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• Entert 1nIT1ent Page 10 October 28, 2003 ,: Library's Authors in the Fall Series Continues to Season Alpena JESSICA MILLER Staff Writer At 7:00pm on Tuesday October 14th, Pete Hamill ciune to Alpena Community College to talk about journalism, writing, and the world today. Tickets were available in the library for 5 dollars each. The Friends of the Library afterwards held a reception. Pete Hamill told the crowd about his life, including his childhood and his career. He also talked about politics, his experience with alcoholism, September 11 th, writing, and reading. Pete Hamill was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1935. He is . the oldest of seven children of Irish immigrants from Belfast, Northern Ireland. At the age of 16, Hamill left school to work as a sheet metal worker, and then went on to the United States Navy. Hamill completed his high school education while serving in the Navy. Then using the educational benefits of the G.I. Bill of Rights, he attended Mexico City College in 1956-1957, studying painting and writing. Since the 1950s, Hamill had an interest in Mexico, living there off and on, visiting each year, and covering events in Tlatelolco and other topics like the Olympic games. For six months in 1986, he served as editor of the Mexico City News. Hamill worked as a graphic designer for many years, while studying at Pratt Institute. Then in 1960, he became a reporter for the New York Post. Thus began a long career in journalism. He has also been a columnist for the Daily News and New YorkNewsday, and has won many journalistic awards. As a journalist, Hamill has covered wars in Vietnam, Nicaragua, Lebanon and Northern Ireland. He has also covered murders, crime, and the police. His work has been published in magazines such as Esquire, New York, the New York Times Magazine. He has been editor-in-chief of both the New York Post and the New York Daily News. Hamill has also pursued a career as a fiction writer. He has written 9 novels including Snow in August and A Drinking Life: A Memoir, which were both on the New York Times bestseller list for over 3 months. His latest novel is Forever. It is about an immigrant who comes to New York, and · is given the gift of living forever as long as he never leaves the island of Manhattan. Through the cbaracter's eyes, readers can see the city grow from a small community to a thriving metropolis. Hamill has also written two collections of short stories and two collections of his journalism. Hamill's non- fiction books include Tools as Art, Why Sinatra Matters, The Times Square Gym, and Diego Rivera. Downloading May ~oon Lead to _Lockdown for Users JON REID Staff Writer Music has always been a topic of discussion. In early ages, the Christian church controlled how music' was listened to and heard by their followers. In current times, we have much the same situation. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) · has reported that it has begun a wave of what could amass to thousands of civil lawsuits against Internet users that share MP3 files. As of now, the RIAA has been concentrating its efforts on "major offenders", those who have more than 1,000 copyrighted media files. The answer to the question "Is file sharing illegal"·can be found by turning to the Copyright Act. · The sharing within its network. downloaded well over a Copyright Act of 1976 Furthermorehehintsthatthe thousandsongs,andhadno protects "original works of RIAA is more interested in criminal record, cementing authorship fixed in any lawsuits and publicity than theRIAAclaim that normal tangible medium of cooperating to avoid such peoplearegettingstuckwith expression, currently known occurrences. the suits. or later developed, from The RIAA maintains that it The suit against her was which the work can be is prepared to grant what estimated at roughly perceived, reproduced or amounts to amnesty to P2P $150,000 dollars a song. In otherwise communicated, users who voluntarily identify total, 1.5 million dollars. either directly or indirectly, themselves and pledge to Brianna in a tear soaked with the aid of a machine or stop illegally sharing music on confession admitted her guilt, device." 