17 November 20p 2 THE STUDENT Thursday, 17th November 1983 News - . Moray House Grenadanissue Still hope for success students occupy muddied further onDPmove Carol Davis, Senior Education major communist military. installa­ I ne controversy surrounomg Officer in the Grenadan Govern­ tion on Grenada: " There were .he creation of a Deputy ment of Maurice Bishop, was in around 600 Cubans on the island I Presidency took another turn last to speak to the Scottish think, which is just about the week when closer examination of press and give a lectUfe at the number the Americans agreed to lhe constitution revealed that it David Hume Tower. Ms Davis was after their initial wild claims. Some was possible for a private member in Britain when the crisis arose in were doctors, some teachers - a of the Association to put a motion Grenada. fain. Cameron spoke to small number - but most were encapsulating the proposals to the AGM - temporarily. her to discover her reaction to the involved in building the new recent events in her homeland. airport, just as the British firm of This possibility was opened up It is perhaps fortuitous that a Plessey were. Of course the· when it was discovered that member of Maurice Bishop's New Americans have always insisted conflicting Association rules Jewel Movement, until recently this was a military installation, but would give the Deputy Presidency the government in Grenada, has independent engineers have plan another chance to be debated been stranded in Britain while her shown that there are significant by the student body. All motions country faces the US invasion - differences between our airport for general meetings must be fortuitous in the sense that it and one for military purposes - billeted at least a fortnight before provides European commentators there are too few underground fuel the meeting takes place, and as the with a much-needed different tanks for example. This airport next Committee of Management perspective on the controversial was a necessity, because Grenada meeting will not take place un111 happenings in the Caribbean. has only one resource it can after the closing date it was Analysis is now possible of the develop, and that is tourism." thought that there was no feelings of a spokesperson for the Ms Davis was much less certain possibility of the motion being Bishop government. Distress­ when questioned regarding the presented to the AGM. What the ingly, however, Ms Davis' more island's arms depots, however, cons t i tut ion does not say, enlightening comments are portraying them as much less however, is that constitutional m ing led amongst somewhat substantial than appears to have amendments must be approved by predictable tub-thumping and been the case. The same the Committee of Managemenl disturbingly vague accounts of the vagueness was apparent in her before the appropriate date. Motions to and fro at Moray House. reluctance to discuss the reasons As soon as this anomaly was Photo by Donald Pollock situation which sparked off the original coup. for Bishop's own overthrow, pinpointed a member of the Ms Davis' fundamental response claiming that internal difficulties Committee of Management, Students at Moray House residential social workers . to the US invasion is that "they should be forgotten while the New Steve Marr, posted a private College of Education occupied the "Students from the School of have raped the country - there is Jewel Movement seeks somehow member's motion on the subject. Main Building for two days last Community Studies who are on no other word for it. It is a measure to unify its people once more. Therefore, if the Committee of week In support of an official NUS placement at residential homes of the Americans· arrogance that When pressed on the question Management change their minds day of action. The move came in have been asked to perform some they continually refer to their fear of Bishop's overthrow during her at their meeting today, and direct response to forthcoming of the social workers duties and of a Cuban presence on the island, talk at the David Hume Tower, Ms approve the plans, the motion will education cuts particularly aimed obviously they have been without mentioning the destruc­ Davis was once again vague, but still be able to appear at the Annual at teacher training colleges and reluctant to cross official NALGO tion inflicted on the country itself finally suggested that conflict had General Meeting on 28th polytechnics, and similar protests picket lines." and the deaths of many Gren­ arisen within the NJM when many November. were made all over Britain. Ian West Lothian and Dumfries and adans .... The figures we have got of its hierarchy decided a joint A solution has therefore been MacGregor reports. Galloway Colleges also went into suggest that anything up to a party leadership should be found whereby these importanl At a special general meeting on occupation while in England over thousand Grenadan people have installed, a move which Bishop plans can be kept from gathering Wednesday November 9th, it was 13 polytechnics, especially in been killed - even an American opposed. It seems therefore that dust on the shelf for yet another decided to occupy the administra­ London, made similar protests general spoke recently on TV of Maurice Bishop then turned to his year. It is now up to those who tion building at Moray House during the NUS day of action 200 casualties among soldiers massive support in the country to have previously opposed the move immediately and this decision was which was prompted in particular alone." maintain his leadership, and on the Committee of Management extended the next day. The action by the recent proposals by the Ms Davis also discounted consequently the army clashed 10 show that they are conscious of follows the circulation of a National Advisory Body to make American claims that the presence with these supporters, leading to student opinion and approve the questionnaire by the UGC further cutbacks, and several of of Cuban personnel on the island the outbreak of violence and motion at their meeting today. concerning the implementation of the protesting polytechnics are and the building of a major airport Bishop's downfall. lain Cameron future cuts in further education, threatened with closure . were indications of the siting of a and rumours suggest that the cuts M eanwhi l e in Glasgow 200 are more likely to be concentrated representatives from 12 local Carol Davis attacks the Grenadan invasion on certain ·weaker' areas rather colleges lobbied Strathclude Photo by Vona1a Po11oc1< than spread across the field. It has Regional Council last Wednesday Pilger's been disclosed that an unofficial in support of the region's list of protected establishments opposition to government has been drawn up, Edinburgh proposals that Bell College University included. (Hamilton) and Glasgow College progress Moray House authorities made of Technology should be placed various attempts to infillrate 'the under SEO rather than regional The Kenneth Allsop Memorial adminstrat1ve building. At one control. Lecture is unique - the only 1 stage they requested that 12 The various protests all annual lecture entirely organised members of staff, including the succeeded 1n publicising the by students. It was started by Vice-Principal, should be allowed general complaint from further Gordon Brown in 1977 In memory to work out the wages - a fOb education establishments of Kenneth Allsop - a journalist, which normally requires three. In throughout Britain against the television interviewer and former retaliation to the occupation the pending government cu ts. Moray Rector of this university. Kenneth library was closed to all students. House decided to terminate the Allsop became Rector In 1968 after Mr Alasdair Robertson, vice­ occupation at a third general Malcolm Muggeridge had president of the SRC also meeting on Friday by 19 votes and resigned largely over promiscuity expressed support for.the NALGO one pos1t1ve result 01 the and pot - on the students' part, memoers currently involved in a occupation 1s the arrangement of not his! A working Rector was dispute over the payment of regu lar consulations with the staff needed and Allsop was Ideal. unions on a regular basis. During his distinguished career as a journalist, Kenneth Allsop contributed to many publications including the New Statesman, The Spectator and Sunday Times. He went on to work in television as an Playgroup only interviewer on BBC 1's 'Tonight' New Conveners and as presenter on '24 Hours· NEWS IN BRIEF The point of this lecture is to NEW CONVENERS HAVE been give Edinburgh students a taste of elected for the Science and Arts journalism. Past lecturers have all Agrics in yet Faculty Committees . Alan toddles forward been great communicators, for Cunningham takes over from example James Cameron of The another Acting Convener Nei l Heyden­ THE EUSA PLAYGROUP is yet to Guardian, J6hn Gray, former head cheap. Consequently the next two ULJmbl eton at Science, and the make sufficient impact to ensure terms wlll see a further attempt to bust up of BBC Scotland, Conor Cruise its future, according to the latest Arts committee is now headed by increase its take-up rate, but 1f Colin Hancock. Both the new men O 'Brien, former editor of The Association figures on its number LAST WEDNESDAY evening a there is not a significant are first years. Observer, and Michael Foot. The of users. Despite a vigorous improvement in that time the group of Agrics from this lecturer this year is John Pilger, campaign to make its presence Association will have to seriously Un1vers1ty and a group from best known as an investigative known at the beg1nn1ng of term, reconsider its pos1t1on , as the r"ewcasoe, ended a rowdy evening Media· faith journalist. He writes regularly for the playgroup still has only 10% of at the Minto Hotel with an even £9000 funding is a hefty financial 1 the Dally Mirror and also its places filled, a disappointing burden. " If there really is no more rowdy refusal to leave. When "The media are better able to contributes to the New Statesman figure to say the least in demand there 1s no Just1f1cat1on for the management insisted that they scrutinise the action of and The Guardian. He made a comparison with the 75% the the Association to provide the go, the party reacted violently and Government than Parliament" ,f series of television programmes Association had hoped to achieve. service," said Ken ShoJ1, ··as we ,t 1s understood that a good deal of you have such faith in Student last year on the changing attitudes Both the Playgroup Committee can't support this at the expense of damage was done to the premises reporters, Peter Warrell will be to nuclear arms. The lecture is at 6 and the Association Executive are the Day Nursery. But 1f , say 50%of The proprietor of the hotel refused leading an open discussion on this pm on Monday, 21st November, i_n myst1f1ed by its continuing fallure the places were to be taken .that to comment further however. as he topic at 10.30 am this Saturday at DHT Lecture Hall A. Admission 15 to attract custom, as they believe would Justify 11." intends to take up the matter with 11 Buccleuch Place (Extra-Mural free and everyone is welcome. Dept.). the service 1s eff1c1ent. flexible and lain Cameron the University. Andrea Joyce ND cock-up Poorer Health Ten hospitals and 500 Health already suffered. thus making it -error at Kirk o"Shotts Service jobs in the Lothian area diff1cul\ to take seriously claims by .....~ ...... are under threat of the axe the Scottish Health Minister, Mr · asked" for it to be removed so it Wh ile the Greenham women because of government cutbacks John MacKay. that cuts should be 'vvdS usea to adorn the mini bus attempted to get an injunction amounting to £1.9 million. implemented painlessly. g11nted to prevent the deploy- which was then used to visit two Hospitals on a list drawn up by neighbouring villages to hand out The whole situation has been t of Cruise missiles in Britain, the Lothian Health Board for further complicated by the CND were arriving at a field leaflets. Again we were surprised possible complete closure or the by the numbers of people who contradiction between the heavy r Kirk o' Shotts and unrolling loss of individual wards include financial costs of top-priority actually read the leaflets and then r tents. Unfortunately, we such famous and important names projects under construction at the asked questions. Fortified by a I_.en 't blockading an American as Northern General, City and moment in the Lothian area and pint in the local we returned to the ~. but a British Telecom station Bruntsfield. The latter is the only government plans to allow growth camp for another brief sing-song l!Jllch is used to relay messages women's hospital in Scotland and of only £600,000 a year for the next and to take down th e banners. I# the American forces. The only would be difficult to replace. decade. audience for the spirited render­ paperchains and balloons which Graham Chalmers reports. were used to decorate the station The new West Lothian District il!IJOf that old favourite Blowing in Local MPs li ke Mr Gavin Strang General Hospital, for example, t(lt Wind and others were some fence, then it was back to (Edinburgh East) and the Lothian Edinburgh and the comforts of requires a further £12 million to be col(j and morose policemen and a Health Service Joint Trade Union dully completed while phase Ill of rew workers from the station. home. EUCND would like to thank committee are also furious that the police for proving that they're the Royal Victoria Hospital , a '[lllngs livened up the next day, Lothian Health Board has turned psycho-geriatric unit, cannot go not all bad, the little old lady for the IM)Wever, when the action proper down their requests for a special ahead unless another £5 million is hot pies and coffee, the farmer afllrted. In the morning a banner meeting to discuss the cuts. Mr found. This may lead to the whose field we slept in , and the - hung across the nearby, John Lambie, Secretary of the ridiculous situation where existing workers at th e camp for agreeing p;:U..UJ.J.i:J71rr-rrn"" QIOlorway to inform passing Joint Trade Union Committee, hospitals will be closed down to _J with us. Finally, the Kirk o· Shotts L----.:::!::!:¾;;;::;::::_ __ ,.otorists of our presence. The believes that the Board is afraid make way for their replacements Peace Camp may not have been (81POnSe to this in the form of that such a meeting would " high­ before the latter have even been up to the standard o f the lllendly waves and thumbs-up was light deficiencies in certain completed. Greenham Common tour de force THE 111rprisingly good , f ar out­ departments and certain officials". In Mr Lambie's view, Lothian but all of those who participated in qumbering even those who However, he added that, "the Joint Health Board's time is running out. it feel that the gesture was well couldn't be bothered responding· Trade Union Committee recog­ "Decisions will have to be taken all. By midday, th e police had worth while. nises that the full blame for the BALL II' very quickly," he said, " if sufficient Ken Shoji (Senior President) present position rests at the cuts are to be implemented." and Heather Lamont (Union government's door". Although any decision w ill be President) held this extravaganza Although it is hoped that most of taken with the long term in mind, last Friday as is the custom since the Health Service positions left the Board cannot be certain that it before time immemorial. (The time permanently unfilled will be will not have to face a similar the Chancellor of the University, administrative ones, 195 of the 570 . situation in the future as the Prince Philip, actually visited pOsts vacant at present are in government has not yet here.) nursing. Consequently, it is likely announced the exact size of its that patient health care has budget for next year. My partner and I missed the dubious pleasure of being announced by the Boer War veteran in red tails at the entrance. who bristled with medals telling of Pollock rents to go down his past glories. Those delicately sipping sherry were surprised Pollock Halls rents are going earlier to hear Tim Parke and This means that the University will down and that proves the partner announced as "Mr and be subsidising the rents next year Students· Association right on cP Mrs". again. The University made a profit by £40,000, leaving a surplus of Ken Shoji's partner Pavia Thing £60,000. of £30,000 last year which leaves a (a denizen I recognised of art Tim Parke, Accommodation £100,000 surplus In the bank, an exhibition launches) revealed she Convener for the Students' obviou s embarrassmen t to admired the kilts worn by some in Association was pleased that the University budgeting which has contrast to the majority's hired rents were coming down at last but RUBBISH ,? been continually disputed by the dinner suits, and wished all the Photo by Mike MacDonald. criticised the University for failing Students' As sociation. men had worn one so she might lie to budget accurately, con­ Following a particularly large on the floor and discover the sequently causing "a lot of increase in turnover from answer to that eternal question hardship to students in their most con fer ences and summer about a Scotsman's undergarb. Morning Fresh expensive term with bills that are residents (over £78,000) the She herself wore a fluorescent University has decided to lower too large". Surely the University turquoise creation only out-glared Pollock rents. The good news would have saved a lot of financial by the silver 'bacofoil" gown of means that the full board rate for stress upon students by paying Mrs Currie, the wife of the Sickness Flat closer attention to the more the spring term will now be £273 Secretary to the University. accurate SA budget. and for the summer term £245. The toas1master called us to stand and a grace in Scots was -Men? Proposal given by Mike Conway who later made much use of the Delegates Al the Teviol Row on Tuesday, A draft has been prepared by the Bar. After dinner we had him November 8th, "abortion is the chairman of the SAC Accom­ propose the Loyal Toast where women's right to choose' was the modation Working Party which some tables, including the likes of abject of a genuinely entertaining proposes several changes in the Susan Deacon, purposefully aid inlormalive debate." allocation of flats by the Student remained seated - to protest Speaking for the motion were Mr Accommodation Service. against the vicious reactionary ,llimon McGrath and Miss Selina One important recommendation role of Queen Elizabeth no doubt. ialvans. The forme·r·s basic is that lists for male, female and It used to be that lefties picketed ~ument wa·s that it was wrong in mixed groups should be the Ball but the thought of this 1111a day-and-age for people to ai,

