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Vol. LI, No. 5, November 3, 1977
Gene Cotton To Perform November 18 At M.H.C.
Chri^- College Union and the
cent^p Student Movement will pre-
(jg *^ene Cotton in concert on Tues-
*'*uvember 15 at 8:00 in Moore
p **orium. Admission is free.
*he time a 13-year-old Gene
first heard Harry Belafonte
**ie "Jamaica Farewell” from
hej, ®'''i*y's hi-fi in Columbus, Ohio,
See "'anted to be a singer. “I can still
tryi^y'""*f leaning against that speaker
it" § *0 get as much as I could out of
Gene. By the 10th grade, he
locgi^^l^Scuased through a succession of
ino "opycat” groups and was writ-
himself.
0[)i political science studies at
"'an
■an University after his fresh-
in 1963 to go to New York,
laog p "aquented the Bitter End, Vil-
v»ieh Wha? and other Green-
Perf fage landmarks as a regular
on the tail-end of the com-
first a movement that spawned
lightg^® Kingston Trio, then the Lime-
Pgn] Simon and Garfunkel, Peter,
callgj*?,ef Mary and Bob Dylan. A single
^avv p^""'fin’ in Bermuda” did well in
Out until someone pointed
there is no surf to speak of in
'ocorri' record and Gene's
Pui,,!''8 career crested temporarily.
Migjj^j ac studies at OSU and a stay in
*0rg during which he did an album
Os g *®'ull label and established himself
flotig' ^faung college draw preceded
'ovirj^ ""ove to Nashville in 1969. Bor-
J^ont f ^5000 from the bank. Gene
to the studio and emerged nine
■ "Otn 'vith the tapes that eventually
ff'a “In The Gray Of The Morn-
"fn released on the Myrrh label.
The “Liberty” Lp was next and con
tained the successful single “Sunshine
Roses.”
“For All The Young Writers,” con
taining the single “Let Your Love Flow,”
was Gene’s ABC debut album. It was a
pivotal record for Gene in that it bridg
ed the gap between the message songs
which had characterized his two Myrrh
albums and his growing realization
that he had ignored songs of other
emotions, especially love songs. "At
one time I felt obligated to make most
of my songs social commentaries,”
says Gene. “I really didn't leave room
for other expressions. I think I’ve work
ed that out of my system now. I no
longer feel that every song has to make
a significant social statement. You can
sing songs just to have a good time.”
“Rain On” is Gene's most contempor
ary effort to date. From the jazzy
strains of the title tune to the lump-in-
the-throat emotional hook of “Me And
The Elephant” to the Motown feel of
“Sweet Destiny” to the sing-a-long
single “You’ve Got Me Runnin',” it
is an album of thoroughly listenable
pop music.
Perhaps not as vocal on social issues
now. Gene is no less involved and con
tinues to work with several organiza
tions combatting world hunger. His
large Nashville home frequently has
been a refuge for people needing a place
to sleep or problem-troubled young
people. Younger than most who par
ticipate in the program. Gene and wife
Mamie are active foster parents.
Though he has performed with some
of the most recognized names in the
music business (Olivia Newton-John,
ir» Hill Coll***
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of the MHC Canoe Team.
h 'brpj , natiL. L.anoe leum.
h “"se” right - First Row: Irvin
Wax, Don Long, Steven
’ Pat Jones, and Jim Neely.
Second Row: Joy Weideman, Suzanne
Moore, Johnny Coin, Lynn Warren, Kim
Maynard, Cindy Nanney, Janet Quick,
Chuck Augustine, Derrick Sellars, and
Roh Nall. (Photo by J.W.)
the Bee Gees, Charlie Daniels, Marshall
Tucker, and Blood, Sweat and Tears
among them) Gene downplays the sig
nificance of that fact with characteristic
modesty: “Playing with people like that
only proves that you have a good agent;
it says nothing about your talent.” Be
that as it may. Gene’s humor-spiced
and variety-packed concerts have long
suggested that the talent is there, and
“Rain On” is the proof.
