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The vasi majority ol siudents are eighteen years of age or over, and are legally entitled to vote. One would have thought that a person who has reached the legal age of majority CONTENTS would be considered Independent of, and separate from, their parents. Dole recipients are; tertiary students are not 3 PREDICTIONS - Semper has beaten e veryother newspaper in the world to Of course It is true that very many tertiary students who are well over eighteen still live the hottest political stories for 1987. PETER McALLISTER tfeWed/nto the with their parents and sponge off them shamelessly. A National Times on Sunday report misty regions of the future to bring you this completely invented inventory of pointed this out late lasl year. The article named several students at the University of Queensland who were well Into their twenties and using their childhood homes as events that will shake the year to come... extremely convenient hotels. This 'I'm starving', I've left the washing In the laundry* attitude is completely appalling, but it is not the fault ol thoughtless offspring and doormat parents only Tertiary education is seen, by the govemment and people of 4 THE BOYCOTT-Over half the students on this campus have not yet paid Australia, as a mere extension of primary and secondary education. Consequently, uni thedreaded$250'AdministrationCharge'.Kf
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28 JOH FOR PM - There is a movement afoot, a movement dedicated to EDITORS: Karen Fletcher protecting the rightof every rich person in Australiatomakeasmuchmoneyas they darhn well like. This movement wants action now. and they're prepared to Howard Stringer pay for it HOWARD STRINGER looks at the presidential campaign they LAYOUT ARTIST: David Holden are funding... TYPESETTER: Louise Larder 30 THE ST VALENTINES' DAY MASSACRE - CAROLYN SCHMIDT SUB EDITING: Sarah E.C. Byrne heard rumours about an anti-4ZZZ gig to raise funds for ZZZ's studio one fund. GRAPHICS & She was confused and so were we, so she did a bit of inves^gative journalism... PRODUCTION: David Holden Howard Stringer 33- THE AMERICA'S CUP-Semper sent BRUCE WESTERN to America John Carey to report on the 'other side'of the America's Cup. His blockbusting story is an exclusive to Semper and is printed in full in this edition. Ifyou thought cup fever PHOTOGRAPHY: David Holden was big in this country, you won't believe what happened in the U.SJ Irene Tutticci Mark Arnold 35 LETTERS TO THE EDITORS PRINTING: Merino Litho, Wooloongabba ADVERTISING: Tony Anderton, phone 371 2568 PUBUSHER: Andrew Lamb, President U.Q. Linion PRE O N S
cleared up when they are revealed to be a In another hopelessly contri group of selfless, dedicated men who must ved bid to win the Student be from the same family as their names all end in 'Developments Pty Ltd'. His crusade Newspaper 'story of the month' will culminate in a dawn raid on Pariiament battle, Semper determined to House. Armed only with twenty Government Jets and a fleet of Beryl Young Androids, Sir get onto the hottest stories of Joh will storm Canberra-dropping life size 1987 by whatever means pos posters of 'Joh and Flo down on the farm with the kiddies' until the populace ceases sible. Peter McAllister, rov to resist After that it will be a free uranium ing reporter and consum mine and Sheraton Hotel voucher for every lamily, and the new era will have arrived. mate whinger, reports... StronglyadviseanyJapanese tourists plan ning a trip to Ayers Rock to postpone il to next year when it will very likely be unne "But I don't believe in clain/oyants!" I said. cessary to travel. Doesn't matter, they told me, my duty was clear. Semper needed some tip-offs on the Queensland will not miss out on the ge major stories of 1987 so sometjody had to neral turmoil either. The struggle for leader go and gel expert help. Ifs an understate ship will result in the emergence of Russ ment to say that I was unhappy about it. I Hinze as Premier, despite a scandal earlier very nearly turned in my Schonell'half-price in the year when he is discovered to have on Thursday* card and told them to go to accidentally eaten a fellow cabinet minister hell. However, it just so happened that there I at afunction. He will begin immediately on a vrtis a Woody Allen movie on that week and I program of building race courses in every didn't want to miss it. I had to go along. town and casinos in every second town. Vince Lesterwill be busy appointing a com mittee to investigate the trading hours de I can lell you, the place gave me the bate. The end result of this investigation will creeps. A little, tumbledown wooden shack, be the introduction of the 48-hour day and tucked away on a tiny backstreet in Spring the beginning of a progressive new labour Hill. Black cats, rickety steps and rising rehabilitation program based on a Chilean damp. She was just as bad. Madame Zen- model. Rona Joyner will be kept busy pur Aster-Caribou she said her name was. "Call suing a campaign to have a law passed ban me Beryl". She took me into a small table ning sex in the standing position on the and began to rattle of strings of incredible grounds that it could lead to dancing. Mean predictions. "I'm Peter f^/1cAllisterfrom Sem while, Bill Gunn will insist that there is no per", I'd said. "We'd like some..." need for condom vending machines in Queensland as "we don't do that sort of "Predictions for 1987", she finished, then thing here." added, mysteriously, "I know". And off she At this point, Madame Zen-Aster-Caribou's went. speech became garbled and incomprehen "The Americans", she said. "Going to be a sible. Her eyes began to roll glassily. She bit of trouble there." began to shake and moan. Itwas obviously an attempt at communication from the other Apparently Iran-gate will blow up into world! I heard a voice, harsh and ancient such a scandal that President Reagan will grate out Irom her throat. "GRRRAAAHH, have to step down. It will be discovered that GET MY INSULIN SHOT PLEASE," it said. Richard Nixon was behind the whole thing. Just to keep his hand in, as he puts it. Colo I realised my mistake and searched hur nel 'Ollle' North will suffer a tragic accident riedly through the drawers. I found the sy when, justas he isabout to testify, the weight ringe and quickly administered it. Thank of the medals pinned to his chest will cause you, she said, patting her chest. A touch of his lungs to collapse and him to asphyxiate. diabetes you know. She adjusted her shawl. He will be sadly mourned, and immortalised Now, where were we? And off she went in the film 'Rambo IV - Oozing Lymph'. again. Apparently, there will be a media sensa Both Dennis Conner and Clint Eastwood tion later in the year when Ita Buttrose will will run forthe Presidency. Dennis Conner come out of the closet and reveal that she will win and immediately institute a radical thought everyone talked like that. Speaking new defence program consisting of the con of the media, it seems that the battle of the struction of a fleet of super fast, nuclear po newspaper tycoons will reach such a pitch wered twelve-metre yachts- making the Ame that even Semper Floreat will be snapped rica's Cup, as well as the free worid, safe for up by Rupert Murdoch. Circulation will go ever more. Clint Eastwood will stump off into through the roof with the addition of such the Grenadan sunset toshoot soldiers in the certain winners as a scratch bingo game, a bottom and mutterfoully about Dennis Con page three girt and stories about dwarf throw- ner making his day, -ing and men that make love to chickens. Somebody will finally break the news to Ronald Reagan will go on an extended John Howard that he is not going to grow holiday with the Marcos family in Hawaii. any more and Andrew Peacock will find the His time will bespentloungingon the beach right setting for his sunlamp. Paul Keating drinking pineappledaiquirisand asking the will suffer a mishap when it is discovered snoring form of Mr Marcos where he went that he legally does not exist as his mother wrong. forgot to lodge a birth certificate. The strangest turn of events in the Iran- All in all it seems that we are in for an gate investigation will occur when an aged exciting year. Unfortunately I had to leave it chimpanzee will turn up before the com there. The joss stick smoke and black cat hairs were making my eyes water. She was a mission insisting that he was the brains be said. However, I remember that she had a Joh will continue his assault on anything hind anything involving Mr Reagan. He will that moves in Canberra. It will be shown that strange woman that Madame Zen-Aster- few interesting predictions for Australians Caribou. As she walked me out it occurred to be given the post of National Security Ad too. eightoulof ten people wantSlr Joh for Prime visor and will write a book about his life. Minister and that one out of ten actually un me that I had forgotten to pay her. "Oh", I said, turning towards her, "the cheque is in The New Rightwiltbequitebusy this year derstands what his policies are. When Joh And on she went. If I had not been cough apparently While Kathrine West and John himse[f understands, that will make two. Un the...." ing so violently from the clouds of incense, I Stoneare travelling the length of thecountry deterred, he will set about eliminating all "Don't worry" she said raising her hand. may have understood a lot more ol what she advising people on the danger of wages, Sir rivals. The matter of his financiers will be "1 know." The University of Queensland There are many siudents on this campus students, not only ori this campus but at in the campaign.The register is available lor Students' Union has resol who wish to protest against the $250 fee by tertiary institutions atl over Australia. signatures from the Union Office, near the simply refusing to pay it. So far those stu In deciding to join the boycott the stu Main Refec, and will be availableat the Free ved to urge all its members to dents who have not paid the fee are in no dents of Queensland University join with Education Rally which is being held in the boycott the $250 'Administra danger of being excluded or even charged siudents at the Brisbane College of Advan Great Court on Thursday March 12 at 1 p.m. a late fee. Despite the fact that the J.D. Story ced Education, Latrobe, Deaking, Flinders, The U.Q, Student Union is in constant tion Charge' introduced by Building issued numerous press statements Adelaide and Curtin Universities, The Royal communication with all other boycotting cam the Federal Government in early this year urging students at Queens Melbourne Institute ofTechnology, The Vic puses in Australia.The aim of this communi land University to pay up immediately, there torian College of Arts and siudents at every cation is to avoid isolation. Students who are last year's budget. It has also is no compulsion lo do so until March 27, or tertiary institution in Australia. Our safely is boycotting should avoid isolation by kee resolved to encourage those until the Queensland Government passes in numbers. If every tertiary education in ping in contact with theirown Student Union legislation enabling our administration to stitutions in Ausiralia excluded half their stu and with other students. of its members who have al collect, which ever happens sooner. dent population it would not only be a na tional disaster, buta worid event. Such is the ready paid the fee to ask for a Thoso'students who have not yet paid, There are two main reasons why students power of organisation and solidarity refund- But there are ques and that includes over half the students on across Australia have refused to pay $250 in Tertiary Fees. The first reason is ideolo tions on everybody's lips ... this campus, are effectively boycotting the This isallverywell, but howare individual fee. At present it is quite easy to be involved gical. Education should not be a consumer students going to know whether there are product for which a fee must be paid, it What Is a boycott? How does in the boycott. There is little pressure from sulf icient numbers boycotting to make their should be available to everyone, rich or poor, either the Federal Government or the Uni own boycott sale? one boycott? Why should we young or old, male or female... Labor party versity Administration lo pay the fee. Inevi- On this campus thereisaboycottregister boycott? Will it do any good? tably.students who continue to boycott past policy is that"... education must be univer being kept bythe Student Union called "Cam sal, secular, free, public and democratic..,". SEMPER has attempted to March 27 will be threatened first with late paign 2000", This register contains the na fees and then with exclusion. The key lo the This is a very nice sentiment. It seems a pity find answers to some of these mes of all student who are boycotting the thatitisaLaborgovernment which has, with success of the campaign will be communi fee.The Studenl Union has guaranteed their cation, co-operation and solidarity among this $250 fee, reinforced the concept of edu questions. full supportfor every studentwho takes part cation as a privilege available only to those * THE ADMINISTRATION CHARGE Student Unions all over Australia are organising their membership to boycott the drea ded Tertiary Administration Charge. This reaction was inevitable, but there are many more problems with education in Australia than the introduction of a $250 charge Ruth Apelt examines the simple reaction of Student Unions and the complexities of this Labor government's philosophies on education... who have enough money to pay for it. It is true that tertiary educated Australians are a privileged elite, but surely it should be the aim of a Labor government to change that situation, not reinforce it. The second reason is crude but practical ... many students simply cannot afford lo pay The Federal Government has attempted to dodge both these arguments by re-intro ducing tertiary fees at a relatively low level (in comparison lo the real cost of an «lu- calion) and calling the fee a 'Tertlari^&ami- nistration Sen/ices Charge'. Neither of ffiese ploys should fool anyone, for a minute. $250 may not seem like much to some one with unlimited access to a rich relative's cheque book, but it looks a lot different to a > family who have four or more family mem- j bers enrolled in tertiary study, or to a student , who has young children and can onlyjust fit ' in part-lime study, never mind more part- time work, or to a concientious studenl , whose parents' income makes h«cineligi- ble for AUSTUDY and who is, sup^srting herself on a waitressing wage and barely ! making enough money for rent and bills as it is. Bul the worst part is that the fee is bound to go up, whichever party is in government, in the very near future. It is argued that the $250 is effectively means-tested since it is retundedtp all AU- STUDY recipients in their first cheque. It " seems to be forgotten that there are peoples who are not eligible for AUSTUDY even though they may be very needy- part-time and postgraduate students, andtHi^ very strange breed of student who is indepen dent of his/her parents even though s/he is unmarried, under25 and has notcompleted two years of full time work out of the last ^ five. Mature age women students who study part-time so that they can care for their la- milies are probably the hardest hit by this fee. Perhaps this was intentional. So much for universal free education! The Federal Government seems to have a very specific consumer in mind for that commodity they call education. Siudents have the power to resistihe re- inlroduclionof Tertiary Fees. All they have to do is believe that they have that power, re-, fuse to be intimidated, and offer support, co operation and solidarity to their fellow stu dents through their Student Unions. We must act positively and we must act now. National Free Education Week is from the 9th to Ihe 1 Sth of March. The week will in clude a massed rally in the Great Court on Thursday the 12th. This rally will amount to the launch of the Boycott campaign and a show of strength by all boycotters. See you therel
The issue of tertiary fees has alwa^een race, and age. Unfortunately however, be impadi bul its inflexibility. However, hop efficiency. The TAS-Charge in practice is close to the heart of student unions. Before cause it costs money to provide, in practice ping rtiad and fee-smitten, sluaeni unions sexist, ageisl, and elitist, but more than any fees were abolished in 1974, student unions tertiary education is extremely restricted by _ have insisted that fees are back, fees are thing, it is the brainchild of Economists. Edu could frequently be heard insisting "Edu that other personal variable, "aptitude". Al-' everywhere, one-two-fee-kick. This is the cation is now exclusively for the Labour Mar cation is a Right". Sincethen student unions though "aptitude (quite distinct Irom "intel thin edge of the wedge. Education should ket, have been defending that Right. In fact, de ligence''/may be partly inherited, all evi be fee. Sorry, free. Contrary to popular myth, the brain does fending their members from the fate of for dence ^ows it to be significantly affected The semantic confusion generated by stu not reside in the Big Toe. The current situa king out some payment for a tertiary edu by the quality ot primary and secondary dent unions' insistence on calling the TAS- tion demands analysis. We have been using cation has become a convenient raison d'etre schooling. Never mind that the majority of Charge a fee makes the actual reintroduc full-time students have been privately schoo the same tired old responses fora decade. for organisations whose sense of rationale lion of fees too easy for words. Regardless These are looking increasingly unrealislic is often fuzzy. The result is a knee jerk re led in environments where $250 is but a fraction of the annual cost. Instead of facing of its impact, the $250 is called a "Tertiary and selfish in the modern economic and action whenever the issue of fees raises its Administrative Seivices Charge". Coniined consensus, we are maintaining an interest ulgy head. Kick. Education is a Right, this fact, we point tq the increase in "less- privileged" siudents since the abolition of as such, it can only be indexed with the C.P,I. groupmentality.Asaninterestgroup.weare Discussion of the values and reasoning fees and jump on their band wagaon.This is The political landscape should be kept neat nol about to arouse public sympathy for our behind different views of tertiary education: an extremely good position from whence to and tidy in this regard. "underprivileged" status. Tertiary education is a Right; Tertiary edu kick. On their own, the Private-schoolie looks a The TAS-Charge is designed to be a dis- The irony is that, more than lees, the TAS- cation is a Privilege; tertiary education is a little vulnerable against the fearsome fee. incentive. A relaxed Paul Keating implied Charge is a community issue: tertiary edu meal-ticket for life;students ARE adults; ter But with an arm around a lellow student from this in an informal conversation lale last cation for the economy versus tertiary edu tiary education benefits everyone etc. etc., is the local high-school, the motion of kicking year. When asked about the discriminating cation for people which, though recognis not welcomed around student unions. The almost gives a warm inner glow. Kick. Edu effects of the Charge's inflexibility, Keating ing economic demands, admits other fees issues is one we cannot afford to exa cation is a Right. indicated that he felt such siudents were needs. At issue is the purpose of tertiary mine objectively. After all, who want to pay Mr Keating, has played on this tendency clogging the system. In his view, Australian education. Public debate on this topic is fees? One imagines acollective"Not I" trom of student unions to react automatically and tertiary education no longer has room tor long overdue. The more siudents couch 400,000 tertiary students around the coun hence, predictably, whenever they percei anyone but lull-time and/or career-oriented theirpositionintermsofcommunityaccess, try. Kick. Education is a Right. ved a lees-threat. Over taken by lee-fear we students, Bel iefs in the intrinsic worth of knov^f- Ihe stronger it will be. II could be useful to "Education isa Right" means thataccess have missed the primary significance ot the ledge and in education for enlightenment, boycott the Charge. However, stronger ar to knowledge should not be restricted to cunning Treasury-Line. The outstanding lea personal enrichment and self-development guments are needed with which lo kick ef personal variables like financial status, sex, ture of the TAS-Charge is not its financial have become anachronisms in this age of fectively and in the rightdirection .
