4
Wednesday, October 31, 2001
The Bobs to Perform Silly Show Tonight
By Allison Rost
Staff Writer
Their style has been labeled a mix
ture of Barenaked Ladies and the
Manhattan Transfer, and their song titles
range from “Fluffy’s Master Plan for
World Domination” to “There’s a Nose
Ring in My Soup."
Who is this goofy bunch of musi
cians? They’re the Bobs, a celebrated a
cappella group touring in honor of their
20th anniversary and spooking up
Carrboro tonight in the “Halloween
Bobs-a-thon” at the Arts Center.
Amy “Bob” Englehardt, the most
recent addition to the Bob crew, is coy
when explaining the essence of “Bob.”
“808 stands for Best of Breed, a dog
show term, as in ‘This Airedale Terrier
was 808 two years in a row,’” she said.
No matter what’s behind their name,
MEXICAN CAFE qjft
Buy any dinner and f
two beverages jpHc”
at the regular price and JHK
receive the second dinner arVlj
of equal or lesser value tB ft
FREE!!!! 1 I
Dine-in only. One coupon per table.
Valid Sunday-Thursday. Expires Nov. 14. 2001
159 >2 E. Franklin St. • Downtown Chapel Hill • 919-967-5048
■ - Largest Selection 0f... | •
Mas wren# j>entals
Hat and ..a
Wi, Rentals
Theatrical Makeup
Costume Accessories
919.942.213f 1
Rams Plaza, Chapel Hill GIBIICC
Extended Witching Hours: Sat, Oct. 27: loam-6pm; WT
Sun, Oa. 28: I -6pm; Mon. Oct. 29-31: loam-Bpm "
Show ypßr StMent ID for a IQ% IPiscoßnt
' mCmoColo Qnn,,, 13.5CXmCCBag 10 75 Ount. Wullin^MSM.'
12 Pack Cans jnow Frito Lay Campbell's Freschetta New Crop
Coke Crab Leqs Tostltos Soup Pizza Apples
2 99 2 99 1 99 79 c 3 M 9
IS With your VIC card B With your VIC card B With your VIC card B With your VIC card B With your VIC card B With your VIC card
Prices Effective Through November 6,2001
Prices In This Ad Effective Wednesday, October 31,2001 Through Tuesday, November 6,2001 in our Chapel Hill area stores only,
We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities. None Sold To Dealers. We Gladly Accept Federal Food Stamps.
they’ve garnered accolades of all sorts.
In addition to their own wacky songs
the Bobs have covered such classics as
“White Room” by Cream and
“Strawberry Fields Forever” by the
Beades. The singers often perform out of
their own vocal ranges just to give a
song a different feel.
Matthew “Bob” Stull, one of the
founding Bobs, is amazed that some
thing he and a friend started as unem
ployed San Francisco telegram singers
in 1981 has become so successful.
“At the time, it really wasn’t anything
other than a hobby,” he said. “It was a
surprise beyond belief.”
Even after 20 years of writing and
performing, the group keeps pumping
out unique ideas for new songs.
“I listen to NPR a lot, and sometimes
a turn of phrase someone uses hits me
like a bright spotlight and sends my
brain careening,” Englehardt said.
Stull attributes some brainstorms to
their typically rowdy audiences.
“I think someone shouted out some
thing one night, and we thought, ‘Hey,
that’s a good one,’" he said.
The course of a show is often a reflec
tion of the particular crowd in the audi
ence. “We don’t plan what we’re going
to say between songs, so with four goofy
ham balls the banter gets insane,”
Englehardt said.
With a performance on Halloween,
the group expects the audience not to
check their boisterousness at the door -
some very “sca-wee" things await them.
“Although we prefer to elicit laughter
in audiences, horror will do,”
Englehardt said. “Perhaps an impromp
tu Monster Mash will occur.”
The Arts & Entertainment Editor can
be reached at artsdesk@unc.edu.
Vkrj FAST FREE
m / DELIVERY
l A \ OPEN LATE
H. * ) HOURS
IJf Mon-Wed: 4pm-2am
X Thurs: 4pm-3am
306A Franklin St. F " & Sat: 11 am ~ 3am
jU H. 3un: ■' aui-2am
rMONDAY | {STICK IT TO MEj
{MADNESS!! TUESDAY
• i 11 Buy One Order of i
Large (14) n Pokey Stix
1 Topping Pizza | j At Regular Price And Get
r r * _ One Order Of Equal Or
, SS, A. QQ Lesser Value
j only^*S.sJ3f tax jj FREE!!
|Carry_out_only_/ValidMonday_Onlyj | yalidTuesday_Only_ _
HALF-PRICE ! iDORMSPICIALi
{WEDNESDAY I_,J
'Half { 'p.S pl " 9 on "SSil
Pepperoni Rolls I I
| Price Buffalo Wings j | only j£g gg
] With Any Food Purchase
Delivered to Dorms Only
Valid Wednesday Only j . Valid Mon - Thurs Only
Offers may expire without notice / Minimum for delivery
Arts
ATTACK
From Page 1
der of U.S. forces involved in the war in
Afghanistan, said Tuesday that opposi
tion Afghan forces could help the
United States in several ways.
