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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ‘Why senda cardV asks singing telegrapher By Kyle Albert It all began when he saw a shillelagh for Saint Patrick’s Day large family sent him to serenade glad they could all be together Kaimin Reporter singing telegram service featured and a rabbit suit for Easter. a family reunion Christmas party and wish them a merry Christ­ on the Real People television He has delivered singing of 200 people. The friend wanted mas. Brad Van Choate likes to make show. He started his career in telegrams for just about every simply to tell the family he was Cont on p. 6 people happy, and he’s certainly Butte during the Christmas occasion, including birthdays, in the right business to do just season in 1980, dressed as “San­ anniversaries, weddings, that. ta’s elf,” complete with pointed graduations, new babies, “Get “ Brad’s Singing Telegram Ser­ red shoes with bells on the toes. Well” hospital visits or what he vice,” his one-man business, is For this Valentine’s Day, he has a calls “just good old-fashioned ‘I busy this time of year delivering brand new red felt “Giant Heart” Love You, Sweetheart,”’ which messages of love all over town. He costume. knows no season. In short, he’s a has 30 telegrams booked so far for Van Choate also uses a jester walking, singing human greeting the upcoming Valentine’s Day costume for April Fool’s Day, a card. weekend, and he would like to do “Giant Shamrock” suit complete Some unusual situations have around 100. with green bowler hat and come his way. Once a wife hired him to serenade her husband to the tune of “Roll out the Barrel.” On the surface, this sounds or­ montana dinary enough. However, the wife wanted Van Choate to discourage her husband from going through his vasectomy operation. The man decided to have the opera­ kaim in tion anyway. Thursday, Feb. 11,1982 Missoula, Mont. Vol. 84, No. 63 The most rewarding message Vein Choate has delivered was S____________ _____________r last Christmas when a friend of a ASUM groups ask for share of diminished summer budget By Sam Richards Center; Summer Masquers; because groups didn’t know until Kaimin Reporter Women’s Resource Center; yesterday how much money was Phoenix, an organization for allocated for summer budgeting. Last night Central Board older and returning students; All group representatives agreed began questioning represen­ Campus Recreation, and ASUM with Glaes. tatives of campus groups about Programming. ASUM President Steve their summer budgeting requests. There is $14,000 allocated by Spaulding said correct figures Eleven groups submitted re­ ASUM for summer budgeting, weren’t known in time because quests for money to operate but the total of requests came to the UM department of in­ during the summer months. The $52,070.48. stitutional research misforecast groups include the ASUM Gar­ ASUM Programming Director the number of students that den Committee; summer Mon­ Sam Goza admitted requests are would attend UM in 1981. Atten­ tana Kaimin', Wilderness Studies usually “padded” because groups dance somewhat affects summer and Information Center; Univer­ know requests will be cut. But budgeting allotments, and enroll­ sity of Montana Chamber Keith Glaes, representing the ment this year is down slightly. MISSOULA’S ONLY SINGING VALENTINE-Brad Van Chorale; University Dance Outdoor Recreation program, Choate—models the costume he wears for delivering his Ensemble; Military Information said the requests were inflated Cont on p. 6 musical telegrams. (Staff photo by Perry Backus.) Programming suffers dearth of successful concerts By Kyle Albert ing agency with 50 big-name bands, has University Center Ballroom. students want more field house rock Kaimin Reporter only two acts on the road in 1982: Last- night’s Quarterflash/ Loverboy shows,” he said. He added that many of Loverboy and Joan Armatrading. show made $5,245.32 according to Goza. the organizations’ CB funds are of in­ Popular, money-making concerts. Most of the bands that play in Missoula Burgdorfer had estimated a profit of terest to only a narrow segment of the 1978-79: Jerry Jeff Walker, Johnny stop here between dates in Seattle and $ 6,120. student body, such as the rodeo club and Cash, the Marshall Tucker Band, Ozark Denver. UM’s location on 1-90 is rugby club. With enrollment dropping, sometimes a help. Since the Atlanta Rhythm Section Mountain