TTHHEE TTAATTTTOOOO BRISTOL PRESS MAKING A PERMANENT IMPRESSION VOLUME 5 No. 13 ‘Futurama’ has lots ‘Gypsy’ setting up camp at BEHS of laugh potential By HILA YOSAFI and they wanted to use all the In “Gypsy,” Rose drives her directed and choreographed by musical talent Eastern had to two daughters into “Uncle Jerome Robbins. The Tatttoo offer. Jocko’s Kiddies Show,” and she By SUZANNE GREGORCZYK will be like in the future. We see how the writers imagine people A talented cast and crew at The musical takes place in the pushes one so much that she The Tattoo Bristol Eastern High School is 1920s and ’30s and is based on becomes a stripper! (Sorry, guys, After season after season of working hard to present “Gypsy” the life of Gypsy Rose Lee. she doesn’t really strip.) Going to the high ratings, the creators of this spring. The leads are Rose, the moth- Meanwhile, Herbie, who is “The Simpsons” have come up One of the stars of the musi- er, played by senior Jessica the manager of the dance with a new show. onon tthehe tubetube cal, senior Mike Santoro, said, Zarrella; Herbie, Rose’s troupe, tries to get Rose to show? “Futurama,” the new animat- “With anyone’s plays, Eastern or boyfriend, played by Santoro; marry him. “Gypsy” will be shown at ed comedy, which airs prime having jobs “assigned” to them Central, you can go even if June, Rose’s daughter, played by Of course, there is plenty of Eastern’s auditorium at 7 time on Tuesdays has, like “The instead of having a free will and you’re not excited about it in the junior April Street; and Louise, singing and dancing. p.m. on Friday, May 7 and Simpsons,” gotten lots of media everyday objects such as cars beginning, it will just blow you Rose’s other daughter, played by Some catchy numbers Saturday, May 8, and at 2 attention. just floating above us mid-air away. There’s just so much tal- senior Sarah Divenere. include “Together Wherever We p.m., Sunday, May 9. The show, set years into the like spaceships. ent.” All performed in major roles in Go,” “Let Me Entertain You,” All seats are reserved. future, is centered around a Although it doesn’t possess Ken Ferris, head of the music Eastern’s musical “South “You’ll Never Get Away From young man who has decided to the laugh-out-loud essence of department and director of the Pacific” last spring. Me,” and “Everything’s Coming evade his permanent job assign- “The Simpsons,” “Futurama” musical said, “We were going to The production even has a cos- Up Roses.” Ticket prices ment. does have the potential to be choose ‘Guys and Dolls’ because tume that lights up. It’s worn by Divenere said rehearsing is “a These “job assignments” are outright funny someday, which we had the people who could junior Carolyn Choi, who plays lot of fun but it’s a lot of work.” Admission is $10 for required of everybody — and a is a good sign, because “The handle the leads,” but there Electra. “Gypsy” was first performed adults. Student and senior cit- chip implanted into everyone for Simpsons” had that same quali- were only two female roles in Out of 73 students who audi- on Broadway more than four izen tickets are $7. life assigns them the job that is ty when it was starting out. that play. tioned, 37 make up the cast. decades ago Reserve a seat soon by best suited for him or her. If this show is anything like Ferris said they chose “Gypsy” Street said performing in It features music by Jule calling 584-7860. “Futurama” has a good basic “The Simpsons,” it will just keep because they wanted a play that Eastern’s musicals “is a good Styne and lyrics by Stephen plot, and the first episode left getting better and better as the had a lot of females in the cast learning experience.” Sondheim. It was originally viewers wondering what adven- writers get increasingly funnier tures the main characters will ideas about what predicaments get into on the next show. for its characters. It is also interesting to get The show airs Tuesdays at other peoples’ view on what life 8:30 p.m. on Fox. Crash victim mirrors mortality

By JOE WILBUR Huskies fought the The Tattoo A week ago Cassi Boutwell sat behind me in English. Now she’s in the ground. good (and tough) fight Her death so affected the entire commu- nity, and particularly its young people, that By COLLIN SEGUIN we’re still rubbing our eyes and squinting at The Tattoo the impossibility of it all. Now we’re looking for answers and, of They shocked the world! course, there aren’t The UConn Huskies, 9 1/2 point underdogs to the heavily favored any. Opinion Duke Blue Devils, pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent title The worst part, game history when they beat Duke last Monday according to friends and family, is the sense- night. The team needed to use some surprises Opinion lessness. No matter who’s to blame, or what to become national champs. you say, it was completely senseless. Ricky Moore, usually the defensive stopper No one so young, with so much possibili- and only rarely an offensive threat, burst out with 13 first half ty