DO NOT EAT THESE DUCKS!
Grounds gardenerwho picked upfourdead The University of Queensland Wood Ducks which had been feeding on grounds are lovely to look at lawn grubs after ENDOSULFAN had been sprayed on the number 2 Oval. Number 2 but, it seems, dangerous to Oval drains inlo one of the smaller lakes. touch! Any kind of pest which ENDOSULFAN is also extremely toxic lo dares to show its face in our fish. In November 1985, Buildings and little slice of Oxbridge 'gets Grounds staff removed enough dead fish the treatment' from a frigh from the largest lake to fill eight big sacks. tening array of chemical pesti The lake had just been sprayed with copper cides and herbicides. Karen sulphate, to kill the algae. In late January of this year Buildings and Retcher looked into the Buil Grounds published a list of the pesticides dings and Grounds shopping which they use and the areas in which they are used. Both REGLONE and ENDOSUL list... FAN are on the list. Copper Sulphate is ap On January 8. f 987 the University lakes parently no longerused,howeverotherhighly were sprayed with the herbicide REGLONE toxic pesticides are listed, lo control the pond weed. REGLONE is the trade name for DIQUAT. the mosl toxic her H EPTACH LOR is used on the ovals as an bicide in general use. Ingestion of DIQUAT . insecticide. It has a very long life in the en will cause irreversible lung damage and in vironment and has been proven lo cause the majority of cases death. There is no ef cancer in animals. It is extremely toxic to fective antidote REGLONE is prohibited in earthworms and birds and reduces bird po West Germany and New Zealand. Why is it pulations byalfecting reproduction. being used in our lakes? CARTAN is used as a lungicide in all Eariy in February some students lound a areas of the campus. CAPTAN has mutag dead duck on the bank ol the largest lake. enic and carcenogenic properties and is a They brought the corpse into the Studenl very hazardous pesticide. It has structural Union. Semper took a camera down to the similarities to the birth deforming drug tha lakes. Within ten minutes we had found five lidomide, is a skin irritant and is very toxic lo dead ducks, a huge dead eel and a dead fish. fish. People say the lakes and surrounding CAR B ARYL is one of the most damaging areas once teemed with water fowl. What is insecticides to non-target organisms such happening to our lakes? as earthworms, bees and benficiai insects, While we were pholographing the corp aquatic organisms and fish. CARBARYL is ses a Buildings and Grounds official con suspected oi causing a reduction of the fiscated fourducks, the lish and the eel and sperm count in males. tookthemtothevetschoollab.Sempertook WEEDAZOL is the trade name of a her the remaining duck to a commercial patho bicide which contains the chemical AMl- logy lab. The verdict from both labs was iden TROLE. The use of AMITROLE was discon tical; the bodies were loo old, too dead and tinued by Buildings and Grounds because loo rotten to analyse. Semper rang the Buil itwas killing ducks in the take. WEEDAZOL, dings and Grounds official who had con however, is still being used on footpaths fiscated the bodies and asked him for the and carparks. It is in a powder form and can results of the tests. Hesaid thatthere was no be easily inhaled, AMITROLE is a powerful doubt that the animals had not died as a cancer inducer. It causes liver and thyroid result of the spraying of REGLONE. We had tumours in animals. It is being used on our already made the same inquiry of the vet footpaths. school lab and had been told thai there was ROGOR is sprayed on the bins and on the no way they could possibly tell what had azaleas. Studies al Grilfith University have killed the animals, they needed fresher bo- shown that ROGOR affects male fertility, cau dies,orducks which were sick, butnot quite ses a red staining on the teeth, ulceration of dead. the skin and temporary bouts of insanity We tried to meet this request, but no mai The chemical has become known as 'Vam ler how early we got up, Buildings and pire's Myth'. Grounds got up earlier. An employee of Buil Mr Ray Clarke has been campaigning dings and Grounds has told us that many against the use of dangerous and environ more dead animals were collected from the mentally damaging chemicals on campus banks of the lakes and not taken for analy since 1977. Mr Clarke is a groundsman with sis. Cleariy Buildings and Grounds are wor Buildings and Grounds. In 1977 he was di ried. We can only hope Ihal they are so wor rected to spray every young tree on campus, ried that they will start lo review their prac over the management of the University The Indooroopilly Golf Course is host to regularlywilhDIELDRIN, a chlorinated hy tices with respect to chemical herbicides grounds. Studies have shown dramatic hundreds of Wood Ducks which clean up drocarbon insecticide which is rapidly ab and pesticides. drops in the number and variety of birds on grubs from the manicured lawns. At the Uni sorbed through the skin, stored in fatty tis This most recent incident is merely the and around our campus. Long-time resi versity of Queensland lawn grubs are clea sue and can cause serious damage to the latest in a series. Students, staff, residents of dents of the area who save their stale bread ned up with ENDOSULFAN, an organochlo- human central nen^ous system. DIELDRIN St Lucia and even employees of Buildings to feed the ducks have noticed a very sig rine insecticide which Is extremely toxic to is prohibited for all but very restricted use in and Grounds have long been concerned nificant decline in bird numbers. birds. Semper spoke to a Buildings and most Western countries. It has been linked
6 to birth defects and is carcinogenic in mice. "actively interfering in the proper manage ment of the Division by promoting unfoun It must be very difficult to maintain a little Mr Clarke wrote a letter of complaint to patch of Oxbridge in Ihe midst of the sub- the then Vice Chancellor of the University, ded rumours about our use of pesticides..." It goes on to warn that further activities of tropics. Manicured lawns, tinklingfountains Zelman Cowan. In response to his com and beautifully clipped hedges do not jusl plaints, and the recommendations of Zel this sort"... will cause me to recommend termination of your employment." The letter look after themselves. Nevertheless it is pos man Cowan, the Director of Buildings and sible these days to find alternatives to the DUREX Grounds, Mr Bill Humble, issued an order is dated December 1 Sth, 1986. Mr Clarke is still an employee of Buildings and Grounds old-fashioned chemical herbicides and pes that DIELDRIN never be used on University ticides which are still being used on this grounds again. but is understandably unsure about the fu CONDOMS ture of his employment. campus. Surely a University should be in the Early in 1986 Mr Clarke reported to both vanguard of such a development, conside Ihe University and IheStudent Union that he ring the expertise which is available. gossamer, fetherlita had spoken to groundsmen who said they In the face of the complaints which have and spermicidal ail were spraying DIELDRIN on the ovals. On been made in recent months, it would seem August27,1986 an employee of Buildings that Buildings and Grounds have begun to and Grounds was directed to remove a ~take a look at their operating procedures $3.90 wasps' nest from Room 134 of the Physics with respect to chemical use. In January of Building. The employee was given a spray this year a meeting of all the holders of li bottle containing DIELDRIN, Buildingsand cences under the Agricultural Chemicals Grounds have admitted that this occurred Distribution Control Acts who were emplo (they deny that DIELDRIN has recently yed by Buildings and Grounds, was held. been used on the ovals) but say that il was The purpose of the meeting was lo discuss an unfortunate mistake on the part of one or the operating procedure which covers sto two employees. rage, issue and application/use of pesti DIELDRIN does nol appear on the list of cides on University grounds. In tight of the products used by Buildings and Grounds. incident in Room 134 ol the Physics Build Perhaps they havedisposed of theirremain- ing last year such a meeting was clearly ing slock. If this is so they are to be con overdue. Overdue also was the striking of gratulated. 11 is cleariy lime that alternative DIELDRIN, CHLORDANE, AMITROLE, COP- products were investigated. PERSULPHATE,DDTand2,4-Dfromthelist But if Buildings and Grounds are to be of chemcials used on this campus. It is time congratulated for discontinuing use of DIEL that DIQUAT, ENDOSULPHAN, HEPTACH- plus 2 free condoms DRIN, COPPER SULPHATE. CHLORDANE, LOR, CAFTAN, CARBARYL and WEEDAZOL AMITROLE, DDT, 2,4-D and other uncon went the same way in each pack scionable products (all of which have only The University environment should be a been dropped from the Buildings and safe one for human and animal life. At a time Grounds ordering books very recently) then when we are just beginning to realise how Mr Clarke is also to be congratulated for precious and fragile our environment is, it At Campus putting his job on the tine and making a seems preposterous that our own imme protest. But Mr Clarke has not received con diate environment should be so seriously gratulations, he has received a letter of ad under threat. Pharmacy verse report and formal warning.The letter is from the Directorof Buildingsand Grounds, Mr Bill Humble, and accuses Mr Clarke of
Calico-$55.00 Paint-$15.00 Safety Gear (Flares) - $22.90 Remember those incredible T.V. pictures of surfboard ri Sailboat Maintenance - $216,00 ders on the crest of the waves created by nuclear armed Outboard Repairs ~ $179.00 warships as they ploughed down the Brisbane River? The Petrol - $160.00 PEACE Crepe Paper-$9.00 < symbolism of actions such as those are very effective in Stationery-$8.00 engendering a belief in all of us that we can say no to String, Screws, etc- $22,00 Kickboards-$18,00 nuclear weapons. The Brisbane Peace and Environ Zodiac Maintenance - $216,00 ment Fleet are prepared to put their bodies in front of huge Outboard Repairs - $179.00 FLEET Helium Gas-$109,28 warships to protect their homes and to promote peace. Food-$11.00 Semper asked them about their activities and aims... Plastic Bottles-$28.21 Drylce-*.65.50 Stretch Cloth-$26.85 The Brisbane Peace and Environment More and more people are showing support plentyof scope forpeoplewho want toavoid TOTAL-$1,063.34 Fleet is part of an Australia-wide campaign and becoming involved, and there is a dra- public involvement or who do not want to This total does not include the cost of to oppose visiting nuclear warships. This is rnatic increase in radio and television co leave dry landl We organise water practices repairs to equipment that was needlessly part of an overall strategy to oppose nuclear verage and debate, which had previously between campaigns, for several reasons: and maliciously damaged by some police weapons and to promote nonviolent means been almost non-existent. However, it is go 1) to promote safety; officers, fines for those arrested, cost of tele of conflict resolution. ing to take a lot more than the present level 2) toget used to handling boats and being in phone calls and many smaller expenses Our aim is twofold. Firsl of all. it is lo ex of activity to have a chance of ending Aus the water; and that we pay out of our own pockets without press our thoughts and feelings aboul Aus tralia's involvement in nuclear war prepara 3) to get to know each other and provide thinking about IL tralia's involvement in the preparations for tions and to build a peaceful world. support. We live in times more troubled than ever nuclear warfare. Secondly, our aim is to sti The change of name from the Brisbane Everyone has something to contribute, and belore. Not only is the quality of life deterio mulate public interest and debate around Peace Fleet to the Brisbane Peace and En also this is an opportunity to learn more rating around us, but all life on this planet is this most serious and controversial issue. vironment Fleet last year reflects our recog skills. We also need more equipment, such threatened by ecological disturbances and nition that all the Issues and problems fac as flippers, surf boards, wet suits, office sup the possibility of a nuclear winter. It seems Encouraged by the success of the New ing us are linked, and so we have broade plies, screen-printing inks, and calico, paint that the worse it gels, the less we want lo Zealand protestors, the Brisbane Peace ned our focus. We work in conjunction with brushes ... and expertise of many kinds. face it- a vicious circle. and Environment Fleet was formed in late other groups and individuals in many dif To date, most of the financial burden has That circle can be broken by taking ac 1984 by a group of peace activists. We de ferent areas. cided to engage in protests in the water as a been held by the activists, with some help tion. Despair cannot co-exist with hope, an way of generating media interest, and brea There still aren't enough people involved from a few others, ll costs about $1,000 per ideal, and a strategy We cannot fail if we king through the despair and apathy that to ensure that these campaigns can be main campaign, not including fines for those ar have enough hope, enough commitment to seems to be preventing people from mo tained and even escalated. There are many rested. We have included a break-down of , our ideals, and a terrific strategyl bilising around this issue. ways that people c in contribute, ranging the last campaign's budget lo show what We need your support. We need . . , from office wori<, media liaison, banner pain ine money is needed for. We need dona MONEY, PEOPLE. EQUIPMENT, EXPER As part of an Australia-wide network, we ting, driving boats, paddling in canoes and tions urgently. It isan on-going commitment TISE and INFORMATION, Please contact have been successful in achieving our aims. surfboards, swimming in the river. There Is and so it requires on-going funding. Malcolm or Barry on 844 6811,
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10 Towards a Hew Partuj
