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it's time for the annual Oscar Derby, the most boring yet highly-rated four w s i hours on television you hate to watch, but do ’cause during the Best Live Action Short Subject you can go to the bathroom, the market, or just do homework; the folks in the real audience, more than half of whom are relatives of people who have already lost their category early in the show, have to sweat it out in black tie. And you wonder why Cher wears so little. This is Hollywood’s peer vote, where the “fellow members” of the academy (industry) let you know in no uncertain terms who is the most popular by virtue of performance and personality. Who can forget Sally Field gushing, “You really like me!” as the audience melted with pride. Nothing like sympathizing with mob rule to gain respect. Still, we watch, we cheer, we scream injustice and we emerge too exhausted from boredom to get back to our bio homework. (See OSCAR, p.4A)
M TNSID 1 B B r a n H L j An American Wake-Up Call 3A Night At the Opera 3A Movies 4A Elvis! 6A Back to the «as Sandbox 7A Boy In Refrigeratoir Eats Own Foot 14A 2A Thursday, February 9,1989 Daily Nexus
Regents' Lecturer in the Department of Music.
On Thursday, February 16 at 8 PM in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, he will discuss 'The Care and Feeding of the Music Critic" to let us know more about the responsibilities of judging musical performance and recording^ and how we can care for a music critic^ of our own. The lecture is free.
Not only that, but if you'd like to visit with Mr. Bernheimer for yourself he is holding regular office hours in the Music Department. If you are interested in music, dance, journalism, writing, Los Angeles art life or if you are just plain critical, drop in for a chat and use this special resource while you can.
A merican Pictures
Jacob Holdt left his native Denmark a few years back with a little money and his camera to hitchhike around the„ United States for five years. On his journey, he found the shadow of the American Dream, and began to experience and document, on film and on tape, the lives of the disadvantaged in our country. Holdt has created American Pictures, an explosive and provocative multi- media presentation to be offered free at Campbell Hall on Tuesday, February 14 at 8 PM. Sometimes it's important to learn what you aren't sure you want to know.
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Aesthetic Peril with some soon-to-be- Vaudeville giddy folks at UCSB on Saturday, February 11 at 8 PM in Campbell Hall. Redefined Seating is limited so power walk to the A&L Ticket Office to get your tickets or From the streets of San Francisco rose charge 'em by phone: 961-3535. a movement of rebels; a diverse gang of perfectly seasoned actors, jugglers, On Friday, February 10 at 3:30 PM, musicians and comics have revived Vaudeville Nouveau will conduct a the spirit of late 19th and early 20th free Laughter Therapy Workshop century vaudeville and added to it the (Vaudeville meets the New Age) for conscience of the '80s. Student Services staff in the UCen Pavilion. Contact A&L at 961-3535 for Out of this movement called "new information about other residency vaudeville" sprung Vaudeville activities with these kooky, shockingly Nouveau, three zany guys who risk well-balanced performers. their very lives — under constant threat of collision with flying jugglers' clubs or attack by vengeful, savage O f Critical rubber chickens — to update and preserve this classic form of American Importance entertainment. BRIGHTNESS The Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles International Cinema continues with Undaunted in the face of danger, they Times music and dance critic, Martin Brightness on Thursday, February 9 at 8 forge ahead and will share their Bernheimer, is at UCSB right now as a PM in Campbell Hall.
