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Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 32

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D4 LIFESTYLE Decatur, Illinois Friday, October 6, 1 995 ame shields relatives St CI Rflillikin in onn sit's twn A Silver Bullet rl jn. 217-344-0937 Jk 1401 E. Washington Urbana, IL (EVERY MON. SAT.) 9pm-1 am TOPLESS FEMALE EXOTIC DANCERS DOORS OPEN 8PM $3.00 COVER Musician-actor John Doe, a Decaturite by birth, brings his band to the area. ti 'w 11 11 i Mil A By DAVID BURXE Staff Writer -jrohn Doe who paved the way for sitting at a table right in front of me.

During the evening, the string players took a break, and the pianist and I performed a couple of jazz and classical pieces. "When we finished, Quincy Jones leaned over in his chair, looked at us and gave us a nod. Quincy Jones is one of the top people in the music industry. It's nice to have someone like that acknowledge your work." WASHINGTON, D.C. The White House has become a frequent concert stop for former Milli-kin University faculty member Glenn Dewey.

Dewey is a alternative rock with his band before branching out into solo work and movies was born in Decatur. GREEN LINCOLN 3 SQUARE WASHINGTON Doe lived here "a total of six months," he A 1 ii- 1 I mAlhWUF Dewey Bandsman said. "I don't have very many memories of it, but that's what it says on my birth certificate." On the phone from Lexington, the 42-year-old said his father, Kenneth, worked for the Decatur Public Library and his parents lived in Decatur for about two years. "My father was in libraries, and he moved around for different, better jobs," Doe said. "I spent most of my formative years in Baltimore, but we also lived in Tennessee and Wisconsin." John Doe, who wouldn't divulge his father's last name, uses an obvious stage name.

"This way my relatives don't have to suffer for my sins," he said. string bass player with the President's Own United States Marine Band. His first gig was a state dinner for the emperor of Japan on the south lawn of the White House. The guest list included Barbra Streisand, Jane Fonda, Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones. "I sat down to play and looked around," Dewey said in a press release from the Marine Band.

"Quincy Jones was JOHN DOE: The musician and actor who was born in Decatur will appear with his new band in Champaign next week. i French Quarter West 875-41 56 If He's bringing his new group, the John Doe Thing, to Central Illinois for a show Tuesday at Mabel's in Champaign with Juliana Hatfield. Doe said he sees the roots of which was together from 1977-87 and 1991 to the present, in today's alternative music blitz. "I can find in any number of bands you can name," he said. "We kind of developed the underground movement that bands like the ones in Seattle were able to get across without seeming too frightening to the general public.

We explored a lot of territory." has released two albums in the 1990s, "Hey Zeus" in 1993 and the "semi-acoustic" album "Unclogged" this year, Doe said, and still remains with the group. The new band, he said, "(is) not an extension or an alter ego of what I did with it's just another outlet." Match Play The John Doe Thing's first al bum, "Kissingsohard," was re- leased in August. The band "ingtSr LOW Ifeiy the ParaDice Slot person I Sfi 3 Weekend rates higher. Bring this coupon to the ParaDice Slot 1 wLfict Club window on the m7' Club window on the WHO: Juliana Hatfield, with The John Doe Thing WHERE: Mabel's, 613 E. Green Champaign WHEN: 9:30 p.m.

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"The songs in the solo project don't lend themselves to two narrators, two singers. They're a little more personal, although did have a number of personal songs." Doe has also made a name for himself as an actor, appearing in Oliver Stone's "Salvador," "Road House" with Patrick Swayze, "Great Balls of Fire" with Dennis first deck of the casino and we will double your CASH points earned that day (up to 500). Hurry, offer expires 122395. SLOT CLUB 1-800-PAR-A-DICE Call now for reservations! 1800PARADICE (1-800-727-2342) Awmm Reserv. also available thru: Offer valid on any cruise Sunday Friday.

Not valid with any other promotional offer. Herald Review Quaid, "Pure Country" with George Strait and "Wyatt Earp" with Kevin Costner. "It's not something you can really choose to do," Doe said. "You can go out on a lot of auditions, but it's up to the producers and the directors who give you a job. They control your destiny." Doe recently completed "Georgia," a movie with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mare Winningham.

"It's a music movie," he said, "music and drugs and sisterhood." Doe said he gets as much recognition for movies as music. "It depends on what's out, and what's on cable and how much airplay we get off the record," he said. "Among the working class, there's more recognition for movies, and among the literary class, there's more recognition for music." has a loyal fan base, but Doe said he always thought of garnering more mainstream success. "I think everybody wants something," he said. "I think if we had one or two hit songs, it would have been great, but it's also a way to destroy a creative entity.

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