Members of the Resistance Club Territory were prevented from taking action environmentalists, socialists, trade unionists, Bolshevik model, though it should retain tt)e on this campus recently atten to stop the export of uranium by legislation and progressives of all shades. roles of education, organ/safion, and help ded a conference in Sydney on the Democrats supported. A further sign of The Socialist Workers' Party and Resis- ing people to become involved in working plans to form a new left party. theirdemise was the resignation of Senator ' tance have made some concrete initiatives for political change. Siddons in November, 1986. He resigned in the direction of forming of a new party. In It should be 'socialist but not sloganis- Kylie Budge was there and has because he said the party was not paying January this year in Sydney, a conference ing', and should be prepared to win support filed the following report... attention to its economic policies (i.e. giving was held titled "Towards a New Party". The for its policies through campaigns and ac support to big business). Siddons has mo An exciting proposal faces the left and conference was attended by leaders of the tivism, rather than expecting people to un ved to form the United Australian Party. progressive movements in the coming year: Communist Party of Australia, progressive derstand concepts It should have a 'demo the formation of a new political party. It is This leaves an enormous vacuum to the left organisations, migrant groups, environ cratic, but pluralist' structure that enables clear Ihat we have reached an impasse. left of the Labor Party. People are fed up. An mentalists and activists from the peace and people of varying views and backgrounds to Aside from the reintroduction of tertiary fees, indication of the dissatisfaction with Labor solidarity movements. This is quite a mile co-exist while sticking to decisions." was the 22% swing against Labor in NSW in stone in relations between left parties, For the Hawke Labor Government has sold out The timing for forming a new party is cru on all progressive issues. They've sold ura Ihe recent by-election. People are looking too long the left has been divided, been for an alternative. In the two NSW state by- seen to be splitting hairs over irrelevant his cial. We must have some concrete proposal nium to the French, refused to introduce ready if we are to participate in the next fe land rights for Aborigines, logged our fo elections a record total of 29 candidates toric events in far off countries. nominated. deral election. Contesting the elections on a rests and national parks, neglected to put The Communist Party and the SWP have big scale will allow us to challenge the Li Daintree on the World Heritage listing; wo The Nuclear Disarmament Party showed decided to bury their differences and lake beral/Labor con trick. The present disillu men still face discrimination and unequal the way with the lead up to the 1984 federal concrete steps towards unity. This unity is sionment with Labor gives us a unique op pay; and reduced living standards forevery- election. Just on one issue, the nuclear ques not just a fusion between these two political portunity to build a new party. If Hawke loses body. tion, the NDP was able to gain the votes ol parties, but the initiation ol.a process which the next election Labor will again start mou Where does it leave those who believed half a million peoplearound the country. But reaches out to broader layers. They are not thing left slogans to win back its traditional there would be some hope of progress the experience of the N DP showed the need saying "join us" but "let's join together," base. It will be a long time before we get this through a Labor Government? In a hole be for a well thought out, coherent pfogram That means the program of the new party sort of opportunity again. Of course, parti cause the two party system of Labor/Liberal based on democratic discussion among wiil be formulated by those who join it, cipation in the electoral process is just one the ranks ol the membership. leaves no choice at all. The Australian Demo "The SWP's view was that all who strive lactic. Members of the new party will be ac crats cannot offer a credible alternative. It is Activists in Ihe mass social movements for fundamental social change should get tivists in all of the social and political strug impossible to reconcile progressive social face the samedilemma. Without the hope of together. This included those who had ne gles of the day. But creating a new party will positions with pro-business policies. Their real political progress, activists get worn out ver been in any party and those who may be impossible without decisions of many economic policies look like a shopping list campaigning year after year, organising mar have been in parties and left." (Jim Percy individuals to get up and do it. This is not a forthe new right. Work for the dole schemes, ches of thousands of people. Nothing chan from the SWP-sponsored conference,) time to stand back and be consumed by deregulation of the wages system, ending of ges. Again the problem is that we need a cynicism or despair. The stakes are higher, penalty rates, removal of leave loadings and political solution. The sell-out of the Labor Rob Durbridge, executive member of the the struggle is sharper. By strengthening CH-A, told the public meeting of the SWP supportfor anti-union legislation.These po Party leaves us with a unique opportunity. our organisation we will al least increase sponsored conference: licies undermine their pro-environmental po We need a new party that can unite peace our chances of sun/ival and possibly even licies. For example, workers in the Northern movement activists, feminists, Aborigines, "The new party shouldn't be based on ihe open the road to socialism. tm^m^amma^i^mm KYLIE BUDGE
11 Union Htm EDUCATION OFFICE NEWS In a telegram to the University, Lin Powell 1986 August budget Student Unions around THE 1987 ALTERNATIVE Australia immediately lobbied the Federal wrote: HANDBOOK Government for the tee's withdrawal, poin Up to date information con "I am greatly disturbed by complaints The 1987 edition of the ALTERNATIVE ting out that the increased financial burden cerning ttie Fee, including from students that some higher educa HANDBOOK is now available to all students on "the majority of students would cause tion institutions are enforcing payment free of chargofrom the Union Office. Atotal many to discontinue their studies, as well as news on the boycott and a of the charge in advance of the legisla of sixty subjects were surveyed and a big stifling new opportunities in higher educa complete list of exemptions, tion, are imposing a late fee if payment is thank you is extended to the 5,122 students tion. Part-time and external siudents appear not made by a specified date and threa who completed the questionnaires and the lo be those most victimised by the new fee. is available from ttie Educa tening cancellation of enrolment... As 120-plus members ol staff who agreed to Figures recently released by the Enrol tion Office in the Union Buil you know, Senator Ryan specifically as allow their teaching lo be reviewed. Many of \ ments Section have confirmed these fears. ding (telephone 371 1611). ked that collection of the charge be de these have complimented Ihe Union on the' It is clear that there has been a large drop in ferred until after the first AUSTU DY (TEAS) standard ot the publication, bul moreimpor- the number of students submitting enrol payment is received by students. lantly they have indicated that Ihey will take ment forms. The number of offers and ac The State Education Department has ad note of the issues raised by students in the ceptances through QTAC is almost identi Net Number of Enrolments Processed vised students nol to pay The Students' sun/eys when preparing courses for the com cal to the figure for 1986, so the drop is in 24/1/86 23/1/87 Union Executive is also urging siudents to ing academic year. The Alternative Hand continuing, higher degree and non-quota 10,394 F/r 10,823 BOYCOTT the fee believing this is the only book also contains a wide range of useful admission students. 6,118 P/T 5,270 way this discriminatory and obnoxious information covering such issues as the use 2,158 External 1,683 charge can be overcome. At the end of Janu of non-sexist language, Ihe process of ap 18,670 Total 17,776 ary Ihe University administration admitted pealing alter things have gone wrong, and The University of Queens The University predicts that enrolments that about hall the students enrolling had the re-introduction of tertiary fees. will beapproximately900 less Ihan in 1986. not paid the $250 fee. land Union Campaign again However, this net figure masks a much lar Around the country: THE$250 FEE st the Fee is being co-ordi ger drop of 1,226 in part-time and external The Victorian Student Union has said it Despite a Parliamentary caucus decision nated by Jorge Jorquera, enrolments, compensated for by an increase will support students who refuse to pay des reiterating the Labor Party's professed po of 442 in full-time enrolments. pite threats of exclusion. licy "lo maintain the provision of free tertiary Union Secretary, and Scott The University Senate has acknowled Deakin University Students' Association education" the Expenditure Review Com Barclay, Union Treasurer. ged that the Federal Governmenlis phasing Council has told all students on campus lo mittee steamrolled the $250 Higher Edu in a system of 'user-pays' funding for higher boycott the tee. cation Administration Charge through the education and has written to Hawke and Co. calling for the withdrawal of the administra Adelaide Students' Association has en tive fee, but in practical terms has done little couraged its members to join the boycott. to assist students. The Univf^rsity deman Students from NSW, Sydney and Mac- ded payment of the $250 with enrolment by quarle universities have told their members January Sth despite Senator Ryan calling to take out student loans to 'clog-up' the for flexibility and despite the State Govern loans system. PROBE ment announcing that universities and col Western Australian students have been leges of advanced education in Queens urged to hold offpaying the fee until the last land were notempowered, legally, to collect day to maximise disruption. Leo Ryan, Activities Director, the $250. State legislation which would In Queensland, the Queensland Union of make It unlav/f ul not to pay the fee wil I not be Students won't take fees lying down and is introduced In State Parliament until March. fighting back by supporting the boycotL $250 TODAY ? TOMORROW • Few people can afford Tertiary Fees. • Fees will make tertiary education the privilege of a wealthy minority. • In the long run the whole community will suffer V from elitism in education. ORGANISE! People are desperately needed to organise protests in defence of free education. Posters have to be pasted up; leaflets and QUOTE: articles written and distributed; information stalls Well, rve always believed that lite was meant to be appreciated. When i came set up; petitions ciruclated; lectures addressed. to Uni, I discovered that no one was appreciating the great things happening out here. The only thing everybody was doing was studying. It was then that I If you can contribute in any way come to: truly understood that it was my vocation by divine rights to save this generation of bored students, and introduce them to the philosophy of'Appreciation'. ANTI FEES PROTEST MEETINGS Look, this is serious... let me tell you aboul my disturbed childhood ... 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12 \ RENOVATIONS TO ADMIN. BUILDING + Union Mm WHERE IS CLUBS & SOCS?
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At the Sth Ordinary Meeting of the THE QUEENSLAND UNION OF 75th Council of the University of STUDENTS" Queensland Union held on 10th In accordance with the Union's September, 1986, the following Constitution No. 12.4(b) the terms motion was passed: of the Referendum must be THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF published in Semper and in the QUEENSLAND UNION PROVISION same edition an opportunity given ALLY AFFILIATE TO THE QUEENS forthe publication of arguments for LAND UNION OF STUDENTS, AND and against the subject matter of UNDERTAKE TO PAY THE ESTAB the Referendum. LISHMENT FEE BY THE NOVEMBER/ The next edition of Semper will DECEMBER STATE CONFERENCE. be in late March. Please direct all FURTHER. THAT A REFERENDUM arguments for or against the BE HELD BEFORE MAY RECESS IN Referendum to the Electoral 1987, THE REFERENDUM QUEST Officer. All arguments must be ION BEING: received by the deadline date of "THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF 13th March. QUEENSLAND UNION AFFILIATE TO CLUBS IN PERIL! The following is a list of Clubs due for dis COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS' j affiliation from the Union because they have ASSOCIATION I been inactive tor at least the past three con secutive semesters. DENTAL STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION As disaffiliations will be formalised by a GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION motion to Council in March any students HARE KRISHNA VEGETARIAN CLUB interested in bringing these Clubs back to HUMAN MOVEMENT STUDENTS' life please see the staff in the Clubs and ASSOCIATION Societies Qffice,{which is opposite Semper) INDIA CLUB OF QUEENSLAND as soon as possible. ABORIGINAL UND RIGHTS SUPPORT PHOTOCLIQUE GROUP SOCIETY FOR STUDIES IN RELIGION Q.U.A.S.S. (ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENTS) SURVEYING STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION TOWN PLANNING STUDENTS' CLUB AUSTRALIA/ISRAEL COMMITTEE UNI-QUE FOLK CLUB
in July and August 1986 student repre slate-wide computer information resource sentatives from campuses throughout This system will have the capacity to turn system (more information on this below). On-line news agency studenl newspapers into a real alternative Queensland met and drafted a constitution Q.U.S. is one of five Australian slate stu for a State Studenl Union. for the student media lo the mass media by pooling our resources dent unions; South Ausiralia is the only state and creativity in a democratic and equally The Queensland Union of Siudents (Q.U.S.) nol to have established such a union, It is A Queensland Union accessible forum. The mass media too is was born out of the response lo threats of now only a matter of time before a Federa sen/ed by information pools (known as press tertiary fees, state government intervention tion of Stale Studenl Unions is set up and of Students initiative or wire agencies). A good part of what we and privatisation of tertiary education. The studenlswill have strong national represen read in newspapers is not written by in-house need to effectively co-ordinate campaigns tation. One of Q.U.S.'s first initiatives was to be journalists, contrary lo popular belief, but and provide a united voice for students to Two Queensland campuses have held gin work on a computerised system to link lifted straight from wire agencies' dispat Stale and Federal Governments were the referenda lo decided whether lo affiliate lo Australian studenl newspapers for the pur ches and edited to suit the house style. We major motivations behind the formation of Q.U.S. to date: James Cook and Griffith Uni- pose of sharing articles and information. intend to go lurther by turning an exploita Q.U.S. versities.The results were 71 % a nd 83% res This system will act as a repository of stu tive information exchange system, based on Q.U.S. is a peak council for student pectively in favour of affiliation. dent creativity as seen through their cam buyers and sellers, into a true information sharing resource. We are hoping to have unions throughout Queensland, it employs The University of Queensalnd referen pus newspapers, and will make il available this system operational before the end of two full-time office-bearers who act as cam dum lo decide whether U.Q. students want for on-line use by other publications. This the year. paign co-ordinators, researchers and repre lo affiliate to Q.U.S. will be held in the first development is now possible through the sentatives of Queensland students. half of 1987. Arguments forand against this increasing usage of computer technology The union also provides sen/ices; a state affiliation will be printed in Ihenexledition of by student newspapers. It will mean that any wide discount book, a quarterly publication Semper. articles typed inlo, say, a Semper computer, titled "The Queensland Student", and the BnM USIE will be immediately available to student news Student Sen/ices Australia Wall Planner. PRESIDENT OF Q.U.S. papers throughout the country without them Q.U.S. is undertaking a feasibility study of a having even lo re-type the text.
