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Hardcore is not some new mutant virus, but rock and roll as it was originally meant to sound - energetic and fast, •• writes Peter Ward in Tulane's Vox Humana. Ward and jock Ivan Bodley are aided by Tom Upton, Chris Brown, and Greg Pryzby in their early morning assault on the airwaves and sensibilities of a RICO sleepy New Orleans. 'TUL hardcore personnel (1 tor): Tom Upton, The Hardcore Show is the radio Peter Ward, Ivan Bodley (and skateboard). equivalent of riding a turbine powered go-cart (or skateboard, individual station, and the station In these troubled FM times of in for fun. That is why you should as the hosts would choose) through is responsible for defining just who watered-down, stamped-out, pre listen to it , and listening to it won't the CBD at rush hour. Most of the its audience is," states Bodley with packaged European techno hits, be quite as difficult when the show songs are about one minute long a wry smile, "and they don't moni The Hardcore Show stands as a returns in late January, moved up and contain at least one four-letter tor college stations much anymore." patriotic local bastion of the indi to the II p.m. slot on Saturday expletive, seldom deleted. "The He watches an Angry Samoans vidualism of American youth night. Like Ivan says: "Do you FCC leaves the broadcasting of ob record segue from "Homosexual" through militant music, with an want New Wave or do you want scenities to the discretion of the into "Hitler's Cock." occasional dash of nihilism thrown the truth?" - rico Bruce On The Loose: The Storyville Jazz Hall played host to a party fo Bruce Springsteen after his Baton Rouge performance. The Boss seemed more relaxed the next night at the Absinthe Ba; listening, undisturbed, I to Mason Ruffner's set later helping Ruffner to load his equipment. 4 Wavelength/January 1985 like Rottweiler, sung "Do You Saddle Sore Wanna Dance" and "Single Girl" like her life depended on it. By all accounts there should've Afterwards Davis recalled the been more people out at Sheila's to time he once lived in New Orleans: enjoy Blood On The Saddle's elec "I lived here for six weeks, long trifying performance on December enough to see a lot of things and 5, but that didn't stop the West get a feel for the place. I played Coast quartet from shaking the bluegrass down on Bourbon Street rafters for a set or two of punki with a guy named Jeep, had these fied country: teeth, this great huge smile. We Greg Davis proved once and for made $30 the first hour we played! all that bluegrass guitar can be I finally had to quit it though, played through a Marshall ampli 'cause even though we split the fier. Ron Botelho slapped his money 50-50, Jeep was the star, he upright bass with fingers wrapped was the whole show. What a great in duct tape and drummer Herman banjo player! He's the one who Senac moved through a variety of showed me how to play dobro, he percussive styles with the greatest showed me licks that I'm still using of ease. Ms. Annette Zilinskas, today." who makes Barbara Mandrell look -rico Cajun heritage. Combining his Dickie Landry experience as horn section leader On Extended Time of the legendary Swing Kings with his integral involvement with the Richard Landry is a well gestation of what has become the respected composer, a crucial "downtown" New York art scene, influence on the work of Phillip Landry is as unique a figure as Glass and a saxophone player you'll find in american music. whose work has graced recent Concerning his quad delay records by Talking Heads and system Landry says, "The delay David Van Tiegem. He was a gives you extended time. You can member of Laurie Anderson's hear what you've done and band on her recent tour. On consider the next move." Landry January 5 he brings his solo quad is a playing composer as opposed delay saxophone to the CAC for a to a pencil composer. He claims to concert of music that is to the sax play better than he writes so he ophone what Robert Fripp's does things like videotape the keys Frippertronics is to the guitar. during a performance as a "record" Landry is from Cecilia, Louisi of the piece. Whatever his tech ana, a small town near Lafayette niques may be, his musi.: is a joy to Ron "Duct Tape" Botelho of Blood On The Saddle. on the edge of the Atchafalaya hear. Don't miss it! Basin. His musical roots reflect his -Mark Bingham Around the McPonogh House • • • No, that's not the new members of the Lady B.J. Fan Club up there on stage with the local songstress, but if there were such an organiza tion these kids might be the first to join. The Lady was joined on December 2 by Walter Payton, Ramsey McLean, and a host of other performers who donated their services to help raise funds forMcDonogh 15 Public School, located in the French Quarter. Local promoter Charlie Bering, whose daughter attends the school, offered his services to help coordi nate the event, and the New Story ville Jazz Hall donated a percen tage of their bar receipts. The whole day turned out to be quite a success for parents, kids and teachers. Over the din of the packed crowd, I overheard this · summary of the experience: "This is great, just fantastic. All the teachers get to sit around in a club and get loaded, and all their kids get to run around and yell: 'Lookit Ms. So-And-So, she's got a boy friend!' A lot of them don't realize their teachers are real people." -rico Lady B. J. and fans at McDonagh 15 benefit. Janu•ry 19851W•velength 5 The Seven Year Itch Calmly and methodically Gabriel Puccio describes the items in his imposing collection of Elvis Presley memorabilia: "This is a fan club membership card that be longed to this girl, around '57, '58, a little change purse, about '57, belt buckles, some of the original postcards, bubble gum cards up here, buttons . . . " Clearly, Puccio would like nothing better than to stand here til sunrise and pour over his cherished assemblage, such is the obsessive reverence that the man feels for his collection. In commemoration of what would have been Presley's fiftieth birthday, this January 7, R.C.A. is releasing a six-album set of choice Presley recordings. Naturally, Gabriel pulls out his giant poster and describes what cuts will appear on the series. Although he owns most of these tunes many times over, Puccio plans to buy a set anyway. In fact~ Gabe has amassed almost five complete sets of the Presley LP catalog. He has a Shirley's as "The hang-out for stage, tray in hand, to belt out two complete set of Presley 45s on Sun Crazy other musicians after they were or three tunes every couple of sets. including five singles ol the through with their own gigs.'' In the past fourteen years, Crazy coveted six-single set of Sun Shirley's There were nightly visits from Shirley's has had six fabulous bootlegs pressed in yellow, green, Justin Adams, former guitarist for bands play up on its stage. The red, purple, orange, and blue (only Fats Domino. Many a night Lou doors opened the very first night three records were pressed in each Closes Cino, lead and horn from& Mo' featuring George French and the color!) He has all of the Elvis Sun The jazz nightclub Crazy Shir Jazz would come in during the last Storyville Jazz Band. It closed with ley's, a fixture on Bourbon Street set and jam with the house band, the talent of Johnny Horne and the for years, closed down last month. Johnny Horne and the Jazz Jazz Giants. In between, Murphy For the past fourteen years, Giants. . Campo and the Jazz Saints, Shirley Ludman and her son Local musicians jammed as did Tommy Yetta, Copas Brothers, Edmund Ludman III have leased musicians of the international set, and Wallace Davenport filled the building at the corner of Bour as when last November for one Crazy Shirley's four walls with bon and St. Peter streets, but a straight week Johnny Horne's great music. These former club gigantic leap in rent has forced group was accompanied by a house players always had the habit of stopping back and sitting in for them to close the club. Swedish Dixieland jazz band. 78s except four, and he'll be happy Crazy Shirley's had a relaxed, There was also Ellyna Tatum, a set or so with Johnny Horne. We're sure they'll miss the old to throw "That's Alright Mama" neighborly air. Sheila Hosner, who traditional jazz singer at heart on his vintage Victrola (hand worked at the nightclub for nearly who, on the nights she would club. We will, too. -Maureen A. Hutchison crank, of course) at a moment's six years, remembers Crazy cocktail-waitress, would mount the notice. "What I'd really like to do in the future," Puccio explains, "is to Reggae From take my collection and open up some kind of Elvis museum down in the French Quarter somewhere, Cheese Conntry and charge people a small admission fee to see it." He aiso is Reggae/ jazz band Java has starting a local Elvis collectors' erupted on the local club scene club and encourages anyone inter with the force of a volcano. Via a ested in joining to give him a call at warm tropical breeze out of Wis 245-0423 after 6 p.m. consin, this six-person band has Considering the size of his already warmed the hearts of local coll~ction you'd think he'd been at club owners and goers all over it for a good twenty years, but town. Headed by the very person ironically he says: "I've only been able, talented vocalist Lynne;·a collecting for seven years, since . Godfriaux (I 'II bet sht> has 1elatives The King passed away." Another in Opelousas), Java has come to mistake would be to assume that satisfy New Orleans' need for Puccio is in thick with some inter accessible reggae. Listen for re national underground of Elvis markably played standards and collectors. "No, no," he laugh~. originals like their "Rhina Reggae." "ali thi" stuff come~ from right For a good time and lots of danc around New Orleans. Garage Jing jing jing: Java with Clarence Clements, ing, Java is highly recommended. sales, mostly." Springsteen's guitar player. - Allison Brandin -rico · 6 Wavelength/January 1985 We 're Your FREE DEMO P.A.L. SERVICES TAPE P.O. BOX 8888 1st N.O., LA 70182 BOOKING ~713 SERVICES, INC. • Professional Sound Reinforcement • Professional Stage Lighting • Remote Audio Recording • Remote Video Recording • Professional 35mm Photos • Complete Promotional Packages • Experienced Personnel for more info: 454-3713 IT'S ALL MUSIC MARK BINGHAM in its hometown? Like the very Music Writing writers I have mentioned I will begin And The Art by hyping my friends. John Scofield is one of the few ex· Of Hyperbole ceptional jazz guitarists not record ing for ECM. This is good for us in "Writers who write for other that we won't be subjected to any writers should write letters. " Scofield LP's produced by Manfred -Larry Niven "my way or the highway" FJcher who has made umpteen of the same hen I was asked to write this record with different artists. Gram· column, I sensed immedi mnision has wisely let Scofield do W ately the vast potential for the do on his own and the results are Baton Rouge- 11712 Florida Blvd. corruption. From my usual perspec out. Electric Outlet is the first (504) 272-1460 tive, that of a performer whose work Scofield LP in a modern recording Ldfayette -101 Camellia Blvd. (318) 984-5840 is scrutinized by critics, I view most studio context; he programmed the music writing as thinly disguised drums, played bass as well as multi hype. Many writers seem to rewrite VISA- MASTERCARD overdubbed guitars. This is not so press releases, push their friends or much of a jazz record as a record FINANCING AVAILABLE - LAYAWAYS those of whom they approve without record. My fav: "King For A Day," ever telling us much about the music an homage to all the guitar playing or the people making it. It would kings throughout recorded history. seem that intelligent, insightful The Contemporary Arts Center music writing has become a scarce here in New Orleans has a history of quantity. presenting fine music of the sort one There are exceptions to the giant might hear on any given night MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS parking lot of mediocrity where around town. Thus, some controver most scribes shine their tainted ad sy has continued over the years as to jectives and trade gossip. One writer sonic function of this or any other SALES-SERVICE-RENTALS that comes to mind is Bunny Mat contemporary arts center. Jay thews. I can honestly say that Weigel is now in charge of CAC CHURCH & NITE CLUB without him (or rather his writing, music and seems to be in the process I've never met the man) I never of giving it a face lift, some hormone INSTALLATIONS-SERVICE would have come to stay in New shots and a new modern exterior. Go Orleans. He made New Orleans for it, Jay. seem so desirably bizarre that one Speaking of jazz (were we?) the had to take a closer look. While liv new Dirty Dozen LP is the major ing in New York I subscribed to the disappointment of the year. To be Figaro just to get my weekly fix of blunt, my favorite ARIA PRO-I • Arbor LEPREEON band has come his work. His writing was funny, in out sounding like Cheez Whiz * AUDIO TECHNICA LITE-LAB on the joke, informative and up on squirting from an enema bag. What the big picture. His work reminded * AMPEG lUDWIG gives? Was this Helen Keller's first me of the writing of a New Yorker outing as a record producer? Gee ANVIL CASES lUMITROL named Glenn O'Brien who writes whiz, I sure am confused about this * AB-SYSTEMS * MARSHALL for Interview. Both these men have one. the unfortunate habit of promoting We recently passed the fourth an * AKG MARTIN their friends, but, as you will notice niversary of the death of John Len· ASHLY MAXIMA GOLD in ti-ts column, this, ahem, habit non. I mention this hoping that seems to come with the territory. * BOSE NADY more people will notice the anniver Robert Palmer (who despite all his sary of the death of Bob Marley. * DEAN GUITARS NUMARK talent often lapses into social Stop Making Sense is the name of DIGITAl KEYBOARDS OVATION nepotism and outright groupiedom), a film by Jonathan Demme and Ed Ward, Jon Pareles and Da"e Talking Heads. For my money, no DIMARZIO * PEAVEY Marsh are others who come to mind. one will never accuse either party of DRUM WORKSHOP * PEARL Why consider all this? It seems making much sense, but that's what important to have standards-some * ELECTRO· VOICE PAISTE great art is all about and this is a thing to live up to and/ or keep up swell flick from jump street-worth * ETA · LIGHTING RAPCO with. All fine writers walk that line seeing and all that. The band sounds EXR RENTKUS-HEINZ between pleasing the public and in better than ever. The camera has a forming the intelligentsia. They love affair with lead singer Da-vid * FENDER RICKENBACKER don't write for other writers-they Byrne who bears an eerie resem * FOSTEX * ROLAND write for all of us. blance to the young Jerry Lewis. FURMAN SCHECTER Further into the film, Byrne becomes "God hypes those who hype a cross between Zippy tbe Pinhead GHS SENNHEISER themselves." and Zen philosopher D.T. Suzuki. GRETSCH DRUMS * SHURE -author unknown I guess it's the nature of music with singing to concentrate on the singer GROOVE TUBES SING ERLAND So ... what plans do I have, as a and Demme sure did. The low point GUILD GUITARS * ULTIMATE SUPP. budding writer for an international of the fllrn is the Tom Tom Club publication that is taken for granted segment. This film is something HUMES & BERG CASES of * WASHBURN a summary of Performance Art * IBANEZ WHIRLWIND Mark Bin}!llam, a trained composer packaged for rock fans much like KABLE KING * YAMAHA and rec01·dinp. artist whose most re the recent Laurie Anderson tour *KORG ZILDJIAN cent release is two cuts on " That's which featured Diclde Landry who ...... The Wav I Feel Now," a tribute to just happens to be doing a piece at * KRAMER * METEOR Thelonius Monk on A&M the CAC on January 5. Records, once sang forty verses of LA TIN PERCUSSION "Just My lmap.ination" with John "It's more fun to do videos than Cole while bouncing on a bed, is a play in nightclubs. " brother-in-law of John Scofield, -Joe Nick Patoski and a prelly decent basketball player. I wouldn't know, but I'll take 8 Wavelength/January 1985 ,our word for it, Joe Nick. After all, learn jazz? music video is "what's happening 5. Does jazz need an artificial 10w" and music is the lesser part of heart transplant to bring it in line ~x lin fact most music video features with the rapid growth and rampant d .... Music. What is Near Music? popularity of Near Music? Professional Audio and Video in 's a substitute for people who, for 6. Is race an issue or just some Contractors ny one reason or another, can't handle thing horses do? ed the real thing. And in 1985 that in 7. Is the Windham Hill label a sales • installation• service ter dudes almost everyone. Who plays front for the Moonies? ne Near Music and why? Locally, The 8. Is John Mooney's work best m- Cold is an immaculate conception of approached as music or theatre? the people who do it for sheila 8 . :lo Near Music. Wynton MarsaHs pro 9. Is the revolution really over and tre vides us with Near Music approxi does Prince really own the rights to 1st mating the Music Music of vintage use the name? g Miles Davis. But, Miles himself has 10. Are not oriental and white Chris Brown Mike Montero e said, "Of course I like Wynton, he musicians who take on the trappings 887-1383 738-1130 i sounds just like me twenty years of pre-revolution black culture sim so ago." Wynton may be Near Music ply character actors? rd but Near Music is in no way inferior 11. Is Oscar the Grouch really ' " to Music Music. Confused? Me too. studying with Ellis Marsalis and vice pg Anyhow, if Herbie Hancock now versa? y. acts his inspiration from Duran 12. Is bad memory really the key er Duan, God help all of us. to longevity as an artist? of 13. What's the difference between ne "The more changes you play over New Music and Near Music? f. ht the more things sound the same." 14. If George Landry, Professor -Author unknown Longhair and James Booker were all MONDAY: 1.25 MOLSEN- LADIES NIGHT Two Free playing at the same time in different TUESDAY: LADIES NIGHT 8:00·12:00 Two Free All this brings up many questions clubs, who would you go to see and WEDNESDAY' DRAFT BEER NIGHT 25¢ A GLASS $2.00 PITCHERS concerning Jazz, MTV, Near Music, why? THURSDAY: 50¢ BUSCH LONGNECKS 9:00PM- and what 15. Is Frankie FRIDAY: FREE OYSTERS&: 25¢ DRAFT BEER Hype to wear to church. Goes To Holly SATURDAY: ROTATING IMPORTED BEER SPECIAL 8:00 PM·l:OO AM ~ss Here are the questions, you find the wood really The Village People? SUNDAY: $1.00 BLOODY MARYS 10AM·4PM answers: 16. Is the birthplace of jazz also ALL NEW PATIO 8r DART ROOM NOW OPEN I. Did Tony Williams really invent becoming the graveyard? Fuion? Next month: Near Music Hall of SANDWICH SHOP ~~o:r Boam. 2. If he did, should he be Fame, The Best Music Ever, Rock = executed? Star Paternity Suits, and An Inter ALL NEW PATIO NOW OPEN 3. Did Fusion destroy jazz? view with Judy Collins. 