------~-~
September 25, 1981
Box Meet Berni-e Chavies H1r's y,ou:r lNEWS . Hlgh _1Co ontr:y Watt visits the Grand Valley £-onrn·e·ction Clint Talbott ...page 4 Rally protests Watt M.P. Shanahan ... page 5
ll'HEATRE
Shadow Box play:s Kirk McConnel ... page 6
IUJ>DA:T.E
Coors does .more than just brew Lounge approval unsure beer from the High Country. ·we Bob Kretschman ...page 7 listen.too. On your campus, you 'II find a Coors Representa tive. His .name is Bernie Chavies ART and he's there to help you jn any way _he can. Bernie can help ·you Art :Festival on 'Main plan your organization's holiday Dave Styler ... page 8 fuJJction. 'He can explain how Luthier' s art ... page 8 your group can earn big prizes in various Coors college campaigns. Be' s the o.ne to see about SPORTS involvement with your club·'s intramural teams. And he's not a Fa'II Baseball ... page 10 corporation. H e 's a fellow stu de.nt. .. someone you can work with. He's Bernie Chavies, your High Country connection on campus. Call him at 248-1298. lMUSJC
Ridki Lee Jones ... page 11
Asleep at ~he Whe9J Jake Nikkel ... page 14
PLAYS
Bus Stop on seventh Co:or.s lis n' t just Dave Styler ... page 12 a b·e·e.r company, COLUMN .it's someone ;you A Diffe:rent Slant Vicki Wells ... page 13 can t:alll 1n. r------~ I •A I I ~, 2 I . . . . d I I ...... __ o c I 'l'he staff ofth e C.ntenon 1s compose · 0 of the following persons: Pinchi!filg I ~ ~ I I I _EDITOR IN CHIEF a~~~c· I Cl I ..J JJ1111J.13r-e, arv "O &:: : ,ASSIS'.fl~N.T EJUID10R J ,a,a z ts ~ .t ~ r pennies? I \V(I __!:j (/) ~ -'O I f:lt lll 'T alb ot1 ._ ::i (/) a: ~.2 I HEAnr.:IT'RE HrillTo:R I Dave Tu_ymr = ~ ~ ~ ~(/) l SP0Rq"S.ED1TOR C1heck Oriterion ·= ~ ~ I .:B_cfl'.tt L-a:n.,.b u.1 h r1- (/) : DPIJID: Fl'JI0'l'UER-A.,BUR ads for cou porns I ~ou.Bu11i1/:ml.z r :PRDDIUC'TIUN J\.LN.N AGER Brrian.Ru>fe.7 I I rr_y PE~'E;TIIJERS witm special April Allen I I Lori Allen Connie Kiesler deals and big .LJrrz Kruse savings .P.ROUFR~AD..Klt = 8onnie Heyman 1t.'D:MI1RIBl'.J'D11N Ci WRITERS Lori Allen Money .savimg Carol Christ Kelly Graves col!J porns rum Bob Kretschman Kirk McConnell Rick Malasky every week Jake Nikkel M.P. Shanahan rig ht her,e 'Vrck'1 lVeils PHOTOGRAPHERS Bruce Mann _Bonnie Wanner Allen Crook John McCoy
Mailing address of the Criterion is: Criterion Mesa College Grand Junction, CO 81501
.FREE PT'f(~HER OF SOFT DRI~TK I The Criterion is publish_ed each Friday of normal school weeks, and it ,vrrH Pl11 R(:JfASE OF ,~JEDll;T_l\1 OR is distributed throughout the college and in key public places. It is I primarily funded by advertisement, LJ\Rc;·E PIZZA. \VlTH 'rf-I]S J\.D with the help of a yearly allocation of student Junds. ' Congra't1u11atlioms ~0 8 ,ot> I The Criterion is a student operated and managed publication. Its only I Cortese and rn1s boys on the ~on-st~dent liaisons are advisorr p~si- I tions m the form of -a publicatwn victory ·over 'Sout1herri Colo. advisor and the Mesa Colle_ge Media Board, of which the Criterion, the Mei!a MaJ!l Literary Magazine and the college I Grand Junction radio station (KMSA I are al-50 242-0507 members.
CRITERION 3 James Watt at press conference in GJ Watt addresses issues
''Jam .an environmen.talist," said number of people wbo were in "We have mined in the history oJ James Watt Sept. 19 in ll l)ress disagreement wrnb bim. "Mo-st of tihe America les.s than one-quarter of one conference at Mo.n.arch Aviation, people love me," he said. "I have a percent of all our lands. I think that is a Gr.and Junction. "I have re"Sponsibility few groups against me. 'T.he Depart remar.kable statistic because we neetl to manage, with some common sense, ment of Interior de.els with 22"0 to liave the mine.re.ls and the -energy the environment for this generation national groups ... There are eight that comes from the mining activity for and tne .many generations to come," groups that we can identify nationally our quality of life, and l am l)leased to he continued. that have come out against me." ,see that we can have both our "Those commen.ts and otbers we:rre According to Watt, these groups have environmental protection and econom :m.ade at a press conference with James circulated a petition calling for his ic development creating jobs for Watt, Secretary of Interior, as part of removal from the oJlfice of Secretary of people.'' his visit to Colorado-whereby ihe Interior. 1He said that if they obtain one The :a'llocation of land Ior part,icular spoke to a banquet meeting of Club 2'0 million signatures by the week of Oi::t. ·uses will be decidea on the basis of members as part of the club's .fall 19, then they will take 't'hat petition to ,several factors, according to Watt. "It meecing. Club 20 is aibooster organiza Congress, "with a 1ot of fanfare." should not be approached from a tion for the 20 counties in we1itern Watt said of land usage ''we se.e the statistical point of view, but rather Colorado. tremendous value that these lands can from a ,resource base point of view,'' Secretary W:att adaressed a number have for multiple purposes, the t-ra be stated. of topics that were relevant to the ditional use_5 such as livestock, water !lhe development of natural re Department of lnteiiior. Watt ·said of shed, wildlife .and that type activity. 'snurces will be .handled primarily by the role of alternative energy sources Now we have 'added tihe oil and gas, tine Department of lnterior, accorfling and their impact on the reduction in tbe uranium and the oil shale 1poten to Watt. ···we have a :billion acres of tihe need to develop fully the nation·'s bial." Watt 'added that the Grand land three miles and beyond off the mineral .resources ''I hope it will -play Junction afea is thought to be a center continental shelf," W a.lit said that the an aggressive ana growing role. I think of activity with opportunities for social department is responsible for 761' it is important.llhat we look at that, and enchancement and economic activity. million acres of land and that land's it will come on fast"est if we get the "We ar,e putting all of those things in mineral interests. From ,those 768 government out of it so that the market balance," he noted. million acres of land, Watt said, 72 place can bring it on. 