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cTlir Daily oar Hrri Bombadil might share its name with a lesser-known “Lord of the Rings"character, but the eclectic band's engaging on-stage antics and rising-star status are far from fictional. After a lunchtime set at Chapel Hill High School, the entire group sat down with staff writer Edwin Arnaudin to talk about Tolkien, cinema love and noseflutes. Diversions: I have to know, how into Tolkien are you guys? Daniel Michalak: w e are not into Tolkien. 1 guess we’re not against Tolkien, we just none of us have read the books. We had a good friend who was also kind of our manager at the time who really loved Tolkien and thought we sounded like either music that Tom Bombadil would play or just the embodiment of Tom Bombadil. and we liked the word Bombadil, so the name stuck. Stuart Robinson: This might be offensive to true die-hard Tolkien fans, but 1 was never really into Tolkien. But then I watched all of the "Lord of the Kings" movies, back to-haek. and I made it through, and it wasn't terrible and it was actually pretty enjoyable, except the last 20 minutes, which were just unevent ful and sort of dreadful, but I had a great time. Dive: For those who have seen the film, were you guvs a little ticked off that Tom Bombadil was not included in the films? Stuart: Well, no. I didn't know who Tom Bombadil w'as when I watched the movies. Bryan Rabija: 1 kind of like him being on the down-low. ©AVEDA INSTITUTE CHAPEL HILL every drop matters. clean water is life. Make an appointment for the Earth. Book an appointment on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until April 30, and 20% of the proceeds will be donated to our Earth Month partner. Triangle Land Conservancy.* Make your appointment today! 919.960.4769 jjjßjjljjßßl •Not valid with other offers. Expires April jo. 2008. | 200 W. 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Dive: That was inspirational. Stuart: What about when he grabs the harness and swings up backwards? Bryan: oh. yeah! Stuart: And does a triple backflip and hits someone in the eye in the same breath? James: We should take that one (on the road). Stuart: I’m ready to watch them again. (Everyone laughs.) TWelve hours is not long enough. Dive: Are there any other liter ary works that are key to the band, or any authors, fantasy or not? Bryan: Let’s see. We just passed around a copy of "All the King's Men." James and Daniel and 1 read it, and Stuart's partway through it, I guess. That's a really fun book. I Duke Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research Diversions thought. Dive:i know you play a lot of different instruments all through your sets. Are there any instru ments that you plan to add to the Bombadil set? James: Hold on. (Reaches into his pocket, produces a small orange piece of plastic, inserts its ends into his nose and mouth and plays a whistle). Dive: Nose flute? James: Oh yeah! Dive: Nice! (All laugh.) Stuart: Good work, James! Daniel: You should tell him about your other recent acquisition. James: What, the, uh, tenor recorder? Oh yeah, we just started anew song, and I’m playing the tenor recorder on it. The tenor recorder is a very large recorder. James and Bryan: a man’s recorder. Stuart: I’ve heard people say you shouldn't have regrets, but one of my biggest regrets is not buying a little steel drum that we saw in Florida. Dive: Are there any instru- GKM3BICYCLE Chain We Know Bikes www.thebicyclechain.com ■ Sales, Service, Rentals ■ Certified Mechanics ■ Lifetime Free Service ■ Trade In Program ■ Price Match Guarantee CHAPEL HILL: 210 W. Franklin St. 919-929-0213 Open 7 days a week SPECIALIZED TREK —r' t~c U*W Z ( V '' N ments that you think will never make it? I mean, never say never, but any instruments that you think might not exactly mesh with the Bombadil sound? James: Bryan hates the melodica. Bryan: Yeah, I do not like the melodica. But I made amends with the saxophone. And 1 used to really hate the saxophone, but I'm friendly with the saxophone now. But the melodica we’re still kind of eyeing each other from across the room. I don’t know if anyone else has any enemies in the music world. Daniel: I don’t really like the mandolin that much. We’re not really enemies, just not my type of person. Dive: Perfectly understand able. Stuart: I can’t think of any thing. In terms of instruments I wouldn't want to use, all I can think of are, like, cannons? But I w ould definitely want to use cannons, so. I don't know how to think about this question. James: Cannons would be really cool. ■ —V —tgj - 1 —i -—-s™®; DTH/AIUE MULLIK Bombadil, the quirky quartet from Durham, will celebrate the release of its debut full-length, A Buzz, A Buzz, Friday night at Cat’s Cradle Dive: Like. ‘lßl2 Overture"- ha PP> type cannons ! Bryan: That’s an idea right Stuart: Yeah! (Emulates an there! (Everyone laughs.) exploding cannon.) Stuart: We can start with Dive: Yeah, that could add sparklers, some pep right there. c . Contact the Diversions Editoi btuart. That and make me atdivefa unc.edu Saturday, May 3 Come hang out with the Red Bull D.T All Red Bull Mixed Drinks on special! Monday, May 5 Cinco de Mayo! "Specials on Mexican beers and shots and great party gifts for those who come out Must be 18 to hang out and 21 to drink [http://www.myspdce.eom/playersc:hapelhill] Always "available (or private Carolina w Sports w * Menu ■ | Q CAROLINA BEACH BASH BASEBALL vs. Florida State FRIDAY, APRIL 25 AT 6 PM FREE T-SHIRTS, FREE CROAKIES, & FREE LEIS TO THE FIRST 200 STUDENTS! BUS SERVICE AVAILABLE TO CARY ON FRIDAY! Email: Carolina.Baseball@gmail.com Don’t forget to use the rest of your Dining flex before the semester ends. Check out our specials in the Ram’s Head Market. Carolina DINING SERVICES thursday, april 24,2008 9
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