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t o d a y •BATHTIME: Renoir, Cezanne, Daumier and the Practices of Bathing in 19th Century France - a lecture by art historian Linda Nochlin; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 7:30 p.m.

•POWER ASSAULT, Mutalage and Crawl will perform at the Anaconda Saturday •FALLING DOWN, Starring Michael Douglas; Isla Vista Theater, 8:30 and 10 p.m.

S u n d a y •IT'S THE OFFICIAL get caught up in school day. Join high school and college kids around the country and do your homework, today1 jn o n d a y •GRADUATING STUDENT EXHIBITION by Jamie Reilly, College of Creative Studies Gallery; runs through May 21 t u e s d a y •MARC PALLY, a Los Angeles-based painter, will speak about his work as part of the CCS Symposium in the Arts; Building 494, Room 136, 4 p.m. Wednesday •SLIDE LECTURE by Robin Dunitz, the author of 'Street Gallery: Guide to 1,000 Los Angeles Murals;' Santa Barbara - Contemporary ...... Arts Forum, taseo Nuevo Second Floor, 7 p.m. 2A Thursday, May 13,1993 ARTSWEEK Daily Nexus Los Guys: Muy Bueno

Los Guys put it with the fish in the Cuisinart/than We're Getting Nowhere on Our Looks — to be without you for just an hour or two/ A nd F asti It ain’t worth much to me when we’re Paper Canoe Records apart,” from “Bad Wine,” would sound like absolutely inanity coming from any­ one but Los Guys, who draw the words Jeremy Donaldson has been trying to into unflinching ears with magician’s get Barbara Uehling’s attention for a long grace. This is because they’re good. The time. Three years, actually, ever since he kind of good that doesn’t hit you over the and partner Harold Lee — Los Guys — head, but gradually sinks into you until first started performing “Barbara’s Song” you realize you’re listening to a song ab­ for Isla Vista audiences. Anyone who’s out the chancellor’s sex life and singing gone to the popular local band’s shows along, smiling. knows this song well — a plebeian cry At the same time, Donaldson’s lyrics from a guy who reels like a number some­ are often surprising in their maturity. It’s where between one and 18,500. almost hard to believe that the guy who’s If this song, the first track on their new “scared that there might be more to life CD, can’t grab the chancellor’s attention, than beer and sex” in “Wannabe” is the nothing can. (Hrrumph. Chortle.) same guy singing about wife (girlfriend?) Backed by Lee’s frenzied, distorted guitar abuse in “Alison’s Song”: “Little boys, playing, Donaldson sings about an edu­ they learn to play war; little girls play cation that has more to do with booze house.” This, from a recent college gradu­ than books, referring to Uehling as his ate? The same is true for “Soundcheck,” “snugglebunny,” and listing off various about the irony of Oregon’s Propostion 9, tools she uses in the throes of passion and “Romeo and Juliet,” a song about the Look, look! It’s Jeremy and Harold! (Wesson oil, electrodes and baseball bats, relationship between pimp and prostitute to name a few). All in good fun, of course. that reflects Donaldson’s general cynic­ more accurate word) lead guitar. Lee Oh, and Babs, you’re not the only Good fun, essentially, is what Los ism towards America’s “flesh for cash” plays guitar like Wolfgang Puck makes a “leader” who gets dogged on this CD. D o­ Guys is all about, although the “fun” me­ ethos. souffle — a little of this, a pinch of that naldson gives George Bush the works in lodies and foot-tapping beats on W e’re Musically, it’s easy to foiget that there and a lo t of know-how. He’s good, real “Ode to the 41st President,” home of the Getting Nowhere on Our Looks are of­ are two people in Los Guys. Two people good. infamous chant, “Goodbye. Adios. You ten disguises for more sober subjects. — vocals, guitars, that’s it This is be­ According to the liner notes, most of motherfucker.” Equipped with two guitars and their ver­ cause, as I said, they’re good. No drums, the songs on We're Getting Nowhere on “Out of the loop? Out of the loop? / sion of the truth, Los Guys stir hard­ no synthesizers, no troupe of doo­ Our L o o k s are first takes, glitches and lied better than that when I was sixi” hitting cynicism into wacky parody on wopping backup vocalists. Their rich, flubs included. In an age where even good Not only are these guys good; they’re this 14-song album. Sometimes, these round sound is just Donaldson’s croon­ bands laminate their sound through over­ funny. guys are just downright silly. Lyrics like ing voice and fast-paced rhythm guitars production, it’s refreshing that Los Guys —Bonnie Bills “I’d rather that they cut out my heart/and plus Lee’s amazing (for lack of a better or chose to go the simple route. Following the Herd, With a Twist Anti-Racism Rock Sheep On Drugs the pack,” lead singer Duncan says. Creature Feature Sheep On Drugs Greatest Hits Likewise, in an attempt to be original in (pictured) will be one Island Records the repetitious world of techno, Duncan o f five bands ☆ ☆ ☆ and Lee (they apparently don’t have last performing in Anisq’ If you like techno but haven’t yet heard names) incorporate many unique sounds Oyo’ Park this o f Sheep on Drugs, you will. into their synthesized beat Saturday from 4 Admittedly, the first thing I liked about Typical of tiie ’90s, this band’s mindset p.m. to 11 p.m. The this band was their name, which I liked revolves around sex, drugs, money and concert, also even better when I discovered how they speed — in that order. It combines a fast- featuring rappers came up with the idea for such a creative paced rhythmical heat with pessimistic Joint Effort, acid title: “We make music for the audience, and promiscuous undertones. Although rockers Glue, speed and they are the sheep on drugs. Every­ the sound is enjoyable, like most techno it m etal types Cold, one is a sheep on drugs, because drugs are tends to become a bit redundant and tedi­ and the grungy basically an addiction everyone has, it ous after a while. Nevertheless, if you’re Green fingers, is could be TV, cigarettes, books, whatever in the mood to move and groove— here’s called Rock Against — it’s sheep because none of us are there your band. Racism . ahead of everyone else, everyone follows —Molly Meade SPIKE & MIKE’S’“ SHARON WILLIAM TOM FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION9 STONE BALDWIN BERENGER PROGRAM #1 é) INCLUDES ACADEMY PROGRAM #2 Original Show f ¡ S H S d lng Sick & Twisted" FOR ALL AGES a Staircase 18 AND OVER ONLY