'l1here a:r:e some The extent of oil industry expansion million whlcb are national parks must encouraging signs there lihat we are in regard to its limitations for the be sub.tracted because ''the national going to h:ave _5olar and wind power preservation of existing environmental -parks will be not drilled, they will not coming along in the marketplace. It and sociological structures ·wa"ll ad ,be mined and they will not be cut." will not come on in huge yercentages dressed by Watt. "We are talking W.att -said of l)Ublic lands ····the of the total ener~y needs, "but l am about a limitaliion of about a -million multiple use lands ... should be man hopeful fhatit will come on quickly 4 CRIT£RION news Rally protests policy ld people, families, and you,ng Moyle from the Wilderness Society, a of inscriptions. One poster read "The Opeople gathered together Satur national organization. Members from EPA should not be sleeping with the day evening in the front of the Holiday environmental and conservationist BLM·". Inn on Horizon Drive. If not for the groups including the Sierra Club, hand-carried signs and posters a Colorado Open Space Organization, A skit presented a charactery of passer-by might not have realized a Two Rivers Citizens Organization and James Watt giving a campaign speech demonstrations were against James the Audubon Society spoke to the to be elected Governor of Colorado. Watt, Interior Secretary of the United rally. A speaker, from the High Watt, Interior Secretary of the iU nited Country Citizens group of Crested A petition was circulated, asking for States. He was in Grand Junction Butte, was eoncerned about the gov the replacement of Watt as Interior speaking at the annual fall meeting ,of errunent opening up public land to Secretary. Several different pieces of Club 20, a Western Slope promotional natural 1resource exploration. printed material were handed out organization. Protesters cheered speakers and during the demonstration. A dump truck with a banner that chanted anti-Watt slogans. Many of Many of those who attended, young read ''Dump Watt'' was set as the them wore t-shirts that aaiid "Dump or old, felt the demonstration had stage. A guitarist began and the crowd Watt.," Nuke Watt" and some that served it s purpose by bringing the joined in singing an anti-Watt song. pictured ·wa~t on a beer c,an ,that reao people with various conc,erns together They were there "testing the water "Waste the High Country". There to unite in a common goal against and the water runs deep," said Perry were dozens of posters with a variety Watt. D Protestors at the Dump Watt rally Stress program witz said, "I want people to see a growth and a higher level of well whole lot of options to relieve stress." bein g . '' Haimowitz also want s, available In a recent lecture at Houston 228, " People to take responsibility of their Haimowitz had students list some of own lifestyles along with being able to here will be .a new program this th(!ir options to relieve stress which discuss personal problems and to use T year at Mesa College that deals included jogging, fishing, meditation, one another to learn more effective with stress management, music, reading,, hiking, nature, etc. stress management. D The program will be headed by Louise Haimowi.tz from the counseling Flaimowitz plans on using certain department. According to Haimowlt.z, stress techniques in the meetiings this "People who are more interested in year. The first deals with having Services looking stress management and those who students access personal habits in1 want to apply it to their lives, should areas of nutrition, exercise, rest and sign up on the list." relaxation. Secondly, Hairnowitz wants ·for help The group will consist of a total of 10 students to identify areas in their members. It will be first come, first emotional, spiritual, intellectual,, and serve, and the first 10 on the list will social lives that create stress,, and ail Youngquist of Supplimental meet with Haimowitz each Tuesday of learn to develop a healthier lifestyle. G Services is searching for tutors for the week at 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Vocational courses. Business data starting October 6, 1981. One of the key goals Haimowitz processi ng tutors are especially The group is being designed to help wants members to receive from the needed. Work is paid and Work Study people in coping with stress. Haimo- group is, "To facilitate personal is not a necessary qualification. D CRITERION 5 Septemberfest opens at Mesa he 1981 version of Septemberfest T will be a celebration extending over four days given to music, danc ing, drinking, rafting and rooting. Friday will be marked by an outdoor kegger behind the gym beginning at 2 P.M. and lasting tiU 6 P.M. The Kamikazi Klones, a new wave rock and roll band, will entertain. A "Sock Hop" inside the gym wi.11 be the ma.in Peter Frampton event going later on Friday from 8 P.M. until midnight. Saturday will feature yet another kegger behind the gym. The featured Live Fra1mpton entertainment will be two rock and roll bands, "Nobody's Business," and given to the college states ''On his new "The Time Machine." ock & Roller Peter iFrampton will album, 'Breaking All The Rules,' conclude S eptem berfest week R Peter Framp~on rocks harder than he For those who'd like to see the Mavs with a performance at Saunder:S Field has since his days with Humble Pie. house, Sunday the 27th at 7:30 p.m. in action, there will be a game at The project represents his return to Stocker Stadium on Saturday night at Although Frampton has been dor the incendiary urgency of his first mant over the lagt few years in 7 :30 P .M. against Southern Utah. musical ventures." The traditional running of the raft comparison to his mid-se·venties hay Tickets to the event are $9.50 in day with such albums as ''Frampton race wm commence Sunday morning advance, and a dollar more on the day from Green Belt on the Colorado Comes Alive," the boy wonde:r who of the performance. They can be started out more than a decade ago downstream to Snook's Bottom. Later purchased in the Student Center at the that evening at 7:30 P.M., the Peter with Humble Pie has recently c,ut a S.B.A. office or at Budget, Airtime, new album which is being promoted on Frampton concert will wrap up this Musicland and Smokestack in Grand year's happenings, in the gymnasium. his current tour. A promotional release Junction. 0 0 Shado·w Box opens The Mesa College Drama Department presents Shadow Box, a By Klrk McConneU play about life and the prospects of death. f I told you that I was going to ,see Evelyn Kyle, Diana Dryden, Roger David Cox. William S. Robinson is the I a play about three ,termin.al cancer Warren, Ann Lamphere, Jeb Free, producer. patients, you'd think I was gomg to ,see and Todd Rutt. Maggie Sullivan is Tickets for The Shadow Bo% will be a play about death, right? . directing The Shadow Box, and Mike on sale next week. The cost is $3. 