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m ri Thursday, April 19, 1984/KaleldoscoDe/6 entertainment Heard it Through the Grapevine By George, it's Boy: Lane Hollifield, alias "Boy," added some culture to last Friday's Talent Photo by David Plunkett Rockmont festivities set Rockmont '84 is scheduled for Saturday, April 28, from noon to 1 a.m. at Camp Rockmont in Swannanoa. Three bands will perform at Rockmont.- Heartwood, a band that combines rock and roll, reggae, jazz, and clas sic swing, will perform between 1 and 3 p.ra. States is the headliner band and will play from 4 to 6:30 p.m. States plays material from The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, to David Bowie and the Fixx. Magic will per form a mixture of popular dance songs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. A shuttle service will run from UNCA to Camp Rockmont b^inning at noon. Buses will leave from Highsmith University Center park ing lot and Camp Rock mont every half hour. The last bus will leave from Rockmont at 1:15 a.m. Students are en couraged to use this service to help avoid alcohol-related traffic violations. Admission is free to UNCA students and chil dren under six. Admis sion is $2.50 for fac ulty, staff, alumni, and children under 16. Guest admission is $5. Encore will sponsor child care facilities from 2 to 6 p.m. The service is free to children of UNCA stu dents and is $1 for all others. By Kari Howard Entertainment Editor Rolling Stone had a contest recently. It challenged anyone to remember the last funny moment on "Saturday Night Live." The people at Rolling Stone aren't big fans of "SNL." Obviously. But 1 thought that they were exaggerating just a little. 1 mean, 1 know for a fact that it was just last year that I laughed at, an SNL skit. (It was the as sassination of Buck wheat.) After watching two consecutive weeks of SNL without laughing once, however, I've got to agree with Rolling R .C. does J.T.: Richard Clough sings a James Taylor medley. Photo by Da^^ Plunkett THE HOUSE OF PIZZA “Customers say our Pizza Is the BEST!” NOW SAVE 15% OFF MENU V/ITH DISCOUNT CARD (AVAILABLE IN STUDENT CENTER OR AT RESTAURANT WITH VALID STUDENT I.D.) FEATURING: LARGE VARIETY HOT SUBS, STEAK SUBS, GRYO, LOW CALORIE PITA SANDWICHES, SALADS, LASAGNA, SPAGHETTI, MANICOTTI, VEAL PARMESAN PLUS MINI 6” PIZZA Stone. The show stinks. Two weeks ago was bad enough. Michael Douglas was the host. I've got sneaking suspicions that his endless plug ging of his movie. Romancing the Stone, was supposed to be funny. I hope I'm wrong. This Saturday's show, though, was really frightening. The host was—get this—George McGovern. Now, I have no objections to poli ticians doing comedy. When those politicians are funny, that is. George McGovern isn't funny. I think he got the words "opening monologue" confused with "opening mono tone." His pitch never changed during his excrutiatingly long monologue. He didn't improve aS the evening went on— and on. First, there was the "Golf in New York City" skit. Were we supposed to laugh when George, Jim Belu- shi, and Joe Piscopo (who are usually the funniest ones on the show) slammed balls into pretzel stands, taxis and all that cute New Yorksy stuff? Really lame, guys. Then there was the "Really Hungry Man Meals" skit about starving Americans eating coal, bugs, etc., courtesy of "White House Dinners." These writers have the light touch of a sledgehammer. Dop't they know that in order to lampoon the present administration, they have to be just a little less pointless than the object of their ridicule? The show progressed from the ridiculous to the slime. The ever- sliding "S-NL News" was typically bad. George McGovern was an even worse anchorman than Brad Hall—and that's saying a lot, believe me. Tim Kazurinsky gave stufiid advice, about taxes and in despera tion gave the best advice of the evening: "Do not laugh unless you feel absolutely compelled." What a relief. E\en musical guests Madness didn't shine. Which is unusual. Lead singer Suggs must have taken the cue from McGovern, because he sang all of Our House in the same note. In the entire 90 minutes, there was only one funny moment. It was a Goors commercial. The one with the squir rel in the Hawaiian shirt. It's too bad SNL didn't show the same creativity. 4c :1c 4c ik * ♦ * 4c Two things surprised me at the Third Annual UNCA Talent Show lasat Friday night. One was when--be still, my beating heart --Boy and Culture Shock dedicated that gem of a song. Karma Chamdecxi, to me! When I listened to their rendition, I saw the light. (Hal lelujah!) I never noticed all the subtle nuances of the song before! The second surprise was that no one chose a winner for the show. All the acts were good, and I'd be hard-pressed to pick a winner. But if I had to, it would have to be Barry Blood- good . Everyone partici pating deserves kudos, though. open 7 Days a Week 042 .Mt-rrimon A\ i'. -*->2-21(i4
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