Entertainment 8 Wednesday, April 16, 2003 Entertainment Exponent The last notesplayed This date in history Steve Rixen open for the exact times. my favorite DMB song, and I Music Columnist The twenty-year-old from honestly would not have been able Yesterday - April 15 Tomorrow - April 17 Colorado has been playing the to distinguish between the two if I s of late, Northern State guitar since he was sixteen. He hadn't known who it was. Events Events University has been wrote his first song at age The similarities are definitely 1865 President Abraham 1941 Yugoslavia surrenders inundated by a steady seventeen. Influenced by people there, yet Brandon Henderson A Lincoln, the 16th president of the during World War II stream of talented musicians. like Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, displays a completely unique style United States, dies from bullet 1969 Architect of Most recently, Ari Hest took the Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, U2, Paul in his incredible, honest Czechoslovakia's Prague Spring wound stage in the Wolves Den on March Simon and may others, Brandon songwriting. Brandon's original resigns 11. In a dimly lit room in front of plays a stylish, mellow brand of songs show the depth of his 1998 Pol Pot, the architect of 1970 Apollo 13 returns to Earth about 100 people ,the singer musical ability. Songs like Cambodia's killing fields, dies songwriter out of New York City "Forget to Remember," Birthday Board wowed the Aberdeen crowd with "Try as I Might" and Birthday Board 1897 - Thornton Wilder his impressive falsetto and "Tallest Tree," to quote a 1452 - Leonardo da Vinci (Pulitzer Prize-winning melancholy, bluesy vocals. friend, "Rock my face off!" 1933 - Elizabeth Montgomery playwright: Our Town (19381) Included in his repertoire was If you don't believe me, (actress: Bewitched) 1950 - Pedro Garcia (baseball) a song he wrote about Aberdeen, listen to some of his songs 1933 - Roy Clark 1961 - Boomer (Norman) aptly titled, "Aberdeen" and a on his website, 1951 - Heloise Cruse Evans Esiason (football player: QB NY great song called "Fascinate (http://www.angelfire. (newspaper columnist: Hints Jets) You," dedicated to Jennifer com/band2/ brandonjh/) from Heloise) Lopez, the true love of both of or find me and I will loan Chart-toppers our lives. We are currently you the disc for a day or 1957 - All Shook Up - Elvis Chart-toppers plotting Ben Affleck's untimely two. You won't be Presley & Come Go with Me - The 1959 - A Fool Such As I - Elvis demise. She will be mine...oh disappointed. I have never Dell-Vikings Presley & Alvin's Harmonica - yes, she will be mine! been more excited for a 1961 - Blue Moon - The Marcels It was fun to have Ari Hest in musician to come to The Chipmunks & Dedicated to the One I Love - Aberdeen. I always feel lucky to Aberdeen. Mark your 1963 - He's So Fine - The The Shirelles see a talented musician who calendars and do not Chiffons 1970 - Let It Be - The Beatles & tomorrow may be all over the forget! It will be a great 1972 - A Horse with No Name - ABC - The Jackson 5 & Spirit in radio. It kind of gives you a time. America the Sky - Norman Greenbaum special kind of pride,when you Well, since it looks like 1981 - Crying - Don McLean 1989 - She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals & Like a can say, " I got to meet that guy this might be the last Prayer - Madonna when he played in Aberdeen. column I get to write for the Today - April 16 Nice guy!" I can actually say that Exponent, I guess I should Tomorrow's about the band "The Ataris" and take this last space to thank Events tomorrow - April 18 some time in the future I will be everyone who stumbled 1943 Hallucinogenic effects of able to say that about, "Long across my incoherent LSD discovered Events Since Forgotten" and hopefully ramblings and plowed 1947 Texas City explodes 1521 Martin Luther, the chief Ari Hest. through my column. catalyst of Protestantism, defies With current trends in popular 1972 Apollo 16 departs for acoustic jam music. Plus, as a Clearly by now everyone who the Holy Roman Emperor Charles music that elevate singers like John moon Scooby Doo fan, he can't be all bad. reads this already knows I really V by refusing to recant his Mayer and Jason Mraz to the top of I am pretty sure this guy is going don't know what the hell I am Birthday Board writings the charts, I am really pumped to to be ridiculously popular. I am talking about. I just wanted to give 1906 The Great San Francisco 1867 - Wilbur Wright (aviator: 2— say Brandon Henderson is coming sure he is tired of hearing the everyone a chance to hear of some Earthquake to Northern on May 1st. He will be countless parallels between his music outside of popular radio. I one of the Wright Brothers) 1945 Journalist Ernie Pyle, playing two shows, one in the music and that of college music hope all six of my loyal fans took 1889 - Sir Charlie Chaplin America's most popular war Student Union during the God Dave Matthews, but some of something away from my column. 