2A Thursday, October 31,1991 lents Santa Barbara Scene larence Thomas? Pauly Shore his social Old hatl It’s time to graces (exemplified so well concentrate on our u our cover story), Sam Ki- C own sin for a while, nison, will be at the Ana­ most notably tonight’s Hal­ conda this Friday, Nov. 1. loween festivities. But, as Call 685-5901 and hear Sam you’re descending into the himself tell you how much hell that is human nature, tickets are, as well as a nifty here are a few upcoming little story about necrophil- events on which to ponder iacs in Denver. your pumpkin: • George Wallace and M u s ic . Dennis Wolfberg will be at • The Anaconda presents the Ventura Theatre Satur­ its Halloween Blowout, be­ day, Nov. 2. Word is, they’re ginning at 6 p.m. and featur­ “ topically funny,” as op­ ing the uneven talents o f posed to the kind of funny bands like Kronix, Creature you just swallow with a glass Feature, Socket and the Su­ o f water. Make sure to tell preme Love Gods; all head­ Cast members of Museum discover the them that “if it bends, it’s lined by the promising MC aesthetic of whiteness on an empty canvas. funny. If it breaks, it’s not 900 F t Jesus (see review this funny,” preferably when issue). Rumour has it that S ta te . brought to the fore” this Sa­ you run into them in the loo. the bald rap/jazz/soul artist • The UCSB drama de­ turday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. as Call 648-1888 for info. will pour die contents of a partment presents M u ­ the Firebrand Theatre pre­ glow stick on his head dur­ seum, a play by Tina Howe, sents Shakespeare’s Mea­ • His art may be no joking ing die show, transforming as part of its Actors’ Theatre sure for Measure at La Casa matter, but Doug Arrellanes into a life-size Jerry Garcia program. The show opens de la Raza. Come with time­ sure is. Check out his exhi­ chia pet right before your this weekend, with perfor­ less questions neatly bit, in the College of Crea­ eyes. mances at 8 p.m. Friday and tucked, and, as is custom at tive Studies Art Gallery • Pop ardst Toni Childs Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sun­ La Casa, all marijuana pot through Friday. will be performing at the day. Tickets are $8.50 gen­ joint cigarettes neatly Ventura Theater Monday, eral and $7 for anyone who stowed. Dial 682-2978 for Lastly, we wish the mem­ Toni Childs, nominated for a Grammy after Nov. 4 (call 648-1888 for claims to filled with “mirth­ tickets and information. bers o f Spencer the Gard­ her debut. Union, will be performing at the more information). Come ful elan.” Jocularity and Art. ner, recently involved in a Ventura Theatre this Monday, Nov. 4th, in early for cake and cookies. • “Timeless issues will be • The man who taught car crash, a speedy recovery. support of her newest album, House of Hope. UCSB Symphony Adds Russian Dressing MOVE SOMEPLACE Local music lovers will be in for a treat when the Uni­ versity Symphony opens its 1991-92 season under the COOLER... hands o f renowned Russian conductor Camilia Kolchinsky. Kolchinsky has swung onto the campus classical Police Led Zeppelin music scene to take the place of Varujan Kojian, and shows promise as a po­ Beatles Doors Toad the Wet Sprocket sitive musical force for UCSB’s somewhat belea­ Elvis Costelb Squeeze Grateful Dead guered music program. The music department hired Kolchinsky after Rolling Slones REM Talking Heads months of nationwide searching for a conductor 10,000 Maniacs U2 who would give strength to Who the program. “ Her qualifica­ tions are spectacular,” Lenny Kravitz The Alarm The Church Public Events Manager Paul Brohan said. Dire Straits And qualified she is. A Pink Floyd Replacements graduate o f the Leningrad and Moscow Conservato­ The Clash Midnight Oil ries, she has served as assis­ tant conductor of the Bol­ shoi Theatre Orchestra, and Fleetwood Mac English Beat has guest conducted Lon­ don’s Philharmonic