Page 6 September, 1977
Celebrity Among Us
Where Were You
When the Lights Went Out?
REBOP was looking for a teenage
girl from the Appalachian Moun
tains with a positive outlook on her
mountain heritage, and they found
hejr DebbiejJean Rose, a freshman
here at MAC. What is REBOP?
REBOP,is about kids.. . for kids! It’
s about children from every country,
from the California desert to the
Louisianna Bayou, from Hawaii to
Alaska, from Puerto Rico to the
Southwest. It’s about language,
their families and their
achievements. And its a chance for
kids from all over the country to
share the various joys of just
“growin’up!
Each film segment tells about a
different kid, from a different place,
with a different look on life. Yes
folks, Debbie is just a big kid!
Actually this particular' segment op
Debbie is geared toward teenage
America, and will compare and
contras t her life here at MAC to her
life at home.
When asked how she felt when she
had been selected out of all the other
girls considered (hundreds), Debbie
exclaimed, “How would you expect
to feel if someone calls you out of the
clear blue sky and asks you to be on
television? I laughed! Really, I feel
lucky. I prayed a lot about it, and I’
m sure now that this is God’s will,
and His way to help open some doors
for me.’ She will receive $150 for her
participation. Filming will take
place on the MAC campus October 6.
'The ramainder of the story will be
shot at Debbie’s home.
REBOP, has been contracted by
PBS and public airing is set for the
fall of 1978. REBOP says that it will
help to reinforce self respect for
others-by allowing teens to share
their differences and similarities
through the common ground of
television. REBOP’ s home is
WGBH-Boston.
DEBBIE JEAN ROSE
by Richard Davis
In the dark! Right? Right! Now
that we’ve got that established, let’s
get down to the nitty gritty!
Ah yes, I remember it well! It was
cold and rainy on that freahisn
night. There wasn’t a soul in sight.
As a matter of fact, when the lights
went out, there wasn’t anything in
sight! Everywhere the blanket of
darkness swallowed Montreat with
the mountains faintly siloubtted
against the sky.
It just so happened I was coming
back from Ike’s after I had satisfied
my late night munchies when I
noticed that everywhere it was
totally black except for the
headlights on the car. As we drove
past the girls dorms I really knew
something was wrong since they
were totally dark inside. Usually
there would be twenty-five or thirty
lights on with all kinds of girls
hanging out their windows yelling as
we went by. But there were none.
Panick seized out minds as we
blundered on toward Davis, our
destination. As we rounded the
corner, everwhere we were spotted
with flashlights darting to and fro
from onlookers peeping out of their
windows. We parked the car and
proceeded to walk to Steve Phillipi’s
room, also known as the jungle,
where we would wait and eat the
remainder of our food. Upon
opening the door we were blinded by
a thousand flashlights and nearly
stampeded seeing and smelling that
we had food. After running and
dodging funny looking people in
shorts and T shirts, we stumbled into
the room and shut the door, and
found out that none of us had lights.
So there we were tripping over each
other trying to find the food and and
for goodnss sake trying to find a
seat. Well in came the mob and the
caotic jungle got worse.
Twenty minutes later not a speck
of food insighltfand not a satisfied
sweathog in the joint, someone got
the bright (get it?) idea to visit the
girls’dorm. I mean after all, this
was the ideal time if ever there was
one. Quickly confusion spread again
as we ran into the rain in hot pursuit
of each other (which we coidd not
(see). To my own joy and liking
(HA, HA) I was stampeded iggies
on campus, Gasly Gary Richardson,
in person, doing the jitterbug on top
of me. After scraping myself up I
s on down toward the low
murmur of the crowd ahead. Upon
finding them, I was also found by the
Black Mountain Police who politely
asked me what I was doing. “Would
you believe a late evening stroll,
officer?’ As the story goes we finally
made it to the grand old doors of
McGregor. Just as we were about to
make our way in, the lights came on
and for the third time that evening
confusion struck like a ton of bricks.
Startled as we were, we began
screaming as we ran back to the
dorm and said that if the light ever
went off again that we would just go
to bed!
Sunday night, September fourth was
the last night Ann Wilson would
spend on the MAC campus for some
time. Ann, former Dorm Resident of
McGregor Hall, left the following
day for (Jordon-ConweU Seminary.
But would her friends let her leave
just like that? NO!