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AMERICAN INDIAN INTERNATIONAL LACROSSE TOURNAMENT MAY 14-16 HARDER STADIUM

Drummer Zakir Hussain will bring his drum talent to campus. The Percussionist to Beat

The sound of drums will reverberate generally includes 150 concerts ayear, in­ through Lotte Lehmann Hall next week cluding dates in the United States, where when ta b la virtuoso and Grammy winner he has toured since 1970, and he has per­ Zakir Hussain performs with UCSB’s In­ formed with high-caliber musicians like dian Music Ensemble. guitarists Geotge Harrison and John A native of India, and a musical pro­ McGlaughlin, and sitarist Ravi Shanker. digy who was touring by the age of 12, His lengthy list of musical achievements Hussain is known around the world for includes a 1992 album he and Grateful his ability on the ta b la as well as any Dead drummer Mickey Hart created other percussion instrument that lands in called Planet Drum , which garnered die his hands. (The ta b la , by the way, is a spe­ pair a Grammy for best world music cial type of Indian drum.) In addition to album. winning high praise in India for his musi­ Hussain is one of those phenomenons cal abilities — including the “Padma that only pops up on this planet every so Shri,” a title given to civilians of merit by often, so go take a listen. the Indian government — he has sold al­ Zakir Hussain will perform at Lotte bums worldwide and accrued numerous Lehmann Concert Hall on Tuesday, international awards for his unique brand May 18 at8p.m. Tickets are available at of world music. the Arts and Lectures Ticket Office. Hussain’s international tour schedule —Bonnie Bills In A iiaconda 5/14 Fri. I.V. THEATRE POWER ASSAULT, MUTALAGE, CRAWL featuring: Dan Red ding ton & (foalaripg ftp Surfer Chri»tim Fletcher) ¿/IS Sat, Suli McCullough NERVOUS SHEEP, SPUNK 5/19 Hied. WEDNESDAY, MAY F L O T S A M © : © © o f $3/stu. #S, JETSAM DAMN THE MACHINE Plu» »pedal Buatt The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Peul Marat As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of 5/21 Frt Charenton Under the Direction of The Merquie da Sede. THE FLUID, ÊXtkÀYÂÿÀfaz Poster Children, Overwhelming Colorfast Il Ö ) °1J) Plus »petlai nue»t 5/22 sat. ® % W «dl THC ^J9o ( S .

