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Coral Andrews Chronicle Special Nobody has brainstormed rock parody better than the bizarre but intellectually refreshing collective of National Lampoon, those satirists from the popular radical publication of the same name. . In 1972 on Nat Lamp's first comedy album entitled Radio Dinner, Tony Hendra did marvellous mimicry of the late Beatle John Lennon on Magical Misery Tour. This memorable send-up featured Hendra as a superbly demented Lennon sermonizing Lennon's own words which were intricately extracted from actual interviews with the Beatles. It remains to this day one of Nat Lamp's best. Not to be outdone, zany co-hort Christopher Guest made history in 1977, on Nat Lamp's That's Not Funny, That's Sick, with a horrendous spoof on children's show Mister Roger's Neighborhood called Mister Roberts. No comic, even Robin Williams. has come close to copying it. Guest is also noted for his parody of KlTet on Those Fabulous Sixties, putting folksinger Bob Dylan to shame. Place these two madcaps with Michael 'Lenny' McKean (of Laverne and shiriey's Lenny and Squiggy), and the hairy Harry Shearer. and you have 'Engiartd's Helen Hitchene and her Folk Song Medley. PAGE " - WATERLOO MONICLE. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1m Teri Lester and Lori Metkle perform a ecene hem Michael Jackson's Thrillet. Many Moods Crazies come together in Spinal Tap Kevin Ponzo Chronicle Special A vast array of 22 musical performances promises to make Bluevale collegiate’s annual production of Many Moods of Music as exciting as ever. BCI's most talented students have created the show, which runs Thursday throw Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $4 for adults, $3 for students with fee cards. and $2 for seniors and children. They are available at Bluevale in advance or at the door. "The many types of music presented will make the show enjoyable to everyone in the community. not just high school students," said Carolyn Kehn. the My! dll'eetor of Many Moods _ _ y - _ _ Bluevale's Many Moods of Music has gained a reputation in the community for its fine quality. The efforts of this year's performers, organizers and technicians have resulted in a show that is sure to maintain this reputation. Movie review Brenda éyroffy will play piano for the show again this year. In the jazz tune Catching the Sun, she will be joined by Tim Fisher on trumpet and Andy Wood on saxophone. Rock music will include the presentation of the Police‘s Message in a Bottle by Alan Dicknoether, a Bluevald veteran. A Mesdtey of Folk Songs will be presented by Helen Hitchens (guitar and vocals) and Margo McKerlie (vocals). The mellow Mr. Bojal‘les by Dan Ferrede and Tom Nitsche exemplifies the softer music that " be presented. Maple Leaf Rag, a piano solo by Henry Koo, will accompany an excellent mime by Dave and Betsy Hud- gins. _ ’ “Because of all the talent, we had a really hard time cutting the show do1qn to a.” she said, .... _. . . . . -. _ . ... "hira, ttTueareTtirdents will be presenting original music. Jim Cash will perform his classical Road Not Taken, Laura Harris her Love Story, and Tim Minthom his mellow Save That Day. The at.“ sponsors for Marty Hoods are Mrs. Beryl Pi'lug and Mr. Jim Majer. They provide much assistance and advice to the students. "Many Moods is unique because it is run by students," said Heather Main, personnel director. Any musical of this type would not be possible without hundreds of hours of technical work. Jason Campbell scoured the city for stage lights and claims he has created a "bigger, more powerful, more sophisticated system" than any Bluevale has ever seen. Special effects director Kathy O'Drowsky has prepared her usual array of surprises. This includes a new laser system designed specifically for the Show." said Vince Stark. - Main was one of a dozen student organizers who watched upwards of 40 auditions in January. -Sound will be cirordinated by Peter Currie and Allan Wright. They will be using an echo machine rented from Stage 4 Productions as well as a newly-purchased monitor system and sound board, This is Spinal Tap, now at the Cinema, utilizes the insatiable rock knack of Hendra, Guest, and Co, all lovingly directed by Rob Reiner (MeatheUd of the All in the Family Fame). loudest rock band' Spinal Tap This hilarious romp chronicles Spinal Tap on their last catastrophic U.S. tour playing such renown venues as Vanderbilt Auditorium. and the Lindbergh Air Base, featuring Fred Willard (America Tonight) as military emcee. Spinal Tap is plagued with hassles from constantly exploding drummers (in true Pythonesque fashion! to a barrage of bruised egos, roadies, groupies, slaughter from the critics, and anything else that is part of growing up in the British Isles and being a rock star. Some are going to see this movie as nothing more than the tale of a 054 born-loser rock group, but others will shake with laughter the second they read the credits. biBergi does an improvised seriés (the Whole film is improv) of candid sequences chatting with Spinal Tap about their history, influences and rock raison d'étre. Son of the famous Carl Reiner, Rainer Junior stars as loyal follower and interviewer Marty DiBergi. uune Chadwick plays a shag-cut cosmic, interfering. magma cum laude manager. - - Kendra is uprxrarious" as Faith who endures every tram Fire in the Mountain. Mike W_an_d_ Alan JNehnoethor with special cinch hardship the best he can The ribs never stop. but the true brilliance of this project is the band itself. For anyone who is a rock documentary aficionado, you‘ll have a heyday picking multiple jibes at every genre of band who ever graced the grooves. Reiner Iampoons them all. Stonehenge has tor be the funniest scene in the whole movie, when the band's plummeting back drop doesn't quite measure up to original plan. Spinal Tan with its ferocious wide-angle camera angles, constant harnnguing and hard-core rock lingo is loaded with inside group gags from start to finish, _ He has to explain and deal with former band members various demises including choking on someone else's vomit (direct slurs on The Who's Keith Moon, Jimi Hendrix, or Mama Cass Elliot for that matter), to mysterious gardening accidents. McKean as David and Guest as Nigel. who would put Kiss mogul Gene Simmons to shame with his tongue charades, are a simulated Jagger Richards or Uohn and Paul' as they banter about their camaraderie. With British chartbusters like the mind-blowing Sex Farm Woman and biting rocker Big Bottom. Spinal Tap may lose the rock race but will go in ttim history as the ultimate rockumentary, with an MBE going to director Rainer for stupendous spoof effort: Nathalie Craan in The Lion Skip; Tonight. Alex Vordocchia with Becki Rice and of Music