The Cord Weekly (March 19, 1981)
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THECORDWEEKLY WilfridLaurier University Waterloo, Ontario Thursday March 19, 1981 Volume 21 Number 21 Bands by-pass Laurier by Mike Strathdee the band sign the contract ana confirm the date. Ifa better deal or If you are a student who enjoys deals develop, the manager will going to the Turret, you may have instruct the booking agent to cancel noticed that on the odd pub night, the initial booking with the school. the band playing is not the originally O'Donnell believes that many scheduled act. Recently, this state of problems arise due to the fact Uikt affairs has become the rule rather university buyers are not aware of than the exception. The artists who the power they posess, and are often have cancelled bookings since unwilling to use it. O'Donnell stated September include the Teddy Boys, that entertainment booking is a Toronto, Hatfield, Blushing Brides, competitive open market, and Teenage Head, and the Good buyers must learn to conduct Brothers (twice). themselves accordingly. Buyers are students, For many this can be "fools to commit themselves to any somewhatfrustrating. No one more one agency" he said. TSCHANZ r so than for Christina Dixon, who O'Donnell tod the Cord that "a took over the job of entertainment good promoter never advertises coordinator at the beginning of this what isn't solidified". Until both RODGER winter term. Christina's position is parties have signed, no binding an unenviable one as she has been contract exists. He added that if the BY stuck trying to find last minute booker is not aggressive enough PIC replacements for bands which have many problems can arise. He went Lady delivered good value last Thuraday In the Turret even though It wasn't the originally cancelled out. As most of the on to suggest thatifa bookerhas bookings not scheduled band. for this term had already had the contract returned within 21 been completed when Christina days of signing , he or she should took overthe World hunger problem gone by position, whe can only phone theagent and find out why. If 1997? try to deal wit.i each by Mary Sehl from est, The individual the agent continuesto draghis orher Hunger Project hasno UNICEF. problem as it arises. She financial or legal admits, feet, O'Donnell feels that the best connections with To demonstrate its role, Bishop however, that the frequency of The Hunger Project recently est, according to band policy is to do business elsewhere. Knell. noted that the Project used $90,000 cancellations has reached the point increased its enrollment of WLU While many If problems continue with one students members of The for ads in newspapers across the where "something has got to from three to over a Hunger Project are also be particular agent, O'Donnell advises hundred by involved in United States listing the 17 direct done to correct the spending one day est, Knell said the majority situation". that the school involved should recruiting in are not. relief agencies and asking people to Before solutions can 'the Concourse, In a letter to the editor of Imprint be found or register a complaint with the according to Project member and donate money to them to end the tried, the nature of and reasons for Musician's Union. WLU following the article on the Project, starvation which the Denise student Laurie bishop. Knell stated that occurred during problem must be understood. Donlon, a lull time Recent initially about60% the Cambodian crisis. of articles in the UW of the members of From these The Cord contacted the local employee the Federation of newspaper the Project were ads. Bishop said over one million Dram Talent Students at UW Imprint have cast the graduates of est training, but today Agency in an attempt who handles all Project in a dollars was raised. to ascertain why Federation bookings rather unfavourable "the numberof people participating the reasons bands echoed light by emphasising Two years ago the Project cancel on agreed dates. O'Donnell's suggestions. its link to a in the Project who are not associated out Dram She agent believes profit-making organization called with est far exceeds the organized a symposium in New Tim O'Donnelllisted sickness that many Canadiancollege numberwho York which (as was the and est. are". in all the direct relief reason for the Teenage university bookers suffersimply Both the Hunger Project agencies participated. The Head cancellation), better because they don't their and est Knell graduated from est training offers know were begun by Werner Erhard. symposium was designed to end the from other areas and touring rights. Donlon stated that in the Est about a year ago. While she believes dates stands for Erhard competition between the different as the reasons entertainment business, it is the Seminar Training it was beneficial to herpersonal life, being major for and is a profit-making organization agencies and promote cooperation cancellations. O'Donnell pointed buyer who pays the salaries ofagent she feels it does not to which appeal among them. According to Knell, and band, buyer began in 1970 and holds everyone, whereas the desire to end out that when a bandreceives a more therefore the the symposium was so successful deserves a fair seminars to promote personal world hunger and the Project with lucrative offer to play a club for deal. Donlon said she awareness. this end do. that the agencies have asked for three nights they will often drop a often arks an agent for Telex The Hunger Project is a non- Knell said she became another this year, and it is now being lower paying one night gig like the confirmation (which is legally charitable involved for profit organisation which in the Project after planned the Fall. Turret. binding) of a booking within 48 began 1977 being in and has United approached by UW economics Knell said the Project is now The reason that the band can hours of making a deal over the Nations non-governmentalstatus. It professor Dr. John entering an educative phase which legally do this is the way in which phone. If this is not received, she awareness Hotson, former feels promotes of world chairperson of the K-W Hunger will include speaking to various some schools, including Laurier, the best course of action is to hunger and immediately the belief that the Project. Hotson is also a graduate of groups on world hunger and how it book their bands. When a school get in touch with the problem can be endedby 1997,but is est, but Knell said her participation can be ended. agrees upon a specific band with a agent. If mutually satisfactory not a direct relief agency. in The Hunger Project is unrelated Bishop said lectures at high certain agent, the agent will send arrangements cannot be worked Knell, Irene chairperson of the to her involvement in est. schools, universities, and to church a contract out to the school. A rep- out, the deal can be easily made Kitchener-Waterloo Hunger Project When she enrolled the groups and other organizations are resentative at the school (the void. in Project aimed and a political science student at last May, Knell said she the at "dispelling the myths Director of Student Activities, in the Vinny Cinquemani, a Klatinum felt people have UW, said the relationship between Project was a simplistic approach to grown up with" case of WLU) signs the contract and Artists agent who says he has done concerning direct relief The Hunger Project and est results end world hunger, but "gradually it agencies. returns it to the agent. At this point 80% of Laurier's business over the only from the fact that Werner became obvious that mobilizing Many people, she said, feel if we end in time the school is legally past four years, claims that he has poor countries, Erhard, the founder of est, along public opinion is the way things do hunger in their committed, but the band, not having had an extremely low cancellation with Roy Prosterman and move". populations will increase and they signed anything yet, has no legal ratio in his dealings here. He Buckminster Fuller originally Bishop, who is not a graduate of will overrun us. Others fear that obligation whatsoever. The agent recommends that in order to avoid conceived the idea of the Hunger' est training, said the moneyreceived most money to direct relief agencies then returns the contract to the problems, colleges should always goes Project. by The Hunger Project goes to to administration costs group's manager, who "sits on the send telegrams to the agency asking to this myth can Other than an inital grant and education about the facts of According Bishop, contract" while waiting to see if for confirmation and saying "please loan from Erhard, a multi- better offers come in. Ifno offer respond within 24 hours oroffernull starvation and the coordination of Project such millionaire, and some donations direct relief agencies such as see on page 2 materializes, the manager will have and void". Posters 6 Movie Review: AmericanPop 9 WLU 10k race They have rights too 15 Unanimated animation means a The spring brings road races. IN THIS ISSUE: lousy movie WLU is one of them Arch Blushing Brides 7 One ofBest 15 Talking Heads 9 Speedster A sound like Stones Band at Ron Archibald the Turret The Heads beheaded places fourth in Saskatoon Testing Your English 3 Nigol's Nuggets 5 An English language, test will El Salvador, a new Vietnam? Editor's Note: be to all first year students given This is the serious issue next year.