Or­ BobSeeger Creedence chestra, the Oslo Philhar­ monic Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic and the Aus­ Conductor Camilla Kolchinsky brings more Tom Petty trian Chamber Orchestra, than a magic wand and erudite face to UCSB. among others. Bily Idol In addition to her many divided interests between with student soloist Brian outstanding qualifications, the University Symphony Woodworth, Ernest Bloch’s Brohan said that Kol­ and the Santa Barbara “ Hebraic Suite” with stu­ Joe Jackson chinsky exhibits the willing­ Symphony. dent soloist Scott Wagner, ness and desire to work with In addition to conducting and Juan de Arriaga’s classi­ students that the music the symphony, Kolchinsky cal “ Grand Symphony in D Steely Dan Indigo Girls program needs. will bring her talents to Major” . “Her rapport with the UCSB’s opera theatre and The symphony will be Pretenders students and her concern the University Wind Ensem­ performing at8 p.m. on Fri­ and caring for how the stu­ ble, and she will teach con­ day, Nov. 1 in Lotte Leh­ dents are treated were also a ducting classes. mann Concert HalL Ad­ consideration in her selec­ The opening concert’s ex­ mission is $8/general, tion,” Brohan said. pansive program will fea­ $5/students. Tickets are Kolchinsky will be con­ ture Otto Nicolai’s “Over­ available at the UCSB Arts ducting and teaching at the ture to The Merry Wives of and Lectures Box Office. university full time, as op­ Windsor,” Mozart's “Bas­ CREAT CLASSICS &THE BEST posed to Kojian, who had soon Concerto in B Major” —Bonnie Bills NEW MUSIC ALL NICHT LONC! ENCORE staff Contributors Bonnie Bills A s s is ta n t E d ito r ______Denis Faye A n n a K e n t Pax Wassermann Bill Mathieson Jenn Myers T e d M ills QUALITY ROCK 94.5 E d ito r ______P.E.A.C.E. Michelle Ortiz Ray Brian Banks Alex Salkever icore interview Thursday, October 31,1991 3A A p a c o p d a Pauly Shore 935 Embarcadero Del Norte 685-3112 Gets Serious 10/31 HALLOWEEN Local Band Blowout! MC-900 Ft. Jesus Supreme Love Gods “...‘Totally Kronix/Creature Feature Section 8/Socket 11/1 Friday Pauly’... Can Sam Kinison 11/5 Tuesday Stuart Hamm 11/9 Saturday Meat Puppets Only Last w/Rogue Cheddar 11/10 Sunday The Vandals For So Long. 11/11 Monday Johnny Winter 11/12 Tuesday International Beat I Gotta Start & The Toasters 11/14 Thursday Sly & Robbie

11/17 Sunday Focusing on 3rd BASS/ Lighter Shade o f Brow n/ Cypress Hill Who I Am.” San Francisco $ 99* 11/19 Tuesday London $935* Albert Collins Interview by Denis Fave Frankfurt $945* 11/21 Thursday ellol This is Paull- and when you have sex in “shoot me in the head” I stated that l do, indeed, Tokyo $970* ee. I’m ou-outa. porno films it’s not like your thing. But, according to have a penis. Paris $303* Hot Tuna (Acoustic) Leave me a mes­ having sex with, like, a Pauly, everyone in the R b $449* 11/22 Friday H sage and I ’ll call ya whole bunch of different limelight has that problem. “Well, don’t you get ex­ Sydney $445* back. Later. (Fade in heavy people and stuff.” Furthermore ... cited when you see girls? * Fares from Los Angeles and are No Fx metal) “Another thing is that each way based on a round! rip “I know that I have peo­ That’s a sickness that a lot of purchase. Restrictions apply and UPCOMING SHOWS BEEP she’s a human being, ya ple out there that dig me and guys have. Girls are just as taxes not included. Student status Ì 1/2 C o m m o n S e n s * maybe required. It is not standard prac­ know what I mean? And I, that I make them happy and bad, maybe even worse.” 