Gumbo Magazine, August 1991 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
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Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons Gumbo Yearbook University Archives 8-1991 Gumbo Magazine, August 1991 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gumbo Recommended Citation Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, "Gumbo Magazine, August 1991" (1991). Gumbo Yearbook. 106. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gumbo/106 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Gumbo Yearbook by an authorized administrator of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 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Low Cost • Ultrasound Available Whole Bean Coffee Roasted in Our Shop Come by for Mocha, Cafe Au Lait, GUMBO HIGHLAND Espresso, Cappuccino a sample m a g a z i n e Gourmet Pastries of COFFEES Fifteen Varieties of Loose Tea our NEW Iced Col I cos Publisher Frozen Office of Student Media Coffee Drink. Editor Sheri Blackwood Managing Editor Optimum Martin Johnson music Design Editor at Dave Curley Minimum Design Assistant prices. Virginia Hearin Copy Editors Ronlyn A. Domingue, Tina Thompson, Robert Wolf Illustrators Keith Douglas, Virginia Hearin Photographers Dave Curley, Douglas McConnell Advertising Representatives Jennifer Beyt, John Paul Funes Adviser Pat Parish Come in and enjoy our Mississippi Contributors Jennifer Brabetz, John K. Carpenter, Andre Maillho, Home Cooking Jody Miller, Garilyn Ourso, Mike Ritter, Larry Sumerford, Robert Wolf, Steve Zaffuto Hours: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday The Gumbo Magazine is written, edited and designed by stu dents of Louisiana State University. The opinions expressed in the articles are those of the writers and do not necessarily rep resent the views of the editor, Gumbo Magazine, the Office of Student Media or the University. No articles, photographs or il lustrations in this publication may be reproduced without the consent of the Office of Student Media. Volume 3, Issue 1 August 1991 Copyright Gumbo Magazine G u m b o C o ntributors' Profile Martin Johnson, SWM 21, likes media, politics and frogs. If Martin had an extra hour to work each day, he still wouldn't get anything done. John K. Carpenter is a news-editorial journalism major. A native of Baton Rouge, he thinks Louisi ana's progressive politics, clean environment and honest government can serve as examples of how states should be. Andre Maillho is the sports editor for the Daily Reveille. His heart belongs to a girl named Michele (but she doesn't know it yet). His primary goals are to be world famous and to be gored during the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona. His last wish is for a winning football season before he graduates. Jody Miller is a senior in news-editorial journalism. She enjoys writing about ethical issues, and doesn't want to tell people what to think, but what to think about. Jennifer Brabetz is a journalism major and a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She has a great tan, and loves to sip drinks while gazing at the moonlight from the side of a cruise ship. Mike Ritter is a 22-year-old English major. He wanted to be a sportwriter in the vain of Curry Kirkpatrick and Frank Deford. But his research in in Tigerland's drinking district for a short story called proved to be a numbing experience. Garilyn Ourso is very hard to get in touch with. She has written for the Gumbo a number of times, but this is by far the hardest thiung she's done. She has discovered a new love for personality writing and jazz music. Larry Sumerfoid is a non-traditional journalism student. He tutors math for fun and would someday like to write a thorough history of Baton Rouge and the Great University he now attends. Steve Zaffuto finally graduated this summer. Many people didn't think it would ever happen. He has been in the basement of Hodges Hall and at the Sigma Pi house so long it's had strange effects on his behavior. Robert W olf is a senior from Covington, La. majoring in journalism with a minor in history. He spends most of his time hunched over a computer in Hodges hall and can’t remember what it was like to have friends. Robert secretly aspires to be a writer for Harlequin Romances under a woman’s pen nam e. Douglas McConnell is a morbid, quiet loner who recently inherited several long-range, high-pow ered rifles. He likes to hang out in cemeteries and at the top of tall buildings. R e a c h o u t to help the hungry GREATER BATON ROUGE F o o d B a n k GUMBO m a g a z i n e A ugust 1991 F e a t u r e s Tabby Thom as: Cover story Losing my religion. A man and his blues. A woman recounts her tale of growing up in a religion that represses, fears knowledge The story of a and promotes ignorance. blues artist. His By Jody Miller page 34 past, his music and his family have made him the man and the LSU: Yesterday and today. legend he is to While the campus has undergone many day. changes since its move in 1925, the actions ByGarilyn Ourso LSU's unsung heroes. and altitudes of those around campus have page 4 All-guts, no-glory is the lifestyle of a remained much the same. football walk-on, but Mike Blanchard By Larry Sumerford page 38 wouldn't trade it for anything. By Andre Maillho page 14 The politics of being young. F i c t i o n What it takes fora college student to become involved in Louisiana's political agenda from Saturday night's all right. the viewpoints of various members of the A fistful of teachers. local and state governments, professors and An unscientific look at some of the popular The story of two political experts. and feared teachers on campus. guys and their By Martin Johnson page 8 By Jennifer Brabetz page 20 quest for booze and babes in a world of school There goes the neighborhood. Behind barbed wire. and sports. Living near campus may be convenient and An LSU instructor starts a literacy program By Mike Ritter inexpensive, but there are drawbacks for that gives women in Louisiana Correctional page 42 both the renters and the owners. Institute a chance to make something out of By Robert Wolf page 10 themselves. By John K. Carpenter page 22 Photo essay Radio days. Gardens of stone. A humorous history of radio and study of the An artistic look at the history and mystery of Baton Rouge market give some insight into several nearby cemeteries in downtown recent radio trends as well as the author's Baton Rouge, college town and St. Francis- opinion of stations in this area. ville. By Steve Zaffuto page 26 By Douglas McConnell page 30 4 Gumbo Magazine Tabby Thomas A Man and His Blues. The veteran musician pours back into his seat, crosses his legs and mops a hankerchief across his face, trying to erase the effects of Louisiana's evening heat. He is casual but enthusiastic. His eyes are shadowed with age and expe rience but still sparkle. Local blues legend Tabby Thomas started singing the blues decades ago. His career has taken him all over the world. Thomas has met and performed with big-name mu sicians all over the world - Fats Domino, Johnny Mathis, James Brown, Otis Redding, B. B. King. He has recorded six albums and has his own recording label, Blue Beat Records. The artist has been in movies and documentaries about blues shown all over the United States and Europe. And for the past 11 years, Thomas has owned Tabby’s Blues Box in Baton Rouge, where he regularly performs with his band, The Mighty House Rockers. Thomas has many memories waiting behind those twinkling eyes. story by garilyn ourso photos by dave curley August 1991 5 e nods his head and starts to tell When asked about his musical begin those stories, waving his arms, nings, Thomas' face lights up. "conducting" his speech, like any Fresh out of the Air Forceat21, he de H one with his natural rhythm would. cided to stay with his godfather in San Thomas says that, as a black child in Francisco rather than immediately return the South, he saw, heard and felt a great to his family in Baton Rouge. deal of the racism of the day. One day while he was hanging out at “Back then it was ‘nigger this’ and a bowling alley with some of his friends, ‘nigger that’ That was the way people Thomas heard of a talent show and decided talked.