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by adam liebowitz effect is liable to strike pers, the best DinoStaur and primordial terror into the deal is a one dollar jeffrey C. whalen heart of any dino-phile Pterodactyl glider If you went digging Santa Barbarian. (meaning Styro-Lizard Fob deep under campus, you Well, maybe not full Cheap). The worst deal is might find a few size Barbarians but at assorted snakey-shake Chumash Indian bones, least the half size ones. Dinosaurs running from but you won’t find any It’s common knowledge fifteen dollars. Serious dinosaurs; during the that kids love dinosaurs Dino collectors will be Mesozoic era, when all ... or do they? charmed by the one- the really fun dinosaurs Faces of fear and dread hundred and fifty dollar, were wandering .the peppered the crowd of hand crafted Dinosaurs Earth, Santa Barbara was children and their imported from Mexico. under water. bewildered parents as If you get hungry, Now, in this era when these faux-asaurs wander over to the you can’t find any water in (meaning Fake Lizards) DinoDiner. The fest- Santa Barbara, the ranted and tore at the air minded menu includes Museum of Natural History before them. Tricerotip Sandwiches has taken its cue and has Four-year-old Rick (meaning Fossilized Meat) finally brought the (meaning Cowering Mun- and Mesozoic Muffins Dinosaurs (meaning chkin), backed against (meaning Dated Bread). Terrible Lizards) back to our swamp scenery and But it’s not all theatrics town. wondered what was at the museum; at The “ DISCOVER keeping the Apatosaurus moments it’s down right DINOSAURS!” (meaning (meaning Difrent Lizard) educational: Discover Terrible Lizards) from jumping off his — Fact. It’s now illegal to exhibit is back platform and eating refer to an Apatosaurus showcasing five Rick’s face. "It must be as a “Brontosaurus," "scientifically accurate,” some kind of special which is something moving, 3-D dinosaurs glue,” he decided. you’ve done for years, that will roar, shout and The biggest kid draw isn’t it? Brontosaurus generally menace you. (other than the gift shop) (meaning Thunder Lizard) is They've got an Allosaurus is the Control-Your-Own a much better name for (meaning Different Lizard), a Stegasaurus (meaning swamp roaming Stegosaurus (meaning Play With The Roof Lizard). behemoths and besides Roof Lizard), a Tricerotops Stephen (meaning Bored now all the Flinstones (meaning Three-Homed Videophile), age 10, wasn’t episodes will have to be Faced), an Apatosaurus scared, but he certainly redubbed so that Fred (meaning Deceptive Lizard), wasn’t very impressed. and Barney step out for and a Dimetrodon “Nintendo is funner," he “Apato-Burgers.” (meaning Two-Measured quipped. Teeth). The giftshop, called the — Fact. Despite ap­ These monstrous DinoStaur (meaning pearances, dinosaurs bastard sons of Terribly Jacked-up Prices), weren’t fat — just big animatronics, made by was as interesting — and boned — which brings us Dinamation (meaning covered nearly as much to a disturbing revelation. Terrible Hydrolics), are truly space — as the exhibit As “scientifically ac­ shocking. They stand at itself. Giftshop cashier curate” as these beasts full or half-scale of their Jennifer (meaning may be, they’re just a low- dead predecessors, and Bemused Minimum-Wagist), tech jumble of electronics come fully equipped with informed us that the and general plasticity. bending necks, snarling DinoStaur was doing Sure, this plastic was lips, roaring tonsils and “ faaa bulous made from fossil fuel, but acute appendicitis. In the faaabulous,” but un­ that’s not really in the dark showroom, with fortunately she was not spirit of dinosaur painted Mesozoic working on commission. discovery. backdrops all around, the For interested shop­ How come no bones? arts 08 »02 »89 SCARY MONSTERS T heater A rtists G roup S ummer 1989

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Moiiere’s Hie MiseiT A hilarious indictment of the lust for money Directed by William Glover July 28, 29 — August 3, 4, and 5 8 p.m. — UCSB Main Theatre by tony pierce begining of Tracy Chapman's “For My Lover” before the head monster could finish his last two lines. The “There are three bands that matter in music: N.W.A., us band rocked hard during the folk singer’s number, and The Beatles — Bob Forrest, singer, Thelonious very much like they've done on their new record. But Monster.J Forrest was obviously upset and stalked offstage, missing some lines. When the song was over, he You might have never heard of Compton’s premier stubbornly sang it again saying, “see I only had two rap group N.W.A., made up of ex-gang members. more fucking lines left.” Odds are you've heard a thing or two about Liver­ The new look Forrest looks like XTCs Andy Par­ pool's famous foursome. But pity the poor soul who tridge since having his long blonde dredlocks cut off hasn’t heard of L.A.’s Thelonious Monster or seen because, “my girlfriend dumped me.” However he them live like they played at the Ventura Theater last still acts like a cross between David Lee Roth and Friday night. Johnny Rotten and still loves addressing the “What would you like us to be tonight?” Forrest audience. asked the 90 some people at the show, most of whom — Before playing their version of The were slam dancing in front of the large stage. ‘We Replacements’ “I’ll Be You," Forrest said "with all could be a professional band. We could be preten­ these bands like Guns n’ Roses an Bon Jovi around tious and boring. We could play like the Dream ... God, I hate Bon Jo v i... I don’t understand why a Ticket Information Syndicate. We could play like Black Flag.” The band like The Replacements are still struggling. They General $9.00, Student $8.00 with I.D. drummer kicks into a fast rock beat, “or we could are my favorite band.” For Information and charge-by-phone call play like this.” — Concerning a request to play a Doobie Brothers Enter Thelonious storming into a deafening ver­ song, he said, “Doobie Brothers? Have you guys Arts & Lectures 961-3535 (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) or sion of Led Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll”, which heard that new song? Them and the Who and Van Box Office (evenings of performance only) evidently turned the 10-minute-old show’s tone into a Halen. They all fucking suck shit. And Sammy 961-3021 2-hour free-for-all. The improvised playlist ranged Haggar's the worst." The band promptly banged out from an X song, to an a cappella version of Janis a grinding helping of their latest single “Sammy Joplin's "Mercedes Benz," including dozens of HaggarWeekend.” covers and original material in between. — After they had done The Rolling Stones’ The band has.trimmed down its number, com­ “Happy” (accompanied by a random audience “YE$,THERE IS posed of two fine guitarists (instead of six) who were member who knew more of the words than any of the UFE AFTER lead-footed when it came to stomping down on the band), Forrest apologized a few songs later for BREAST CANCER.! wa-wa pedals. The dredlocked bass player was great, wanting to play another Stones number. “I'm sorry, AND THAT’S THE ! but the drummer consistently pissed off Forrest by but I just love the Stones. And you’ll like this too. I WHOLE POINT” missing changes and stepping over his lines. During promise. No really, we really rock out near the end. A an impromptu recitation of the traditional “Amazing lot like ‘Freebird’." (See MONSTER, p.4A) Grace” sung by Forrest, the drummer kicked into the SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOWL KTYD'

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Indian sitar sounds on the track 1:30, Batman P619 At III a IV «0 10:00 "Raja” lay the groundwork for this record. Borghesia mixes A rlin g to n Whan Horry Mat So8 y « Batman 0613 I :» . 3 :30, 6 :« . 0 ,1 0 1 8 Fa lrvlew Turnar S Hooch PR traditional motif with a touch of modern invention. 12.2:30,6.-06,7:« , 1020 N»p— «apapnln Peter Pan IS 0 ;F, Oft Salso 12* 0 am No p n m a gm a h Ni No pMM or group MÉM All of the many Wax Trax releases (they have about 60 records out Friday at Mtdntta 1 .3 ,6 ,7 Rocky Horror Picture Show « NspMMorgmgMhi Three FuoMvee F619 Drenada 10:40 now) are adventures into the world of the electric instrument. 