Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 21, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press life july 1997 Barry show bits today on television 1 Miracle of Kathy Miller before becoming a household name As mad about yous Jamie Helen Hunt was the Veteran of More than 30 made fort series and in Tifis 1981 Hunt plays a Teer Iager who overcame devastating injuries to become a celebrated 8 bold documentary is billed As the first comprehensive performance portrait of the National Ballet of Canada and its Range of Vietnam a television history this episode of american experience considers the upheaval in America As people demonstrated against the War in 8 Chicago Hope As Hancock awaits the outcome of his brother in Laws a former patient is faced with a life death decision regarding her unborn talk shows David Letterman Pauly Leslie puff daddy Jay Leno Tea Tom Snyder Andy Richter Conan Obrien Tea politically incorrect Ann Robert Paul Naomi today in music history in about people at a site in East i i where the Berlin Wall once for a Benefit concert that included an All Star cast performing Pink floyds the born this Day cat 1947 Don 1924 Robin 1952 Ernest 1899 soundbite if i get any the next one will be set at the shalom retirement director Joel ponders whether hell be on Board for a Batman 5 today lineup theatre Winnipeg fringe festival old mar Ket to july frequent Fringer passes 10 admissions Junior the lion who Mac warehouse to comedy rumours Tom to july 8 comedy Island Bob to 9 no cover nightspots Blue note cafe rubber Buffalo Bills wild Sunstone Coffee Hal windows lounge Sheraton Ron coming soon another Roadside attraction Assiniboia Downs july the offspring Winnipeg Conven Tion Centre july Blind baseball commentator wanted Job since childhood Dow interviews players extensively to seek Colour by Aileen goos for Toje free press this is what Ive wanted to do since on Wardlaw sees things differently than most being born without eyes Hast stopped the 34 year old Colour commentator for the Paul saints baseball team from pursuing his this is what Ive wanted to do since i was a Little he being Blind int going to Stop True to his both he and partner Jim whom Wardlaw met at College in their native new Haven let anything Stop the duo got together 14 years ago when Wardlaw was searching for a partner to Call College games for the inhouse College radio he approached 16 other students with the Prospect before Lucas accepted the people really resented Don for being so Ambi explains i was the same so i did it see him As a Blind but As a As the Colour its War Laws Job to provide the statistics and trivia about the he draws the information from a stack of each filled with braille encoded notes about every last one of much like a reporter taking Wardlaw relies on his braille encoder to tap out com ments about plays and refers to them throughout the on the first night of a recent three night stint in War Laws braille encoder failed despite manufacturers claims that the Iii Tan a machine will last a life a Jis 3 time 11 us u Wardlaw managed to finagle a leaner from the crib for the following two nights in but that first Lucas found himself pulling double i have tremendous respect for even More than says we both have very clearly defined roles in this i dont Ever want to have to do Colour meticulous to the Point of Wardlaw is an incredibly thorough says he has to Hes been known to sit a player Down for an hour or asking everything from stats to pet All in an attempt to find the by doing his Job this it int imperative for Wardlaw to actually see the game to add Colour for his Wardlaw its radio they cant see As is the Case when one sense is the others gain extra Given it Doest sound As strange when Ward Law says he can Tell How Well a Ball has been hit Sim ply by the crack of the its not an exact he but when its a Good theres a solid sound to the Only sounds Wardlaw really needs to hear Are his cues from who serves up comments on the play to Wardlaw who in turn Doles out inform we both rely on each other very says i cant do Colour theres an Art to it and Don is mastering continued on Page c3 Little being Blind int going to Stop me Beer injection takes highs to Wacky Low its a Wacky some times seemingly populated by total i am not being i exclude myself and most readers from the total idiot if you spend enough time Reading the youre bound to agree that there Are so Many screws Loose out there that the doors May be about to fall off the example 1 in health officials Are work ing feverishly to Stop teens from injecting Beer directly into their the practice apparently gives an almost instant alcoholic As a the alcohol is apparently almost impossible to detect on a users which would seem to be but apparently this is not a nor will it Lead to our very own youth giving it a if youre stupid enough to want to fill a syringe with Beer and inject your self with you dont need to read this Lindor Reynolds column for in if youre stupid enough to give it a the words in this column Are probably too big for you to under the dangers of this fad Are fairly obvious sharing Needles could Lead to hepatitis or his when youre you dont aim Well and people will have All the proof they need that you a total plus youll leak when you actually drink a Beer in the traditional from a Straw inserted into the Beer that is stuck in your special Beer what in looking for is a reason Why anyone would do there not mensa but that cant be the Only is there some sort of genetic coding that can explain Beer Hunting for the Mike Jenny Mccarthy new sitcom or cigars that about the Only reason in will ing to other explanations Are but its a Guy thing wont be example 2 an Illinois Man is suing a stripper and a strip club for damages suffered when Busty heart allegedly smacked him upside the head and neck with her 88inch ill give you a moment to Ponder All the information in that since i believe any Guy whose idea of an evening of culture includes Busty heart deserves a smack upside the my sympathies Are not with the Bennie Casson is seeking in damages for the assault and Battery committed upon him by hearts each of which allegedly weighs 40 one can Only assume that the entertainers surgeon was Able to provide the accurate Cassons Legal documents maintain that the owners of the bar knew should have known the dangerous condition presented by having physical Contact with he also contends that the club should have warned customers to watch out for hearts which is Akin to telling people on a whale watching tour to watch out for other than the fact that Hes apparently a total what was Casson doing in the bar and Why was he with in Range of the celebrated weapons in not blaming the victim but unless the clubs manager kidnapped Casson and forced him to sit in the second or third none of this would have and where is this mans Pride youre making a fool out of yourself Why do i get the feeling that inject ing Beer had something to do with this whole Brouhaha every Day this week Call 94friiuce Over 100 exciting theatre companies m i i i r bringing you adventure from across Manitoba and around the world ;