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text by Martin Boer Science fiction meets art a rt by Matt Ragland yberpunk has officially arrived. Tim e magazine needed computerized illustrations for their Feb. 8 cyber­ devoted a cover story to the phenomenon a meets fashion meets punk issue. while back, and Billy Idol has titled his upcom­ Because it is written for technology freaks, many of the C ing album Cyberpunk Press. And while the idea articles are riddled with acronyms and abbreviations of cyberpunk has long been passe within the science fic­ music meets everything. that mean little to most casual readers. But if the average tion community, it is now being embraced warmly by reader is willing to trudge through some of the more “popular” culture. esoteric articles, there are quite a few that explore the Out of the margins and the esoteric imaginations of What used to be an edge of modem art and technology in a simpler fashion. computer hackers and phone phreaks, cyberpunk has But up close we see that Mondo really is not your nor­ gone mainstream and in some ways has become as much underground movement mal type of magazine. The bride on the cover of the issue a part of our generation as MTV and Jane’s Addiction. we picked up, for instance, is really a man. Timothy Le- Yet while as much attention has been given to this phe­ ary is a contributing editor and a certain “Queen Mu” nomena as to the supposed “Generation X,” few of us ac­ is now taking on the holds the staff position of “Domineditrix.” Right away tually know what cyberpunk means. the magazine impresses, considering that the “faxes to the editor” are some of the smartest writings around. According to English Professor Frank McConnell, aura of a cultural (Though we can hardly credit the magazine’s staff for who teaches a course on science fiction, cyberpunk be­ this.) gan with William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer. “No­ phenomenon with all body had seen anything like it before. Cyberpunk was a Some of the stories about breakthroughs in technol­ phrase created to describe what Gibson was writing. ogy explore the practical uses and their implications as Suddenly everybody was crazy about it and a bunch of the requisite trimmings, well. “Escaping the Desktrap: Wearables,” for example, second and third-rate writers were doing it,” he said. explores a new invention: sunglasses with a personal But is cyberpunk any different from science fiction? computer screen inside, that allows the wearer to hold "That's like asking is Steely Dan rock 'n' roll or jazz? like Absolut Vodka an umbrella and walk his or her dog while simulta­ show how All cyberpunk is science fiction, but not all science fic­ neously getting up-to-date information on the monitor. ties of tec! tion is cyberpunk,” McConnell said. Another useful invention is a keyboard that attaches to juggle Paul McHenry, the editorial assistant of cyberpunk advertisements in to the waist, so that the wearer can type on the way to surveillam magazine M on do2000, says that cyberpunk is a new and work or on the run. compromi different cultural phenomenon. It’s “technophilia, anti­ high-gloss magazines. In another article, “Computer as Furoshiki,” we are All in all authoritarian, deliberately low-culture, anarchistic, asked to envision a computer made out of a lightweight zine that sharing of information which is otherwise hidden, inter­ flexible cloth, shaped much like a gentleman’s handker­ amount of ested in information-technology as a prosthetic of the Madison Avenue and Silicon Valley (who have big fi­ chief. In Japanese daily life, Furoshikis are used as groc­ aiy theoris mind, to dissolve the barriers between personality and nancial incentives to promote the phenomenon) have ery bags, book-totes and wrapping paper. But a new most com] information, and pushing self-empowerment,” he said. helped cyberpunk evolve into a much broader category computer Furoshiki would be able to move, even fly, and cutting ed Women’s studies and film studies professor Con­ which now embraces art, technology, music and culture. be capable of the most advanced computer techniques. stance Penley is perhaps the only UCSB faculty member In a sense cyberpunk has b eco m e culture. When you’re not using