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02* 09*89 SA ADJUSTING OUR VISION THROUGH FOREIGN EYES vocational educations, our perspectives have shrunk tenth time is was put on at Harvard it drew 700 from a broad life experience to a narrow pursuit of viewers. If one wishes to be truly “educated," this film material success. is a must see. One of the most unfortunate repercussions of this — maxwell donnelly tunnel vision is the fact that we’ve learned to look beyond, around, anywhere but at, those who were run over by that image of a Saab we’re eagerly pursuing, EDDIE MURPHY Jacob Holdt’s American Pictures will be presented or were never even allowed onto the freeway. These Feb. 14, at 7:00 p.m. in Campbell Hall. The show people are America's underclass, victims of America’s C O M I N G T O recounts in pictures and words a Danish institutionalized poverty, fear, and insecurity. photographer's journey through the American un These are the people Jacob Holdt reveals without America derclass, and is one of the most widely acclaimed any frosting in his work American Pictures. The multi- media event, one of the most brilliantly successful Thurs. Feb 9 events of its kind. I.V. Theater campus events of the decade, has provoked rave One need look no further than the nearest 7 » 9 « 11 p m newspaper or magazine to be bombarded with reviews for its ability to provoke thought and insight, $2.50 statistics and opinions concerning the narrowing of the something rather rare at American universities today. Spons. by Shiloh Hall college experience in America. This presentation is required for freshman orien & A.S. Underwrite Even as our college educations have evolved into tation at Dartmouth and Cornell among others. The TACKLING A CLASSIC
What do you do with a bunch of award-winning young singers, most of whom either currently attend U CSB or did at one time? You put them in a famous, though atypical opera, of course. The opera is Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme and it will be presented by the aforementioned talents of the UCSB Opera Theater on February 10, 11 (8 p.m.) and 12 (2 p.m.) in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. “La Boheme", as well known as it may be, is not your classical Italian Baroque opera, chock full of upper class, wig-wearing, marriage- arranging characters. This production is about a “THEOXE "One of the best films of group of Italian m isn iM E the year" MASTERPIECE OF -Roger Ebert bohemians hanging out and falling in and out of love in Paris; something ALL THE FILMS college students can relate to a little better. RELEASED SO UCSB was able to get a hold of so many great singers for this opera that FAR IM988." many of the performers will be sharing roles by alternating on different -Ciurlo M r. R§T0SPIMX!\ STA R TS FRI. 7 & 9:15 NIGHTLY nights. Among the singers in “La Boheme" is tenor and ex-Houston Oiler (SUN A LSO 2:30,4:45) linebacker Lawrence Harris who will be alternating in the leading role of ASTUXMG Rodolfo with Matthew Bitetti. Harris, who will be featured in Saturday's achievement: production, describes the opera as “passionate” and adds that “when you -jsmi Semini. V/ B )0 k l FUSI hear Puccini’s themes you feel the emotion." I don’t know if this will Victoria St. Theater matter to the capacity of emotion one may feel from "La Boheme,” but BUY 1-GET1 FREE 33 W. Victoria St. U C SB ’s version of the opera will be presented in English and not in its 965-1886 original Italian. 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S B 682 4936 S B Her Alibi Board } AM programs, showtim es ft restrictions sutjfoct to chongo without notfem ^ /*\rWX>Vööööö a OSCAR a DERBY (Continued from cover) May. She was the key to the apartheid movie’s impact, and her Next Wednesday, the nominations come out. These are selected by emotional changes, delievered so deftly, are still with me. Juliette category, with only actors nominating actors, cinematographers Binoche from "The Unbearable Lightness of Being” deserves a bid in cinematogrphers, etc., (but everyone nominates their favorite movie.) this unspectacular field, but my Winner is Glenn Close, who proved she