Sunday, March 31, 1991 - North Shore News — 43 semen Joy Metcalfe JOY TELLS ALL HAPPY EASTER! This day is a day of joy and celebration, a day for fami- ly togetherness. COCKTAILS & CAVIAR Cup ski competition! Great news for the TV watchers and the snow bunnies... ees Everything was brought to a slow halt a couple of days ago as large cameras rolled in and massive equipment was put in place by the dozens of workers scurrying about at the gas station at 15th and Marine in West Van- couver, Pedestrians and drivers craned their necks to try to see What was going on, trying to see what movie or television series the crew was shooting, hoping it would have familiar and recognizable stars like a Richard Dean Anderson, a Danny Glover or a Mickey Rooney. Turns out that they weren't shooting a movie or TV series at all! They were shooting an Esso television commercial, which isn’t that big a deal, | know — except that this was an Esso Gasoline television commercial that was res DAVID ROBERTS... the first annual ‘‘Hill St. Blues Reunion” is slated for his Chateau Whistler at the beginning of May. There are Easter egg hunts all over the Lower Mainland and Easter brunches galore! Enjoy!... Here’s something for all the Hill Street Blues aficionados to enjoy! The big scoop is that there is going to be a first annual ‘‘Hill St. Blues Reunion’’! And it’s going to be held at Whistler at David Roberts’ classy Chateau Whistler at the beginning of May. The dates will be May 3, 4 and 5 and there will be at least 13 cast members attending and competing in the new Mallard the coach houseinn done totally en Francais by a tele- vision crew from La Belle Pro- vince. The commercial will be seen only in Quebec. The item is that the Quebecois searched throughout eastern and western Canada for the absolutely perfect location. And voila! They found it right there in peaceful Ambleside! ees Speaking of the star of MacGyver, Richard Dean Ander- _son loves hockey almost as much as he does acting. He really en- joved the game at the recCentre Lonsdale last Saturday for that celebrity hockey game fundraiser for the Arthritis Society. He was just back from a celeb- rity hockey game in Boston the week before and can't wait for another game in Indianapolis on April 16th... ' With his TV series getting ready to wrap up this season, the pro- ducers are just now beginning to film their new spin-off series, The Coltons. The scoop is that the star of the new series will be veteran songstress, Della Reese!... eoe In the world of movies, leading North Shore movie people Don- nelly Rhodes, former star of Danger Bay, former NV alderman Gary Payne and movie producer Harold Tichner were joined by ac- tors Chris Bruyer, Alex Bruhansky and the rest of the cast and crew at a private screening of the locally-made film Kootenai Brown, the sound track of which was created by musical wizard, Michael Conway Baker. Baker was recently featured on BCTV’s News Hour program and shown in the forest wilderness set- ting of his home, raccoons and all. According to my spies, Kootenai Brown is a good picture with great performances, especial- ly that of Donnelly’s as the evil **McTooth.” The look and feel of the movie is excellent, although they worked ona mini-fraction of the budget for the much-acclaimed Dances With Wolves. No release date on Kootenai Brown as yet, but V'tl fet you know as soon as I do... Just saw a long-haired Donnelly Rhodes in a major role in last Sunday night’s Murder She Wrote with Angela Lansbury and Abe Vigoda. He was the recently released felon who ends up being murdered, Made a very handsome corpse!... Still in the world of acting and entertainment, Cannell’s popular television series, 2/ Jump Street, with Holly Robinson and Steve Williams, is all finished — for this season, and maybe forever. They wrapped their last show a couple of weeks ago. Naturally they have their fingers crossed that the series will be picked up, but with the departure of former stars, Johnny Depp and Peter Deluise, 21 Jump Street has lost a bit of its spark... The good news is that the likeable Steven Williams has just landed the lead role in the feature movie, Black Jack Savage, which is filming in Florida... eoe Speaking of entertainment, here’s a leftover tidbit from Dat Richards’ Valentine Tea Dance at the Hotel Vancouver. Two of those tripping the light fantastic were the renowned Peter C. Newman and his wife, who 10 an. - 3 pm. Cheese from ax amazing adsortment of deticious hot aud cold itews avd mouth watering desserts. Free Easter eggs for the children. 700 Lillooet Rd... VU. Vancouver 985-311 DONNELLY RHODES... made a very handsome corpse on a re- cent edition of ‘‘Murder She Wrote.” almost never left the dance floor. The legendary pipe-smoking author and columnist loves big band music. That’s because, for years, Peter C. Newman was the drummer in Stan Kenton's famous orchestra! And he has every re- cord that Stan ever made... One week later on Thursday, Feb. 21, again at the Hotel Van- DAL RICHARDS... local bandleader conducted the VSO for the first time in his long ca- reer. Ew, couver, Dal did something that he’s never done before in his 50- year career! He conducted the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra! It was part of the VSO’s Cafe Royale series and it was the triumph for the maestro. Spotted several North Shore dancers on the dance floor, people like re- cordman Emerson Short and his wife, Fran, and Joannie and Jack Lee of The Properties. Oooo, they dance welll... eee Please send get well wishes to- day to Delta Place General Man- ager and North Shore resident, Altan Sacks. Allan is recovering froin a serious ailment and recuperating well at home after spending four long weeks in Lions Gate Hospi- tal. He hopes to return to his desk shortly!... eee Speaking of hotels, Coast Hotels is apparently the fastest- growing western Canadian chain with 13 properties in B.C. and Alberta. Business news is that they have done some further expan- sion. Coast Hotels’ president Rob O'Neill tells me that their chain will be a 75 per cent partner with Kanata Hotels Limited’s eight oo properties in Quebec and Ontario. The new hotel management com- pany will be called Coast Hotels Eastern Ltd.... Cheers! 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