount Television's currently this two-part mini-series, "The popular star of the soap opera "All My Children" joined religion, she has completely divorced Jesse Owens The is herself from We Story." program presently being and is a veteran of numerous television programs family activities. have told her filmed on location in with further repeatedly that what she does and who she Columbus, "Good Times," "The Love Boat,"including worships scheduled for Dallas, Texas. Other membersproduction "The White Shadow" is her business, but why leave us out? "Roots," and "The And, why the cast signed to date include (alphabetically) Hulk." Incredible deprive the kids? * Tom tof Bosley, Georg Stanford Brown, LeVar Burton, Georg Stanford Brown, cast as Lew Gilbert, What should we do? Ronnie Barry Corbin, Cox, Norman Fell, Lynn in "The Rookies" and became an integralcostarred Hamilton, George Kennedy, Debbi Morgan, Greg part of TV history when he Tom in Thelma Vic portrayed Harvey Morris, Tayback and Ben Vereen. both "Roots I" and "Roots II." He has made many f Harewood starred as Doctor Nate Baylor in appearances at the New York Shakespeare Festival ^ "Trauma Center" and as Simon Haley in "Roots: and the Mark Taper Forum in Los Two of Dear Thelma: Rather than involve in a Angeles. yourself The Next Generations," the largest role in the his feature film credits are "Bullitt" and "Stir religious squabble, why not try another approach? A "Roots I & 11" saga. His other TV credits include Crazy." holiday is a set aside to celebrate a or simply day day "Panic in Echo Park." "An American Christmas Academy Award-winner has been event. Who says your celebriation has to occur on the George Kenhedy Carol," "I, Desire" and the six-hour mini-series cast as Charles Riley, Jesse Owens' mentor and high day the calendar suggests? Dorian Ha rewood and Debbi Moraan "Beulah Land." Please see page B9 v Musical Notes s i-S Eie Reviewr 'The Ice Pirates': A Lewis to perform studyw in Stevens. Center mi) , i\ iK^SPII^m'*S£S0mmam»:?J&f"& in cineimalic indigestion. One of America's most versatile and successful NDA will make his second BRANNON a robot-building whiz and also Jason's pianists appearance here in Columnist best friend. less than two years when the Lewis Trio Ramsey And Mary is Princess performs at the Stevens Center on Wednesday Crosby evening, April 4. the bad feeiing yoi1 get after Kariea, who, like every princess in "kitchen sink" a? has to be Orchestra tickets at $11 and seats at $9 pizz every space movie, sarcastic, balcony that's the same feel I had and in search of some are on sale now at the Stevens Center Box ling pretty lost Office "The Ice relative. 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays iewing Pirates," ike the has totd She hires Jason and his men A hit at Carolina Street Scene in pizza, much of to find September ty Robert her father and a seventh that 1982, Lewis is in his third decade as a good things. Urich, planet professional and Michael C). Roberts contains water. musician and is busier than ever, both at home rosby this mish-mash sci-fi movie The ensuing search and the rest of and abroad. He is currently completing an album a o f re- the movie are filled with bad . with Nancy Wilson on the Columbia label, for conglomeration every jokes tee and adventure fi lm to some about . which he has recorded since and ap- especially herpes and, 1971, the screen, most of all, bad As for the with Bill in a fundraiser for Fiskcollaborated acting. Cosby it as in Nashville in itains the music of the "Star editing, appears though the film University February. orchestral imita- was constructed to The Ramsev Lewis Trio is also iust rptnrnina rilogy (a pale provide snappy best), the lire' from commercials more than else, from a three-week tour of which included anything Japan H "Alien," the costumes and «iet Maybe instead of released in the 17 concerts in 14 cities and is designs being there, looking H from every other movie ever made and theatres it should have been a "movie to a this summer ^gftft^ft European trip highlightedforward the bad lines frofn Tasteless of the week" on TV. an at "Truly by appearance the North Seas Jazz Festival Jokes." The one of in Finland in H bright spot my evening July. ft In "Pirates," the planet Mithra is was the popcorn. They have delicious Like so many jazz musicians, Lewis had his ft the world in the that at Hanes Mall Cinema. "The earliest Hft only galax y has popcorn training in classical music, in his case at water and its the Ice was the ft^ft rulers, evil Templars, Pirates," however, something Chicago Musical College. He studied with the are it difficult f or old, new, borrowed late making very anyone nothing everything Dorothy Mendelsohn, who got him involved H else to their thinit. That's and I was blue, with Bach and ft quench Beethoven and taught him an where Jason and hi s band of lesson for .^ft (Urich) any performer: i4She showedimportant ft pirates come in. They stea I Mithra's "The Ice Pirates" is currently water and sell it -- which is n too no- ing at Hanes Mall Cinema. It containsplayot ble, but people do get a dri nk for the profanity and violence and is rated right price. Michael Roberts is Rosco, "PG.**.