Okay,okay.
      This
      was
      not
      the
      greatest
     
     
      entertainment
      page
      in
      the
      world.
      But
      that
     
     
      is
      okay.
      Because
      I
      can
      do
      better
      next
      time.
     
     
      And
      I
      am
      a
      gcod
      person.
      I’m
      good
     
     
      enough,
      {’m
      smart
      enough,
      and
      gosh
      darn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      it,
      peopic
      tike
      me.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ea
      Robbie
      Robertson
      oe
      fe
      2
      ie
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      SNAPPERS
      A
      NOVEL:
     
     
      -
      TRICK.ITEM
      BANG
      .
     
     
      DROP.
      IT/
      TROWIT/
     
    

    
     
      ‘
       STEPON
      IT/SNAPIT/
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CAUTION:
      :
      CAREFULLY
      READ
     
     
      OTHER
      CAUTIONS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      NOW
      PLAYIN
      G
      AT
      A
      THEATER
     
     
      NEAR
      YOU
      (well--at
      the
      only
      theater
     
    

    
     
      in
      Charlottetown)
     
    

    
     
      1."The
      Super"
      starring
      Joe
      Pesci
      (you
     
     
      know,
      from
      "Goodfellas")
     
    

    
     
      2."Shout"
      starring
      John
      Travolta
      (the
     
     
      "Grease"
      guy)
     
    

    
     
      3."Deceived"
      (with
      Goldie
      Hawn--does
     
     
      anyone
      remember
      "Laugh
      In"?)
     
    

    
     
      4."The
      Fisher
      King"
      (five
      thumbs
      up)
     
     
      5."Ernest
      Scared
      Stupid
      (uh-huh.)
     
    

    
     
      and
      finally
     
    

    
     
      #6."Suburban
      Commando"
      (did
      you
      really
     
     
      believe
      that
      the
      Hulkster
      was
      never
      on
     
     
      steroids?)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VAN
      MORRISON
     
     
      Hymns
      To
      The
      Silence
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      X-PRESS
      ENTERTAINMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Why
      Kevin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Costner
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wondertul
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (formerly
      titled
      10
      Reasons
      Why
      I
      Love
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kevin
      Costner)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1/He
      has
      krinkles
      around
      his
      eyes
     
     
      2/He
      was
      in
      Dances
      With
      Wolves
     
     
      3/He
      directed
      Dances
      With
      Wolves
     
     
      4/He
      likes
      frozen
      Hostess
      Twinkies
     
     
      5/He
      produced
      Dances
      With
      Wolves
     
    
   
   
    
     
      6/He
      looks
      great
      in
      Levi’s
     
     
      7/l
      like
      the
      name
      Kevin
     
     
      8/He
      has
      a
      wicked
      grin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9/He
      was
      in
      Robin
      Hood
      and
      Bryan
     
     
      Adams
      sang
      the
      leading
      song
      for
      it
     
    

    
     
      10/I
      just
      watched
      Dances
      With
      Wolves
     
     
      again
      and
      I
      didn’t
      get
      even
      one
      snack
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hymns
      to
      the
      Silence-
      Van
      Morrison
     
    

    
     
      (Polygram)
      |
     
     
      Pop,
      Pop-
      Rickie
      Lee
      Jones
      (Geffen)
     
     
      Storyville-
      Robbie
      Robertson
      (Geffen)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      last
      couple
      of
      weeks
      have
      been
     
     
      seriously
      hard
      on
      the
      pocket
      book.
      I
      have
     
     
      eagerly
      awaited
      two
      of
      these
      three
      new
     
     
      releases
      (Van’s
      the
      odd
      man
      out).
      All
      of;
     
     
      these
      artists
      are
      quite
      capable
      of
      creating}
     
     
      superb
      music,
      yet
      are
      equally
      capable
      of
     
     
      tossing
      off
      uninspired,
      frustrating
      material,
     
     
      What
      are
      latest
      like?
      Well...
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Van
      Morrison’s
      latest,
      Hymns
      to
      the
     
     
      Silence,
      -
      his
      first
      double
      studio
      release
      (|
     
     
      think)-
      continues
      in
      the
      same
      vein
      as
      hij)
     
     
      last
      couple
      of
      albums.
      Morrison’s
      olde}
     
     
      material
      is
      the
      most
      intensely
      emotiona;
      !
     
     
      music
      I’ve
      ever
      heard.
      Time
      has
      mellowet|
     
     
      the
      tortured
      youth
      who
      created
      Asti
      )
     
     
      Weeks;
      his
      newer
      music
      is
      dinner
      music
     
     
      elevator
      music,
      muzack,
      wall
      paper
      music,
     
     
      whatever
      you
      want
      to
      call
      it,
      it’s
      tasteful
      t
     
     
      the
      point
      of
      blandness.While
      still
      quit}
     
     
      good,
      his
      recent
      albums
      are
      sterile
      wit)
     
     
      cold
      and
      polished
      sonics,
      and
      Van’s
      voici
      |
     
     
      though
      still
      quite
      warm
      and
      minor
     
     
      soulful,
      doesn’t
      pack
      the
      incredib)
      :
     
     
      passionate
      wallop
      it
      once
      did.
      His
      late
      2S
     
     
      features
      good
      songs
      and
      vocals,
      but
      it’s
      é
      a
     
     
      just
      so
      unexciting.
      The
      truth
      is
      Van’
      S
      |
     
     
      pleasant
      bore
      now
      who
      always
      get
      a
      goq
     
     
      natured
      yawn
      from
      yours
      truly.
      He’s
      still
      |
     
     
      spiritual
      as
      ever;
      lots
      of
      "Thee's
      a
     
     
      "Thou's
      and
      "He's
      and
      "Lord’s
      peppery
     
     
      all
      over
      the
      place.
      Jesus,
      enough
      of
      i
     
     
      God-stuff
      already!
      Show
      me
      a
      good
      ro)
     
     
      n’
      roll
      song
      about
      God
      and
      I'll
      show
      yot
      i
     
     
      Led
      Zeppelin
      album
      cover
      that
      ma
     
     
      sense.
      Van
      gets
      especially
      boring
      when
      |
     
     
      reverts
      to
      just
      talking
      through
      the
      son)
     
     
      take
      away
      the
      vocal
      and
      you've
      {|
     
     
      K-Mart
      music.
      He’s
      equally
      dull
      wh
     
     
      repeating
      words
      or
      phrases
      over
      and
      ov
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      over
      and
      over
      and...
      well,
      an
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
     
     
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      aE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      17,
      1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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