4801 MAGAZINE 899-9228 4. Why do people go to college to Remember-It's all music! • -- ALIJSTABTINO AT 5:30 PJI -:..-::: -== ·::---= =- -- -=:-: AT LEJsuliE LAKDINO BECOBDS a TAPES -=ssoo MAGAZINE ST. - FREE REFRESHMENTS~~--:==-~.-- - ~ --- -- January 1984/Wavelength 9 Fo' Teens Only Various The Greatest Teenage Hits OfAll Time Teem LP5003 This is a neat little collection of various New Orleans hits. It was released as a budget sampler around 1960, and features releases Teen Dreams. from Johnny Vincent's Ace label (Teem was actually a subsidiary of by Big Boy Myles. Also included Ace). on this ten-song package are The biggest hits contained on Frankie Ford, Johnny Fairchild 12:30 A.M. to 4:30A.M. this .one are Jimmy Clanton's and Frankie Ford, who contributes "Just A Dream" and of course his second hit "Roberta." Huey "Piano" Smith's "Rockin' According to Ace boss Johnny Luther Kent Pneumonia," which speak for Vincent, just a few hundred copies themselves. Of the more obscure of this LP were pressed, most of and Trick Bag '84 titles the best are contained on side which were either shipped to radio Thursday, Friday and Saturday one. Included are "Gee Baby" by stations, or ended up where I un Joe and Ann, the Silhouettes' "I earthed this one, in his Jackson, Sold My Heart To The Junkman" Mississippi, warehouse. PLUS and the original "New Orleans" - Almost Slim Varied Live Music Entertainment RHYTHMATICS GENE SCARAMUZZO Late Wednesday night. Saturday and Sunday afternoons. never, I daresay, achieve. The Diversity The current (December/ Jan· uary) issue of the Reggae and Afri • of African Pop can Beat magazine, devoted almost TRADITIONAL entirely to the musicians and music JAZZ he year 1984 was an impressive of the African continent, is a must Every night at 8 P.M. to Midnight one for the emergence of Afri for anyone with a growing interest T can pop music on the Amer in African pop. Interviews with ican scene. In the two years since Fela, Sunny Ade and Tony Allen FOOD King Sunny Ade brought his mind (Fela's drummer of fifteen years Varied menullus a good finger food blowing twenty-piece juju band to and the person most responsible selection. great place for late the States, African pop records for the development of the style night or early morning breakfast. have appeared on many of the called Afro-Beat) are enlightening, Try our house special. labels that distribute reggae: but also included are several Bouillabaisse! Shanachie, Island / Mango, articles that serve as an excellent Rounder a~ well as some newcomers like Jive Afrika and Earthworks. BOOZE Considering how long it took for All your favorite spirits, plus reggae records to start being 'Under the umbrella of frozen drinks and house specials. picked up by domestic distribu One drink minimum per set. tors, the rapid rise of African pop African pop music are Beer. $2.00. Bar highballs $2.75 is no small feat. Much of the credit at least a half dozen (Other stuff higher). for the roots development of this current interest must be given to different major styles.' DANCING these record companies for their One of the very few dance floors in careful selection from the the French Quarter. thousands of hours worth of primer to the many form!. of Afri African pop music that are avail can music. The real gems of this FREE ADMISSION able. While the companies for the issue, though, are two articles most part chose artists that are written bv Elizabeth Sobo, an proven stars in Africa, they did an authority in the field of past and excellent job of compiling on current releases, which trace the single discs careers that changing trends in the music of the encompassed twenty or more years continent, as well as highlight the of recording and styles that have best of the many new releases. Her within them countless variations. reviews are never limited to albums No matter what the marketing easily available in the States, so st in the end the music must reviewed are man records that Africa has absolutely no problem are always a few that can be had, doing this. The musical intricacies and her recommendations have of African pop, the positive always proven to be winners with honesty and thoughtfulness of the me. IN THE FRENCH QUARTER lyrics along with the multitude of It must be cmphasited that the 1104 DECATUR STREET rhythms that are irresistible could term "African pop" is JUSt a easily take this music to the level of general term. To quote Randall 525-8199 worldwide acceptance to which Grass, head of Shanachie Records, reggae has always aspired but will one of the leaders in domestic 10 Wavelength/January 1985 distribution of reggae and African Afrika called Which Way Nigeria. Fresh Raw Oysters music, " ... under the umbrella of Which Way Nigeria is weak com 'African pop music' are at least a pared to Liberation and another half dozen different major styles, called Togetherness, which some 15¢ each with a large number of times appears in town. Fela's everyday variations, each sounding quite Afro-Beat sounds are the most each 11-4 different from one another." In abundance of all, with recordings 1984, Shanachie and the other available in many stores that don't labels mentioned have provided a sell any other African music. taste of most of the major styles, Finally, juju music is represen and the majority of these records ted by countless albums by King have been excellent. What follows Sunny Ade and Chief Ebenezer is a list of these records found in Obey. In addition, another star local record stores like Canal named Scgun Adewale has one out Street Records, Metronome, called Play For Me. One of the Mushroom and Leisure Landing. most popular styles in Nigeria right now is a basic, tribal sound called Home of the 7. 95 Maine Lobster apala and the only record of this one pound type available is a re-release of a 1983 disc by Akanni Animashaun calledAkanni Do Alawiye Orin. Featuring Fresh Crllled Fish Year's Best creole and CaJun Cuisine The Caribbean Show recom mendations this month are the big Lunch & Dinner gest hits of the past year. African album hits were Hugh Masakela's 99¢ Bloody Marys, Martinis, Techno-Bush, Sonny Okosun's Liberation, a compilation of South Old Fashions, or Wine African music called Rhythm of Mon. -sat. 'til 2 p.m. Resistance and a fine collection of indisputedly the most popular oldies from all over the continent, African pop sound in Africa is the t======;::: OPEN DAILY======t called Africa Dances, on the Congolese sound, with its multiple authentic label. Singles from guitar interplay and Cuban rhythm UPTOWN LA PLACE METAIRIE Africa that topped the charts were influences. Available records in 7605 Maple Hwy. 2708 N. Hullen "Epitipiti" by Jewel Ackah and Airline this style include Tabu Ley by Le the Spiritual Train Express, off street parking Next to the Landmark Seigneur Rochereau with guest "Sakabo" by Orchestre Jazira and appearance by leading female "Magic Baobab" by Bikanda. AL FARRELL PLAYS OLDIES-Thurs., Fri., Sat. nites vocalist Mbilia Bel, Nyboma's From the Caribbean, Trinidad hit album Double Double, two Sound big with Black Stalin's You Ask compilation albums and d'Afrique For It ... ", the Mighty Sparrow's a variety of albums by Dr. Nico. Sparrow - King of the World, and From South Africa have come several great compilation discs on a seasonal concert Earthworks. One, called Zulu Jive, contains all mbaqanga sounds, a with raw, jazz-influenced style. Mbaqanga and more can be heard on Hugh Masakela's Techno-Bush and Shanachie's Rhythm of Re GEORGE sistance. An album by Ladysmith Black Mambazo offers rich a capella singing. In the past year, Earth WINSTON works also released an album from nearby Zimbabwe called Viva • Zimbabwe that is a must. Not much highlife has made it a twelve-inch single by Shadow here, but one twelve-inch single by called "Way, Way Out." Top Saenger Theatre Bikanda of Kenya called "Magic ranking from Jamaica and England Sunday, Jan. 27-8 pm Baobab" is definitely worth check were Out Deh by Gregory Isaacs, ing. The main output, however, Outcry by Mutabaruka, Cry Tuff has been from Nigeria, with sev Dub Encounter - Chapter I by Tickets on sale at all eral juju albums, Afro-Beat albums Prince Fari and Adrian Sherwood, Ticketmaster Locations and Sunny Okosun's unique style and again some singles like Freddie called Ozziddi. Okosun has two in McGregor's "Yes, I Am and the Saenger Box Office the stores; Shanachie's excellent Ready/Try Love," "To All of the compilation disc called Liberation Posse" by Little John and Charge by phone- and a Nigerian release on Jive "Gunshot" by Horace Andy. 0 Visa or Mastercard Ticketmaster:• 888-8181 . . a. benefit for the family of Professor longhair produced by WHITEOAK January 1985/Wavelength 11 Top of the Charts No. Albums Singles 1 Reckless " Out of Touch" Bry~n Adams Hill & Diles (A&M) (RCA) lo's spare playing and economical phras 2 Volume I " Wake Me Up" ing. Most guilty was bassist Bruce The HoneydrippersWIIam Thomas, whose if-in-doubt-play-ten ~Speranza/ (Columbta) notes-where-one-will-do approach ru tlantic) ined songs like "Girls Talk." However, 3 Valone " All through the Ntghr· on balance, the show was a huge success Julian lennon Cyndllluper for Costello, whose tlurd encore featured (Atlanttc) (Portrart/Eptc) an inspired version of "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down," tailor-made for Sam of Sam & Dave, and the crowd went 4 The Unforgettable " No More Ftre lone~ Ntghts" home more than satisfied. U2 Paul cCirtney (Island) (Columbta) Hottest Videos 5 Troptco " I Feel for You " New videos added to MTV: Pat Benatar Chakl Kahn "The Boys of Summer" Don Henley (Chrysalis) (Wamer Bros .) (Geffen) " Pink World" Planet P Project (MCA) 6 Word of Mouth ··Penny lover " The Kinks Lionel Richie "Sexcrime" Eurythmics (RCA) (Ansta) (Motown) "Supernatural Love" Donna Summer (Geffen) 7 Butlding the "Sea of love" "Body" Jacksons (Epic) Perfect Beast The Honeydrtppers Don Henley (Esperanza/Atlanttc) "Do What You Do" Jermaine Jackson (Geffen) (Arista) "Easy Lover" Philip Bailey & Phil 8 Born m the USA Wtld Boys" Collins (Columbia) • Bruce Springsteen Duran Duran "Method of Modem Love" Hall & (Columbta) iCa_llttol)'---- Oates (RCA) 9 Teachers " We Belong" "Let It All Blow" Dazz Band (Motown) Soundtrack Pat Benatlr "Lonely School" Tommy Shaw (A&M) (Capitol) (Chrysalis) Heavy rotation on MTV: 10 Tontght " I ean·t Hold Back"' "Out of Touch" Hall & Oates (RCA) David Bowie Survivor On Tour ••• "Blue Jean" David Bowie (EM!) (EM I) (Scottt Bros ) "Pride (In the Name of Love)" U2 Bryan Adams, the fiesty young pop rocker whose Reckless LP is firmly lodged in the Top Courtesy of The Gavm Report. a natiOnal r.KJIO 40, takes his show on the road to the Midwest, the East and Canada in December, then it's (Island) mus1c trade JOUrnal. on to the West Coast and Hawaii in January. "Like a Virgin" Madonna (Sire) "The War Song" Culture Club (Epic) Personal Favorites In the Studio ••. Sound in LA. Carl Douglas (who had a "Drive" Cars (Elektra) huge hit some time back with "Kung-Fu "Valotte" Julian Lennon (Atlantic) What tunes get Bananarama bopping? RCA artists Mr. Mister are at Oceanway Fighting") cut some sides with a star Here are singer Siobhan Fahey's fave "Go Crazy" Lindsay Buckingham LPs. 1. Oceau Recorders in Hollywood, working on an studded backing group that included Sly (Elel January 198S/Wavelength 13 RADIO KALAMU YA SALAAM was a great crowd pleaser, but it WYLDNight was the magnificent voice of Wars ley that won it for Ebony. Second place went to Delisha Of Talent Adams, a twenty-year-old Xavier student who was clearly inspired n the 9th of November, 1984, by Patty LaBelle. Adams literally it was back to tl'\e sweat gave her all in a stirring rendition 0 drenched stage of the New of "If Only You Knew." Her grip Orleans Municipal Auditorium - ping performance was the last the place where national and local number of the evening, and ended artists such as James Brown and the talent show on both an emo Ernie K-Doe had sung, danced and tional and musical high note. screamed; the place where P-Funk Third place went to Willie unveiled the unmatched "Mother Odrick, a UNO student in electri ship" road show to national music cal engineering. Odrick performed writers; the place where the New the Luther Vandross song "For Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival ever, For Always, For Love.'' His was first held; the place where you voice was both soothing and excit- could dance on the floor and drink ing, and he had the best stage pre- in the seats. Radio station WYLD sence of all the contestants. AM&FM brought us back to the Fourth and fifth places also TIRED OF PEOPLE PLAYINO OAMES Municipal Auditorium for a went to male solo performers. WITH YOUR PIZZA? WYLD night of talent. Tyrone Johnson, a 1984 Dillard The fourth annual WYLD talent grad, won fourth for his Th show offered exposure, trophies performance of "Whatever We CALL PETER'S PIZZA and cash prizes to winning contes Imagine." Asters Eric Dixon, a 22- REAL NEW YORK STYLE tants and simultaneously offered year-old mass communications the an ecstatic audience the oppor major, won fifth for his rendition a g ••• For the serious pizza lover tunity to see relatives, friends and of "There's No Getting Over You." op neighbors display their talents. Prizes were also given in the 1Wo Great Locations WYLD bills it as a "family affair" dance category. Tollbert "Lucky" and the show lived up to its billing Roberson, a 17-year-old high Eat In or Call for FREE Delivery as nearly everyone in the audience school student, won first prize for OPEN LATE knew at least one contestant. his original and highly humorous Proud parents and relatives, dance interpretation of the song 1031 Pleasant 6104 Magazine pulling hard for their kin, cheered "What People Do For Money." 