Devils, Van Halen, the Doobie show, all concerts are booked through a Goza said CB should concentrate on Bothers, the Allman Brothers Band, Blue Another obstacle UM faces is that the promoter to reduce the possibility of huge funding projects that are of value to the Oyster Cult. field house lacks facilities for hanging losses. ASUM Program Manager Victor average student. He urged students to 1981-82: Dave Brubeck, Tim Weisberg, sound or light equipment, a problem for Gotesman calls promoter shows “money “scream at CB to give us more money.” Quarterflash / Loverboy. Beyond a few nationally recognized bands that suspend in the bank” because they guarantee 10 CB member Karen Pfeifer said she has never heard of programming being short obvious factors, there is quite a range of their equipment from the ceiling rather percent of the gate for programming. In opinions as to why there is a dearth of than stacking it on the floor. Holmquist turn, programming pays for the rental of on funds. If it is losing money, she said, it’s concerts at the University of Montana recalled Rod Stewart’s decision to not play the field house, which Goza says costs due to “bad judgment” on what shows the this year. here for that reason. aroung $15,000 including security. directors think will make money. “But there’s nothing we can do to slap It’s general knowledge that Montana’s Programming has been criticized for Concerts are negotiated by Goza’s office them for (it),” Pfeifer said. “We hire them to harsh winter weather is a definite draw­ losing money. For example, last year and approved by Gotesman. Goza says he use their judgment.” back to getting big-name bands to play programming sponsored an Atlanta tries to book “bands that haven’t been to Pfeifer added that the $1,000 program­ here. ASUM programming director Sam Rhythm Section concert in thefieldhouse. Missoula yet and have hot records.” ming losses here and there are starting to Goza said he had a date lined up with It lost $14,000, one of the largest deficits Revenues generated by field house rock add up. She said groups have come before Jimmy Buffett, but Buffett cancelled programming has ever recorded. shows are the basis of the ASUM CB to get funds for lectures because because he has an aversion to snow. Programming seems to be plagued by Programming budget. In addition to programming can’t fund them. Montana isn’t a very populated region, losses again this year, although different funding future shows of this kind, this chiefs draw different conclusions. “MSU gets $40,000 from their general and most bands fear they won’t draw a money subsidizes UC Ballroom concerts, student fund for concerts,” said Goza. Bill large enough crowd to make playing here Ideally, both ASUM accountant Carl the fine arts series, lectures, films, and Clutter, adviser to the Montana State profitable. Former ASUM president Cary Burgdorfer and ASUM Programming coffeehouses. University programming board, said his Holmquist recalled how Fleetwood Mac, a Director Sam Goza should agree on the At the start of each fiscal year the organization received $20,000 in a lump regular act on the circuit — which includ­ fiscal outcome of concerts. However, profits from the year before become the sum from ASMSU in the fall to begin this ed Montana — skipped Missoula in favor Burgdorfer’s figures show a loss of budget for programming. In fiscal 1980- year. They book their concerts through of the Metra concert hall in Billings prior $461.41 on the Blackfoot show and a loss 81, programming started with $29,467.67, promoters the way ASUM Programming to their leap to stardom. The Metra has a of $6,761 on Molly Hatchet. Goza’s records Burgdorfer said. However, this year they does, at the same rates. larger seating capacity than the UM field show a profit of $2,098.45 for Blackfoot only started with $6,223.77. However, MSU has had only one house, but the Billings date was a flop, as and a loss of $4,942 on Molly Hatchet. “There hasn’t been an overall profit concert so far this year: Juice Newton. The Holmquist predicted. Goza claims the reason for the dis­ from concerts in three years,” Goza said. show sold out. It is also generally agreed that the crepancy is the complex paperwork in­ However, Gotesman said the financial While Goza anticipates a profit of $6,000 economic straits that the entire nation volved and tardy checks and bills, which outlook has improved for programming to $8,000 from a possible J.