50 for Well if so, you'd be wrong. The Smedly is assistant director. The adults. It's only $1.00 for students with Shadow Box is a play about threl! original setting lhas been designed by I.D.'s. terminal cancer patients. The Shadow Box is being put on by the Mesa College Drama Department on Oct. 1-3 at 8 p.m. in the Walter Walker Theater. The Shadow Box was wdtten by Michael Christofer, opened in 19'77, and won both a Tony award ,and ,a Pulitzer Prize. That should say 'some- thing about .the play, . The Shadow Box is concerned with the thoughts and attitudes of thre.e terminal cancer patients and their families. Through the us.e of three unrelated stories, wqven intricately to form one play, The Shadow Bo_x crea,tes a situation which o.ne c.an botlh empathize and sympathize with. Cast in The Shadow Box are Paul Bernier, Patty Fields, lK.irk McConnell, 6 CRITERION Lounge question undecided he Grand Junction City Council Holmes then asked if equal concern there is a problem on campus and T heard testimony September 16 on was given to students who "do not neighbors call the police, the police are the proposed licensing of the Mesa want alcohol as studying stimuli." not allowed to do anything on campus. College for a 3.2 beer bar. Several Dorris stated that there are other He said he had been told on several individuals spoke to the council includ lounges and eating facilities in the occasions that the city police have no ing students, faculty, and neighbors of student center. authority on campus. Jo Dorris told the school. SBA Presid.ent Jim Eby told the Criterion magazine in a subsequent City Attorney Gerald Ashby began council that the students have wanted interview, " This is not true. The police the hearing by pointing out to the a 3.2 outlet on campus for a long time. do have authority here on campus. As council on a map where nearby 3.2 He also pointed out that Mesa is the a matter of fact, they have been here a outlets were located. The establish only four-year college in the state that number of times." ments mentioned were Mr. G's, Big does not have one. He said that one After complaining about several Cheese Pizza, The Golden Dragon, purpose of the bar is to "keep the other things, including the parking and Pizza Hut. With the groundwork students on campus and off the streets situation around campus, which he for the hearing laid, the council went if they want to have a beer." indicated was "something awful" on to hear comments. After Eby's testimony, Holmes said Whitford finally stated, "I do not want City Manager Jim Wysocki said that for the record, ''The implication is that to pay taxes to run a beer parlor.'• he received two letters, one from it is a sad commentary, but it is Duane Scott, and another from Charles actually a plus for Mesa College and Another neighbor of the college said Spath of 1020 Elm, both indicating that the community" that Mesa is the last even less than Whitford about the they were not in favor of the license. college in the state to have a 3.2 outlet. proposed beer license. He said that trash is a big problem on campus, that The first person to speak directly to He went on to say, ' 'We are not behind the times--maybe we're ahead." "the grounds aren't nice," and that the council in favor of the license was "the dorms are dirty." He complained Mesa College Vice President of The first opponent of the license to speak to the council was the president in particular about students spitting Student Services Jo Dorris. She outlin tobacco from the balconies of the ed the function of the bar by telling the of the Latter Day Saints Student Association. He presented to the dorms. He said it leaves terrible stains council that liquor would be sold only on the sidewalks. He concluded his within a confined area, that IDs would council a petition with 36 names of students and faculty who oppose the statement by saying that the parking be checked, that beer would be served problem and grounds should be taken by the glass, and that the area would licensing. He stated that taxpayers' money built the college center, and care of before the beer license is not have a pub or tavern atmosphere. issued. Councilman Bob Holmes, that he does not want his taxes to be well-known for his everpresent "no" used to sell liquor. Councilman Dale Michael LeBaron, a student, said vote on every liquor license request, Hollingsworth then corrected him by that the number of "inebriated" told Dorris that "the problem is not pointing out that student fees paid for people in class would increase if the where they drink it, but that they do the center, not the state money. license was granted. "They are a drink it.'' Dorris told him that his Don Whitford, a neighbor of the nuisance," he stated. He said that it statement was "a matter of opinion." college, told the council that whenever would be great to have a social place ,------~, ...u : Totino's 0 : Crisp Crust Pizza ...0 I : 11 3 / 4 ounce Totino's Crisp Crust Pizza : your choice :::s 11 3/ 4 ounce, your choice l 99 cents with coupon ~ I ] 99 cents with coupon. IL limit 2 per coupon 9th & North t3 ------~ OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT 9th and SE,1EN DAYS A WEEK North Ave CRITERION 7 on campus, but some type of security would be needed. Perry Carmichael, instructor and neighbor of the college, agreed that Art Festival trash such as beer bottles and cans was a problem, but the controlled Gran~ Junction's ann~al Art -f'~i~ returns f~r its biggest year By Dave Styler situation in the college center may yet with over 100 artists exhibiting on Mam Street. remedy it. At present, students must go to a store to get a beer to drink on he Grand Junction Art Fair, which characterized the art as generally the campus. Naturally, no one wants the T made its yearly appearance a same as in years' past, with the more empty containers, so they end up as couple of weekends ago, is an event popular depictions arising from the litter. Perhaps, he said. the availability looked forward to on local artists " southwest influence" notably in of beer by the glass will curb the need calendars, as well as a scheduled paintings of landscapes and in pottery. to buy it from a nearby store, thus exhibition place for artists and arti However, there was a shift in empha reducing the trash problem. sans from across the country. The fair sis, he said, away from the traditional Bill Robinson, another instructor, annually disproves critics who say the balance between painting and crafts. indicated that underage drinking town ain't got no