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LIBRARY CLOSURE If any emotive issue in the press investigation, however, were also methods of delaying the first full­ Despite KB Union's initial claim students using the library in the has raised eyebrows and the heavily criticised. The criticism time terminated pregnancy." that the planned restrictions on KB evening does not justify keeping possibility of a baby boom in the came from Vessey et al and Kay centre Library opening hours the library and KB Centre open. An next nine months it has to be the who pointed out the lack of VESSEY ET AL (1983): ,ould not affect students average of 15 people per night use recent controversy surrounding standardisation of confounding "No differences were apparent in adversely, there has been the facility - a number which is the use of the oral contraceptive. If factors. In addition, the studies by the type of OC used." l)gnificant response to the Union's likely to rise nearer exams. This we were told tomorrow that taking Pike etc. should be consiered in iijrvey to suggest otherwise. figure must be considered in light Aspirin increased the incidence of the light of important evidence The University Health Service As from 25th November, the of the fact that the reading room early heart attacks would our gathered from larger studies was keen to reinforce the feeling lllrary will close on Mondays, has a capacity of just under 100. reaction be to stop taking them which do not indicate that there is that the pill users should not be fqesdays and Thursdays at 5 pm Some are of the opinion that if the and to create a nationwide panic? any relationship between panicking over these new findings. 111t1ead of 10 pm (Wednesday and library must go at least the reading But thousands of people reach for mammary cancer and the pill. The It goes without saying, however, fdday closing times remain room should remain open. an aspirin every day when the old Committee on Safety of Medicine that women are always made unchanged at • 5 and 5.30 pm The library itself contains a grey matter starts to ache. As reaction was: "The study does not aware of the risks involved in 119P8Ctively). Home borrowing comprehensive set of recom­ many women are probably taking establish a causal link between taking the pill - it will be several will commence at 3 pm. This, mended course texts. Access the pill - what happens, then, long-term use of combination oral years before one can study the life 11DWever, ignores the require- cannot be gained to departmental when a new health risk is contraceptives with a progester­ spans of pill users and the real 1111nts of students with afternoon libraries after the buildings are uncovered? The result is the same one potency of five or more and risks will become apparent. Until llibl until 5 and in some cases 6 locked at 5 pm. nationwide panic and a very breast cancer, nor are its findings then it is very much left to the .... Since this closure was not different kind of headache! How yet confirmed by other published individual to weigh up the pros and The motivation behind the planned at the beginning of the well founded is the new data on the studies. . " cons of this form of contraception. closure is the plan to employ an financial year, it cannot be a pill - is the panic justified? The In addition the following We can conclude, therefore, that llllr8 person to reinforce the financial necessity. Therefore it is University Health Service gave comments may be useful: the general feeling among the ~ime staff rather than replace hoped that the SRC will be their feelings on the matter: doctors and the medical world at Ille evening librarian who is successful in fighting this un­ Their attitude was very much POPULATION REPORTS, ORAL large is that the recent pill scare 111¥/ng. It is felt that the amount of necessary closure. along the same lines as that of the CONTRACEPTIVES IN THE arose out of a misinformed study Anne Gibbons Committee on Safety of 1980s: containing inaccurate data and Medicines. The panic initially rose "None of the major studies to date that the panic should not have from the investigations by Pike et has found any relationship arisen - girls should certainly not al who found a high correlation between breast cancer and oral stop taking the pill because of it. What's On at KB between breast cancer patients contraceptives, either during or That there are risks involved in ldence Faculty and women on the pill. They after use." taking oral contraceptives cannot KB Open Forum be concealed but these newly tommlttee reported on an increased risk of Discussion on Upstairs Pool breast cancer related to the WORLD HEALTH published findings are inaccurate ii 18th Nov: Meeting 1 pm, KBU Room conversion. Fri 18th Nov, 1 duration of oral contraceptive use ORGANISATION (1982): and have been blown out of ifommittee room (next to upstairs pm. Coffee Lounge. Chair: Bridle and to the composition of the pills " There is good evidence that proportion. The Health Centre will lllr). Andrews (KBU president) . involved as based on their pro­ there is no direct association talk to anyone who is still Possible proposals: Sauna, gestational potency. Following the between the use of oral concerned about the pill they are Geology Soc Games Room, Multi Gym, Skittle publication of this report there was contraceptives and breast taking when they go for their next Qlico, 23rd Nov at The Bermuda Alley. a widespread panic among pill cancer." prescription. 'jjlangle. Contact your year reps. users - women would stop taking Don't panic! - if it causes a real Beer Tasting the pill or invade the clinics ORY ET AL (1983) A STUDY ON headache . . well, take an aspirin ndt II 5 pm. Thurs 17th, KBU Upstairs looking for an answer. The panic 689 CASES WITH BREAST ... I think. 0 pm, Thurs 17th Nov: How the Bar. Pints 30p each. Two per among students in the University CANCER: Alison Whipps t,World sees It. Lecture Hall B, person per bar visit. reflected this general panic and " OCs do not appear to increase My thanks to Dr Murray for his ONT. concern. The findings of this the risk of breast cancer advice and co-operation in the appreciably more than other writing of this article. Edinburgh University Student Publications Board National Science presents Conference for THE KENNETH ALLSOP Edinburgh "The white heat of being together people who believe that, for science to work in technological progress' is everyone's in terest, the political MEMORIAL LECTURE a phrase which might ring role of science must be exposed rather hollow these days. and change actively sought. The Society's Annual Conference is to on Not so long·ago the image be held in Edinburgh on Saturday of the white-coated and Sunday November 26th and scientists was associated 27th, and will consist of talks, Monday, 21st November discussions and workshops with a constant stream of covering the range of issues in at 6.00 p.m. exciting ideas at our which the Society is active. The disposal for the solution conference, entitled " H uman Values, Human Science", is open in the David Hume Tower of any problem, be it to the public, and will beof interest feeding the hungry or not only to trained scientists who Lecture Hall A flying to the moon. want to think beyond the confines of their curriculum, but to anyone Today, with hunger, disease and unemployment more prevalent who is concerned about the than ever, we find science being direction science is taking. Topics presented in the same un­ under consideration will include: JOHN PILGER remittingly positive terms, even if the status of scientists as workers; mutterings about competitiveness radical science in the workplace; and the "science of sickness" and and international markets disturb will speak on the politics of health care. our more utopian visions. So Speakers will include: Mike where have things gone wrong? Hales of the GLC Economic Policy 'A CHOICE BETWEEN FREE SPEECH The mystique which surrounds science, and the awe in which its Unit; Dot Griffiths of the practitioners, professors and D e partment of Social and AND NEWSPEAK' entrepreneurs are held, make such Econom ic Studies, Imperial College, London; Peter Smith of a question difficult to address. the Trade Union Research Unit, Is it mere technical short­ comings, and our failure to Glasgow College of Technology; Kathy Tait of Birmingham Health Chairman: The Principal, Dr J. Burnett, MA, D.Phil. FRSE appreciate what scientists are doing for us? Or is it that scientific and Safety Advice Centre; and thought and application can only Sean Murphy of the Greater London Enterprise Board. move along channels d8termined The conference is being held at by the same economic and ADMISSION FREE the Scottish Health Service Centre political forces as determine and at the Western General Hospital, With the assistance of the Scottish Arts Council limit our achievements in other and the fee for the weekend is two spheres of human endeavour? pounds to students. Further Such a view implies a challenge to details and booking forms for the the traditional belief that the work con ference, and information For further information: of scientists is politically neutral, about the University-affiliated and demands the demystification THE CHAIRMAN, EUSPB, Science for People Group who are of science and close scrutiny of organising it, may be obtained 1 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LW the role of science in society. from Steve Sturdy at the Science The British Society for Social Studies Unit, 34 Buccleuch Place, Tel. 031-667 5718 Responsibility in Science exists to Edinburgh. Tel: 667 1011 ext 6791 . Thursday, 17th November 1983