11/8 H appy Trails tice to be given star’s home like, liked her as a friend that’s what my thing is. So Council Travel *11/24 Holly Near phones when setting up for and we had a fun time you can write that, all right? It seemed as though he 14515 Ventura Blvd. «850 ÎÎ/25VRH» Moore interviews. That made it together. I’m not, like, No, seriously. M y thing is to would stand behind every­ Sherman Oaks, CA. 91403 rather strange to hear this gonna get married to her. make people happy. If I thing he said to his death­ TICKET INFO: 685-5901 message at 10 o’clock Just cuz’ she did what she make people happy, then bed. One would think that 800-888-8786 America s oldest and largest Monday morning, the set did, I don’t judge people. I I'm happy. You kriow what someone who grew up at student travel organization! time for the Pauly Shore in­ had fun with her and she’s a I mean? That’s what I’m ab­ M itz i Shore’s Com edy terview. But what was even cool girl.” out I’m not about knowing Store with the likes of Ro­ weirder than calling a And so the interview be­ the Russian problems.” bin Williams, Sam Kinison number and realizing that gan, Pauly steered clear of Atthis point, Pauly got a and David Letterman I now had been given the his “A A A A -O O O O ” Tot­ bit defensive, referring to a might have a lighter out­ awesome power to call and ally Pauly persona, refer­ previous question, probing look on life. Who taught îO TiêiM pester, at will, a major ris­ ring to it in the third per­ his knowledge o f current IS FUN AND FASCINATING! ing young comedian for the son. The only time he really events. See SHORE, p.7A ©SCW. INC rest o f his days (or until he reverted into it was to “I know what’s goin’ on changes his number), was mock me for commenting in the world. I know that the fact that the message on his serious demeanor there’s guys and girls out on the machine wasn’t during the interview. there and that whole Clar­ funny. “Yeah, buddy, I’m all ser­ ence Thomas thing. So what Come to think o f it, ious, dude. The wease is if he did it? H e’s a guy, he Pauly wasn’t being parti­ serious.” probably did it and who cular funny throughout the But then back to Pauly cares? You know? Guys are entire interview. O f course, Shore. like that. You know those ^ ranchero# \ he was amusing. But he "The reason I’m answer­ senators? The reason prob­ wasn't trying to be— that’s ing this way is that me and ably why he got o ff is 'cuz his charming personality. my girlfriend have parted those senators were guys After calling back and apo­ and I’ve kind of had more that did it too. Who cares? logizing for running late, time to think about where They're guys, and guys are he warmed up by singing I’m going in my comedy and pigs.” the Mr. Rogers theme, but stuff. And I want to start Does it bother him that things soon turned serious, talkin’ about stuff that’s it’s like that? some might say ugly, after closer to me. So that's why “N o, because guys are go­ ENCORE asked a rather it’s all sort of coming out ing to be like that forever. pointed question about his right now. “Totally Pauly”’s Guys are like that and girls known activism for safe cool, but it can only last for are the way they are. God sex and how that related to so long. Pauly Montgomery made us that way. There’s his relationship with his Shore can last forever. I nothing you can do, you former girlfriend, a porno gotta start focusing on who I know? N o one is perfect, star. am.” you know what I mean? I “People think that the “Well, dude, how long mean, a guy has a penis and people in the porno busi­ can I do Totally Pauly for? a guy has hormones, you ness are all like, you know, That’s why I’m doing mo­ know, and he sees this “A n ­ all diseased and stuff. They vies. Totaly Pauly’s a fun guy nette” Hill secretary chick are all, like, more careful ab­ but if I was like that all the bending over with her gar­ out sex than people on the time, people would want to ters, he’s gonna be excited street because they do that shoot me in the head.” to meet her, be with her, for a living, you under­ Though he does have a whatever, because he’s got a stand? It’s mandatory for definite following he was penis, you know? You have them to be tested all the time quite correct about the a penis, don’t you?”