895-5551 899-9994 lustily. Somebody would recognize Troy Johnson, a dancer and gym a former schoolmate and squeal in nast, won second place for a sensi delight. Surprised by how well tive and graceful choreographing someone did a favorite song, a of the song "Black Butterfly." young lady would scream that high One contestant who didn't win pitched "OOOOooohhhHHHH!" but who was a big hit with the that sends the whole show into audience was stand-up comic Eric overdrive. Another person held a Wayne Perkins, a graduate of two-year-old child, who clapped Morehouse College in Atlanta. and jumped perfectly on the beat. Additionally, two enjoyable per This is really a family affair be formances not vocally as strong as cause it is communal - everyone, the winners but which exuded a performers and audience - enjoys good feeling were Jesse Jones, Jr., each other. who did "Shade Tree Mechanic" The WYLD Talent Show, and Audrey Martine; and Charles featuring thirty contestants and Walton II, who did "Baby I'm produced by Del Spencer, WYLD Scared Of You." Jones' voice was FM's new program director, was only average, but his groove was judged this year by recording ex inspired and the cardboard auto ecutives from Motown, MCA, ..... ith the removable oversized RCA and CBS Records. Other \Hench was an excellent prop. judges were Robyn Leary, public Martinez and Walton deserve relations director of the Fairmont kudos for the most original stag Hotel; Moses Hogan, community ing. The song they chose was project coordinator, New Orleans accurately illustrated. Walton was Symphony; Lorraine Wilson, excellent as a dancing magician supervisor of music, New Orleans pulling rabbits out of his hat and Public Schools; Roslyn Kay, flowers out of his sleeve. fashion coordinator; and Noah I can't say I was surprised by the Hopkins, proprietor of Nexus, a selections, especially considering jazz club. the crowd reactions; however, I do Backing most of the contestants think that Joseph Maize, Glenn c was T he Grip Band. With the ex Harris, Arizia Harris and Avist t citement running high, several per Martin, who collectively sang formances brought the crowd to its "Crushed," earned a winning slot. feet, but the first place winner was Their choreography was both orig a group called Ebony, performing inal and near impeccable. Their the song ''Am I Still The One.'' stage presence was first rate and The lead singers in Ebony are their vocal talents outstanding. Karen Warsley, a switchboard In a similar vein, The operator, and Clifford Cooley, an Uptowners, an a capella group that Orleans Parish sheriff's deputy. expertly sang "My Girl," deserved The background singers in Ebony recognition. But this was not a are Chiquitta Cooley and Charlene year for groups. Hopefully, next Johnson. Cooley sang strongly and year, the judges wtll take note of 14 ytavelength/January 1985 §153){D OPy{~§ TOWN HALL fiQe food ... Dri .,~ s & E., t ertai Qtt?eQt The winners: Ebony. the greater complexity required for and certainly nothing else which a group to perform and sing well as showcases the talents of young opposed to a single or duo. black men and women. Given the The awards (both trophies and international reputation of New cash for the top winners) were Orleans as a music city, and the presented by James Hutchinson, unashamed and blatant commer executive vice president and gen cializing of that image by the gov eral manager, WYLD-AM&FM. ernment and businesses of New The 9000-plus capacity audience Orleans, one would think that the (the show was sold out by Friday city ought to be sponsoring this noon) truly appreciated the thirty talent show. The city government NEW ORLEANS contestants. The WYLD Talent ought to be doing more to encour Show, co-sponsored by McDonalds age musical talents. But so much and NOPSI, was originally con for "ought to be" and let's just ceived and produced by WYLD give thanks that WYLD is FM's former program director, continuing to shoulder this Brute Bailey. Earlier this year, important responsibilty. NEED A ·NEW OUTLET Bailey accepted an offer to be pro After the show, over eight thou gram director at a station in sand appreciative people filed Houston, Texas. slowly out into the chill of the FOR YOUR Commenting on last year's show autumn November night. It felt and what WYLD hoped to accom good being there, inspiring. plish by doing the show, Brute I believe almost everybody left Bailey correctly noted "There is a humming a tune or two to them UYEMUSIC? need in the community for people selves, or doing a small bit of a to express themselves. Also, it has dance step on the sidewalk outside. WHICH STAGE IS RIGHT FOR YOUR EVENT? a rippling effect in that not only Some of us even said to ourselves, STAGE AUDIENCE did we get people to express the "Next year, I'm going to try out talent they had but we also teach. for the talent show. I know I can SHOWCASE 300 PEOPLE During the rehearsals we teach dis do it!" And no doubt, most of us, DANCE FLOOR 600 PEOPLE cipline, we teach poise and the with a smile on our face as we re MOBILE CONCERT 1500 PEOPLE proper way to communicate. capped the night with whomever • IDEAL DRESSING ROOMS Moreover, in the final analysis we were with, laughed and vowed, when you have thousands of "Yeah, I'll be back next year" for • EASY LOAD IN AND LOAD OUT FACILITIES people watching people like them the fourth annual WYLD night of • EXCELLENT PRODUCTION FACILITIES AVAILABLE selves stand up and perform, it talent. brings about an 'I am-ness' in the One young sister, totally im c••• people who arc watching. It makes pressed by what ~he saw and them want to emulate because they heard, and nearly overcome with feel that it's really no big thing to genuine surprised excitement, joy be a star. 'The brother next door fully and proudly exclaimed, "I can do it, well I can do it too!' We don't believe they're so good." teach that.'' But their "goodness" was not Unlike many musical concerts, the hippest part of the production. which titillate with sexually explicit The hip thing about this concert and scatological lyrics and panto was that "they," in a real and mime or which dazzle with tech apparent sense, were "we." At nical tricks and illusionary staging, that November moment, it had the WYLD city-wide talent show been decisively demonstrated that was the real thing, the reaching for "we" - not just some group or a star. Rather than the falseness of some singer from out of town - fantasy, the talent show was about but "we" (we, like in the young making dreams come true. lady you work with or the man There is nothing else comparable who lives around the corner), we to this happening in New Orleans, were good. Real good. 0 Jenuary 19851Wavelength 15 __Mii __ fVILL BROTHERS ·Management By: NEVILLE PRODUCTIONS, INC. featuring: For Information, call BRIAN STOLTZ DARRYL JOHNSON PAMELA GIBBONS . WILLIE GREEN 504-486-4009 crew: DAVID PONS by Jon Newlin and Larry Eagan ack in the middle to late sixties, we started test: virtually destroyed but comfortable lounge graduating high school senior that spring of 1966), frequenting a bar on Claiborne Avenue, just chairs, sitting in varied states of isolation. It "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," and off Napoleon, named for its parent building, resembled the bar in Mean Streets, if not Madame The Who's "My Generation" stick in the mind. ~the Beacon Restaurant at Claiborne and Francine's on Yancey Derringer. The Glory Rhodes also produced some local Napoleon. The Beacon, alas, is now gone-how Right after we started hanging out there in 1966, singles: "Old Laces" and "I'm So Happy," the many places featured on their menu an item like Roy LaRocca, an instantly likable and avuncular latter actually classifying as bubble- gum, during Red Snapper Throats?-and it has a certain character, went to a live music format. He booked the band's fmal period. amount of family sentiment attached: my Aunt The Glory Rhodes (a New Orleans English-style Another big draw was Yesterday's Children. If Lucille used to send out for her meals to the band) for a Sunday afternoon jam session and the early Glory Rhodes represented the frrst wave Beacon; and even more important, before it was from this modest beginning, the idea took off with of the British Invasion on Creole shores (the The Beaconette, the lounge property was the site bands being booked all three weekend nights. G.R.'s were actually hastily put together to open of a cocktail lounge owned by my Uncle Nestor Eventually, he was booking rock bands-all a Sonny and Cher show with only a few songs in called The Chattabox which was not only the scene Beatles-type "long hair" groups-Wednesday their repertoire, but when people wanted them for of his supernally romantic first meeting with my through Sunday. longer gigs, they had to get a decent song list Aunt Annette (underage at the time, history in Each band had its own distinctive personality, together), the Yesterday's Children represented a forms us) but also enjoyed the notorious distinc but certain repertoire items never altered: hybrid of American folk-rock with the British in tion of being the first integrated-really integrated, "Hungry" by Paul Revere and the Raiders, fluence. Their list included songs by the Beau so history again informs us-boite de nuit in the "Gloria" by the Shadows of Knight [though Bnumrnels, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Byrds ("Mr. city. The Beacon and Beaconette were run by Vic originally done by Van Morrison and Them], Tambourine Man"), and the Turtles, as well as and Roy LaRocca, respectively; the bar was dark "Time Won't Let Me" by The Outsiders, "Girnme songs by the Animals, Searchers, Stones, et alia. but comfortable, with a classically curved bar, Some Lovin' "by the Spencer Davis Group, etc. The band, fronted by singer John Murphy, had mini-juke-boxes, padded railings that were con The Glory Rhodes were partial to Animals at least one local single-Buddy Holly's "Take ducive for sitting around casually, and bartenders material with lead vocalist Kenny Lyles fronting Your Time.'' The group had a turbulent history in red vests. I recall also an area near the rest the band in grand Eric Burdon fashion-"We with many changes in personnel later (many rooms that looked like a Fifties patio after a bomb Gotta Get Out Of This Place" (the chant of every members ending up in the Paper Steamboat), January 1985/Wavelength 17 Since I used to work for The Palace Guards back In the Deronlan Period, there are 21/.t pictures of them to 1 'l.t of other bands, but that was a## I found when I took the brass-hinged folio rolumes, corered with the dust of what seemed millenia, off the dumb walter; my position with The Palace Guards was your basic ste/Hnd-fetch-lt with the august "title" of Equipment Manager. I also occasionally acted unpaid and to almost unlrersal distress among the band members as what might be termed an aesthetic consultant. Now that I look back on all of this, I may hare been a mite serere and more than sereral mites pretentious when making my comments. But that latter· day equlralent of the Algonquin, the UNO UC Cafeteria was (at our end, away from the fraternities and the Student Gorernment people) thronged with members of just about erery working or somnolent garage band In the city. You always had an audience. These pictures were taken by Alan Langhoff, founder of the Dream Palace (which Is hardly all he's found along the way lo these many years) who was then an ace Driftwood cameraman, I be##ere. Both Alan and I briefly had "paid" jobs with the UNO paper from which we were booted after a stay of a month at most because we wouldn't take the Loyalty Oath-essential In those days of SNCC, black lite posters and "pollee actions" In Southeast Asia. First, Frank Bua (the picture Is dated September 23, 1967, and a## of us were more scrupulous about such things then} playing at the Flowerpot on North Rampart (located somewhere near where Pan-American Film Labs wask this being that Innocent age when we thought hallucinations had something to do with mental distress and that Psychedelic was a type face that people were using a • lot In San Francisco, one need not comment on the decor of this mazellke establishment (should hare been called Cui De Sac City} which was done Entirely In Black Ught, making the patrons a## look like they had spent a fast three minutes Inside a mlcroware or a long weekend at Yucca Flats. 18 Wevelength/Jenuerv 1985 Back when knights were bold and dinosaurs ruled the earth, one of the more pleasing parts of a college education at the lakefront was an Institution called the F.A.D. (Friday Afternoon Dance-/ mean the Pentagon was spending _good tax dollars making, up acronyms, so why not?) which was chiefly useful for screening purposes. You paid your four bits and could decide If you ever wanted to see these guys again In this particular Incarnation. These two photos are from F.A.D.'s. Again we see The Palace Guards (or one of them, Jeff Miller, later the center of some unpleasantness at · Trinity's), but this time with an Interloper In their midst: Eddie Whiteman from The Other Side. Eddie Whiteman is one of my favorite characters from this period of my life: the first day I saw him at UNO he was wearing fuschia bell bottoms and had hair way past his shoulders. He was also extremely nasty and extremely Intelligent and extremely amusing; one of the things that always haunted me about Eddie Whiteman was this: he had this long, long hair, Just the kind I was being bitched at by my parents for trying-sheepishly-to grow. Well, one day I had to go with my mother to the wedding reception of a friend at some V.F. W. Hall on the West Bank and Eddie was there and my moth!fr start§ telling me what beautiful hair Eddie Whiteman has and If my hair could look like that, well, then It might be fine to have long hair. I like to died! One of the reasons parents exist is to pour small amounts of salt Into slow healing wounds, but this was too much. I wanted to chalk It up to Mama's having a couple glasses of Iced Andre under her belt, but I suspect It was simply That Ole Whiteman Magic. As to what he was doing onstage with Jeff Miller (looking like Sparafuclle and Rlggoletto plotting the Duke's death), I couldn't begin to tell you. One of Jeff Miller's finest works of this period was a B·slde for a Palace Guards single (which-speak memory, dammlt-may have been written In collaboration with Ed Volker) called "Funky Funky Broadway Gas Station Boogaloo Downtown"-and he didn't even know who Jon Hendricks wast .. January 1985/Wavelength 19 And this is teetotaller Les Gray with s.l.s.p. (standard lead singer paraphernalia) of hlp·huggers and tambourine. This is a really marvelous photo since it looks as though he's performing remote for an audience of Fiji Islanders; same place-the Flowerpot-but a week earlier. The Palace Guards didn't always wear their uniforms, and this is one of those less formal occasions (Les Gray got his Carnaby-meets·Canai-Street togs from a place called Newt's of New Orleans, a name that should bring back a good many unwelcome memories to some); for something a good bit more toney-a dance at F&M or at Andrew Jackson High School, for instance, the powder blue went back on. During the years I worked with this band, Les Gray's inamorata was Sherry Lewis, a · wonderful young woman who used to lip-synch a different song each week on The John Pela Show. Sherry made her debut on Hap Glaudl's show lip-synching Ann Margret's "Bye Bye Birdie," wore really great eye makeup, did the best monkey I have ever seen anyone do (although her Beau did not allow her out on the dance floor without a Pass To Leave The Room or a duena at her side), and the rest, you might say, is history. winding up with an elaborate strobe and light show who could learn any score in 72 hours-but I restaurateur), Jeff Miller, Ray Morvant and (portable light boards were unfortunately de · digress). Even then, Ed Volker seemed almost Bobby Fonseca. The Palace Guards' song list was rigueur) which included the then-bizarre Quint prodigal with songs, and their sets were always similar to Yesterday!s Children, except perhaps a Davis as "go go boy" complete with cape, sun highly seasoned with original material-such long bit less adventurous (another important point: The glasses and tambourine-a spectacle best seen on forgotten songs as "Goodnight Nigel" and Palace Guards wore band uniforms while Yester· larger stages than the Beaconette, where the carpet "Brother John (Tell Me Where Are You Goin'?)" day's Children were proto-hippie in look), with the sample-sized bandstand was not conducive to which betrayed the distinctive eccentric-reflexive Byrds, "Hey Joe," "You're Gonna Miss Me" by old-or new, for that matter-fashioned show Volker style. As with many of the bands of this the 13th Floor Elevators, "She" by the Monkees manship. period, The Other Side went through a variety of (Frank Bua's big vocal and I bet his face is red Another group of the time was the uneven, but changes down the line. They supposedly got a as he reads this), "Light My Fire," the Turtles, always interesting, The Other Side, which featured recording contract and then went through a lot of the Blues Magoos (as well as a cacophonous future Radiators (and Dogs) Eddie Volker and name changes-The Brain Police, The Cajun rendering of "The Theme from The Wild Angels" Carnile Baudoin, as well as the ineffable Vaughn Boys, and the Plebeian Rebellion. Need one say, for when Les Gray wanted to leave the bandstand, Whiteman as sex-symbol-cum-lead-vocalist and such image crises were the beginning of the end and "For No One" by the Beatles, which he sang the even more ineffable Eddie Whiteman whose for them as a group, although they did release one when he was quarreling with his girlfriend). They rendition of Murry Kellum's "Long Tall Texan" top-fortyish single, "Man on the Run" (which I had a local single hit in "Better Things To Do," clatters fondly along the cemetery fences of time. had forgotten completely until a relocated New and several other original tunes, written mostly by The Other Side,. with Vaughn's highly laryngeal Orleans friend of mine in L.A. started singing it Jeff Miller, including "Barbara," "No Coming vocals (something like June Christy on Darvon, while we were reminiscing about the Beaconette). Back," and-horror of horrors-a Christmas sometimes) and a true garage-band tattiness, did Another Beaconette favorite was the Palace record, "Christmas Would Be Nothing." In not have a polished sound (they did have a follow Guards, featuring a rather regal-looking lead fairness, however, one must add that they also ing, as every local band did then), but they were singer named Les Gray who announced the band's played (occasionally) a decent cover of "Soul always willing to fill in when Roy LaRocca need songs in an English accent (as English as you could Train" by Curley Moore, learned posthaste after ed them (there was a soprano like this at the Met get with an East Jefferson diploma, anyway}, as an altercation.at the now-defunct W.O.W. Hall back around World War I named Florence Easton well as drummer Frank Bua (now a Radiator and on Franklin, which took place because they didn't 20 Wavelength/January 1985 This is Franco Maier who played the organ (obviously, huh?) with a band called the Better Half Dozen. The reasons for the particular getup-that Ludendorff Look-is obscured in the mists of time, but I seem to recall that one of the guys in this band (with the great last name of Mangiapane, which led to his nickname being "Mange" as In the skin condition) favored the military surplus look which was then coming into terminal vogue. Franco was an Interesting