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Show Page B2 Thursday, July 24, 1986 Park Record Miller delights a singing, nostalgic crowd H B R U N C H ON THE DECK "The food is sensational." Travel & Leisure Sunday Brunch 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Reservations suggested. The Huggery 649-1007. SEE IT! ON OUR 40 FT. WIDE SCREEN HEAR IT! IN SURROUND STEREO BY lOSGATE PG - 4 TOM CRUISE roPGurj IN DOLBY SURROUND STEREO BY FOSGATE, INC. A I 7:15-9:15 NIGHTLY CLOSKD SUNDAY OF HFBER CITY RALPH MACCHIO I PAT MORITA I . .TV, HIT"' The IwateKidiT Part. JUL NIGHTLY PG 3. ( I OSFI) SUNDAY PRICES: ADULTS $3.50; color your floors WITH Carpeting Commercial Carpet 5-Year Warranty Plufth Carpet $6.99 yd. 35 Ounce Antron X-Tra Body $8.99 yd. Wool Berber 100 Woolmark $12.99 yd. Visit our showroom to see our selection of Dhurrie rugs, hardwood floors and vinyls. DAM CITVJ I C4RPTS IS ooooooooooooooooooo Pftnucnv EnrarrfunmsflT UOOUOOOOOOOOOOOOO movies HV Cinemas PIRATES KARATE KID II RUTHLESS PEOPLE OUT OF BOUNDS See display ad for times. Located at Holiday Village next to Alpha Beta. Grubsteak Fiddle and guitar duo Jim & Dave will perform bluegrass and country July 25 & 26. ft DFiF.RVAI.I.F.Y Unspoiled. Uncrowded. Uncommonly civilized. 4 V RODNEY DANGERFIELD 3 IBACKlSCHOQt pa 13 2 axon NIGHTLY Q.in Ar CHILDREN (3-11) $1 50 $4.99 yd. PG-13 PG R R atamans, , Life urti AiM ., ik - v .1 Java, m by DON GOMES Record contributing wriir Elves just don't grow old, so it was hard to believe Mitch Miller turned 75 on July 4. This sprite of singalong was at Deer Valley Resort on Saturday Satur-day evening conducting the Utah Symphony and reminding us the songs in our hearts are also often on our lips. Miller labeled the evening as "Lovers and Ladies" and started off with a trio of familiar pieces depicting depic-ting the life and plight of various lovers. First came the baccinale from Saint-Saens' opera "Samson and Deelila." Lively and spirited, it set the tone as Miller called it the "first classic belly dance." Next came a too short love theme from "Pelleas et Melisande" by Debussy. First presented in 1902, this work occupied Debussy for ten years in the making and was not greeted with immediate success. Saturday's crowd of more than 1,500 certainly liked its romantic sounds. Miller commented that he had been privileged to act as conductor for some of the finest symphonies in the country. He praised the Utah Symphony's abilities and stated he'd , be "just another guy with a stick in his hand" if it weren't for their talents. Miller seemed to have far better control of the audience than the orchestra or-chestra during the early going, but it worked. He made us feel comfortable comfor-table and let the Symphony do its work. Rounding out the "lovers" trilogy was the most beguiling of nineteenth century program music, Tchaikovsky's Tchaikov-sky's Overture-Fantasy, "Romeo and Juliet." The drama and pathos of love's struggles is masterfully woven into the fabric of this musical treatment, and the Utah Symphony demonstrated its precision and sensitivity sen-sitivity as it deftly sounded a moving rendition. This is a special favorite of mine and I was not disappointed. From the heartbeat timpani sounding soun-ding funeral march to the transitional transi-tional work of the harp and the full orchestra bravado of the fight scene, the sound was rich and fulfilling. Then it was time for the "ladies" of the evening they were presented in sets of two as "Maria" and "Stella by Starlight" began this big band portion por-tion of the program. Bobby Rosengarten, well known in jazz circles for his drum work, joined Miller and the Symphony for this set adding another touch of class to their versatility. "Mimi" and "Gigi" were followed by "Louise" Beach Boys are still rockiiV and by SENA TAYLOR Record staff writer "Some of that rock and roll music" was delivered to about 9,500 fans excited to be at the Beach Boys concert Saturday night at ParkWest. The crowd was on its feet before the California rock group reached the stage to begin the evening filled with old favorites. A medley of hits set the tone for over an hour's worth of Beach Boys tunes, mixed with a couple new hits to be released with the group's new album. If it weren't for the "Good Vibrations" Vibra-tions" running high through the crowd it might have otherwise seemed seem-ed a little odd to see a 40-year-old singing his lungs out, clapping and jumping up and down ecstatically. But that was understandable. The Beach Boys this year celebrate their 25th year together. Those 25 years represent a quarter century of time spent producing hit after hit of long lasting songs that, put together, create a concert filled with a long repertoire of familiar old tunes. Soon into the evening lead singer Mike Love asked the audience, "You SQQgOQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ The Columbine A private club with