Tuesday, September 26,1979
THE CLARION
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M err itt ’ sM er its
HASSAN REGIMAND
by Tim Merritt
Paul McCartney must be
reveling in the ‘^media-bliss”
that has encompassed him of
late, and is probably enjoying a
solitude he hasn’t known since his
tumultuous career began in the
early sixties with The Beatles.
After some fifteen-odd years of
having his every word and action
seized and analyzed, McCartney
has, of late, changed recording
labels for the first time since his
success, reshuffled the Wings’
line-up (for the second time), and
has shared production credits for
the first time in his solo career,
without so much as a press
release. The result of all this
relative commotion is the new
Wings’ album Back To The Egg,
a downright extravaganza when
compared to their dismal last-
effort London Town.
Back To The Egg is possibly
McCartney’s best post-Beatle
album, yet. While Egg lacks the
conceptuality of Band On The
Run, one of the coherent albums
ever recorded, it has a variety
and imagination that surpasses
any of Wings’ previous efforts.
Jimmy McCulloch and Joe
English are, as before noted,
conspicuously lacking, much like
Henry McCulloch and company
before them. They are, however,
more than aptly replaced by
Steve Holly (drums) andLaurene
Juber (guitar). McCartney also
demonstrates his uncanny ability
of organizing top-notch
musicians (barring any ex-
Beatles, of course) as evidenced
by the “Rockstra Theme,” whose
credits include such lummaries
as The Who’s Pete Townsend and
Kenny Jones, and Led ZeppUn’s
John Paul Jones.
The rest of the album is merely
an exhaustion of McCartney s
musical versatility, from the
rockin’ “Spin ItOn”and “Getting
Closer” to the lush “Winter
Roses,” to “Baby’s Request, ' a
song from the McCartney
tradition of “Honey Pie” and
“You Seem To Like Me.” Me
Regimand* Team Catalyst
by Mike McFarland
Hassan Regimand, a halfback
for the Tornado soccer team, is
being pointed to as the team’s
on the-field catalyst. At five
feet, three inches tall, Hassan
does not stand out among the
players on the field at first
glance. Hovvever, once Hassan
starts to play, he is impossible
not to be noticed. One teammate,
Nino Dieppa, respectfully refers
to Hassan as “the little big man.”
Nino explains this title by saying.
Off the field Hassan is very
small, but the minute he steps on
ttie field, he is the biggest man
out there.”
According to other teammates,
Hassan’s ability on the field is
one, of many reasons for great
optimism concerning prospects
fw the season and post-season for
great optimism concerning
prospects for the season and post
season play. Freddie Kinnear
Hassan, “a great player
"'ith a lot of skill and knowledge
3 out the game.” When asked
at)out Regimand, Curt Rubin
quietly acknowledges him as “an
®portant asset to the team.”
^ in also considers his play as
he main factor in Brevard’s
^ ances for the nationals. ’ ’
Hassan came to the United
ates from Iran in 1976 when he
to South Carolina,
'smayed by the fact that his
School did not field a soccer
started practicing
, Erskin6 College team
r brother was a player.
*'1’® Erskine team per-
1 ® to play in an indoor
gue where he gained a lot of
''^‘uableexperience.
Don Scarborough first became
aquainted with Hassan when he
was soccer coach at Asheville
Country Day, a private school.
Impressed with reports about
him through the soccer
grapevine, Scarborough offered
Hassan a full scholarship to
Country Day. When the time
came to choose a college,
Regimand came to Brevard for
many reasons. Ironically, the
soccer coach at Erskine had
formerly been an assistant at
Brevard. His advice to Hassan
was to come here for academic
reasons and because of good
reputation Brevard had with
foreign students. When Coach
Scarborough moved to fill the
Brevard post last year, Hassan
jumped at the chance to come
with him. The Brevard program
should be grateful for the nice
twist of fate because Hassan’s
play here has definitely been
paying big dividends.
Area and regional coaches
recognized Hassan as an All-
South NCJAA ^ selection last
season for his excellent play.
While reflecting upon last year s
team. Coach Scarborough called
him a “key” to a very fine team s
success last year. However
Hassan, Coach Scarborough, and
the rest of the team do not intend
to dwell on any of last year s
accomplishments.
With a good showing in a
scrimmage game and a good
start in the season with two
victories behind the team,
Hassan has high hopes for the
remainder of the season. Ac
cording to Hassan, “the team has
improved about 60% since last
year at this point.” He is quick to
add that he expects the team s
Cartney also demonstrates his
sense of humor in “The Broad
cast,” a recital of lines from
humorists Ian Hay and John
Galsworthy set to mellow-but
corny-piano music. Even the
ever-present Denny Laine gets in
on the act with, perhaps, the best
song he’s written since his
“Moody Blues”, “Again and
Again and Again.”
If Paul McCartney has
radically altered his “simple
country life” in an effort to
revamp the ailing Wings, he has
possibly succeeded, and the
future of the “group” will be
interesting at any rate. As the
opening lines of tl^e first track,
“Reception,” put it:
“What did you do when you
were made deputy-sheriff ? ’ ’
“Well ... we were after a man
who, uh, had apparently been
doing something pretty
desparate...”
soccer background as a whole
may be slowing the team down
slightly. Hassan explains “that
we still need to put our stuff
together because of the number
of foreign players on the team.”
He elaborated on this view when
he points out that “with players
from Belgium, Cuba, Persia, and
many areas of, the United States,
that very different styles of play
are brought together on the field.
We still need to adjust to each
other.”
Hassan feels a change in
coaching policies has bolstered
the team’s morale tremendously.
He seems to think that a new
“strictness has improved team
spirit while at the same time
calming the team down and bring
us all closer together.” Hassan
says that “Coach Don (Scar
borough) has improved 100% as a
coach and that this is the biggest
reason for the team’s im
provement.” This new sense of
morale has helped to lead the
team to aim for high goals,
namely the nationals.
When asked about his goals and
what expectations he has for this
season, Hassan is quick to say
that the nationals are the top
priority. He says that “with a
more experience, we have a good
chance.” Individually, Hassan, is
hopeful for a good year for
transfer purposes to enable him
to continue his soccer career. A
dependence on a scholarship
should not pose an immediate
problem however, because
Hassan has received offers from
such schools as Erskine College,
North Carolina State, and Baptist
College.
Mr. &Mrs. Harvey Miller
Brevard’s Life & Culture Series presented a formal faculty recital
by professors Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Miller on Monday, Sept. 17 in the
Methodist Church. Mrs. Miller, concert organist, presented several
selections from various classical composers. Mr. Miller sang several
selections ranging from classical to modern and also premiered his
new creeation, his own gift of praise to God. Choruses of handbells and
recorded native hymns of pr frorn Afnca to Spain (and throughout
the world) harmonized togethe; with Mrs. Miller to bring
the listeners into an inle' esting and 'xcitmg experiences of “new’
music. Certainly the talented husbctnd and wife team are to be
deservingly congratulated on a most professional performance.