Cockerel SNO/Berglund R1msky-korsakof's 'Golden Cockerel· is a sorry bird, a dodo among operatic fashions destined to become extinct when companies can no longer afford to stage ,t. You might well squirm _at the expense of this gaudily opulent production but, as director David Poutney and the excellent Maria Bjornson made the choice, it's a relief to find them • Pauline at the Beach: the script as if they had been res isting the injection of Rimsky's concoted during a boring half slight fantasy with the politics of Eric Rohmer's Pauline at the hour's wait at a bus stop, though Wagner Chereau-style. More Beach provides 94 minutes of their artificiality does not make pantomime travesty of Hollywood French sub-titled nonsense; not them unappealing. epics, or a Pythonesque daring, surprisingly it focusses upon Pauline is the unworldly would have worked, since the intelligent well-to-do French youngster being looked after by silliest gimmicks - Dodon·s cow people doing what they do best; Marion, a recent divorcee, (the for battle or the arrival in imperial looking at. talking about. and kind of perfect beauty found on Moscow with a Bolshoi ballerina in observing each other. every Tennant's can) but despite attendance were the funniest. Rehmer shows petite-bour­ her lack of expenence makes more The rest had more of a sheepish geoisie non-entities staring in at a intelligent and interesting remarks grin about it, most of the singers cinematic mirror of themselves. he than the others put together. embarrassed to clown, as it gives an up to date personal style Pierre, a wind-surfing moron, hovered uneasily between to convent,onal themes and longs to sleep with Marion. but she slapstick and extravaganza (a lack subjects, and deals, like Tavernier refuses. Henri, tanned, bald, of tautness perhaps explicable by and others of the new reahsm in slightly paunchy, does sleep wi th the absence of Poutney from French film-making, with the marion, but finds her expendable, Glasgow tor the revival). Siging minor heroism of daily life. II is and prefers to folic the afternoons was at best well focused and literary in style, (much clever with the tarty Louissette. who sells supported by able acting - Bill verbal masturbation, the plot is confectionary amongst other McCue·s Dodon and Nuala Willis's secondary) and shuns the topical , things, on the beach. Confused? 'Little Mother' -- at worst poorly CLAMJAMFRIE: The rattle-bag; the whole collection; political. or that which confronts. They certainly are, but stunned by intonated and shrill, in Nan Modern French preoccupations, their own ability to cope with every Christie's Queen of Shemakhan. The Haili Clanjamfrie however petty, are its themes, the day life, refust to admit it. The interlude of the journey to cinematic revolution can wait. Pauline at the Beach is a study in Shemakhan just before the death An illustration by one of the c ontributors to Clanjamfr,e - a n~w Rohmer's characters speak for a hypocrisy, and a study in human of Dodon provided the one poetry, prose and graphics broadsheet, edited by Duncan Maclean and nation. They head sophisticated nature, which are the same things. instance where the orchestra G iles Sutherland and fi nanced by Edinburgh University Student and tempestuous love-lives and Pautine eventually finds a boy of firmly driven by Sir Alexander Publications Board. The editors are inviting contri butions (poetry, prose have a complex set of inter­ her own age, though their affair is Gibson. blazed 1n to life and the and graphics) from anyone who thinks they have som ething to offer. personal relationships, the details destroyed due to the selfish production offered visual images Contributions should be sent by 25 November (if possible) to ei ther: of which they are only to proud to machinations of the adults. One to match: for the rest, one echoes Giles Sutherland, Blairlogie Cottage, Blairlogie, Stirling FK 9 SPX; or, tell all. They are not like you or me. feels sorry for Pauline, but it is as the Tsar's ·very nice·. chastened by Duncan Maclean, Room H9, Holland House, Pollock Halls, Edinburgh. They are part of French cinema easy to feel sorry for all of them. the thought that ·all that glisters 1s Clanjamfr,e will be published in the second w eek of D ecember 1983- which perpetuates the French. Henri tries to seduce the sleeping not gold' - especially as we can't pri ce 75p. Available from Union ships and fro m good bookshops French cinema speaks for a Pauline when she is given a room afford the glistering. throughout Edinburgh and Scotland. nation. for the night at his heach house. The SNO still refuses to give The story-line is complicated. His reasons are, I'm a man, you're Beethoven his due, weary no cases you have people who may but its content is unsatisfying. a woman, and you ·ve got nice doubt of the symphonies season • DOSTOEVSKY: have preferred to have been artists Vaccuous. It is a series of bizarre legs, but Pauline has grown wiser: after season. Yet it seems that but did not have the talent. Or and unprobable incidents that can she kicks him out of bed. and these alone can fill the Usher Hall. An exhibition from the people who have traded m only ever happen on holiday winds the unsuspecting host. and aren't they worthy of fine personal creativity for life security coastal resorts, in this case Bravo Pauline! playing after all? The Pastoral USSR If you are not put off by writer's Normandy. The characters drip off Alastair Prentice Symphony on Friday was a dismal ephemera, take a look at the experience, like a walk through a National Library of Scotland triptych of the Grant Inquisitor very muddy field on a foggy day, Until December 23rd which Yuri Seliverstov produced the strings notorious laziness ------for The Brothers Karamazov threatening to pitch you forward 1n The first thing you see when you These three pictures shine next to to the mud. walk into this exhibition of original the dismal oil pastels produced by It was all curious, smce the books, prints, illustrations and the notorious bigot Glazunov. orchestra had played T1ppett's photos. 1s Dostoevsky's bowler II is apt that this exhibition 'Ritual Dances from The hat. The second is the sash that should come directly to Scotland Midsummer Marriage' with a wrapped his coffin. However, don't from the USSR (like Soviet v1rtuos1ty worthy of any of its be put off because it does improve. The/ltre Oesrgn from /917which1s rivals. Berglund. as ,n all his better I've never found the ecoutrements at the City Arts Centre). Somehow performances, infused r1g1d of a writer's trade very interesting the English temperament does nol control with dancing energy and in themselves. I love pens and lend itself to the search for an the woodwind. darting and diving white paper. but that is because eternal judge for our lives, guilt through busy scoring. charac­ they are my pens and my white terised hare, fish and bird v1v1dly. and hope, religious passion and paper. When I visited this So Sir Michael was gloriously fear. The Scottish temperament exhibition at the National Library, leted on the day he was awarded might. Not just because of alcohol. the exhibits that interested me the order of Merit, though it's free masonry and religion, for most were the prints and surprising to observe that even these are just symptoms of illustrations to the works. Just as this vital, affirmative music, so something deeper. It was this that many interesting Soviet Russian firmly centred around a ma1or Dostovesky looked for and sllll writers have made their way by tonality, meets with the may not have found: translating great foreign works, disapproval or comprehension of They call me a psychologist. many artists have turned to the Edinburgh audience; 1t was it is not true, I am merely nightmare, observed through the eyes ol illustration of the great Russian a realist in the higher • Preview: Bloody Kids Mike a young boy driven to the (mock) more prepared to applaud masters, as a way of getting their meaning of the word, Filmhouse from Sunday enaclion ol the desanillsed violence he sees Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto on TV, and Ken, the catalyst, rootless and showily played, admittedly at own work seen. Of course, the that is to vsay I depict the am oral, who seeks action simply lo act. short notice. by Erich Gruenberg. main reason why they have had to very depths of the human In the form o l the C hannel 4 season of Their gaze is deadpan as Is the camera·s, the do this is to make a living. But it is British lilms II seems that TV and the British But unless Tippett comes in the soul. result is a lilm always close to an explosion, also a way round those Official film industry have lorged a lruillul pervaded by an overwhelmlng sense ol a company of Mendelssohn and relationship. Sadly earlier attempts were profound disquiet. When does lhe TV end, Beethoven there wlll be no wider Arbiters of Public Taste who over He proved. like Kafta, that what beset by distribution problems. as witness precisely in what does real 1ile exist? II is a audience for him here at all. so for there are appointed bureaucrats you discover in trying is usually the desparate remedies Bob Hoskins had to question which is imposslble to answer and over here are self-appointed resort to rescue 'The Long Good Friday" that much we should be thankful. much more interesting than where both worlds are equally without art dealers and experts. In both from the clumsy hands ol lhe TV companies. substance or meaning. In what sense then David Nice saying that there is nothing there. "Bloody Kids' described by Sight and Sound can Mike or Ken be expected to relate lo as 'quite simply the best TV mm I've ever anything in their lives. seen·. to date has enjoyed a less happy late. ·only connect': If you think you can, you Shot as a feature film, 'Bloody Kids" was probably won·t get more than a perverse screened in 1979 only to disappear from thrill oul of "Bloody Kids ". If like myself, and I view subsequently. Thankfully lhe lllm has suspect most ol us, you can·1 go and see this been rescued from obscurity and is mm, it demands attention. presently on national release. albeit wilh a publicity campaign so low-key as to be unnoliceable. II is a film which should not be missed. Postscript: The mm is produced by Barry (·Long The recent improvement in the British tilm Good Friday") Hanson, directed by Stephen industry seems to be confirmed, Frears, and wrillen by Stephen Polrakoll, c,uanlitalivety at least, by this year's British three ol the most creative figures ol recent Film Festival. Numerous new British British film. Brie11y ii concerns evenls in lhe features, made both tor lhe big and small subrerranean world of the disalfected, screens, will be shown. Including the latest alienated youth ol South. It Is not however 1rom the ever-perceptive Mike Leigh, and just anolher 'Punk movie". or simply a mm Richard Eyre·s second lealure. Even belier is about the ahenallon ol the young, no limp the news thal 29 ·shorts· will be featured, a I appeal for a misunderstood youth this. welcome opportunity for new and young Rather it is a truly gripping examination o1 film-makers to display their work. Best of all life on the other side o1 the cliche-ridden 1s the nws that the highlights of the festival SHOWING FROM SUNDAY AT FILMHOUSE,LOTHIAN RD 228 2688 violent dream-machine that is television. will shortly be on display at Edinburgh"s own Beyond the TV there is a wortd hovering Filmhouse. Watch the ·student" 1or further PERFORMANCES 6 ·15(NOTSUN) AND 8·30 DAILY on lhe edge o1 madness, an urban The Traverse Theatre, with its stark stage and trendy ·but impractical seating arrangement, is the perfect setting for the 1983 Young Playwrights F es ti val, funded by the Scottish Youth Theatre. What starts off as a huge square wooden parcel, is opened up by two workmen to form the stage for all three plays. The fi rst, " Pi cture Paradise", by Elizabeth Mont­ centre. In the end, the one on production. gomery (19 years old) is a whom most guilt seems to rest - Meanwhile back on the comfy conventional portrait of domestic the nagging and jealous mother - seats, Fiona Thompson's strife. A wife complaining thal becomes the most pathetic " Reflections" is a fine blend of she's chained to the kitchen sink; a character, too. comedy and pathos. Two women husband who works late and just What is particularly refreshing meet up after a gap of some fifteen wants "a bit o f peace" when he about these three plays is that years. They reminisce about their gets home; and. of course, a none of them fall into the typical schooldays together, with two teenage daughter (only by a traps awaiting young playwrights. younger actresses acting out the previous marriage) who is picked That is, they are neighter memories in the manner of a film on continually by the step-molher. obivously amateurish, nor do they flashback. We are left with the two A sense of claustrophobia is attempt to hide their inexperience women exchanging telephone created as each dreams of "getting underneath pseudo-deepness or numbers, and the nagging doubt out'', whilst their dependence on lifeless literary allusion. These as to whether they will indeed keep their present life-style is all too playwrights - and their average is in touch. evident. 19 - dare to be conventional. The The final play in the set is also But though the story is nothing result is that their plays have a the least successful. Whether new, Ms Montgomery's portrayal vitality that throws a fresh light on because it is written by two people, of family politics is so accurate well-worn themes. In the interval, I or because it attempts a wider and so emotionally strained, that spoke to the artistic director of the scope than the others, " Never A one is inevitably drawn into the Festival, Robin Peoples. Radiating Dull Moment" is less sure of its battle, casting blame left, right and enthusiasm for the project, he grip on the audience, more explained the value of the SYT confused in what it tries to say. Course, which helps young writers Nevertheless, its entertaining throughout the country to develop study of the friendship between their art through the advice of pro­ the two 19 year old girls provides a fessional writers. As for those lively end to one of the most playwrights having their work enjoyable nights you are l_ikely to performed tonight, he said, they spend in an Edinburgh theatre all will gain invaluable experience year. ,,. you think opera is for the 'The Mother' 1s based on a novel from all areas of dramatic J. Burton-Bowen -le-aged Radio 3 listener by Gorky and is set in the turmoil _..,,e obviously never seen of the years preceding the Russian Western theatrical history, or the 1pn1ere & Son. Their latest Revolution (1905-1917). Soviet Theatre Bureau of Culture. ction, 'Senseless', is a fast­ The play gains unity and Unlike, for example, the ng opera about a spy who empathy trom its identification City Art Centre theatre section of Vienna 1900, his grip on reality. The script with the tale of one mother and her Sov,et Theatre is not trying to tell bretto were written by David son. This is the central fabric of the us anything about stage design. who formed the company play, its periphery embraces the This 1s 1ust about the most This 1s why 1t has a costume here, Hilary Westlake in 1973, whole of the revolutionary 1nfunat1ng exh1b1llon I have ever i"'1 an artists' 1mpress1on there; there ..Ing this their 10th anniversary movement. seen in my life. To begin with, are lamentably few set models or lll!Dduction. Gale's style is brilliant; The drama begins in the kitchen none of the exh1b1ts are labelled photographs to show the gap lashes and sparkles, sometimes of an ordinary household; there is even with title or artist. These you I between wild idea and pragmatic ID much so that it becomes no bread. Thus Brecht demon­ can find out if you fork out £1.25 reality, to remind us of stage llfficult to get at the meaning of strates the personal suffering of for a very slender catalogue (three design·s status as a craft - lleaction. the potential ·political activists·. pages of rather airy commentary; ut!l1tanan, for Zhatonov·s sake. In the final scene of the opera Growth is a key element in the three plates ow that the exhibits which musl fill the three­ Ille spy, Wade, is held in a play; the revolution grows from are; no pictures, but a lot of dimensional, mobile, dramatic peychiatric clinic and there he this bare table; the political act1v1ty amendments). I did not buy one, Empty Space and not merely be a plays out his madness on two of this mother grows from her but glanced at one long enough to fantastic piece of flat canvas. lewels. The images inside his head maternal and natural concern ascertain that the exhibits had There are some ve ry interesting n thrust outwards and he for her hungry son. been arranged in just the right way collages, though, and one I liked. a tni,,sforms his female doctor and The dawning of this woman's to allow the maximum deviation quite hideously three concept, but nurses into Queen Elizabeth I political consciousness is shown from any logical or even numerical ll!llle usefully executed as an open box fpd the Earls of Essex and as a painful progress towards order. with cardboard mobiles hanging feesex. The other level of his more suffering and repression. We Thus I spent half an hour therein. I could just about grasp tadness is concentrated on the are forced into sympathy with the looking for the Mayakovsky. This what the world will look like in real t'lloulish evocations of two workers, with every 'mother', in itself is symptomatic of another life. liolldaymakers he has wrongly theirs is the need: theirs is the just curious facet of this exhibition: while we Westerners are brought So 1t was very hard to derive a l!Urdered. cause. sense of continuity or digression, Wade is obsessed with cameras The two levels, that of the up to assume that the history of to see the history going on. Aside ways of seeing, he believes mother (Palagea Vlasova) and her Soviet theatre exists in such l!ld from the surprising dearth of ballet ..,..,as " take the truth", that son, and the greater arena of the names as Stanislavsky, Eisenstein, design though it still appeared that le's true natures can be revolution and the Fi rst of May Mayakovsky and Meyerhold, that great Soviet theatre died with vered by them; ''the box massacres, are skilfully inter­ Soviet design exhibits the world's Stalin. Again, one wonders why ks lhe eye dry", he insists. The woven: we are constantly aware of greatest examples of con­ the glorious, angry, dissenting art in the opera are twisted and the fact that Vlasova is a hard structivism. socialist realism and •d• of the post revolutionary period (lillyed with in many ways, the working, decent woman who the embryonic 'poor theatre' was so poorly represented? float of one of the holidaymakers deplores violence. She is drawn tradition. we appear to be wrong. = Mother In part, this is probably the fault of Elsie Krupskaya llga Wade to kill the Queen and into an explosive si tuation by her t"llsten to the wet way and all that very ·ord inary' responses to ntrails, "the wet way", beif!g hunger and depriva tion, and thus CLERK ST way of blood. - · the violence shown against her ODEON FILM CENTRE 667 3805 Wade is " heliocentrically gains in injustice and barbarity. ~ lned" and is convinced the Perhaps the only reservation to ODEON 1 FROM FR/OAY SUNDAY 20th NOVEMBER at 4.15 pm lueen is the sun and that he is Brecht's arguments would appear T hey cheated the law - but their fate was sealed after ROCKY (PG) o. This first Elizabethan pre­ to be the knowledge we have today the meeting of ROCKY 2 (PG) pation with astronomy and o f what 'the greatest event of the THE STAR CHAMBER (15) ology is followed by another, 20th century' are: when he· wrote and BURT REYNO LDS ROCKY 3 (PG) of numeroulogy. Wade works 'The Mo ther' the revolution was THE CANNONBALL RUN (PG) Adult £4 .00 Child £2.00 Book now - Box Office open 1·7 pm. by twisting numbers, that he is yet to betrayed. Separate Programmes at 2.00, 6.40; Sunday 6.40. I to the Queen and the opera The aim of EUTC's production is Book now tor Friday/Saturday e~entng pert. with him killing her and then to rem ain tru e to Brecht's Box Ofllce open 1·7 pm. No telephone bookings. ting down from ten to six. intentions. this does not mean that believes that "life is full of t he play will be c l assically ents, each has a number, if Brechtian. Far from it. New can see the numbers you can solutions are required for a new Late Night Movie Saturday 26th November at 11.15 pm ODEON 2 IS IT A GAME OR IS IT REAL ? and Sunday 27th November at 5. 15 pm and 8. 15 pm. the future", he sees the world age. lion as "very dark" and the The action takes place in front of WAR GAMES (PG) THE ROLLING STONES a ends with the cast chanting an imposing head (inspired by Separate Programmes at 2.15 5.00 8.00; LET'S SPEIJD THE NIGHT TOGETHER (PG) demonic number 666. contemporary Russian art). The Sunday 5.00, 8.00. In 70 Mil. Seals bookable as Odeon 1. e meaning of the opera is not costumes and props, meticulously ays clear and the words are accurate in their creation, provide From FRIOAY 25th NOVEMBER times obscured by the music, the historical atmosphere. The DOUBLE DUSTIN HOFFMAN the style is so compelling that I new score (performed live) and TOOTSIE (PG)! KRAMER vs. KRAMER (PG) wanting to watch it all again. othe'r new material enable the ODEON 3 ACTION - THRILLS - SUSPENSE ortunately, the audience was modern audience to connect From FR/OAY 91h DECEMBER rse, which is much less than events on stage wi th events in their BLUE THUNDER (15) Walt Disney's Separate Programmes at 1.50, 4.50. 7.50; company d'eserves, so see it ow n lives. THE JUNGLE BOOK (U) and 1111 week if you can. Sunday 4.50, 7.50. Seats bookable as Odeon f . MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL (U) Audre Tinline Patrick Evens & Gillian Fer uson • Bloody Kids • Stansky • Beneath the Planet OI Sun 20th-Thur 24th Thu 24th, 6.10, 8.30 (6.25) 6.15 (except Sun), 8.30 Elegant swindler Stansky and The now half-mad From the very talented director of Trotsky are p;ualleled in Resnars' discovered by astr 'Walter', 'Gumshoe' and countless work from 1974. A chilling FranciscuS'!i other TV plays, . observation of the moral • Wizards (8.00) Th is extremely well-made TV film degeneration of the inter-war depicts modern-day Britian, years. A moral tale, set sev years after a nuclear h criticises the police. Film Society • (TV) • Seven Brides for Seve-n Mon 21st, 7.30 All-Night Sci-Fi Event and From Here to Elem Sun 20th, 6.45 Breakdown of law and order in the Sat 19th The second film involv North-east. • Outland /77. 15) Stars Sean Connery, investigating love scenes on the beach • Gribouille (The Simpleton) violent incidents on Jupiter's third with (melo)dramatic e ' US Army base in H Thurs 17th, 8.30 moon, lo. Visual thrills. 1937 rarity directed by mare before Pearl Harbour Lancaster, Deborah· Allegre!. • Invasion of the Bodysnatchers Frank Sinatra . Togelh { 1.15) lively musical. • Mean Streets and '50s reds-under-the-bed paranoia American Boy comes out in this takeover of a Tue 22nd-Wed 23rd small town by insidious alien life­ • Zazie Dans Le Metro 4.3017.30 (Tue), 5.10 (Wed) forms. Day For Night (LI Film American) The first stars Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel and is an endear­ • Star Trek II-The Wrath of Khan Wed 23rd, 6.45 • Snow White Zazie: a frenetic, br ABC ingly personal treatment of sub­ /2.245) From Sun colourful comedy a Mafia hoodlums. The second also The most recent film - made in (229 3030) D isney kitsches Grimm. old girl with a foul m comes from Martin Scorsese - a 1982 -· and yet done on a • National Lampoon's Vacation (1) Louise Malle in 1 portrait of drug freak, gun fanatic surprisingly low budget. All the 1.55, 4.55, 7.55 Night: another in the Dominion Steven Prince. usual ingredients. (Sun 4.55, 7.55) wave series, Truffaut Traces lhe lunatic exploits of the (447 2660) • Cubism and the Cinema 2 • War of the Worlds (4.50) up as the hard-of-hearin Griswold family as they muddle • Educating Rita (1) Wed 23rd, 8.20 One of the greatest classics. the still centre of a st their way through two weeks at 2.15, 5.00, 7.45 Films by Man Ray, Chaplin, Hy Appallingly convincing Martian activity. He issurroundedb "Wally World" fun park. The same Adapted for the screen from the Mirsch, Chris Welsby and others. invasion. strong cast of worn old formula of jokes, with highly popular, surprisingly extraordinary group of int occasional relief from Chevy successful London stage produc­ extroverts, puritans and Chase as the thoroughly inept tion. Lacks the sparkle of the maniacs. husband. former, but it hangs together well due to lively acting. • Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence • Octopussy (2) (2) 1.40 , 4.40, 7.40 (Sun 4.40, 7.40) 2 00. 4.45. 7.40 Odeon A film that is rather top-heavy with Roger Moore! What's he like, eh? (667 3805) pop stars, which distracts the See the bit where he pulls the girls viewer from otherwise valuable bra off? No, that was the other one. • Star Chamber (1) observations on the east-west • Gregory's Girl (3) conflict in a prisoner of war camp. 3.10, 5.20, 8.15 (Times not available) Fairly easy viewing, excepting the A young judge is face/ a hari-kiri sequences. moral dilemma when hei! Filmhouse to join a group of dis • Zelig (3) (228 2688) fellow-judges who secret11 2.05, 5.05, 8.05 and sentence to death • 48 Hours (Sun 5.05, 8.05) acquitted of violent cnme The writer-director-actor's most Thur 17th-Sat 19th, 6.15. 8.30 brilliant work. Woody Allen stars in Violent, fast-moving, highly charged piece from Walter Hill. • War Games (2) this 1920s/ 1980s American 2.15, 5.00, 8.00 mixture as "the chameleon man": Nick Volte is the rugged, dynamic cop tracking down an escaped The average (') Amen the charming, urbane Leonard unwittingly crosses paths Zelig; the French intellectuals' convict. Very energetic work. USA 1983. biggest games programm "symbol for everything". He world - that of the US suffers from a chronic lack of Department's war co identity, changing sympathetic­ • A Good Marriage Thur 17th-Sat 19th, 6.10, 8.20 Highly predictable countd ally into all those he meets. Very . near-tragedy, but fairly en witty. No late perf. Thurs. 3.00 Sat. A second Eric Rohmer film, again meanwhile. deftly bringing human manners Caley under a microscope. Brattish 20- • Blue Thunder (3) year-old art student Sabine single­ 1.50, 4.50, 7.50 (229 7670) mindedly pursues a gentle 30- A modern-day Hollywo • Porky's II year-old lawyer. A wise little gem! chase. The cars are nowr Thur 17th-Sat 19th by freaky, high-tech heli 5.40, 7.50 (Sat 3.30) • The Blues Brothers and which dive dizzily in and A film for the young at heart and Goin' South Los Angeles skyscrapers soft of head. Sat 19th, 11 .00 in this respect.