piano music 7 nights a week. Located at the Resort Center. The Claimjumper John Bateman appears Wed. thru Sat. at 9:00 p.m. Featuring acoustic guitar music. The Jazz Pantry Jazz Musicians will entertain you Tuesday thru Saturday from 7:30 p.m. Located on the 2nd level of the Main Street Mall. Top of Historic Main Street i fnii ifii ifrir i ' Hi iff rTimfiiii itm iim W I Ov' it , : .if. Mj, : V I f ' " -i ii v. ; ;-i " (" 1st v. : tf (; T " -: "I Mitch Miller, with the help of "Lovers and Ladies" night at and "Marie." Miller was clearly more comfortable comfor-table and in charge with this section. His musical arrangements were a perfect fit for the musicians and the lore and legend of the man shone through as he shared insights and musical wealth with both audience and orchestra. Miller applauded composers Dick Whiting (Louise) Irving Berlin (Marie) for their style, virtuosity and ability beyond "three cord com-postions, com-postions, one hit and a place in the plastic hall of fame." .4, 1 V1 : ' 1 1 4 , Sena Taylor Mike Love sings some of that Rock and Roll music. don't want to hear any of those old car songs do you?," to which the audience au-dience responded with a resounding yes. But continuing on his first assumption, the group played a little hl,.iN, - ,i Mm it"mii the Utah Symphony, conducts Deer Valley. After a brief encore of "South Rampart Street Parade" (a bit too sedate) came the gem of the evening. even-ing. There was no bouncing ball or words on the screen, but even better, there were song sheets for each member of the "chorus" and a bouncing boun-cing elfin conductor that led us along. Those who remember when "Sing Along with Mitch" was a number one television show and Miller's records topped the charts found that simplicity easy to slide into in-to once again as we sang along for the final thirty minutes. Voices ditty along the "Okie from Muskogee" theme as a teaser, then embarked on a string of old car favorites like "Little Deuce Coupe," "Little Old Lady From Pasadena," "Shut You Down," "409" and "Little GTO." The evening waned, but the excitement excite-ment of the crowd, the enthusiasm of the group and the quality of the music didn't. The Beach Boys adequately ade-quately addressed what clearly stood out as three favorite subjectscars, sub-jectscars, surfing and girls. "Surfin' Safari," "Going to Hawaii," "Catch a Wave," and "Surf City" covered the surfing side of the concert, with "Help Me Rhonda," Rhon-da," "Surfer Girl," "In My Room," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," and "God Only Knows," extolling the whimsical, whim-sical, dreaming-about-girls character of the band. Fans in the audience remained on their feet for the duration of the concert, con-cert, alternating from excitedly keeping rhythm to upbeat favorites, then swaying back and forth to melancholy slow songs. It was truly an evening for thinking think-ing back back to when teens ac oooooooooooooooo The Pub at the Yarrow Proudly announces the return of J. D. Moffat & Teddy Horton Wed.-Sat. 8 p.m.-12 midnight thru the summer. 649-7000. If-jcme vicflecs Alpha Beta Now features over 1000 movies for rent in VHS or Beta. Open from 6 a.m. to Midnight. T'NT Park City's largest selection with over 1500 movies available. Open 7 days a week on the 2nd level, Main Street Mall. 649-9577. Ten Gomes the crowd in a sing-along during wavered but never the enthusiasm. Miller, the recent birthday boy, asked the audience for a late present by singing "America The Beautiful" for him. It was quite a sight as the audience rose en masse to sing this alternate anthem for the bearded leader. The audience was quite pleased with its own performance and wanted more, but Miller bid us adieu after a two hour plus program. I'm sure, though, that the strains of singalongs were heard in cars and bars and homes all that night. rollin' tually did drive 409s and when GTOs were the cars to have. All of it brought home the realization of what a talented and long-lived group the Beach Boys are. Especially in relation rela-tion to the excitement that could be read on the faces of all the teens standing on the hillside the teens that are now in their 40s, and the teens that are really just 16. The audience displayed the most enthusiasm to "Surfing Safari," when virtually everyone was jumping jump-ing around in a frenzy. The band left the stage following that oldy, but the crowd wasn't about to let the Beach Boys end there. They came back after a brief absence to sing their recent remake of the Mamas and Papas "California Dreaming," which will be featured on their new album. And they wound up with "California Girls," and "Barbara Ann." So in this sixth of a series of summer sum-mer concerts, Saturday night's performance per-formance was one of the season's best. Although in a landlocked area, the Pacific Coast group couldn't have felt more welcome in than they do in that big state to the west. |