1921 - Peter Ustinov (Academy correspondent, killed during afternoon and one in the Wolves the vocal resemblance is uncanny. Thanks a lot for reading. Peace—I Award-winning actor: Spartacus World War II by Japanese Den that evening. Keep your eyes I heard Brandon cover "The Stone," am outta here!! [19601 machine-gun fire on the island of 1924 - Henry Mancini (Oscar- Ie Shima in the Pacific winning composer of themes for 1983 Suicide bomber destroys Stephen King, a phone booth The Pink Panther, NBC Nightly U.S. embassy in Beirut News, Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet: 20 Grammy Awards) Birthday Board and John Travolta in the Army 1929 - Roy Hamilton (singer: 1880 - Samuel Crawford 1882 - Leopold Stokowski Unchained Melody) Eliot Lucas ringing phone in an empty booth. enjoy movies that make me think. 1946 - Hayley Mills Movie Reviewer The person on the other end of the This one is no exception. There 1939 - Dusty Springfield (Mary 1956 - John James (actor: line knows all about his life and was multiple times where I had the O'Brien) (singer: Wishin' and Dynasty) o, I sat down at my threatens to kill Stu if he hangs up ending figured out. It was like a Hopin', You Don't Have to Say computer to start my the phone. game of Clue, really. I stood up in You Love Me, Son-of-a-Preacher Chart-toppers immensely entertaining I really enjoyed this movie. It the theatre and announced that it Man) 1956 - Why Do Fools Fall in movie reviews and as soon as my was very intense and suspenseful. was Col. Mustard in the library 1947 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Love? - Frankie Lymon and The hands hit the keyboard, it happens. I thought that might be tough with the wrench. It, 1963 - Jimmy Osmond (singer: Teenagers & Blue Suede Shoes - My mind goes blank (since it's considering the entire movie took unfortunately, was not Col. group: The Osmonds: the Carl Perkins already pretty empty, this doesn't place in one location. Farrell Mustard. youngest Osmond) 1979 - I Will Survive - Gloria take long). But luckily, in addition proves he has got the grit to keep us Dreamcatcher — 6 out of 10 Gaynor & (If Loving You is to be good looking, I'm also very hanging on too, as most of the A group of men who have been Wrong) I Don't Want to be Right Chart-toppers creative and good in these high- movie rides on his tight friends since childhood go on a - Barbara Mandrell 1958 - Oh Lonesome Me - Don ressure situations. So, I decided performance. This is one of those hunting trip in northern Maine. 1988 - Get Outta My Dreams, that I would give you a quick list of movies where you think you have it When a stranger arrives at their Gibson Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean & things you need to make a summer figured out right in the opening cabin, the four pals (who became 1962 - Johnny Angel - Shelley Devil Inside - INXS & Where Do blockbuster. Note: I didn't say and right before the credits role, it telepathically connected to one Fabares & Good Luck Charm - Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Oscar-worthy movie. slaps you in the face. I like those another after performing a heroic Elvis Presley Houston 1. Explosions! People like to see kinds of movies. act during their youth) battle the 1971 - Joy to the World - Three thing go plooey. This can be proven Basic — 7 out of 10 horrors of an invading alien force Dog Night Compiled by Amanda Fickbohm mathematically. The latest assignment of a DEA that takes over people's bodies. 2. Pretty actors who really can't agent (John Travolta) is to This is based off of a Stephen act at all. Just watch XXX and get investigate the bizarre King novel of the same name, so back to me. disappearance of an Army drill that gives you kind of an idea- of 3. Talking animals. Ohmygod! instructor (Samuel L. Jackson) and what the mood is like. Kind of a you Kangaroo Jack has a talking several of his elite commandos mediocre movie though it's a wild have a vision... kangaroo! Glee! during what was to be a routine ride, it's also somewhat patchy and 4. Exciting title. Reign of Fire training exercise. The agent finds chaotic. I was kind of confused we'll help you sounds more exciting than Stinkin' trouble around every turn and is at with some parts of it. Parts Bag of Crap. odds with the Army's own seemed to be horror, while others LIVE IT. And now we transition smoothly investigating officer (Connie where sci-fi, and others tried to be to the movie reviews. Transition Nielsen). psychological, but it never seemed Sisters Presentation with me, people. I really liked this one. If you've to all fit together. 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