Debate: "This House beli *­ Univents a member o~ the Exec FDLMHO>USE someone who can take a lunch break and not be 88 LOTHIAN ROAD EDINBURGH 031-228 2688 depicting Polish life. Tickets £2 Chambers Street House, 7 Thursday 17th from lwona Tempowska 229 7669 or Howard Davis 668 2603. Chaplaincy Centre - Lunchtime Overseas Students Centre. Talk: "Cultural Frontiers", by Cinema 1 Thur 17-Sat 19 6.15/8.30 (Also 4.00 Sat) Michael Dale, Festival Fringe Student Community Action Group Tuesday 22n Nick Nolte as the mean cop plus Eddie Murphy as the cool side­ Director. 7. 10 pm. - Dance Workshop weekend in kick in Walter (The Warriors) Hill's terrific movie Wilkie House, Cowgate. Tickets Debates Workshop - nop 48 HRS f181 Ecstatic Hour (spirts 35p, Pints and details from SCAG Office experience necessary. Tev 45p) 8-9 pm, plus free disco. Debating Hall, 7.30. Cinema 1 Sun 20 at 8.30 and Mon 21-Sat at 6.15/8.30 Chambers Street House. 1.30-4.00 Wed or 5.00-7.30 Thurs: Written by Stephen Poliakoff, directed by Stephen Frears, photographed by Chris Menges, a stunning new film Chambers Street Disco, featuring Scottish Literature socie BLOODY KIDS c1s1 the Ballroom Light Show. novelist Naomi Mitchiso " Exceptional power" Times "Marvellous" Guardian -Friday 18th Late Licence, 80p. Park Room about and reads from he Disco, Teviot Row House. Free. Postgraduate Students' Cinema 1 Mon 21 7.30 7.30 Perhaps the most powerful film about contemporary Britain to EU Latin America Solidarlty Society - Lunchtime talk by Phil have been shown by the BBC, Jim Allen's Sri Chinmoy Society - UNITED KINGDOM O'Brien of Glasgow University's Starring Colin Welland. Produced by Kenith Trodd. Institute of Latin American Studies author Alan Spence: "Th - "Grenada and the Caribbean". Sunday 18th Meditation" Conference Cinema 2 Tues 22 at 4.30/7.40 Wed 23 at 5.10 Faculty Room South, DHT 1.00- DH.T, 7.30. Ecstatic Hour 8-9 pm plus live Martin Scorsese double-bill 2.00. MEAN STREETS fl81 Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel folk/ blues music . Chambers + AMERICAN BOY f18) The Friday Night Disco in Teviot. Street. Free. Late licence. £1. Wednesday Happy Hour 8-9 pm, plus lcve folk Cinema 2 Wed 23 8.30 Disco in the Potterrow, 60p. The Green Banana Club t music. Teviot Room, TRH Free. CUBISM AND THE CINEMA PROGRAMME 2 Free Disco in Chambers Street Potterrow, 1 am licence. f1 t Films by Man Ray, f-!Y Hirsch, Chris Welsby, Kurt Kren, etc. House.

Saturday 19th Monday 21st Thursday 241 EU Conservative Association Troops Out: a showing Polish Society - 'An evening of Michael Ancrum MP. Lunch Prisoner of War' folio cultural splencfour'. Full Polisy­ available from 12.30. Middle discussion. Pleasance E style meal with vodka and films Reading Room, Tev,ot. Room, 7.30 pm. Music Queen's Hall Nite Club (668 2117) (At the Playhouse) • Pallas, Solstice and Trilogy • Edinburgh Quartet Tue 22nd Thur 17th 7.45 Three ironically named members Music by Mozart, Shostakovitch of the " progressive" revival. and Beethoven.

• Late-night Jazz - John Surman and Karin Krog. Waterloo Bar Fri 18th 10.00 (Waterloo Place) Multi-instrumentalist and • Tell Me A Colour and composer Surman together with Missionary House "one of the truly great jazz Tues 22nd vocalists".

• Musica Viva Sat 19th 7.45 Pub Folk/Rock Vivaldi's Four seasons and Copland's Appalachian Spnng. • Magna Carta, 20 Abercromby Students £1.20. Place, 557 4744. Sat 8.30.

• Guillermo Fierens • Watermans, 92 Grassmarket, Sun 20th 2.45 225 4157. Wed-thur 8.30. concert featuring music by Bach, Villa-Lobos, De Falla, • Wav erl ey Bar, 3/ 5 St. Mary's Alben1z, G1nastera and Weiss. Street, 556 8855. Mon-Sat 8.00.

