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28 • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY,JUNE18,2003
HOROSCOPES
If your birthday is this week ...
Family demands will intensify over the next nine weeks. Before the end of August, expect loved ones to introduce new living arrangements or property investments. Almost three years of deepening home and romantic commitments will soon be in operation. Watch for a steady increase of financial contracts, rental agreements and planned family celebrations. Early in November, some Geminis may also encounter a complex business or career invitation. Make valid decisions and begin new ventures by mid-December, if possible. Don't avoid challenging or highly creative opportunities.
Aries (March 21-April 20).
Late Monday, a sudden disagreement between friends or co-workers may cause tensions. Areas affected are ego battles in the workplace competing social interests and romantic pride. A close companion may attempt to challenge an outspoken or highly confident co-worker Avoid choosing sides. Over the next eight days, friends and colleagues ask for public loyalty.
Taurus (April 21-Mav 20)
Long-distance friendships or postponed communications with loved ones take precedence this week. Over the next few days, expect social disputes and past emotional restrictions to fade. Old events, minor differences or forced separations will be addressed in the coming weeks. Be prepared to
set firm boundaries, expectations or goals. Gemini (May 21-June 21).
Expect long-term friends and lovers to be highly sentimental. Key issues may involve letting go of past hurts or making peace with yesterday's authority figures. Over the next four days, loved ones will also be vulnerable to your comments and observations. After Friday, passions are deeply felt. Spend quality time with romantic partners and ask gently persuasive questions. You won't be disappointed.
Cancer (June 22-July 22).
A close friend may ask delicate romantic questions. Social comments, unusual requests or family triangles may be prime themes. At present, however, intimate discussions are best kept private. Provide as much support as possible but also realize that loved ones need to settle their own romantic differences. Remain open; there's much to learn.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22).
Gossip, group speculation and new romantic love are on the agenda this week. Watch for close friends or workmates to reveal deep affections or an unexpected attraction. New relationships, although slow to begin, will be passionate and intriguing. An attentive attitude will be helpful.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
This week, friends or co-workers may offer subtle comments or minor criticisms. Areas of concern may be workplace appearance, self-image or group reputation. Don't react to controversial suggestions or public displays of jealousy. By late Friday, a cheerful, almost giddy atmosphere is due to arrive.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Past love affairs and old emotional obligations are prime topics of conversation this week. Expect loved ones and close friends to relive old romantic memories or yesterday's ideals. Watch for isolated friends to seek new social and romantic outlets. Emotional change will not be easy for loved ones. Remain patient and expect irritability or intense moments of self-doubt to be ongoing themes.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov.21).
Family proposals or intriguing home discussions require fast decisions this week. Over the next two days, someone close may present a creative solution to home disagreements. Revised work schedules, last-minute travel plans or unique property purchases may all be at issue. New ideas are positive. Don't hesitate to explore unusual family or social routines.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Over the next six days, new managers demand added concentration and loyalty. Delayed business improvements will soon move rapidly forward. Expect shifting duties or changed assignments. Find creative ways to adapt to team
projects. Workplace standards and daily practices may be significantly redefined. Accept all complimentst but wait for valid invitations.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20).
Mild romantic flirtations may feel oddly disjointed this week. Business relationships and new social alliances are highly unpredictable. Even though colleagues or potential friends offer seductive romantic comments, wait for bold invitations. Over the next six days, sudden or deeply felt gestures of affection may be easily derailed or misinterpreted. Search out trusted friends and respond only to concrete or sustained overtures of attraction.
Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 19).
Successful business combinations create excitement. Shared duties, however, may still require practice. Joint ventures or new partnerships should be thoroughly researched before taking risks. Over the next five days, authority figures and financial agencies will closely study your efforts. Be gracious; we all get our signals crossed from time to time.
Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20).
Business relations expand. Expect rare proposals from authority figures or work partners. Planetary alignments suggest that the next few weeks will bring steadily increasing workplace opportunities. Watch for a unique introduction into previously unavailable business circles. Stay alert. Social timing and sincere reactions are important.
Fund provides proper funerals for jazz artists
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — They soared with Bird and got down with the Count, putting the intersection of 18th and Vine on every jazz fan's map.
"It was the Kansas City style," said 87 year-old pianist and bandleader Jay "Hootie" McShann, who gave sax icon Charlie "Bird" Parker his first steady gig in 1940. "They knew it on the East Coast. They knew it on the West Coast. They knew it up north, and they knew it down south."
But one by one, the city's jazz pioneers are falling silent. And after a lifetime of playing for a living, some musicians can't afford the cost of dying.
The fund bought headstones for bassist David Daahoud Williams and trumpeterbandleader Oliver Todd, who lay for years in unmarked graves. Williams was only a few yards away from the elaborate slab covering Parker's resting place.
That's where the Coda Jazz Fund steps in.
The fund also paid to mark the graves of entertainer Speedy Huggins and pianist-singer Elbert "Coots" Dye. The fund was
there when Rudolph "School Boy" Dennis who stepped into McShann's band when Parker left, died with a month's worth of fixed income—$538—to his name.
"This was a man who played with Basie and Bird," said Dennis' sister-in-law, Barbara Dennis. "Charlie Bird stayed at his house. He knew him like I know my own children."
The Coda Jazz Fund paid for Dennis' funeral and cremation down to the programs and a courtesy car for the family.
"It wasn't just, 'We'll pay half,' or, 'We'll pay so much and you pay the rest," said Dennis' niece, Stephanie Adams. "They took care of everything. I call them our undercover angels."
In music, the coda marks the spot where a repeated section skips ahead, usually to a point near the end of a composition.
"It's not the end, but it points to the end," said Steve Penn, creator of the fund and a columnist for The Kansas City Star. "This is sort of a coda to these guys' lives."
Penn is a native of Kansas City, Kan., and a part-time trumpet player. He was inspired to start the fund by a chance nightclub encounter shortly after guitarist
"It was the Kansas City style. They knew it on the East Coast: They knew it on the West Coast. They knew it up north, and they knew it down south."
Jay "Hootie" McShann 87-year-old pianist and bandleader
Sonny Kenner's death in January 2001.
Kenner's daughter was in the club, where he had often played, and was selling copies of his compact discs to pay for the upcoming funeral.
"We started talking about all the fundraisers they were going to have so they could bury him," Penn said. "I thought, 'That's just terrible.' But I saw the goodwill. People were just snapping up those CDs."
After securing his newspaper's sponsorship, Penn began putting things together with the help of Kansas City's jazz community. The fund officially launched in
April 2002, with its first benefit concert a month later. All the performers were from, or had ties to, Kansas City.
Supporters of the fund say it also provides a way for Kansas City to reconnect with its jazz heritage. "The gift is never truly received until you acknowledge the giver," said the Rev. Emanuel Cleaver, who led the drive to renovate the 18th and Vine district when he was mayor from 1991 to 1999.
The second concert was May 17 at the Gem Theatre in the 18th and Vine Jazz District. It sold out, even with ticket prices ranging from $50 to $100.
Among this year's featured acts were singer Karrin Allyson and alto sax player Bobby Watson — both natives of the area who have earned national acclaim. Another was St. Louis-based trumpeter Clark Terry, a former featured performer on NBC's "The Tonight Show" when it was based in New York.
"The Coda Fund is giving back something that the city forgot to give, and that's recognition," said Barbara Dennis. "This is the first time that homage is really being paid to the people who made 18th and Vine what it is, and that's the musicians."