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Ol I oc 111 > GC 111 (0 00 O ^ O o oc 00 > < I I 0 1 c s Mighty Mixture, By Gary Stevens DATEIJNE: NEW YORK NOTEBOOK NUANCES: The lovable George Burns must be trying to imitate Dustin Hoffman or is it Pec Wee Herman. The ancient comedian-singer (?) used to be 57\ (in the Burns and Allen heyday) Now he doesn't quite make 5'5\...In Bali they would have paid Jessica Hahn to put on her dress...I.ast season. Mont- gomery. Plant and Stritch were three ^spiring kids from Texas with a pleasant enough singing act. As per their current date at the Oak Room in the Algonquin Hotel, the act is ja//y, witty, peppy, winning. Sharon. Rebecca and Billy have come a long way in a year. I give them two bravas and one brava. Best bets- \Holi- day For Strings,\ \It Never Was You\ (one of the great songs ofthe century)and \In A Mellow Tone.\ ...Consid- ering the injustices endured by our native Redmen, isn't it ironic that so many of our states have Indian names. Oh, you thought Dakota was Dutch? ... \Gershwin\ (Doubleday) by Edward J a b1o n s k i. an a u t h o r enthralled with his subject, is required reading if you want to know more about genius George and learn to respect brother Ira. In the parlance of succinct lingo, the well researched volume is a Gershwinner...On quick observation most of the din- ers in a health food restau- rant are on the unattractive side..By any standard of rat- ing \I alk Kadio\attheNew Ninth District Senate Notebook By State Senator Dean G. Skelos This week we celebrate the memory of one of the most important figures in our history, Christopher Columbus. Columbus' voy- ages to the New World initiated the Age of Discov- ery that eventually led to the founding of our nation. Although history tells us that the Viking adventurer Lief Ericson reached the western hemisphere nearly 500 years before 1492, and sketchy evidence exists of earlier visits from St. Bren- dan and his monks, and per- haps even the ancient Phoe- nicians, Columbus is still recognized as the traditional discover of America. His voyages to the New World were the first significant journeys of exploration and colonization. The earlier vis- itors were just that, visitors. Columbus' first voyage' opened a new age of travel and exploration. The world would never again be the same. To understand the histor- ical significance of Colum- bus'journeys, one must look at his era. Although Colum- bus' time was marked by a growing interest in science and learning, it was still very much a time of dark ignor- ance. His plan to find a new route to the riches of the East was viewed as a n invita- tion to certain disaster by the superstitious and ignor- ant, and at best, an ill- advised gamble by the more enlightened. He led a dan- gerous expedition across thousands of miles of open ocean in time when mari- time navigation was in its infancy and sailors rarely, if ever, ventured out of sight of land. Columbus' bold voyage into the unknown changed history. Instead of finding a new route to the; Orient, he found a new' world. Because Columbus was a son of Genoa, his day is also set aside in recognition of all Italian Americans. The list of contributions made by Americans of Italian descent is long and distinguished. Consider the following list of great Italian Americans: Mother Cabrini, Joe Di Maggio, Frank Sinatrai, Fio- rello LaGuardia, Rocky Marcian .0, Vince Lombardi, Cattle branding was prac- ticed 4,000 years ago. Old tomb paintings show E- gyptians branding their cattle. United States Senator Alfonse D'Amato, and Governor Mario Cuomo. Even this short sampling offers a n excellent picture of the mark Italian Americans have made in every field of endeavor. Columbus Day is also a day for all Americans of every ethnic background. It is a celebration of all of our ancestors who journeyed to freedom in America. As a nation of immigrants we should all be proud of our ethnic heritages and cele- brate the many and varied backgrounds of the Ameri- can people. The term \melt- ing pot\ is still valid today. The American people are a wonderful combination of hundreds of different cul- tures, nationalities, races and religious. York Shakespeare Festival Public Theatre is a riveting, compelling play. Eric Bogo- sian has supplied biting lan- guage in unmasking what a nasty, despotic, half sick- half put-on talk show host is really all about. Both realis- tic and revealing, the play scorcs on all counts. Three cheers and one cheer more for Larry Pine as the man with an open microphone and a following of strange callers-in...l refer to Meson Botin as \Spain on West 58th Street. \Gracias to gra- cious Jose Ruso, the suave senor who owns the hospit- able hacienda. Wonderful Hake (a fish you must try), super Potato Puffs with Veal filling for an appetizer and a delicious, delightful Hispanic version of Chicken Cacciatore... When his coaching days are over, it will be fitting for the Cow- boys' Tom Landry to open a haberdashery store. In Dal- las, of course... A lot of peo- ple go through life with clogged ears and or addle brains. Once there was a radio listener who wanted to know why the Lebanese city was named Babe Ruth. That's what he interpreted Beirut to be. Recently I heard someone who confused euthanasia with youth in Asia. So there...\Bouncers\ at the Minetta Lane Theatre is the most ecletic show in years, f-our guys intertwined in life at an English disco cavort in a manner befitting activity in a gymnasium. The script is expressed as movement. By show's end. our enervated audience becomes physically active with heavy applause... Ask me not who the better ball player was - Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle because 1 might answer: \Joe Di Mag- gio\... Playboy has the pic- tures, Penthouse has the tes- timony, but 1 must tell you this. A lady I know holding her hands on her chest said: \I have it up to here with Jessica Hahn\...If you make up a list of the ten best Ital- ian restaurants in the big burg you'd better include Scarlatti. And if your count only goes up to nine this ris- torante with the superlative look and inviting menu would still rate. The non- smoking section is the talk of the town. Good pasta apparently assists with-- drawal...A used car salesman I'd be wary of is one who had polished nails and wore large cufflinks...Put Dudley Moore on a screen before me and I'm happy...Im- probable dinner compan- ions: Spuds McKenzie and Morris...The divine Kathe- rine Hepburn, actress of lim- itless ability and Stephen Sondheim, the best of the current musical theatre's lyr- icist have something in common. They enjoy the food^ that comes from the kitchen of Darjeeling, a plea.sant small, comfortable Indian restaurant. All three -the emotress, the food place and the wordsmith - are on i the same block - East 49th Street. The shah oT the inn, K.K. Shetty speaks of his entire clientele in hushed tones. Sez He: \Everbody who comes here is a celeb- rity.\ He didn't add. auto- graphs are welcome on credit cards... S.T.O.P. STOP A Special Program to Properly Dispose of Household Pollutants THROWING OUT POLLUTANTS Saturday October 17 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. TOWN HALL PLAZA 350 FRONT STREET HEMPSTEAD (west parking field) Sponsored by: The Town of Hempstead and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Regional S.T.O.P. Program For Information Contact: Department of Sanitation 378^210. TOWN BOARD JOSEPH N. MONDELLO Presiding Supervisor GREaORY p. PETERSON Supervisor Council Members EUGENE L. WEISBEIN JOSEPH G. CAIRO, JR. MARTIN B. BERNSTEIN DANIEL M. FISHER. JR. Town Clerk RICHAR D V. GUARDING, JR. ANGIE M. CULL.IN PATRICK A. ZAGARINO ROBERT D. LIVINGSTON, JR. Receiver of Taxes