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Monday, Octobor 26,1993
Arts©Entertainment
Eyes of the World manager Gregg Lanik, left, and owner Emily Geis stand outside the store at 122 N;i4 ron/DN
St. The store opened in August.
Global goods
New store offers ‘really cool stuff from all over world
By Anne Steyer
Senior Reporter
When Eyes of the World, 122 N. 14th St.,
opened its doors in August, Lincolnites
walked into a new kind of business.
Owner Emily Geis, 24, carries business
cards that best sum up the store — a place
that carries “really cool stuff from really
cool places.”
Geis said she Bc^an her business after
seeing “a need in Lincoln for this kind of
product at a reasonable price.”
Merchandise from all over the world —
including here in the United States — fills
the small space, but the store doesn’t look or
feel cramped.
That may be in part because of the atmo
sphere.
Geis worked wonders with the store’s
interior, which used to house Feedback
records. A lot of patchwork and painting
transformed the space from dank to soothing
and sweet-smelling. Incense, which the store
carries in abundance, fills the air.
Geis said she carried “unique items from
-
We’re just starting to take
off. We have things
priced for minimum-wage
workers and profession
als as well.
— Geis
owner, Eyes of the World
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See EYES on 10
New videos
unintentionally
frightening
Video releases this week aren’t traditional
Halloween titles, but some of them arc scary
anyway.
“Born Yesterday” isn’t a bad movie, but it’s
not particularly original. Of course, that’s part
ly due to the fact that it’s a remake of the 1950
Judy Holliday flick.
This time around, Billie Dawn is played by
ditz extraordinaire Melanie Griffith. She’s the
ding-a-ling paramour of business tycoon John
Goodman. When he heads to Washington, he
hires journalist Don Johnson to “smarten” Bill ie
up. Of course, they fall for each other, Billie
wises up and outsmarts Goodman — taking
most of his business enterprises with her.
“Dark Half’ is supposed to be scary, and it
shows the dark side of actor Timothy Hutton.
He’s a writer whose use of a pseudonym un
leashes his darker alter ego, and the bad side
goes nuts. When Hutton stops using the pseud
onym, the bad side seeks revenge.
Director George Romero takes charge oi
this movie adaptation of yet another Stephen
King novel — and Hutton shows there’s more
laieni mere man meets me eye.
* “Dennis the Menace” Ugh, just the idea of
another John Hughes movie with another smart
aleck little kid is frightening.
Based on the Hank Kctcham comic strip, it
follows young Dennis, now a ’90s brat. When
his parents leave town on a business trip, Den
nis stays with the next-door neighbors and
raises hell.
“Posse” Mario Van Peebles stars and directs
this genre flick about African American cow
boys in the old West. Van Peebles leads his
posse as they head west from the Spanish
American war to take to task the white towns
people whocaused Van Peeples’ father’s death.
“Posse” opened to mediocre reviews, but if
nothing else, Van Peebles selected a power
house cast, including rappers Tone Loc and Big
Daddy Kane, as well as veterans Woody Strode
and Isaac Hayes.
If none of these titles work for you —
especially with Halloween just around the cor
ner— try some classic scary talcs: “House of
Wax,” “The Thing” or any Madonna movie.
— Anne Steyer
Shatner’s new Star Trek book
reveals inside look at hit show
“Star Trek Memories”
William Shatner
with Chris Kreski
Harper Collins
Filled with behind-the-scenes in
formation and fasc inating trekker tri v
«a. William Shatncr’s “Star Trek
Memories ’ is a must-read for every
Trek fan.
Shatner, a.k.a. Captain James T.
Kirk, is no stranger to writing. He’s
penned the wildly popular “Tck”
hooks, which then spawned a comic
book series and talk of a television
deal.
Bu}f he sticks to reality — albeit
Trek” reality— in this, his pseudo
autobiography. More of a survey of
the real “Star Trek” than an autobiog
raphy, Shatner stays away from pro
moting himself. It is a pleasant sur
prise, considering the man is usually
such an emoting egocentric.
Instead he tells of how the show
originated, anecdotes and informa
tion about actual filming, and misccl
lanea attached to the show. He also
incorporates interviews from the peo
ple who made Trek what it was, in
cluding former cast mates, producers
and writers.
The glaring omission — for accu
racy’s sake — is “Star Trek” creator
Gem: Roddenberry. However, “the
Great Bird of the Galaxy” had already
passed away before Shatncr started
his book.
Shatner talks about Roddenberry’s
troubles on and off the set and the
creator’s disillusionment with the
project. He quotes Roddenberry s
widow, actress Majel Barrett (Nurse
Christine Chapel), frequently, citing
her influence as the steady hand
Roddenberry needed.
Former cast members Leonard
Nimoy (Spock) and Nichelle Nichols
(Uhura) provided some of their mem
ories as well, while Jimmy Doohan
(Scotty) refused to be interviewed by
Shatner.
His reason: ‘“Bill won’t use what I
have to say, he won’t want to hear the
negatives, he won’J print what I say,
and if he does, he’ll twist it to his
advantage.’”
Harsh words from a colleague, but
Shatner printed it anyway, and de vot
ed the epilogue to his peers’ dislike
for him — as well as the bones they
had to pick. He confronts them, in a
Shatner way, never dismissing them,
but excusing himself anyway.
• Shatncr’s writing was aided by
ghost-writerChris Krcski, who helped
pen Barry Williams’ memoirs, “Grow
ing Up Brady: I Was a Teenage Greg.”
Although Kreski undoubtedly did
some cleaning up, Shatncr’s person
ality still comes screaming through.
Reading the book, it is easy to hear
Shatner saying everything, especially
in that special way only he could
emphasize things. Of course, he makes
it all perfectly clear, with words in
italics and underlined with special
emphasis. t
Some of the brightest spots in the
book arc the tidbits of trivia Shatner
relates from the original conception
of the Spock character to the origin of
“live long and prosper.”
Yes, it is filled with over-writing,
in keeping with the Shatner acting
tradition, but he keeps his tongue
firmly planted in his cheek when he
writes about himself — a phenome
non that makes “Star Trek Memories”
worth reading.
Anne Steyer
Courtesy HerpefCoWins
William Shatner