it to compute, the author sug­ that has been featured in cyberpunk magazines. M ondo To find out about cyberpunk, there are various elec­ gests, “the Furoshiki can be worn, as a scarf, tie, turban 2000printed a review of her Technoculture book and re­ tronic bulletin boards that can be called up for informa­ or bandanna.” This Sai cently included one of her articles about “surveillance tion, and there also are cyberpunk magazines devoted But what sets Mondo apart from other technical jour­ of Mondo, art.” entirely to this culture. A rtsw eek located three 'zines nals like Scientific American is that it laces culture remain sci that take different approaches to the nexus between the within its science columns. One section displays various acronymsj The cyberpunk arena was dominated by men in the arts and a rapidly evolving technology. And judging from models in women’s clothes — who certainly don’t look for you—i past, Penley said, although the newer magazines have the content of these magazines, the realm of cyberpunk like men, but are — titled, “The New Gender Euphor- into virtue broadened the field. She said she initially found cyber­ apparently has no boundaries. ics.” Alternative bands like G WAR, Laibach and the Dis­ And alo punk “to have been a very boy thing. There have been a posable Heroes of Hiphoprisy complement the scientific comes the few writers that were women, and in virtual reality re­ Mondo 2000 articles. the back i search it is almost entirely a man’s world. But magazines like Mondo 2000, which is cyberpunk and new edge, can This glossy magazine from Berkeley with a global dis­ But it’s the bizarre fringe articles that could probably Like Me bring women into it” tribution is by far the most well-known cyberpunk 'zine. not be found anywhere else. Seeping of anarchy, “Dirty ing accour While “new edge” is basically an upgraded version of With 130 pages of almost ad-free information, Mondo Little Secrets: Shiny-Brite Swiss Bank Accounts,” ex­ inhabitant cyberpunk, Penley sees some fundamental differences takes some time to digest. plores various ways the reader can obtain foreign pass­ Just thin between the two. Mondo’s McHenry says that their audience consists of ports, secretive bank accounts, post office boxes and of­ helmet for “New edge is much more fluid about sexual roles and “people on the inside of the technology world — as op­ fice headquarters, as well as how to ensure privacy and will place] sexual identities; it’s interested in appropriation of tech­ posed to magazines like W ired that write to the unfamil­ save money. virorunent nology, virtual reality, drugs, smart drugs. New edge gen­ iar — and a more youthful and cultural audience.” Penley*s article, “Some Thing to Watch Over You,” is will allow i erally tends to be more transgendered and less heterosex­ Their slick look and banal ads for record companies an interview with “surveillance artist” Julia Scher, who cell. ist,’’ Penley said. make Mondo nearly indistinguishable from a D etails or sets up surveillance systems for a living and creates art “Surren So what merely started as a literary subgenre of sci­ a N ew sw eek from a distance. But they’re so good at what out of them on the side. As a performance art piece she spiracy bel ence fiction has become much larger than just a canon. they do that Tim e magazine ran to Mondo when it recently “surveilled the city of Buffalo.” Articles like this e rating sys tosh and I] if it were i Cyberpunk then designed t ... and now. The they have 1 cartoon on the of their n outside left, taken alleges. from Other ai ‘Cyber-Psycho’s the latest d AOD, ’ is an which the example of the artwork featured While to in old-style performan cyb erp u n k zin e s. the realm i of altemati Current magazines Ween, but; have as many realm. Witl advertisements ments — V as issues, which to digest. Inclu d e But, like gender-euphorlcs, emmentas a s fe a tu re d in An article •Mondo 2000’ dueling wil National S (Inside left). als where That's not a battles. woman, folks. Another Cover photo o f the enjoyed du cyb erp u n k movies wit m a g a zin e s ity enjoy a ‘W IR ED ,’ ‘M o n d o 2 0 0 0 ’ and ‘Cyber-Psycho’s Cyber, a A O D ’ b y Gerry bleswfiatc Melendez. Mondo an< Cyber lool rSWEEK Thursday, May 13,1993 5 A