13 The jSrst sign of inteffigence is when you throw away the toys and pick up a real calculator.
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Karma js very important to Brett Crowley, that's why he was I had fish and chips for tea to thing nasty like kill me, I never rea night. I've got a really good feeling lised they were such great karma- so upset when the karma at his local fish and chip shop was about the fish and chip shop down killers. the road from me, even though I've The leaning cop, probably relish killed stone dead by two great big policemen with great big only been there five times this year ing my fear, was now leaning in the handguns. It's a sad sad story, but somebody had to print it (I should be on hot water and oat doorway, still staring at me..! rac meal at 95 kilos). The firsl time 1 ked my brain to imagine what he • wenttheretheguytook35 minutes was capable of under his new to get me $1.60 worth of chips, 1 Dmgs Misuse Act. A strip and body- was surprised when, in the end, he cavity search tor sure, bul I didn't didn't gill-wrap each one. I don't know if he was allowed lo search mind waiting for food though, and my car. I panicked. we had a great chat 1 found out a bitaboul the neighbourhood. Any "What about a look in me car." I way since then I've had great kanna heard him say with my local fish and chip shop. "You're not allowed to just do that, are you?" I asked. A small helping "Course we are," he said. "Now open up." of sea perch "Wait on," I said, "I really want some legal advice on this, before and a few potato you go ahead...'' "Look, you smart-ass," he said, scallops... "are you going to open up your car or not?" I noticed there was only one car "Well, um, no. I'm nol. Not with outside lonight, but I didn't realise out some..." il was the cops until I got to the He pulled out his gun and shot doonway There was one of them al me. When I woke up in hospital the each end of the counter. "Don'l let popularpresswasaroundmybed. them gel to you," I said to me, who 1 announced a huge street march was too panicked to listen, "they to be held through the city streets are, after all, here for your protec on the firsl day 1 was well enough. tion." I went boldly lo the counter As it turned out, 1 had to lead the and waited for a shop owner to ap march in my wheelchair, the tlullet pear, i always order a small help having severed my spinal oora. ing of sea perch, but suddenly I There were thousands of us. Down found myself wondering if this Edward Street we went, through might by construed asevidenceof the Queen Street Mall and up to drug addiction. I tilled my head to Albert Street to King George Square. look at the menu board, and was conscious that my hair reached He pulled out my collarbone. The wife of the chip-master came his gun out and made the inevitable in quiry. "A small helping of sea and shot me... perch, and a few potato scallops," I said. All the way we chanted rhythmi cally, "Disarm The Police, Ban The "What?" she asked. I realised Drugs Misuse Act". People in the that I'd whispered it. street, seeing that I was the Man I repeated myself, confidenti Shot In Fish Shop Drama, joined in ally "Righto love," she said, draw en masse.Queensland was united ing her lips into her teeth and rai against oppression! In Rockhamp sing her eyebrows a little. Bad, bad ton the police station was over-run karma, we both knew, had come to by people who showered love and our fish and chip shop, affection on every officer to make 1 was determined to wait it out them see the error of their ways. I inside and nol retreat to the bench had to leave it there though, the outside the door. The cop to my nice lady wanted me lo come in right lent with one elbow on the and get my dinner. counter, staring at me, and made "Is il really necessary for you to me a bit too aware of my "Uni-Q wear your awful guns in out fish Enjoy your union while you still and chip shop?" I asked the up can" t-shlrl. I fled lo the bench. right cop. "Whal?" he said. Bad bad karma "I really think you heard me," I said. had come to "No, I didn't" he said, "so you'd our fish and better repeal It. Come on, punk, make my day." H chip shop ... That didn't really happen either. In fact It's most unlikely The cop It wasn't the cops I really min was probably a really nice man ded, nol so much as their guns. I'd with a loving wife who makes great never obsen/ed two of them with beef stroganoff, and two sweet chil guns before, I thought the strategy dren. He may not even like the part was that one held the cannon while of his job that says he has to carry a the other watches the fort. But in gun which can kill people. my neighbourhood fish shop Ihey When I gol home, I looked atthe both had these enormous protru picture on my wall of Joh and Flo sions on their hips, dangling phal- walking to church the day after the lies-like. 1 think it's part of the November 1 election. I stuck il up ' Queensland machism trip. They there to torment myself. I was sur have to have enormous weapons prised al how different It looked. on show, I mean even the wooden Also t was surprised to see that butts are frightening. I've always Joh wasn't toting a gun. I was shoc been terrified of guns, irrationally ked to realise that he doesn't need KILLERS thinking that they might do some one. 16 Winncf w H Artists have always fas one artist per edition of Note also the empha cinated me, the way SEMPER and find out sis on materials which they just splurge their whbt makes them tick. belies an undeveloped little hearts out on pie This edition I have grasp of the medium ces of paper for all the uncovered a nervous as message. world to see and then little creature called Hardly's work is scurry back into the pri Thomas Hardly and naive but honest, strong vacy of their own egos probed his psyche to ly influenced by his no muttering about Phili bring you this pithy lit tions of art and life as stines. I thought you'd tle pastiche of his inner process. I thinkyou will all like to know some workings. Note the en findhisevalutionof his thing about the artistic dearing way Thomas is own work and style as with Susan Scunthorpe temprement so I have grappling with the con warming as I did ... decided to choose cept of life and art. 11
for my own benefit though. iVe 1 start every morning with coffee This week Thomas made it- and on my own. Hardly speaks about and cigarettes. Many hours are It's all about 'Process', develop spent just sitting in front of Ihe can his art. ment, one work leading toanother. vas thinking. After that it's easy. My intellect and intuition working You jusl pick up the charcoal and I open a tub of paint. The lid as one. start expressing yourself. II sort of peels olf. The stink is incredible. Well, I'm working with emotions flows out of you, beautiful to ex Mouldy on top and congealed be and things. Things you can't actu perience. Things should develop low. 1 dip one of my three brushes ally see but you can feel. Who within a week or so, then-Voila-a inlo the jelly As it draws back, re wants to do what's been done be painting. sisting the paint, 1 suddenly realise fore and call il Posl-Modern? Most It doesn't always take a week, a lack of professionalism in my of the Artists I know are into 'Me sometimes just one stroke says it work. taphysics', a much better concept. all. A few blobs and dabs and lee- lings are captured forever. Must get some oils, buy some gum turps from Oxiades, lindseed When I paint, my thoughts aren't oil, then find something lo paint fainted by the doldrums of life. 1 on. I'm going to have an slip inlo the flow of my mind, re exhibition on soon and acting without being conscious of I've been to art college. I know it. Again a very beautiful thing. all the movements. Not jusl any expose myself to the.- ^ one gels through. I have been sub public. ^'" ^ jected to the toughest interroga tion on how and why I've painted EXHIBITION ^ ' >?^ ^ t' -v. of themonth In an attempt to bridge the void between the people who go to university and the people who go to art college, Winner magazine presents a series of articles on independent :5^^s:^ exhibitions put on by local Brisbane artists. In the first article in this series, Paul Andrews looks briefly at a new exhibition by Russel Lake, and outlines some of the events scheduled soon for independent galleries.
\ ». Conlemporary Art Practice in one of the founding members of Brisbane has increased dramati One Flat Gallery and its later form cally over the last few years. This O'Flate. Lake has been consistentiy increase has in many ways been involved in helping lo establish a brought aboul by artist-run spaces strong and viable support platform and photocopying. The Gollecied Jusl up the road at TH AT is ano like One Flat (and O'Ftate Studios), for the Visual Arts in Brisbane EYELIN E magazine is Queens Works exhibit will consist mainly of ther year of diverse cultural encoun land's new Arts Rag and it will be A Room, THAT, The Obsen/atory through his involvement with One Sculpture, Painting.and Collages. ters: Work by Nammeer Davis and John Mills National and the ple Flat and the Artworkers' Union available in April. It promises to be The recurring images of desire, George Galjka until February 28th; a well-informed chronicle of Cul thora of artist studios around town. (now called Queensland Artwor like lips, eyes, laces etc are inter Nowhere Utopia from Canberra kers' Alliance). tural practice and a hoot lo boot, It woven with allegorical references (Bitumen River Gallery not Parlia has been made possible by the These gallery/studio lacilities The works in the exhibition are to self in different space time en ment House) opens on March 3rd; valient efforts of the Queensland have realised through a new eco largely representations of works vironments. and Local Colour curated by Dale Artworkers Alliancefasupportand nomy of means the establishment from 1978-1986. Although much Chapman opens on Tuesday lobby group for Queensland Vi of a new wave of artists, most in the of the work has been seen before, Virginia Barrett and Adam Boyd, March 17. For more details ring sual Artists) and will undoubtedly 20-35 age bracket, whose contem it is this interplay with presentation who are the Directors of John Mills John Mills National on 229 6702 fill the void of Art and related wri porary attitudes have become al! and representation that has promp National, promise an exciting line and That on 221 2842. ting publications that focus on the manner of forms. ted most of Lake's work. Each re up of exhibitions following Russell So, folks, you can't complain broad range of activities happen presentation is invested with new Lake's show: Video and Perfor about not being able to see exci ing here in Queensland. For more Russel Lake(40,Charlolte Street, meaning that uses the space time mance by Jose Macalino from Sun ting displays of Contemporary Art. information contact the Q.A.A. on Brisbane) whose exhibition - Col continuum as its impetus. day 15th March and an Installa WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE 221 2842. Contributions are nee lected Works opens at John Mills Lake has worked with many me tion by Hiram To from Tuesday NEWS AND INFO ABOUTTHINGS ded, as ar6 volunteers who can as National on February 24 th, was dia including video, performance 31 st March. ARTY. sist with production.
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Winner MUSIC THE CERAMIC EGGPLANTS The Ceramic Eggplants played at the 1986 Bandshake in the Uni versity's Main Refec. They gol a special encouragement award, One of the band members made the mistake of reading ihe judges score sheets and dryly observed that one of the more eloquent jud ges wrote 'Nice haircuts'. The funny thing aboul the Cera mic Eggplants is"that they don't ha'Je nice tiaircuts. Bands like Pseudo Echo or The Venetians have nice haircuts. The Ceramic Eggplants, on the other hand, al ternate between looking very hairy or conservatively well groomed. Cameron Butler, the guitarist, is one of the less hairy members of the band. He says the inspiration for Ihe band's weird name came from a 1968 Myer catalogue, Ca meron, one of the band's two song writers, lives in a neat little house in :ii'Ji^il Petrie Terrace, where he bides his over the top, endless hammond Brisbane combos. Drummer, Co jazz inf luenced style that Cameron independent label, are negolialing time practising guitar and brewing organ without mercy' religion. His lin Barwick, forexample began play is trying lo add to the band's a single distribution deal which dangerous beer. John Nutley plays approach to playing keyboards in ing in a band called The End, six or sound. could establish the band in Syd bass guitar with the Eggplant and volves splaying his incredibly long seven years ago. They eventually Carmella Leone, the lead vocalist, ney and Melbourne. The Eggplants shares house with Cameron. Ca hair all over the organ so that it headed down south and metamor has a strong voice and quite an are tight lipped on this subject, as meron is noisy and exuberant, obscures his face and mosl of his phosed inlo The Died Pretty who exciting stage presence. Her me they are used to having similar of- John is quiet and resen/ed. instrument, and then wiggling his are well on the way to becoming a lody lines are sometimes inspired, • fers fall through at the last minute. bottom out of time with the rest of household name. Colin bailed out probably due to her training at the Such offers are the bane of the mu Cameron's songwriting direction the band. The vigor with which he of the band just before they started Consewatorium. sic industry. these da^/s is orientated around splays his hair and wiggles his bot lo hit the big time, and eventually At the moment, the band doesn't Recently The Ceramic Eggplants Jazz- his favourite musical style to tom is matched only by John, who wound up in Queensland, drum have a recorded product. All of the supported Ed Kuepper at the lo date. The problem with The Egg jumps manically around the stage ming for The Eggplants. enthusiasm and hype which sur wer echelons of the Easts Leagues plants, however, is that their stage as the band thunders its way rounds Ihem is the result of their Club. The crowd response to the appearance and over half gf their Sax player, Geoff Kelly, also has through noisy complex arrange an impressive history of filling in live performances. On stage The band's brand of post psychadelic set has a distinctly psychadelic ments of noisy complex songs. Eggplant look happy and confi jazz fusion music was greal. One 60's feel. with Brisbane bands. He has play The musicianship required for ed with The Strange Tenants, The dent. Their enthusiasm spills over hardened supporter was heard lo The main perportrafor of the performance of a Ceramic Egg Skelelones and the infamous Lovs into their audiences. The dance mutter that the band sounded bet band's sixties sound is weird hairy plant song is ol a high standard. e Blur over the past few years. His floor is usually packed. ter than the main attraction. keyboard player and other song Mosl of the members of the band sax playing with the Ceramic Egg There is some talk of the band The Eggplants smile and ac writer, Mark Pugh. Mark writes some have been around for years play plants adds a great deal to their putting out a single sometime this knowledge that Ihis may not ne songs and is a disciple of the 'wild. ing in different lineups in assorted music and is the major hint at the year. Citadel Records, a southern cessarily be true, bul they are wor king on if. the depths of my soul and saw thai and writhed in agony clutching his pleased to hear that I'm very healthy that if you are ever at a superstar's I was a person who was lost, sear bottom, A breathy whisper in my though I've no idea where my next party and you are waiting to use ching for myself and above all some ear told me that he had the Super tube of toothpaste is coming from, the toilet behind a guy called Co one who was intrinsically nice. I star's Disease; I began to get wor I was saddened by a recent news rner - don't! You'll be better oil do had never before been so flattered ried because I had used the loilet report that Libby and some of the ing your number two in your pants. and accepted Libby's invitation to just after Rock. So I caught the other guys I met at Ihe party had Thai warm squish feeling is a lot come home. next bus back lo skid row and I've passed on - victims of the Super betterlhan being in agonyand wish As we rode in the limo and chat been there ever since. You'll be star's Disease. My advice to you is ing they'd cut your bottom off. ted about life, I realised that Libby didn't look upon me as a chance for casual sex - ours was lo be a deepand meaningful relationship. I gasped as we drove along the tree- lined drive Ihat led to Ubb/s place. You couldn't reallycall it a "place", il was a huge monolith made of alabaster, marble, gilt and glass - a teslamonial to all things crass and American. I was just beginning to realise what a big fish I had lured with my boyish good looks and With Herbert Leven charm. Libby was a musician and The day I met Libby I thought I there were pianos of every descrip had it made. Until then I had been tion in every nook and cranny; even the Jacuzzi vras in the shape ekeing out a meagre living, eating of a grand piano. food scraps and sleeping on park, benches. I had gone to the States Libby led me into the bathroom in search of fame and fortune and so I could make myself feel human found onlydestitution. I thought of and middle-class once more. As I engaging in an illegal practice rhy baihed, Libby called up a few hun ming with destitution. Then I met dred close Iriends and invited them , Libby. overforan impromptu party. These I went loa singles bar intending people weren't jusl your average to sell myself so I could buy some run-of-the-mill friends*- they were toothpaste. Libby walked up to me SUPERSTARS! I was the hit of the and asked me whal a nice guy like parly. I was hot. I fell wonderful al me was doing in a place like Ihat. I tera shower, a leg waxand a dental broke down into a weeping, whim hygiene session. Libby lent me a pering mess and explained that I leopard-skin jumpsuit and Rock hadn't eaten a decent meal in three and Gomer and all the other par- weeks and hadn't bathed or brus tiers were impressed. The party hed my teeth for even longer. Lib was really swinging. Then IT hap by claimed to be able to see into pened. Rock collapsed on the floor
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lurking around dim hand clothes (black) and listen to 1 thing, just because of Jeremy Je holding Raoul and I complelely the final album Ihaf'UfeisTorture" remy was a small, pale boy with a responsible for his respiratory nightclubs that play mo made before the lead singer killed lung problem. He shared a house breakdown and that she was go rose music at night.,. himself by ramming his head inlo with Raoul and I and everytime we ing to ring my mother and tell her lil up he collapsed in a consump whal an irresponsible girl 1 was., I hate the daytime, ll makes me the little slot in a redi-teller mac tive coughing fit. think of my family in Kenmore, hine. I got out of Auchenflower fast mowing lawns and wiping down One day his mother rang up in Someone told me Jeremy's mot^jer formica benchtops. Alternative peo \ smoke around lour packs a the middle of 'The Restless Years". was ringing round Brisbane 'cok ple don'l wipe down formica bench- day. When I lived in Auchenflower She said Jeremy was in hospital ing for an alternative househdid tops, ever They occasionally kick I was thinking about giving up, not and would probably never recover for her consumptive son. I've pul for the sake of my health or any- festering heapsof congealed spa- completely She said that she was led the phone out of the wall at my getti and spent teabags outof their new house. back door in moments of violent The people in my house are very angsl Most the lime they can't see cool. They never speak and they the kitchen. Alternative people never do the washing up. My mo don't change lightbulbs, they just ther is the mosl uncoot person I move house a lol. know. She talks incessantly and When I lived in Kenmore my fa does the washing up every five min vourite colour was orange. God! utes. She can't even see how futile Was I straight! But everything has changed now. "Ithinksuicideisthe Witli Maud Shanks I live in Petrie Terrace and I haven't greatest personal seen an orange object since I mo I can't understand why ved in. We listen to death music all statement anybody people aren't wearing the lime, even though ZZZ has can make...?" black any more? I was switched to funk. I think it's sick the way people are getting into happy I life is. The woman wanted me to be just getting to the point music and arriving at dance clubs a fucking microbiologist. I tried to where I had dyed every before midnight. We never go out explain how I fell about the day before 11,30, time and household chores, bUt single item of clothing she just ranted, like the straight in my wardrove black. I \ think suicide is the greatest that she is, about "only living once" likewearing black. Mike personal statement anybody can and "making the best ol it". make. I think about it all the time. Making the best of whal? Joss smoking cigarettes with Il's very difficult lo fill in all the and Raoul, my housemates, under out filters and waiting hours between 4 a.m. (when we get stand me. When we can't sleep we home from "Morticias") to 10 p.m, pull down all the blinds and watch for death. I like sleep (when we start getting ready to go daytime T.V. We d.on't talk lo each ing during the day and out again). I dye a few second other. Whal would be the point?