culture. '' A lot of craft categories were cut would be no problem. The average age On the Sunday the Criterion covered down. The direction the festival is of the Mesa College student is 24, he the event, Main Street was moderately going is to paintings. We want the said, and the lD check would take care crowded; since the time the Mesa Mall better quality ones (crafts) as repre of any additional problems. As for was built, it could have been consider sented by jewelry and pottery.'' he student drunkards in his class, he said ed packed . It did not appear that a said. Shannon indicated that more they would be thrown out " rather great many people were buying, painters, photographers, and sculptors quick-like. ' ' except for the occasional art connoi were taking part than in the past. The hearing ended at this point seur walking away with a stained glass " Nine states were represented as when Mayor Louis Brach indicated grandfather clock or an oil painting of far away as California to Florida,' ' said that the council would study the a coyote on a hill. Shannon. testimony given, and a decision would This was the biggest year yet for the Shannon was also the former execu be forthcoming at the October 7 six year old happening, with 102 tive director of the Grand Junction meeting. Afterward, Eby said that he registered artists participating. An Downtown Association, and indeed, felt the chances for getting the license estimated 5,000 plus people visited the the fair's success hinges somewhat were ''pretty good unless something fair this time, according to organizer upon the downtown merchants. Local drastic happens." Dorris said that " a Mike Shannon. businesses, according to Shannon, lot depends on how things go at the Shannon, who described himself as sponsor the entertainment such as the special events for Septemberfest.' ' 0 "barely able to draw a stick figure," various musical ensembles perform- The art of the Luthier The making of American musical ins truments: A portrait of By Carol Christ the artist. crowd of people milled around the began to develop his hobby in earnest. around. The various shapes cut from A young man who was playing an His next job as a director for M_ou~t the top of the dulcimer may also have ancient style instrument. The lilting Ari Psychiatric Center brought with it moaning, pointing out a dulcimer with melody which filled the air caught the the freedom to attend enough shows to heart shaped openings, Geoffry ex attention of even the most preoccupied build up a steady, thriving business. plained that such an instrument is of shoppers. The scene; the sixth Geoffrys' talents are not limited ~o a reserved for love songs. annual Grand Junction Arts Festival, few instruments; guitars, mandolms, While the folklore is fascinating, a the musician; Geoffry Johnson. Greek lyres and harps are just a. fe~ of good Luthier must know much more in the things he is capable ot fash1omn~. order to make a good instrument. The Johnson is an accomplished musi His favorite instrument 1s the dulci choice of wood is important; if the cian. Having played the piano sine~ mer, an ancient instrument that dates wood is too soft, the result will be a the age of five, it does not seem back to about 2800 B. C. muddled sound, too hard and the top unusual that he should go on to have Johnson likes the dulcimer for many will not vibrate enough. If it is a his own studio, or form a duet with his reasons. lt is an easy instrument for a dulcimer in the making, the length and brother and share the billing with such child or adult to play, "an ideal way of width also play an important part in artists as Joe Walsh and Barnstorm. teaching basic theory.' ' It i~ also rich the sound. It took Geoffry about 220 But Johnson also holds the rather in folklore an instrument widely used hours to make his miniature harp, a unique title of "Luthier," that is, one by the mo~ntain peopl~ ?f Appala~hia. beautiful piece studded with opals and who designs and builds a variety of For instance, the trad1t1onal dulcimer with gold covered feet. instruments. shapes-teardrop, fish, and hourglass The art of making instruments is no It began as basically a hobby for all have special significance. The longer a common event in a time Johnson who came to Denver from shape of the fish was a. symbol of where computers reel off instructions Georgia in search of a job in the Christianity and is the dulcimer played to machinery that turn out unlimited psychiatric field. Since there was little by all virtuous women. Only the men editions. But perhaps if the artist work in the field at that time, Geoffry play the hourglass (lady) dulcimer, remains willing to exchange speed and went to work for a company that built (and you have to be careful_ how yo~ automation for the quality that comes instruments. It proved to be a place hold her!). There is a courting dulci from skillfully doing something well, where he would learn how "not to mer which courting couples played the dulcimer will remain something make instruments. " After his dis together. As long as the music is that a hardworking mountain man will missal from the company, Geoffry playing, the chaperone needn't be be proud to own. 0 8 CRITERION colors Main Street ing, and contribute to prizes given out Street was' 'still a very desirable place work.s priced in the $500 and over to the best works of art. "We have to do the show. Hopefully some day range, clearly, the artists who sell in received many good comments from they'll get the street in the shape it this price range jknown as gallery the community-we wiU continue to needs to be (referring to the flow of prices), are not depending on the make it grow and get better quaHty traffic down the street).