
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, April 30, 1993                   TAG: 9304300284
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PEOPLE

As he heads into his sixth Farm Aid extravaganza, Willie Nelson isn't eager to see a seventh, much less a 10th or 20th installment. The Farm Aid co-founder says, "I'd like for our congressmen up there to one day say, `Let's agree on something; let's help the family farmer.' Then we won't need to do this anymore."

As long as it's needed, however, Farm Aid remains the most eclectic event of its ilk. Farm Aid VI mixes country (the Highwaymen, Dwight Yoakam, Marty Stuart), rock (Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Bryan Adams, Bruce Hornsby, Don Was) and alternative music (Alice in Chains, Drivin-n-Cryin, Black 47).

Michael Jordan promises home-style food and a no-stress atmosphere for sports celebrities at his new Chicago restaurant. Michael Jordan's: The Restaurant opens to the public today. The menu features Jordan favorites such as steak and potatoes - his habitual pre-game meal - and macaroni and cheese, prepared using a recipe from his wife, Juanita.

The nation's most literate rock band, The Rock Bottom Remainders, will play a benefit May 25 in the Philadelphia area. Why literate? Because their lineup consists of book writers Stephen King, Amy Tan, Robert Fulghum and Barbara Kingsolver plus humorists Dave Barry, Roy Blount Jr. and Matt Groening. Real rocker Al Kooper is their keeper. The gig is part of the "3 Chords & an Attitude" tour, covering eight cities, to raise money for First Amendment and literacy groups.

by CNB