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November 3, 2000 t i i i filial a i • v-r 0 ti. •* i r.r.# ti ..f ?i ui it un via § : ■ u-hu *>t i * i the mic be twee n songs and made an an nounce- ment . "Thank you ev eryone for com i n g out," he said as guitar ist Ben Many began to qui et 1 y play The Star Spangled Banner. "Lets hear it for this f***ing ama z - ing rock band. I would - tl ,u Br wfF' Wl j|JP W ()\ I ■ v:.s :• ■;■;■ ■■. V':.-i, : , i . j j - j | | j ' -- , H John Boyd a man act of the freak show, wows the crowd by skewering his arms. just like to say that if you are going to do illegal things in this build ing please be more discreet about doing illegal things. I have been warned by security three times already. So please, please be careful be cause I want to graduate this year. And more importantly I want Cousin Jimmy to be able to play as go#@*mn late as they want!" And that, ladies and gentlemen, is dedication to music. WQFS gave home coming some style, and the carnival had not yet begun. On the Founders lawn at about 2 p.m., innocent by standers were met by the fury of fire-breathing men and curling balls thrown in the di rection of loud-mouthed people shouting from cages. They had arrived at the WQFS carnival, surrounded by a large crowd of Guilford students and community DJs. The carnival figured a variety of attractions, such as a freak show, palm reading, trivia, a dunking booth, a booth that offered punk rock hair-cuts, and one that converted vinyl albums to compact disc. Mae Kalwaic, who is a contortionist and went by the name of "the plastic elastic kitty," was an exciting part of a freak show that included many Guilford students. Kalwaic, also a DJ for the station, said, "WQFS was one of the reasons I chose Guilford." Kalwaic's amazingly flex ible and erotic body movements was just one of many attrac tions at the freak show. Other acts included Vlad the Impaler, John Boyd, who drove skewers through his arms, Elisabeth Tyroler's belly danc ing, Beyond Joy, the fire breather, and a Houdini esque es cape artist, Jar e d Axel r o d , who no chains of bondage could hold. Cat i e Braly, who worked the merchan- m m flfflSr -k,'i Wi^yita^ " wgn The WQFS carnival situated on the lawn in front of Founders Halt drew a large number of students, ftxxlty, and staff. The Guilfordian Ii j . -1..'"_Mii/l Ji.' j. ¥ ©rWM • * u' i.' * dise booth, said, "The freak show was seriously f***ed up. And anyone who missed it is as f***ed up as John Boyd the Impaler." The carnival audience in cluded past managers and DJs. Will Dodson, who was the WQFS manager last year but has since graduated, voiced his support and appreciation for WQFS. "I owe any success I've had in life to WQFS" said Dodson. "I learned so much from managing this station. "I'm really impressed with the organization of these events and how the community and student DJ's work to gether to make WQFS such a unique place. These guys are going to recapture the zenith of the 80's." David Butler, a commu nity DJ, echoed Dodson's thoughts. "I'm surprised by the students' reception to com munity DJs," said Butler. "The students are really friendly and make me feel at home here. The whole atmosphere of the station is really similar to the way it was in the seventies when I was a student DJ." Michela Maxwell, one of the directors of the celebra tion, demonstrated her enthu siasm for the station's goal of becoming "the Greensboro ra dio station to look for" by re peating what a friend and sta tion DJ told her. "When I graduate from Guilford I want people to say 'wow, you were a DJ at WQFS, that's awe some!" she said. Another attraction at the DANIEL FLEISHMAN carnival that gathered a lot of attention was the dunking booth. Campus celebrities such as Zack Hample, Laurah Norton and professors Jack Zerbe, Max Carter, and Vance Ricks entered the metal cage and heckled the participants to raise money for the station. DJ Moose, who wished to remain unidentified, said, "WQFS is going to be a promi nent voice in the Greensboro area like it was in 1980's. I can turn on the radio at any time and hear something completely different and that's what sepa rates the station from every thing else on your radio dial." Jim Barr, another commu nity DJ stated, "The 'Q' is an outlet for diverse music. So if you are bored with conven tional radio, tune in!" The weekend ended on a quiet note as a few WQFS no tables gathered to explain how working for the station changed their lives, and will hopefully continue to help oth ers. The talk was aided by a history exhibit, which in cluded many articles and pic tures from old copies of The Guilfordian, merchandise, and the station's old radio trans mitter. Lynne Eddel-Kelly, a long time community DJ, summed up the WQFS experience and the weekend extravaganza: "It doesn't matter who you are; age, background or sex. We're all the same color: purple. We're all a family." Page 3 DANIEL FLEISHMAN
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