Week of May 6, 1993
In the news - Despite warnings of military reprisals, the parliament of Bosnia’s
rebel Serbs refuse to approve an international peace accord, deciding instead to
put it to a vote of the Bosnian Serb people... President Clinton calls the Bosnian
Serb assembly’s rejection of a peace plan a “grave disappointment” and
demands that the international community agrees to “act quickly and decisively”
against the Serbs.
U.N. military observers enter the
besieged Muslim enclave of Zepa in
eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina to discover
widespread destruction and fewer than
250 people left in a town of almost
40,000 residents and refugees.
President Clinton agrees to slash funds
for transportation, public health,
environmental and poverty programs in
the face of congressional demands for
further spending cuts.
The Rev Jesse Jackson and 24 others
are arrested in Washington after noisy
protesters block the lobby of the National Labor Relations Board for an hour.
Jackson was with a group of about 200 protesters who were seeking a board
more sympathetic to labor, along with legislation to accord more security to union
workers.
Armand D’Amato (47) - brother of Sen Alfonse M. D’Amato (R-NY) is convicted
of accepting $32,500 from a defense contractor in exchange for agreeing to
lobby his brother for contract awards. He said he would appeal - “I didn’t do
anything wrong, so I’m absolutely upset about it.”
Computer news - Microsoft is
selling its latest version of its
industry standard MS-DOS
software, but there are reports with
problems with the program. The
company says its “
DOS-6”
has sold
more then 3 million copies - a
record for any software program in
so short a time and double the
original forecast. DOS-6 improves
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on early versions and includes new features such as data compression. Trade
paper Infoworld reports this week that extensive testing has shown that DOS 6
has significant bugs, especially in the data compression feature. Microsoft
contends that the testing was flawed and denies there are any significant
problems with the software. PC Week, another computer publication, says it has
not uncovered the types of problems reported by its rival. But says PC Week -
the disk compression should not be used unless files are backed up first and the
latest version of Norton Utilities is on hand to address any problems. Because of
the Infoworld report, some major buyers are holding off purchase of the program.
More Computer News - a new version of Lotus 1-
2-3 for Windows is out this week after stumbling,
critics say this version is much better and should
give Microsoft’s Excel and Borland International’s
Quattro Pro a run for it. A slew of problems have
hurt it over the last few years. The company
bungled an important 1-2-3 upgrade, failed to
complete a merger with Novell, Inc and
experienced a series of high-level executive
departures. Most important, Lotus failed to
develop a version of 1-2-3 for Microsoft’s
Windows personal-computer operating
environment. Instead, the company bet on IBM’s
O2/2 as the likely successor to the DOS software
and was caught off-guard by the success of
Windows. The first Windows version of 1-2-3 arrived in 1991, but fizzed. Other
than the new version of 1-2-3, another bright spot for Lotus is something called
“Notes” - widely recognized as the pioneering product in “groupware.” Notes
enables people to work together on documents and maintains access to a
common set of files. A key feature to Notes is technology called “replication.”
Notes files in different PC’s are automatically updated - great for customer
tracking and similar tasks.
DirectTV ready to go - the fledgling satellite company announces it has secured
programming from 10 TV networks. The planed 150-channel system, which will
broadcast directly to subscriber’s homes from two Hughes satellites, will aim at
the 38% of viewers currently not receiving cable television. The cable TV
channels DirectTV will include - CNN, Headline News, the Cartoon Network,
TBS, TNT, USA Network, the Sci-Fi Channel, the Nashville Network, Country
Music Television and the Family Channel. Direct-TV is owned by General Motors
Hughes Electronics subsidiary. The company is spending $600 million to build
and launch two powerful satellites to serve subscribers in all 50 states. DirectTV
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had made deals with Paramount and Columbia and expects to have all the other
major studios for the broadcast of movies - about a month after they come out
on home video release. Cable television companies aren’t standing still.
Operators have begun to upgrade systems to 500 channels. So far, subscribers
to satellite television may have to foot-out $700 for equipment (dish-antenna and
receiver) plus an additional $25 a month for the service. Lets see what happens.