because his scripts are all of a very impressive, He has worked with University," Kiernander says. wielding. The script is quite brutal I high standard", says Adrian opera companies in England, "There, University plays were in places, and some of the topics Kiernander, director and Australia, Scotland and New assessment-orientated, Our dealt with are sordid and quite organiser of the AD HOC theatre Zealand. His introduction to performance of 'Dreams' will be nasty. troupe. collective theatre occured at the audience-orientated. When you "This probably isn't the sort of THEATRE Ariane Mnouchkine Theatre du " 'Dreams' has only been are working at a theatre the calibre play you should bring your kids performed once before in Soleil in Paris, where he studied ol the Princess and are charging lo," one of the troupe collective and worked for a year A new theatre troupe has Australia, and it got rave reviews" realistic admission prices, the laughed. work is going to have lo be emerged in Brisbane. Formed he said, "The play is complicated Lasl year, he taught drama at The topics dealt with in the play flawless. We should have the play from the mosl promising drama and very challenging, but we feel the University of Queensland and are realistic lo the point of being in good shape well before the students at the University of that we are at a stage where we organised a workshop disturbing and the scripting and- opening night", Queensland, the troupe intends to could do justice to Sewell's performance of 'The Blind Giant is staging are quite powerful. The set Dancing' (another Sewell play), stage its debut performance atthe script." The AD HOC troupe's designs are unusual — the theatre and a performance of "Masses Princess Theatre in Soulh The AD HOC troupe is run as a performance of 'Dreams in an stage will be cluttered with fridges, and Man". Brisbane. The interesting thing collective. Kiernander insists that Empty City' will run from March 19 washing machines and cast-offs about the debut is thatthe theatre he is nol a director in the classical The idea to form the AD HOC to March 29. As a means ol paying from a technological wasteland. its dues, the troupe is offering troupe has chosen a complicated sense, but is merely one of the co theatre troupe came as a result of Sewell's play is interesting to special discounts to University of play to perform, and a very classy ordinators of the troupe. the ease with which his drama say the least. The AD HOC theatre Queensland students. The normal theatre in which to stage it. "Collectives do work", he says. students worked together in the admission price is $10; the troupe aim lo do il justice. If their "Of course, there are going to be two performances. enthusiasm is anything to go by, "We decided lo tackle Stephen * University discount is $8. Sewell's'Dreams in an Empty City' situations where someone has to the play should be a greal hold the reigns and direct and "Ourperformance of'Dreams in success. because Sewell is one of the best an Empty City will be very different Sewell's play is essentially Australian playwrights today and organise the cast, but whatever I aboul big business and power- Howard Stringer say doesn't necessarily go. from the plays produced at Everyone in the troupe is able to direct and contribute on an entirely equal footing." Kiernander's credentials as a 'WINNERS": How to be end.. director/collective organiser are WINN ERS are not bom. WINN ERS you enrol. This is basically just a the new BMW and the other dri are made! They're made at a very sophisticated way of saying "I have ver's hospitalisation. early age by being sent to inordi a rich daddy and 17,999 other Uni STUDY: What? nately expensive private GPS students can suck shit!" Think how WORK: WINNERS generally don't schools and being in VIIl's, Xl's,or exclusive Uni will be when every work, at least, not because they best of all, XV's. But this is not all it one else is lining up for the dolel need the money You may find them takeSi Read on, and discover how behind a bar or in a bollleshop, to be real WINNER, like me. TRANSPORT: There is an evil ru because the father of a friend df AT UNI: Real WINNERS enrol for mour circulating that WINNERS theirs owns the hotel. Other than Law or Medicine, but T.E. Scores most often drive mummys Volvo. this, WI N N ERS usually only seek are getting a bit high (see STUDY), This is untrue. The Volvo is a last employment over the long vaca and Commerce has become per resort. Daddy generally buys a WIN tion, at exclusive professional firms fectly acceptable. 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John Howard is a winner, no Herald." 'John,' he said 'the time doubt aboul it. The Federal has come to gel some heavy crap Opposition leader is quick on his flowing'. I looked at him and feet. After the poor sales of the realised he was right. The little Liberal part/s 'Incentivation' bastard. I shot him up with my concept mini LP (out now on New automatic pistol..." Right records), Howard changed Howard, or'Dirty Howard' as he his image, Boy George style, and now wishes to tie known, has opted for a more aggressive pledged a campaign of violence mediapersona in order to impress and mayhem as a counter move the 18-22 year-old vote. "I have against rumours of a New Right- always loved Clint," Mr Howard based insurrection from the Deep said yesterday at a press North. conference held in a knee-jerk reaction to flagging popularity Meanwhile, in Fremantle forthe polls. "I've always loved Clint and Melbourne Cup, Queensland Bruce Springsteen. This country Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen was of ours has got to slop dancing in heard to enquire; "Where are all the dark and must now emerge the horses, and why is everyone the original document to a group Il's not sate to walk Finally in a shock bulletin and paint its own wagon." staring out lo sea?" ol close friends al an after-dinner the streets of Sydney anymore," released by Government sources, function. Acting on legal advice, the Minister lamented in Russ Hinze has commented that Mr Howard's new media image . The America's Cup, of course, the President then denied all and commilmenlloa'tougher line' proved to be a complete non- Partiament lasl week. "These days, 'Should Joh run for Canberra, I'll knowledge of all after-dinner there are condom vending took after the wile and kids back in his bid for Federal leadership event lor the Australian people as parties held in the While House has confused mosl members of Dennis Conner (affectionately machines on every street corner, home'. As yet, no one is really sure over the past three months, and and these machines foster wicked what Ihe Minister for Everything the press corps. They had jusl got known by the Murdoch paper inadvertantly sent a Xeroxed copy used to the present directionless reading public as 'Big Bad Den') thoughts in the minds of young means by 'the wife and kids' bul of the original telegram to the children, who have begun to the folks at 'Bethany, Kingaroy, trend of theconservative parties."! managed to reclaim the Old Mug Israeli Prime Minister, along with got the idea off Little Ricky my without over-whelming media terrorise the community When will are keeping very quiet on the an autographed copy of the it end? When will they start subject. press secretary," Mr Howard said, hysteria. No public holidays were Koran. spitting tobacco juice all over the declared. Bets were laid. That was showing family films like 'The Cheers, reporter from the Sydney Morning about all. In America, President The Israelis showed their Sound of Music' or'My Fair Lady" Reggie Aspin
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22 week for 8 weeks. Venue: Martial Arts Wednesdays April and finish 20 May. Lower Seminar Room, Connell Building. 17 May. Cost: $55 forstudents, Gyn^nasium. Classes start Monday, 23 Cost: $10 for students and members, Classes start on Thursday 2 April and members and non-members. March and finish 1 June, Cost: $10 for and $16 for non-members. finish 21 May. (No class on 16 April.) Enrolment deadline: Friday, 1 May. students and members and $16 for LAWN BOWLS; Thursday, 1-2pm, 1 Cost: $20 (or students and members S.CU.B.A. DIVING TRIP: Lady i non-members. hour pel week for 8 weeks. Venue: St. and $30 for non-members. Musgrave Island, Sunday, 5 July to lUjITSU: Tuesday, l-2pm, 1 hour per Lucia Bowling Club. Classes start FITNESS LEADER ACCREDlfATiON Friday, 17 July. Cost: $300 for students, week for 8 weeks. Venue: Martial Arts Thursday, 26 March and finish 28 May. COURSE: Saturdays and Sundays, 9am- members and non-members. Deposit Gymnasium. Classes start Tuesday, 24 (No class April 161. Cost: $10 for 6pm. 60 hours of lectures over four of $30 to accompany booking, balance March and finish 19 May. Cost: $10 for students and members, $16 lor non- weekends. Venue: Fitness Centre, to be paid by 24 May. students and members, and $16 for members. Lower Level, Community Building, non-members. Q.I.T. Campus. Course starts Saturday, ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS 14 March and finishes Sunday, 12 April. RACQUETS DOWNHILL SKI TRIP: Perisher, (No lectures 28/29 March.) Cost: $120 AQUATICS BADMINTON: Tuesday, 5-bpm, 1 hour Smiggins Holes, Thredbo - New South studonts/members/non-memnbers. N.B. Price does not include admission per week for 8 weeks. Venue: 1.5.P. Wales. Saturday, 11 July until Saturday, DANGEROUS MARINE CREATURES to pool. Gymnasium. Classes start Tuesday, 24 18 July. Cost: $325 students/members/ AWARENESS: Saturday 11 April, 9am- SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: March and finish 19 May. Cost: $12 for non-members (Deposit of $75 to 2pm. Venue: Lower Seminar Room, Tuesday, 7.30-8.30am and Thursday, students and members, $18 for non- accompany booking, balance payable Connell Bui!dir\g. Cost: $30 for 7.30-8.30am. 2x1 hour classes per members. by 29 ,May). Enrolment Deadline: Friday students, members and non-members. week for 4 weeks. Venue; University SQUASH: 1 hour per week for 8 weeks. 29 May, Pool. Classes start Tuesday, 17 March Venue; I.S.P. Squash Courts, Classes WEEKEND RECREACTION RECREATION CLASSES and finish Thursday, 9 April. Cost; S10 start the week beginning Monday, 23 SPORTS FACILITIES for siudents and members, $16 for non- March. Cost: $12 for students and Outdoor activities for the more AEROBIC FITNESS CUSSES: All FITNESS TESTING CENTRE: This is a rncrntx'rs. ji members, and $18 for non-members. adventurous. anrobic classes start Ihc week bcginninj' service provided by our Exercise SCUBA DIVING COURSE: Cost: $275 Monday 23 February and finish a week WATER POLO: Tuesday, 7.30-8.30am, TENNIS: 1 hour per week for 8 weeks. Physiologists, |ef(Ward, David Riley lor students and members, $295 lor ending Friday 5 lune U 5 weeks). Thursday 7,30-8.30am. 2x1 hour Venue: University Tennis Courts. and Karen Chad and offers a guide to non-members. A deposit of $25 is Regular aerobics is for people of classes per week for 4 weeks. Venue: Classes start week beginning Monday, your fitness level and training progress. requited on enrolment with the average fimess who have been University Pool. Classes start Tuesday, 23 .March. (No classes Thurs 16 April;. Enquiries and appointments can be balance due at the firsl lecture. exercising fairly regularly for the p.ist 17 March and finish 9 April, Cost: $10 Cost: $14 - Beginners and niadi" with the Recplionisl, Sports Fnrolment deadline: Wednesday 4 year. Easyboal Aerobics are low impact, for itudents and members, and $16 for Intermediate, $18 - Advanced (for Medicine Centre, 1 st floor Squash March, easy going aerobics for the not-so-fit, non-members, students and membersi. $20 - Complex or telephone 171 8623 (ext. not-so-young or not-so-slim. Vacalion SWIMMING: Tuesday and Thursday, Beginners and Intermediate, $25 - SKINDIVINC COURSE; Cost; S15 for 3663 internal). students and members. $20 lor non- aerobics are also available. 6,30-7pm- Beginners and Tuesday and Advanced (for non-members). MASSAGE: Follow your s.uina - spa members. Lnrolmenl deadline; CONTEMPORARY DANCE: Monday, Thursday, 7-7,30pm - Intermediate, 2 x with a massage or jusl relax from study Wodncsd.w 14 Match. 5.SQ-6.3()pm, 1 hour per week for 8 30 min classes per week for 4 weeks. TABLE TENNIS: Tuesday 4-5pm. 1 hour pressure. Our Masseur, Ross farquharis HORSERIDINC (MOONLIGHT): Cost; weeks, Vemie: Dance Gymnasium, Venue: University Pool. Classes start per week for 8 weeks. Venue: ISP. ,v\ expert in the Swedish Style of S25 for students, members and non- Connell Building. Classes start ,Monday, Tuesday, 17 March and finish Thursday, Main Gymnasium. Classes start Tuesday massage and Chinese Zone Therapy members all inclusive (except bar 23 March and finish 1 |unc. Cost: SI2 9 April. Cost: SI 0 for students and 24 March and finish 19 ,May. Cost: $10 (foot massage). Enrjutries and drinks), fnrolment deadline; Thursday, for students and members and $18 for inembcrb, $16 for non-members. for students and members, $16 for non- appointments can be made with the non-members. SWIMMING FITNESS: Monday, 7.8am, members. 12 March. Receptionist, Sports Medicine Centre, CLASSICAL BALLET: Monday, 6.30- Wednesday, /-Sam and Friday, 7-8am, SAILBOARDING: Cost: $20 lof 1st Floor Squash Complex or telephone 7, JOpm, 1 hour per week (or 8 weeks. 3 hours per week for 8 hours. Venue: WEIGHT TRAINtNC students and members, $25 for non- 371 8623. University Pool. The course starts Venue: Dance Gymnasium, Connell N.B. Price does not include admission members, fnrolment deadline: Friday, NUTRITION CONSULTANT: Monday, 23 February and finishes Building. Classes start Monday, 23 to I.S.P- Weight Training Gymnasium. 13 March. Nutritionist Molly Tr.nl is available lor Wednesday 15 April. Cost; $20 for March and finish 1 June. Cost: Si 2 for LADIES WEIGHTTRAINING: 1 hour WATERSKIINC: Lake Moogerah, 1 individual or group nutritional advice students and members and $30 for students .ynd members aand SI 8 for per week for 8 weeks. Venue: I.S.P. I hour 15 minutes drive from University, and assessment. Enquiries and non-members. non-members. Weights Gymnasium. Classes start week along Warwick Highway. Friday, appointments can bo made with the JAZZ BALLET: Wednesday, 5.30- AQUAFITNESS: Thursday, 12 noon- beginning Monday, 23 March. Cost: Saturday and Sunday 20, 21 and 22 Receptionist, Sports Medicine Centre, b.iOpm - Beginners, Wednesday, 6.30- 1pm, 1 hour per week for 7 weeks. $12 for students and members, SI 8 for ' March. Cost: S30 for students and Ist Floor Squash Complex or telephone 7.30prTi - Intermediate, 1 hour per Venue: University Pool. Cost: $7 non-members. members, and $35 for non-members, 371 8623 (ext. 3663 internal). week for 8 weeks. 