character-he was a Jesuit boy, and a gymnast (he was only an inch or two over five feet) with a lot of muscles, and read entirely too much science fiction. But then I think we all may have. ld ilS know the song. crowded Friday night, some fights would break longest hair seen on men in New Orleans since a The last of the original staple stable of bands out (in that blasted heath area referred to above, Lafitte's men dispersed in 1814), the Alternative le at The Beaconette were the Moon Dawgs. Half of near the bath rooms-the only area large enough Warp~ a cloned version of The Zombies, and from r them were from Florida. They prided themselves for a decent melee) and the bartenders (doubling Baton Rouge, the In Crowd, Isosceles Popsicle, le on an interesting song list, which included the as bouncers) would leap over the bar and drag the and Eternity's Children, probably one of the fmest 'Y Byrds' "Feel A Whole Lot Better" (played by obstreperous patrons out, even sometimes lifting groups that the state has ever produced, with ~ most of the above) and "All I Really Want To them above the crowd and literally carried through Charlie Ross and Linda Lawley (the one record d Do," the Stones' "Under My Thumb," Tommy the swinging doors. The disturbance to one's of theirs that anyone remembers is unfortunate- a i, James and the Shondells' "Just A Mirage" and musical enjoyment was fleeting at best. sappy thing called "Mr. Bluebird"-as it gives no IS some nice covers of "Steppin' Stone" (pre Other groups that played there (and on the en idea of how good the band indeed was). Many of " Monkees) and "Good Thing" by Paul Revere and tire existing club circuit at the time, though the groups above belong to that period of Psyche I, the Raiders. Following the pattern, they hit snags somehow The Beaconette nicely epitomizes .the delic Rococo which was peaking just as The g over a recording deal and dissipated soon there "era") included: the Roamiri' Togas, the Sixth Beaconette was virtually crashing. ,,y after. One of the guitarists, Allan Johnson, turned Edition, the Paper Steamboat, Pete Philebar's The Beaconette served its purpose admirably: up in one of the last incarnations of The Glory band The Mourning After, the Super Submarine it gave a number of young groups some work in y Rhodes and then later he and the Moon Dawgs' Marching Band, Alley's End (from Lafayette), the the mid- and late-sixties, including a legacy of sur g lead singer, Ray Genovese, formed a solid bar Souls of the Slain, the Better Half Dozen, the vivors still making good music today. The club was s band called Orange, which also had an interesting Local Traffic, Alfred E. Neuman and the Mad probably emblematic of its period because (if for :t repertoire ("Darlin' ," "Hello It's Me," "Fresh men, Threshold of Sound, Shane Martin and nothing else) it stayed open and prospered for ) Air"). Noah's Wax Battleship (Shane Martin- not his longer than fifteen minutes and defied the usual I The best years of live music at The Beaconette real name of course- was a real period Dreeem mortality rate among local clubs, then and now. were from 1966 until 1969. The crowd was quite Boy, fresh from, or not even out of, Holy Cross), It gives one hope ... and not much does nowadays. a mix of people and it was often so packed that the Know Body Else (later to become, almost un May small clubs and garage bands flourish you could hardly move. Occasionally on a changed, Black Oak Arkansas- they had the forever, and hail, hail rock 'n' roll! • January 1985/Wavelength 21 PM. Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. and we were because he had a dangling earring in one ear. there 19 hours early, decked out with a gnawing, 'I'll fuck you up,' he said, 'I'm first in line now. twenty· or so Tulanian's that were in line behind biting, chewing, grinding black sort of hunger in I'll fight you to see who goes first. And I'll fuck Marko. Their safe place, in fact, depended upon our souls and a fear that we were too late, which your body up. You bring twenty guys and I'll Marko, for without Marko of the One Dangling we were, for all practical purposes; but we were fuck all of them up,' he said, and you had to Earring, their feudal lord, they were nothing, fighting our game on the spiritual gridiron, not believe him because he had this earring and and they would have no hope whatsoever in the in the practical realm, and it's never too late everything. And with him was this wild-looking face of the others - the hard and the fast, the when you're dealing with someone in the grip of entourage of wild-looking guys on stripped all-nighters, the grimy punks with teeth like true religious fervor. down motorcycles, who were drinking beer out wolves - like us, who had no fear and only one Just like the Egyptians had no chance in hell of bottles and had drive-chains wrapped arot:illa goal: See the'Boss at whatever the cost. of throttling those Hebrews, neither did D.H. their heads and spike-studded baseball bats and We were more than ready to rip up into the Holmes department store have any chance of Vietnam-issue M-16s strapped across their groins line at the hint of a misstep. It was a state of running off the hardened Springsteen apostles and wild-looking women slinking around such seriousness that few could understand it; it soon to confront it. looking around for a wild time. So I just said, was haywire violence, howling just this side of There were two separate and unspeakably 'Hey, okay, you can be first and I'll be second.' the thread that bound it from their quivering distinct tribes there on the catwalk above Up He was crazy.'' world of casual Bruce interest. town Square: those who were willing to stand in Marko was gone before we got there, but his But Marko was their strong thread, because line all night to see Bruce (the Tulane law stu rightful place was reserved at the head of the he was not like them, he was ready to die for dents and high school seniors) and the others, line. It was because of what was called in somber Bruce, and anything on that level of existence those who had a raw-nerved devotion that can't tones "Marko's Plan." must be Noble, and with a capital N. be measured in any sort of human terms. Marko had invented a list with everyone's The leeches that sucked on Marko's vital No prophet, Biblical, musical or otherwise, name on it, their number in line and a compli organ juice for survival were an ugly pathetic could possibly have foreseen That Which Had cated set of rules that were Solomonesque in crowd, as are most juice-sucking leeches, the Come Before, that which, throughout the their fairness, because they insured that Marko kind of people who would just as soon stand in course of the long, mean-spirited night, grew to and hls band of chosen Huns would always line for Van Halen tickets. the height of a demi-god, if not messiah: that remain at the head of that line, no matter how We called, by silent agreement, the one in the which was whispered about and joked about long they were absent from the all-night hell "EI Salvador: Communism Stops Here" t-shirt, and above all feared. hole that was to follow, no matter how long they the Friend of Freedom, and we knew he would He was referred to and deferred to as "Marko" were gone, out prowling Audubon Park, garrot be one of the first to be thrown down into the by the Tulane students who knew: ing librarians, or eating microwave burritos and jungle and one of the first to get a one-way "And then Marko, he came up to me, it was drinking grain alcohol at the 7-11 store. ticket back to his home on Staten Island, via a about four in the afternoon and I was here first. They would always be number one in line, plastic body bag. · I had been number 22 at Tulane's Ticketmaster, until they had passed through the great glass He got drunk on three Miller Lites and raved but I just took a chance and came here. And I doors and had bought their lot of concert tickets on about niggers and spies- Domino's delivery was first in line here, but Marko, he who was from the old lady with palsy; because, we were men in particular - and hoped aloud that Bruce second, came up to me, and, man, he was short told and assured, that's the way the world would play "On The Dark Side". and "Jack and but stocky, a powerful sort of stocky, like some- . works, and if there was a God that would be the Diane" in concert. one whose job it is to rip the heads off of cows way he would want it, of course, absolutely and At one point in the night he told the crowd in the slaughterhouses with their bare hands, irrevocably. . that he knew Springsteen snorted a little coke which I think he does, and you knew he was bad Those who advised and cautioned us were the before he went on stage. "How else could he get 22 Wavelength/January 1985 By Lou Berney behind upon ngling so wired, you know?" othing, Somebody in the other group hissed, "You ever heard of rock and roll?" and started to number two in line. in the to that episode, be we pulled him back and told him his time There is a twisted moral st, the Blge; good enough; no one edged closer. would come. cause anything isn't always th like justice in this world Finally Marko spoke, and as he spoke, that Friend of Freedom had a buddy, who he called needed to tell us there was ly one we saw the price she had one dangling earring, which had become a sym Jethro. Jethro had a Barry Goldwater for Pres when the sun rose and it. She ended up bol of universal strength to all of them, clinked ident campaign button, a Boy Scout belt buckle, paid and for what she had paid in the breeze; they gathered nervously around DO eyelids and a crew cut. with seats in the upper-third-tier-nosebleeds, none of us him like children around a man in a Santa answered all the George Wallace ques like everyone else in line, and at least Jethro Claus suit, because he was their Lord and Pro in a game of Vodka Shot Trivial Pursuit had to have oral sex with anyone. tions tector and Shepherd and Easter Bunny. And clear to all present that he was from ad made it when he spoke he said: that this put him on a cosmic New Jersey and "I don't give a fuck what happens after I much closer to Bruce than we could ever ecause level leave. I'm first in line. I'm getting my tickets. Clie for llope to get. Then I'm leaving. I don't give a fuck what ready to beat up on anyone istence He said he was happens to you." to cut in front of him, but his threats wbo tried And then there was a quick wave of night-old and ridiculous; everyone s vital were hollow, idle flesh and many people disappeared and and he eventually passed out, sweated athetic ipored him more were probably maimed for life. In on the sidewalk for the rest many es, the IIOring and drooling AM. the list was worthless and the logistics of And then, sometime around the middle of the the end and in of the ordeal. the ticket-buying order had been radically altered. a girl there too, who was about night, Marko emerged from the shroud of foggy There was As the sun climbed toward noon and the line Marko's Plan, but who ferret misty expectation. He walked among us and e in the Dlllber 75 under straightened out like a whippet into an orderly group by smiling and flash over us, down the catwalk and to the front of t-shirt, ed up into the front progression, a lone survivor of Marko's Plan, looks and female breasts. the line, amid pleased huzzahs and epithets: would ill her petite good had bartered his number two spot to the Our Hero and Our Saviour "Marko's back!" "You gonna set things straight, who to the And if Marko was pretty girl in the purple shirt, limped to the front sit anhe right hand of Bruce in the next Marko?" "He's going to enforce the List IDd will 't of the line. He chuckled the kind of chuckle only then this girl was a Judas, who babbled now!" "Marko's crazy, those poachers won DJ&dom, huh?" war-heroes and death-row inmates have a right Mresy concerning how she was Bruce's biggest know what hit them!" "Huh, Marko, to fall on to chuckle. raved and how she had been to over 14,000 of his Their pleas and Hail Markos seemed fin hate and "You were about ready to kill for Bruce, huh eli very coacerts and how she would do just about any ears of stone, much to the chagrin, bone-fear of those who had counted on this one Marko?" he asked. t Bruce ding to get good tickets to the Baton Rouge the hand on his unbreakable thread to see them all the way to Marko looked down at ck and eoacert. shoulder and said: ended articulately by Baton Rouge, or at least as far as the old lady Her tragic little story is "Absolutely. I still am." crowd ller referring to Nils Lofgren as "That guy, with palsy, which was far enough. the And we knew he was. And so were we. And it what's-his-name, Bruce's guitar player," and The others, like us, who had no use for e coke prey and was a wonderful thing to be a part of. 0 Cl he get wgoing ahead and doing anything to become List or for them, smelled crippled ( apJ the the wa: the tur• the fm: . pia OV< anc stn the sai· civil rO< M: he; All m~ disobedience mt at wi1 an ve1 of fill en. to w~ ca: de ac sh• a wi he da in en sh by Chuck Bauerlein w ; lo fa m N AMBLER, PENNSYLVANIA-Last Independence Day, at the three other women, all grandmothers. The seven were planning to illegal- ar Bauerlein residence in Ambler, the family Stars and Stripes hung limply ly enter a defense plant owned by Avco Corp. in Wilmington, Mass., and lS in the summer humidity, and barbeque smoke lifted in neat curlicues commit symbolic acts of destruction against the nuclear weapons parts P1 through the charbroiled burgers on the grill. As toddlers played at the that were assembled there. .. , edges of the backyard swimming pool, their parents engaged in a casual discussion of the state of the union. Like so many other families of our t the monastery, my mother and the others spent a week in prayer, time, the Bauerleins could not reach a consensus about the nuclear arms solitude and preparation. One of the things they did, with the help race. Aof one of the protesters who was a nurse, was to draw blood from My brother-in law, a former Marine pilot, argued that Americans had their veins and store it in small baby bottles. Part of their plan, upon enter 1 to trust their elected representatives; to do otherwise encouraged anarchy. ing the Avco plant, was to pour the blood over nuclear weapons parts tt "Acts of civil disobedience not only break man's laws, they break the and blueprints, to symbolize the blood that would be spilled if the weapons tt laws of God as well," he said. "The only way to change the system is were ever used. st the voting booth, and I'm proud of that. We're not a banana republic; Mother used her time at the monastery to reflect on the implications u. we're civilized here." of what she was about to do. She was full of fears and unanswered ques f< Agnes Bauerlein-the mother of 11, including me-had been standing tions. "All during my visit at the monastery I kept asking myself, "Why h at the barbeque grill, flipping hamburgers with an aluminum spatula. Now am I doing this?' I was leaving a very comfortable, loving environment, she shook her head in disagreement, causing her short-cropped, salt-and a place where I like to be, where I have enjoyed raising my family for :R pepper hair to swing back and forth. Over her bathing suit she was wear 32 years. It was difficult for me to leave, knowing that I wouldn't be back a ing a navy blue t-shirt, to which was pinned a small red button with black for a whiie," she said. n letters that read: "Question Authority." My mother had been arrested before in the course of her anti-nuclear p "I believe you should let the government know, through voice or action, protests. She had even been herded off to jail by paddy wagon but never n how you feel," my mother said. "If the government doesn't hear from for an action as serious as the one she contemplated now. Her biggest l' the people, it will go in its own direction. Ifthe people let the government fear was not the possibility of personal harm so much as the process of il know what it ought to be doing, I don't see that as anarchy; I see that incarceration itself. "I was terrified to be put in a paddy wagon," she b as government by the people." recalled. "I hate paddy wagons. I get claustrophobic and panicky. The a Everyone in my family knew my mother as an outspoken opponent of police don't drive paddy wagons slowly. You're handcuffed, sitting on s nuclear armaments and of America's military buildup. For months she a stainless steel bench. They go around corners very quickly and you slide I had protested against military spending, draft registration and the govern from one end to the other, unable to balance yourself. Sometimes, after r ment's covert activities in Central America. But on this Fourth of July you reach your destination, they don't let you out right away. You sit day, only my father knew how strong her pacifist convictions had actually there without ventilation. It gives you a feeling of powerlessness. It really c grown. Only he knew that she was willing to go to jail to express those puts you in touch with what oppression is." .. convictions, and that, in fact, just lO days later, his wife- our mother In the early hours of July 14, as the morning shift was arriving at Avco, J would be calling us from prison. the seven anti-nuclear protesters-they called themselves the Avco Plow ( The morning after the Fourth of July picnic, my mother drove to a shares- drove up to the plant. Each of them carried a false A vco identi· Roman Catholic monastery in Vermont and met with six other anti-nuclear fication card, obtained through the help of a supporter who worked in '( protesters-three men, two of whom were single, and one a father, and the plant, which they hoped would get them past the guards. 