low how today’s artists can combine the new possibl­ es of technology with aesthetic qualities, while having > juggle their ethics accordingly. For in setting up irveillance systems for others, Scher sometimes has to impromise her beliefs in privacy. All in all, Mondo is a densely packed intelligent maga- he that leaves the reader much to marvel at. The nount of jargon the writers employ reminds me of liter- y theorists and their fancy for saying everything in the Lost complicated fashion. But what can one expect of itting edge culture?

WIRED

This San Francisco-based magazine is the equivalent f Mondo, except it’s for the layman. While the articles itnain scientifically oriented there are noticeably few :ronyms and abbreviations. They spell everything out iryou—AI becomes artificial intelligence and VR turns ito virtual reality. And along with a need to address a broader audience, jmes the inevitable Absolut Vodka advertisement on te back cover.

Like Mondo, the technology reviews contain fascinat- lg accounts of a world that was once only known to the ihabitants o f the Pentagon. Just think, this winter Sega is releasing a virtual reality elmet for their Genesis game for around $150 which ill place you within a three-dimensional videogame en- ironment. Another company has created a glove that ill allow a surgeon to perform micro surgery on a single ill. “Surrender the Pink” is a paranoid article about a con- riracy between Apple and IBM. Apparently, a new op- •ating system called Pink is so advanced that all Macin­ ali and IBM PCs would immediately become obsolete it were released. Since the two computer companies esigned the system together as part of a new program, ley have been blocking its release for fear of making all f their millions of computers outdated, the article leges. Other articles keep the computer enthusiast abreast of ie latest developments in Silicon Valley and the ways in hich the White House is using these breakthroughs. This black and white quarterly is filled with science While Mondo devoted much attention to music and fiction stories and futuristic illustrations that look aw­ srfoimance art, W ired prefers to simply remain within fully reminiscent of the pictures Dungeons and Dragons ie realm of technology. There are a few album reviews fans used to tote around in junior high school. ; alternative bands Jesus Jones, Belly, Zap Mama and While its cover claims the magazine is “the guide to ac­ 'een^but generally die interest lies in the technological cessing the culture of the future, without the long wait,” almlWith over 100 pages— and few of them advertise- this claim is somewhat relative to one’s conception of the ents — W ired has an amazing amount o f information future. Interviews with industrial band Pigface and digest. superhero tales about lynching LAPD cops are certainly But, like Mondo, writers in W ired view the U.S. gov- valid topics, but I really don’t know if it’s the fu tu re we nment as a direct impediment of freedoms and privacy, are accessing. n article on the rising amount of cyberpunk hackers Besides strong science fiction stories and decent leling with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the strips, there are quite a few record reviews of gothic and ational Security Agency regarding E-maU privacy reve- techno bands in this magazine, as well as band inter­ s where the modem libertarians are fighting their views. Where W ired represented the technology aspect ittles. of cyberpunk, Cyber contains the artistic aspects. Another article considers the popularity VCRs first ijoyed due to the fact that people could watch “dirty” The thing to keep in mind is that the true cyberpunk ovies without going to “dirty places.” Will virtual real- discussions are occurring online, notin the magazines. If r enjoy a similar boon of interest, the writer wonders. you want to know what is really going on right now in file computer world, a modem is still the best means of Cyber-Psycho's A.OJD. access. pAbLANO Cyber, a Denver-based magazine, most closely resem­ If you want to see what’s occurring at the crossroads of es what cyberpunk as a literary genre used to be. While the arts and the state-of-the-art, or if you’re simply curi­ ondo and W ired look very similar to most magazines, ous about what technology will be commonplace in 10 ^ber looks like a punk-rock record ’zine. years, cyberpunk magazines are the way to go. 6A Thursday, May 13,1993 ARTSWEEK Daily Nexus LOCAL BANDS: Two Halves Are Better Artsweek’s local\ Than One, Or Are They?