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Sex, Drugs, Rock A RoU. Starring E ric B ogosian . S creenplay b y E ric B ogosian , based On film, Bogosian is impossible to ignore. Director on his stage play. Cinematography by Ernest Didceaon. Produced by Frederick 7-JU James McNaughton (who captured murder with chilling Directed by James McNuaghton. (VICTORIA ST. THEATER UNTIL NOV. 7.) Eric realism in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) treats his subject with a measured amount o f awe, providing close- as there ever been a more appropriately titled Bogosian up after close-up until we, too, watch in amazement film than Sex, Drugs, Rock &Rolt? In a short 99 McNaughton only foils when he copies Oliver Stone’s minutes, writer-performer Eric Bogosian runs Talk Radio style o f using sound to punctuate visual im­ H the gamut on the three ingredients which have On: ages like the lighting o f a cigarette or the swigging o f a formed our pop culture. His manner has passion, and if he beer. Stone should seek royalties for this film technique, is not carefol, he could earn the title nobody seems to SEX also used to imitative perfection in The Fisher King. want — Voice of a Generation. Bogosian has never pandered to the slow-witted. His Bogosian does not pound his message into the skulls of The Stud: Let's be honest - sex is what monologues speed by with the confidence that everyone his audience. H e does not need to; his characters are so everyone is basically interested in. is getting everything. A line seemingly thrown away, distinctly original that we are drawn to them. The learning Greed sex with great-looking, great caught just under Bogosian’s breath, could stand as the — the “message” that every performer wants to relate but work’s centerpiece. His characters make no excuses for usually never can — comes naturally. Jiicks. There are only so many to go their manner o f speech and discourse, and the audience When the one-man show premiered off-Broadway last around... I am one. must not expect any. I f his philandering corporate lawyer year, it marked a return to Bogosian’s roots. He had been yells too much, or his interviewed singer grows exces­ in that actor’s limbo state, somewhere between trying to DRUGS______sively arrogant, it is following Bogosian’s plan. His mono­ maintain his purpose and earn a living. As a result, fans logues are supposed to bite, malice intended. got two Bogosians. One wrote and performed in Talk Ra­ The Ex-Addict: The insidous thing about drugs - you don’t realize... uh... I The highlight o f the piece is a long description of an in­ dio, an exceptional one-person play and an even-better credible bachelor party. H e assumes the role o f New York multi-character 1988 film. The otner Bogosian was cast in mean, you’re having such a good time, street guy, the kind who rolls up the sleeves on his dirty your basic films and television movies, but it was easy to you don’t realize what a bad time white t-shirt and holds his beer in one hand while urinat­ see that he would rather be alone on an off-Broadway you’re having. ing until the other. The stoiy is a perfect example o f Bogo­ stage than on a T V revival o f “The Caine Mutiny Court sian’s talent to at once entertain and enlighten, to make us Martial.” ROCK & ROLL______laugh and think. When Bogosian returned to the stage with Sex. , one of If Eric Bogosian again decides the monologue business the greatest American monologuists had found his voice The Singer: We have to help these just isn’t booming, he might think twice before heading again. The show rippled with intensity, the kind of perfor­ people... W e are the world,’ so to toward ordinary features and easy paychecks. It is a lot to mance audience members take home with them long after ask, but we need him doing what he does best Bogosian the actor had exited the stage. The Orpheum Theater was speak... And remember that fo r every does not take slices of life. He does the slicing. a bit cramped for Bogosian’s style, but that served mosdy dollar you donate, fully twenty percent to focus the audience's attention on the stories at hand. goes directly to the Amazonian Indians. —Brian Banks Fishing for Reality Strife in New York Butcher’s Makes Us Ciy, “No Moore!” Racial Tensions Explored in Homicide what is really going on. Much more inter­ The Butcher's Wife. Staning Demi tongues in the each other’s H o m ic id e . Starring Joe Mantegna. Screenplay by ' M oore and Jeff Daniels. Screenplay ears with my snoring. David Mamet. Directed by David Mamet. Rated R. esting than tiie plot itself is Mamet’s treat­ by Ezra Lilwak and Marjorie (PLAYING AT THE FIESTA FIVE THEATER) ment o f racism, loyalty, group-psychology Schwartz. Directed by Terry Hughes. To my relief, the end was near when the po’ and betrayal. Gold, who is not a practicing In an