Show Page 18 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday April 23 ONE BIG HAPPY Barry really does work NCASecrMEMtRGCNCi I WANT THE AUTHORITIES DtamcrncacPEKsoN MUHASCOMPlClEKNMfDGt OF MY PERSONAL AND MCHCALI By Poet-Gazet- books puts him on the road to promote his after havBarry said he started his latest book “men’s movthe and Robert fill his of Bly ing te As s professional humorist Dave Barry does indeed work No not on television He is not involved in producing “Dave’s World” a CBS show based on his writing and starring Harry Anderson “I’ve been asked a million times ‘Aren’t you that guy on “Night Court?’ ’ It’s just a miracle I haven’t shot somebody” Bany said CATHY come onBABi the Pittsburgh “wherein the guys hugged each other and played drums and displayed their deepest masculine feelings” Barry’s goal is to not address men but guys loosely defined as males who like “neat stuff and really pointless challenges” have “no rigid or morel code” and “are not great at communicating their intimate feelings assuming they have any" Defying competition from another professional humorist Garrison Keillor and his ‘‘Book of Guys” Barry completed his mission last year lb well-defin- rUO! show me FILES? THE BRADFORD SUEETHBWTf THE ERROR MKIN PIE BOK? r NOT YW WERE CHANTS COPE JUST HAS FMS TODAY FDR WHOLE I HONEY WITH THE PACXASE UN to THEY TURN All THEM ME TEN MINUTES AM AND NON EVERYTHIN M IS WRON&? ‘I’ve been asked a million times ‘Aren’t you that guy on Night Court? It’s just a miracle I IF AMC ANT YOUR COMPUTER FINE MRPINKLEY haven’t shot somebody’ MACHWES INTO PLEASE ?? appeared several times on Keillor’s radio show “It was great just watching Garrison work but I’m not really performer” said Barry 48 who has been writing for the Herald since 1983 and won a Pulitzer Prize in ’88 His newspaper days date to the ’70s when he —Dave Barry He writes a weekly column for Tropic the Miami Herald’s Sunday magazine The column is syndicated in more than 200 newspapers “I think you can call that ‘work’ said Barry in a rare flash of nonhumor worked for a daily in West Chester outside Philadelphia and near his alma mater Haverford College He also wrote “occasional random” Other work includes a hefty collection of books — IS so far with the latest “Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys” (in paperback from humor pieces for the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Sunday magazine and Barry had his foot in the door “I wouldn’t have gotten started if it weren’t for (newspaper) Sunday magazines” he said “The Herald mw a couple and they helped me get Fawcett Columbine) occasional reporting for the Herald on such national events as the presidential primaries and even less occasional appearances in the infrequent gatherings of the Root Bottom Remainders hired” Many papers have dropped their Sunday maga- zines cutting off a market for humor writers Barry points out “There’s now no real established route or place to write humor” he said “Most people who are trying to be funny are hy- This band of musically inclined authors including Amp Tkn and Stephen King usually gets together just once a year at the American Booksellers Assocation Convention but it has become defining moment in the lives of several of them Barry was eager to mention the group ing television or dubs” Barry's work for the Miami Herald has been a route for a book career putting him in the com- i when interviewed by phone from Miami “Were you there when Brace played with us?” he asked (Bruce is of course Springsteen) It was clear after that night that the bana members should stick to their respective day jobs which Barry does with dedication “I haven’t missed a column (deadline) yet” he said despite a travel schedule which frequently HAGAR THE HORRIBLE ed show there were no hard feelings Birry WAlfc? BEETLE BAILEY pany of several Herald colleagues — Edna Buchanan Carl Hiassen and Jon Katzenbach — who have become authors “Living in Miami encourages you to become a book author" Barry explained “It’s refer to work inside You might get hit by a bullet if you leave your room" 'Primal Fear’ No By Scott Lindaw AHOCIawa ITEM WITOf LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Richard Gere courtroom drama “Primal Fear” grossed S68 million to tap the box office for a third weekend while two Robin Williams films surpassed the $100 million mark “The Birdcage” with Williams as a gay night-du- b owner earned $49 million to place No 4 over the yeeMpd It earned atanJpf $1047n)ilUojuod is the first 1993 release to top the $100 million PEANUTS says the columnist ement” s phenomenon k's ' 1 again lion in earnings “Fear” was fifth with $41 million followed by the debuts of “Mrs Winterbourne” and “Celtic Pride” with $4 million each The figures are based on industry estimates of ticket sales Fridty through Sunday Final figures were due today 1 “Primal Fear” $68 million 2 “The Substitute” $61 million 3 “Janies and the Giant Peach” $34 million 4 “The Birdcage” $49 million “Fear” $41 million - “Mrs