•• Another townspeople for sales. items." artist in the space next to him There was a lot of evidence that the commented on the attraction of Main Such. an artist was James Darum of fair hes attracted a fairly diver·se cross Street compared with the Mall, which Dedonna, Arizona, who was to be \ section of artists, both those who have he said w.as "gauche, gold, with found lounging, or rather skulking made it ,one of their annual exhibition nothing unique about it." within ,the enclave of store windows l stopovers, and those who came for the Some, including a rather singular ,across from lhis sidewalk space. His first time. personality who goes simply by the paintings were of huge, monolithic Joel Johnson, who hails from Wy name of Bondi, were gallery artists proportioned cowboys, and Indians oming, end who occupied a space on who had made it elsewhere and wer,e wrapped in gigantic blankets, painted the first block between 5th and 6th, concerned mainly with the exposure on canvas which was stretched over paints in oils and watercolors pictures rather than with sales. The dosest large boxes. His works, "based on the of western people, mostly rugged, old, thing to a cubist in the exhibition, pyramid principle,'' all sold in the area and with deeply lined faces. His .Bondi was relatively unconcerned of $1,200 dollars. "I think they're a exhibit also includes several vivid about being in Junction, noting it as little overpriced," he noted. Darum western landscapes. Like most of the simply a brief stop for him. has shown his works in galleries in other artists in the show, his survival Ed and Judy Kowalski, on the other Florida, California, and New Mexico depends on fairs of this sort aUracting hand, are four year veterans of the amon,g other places. He, too, had wo~ buyers who will remember his works in event. The couple ar,e into stain glass, a first place ribbon, for best display. the following years. His first year for which they had won a first place By far the most successful artist here, Johnson noted that "People ribbon. Former Nebraskans, they are interviewed in terms of sales was remember you-notoriety i.s half of now Junction residents. Their ,sales Laura Mann. A rather prolific artist, it." over the weekend, they said, included Mann came to show with thirty Other artists who are veterans of the mostly items in the $50-$80 dollar paintings, of which 21 had been sold. show such as Larry Harris, had more range. Done mostly in oils, her art was close specific views on the fair, indicating By and large, J'unctionites are not in nature to impressionism. Her that business hasn't been as good this big spenders at the Art Fair. Although favorite ,artist, naturally enough, was year as in the past. Yet, he said, Main there were a considerable number of Monet. O Geoffry Johnson shows off his instruments. CRITERION 5J1Qrls Great potential Mavs devastate Southern Colorado evident in basebaU n Saturday September 19, the recovered five fumbles to set up 20 O Mesa Mavericks traveled to points of scoring. Pueblo to play football, and that they Cortese .said, "it was the greatest all baseball is here at Mesa win in my history of coaching.'' F College and according to Head did. The Mav's defeated fifth ranked Coach Byron Wiehe; the team poten University of Southern Colorado, On the defense, nose-guard To.mmy tial wise, is the best he's ever had. 20-14 in an action packed battle. Streald was chosen RMAC defensive player of the week for his efforts. ' 'Our depth defensively is very strong because we have players who In an interview with head coach Bob The Mav's next game wiU be can play more than one position,·' Cortese, he explained that both !his Saturday, September 26 vs. the Wiehe said. Most of these versatile offense and defense played the best University of Southern Utah at 7:30 players are either out-of-state junior game they've ever played. The offen p.m. in Stocker Stadium. Cortese used college transfers or they come from sive highlight had to be running back the term "gigantic" in de.scribing another four-year schooI: Russ Hodson gaining 141 yards on 24 Sou.them Utah and he picked them to "My major cone.em was to recruit carries. The defense was no different. win the conference at ,the beginning of more junior college players to give They intercepted three passes, and the season. O experience along with our returning lettermen; it was one of our better Southern Utah, Grand Canyon, and recruiting years,,'' the coach explain NCAA Arizona State and Nebraska ed. Wesleyen. Ladies obtain Their players, with experience, Assisting the team through this come from such Arizona junior col tumultuous schedule will be infield leges as Central., Eastern, and Yavapi. a.nd outfield coach, Pat Guziak, out Other players came from Arkansas, field coach, Tom Brown, and former championship California, and Montana. Maverick and California Angel, Jamie Experience is a key factor in this Hamilton. All four coaches will be year's season as Mesa's 1980 bal1 club wor,king with the players on hitting ast Friday and Saturday the Lady started five freshmen in the District and Wiehe will work with the pitchers. Mav's defeated four teams to take Championship game la.st year. Wiehe L All coaches will stress fundamentals home the championship trophy at the said, ' 'Last year was the youngest and other helpful concepts in a positive Western Wyoming invitational tour team we've had in six years. Only one way, "In order to start from A and get nament. freshman ever started for us in the to Z you must work your way through. The Mav's defeated Utah Tech and past." We want to work with our players in a Central Wyoming on Friday, and c.ame Along with experience, Wiehe used positive way all the way through to Z to back Saturday to win six straight the term "cautiously optimistic" to help them receive a basic idea of what games, and the championship over explain what he wanted from the team. we want from them," said Wiehe. Colorado Northwestern Community "Sometimes coaches and players pro Head coach Karen Wallace said that mote their team as being better than Although the spring season is a long in her view, this is a much improved they are, but until you can play good, way off, Wiehe and company, by team over the last year. She is very that talk is cheap." added Wiehe. making cuts from 72 players down to excited about this year's outlook, and With the toughest schedule Mesa·'s 29 players, are preparing to do battle is looking for a strong season. ever had, it is very important that .the in their attempt to gain a seventh team be cautiously optimistic. Their straight conference championship and This week's most valuable player schedule consists of opponents such as sixth District championship. D honors go to Cathy Johnson, of Fruita. Coach Wallace said, "Cathy looked very strong this weekend, and contri BD!l buted a lot in the team victories." gettFBt»~ Raquetball sign up BUY ONE dead I ine set TACOBURGER and get 2nd one free'! he intramural office is now accept T ing entries for racquetball singles for both men and women. Competition Offer good with coupon at is available for all skill levels. 