Every year there are the perennial favorites, the commercial can be devilish without being a psycho-bitch. She was so good I won't recognitions, the “we owe you one”s and the big surprises (usually the even be that surprised if she actually gets it. only deserving names). Here then, steeped in tradition, are my BEST ACTOR: Odds on the name begins with H. The nominees Will be predictions for who will be nominated, and my selections for who should: — Dustin Hoffman, for being socute in "Rain Man,” Gene Hackman for BEST ACTRESS: Who Will: This category has belonged to Meryl Streep finally kicking the shit out of those darn racists in “Mississippi Burning,” for almost a decade now — “Cry in the Dark” will be her fifth nomination Tom Hanks for bringing out the kid in us in “Big,” William Hurt for so in the last eight years, and even if the ladies are getting sick of her, it's competently portraying the boring common man in “Accidental Tourist,” only because she’s always so good. Sigourney Weaver has quickly and either Bob Hoskins for keeping straight in “Who Framed Roger established herself as a perennial front-runner, and those who didn’t Rabbit" (his singing may have cost him) or John Malckovich for even see “Gorillas in the Mist” saw at least 10 of her interviews on it. “Dangerous Liasons” (they love it when you can be smart and sexy). This Jodie Foster is another sure thing, her rape-victim in “The Accused” will is the most hotly contested nomination race this year, with Edward be respected for bringing originality and sympathy to a hot-issue movie. James Olmos (“Stand and Deliver") and Forrest Whittiker (“Bird") Glenn Close and Melanie Griffith offer two sides of the Cher-syndrome, having outside chances at Hurt's spot. But Hurt is recognized as the Close getting nominated for “Dangerous Liasons” because she artistic actor of this decade (along with Streep), so don’t expect him to be deserved it last year for "Fatal Attraction” (when “Cher" got it for edged by a dark horse. More likely Hanks, but he »the designated dark “Moonstruck" because she deserved it the year before for “M ask”) and horse in this crowded field. And the winner is ... Dustin Hoffman! By a Griffith for “Working Girl” because she’s bounced from the bimbo Cisse is free to explore a cinematic STRANGER realm which is best called Jungian for its visual exploration of the symbols BOWLING: FUN AND which make up all of our personal THAN myths. In other words, Brightness is a ZEN challenge to even the most dedicated Depending on how lucky you are, or perhaps how fast you can HOLLY film viewer, but one which, if given the run, the Orchid Bowl (ing lanes) in Goleta is the cheapest shoe chance, will enchant even the most place in the county. jaded art film buff. It can also be the most expensive. They charge a two-dollar WOOD On Sunday, the series continues with deposit for a pair of those super keen dual-color bowling shoes and Hibiscus Town, another challenging then set you loose on your very own lane. It might be the most film. But without a knowledge of recent expensive shoe shop around if you're caught leaving with the shoes Chinese history, this film will leave the — fines even for petty theft are pretty steep these days. Instant bad viewer more frustrated and confused karma. than enlightened. If you think about it, bowling is the perfect alternative to almost Called the Doctor Zhivago of China, anything constructive, or when another activity doesn’t pan out, Hibiscus Tom is an epic of the life a say you’re late to a movie, go bowling. Orchid’s beauty is that it’s peasant bean-curd maker from her open 24 hours. downfall in the rightest reforms of the And the beauty of bowling is that it’s a sport where you can get late ’50s through her rehabilitation in absolutely hammered (you can get beers at the Galleon Room at the later part of the cultural revolution. Orchid Bowl and carry ’em out to the lanes) and smoke like a fiend. What Hibiscus Town best affords is a Golf is similar in that way, but much more exhausting because you more personal view of historical events have to do a lot of walking. that seem cut and dry in a Chinese The bowling games