unknown, small, little ol’ Southern gal In his latest movie, Homicide, director Jew, is forced into contact with his heritage seaside town in the Deep found out her cuddly David Mamet touches upon issues of racial through his pursuit o f the Jewish woman’s — but not too Deep — hubby was being cuddled tension and anti-Semitism which have killer. South, Demi Moore, a vol­ by some other woman, a been simmering beneath the surface for Mamet’s portrayal o f the siege mentality o f extreme Jewish sects is very interesting, uptuous, viiginal, clair­ plain, choir-mistress who centuries. but is much more accessible to East Coast voyant blonde, manages to sang jazz in a bar. She Bobby Gold (played by Joe Mantegna, a Jews who have spent time or grown up in catch a flabby, feeble­ packed up her carpetbags Mamet regular) is a Jewish N ew York City detective who volunteers to track down a New York City. Further, Mamet’s exami­ minded, New York and headed back home to nation o f the meaning o f racism and anti- butcher on his uneventful Granny. Dr. Homdog, us­ Black fugitive on the FBI’s most wanted list Semitism, while centered on the Jewish fishing trip and make him ing the tracking skills he Demi Moore side o f the question, raises all sorts o f im­ into a prisoner of mar­ picked up from an old In hying to come forward and volunteer plication for all minority groups. riage. But wait! A ll this flict is evident, so I settled bloodhound with whom information at a meeting with the mayor’s officials and his superiors, Gold is The movie leaves a disturbing feeling, happens during the cre­ down for a long winter’s he used to read Plato over harassed with anti-Semitic epithets by an the feeling that Mamet has shown us that dits! There’s more. nap, only occasionally a box of Milk-Bonz, found arrogant young Black city official who is we just can’t trust anyone anymore — not Mr. Meathead and his opening my eyes to see his lover’s lighthouse and very anxious wife decide to Demi Moore run across they lived happily ever af­ obviously very angry about the racism he our ancestors, not our relatives and not settie down in a nice, calm, the street in a nightgown, ter. Or, at least, until feels is going on in the pursuit of the Black our closest friends. Prejudice cuts across unknown town some­ and to hear the psychiat­ H om dog sticks his wet fugitive. all boundaries and is unavoidable, espe­ where within New York rist give professional love nose out the window at With this scene, the stage is set for an in­ cially in New York City. City. Ahh, but bliss cannot advice to the town street another blonde, this time tricate tale o f betrayal, racism and anti- last, as the town psychiat­ urchin in return for two clad in even less than a vir­ Semitism. Gold and his Irish partner help a In the wake o f the Crown Heights vio­ couple of rookie cops who are investigat­ rist, Dr. H.H. Homdog, old bottle caps and a ginal white nightgown. lence, this movie is particularly timely. ing a murder. The victim turns out to be an slobbers through his open bubble-gum wrapper. I By the way, don’t expect Mamet’s examination o f the things that di­ elderly Jewish lady and through an unex­ window, watching two was forced into wakeful­ to see me around for a vide all o f us is interesting and useful. But pected turn o f events, Gold is forced to breasts and a tush make ness because the amorous while. don’t expect to leave me theater with take the case. their way into a butcher couple behind me couldn’t I’m going on a fishing either good feelings or a sense of The plot thickens into a tangled web in shop. completely enjoy the sen­ trip down South. resolution. the traditional Mamet form, where the A t this point, the con- sation of sticking their —Bill Mathieson viewer is kept completely in the dark on —Alex Salkever

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■MUSIC REVIEW ■MUSIC REVIEWS Bad*s Irony Rap Saviour Mr. Bad Example Warren Zevon Giant/Reprise Jazzes I.V. Warren Zevon's new release marks probably the sec­ Welcome to My Dream ond time this year that a serious songwriter has ap­ M C 900 F t Jesus peared on an album cover with a beard and wire-rimmed Nettwerk Records round spectacles, looking quite moody and all ready to It has always been said that an artist’s second recording be ironic. Mr. Bad Example, like Elvis Costello’s is doomed to be a poor effort. The theory is called the “so­ Mighty Like a Rose, is a return to form for Zevon, ditch­ phomore slump” and can be explained thusly: An artist or ing the overproduction of 1989’s Tranverse City for a group has a lifetime to make their first record, but only six crisp, uncluttered sound. months to make their second. This has been the case with Produced by Zevon associate Waddy Wachtel, Mr. some groups (Fishbone, Boston, My Life With the Thrill Bad Example contains more solid