A party, the same night, was held
in her honor in McGregor lobby. For
Ann it was quite a surprise, because
an hour before the party Rex Hoff
man and several other male ab-
ductees entered Ann’s home. After
binding her in a blanket they
proceeded to drive her around in a
car murmurring such things as “I
bet that water sure will be cold,’and
“Do you think she can get out of the
blanket that far underwater?’
Actually the only water Ann
discovered was a damp McGregor
as they unraveled her, and the tears
shed following the party. We’ll miss
you Ann. Sniff. Sniff.
RAP— Records, Arts, and Publications
by Ann Kirby
1) PABLO CRUISE-A PLACE IN
THE SUN (A-fM) A newly
discovered sound from a not so new
group. Earthy, perhaps Island-type
jazz with excellent instrumentals.
Not the album for everyone, but-
stongly endorsed for the music lover
who appreciates sophisticated
design in music. Contains hit single,
“Whatcha (iionna Do’and should be
noted for all the cuts which range
from simple love songs (“Raging
Fire’and “Atlanta June) to complex
instrumentals such as “El Varano!
2) RITA COOLIDGE: ANYTIME,
ANYWHERE (A-fM) Excellent
album for everyone. The album title
reflects accurately the versatality of
the performer. From the hit single,
“Higher and Higher’ to the Boz
Scagg’s love song “We’re All Alone)
Ms. Coolidgeprojectsher cool sense
of emotions and her beautiful range
of moods to achieve a nice feeling of
sensitivity for all listeners.
3) THE DOOBIE BROTHERS:
LIVING ON THE FAULT LINE
(Warner Brothers) It seems that the
Doobies are puulling out of the
slump with this one. The hit single
“Little Darlin’ hardly reflects the
maturity of this group. Bordering
on jazz, the Doobies easily put away
with the title cut, not to mention the
beautiful Michael McDonald’ s
vocals on “You Belong To Mel
'This listener gives them an A for
the day.
4) THE BROTHERS JOHNSON:
RIGHT ON TIME (A-fM) Truly
the best in entertainment for the soul
lover! Soul never sounded sweeter
than on songs such as “Free
Yourself, Be Yourself’and “Never
Leave You Lovely! Contains a song
for all. Oh, by the way, “Strawberry
Letter 23’ is on this one.
5) DAN FOGLEBERG:
NETHERLANDS (Epic) The nice
sounds of Dan Fogleberg are inside
every song. Of the 11 songs, he (of
course) wrote all of them. This is
possibly better then SOUVENIRS.
Mr. Fogleberg truly knows how to
express the mind and the heart in
such whity ways, and this is
reflected ;ijn “False Facer’ and
“Lessons Learned’. A very
agreeable, satisfying session!
COMING ATTRACTIONS:
TOWNSEND BAND, LES DUDEK
NEW....LINDA RONSTADT
AND MORE
S0UTH|BLUE HILLjME-The U. S.
A. release of Noel Paul Stookey’s two
new LPs, ‘Something New and
Fresh’ and “Real to Reell by
Neworld Media has been announced
by a company spokesman.
Both albums have been
distributed in Australia by Neworld
to excellent reviews, and are the
first Srookey works to be released in
this country since 1973.
“Something New and Fresh’(NWS
090376 is just that. Its fourteen tunes
investigate new musical avenues
and take a fresh look at old values-
“You are what you sing,’says Noel.
'The Paul Winter Consort, Peter
Yarrow, Dick Kniss and Paul
Prestopino, among others, joined
Noel to create this crisp album of
somgs like “Listen to the Love’and
“Country Song^.’*
“Real to Reel’ (NWS 090477) was
recorded live during a recent tour of
Australia. Combining hilarious,
insightful monologues and some of
his favorite songs, this album paints
a perfect picture of Stookey in
concert, 'hie twelve songs and
monoloures include “Building
Block) “Miracles’and “Turn It Over!
Neworld has also re-released his
first two solo albums, “Paul and’
(NWS 120171) and “One Night Stand’
(NWS 120272).
Each album retails for $6.oo in
cluding postage and handling ($7.00
in Canada) and may be ordered by
mail by sending check or money-
order to Neworld Media, South Blue
Hill, Maine 04615 (Maine residents
addiSpercent state sales tax).
The former Warner Brothers
recording star and third of the triad
known as Peter, Paul and Mary
moved to this New England village
in 1974 and established Eight Track
Studio, a recording and animation
studio'complex. Since the move,
Noel says his life has become less
hectic, his manner has become more
peaceful and his music more in
spirational. It is certainly evident in
these new records.