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Saturdiiy 4 April, 9am-2pm, SAUNA ROOM- SPA BATH: This is members and $16 for non-members. Wednesday, 4-6pm, 2 hours per week ' Building. Classes start Wednesday 25 Sunday 5 ApriL 9am-12noon. Cost: $15 one of the ''nest spa baths and sauna SELF-DEFENCE: Wednesday 5-6pm, 1 for 6 weeks. Venue: Kangaroo Point (for March and finish 20 May. Cost: $12 for for students and members and $20 for room facilities in Brisbane and can be hour per week for 6 weeks. Venue: directions ask for map when enrolling). J students and members, $18 for non- non-members. Enrolment deadline; booked at the Sports Store (phone 371 Martial Arts Gymnasium. Classes start Classes start Wednesday, 1 April and • members. Friday 27 March, 4564). Wednesday, 25 March and finish 20 finish 6 May. Cost: $18 lor students and FENCING: Thursday, 6-30-7.30,1 hour BUSHWAIKINC/ABSEIIING/ SPORTS STORE: Come alone and May. Cost: $10 for students and members, $25 for non-members. perweek for 8 weeks. Venue: I.S.P. ROCKCLIMBING: Mt. 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Midnight Oil toured Brisbane recently. Un like their 1985 tour, where they played a couple of gigs in a large tent at the Gold Coast on the grounds that the venues in Brisbane were unacceptable, they played BLACK FELLA at the Roxy, a very upmarket venue in Ihe Valley. The Midnight Oil gig at the Roxy was a bit of a dilemma. Mosl of the audience, seemedtoconsist of young kids, totally obli vious to the main thrust of the political mes WHITE FELLA sages (he band was attempting to project The Aboriginal people trusted When MIdnightOil were in Brisbaneacoupleofweeksago us to come back and give in Semper managed to get a very long and friendly interview terviews to tell people in the with Rob Hirst, the band's drummer. He was bursting to tell cities their side of the story. us all aboutthe White Feller Black Feller Tourof Australia's throughlheirmusic.The band seemed to be Red Centre and Top End. Says Hirst: 'The Aboriginal peo reacting badly lo the shallowness of their ple out there trusted us to come back and give interviews crowd. Lead singer, Peter Garrett, especi like this to tell people in the city their side of the story." ally seemed la react against the 'rock and roll - get down' atmosphere of the Roxy. At Jordan Jansen took notes ... several points during the band's set he ex changed harsh words with the audience. The band appeared to be weary, and totally pissed oftwith presenting a rockconcert(as opposed to a meaningful performance) at another Brisbane nightclub. Semper caught up wiih Rob Hirst, the band's drummer and principal songwriter, the following day. Hirst was noticably reser ved in the interview until the conversation started to revolve around Ihe 'White Feller, Black Feller outback tour*, the band perfor med last year with the Warumpi Band. Once the conversation centred on the They wouldn't clap much or get carried in cars. It worries the hell out of them - big settlements by mining companies, there outback lour. Hirst came to life. It seemed away, but the next day the kids would come worries the hell out of me. The Aboriginal is a good chance that these people will sur pretty obvious thatthis was the main reason up and say "Great show". vive." why Hirst so readily consented to be inter people out there trusted us to come back "The Warumpi Band were great. They are and give interviews like this to tell people in viewed, We asked howthe tour came aboul. better known out there than we are, so we HIRST: "Well, the lour came aboul because the city their side of the story. There has supported them on half the shows and vice been so much mining company propaganda we were asked to write a song for the film versa.We're playing with them now to return about the handing of Ayres Rock back to the around - the sort which takes out full page theirfavourforhelping us so much out there ads in the Courier-Mail and the Sydney fv/lom- Piljanljatjara Tribe. When we had done the in the desert They were our instnjctors to the song ("The Dead Heart") the Aborigines li ing Herald.The Aborigines don'lreallyhave ked itso much thattheygaveus an invitation that sort of mouthpiece, so they rely upon to come out and visit the settlements, which 'The most fundamental thing \ people like us and people oui there who was fantastic because no other white band I have learnt is that if you take have effectively been trying lo patch up a from the city had ever played on Aboriginal an Aboriginal group away from new genocide, to tell their side of the story, land before. We went out with the Warumpi which is what we are trying lo do. Band, a film crew, a few journos and Charles , its birthplace, the people will "The people out there don'l want bureau McMahon, the Didgereedoo player from die." crats in Canberra making their decisions for Gondwanaland. He was a great help. We Ihem without having seen the conditions went out and played on the settlements, pla people out there. It was thanks to the out there, They want the politician.s to go out ces like Kintore, Warakuna, Docker River Warumpi Band and Charles McMahon that and see the selllements lor themselves. and a whole lol of places you've probably the people trusted us enough to let us onto They don't want to be herded inlo sellle never heard of. Iheir land. ments where there is a dependency upon tobacco and alcohol, which is whal has "The whole thing was a unique opporlu- "The tour was an excepliona! experience been sel up lo try lo keep Ihem happy They nily to see the conditions of the selllements for us. We travelled in four Toyota diesel don't want mining companies laking their out there. Most Australians will never have landcruisers-we'd cleara bitol scrub camp land away from Ihem, because one thing I lo experience the poverty of the places out in some of the quietesi places in the world. am certain about, having been out there, is there, or even see the stale of the sellle We were there for five weeks. The lour was di thai if you lake an Aboriginal group away ments. It was an incredible shock to see vided into two halves. The first part was the from its birthplace, its area, its land, the peo such amazing poverty in Australia, I mean, I Central desert settlements. The next pari ple will die. They might nol die overnight, but had to keep reminding myself thai this was was the lop end islands. theywill die very soon.This is a fundamental part of Australia, not a third world country. "The Aborigines appeared to enjoy il. thing. Land to Ihem is nol a buying and sel I've never seen the conditions of places like The/re very reserved people - completely ling commodity It isn't a piece of real estate. those out in the Central Desert. different to lasl night al Ihe Roxy. They tend It is a part of Ihemselves.That is an absolute locamp round the perimeter of the light.The "The poverty out there worries the elders truth. If these people are allowed to live on kids would get up and dance a bil, bul the terribly They can see their kids sniffing pe theirown land in small communities as they elders would stay back in the shadows. trol, or beinq on the grog or revving around are used to, rather than being herded into 1ST SEMESTER PEN SPECIALS PACK OF 10 KILOMETRICO PENS - $2.25 ASSORTED BALL POINTS PACK OF 4 - 90(t "UNI OF QLD" PENTEL PEN - $1.50 PILOT V5 HI TECPOINT R.R.P. $2.30. OUR PRICE $1.95 PARVERT BALL JOTTER WERE $8.50, NOW $5.99 AMPOL TARINGA EAST
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27,. Australian politics has long, riddled by'wet' parliamentarians ('wet' par liamentarians are politicians with some form borne a frightening resem Now the little monster is out of the basket. handed out'voting propaganda for an in The National party could quite conceivably of social conscience. These people are des blance to a D-grade horror pised by the New Right). Bearing in mind dependent candidate in the inner Brisbane turn nasty nasty nasty and wreak havoc electorate. In the four hours he stood out movie. With Petersen limber upon our unsuspecting country, ihanks lar that Howard lost the last election against Hawke, and bearing in mind that charisma side the voting booth he was verbally attac gely to a right wing pressure group, affec ked by scores of National Party supporters ing up to take on all comers tionately known as 'The New Right', and a politics is the order of the day, it was pro in the next federal election slightly disturbed man called Joh Bjelke- bably only a mailer of time before the New who were "putting one in for Joh". He told Petersen. Right brought Sir Joh out of the National me thai his most vivid memory was of an old the plot is becoming even Partybasketand unleashed him against the coupleslumbling toward the polling booths more unlikely and terrifying. At his firsl public campaign rally in Wagga socialist menace and trendy small T libera grabbing all paraphernalia with both hands Wagga, NSW, Joh announced that he was lism. and asking distributors 'What do I have lo HOWARD STRINGER wat "starting a bushfire" and that the media do lo vote for Joh?" My friend handed a leaf ches a lot of horror movies would "fan the flames to Canberra".The me Mike Gore, a Gold Coast property deve let lo Ihe woman. She looked at it looked at dia certainly fanned the flames. The major loper, confided in The Sydney Morning Hehim, looked at the leaflet again then tore il and immediately saw the al newspapers in Australia have been screa rald a fortnight ago and told them Ihat he into little pieces and scattered il at his feet legorical relationship... ming about our Premier's latest escapade and several of his multi-millionaire friends 'You getout of my way,'shemultered angrily, for weeks. have whipped the hat around and raised 'I'ni going to vole for Joh and the Natio I saw a horror movie recently which re $25 million dollars to fund Joh's campaign nals.' minded me of Ihe "Joh For Canberra" cam The media is such a brutal institution. It for Federal leadership. Gore is sick of what paign. It was called Basketcase. II was hor created the 'Joh' tag myth in Queensland. Byr he calls 'wimp/ leadership. He hasn't gol Although only 37% of voting Queenslan rible. The plot went something like this: A. coining the 'Joh' tag for Bjelke-Petersen, It the lime lo fart around with glitzy "incenti ders support the Bjelke-Petersen regime, slightly disturbed young man lives in a squa has humanised the Queensland Premier to vation' campaigns. The man wants blood, th6yareafen/ent37%.Joh'smediaimageof lid house in some unnamed city. In his bed Ihe extent that the voting public in the Sun and he's prepared to pay for it the Godfearing 'stern but fair" farmer wa room he keeps a wicker basket The basket shine stale are so conditioned lo his extra ging war upon the socialists has sen/ed him ordinary behaviour they have slopped flin Joh obviously thinks he is the main con very well. The press are well aware that they is inhabited by a gruesome little monster tender. Armed with his media persona, his who terrorises the city at night, wreaking ching every time he instigates ridiculous have created a monster. They have huma breaches of democratic principles. 25% flat tax proposal (which^will give 80% of nised the Premier to the extent that every havoc upon certain members of Ihe medical Australians a higher tax billjand a fistful of profession, We learn later on in the movie These days, Joh can spout the mosl ama vocal blunder and gaffe he makes in his cash, courtesl of the New Right, Bjelke-Pe clumsy rhetorical assault upon the Federal Ihat the monster was the Siamese twin of the zing piles of crap to the media without of tersen will go in to battle for the Federal slightly disturbed twin refused, and keeps fending the voting public at all. Il's frighte leadership is now regarded as quite endea ning. After his victory in the 'against all odds' throne. He doesn't have a party lo run with, ring by the voting public. The media can't hismulaled brother in a wicker basket in his he isn't contesting a federal seat in the survived the operation. The horrible little mon 1986 Stale Election Campaign, Joh's press. really help hyping the shit out of an essen persona is invincible, despite an attempted House of Reps or the Senate at the moment, tially rotten product; Joh's eccentricities (for ster also sun/ived, bul only just. The doctors and in order lo even come close lo esta who performed the operation suggested lynching by the Queensland media. want of a better word) are great copy. The blishing National Party government in its seriousness of issues such as Bjelke-Pe- that the deformed twin be destroyed. The The media don't hold John Howard and own right Joh's Canberra taskforce would slightly disturbed twin refuses, and keeps Ian Sinclair in the same sacred light. Scar tersen's refusal to allow a public accounts have to win seventeen seals in the House of committee In Queensland, his commitment his mutated brother in a wicker basket in his cely had Hawke come into power than the Reps without losing any of the seals they bedroom. For the mosl part, the little monster is press started scuffing dirt all over Andrew to big business at the cost of the environ presently conlrol. These facts seem stran ment, even the corruption in his own party, content lo peek out at the world from the Peacock's well-groomed image, leaving an gely irrelevant security of his brother's basket. Occasio opening for a leadership challenge by 'Ho are completely negated by Joh's technique nally however, Ihe little monster goes com nest John'Howard. Altera brief honeymoon The little monster in Basketcase some for handling the media. The Queensland pletely mad, leaves the basket and kills un with the press, Howard suddenly felt the full how managed to wipe out a battallion of National Party does not endear itself lo the suspecting bystanders. Nasty nasty nasty. force of media disapproval as journalists doctors without turning a hair. voting public with responsible government The Federal National Partyremindsmeof everywhere started knifing his credibility As Joh would say, 'No Problem'. and sensible policy. These days, it justifies the mutated twin. It stares forlornly al the and pulling his pet programs lo pieces, itself entirely by marketing the persona of its world from the security of its coalition part Joh's 'bushfire' strategy for his Canberra frontman. The media has a lot to answer for. nership with the Liberals. The Nationals There was a lime when Howard actually So does the Queensland public. beat Hawke in the popularity polls. These blitzkreig relies heavily upon charisma po have always been a complete basketcase. days he is trailing by a considerable per litics. Bjelke-Petersen is a populist leader. In , The question remains - Can Joh transfer Until now. centage. Worse still, his party appears to be theState Eleclions last year,a friend of mine his unique brand of extreme conservatism 1ST SEMESTER SUPER SPECIALS • BOTTLE OF LIQUID PAPER PLUS A BOTTLE THE IJNIVEI^SITY! OFTHINNER ONLY $1.60 OOKSHO] • YELLOW 8x6 JOTTERS 150 EACH. 10 FOR $1