themselves are pretty cheap — about $2.25 Arts and Lectures continues its history class, though you might want to eclectic international film series this per — but depending on how nutty you want to get, it can add up. brush up on your Mao. There are shoes to rent, sin taxes to pay, and, of course, the true week with entries from Mali and China. Both films screen at 8 p.m. only at On Thursday there is the rare chance believer will play a couple of dumb video games at some point. Campbell Hall. Tickets are still There is also a big pool table room, which brings up one of the few to catch the extraordinary film from available; contact Arts and Lectures for Mali, Brightness. The easiest com criticisms of Orchid Bowl, that the pool room lights are too bright more information. and the cue sticks all seem to be warped. parisons are to 2001 and Star Wars in how — adam liebowitz it touches on the mythic proportions of There’s an Orchid Bowl advertisement that usually appears in our individual lives. However, there is the Arts & Entertainment section touting the place’s automatic little else that would remind you of a scoring system. Sure, that seems high tech and all, and one can’t western-made film. blame bowling alleys for installing them, but in the olden days, Brightness follows the journey of a most places would have you keep your own score and then ask you young man in pre-colonialized Mali to how many games you played when you’re done. Of course, most find the meaning of his identity. His people would allot themselves free games. odyssey has all the elements of the The ad also says you can watch T.V. while you play. That actually coming-of-age myth: the breaking from sounds pretty stupid. Who wants to watch 227 while bowling — it’s the mother, finding of a wife, learning too loud in there, anyhow. the secrets of the tribe and overcoming To bastardize a term, there is a certain zen to bowling — balance, of a father. All told in epic proportions concentration, matching mental and physical resources for a in a world where magic actually exist. common goal, maybe even asking for spiritual help to make a However, the images and symbolism strike. A person who gets better at bowling thus becomes a better person. are not the flat, dry ones of a Hollywood film. Mali-born director Souleymane — wade daniels But my winner has got to be John Malkovich for proving that love Cronenberg, by a hair over Frears, for having the balls to scare me more doesn’t mean shit b ^ is still worth dying for. Stud. than anyone since I was a child, and still make me enjoy it. BEST DIRECTOR: Who will be nominated depends on the Director’s Guild. Whoever gets the Director’s Guild award will win Best Director, and who ever wins that usually wins Best Picture. This year the Guild The BEST PICTURE nominees will be detirmined by audiences, as went maxi-cheese, giving bids to Roger Zemeckis for making more usual. If you make a quality film that is hugely popular (it’s next to im money than Eddie Murphy with “Roger Rabbit,” Mike Nichols for being possible), you’re in there. Rain Man is all-American, a road movie, a his sweetly popular self and giving Griffith a shot in “Working Girl," Alan family movie, a mental and social disease movie combined. Money. Parker for finally making a nice “conscientious” movie (nobody saw Mississippi Burning does the dirty job of taking a long, hard look at one “Birdy") with big issues and stars in “Mississippi Burning," Barry of America’s Problems; the fact that it was made by an Englishman won’t Levinson for being the only director both Hoffman and Tom Cruise hurt it until statue time. Roger Rabbit was an “original" kids movie wanted to work with on “Rain Man," and Charles Crichton for the great “funny enough for adults," a moneybagger with enough of a twist to “Fish Called Wanda." Look for all but Crichton (the only deserving push it through. Working Girl is the underdogger, a female "Rocky” with name) to be in there. I can see "Dead Ringers’” David Cronenberg the late '80's corporate connection. And The Accidental Tourist looks sliding in as this year’s “artistic statement" nominee (a la “Room With a like this year's “art