Winterbourne” $4 million 7 (tie) “Celtic Pride” $4 million 8 “A Thin Line Between Love and Hate” S33 million 9 “SgLBilko” $12 million 10 “Flirting with Disaster” $2 million r-6ti- e) The special effects-fille- d “Jumanji” released in December has grossed $1001 million ‘‘The Substitute” starring Tom Berenger debuted at No 2 with $61 million to drop “James and the Giant Peach” into third place with $34 mil 1 MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM US Goose IIU YOU COMP WXVOGWS A PAD CASE OFFLE AS ANP4 & Kiss reunites leather your black skin-tigkiss fans The original members of the bind ire reuniting for i ht worldwide tour rv t 3 Stanley appeared in Manhattan on IX DwNDTb of CMttSI HE Alto HAS hPEDM&S IE THE WORLD'S MCATfST NAMUAN'XUDo TV SPECIALS' IM MoWS' XFiMRED CUT WHAT XlitoiNt XU FU TbDoPoR AUVtfib STADIUMS' WHAT abandon Hollywood NEW YORK (AP) — Alec THERE ARE DOWNSIDES IbEVDtTWMi time” Sim- - parents after their Tuesday also claims that he and other Jackson workers were pressured to lie to a grand jury during the investigation Baldwin 38 and hit actress wife Kim Basinger 41 became first-tim- CLOSE TO HOME Baldwin was acquitted last ByPbRHp Akter because he had three trumps and only a doubleton diamond West found the best lead a trump At first Reese thought he could just play off his three lop hearts But here West would run and return his last trump leaving England who supposedly slew a dragon Last January 28 England lost its most famous bridge player Terence Reese who died at the age of 81 Arguably Reese was the best bridge player-write- r there has ever been In his prime he was s brilliant technician And he wrote some of the greatest books for experts like “Bidding a Bridge HaadT “The Expert Game and “Play These Hands with Me” Here is a deal that exhibits Reese'S excellent dedarer-pla- y In the auction three spades art the sail Three soOturp denied a ace and four spa dee denied the diamond king or a singleton diamond North went on to six A hywui ctavetoprrienl h etr fcowot berooknIDghfa “When people ask me what it's like being a father I uy it's hard to leave home I don't want to go out of my house” Baldwin told Good Housekeeping ”1 see that Jim Carrey gets $20 million to make a movie” he said “If I got $20 million I’d do one movie and quit HDw much money do yon need? I’d take the $20 million and go home” month of misdemeanor battery on a celebrity photographer who bad videotaped Baldwin and Basinger arriving home with their baby This is St George’s Day aimed for the patron saiat of iCTi e The original four hadn't played together for years until earlier this year wbca they put out an album get-u- ps LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former security guard is suing Michael Jackson claiming he was fired for exposing perjury that occurred in connection with probe of child molestation allegations against the pop star ar tour The first concert is June 28 at Detroit’! Tiger Stadium The tour will cover Europe the Far East and Australia ' “This isn't about anything but the fans and the fans have want- Guard sues Jackson Baldwin says if anybody offered him $20 million to do a movie he’d do it and quit the business Since then Baldwin said he The band started in 1974 and quickly became known for concerts that included pyrotechnics drum sets and iMhi fa tsmptatkyi to esc if adsSrm fc months ago two-ye- IMPOSE ed this for a long Try to M that made them famous to would rather be at hdme with the baby than anywhere else announce the start of a A UPK REAL LIFE ADVENTURES i Baldwin ready to ghoulish makeup sr ''&f l J was born six daughter Ireland ' Tuesday in the FOX TROT "r Called “Kiss Unplugged" NEW YORK (AP) — Get out SimGene mons Ace Peter Frehley Criss and Piul & Reese with only 11 tricks: six spades four hearts and one diamond Declarer would have to take the diamond finesse Suddenly Reese spotted the solution After winning the first trick with dummy's spade seven Reese called for the dub three W ben East rushed up with the ace Reese discarded the heart Jerome Johnson's suit filed No charges were filed but i Jackson reportedly reached $13 million settlement with a boy who had filed a lawsuit Johnson says he overheard a telephone call in which the security chief for Jackson’s MJJ Pro- ductions Inc admitted he had “protected (Jackson) in front of the grand jury” Johnson wss fired in April 1993 after reporting the conversation to two other executives he claims An aftcr-houmessage left for ra Jackson’s publicist was not immediately returned Johnson's suit one of at least three former employees have filed against Jackson seeks unspecified CIDHbyNEMmx TEST i iimi n of hearts and played a spade to dummy’s 10 claiming 1 2 tricks: six spades five hearts and the diamond ace I m jh I fill is i IKJII y K1MI AtITI Sauth AKQfll uqi aq — Vulnerable Neither Dealer South East switched to a diamond kiag-quee- JJ its s but Reese vos with the ace the Q Wt ace! cashed the spade ace unblocked 1 1D J I Para Martk S I NT 4 Opening lead: t( Fw I'm Pms Alpaas |