24Wavelength/January 1985 inside proved surprisingly easy. As they draft records in protest of the war in Vietnam. Daniel, a gaunt ascetic with cobalt eyes, had a ..l!llnJidiled, an Avco employee smiled and held "I'm not proud," she told Schuchardt, "I'll take gentle spirit but a commanding presence. Like a doors for them. "Good morning," he said as anyone in need." First, though, she had to elicit star actor stealing a scene, he was always the last IIIey flashed their false IDs. Their next problem my father's approval. to appear for my mother's home-a><>ked meals. nsto fmd the weapons. They knew that parts of My 56-year-old father, Charles, Sr., had lived Once seated, the point of focus shifted to him as die MX and Pershing 2 missiles were manufac his life towing the chain of command, putting faith naturally as a spotlight. You found yourself lean and stored somewhere in the Avco plant, but in both the Roman Catholic Church and the ing forward to hear his feather-soft voice when he !bey had no idea where. Quite by accident, they government. His initial reasons for refusing hos spoke. He seemed to be holding his oratorical found an architectural office and located blueprint pitality to the Plowshares Eight were more power in reserve, for the courtroom, where even plas for the MX. They poured some of the blood pragmatic than political, though: It might affect the judge and the prosecuting attorney feU under IMr these. Minutes later they opened another door his business; the FBI might tap the family his spell. 81 found what they recognized as missile parts telephones (a possibility that amused my two My mother blossomed under the lamp of love llltWn across the floor. "We all felt," my mother teenage sisters no end); the neighbors would think and appreciation that the Plowshares Eight shone llid later, "that the Holy Spirit had led us to those that we were harboring criminals. And, finally, on her. She drew close to the two women in the RIOIIIS." Mother poured a bottle of blood over an where would the children stay? The six youngest group, Sister Anne Montgomery, a member of the MX "bus," a device that holds the nuclear war were still living at home, and there was no extra Sisters of the Sacred Heart, and Molly Rush, a lads in place inside the missile nose cone. bedrooms. housewife from Pittsburgh. But nothing touched Another protester, Mary Lyons, bashed her ham her like the simplicity of Daniel Berrigan's Iller on a thermometer used for measuring how testimony at the trial. It was well into the trial's much heat and cold the Pershing 2s can withstand. second week before my mother entrusted the mun In all, they must have spent about half an hour dane household chores to my sister so she could • these tasks. Although the building was filling go to the Norristown courthouse to hear the Jesuit with employees all this time, no one tried to pre priest testify. at what they were doing. When they had Sitting at the back of the crowded courtroom, finished, they knelt in a tight circle, prayed for an her brown eyes focused intently, my mother listen md to the arms race, and waited for the police ed with rapt attention. to come, which they soon did. "We come from America and we come to this, The protesters were taken to jail (not in paddy a trial of conscience and motive," Daniel Berrigan wagons, much to Mother's relief, but in police told the hushed courtroom. "And the statement CII'S) and charged with trespassing and malicious Getting inside proved of conscience we would like to make is this: We destruction of property. My mother ended up in surprisingly easy. As they could not not do this. We could not not do this! acdl at the Framingham Women's Lockup, which We were pushed to this by all our lives .... she shared with Mary Lyons and another prisoner, approached, an A reo "When I say I could not not do this, I mean, a 35-year-old woman who was suffering from among other things, that with every cowardly bone withdrawal from heroin. Unable to minister to the employee smiled and in my body I wish I hadn't had to enter the G.E. heroin addict, and emotionally drained by the held the plant. I wish I hadn't had to do it. And that has day's events, Mother passed out. She was placed doors for them. been true every time I have been arrested over the Ia a solitary cell, and the next day she felt well ~Good morning, 'he said years. My stomach turns over. I feel sick. I feel IMlUgh to telephone home. She told my father that afraid. I don't want to go through this. lhe felt overwhelmed by what was happening; she as they flashed their "I hate jail. I don't do well there physically. But nsn't sure she could withstand the 22-hour daily I cannot go on, because I learned that we must lock-in and the forthcoming trial. false IDs. not kill if we are threatened by these weapons. I As extraordinary as my mother's action was, my have read that Christ our Lord underwent death r.her's support of her was perhaps the bigger rather than inflict it. And I am supposed to be a lliracle. He is a Cornell University graduate, a disciple. The push, the push of conscience is a Navy veteran of World War II, a civil engineer terrible thing. ad the president of his own consulting firm. In "So at some point your cowardly bones get 191kl he had voted for Ronald Reagan for moving, and you say, 'Here goes again,' and you JRSident. do it. And you have a certain peace because you "Don't worry," my father said over the phone, did it, as I do speaking to you this morning." "we all have faith you can stick it out." The Plowshares Eight were convicted of criminal mischief and Daniel and Philip Berrigan Yparents live in a three-story, seven bed received the harshest sentences, 10 years in prison. room stone house on Stout Road in After more than three decades of marriage to Within days of the sentencing they were set free, MAmbler, Pennsylvania. They have lived my father, Mother knew him deeply: She appealed pending an appeal. Although Daniel Berrigan's dlcre for 22 years. For as long as I can remember to his sense of Christian decency. Regardless of testimony apparently had not moved the jurors, lbe bouse has been open to people in need. Foreign their political differences, she argued, the defen it had touched my mother very deeply. She had IUdents, inner-city ghetto children, Vietnam ref dants had asked outright for help and needed a been searching all her life for the kind of inner ~ and even AWOL soldiers and sailors have place to stay. Who else would take them in? peace he spoke of. found food, shelter and acceptance at my family's Forces beyond his control conspired against my llome. father. Sensing his wavering conscience, the In the spring of 1981, just months after children grabbed at this opportunity to spend some Y mother committed her frrst act of civil ltapn's inauguration, my mother had found time overnights with their school friends. They disobedience on June 11, 1981. She and aaother reason to open her home to people in unanimously volunteered to relinquish their rooms M six other Catholic pacifists-a priest, two aced. She volunteered to provide shelter for sup to the Plowshares defendants. Hopelessly out young nuns and three other women, ranging in age porters of the Plowshares Eight, a group of anti numbered, my father fmally bestowed his consent. from 26 to 74-separated from a public tour of JWCiear activists who were about to go on trial in Within days, the Bauerlein house became the the White House and knelt in prayer on the front Norristown. They had been accused of breaking trial headquarters of the Plowshares Eight. My lawn for 10 minutes. District of Columbia police iDlo the General Electric plant in King of Prussia, mother bent over backward to make their visit whisked them off to jail, where they spent the blttering nuclear warhead casings with hammers comfortable. "For the first time in my life,'' she night in a holding cell. Their protest was part of IDd spilling blood on weapons plans. The Plow told me at the time, "I feel like I've found like a month-long action organized by the Committee lbares Eight were headed by Daniel and Philip minded people." for Creative Non-Violence, a national peace group Barigan, Roman Catholic activists with a long Each morning at breakfast the dining room based in Washington. record of civil disobedience. would fill with the camaraderie of friends who had Because it was her frrst action against the A week before the trial, John Schuchardt, one embarked on an important mission. Although government, her 10.day sentence was suspended ol the defendants, asked my mother how she faced with a hostile trial judge and possible prison on the condition that she donate 50 hours of com would feel hosting the eight defendants themselves. sentences, the defendants always found time to munity service to her hometown. Once a week, my Akbough she had heard of the Berrigans and knew laugh and pray and sing. Their trial mornings mother drove into Center City, Philadelphia to of tbem as priests, my mother was not familiar began cordially with Daniel Berrigan taking his serve the needs of the battered women at Mercy wilh their history of civil disobedience, a history customary seat at the head of the table, next to Hospice. After 15 weeks, the nuns there threw a clldDa back to the 1960s, when they were convicted my father. (My father was willing to share his place party and advised my mother to "break the law il the trial of the Catonsville Nine for burning of authority with Daniel, but not relinquish it.) and hurry back to us." January 19851Wavelength 25 It wasn't long before she obliged them by break my mother was making an emotional commitment mington, Massochusetts at that site. They ing the law again. On Oct.15, 1981, Mother and to a different way of life, Father started to pay blood on weapons of mass and rnnru:r,,.rmrrnn,. two other peace activists interrupted President more serious attention to what was gnawing at my destruction and prayed for the conversion Reagan's address to the World Affairs Council at mother's heart. The truth is, he was afraid he swords into plowshares. the Bellevue Stratford. Mother shouted from the would lose her if he could not accommodate to The seven were arrested and ore now being held balcony: "Nuclear weapons kill all God's her changes. in jail near Boston. They will appear before the children!'' She was apprehended by city police and For months my mother had been expressing a court next Friday, the 22nd of July. hotel administrators and escorted from the room. desire to do another, more meaningful, act of civil We wont you, our fomi(y and friends, to know On June 14, 1982, Mother was arrested for disobedience. She had been invited to join in a that we support Agnes in this action. We were with refusing to move from the driveway of the Soviet Plowshares-style action, patterned after the Berri her in spirit, if not in person. We ore proud Mission to the United Nations in New York City. gans' symbolic act at General Electric. But more her and believe you should be too. This step was She said she had chosen to protest there on behalf important, she wanted my father to want her to at personal risk and took great courage on her ed the traditional routes of protest: She talked with do it, too. She wouldn't settle for acquiescence; port. her elected representatives, wrote letters to the We expect that the action will result in a jail editor, expressed her opinion on radio talk shows, sentence and separation from those she loves. All and co-founded the Peacemakers of Montgomery of us consider this a sacrifice which we ore willing County, an organization dedicated to informing to make as our contribution to the growing effort citizens about the dangers of the arms race. to stop the arms race. Increasingly, these legal efforts and minor pro The letter was signed by my father and the six tests failed to quench my mother's desire to stop children still living at home. the arms race. One night, while Mother was at Retribution from the relatives came swiftly. My tending a protest meeting, my father broke down father spent the next three days fielding telephone at the dinner table, lamenting to his children that calls from his in-laws. Most of them expressed he was "losing control of your mother. She's keep anger at Mother's act of civil disobedience, and ing pretty heady company these days." It was hard emphatically opposed it. My father was put in a to argue with him. Their home had become, by Holiday meals would delicate position-defending his wife's act of con this time, a haven for all manner of pacifists, anti science, which he himself had come to accept only nuclear activists and miscellaneous aging hippies. degenerate into with great reluctance. Increasingly, my brothers and sisters resented hav The question most often put to him was: "How ing to share their beds and meals with Mother's clamorous controversies could you let her do such a thing?" It implied that friends, some of whom took advantage of her was mother doing the my father had the power to impose his will on my of the millions of Soviet citizens who are not allow mother, and that my mother would allow such im ed by their government to protest the arms race right thing by protesting position on her own deepest beliefs. He did not, " all the more reason why America must shoulder and she would not. After Father's decision to sup the burder of halting the nuclear threat," she said. the nuclear arms port my mother's spiritual independence, the old More than 1,400 people were arrested that day and chain of command had ceased to work in their released on their own recognizance. build-up? Or was she marriage. On Dec.28, 1982, the Feast of the Holy Inno neglecting her duties It is a mark of my father's own growth as a per cents, Mother stood a vigil with several hundred son that he was able to deflect these barbs, for they Christians at the Pentagon. And in May 1983 she at home? were aimed as much at him as at my mother. They joined 1,000 peace activists in a national gather seemed to imply that he had failed as a husband ing of Christians to pray for disarmament at the and father. Quite the contrary; I was never so pro capitol in Washington. More than 350 entered the ud of him as when he answered by saying: "I don't building and stayed for two hours, singing and tell Agnes what to do; she's a mature adult, praying. They were all arrested and held overnight responsible for her own actions. I'm proud that in four large holding cells. Although fmed $50 she followed her conscience and I . support her each, Mother and 150 of the other protesters re action." fused to pay the penalty and remained in jail for Mother and the other members of the Avco five days. Plowshares had been charged with trespassing and Throughout this time, my mother also follow malicious damage to property, and faced the kindness and overstayed their welcome. possibility of up to five years in prison. In mid For the frrst time in his marriage, my father was August they were called to Boston for a pre-trial forced to fend for himself. While mother was out she needed his spiritual approval. hearing. The day before, with some trepidation, protesting against nuclear weapons, Father had to It was one of the most agonizing decisions of my mother had met her family face to face at a do his own wash, make his own lunch, iron his my father's life. He'd been reading about the picnic reunion on cape Cod. "Why, out of 22S shirts. His started to resent my mother's political nuclear arms race, and was greatly touched by million people in this country, are you the one who activities. Jonathan Schell's book The Fate of the Earth and has to go to jail?" my grandmother wanted to When the entire family convened for Thanksgiv by Dr. Helen Caldicott's Nuclear Madness. But know. ing or other special occasions, the holiday meals in approving of a Plowshares action, my father A large part of my mother's nervousness in con would degenerate into clamorous controversies. ran the risk of losing his life's partner to jail for fronting her family stemmed from their past Was mother doing the right thing by protesting a long, long time. He drew some solace from the they had lived in Holland in the 1930s, under the the nuclear arms buildup? Or was she neglecting Berrigans' experience: Although sentenced for up shadow cast by Hitler's Germany. "My brothers her duties at home? The conservative siblings and to 10 years in prison, the Plowshares Eight had and sisters felt an abiding loyalty to the United their spouses sided mainly with my father: Mom's been released pending an appeal, and after two States for liberating Holland," my mother said. place was at home, taking care of the family. By years the appeal still had not come up for a "But they, of all people, should know the breaking the law she was acting like a common hearing. wrongness of military buildups. They experienced criminal, embarrassing the family. "There was no single moment when I decided Hitler frrst-hand. Out of all the family, I seem to But the younger, more liberal wing of the family that she should do it and that I approved of it," be the only one that has made a connection be supported her actions. Although required to bear my father recalled. "It was just a culmination of tween 1930 and 1984. World War II could have some of her household responsibilites, the children many things-talks with Mom, reading the papers, been avoided if the Christian people in Germany at home argued that Mom was entitled to do what reading the Roman catholic bishops' statement on had lived up to their religious convictions. The ever she felt necessary. the arms race. Just a lot of things came together Christian people should have spoken out against Matthew, the 11-year-old youngest son, put the for me." Hitler much earlier and much stronger." controversy in succinct perspective one day when When it had fmally coalesced into a decision, The family picnic had its positive side, though. he said: " Mom is taking care of us. She's doing he expressed it with simple eloquence. On the day All afternoon my mother's nieces and nephews this for us, isn't she?" after my mother's arrest at Avco, he mailed rallied around her, welcoming her with hugs and photostat copies of this letter to friends and congratulations. They had read my father's letter Mother's involvement in the peace movement relatives: from a different point of view than their parents' also caused a major shift in the family's power On the morning of Thursday, 14 July 1983, and responded with appreciation and support. structure. 