28 »•» i. li MUSlCAVimi987 is^ JT CHEAP TICKETS FOR YOUNG PEOPLEI UNDER 25? YOUTHPASS It's never been cheaper for young people to attend fviusica Vivo Concerts .7 HERE'S HOW IT WORKS Youthpass enables anyone oged 25 or under to attend the concerts of his or her choice for just $5 a concert. Books of four Youthpasses can be bought from the Performing Arts Complex ticket soles office or by moil from our Brisbane office. 509 Brunswick Street, New Form 4005. Please moke cheque payable to fVlusica Vivo. Anyone con buy a Youthpass - why not buy it as a gift for friends or family? On the ddy of any subscription concert listed in the calendar, any person aged 25 or under (proof of age may be required) simply presents a Youthpass at the Concec Hall ticket sales office and receives the best available seat at the concert 1 There's no need to make a commitment ot long notice and no i big cash outlay. Youthpasses are limited — so liuny! to the Federal arena? Mosl political ana I think the old critter will come pretty lysts don't believe it to be possible. They close. Australia will probably be flooded The Upstairs Room point out that the infamous Queensland with terrible terrible 'Some say that he's a Alternative Clothing: New & 2nd Hand Gerrymander does not extend beyond the stirrer, but he only wants what's best' ad- borders of the Deep North. In his Federal vertisements, portraying Petersen as a God 101 Brunswick Street {Spnng Hill end) bid, Joh cannot rely upon a 37% majority to fearing, child loving saviour. Howard and carry him into power. Second, the calibre of Sinclair will suiter greatly trom Ihe onslaught Open: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday ALP leadership Joh has had lo contend with Hawke might find himself lumbered with a 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday in the past has been far inferior lo the stan contender to the throne who actually has dard ol left wing leadership he will meet in something to offer in the demented arena of 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday the forthcoming Canberra debacle. Finally, populist electioneenng. The whole thing Joh's media persona has not been so finely reads like a horror movie. honed in the southern stales. Perhaps the The conclusion of Basketcase is frigh Australian voting public won't accept glib teningly relevant to the possible outcome ol answers to important questions. the next Federal Election. In the movie the ASSIGNMENTS Nonetheless, the Queensland Premier's little monster goes complelely out of con trol, wreaks havoc upon one member of the Student Concession Rates lust for glory has unnerved an awful lol of Binding, typing etc on a people. Howard and Sinclair must be feel public loo many and forces his slightly dis ing nervous. Bob Hawke was sufficiently turbed brother into a final confrontation. The memory typwriter. disturbed to phone in to a chat show inter two tight and fall through a plate glass win -221 1551 ask for Sharon view with Joh and Flo to make sure the in- dow, smashing themselves lo bits on the ter/iewer was intending to ask some tricky pavement five floors below. CITY LIMITS TYPING questions. Sydney radio celebrity, Mike Carl ton, declared that if Joh should win the Joh's confrontationalist stance towards SERVICES the Sinclair/Howard coalition leadership in Prime Ministership hewould be prepared to Suite CI 5,308 Edward Street, dance through the streets of Brisbane stark Ihe prelude to his Canberra campaign could naked. have a similar closing sequence. Brisbane. THE UNIVERSITY BOOKSHOP STOCKS A FULL RANGE OF: • DISSECTION KITS FOR MEDICAL AND SCIENCE STUDENTS • LAB COATS THE UNIVERSITY^ • FLOPPY DISCS • CANNON CALCULATORS OOKSHO] • ENGINEERING DRAWING EQUIPMENT 29 There has long been resentment Massacre among independent Brisbane bands at the "monopoly" which 4ZZZ has over access to large audiences through prestigious supports for southern and over seas bands. Twelve bands re cently staged an ambitious con cert project to prove that inde pendent Brisbane bands can draw large crowds. Carolyn Schmidt reports... TH E ST. VALENTIN E'S DAY MASSACRE, On February 14th twelve Brisbane bands gol together at Easts Leagues Club for a Si Valentine's Day Massacre.The show began at 4 p.m. and wound up at 1 a.m., a maratfion effort. Tlie concert was organised by tlie bands to indicate the solidarity ol ttie independent music scene in Brisbane, A couple of the bands had worked for ZZZ, but mosl found their owri employment without the help of the station. The massacre was to be a show of strength by these bands and an attempt to draw at tention to themselves, attention from ZZZ, audiences and anyone else who cared to lool<. The night ran beautifully. Everyone pla yed for the designated 30 minutes and the whole thing finished on time, with a mini mum of technical hitches. For such an am bitious project the stage management was super-human. The Massacre was born early in the year out of bits ol conversations held in the dim twilight of the Love Inn. At firsl there was lo be an anti-ZZZ concert to be staged by bands angry at apparent blacklisting bythe station. The virus mutated beyond recog nition into the "Put Zed Back On Top' idea. Somewhere along the way a date was set: February 14. The next thing I heard was an announcer on 4ZZZ saying that fourteen Brisbane bands had decided to put on a concert as a benefit for the Studio One fund. What a nice gesture I thought. I talked to some people I knew in bands. They didn't know about any/beneW.l talked to George, one of the people involved in organising the concert. The advertising would stop, he said. It was a misunderstan ding. George filled me in on what was going on. The bands themselves were organising the whole event. George was really just a mouth piece for them. The names of mosl bands would be familiar to regular readers of Time Off and other gig guides around since they have been working in the independent mu sic scene in Brisbane for some lime. O.K. So what did ZZZ know of theevent? I asked Deb Strutt, the station's promotions co-ordinator. She was pretty much in the dark as to what was happening and had become rather suspicious since George Articles started appearing in the straight: personal commitments, but the station would this dead sober reporter. put a stop lo the benefit theory. media. Quotes came from the eminently mis- be represented at the show. Probably the The bands were all good, enthusiastic quotable Tony Brassington (GMes,Voca- most important thing to happen before the about their music and theiraudience's plea Out of the blue came a press release to list) about the show. Everyone seemed sligh actual event was the opening of communi Semper, unsigned. It was a strongly worded sure. The music was diverse in style, but all tly confused. No one really knew what exac cation channels between the bands and guitar based, not a synthesizer in sight. proteslataHeged blacklisting byZZZ of cer tly was happening. ZZZ. Not that theywere ever really shut, jusl tain local bands. George informed me that a dormant. But surely the same difficulties So what happens now? Will the gap still woman called Alison had written it and that Finally all the bands met and put together" gape between 'ZZZ bands' and 'others'? a statement. A meeting with Deb helped clear with communication would notarise again? Now that contact has taken place between she was now in Sydney working as a roadie At least not for a white. for Pseudo Echo. She wouldn't be involved up most of the confusion and left both sides ZZZ and the 'working bands of Brisbane' in the show, but put out the statement as a positive and enthusiastic, though perhaps Approximately 500 people turned up on there would seem to be no reason for this to result of strong personal convictions. still a tittle tentative. the night, and I was surprised at how early continue. Will ZZZ find another venue so Triple Zed would support and promote the place filled. By about 6 p.m. Easts had that, in a more practical way, il can support Deb strutt denied any blacklisting of lo the night. Each band would be paid equally quite a reasonable crowd. Mosl bands pla cal bands by Zed. She started getting strange the music of Brisbane? No one can agree out of profit, above costs, and each band yed lo a sizeable audience. Audience res that at present, with only so many joint effort phone calls (rom newspapers. No press re would be free to do with the money as they ponse was great (especially for a Brisbane supports to go around, not every band can lease arrived at the station, so it took her a pleased. Some of the bands would donate crowd). Predictably it Improved proportio get work through the station. Will the same while to work out what was going on. Un- money to ZZZ, by becoming subscribers. nately to bar sales, but I think most people bands continue to get them? Does nepo derslandabty her defences went up. Deb could not attend herself because of there enjoyed themselves thoroughly, even tism really exist in this context? • 30 objectionable and threatened me with vio just to mitigate the 'boys' own' nature of the lence. I dispatched him with a knee to the evening. groin and a few forearm btows to the throat. Tha Girlies played fast, loud, shame Beiderbeck appeared from nowhere and less rock music. Beiderbeck informed me dragged me to the back of the venue, where that, like The Chrysalids, The Girlies it took me about half an hour and several also have an impressive heritage, all mem glasses of Malibu lo calm down. In that time bers having played in noisy, horrible Bris I managed lo miss the performances of The bane bands over the last (ive years. Howlin' Moondoggles and Rabid Souls. Beiderbeck tilled me in on what f The Groovy Things finished the nighf had missed. at about 12.30. They were every bit as foud The St. Valentine's Day Massacre has attracted a great deal of attention from the Brisbane alternative rDusic world. We sent Susan Scunthorpe along to report upon the artistic qualities and temperament of the bands. I don't really know all that much about al his hair. I bent down to try to help him, rock music. I'm an art writer. Art is my forte-1 but he appeared to be beyond help. "Pais only ever (eel at home when I'm at an exhi ley Paisley Paisley!", he kept moaning. bition or a private gallery. When Semper as "Where?" I asked.{/foundout/a(er(hat Bei ked me to go to something called a 'St Va derbeck was merely remarking upon the lentine's Day fvlassacre' and examine Ihe clothing and musical style of The Mario performing and artistic potential of a lot of nettes Paisley, it seems, is a style deri noisy rock and roll bands, I was very du ve five of the sixties psychedelic movement) bious indeed. I decided to cover the concert Beiderbeck made no answer. He simply re as a personal challenge. I was always aware fused to come out (rom under the desk until that somewhere within the bowels of our city the third band The Chrysalids started there existed a close knit group of black- playing. clad mutants devoted lo loud music and satanism, but I had never really encounte According lo the now completely deran red them. An article for Semper seemed to ged Beiderbeck, The Chrysalids have be the ideal opportunity. had quite a heritage of playing in different Brisbane bands. Recently they have added Semper organised the whole event for another guitarist to their line-up, and their me. Press passes, photogaphers.tree drinks, sound has filled out quite a bit. Then he star everything you could want. I was supposed ted pawing at my clothing, so I had to slap to accompany some girl called Carolyn him around. Beiderbeck burst into tearsand Schmit who was reporting on the politics of said he wanted lo die and would I please the event The whole thing was very exci murder him on the spot. 1 promised I would ting. after the concert, and he was so grateful, he behaved himself for the next three bands. There was just one problem, My know- Electric Mudd, Water Rats' Picnic ledgeof music is very limited. Trying to pass and The Aloha Pussy Cats. some judgement on the artistic merits of rock bands when you have absolutely no All three bands were incredibly loud and knowledge of the artform is a bit proble incredibly tasl Crouching beneath the mix matic lo say the least. I mentioned this di ing desk with only a manically depressed lemma to Carolyn, who thought for a minute Lex Beiderbeck for company. I began seriou or two and then said that she would intro sly to wonder why the venue-going public duce me to a friend of hers who was an ex- would actually pay for such an earbashing. perl on all things dark, hairy and loud. The "What's the point?" I screamed to Beider- (ollowing day she brought this strange, t)eck through a searing cacophony ol chain- dwarf-like, incredibly ugly young man inlo sawguitars."Wha{(s{fiepo(ntofaf/of(h(s... the Semper Office and announced thai he this noise?" My musical analyst didn't an washermusicalexperlandthalhewouldbe swer but just sat there transfixed, playing an accompanying us lo the concert. invisible guitar and multenng aboul the me dium being ihe message. After the concen, The young man extended a damp, sweaty he explained that the raw energy of thrash palm lowards me and explained that his bands provides a means of expelling all forms name was Lex Beiderbeck and thai he had of stress and anxiety from the body I looked lost many of his brain cells from excessive into his beady little eyes and realised that he drug-taking. He also explained that he was was totally serious working on a PhD at Grilfith Uni studying the relationship between amplified noise At the time, all I knew was that I had a frequencies and migraine headaches. He headache. Beiderbeck had stumbled off to then asked me if I would buy him a drink. the bar to buy me some pain-killers, so I had When I re(used, he ran screaming (rom the a bit of time to go lo the toilet and prepare room. myself for the next band, The Horny Four hours later, Carolyn and I managed Toads. to track Beiderbeck down (We had some I had read about The Horny Toads in how found his way into a storeroom and was'Blitz'magazine . They were'happening', the The Howlin' Moondoggles, he ex as the other tJands participating in the Mass attempting to tear the lids off Mr Sheen spray-article said. They were just nice guys who plained, were a blues band who played acre and seemed to be having a good Ume cans for God knows what purpose), and bunwanted to play live and have a good ti me.the good versions of 60's blues standards.They on stage. dle him into the back of my Torana. It was article said. Then they started playing. I wre 'tasteful', he said. Rabid Souls on the As Beiderbeck and I broke into my car getting late, so we went straight to Easts could hear them from the relative safely of other hand were the meanest, wildest and some two hours later, he explained to me Leagues Club and were just in time to calch the toilet They, were loud, aggressive and ugliest four-piece in town. "It was instant that The Groovy Things were not quite the (irst band o( the Massacre. offensive, like every other dirge band in the pain from the first onslaught", was his com as tight as they usually were, probably be The first band on stage was called The history of Ihe world. I staggered outside and ment. Apparently they had two drummers cause they were involved in organising the Vicounts. Beiderbeck headed straight met Beiderbeck who had bought me a Ma and a player- a very aggressive set. All I Massacre, and because Ihey were playing tor the bar. It took a great dearof coercion to libu and Coke. I drank it but it didn't make wanted to do was go home. The only thing so late. I didn't care. All I wanted to do was make him actually pay