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P9 NipNM«fmpMÌH said, "Listen before you leap.” 12:10,2:30.4:«. 7,016 Nopounpoipidm R iv ie r a Do the Right Thing« Tummy Trouble 0 £«.6.7:30.10 13:16,2:30.4:« . 7.0:16 S a t 9 S u n a ls o 1220 THE WINDY CITY Nopmooonpapidn No pMM or group m Im 4A arts DANCIN’ IN THE STREET by tony pierce songs that most people know (“We’re in the Money,” “Shuffle off to Buffalo," When someone asks you what you "Lullaby of Broadway," as well as the did over your summer vacation, what title song). But Bradley reiterates that are you going to say? I know I’m going the mass-success involved some risky to lie and make up something really business. good. But I don’t think it will be half as “This budget has been $250,000 for good as saying that I was in a record- the five weeks that we've done it," breaking musical at the Lobero Bradley, a film studies major said. Theatre. ‘They usually only put in maybe UCSB soph mores Sheri Kochenburg and $100,000. They’re getting their money Denise Bradley are in 42nd Street which back, but it was very risky." has been extended three more weeks Kochenburg, however, says that her at the Lobero Theatre by popular big risk is going out in front of 500 plus demand. In fact, the demand was so people every night in a costume so ugly high that it has shattered all of the that she says the costumers even Lobero’s ticket sales in its 106-year apologize about it. “This costumer from history. L.A. who has costumed this show like “Everywhere you go, it doesn’t three or four times said, ‘you know matter if it’s in a store, or a bank, or a that’s the ugliest dress I’ve ever seen.’ restaurant. People will either recognize Sherie laughs. “It's orange, it falls you or have heard of the show or have apart, it’s got this big dog on it (a fox seen the show,” Bradley said of the scarf). Seriously, the costumers look at terrific Santa Barbara response to the it and say they’re sorry." musical. "I mean I was at the (C? rillo) Denise Bradley and Sheri Kochenburg Bradley said that when she saw pool the other day swimming lap ¿. And in and out of costume. herself in her wig for the first time, she this guy’s all ‘what do you do all actually cried. But being in the hottest summer.’ And I didn’t wan' to say people (after its final performances) “Usually a show will run about three musical this summer north of Phantom of anything about the play beca se I was was a nice surprise to these young weeks, and it'll sell about 70»^. But for the Opera may not have these two like Tm swimming, leave me alone’ actresses who aspire to be a writer/- this show, cast members couldn't even Gauchos laughing to the bank; they (laughs). And he said ‘how do you keep director (Bradley), and a Rockette get tickets for our friends.” don’t get paid very much, but at least in shape?' And I said, ‘I kinda tap (Kochenburg). Success of the show can be at­ they're laughing and joking about how dance.’ And he said ‘why do you tap “In April they were saying, ‘yeah, tributed to many reasons: director/- fun the actual performance is. dance?’ And I said, Trrl kinda in this you’re going to see what it's like to run choreographer Jon Engstrom; the 42nd Street will start its encore per­ play. You’ve probably never heard of it, four weeks because we're running $50,000 budget for costumes, formance August 23rd and conclude it’s called 42nd Street.’ And he said, longer than we’ve ever run.’ No one designed by Janis Martin using the September third. Of the 35 shows, 34 (loudly) ‘I saw your closing night! It was would have ever dreamed that we'd be same materials as the original cast were sell-outs so call the Lobero great!' And he kept on going on and going from April to September!” wore; the plentiful amount of dancers Theatre (963-0761) about how you can on. Kochenburg says, an ensemble and dance numbers. The young women get tickets to The Santa Barbara Civic Light Being part of an eight-week per­ member in the play; laughing, happy at say that most of its success is due to its Opera showing of this fine broadway formance that will