film," even though it wanted to be this year's “Or View”), but more likely the nod of respect will go to Clint Eastwood for dinary People;” by taking off the commercial edge it only made itself being the decade’s number-one draw and still making such an unor- boring. Still, Hollywood wants to give itself a pat on the back for being so thadox film with “Bird" (the Guild’s snub will help a sympathy vote). And adventurous, rather than name a Dead Ringers, which is so anti the winner will be... Barry Levinson, probably, though Nichols has a establishment. Big and A Fish Called Wanda are way outside, but one sweet shot and Eastwood has just as good a chance as Warren Beatty might get the "Rabbit" or "Tourist" spot. The winner will be... Rain Man, did for “Reds" or Robert Redford for “Ordinary People." because after “Missippi Burning” beats itself with racism charges there won’t be anything left. Who Should get named are Cronenberg, for making the bravest movie of The nominees Should Be determined by the same criteria as the the year, Crichton for making the funniest, Philip Kaufman for ground directors, managing to be smart and entertaining (it’s almost impossible breaking and sexiness in "Unbearable Lightness of Being," Stephan too). Dead Ringers, Dangerous Liasons, A Fish Called Wanda, Bagdad Frears for his wicked, wonderful (and sexy too) “Dangerous Liasons,” Cafe, and the first good movie about aparthied, A World Apart. There and Percy Adlon for “Bagdad Cafe.” These guys all have one thing in are others deserving extra spots like Talk Radio, The Thin Blue Line, and common — they're smart. They take deep insights and use the film Wings of Desire. My winner is Dangerous Liasons, because it has medium to transform them into drama, humor, horror; simple and pure everything: "magnificent" cast, script, acting, direction, entertainment, but there’s nothing simple about the process. The Guild cinematography, sets and costumes, plus jokes, sex, violence, love, must be feeling Guilty for giving us such a plethora of mindless shit this anguish, and death. It really is a Hollywood movie. Hollywood just can't year, and they’re trying to cover it with manure. My winner is... David remember. — jesse engdahl VS m • a ‘ b FU N WITH A BRONSON BURNER Sporting a strangely circular head of hair, Charles Bronson is back again in the role of “The Cop Who’s Had Enough.” Ever since Death Wish in the mid-70s, people have loved Mr. Bronson’s wacky genital-grabbing and male-raping antics on the big screen. Now, he’s back again fulfilling contractual obligations in yet another film for Cannon Pictures. This time around it's called Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects. Strange title, you say? No, because in Japanese, Kinjite means forbidden subjects. Anyway, so it seems that the bad guy, “Duke," is in the business of acquiring underage females for strange businessmen. This doesn’t go over real well with Mr. Bronson, and he makes Duke eat a $25,000 gold watch and then blows up his car. But that’s not all! It also seems that there is this Japanese guy (who we think was the guy who played Long Duck Dong in "Sixteen Candles") who has some weird sexual deviations of his own and ends up copping a feel off Mr. Bronson’s daughter on the bus. In an even weirder turn of events, the Japanese guy’s daughter is kid napped by Duke and sold into child prostitution and hooked on an THROUGH THE EYES OF unnamed intravenous drug. And how does it end? (STOP READING NOW ALL BRONSON A CHILD FANS) Oddly enough, the bad guys lose and there is even some poetic justice about child molesters who go to jail. In Bombay in 1983, director Mira Nair was in a taxi stopped at a We shouldn't blame Bronson for all the bad cliches which he red light. Within seconds he was surrounded by street children, sleepwalks through. The producers, the '8 0 ’s genuises of bad even crippled ones, begging, washing windows, performing — action films Cannon Pictures, have churned out a couple of dozen anything for a few pennies. This was the first image that inspired similiar tough dudes against the system flicks this decade. Un the making of Salaam Bombay!. fortunately