Gene isn’t interested in becoming a
“star,” which he says is altogether dif
ferent from being a commercial suc
cess. Should wealth and/or fame come
his way. Gene says his lifestyle won’t
change much — other than having a
couple of extra pairs of jeans and per
haps the freedom to realize his dream of
dabbling in films. If early reaction to
his new single is an accurate indication.
Gene Cotton should soon have a lot of
new fans runnin’ his way.
Uene Cotton to perform in Moore Audi
torium on Tuesday, November 15, at
8:00. Free Admission.
IntercollegiateCanoe Race
By Robin Turley
The 1977 Southeastern Intercollegiate
Open Canoe Races were held during
the first weekend of October on the Ca
tawba River just north of Morganton,
North Carolina. The annual even be
came a popular success with several
students from the Mars Hill College
campus. Out of the nineteen students
that participated in the races only two
of the guys, Steve Holmes and Irvin
Crouse, had entered before. In fact,
for most of the students, this was their
first time ever for being in a canoe race
of any kind. Yet, even with a bit of in
experience, Mars Hill did an out
standing job and were proud victors
of a third place standing in the over
all race.
The “team” of nineteen students
began practicing for the race about
three weeks ahead of time. Steve Hol
mes, who has plans of racing in the 1979
World Championship organized the
team. Finding a place to practice was
difficult at first, but they soon found
encouragement in Dr. Charles Powell
when he welcomed any use of his lake
to prepare on. Canoes were borrowed
from the “Y” in Asheville, Jane Hol
combe, and David Mauney.
For those of you who are unfamiliar
with this style of racing, it might help
to explain exactly what was involved.
The races are set up into two classes:
cruising and slalom. Cruising consists
of going down a distance of about two
and a halt miles as fast as possible.
Slalom on the other hand, involves ne
gotiating gates (or obstacles, which our
team seemed to have had experience
in) over a distance of a 'h mile course.
Speed, along with accuracy was im
portant in this event. For every gate
hit, there were 10 seconds added to the
final time. The gates are parallel poles
hanging perpendicular to the water.
Cruising is divided up into four speci
fic races: C-1 (one man), C-IW (one wo
man), C-2 (two men) and C-lM (one
guy, one girl). The slalom involves the
C-1, C-IW, C-2, C-2W, and the C-2M.
The number of points given are deter
mined by the number of boats that are
entered in the race. For example, if
twenty people entered a race, the first
place winner would obtain 20 points,
the second place would get nineteen,
and so on. The number of points at the
end of all the races is added Op to de
termine the winners.
The University of the South came in
first with a total of 207 points, followed
by William and Mary College placing
second with a total of 155 points. Then
Mars Hill was awarded third place with
a score of 135 points. These points were
a result of eight individual medals. Of
these eight medals, seven were won
by Steve Holmes and Irvin Crouse. The
extra medal was by Joy Weidaman.
The trophy was dedicated to Dr. Powell.
Also, thanks were given to President
Bentley for financial help.
Mars Hill has plans to race again in
March in the spring races, but the lev
el of ability needs to be higher. There
fore, needed facilities over the win
ter are pertinent in order to hope for
any kind of placement in the spring.
The interests among the students is
obviously here and is growing fast;
but, so far, there is little available help
to put this interest to work to develop
into something with a high potential
of future success.
Participants in. the races from Mars
Hill College were: Steve Holmes, Irvin
Crouse, Chuck Augustine, Charlie Bei
lisary, Pat Jones, Derrick Sellars, Jim
Neely, Don Long, Doug Hartig, Johnny
Coin, Rob Nall, Doug Britt, Ben Wax,
Joy Weideman, Cindy Nanney, Janet
Quick, Suzanne Moore, Lynn Warren,
and Kim Maynard.