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page 4 I?-^ % " * aaf .sV*g. "*" :■ 1 IP 17. . I, I , / 1 -- s $, V Pi ■£■ i — British writer, educator, and widely acknowledged expert in cur riculum values, Charity James will conduct a 5-session meditation workshop beginning Feb. 2. Album Review By Constance Irving The music industry has finally made a connection that was forced on me years ago. The obsessively melancholic lyrics oi certain new wave artists finds its perfect counterpoint in (sit down now), classic country-western. Elvis Costello's Almost Blue is a collection of country western songs sung by this usually new wave artist. Costello makes this connection stick, sometimes brilliantly, sometimes just oddly. Costello is a George Jones buff The Guilffordian is looking for new staff people: typists writers photographers layout people copy editors artists *★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★! If you are interested in journalism, photography, or the technical operation of designing a paper, come to our weekly meeting Sundays 6:30 p.m. in the publications suite Founders Hall. Has Costello g who performed in a tribute to the "Possum" last year. Costello showed up despite a case of the mumps, and announced to the audience "I'd have gotten up out of my deathbed to sing with this man." And with Jone's classic, "Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used To Do," Costello begins his slightly schizoid endeavor with a country-riffed, new waved ex plosion of anxiety. This number in particular may put off fans of traditional country, but Costello's "Sweet Dreams About You," will Meditation for inner peace By Julie Seaman Better grades are one of the results for many students who take up the practice of meditation. Grade improvement is an ironic by-product of learning to meditate, however, because the grasp ing, fearful orientation to life that often accom-' panies the struggle for grades and achievement is precisely what meditative techniques seek to alter. If feeling less frantic from day to day appeals to you, consider joining a rarely offered, 5-session meditation workshop being offered on campus by Charity James, a Bristish writer, educator, and widely acknowledged expert in curriculum values. It begins on February 2, and the cost will be $8 for students, sls for faculty, S2O for others, and will be held on Tuesdays at 4:30 in Founders. "It really is our birthright to meditate," says Charity, who studied under the great spiritual master Muktananda for one year, and then ran a meditation center full time in the mid-70s. "We have this inner self, this inner peace, this inner power and joy. We keep on scrabbling about, doing the best in our lives, and so much dependent on other peoples' opinion of us, how it's all going, will we get work...so many reasons for anxiety and tension. Yet win them back. Despite a somewhat limited vocal range, Costello's version is very nearly as full of heartache as the Patsy Cline original. Costello fares best with the rueful numbers. "A Good Year For Roses" is also well-done. Who but George Jones or Elvis Costello could linger so ef fectively over such agonizing detail as "I can hardly bear the sight of lipstick on your cigarettes there in the ashtray/ NOBODY IN TOWN... •Serues you pizza 'h pasta as fast as we d 0... •Has a large cold cut deli sandwich bar like we d 0... •Lets you "eat all you want" on a full-time basis like we d 0... •Offers you a wide variety of soup 'n salad fixin's on a rotating basis like we d 0... •Offers a "no waiting policy" like we do - because all you do is pay and then "eat all you want"... SThe Filling Station 2919 Battleground Ave 288-8336 (2 Doers Down from Putt Pun GREENSBORO'S ONLY "ALL YOU CAN EAT" RESTAURANT SPM-B:3OPM SPMIO PM LUNCH 11 AM 2PM MON SAT DINNER SUN THURS. FRI 8c SAT. CANEAT ALL YOU SUNOAY LUNCH *3.M V/HW CHI ■w w People keep on saying nice things about us... COME IN AND SEE WHY! within us-I know, because I meet that being in meditation-there is the wisdom that strengthens us to meet our problems." The sort of meditation that Charity will be teaching is called Siddha Yoga, which is not a yoga of exercises like Hatha Yoga. Participants in the workshop will be given instructions, will spend part of the time actually meditating, and may do some chanting and singing "if people like it; if not, then we won't." The sessions will be informal, and Chari ty stresses that "there's an attitude toward life behind it, but there isn't any dogma attached to it." "It's not about going off into a cave somewhere, but rather, just doing your work in the ordinary way, living your life, but with that wonderful inner contact that one has." Charity calls her meditation program Affirmiral Life because she notices that "we spend a lot of time wishing our lives were otherwise instead of chang ing them from within." She is convincing without trying to be, and by her own buoyancy, uplifts her hearers as she explains the wisdom and strength that can be gained from going into the "inner silence". Earnestly, she says that meditation has shown her to "just love your life as it unfolds." Those interested in joining the meditation workshop should contact the Center for Personal Growth. Lying cold the way you left them, but at least your lips caressed them while you passed". Such lines sound positively silly when quoted, and indeed, too often sound silly when sung, but Costello handles the maudlin lyric with the maudlin tang of real life. Therein lies the essence of country music, and on num bers such as "Too Far Gone," he proves he can descend into country's desolation with the best of them. It must be admitted that Costello has a few more lessons to learn. His version of "Success" is far from being one. "Brown to Guilfordian, January 28,1982 Blue," another of those won derfully awful country gems that either soars or sours, does the latter. Still, the good numbers alone would make this album worth the price of admission for any open minded C&W or Costello fan. His Honky-Tonk versions of "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" and "Sittin'and Thinkin' " also shine. Costello understands both angles of a "Good-old-boy-gone-wrong" number, and he performs with both humor and desperation. "I'm Your Toy (Hot Burrito No. 1)" though, is easily the best number on the album. The combination of the Burrito Bros., subtle lyrics with Costello's aching, knowing, and lonely vocal is not to be missed by anyone who loves a sad song. Costello's offering to C&W is an acceptable one. If you like Elvis Costello or Country-Western, keep an open mind and listen to Almost Blue. It is a treat for those who can appreciate such bizarre syntheses. Self Study I 5 Gurdjieff Method I I J For more information I ; call 697-9665 I I I I
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