they haven’t noticed that the market for these kind of According to Nair, the film is “a story of the lives of children movies have gone the way of the drive-in. living on the streets of Bombay, a story that celebrates their spirit Oh well, there are some people out there who think Chuck of survival, their humor, dignity and courage in a world that denies shoving a dildo up the bad guy's ass is a thousand yucks. Maybe them the luxury of childhood." What makes this story credible and it’s really a comedy? incredible is the fact that Nair, along with screenwriter Sooni Only the mutant teenage boys understand. Taraporevala, set up a Children’s Workshop for these street- — jeffrey c. whalen & adam liebowitz children, who are the main actors, to teach them to express themselves and their real life hardships in the film. Salaam Bombay!is a rare film not to be missed and it can be seen starting February 10th on a two-week run at the Victoria Street Theater. The film will play nightly at 7 and 9:15 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30, 4:45, 7 and 9:15 p.m. P\ Zß- FULL 02*09 » 89-- BAR It’s been cold and wet Faulkner novel: complex, 935 EmbarcaderoEmbarcad del Norte outside. We've all been ELVIS IS SPIKED tangled and brilliant. sick. Football is over. “Chewing Gum" Baseball's far away. And sounds like a collection of Com ing Feb 21st it seems like the only new drunken chimpanzees tunes in the record shops banging on pots and pans 7:30 p.m. are from Tiffany and as Funkadelic strums The Debbie Gibson. some groovin' 7 0 s soul But have no fear, t guitar while some hippo friends, Elvis has saved plays tuba. Meanwhile, the day. our hero is singing about Elvis Costello, that is. the horrors of Asian mail You know, "Alison," order brides in a song ITOLE “Radio Radio," that will have you tapping "Everyday I Write The your feet and feeling Book.” You know, that sorry at the same time. geeky-looking skinny guy with collage of i in the Buddy Holly “Satellite” is about an glasses. innocent young dancer. 7 30 p.m Thursday, Feb 23 All Elvis. “She looks like an His new album Spike is illustration of a cocktail Featuring A ges hard not to rave about, so McCartney wanted to creative, sensitive music party," Elvis croons. It’s I'll do my best to control write songs with this should be played. gentle and sensitive and The Untouchables myself. man. There is a reason Needless to say, all the tragic; but mostly This is what music Chrissie Hynde wanted to above musicians sparkle beautiful. Chrissie Hynde Friday, March 3 7:30 p.m. sounds like. This is how sing with this man. There on this 15-song gem. is barely noticeable, but songs should be written. is a reason The Dirty she’s as perfect as that Country Dick Montana This is how you sing. This Dozen Brass Band Elements of jazz, pop, pinch of seasoning your is how you play. This is wanted to jam with this "Sgt. Pepper’s," and grandma puts in her with how you produce creative man. It wasn't his name, bagpipes from Hell twist special spaghetti sauce. records. I'll tell you that. It's and squeal through this Elvis. 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Just to give you an idea what something like ‘‘Miracle of miracles they were up to: last weekend they brothers and sisters, ‘nightlife’ is hosted 2 fantastic shows — Friday starting to become a relevant word to night was NICE STRONG ARM from breathe in Santa Barbara thanks to the Texas, SCRAW L from Ohio, THE Editor: Jesse "cop-a-feel” Engdahl booming triumphant success of The CREAMERS from L.A., and ALICE Assistant Editors: Dawn “hot lips” Mermer Noise Chamber, an alternative venue FELL from I.V., and Saturday night was Jeffrey “sitar" Whalen that showcases national touring rock 'n CAT BUTT from Seattle with two local Writers: Joel “mad dog” Brand roll acts plus the best of local talent!" bands that call to mind the saying, "If Wade “crazy legs" Daniels Or something like that. you can’t say anything nice....’’ The Max “bobo” Donnelly To my dismay (and hopefully to Noise Chamber has other great Jay "jay" Hinman yours, too) I just got off the phone with shows planned too; Audrey says that Laura “knuckles" Funkhauser Audrey, queen manager/booker and BLOOD C IRC U S from Seattle will still Adam “gotta dance" Liebowitz glue that has held The Noise Chamber be happening Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Tony “a-roni" Pierce together, and she says ‘‘Things don’t Noise Chamber. look good” for the club’s continued Come do it like the beautiful people existence — an eviction notice had just do it and show up to a Noise Chamber been received an'd unless someone can show — come March, you may be faced come up with $4,000, “the club will with the Coors Light clubs trying to probably close". peddle you “Toad the Collage Wet There will be a benefit Wednesday Sprocket of 1-Rails” and bands strictly the 15th to help ease the pain with of that genre as “the alternative,” and several local bands TBA at the Noise you might just be desperate enough to Feb Chamber — 41 IB State St., down the go. alley next to the Savoy Theater and 10 AL STEWART “The Adult Store" (you all know where — jay hinman p e b REGGAE FESTIVAL 111 Pato Banton / Roots Syndicate / Prof. Einstein / Das / Jawge & the Unknown Band Feb KZTR Valentine's Day Party 14 w ith THE BOMBERS I Feb I l 7 _ RITACOOUDGE I Feb From Ireland 18 HOTHOUSE FLOWERS BOOK HOLDS KEY TO SAVING I Feb- DEAD HEAD NIGHT 119 with Happy Trails UNIVERSE Feb LEGENDS O t “All I really need to know about how to live and what from the little cup next to the cash register but never 23 CHICAGO BLUES to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom put any in. Do you trust these people? I hope not. • Jimmy Rogers • Pinetop Perkins was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but These are not cockamamie ideas; well, they are not • Hubert Sumlin there in the sandpile at Sunday School." cockamamie when many kindergartners seem to be iF e b PONCHO SANCHEZ Do you believe this? Are you a graduate student more responsible than a sad portion of the adult |8__ with The Estrada Brothers looking in the wrong place for the path to success? world. These principles, that any kindergartner can Feb KMGQ FUSION MAGIC w / Maybe you're just in denial about it because, with tell you about, are currently being advocated to society 25 THE BRANDON FIELDS the information that Robert Fulghum provides in his as a whole in All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kin- BAND(Rippingtons) semi-new book All 1 Really Need to Know I Learned In Kin- dergarten. Ethnic Studies Requirement, ha! What we UNCLE FESTIVE w/guest Luis Conte dergarten, the answers to most of the everyday conflicts need is a Kindergarten Requirement where people D O U G C A M E R O N of life can be resolved by reverting to the simple can learn the basic principles of peaceful coexistence principles taught in kindergarten. These earth- that are taught every weekday (holidays excluded) in ■ Mar LIVE CHAMPIONSHIP shattering, spiritually enlightening concepts are based— the nation's pre-schools. BOXING on the idea that if everybody in the whole wide world All I Really Need to Know / Learned in Kindergarten is easy Mar The Band that Rocked Neil Young would just share everything, play fair, put things back reading — one can start reading at any page and still 2 CRAZY HORSE where they found them, clean up their own mess, and know what's going on. It's a book to read during the ■ Mar take a nap every day, then we would all get along trudge of a long class day; it will help you maintain l ± _ TOWER POWER much better. your contact with reality in between doses of Mar Heck Music Center presents the Of course, there are going to be people who will say economics and Shakespeare. Someday this book could 5 V EN T U R A M U S IC EXPO that these childishly simple axioms are not going to take the Bible's place beside Safe Sex Kits in hotel Major manufacturers display their 1989 change anything and that we would be foolish and rooms; remember, you heard it here first, musical instrument product line naive to believe such things. But these people are ■ Mar probably the same ones who always take the change — joel brand IT_ STANLEY JORDAN BAND Mar Music Academy of the West presents tf, \ 12 ALBERT KING IMar w w /^ i/iîA àtpu et£ea/ l/ xv 9r. x EDDIE MONEY BLUES*REGGAE Mar BLOOD, SW EAt 18 ____ & T E A R S ROCK & JAZZ iMar 122 NEW RELEASES NOW IN STOCK: YELLOWMAN Mar ELVIS COSTELLO • “SPIKE" 23 ERIC BURDON TASHI Performing: SALE PRICED - 6 . 