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Show Page 10 THE Wednesday, February 9, 1977 Get Your Act Together ror The GONG Show ! Hoes the date February 21 ring a hell'.' In other parts of the nation it's the day on which George Washington's birthday is observed ob-served but here in Park City it ushers in the historic First Annual Park City Cong show. For those of you not familiar with television's current crop of quality daytime offerings, the "Gong Show" is perhaps the most merciless desecration of the Ted Mack Amateur Hour ever brought before the public eye. And the I'ark City Gong Show promises more of the same but on a local level. Slated for Monday, February 21. at 8 p.m. in the Silver King Club, this talent extravaganza is the stillborn brainchild . of four Chuch Barris proteges. The idea came with a bang not a whimper, to Sam Baldoni, Michelle Simonin. Sandra "Doohie" Fames and Kelly Bergin during one of their numerous high level discussion sessions dealing with contemporary problems facing modern man. They cleverly deduced that, without snow, there wasn't a whole lot happening around town. They also decided the "(Jong Show" didn't have much going for it either, so the matchup was a natural. Again, for those of you who have escaped the television version, it consists of a panel of celebrity lions who hungrily observe the figurative Christian performers perfor-mers thrown before them. Should the perforner somehow display some modicum of talent, the panel quickly gives him a nine or ten, pats him on the back and sends him off quickly so as to be tossed another potential victim of the gong. The gong is an audible "hook." Its sound signifies "p.u." The gonged act is a gone act, vanquished to the realm of the worse than bad. The technical staff for the First Annual Park City Gong Show includes judges John "Farky Needleman" Jenkins. Sheila "J. P." Pur-dom, Pur-dom, Greg "Gong 'Em" Ashe and Steve "Don't Call Me Chief" Dering. master of ceremonies (and KTVX news personality) Bill "Wigs" Orwig and hookman O.D. (need we say more) McGee. In addition, the Local Band will play between the local acts. Admission is one dollar. Kelly Bergin reports that response to the Gong Show has been "tremendous." Although the official entry forms are just now being put into circulation (they appear in this issue), she says acts ranging from magic to a yoyo performance have contacted con-tacted the promoters. The entry form should be submitted to the Main Street Photography shop by February 14th and there will be a "rehearsal" to verify the number of acts and to facilitate scheduling on the 17th. The quality of any act will not be judged at this rehearsal and it is not inten ded to trim the field of contestants. con-testants. Bergin noted that a wide assortment of valuable prizes have been donated by local merchants for this talent jamboree, so anyone possessing an entertainment skill is encouraged to get his act together. The idea is to have fun and maybe win something nice. And if your act is no good, well, that's good, too. At the sound of the gong it will be February 21. Who Me? Energy piPPJflPllfrl yM - ' L 11 I I I I I I j 1 rr O O O UUUlLlUllUS at ttllrajiiiailirailrzljIfiK il-VHil 1 miiillUiiH bv Steve Hendricks SALOMAN SEA & SKI GO PRO SPADEMAN H hi. ALL GLOVES 20 off SALES AND SERVICE ACCESSORIES EXTRAORDINAIRE OPEN 8-6 7 DAYS A WEEK C'EST BON HOTEL ALLEN-A T-NECKS Reg. $9.95 NOW $7.50 649-8335 SPORT-OBERMEYER LOOK SERANAC U-VEX The doubling effect has caught up to you the consumer con-sumer in terms of energy costs-mostly energy to heat or cool buildings within which we work and live. If you check gas and electric bills for three years and compare them with present fees, you will notice that 1977's bills have just about doubled those of 1974. By 1980, just three years from now, home energy fees are predicted to double again and then double once again by 1982! Sounds frightening, doesn't it? By 1982, only five years from now, that same $25.00 you paid back in Jan. 1974 will be about $200.00. It is my understanding there are condominiums here in Park City that have current monthly gas and electric bills approaching $200. Could it be $800 per month by 1982? How does that affect you as a homeowner or renter who pays for the energy you use. As a personal example, my gas and electric bills for two people are about $50 per month during winter months. mon-ths. Our rent is $250 per month mon-th which makes my share $150 per month. Note that this does not include food, medical, transportation or domestic costs. I can and do expect to pay my share of per month for refit, gas and electricity in five years for the same house, using the same energy-$250 for rent and $200 for utilities. My share of that total is $225 per month for what I'm paying-$150 paying-$150 per month now. And that's if my rent doesn't in- RESTAURANT GUIDE EATING ESTABLISHMENT - Featuring tie-best tie-best omeletts this side of Poison Creek. Open Mon.-Fri. 7:30a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. 8-6. Beer available. 31 9 Main St. 649-8284. Dinner 5 p.m. to 1 0 p.m. Tuesday thru Sunday. T.M.T. COFFEE SHOP - Real Food. Open 6 a.m -4:30 daily; 8 a.m.-4:30 Sunday. Breakfast .35 - $2.65, lunch .60 - $3.00. Beer available. MILETIS - Italian cuisene in a casual but elegant atmosphere. Open 6-1 0 p.m., 7 days a week. Moderately priced. Mini bottles and wine available. Private Club upstairs (Memberships 25). 41 2 Main St. 649-8211. DAS GASTHAUS - German & Austrian Schnitzel Schnit-zel a speciality of the house. Open from 5:30-10:30 5:30-10:30 Thurs.-Sunday. Beer available. Dinners priced from $2.50 - $8.75. 