The Daily Tar Heel Tuesday, April 4, 19895
Dead Milkmen to rock Cat's Cradle with acid humor
By RON CRAYFORD
Staff Writer
j Rodney Amadeus Anonymous is
describing the fans that his band, the
Dead Milkmen, attracts: "The people
who slow down to look at car wrecks,
they 11 be in the audience." He adds
thoughtfully, "I think the record
company should advertise at car
wrecks. "
jlf this sounds like your kind of
band, you can see Rodney and the
rest nf the Milkmen Jasper
Thread, Lord Maniac and Dean
Clean (the names change periodi
cally) at Cat's Cradle tonight.
The Philadelphia-based Milkmen
are on the road for the second time
this year promoting their latest
album, Beelzebubba, which features
the same hardcore sound and gonzo
humor that made songs such as
"Bitchin Camaro" and "The Thing
That Only Eats Hippies" under
ground hits in recent years.
On Beelzebubba you can find songs
about Ringo's relationship with the
rest of the Beatles ("Ringo Buys a
Rifle"), PBS's predilection for volca
noes ("Born to Love Volcanoes") and
trailer park paranoia ("Stuart").
Of course, with songs like these,
respectability can be a problem.
"Yeah, reviewers always review us
as a comedy band," Rodney said.
"Well, let 'em consider us a comedy
band. Well be around longer than
a lot of 'serious' bands."
Besides, the Dead Milkmen are
only doing what comes naturally.
"We don't ask, 'Why are our songs
so strange?' We ask, 'Why aren't other
bands writing songs like ours?' "
Rodney said.
The Dead Milkmen began as a
fictitious band in a short story written
by Jasper (a.k.a. Joe Jack Talcum).
Before long, Jasper, Rodney and
Maniac had created a newsletter
relating the various depravities of the
fictional rock'n'rollers.
"Oh, they did drugs, abused
women, all kinds of stuff. We liked
them because they were so perverse
and so sick," Rodney said with a
laugh. With the addition of Dean
Clean, the Dead Milkmen became a
real band, and a demo cassette, Death
Rides a Pale Cow, was released in
1983.
Five years and four albums later,
the Milkmen have a string of college
radio hits, including the group's
current single, "Punk Rock Girl."
The band is also slated to appear
on MTV's dance-schlock show "Club
MTV" which is bound to raise
some eyebrows. After all, this is a
band that had a big hit with a song
called "Instant Club Hit (YouH
Dance To Anything)."
Rodney insists it's all the publicists'
fault. "We tried everything to get out
of doing it. I mean, 'Club MTV'
ugh. We dont mind doing (MTV's)
'120 Minutes.' We actually like some
of the bands on '120 Minutes.' "
sorts
Softball drops two
to Sooth Carolina
By DO COY McCROSKEY
Staff Writer
The UNC Softball team
dropped an agonizing double
header to South Carolina at Finley
Field on Monday, losing 4-1 and
2-1.
In the first game, the North
Carolina defense was strong and
almost impenetrable through
seven innings. The Tar Heels, now
20-12 on the season, held the
potent offense of the Gamecocks
to one run.
But in the extra inning, a flood
of hits and errors pushed three
Gamecock runs across the plate to
snatch victory away from the Tar
Heels.
Tracey Narwid and Michelle
Rupp led UNC in the first game.
Each collected one hit in three at
bats, with Rupp getting the lone
RBI by driving in Narwid. Tracy
Brower got the loss. She is now
13-6 on the year.
The second game provided
drama and a little controversy.
UNC had the lead 1-0 in the third
inning, with outfielder Theresa
Buscemi on third. Vicki Parrott
was at the plate, and the fun was
just beginning.
Ball four scooted away from the
Gamecock catcher. Buscemi
headed for home as Parrott began
to make her way to first. The
South Carolina infield converged
on home for the play at the plate.
Unfortunately for Parrott, she
didn't notice one Gamecock com
ing her way. The first baseman
came tearing down the basepath,
making a beeline for home, and
Parrott was in her way: -
When the dust had cleared.
Buscemi was out due to batter
interference, the first baseman
made it to home, and Parrott was
left in a heap still trying to figure
out the license plate number of
whatever had hit her.
"The call was that batter inter
ference made it unable for the first
baseman to make the play at
home," UNC coach Donna Papa
said. "They called the runner at
third out and the batter went to
first. I just talked to the South
Carolina coach and she said it
happened to them one time. It was
legitimate.
"It doesn't happen (often). IVe
been playing and coaching for a
long time, and IVe never seen that
call. The rule is, if the runner
would gain an advantage by what
the batter did, the batter has to
get out of the way of the baseman
making the play. If not, they call
it interference. At the time, I didnt
think it was the correct call, but
it is."
It was the, emotional turning
point of the game. South Carolina
held the Tar Heels scoreless the
rest of the way while scoring
one nra in the top of the fourth
inning and another in the top of
the sixth.
"I didn't think we'd outhit them,
but we did," Papa said. "We just
didn't hit when we had runners on
base. We had five hits and one run,
but they had two hits and two
runs."
For the second game, Lisa
McGloin led UNC with 2-for-2
hitting, and Narwid again went I
for 3 at the plate. Pitcher Regjna
Finn added one hit and scored one
run, but also picked up the loss.
UNC slows Gam el bats for 6-2 .'worn
By ERIC WAGNON
Staff Writer
The UNC baseball team avoided
a letdown Monday night against non
conference foe Campbell as it coasted
to a 6-2 win. The Tar Heels raised
their record to 15-8 as they won their
fourth straight game.