• White Cockade, Rose Street, Usher Hall Thur 8.30. Lyceum (228 1155/6) • White Hart, Grassmarket 226 (229 9697) 2688 Mon-Sun 8.30. • Willie Rough • Scottish National Orchestra Thu 17th-Sat 19th, Fri 18th 7.30 • The Engine Room, Queensferry Tue 22nd-Wed 23rd, 7.30 Nicholas Cleobury conducts Street Lane, 225 2296. Churchill Theatre (8.00 on Sat) Holloway's Second Concerto for Player nightly. 8.00. In Greenock during 1914-19 16, Orchestra, first performed by the • Ellersl ey House Hoteo, Ellersley (447 7597) Willie Rough is a man fighting SNO in 1979. The programme also Road, 337 6888. Wed-Sat. , TIie Matchmaker Workshop industrial and political corrup­ features Rachmaninov's Piano Thu 17th-Wed 23rd, 7.30 pm (226 5425) tion. Ridiculed, imprisoned but Concerto No. 2, Dvorak's Slavonic • Victori a Park Hotel, 221 Ferry still undefeated, Willie Rough Rhapsocy No. 3 and Glinka's ThOrlon Wilder's· c9medy of love • Senseless-an Opera Road, 554 6840 Sun 8.30 (Country shows WW1 Scotland and 1980s Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla. and marr(age. Thu 17th-Sat 19th, 8.00 and Western). audiences "What it's like tae live by Lumiere and Son's productions something you believe in". • Edinburgh Royal Choral Union are innovative, unusual, imagina­ Sat 19th tive. unpredictable. Now they've • Beyond Here Are Monsters Sibelius· Fmland,a, Brookner's chosen a characteristically un­ King's Theatre Mon 21st, 8.00 Motets and The Trumpets by predictable project - their first Adventure and near-fatal hilarity Gilbert Winter. 1201) full-length opera. Supported by (fH in the Amazon jungle as two • 1be Gang Show talent from the Royal Opera, the " proper" Englishmen and their McEwan Hall TIIU 17th-Sat 19th, 7.15 English National Opera and the galmour-girl sidekick search lor a Opera Factory, enters 5 and 7. 15 on Sat) Senseless mysterious tribe of savages. • Organ Recital the realm bf the operatic psycho­ nburgh's brightest and best in Fri 18th 1.10 pm teur talent seize the stage for path. ! Rheinberger's Sonata No. 12 in D­ YOUNG PLA YWR/GHTS' oj,e we ek during the 24th Traverse flat ma1or and Jehan Alain's Three FESTIVAL '83 t.linburgh Scout and Guide Gang Pieces. Sllow. (226 2633) in collaboration with the Scottish Bedlam • Young Playwrights Festival '83 Youth Theatre featuring three short (225 9893) Tomorrow's playwrights pro­ Playhouse plays chosen for professional duced today under the direction of production • Rory Aforesaid (557 2590) Netherbow Robin Peoples of the Scottish PICTURE PARADISE •Roughneck Wed 23rd, 1. 10 pm Youth Theatre and Jenny Killick of • Mike Harding by Elizabeth Montgomery Tjtu 171h-Sa t 19th, 7.30 By John Brandane. Show and the Traverse. The three plays Thur 17th REFLECTIONS on Sat also) Soup 75p. selected from the $TV's Young Ageing comedian with musical by Fiona Thomson rge Gunn's hard-hitting Playwrights· course are Never a aspirations. NEVER A DULL MOMENT a breaks the stereotypes of Dull Moment by Jackie Boyle and by Jackie Boyle and Tricia Burns ! • The Mother lllllain's wealthiest and most Patricia Burns, Picture Paradise • Ozzy Osbourne .. demonstrate that youthful powerful industry and of the men Thur 17th-Mon 21st 8 pm by Elizabeth Montgomery, and Sun 20th creativity is alive and flourishing" on the No rth Sea oil rigs. drama by Bertolt Brecht. Reflections by Fiona Thomson. As above. - Evening News

Thurs Nov 17, Fri Nov 18 & Sat Dance Factory Nov 19 at 8 pm and special 'pay as art sponsored by Tolly Cobbold, you please· performance Sunday Nov 20 at 3 pm. Exhibitions the English brewers. The prize of (At the Nite Club) £750 for the best Scottish entry 7 lie City Art Centre The 369 Gallery was withheld because none came • Bourgie Bourgie and The LIVE MUSIC EVERY THURSDAY, up to the expected standard. Invitation FRIDAY A ND SATURDA Y NIGHT 369 High Street lllrket Street Until 17 December. Sat 19th Saliet Stage Design Yvonne Kulagowski BB are from Glasgow and have Bookings and details from the 10 December Jewellery and Sculpture str ong Postcard connect ions Until 8 December Box Office, 112 West Bow, lair Park The Scottish Gallery wh ich doesn't mean m uch now . Grassmarket, Edinburgh. St1ven The Talbot Rice Art 94 George Street The Invitation are local w ho Tel. 226 2633. sented by the R i chard Centre William Cadenhead apparently play funk. arco Gallery Landscapes 119 November Old College .I Tolly Cobbold Leszek Muszynski nburgh College of Art Eastern Arts Fourth National Pastels and Drawings Exhibitio n of so-called Briti sh Until 3 December ton Place anagara Pflotographs , arch i te c tura l dtsigns a nd plan s of the ~· 18/22 Greenside Place, llllgnificent city in South India. Sport If; . LA YHOUSIE Edinburgh EH1 3AA Soccer Greyhounds NOVEMBER DECEMBER 19th MIK E HAR DIN G £5.00 £4.00 £3.00 6th FEARS FOR TEARS £4 .50 • Hibs v. St Johnstone 20th o zzy OZBOURNE £4 .00 11th ANI MALS (goes on sa le Sat Sat 19th, 3. 00, Easter Road. 24 th HOT CHOCOLATE £6.00 £5.00 £4.00 12th November £5 .00) Sitting o ff 16 metres and with the 26th ACCO RDION '83 £3.75 £3.50 15th PAUL YOUNG £4.50 best semi-final time of 40.55 puts 28th Y& T an d ROCK GODDE SS 20th WHITESNAKE £3.50 in advance. £4 .00 on the day £4 .50 £5.00 £5 .50 Rugby Deanbank Dawn in w ith a great 31st MARILLION c hanc e t o w i n th e Stayer s £5.00 £4.50 £4 .00 • Watsonians v. Handicap Final. She' ll stick to the CINEMA 18th January PRETENDERS Sat. 19th, 2.15, Myreside. rails all the way round and should Friday 18th, Monday, 21st Tuesday 22nd £4 .50 never be headed. Doulbe this o ne YOU NG FRANK ENSTEIN 7.00 pm with Drumbeg Avenue (herself PARTY PARTY 8.40 pm Function Su,tes available Basketball Tickets £1 . 75 Students £1.00 for hire phone going fo r the double) who is boxed 037-557 2692. • Murray International Metals v. on the hare and looks to be racing Dalkeith Fri. 18th, 7.15, Meadow­ fit after last Saturday's success. BOX OFFICE 557 2590 bank. Kav ey Kanem that their music is a synthesis of This Week's the two types of music (a ccording Get to Rune). The members of the band came 45s from similar backgrounds, playing both rock and roll and accoustic • GOOD-----• Sharp! jazz. The bassist. Edvard, has a sl ightly more chequered past: his Simple Minds: Wa terfront musical credentials include .\he I"d given up going to jazz at the A Steve Lillywhite production, and church organ; understandably he Queen's Hall, but last week saw me it does have that slightly raw, sought livelier ground. there again. And it turned out to be trebly sound which Is typified in Cuttiflg Edge believe strongly in a su rprisingly pleasant evening: his productions of U2. When I first their originality as a band and Norwegian band Cutting Edge heard this song I thought 'Oh dear' despite the fact that their played versatile and innovative - but having heard it a few more influences have been many and music, which included West times I am beginning to love it. The varied, they are innovative - Indian calypso, and an orientally driving rhythm which at first trying to avoid the conventional inspired number, but in the main seems tedious becomes indispen­ structure of songs, thus was lively and ve ry enjoyable jazz­ sable, as do the nifty guitaring and improvising within numbers. They rock. Kerr's impassioned vocals. City of London Sinfonia, The say they often surprise each other Their first number (written by Goldberg Quartet, (which takes its on stage and love it. keyboard player Rune Klakegg). name from The Goldberg To date, the band have toured Th Plum ,n the Egg. The title is an • BAD ------• e Ensemble, with which all the extensively in Norway where most Blpncmange: That's Love, That 1t untranslatable Norwegian idiom, players are associated), is a strong ol their gigs have been in small, which we are assured, is a very isfLiving on the Ceiling and Blind newcomer to the small ensemble fai rl y remote towns - sometimes Vision are the best songs that good way to feel, and this came G O Id be r g circiut. In this concert they play playing to indifferent drunks, Blancmange will ever do. Here across loud and clear in the music, Mozart Quartet In D major; Dvorak sometimes they have been more they are half-heartedly trying to and continued all evening. The Quartet in F major 'American', and Cutting Edge have been together pleasantly surprised. imitate the-intensity they achieved Sschubert String Quintet in C two years now, and are leading the Well , at the Queen's Hall, neither in the aforementioned master· U a r t e t major. For the tatter the quartet musicians nor audience were pieces, and unfortunately can only Q way for their compatriots to seek a This Saturday a new string will be joined by Simon Morris, wider audience in Europe - most disappointed. If it's a good time maintain a poor parody. I was quartet gives its first concert, at cello. Proceeds from the concert Norwegian bands tend not to you·re after be there next time. tempted to put this under "Ugly" the Reid Concert Hall at 8 pm. will all go to Voluntary Overseas move from their home ground. Nicole Garga considering Neil's new coiff - but Formed of two Scottish Chamber (VSO). Tickets at £2.50/£1.50 Their interesting na me is derived it's the music we're talking about Orchestra principals, another concessions are ava ilable at the from the metaphoric division isn't it?" SCO violinst and the leader of the door. between jazz and rock. and implies Glove: Punish Me With Kisses Fronted by a posturing dancer from TOTP's "Zoo", Severin and Smith's new venture leaves me quite cold. The pretentiousness of the Banshees, which has rubbed off onto the Cure, is at its height here. I wish people would learn that frenzied over-stretching of the vocal chords does not constitute a =Kitsch=Review pleasant sound. Tears fo r Fears: The Way You Are. Change of vocals - it's the other one - certainly makes tor a better sound, more up· tempo and a lot less self indulgent. Nevertheless it's nothing to write home about. • UGLY

The Flying Pickets: Only You Sometimes I wonder. at the audacity of the release of a record like this. Its only function appears to be the exJlosure of the utter tedium of the Yazoo original. This one certainly ranks with Joe Dolce and the Tweets. Bte ugh! YOUR TOPTEN 1. Simple Minds­ 7. The Cure­ Waterfront Love Cats 2. The Smiths- 8. ­ This Charming Man White Light, White S. Style Council- Heat A Solid Bond in Your 9. Frankie Goes to Heart Hollywood-Relax 4. Sisters of Mercy­ 10. Joy Division­ Gimme Shelter Love Will Tear Us The posters boldly proclaimed " Opportunity Knocks", except sounded a very inferi or version of 5. SPK­ the room upstairs at the Potter­ Hughie Green won't be knocking . The backing tracks were • Apart row as " The Good Place". The anywhere near their door. The pre-recorded on a tape recorder, Metal Dance fleapit I walked into closely whole performance was em­ but I got the impression we were 6. The Three Johns­ Compiled by Nik Rippihg Records resembled an amusement arcade barrassing to watch but I must give merely listening to the same song AWOL 91 South Bridge, Edinburgh - pool tables, space invader The Gneds credit for reducing over . and over . . and over machines galore and about four some members of the audience to again. When Kitsch sang about a square feel for the bands to hysterical laughter. but seeing the girt with a painted leather face t perform in. hilarity of the situation them­ knew I'd heard it before, from Into this chaos came The Gneds selves. Messrs Almond and Ball. Except support to Kitsch and the Nightset. The same could not be said Soft Cell do it a tot better, and Gneds sounds suspiciously like about Kitsch and the Nightset, that's why they're stars and Kitsch neds, and I must admit t had been who certainly lived upl to their and the Nightset aren't. prepared for a burgundy-clad . name. (!>or those of you without However, I did sympathise wi th group, sporting French flares, your dict r ies o f t rendy them in their attempts to keep the streaked wedge haircuts and phrases right by your side, audience interested, some of Modern Romance leers. Like the "ki tsch" m ea ns pretenti ous, whom were rude enough to try to res t of the audience, however, I inferi or and in bad taste.) The bad carry on their pool game during was to be surprised. Who said taste aspect of the performance the set. ('C'mon Tam, you can pot Flower Power was dead? The lead came during the song / Was the that red while he's in troducing the singer (in fact, the only singer of Soho Butcher (I jest not). when Mr next song.") They also had boards the two-man group) appeared in · Kitsch brandished a knife at the propped up on a chair with each tukka boots and a cheesecloth audience before hacking up a song title emblazoned on them, grandad shirt, to open with The cabbage (symbolising the head of which is always helpful to the Mariiuana Song. The "group" had one of the Soho butcher's victims, audience. been together for 24 hours before I think). Pretentiousness was rife Kitsch and the Nightset were a their Big Gig at the Potterrow. and throughout the set, in Mr Kitsch's very average group, with few I'm su re this was to be their first make-up, the way he danced, the original ideas and a habit of taking and last performance. The singer lyrics of "the songs, and in the very themselves and life too seriously. constantly forgot his words, joked seriousness of the performance. Maybe, on that last point, they can with his mates in the audience, and Kitsch and the Nightset consisted learn a lesson from The Gneds on finally pulled one of them up the of a boy who did most of the the art of falling apart but retaining front to join in ihe encore of, wait singing, and a girl who did little a smile. for it, Old Macdonald's Farm . It except dance li ke Tracie. T hey was like a trashy episode from, looked a poor Cure imitation, and Lesley Stephen THE STUDENT Thursday, 17th November 1983 11 Combo Vomitto !