band issue will For all those folks who love bloody of keeping the audience wondering if be coming out horror movies yet like psychological George Stark lives outside of Thad’s im­ thrillers as well, they’re in for a real treat. agination or if Stark is the Mr. Hyde that next week, so if Stephen King’s latest offering to the film inhabits the realm of Thad’s psyche, espe­ industry, The Dark Half, provides the cially when Thad’s friends and relatives you want to have best of both, rolled into one. It is an old start getting killed off. cliché—the evil twin brother— but with And of course, there are sparrows. y ou r dem o an innovative twist We’ve seen fraternal Romero creates his own version of Alfred reviewed, or if twins, we’ve seen identical twins, but how Hitchcock’s T he B irds, with swarming often is it that one twin is bom out o f the sparrows appearing whenever Thad has you just want to other twin’s brain? his mood swings. The symbolism is en­ Thad Beaumont (played by Timothy hanced when Stark begins to physically let us know you Hutton) is a struggling writer who creates deteriorate as time passes and still Thad fine literature that the critics rave about, hasn’t begun a new sleaze novel, which exist, come by although his work does not catch the in­ Stark desperately wants him to do. the Nexus office terest of the public. In an effort to increase Timothy Hutton does a fine job playing sales and his income, he changes his title two characters with opposite personali­ below Storke name to George Stark and starts a career ties. Michael Rooker (JFK) is efficient in in writing what he feels would catch the his portrayal of Alan Pangbom, a cop Tow er public eye— trashy novels that contain a who is also Thad’s friend, but is tom be­ lot of sex and violence. He continues to tween his beliefs in Thad’s innocence and immediately. Ask write literature as Thad Beaumont, but the opposing evidence of the bloody mur­ for Bonnie or makes most of his money from his sleaze ders. Amy Madigan plays Thad’s caring novels under the alias George Stark. wife, Liz, who spends most of her time Martin. Or call His scheme seems to work perfectly taking care of their two children who are, until his ploy gets discovered by Fred ironically, twins. 8 9 3 - 2 6 9 1 . Clausen (played by Robert Joy), who pro­ Unlike recent movie adaptations of ceeds to blackmail Thad with his new­ Stephen King novels (we remember Maxi­ T h a n k s. found knowledge. For this reason, Thad mum Overdrive) which turn out to be decides to terminate George Stark. How­ flops, Romero is successful at making a ever, he finds out the hard way that Stark thriller out of this one. The audience gets has developed into something a little bit riveted in this twisted seesaw battle that more than just a figment of his imagina­ only a mastermind like Stephen King can tion. Getting rid of him is much easier conjure up. They leave the theater feeling said than done. like they have just ridden a roller coaster. Throughout most of the movie, direc­ tor George Romero does an excellent job —Tom Santos