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Teddy Riley, Exchange, outside Louisiana 1-800- trumpet and coronet; Wendell 592-2444 or 273-0960. Eugene, tenor sax; Don Suhor, Sllvrlan Modern rock, all original. clarinet and sax; George French, Mario 0, guitar; Ray Dearie, guitar; bass; Bob French, drums; Emile Johnny Kane, bass; Pat Hunter, Vinette, piano. Teddy Riley, (504) drums. Mario 0, (504) 891-7316, 899-8667. Ray Dearie, 891-4578. ~••es Rivers Movement Jazz. Percy Sledge R&B. Big J Produc , Musicians' Exchange, outside tions, (504) 488-8821. Louisiana 1-800-592-2444 or 273- Slippery When Wet Top 40. Musi 0960. cians' Exchange, outside Louisi lllckln' Dopsle & the CaJun Twisters ana 1-800-592-2444 or 273-0960. Zydeco, Cajun, blues. Mr. Snakebite and the Cottonmouths Parsons, (504) 866-6789. R&B. Snakebite Jacobs, Johnny leckln' Sidney Cajun/zydeco. Price, Mike Sipos, Reggie Scanlon, Musicians' Exchange, outside Amasa Miller. Snakebite, (504) Louisiana 1-800-592-2444 or 273- 944-0003, or Johnny Price, 626- 0960. 5894. ATTENTION De Rocking Shapes Beat group Sneaux Rock 'n' roll. Musicians' (reggae, R&B, new music). Robert Exchange,(504)523-2773. Savoy, Tom Connover, John South Top 40. Musicians' Exchange. BANDS AND Maloney. Julie Foreman, 1-318- Outside Louisiana 1-800-592-2444 264-9436. or 273-0960. Dl Rogues Beat music. Glenn Southwlnd Top 40. Musicians' Ex ·cLUB OWNERS! Grass, Doug Chatelain, Tommy change. Outside Louisiana 1-800- Moore, Stan Gelp. Tommy 592-2444 or 273-0960. LET OUR EXPERIENCED STAFF HELP YOU Moore, (504) 861-9343 or 835-7970. Sparkle Top 40, funk. Barbara Ml Royen & lew Or1eans Quartet Coppersmith & Associates, (504) CREATE THE BEST-LOOKING FL YEAS AND Traditional New Orleans jazz. 891-0614 or 865-7444. PROMOTIONAL PACKETS AT THE LOWEST Chris Burke, clarinet; John Royen, Spirit of lew Orleans Jazz. Laton piano; Wendel Brunious, trumpet; Martins, Chris Clifton, Teddy PRICES AROUND. Barry Martyn, drums. Chris Burke, Riley, Michael White, Chris Burke, . (504) 943-4273. Lucien Barbarin, Anthony "Tuba Our services include: 111011 Ruffner & the Blues Rockers Fats" Lacen, Charles Barbarin, Blue wave, rock. Mason Ruffner, Stanley Stephens. Omni Attrac KROY lettering systems Mike Stockton, Willie Cole. (504) tions, (504) 821-9373 or 822-030 I. Enlargements and reductions 866-6905. Sting Sixties, new music. Big J Productions, (504) 488-8821. Wide selection of papers nt Iiiier Heavy metal & rock 'n' roll. Original and commercial. Mary Stitch Sixties, '70s, '80s rock. Self-sevice IBM typewriters Serpas, lead vocals; George Wood, Jimmy McGinity, Tony Sonopoli, J lead guitar; Pat Girosa, drums; Ronnie Donaghey, Vennie Mar Word processing Eddie Manto, bass; Rene Perrera, tinez. Vennie, (504) 652-8594 or Bannergrams k rhythm guitar. (504) 482-1515. Jimmy, 486-9291. s, IIYige White Rock 'n' roll. Big J Stone Jam Funk, top 40. Barbara coming soon, high-speed cassette duplicating Productions, (504) 488-8821. Coppersmith & Associates, (504) Downtown 581-2541 Ill lachine Jazz. Musicians' Ex 891-0614 or 865-7444. change, outside Louisiana 1-800- Warren Storm Country. Big J Pro U.Ptown 861-BO 16 592-2444 or 273-0960. ductions, (504) 488-8821. Broadway 866-6156 De 7 Grand Band Top 40, funk Stormy Top 40, R&B. Henry and soul. Quitman Thomas, Sharp, Michael Noto, Don Moore, Metairie 831-8720 January 1985/Wavelenglh 31 Deware Walker, Jimmy Cheek, Stafford, lead vocals, sax, trom Ron Noland, Jeff Sutton, Allen bone, clarinet, flute, guitar· Neil. Michael Noto's Music, 10756 Charles W. Farmer, vocals/piano; Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA Andrew Jay Kauffman, acoustic 70815. 272-2782. bass/vocals; Robert Vingle, drums. Storyvllle Stompers Three Musi (504) 525-7728 or 486-0183. cians' Exchange, outside Louisi Up Front '60s - '80s new music. ana 1-800-592-2444 or 273-0960. Robert Johnston, Bill Magnie. Straight Ahead Contemporary R&B, John Malone. Robert Johnston, jazz. Pie Productions, (504) 283- (504) 866-4441 or 866-4488. 4746. Uptlghts Pop punch. Carolyn Strait Face Rock 'n' roll. Big J Odell, John Odell, Alan Odell Productions, (504) 488-8821. Hill, Web Burrell. Carolyn Odell, Strait 4-Ward New rock and new (504) 866-8481, Shepard Samuels, 866-8755. wave. Paul Schmidtke, Joe Gior lando, Darren Margavio, Scott Valve Alert Combination of '50s. Fallo. Paul, (504) 888-1415. '60s and '70s styles, party music and covers. "Eightball" Thomp· The Survivors Indescribably good, son, "Cuestick" Poss, Lewis Hen covering the spectrum and beyond. derson, Jammin' Jay Smith. Davis Ramsey McLean, Charles Neville, Poss, (615) 886-3563. Acadian South Publishing Co., Inc. Charmaine Neville, Reggie Hous ton, Steve Masakowski, Herlin Ernie Vincent and lacetux Trio Plus Concert Sound & Light Co., Inc. Riley. (504) 943-2082 or 899-3477. One R&B, jazz. Pie Productions, Crest Records & Distributing Co., Inc. (504) 283-4746. New Directions, Inc. Sudden Depth Formerly The Rogues. Originals. Doug Vital Functions New music. Anne River City Recorders, Inc. Chatelain, Glen Grass, Stan Gelpi, Levingston, David Jennings, Eric Royal Sh1eld Art1st Management & Tommy Moore. (504) 861-9343 or Padua, David Padua. Anne, (504) Talent Bookmg Agency, Inc. 835-7970. 861-9338 or Eric, 454-1629. Royal Sh1eld Production & Record Co., Inc. Taken Originals and select covers. VItal Signs Rock 'n' roll, sixties to Royal South Publishing Co., Inc. Corbett Kemp, Shawn Johnson, eighties. Mona Landry, vocals; Glen Matkin, Jon Hebert. Holland Jimi Hahn, guitar/vocals; David Newman, guitar/vocals; Grayland 1251 North Acadian Thwy West Kemp, (504) 865-8672. Morgan, bass; Joe 'Big Guy' Phone: (504) 383-8671 Willie Tee R&B, jazz. Omni Toups, drums, vocals; Dennis Baton Rouge, La. 70802 Attractions, (504) 821-9373 or 822- Rousseau, sounds. Dwight, (504) 0301. 341-8657. ROYAL SHIELD INCORPORATED Theryl R&B, gospel. Pie Produc The Voltage Brothers R&B. Big J tions, (504) 283-4746. Productions, (504) 488-8821. Irma Thomas R&B. Emil Jackson, Vortex Funk, top 40. Kingsland (504) 245-1719 or Omni Attrac Talent Agency, (318) 396-1269. tions, 921-9373 or 822-0301. Walter Washington R&B. Omni Tabby Thomas Blues. Musicians' Attractions, (504) 821-9373 or 822- Exchange, outside Louisiana 1- 0301. 800-592-2444 or 273-0960. Warlock Rock 'n' roll. Musicians' The Times Rock 'n' roll. Gino Luti, Exchange. Outside Louisiana 1-800- Hanas Van Brackle, Don Smaith, 592-2444 or 273-0960. Andrew Vetter. P.O. Box 80691, Boogie Bill Webb Blues. (504) 943- • Baton Rouge, LA 70898. Pal Pro 1238. ductions, (504) 383-0966. The White Heavy metal. Big J Pro· Timothea & A Piece of Earth R&B, duct ions, (504) 488-8821. rock 'n' roll. Timothea, Paul Hen chaw, Zac Cardarreli, Dave Ben Carolyn Craft Williams Classic. son, Lisa Mecomb. (504) 895-5610. gospel, R&B, contemporary jazz. Pie Productions, (504) 283-4746. Topcats Rock 'n' roll. Musicians' Nora Wixted Band Jazz. R&B. Exchange. Outside Louisiana 1- Omni Attractions, (504) 800-592-2444 or 273-0960. 821-9373 or 822-030 I . Tricks Oldies. Musicians' Exchange, outside Louisiana 1-800-592-2444 Woodenhead New rock. Fran or 273-0960. Comiskey, James Comiskey, Edgar Lipps, Jimmy Robinson. Trinity Rock 'n' roll. Big J Produc (504) 891-1328. tions, (504) 488-8821. Barry Wratten Traditional Ne"" True Faith Rock 'n' roll. Musi Orleans jan from trio size to large ...... cians' Exchange. Outside Louisi brass band. Dave Bartholomew or "·.. ana 1-800-592-2444 or 273-0960. Teddy Riley, Wendell Eugene or THE HOTTEST NEW BAND INN. Twilight Top 40, funk. Kingsland Freddie Conto, Emile Vinette, etc. Talent Agency, (318) 396-1296. CATCH THEM ON THEIR EXTENDED SOUTHERN TOUR Barry Wratten, (504) 486-6483. 24K Rock 'n' roll. Big J Produc Richard Wright R&B. Pie Produc DECEMBER JANUARY tions, (504) 488-8821. tions, (504) 283-4746. W~6 Tlours/3 W"'16 BEETHOVENS-La C10:.:.e. WI CHERRY ST Galesblng ll SH£1LAS-NO "II/ Uncle Stan & Auntie Vera New Y·KI·KI (AKA Bojo No Hito) Thurs/27 Fn,Sal/4,5 Tlwrs/17 PARK EAST -Mdwaukee. W1 RI800-Rock lsland.ll OR~AM PALACf N 0 wave dance music. John Barr, Funk/rock dance band, all original Stl/29 Sun/6 Fri,Sat.Sun/18,19.20 Elizabeth Bennett, Sal RUM OOOOLES ChiCaQ 32 Wavelength/January 1985 Sun.13, Mon.14 Loulalana Pur and Wildlife P-tlval, which may or may not include entertain ·--,, 1 ment by Li'l Queenie and the Skin Twins; Philharmonic Oroheetre'• the pelts, hides, and epidermises of Y•n Dar Concert, live from Alte muskrats and nutriae and badgers and at tO a.m., with plenty of waltzes, moles, if not Persian lambs and ermines and tails from the Vienna Woods, and sables, will be on array, as will-one ll:llolltiscl1es, you name it; WWNO 90-FM hopes-these dear little creatures " in the 3 flesh." Information from J. Braxton Blake, •.,...,.d•y, P.O. Box 366, Cameron 70631 , Blrthdar Partr, (her "first 504-775-5718. she tells us-shades of Jack more stars than there are in " as MGM used to boast. to wit: AI Hector Gallardo, Johns-Johnnys - SYMPHONY ._._,."'"" Vidacovich, Adams, Mahoney, Sat.S Jones, Lady BJ, Reginald Houston, Patrice Fisher, A Night on the Danube, Superpops Con Cruz, Diane Lyle, Harlin cert, conducted by Philippe Entremont, with Herly Blanchard, Joel Simpson, polkas, marches and waltzes by all the of · Noel Kendrick, Sister the Strausses. Jims and Jameses Drew, Robinson, Markway, Carter, Tuea.8, Wed.e Sbjeton. and Moore, Charles Neville and Philippe Entremont conducts, soloists are Qu:k Easterling, Edu & Henrietta, Fran Claudine Carlson, mezzo, and Garry Lakes, IICat~!lkey, M1ke Pellera and Michael Pierce, tenor; Haydn's Symphony No.85 La Reine, Scott Goudeau, Earl Tur Mahler's Das Ued von der Erde. l*llon. David Wynne, Amasa Miller, Fran Comiskey, Walter Payton, Rick Elmore and Tuea.22·Thura.24 lick Marg1tza. Angelle Trosclair, Tony Philippe Entremont conducts, soloist is ICIIIIca and Tony DaGradi, Steve Rohbock Roswitha Randacher, violin: four works by n1 Steve Masakowski and Stephanie Stravnisky-the Violin Concerto, Circus Sieberth, Suzie Malone and Holly Benson, Polka, Fanfare for a New Theatre, Scher Emery Thompson, Kidd Jordan and Kent John Rankin's All Star Revue, Snug Harbor, Monday 28. zo a Ia Russe. Sibelius' Symphony No.2 Jordan, Ralph G1pson, Harry Connick Jr., Jimmy's with Dave Mason TuesdayS: IUty Gilder, Phil Parnell, Chris Lacinac, Sun.27 Jay Griggs, Kevin Whavers, Elton Heron, verismo treatment of the story of Francesca way around the collar, and it was evident "Precloua Legacr Concert. co Germaine Bazzle, Jeff Boudreaux, Fred da Rimlni, encountered-you may recall that the coat had been put on the will-less sponsored with the New Orleans Museum ~.Vic Zapeto, David Torkanowsky, Ed by Dante in the Inferno along with her lover, body by other hands. The hand had been of Art. Andrew Massey conducts Schoen Frlllk, Bill Huntington, Red Tyler, Clyde Paolo. Kids, art history hasn't been the placed on the trousers exactly where it lay, berg's A Survivor for Warsaw, Herman Kerr, Jamil Sherif, Kelvin Harrison, Ellis same since. and even the hair looked as if it had been Berlinski conducts his own composition, Marsalis, the American Gypsy Theatre, the combed by those women who lay out the The Beadle of Prague. 7 p.m. Honoree herself, the staff of the Snug Har· Friday, Feb.1 dead, and stuck up stiffly like the fur of stuff bor where this extravaganza will be, and Rodner Dangerfield, what can one say ed animals. I observed all these things with Tuea.28, Wed.30 you1oo, maybe. about the former Jacob Cohen save that he close attention, and it occurred to me that Philipe Entremont conducts and is piano Sinulcast and simulacra with Channel 12, is a national treasure, even if somebody did this must be the place that had been des· soloist; Weber's Abu Hassan overture. Qlleartier in the evening, WWNO is broad recently steal the banner from in front of tined for me; for I now at least believed that Mozart's Piano Concerto No.23, Ravel's La eating live from the Met, Verdi's Aida with his New York club (well, that just ought to I had arrived at the stage of my life at which Valse and Debussy's Printemps. Leontyne Price as the Ethiopian princess; prove what a treasure he is)? Saenger Per I should remain. Yes, fate goes wonderful All concerts are at the Orpheum Theatre at 7p.m. forming Arts Center, 8 p.m. ways."-Rainer Maria Rilke, The Note 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted. books of Malte Laurids Brigge, 1910. Klnclerkonzerta, little people's concerts, leturclay, at the Theatre for the Perfroming Arts. con 5 Frl.4, Sat.5 lien Darling and the Wanderen CONCERT ducted by Andrew Massey. Mon.14 through .._ Show, Steamer President. Audition• for the New Orleans Symphony Fri.18: Once Upon An Orchestra, at 9:45 SERIES Chorus; experience not only preferred but and 11 :45 a.m. TH8Ciay, 8 essential (none of this 1-tned·t(H;Irry-a-tune ...... Rllnkln, Dave Maaon. Jimmy's, once-and-nearly-twisted·my·truss stuff), Saturdays, 1 0 a.m• auditions 8200Willow. held in Room 230 of the New Richard Dodda pre.. nta Backstage on Music Building at Loyola; information at VIDEO Broadw~y, devoted to the American leturday, 12 524-0404. Mualc Musical Theatre, Cltr. Cable Channel 2, Wednes from Jan.5; WWNO days na Neville Brothera, Steamer 90-FM. Sat.S at 6:30, Fridays at 8, Mondays at 10 President. Wed.2: The Neville Brothers and the Wild Wed.23·Sat.28 Krewe of Clone• fundralalng extra Magnolias. Wed.9: All Alone With The Iunday, 13 vaganza, which could really mean almost Blues, with Robert " Junior" Lockwood, Blecttonlc Cabaret at the C.A.C. anything (Dame Rumor has told us that African Pamlne Relief Pundrel.. r, the Henry Grey and Cousin Joe. Wed.16: Billy Wed.23: Ron McNeil (gosh, thought at first K-of.C is trying to clean up its act, which Steamer President, 2 to 8, with money (not Taylor and Ellis Marsalis duet. Wed.23: Bilyl they meant Don McNeil of "Breakfast may result in scores of new recruits food-those cans of Trappey's Jalapeno for the Taylor and Danny Barker, New Orleans in Club" fame, from my childhood) of MIT. c1ty Sanitation Dept.). Best to call the C.A.C. Bilek Eyed Peas you want to send off to the '30s and '40s. Wed.30: Best of New Thurs.24: Computer animation featured in for details. Orleans Gospel, Part V. 118 Copts might not make it to Addis Ababa the 1984 Siggraph Conference. Fri.25· in one piece or even two) sent to the Red video performances in conjunction with live Sun.& NOVAC, 2010 Magazine, 524-8626, offers Cross at 1523 St. Charles, New Orleans music by Kidd Jordan. Also: New Works for Poetrr R.. dlng by Helene Baglnekr continuing programs and classes in editing, 70t30: included among the entertainers are Synthesizer by Mark Bingham, Sandy camera operation, computer graphics, etc. the James Rivers Movement, Ivy, Uncle and Helen Shocket. Longue Vue Henderly, Paul Hayden, Philip Young. Gardens, 488·5488. Call for schedule. Sian and Auntie Vera, Lady BJ, Oliver Sat.26: Loyola Synthesizer Ensemble, more Morgan and several tentative names. of Kidd Jordan, and such video games as Frl.18, Sat.1 8 Tuesday, 15 Wag the Flag and Nuke the Duke. TNT Trector Pull, which sounds like the LIVE MUSIC sort of event one can get one's back into liM; Krokua., UNO Lakefront Arena. . The weekly World of Jazz on WTUL 91 .5 UNO Lakefront Arena. The Archea, 7437 Lapalco, 348·2945 Prlday, 18 FM will move, starting January 1, from 6 to Thurs.3: Short Circuit. Wed.9: The Sheiks. 8 p.m. in the evenings; weekend hours re frl.25 Thurs.10 : Maniacs. Sat.12: Irma Thomas. Tile ••die of Prague, by Herman main the same. Wed.16: The Sheiks. Thurs. Rebels. Bertinski, recorded at the Smithsonian, Llpplzan Stalllona, UNO Lakefront Arena (tentative). Wed.23: The Sheiks. Fri.25: The Neville broadcast over WWNO 90-FM in conjunc Brothers. Sat.26: Dean Darling and the tion with the Precious Legacy exhibit at Wanderers. Wed.30: The Sheiks. Thurs.31 · NOMA RANDOM FESTIVALS Halifax. Iunday, 27 Augle'• Delago, West End Park. Thurs . 