songs (and irony, you Kill Kult, etc.) but most artists really don’t worsen on their bet there’s irony) in 40 minutes than most groups have in second effort, they just diversify. After playing the same 10 the now de rigueur hour-plus. Zevon and his band, songs from your first album for all those years, wouldn’t which includes Jim Keltner, David Lindley and Jorge you want to do something else? Calderon, play with an expected professionalism with­ The new M C 900 F t Jesus release Welcome to my out becoming predictable. Dream is no different. N ot necessarily better than its pre­ from Texas, period. Forget Y Z (he dissed the Poor Righte­ Zevon is a Southern Califo man who sometimes decessor, To Hell With the Lid Off, this album is just diffe­ ous Teachers), disregard the Geto Boys (trying to sell re­ writes songs like he’s from N ew York, particularly the rent. It’s a step to either side, but not behind or in front o f cords by showing midgets with shot out eyeballs??? on the Lou Reed housing projects. The catchy “Angel Dressed his first effort covers) and Fuck Booty Ass Vanilla Q u iff 900 has the lyr­ in Black” is a sly rewrite o f “Waiting For the Man” that The most notable difference on this record, besides the ics, the music and the flavor over those perpetrators. He adds a relationship to the story o f addiction. The track absence of the great DJ Zero (now spinning with Vanilla even flaunts it, “ Last Poets’ Style” on the track “ Dalis has a joyous sound to it which intentionally occludes Ic e — seriously, he is), is the presence o f live horns, acous­ Handgun.” Overall, this is a fine, fine record. More mature the creeping paranoia o f the lyrics. By the last chorus, tic drums and guitars. H ie live instrumentation seems to and weirder simultaneously. It should sound great live in the crackhead narrator can’t even be bothered to sing all have added a jazzy and immeasurable depth to the MC’s concert on Halloween night the words:"... sofa... crack...” It’s a terrifyingly humor­ tracks, enabling his songs and bizarre stories o f crime and M C 900 F t Jesus will be performing at the Anaconda ous omission. urban life to breathe like never before. Theater tonight at 6:00 p.m. Call 685-5901 for more “Heartbreak Spoken Here” is a successful stab at Tracks like the foonkee “Killer Inside of Me” and the hi­ information. country music that features harmonies by Dwight Yoa- larious “Adventures in Failure” are examples o f this, and kam, who casts a bent shadow on Zevon’s straightfor­ yo, I don’t care what anyone says, M C 900 is the best rapper —P.E.A.C.E. ward phrasing. Also affecting and different is the Louisiana-slyle stomp of the title track, a history and travelogue o f a business-class criminal and philanderer. Zevon suppresses the need to moralize here and plays it A Less-Than-Princely Protege straight, much to his benefit. It is Zevon’s deadpan delivery and lyrics that show his Ingrid Chavez the crowd in any Minneapolis nightclub. deft touch. H ie song “Renegade” has a chorus that only Ingrid Chavez But the album’s best qualities are the re­ Bon Jovi would take seriously (“I am a renegade/I’ve Paisley Park/Wamer Bros. sult o f great production and its ability to been a rebel all my days”). Zevon’s vocals bring out the I used to trust Prince. I thought that if sustain a feel-good mood. Little is gained obvious irony, but also reveal the sad heart o f the char­ anyone could be that funky, he surely must by the smooshy, enigmatic, Hallmark­ acter underneath. know good funk when he heard it. But I’ve sounding lyrics that Chavez is credited — T ed M ills painfully learned that when it comes to with. spotting new talent, Prince just doesn’t An example: know what the funk he’s talking about. Gold dust blinds the weak at heart But Prince has insisted on continuing Money can’t buy you strength Silence of the Lambs his exploration and has sent yet another D on’t spend all your wishes on a Paisley Park protege into orbit. And for lonely affair November 3,1991 whatever it’s worth, Ingrid Chavez ain’t so Or all your hopes on what isn’t even bad — at least she’s not another Jill Jones, there 8 & 10:30 pm fer chrissakes. Who am I to speak? Chavez’s album, aptly titled Ingrid Ingrid, many people are asking that I.V. Theatre Chavez, doesn’t suck like a Hoover, but it same question. just ain’t that great neither. Look, Prince can still make my booty $3.50 It’s got some groovy moments like the wiggle any time he wants, but I don’t think smooth production harmonies reached in I’d ever again trust the man to judge the ta­ Sponsored by “Hippy Blood” that make me feel like lent portion o f even the Victorville Alfalfa Phi Delta Theta jumping into a convertible and cruising Festival Queen Pageant. with the sun down the 101. And I can even Ingrid Chavez sucks imagine that “Elephant Box” would shake — Michelle Ortiz Ray less than a Hoover. S.O.S. BEER & LIQUOR New ownership In Ventura.... 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It seems that they w ith could be back on the road to popularity, something that they haven’t seen since Midnight to Midnight, or even THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON ' t h i s their most famous single, “Pretty in Pink.” The Psychedelic Furs will be at the Ventura Concert Theatre on Friday, November 1 at 9:00 pm. —Jenn Myers