"I really believe that we're Camp
bell's biggest game every year," UNC
coach Mike Roberts said. Campbell
fell to 417 on the year and had its
three-game winning streak snapped.
"I think tonight was a carryover
confidence-wise from the weekend,"
Roberts said. "Sunday, we played
better than we did Saturday (both vs.
Virginia) and I thought, tonight, we
played better than we did yesterday."
Left-hander Derek Manning gave
up five hits in seven and one-third
innings and left-hander Rich Fernan
dez had five strikeouts in relief for
the Tar Heels. "Again, we got a lift
from our pitching staff, which has
done just an outstanding job,"
Roberts said. "I thought Derek
Manning was very good, and it's the
second consecutive good outing for
Rich Fernandez."
Right-hander Kenny Milton gave
up nine hits in going the distance for
the Camels. Milton held UNC hitters
to just one hit and a lone run until
the fourth inning, when UNC right
fielder Scott Hughes opened the
inning with an infield single. Milton's
control apparently went south tem
porarily, as he walked Dave Arendas
and gave up a single to Steve Biene
man, which drove in Hughes and
Arendas.
Milton's control problems con
tinued in the fifth inning, when he
hit the first Tar Heel batter, Jesse
Levis, with a pitch. A Camel double
play helped keep UNC scoreless in
the inning but Milton was shelled
again in the sixth for two more runs.
In the sixth, after Hughes struck
out to open the inning, Ron Maurer,
Arendas and Steve Estroff hit con
secutive singles as Estroff picked up
an RBI, driving in Maurer. Then,
Bieneman drove in Arendas with a
squeeze play to score UNC's fifth run
of the night. "The area that I would
smile the most about, or feel that it's
beginning to show up a little, is the
offense," Roberts said. Arendas
provided much of that offense with
three hits and a walk in four plate
appearances. Levis, however, who
leads the team with a .427 batting
average, was held hitless.
Roberts felt that Bieneman's
fourth-inning single was the key in
getting the Tar Heels' offense rolling.
"We got a lot of help this weekend
from our bench," Roberts said.
"Again, tonight, with our bench,
Bieneman got the big hit. Arendas,
Estroff and Maurer are beginning to
hit the baseball a little bit, and that's
certainly helped."
North Carolina picked up its first
run of the night on a creative offensive
play in the second inning. With
Maurer on third and Arendas on first,
.Arendas stole second on an 0-1 pitch
to Bieneman. Meanwhile, Maurer
cruised into home plate.
Roberts sent Fernandez to the
bullpen to warm up before the top
of the seventh and the move proved
to be a portent for Tar Heel starter
Manning. .
Manning opened the inning by
throwing four consecutive balls to
Campbell designated hitter Eric Ellis.
The next Camel batter, J.C. Hendrix,
almost hit into a double play, but he
just beat the throw from the force
at second. Camel second baseman
LaGrande Russell then sent a 2-2
pitch over the left field wall to account
for Campbell's only two runs.
Following Russell's homer,
Roberts sent Fernandez to the
mound. Fernandez promptly struck
out Campbell's Lee Cobbler. Camp
bell outfielder Jon Lucas popped out
to right to end the inning.
After travelling to Duke today, the
Tar Heels are scheduled to host non
conference opponent Winthrop on
Wednesday.
Michigan works OT to win it al
From staff and wire reports -
SEATTLE Rumeal Robinson
made two free throws with three
seconds left in overtime to give
Michigan its first national champion
ship and cap the improbable ride of
interim head coach Steve Fisher with
an 80-79 victory over Seton Hall
Monday night.
Fisher had taken over the Mich
igan team just two days before the
NCAA tournament began and
coached them to the six victories
needed for the national
championship.
The championship game was the
fifth to go into overtime and the first
since Loyola, III, beat Cincinnati 60
58 in 1963.
Glen Rice was the player who
carried Fisher and the Wolverines to
the title with 31 points in the final,
giving him an NCAA tournament
record 184, breaking the 24-year-old
mark of 177 set by Bill Bradley of
Princeton.
Robinson, who finished with 21
points and 1 1 assists, got his chance
to be the hero when he was fouled
by Gerald Greene, who had missed
the front end of a one-and-one with
1:17 remaining and Seton Hall
leading 79-76. ' . '
Terry Mills hit a turnaround
jumper with 56 seconds left to bring
the Wolverines within one. Seton
Hall worked the 45-second shot clock
down and John Morton, who fin
ished with 35 points, tossed up an
airball with 1 1 seconds left.
Michigan brought the ball down
court and Robinson began a drive to
the basket when he was fouled before
shooting. Robinson nailed the free
throws and, after two Pirate timeouts,
a final desperation three-pointer
banged off the glass and Michigan
had its, first national championship
in three title-game appearances.
Men's tennis stomps State
RALEIGH The UNC men's
tennis squad, won its eighth consec
utive match Monday, winning eight
of nine contests against the N.C. State
Wolf pack at Raleigh.
With the victory, the Tar Heels
upped their record to 13-5, 3-0 in
ACC competition. The Wolfpack
dropped to 8-8, 3-1 in conference
play.
Singles winners for the Tar Heels
were seniors David Pollack and
Jimmy Weilbaecher, junior Don
Johnson, sophomore Andre Janasik
and freshman Bryan Jones.
In doubles, the teams of Pollack
Johnson and Weilbaecher Janasik
cruised to straight-set victories. The
freshman tandem of Jones and Joe
Frierson put the finishing touches on
the UNC triumph with a 6-2, 2-6, 6
4 win in the number three , doubles
slot.
The Tar Heels next home action
(UNC Tennis Center) is Friday" at 2
p.m. against Maryland.
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