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Show Wednesday, Somber 27, 1974 THE PARK CITY eum Page 13 troversial architect who feels that the aesthetics Las Vegas are very valid to our country. Who doesnt complain of the honky tonk of Vegas particularly if youve been normally unlucky on the Strip? But there is a certain primitive excitement to this city the atmosphere of chance, the bright, tasteless hundred-foo- t signs in front of the hotels and casinos all over the area, each outdoing the adjoining one. I remember driving through that town during the blackout last Christmas. The Casino and Hotel owners had agreed to abide by the national conservation measures during our fuel crisis, and the Strip was completely unrecognizable no big, bright, blatant lights. No pulsating rhythm in red. vellow. blue, green, and hot pink! I didnt like it. I agree with Venturi. I think the signs of Las Vegas are like American musical comedy an art form completely indigenous to our country. Chris Burden is probably one of the most avant garde artists in the world right now. He appeared at the U. of U. shortly after I moved up to Park City. Unfortunately, I didnt have a chance to see him. I understand he wrapped himself up and hung himself on a wall! Funny? You bet! But think a little more about it. Hes an internationally reccnized artist despite tlft queer things he does- - Certainly not traditional, but more a reflec- tion of our unreasonable, illogical times. I did see a performance of his in Los Angeles a few years ago. Picture this. Antiseptic, white, empty art gallery. Only two pieces on view. On the floor in the middle of the gallery was a small metal pyramid, rather shallow, rather pretty. At the end of the gallery was a metal camp-typ- e bed. White bed linens. And Chris Burden, dressed in white undershirt and white shortsd was told) was lying cm this bed. Doing nothing. Not even asleep. My immediate reaction was that this was macabre. I felt as though I was invading his privacy. It was almost like viewing a body in a casket at a funeral, which I never do. I was told that the only time he left the bed was to relieve himself and in and fed by his the evening to be sponge-bathe- d wife. I left with mixed feelings, mostly weird feelings. Couldnt get it off my mind for days, tying to figure out what it was all about. Mostly trying to sort out my feelings on the relationship between art and life. Came to the conclusion that the piece or performance, whatever you want to call it , was valid art. It made me think and come to grips with my thoughts on this subject. The combination of the visual with the idea was extremely stimulating and, I feel, a valid area for art today. Perhaps this was no stranger than many things that happen around us on a daily basis. So, here I am, at the end of my space. I did it! Just a few disjointed thoughts and anecdotes that might be of interest to you. Now I have another week in which to come up with more fascinating subject matter. of by Quicksilver by Alan Crooks Every once in a while, I am genuinely surprised at die things publishing houses do to a novel when they bring out the work in paperback. Usually, they do try to make the cover appealing enough to stop the book browser in his tracks, but sometimes they simply do a work an injustice. Such is the case with Richard Bradford's So Far From the cover Heaven; com- pletely misrepresents whats inside. Hie cover of So Far From Heaven pictures a man and a woman against a background of lush like greenery something Colorado's high country. The girt on the cover is beautiful high-mounta- in and angelic in her blue denims, with her head resting on the shoulder of a gentleman in a western cut suit. It's a ed beautiful picture. Un- fortunately, it does not have one thing to do with the story. Perhaps the title suggested to the artist that the novel was a love story. After all, So Far From Heaven does sound a bit sentimental. However, the title is taken from a New Mexican folk saying, Poor New Mexico! So for from heaven; so close to Texas." And while there is a romantic subplot, it is hardly the kind suggested on the cover. What I am saying is that Bradford has been grossly maligned. So Far From Heaven is a fine story. It has wit and magnificently drawn characters all the dements youd expect from the novelist who wrote Red Sky At Morning and youll miss it all if you go by foie cover. The story concerns a prominent New Mexican family by the name of Trafoya. Of the four brothers, one is the States Governor, one is a naively stupid lawyer, one is a retired physician who runs the family ranch (about 12 square miles in size), and one is a Catholic with rebellious tendencies and a taste for Chivas Regal. The Governor has problems with his stupid who has a yen for greatness and a fondness far speaking priest er lawyer-broth- in cliches. The doctor, Cruz, has problems with a retarded son who is married to a violent, wayward woman and is perplexed by his daughter, a Bym Mawr graduate with socialist leanings. And the priest has problems with Chivas Regal. Into this wildly notorious family comes a Texan by the name of David Reed. And the Trafoyas, being a family, consider Texans one notch above Lucifer. Nevertheless, David, at the promptings of Cruz, comes to live at the Trafoya ranch to work, and to recover from too many years