You've got to hand 11 to them, coming on at three in the morning v,tto's chant/choruses breezed isn't every band's cup of tea but them through an hour of any then Combo Vito aren't just any hedonist's paradise. The no­ band - they're a trifle special. holds-barred approach packed Topping the bill of modern acts at plenty of punches but careful!, the Presidents' Ball, they sat in there were a few frantic swipes at silence, suffering seemingly thin air. Still the synth drums and timeless sets of 'good old days' fretless bass woave of schelping jazz for consumption by bad syncopated spell through the young guys like guest David 'Boy' fresh, sparse, guitar and brisk Steel, till the wee small hours. occasional b Finally going onstage when most Hard woman) form the vocal terms of reference. He's the booming larynx, she's the casual. cool rhythm method applying the gloss f1n1sh to the catchy choruses. If, as one of their songs suggest - If You 're Liked You're Laughing - then Combo V11to are all the way to the bank already. Let's just hope they can get their hands on some cash (money). Rab Stevenson

Photos• by Neil Dalgleish

people are passing out (not It's a mean. moc,dy sound, necessarily through the exit verging on magnificent certainly doors') isn't the mostencourag,ng as far as Reflect1ons - a cert debut sight in the world especially when single - is concerned. Malnman there ·s a few A&R men on the floor Sparky , a peculiar fellow who questioning every movement, but looks ,n almost permanent pain, the Combo's coped admirably. and dusky chantreuse Jackie, We're talking a heavy dance comp/et avec statutory Grace stance here, an eight piece assault Jones haircut and dark shades on eyes and ears. Perfect in this (worn, I'd wager, to stop her face party' party' setting. Combo cracking open in honest smiles. 11 <] <] <] Jazzz

The Hip Operation seems like a lines of " Isotope" or "Colliseum" good name for a band. But at first - he admits that he is influenced impression the musicians, except by "the Weather Report", but for the keyboard player, seemed anyway dislikes the term Jazz bored though proficient, and Rock or even Jazz. And only one of seemed to be concentrating rather his compositions has a rock beat. too much on the scores in front of He is more concerned with what them. Later the keyboardist, Rob motivates his music - "the desire Morsberger, a music student at the to improvise" - and sees that University who composed the music merely as one sort of Its social parallels would be ,n music of people like "Cecil music, explained that this initial improvised electronic music, systems where people were not Taylor", "Dollar Brand", and "Sun impression was due to the fact that although he admits ,t ,s largely subordinated to or subsumed Ra". Hip Operations music does the other musicians were influenced by Jazz music such as under coflosal economic and need to be subjected to that kind of unfamiliar with the music and is released on the ECM label at the social systems. For him, being ,s destructuring influence, if it 1s not therefore couldn't improvise with moment. He is also well aware of political, and he sees no use ,n to end up sounding like Corea·s the ease that he obviously could. his, and the music's, l1m1tat10ns! conventional political activity "Al l elevator music. This band is a group of "What we can't do ,s as important three conventional politrcal Unfortunately Morsberger 1s at a musicians - they are not really to the music as what we can." parties merely exist to support the few disadvantages: he isn't black. performers - and are trying to He 1s a composer as well as an economic status qua." he isn 't fro'mn Saturn. and he create new music. As Morsberger improviser, the rest of the band Now back to the music hasn't turned Muslim yet. Still, The pointed out, they are one ol the were at this gig reading his found it beautiful at times - even Hip Opera tion 1s an experience few bands in Scotland playing all composed music while he was qu1te'l-nov1ng although at other worth undergoirrg. original material. he claims that improvising. However, he can't times it seemed merely clever. Tony Free there is only one other band doing think of himself as being entirely being so controlled that 11 so - and he went on to bemoan either thing. He sees 1mprov1sat1on expressed liltle emotion the state of the Scottish 1azz scene: as "the centre of health" for his Morsberger was so obviously the "There ,s little happening here and compos1t1on. with there being a only musician 1mprov1sing that he most of the people are merely substantial interaction between seemed to exercise a dictatonal playing safe. All you hear ,s Trad the two He also sees a parallel control over th e o th er musicians, Jazz music for Bop, there is between 1mprovisat1on and through the wntten scores. This nothing after Bop." possible social systems. hopefully will change as the band Now I would describe The Hip lmprov1sat1on is a personal develops this was only their Operations music as Jazz Rock relationship between a musician second 919 However, I can't help For a start they have a typical Jazz and other musicians, and an but feel that for all the talk of Rock instrumental set up. Rob audience and the rest of the world. improv1sat1on , ··Jazz Rock" isn't Morsber\ler, however, re1ects this It is creation in its most pure form , the best med1um in which to work label. For him ,t con1ures up not merely a standard ised 1n this d1rect1on, and Rob "Chick Corea" playing in elevators regurg1tat1on in the mass culture Morsberger might profit from a - I was th,nkin more along the ol the t 980's. closer list en to the Afro-Amencan "Wait till you hear !" This is the prophecy you can find inscribed on the run-out groove of any 12" copy of the latest 'Waterboys' single: "December". It's not an empty catchphrase designed to mystify the probing vinyl fanatic. It stands instead as a clue to the present and future concerns of .

A glance back at his past and we possible future use: find six singles and an unreleased "The world will be made in it s under the ashes of Another saving". Pretty Face, DNV and Funhouse. Based in Edinburgh (after a wasted spell here at University), Taking the waters: Scott pioneered APF at the end at Baden-Baden of '79 as a band heralded as IT for Over to Germany for a live the BO's, after their 'single of the appearance on Sudwestfunk week' success with "All the Boys television at the 'No. 1' disco in love Carrie". Commercial Bueh l. prospects collapsed, however, Huge argument over the TV with a louse-ridden contract from station's decision to chop off the Virgin and APF suffered relative introduction to 'A Girl Called anonymity whilst bands with a Johnny'. Mike in fierce opposition. higher trend f~ctor (Josef K. inc) He refuses to wander aimlessly a la scored - and burned out Bygraves. The band adopt a fixed Now with Ensign and with a stance, hunched in by looming pressed Adrian guaranteed artistic control, Mike cameras. Vocals are live through November 4th Scott is recovering afresh. Old both 'Johnny' and 'December' - a National radio interview with Johnston into their service for a week of wood has been washed overboard true performance, not a dubbed and old songs have been put down Mike Scott interrupted by Paris one. This is not a music pro­ power cut and radio si lence for European promotion, during which time to rest. The first Waterboys album, gramme. It is a discussion that three minutes . 'Johnny' is for example, is composed mainly runs in segments for two hours. he took leave to divine some of the of demo tapes recorded within a described as 'un tube' (a hit) even Topics include plum picking in before it has been released. Inane year span, so the effect is South Germany. The audience are driving forces at work in Mike Scott startingly diverse. The two singles rldio questions. The French interested in nothing apparently fall for any Rupert Hine so far released, 'A Girl called particular whatsoever. Today has the man, the musician, the composer, Johnny' and 'December', are production (he produced been a European remembrance 'Johnny'). Once again, in France, it and the poet behind The Waterboys. therefore not really indicative of day. Perhaps that explains the seems they are interested in the what Scott is working on at the lukewarm reception. music for its own sake. moment, although the former is Nov. 2nd: "1st cruise over in presently riding for a hit in France. TV video of 'A Girl Called Britain" states the Guardian and Johnny' filmed at Boulogne Studio The new material, to be released follows up death threat story of for afternoon music show 'Platine next April , has a conciseness and Greenham intruders. ''The world 45'. Previous video being filmed solidity that was lacking on the will be destroyed by men" replies sports a bow-tied c rooner debut album. There's a new attack an incredulous Mike Scott. Men v. gesturing to a model sitting in a and a huge sound to go with it. women - soldiers v. peace­ static Cadillac. 'J ohnny' is Take 'The Big Music' for example: keeping demosntrators. "They are threatened with similar treatment: there to protect their own people, an upturned rowing boat is spyed " I have heard the Big Music not to destroy them." Madness. and I'll never hear the same (possible prop for a Waterboys I have seen the Big Mountain acappella number) and the and I swear I'm half way there." November 3rd director suggests enlivening the song with another model, presum­ Seven interviews in a Paris hotel All his work is related to his ably a girl called Jene. Mike stands with press and radio. Total experience, to his life, beliefs, his ground once again and a full success. All the interviewers share hopes and fears. A song like "The black and white scheme is evolved an understanding of his work. But" Thrill is gone", written a year ago, against which the band will he makes it clear that he 1s his own does not relate at all to his present perform frontally, interspersed master. Recognises the dangers of condition, so obviously he would with close-ups. No boat and no being grouped into a fashion find it alien to write another like it model package. The French would like to - unless the circumstance Team of press photographers is provoked it. see him as part of the US, Big herded out. Mike detests miming Country movement. Wrong: his - he feels his performance should 'Mike's Cale', Portobello movement is older and more be live, not dubbed. Each time he unique. The English music press 1s sings one of hi s songs, it is Deeply concerned about the concerned with fashionable music different. The song assumes a new present state of the world -"the - the French are concerned with meaning. 'Johnny· on the record is worst moment in its entire history" 'music music'. a version that he sang a year ago. It he says. Man now has the power to Ensign boss . Nigel Grainge is now out of date. Irony - in obliterate himself. Centuries ago, reports latest news - 'A Girl Germany he actually sang live, it was left entirely to the wrath of Called Johnny' is getting with the accompanied instruments God: now man has made God in continual airplay. The single is due as the backing track taken from his own image. out tomorrow. The unwanted the original record: a fusion of The nuclear build-up is video of 'December' is getting spontaneous and pre-recorded foremost in his mind: he reaches aired on French TV - it could do music. Here in Paris there is no for a postcard and sc ribbles for the band more harm than good. original feeling going into the song. Puppets on a stage. Final night in Paris and into the studi o: improvised and experi ­ mental session. Four master tapes filled with ideas that tak e shape, sometimes blossom, sometimes wither. Music then the words? Ideally they should fuse together. One grows up with the other. The imbalance of lyric has been noted in his music before: too Notting Hill Home much poetry to say and not enough room in the song. Now he works for precision. The meaning Books: Interest in the occult and esoteric societies. Vertaine. Rimba~d. of a song should be clear at the Yeats. Holy Blood and the Holy Grail - the controversial first few hearings. It should be revelation of the Catholic Church. both musically and verbally water­ Tom's Midnight Garden and Stig of the Dump. tight. There should be no waste matter. Wall Pictures: Old news photo of and another of herself and Where is Mike Scott heading? . When he's got a fu ll line-up he'll be Influences: The same again - Patti Smith and Dylan. touring. He already has a mean sax See Dylan as the writer of the perfect lyric, the perfect image: and piano player: he wants to build Dylan's humanity - an orchestra of sounc1 on stage, e.g. "He worships at an alter of a stagnant pool, and when he sees the way he constructs it in the his reflection, he's fulfilled. studio. No stopping him now. from 'Licensed to Kill' "I have seen the Big Mountain and I swear I'm halfway there." All Photos: Adrian Johnston & Robbie Maclaurin. Bernie Fraser talked xplorer Of The to Ian MacGregor Dark Continent Penny Gibbins talks to Retired Social Anthropologist Professor James Littlejohn.