1122 N. 12th Entry deadline is Friday, October 2. Play will begin Monday, October 5. EXPIIRIES Oct. 1, 1981 The IM Golf Tournament will be held Friday, October 9, at Lincoln One special per coupon Park. Sign up in the lntermu.ral office by Wednesday, October 7. Call 248-1592 0 10 CRITERION musJC• From rags to riches With "Pirates, " Ricki Lee combines the jazz influence of mentor Tom Waits with her own view of the underside of life. By Jake Nikkel n a sense, Ricki Lee Jones is death of Jone's friend, Bird. The side painful plea to remember the parts of I somewhat an inadvertant rags-to ends with the album's only be-bop our past that are valid and concrete. riches story. She was more or less number, "Woody and Dutch on a Slow The combination of Jones' beauti discovered by Tom Waits and Lowell Train to Peking.'' ful, sometimes sassy, almost slut-like George, doing small gigs in sleazy vocals, the saxaphones of Tom Scott L.A. clubs, playing little scat-singing The second side opens with the bebop dittys (often more scat than album's title cut "Pirates." Another and David Sanborn, the drums of understandable lyric), and backing multi-tempo R and B number; this Steve Gadd and 'Jones' own horn and vocal arrangements come together to herself with acoustic guitar and piano. song contains a sad, but hopeful make this a fine record. Jones has farewell to Waits and his concept of created a style, set a precedent for an This all began back in 1977, and for life and living. This is seen in the lines, a number of years prior to this Jones • 'well goodbye boys, my buddy boys, entirely new musical direction. You admits to being attracted to Waits and oh my sad-eyed Sinatras/it's a cold may see bits and pieces of Billie his music. Strongly influenced by globe around the sea, you keep the Holiday and Joni Mitchell here, but traditional jazz and lyric typifying the it's still all Rickie Lee Jones. A verse shirt that I bought ya .... '' In '' A Lucky from the first record says it all; American lower middle class, Jones Guy,' ' Jones presents herself as an "downstairs at Danny's All Star Joint, and Waits had plenty of common asexual. almost masculine character. ground and became close friends. It can be noted that on both Jones they got a jukebox that goes doyt ·Jones even appeared with her long LP' s most characters are men, with doyt-A finger snappin deluxe make blonde locks slung over the hood of a the r~mainder being the many sides of your be-bop bap-and your R and B and your hep-scat ... " 0 convertible on Waits' "Blue Valen Jones. Still Jones reveals her own tine" L.P. On the musical level, Jones vulnerability with the words, "now I'm had written some good songs including a lonely girl, cuz I want somebody with "Cools ville" and "Easy Money," the me in the world." TONY'S PIZZA latter performed by George on his solo album. Waits and George persuaded "Traces of the Western Slope" EXPRESS Larry W eronker and Russ Titelman originated with a phrase Jones and into producing Rickie Lee Jones and Waits used years ago. Someone who TELLER ARMS 245-6911 was on the edge, clear off end a little the rest is history. Two of the album IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUlfflllllllllllll cuts, "Chuck E's in Love," end a bit crazy was described as ''Western boogie woogie number entitled Slope." A bit of a local irony here. Sal with any 13 or 18 inch 3 topping "Young Blood," received ample AM Bernardi, (Sal from ''Weasel and the pizza get one small pizza free. airplay: the LP went platinum and White Boys Cool") sings the first good only with coupon Jones became an overnight success. verse of his dark jazz-fusion number. The most descriptive lyric in the song good Sept.25 - Oct 1 "Pirates" may not be the main is "E.A. Poe and Johnny Johnson, if stream success that Rickie Lee Jones you dial in, they're calling from the was, but it shows a definite develop Western Slope." Side Two ends use this coupon ment of her unique concept. She has appropriately with the "Returns," a NIDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIININfHIIHHHIIHII combined the Waits' jazz influence with her own music and creative words, the result being a stimulating FREE!! YOUR CHOICE WHILE combination of the old and the new. THEY LAST 50 GIANT POSTERS TO This record took a year and a half to THE FIRST 50 FRAMING ORDERS make end was well worth the wait. BY STUDENTS OF MESA COLLEGE. Jones seems enchanted with Amer ican life, or at least the rebel notions of 10 percent discount with presentation the early to mid-fifties. Side One of a Mese College student 1.0. begins with "Living It Up." It starts as a ballad end moves into en upbeat jazz form. The song mentions James Dean, CUSTOM FRAMING IN WOOD Marlon Brando and Natalie Wood, end AND METAL typifies the album format. Most songs MATS OF ALL SHAPES AND contain several tempos and moods. COLORS The LP is reminiscent of Joni Mitch ell's "Court and Spark," or Van Morrison's ''Common One.'' Nothing too great or small! "Living It Up," is an ode to the street people and so-called losers. 242-9093 Jones describes these people as the Kimberly Monday - Saturday "wild and the only ones." Also 9:00 - 5:30 featured on Side One is "Skeletons", a Gallery sad personal ballad about the tragic Grand Junction 1460 N.12th (corner of 12th & Elm) CRITERION 11 Bus stoi> on 7th street A play about hopes and human desires comes to the stage of B·y Dave Styler the Western Colorado Center for the Arts. he scene was a lonely bus stop ly brash and uncertain as was ap lectual, who had fallen on hard times T cafe. The people inside, a motley propriate to a young man whose and had become a sodden refugee, a collection of provincials, drifters, and desires were as y,et unbridled by more bit of human flotsam, running from a dreamers. The place was the stage of mature instincts. Simmering had a past of failure and disillusionment. the Western Colorado Genter for the strong physical presence on stage, and Knapton 's bitter self-re.alizations seen arts for three nights, Sept. 10, 11, and exhibited a good range of vocal through an alcoholic haze evoked a 12. The play was Bus Stop, written by expression and gesture. pitying response. His stage move playwright William Inge, and directed ments mirrored his life patterns as he by Madge Huffer. The female lead, played by Teresa convincingly stumbled and faltered Torssell, was well handled, except throughout the play. Set in a small Kansas town in the perhaps for a tendency to shrie.k a little fifties, the play concerns the charac loud. Physically, she was cast pretty ters who come together for one long well as a somewhat slinky, young, Knapton contrasted sharply with the night when their bus is stranded in .a nightclub singer who yearned for youthful freshness and aspiration of snowstorm. Their personalities and respectability and identity. Torssell Elma Duckworth, played by