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Eachonehad to practice. Again and again. When the tngtest came, each athlete FILA was ready. Striving for his /I • O • RAMA personal best. ThaEs how it is with In general, the Arts film critics refuse around here saw it and nobody is Sports. And that's bow it is | to have their prose hacked into cheesy planning to. hanotber form of com- ition—standardized blurb style reviews that tend to wind up Bull Durham: (How many films this as magazine ads. But life is full of summer start with the letter B? ) More To do your best, you Idprepare with the exceptions. fun than a Dodger game and Susan tMuKaplah,' ;,';- liir students are able to Sarandon is at least as sexy as the ...I * the most, year after ★ see it if you want to go out with Laker girls. ★ ★ ★ year Fact is. Kaplan prepa­ ration has helped over one friends and make obnoxious com­ Coming to America: if if it if you million students onto t he ments idetrack. giving them think Eddie Murphy is God ★ ★ if you »skills and confidence ★ if deadly dull or just not worth don’t. finish strong. If you're faci ng the SAT. six dollars The Great Outdoors and Crocodile iCT, GMAT. ORE. LSAT. if if if a lot of fun, especially in Dundee 2: bad movies at the drive-in. IfCAX or professional tests like the Bar orCRA summer The movies get ★ but the drive-in gets exams, call Stanley H. Kaplan. These athletes had if if ir ir a classic or great stuff, ★ ★ ★. io tra ia to beat t heir com» but not always the best way to kill a License to Drive: that’s nice. petition. Maybe there’s a JpssonittftioryOo. summer night The Moderns: Perfect. ★ ★ ★ ★ Red Heat: former Nexus editor in 1KAPLAN Bambi: Rumors abound that Disney chief Steve Elzer was at the world exists only to perpetuate white, male- premiere. He wasn’t impressed. ★ ★ dominated cultural images. But I like Who Framed Roger Rabbit: enough this movie and besides, it made me cry. has been said about this film already, ★ ★ ★ if there is still some little kid in just go see it. ★ ★ ★ ENROLLING NOWI you, it if if ir if you consider yourself The Best of the Animation Festival: an adult. the perfect way to experience a Visit us Big: Big business is very wise, transformed summer night (closes at at our center, beware big promotional lies. ★ ★ the Vic this Thursday). ★ ★ ★ 6464 Hollister, #7, Big Business: Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler in the old evil twin plot. Nobody —compiled by Adam Liebowitz Goleta, CA 93117. Or call us Be against days, evenings or weekends. silence: STIFFED AGAIN Our phone number: speak out (805) 685-5767. is the Victoria St. opening of King Lear. If you've been "A very strange film,’’ says Liebowitz, raped. with Molly Ringwald, Woody Allen, Burgess Meredith, and Norman Mailer. Don’t ask; you know the story (please); just go see it. Finally drama will come to life again on campus with Harold Pinter’s The Hothouse (pictured here), opening at the Main Theatre this Friday. Pinter is modern drama and this production will JEAN- LUC GODARD'S be brought here by UCSB’s Theatre Artists Group. Talk about expertise; KING LE HR this is the fifth Pinter play performed by July 22-28 • 9:30 Nightly & 5:15 Sun TAG. (Separate Admission) After a sleeper of a week — besides Victoria St. Theater • 33 W. Victoria • 965-1886 more loogie spewing by punkette Ramona (alias Beth Allen) reporting on the only event this week, see page 3A — we have more film stars in our eyes METROPOLITAN SANTA BARBARA I think this week we’ll have to thank with A Man Facing Southeast tomorrow THEATRES CORP TW IN DRIVE-IN Adam L., resident film watcher for at Campbell. Have you ever felt like an desecrating our criticism value with alien? n iT © M ovie Hotline 963-9503 j Great Outdoors 8:30 stars. But that’s okay because the new Yes summer has seemed to turn into Beetlejuice guy, Michael Singer is