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ENTERTAINMENT.
Huey Lewis rocks in Oakland [ Celia's lacks taste
By Stephen
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Hucy Lewis and ihc New*
brought 19*4 to a *tttlEng clo^c * ith
two dxuting concerts at the
Oakland Coltaim.
On December Mat 8 p.m. \harp.
Lot Lot*** opened Tor the group
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It was Sunday night, ami tired with air humdnwu lr.fi and ihc
same old food we cat at home, we decided to try a rcjlatnw. We
opened up the yellow pages and one of us. with eyes dosed. Nnded
a finger upon an ad for "Celia's."
Celia's, a coz> and moderately priced Mexican American
restaurant lor»t*d on 21st and Geary, serves a wide variety of
from Mann County. After 20
Mcxiran dishes.
minute*, however, mmi of th* uMd
The place U no; heavily f the band member* one by cue:
We ncJccd to our disappointment. Uiat t*»c 'o*xl cri.w in snail
Mario Cipoliina on bast. Bill Gib*
port'oa*. The crv.hil.itb was very smal! and a>ted nrxdhxre. The
ton on drumi. Scan Hopper on
vco was wgS)\ and not enough llUing ^vas prnvtdeti. Further-
LcyboarJ. Johnny Colta on the saxophone,
and Chns Hayes on lead
guitar.
more, it Uttcd too bland. In fact, both the enchilada and ih= tacn
lacked flavot. The plate afeo came v.-,ih a sn all dich o' salad that
tastrvj more like diner's yluc.
Meanwhile, from abote the stage,
a large rectangular object was
tovcrcd to the platform. The object
%»as a cable err. from which lead
linger Hucy Lewi* stepped out.
Finally, the heartbeat led into the
performing of the Top 10 smash
The chili vcrde, a Mexican bcrf slew, was also quite ordinary.
Th= mcit u-as tender, but UK whole dish had to characteristic
flavor. The stew's pale color reflected its blind flavor. The portion
o
"Heart or Rock anj holt." Beside*
folia's utopoonc 10I0 and Lcwb'
accompanimeni on the harmonica.
the song featured the rhythmic
clanging of :Se bell on the cable car.
After titling • few leu succcuful
tongs from hh fint album. H~*y
Le*ii and thr Newt. Le*ii sang "
"If This Is It" from Sports, dtz
Lucml ante Huey Lewis returned to th* Bay At* for two sold-out
group's mrst recoa album. Lewis
concerts at the Oakland CoUsenu.
dedicated ihts lop TVn single from
August to the 49ers, thereby receiv-
agjtn. Finally, the tend returned to
Spam album — c* of the top ten
tng thunderoui applause from the
the itapc. while a n.v yell ucgan i°
selling L.P*s of 1C8*.
audience. Later in the concert, he
the front rows. Lewis, upon hearing
Accompanying the group wa>
humorotnly dedicated their newest
the yell, asked "You want a new
Oakland'? Tower of Power horn
single. "Walking on a Thin Lint."
K/W/*" Suddenly the **iote stadium
bind, members of which bobbed up
to the bubal* officials.
chimed in. "I Want a New Drug!"
and down as they ulrw tueir in- As the band pbyed this Top Ten
In the Middle of the concert, band struments. LMCT. Ihc Tower of single, everyone beg»n to get up and
members put down their invtrumcruv Pnvktf joined LewU na little dance dance in the allies.
to %tng their customary a cappclU Mcp. Throughout the e.wert. Kind
Kir the New >CII"» Eve perfor-
songs. HOT the flrsi ton*. "If* Ail ritcmbcrs moved and danttd all «\rr
nunce. Lew it invited *cveial
Right, ** no percussion wn the \tigc nuking mrc lo face fans
members ot ihe -Wen. including
necoury because the audience in cath section of the arena u *omc
quArtctbock Joe MonUna. on stage.
rorled the stadium with rhythmic point.
"(During the concert) I Imi L lot
clapping. For the second. "Walking Dctpilc *orld~*dc acclaim.
of hair becjuve I wai putlinp it all
in a Winter Wonderland." artificial Lewis has not ftxpottcn his torrtt in
out. My voice was gone, and I -.va*
snowfbkes fell on the stage to com- the Ba> Area. "Wc'»e performed
loully in love!" exclaimed tcmor
plete the wintery image.
all ovrr the wtitld. but the Son Fran-
Cindy Arvanitc*. who attended tb:
Hucy Lewis and the Ncwi perci%co Hay Area i* Mill the bey place
New Year's Eve concert.
formed several more hits, including for Kock and Roll!" I cwis
"Do You Relieve in Lent" and
If the >M concern of I **W arc any
exclaimed.
"Working For a Livin*" and
indication. Hucy Lcwi\ and the
After one fifteen minuic curtain
"Finally found a Home" from the
Scw\ will go nowhere but up in
call, the chant for "HU-5Y" row
1985 and beyond.
r chili verde was much too small for the S7.?0 price tag.
Not Ml was lost, though, u. the rice and bcuu were quite good
and were wr/ed in large portion; which was probably an attempt
Vi cover the sr all sciving of the chilf vrrdc.
The tostada, an open-faced taco. I'kc most of the other dishes,
was bland and skinny. Most other tostadas are overflowing with
mca;. bean and crisp lettuce, and have a crispy shcil, but this
toxada had a voggy shell. The lettuce ^-u limp, and the tostada
wr& >mall and a major disappointment all around.
Most combination plates ranged around S6. smaller combinations
were around S4. and the chili verde was around S7. The
menu also included a variety of Mexican-style aieaks and a few
choices of American dislics.
One i omment on the softdrinks: the coke uuted ai if sugar were
added to it.
We give the restaurant a "C-". The ser\!ce w£t good, the
place w^s neat, but overall, ihc food needs in.provemcn;.
...then try Korean food
dUhet called g
ByMioSoh
Jcoo and Sauh Jcon (fried whit
Tired of tile? Tlrrd of school? fish and prawni). The ftsh and
Tlted of the same old food you r«t prawns arc dredged with flour,
eicodayT Well then. It's about dripped in bcalen eggs, and fried
time you got • frcw friend* or golden brown in corn oil.
relatives together to go 01, (or None of lW: ^'ighu should be
some Korean food.
unaccompanied by Kimcbce, the
Korean food U * mixture cf the ultimate. Indispensable Korean
spicy and bland in which anyone dish. Kuncboe Is fermentd plkl
can find something to his taste. ed cabbage — a mixture of sliced
One customarily starts out with a turnip and tender green onions In
bowl ol fine white rice which Is ac- brine. If you like spicy food, this
companied by dishes of meat, for you. If you can't take hot stul
ttgcuble. or luh.
then b* sure you have wme wall
Probably the mot! nouble nearby before you lake a bite.
Korean dlth U Bulgogi, which is
Soaps influence everyone
Korean cuiilne Is aho notabl
thinly sliced beef marinated in soy for soups, derived from either bee!
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Many o*ic-*Uth itrz total (Continued on p^tte 17) ^ In addition, there are thh *nd Home »\ 576 San Matro A'
"What happened on .Ml My
OiiUnn yrnentay?"
This question, heard in the
academic confines of Lowell High
School. Is t familiar one. echoed by
many poor *HIU ocro*s the country
who frequently mtsi their daiiy soap
opens. However, many people frequency
uke care of this pfobte.it by
merely calling in ikk from wutk. at
cutting a class or two. so &u they
can catch their f«vot ity «wp.
Are soap opera: really that
important?
To 30 million Americam. the
answer h "Ye* *• Soap operas have
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