It’s announced that
Pat Benatar
will kick off her first
tour in seven years to coincide with a new album -
“Gravity’s Rainbow.” Patti Scialfa (Mrs Bruce
Springsteen)’s new album “Rumbledoll” will be released
in July. Bruce is not part of the project. \
College radio - “Smells Like Teen Spirit” - Nirvana - was
the most played song on American college radio stations
this past year according to BMI.
At the 28th Annual Country Music Awards -
Best single - “Boot Scootin’ Boogie - Brooks & Dunn
Best album - “Brand New Man” - Brooks & Dunn
Entertainer of the Year - Garth Brooks
Song of the Year - “I Believe in You” - Vince Gill
Best new male vocalist - Tracy Lawrence “Alibis”
Best new female vocalist - Michelle Wright - “Take It Like a Man”
Paul McCartney will perform his first live television concert for Fox-TV on June. It
will be part of his New World Tour 1993. The broadcast is set to broadcast live
from the Blockbuster Pavilion in Charlotte, N.C.
CBS is talking to Garry Shandling about hosting a 12:30am show to follow David
Lettermen. He’s already turned-down NBC.
Speaking of Letterman, on his NBC show this week - his NBC successor, Conan
O’Brien. Said Letterman - “Just a world of advice, I think the network would kind
of like to see you in a tie.”
Rap group N.W.A. will reform without
one of original members - Easy-E. Three
of them - Ice Cube, Dr Dre and M.C. Ren
have agreed to work on a new album.
Sources say the reunion album will be
titled “N.W.E.” - Niggaz Without Eazy,
instead of the original Niggaaz With
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Attitude. Their 1989 album “Straight
Outta Compton” is the one that
popularized the gangsta rap movement.
Trends - record companies today are
worried about shops that sell used CD’s
which could divert funds away from new
product. This week, Sony Music’s
distribution arm joins Time Warner’s
WEA and Thorn-EMI’s CEMA in refusing
to pay for new product ads for stores that
cell used CD’s. Others are bound to
follow. Last December - Wherehouse
Entertainment with its 306 outlets,
became the first major retail chain to
enter the used CD business. Used CD’s make up less than 1% of all compact
discs sold in the country, but could carve out as much as 20% of the marketplace
by 1998 says studies conducted by record companies. (Of course, this would be
thwarted by the Internet, MP3 and music-sharing websites).
Styles - Donna Koran is about to go public with her clothes company. Koran
started her successful business in 1984 after years as a co-designer for Anne
Klein Cos. Last year, Koran had sales of $270 million up from $119 million in
1989. The stock offering will allow the company to expand.
Trends seen in videos - Bon Jovi is sporting a new haircut.
It use to fall to the middle of his back, but now it clears his
shoulders. Also, allot of male rockers are wearing crosses;
Axl Rose - “Dead Horse,” Bobby Brown in “That’s the Way
Live is” and PM Dawn in “Looking Through Patient Eyes.”