attract over 30,000 how successful the show has been. well-written story that has popular musical. TEXAS, SCOTLAND | Texas’ vocalist, Sharleen Spiteri, is honest, real and a darn good singer. Ahd producer Tim Palmer has intelligently seen fit to leave Spiteri’s clear vocals alone, allowing the copl, solid force to come through without a ton of dumb, gimmicky studio tricks to muck things up. The compliment to Spiteri’s sharp-as-a-bullwhip ¿ « y *' vocals is the sometimes sleepy, always masterful guitar of Ally McErlaine. This guy knows how to play by jeffrey p. mcmanus Texas’ Sharleen Spiteri. with style, moving from a sunbaked, strumming spaghetti-western-soundtrack style to a jamming Amid the sea of pretentious, posturing heavy- freeform solo before you can say “Beware the Thane metal-mongers and light-headed dance floor of Fife." Perhaps the most maddening thing about doofuses dominating pop music, it’s refreshing to the band comes from McErlaine’s guitar — you finally get a taste of something different. Texas, a expect a Scottish band named Texas that plays new group comprised of four great Scots, is a American country-influenced pop to be really, really departure toward more traditional, melodic, complex cheezy. But McErlaine’s style makes you forget that rock. Southside, their debut album to be released this music comes from a place where people ISM M M fcc tjis is it. That's right good domestically this week, is a breezy collection of regularly drive on the wrong side of the street. Nexus days are over, rm packing my bags, leaving country-influenced ditties, bound together with the One of Southside’s few shortcomings comes from the bridges and totting my heat rufe singing talent of a beautiful young muse who could writing department. The band wrote all their own mymindF ' • Ty ’ , • • make wheat grow in hot tarmac with the sheer power stuff, and a lot of it comes across as too-pop-country- ■ Naturally, when someone like mysetf gets to write of her voice. conventional. A first album is a time for experiments, jp article like this | means it’s time to oft back, This band Ts 10,000 Maniacs without the phony and there just isn’t enough of that kind of risk-taking remimnisce ami wax sentimental. But hey, t just I moralizing, Lone Justice wthout the goofy fake sen­ here. But the album as a whole works well never­ don't selPthe sitivity, and k.d. to# without the corny sentimentality. theless. Stofjes why do you need to read mine? If you're :^^jj|tespera^ ^ B tos you must know someone w ith a copy o f l guess when all % laid and done, (ft that ever WOODSTOCK’S happlfji) the coolest filing that ever h e p p lp ff^:1 toe because of the Nexus was that I got to meet Peter Buell, nett to that glorious dvent everything Presents C P I Z Z A else pales in comparison, So with a little larger vocabulary, a littie worse oyesigm; emf AHM i Mss brain ceils 1 bid thk rag I THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON and you, my beloved readers, a fond fa re w e ftH H I with this TAKE YOUR DATE ad BOWLING TONITE... MONSTER: continued from p.2A Actually, the band started off “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” using only a slow and soothing IT’S AN AUTOMATIC SCORE! acoustic guitar melody. But when the song, like the Orchid Bowl's automatic scoring lets you and show, ended, the crowd was sweaty, energized and your date enjoy the game without the hassle. ready to go and get as “fucked up" as Forrest had Now bowling is more fun than ever. suggested they do. Every once in a while a rock show like this will Minutes from UCSB completely take your breath away and have you Open 24 hours feeling so damn glad that rock exists and bands like Thelonious Monster haven’t sold their souls to pop ORCHID BO W L=m music’s tempting mediocrity. The next time these Your Family Entortainmont Cantor guys play, do your self a favor and check them out; 5925 Calle Real • Hwy 101 at Fairview in Goleta • 967-0128 it’s what the Replacements used to be like, how Jane’s Addiction try to be, but mostly like how rock and roll should be played: with honesty, guts and "Nice try." humor.