still before them, should leave so much points. With Khalid El Amin coming out of the gate cold, Moore’s undone. offensive explosion was a much-needed boost. Those of us who were not particularly Elton Brand, the national player of the close to Cassi watched her friends and fam- year, was held in check for most of the night, ily say goodbye with a separate sort of sor- a surprise to most observers. With Jake row. Voskuhl staying out of foul trouble and the Part of it was the inexplicable vacancy of team being able to use some effective double the chair in the classroom that used to hold and triple teams, Brand was unable to step a living, breathing girl that we remember for up and take the game over. her life as we mourn her death in our sepa- The game was close throughout and was rate ways. never really decided until the end. A Trajan Another part of it, the part that will last Langdon four-point play late closed the gap longest and leave us most slowly, is the real- Merrissa Mastropiero / The Tattoo uncomfortably, and only when Langdon ization that someone so young and vital Bristol Eastern High School students decorated part of the school cafeteria wall traveled on one possession and then fell down on the next did the could die. (above left) and a locker (above right) in honor of their friend, junior Cassandra outcome finally become clear. Though it sounds trite, the realization of “Cassi” Boutwell, who died last week in a motor vehicle crash in Vermont. Duke was supposed to be one of the greatest teams ever, and our own mortality has come quickly and maybe they will be remembered as such. without warning, and again to so many of field or being outrageous in stock situations tality without having to bury our own. It UConn was not given a chance by many people, not even to stay us who, in the last two years, have witnessed that seemed otherwise mundane. won’t be pleasant. But “youthful invincibili- too close throughout. the deaths of classmates who seemed so ter- We’re human and fragile, and there’s ty” is a dangerous concept, a bad equation. If the game were played 10 more times, maybe UConn would lose ribly indestructible by virtue of their youth, nothing more that can be said about it. Saying that a week ago would have made 10 in a row. Maybe they would struggle to win more than one. their life, their love of life. Limiting our senselessly destructive deci- me feel something like a public service voice However, there is only one national championship game, and no Death came to our lives, to the seat just sions is the only power we have over our over on a low-budget after school special, but one can take away the fact that UConn did what needed to be done. behind us. It doesn’t quite seem possible to lives, and, at times like these, it doesn’t seem a week ago Cassi Boutwell sat behind me in They are the last ones standing. those who knew her best playing on a sports like much of a defense. English. We must learn to acknowledge our mor- Now she’s in the ground. When punk and Big Band clash

By JOE WILBUR senseless with trumpets and fedora hats. VH1, and take 10% for services rendered. “We were Punk kids,” Voodoo Daddy “I was walking down the street, “ Setzer The Tattoo front man Scotty Morris admitted to VH1, recalled in an interview earlier this year, Neo-swing, the latest pop genre to turn “and we wanted to bring that to swing -- you “and I saw a bowling shirt in the display teen angst and raw sexual energy into sug- know, give it that edge.” window at Sears. ary pop tunes, gold records and crowded And there’s the trick. That’s how I knew it dance floors, will inevitably eat itself. Blink and you’ll miss it. music analysis was time to pack it This revelation, sadly, came to me while What’s happening here in.” watching television. In an interview with the isn’t new. Countless bands, with varying “Initially we were just emulating all these Squirrel Nut Zippers, a hot jazz band who degrees of skill and success, fuse Punk Rock old records we’d find,” said RCR’s Achor. are often said to have been on the forefront edge and energy with classic genres thought “We listened really hard and tried to write of “new swing,” band members said the to be incompatible in search of a new, chart what sounded like the style to us. Nowadays, “movement” cheapens what they do. topping animal. Punk itself comes and goes, the bad part of the scene is when people say, It simply had to happen. its pop epitome being radio casualty Green ‘Your record’s not authentic.’ we never set The Zippers play roots jazz and big band Day. out to make an authentic record. What does with a ’90s sensibility -- have for years. With At its best it is an exciting and unpre- it mean to do a really nice imitation of some- the invasion of the Brian Setzer Orchestra, dictable formula, spawning acts like Elvis thing that once was? How does that make Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Big Voodoo Daddy Costello, The Violent Femmes and, more me any different than an Elvis imperson- and a dozen other, lesser-known groups, the recently, Ben Folds Five -- a trio raised on ator?” Zippers are ready to jump ship. groups like The Clash and The Pretenders -- Punk kids having fun with old Glenn Similarly, Swing/Ska veterans Royal going at classic Piano Rock with both guns. Miller records, Elvis impersonators, or seri- Crown Revue recently vented their frustra- At its worst, the Punk Infusion Formula is a ous artists? Which do the bulk of the neo- tion with the commercialization of the vicious monstrosity, chewing up its practi- swing bands represent? All depends on who genre. “It’s hard,” RCR guitarist James Achor tioners, mostly new or unknown bands, and- you ask, it seems. told SPIN magazine recently, “when [Cherry spitting them out. And there’s the problem. Poppin’ Daddies’] ‘Zoot Suit Riot’ is on the To wit: after the fizzling of his first The squabbling and dissention among the radio and you wrote the same song, except Infusion group, ’80s new wave darlings The bands, the restlessness with fans and with 10 years ago. We used to be, like, a traveling Stray Cats, Brian Setzer joined the new the scene...it’s just beginning to show Amanda Lehmert / The Tattoo freak show. Now it’s not so hard because swing wave in going for the throat of through, wearing thin like the soles on a pair we’re preaching to the converted.” American pop culture this year with his of cheap saddle shoes. As bands refuse to The Zippers point out that many of the “orchestra.” With Setzer at the helm, the play with one another, taking pot shots at bands scoring hits with swing tunes are group released its breakthrough album, the each other in Rolling Stone, and the fans The Tattoo: don’t miss it unaware of their roots -- primarily Ska-Punk Dirty Boogie. The terribly snappy album and become equally divided on issues of authen- You’re reading the best high school journalism in America. outfits following the herd to where the grass the hype surrounding it is exactly what one ticity and style, the whole thing seems ready Written entirely by high school students, The Tattoo appears in is green. But the kids dig it, and scores of might imagine the outcome to be should to fizzle, daddy-o. Get your kicks now, swing the Press on occasional Mondays. We take no prisoners. new bands are emerging to chase the youth Benny Goodman and Joe Strummer raise an kids. Roll it up. Make it into a hat. Maybe an airplane. But read it first. demographic across the country, beating it infant, throw it to the wolves of MTV and It can’t last long. Then, pass it to a friend. We’re always on the lookout for a good scoop, or new jour- nalistic talent. Metallica’s ‘Garage Inc.’ runs, but needs a tune up If you’ve got a hot story or think you might have ink in your By JESSICA NORTON them into the perpetual hole that they Garage Days revisited from ’84 and ’87, B only good songs were “Turn the Page,” have been digging since ‘96. Sides and One- “Die Die my Darling,” and veins, give us a call. The Tattoo At first glance Garage Inc. looks prom- Offs from ’88 to “Loverman.” I couldn’t even sit Any questions or comments Metallica has done it again. They’ve ising. Its two-CD cover pictures Metallica ’91, all three music review through “Whiskey in the Jar,” and about The Tattoo should be put out another album to rock the charts looking, well, grungy. Plus any hard rock albums being yes, there was another country directed to its volunteer advi- and seize back the love from their mosh- fan recognizes at least some of the songs hard to find items or simply no longer song that brought back memories of sors, veteran Press reporters ing fans since their last two releases, they are covering on this CD. available. My first reaction is that this Load. Jackie Majerus and Steve ReLoad and Load disappointed many. So Back to the songs. Some artists fea- could have promise, especially with If you have 20 bucks and want to lis- Collins. They can be reached at this was going to be their huge come- tured are Black Sabbath, the innovators songs like “Blitzkrieg” that are consid- ten to the second CD off of Garage Days 589-5316. back. They made appearances, they did of rock as we know it; Bob Seeger, and ered to be in the list of greatest Metallica Inc. then I recommend that you buy this. Keep watching the Press, interviews, all to bulk up Garage Inc. All some others who obviously caught hits. I was wrong. The second CD was However if you are still aching over because more great editions of to get back their prior hard metal repu- Metallica’s interest in one form or anoth- good — VERY good actually — but the Reload then take a break from Garage The Tattoo are in the works. tations. er. On the second disc there are songs first CD took away what little faith I still Inc. until you can muster the strength to To get e-mail notice of upcom- It didn’t work. If anything, it drove from some of Metallic’s earliest albums, had in Metallica as a “heavy” band. The listen with an open mind. ing issues, drop us a line at [email protected]