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Brianna w the name of Brianna was only overlooking the school's whattheRIAA was loo charged two thousand efforts to curb illegal file dollars. Classic Book Still Able to Affect To y'sReaders KARA MCDONALD Staff Writer The Color Purple brings readers into the life of a unique young woman growing up, changing, and finally learning to live and love, under difficult cir- cumstances. The main character Celie show·s her painful experi- ences, and torn emo- tions through her per- sonal letters to God, and her beloved sister Nettie. The novel opens with the brutal, descriptive account of the sexual and physical abuse Celie endures from her father. This is the beginning of the · horrible cruelty Celie faces at the hands of men in her life. In Celie's time, middle 1800's, a woman is in- ferior, and they are ex- pected to serve their men. She is simulta- neously struggling to take care of her family consisting of many sib- lings and a sick mother. It seems things could not get any worse for Celie's life, until, as an attempt to get rid of her, Celie's father of- fers hand in marriage to Mister. In Celie's mar- riage to Mister, she suf- fers even more physical and sexual abuse, while she is expected to take care of his ungrateful children. Soon, she has lost all hope in life, until an un- expected arrival changes everything. Shug Avery, who is a flamboyant blues singer and who is also known in town for her promiscuity, is the mistress of Celie's hus- band. When Shug be- comes ill, Mister brings her to their house to re- cover. nated Celie is fasci- by Shug's strength and will to things her own way. Before long, t women form an unlik bond that ends up s ing Celie from hero anger and frustrat' towards life. Slo through Shug, Ce learns to love and live again. Celie fin achieves enou strength to believe herself and stands u Mister, telling him is leaving. This is a turning p in Celie's life, things progressi improve, until she i longer the sad, br and abused woma her past. Thro many other side and characters in story, Celie's pers ity is developed. are major chang Celie, in the other characters and thr them; each lea valuable lesson each other. This is an inspirational book that I could not put dow·n. Alice Walker is a woman of talent, and also won a Pulitzer Prize for The Color Purple in 1982 making it a classic in literary history. Hamill is· married to Fukiko Aoki, a Japanese journalist. He has two daughters, one a poet, and the other is a photographer. Hamill talked about hearing the first plane hit the World Trade Center and seeing the second one hit. He said while he was watching, he looked around and saw a spilled cup of coffee, a woman's high heeled shoe, a danish on the ground, and a pool of blood. Hamill talked about September 11th positively. "If you think you can be murdered by a religious nut while you're reaching for a cup of coffee and a cheese danish than you'd better live every moment of your life .. . you better tell the people you love, you love them. You better take your son to the ball park," he said Hamill also talked about war, his experience with alcoholism, and hi s relationship with his father. Hamill stated, "I never got to talk to my father until I could stand with him at the bar, that was the moment in which you became part of the adult world. When you could put two dollars down and pay [for the] first round." Hamill spoke about the importance of reading and writing. Hamill has written columns for forty-three years and stated that he is ready to give up. He went on say that there's at least four more books that he would like to be able to get written. Rosa's: Lookout for Good Food JESSICA MILLER Staff Writer Rosa's Lookout Inn, about 3 ½ miles South of Ossineke, is a place to enjoy yourself. Upon entering the newly redone building, it is obvious that this is a classy Italian restaurant. A hostess seats all of the arriving guests. The atmosphere is inviting and comfortable. The tables are set nicely with water glasses and cloth napkins. A candle is lit as you sit down. The menu is unique and diverse with plenty of pastas, meat, fish, and appetizers. A separate menu lists the wines that the restaurant carries, and a description of their flavor. My meal began with sauteed mushrooms, served in a garlic butter sauce, which were juicy and full of flavor. I also had cheese bread with Alfredo sauce. After the appetizers, a salad was brought out. Not just any salad. This salad was topped with pieces of salami, onions , green olives, tomatoes, and a thick creamy Italian dressing, in which the waitress grated fresh Parmesan cheese onto. It was also served with warm homemade bread. The Prime Rib is juicy and cooked precise. It was served with a baked potato and side of vegetables . I had a non- alcoholic strawberry daiquiri, which was garnished with a slice of lime. For dessert Creme Brule cheesecakewas served. A creamy vanilla flavored cheesecake with a caramel glaze on top. The filling is a creamy custard cheese, and the caramel topping is sweet and gooey. The price was about 60 dollars for 2 appetizers, 2 - 12 ounce Prime Rib dinners, 1 dessert , 1 pop, and a non-alcoholic strawberry daiquiri. I left 12 dollars for our waitress , who was prompt, as well as friendly. Though it was slighty pricey, I found Rosa's to be a great place to relax, enjoy yourself, and of course eat. e-A-ttin1 AU Write.rs Do you write fiction or poetry? ls some of it 1rue5CJm,e? ,f!t cree?1:J? ~ ~A-rk 1 5CA-ri;? We ql'"e looking fol'" wl'"itet"s to l'"eqe:\ theil'" own wol'"k <1t A-n I,ve:nittj "f t!ie ',Mt:t.,c.t:t.,1,re Oct. 30, CTR 106, 7-1d pm. Cont<1d Tom R<1y C N RC 304, 358- 7250) fol'" infol'"mqtion.