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Show Page B4 Thursday, June 23, 1988 Park Record Once a Rambo, always a Rambo i hi i - V Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) and Trautman (Richard Crenna) prepare to fight their way out of the Soviet fortress. By SUSAN DAVIS Record staff writer "The first one was for him, the second se-cond one was for his country, the third one is for his friend." Who else could this be but "Rambo III." Superstar Sylvester Stalone returns as the ultra-popular fictional American war hero John Rambo who has captured worldwide audiences au-diences like no other screen presence in film history. The powerful power-ful new story reunites Rambo with his friend and mentor, Colonel Samuel Trautman, played by Richard Crenna, in a spectacular action ac-tion packed adventure, the epic sequel se-quel to "Rambo: First Blood Part II" and "First Blood." "Rambo III" picks up the adventures adven-tures of veteran John Rambo at a Buddhist monastery in Thialand where he has gone to find inner peace. His friend Colonel Sam Trautman locates him and asks for Rambo's assistance with a special mission to Afghanistan. Rambo declines, opting for the peaceful life that has always eluded him. Traut man takes on the mission alone and is captured by the Soviets. When Rambo is informed of this by a State Department official named Griggs, (played by Kurtwood Smith) who gives Rambo some "unofficial" help to locate the kidnapped Colonel Trautman, he goes out on his own to rescue his friend. He engages unknown enemies and hardships in his attempt and in doing so, he finds himself spiritually. From that point on, he knows where he's going for the first time in his life, he learns he has a cause to live for. He purposefully pur-posefully seeks out his final challenge, not so much because he wants to fight but because he must do it for himself. Rambo realizes this at the end of the movie. He is what he is. He's a hero to the American public and a courageous yet sensitive soldier whom the world can faithfully look up to and admire. Some of Stallone's many other hair-raising endeavors in Rambo III included his commandeering of a spirited black Andalusian stallion for his rides with the Mujahideen freedom fighters. One scene showed him clutching desperately to the bottom bot-tom of a monstrous Soviet battle tank as it rolled across the fort; and yet another showed him sitting calmly behind one set of Mi-24 controls con-trols flying a chopper along treacherous rocky mountainsides. The film has an international cast that includes French actor Marc de Jonge as Colonel Zaysen, who is the one holding Trautman and torturing him for information. Israeli actor Sasson Gabai plays Mousa, a freedom fighter and Rambo's Afghan guide who tries to warn Rambo of the dangerous journey ahead that takes them through the dangerous back trails, into Afghanistan's mountains. Here I like Sasson's character, he has a great sense of humor, he's there with some remark to make you laugh to get you over the slower parts. Spiros Focas (Masoud) will be recognized by moviegoers as the villian from "Jewel of the Nile." He portrays the leader of the Afghan freedom fighters in their war against the Soviets, and last, but certainly cer-tainly not least, is Randy Raney Coal warmed some old friendships by EUNICE STATON-PACE Record guest writer Coal yards were a constant part of our lives. A few people had oil stoves, but oil was more expensive, and not too common. As time passed, pass-ed, more people switched to oil, but in the early days, almost everyone used coal. The gas line wouldn't be run into Park City until long after I had graduated from high school. The first coal yard I ever remember seeing was Pagano's coal yard, down in the Lower End. It was on the east side of Lower Park Avenue, and visible from the street. The coal was probably brought in on the train, which ran then, and there were large piles of the different grades of coal around. The whole yard had a black surface, and it was fascinating to look into the grimy office of-fice at the desk, bills of lading, and a big clock on the wall. I vaguely remember a very jovial Mr. Pagano, but I liked to go to the yard becuase it meant I could play with Sandra. I met Sandra the first time I went to the Pagano's with my father, probably pro-bably to order or to pay for a load of coal. We smiled shyly at first, but soon we were chatting pleasantly. She took me through the family's living liv-ing quarters, which were attached to the coal buildings, and I remember a snack in her kitchen. She had an olive skin and dark curly hair. I remember thinking that she must be what all Italians looked like, .and that they must be very beautiful. Pictures of the Past Soon we were racing around the coal piles, screaming with laughter. I thought of her as my best friend, although we didn't see each other very often. I can't remember how we got down there, perhaps my dad and I got a ride with someone. But always always, there was the delight of playing with Sandra Pagano. Even then, in my pre-school and early-school days, things were slowing slow-ing down in Park City, and I wasn't very old when the Pagano's closed down their coal yard and moved away. After that, we bought our coal from the Utah Coal Company, which was the last business on Main Street before it turned the corner to join Park Avenue. Utah Coal was run by a stately older man with patriarchal white hair named Mr. Gleason. My oldest brother sometimes worked for him delivering coal. Back then, it cost $12 a ton, and a dollar or two of that went to the boy who shoveled it into the customer's coal shed. It cost extra ex-tra if the coal had to be packed in that is carried in large canvas bags because the storage area had no chute. This was very hard work, but the teenager boys loved to do it to show how strong they were. The Gleason's were quiet, dignified, church-goers, not at all what was thought of as the typical Park City resident. They had a last daughter who married late, and I remember the beautiful quilts Mrs. Gleason made for her. They displayed them at the reception. There was a white quilt appliqued with richly shaded red roses trimmed trimm-ed with green leaves, and it was breathtaking. I vowed I'd have one when I grew up, and upstairs in a drawer, I have a similar quilt top, just waiting for a good day to be quilted. But I didn't really get acquainted with the Gleason's until one of their grand-daughters came to stay with them one year and went to school in Park City. It was in 7th grade, and Shirlee, a beautiful blonde girl, and I became best friends. I liked everything abbut her, and once when we were in the play together, she invited in-vited me down to her grandparent's house to rehearse. Their living quarters were attached to the coal office, and they were beautiful, quiet, and dignified, just like the Gleasons. Shortly after this, the Gleasons sold out and Mason Smith's dad bought the Utah Coal Company. I used us-ed to imagine Mason and his family living in that beautiful home, and I thought how lucky they were. ACCLAIMED BY CRITICS AROUND THE WORLD AS THE BEST WAR MOVIE EVER MADE Stanley Kubrick's ram, .'.WW UK SIAftl ( V KUBRICK S fUlt Ui IAI JMH I win vm kv wit vitmiiiom uriw swum wMim wkwm QBttHAM HHS - "7$ It I w l z a I 1 1 ml VIDEO Prut ttni; CX LftfcOrd.K U NJJIIBIIMIIMI u f r f "I ' c . r J t s i' J. . .' "'ft. t hi- 6 If I I -! I ? " f v.. s1 M : vr.;-, 1 1 3! i ' 'J r -fx v irs I' 'i 1 f Heidi West Pocket Plaza entertainment The Ogden Boy's Choir performed on Main Street June 18 as part of the Pocket Plaza entertainment series. The entertainment will continue through the summer, with various musical and dance performers each Saturday. (Kourov) who plays the bad guy who manhandles Colonel Trautman and wrestles with Rambo. Raney is well-qualified well-qualified for his role; and this is his second movie with Stallone, his earlier film work was in "Over The Top." If you've seen one Rambo movie, you've seen them all, right? Right! But if you like Stallone with or without a T-shirt (speaking for the ladies) and a lot of action, then why stop now? 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