Pearl Stemart Profile of an Editor

Pearl Stewart is the first Give Cinematographers a Chance Black Woman to edit a A documentary film, ‘Visions o f Light, ’ provides an introduction to metro daily newspaper the most indespensible part of a motion picture, the often in a majorUS. city. One over-looked cinematographer. The film, co-directed by Arnold of her goals for the Glassman, Todd McCarthy and Stuart Samuels, will have its Santa Barbara premiere on Wednesday, May 19 at 7 p.m. in Campbell Hall. Oaklano Tribune is to publish "an urban newspaper for a diuerse community." Rs a former reporter, Stewart has couered manu controuersiaussues. She talks about her background, education, life experiences, skills and attitudes.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 4 Major League Money Making AT SANTA BARBARA Are American Baseball Teams COUNTY BOWL TICKETS Really Hitting Financial Foul Balls? AVAILABLE AT TICKETMASTER OUTLETS. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOWL by Scott McPherson______■ ^ mSm t y .- BOX OFFICE AND BOO BOO Fre d d ie M cG reg o r • Majek foshek RECORDS Shineheod • Marcia Griffiths • Tiger With baseball season now hitting full stride in FOR MORE Mystic Revealers • Big Mountain INFORMATION CALL America, fans across the countiy have had their fears ab­ Skooi • M.C. Tommy Cowan 18051 568-BOWL out the state of the game temporarily alleviated. Despite International Food & Craft Fair persistent offseason cries that the financial sky would be falling on Major League Baseball this year, die boys of summer are back on the diamond and all seems right with the universe. But is it? That’s what economist Andrew Zimbalist set out to find in his book Baseball and Billions, which 2 12" Cheese takes a rare look inside the big business of baseball. Unlike most authors that document the national pass­ P izzas time, Zimbalist— an economics professor at Smith Col­ lege whose credits include 10 books on comparative eco­ $ 9 " + ta x nomics — tries to go to the heart of the financial end of PIZZA (extra cost for different toppings) Major League Baseball. But, as Zimbalist will be the first presents... O) to tell you, baseball franchises guard their financial books with such ferocity that it is almost impossible to THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON § get a handle on what’s going on with the game. One thing about the business of baseball is certain, however: Major League Baseball is the only industry in America which is both exempt from antitrust laws and free from government regulation. This unique staus, a Zimbalist shows, leaves baseball with an unprecedented Andrew Zimbalist u amount of power and freedom as it takes in millions & upon millions of dollars a year. But while his economic approach to the game is what c Just how many millions baseball takes in is anyone’s has been needed for too long, it is not always interesting. 8. guess, but Zimbalist tries to find the accurate numbers. Zimbalisfs writing often has the tone of an economics 3 Although most teams in the majors report large losses ev­ textbook. In discussing the practice of using “player de­ 8 ery season, he shows how a franchise that is raking in the preciation” as a source of financial loss when owners file c money can use a certain accounting technique to make it their taxes, he maintains that “baseball players do not 0 seem on paper like they’re losing it. “Anyone who quotes produce a net income stream unless the additional re­ profits of a baseball club is missing the point,” says Paul venue they generate for a team (their maiginal revenue e e Beeston, former vice president of business operations for product) is greater than their salary.” This academic o tone, though it is neccessaiy for the land of businesslike V. the Toronto Blue Jays, whom Zimbalist quotes in his V chapter on frachise finances. “Under generally accepted approach that Baseball and Billions is going for, takes 5 accounting principles, I can turn a $4 million profit into something away from its readability in many places. o a $2 million loss, and I can get every national accounting Also, Zimbalisfs speculation on the possible actions of 5 firm to agree with me.” the commissioner of baseball — a position since de­ S Zimbalist goes past the bogus bookkeeping to find the stroyed by the owners — leaves the book slightly real numbers, giving Major League Baseball the sort of outdated. objective, businesslike approach that baseball fans have been hoping to see. Through an almost endless stream of Nevertheless, Baseball and Billions should be re­ z numbers and tables, the author shows how baseball is re­ quired reading for all baseball fans who are hoping that ally doing quite well financially. Rumors of baseball’s im­ something will save the game from self-destruction. Zim­ minent bankruptcy, Zimbalist writes, is nothing new — balisfs own solution is a combination of expansion and yet the game has survived for well over 100 years. But (some 12 more teams by the year 2,000) and government because of baseball’s unique monopoly, as long as regulation in the form of an agency to overlook profes­ franchise owners can make people believe they are in fi­ sional sports in America. However, since Major League nancial peril they can extort subsidies, stadiums or other Baseball owners are unlikely to even consider such mea­ benefits from their home cities by threatening to sures, the conditions that Zimbalist identifies will prob­ relocate. ably not be changing any time soon.

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