Cathy drives were viewed close-up, and the (who played the sa:me part performed Skipper, who alone among the char theater audience of about 100 was by the late Marilynn Monroe in the acters felt a caring which was fed upon exposed to .an evening observing film version). needed to go through an by the disenfranchised professor. ordinary people coping with ordinary, intense range of emotion, whic.h she Skipper gave a good performance as but very difficult problems. conveyed satisfactorily. the freshly scrubbed, as yet untainted, The protagonist, a young cowboy representation of hope. corning into manhood (Bo Decker), The part of Dr. Gerald Lyman, played by Randy Knapton, was one of was played with sensitivity and aware Another pairing of characters was in ness by veteran area actor Tom the more tragic characterizations of the subplot in·volving Grace (Joan Simmering. Simmering was alternate- the play. Knapton portrayed .an intel- Havercroft} and the bus driver Carl (Norman Gifford!. As owner of the cafe, Grace was a hardened yet mothering character, who 'Was ap SHOES $9.'99 parently caUoused to the lives of patrons who passed through pre- Flora's E-Z bi Wednesday Night Shoe Store is Student Night "81 Famous lllame brands' ' percent discount on 10 Medium and Large located in rHarrmony Square Pizzas with Student l.D. 2956 N. Ave. at . (Head east on North Avenue - look for the red & yellow SAL'S PIZZA Harmony Square sign.) {8th & North) CRITERION premises. When opposite Carl, she He betrayed little of his own makeup, the end. Despite certain pauses in his was flirtatious. To Virgil, Bo's side until close to the denouncement, when line delivery, Free played the part with kick, she was cold. Havercroft played he encouraged Cherie, the nightclub a meekness and resignation which at both extremes with aplomb, although singer and the object of Bo's pursuit, the final scene dramatized an uncaring it seemed her lines were at times to go with the cowboy to Montana. world. dilivered stiltingly well-enunciated, Until then, he was the social control for Huffer's direction moved the play but somewhat formal. the conflict wh'ich ran throughout the along at a steady pace. The blocking of The bus driver was also a hardened, play. the scenes was well done, with unsympathetic person, a conveyance The final character, also a tragic separate knots of characters all involv for drifters such as Lyman. He played figure, was Virgil Blessing, an old ed in the action, despite their unim a good, mid-west flat character, who rounder who played Bo's mentor. Jeb portance at the time to the scene. longed for nothing more noble than Free was well cast for the role as the Certain props such as the Rocky comfort, and who was easily critical of Mountain news, could have been the distresses of others. slow speaking, hesitant older man who improved upon, but the Center, I The sheriff, played by Dennis had given his life over to Bo's, only to suppose, isn't known as a large budget O'Dwyer, played a fairly neutral role. have him leave with another partner at enterprise. 0 cofuu,n A Different Slant By Vicki Wells his is a new column designed to has been misappropriately labeled? are enough topics to go around, .. was T present a woman's view on issues Some studies have shown that under an understatement of the facts. which especially affect and concern certain conditions women may indeed I was asked last night why women women. It is not exclusively for be more competitive than men. How generally exploit themselves more women; some of the future columns ever, much of our social learning than men. Why do women spend time will be directed at men. However, all involves repression of this. on makeup, clothing and hairstyles? Is issues which concern women affect our Two recent experiences lead me to it to attract men? Men surely wish society as a whole. This may be wonder about the second speculation: equally to attract women; yet men because women are the majority. that women are more competitive with don't seem as willing to "change" In the 1980 census, women outnum other women. One involved a fellow themselves as women do. bered men by representing 51.4 student who chose and then disclosed After considering the discrepancy percent of the population. And women to our male professor her topic for a awhile, my friend speculated that it are a growing majority, (only 50.3 class paper. She whispered this in the may be related to the high level of percent of the population was female professor's ear although I was the only competition between women. Al in 1950). This growth has surely other person present and not overly though there are other factors to be contributed to women's increasing concerned about her choice. When he considered, such as learned adquies social and political participation. But commented that I might find the topic cence and greater adaptability, I although women are gaining equality interesting, she gathered up her books became intrigued with the competition with men on many different fronts, and said, "She can find her own angle. some obvious differences still exist. topic.'' She must have been joking Similarly, another female reporter Competitiveness may be one. because his reply, "Now, now, there on campus said she ''would rather Are women more competitive than men? Are women more competitive with members of their own sex? Is the "bitchiness" of women, mentioned in literature, actually competiveness that Now more exciting than ever! •Two fer ones Mon. thru Fri from .f • 7 pm "Live entertainment Tues, Weds, Thurs.! •Ladies night - with special male entertainment! "Thursday is ROCKnite! FIRST NATIONAL •Friday - our famous F.A.C. with two fers and tacos BANK-NORTH • And now - try our new frozen fruit daquiris! The Better Bankers/· 2302 North Ave /Grand Juncl,on, CO 81502 243·4100/ Member FDIC ~ CENTRAL BN-K:~TlON. INC '" not" share news wire items witih this possibility: that competition between ing tihemseJves with other people. If column. Double exposure still makes women is 'keener because it is more women rely more heavily on social sense to me. But, jt was the imagined acceptabJe than competition with _men, comparison, especially us.mg other threat of having her news items Assuming that women vary as women as their standard, increased reported without J).!OJ>er credit that widely in their level of competitiveness competitiveness could .result. evoked the rather possessive reaction. as .men do, women, who h_ave been Jn the past, competitiveness has (After two years of reporting for the taught to repress competitiveness with