attention to what was me feel any belter. All I have to do is sun/ive stopping me was that Beiderbeck had loc go home, have a hot bath, put on some Wag happening on stage, however^ after some this band, I told myself. Everyone in the ve ked my keys in the car. He promised he would ner and relax. initial difficulty he did expfain that The Vi nue looked like Ihey were having a good give me some expert advice on how to break We finally opened my car at around 3,00 counts were essentially a 'mod' outfit who time. Beiderbeck had slopped being de into it after the concert. I decided to wail. in the morning.There was no sign of Carolyn pressed and was back to his old self. Through had been together in their present lineup for The last two bands were The Girlies anywhere (I had hoped to palm Beiderbeck swollen eyes, I watched The Horny Toads off on her, after all he was her friend, nol about three months. He also pointed out finish their final song and leave the stage and The Groovy Things. The first thing that the band was playing cover versions of that disturbed me about The Girlies was mine), So I agreed to take him home. We reluctantly.Thewhole evening was becom pulled up outside his squalid little hove) in sixties songs, such as Roy Orbison and the ing a nightmare. that there were no girls in the band. I had Beatles. He (hen introduced me lo an old seen a photo of The Girlies in Time Off Spring Hill. He asked meif I wanted to come friend of his, a tall dangerous looking skin magazine and was sure that it featured a trio inside. I said no. He said that he'd make me The next band on was The N astles.The acupofteaorcoffeeorsomething. I said no. head called 'Spider' and announced that we Nasties were very loud, but quite bearable of women holding guitars. Beiderbeck told were going to get married in July. I turned me later that they were female friends of the He promised that he would be well-beha and obviously had some understanding of ved. I said no and accidentally slammed the bright red and tried to explain that it was melody and song construction. I was almost band, who had been expfoited by posing for completely untrue, Beiderbeck cackled promotional photographs. I was a bit dis cardooronhishand.Helookedwounded,(l beginning to enjoy myself, when I was ap guess he really was wounded) and trudged evilly and ran off into the darkness. proached by another one of Beiderbeck's appointed. All the bands so (ar (with the forlornly up Ihe stairs to his house. I never I managed to find him halfway through brain-damaged friends who asked me if I exception of Rabid Souls who have a saw him agan. Pity aboul that the performance of the second band. The would like to accompany him back to his female drummei) had been completely Marionettes. He was crouched under place for a little mud wrestling. I told him in male-orientated. I would have liked to have neath the mixing desk, moaning and tearing no uncertain terms to go away. 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America's Cup, so he filed Kids, mindless with excitement, have mana this report on his plane trip... ged to render disfunclional five of the seven Did you know that a 747 is fifty-nine rows available urinals. long? Seat E of a 747 in economy class is in Some twenty minutes later the intercom the centre. Given that knowledge, you'd worv- drones, "Rows thirty-seven through forty^ der why the bastard at Seat Allocation goes nine may begin boarding now." through the charade of asking you, "Win Twentyminutesafierthat,lactuaflygeton dow or aisle, sir? Smoking or non?" to the plane. Apprehensively, I begin the Why doesn't he just be honest and say, trek to the back of Ihe cabin knowing that it "Well snotbreath, you're the last person to could take several hours to get there. come in for seat allocation, so we're g/v/ng When I arrive, 59F is already seated and you the worst seat on the aircraft Suck shit grinning manically, wailing for me lo show from a rusty bowl." In Los Angeles they just up. Nen/ously, I make a mental nole: The say, "Have a pleasant trip." guy looks jusl like Jack Nicholson in "The Seal 59E is the worst seat available on a Shining". 747. The flight crew probably make jokes Inevitably Ihe baggage compartment aboulilinthegalleylateatnightwhenalllhe above mysealisalready bulging.Furtively, 1 passengers are asleep. Things like, "la the start squeezing my bag underneath the seal unlikely event of the cabin depressurizing a in front of me, all the time trying desperately mask wilt fall from the panel in front of you. not lo draw attention to myself by offending Unless, ot course you happen to be sitting inth e fasten seat bell sign which could cause 59E. Then you'll just suffocate very slowlya flight attendant to make her way to the while people trample over the top of you asbac k of the plane and snort condescen they stampede towards the emergency dingly atlerseeing my seat allocation which exits." she would surely demand lo see (as you can When the Air New Zealand guy at LAX see, the old adrenalin is really starting to gave me the boarding pass I swear I could pump at this stage). hearhimbreakingupintouncontrolled laugh Beating the belt by an instant, I dump ter when I left the counter. myself down into Ihe seat when Gary in 59F, Anyway, I limped through the entrance to microwave salesman and Jack I^icholson the boarding lounge where I had to show my lookalike, sticks his slightly sweaty palm in seat number to no less Ihan five different LA my face lo shake hands. Thanks a lot, Gary. International officials. Al one point after hoi- But the best is yet to come, and this in a sling my hand luggage up on to the con way is the point of the whole article. Gary veyer bell to be X-rayed, the guard asked to was one of the thirty seven Americans who look at my boarding pass. After reading the actually publicly declared themselves inte seal number he called a friend of his over to rested in the America's Cup. This admission photograph the two of us, me with my arm confirmed Gary's pathological personality around the guard's shoulder, holding up my for me. boarding pass likea bowling trophy Thanks a lot security guard. For the previous two months - the dura tion of my stay in the United States -1 had 59E is an institution in the airline industry neither heard of the America's Gup in the Kind of like those elderly distant relatives American media, or heard of it mentioned in thai always smell funny at family get-toge- conversation. I was left with the lasting im ihers. Continually a standing joke until you pression that America couldn't give didley have to deal with them face lo face. squat aboul the America's Cup. After all, it Anyway, I march on resolutely lo Gale was compeling with the possibility ot a Su- twenty- which also happens to be in a dif perbowl win by the New York Giants. ferent time zone from the Los Angeles me One evening on "Lale Night with David tropolitan area- to discover that they've jusl Letterman", the American viewing audience begun pre-boarding the aircraft. Pre-board- was challenged lo ring up N BC and declare ing is meant to be a time efficiency device if they were actually interested in the Ame whereby "Elderly people, families with young rica's Cup. Amongst a group numbering children, or people who require some lime twenty-five million, thirty-seven people cal may board the aircraft now." led in. Only seven were prepared to give Fifteen minutes later, the intercom announ their names for verification. ces that, "Firsl class and business class will I was silting next to one of those seven. begin boarding now." At this point the mus It was at that point, while silting on the cles in my shoulder feel as is if they are worst seat in the aeroplane, I realised 1 was about to tear from the socket, dragged out also silling next lo one of (he seven most by the weight of my hand luggage. terrifying human beings in the United Sla Beads of perspiration drip from my fore tes. I just thought I'd tell you about il. head on to that damned boarding pass. The You've been a wonderful audience. Thank- same boarding pass that consigns me to you and goodnight, 33 Unicredit's Campus Pack... Essential for Survival on Campus. Call in for yours at Uni Credit Union Ltd, next to Bookshop. REDICARD 24 hour card nccess to national network of automatic teller machines. 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From now on capacities, ranging from tour managing to,r Mm to flic Editors Andrewwillonlybe visited byher. Ignoredby publicity to doing sound for bands I-, his council, and become the laughing stock Dear £d/fors; probably have a better Idea than most:' When I tried to make the point that this of the Students Union He may find that a feminists of the attitudes of the people they . Being a busKerof 10 years, it has come as was somewhat the re-incarnation of Ned pretty face easily dissolves in the ugly are condemning without trial So, 4ZZZ, take'.. some surprise to a newcomer In Brisbane'sKelly, he informed me that Barnacle Bill thequagmire of ridicule. heed of the message that your public and \ fair city to find the busker a social pariah in Bushman, who had by some act of For Andrew's infonnation. and that as an the industry itself are trying togetthrough to the city mall. Parliament acquired one of these permits outsider I should seek to inform him is alone you. No longer is 4ZZZ the people's voice; it"., Having busked in the streets of was making $60 an hour and on occas/on symptomatic the ALP factions which usedis now the voic^fone fanatical minority of ;r Melbourne and Sydney. I came here and setwa s raking In $120 an hour. to run the Un ion are hardly the "extreme left"'paranoid schizophrenics'. This 1$ w/iaf the ^ myself up in the city mall to busk, as I have Well, all I can say is, in my time as a buskerand I myself saw SWP militants jubilant after St Valentine's Day Massacre gig was all ,;• done on occasions too numerous to countthe only thing bigger than the amount a last year's election for having defeated theabout... having the freedom to fte who you: across the length and breadth of this land of busker gets in his kitty is the story he tells "right". want to be, without losing out for it the free. I began to play. people about what he's been raking in. As a parting message, / should say to An ex'ZZZ Listener .: Having struck up my first hvo or three Daryl John Andrew: Fortitudel for you shall need it songs, f was halfway through Dylan's "God M. Peirano on my Side" vthen I guess God must have Dear Editors, " left my side, momentarily of course, for I wasDear Editors, Thanks forthe fab Woltymagl Yourpixof. approached by an official in a blue uniform, We must have all seen the first (and last) Hunky Scott Barclay really made my day who inquired of me as to whether I had a appearance of our President on national Dear Editors, (especially in the brill leather jacket — what permit Afteradmitting I didn't and asking if I television and heard his assurance that Over the years, 4ZZZ has done much toa spunk'). Please please print another one needed one to be able to busK I was from now on the Union will not be In the aid many Brisbane bands. In the last few for my scrapbook soon—he really is my all- in formed that it was impera tive or else all the hands of "radical leftists of the ALP" but in years, however, the attitudes and personaltime fave Union Treasurer! Arid if you've got:, machinery of society would grind to a halt or those of the "average student", namely theleanings of the reigning staff of the station any pin-ups of lovely Leo or gorgeous Jorge, something. Socialist Workers Party and fellow have become obvious. 4ZZZ has been let's see them in future issues of your great I was to receive the first of my several travellers presenting a definite preference for all mag! Does Hunky Scott have a fan club? • things feminist This is a fine attitude to hold shocks when I asked the man in blue what it They say that every mind, no matter how 'Coz if not I'm really interested in starting,' was he did forthe council and he replied that and I am the last to condemn a person or one. I guess you can't print phone numbersj^. small, has its day at least once. We have just group of people for their ideals But It has he was a council cleaner whose job it was towitnessed one of the smallest minds at this of Union personnel, but I'd really like to see a clean themall. I asked him if it was part of his reached the stage where they are practicingposter of him REALLY SOONII University encounter that unavoidable the elitism of the society against which job to kick buskers out of the mall. He moment of glory, that of Andrew Lamb, Heapsa luv" retorted that he had no authority to kick feminists have rebelled. Bands who do not President of the Students Union. It is a pityhold with extreme feminist attitudes are not JHhAnn anyone out of the mall but it was his solemn that Andrew chose such a momentous way duty to truth, justice and the Australian way receiving the recognition that is their due, of finding his destiny and produced s uch an considering their talents. to direct me out of the paths of darkness and unceremonious coup. I'll explain myself in to the awaiting enligh tenments of the City better. Because Andrew accidentally found 'The St Valentine's Day Massacre' was Mall. Here I was to search for the master himself as President of the Students Unionconceived by a group of those bands that magician whose name was Rick Andrewsthe chances were there for him to producehave been unfairly blacklisted in this and who would grant me three wishes and,not one but fwo such moments ... unfor manner, together with a few bands that do hopefully a permit tunately, he blew it Appearing on nationalwork regularly for 4ZZZ. This gig vras not Here the second of many shocks was fo television to say things that are patently notagainst 4ZZZ but was organised to show occur when the master magician informed true and by that action destroying 50% of that these bands are good and deserve the me I would need to form a queue stretching the student union's reputation is certainlyrecognition thatisbeing withheld from them to the other side of Christmas before I'd get not the way to achieve glory, no matter howdue to the misconceptions held by 4ZZZ on a permit, by gollyl And then he laid the fleeting. their feelings on feminists and the feminist money trip on me. There is a second possible explanationmovement Maybe this will make 4ZZZ The application costs $6.00 and the for Andrew's blunder, however. Like Darthstand up and take notice of what's going on licence costs $24.00 and this lasts one Vader succumbing to the Dark Side by a around them. Sexism is nota term that refers month. After that it runs at 24 big bucks persistent Emperor, Andrew may have exclusively to male attitudes to women; it every month you betcha. Making a quick found himself in ttie no less charming holds just as strongly in reverse. calculation that runs at $294 a year, if you clutches ot Robyn Finken, not-so-secretive Before you condemn me for being a male live. operative ofthe Santamaria brigade I must chauvinist I must inform you that I am a 35 They said you'd never make it.. and you didn't. I