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...Arab oil cutbacks have hurt almost all countries. Gasoline prices soared from $1.01 to $1.49 per gal. in India, and to dramatize the seriousness of the shortages, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi took to riding in a two-wheeled horse-drawn gig. In The Netherlands, Prime Minister Joop den Uyl pedaled to work on a bike, and a strict ban was imposed on Sunday driving...
...different sides of the continent. In Hollywood, John is grooving an album to be released this week, called Mind Games, which includes such Lennon novelties as the three-second Nutopian International Album; Bring on the Lucie; and Aisumasen (I'm Sorry). Back in Manhattan, Yoko opened a gig in an Upper East Side pub, delivering a program of her own non-songs, which she delivered off-key. As a feminist, didn't she feel exploited appearing in shiny black knee boots and hot pants? Replied Yoko: "Feminism can be too militant and, anyway, jeans can be sexier than...
...were a musician, it might be a lot harder to get all that feeling out," Joplin told an interviewer. "But I'm really fortunate because my gig is just feeling things." Insecure as she was in her talent, she liked to boast about her spontaneity...
...wasn't her usual gig, but Lena Home, 55, got turned on to Sesame Street by her grandchildren. There she was, reassuring Kermit the frog and singing Kermit's favorite song, It's Not That Easy Being Green, which is all about having green skin. "It's a highly personal song to me," she explained. "It is the same for me as it is for Kermit...
...this week's Real Paper. And if you're rich and bored, visit a club; Howlin' Wolf is at Joe's, and good people are at the bars. Martin Mull is playing a show for WHRB at Sander's Theater, Heian, says a poster at Tommy's, has a gig at Currier House, and the Kuumba Singers will be at Sanders on Sunday night. Just so you're not bored...