3 ~ DIVERSIONS Sat.5, Sun.e Zone One. Fri.4 through Sun.6: Jake the ...... Wlnaton, Saenger Performing Battle of New Orl.. na, restaged with Snake (Roberts? the man I love?) and the Arts Center. Quote of the Month: " On my left, then, the original cast, if they can get them away Who Oat Band. Wed.9: Edge. Thurs.10: If. A~ Kem Centennial, as part of was this girl with the rotting gums; what was from their . plates of bracciuloni and Fri.11 through Sun.13: Silk 'n' Steel. WWNO's High Performance series, per on my right I could not make out till after macaroni and cheese at Rocky & Carlo's Wed.16: Limit. Fri.18-Sun.20: Clique. formed by that sublime couple, the Lunts some time. It was a huge, immovable mass, at the pre-battle Testimonial Banquet: due Wed.23 and Thurs.24: Zone One. Fri.25 al Song, the Brownings of Tin Pan Alley, that had a face and a large, heavy, inert to a recent ruling of the La SPCA. alligators through Sun.27: Tricks. Upstairs: Fri.4 -"st William Bolcom and his wife, singer hand. The side of the face that I saw was will not be used as cannon this year, mak through Sun.6 and Fri.11 through Sun.13: Joan Morris. 12 noon. empty, quite without features and without ing the Johnny Horton account of this Murmurs. Fri.18 through Sun.20: Java. memories; and it was gruesome that its at glorious War of 1812 chivaree invalid. In ...u a..te, 7011 Read Blvd., 242-9710. Wadneaday, 30 tire was like that of a corpse dressed for formation from Will Greene, Chalmette Na· Tuesdays through Thursdays from 9: Lau Again simulcast over WWNO and Channel the coffin. The narrow, black cravat had tiona! Park, 8606 W. St. Bernard Highway, rence Muntz with Stepping Out. Fridays and 12 from the Metropolitan is Zandonai's been tied in the same loose, impersonal Chalmette 70054; 504-489-4428. Saturdays, 10-3: Spice of Life. January 1985/Wavelength 33 Blue Room, in the Fairmont Hotel, Co ban va cho muon bang nhac, video tape, 529-7111. Wed.2 through Tues.8: Irma cassette. Phil Kaplan. Wednesdays, Chocolate Milk. Thursdays Thomas. Wed.9 through Tues.22: The Four Columna Hotel, 3811 St. Charles, 544 Club, 544 Bourbon, 523-8611 . Sundays, E.L.S. Freshmen. Wed.23 through Tues.29: The 899-9308. Wednesdays: Andrew Hall's Wednesdays through Saturdays, Gary Pennr Post, 511 0 Danneel. Sundays, Stylistics. Wed.30 through Feb.12: Sha Na Society Jazz Band from 8 (horn charts by Brown and Feelings. CMS from 9 to 9 always open mike. Check the board as you Na. Nell Nolan). Fridays through Sundays and from 9 to 3 go in. other evenings. Bronco'•• 1409 Romain, Gretna, Dorothr'• Medallion, 3232 Orleans. . Pete's Pub, Hotel Intercontinental, 444 St. 368-1000. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays Snake-dancing, examples of adiposa dolo Peta Pountaln•a, In the Hilton, 523-4374. Charles. Monday through Friday, Edward and Saturdays, Mississippi South. rosa in motion for Bolero-eyed girl wat Pete Fountain and his band, at 10 nightly; Frank from 5 to 7. C8jun Country, 327 Bourbon, 523-8630. chers, and Fridays and Saturdays, Johnny one show only and reservations probably Pontchartraln Hotel, Bayou Bar, 2031 Thursday through Sunday, the Gela Kaye Adams and Walter Washington with the a good idea. StCharles Ave., 524-0581 . Bruce Versen Band at 8. Mondays through Wednesdays: House Band. Gazebo Cafe and Bar, 1018 Decatur, from 5 until 9, during the week, save Satur Mike Casico. Dream Palace, 534 Frenchmen, 522-0862. Alfresco; ragtime piano each days and Sundays. Michael Neal takes over 943-6860. Every Thursday: (a cuppa mocha) afternoon and again_as night is falling. post-cocktail and. post-prandial keyboard Carrollton Station, 8140 Willow. Sat.5: German B.. r Garden, 1101 S. Peters, Jonathon Java. Sat.5 and Sat.26: The Radiators. duties and plays as late as 1 a.m. on Harder (not apparently the same 569-5160. Austrian music, with an Austrian guy who 1801 Club, 1801 Stumpf Blvd., 367-9670. Saturdays. appears in porno movies under the sextet, Tuesdays-Saturdays from 7, Sun nom-de-skin Johnny Harden). Thurs.10: Li'l Wednesdays through Saturdays: Janet Preservation Hall, 726 St. Peter, Lynn and Ya Ya. days from 2. 523-8939. Along with Galatoire's, one of the Queenie and the Skin Twins. Sat.12: Scott Hen's Den, 4311 S.Ciaiborne, 821-1048. Detweiler and Organized Noise. Thurs.24: Palrmont Court, in the Fairmont Hotel, three places in town that consistently draws 529-7111. Tuesdays to Saturdays, Judy This. used to be the Beaconette but now has a long and deserved line outside; the only Li'l Queenie· and the Skin Twins. Sat.26: the name of that ladies' Duggan occupies lhe piano bench from 9 shop on Caron amenities are the musical ones. Sundays: Continental Drifters, ")>ertinent facts about delet. Hmmm. Reggae music Saturdays. whom are found elsewhere in this journal. to 1. Sundays and Mondays: Pat Mitchell Harold Dejan and the Olympia Brass Band. at the same hours, and again during the Ike's Place, 1701 N. Broad, 944-9337. Mondays and Thursdays: Kid Thomas Sundays: Chapa, 1401 St. Charles, 522-1849. Live week from 5 to 7. Chuck Jacobsen and the Wagon Valentine. Tuesdays and Fridays: Kid Sheik Band. music on Tuesdays. Fat Cata, 505 Gretna Blvd., Gretna, Train Colar. Wednesdays and Saturdays: The 1101 Chinatown, 1717 Canal St., 525-7937. 362-0598. Call for listings. Jed's, S. Peters, 523-2570. Call the Humphrey Brothers. Nightly(?): Voi nhung chuong trinh dac sac P.. llnga, 2600 Chartres, 945-2222. Thurs club for listings. Privateers, 6207 Franklin Ave., 288-5550. do cac nghe si thoi danh tu San Francisco, day and Fridays, Kenny Ard. Saturdays, Jlmmr'•• 8200 Willow, 866-9549. New Sat.5: Radio Brooklyn (something, I guess, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston ...ve trinh Harry Mayronne. Mondays-Wednesdays: Year's Eve: the Radiators direct from Bayou like Radio Free Flatbush). Fri.11 and Sat.12: dien. Voi cac loai thuc pham kho dac sac. Goula. Fri.4: The Fabulou& Thunderbirds, If (from the poem of the same name by preceded by Paula and the Pontiacs, which Rudyard Kipling and the tune of the same sounds as much like the World of Wheels name torched by Dolores Gray). Sat.19: as a club date. Sat.5: tba. Tues.8: Dave Good Wave, recently profiled in the Mason preceded by John Rankin. Thurs.1 0: Newman Greenie. Sat.26: Scott Detweiler Final Academy. Fri.11 : The Sheiks. Sat.12: and Organized Noise. Multiple Places. Thurs.17: New Riders of R.S.V.P., 1700 Louisiana Ave., 891-RSVP. the Purple Sage (is Spencer Dryden, former Call the club for listings. Jefferson Airplane member and son of ex- · Rran'• 500 Club, 441 Bourbon, Poet Laureate John Dryden, still in this 525-7269. Sat.1·Sun.16, and band?). Fri.18: Uncle Stan and Auntie Vera. Wed.26-Mon.31 : the Celtic Folk Singers and Sat.19: Woodenhead. Thurs.24: The Mis Danny Doyle. treaters. Fri.25: The Radiators. Sat.26: The Seaport Cafe and Bar, 424 Bourbon, Cold. Sun.27: Exuma. Tues.29: Rank and 568-0981 . Wednesdays through Saturdays File. Wed.30: Java. from 9 to 1 a.m., Sundays 2 to 6, Sally Le Moulin Rouge, 501 Bourbon, Townes. Call for Sunday night and M')nday 524-4299. Mondays and Saturdays: A Night listings. in Old New Orleans, with Becky Allen as the 711 Club, 711 Bourbon, 525-8379. Casket Girls. Call for listings in the Stage Tuesdays through Saturdays, Randy Door Lounge. Hebert; Thursdays through Mondays, AI Maple Leaf, 8301 Oak, 866-9359. Sun Broussard. days: The Wabash Co. Thursdays: Bourr~ Sheila's Pub, Fulton Street Mall, at the and Bruce Daigrepont. Wednesdays, at World's Fair, 569-5025. Call for dates. least on the 2nd, 16th, and 30th: J. Mon Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen, 949-0696. que'D Blues Band. Tues.1: Juke Box Night Thurs.3: The Jolly Jazz Jam. Fri.4: Ger (at which they should revive that splendid maine Bazzle dazzle and dohnny Adams, old custom, the Juke Box Jury, once with the Ellis Marsalis All-Stars. Sat.5: the popular with papal inquisitors). Fri.4: The Stephanie Sieberth Ensemble. Mon.7: Radiators. Sat.5: File. Tues.8: Timothea and David Lastie and A Taste of New Orleans A Piece Of Earth. Fri.11 : Rockin' Dopsie (which would include strong doses of bay and the Cajun Twisters. Sat.12: The Up leaf and allspice). Thurs.10, 17, 24 and 31: tights. Tues.15: Java. Fri.18: The Radiators. John Mooney's Bluesiana Band. Fri.11; Sat.19: Beausoleil. Tues.22: John Rankin Wayne Bennett's Golden Contrasts with Clockwise from below: Jim and his New Orleans All Star (not a quasar Mighty Sam Mclain, a set of monickers that Sohr's "Fish Sho.w," Posselt· or red dwarf among them either) Revue. could blow you right out of the Baker GaUery, through Janu· Fri.25: Li 'l Queenie. Sat.26: Java. time/space continuum. Sat.12: ary. Final Academy at Jimmy's Malson Bourbon, 641 Bourbon, Orleans Jazz Couriers. Mon.14: c:::'"'"n''"'l Thursday, Jan. 10. WTUL's 522-8818. Leroy Jones with Lloyd Lambert Bohren and Friends. Fri.18: Edu and his New Orleans Jazz Band, from 2:30 Sounds of Brazil. Sat.19: The ~:~ ...m ..••u l World of Jazz, new time, 6·8. every day save Wednesday. Mclean Quartet. Mon.21: the New Storrvllle Club, 1100 Decatur St., Eaglin Band. Fri.25: James Moore' 525-8199. Mon. Teddy Riley and the Jazz banites. Mon.28: John Rankin's All Masters. Tues: Placide Adams. Original Dix Revu.,e. Call Snug Harbor for the balance ieland Hall Jazz Band. Wed.: Chris Burke bookings ... sounds very CPA don't it? and his New Orleans Music, featuring Lloyd Sugar HouH Hotel, 315 Julia St., Washington, from 8-12; diverse musicians 525-1993. Mondays-Fridays, from 6 to 10, hold down the fort after midnight. Thurs.: and Saturdays, from 8 until midnight, The Camellia Jazz Band from 8-12; Luther da Mac in cabaret assisted by Prince Kent and Trick Bag '84, from 12 'til. Fridays: wards at the piano. Placide Adams until midnight, followed by Town Hall, 8500 Oak Street, 866-9111. Luther Kent. Saturday: The Camellia Jazz New Year's Eve: Dirty Dozen Brass Band until midnight, followed by Luther Kent and the Survivors. and Trick Bag '84. Sundays: Luther Kent Trier••, 5234 Magazine, 891-4989 and Trick Bag '84 at 3:30; Chris Buke from Modern Jazz, good raw oysters. Mondays: 7:30. Unfixed and disarranged as yet. Tuesdays Memo's, 2001 Lake Shore Dr.. Mandeville, and Thursdays, Leslie Smith and Co. 626-8273. Heavy Meial Oust like that Wednesdays: Ellis Marsalis and Steve building across from MOMA on West 53rd Masakowski. Fridays and Saturdays: The in N.Y.); call for info. James Rivers Movement. Sundays: Willie Nexus, 6200 Elysian Fields, 288-3440. Tee. Weekends: David Torkanowsky, Julian Gar The Veranda, in the Intercontinental cia, Chris Severin and vocalists, to be Hotel, 525-5566. Sundays 11 a.m. to 2:30, announced. LeRoy Jones. Old Absinthe HouH, 400 Bourbon. Until Waiting Pills, 940 Chartres, Wednesdays through Sundays, Bryan Lee 523-8442. Call for information. and the Jumpstreet Five. Mondays and WeaHr'•• 1610 Belle Chasse Hwy., Tuesdays, and also Saturday and Sunday 361-7902. Tuesdays-Saturdays: Firewater, afternoons: Mason Ruffner and the Blues until 1 a.m. during the week and as late as Rockers. 2:30 a.m. on the weekends, when the Le Old Opera House, 601 Bourbon, Blanc Brothers follow with a jam session 522-3265. Sundays-Fridays from 4:45-8:30, going on until 6 a.m .. Sunday and Monday: ~athy Lucas and the Loose Band. Mondays- the Luzianne Band, from 9 until 1. 34 Wavelength/January 1985 522·2081. Fri.11 through Sun.20: The Oaaperl Polk Art Oallerr, 831 St. Peter Newcomb Collette Art OallerJ, Tulane Winslow Boy, Terence Rattigan's court· St., 524·9373. A group show of gallery campus. From Sun.20: "New and Kinetic room drama about an English schoolboy artists. Graphic Images," photographs by Norman .....v .. Qenlena, 7 Bamboo Road, wrongly accused of a theft. Sat.19: Mother Hlatorto New Orteena Collection, Boothby. a5488. Sun.27: Memories of Monet, a Goose in the Children's Corner Theatre at 517·525 Tchoupitoulas St. Seldom Seen II, ltoaeelt·.. ker OallerJ, 631 Toulouse, Die combining photographs of Monet's 1 and 3 p .m. portraits from private collections (local 524·7242. Contemporary paintings, prints, jllbilgs with films of the gardens at Giver· Theatre Mert•nr, 616 Frenchmen, ones); at 525 Royal, the exhibit of Boyd sculpture and fiber-art by gallery artists: Jim fit, where he painted among other things 944·2653. From Thurs.10: The Boys /(1 The Cruse's Louisiana Alphabet continues with Sohr, Larry Zink, Martin Straka, Takeshi 111118 jumbo water lilies; at 3 p .m. in the Band, Mart Crowley's play about a birthday a selection of related paraphernalia. Yamada, Malaika Favorite, Rick Shopfner, Aa,tlouse. party of gays which must seem now like a Lon•ue Vue, 7 Bamboo Road, 488·5488. Jack Fontana, Hank Nielsen. Ltrele'a Pllm Buffa lnatltute, period piece (which is not to denigrate its From Sun.16: Image and Reality: Jewish Tahir Oallerr, 823 Chartres, 525·3095. 115-3196. Thurs.3: Spirit of the Beehive (a importance, as self-flagellating and as Ute in Terezin, an exhibition of art by adults American master prints by Dean Meeker, dllldy photographed, elliptical and tedious demographically "perfect" as it is); and children in the so-called "model ghet· Stow Wengenroth and recent Art News lmlbout a little Spanish girl seized by fear Crowley, who was Natalie Wood's secre· to" during the Holocaust; these works were covergirl Alice Neel. alloveforthe Frankenstein monster and tary, supposedly wrote a play (unpublish· done in secret and under condition of ex· Tllden·Poler, 4119 Magazine, 897·5300. how she "transfers" her affections; the ed and unperformed) about the romantic treme peril. From Sat.5: sculpture by Alison Barrows. 111081 noteworthy fact about this overrated imbroglios of Miss Wood and her husband, Loulalana State MuHum, on Jackson From Sat.26: paintings by Margaret lm, directed by Victor Erice, is that the Robert Wagner, that is reputedly both hot Square and elsewhere. Through Jan.20: Wirstrom. llltnsical-mystical father looks astounding· stuff and good stuff. Arnold Genthe: A Pictoriallst and Society, UNO Pine Arta Gallei'J, Lakefront cam· IJIIkeVladimir Nabokov; Ana Torent is the Mlruteepelll'• Dinner Theetre, 7901 S. a selection of Arts-and-Crafts-influenced pus. Through Fri.18: Annual exhibit of lie girl) Fri.4: The Searchers (if, as we do, Claiborne, 888·7000. Mame, as in Auntie. photographs by the periRatetic lady-killer graduate work. Mon.21 through Fri.25, the JOU CfY when John Wayne and Maureen Plarera Dinner Theetre, 1221 Airline who took the best photos of the San Fran· irrepressible Elizabeth Shannon conducts O'Hara and Claude Jarman, Jr., are all Highway, 835-9057. Call for information. cisco Earthquake (it destroyed his studio), a sculpture workshop, which includes an in· IUiited at the end of Ford's Rio Grande, Roae Dinner Th-tre, 201 Robert St., as well as famous photographs of Pavlova, stallation piece in the gallery space; the JOU migllt like this; if not, not. Directed by Gretna, 367·5400. Chicago, the vaudeville Ruth St.Denis and Isadora Duncan, and a culmination of Ms. Shannon's efforts will be Jcm Ford, with Wayne, Vera Miles, Jeffery musical about the murderess Roxie Hart number of turn of the century stage stars an exhibition, lectures, slides, and the rest IU!ter, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood, Harry and her circus-like trial derived from the (Ethel Barrymore looking like a little girl in of the usual abba-dabba. Qny .k., Mae Marsh). Mon.7 : The Trial (Or· Maurine Watkins play of long ago and the an oversized hat, Elsie Ferguson, Maxine lOll Welles' gaudy, internationally-cast film Ginger Rogers comedy of only about four Elliott); Genthe also photographed subjects oiKafka's fable substitutes ba.zau for the decades ago; the late Mary McCarty was like Duse and John D. Rockefeller, Sr., for llceratingly spare prose non-effects of wonderful in this on Broadway. the (real) Vanity Fair back during the First Kalka; a little much; with Welles, Anthony World War; in this show, the letdowns are Felkins. Romy Schneider, Akim Tamiroff, the local photos, which look skimpy indeed Jelnne Moreau, Elsa Martinelli). Mon.14: ART next to the quite literally fabulous pictures Sllock Ccrridor (Muckraking know-no-fear of San Francisco's Chinatown and the pic· priritive Sam Fuller's 1964 turnabout melo A Gallery for Pine Phot08raphr, 5432 tures of Greece from the early Thirties; from drama about a reporter who has himself Magazine, 891-1002. Joshua Pallet's gallery Jan.26, Intimately Revealing, underclothes convnitted to a nut house to find out the rounds out its first decade of activity with from the Victorian and Edwardian periods .. location of some stolen money and a an anniversary show, including works by Marlo VIlla Gallery, 3908 Magazine, I!Uderer, ends up crazy; Fuller's seediness such giants as Cartier-Bresson, Ansel 895·8731 . From Sat.5: sculptures by Is so fine-grained it looks almost classical, Adams, Andre Kertesz, and many others. Jesselyn Zurik and paintings by Leslie Mn in these late, wigged-out-and-alienated Aaron-Haatln•• Gallery, 3814 Maga· Elliott. ms; with Constance Towers, Peter zine, 891-4665. Through Fri.4: New work by New OriNna Muaeum Of Art, City lnck, Gene Evans). Tues.15: Thieves Uke Mike Howard. Sat.5 through Fri.25: land· Park, 488-2631 . From SUn.9: Painting in the Us~rtAitman ' s criminal-idyll about two scapes by Doug (walkin' the dog) MacCash. South: 1564·1980, a large survey exhibit rectleck kids who see themselves as "star· From Sat.26: work by Mary Meyers and derived, one would imagine, in no little part CIOSS'd" while local authorities see them Laura Brentholtz·Gibson. from Dr. Jessie Poesch's recent volume on merely as a menace to society; exquisitely Academr Gallerr, 5256 Magazine, the same subject. From Sun.16: The done, but perhaps a little too contrary