MIA; he’ll return something about movies, unless you 10 GRANADA » ■ ARLINGTON This bill Wad Er Thur only next week with a fishy review. (You too can handle jazz weaklings. This one is 1216 State St, S.B. 963-1671 i 1317 State St, S.B. 966-9382 Die Herd (R) can see the preview for A Fish Called for the initiable kind hearted. The Coming to 8:16; Frl Er Sat also 12 Wanda tonight at Campbell.) Besides Montreux Band and new age pianist America (R) Off Limits (R) Die Hard (R) 10:30 what you’ll really want to see this week superstar Liz Story 11:46,2:16,5,7:46,10:30 WETTh 11:46,2.4:30,7:16,9:30 1 No passes or group sales F-Tu 12:30,2:40,6,7:40,10:10 Thur* M idnight Premiere Who Framed “ Big Top Pee Wee” Roger Rebbit (PG) FIESTA FOUR 12/5:20.4:46,7:10,9:30 6060 Hollister Ave., Goleta 967-9447 License to Drive (PG13) 916 State St, S.B. 963-0781 A recent ad campaign for Rambo III Wed Er Thur only Dead Pool (R) tried to convince the women of America 1:16,3:30,5:46,8,10:16 Dead Pool (R) 3:30,5:46,8,10 2.4,6,8:16,10:16 Sat Er Sun aleo 1:30 that Sylvester Stallone was a senstive No passes or group sales No passes or group sales but authoritative man who they should Bambi (6) Who Fremed BONE 1,2:30,4,6:30,7 admire. But... Separate admiaeion required | Roger Rebbit (PG) Big Business (PG) I 3.6:16.7:30,9:» At a recent party Stallone’s com­ 9; Thur only 10:15 Sat Er Sun also 1 panion was model Dena Goodmanson, Separate admission required Thur preview 8:30 a woman taller and considerably The M odem s “ Fleh Called Wanda“ 7.9:30 FAIRVIEW younger than the stumpy, sullen star of Sat Er Sun aleo 2:06,4:30 Midnight Run (R) 251 N. Fairview, Goleta 967-0744 Rocky fame. 12,2:30,6,7:30,10 < ■ PLAZA DE ORO No paeees or group sales “ How do you spell Goodmanson?," a Big (PG) Coming to S. Stallo n e reporter wanted to know. 349 Hitchcock Way, S.B. 682-4936 1,3:16.650.7:46,10 Americe (PG) 1,3:16.6 :» . 0.10:16 “It’s spelled S-L-U-T,” Stallone Arthur 2, On GOLETA replied, “ She’s my whore." The Rocks (PG) Bembi (G) of contention WfrTh only 3:20,0:30,0,10:10 11.1.3,6.7 ‘ Separata admission required —Spyed from SPY magazine. Bull Durhem (R) Big (PG) Phantasm II 3:10,6:20.7:40.9:60 6:15,7:30,9:30 WErTh only 9:30 Sat £r Sun also 1 Separata admission required No passes or group sales 1:15,3:15 -j The Lobero Theatre Foundation Presents:

PREMIERES OPENING FRIDAY SWAP MEETII COOL J A Z Z Granada Fairview Arlington 907 S. Kellogg, Goleta BIG TOP PEE WEE (PG) ARTHUR II, ON THE ROCKS THE 12.2,4,6,8,10 9:30 BIG TOP PEE WEE 964-9050 No passes or group sales Midnight Wednesday Evenings S.B. Drive-in 4:30-10 pm d W T Piaza Fiesta BAND CADDYSHACK II FEATURING DAROL ANGER. CADDYSHACKII (PG) 8:30; Fri Er Sat also 11:46 FISH CALLED WANDA 3:15,5:20,7:30,9:40 BEETLEJUICE 8:30 7 am to 4 pm BARBARA NIG6IE, MICHAEL MANRING Sat Er Sun also 1:10 10 and MIKE MARSHALL No passes or group sales LIZ STORY The Show Remains The Same FRIDAY. JULY 22-8 PM at all the other theaters at the LOBERO THEATRE 963-0761 Wednesday live music July 20,1988 3A

their drummer, behind such a huge drum set was kind The Ramones show at The Graduate last Sunday of weird — but for what they had to work with, un­ Ramona Ramones was more like a party than a “concert” (small club, familiar equipment and all, these guys rocked. The friendly atmosphere and lack of skinheads) and was Lazy Cowgirls are the Ramones, 10 years ago... one of the funnest shows I’ve ever been to. Of course, The Adolescents came on next to remind us why being highly intoxicated and hyped-up to see my they’ve broken up so many times. Tony has left and favorite band may have left me slightly biased. Un­ Rikk Agnew is now on vocals, with little brother Frank fortunately, not everyone who went was as en­ on guitar. The highlights of their set were old songs, thusiastic as I was. It wasn't until after the show that I their newer stuff