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What docs anyone find to enjoy in such concerts as that given by the
Byrds in Carmichael last Saturday?
Musically, there was really very little to appreciate.
This is by no means a condemnation of the Byrds, because they are a
fine group, and on record their music is great. But last Saturday, what
was undoubtedly good music came out as mere noise; and pretty
unpleasant noise at that, after it had reverbated round the Carmichael
mausoleum two or three times.
It is almost as pointless to talk about the musical qualities of the
concert as it is to complain about the acoustics of Carmichael; I
propose to do neither.
To return to my original question; why did a lot of people think that
the concert was really great?
The answer is partly, of course, that the stage presence of a group
like the Byrds is exciting; it is always nice to see superstars in the flesh,
and to hear them perform live the songs you groove to on record.
But it's more than this. People seem to get a feeling of freedom, of
power, at a rock concert. Freedom to flout authority, to smoke dope,
to get up and rush to the front when the group plays, for instance,
"Fight Miles High.'
This is in spite of the fact that the place is usually guarded like a
prison, with policemen and security guards looking on while a few
thousand kids get stoned listening to ear-shattering music, and hundreds
more storm the doors to get in free.
And last Saturday, the guards earned their keep. Actually, by what
have become usual rock concert standards, they got away quite lightly.
Only one door was taken off its hinges, only a few windows were
broken, and only one security guard was knocked down in the rush.
Also, no one got busted, although the aroma of pot was
all-pervading.
As much as we may hate them, the laws of the land don't approve of
this kind of thing, and common sense ought to tell people that breaking
down doors is not very cool. As much as it is a great thing to do,
treating a rock concert like a haven where the lavs don't apply not only
antagonizes a lot of people but seriously jeopardizes the very existence
of concerts on University campuses.
Things are not quite as bad down here as they are in some places,
especially New England. But the problems which plague them up there
are only just around the corner for us.
A typical security force at one institution in Rhode Island consists of
"upwards of 40 off-duty policemen, 20 unarmed security guards, a half
dozen firemen, and a score of student marshalls."
At this same college, a concert by Jethro Tull, coming here soon,
resulted in "two hundred rushed front door, one person pushed
through a glass door, three glass doors broken, and a score of windows
busted."
The Administration and the Athletic Department simply will not
stand for similar occurences in Chapel Hill. We will not have any
concerts to go to if we cannot behave ourselves.
I'm sorry for the Byrds, because they suffered badly on this campus.
But I'm sorrier for their audience, who are unwittingly doing
themselves an even worse disfavor.
Rabano School of Dance
Register now for fall classes. Ballet,
tap, jazz. Beginner, Intermediate,
and Advanced. $8 per month. For
information call 967-3816.
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humans cold, and runs well ahead of the
machir.es who overcrowd Robert Wise's
science fiction Paean to gadgetry. The
only problem with the germ is that just
before the end it cops out. Maybe it got
disgusted with the whole production.
The star of the show is the Andromeda
strain. When an isolated town is wiped
out, apparently by a plague spread from a
crashed space-probe, a picked team of
scientists races against time to identify
the cause and find an antidote for it.
Sound familiar? If it doesn't, it
should, for the theme of man at the
mercy of the unknown, as a passive
spectator of his fate, is nearly as old as
science fiction. It figures in "War of the
Worlds," where it provides not merely a
plot resolution, but a kind of
philosophical vision. In Fred Hoyle's
'The Black Cloud" it gives rise to a
fascinating adventure in speculative
thought. And it's a theme which recurs in
the works of Arthur C. Clarke ("2001").
In 'The Andromeda Strain," however, it
serves merely as a clothes tree hung with
old clothes.
For "Andromeda Strain" is essentially
a movie of special effects.
The viewer is barraged by full-screen
computer print-outs, and by the glisten of
decontamination devices and sterile lab
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Union offers
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Finger painting will be held in the Pit
today from noon until the paint runs out.
The Gallery Committee will sponsor
the project and will furnish all materials.
Hank Wall, chairman of the committee,
said he feels that students are interested
in art but don't participate because of
personal inhibitions or the trouble
involved in getting started in a project.
"Maybe the finger painting will make
students more aware of different types
of art," he said.
Wall explained, "We want to provide
materials and organization so students
can do their own art."
To further promote an interest in all
types of art, the Gallery committee is
discussing the possibility of a craft
workshop.
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