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I cannot stress to you how wrong I think I would now like to take time out to tell it is that any one person should think the V i d e o you that you should rent this movie not for Food to Go Lunch • Dinner way whoever made this movie had to its artistic content, but for the fabulous Open 7 Days Banquet think. Guy corpus delectis this woman has got. To Dinner Combo Lunch From! This is The Video Guy and I’m speaking quote Elvis, “ Oh momma, I feel a little From $7.95 $3.55 o f the new 1990 version o f Dr. CalagarL something’ cornin’ on.” There was once a movement called German Expression­ But I digress. So her husband takes her to the loony bin, CHINA CASTLE ism. Out o f it came many strange movies, like Metropolis, where she is helped by the original Dr. Calagari’s grand­ Ernest Goes to Camp, Yentl and The Cabinet of Dr. daughter, who is supposed to be as insane as her granddad, RESTAURANT Calagari. which makes no sense since he wasn’t insane in the origi­ Authentic Mandarin Szechuan Hunan Cuisine The film I now speak of is the “sequel” to this last film, ex­ nal, but that’s OK. I can deal. Then there is a weird scene in •Cocktails* cept it has been made 70 years later, is not German, and the which Dr. Calagari Jr. tries to get Mrs. Hautan to smoke this Rated THE BEST Chinese Food only thing it expresses is that whoever made it has been scarecrow’s pole and then bums her with acid, turning her In Santa Barbara making love to yogurt since he was eight arm into a giant weiner (no, not as in “Jimmie Dean”). There are a lot o f slanted sets and “bloop-bloop” noises Then, people call each other “Randy Pants” and “Sex Nazi” ■g’85, ’86, ’87, 88, ’89, ’90, ’91! and people who are vogueing and it is all like a Devo video and there is a chase scene and a surprise ending. gone horribly, inexplicably, unforgivably, kinda, sorta On the Mondo Movie Beer-o-Meter, I give this movie a OPEN SUN-THURS 11:30 AM TO 10 PM. FRI-SAT 11:30 AM TO 10:30 PM pint of tequila — you’ll need it. wrong. Yet, as I look back, I was drawn to it I could leam to 11202 Chapala S t, Santa Barbara, 962-6602 & 965-9219] love a movie like this. (at the comer of Anapamu) The film starts with this chick named Mrs. Hautan hav­ This is The Video Guy saying, “Good Night” ■BOOK REVIEW A Necessary Chapter in King’s Castle Rock Before you open Need­ are freakish and strange, prank, Mr. Gaunt assures fu l Things, compare for a but not a ‘something's you, with his innocent, moment, Stephen King under my bed and I don’t sincere eyes that seem to with William Shakes­ want to be alone’ type of change color for every cus­ peare. Imagine Othello scary like some o f King’s tomer. With his calm yet occurring in a small Maine other books. For his more firm demeanor, Gaunt town called Castle Rock, squeamish readers, there mesmerizes his customers ses that this is the lastbook and that Iago, instead o f is less blood and gore than into thinking that throw­ to be written in the Castle A PLAY BY connivingly misplacing a It, or Pet Sematary. But ing rocks through some­ Rock setting, which is get­ stolen handkerchief, has his expertise in bringing one’s window is a good ting a bit implausible as TINA HOWE opened a store on Main horror to life, manifested joke. H e visits customers the site o f so many strange Street called “Needful in characters like Leland in their dreams to make and horrible occurrences. MAIN THEATRE Things.” Iago, in this in­ Gaunt, scares the reader sure they uphold their end But King unfolds a bit November 1-2 stance, has been named more than any slicing and of the bargain. King’s more o f the town in Need­ Leland Gaunt by the pro­ dicing would ever do. novel will remind you that ful Things, including and 7-9 8:00 lific Stephen King, and has C astle Rock’s new “caveat emptor” is more Thad Beaumont’s life, the November 3 more in his store o f good­ store, Needful Things, has than a warning; if you live unfortunate novelist in ies than Shakespeare’s something for everyone, in Castle Rock, it can be a The Dark Half who is 2:00 PM Iago ever dreamed of. Fit­ and that something just matter o f life and death. chased by his personified STUDENTS $7.00 tingly, Mr. Leland Gaunt, happens to be exactly Avid Stephen King fans alter ego. It’s like meeting GENERAL $8.50 proprietor extraordinaire, what you want. Everything