Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 6-1-1978 The BG News June 1, 1978 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News June 1, 1978" (1978). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3507. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3507 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. The G Slews Vol. 61, No. 113 Bowling T3reen Stole 'University Thursday, June 1, 1978 Waylon, Flippo, Elvis, Ian... and Serge ByBobWelngartner AT THAT TIME I was particularly it. But all the other stuff that appears is Beatles after they got out of the teeny- doesn't turn me on," he said. invited him to be a contributor to Staff Reporter concerned with political protest strictly for the journal." bop scene of 'I Want To Hold Your "I wouldn't even use terms like Rolling Stone, he accepted and wrote movements. I did my thesis on the Denisoff first met Flippo, associate Hand'-when they did 'Revolver,' 'good' or 'bad' (to describe today's record reviews for two and a half years. One-word descriptions of persons are American Communist party in the 1930S editor of Rolling Stone, in Memphis, Rubber Soul," 'Sgt. Pepper.' music. I would say it's changed. It's At the same time, he worked with other often difficult to create and are and '40s, concentrating (on) their use of Tenn. What he describes as "a famous, "I always enjoyed the (Rolling) changed in some cases technically for music publications, cultivating con- misleading or inadequate. But one propoganda, particularly in the area of or rather, infamous rock writer's Stones, Yardbirds, Byrds (and) the the better and lyrically, perhaps, for tacts with the music industry's work can capture what University music." After that the book "They're convention in 1972 which supposedly majority of country rock groups. But the worse." heavyweights. sociology professor R. Serge Denisoff is Coming," was published in 1971. was to create almost a guild, or union of some of the current stuff, the stuff like From 1968 to 1969, Denisoff wrote for all about. And that word is music. After receiving his doctorate, he was writers in the field of music" and has heavy metal, punk, Foghat, Aerosmith- 'Broadside', a New York magazine IN 1974, Denisoff decided to become Dr. Denisoff studies music and asked to come to the University to been friends with him ever since. -I'm too old for that. The current state dealing with protest songs he met Ed music editor of 'Exit' magazine, a writes about it. While living in teach. Coming from the liberal at- of rock, with its emphasis on Ward, who became the music section publication originally from Bowling California during the heydey of rock mosphere of California, he said he was CHETS GOING to write a piece for volume...doesn't do much for me. Kiss reviewer for Rolling Stone. When Ward Green which later moved to Cleveland. and folk in the 1960s, he came into not sure about moving to the more an upcoming issue of Popular Music contact with many musical giants and conservative rural area of Bowling and Society which will be persons responsible for their fame. His Green. predominantly an interview with Willie knowledge about music has spurred ,"I was somewhat leery because I'm Nelson," he added. him to write three books on the subject. a native Californian and that was the Although Denisoff said he likes He now is working on a biography of year of Kent State, and my views of the many kinds of music, his favorite is country music superstar Waylon state at that time were 'Oh boy, this is a country music. "I think it has the best Jennings. land of fascism.' But I came here for a composers at the present time. It's Born and raised in San Francisco, conference in Toledo for the American love, mother, prisons, trucks, boozing it Denisoff lived there for 26 years before Studies Association and it turned out up and all of those kinds of things. It's leaving to get his Ph.D. in Canada in 1969. In 1970, he accepted a Job as an associate professor of sociology at the 7 always enjoyed the Stones....But University. some of the current stuff...like I GOT INTO sociology originally because I was a correctional counselor heavy metal, punk, Foghat, at San Quentin prison when I was an undergraduate (at San Francisco State University). And also, I was very Aerosmith-I'm too old for that' politically involved at the time. I was in 'Fair Play for Cuba' and all of those that it wasn't really (that bad). And earthy kind of music-it's about real kind of groups in the early part of the they finally talked me into coming here, people. '60s, and sociology was a way of un- which was in 1970. "It's not like 'You Light Up My Life' derstanding the society as it existed. In 1971, he became editor of kind of thing, which is kind of a com- "Also at that time I saw it as a "Popular Music and Society", a self- mentary, a romantic love-and-they- vehicle of changing that society. In sustaining journal published under the lived other words, I was almost a prototype- aegis of the Sociology department. The happily-ever-after-and-had-2.2 kids type of San Francisco campus radical publication is a spinoff of the Journal of kind of thing. Country is real. It talks and that's what got me into the field to Popular Culture. about the human existence, the human start with." IT STARTED in 1971 as an in- experience as it really occurs, as op- Besides working as a correctional terdisciplinary journal addressed to posed to what we observe on television. counselor to pay his way through both academics and to people in the Country is real. It's down-home. school, Denisoff also kicked around the recording industry," he said. That's where it's at," he explained. Bay Area for awhile, playing folk music "All of the articles we've published, He also has opinions about rock and on his guitar in such clubs as the Coffee with one exception, have been designed roll. Gallery and the San Fransisco Folk for the journal specifically. We did Music Club. "I was a three-chord publish part of Chet Flippos's M.A. THERE ARE certain types of rock I wonder," he said sarcastically. because it was the histroy of Rolling think are just great. Unfortunately, the After completing his undergraduate Stone, and since he was very much majority of it was produced between Newsphoto bv Grog Smeslad studies, he attended Simon Fraser involved in it I thought it would be ideal. 195S and 1970. I like most of the R. Serge Denisoff University in Vancouver, British And since I was kind of an adviser in •rockabillies'-Elvis Presley, (Jerry Columbia, and received his doctorate. terms of a thesis, he allowed me to use Lee) Lewis and all of those. I liked the l^fe— Eight candidates seek commissioner seat When Wood County Commissioner have it or not," Milligan said of the act. like I did two years ago," Ziss said. But Dumipace claims a strong Paul W. Ladd decided not to seek re- election '78 "But when it happens, you'd better he did note a problem of duplicating agricultural background. He is a the News election, the floodgates were opened have a commissioner who can handle it services. farmer and had served on various and eight persons have announeced Republican nomination, said he sees and know what to do." Ziss said more than $1 million has county soil conservation boards. their candidacy for the seat. the commissioner's job as being full- Milligan said he would devise a list been spent to improve sewers coun- "I know the soils of Wood County,'' tywide, but the current board still is Dunipace said. Better communication NEWS...A proposal for a Six Republicans and two Democrats time. Having served on the com- of priorities with local officials about will be on Tuesday's ballot. The top mission by filling an unexpired term what needs to be accomplished having an engineering firm look into between rural residents and bachelor of science degree in the feasibility. municipalities will be a major goal if he planning and development vote-getter for each party will face off four years ago, Brough said he knows throughout the county. He said he disagrees with the way is reelected, Dunipace said. has been referred back to an in November. more about the job than his opponents. Brough said a communication LEONARD D. STEVENS, a assessments have been made during Academic Council com- Dunipace charged that secondary- RICHARD E. BAUMBACH, an problem exists between the current businessman from North Baltimore, the sewer improvement project and mittee. Page 3. roads and bridges under the com- engineer from Lake Township seeking board and the public. also is seeking the Republican said those who use the sewers should the Republican nomination, said that "They (the commissioners) haven't nomination. He has served on the Wood pay for the project. missioners' authority are "sadly because of rapid growth in the county, a listened to the people enough," he said.