· we claim to have the copyright to culture must be seen at first hand One evening In 1942, In ideas of what is good or beautiful. like their art which is a pastim~ the gloom of a Burmese That doesn't rT\ean that we should done for fun not for a market. Fine dusk, the company com­ become iconoclasts tearing down works are destroyed a few days our own culture, but we should after they have been made. The mander of the Camer­ realise that our clai m to universal In the Festival of Lanterns held truths is not very strong . oonlan 1st 15 Punjab by the Timne people of Sierra After a year in th e War Office by the Timne people of Sierra Leon Regiment sat with a Littlejohn return ed to start dozen coolies, waiting for model crocodiles are among floats research in a rel atively new made with batteries, light bulbs the last shipment of sphere; that of Social Anthro­ made with batteries, light bulbs and weapons, baggage and pology. He feU that the subject carefully constructs a boat and provided_ a d1sc1pline of the tents to come across the beautifully decorates it only to clanf1cat1on of our philosophic destroy it after the festival. On River Ganges. and scientific ideas and how they inquiring why they made these stand up to comparison with the boats, the Professor was told to The ferry had broken down and notions of other cultures. The 'read your book', referring to the the young Scotsman. Jameslittle­ department is not very keen on co­ Ark in the Bible. john, thought to kill time by operating with the BBC on such The West African Timne tribe whacking cockroaches with a things as third world documen­ were the object of the Professor's stick. A small Indian boy asked taries , they phone us up with a why he was killing them and, with 1extens1ve research and he admires vague wish for infor·rhation about ,this vital people seeing a land an attempt at justification, he their subject, and then approach which has the potential tor replied that they carried germs. the theme from a Western point of creating an African Renaissance. " You don't really know that," view emphasising in African The borrowings from our cultures; said the boy. culture for example the more Photo: Fraser Mc Blane a growth in the knowledge of "Well. they probably do, and exotic aspects such as the dancing sicence and technology , anyway they are cannibals." The or the medicine man: features capitalism and peasant agri­ When you come face to face the game in Britain, but in New two of them watched as a live bug which play a relatively minor part culture, the various religions, with a figure as well known to Zealand players come from every crawled onto his dead colleague in the African way of life. Or paganism , Christianity and millions of rugby fans the world walk of life. There are several guys - feelers waving. alternatively they stress the Mohammedanism could combine over as Bernie Fraser, an playing on this tour who are "They do not eat each other; he poverty, famine and disease in to provide a cultural synthesis. immediate shudder of inferiority unemployed. and it costs me three has come to pray for his dead these countries with little mention Currently Nigeria and Ghana are runs down the spine. Yet with a times my daily allowance to keep brother," retorted the boy. of the natives· v,ew of their own producing exceptional writers face hardened by years of top­ my business running while I'm out This incident was among many. situation. while African sculpture had a class rugby, Bernie can still here." wh ich revealed the concepts and This was a reason why Professor strong influence on the European manage a cheeky grin beneath the Bernie Fraser is self-employed strange customs of the Indian Littlejohn instituted the four artists Picasso and Bratjue. famous moustache as he reflects so how can he afford the time? population and it awakened a months abroad for Social Professor Littlejohn drew parallels upon the ins and outs of touring " If it wasn 't for the book I'm desire in the Hamilton-born officer Anthropology honours students with the ancient Greeks, who with the All Blacks. writing with Stu Wilson I wouldn't to know more of other cultures, as studying a society of their choice, gleaned cultural assets from other Confronted by the daunting be here. This tour gives me time to he real ised that his viewpoint on on seven weeks of subsistence countries such as Ehypt. Now prospect of facing Scotland after do that." such concepts as truth, reality and money which in India or Africa retired , he is currently writing a the surprise hammering by the Nine of the "big guns" were beauty were simply part of one would !seep them for about four book on the influence of magic in Midla nds, the All Blacks must unavailable for the tour due to culture among many. "Why should months. So much of a people's the Timne culture which can be surely be suffering from a severe similar pressures. What about the seen to be very similar to the magic lack of confidence? Wel l, Bernie infamous "rugby circus", surely of the Renai ssance in Europe, didn't quite agree with me on this, there's plenty of money floating having a similar function of social point. around t here? Bernie was control in that it acts as a deterrent " All Black teams are always doubtful. to would-be adulterers or thieves confident. If we do lose a game we "There's a lot of talk but I don't who are frightened of its effects. make damn sure we don't do so really believe that so much cash is Nowadays, Social Anthropology again, and there's no player on this readily available." has become more extensively tour who wants to gb down in Money might be a big problem specialised. One cannot hope to history for losing two games in a but politics isn't. Last year Bernie know about every pre-literary row." Fraser toured South Africa. society, and now research 1s being Fair enough, maybe l was being " Politics doesn't bother me - concentrated on a single aspect of a little too patriotic, but how does maybe that's selfish but ... it's the the society rather than of the he rate the present Scottish side? best place I've ever toured in. people as a whole. Pleasingly, Bernie Fraser was most France is the worst. The place is so On being asked th e job impressed with the Scottish . disorganised - like the way of life prospects of Social Anthropology performances during last year's - nt>body ever knew what we were graduates, the Professor thought Five Nations. supposed to be doing till the very that although l,m,ted, many "Scotland were certainly the last minute." students became welfare workers: most enterprising team of them all He seemed a lot more chuffed employed in government to inform ... but the All Blacks are always with Scottish organisation though. teachers of the ways of the many confident." "We've got a superb baggage Pakistan, and Hindu children now So how is the tour progressing? master!" in the schools. Or one could go Bernie tells me he loves Scotland The team certainly seemed to be into the media. as did Robert especially the Borders. ' in confident mood. Murray Mexted Crichton who, having made a film "There is nothing like it in New - all 6 ft. 5 in. and 15stones of him of American Indians as a student. Zealand, the only problem is food. - brushed past to congratulate now works at the Edinburgh fll r.1 Hotel meals are always very much Bernie on being interviewed. (I studios. Littlejohn also cited the the same. I eat roasts every day at wonder whether he recognised example of a student in adv erti sing home." the Student). Bernie went on to tell who had made £5,000 in five So can't you get that here? me about the " Dirty Dirties". These minutes by publicising firms who "New Zealand lamb is a hell of a were the players who enjoyed a exported products to North Africa. lot better than heavy night on the town; there was He recollected that the student I shouldn't have asked. What five of them on this trip and after had been approached by a about liquid refreshment then? seeing Bernie staggering around pharmaceutical firm who were Bernie's face lights up as he on Saturday night I wondered if he wishing to get into the North shuffles along the sofa: was included. Maybe he was just African market but wtth no " It's just like home. The ales are being discreet. success . H e informed t he too hot up here so the New I asked Bernie how Stu wilson company that their hexagonal Zealand breweries keep the lads was coping as captain: logo was to Mohammedans a Star well filled up." "Stu certainly enjoys a few ales of David with the points joined up. OK, there are a few problems on from time to time but now he's in and on getting rid of this symbol the catering side, but surely the All the public eye he has got to be they consequently made millions Blacks get quite a good deal more responsible. I wouldn't like of pounds in the export market. considering the travel and accom­ 1o be in his shoes." Professor Littlejohn ,s a dreamy, modation? Bernie was quick to Bernie grinned again. If only he gentle and a rather preoccupied correct me; money is a big knew that he'd be scoring two person but hi s enthusiasm for hi problem for international tourists . more tries the next day. subject never wanes. "There's a lot of weallh behind 14 THE STUDENT Thursday, 17th November 1983 Views GOING UNDER ...