by 899-8111 . Through Wed.9: paintings of Precious Legacy: Judaic Treasures from Is very exquisiteness, and too much Coke Venice (a city which has inspired any the Czechoslovak State Collections, an ex· ltilking, too. Photography by Jean Boffety; number of non-Venetians like Bonington hibition of over 350 historic and artistic ob with Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, John and Whistler) by Tony Green. From Sat.12: jects, most of them confiscated from Czech Schuck, Bert Remsen, Louise Fletcher). works by Charles Klabunde and prints by Jews early in the last World War, from the Fri.18 through Sun.20: seven new French Philip Sage State Jewish Museum in Prague. fims. Films are shown in Bobet Hall,<>n the Arthur Roller, 3005 Magazine, 695·5267. third floor, at 7:30; admission by season Through Wed.2: Water Table, a ceramic Above: Pat Jolly's Birthday Party, Thursday 3. Below: Slilscript1on ($15) or $1 .50 at the door. and construction installation by Steve "Confiscated violins, Prague 1943," from the Precious NOCCA in conjunction with Loyola is spon· Rucker. From Sat.5: a show of work by Legacy, NOMA, from Sunday 16. soring a course, open to the public, called gallery artists restricted to black and white. "The Art of Film IV: How To Read A Film," From Tues.22: an Installation by Tina from 1 to 4 p.m. through the middle of the Gerard. month, which includes screening and Art• Council, 522-ARTS: a telephone discussion of most of the films mentioned number which dispenses information about above and some others as well. local art events of some currency. Prrtama, 5339 Pry1ania, 895·4513. Bienville Gallerr, 1800 Hastings Place, Through Thurs.10 : The Brother From 523·5889. Call the gallery for information. Another Planet, about a black alien with Contemporary Arta Center, 900 Camp, three toes and no larynx who lands in 523·1216. From Sat.5: Electronic Visions II, Harlem pursued by two men-in-black boun· which demonstrates that unlike the world ty hunters from h1s own planet; written and of popular culture (as demonstrated in clrected by John Sayles who has performed movies like Runaway or The Terminator), the former service smashingly for others in the art world ain't afraid of no machil)es. such parodic horrors as Alligator and The Dllvla Oallety, 3964 Magaz1ne, 897.0780. Howling; with Joe Morton, Sayles, David Marionettes of the Bozo-" SeX\Jal and Strathairn. Sun.13 through Tues.15: Political Satire," achieved through the casablanca and To Have and Have Not, medium of puppets from Bali and Haute IWO sombre banana splits that some peo Volta. ple never tire of-though 1n the latter, lesser DeVIlle Gallerr, 132 Carondelet, fim, Lauren Bacall (any1hing but a favorite 522·2363. 19th and 20th century prints. of mine) has a farewell hootchy·kootchy Duplantler Gallerr, 818 Baronne, motion that is nearly sublime. Fri.18 through 524·1071 . Through Wed.23: a group show Thurs.31: Repo Man, a first film by Alex Cox including works by Joan Mahoney, Kristin which has been greeted as something new Struebing-Beazley, Lucille Reed, luscious in American comedy which could certain· Lois Simbach, artists surnamed Wright, ly use it, about a " white, suburban punk" Overton, Townsend, and last and certainly working for a car repossession business not least, George Rowan who tried, oh how and his adventures with diverse Los he tried, to teach me a few-just a few, not Angeles crazies; with Emilio Estevev, Harry very many, he used to insist-of the Dean Stanton , Olivia Barash. rudiments of sculpture in college which I defiantly refused to learn. Galerte Slmonne Stern, 518 Julia, THEATRE 529·1118. From Sat.5: works by Robert Lyon. From Sat.26: On The Figure which in· Colltlmporary Alta Center, 900 Camp. eludes, dissertation-style, paintings by Ted 523·1216. Mon.10 through Thurs.27 Calas and John Opie, photographs by Lee Spmtual Gifts, a collaboration between Crum. etc playwr~ght DaU Wonk, graphic artist The Gallery, 202 N. Jefferson Ave., Cov· Franklin Adams and pianist David ington, 504·893·1140. Through Sun.13: Torkanowsky. Group show of gallery artists. From Sat.19: I.e Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter, new works by Paul Haverkamp. January 1985/Wavelength 35 .continuedfrom page 26 or many years, the principal nuclear strategy Party, the abolitionist movement in the 1860's and less serious crime than the "malicious" damag of the United States was known as Mutual the civil rights and Vietnam war protests of the with which they had been charged. The judge im F Assured Destruction. It was a strategy of 1960s. ~'These people [civil disobedients] have the posed a sentence of 2Yl to 3Yl months in jail deterence, pioneered by Secretary of Defense . possibility to change the law and policy in this After the verdict was read, the defendants sto Robert S. McNamara, during the Kennedy country," Zinn testified. · · in the courtroom and sang, "Rejoice in the Lor Administration, and its basic premise was that Other witnesses also spOke to this point. One Always." . even if the United States carne under a surprise was Daniel Ellsberg, the former Pentagon analyst As soon as the jury was released, the courtroom nuclear attack, it could still annihilate the enemy who had leaked certain classified documents, the filled with sherifrs deputies and court attendants: in return. Implicit in this strategy is the notion that famous Pentagon Papers, to the press in 1971. He Seated in the back of the courtroom, my fathe1 our nuclear weapons are purely defensive, only to testified that protesters at the Pentagon had helped could see that the defendants were about to lx be used when we are under attack. him to change his mind about Indochina and thus taken into custody. He pushed forward througb By their act of civil disobedience at the Avco release. the classified documents. ''I know civil the crowd and leaned over the wooden railing tc plant, the Avco Plowshares were seeking a public disobedients can be very effective," Ellsberg said, take Mother in his arms, but as she reached tc fortirn for their belief that America's nuclear "because they affected me." return his hug her arms were grasped and pinned strategy is no longer purely defensive. They hoped Another witness, retired Navy Admiral Gene against her back, and handcuffs were slapped oveJ to show that recent development of the MX and LaRocque, testified that "the United States is her wrists. She was pulled out of my father'! Pershing 2 missile systems represent a _more ag preparing for a nuclear war." embrace. gressive, more offensive strategy. They chose Avco "If Pentagon planners know that 2,000 nuclear It's over, it's all over," the courtroom atten· as their target because the Reagan administration strikes will effectively dismantle Soviet society, dants shouted to the audience. "Go horne, the tria had budgeted $250 million to that corporation to why does America need to build 30,000 nuclear is over." The Avco Plowshares were taken im· develop a Je-entry system for the MX and Pershing bombs in defense?" he asked. mediately to jail. · 2 systems. Still another, Richard Falk, a professor of in This time, though, they spent less than six hour: The trial of the Avco Plowshru.:es set ·a legal ternational law at Princeton, told the jury that behind bars. They were released on their owr precedent. For the frrst time, expert witnesses were Americans cannot necessarily change their coun recognizance, pending an appecli for another trial permitted to address a jury, to explain the inherent try's nuclear policy just by going to the polls and and my mother was home for Christmas. She hru dangers ,of the nuclear arms race and argue that voting. Stronger action is necessary to alter basic been horne every day since then, attending to the the MX and Pershing 2 systems increased the foreign policy, he said. "Elected officials are family and enjoying her husband and children. She threat of worldwide nuclear war. paralyzed in their attempt to affect foreign policy. hopes the Avco Plowshares will get another daJ At an August 8 pre-trial hearing, my mother's The planning and development of nuclear weapons in court, but if not, she says she is willing to de attorney argued that the charges should be dismiss as we now do it signifies the end of democracy as her time in prison. ed on the grounds that nuclear weapons violate In was intended by, our Constitution." I have thought a lot about nuclear armament: ternational law-specifically the Nuremberg laws, All seven of the defendants had their day in in the months since her trial. I find that while · which -postulate that responsibility for immoral court, too, and many observers later said that my admire tremendously what my mother did, I de acts cannot be denied by a statement that one was mother's testimony-although the shortest-was not agree with her entirely. I still have faith in tht merely "following orders." Professor David Ken th<; most expressively rendered. political process: I still hope that steps can be mad1 nedy of Harvard Law School testified that "the "I was born in Holland and lived right on the toward nuclear disarmament, and that my vote cal possession, manufacture and development of German border," she told the jury. "My father still make a difference. nuclear weapons is illegal'' under international had his place of work [a cocoa factory] in Ger Since the birth of my frrst child this spring, law, and that "the law creates a shield around in many. One day, when I was about eight years old, understand more deeply the strong desire o dividuai behavior attempting to prevent crimes my father came horne and said the shoe store in parents to protect their children from harm, an' against peace." And Paul Walker, a private con Cleve, Germany, where we always bought our I think that this must be part of the reason fo sultant on nuclear issues, one of whose clients is shoes, had been vandalized. The front window of my mother's courageous actions. I am proud o the Defense Department, told the court that the the store had been smashed and people plundered my mother. I look forward to the day when I cal MX missile was an offensive, not a defensive, the store in broad daylight. The owner was a describe her civil disobedience as an act of heroisn weapon. He said it had "been sold to the Air Force Jewish merchant. I was bewildered that no one to my son, Luke. I will try to teach him to be. pro as a counter-force weapon ... to be used frrst and tried to stop the thieves. 'Why don't the police do ud of his grandmother's bravery, because she tri~ only frrst." . something, Daddy?' I asked my father. to protect the precious earth so he could enjoy it The motion to dismiss was denied and trial was "About a year later, my father came horne one too. scheduled for mid-December 1983. It took place night and told the family that his German friends Yet even now, months before my son can speak in a Lowell, Massachusetts, district court and had warned him that Germany was about to take years before the question is uttered, his small voic lasted for two weeks. My father was the only over Holland. He said the German people felt very haunts me. What if he is not altogether satisfiet member of our family who was able to attend. bad about that. I asked him then, 'If they feel bad with the admirable deeds of his grandmother' At the December trial, Howard Zinn, a Boston about it, why don't they do something to stop it?' What if he asks, "But what did you do to sto] University professor of political science, review My father never ~swered me. them, Daddy?;' I ed the long history of civil disobedience in "I see a lot of similarities between Germany in American history. He told the six members of the the 1930s and America today. When my children Chuck Bauerlein, who lives in Newport News, VirginiG was once the rock 'n' roll critic for the States-Item an, jury that non-violent civil disobedience has often ask me what I did to stop the arms race, I'll have captai!f of the famous softball team, the Typos. produCed more social reform than such traditional an answer for them." institutions as courts and legislatures. Zinn corn The jury found the Avco Plowshares guilty of Reprinted.by Permission, the Philadelphia pared the Avco Plowshares with the Boston Tea trespassing and ''wanton'' damage t.o property, a . 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On December 6 Mr. York lack of a raic:ed stage. The received a "Donny York Day in Club folded anyway. Louisiana" proclamation from "After The Fall" is a new Secretary of State Jim Brown. by Multiple Places that has Donny will debut his "Creole receiving good airplay on Mama" single at the Blue Room Upbeat, danceable, and very on the 30th of January. York and the song more-or-less sing! Borges have been working on the handedly vaults Multiple Place$ song for a mere two years; my how to the top of the heap in local time flies! rock quartets. Fledgling rock The American Folklife Center take note: demos don't have wants to hear from you. Each year sound bad ... this one sounds the center selects a group of down Brian ''Hand Me Tho Peroxide" home country, blues, and foreign Setzer has split drawers with language LPs for inclusion in its wayward feline trio, The Stray "American Folk Music and Folk Setzer plans to play some lore Recordings" series. Citizens clubs on his home turf of of the U.S. of A. can send their Island (pronounced very own suggestions in three sepa guy land") and later join ""''"'111"11 rate categories: Anglo-American, Bros. & Barnum and Bailey as Afro-American, and Other Ethnic Tattooed Man. Traditions (Cajun, Tex-Mex, and Saxophonist Branford Marsalis stuff like that). Send your fave raves can be heard on Bobby H to: Recording List, American son's new Landmark album sched· Folklife Center, Library of Con uled for release in early January. gress, Washington, D.C. 20540, The Big Bang sent us a nice before our beloved Mr. President Christmas card from Los Angeles nukes the center to make a Penta (Santa playing a white Gibson Fly· gon annex. ing V, two elves singing backup in Flora Purim was in Composer's red tennis shoes, with Rudolph on Studio last month with Patrice drums.) They report a big crowd Fisher and other local jazzophiles. for their L.A. Street Scene gig and WL contributor Gilbert Hether "hope to surprise N.O. fans with a wick is moving to Dallas (look out, great EP soon." J .R. !) to start a gig with Polygram Jacques Lang, who named Mr. Fess." The feature contained per And what would a Last Page be Records and Mrs. Bates, Jordan a Knight to the Order of formance tapes and interviews of without one reference to male geni· recovering from a bout of self Arts and Letters of France. Al Fess, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint tali a, or, at the very least, some induced schizophrenia, has gotten though Kidd has no plans to write and Art Neville. recent news from the Raffeys: herself back together with Dudley a novel or make a movie, he will be Frankie Ford spent a couple of "We got ourselves situated as far Blanck, Lesley Beter, Andy Kapp, taking his "Elektrik Band" to The hours December 18 autographing west as rock 'n' roll can go... right and those darling Lancaster sisters, Kitchen jazz club in N.Y.C. on the copies of his new New Orleans smack on the beach in Venice. Charlotte and Madge. 18th and 19th of January for an Dynamo LP, recently out on Brit California is GREAT!! L.A. is Ex-Backbeaters Fred LeBlanc evening of "new funk R&B" with ish Ace (CH 116). The album going to be very good for us. This and Vance Degeneres have each dis Gangster Choir opening. sounds fantastic and is fast be town is dying for a hot new act. covered a new form of self-abuse: The Android Sisters of National coming an official hot biscuit Tomorrow night we go mix down Fred is now playing drums with the Public Radio fame have released among Frankie's adoring British our Xmas single, an ultra-mega Mistreaters and Vance is taking their new Songs of Electronic Des fan club. version of 'Silent Night.' At the karate lessons. pair album that lampoons every Pat "No Experience Necessary" mixing board will be Mark What do Kidd Jordan, Tennessee thing from digital eroticism to Berry plans to crank up a series of Woolfson (Talking Heads' Stop Williams, Truman Capote and Central American politics. Friday afternoon in-store gigs at Making Sense). We'll send you a Francis Ford Coppola have in Columbia University's WKCR Leisure Landing. The in-stores are copy ... " common? Culture, mon ami, cul FM ran a seven-hour-long birthday a good opportunity for new bands P.S.- it's not 1984 anymore. Is ture! Kidd recently received a letter tribute to Henry Roeland Byrd on to strut their stuff, especially to the Big Brother still watching? Are we from France's Minister of Culture, December 18 entitled "A Mess of under-18 crowd. having fun yet? The best of ~ John Fred and The Playboys Original recordings! This Is a tremendous Rock & Soul Album. In cludes Judy in Disguise, Agnes English, Up & Down and Shirley (the Bon Ton West original from 1958) Plus a mixture of "Good time music for all occasions" other 50's & 60's John Fred songs. P.O. Box 8406 Santa Cruz, Ca. 95060 ALBUMS • $6 CASSETTES • $8 add $2.50 postage & handling for 1st album (408) 425-5885 or cassette, $1.00 for each additional. send to: Bayou Road Productions WEST COAST CONNECTION FOR 2016 General Jackson St. • Baton Rouge, LA 70810 LOUISIANA FOOD AND MUSIC-CLUBS. (504) 766-7542 FESTIVALS. 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