served _a purpose. _But today I think Crite I don't forget to give proper men and do not yet have equal cooperation is muc·h more useful. credit.) OJ)portunity to ex_press it in the Hopefully, tine Women's Mo-vement workplace, may _merely be expressing (which I consider to be a general competitiveness in ,an axea that 'Seems raising of social consciousness) will A"lthough l wouldn't call eitiher of most socially acceptable: toward other help women to pull together and share these incidents usual, they are not women. Ior mutual ·benefit. And if men are terribly unusual either, acco.rdin_g to Another possible xeason may lie in equally competitive, then we all need other women I know. :Feminists blame Festinger's theory of social compar 'Some social consciousness raising if we our traditional socialization and rein ison. This theory states that people are to change an increasingly pop forcements which encourage competit have a need for self-evaluation and ulated world that jg plagued with tion among women ior men. iBut when objective criteria are lacking, poverty, .hunger. abuse _and strife. consider another purely speculative peopJe wiil accomplish this by compar- Cooperation is the key. D Wheel isn't drowsy The country swing of Bob Wills is being popularized in 1981 swing boogie and strut, not just in Texas but in Olathe, also. ome forms of music are subject to an area that professes such a vehe section, boogie woogie piano and God .S constant change-rock and roll, ment, uutsvoken enthusiasm for west knows wlrat else. )azz _and pop to name a few. B-ut other ern, shit-kicking lifestyles (at least nn The interesting thing about tihe forms, often Labeled indigenous, re a cosmetic leveO, nobody had even 'W.heeJ is that they ,ma1ce a conscious main basically unchanged because the !HEARD of the Wheel. effort to preserve the original Wills• musicians who choose to play these At any rate, those oi us who had the swing style. In their original material., native types of music se.e no reason to good .sense to attend tihe Festival were they incorporate the s.lang and jargon update their particular style. Musical .rewarded witb excellent music. Five of the 'forties and 'fifties. AmJ High, a categories fitting this description con p.roiessional country bands played, cut irom their most recent album The sist oi blues, bluegrass, swing, and with the Wheel playing the finale. Wheel, clearly defines this notion. The country swing. bridge lyric says, "Was it that gage The latter form, country swing, was (40's pot jargon) that incited my rage, originally developed by a Texas gen or was it tne booze that made .me all tleman named J3ob Wills. Wills and bis confused., or perha-ps that cocaine th.at band, the Texas Playboys, combined caused me to exclaim as I Jell to the Glenn Miller swing with 1'e:x-Mex floor, GlY_E ME MORE.GIVE ME country and ,came up witih their own MORE! Much of their :repertoir brand of music. After -years of playing consists of ta-s.t.etuuy reworked olaies. smRll halls in Texas and Oklahoma, The Savoy Shuffle, RagtimF Annie and they managed to w.rite songs like San Choo Choo Chaboogie are fine ex_arn Antonio Rose _and Take Me Back to ples of this method. Tulsa. Wj~h these, they achieved a Asleep At The Wheel frontman, kind of national recognition, albeit vocalist and guitarist Ray Benson ,ha'S limited. Nonetheless, Wills and the written most of the original material, Playboys came up with a pleasant, and adds vi_gorous enexgy to the live strutting style. Bob Wills died in 1973, shows. but the Texas Playboys continued Cris O'Connel provides s_aucy fe without their foundex. male vocals and rhythm guitar. The This article is not about Wills o.r the xemaining band members are Lucky Playboys. It is about the only credible Oceans, pedal steel guitar, Boo_gie offspring of WiTls' music, Asleep At Woogie Floyd Domino on piano, Tony The Wheel. For a group that has seven Garnier bass, the ever-competent albums to their credit., tihis ensemble is duo of Danny Levin and _B.ill Mabby on for the most part, nearly obscure. Asleep At The Wheel fiddle, Link Davis, Jr., alto and tenor Several weeks prior to promoter Jack They opened with the finest rendition sax, and Chris Yoxk, drums. Brumgardt's recent Labor Day Black of Route 66 that this writer has e-ver Asleep A!t The Wheel willinever be a Canyon Music _Festival., several people heard., and continued with ran exciting major commercial suc.ce'lls. Several were questioned regarding their atti s.how that included W.heel standards w ·heelnumbers .have received country tude towards the band lineup at the likeAmIHigh,TexasMeAnd You and AlM airplay, but mainstream hits are upcoming concert. When I mentioned Choo Choo Chaboogie. A thirteen not in the Wheel's :master plan. All Asleep At The Wheel as the headliner, piece band featuring the usual rhythm they want, according to lead guitarist I was answered witb a blank loo1c and a section, the Wheel also inco.rporates Ray.Benson, is to "Swing, boogie, and confused "who?" I was amazed that in two fiddles, pedal steel guitar, a hol'll strut on down the road. . '' D CRI'I'.ERION 14 NEXT WEEK Horse racing Feeling depressed? A day at the races including betting A look at Feeling Good, a book by techniques David D. Burns, M .D., on depression and how young adults deal with it Fest review Pictorial pages packed full of Dominguez wrap up Seotemberfest events classifieds The Criterion Classified advertisement in the Criterion Classified section get with employment. Advertise with the section is a prime place to conduct noticed Private parties are preferred, Criterion; together, we get results. 0 business. Each advertisement costs but businesses are welcomed to adver only one dollar, and all advertism.ents tise so long as the advertisement deals TYPING SERVICE WANTED FOR SALE Ten years diversified experience IBM Used 10 speed cheap. Call Jeb. One pair Rosignol 203 cm x/ c skis. Selectric typewriter. Fast and accur 241-4497. One pair Exel Maxi-Flex x/ c poles. ate. Rachelle Daily. 245-4467. One pair 9Y2-lOY2 x/c shoes. All used twice. Call Bruce at 242-6459. RtCATTA OF RtV£ ArGE. '>---- ~ORE Dll\6HITLy' 1"HAN 1N HIS ENT I RG: 1 HE V NSC.R\lT\11,'&..£ Q ZOOM AN 0 ?Y1 '1'EARS Of O O COLLEGE tfilt AND AWAY TH~"( GO SUDS n SOUUD 2825 Borth Ave Monday-rootball Mite ROCH Tuesday-Kick It t)ut Nite Wednesday-Movie NJte~No Cover Thursday-Ladies IN He & Ladies IRree Till 8:DO Friday-FAC Starts at 2:00 ROLL .No Cover"THI '8:30 September 24, 25, 26, 27 Saturday-Drink rt lllown NHe ~N-o Cover Till _8.:30 ,Sunday-Last Chance N~te--No Cover t VISITOR