Dracula's granny, and see people A big thanks from me to last week's contributor for majority of people without playing thinking we're Everybody's Mark 11 exactly the same things all the are particularly illuminating , who look immaculate nudge each his in-depth analysis of Edinburgh's scintillating time. Of course I resort to old especially if they arrive at an other and say. " That's the DJ from nightlife. But, contrary to the belief that he finds fa vo urites when everyone is opportune moment and everyone the Underground". popular, West Tollcross is not Edinburgh's only staring at the floor while I play Rip is leaping about to the Birthday But it's worth it. When ·I'm the Rig and Pan ic records. or I'm into Party. The sheer horror that glazes world's first disc jockey with a location for the shaking of the funky stuff on a my twelfth or so bottle of Pils and th eir eyes can make it all worth politics degree and London Thursday or Friday night. am not thinking very well. but I try while . O th e r fascinating nightclub-owners are crying out to employ me, I'm sure I'll have fond I am one of the overworked, not to. There is a limit to how many diversions are who is chatting up underpaid disc jockeys at 1he times a normal, sane person (i .e. who, who is screaming drunk, memories of my roots in Blair Underground. In a .cave-like me) can listen to th e Wheel, what is the thing to drink. So if you Street. Anna Burnside location in Blai r Street, under­ Slowdrive, Rock the Casbah and don't want to give you rself away, neath the Bucca neer next to th e so on. I try to draw the line lager and vodka are drunk with Salubrious Bodyworks Sauna, we somewhere between serving my blackcurrant, Snakebite without. • are a self-styled paradise of adoring public and driving myself wear black or bleach and you can't debauchery, decadence, sweat round the bend. go wrong, and consult the chart at and filth . Exclusive we are not, One of the most invisible the bottom to see what to dance to. particularly, although men in benefits of being a DJ is the I hope I have given you a maroon suits have been turned opportuniti es for voyeuri sm it fascinating insight into the thrill­ 1. 1969-Sisters of Mercy awa~ by our lovable doorman presents. Not just in the blatantly packed job of disco-jockeying. It 2. Lovecats-The Cure Alan with the rejoinder, "Sorry obvious way that the door of the has lots of advantages. You 'meet 3. Burning Down the House­ lads, punks only." We certainly do men's toilets is always open and great people. get invited to lots of Talking Heads not cater for everybody. Those· you ca n watch drunken skinheads parties. get bought more drinks 4. Some New Kind of Kick­ who want to hear Fat Larry's Band, having a pee,.if you rea lly want to, than are good for you on your The Cramps Jimi Hnedrix, Nor1hern Soul, 22 but in a much more insidious way. birthday, and decimate your 5. D estination Zululand­ Top, the Rolling Stones or Brahms There are some people who've lipsti ck kissing people at New King Kurt Requiems will not find their been coming down every week for Year. T he disadvantages aren't so 6. The Temple of Love­ spiritual homes among the dirty nearly a year. and generally a lot of immediately apparent. When Sisters of Mercy ashtrays in the Underground. regulars, and being stuck behind you've got a splitting headache 7. In the Beginning (There was But we are popular among some. the turntables is a vantage point and are presenting a tutorial paper Rhythm)-The slits of Edinburgh's young people with for watching what everyone is at 11 o'clock. the next morning on Psyche-Killing Joke extravagant hairstyles. Our flock wearing, how they've got th ei r Corporatism and the Post- War ers of Romance- includes those jaded with the hair, who th ey're going out with, Settlement, it's ve ry hard to play Public e Lid. Hoochie. some who used to go to how they dance, and what to - music for people to enjoy them­ 10. Shoot You Bobby McGee's, late-night piss there's several sociology tu torials selves to. It is also far from a artists. hippies. ex-Nile Club worth of things going on. The bundle of laughs to be staggering regulars, and people new to the reaction of straight people who towards your tutorial at 10.55 the joys of the Sisters of Mercy and have wandered in off the streets next morning looking like pints of Snakebite. We have a unique mixture of people - some of the long hair and leather jacket DJ Anna Burnside brigade have been coming since the place was the Yellow Carvel, some of them have more progres­ These things do make the DJ's sive tastes in music than the Jo b less than easy. Wi th a diverse spikey-tops. Most of the time, crowd, who like different music, everyone gets on very well . and very importantly, have different lengths of memory, it can together, and no one bothers Night and Day, about what you look like. be very hard to please even the we are the one! VSO 25 years working overseas This year is Voluntary Service Overseas· 25th anniversary various events hae been organised to mark this fact, and VSO has stated its aim of doubling the size of its programme within the next few years. But why does VSO care about problems overseas? And what is it doing about them? The one with luxury One third of the world 's for a minimum of two years at local coaches that toke population lack an adequate living pay, living and work ing under th e you from Edinburgh to London environment to expect a normal same conditions as any other lifespan. To these people the worker from that country They ond bock in comfort ond style Every day effects of the world recession can bring nothing with them except of the week. Day or N1ghl. be measured, not ju st in numbers the i r skills or trade; no The one with extra pick-up points in unemployed, but in lives. sophisticated equipmen t or this area - Bothgote. D0lke1th. Livingston. If you imagine that every child in ou tside finance, for th eir prime Perncu1k and some Border town s. And you Britain died next year, the next aim is to pass on those skills which year every child in Germany, and will help make the country self get to London - or selected stops north of tt,e year after• every child in rel iant and independent of outside the capitol 1f you wish-relaxed and happy. France, you wi ll have some idea of aid. The success of a vo lunteer's What does all this cost? Very little. how many children die every year work is gauged not just by what indeed. For instance. Edinburgh to London in the Third World - not from they themselves ac hieve, but by costs only £ 18 return. incurable diseases, but from ones what they enable others to which could be prevented by achieve, and continue to achieve So the next time you're heading for adequate diet, decent sanitation after they have gone. Lon don - take the easy way out Take an and basic health care. VSO needs sk illed people - Eastern Scottish coach. Most dE!velopinQ countries have graduates who can use their skills For more 1nformat1an and your local their own programmes to break to teach others, who needs those pick-up point. contact any Eastern Scottish the downward spiral of poverty, skills. VSO also needs members in into which they are trapped by ill Britain to back up th e volunteers company office or travel agent. health, malnutrition and illiteracy. work and to raise money. The But they lack suff1c1en t skilled Edinburgh and SF Scotland local manpower to carry out th ei r group are presenting a fund People going places go Scottish development program mes. They raising concert by a string.quart et o ften then request VSO to help on Saturday at the Reid Concert Eastern ~corr1sH them. Provided a project benefits Hall in Bris to Square. Tickets are those most in need (according to £1 .50 to the unwaged, all of which both local and British opinion - will go to VSO, and the programme no volunteer 1s imposed upon an includes Mozart, Schubert. unwanting community) VSO may Nigel Cumming and Benjamin seno a volunteer. vo1u111eers worK Twist POLLOCK ENTERS THE HALLS OF FAME SCOTLAND 25 PERIOD LAST- SATURDAY? NEW ZEALAND 25 EDINBURGH: 3 Then, totally against the run of HERIOT-WATT: 2 play, the great unwashed left the RHURIGH MHEADHION, the Pulsating excitement, Incidents aplenty and that special atmosphere security of their defensive bastion famous shinty press officer, "'hlch international rugby inspires all combined to create a superb Feudalism, a social anachron­ to organise a quick counter-attack interviewed Pauline Telfer outside apectacle for those at Murrayfield on Saturday. ism acGording to historians, which incredibly produced a goal. the West End Hotel on Saturday From the traditional All Black war dance, the haka, which includes a lot continues to survive amongst Their noble pretensions night (late). Pauline is a student at of thigh slapping and reminds one of 15 burly John Travoltas attempting Edinburgh's footballing fraternity. questioned, the University Edinburgh University, aged to emulate Morecambe and Wise's Bring Me Sunshine fling at its This is especially evident in the immediately responded by scaling twenty and reading Gaelic conclusion. to the moment when the French referee, Monsieur Houquet University's regular fixtures with the Watt's defensive ramparts to Studies. (christened Hokey-Cokey by the terrace wags) brought matters tea the local technical college who equalise with a magnificent close with both sides still locked together on the scoreboard as well as have aspirations to university header from Lennox. RHURIGH: What did you do on the field, there was plenty to admire, entertain and amu'l". status as well as footballing Half-time arrived to produce a today? There is always something fascinating about the men-in-black, not the credibility. The former aspiration welcome lull in hostilities. The PAULINE: I went on a fantastic day least being the anticipation about whether the players will appear as they are gradually realising but the restart, however, did not see any out with the University Team to massive as they seem in the mug-shots provided in the programme. On latter. until recently, has been change in the basic pattern of the watch them play Col Glen at this occasion the Kiwis did not disappoint, with as usual the Maori totally unattainable. game and inevitably the varsity Glendaruel. contingent attracting special attention; of these, the prop Scott Crichton Sadly, the aristocratic superior­ took the lead. "Tich" Allan, rolling who cuts a kind of agressive Demis Roussos figure proved to be the most ity of Edinburgh University has, of up the fat on his belly, provided the R: Where's Giendaruel? read ily identifiable - even at a range of 80yards it was worth coming just late, been challenged by the perfect finish to some marvellous P: Oh, it's a long, long way from to see his expression of feigned innocence after being penalised for aggressive, disrespectful students lead-up work with " Duke'' Dougie, I nveraray but not far from making intricate patterns with his studs upon an unfortunate Scottish from the Currie Commune. Recent as usual, instrumental. Having Tighnabruaich. body results seem to signal the end of assumed their preordained The game itself opened at a furious pace, with Rutherford attempting the glory days when the city's position in the established , R: Do you often watch shlnty? to drop goals as though this was the only possible method of scoring university lorded it over the footballing hierarchy the Uni P: I always watch the University open to him. Two succeeded within the first ten minutes, but Deans had peasants from the poly. Non­ eased off and allowed the team. You know what badminton pulled back a penalty for the All Blacks prior to their first try. The ball was collectron of the annual tithe has thronging multitude some respite players are like; but shinty players wrenched unceremoniously away from Baird on the touchline, and obviously given the intellectual from the constant barrage. Taking don't eat quiche' Those harry returned rapidly into play for Hobb~ to score, whilst the Scottish pack labourers more freedom than is confidence from this lull the knees beneath their kilts drive me were still just arriving for the line-out. good for them. The University set unruly mob, once again abusing wild and they're so good wrth their It was at this juncture that the terrace "expert" introduced himself. out on Saturday to reimpose the leniency shown by their ball and sticks and . Resplendent in garish rally jacket and a particularly violent yellow formal controls thereby re­ betters, gradually came more into tammy, he was soon up ir, arms about the scoring pass, which from 60 establishing the natural order of the game. Not unexpectedly they R: (interrupting) What was the yards away and an angle of 90 degrees to the event, he declared to have things. equalised when th ey caught the actual game like? been at least five yards forward. After this promising opening gambit, he " Rick" Mitchell, the newly varsity taking tiffin on the lawn. P: Ooh, very rough and messy - was soon seeking the approval of those around him with comments corwned Prince of Peffermill, Showing no mercy the titled the sheep, you see, had only just about Rutherford's parentage and M. Hokey-Cokey's manhood, revelling in his new midfield role earls roared back onto the been chased out of the field. Our regularly interspersed by sentences beginning with ''I'd have " and the discovery of his attraction o ffensive. Shots rained in from lads started off rather poorly, but Finally, totally oblivious of the rising mood of discontent about him, he to members of the opposite sex, every angle on the Wall goalmouth with help of my hip-flask, soon got decided that, with five minutes left and the score poised at 20-21, it was ran the game in the early stages. with Jones vainly trying to rally his rnto the spirit of the game (laughs time to leave. Surprisingly, bearing in mind the state of the game and the His probing balls and penetrating trred troops. The goal which ha, ha) - know what I mean? packed terrace, he found himself propelled to the back at a remarkable passes dazzled the opposition confirmed the natural superiority There was a lot of rough tackling rate. who were busy boiling oil on their of the Edinburgh side was scored and sore shins. Oh, and you know Finally freed from such distractions, the terrace were permitted to defensive parapets to counter the by Oswald Graham from Carter's that ·slugger' Shearer? Well he got watch the game again, which by this time had developed into something oulflankrng movements of " Brlly cross cum shot. a stick on his chin and needed of a kicking contest between the rival full backs, the only other scoring Whizz" Dickson and " Oswald" Having put down the uprising, it srxteen stitches. The backs played being two carbon copy krck and rush tries by Bernie "Treetrunks" Fraser, Graham. " Oswald", 1ust returned rs to be hoped the threat of ver well, mind; 'Masher Rainey, on whose considerable frame enabled him to muscle past all defenders with from the crusade wrth the East of insurrection will not materialise loan from Ireland, soon got into considerable success. Such unorthodox tactics aside, the defences of Scotland select team, was in for some considerable time. This the swrng of the game, knocking both sides were immaculate with any number of tackles sending shivers particularly inspiring mood can only be achieved rf Edin­ the ball upfield to our forwards. down the collective spines of the spectators, and thus when the All forcing the beleaguered Watt burgh's footballing aristocracy are And also, ·pothole' Macrver battled Blacks entered the final minute of the game four points up, it required defenders to rndulge rn the most aware of the perrls of readily well rn midfield to grve 'slugger' some vivid imagination to envisage the thistle achieving ascendancy. unsavoury and ungentlemanly rndulgrng rn the delights of our frrst goal of the match. It was Then, from out of the gathering gloom, came yet another cleverly tactrcs to stop him. Further conspicuous consumption. They really very excrtrng Edinburgh chipped kick which held up tantalisingly at the fullest extent of the Krwi torments for the unfortunate souls have to be continually conscious University really has an incredible in-goal area. Bodies descended from al srdes, but it proved to be the lrttle stationed on the opposition's of the fact that therr privleged team - they·re so frt and skrlful known Pollock, much beloved of all those in Halls of Residence. who ramparts were provided courtesy position is based upon the d ived rnto immortality. The subsequent jubilation, which may mean that of " Duke" Dougie Hardie who s'ubjugation of the minor R: What was the final score? a large section of the Edinburgh population will be cap-less this wrnter. dodged the slrngs and arrows of footballrng elements rn the city, P: It was 3-1, one more than last soon gave way to intense sobriety as Dods lined up the all-important outrageous fortune with twisting and Scotland as a whole. time. Our goalie, 'homerun', did conversion. So well had he played all day, he seemed confident enough, runs and mag rca l sleights of foot. THE BOSS exceeding ly well. almost but the ball agonisingly defeated the post and the game was shared, a preventing from scoring any gocils fair result even if Scotland relied rather heavily upon DodsO boot to turn MEN'S HOCKEY at all. all their pressure into points. As the throng drifted away, light drizzle set in, which was interesting in Aberdeen Univ 0 R: And where's the next match? view of the actions of one All Black follower who unfurled his side's Edinburgh Univ 1 P. Thrs Saturday at 14.30 at standard over one of Jimmy Saville's British Rail advertising hoardings, . . . And so the day arrived. Peffermill , and there's also which as a result proclaimed that this was "the age of the rain". It would, Edinburgh versus Aberdeen, the JUDO trarnrng on Sundays at Peffermill however, have needed the most violent of storms to dampen the Celtic v. Rangers of Scottish and Tuesdays in the Pleasance enthusiasm which such a great match instilled in all those present. Hockey. The two teams unbeaten mullrgym. They say that anyone's On Saturday, Edinburgh Univer­ N.8 .: If anrone failed to notice the Vandals score when it was flashed and joint top of the Universities welcome - of course I watch them up on the electronic scoreboard at half-time, the lads lost 18-10. League faced each other in what sity's intrepid band of warriors do everything. Byeeer Rob Kitson promised to be a virtual title travelled to Stirling in an effort to decider. hold on to their position at the top MOTOR CLUB The day began " darkly" for of the judo league. The captain's organisation fell Edinburgh. 7 am. Teviot. Coach Sadly, the ladies· team was Motec Rally FOILED AGAIN apart on Sunday leaving John about to leave. The world's first missing, the Presidents' Ball On Saturday nrght Dunfermline " The Kidd" and Paul " Keep It sleepwalking umpire still in bed. having taken its toll for at least one Car flub ran their counter 1n the Edinburgh took on their Classical" Bowyer to carry on in Hockey shirts left behind by member. The team line-up varied West of Scotland Road Rally Scottish rivals in the Universities the sabre as they had in the forl. A " Pissing Sid" . slightly from recent weeks; Brian Championship. This event had Team Championships at Heriot­ strategy of Paul winning all his After these setbacks were " Pink-Boots" w,1son, aosent been postponed from May and Watt last weekend. fights, " The Kidd" winning most of remedied the team (save the because of work commitments (or consequently some crews that Saturday saw the foilists in h is and a little luck brought them lovesick secretary) could , now was he secretly preparing for yet have been upgraded since then action with our three men's team~ to the final where Glasgow's concentrate their attention more another fancy dress party?), was were allowed to rally in their and two ladies· teams producing a sabreurs' superior numbers fully on ... sleeping as the coach replaced by Douglas " Bear" previous class. This resulted in vanety of results amidst great overcame our valiant duo. journeyed northwards. Watson. large and competitive non-expert confusion caused by lack of The finale of the championships The match itself ended in a well­ This did not, however, impair the and new-comer classes. equipment. the ladies' 'A' team was the epee tournament in which deserved victory for Edinburgh team's performance against their The rally encompassed both (Renee Ong, Stephanie Thomp­ our positive , If somewhat who pul up both a well disciplined opponents , Stirling, Heriot-Watt North and South cl the Forth - son and Jenna Whrte) success­ unorthodox, approach took us to and skilful performance to give and arch-rrvals Glasgow. The old c rews were told in advance to fully reached the semi-finals. the top, ensuring that we retamed themselves a superb opportunity warhorse Alasdair Brown, who at provrde 30p. There were a few There, however, they succumbed the overall championship trophy. of winning the League. The first times seemed more old than sections before Kincard1ne Bridge to the Watt and Glasgow, eventu­ Paul Bowyer half pattern developed into a warlike, nevertheless fought well from the start at Grangemouth against Glasgow, who are the only (wrong map reference given). ally finishing fourth despite great •------.. contest between the Edinburgh encouragement from within the attack and the Aberdeen defence team who could now beat Most o l these were on roads whrc h team. which climaxed in a well-taken Edinburgh. were narrow fenced "yellows" Both the ladies· 'B' and men's ·c· goal from McLeod following a Special credit must go to requiring accurate driving. HELLO Dougie, who fought very well, A sufficient number of A-roads teams were depleted, so neither penalty corner. won a match, desprte our freshers Many thanks to Henry Winter for After the interval, more was seen particularly as 1t was his first time were included to carry the rally fight ing determinedly and reviving interest in the Student of the Don·s attack but the blue in the team. Captain Jrm, the mad almost to Dollar, before grvrng notching up some notable sports pages. His retirement will and green's defence held firm with but cuddly strangler, Brown, had drivers a welcome rest on the individual wins. Our men's 'B' team be missed by many sports fans. great determination and not a little bPtter watch out! As usual, Colin motorway south over the Forth (larn Wells, Jonathan Clarke and The new executive of Rob Kitson skill under the leaders hip of John " Watch Your Arse" Wilson (ask Road Bridge. One or two road s were Malcolm Smith) fared little better, and Alun Grassick hopes to Peplow whose own determination him about rt' ) fought well. extremely rough and had to be being unlucky to exist in the first continue the good work, but relies inexplicably increased on the drsplayrng his good lppon throw. dnven slowly, with the roughtst round pool when one more fight upon a steady flow of material to arrival of a mystery blond on the (Prty th e opponent landed patch being 100 yards from the would have carried them to the print. If you wish publicity for your touchline. awkwardly!) finish: where this competitor quarter-finals. club or want to have printed your . .. And so, as the teams enter the Edinburgh did , however, learned that a Metro can fly" Our confident first team, led by match resulls, please send them to final furlong there remain only two succeed in beating all three Mark "The Menace" Donaldson, the Student offices at 1 Buccleuch more obstacles for Edinburgh to opposing sides and are now in a and including James Torr, neither Place, by Tuesday mornings at the clear, in the form of Strathclyde very strong pos1t1on with four SWIMMING LATEST of whom lost a fight, stabbed all latest. Any action or team and Heriot-Watt, and they now points clear at the top o f the Edinburgh University Swimming 0ppos1t1 on -out of sight to clinch photographs would also be seem odds-on favourites to league. and only two venues Team comfortably beat Glasgow the trophy with 25 wrns out of 28 appreciated. Thanks. become University Champions yet University on November 8th. fi hts The New Exec again. Squall J.J.B. Thanks for all who attended. J DO NOT UNDERSTAND Science and Technology PUBS & BOOZE Keep fit fanatics PORTRAIT The T evict Bar University Court papers The Jolly Judge People who wear badges Beer and lager (any brand will Susan Deacon OF THE do) Ory Martinis POSITIVELY DISLIKE Ouzo Americans SENIOR All drinks (eg G&T's, port, etc.) Making speeches Cleaning out the bath Tall people PRESIDENT TV Women who nag Breakfast Time (every morning) Discos • Ken Shoji Documentaries The News (when Jan Leaming is on) Girls with dimples ART Dinner parties Groigione FOOD Good manners El Greco (esp "View of Toledo" Breakfast at Bannerman's tradition in the Met, New York) Afternoon tea at Clarinda's 'Safeways' in Morningside Road Michelangelo's drawings Smoked sausage suppers Bennard Bacon Rolls from the Art College "Dislike most modern art . canteen REGULAR HABITS contemporary artists are Raw fish and steaks Falling asleep (at University intellectually pretentious and Anything oriental committee meetings and at lacking in craftsmanship and parties) spending Sa turdays in basic artisti c skills" I READ ... dressing gown in fron t of TV. Somerset Maughaun MUSIC John Fowles AMBITIONS I'm totally ignorant about music . Petrach's sonnets To get married hate anything too loud The Times (every day esp. Make lots of money anything "classical" will do. Frank Johnson's column) Live in an English country house.

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