being a little slower and weaker. heard about a passive friend of mine getting forcibly Finally, as the afternoon wore on (this was a 2 p.m. dragged and thrown outside — for spitting — the Sunday matinee show!), the Ramones took over, bouncers ripping off his shirt in the process, and a complete with smoke machines and went from one Ramones-roadie kicking him in the head when he fell tune to a 1-2-3-4-nother fast and tight. There’s no down. Not too justifiable for flinging phlegm.... stopping the cretins from bopping, and bop the throng On arriving, I found that the first band, The Lazy did. Good clean bubblegum music and good clean Cowgirls, had been axed from the bill (last minute) by sweaty fun. This being the fifth Ramones tour I’ve seen the Ramones “ production manager." Due to a lack of — their set hasn't changed much. “Durango 95" communication with the promoter, the manager blasted into "obotomy” and a variety of others from claimed only two bands should have been put on the every and all Ramones albums — an assortment that bill, the Ramones, plus one. In trying to work out a easily could have been It’s Alive or Ramonesmania on the possible compromise with him so that the Cowgirls stereo at full blast. (Incidentally, this was also the first would get to play, he said to me, “ Don't worry about it, Ramones show I'd been to where my ears didn’t they’ll still get paid." I reminded him that yes, believe it physically hurt from the decibels and no speakers or not, there are still some bands out there that care were blown.) Joey, Johnny, Dee-Dee and Marky (all more about playing than money. To cut an hour of around 40 years old now) are not as energetic on stage bullshitting short — after going in circles and getting as they once were. But can you blame them? Over 10 nowhere, the Ramones manager, seeing that I was years of the same thing and it’s got to get routine going to be fiercely persistent, decided to allow sometime. A little weaker, sure, but hell — I love these a compromise. guys and always will. That’s the crazy part — it is all So, the Lazy Cowgirls did take the stage after all, the same. The same old songs, the same Zippy the using the already set up Adolescents’ equipment Pinhead mask and “gabba gabba hey" sign, the same (whose members were very cool about the situation) jeans and leather jackets, the same funny haircuts. and giving us balls out, gut-wrenching, kick ass rock But I still love it as much as I did years ago. The and roll. Full of energy, they ripped through five songs Ramones really are too tough too die* . RICHARD REID/Daily Nexus (only five! Part of the "compromise” ...). Seeing Allen, — by Beth Allen WOODSTOCK’S FREE SNEAK PREVIEW JOHN JAMIE LEE KEVIN MICHAEL Presents STIZZA CLEESE WANDA CURTIS KUNE PALIN

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Line Sunday-Thursday: 11 am - 9:30 pm and eerie workers for the technology of tomorrow. Music technology, that is. Some call it “ Industrial” or up and salute; they will be with us for time to come. Friday & Saturday: 11am -10:30 pm “Agreppo,” but it is comprised of concrete explosive Lastly, we have the mystery duo The Weathermen. rhythms, distraught vocal patterns, bold synth and Keeping much of their work secret, rumour has it sampled choruses of confused aims. N.T.S. brings us they’re from Big Sur, CA. A past few releases on Play It two artists, Spit and Batz Without Flesh. Spit is the Again Sam (Belgium) and the club hit "Poison” last midwestern answer to Foetus, thé man of many, the year, these boys are known. Their latest project, The answer to few. The highlight of the three-song EP is Black Album According to The Weathermen, most likely an entitled “Valsalva Maneuver.” A man and his drum answer to Prince’s marketing gimmick of late. In track make an inseparable combination. 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