will remember Castle Sheriff Pangbom in Nan’s BOX OFFICE quotes Shakespeare dur­ is always on sale, and Rock, Maine, from other Luncheonette, or getting a ing his business engage­ “ dickering” is one o f Mr. favorites, such as Cujo, letter from Polly Chal­ 805-893-3535 ments. Yet, on a Stephen Gaunt’s favorite pastimes. The Dead Zone, The mers, sent on a break from King scale o f terror from Mr. Gaunt never charges Tommyknockers, The her store, You Sew and one to 10 (one being The more than his customers Dark Half and two novel­ Sew. It’s a nice feeling to THEATRE at UCSB Eyes of the Dragon and 10 can afford. D ie only trou­ las — The Sun Dog and be back with old friends. A UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SANTA BARBARA being Pet Sematary), ble is, the monetary value The Body (which was nice feeling, that is, until Needful Things scores a is only half of the price: the made into the movie, Mr. Leland Gaunt’s shit low seven. other half is a deed, an er­ Stand By Me). The cover hits the fan. The events in this book rand — only a harmless o f Needful Things profes­ —Jenn Myers ITS m U O W EEN SHORE: Escaping Totally Pauly H f c Kt ( | g ) Continued from pJA taught him that life is ab­ brought up the subject of est. That's something that I n o c i r i u 'BG i v u him this philosophy? out “having your own color control The King lost con­ learned that my mom al­ “I learned it from life; life in the rainbow. ”D id Pauly trol and it killed him. Is ways told me — just to be is my teacher. I’m a street- get any influence from Pauly in control of his ca­ honest with yourself. You THIS THURSMY NIQHT smart dude. I might not Sam’s “Shock Humor?” reer, or is he a puppet? know you don’t have to go know books and stuff like “It’s good for him, but it’s “I’m the boss. I f you’re in for the joke and the laugh. Costume Contests For: that, but I know how to deal not me. I’m love and peace this business, dude, you Just keep it straight and with people. That’s what I and, you know, warmth and gotta be the boss. The mo­ honest.” • Best rock music star look-a-like do, man. The reason my shit shit.” ment you start listening to • Best costumed couple gets over is 'cuz I go up to Pauly wasn’t all dead­ your managers or your That’s what he did in people on the streets and pan. The subject o f his agents, you’re history. You this interview. He admit­ • Most original costume look them in the eye and father, Sammy Shore, be­ gotta know in your heart ted that he had never met • Craziest costume they can feel at ease. I love ing the opening act for El­ what to do. You gotta be George Carlin, and wasn’t people.” vis got him laughing strong, you can’t be a pussy. familiar with his work. He Lot's of Prizes: “I fucking get a boner, “My dad was on tour with I’m not just a VJ, you know admitted that he wasn’t ^ you know, checking people him, which is a pretty cool what I mean? That’s the dif­ happy playing in The Pub Dinner for two at Elephant Bar out When I’m in the Mid­ gig, for five years. H e went ference between me and ... last year (it was too small). Movie passes & bowling games west and shit and I’m sittin’ out on the road, which is whoever ... I don’t wanna One thing he didn’t admit, at a restaurant like the Red cool because you know how name names.” though, was that he was CD's & Tapes from j Lobster, I’m just trippin’ many chicks Elvis got? He And then he went back scared about his future It ou t I get so high, just loo­ probably got his extras. M y to reassuring me o f his po­ is a big step going from Pop kin’ at all these freaks, you dad might have even teamed pularity. Maybe Pauly Comedy Phenomenon to ~—w ~ ruse IWESOE t ’ ^ r know? And they look at me chicks with Elvis. Wouldn’t Shore is a little more insec­ Pop Comedy Icon. He will and they go, This guy’s a that be buff? ‘Sammy, ure than he wants to let on. have to work hard. Maybe Domino Pizza coupons freak,’ you know ... you Sammy, slap her in the ass. That’s alright, he’s young he will succeed. After all, T-Shirt giveaways know?” Slap her in the ass.’ My “The reason why people he tries to speak to our gen­ Pauly did speak highly dad’s name is Sammy.” dig me is 'cuz they relate to eration, and we are “The of Sam Kinison, who Talking about Elvis me ’cuz I’m them. I’m hon­ Future of America.” ■ A ll y o u c m bowl for $10 \ ■ DJ plays rock music videos ■ ! 99< Beer \

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November 9, 1991 - 8 UCSB EVENTS CENTER Tickets Locations: Tickets: Associated Students Tickets Office $ 2 0 .0 0 General Admission (plus service charge) Arts and lectures Ticket Office $ 17.50 UCSB Students (plus service charge; All Ticketmaster Outlets only available on campus) SBCC Garvin Theatre Box Office To order tickets by phone: 893*2064 at I.V. TH EATER Records Etc. - Solvang For information call 893*3536