of stealing other peoples lands for a super-ric- h Texan. half-Spanis- h, half-Ang- lo In the course of the plot, David helps Cruz save his ranch, helps the Governor save his State from amoral Texans, and is finally to married Carloss daughter by brother Pete, the wayward priest. Oh, the stupid lawyer-broth- er Carlos? He ends up in the slammer. In shot. So Far From Heaven is pure fun, a joy to read. There are no stylistic flourishes to wade through, no subterranean meanings to cope with; its just a damn story. Pick goal, it up; you wont be sorry. well-writte- n If anyone doubts that the film industry is guided by monetary considerations instead of the quest for art, one has to look no further than the spate of disaster films that is trying to cash in on the market which The Poseidon Adventure has uncovered to see that the industry tries to follow the bucks rather than be creative. Juggernaut, Airport 197S, and Earthquake are all examples of a newt?) genre that has sprung up sin- the ce technically extravagant, but otherwise weak, Poseidon Adventure. More of the disaster films are an the way, hoping to cash in on the success these films are having at the box office before the audiences get tired of the disaster films. The Poseidon Adventure, a box office smash in 1973, was the film that inspired the rash of films about natural holocausts. and man-mad- e The producers of the film rounded up a cast, and carefully and efwell-know- n fectively reproduced the results of a ship capsizing. While the special effects were stunning, the rest of the film--t- he the acting, direction, even was screenplay mediocre. But the special effects did bring in the crowds, and an almost Pavlovian response was elicited from producers. They decided that they would make a film almost exactly like it. Thus, the decree went out: r Line up an cast", and they saw it was groovy. Then the special effects started building the little models that would be ripped down, tom up, or set ablaze, and they dug them. And they even got someone to write a script, although they couldnt figure out why. (Hi the seventh day, they rested. And before they knew it, they were competing against each other for the same audience. Airport 1975 and Earthquake even have all-sta- the same star, Charlton Heston, as top bill. The result is sort of like cooking. Hie basic ingredients are but the assembly line makes it more like a McDonald's than gourmet food. The fact that the film industry copies a successful film is not a new discovery. Although some of the time producers and directors are trying to bring a fresh look at an old form, in most cases well-know- n, cup grated Parmesan cheese 4 slices hot, buttered toast Sliced, cooked turkeytallow 3 slices per serving) Code broccoli and drain. Melt butter, Mend in flour, and add broth. Cook and stir until thickened. Stir in cream, sherry, and seasonings, and cheese. Place toast in bottom of 9x13 baking It's a pretty good bet that most of us will be eating turkey this last Thursday of November and, most likely, it will not be entirely devoured. If you find yourself pleading with everyone to take a second helping (so you will be spared eating turkey for the next week and a half), youre just not taking advantage of the situation. First of all, leftover turkey can easily be frozen for use at a later date. It simply needs to be cooled quickly and sealed in heavy aluminum foil or moisture-vaporpropackaging. Here are a few hints: 1) for best flavor, do not overcook or highly season 2) never freeze your bird with the stuffing in it. 3) package and freeze in large pieces. 4) if there is enough, divide into meal-siz- e portions. 5) to help keep packages sealed and prevent punctures, place in boxes or tie in stockinettes (empty milk cartons or old stockings may be of used). 6) far best quality, use within three months. Now, what to do with the turkey if you dont freeze it(or after its thawed). The choice is yours. You can make a delicious casserole for dinner or a saucy hot sandwich for lunch or an appealing appetizer for a party. LAYERED TURKEY CASSEROLE slim wheat bread 7 '4 cups diced cooked turkey cup chopped onion 2 cup chopped green pepper ft cup chopped celery Vi cup 'i tsp. salt mayonnaise Dash of pepper 2 slightly beaten eggs 1 lb cups milk 1 can cream of mushroom soup 23 cup shredded cheddar cheese Cut 5 slices of bread into cubes. Cover completely bottom of 8x8x2 casserole dish with a single flat layer of bread cubes. Reserve remaining cubes. Mix together turkey, vegetables, mayonnaise, and one-inc- h spread over seasonings; bread cubes. Combine eggs and milk, and pour over bread and turkey mixture. Chill covered for one hour. Spoon condensed soup over all. Butter two remaining slices of bread-an- d cut into Vi inch cubes; sprinkle over casserole. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 -- minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and bake 5 minutes dish. next, Layer, turkey slices and then arrange broccoli across the top. Pour sauce over broccoli and sprinkle with more grated cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes; then broil till sauce is slightly browned. Makes servings. HIE 6 slices 6-- 8 BIG RED TURKEY battered toast . slices American cheese S slices large tomato 12 thin slices cooked turkey 1 can cream of mushroom soup i cup turkey or chicken broth Cayenne pepper Paprika C Place toast on a cooky sheet. Top each slice with a slice of cheese, tomato, and two slices turkey. Mix soup and broth and season to taste with pepper. Top each sandwich with four spoonfuls of soup mixture. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes till cheese melts and top is browned. Makes 6 sandwiches. foil-lin- longer. Makes 6 servings. TURKEY DIVAN 2 bunches fresh broccoli, OR 2 packages frozen broccoli Vs cup butter Vs cup flour 2 cups turkey or chicken broth cup heavy crram 3 tbs. sherry fc tsp. salt . Few grains cayenne pepper TURKEY BACON BALL 1 cup ground cooked turkey 3 tbs. bottled bacon bits cup creamy Roquefort dressing V cup finely chopped pecans Combine turkey, bacon bits, and dressing. Chill one hour. Form into a ball and roll in chopped nuts. Serve with crackers. they are trying to cash in on a new hit that is raking in the money. Whether it is a spy film, an Easy Rider road film, a sexploitation film, or an exorcism, if you enjoyed it, the chances are good that the industry will let you overdose on it in the next year or so. Of course, the practice of trying to copy the success of a film by duplicating its ingreedients (could that be a Freudian slip?) will continue. One can get some satisfaction from the fact that the original will gross the big budu, the next copies will make a profit, but the usually pour their money out the window. Creativity, in some cases, does get rewarded. The Sting is one film which will be hard to copy, because its ingredients are combined in a unique way. Paul Newman and Robert Redford have been teamed up before(Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, just in case you couldn't remember) and will probaMy be teamed up again. But The Sting is so different in tone and complexity from their previous effort that it is obvious that they are not going to start a series of road shows in the Bing Crosby-Bo- b Hope tradition. The film has been done impeccably from the opening shot to the final scene. The acting and directing are of a consistently high caliber, and the flick is a novel and entertaining piece of work. George Roy Hill must be commended for an even directorial hand that saw the complex film slowly build to its unusual climax without a single faltering step. Another factor in the films tone is the soundtrack, which is Scott Joplin rags adapted to the movie by Marvin Hamlish. The rags are actually wrong for the period of time when the film is supposed to take dace, but forget that I said that, because they work in the film. The Sting is the type of film that will be impossible to copy. Other films may of the borrow some techniques or style, but The Stings particular style cannot be copied unless that producer and directin' want to be known as the Xerox machines of the film industry. The woes of writing a column! Deadline time! What to write about? Had a super idea earlier in the week. But naturally, didnt write it down . . . and I lost it! What are you guys interested in? Youre great readers, pnmplimpnfing me on doing such a nice job. But having to come up with something scintillating and stimulating every week can be kinda tough. So . . . what do you want to talk about? A real blank, even with a beautiful glass of wine for inspiration to the right of my typewriter. Funny story. A good California artist whom I know once told me the reason he got into art was that one of his was once married to an artist. Now, he met this fuy and found him to be really neat. Also liked this guys artist friends. He was so impressed he decided to be an artist. You know, hes doing very well exhibitions in big museums, reviews and stories in national art was magazines. Who knows, perhapa-thaUalen- t latent and needed some kind of silly catalyst to push it out! Theres a good show in Salt Lake City right now- -- Abraham Walkowitz, at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts on the U. of U. campus. Walkowitz was me of the initial American modernists through whom the Continental influences were expressed. I find his paintings of New York City life in the early 20th century to be his most interesting, paintings that capture the heartbeat and vitality of the city and express the character of its diverse personalities. The show will be up until December 1st. Its well worth the freeway time. This was an exciting time in the his toy of American art, a time when our artists were coming into their own, foreshadowing the period years later when the in- temational art scene shifted its center to New York. Lionel Venturi, ever hear of him? Hes a con- - SUMS Chevron ITALIAN CUISINE an elegant but casual atmosphere DONT Pollute WOLFES IS NOW OPEN! 1 0-- 6 The bar is now open from 9 p.m.-- l p.m. MINI-BOTTL- AND WINE AVAILABLE ES 6:30-10:3- 0 pm Tuesday thru Saturday Sunday Closed Monday 6pm-10p- m Dally 41 2 MAIN STREET - PARK CITY Come in and see everything that's new for 75. . . and see our newly remodeled and expanded store at ike, Jretre,Vrdmulkn PRE-SEASO- N SPECIAL! FOR LOCALS ONLY Edge File, Flat File & Hot Wax Pala JidnvOin Bufjet $5.00 Binding Mechanical Release lto)emb&r Check - $2.00 Base Repair Cant Check - Free Cant Job $10.00 Hot Wax $1.50 -- P-t- ex & Labor 'tuiW -- -- W, all m 'trimmings jfoirv Prices good until Nov. 20 45 per pei5otv. 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