They could contribute direcdy by aid
ing in the overthrow of the Taliban gov
ernment and the fight against the al-
Qaida network, he said, or they might
help open an overland route to deliver
emergency food aid to starving Afghans.
So far the U.S. Air Force has
dropped about 1 million packets of food
rations, but the pace of that effort has
been criticized by international aid
agencies as too slow.
Speaking to reporters in Tashkent,
Uzbekistan, Franks said more than 7
1/2 million Afghans need food.
About 1,000 soldiers of the U.S.
Army’s 10th Mountain Division are
deployed at an Uzbek air base at
Khanabad, 90 miles from Afghanistan’s
northern border.
LETTERS
From Page 1
Safety Department responded and took
possession of the letter, which according
to procedure, officials would typically
destroy after a set number of days.
But Samulski said he wants the letter
back so he can respond to the sender.
“It’s one of the few things we can do
for people in that part of the world is
communicate with them,” he said.
Reinhardt said ultimately it is up to
the mail recipient to decide whether to
report a letter as suspicious. “Everyone
has to make personal decisions (about
what they deem suspicious),” he said.
Reinhardt speculated campus reports
of suspicious letters have dwindled
PRESS CONFERENCE
From Page 1
Foy, who attended the press confer
ence, said he was thankful for Hill’s sup
port. “I’m very happy to have him as a
supporter,” Foy said. “I respect him for
the issues he’s raised.”
Pavao said he doesn’t know how
Hill’s withdrawal will impact the elec
tion but said he respects his decision. “If
(Hill) feels (by dropping out of the race)
he would do the voters more good, I
certainly respect him. It’s what he’s end
tied to do.”
To further one issue he emphasized
during his campaign, Hill said he created
Chapel Hill First as a resident group
r jK The UNC A
l AIKIDO
5* Club
AikiSky.com J
Pass tests, gain self-confidence, improve athletic ability & much more!
NO EXPENSIVE APPOINTMENTS - NO EXTENSIVE SESSIONS -and COMPLETELY PRIVATE.
Available as cassette or CD (check one)
Cassette - $20.00 ea. CD - $25.00 ea. FREE S&H
Allow 10 working days for delivery.
Name Email address
Address Tel. #
City Slate Zip
Check one □ Lose weight [ ] Overcome stress
□ Better golf □ Overcome pain □ Overcome depression
□Develop athletic ability □ Stop headaches ,□ Develop creativity
□Pass tests & exams □ End a relationship □ Improve self-confidence
□ Improve learning skills □ Speak in public □ Other
Amount enclosed DCC □ Check Li Cash □ Money Order
CC Information: [ ]Visa ! J Mastercard LJOther
CC# Exp. date
Mail to: Self Therapy Institute • Box #9385528 • Margate, FL 33093
Questions? Email: wez@iopener.net
uJlj? Hath} alar Hrrl
because there have not been recent
national reports of additional source let
ters containing anthrax.
If more reports of anthrax-contami
nated packages surface, people will like
ly raise their awareness, Reinhardt said.
At this point, he said, campus mail
openers do not need to be overly con
cerned about the possibility of contract
ing anthrax.
“Because no packages (containing
anthrax) have been found in North
Carolina or at the University, we’re
telling people the use of gloves is volun
tary,” he said.
“At this point, this is the only precau
tion that needs to be considered.”
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
developed to back politicians who
oppose UNC’s extensive growth. He said
the group will resist the expansion of
UNC that he said results in negative
impacts on the town, such as traffic prob
lems and increased likelihood of flooding
problems. “Chapel Hill First is being
formed to support politicians who put res
idents ahead of the University,” Hill said.
Hill said he feels the problem is that
UNC officials pay little attention to
Chapel Hill politics. “The University
has shown complete lack of concern for
town government,” he said.
Hill said the group already has
backed Foy and Chapel Hill Town
Council candidates Mark Kleinschmidt
and Dorothy Verkerk.
Hill said he thinks his campaign had
a positive impact on town government
discussions. “I feel like it’s been suc
cessful. There were things that weren’t
being talked about that needed to be
brought up. It’s been a blast.”
The City Editor can be reached
at citydesk@unc.edu.