1 284 Empire Ave. (The Resort Center) 649-8842. CORNER STORE - Delicatessen restaurant serving breakfast, lunch or dinner. Open 8 a.m. thru dinner daily. CHARLIE'S - Oyster bar, munchies, sandwiches, san-dwiches, fresh seafood. Open everyday from 3 p.m. fill midnight at the Silver King Lounge. Live music Wednesday thru Saturday. RITZ - Crepes, fondue, cappucino coffees and expresso, open seven days a week from 5:30 p.m. -10:30 p.m, state iquor store on premise, middle of Main Street 649-8494. SHENANIGAN'S - Park City's largest sandwich san-dwich selection also malts, splits, Sundays, sodas and cones. Take out service available. 323 Main Street, 649-8682. RUSTY NAIL - Serving lunch and dinner from 11:30 till cbsing, disco dancing nightly, no membership necessary, no cover charge, Apres ski movies - popcorn, at the Resort Center Cen-ter 649-8 190. CAR 19 - Open weekdays 6-1 0:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat. evenings 6-11:30 pm. Dinners priced ' from $3.95 for salad bar to $20.95 for Chateau Briand for two. Private club downstairs. Unique store next door. SIRLOIN SALOON - Open Sunday thru Thursday Thur-sday 5:30 p.m. -10:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday Satur-day 5:30 p.m. - 1 1:00 p.m. serving the best in steaks and seafood. Located at the top of Main Street. Beer and set-ups available. GYPSY'S ARM - Serving specialties from around the word. Open daily for breakfast, lunch lun-ch and dinner. Sunday Brunch. Dinners priced from $4.50 to $7.95. Mini bottles and wine available after 4 pjn. 649-8584. CABOOSE - Very reasonably priced meals, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 8 ajn.-midnight Fri. & Sat. Breakfast 8-11, lunch and dinner to cbsing. 440 Main Street CLAIM JUMPER - Home of the famous basebal. Open 7 days a week. 6 p.m.-10 p.m. weekdays; week-days; 6 p.m.-1 1 p.m. weekends. Liqour store on premises, Main Street. DOWN UNDER - For a change of pace, try our prime rib. Private club open 7 days a week,, prime rib served Fri. & Sat. starting at 6 p.m. in the basement of the Cbimjumper. crease. If I were the head of the household and if I footed all the bills for a family of four, this doubling effect would mean a $150 per month th increase for me. I would have to earn $1,500 more a year than I'm earning now to receive energy equal to that which I'm receiving now. The worst part is that the major reason for this doubling effect is not that we're running out of energy but that we are wasting most of it. This is because the general attitude towards energy use is an uneducated one fostered by apathy. I've given two reasons to not only practice energy conservation, but to also take the responsibility of educating your neighbors and friends. You, as an individual,"" in-dividual,"" cart ' practice energy conservation till you're blue in the face. And you will succeed in reducing your monthly gas and electric elec-tric bill by a good percentage. percen-tage. However, because all of your friends and neighbors neigh-bors are still energy hogs, your energy bill no matter how effecient your conservation conser-vation efforts continues to double every three years. I would say it's like pissin' in the wind, if you'll pardon the expression, and allow the valve of its lesson to outweigh out-weigh its offense. Anyway you look at it, it's downright disgusting! So, as a suggestion, I would go dig those Home Energy Savers Workbooks (that you taxpayers paid to have your governor send to you) out of the garbage or off the bookshelf, or out from underneath the newspaper and take some time to read it. If there happens to be some minute portion of the workbook that is pertinent to your situation, you might even take a bit more time to act upon creative thought and at least make an effort to make amends for your energy hog transgressions. In some cases, it does cost a little money. I also realize that this winter has been exceptionally ex-ceptionally poor (with exception ex-ception to construction, sun-bathers sun-bathers and Easterners (so, it would be better to procrastinate than to be totally apathetic towards this problem of energy conservation. con-servation. Bear in mind, however, that the winter of '82 could be. god forbid, another winter like this one. - Then each of us who didn't will wish we'd spent $30 on weather stripping or $150 on insulation or $40 on vesqueen for the windows. Next week I'll talk about . some no-cost ways to reduce, your energy bills. All it will cost you will be some of your time and perhaps a little ef-fort.' ef-fort.' In following weeks... on to some low and medium cost projects for short and long term savings, including solar heating, . nuclear energy and maybe some of , the NASA projects on energy supply in the future. Meanwhile, guard you notebook with sword and dagger. What it will save you won't make you a but it might allow you to pick up a new pair of skiis next winter or maybe five winters from now in 1982. Who me? Yes, you! Main Street 649-8051 at DOWN UNDER Guest Engagement TOM DISTAD Feb. 17,18, 19, 24, 25,26 Now Appearing "ANDREA" Park City's answer to Joan Baez Yl Charlies. (J AT SILVER KING CLUB Now Open Everyday () 3 p.m. - midnight ( O oysl Live Music Thurs.-Sat. PRESENTING THE WYLIE BAND Country Rock Specialists "er ba viuDcbies sancNcbes THE GONG SHOW IS COMING TO PARK CITY SHOW STARTS AT 8:00 P.M. SILVER KING CLUB MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1 ST ADMISSION $1.00 Bill Orwig as Master of Cermonies Panel of Judges: FARKEY NEEDLEMAN SHEILA "J.P." PURDUM GREG "GONG 'EM" ASHE STEVE DERING Special Performances by O.D. McGee and also the Local Band MANY PRIZES TO BE AWARDED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FEB. 1 6 TH ISSUE OF THE NEWSPA PER.- GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER GONG SHOW ENTRY BLANK NAME. PHONE NO. TYPE OF ACT PLEASE EXPLAIN TYPE OF MUSIC REQUIRED IF ANY. Entry Blanks must be returned to the Main Street Photographer no later than Monday, February 14 to qualify for entry. A meeting of aD people performing wll be hald Thursday, February 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Silver King Club. 8 1 8 |