Bestselling books -
The Bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller
The Client - John Grisham
A Season in Purgatory - Dominick Dunne
“J” is for Judgment - Due Grafton
A Season in Purgatory - Dominick Dunne
Gai-Jin - James Clavell
I’ll Be Seeing You - Mary Higgins
Women Who Run With The Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman
Archetype - Clarissa Pinkola
Healing and the Mind - Bill Moyers
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Beating The Street - Peter Lynch
Conduct Unbecoming: Gays & Lesbians in the U.S. Military - Randy Shilts
Care of the Soul -: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday
Life - Thomas Moore
Amy Fisher: My Story - Amy Fisher
A Woman’s Worth - Marianne Williamson
Top Video Rentals -
Under Siege
Passenger 57
The Last of the Mohicans
Consenting Adults
The Player
The Mighty Ducks
A League of Their Own
Hero
Sneakers
Reservoir Dogs
Top television shows -
Home Improvement - 21.3
Cheers - 20.8
Coach - 16.9
Movie -
Tommyknockers
part 1 - 15.9
Murder, She Wrote - 15.7
Murphy Brown - 15.6
Roseanne - 15.5
60 Minutes - 14.9
Northern Exposure - 14.4
PrimeTime Live - 14.3
Full House - 14.2
Movie - Murder in the Heartland
part 2 - 14.2
Movie - Labor of Love - 14.1
Love & War - 14.0
Quantum Leap - 13.7
48 Hours - 13.5
End of Innocence - 13.3
20/20 - 13.3
Movie - Murder in the Heartland part 1 - 13.3
Blossom - 13.0
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Evening Shade - 13.0
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - 13.0
Beverly Hills 90210 - 12.3
Unsolved Mysteries - 12.1
Wings - 11.9
L.A. Law - 11.8
Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman - 11.8
Movie -
Return of Ironside
- 11.6
American Detective - 11.3
Matlock - 11.2
The Simpsons - 11.1
Rescue 911 - 10.9
Step by Step - 10.9
Bob - 10.8
Martin - 10.8
Monday night television -
CBS - Evening Shade, Bob, Murphy
Brown, Love & War,
Northern Exposure
NBC - Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Blossom,
Move-For the Love of My Child
ABC - FBI Stories, Detective, Movie-The
Tommyknockers Part 2
Fox - No schedule
PBS - Figure Skating, Dancing, Charlie
Rose
Family Channel - The Waltons, The
World of Peter Rabbit and Friends,
Father Dowling Mysteries, The 700 Club
A & E - An evening at the Improv, David L. Wolper Presents, Sherlock Holmes,
Lovejoy
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Will must perform with 8-year-olds at commencement
American Detective - Las Vegas detectives encounter scams involving
prostitutes and pimps
Love & War - Wally caters the wedding of Nadine’s daughter
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Pop music this week in 1993
-
Knockin’ Da Boots - H Town
That’s The Way ... - Janet Jackson
Touch My Light - Big Mountain
It Was a Good Day - Ice Cube
I’m So Into You - SWV
Down With The King - Run-DMC
Freak Me - Silk
Informer - Snow
Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang - Dr Dre
Show Me Love - Robin S
Top Albums -
The Bodyguard - soundtrack
Porno for Pyros - Porno for Pyros
Unplugged - Eric Clapton
It’s About Time - SWV
Breathless - Kenny G
Get a Grip - Aerosmith
Lost Control - Silk
The Chronic - Dr Dre
Pocket Full of Krytonite - Spin Doctors
12 Inches of Snow - Snow
More Albums -
Who’s the Man? - soundtrack
3 Years 5 Months... Arrested Dev
San Francisco Days - Chris Isaak
Get A Grip - Aerosmith
14 Shots to the Dome - LL Cool J
Monterey Nights - John Tesh
Black Tie White Nose - David Bowie
Try My Love - Jeremy Jordan
The New Nedge Acoustic Alchemy
Who’s The Man - soundtrack
At the movies -
Dragon (The Bruce Lee Story
) - Jason Scott
Lee, Lauren Holly, Nancy Kwan, Robert Wagner
Dave
-
Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver
, Fran
Langella, Devin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben
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Kingsley
Indecent Proposal
- Robert Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harreslon, Oliver
Platt, Seymour Cassel
Sidekicks
- Beau Bridges, Chuck Norris
Benny & Joon
-
Johnny Depp, Mary
Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn
,
Julianne Moore, Oliver Platt, Dan
Hedaya
Indian Summer -
Alan Arkin, Matt
Craven
Sandlot -
Who’s The Man?
-
Dr Dre, Ed Lover
Cop and a Half -
Burt Reynolds, Ray
Sharkey
The Adventures of Huck Finn
- Elijah
Wood, Courtnay B. Vance
The Dark Half
- Amy Madigan, Julie Harris
Point of No Return
- Bridget Fonda, Anne Bancroft
This Boy’s Life
- Robert DeNiro, Ellen Barkin
Three of Hearts -
