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10/Wednesday, November 14,1984/THE BLUE BANNER Billy Ocean scores 'sudden' success By Anna Wilson One thing I hate about buying albums today is tliat they can be lois" leading. The day of the extended 12" single release is messing me up. I went to buy the new album by Billy Ocean, SUDDENLY. To surprise, there are not one but two SUDDENLY albums on'" the market, each with a dif ferent cover! Which one do I buy if I want all the songs and not just one extended version? The lady at the counter says, "I don't know." Does she work here or not? So now I have to figure out which one to buy. One album advertises an ex tended version of the sin gle Garribean Queeo, but it also lists the other songs. Is Garribean Queen the only song on the al bum? Photo by i "WEUXME ABOARD! Ai^ pup pies CO board?'* Last Ued- nesday in Lipinslqr, oooe- dian Marc Ueiner proves that he*8 just a "squirt" as he asks the audience to help him find his dc%, Scbmer. Maybe he*s oo the "poop** deck, Weiner! The lady at the counter says no. I tell her I will bring it back if she's wrong. (I decide to play the tough consumer.) It turns out she was right, so now I have an album that has 10 songs plus the extended version of Garribean Quera (the song which made me want the album in the first place). By the way, the white album cover is the one I bought. The blue album cover has all the songs too, but Garribean Queen is the original length. I was a happy girl until 1 noticed the words to the songs weren't included on the album jacket. Another thing that makes me mad is not having the words to the songs. But the album itself made me forget all my t roubles. If you want an album to study by—one that will not interrupt studying—then SUDDENLY is for you. Loverboy and Suddenly are two otlier songs that have a soothing quality. "Suddenly life lias new meaning to me/There*s a beauty up above/And things we never take notice of/ Wake up suddenly you're in love," are the words to Suddenly and anyone in love knows the feeling. Ocean's voice is low, smooth and relaxing. He never screeches or forces a harsh note. The songs are carefully orchestrated to present a blending of harmony with a soul beat. The songs aren't boring and you can dance to them but hard gyrations won't fit. For a cozy slow dance, play Syzftchopation or Suddenly. For a softer, more fluid dance, play Garribean Queen, Loverboy, or Lucky Man. A strong bass beat perm eates the songs but it doesn't overpower them. The album makes me want to crawl in bed during a cold rainy day and curl up with a good book. (Preferably one of Doy choice and not an 896-page killer.) CONTESTANT IKKNARD GASMEN walks auay with a trophy, sone roses, and a saile after winning first place in the TMrd Anmial Mr./Hs. UNCA Pageant." photo by Ken Thome Gary Burton Quartet Jazz is coming to UNCA on Friday, Nov. 16, by way of the GARY BURTON QUAR TET! Featured players are Burton on vibes, Hakoto Ozone on keyboards, Steve Swallow on bass, and Mike H3nnan on drums. Burton has received three Granny Awards, the latest in 1981 for the album IN OONCERT ZURIGK. Admission: $1 for Ul'JCA students, $3 for facul ty/staff/alumni and Con tinuing Education stu dents, $4 for senior citi zens and children, and $5 for all others. H ore he/she comes... By Shawn Wickham Nine UNCA male con testants competed in the "Third Annual l-lr./Ms. UNCA Pageant," Thursday night in Lipinsky Auditorium. The evening began as the spotlight shone on the masters of ceremorty, Ter esa Steele and Wade Staun ton. Suddenly, the crowd roared as the contestants began to dance in unison. The lights came up slow ly to reveal nine men (?) dressed in women’s Cloth ing. Some wore wigs; all wore heavy makeup. The crowd laughed and cheered them on. The Asheville/Bunccwibe County Christian Ministry will use the money raised by the event to provide Thanksgiving dinners for needy families around the Asheville area. Judging centered on the swimsuit, talent, and evening gown coii5)etitions. While the swimsuit por tion, with the guys parad ing around in feminine swinwear, was most amus ing, the talent competi tion was a riot. Kelly Thomas danced in a white dress and red scarf, wearing a hat and gloves. At the end, he proceeded to rid hiinself of the scarf, hat and gloves. Alex Arizala wore a dress with hot pink shoes, pink earrings, and a hot pink ribbon in his hair. The song Do You Knov began to play from behind the scenes. Just i^n the audience expected to hear him sing. the recorded voice was heard and Arizala mouthed the words. Kevin Fakhoury sauntered onto the stage in a red dress with a red sweatet hanging from his elbows. A sexy tune blasted from the speakers as he proceeded to lip-sinc and strut. Then, John Smith came out. As he sauntered over to the microphone, the crowd suddenly realized that he was going to read poetry. The crowd began to boo and he immediately told them to shut up. He read "How Do I Love Thee?" According to Smith, he wrote the poem himself. The crowd screamed with enthusiasm as the tune Do You Think I'n a Nasty Girl poured from the speakers, and Steve Magoon began his talent presentation. He wore a black, spaghetti- strap dress with slits up the side. Throughout his p>erfomance, he pulled up the slits of the dress to show more and more thigh. Bernard Carmen proved courageous when he sat down at the piano and be gan to play while singing in falsetto, "I feel pretty...I Can't Believe I'm Real." He almost re ceived a standing ovation. Beau Thomas ran onto the stage wearing a lavender tutu with lavender ribbons in his hair. The grace and style displayed during his ballet number will never be matched. The crowd screamed with laughter as he tiptoed off the stage and stopped to flash the audience a moon of lavender shorts. At least lie was color coor dinated. Dwight Oliver clunked onto the stage yelling "How-dyyyy!" and dressed as Minnie Pearl, in hiking boots, a wide skirt, and a hat with the price tag dangling. The audience proceeded to boo him. Subsequently, they also booed his jokes. Last, but certainly not least, Carroll Millsaps entered the stage, wearing a denim skirt and cowboy boots. His accompianist began, and suddenly a truly manly voice graced the audience with the tune I One You. They loved it. The evening gown com petition took place next. All the contestants came out and took their places on the stage. The judges were asked to take their last look at the candi dates. While the judges made their decision, the crowd waited to hear Allison Elam play the guitar and sing. She was never found. Where were you when we needed you, Allison? Finally, the results were in. Coi>gratulations to: Winner: Bernard Carmen. First Runner Up: Steve Ma goon. Second Runner Up: Carroll Millsaps• Third Runner Up: Alex Ari zala.
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