9 9 LP and Tape IMar Carinet Mozart’s (Available on Compact Disc next week ROBIN TROWER sale priced at 1 2 .9 9 ) & Quintet Mar F R A N K M A R IN O with 26 MAHOGANY RUSH Strings in A Major NEW ON COMPACT DISC YELLOWMAN-"K(ng Yellowman" Mar Saturday, for Clarinet "Pay It All Back Volume 2"-(featuring 31 RANDY NEWMAN February and Strings LEE PERRY, PRINCE FAR I, AFRICAN HEADCHARGE) Apr 11 SKIP JAMES- Today" 1 SPYRO GYRA M ISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT- "Last Sessions" A pr . LEO KOTKE & ^ "J U N IO R W E L L S- "Cornin' at You" |25__ LYLE LOVETT .everything that they play is a celebration. ” DUKE ELLINGTON-"Early Ellington (1927-1934 " T O M WAiTS-"Small Change", "Heart of Saturday May — L.A. Herald Examiner Night", "Nighthawksat the Diner" 13 ____ YELLOWJACKETS Student/Sr. Tickets $8.00 "C A SH PAID FOR USED C D ’S. CASSETTES & LP'»” I Jun Call the Lobero Theatre Box Office 3 STEPPENWOLF at 963-0761 to charge tickets by phone Tickets Available at Ventura Theatre 26 So. Chestnut Downtown Ventura morning jory For Dinner Reservations & Ticket Information CALL (805) 648-1888 CONCERT LINE (805) 648-1936 OPEN 10-10 DAILY, 10-8 SUNDAYS AND ALL LOCATIONS 910 Emborcodero Del Norte, Isla Visto 968-4665 MAY COMPANY • MUSIC PLUS ft JAILHOUSE RECORDS IICKEIS FOR LOCAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EVENTS FOLGNER PRODUCTIONS 8 À Thursday, February 9,1989 Daily Nexus NITE PUB NITE • PUB NITE • PUB NITE • PUB NITE • PUB NITE • PUB NITE • m TJ 3 C Q- 00 WANTED: • A.S. Program board is looking for an om nipotent and all-knowing being to fill the position of A.S. Program Board represen tative. If you fit these qualifications, or even T if you are just hard working, responsible and enjoy working with people, we would like you H to apply. Applications are available now in A the Program Board office on the third floor of the UCen in room 3167. The deadline to apply T is Friday, Feb. 17. P Valentine's Day Special E T R O L Photo by Leslie Holtzman q 00 E Tonite in the Pub M 0 Toad The Wet Sprocket T & 1 0 z 00 THE INCLINED | N 3 0. Abe's Records recording artists Toad The Wet Sprocket's oo • recently released "Bread and Circus" album has caused a buzz in the Z U1 W industry, and their energetic, thoughtful, rolk-rick style has cap- H tivated audiences throughout the area. The Include has been • 1 oo wowing audiences and industry executives in L.A. and beyond, *0 3 Charlie King T Q. impressing music connection enough to spotlight their inventive n will perform this Monday H blend of pop. Chili Peppers funk, and Zepplinesque guitar riffs. 2 UJ £ Recently the Inclined complimented Edie Brickel and The New from 6-8 pm in the z bohemians with a stunning opening performance. Showtime is 8 ™ Multi-Cultural Center V oo pm. It's free and all ages are welcome. -0 3 C Q. 0 and • 3-Lin and • 311 n and • s u n and • b u n and • b u n and • b u n w 1 C fIREHOSE E 0 The F Saturday Third PUB T Concert H Series E of the B A i E E H fIR EH O SE 1 with Special Guest "GOD V E Come watch Mike, George & Ed as they rock out the Pub in their This Saturday!! first S.B. show in nearly a year! W TICKETS FOR ALL CONCERTS AVAILABLE AT TICKETMASTER. MORNINGLORY AND THE A.S. TICKET OFFICE E D. > f M A R. 8 8 P m Campbell Hall Tickets go on sale Tomorrow The Battle M M e The McCurtis and his professional » C D group The Delegates have of Chile C U E taken their highly emotional H R L music to many places and people and each time have The Battle of Chile A TE received high acclaim from E 1 G those who chanced to listen. This inquisitive documentary details the overthrow L The show will take place on SA Saturday, Feb. 25 at 8 pm in of the Chilean government by the political right. The T Campbell Hail. Tickets on sale footage is both provocative and informative. The film E now at Morninglory, A.S. will be shown on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 8 pm in S Ticket Office and Ticketron. Campbell Hall.