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PAGE B4 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 Paul Anka | was very positive about the whole thing. Pop music was in its infancy, and we needed someâ€" thing like that to bust it wide open, | Anka says. Thank God the Beatles came along. They made what | wanted to do a lot more acceptable. When | saw them in Paris and tried to buy their masters, nobody had even neard of them The list of musicians who have overed Anka tunes reads like a Who s Who of popular music, ncluding Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand. Conmie Francis, Mitch Miller. Buddy Holly, Tom Jones and the Doobie Brothers. Anka‘s sumaway bestseller, My Way, adapted from a French bailad, nas also been a hit for artists as jverse as Elvis Presiey, Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis Jr. and Sex Pistol Sid Vicious ts a little off the wall, â€" Anka ‘nuckles _ It wasn t my favorite secording. but | guess when you re the writer and the publishâ€" ar you feel a little more forgiving. Everypody has their own feeling tor that song. but once it leaves t s out of your hands Among the approximately 700 songs to Ankas credit are a number of pieces for films, inâ€" luding, most recently, the theme 743â€"3219 Visit Our Factory Showrcont Mon.â€"Fri, 1:00â€"5:30 â€" Sat. 9:00â€"12:00 "48 Willlam St. W.> qMiM6 â€" High Quality Firm Foam All Standard Sizes Available Mattresses and 39" x 80"> Extra Long Single for the How To Turn An Ordinary Day Into An Adventure He recently returned to acting with a guest appearance as an exâ€"con in the NBC premiere moâ€" vie, Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster. His thespian pursuits are only one aspect of his diverse talents which he preâ€" fers to keep separate from his musical career. I‘m reading some scripts right now, but | don‘t want to carry a film, just do some choice things, says Anka. He still wants to leave time for his musical interests, as well as his latest project to establish an NHL franchise in Ottawa, pursuâ€" ing his lifelong love of hockey. Since he was a kid, Anka has been fascinated by the game, and even used to take time out from a busy touring schedule to attend Detroit Red Wings training camp with his good buddy Gordie Howe music and title song for Kevin Costner‘s No Way Out, the theme for Louis Malle‘s Atlantic City, for which Anka received top honors at the Venice Film Festival, and the _ Academyâ€"Awardâ€"nominated soundtrack for The Longest Day, in which Anka also acted Anka is very optimistic about the future of the Ottawa Senators. | think most sports are high Clowns and Balloons "Make their days â€" Sunniâ€"Daiz!" Browsers vé}y-u;iléodhe/ (Continued from page B1) 747â€"5732 14 KING ST. N. »! WATERLOO 1991 Prews ana risk, but we‘re going to give it a shot. It‘s certainly indigenous to me. | know it well." In. the midst of What would seem to be a nonâ€"stop rush from engagement . to â€" engagement, Anka still finds time to gevote to charity as well. All the, s from his recently rele, single, For You Children, will be donated to Unicef and World Vision. He feels strongly about contributing his time to the betterment of those less fortunate than himself. ‘‘Wherever | can fit that in, it is very important to me. | think all people in all communities that have enjoyed success have to give back," Anka says. ‘"‘When you come from a very modest background, you respect where you come from. | think the only ACROBATS ,nfi'fl‘iu WNGGLERS . tounemresnvitics MIMES MUSICIANS MAGICIANS oz ém o8 Ux&kA fl is3 Saturday, August 24 Thursday, August 22 7:00 p.m. KING & HERBERT STREET UpTown DAY Sponsored By UpTown BJA Outdoor entertainment on King Street in Uptown Waterloo Sponsored By Union Gas "It‘s fun collecting. It‘s also time consuming. You develop an eye and appreciation for these things,"‘ he says. Anka is very much looking forward to his return to Canada, as a performer and as a sports entrepreneur. There seems no danger of this talented, multiâ€" faceted individual spreading himâ€" self too thin, just as there seems no end to the interests he might pursue in the future. Anka will continue to be Canada‘s eclectic ambassador of goodwill and the pursuit of excellence. way we can see results is ultiâ€" mately people. The human eleâ€" ment will never disappear." Paul Anka will be appearing at Kitchener‘s Centre in the Square on September 12. AUGUST 22â€"25 N Te aity or Saturday (Dusk) Special fire acts Sponsored By The Paper Factory FIRE NIGHT Friday, August 23 11:00 a m. â€" 5:00 pm Face Painting, Clowns and more Sponsored By Equitable Life 9. CeKkcoâ€"Tv Chronicle KIDS DAY Sponsored by: