Music
Mike Oldfield, the British musician whose Tubular Bells album revolutionized rock, is launching a high-tech sequel 20 years after his electronic chimes became the cult sound of a generation.
Sept. 6, 1992
Imagine a composer taking his most successful work and 20 years later following the original’s blueprint to the letter: identical dynamics, tonalities, harmonic and rhythmic progressions--everything exactly the same . . . except the melodies, which would be totally different.
Oct. 6, 1993
Entertainment & Arts
The most fun to be had at Mike Oldfield’s John Anson Ford Theatre concert on Friday was guessing how many times he’d change guitars before finishing a piece.
Oct. 11, 1993
High School Sports
1999 RECORD: 2-9 overall, 2-3 in league COACH: Mike Roark (0-0 at school) RETURNING STARTERS: 6 on offense, 5 on defense TOP RETURNERS Shawn Gallagher, OL/LB, 5-11, 190, Jr.; David Oldfield, FB/LB, 5-10, 210, Sr.; Sam Paulescu, TE/DB, 6-0, 185, Jr.; Anthony Ruiz, WR/DB, 5-11, 170, Jr.; Abraham Santos, QB, 5-11, 170, Jr.; Anthony Via, OL/DL, 6-1, 210, Jr.
Sept. 1, 2000
Travel & Experiences
Buzz Aldrin, one of the astronauts who manned the first successful Apollo mission to the moon, will be on hand Monday for a screening of “The Space Movie,” a 1979 documentary made to commemorate the 10th anniversary of that historic undertaking.
July 4, 2008
Calendar, your search has ended--right where it began.
Nov. 15, 1987
Olympics
If there was any one event that Americans figured to dominate in the Olympic Games last summer, it was the shotput.
April 23, 1985
London Olympics: Paul McCartney plays for pocket change
July 31, 2012
April 27, 1985
California
Irvine is the only city in Orange County to win one of the state’s first anti-scavenging grants, which will be used to hire a part-time employee to patrol the streets in search of garbage thieves.
Dec. 1, 1995