Felix Carnival Date 1. No. 2030
Newsheet
4 M A Y 1964 P R I C E 4d.
The Searchers with our records
YOGI S T A R S A N D P O P S T A R S M O N D A Y 27th APRIL This is a true story and it really happened. "Sorry, but I haven't got a record player" said one of the Searchers. He signed a few record covers and dashed back to the dressing r o o m . We pulled up a bottle of Pepsi and chatted to Chris Curtis, the Searchers' drummer. "How d'you get in lads?" he asked. Well It was 3. 42 p. m . when we pushed through the l i t t l e girls clustered around the stage door. "We're concerned with some p u b l i c i t y photos we told the doorman, as he misguidedly directed us to the artists area, Bob Gordon and Rick Wharton suggested that I should make overtures and look natural, so, c l u t c h i n g a box of c a r n i v a l records I wandered on to the stage and e x a m i n e d the microphones. Joe Brown was taking photographs of the C a r a v e l l e s , so I stated our purpose, and he suggested that we get a photographic pass (an easy job when passing from inside to outside, but not v i c e - v e r s a ; ) . Rod C h i l t o n went back to Beit and c o l l e c t e d his camera while Bob, Rod, and I talked to M i c k Jagger of the R o l l i n g Stones, who spoke of LSE courses with some fervour, while signing record sleeves. He c a l l e d the Stones together. Photographs. The gents from Kangaroo T V began to gather. Lights on: a m p l i f i e r hum. Telephone bells. T V monitors l i t up. A l a n Freeman f i n a l i z e d items of script. Rehearsal runthrough startedand we sat in the ÂŁ 1 Big Dee type seats and clapped and reacted as a simulated audience. Irwin c a l l e d A l a n Freeman the W h i t e - T i d e man. A l a n Freeman told
us he was too T i d e up to O m o . He was wearing a brown shirt - but it was n y l o n . " I ' d l o v e to play your record, fellas, but the BBC won't l e t me I ' l l send you a cheque this records a great idea though. " He rushed off to announce. Big Dee adjusted the m i k e , and wrenched it off its stand. We went back to the snack bar and sold three c a r n i v a l records to the three good sales ladies. I n i t i a l l y we pointed out that we were T h e G u i l d s m e n , but they were not satisfied until we f i n a l l y revealed that we were the Eugene Grotte Ensemble. We signed their records, and m o v e d back to the Searchers. "What's your favourite group, then?". . . . C h r i s Curtis r e p l i e d " D a v e C l a r k F i v e " . T h e n roars of laughter from the Stones. From the background, "Dave C l o g g F i v e , you m e a n . A l l they can do is stamp their feet. " "Where do the Beatles l i v e now?" "Paul's staying with Jane Asher" said M i k e Jagger. " 'S funny how the Beatles have gone from four in a flat, down to two in a f l a t . " " W e ' v e had six i n a flat, but three of them were birds" quoth a l o n g - h a i r e d songster. "I would have grown a beard" said Joe Brown, "but the fans would have p u l l e d it out p i e c e by p i e c e . " Enter Kangaroo T V man, with headphones and w i r e . " C o u l d you please keep that door shut, " said Rick, and the m a n said Sorry. , and then "Quiet please for the start of Run-through part t w o " . I ' m not sure why the silence was needed, hecause the instant-decibels from three guitar amps, drums and knee-caps reverberating around the Albert H a l l , must have roused Henry Wood, and made h i m turn in his music case. Rick went and chatted up Susan M a u g h a n . Swine. He reckons that he's related to her, because his grandfather (and her Grandfather) were both Whartons, and also station-master of St. Pancras station, when the station was first opened. (cont. p. 4 c o l . 1)
CARNIVAL DAY BY DA
L SUNDAY Most people in I. C . know there is a C a r n i v a l Week, but also, most people do nothing to h e l p . They sell one book of raffle tickets - surely it isn't asking too much to sell twenty tickets in sixty days - and spend two shillings at the fete on the Saturday. It is Imperial C o l l e g e C a r n i v a l and that means everyone in the C o l l e g e - even i f you only go c o l l e c t i n g one night or help with one float for the procession or one stall for the fete. If every student in the c o l l e g e managed to c o l l e c t E l , which is by no means impossible, as, a week ago, 30 students c o l l e c t e d £78 around the West End, the C a r n i v a l total would be £ 3 0 0 0 . Last year £1600 only was the final total reached. If any ingredients of this b u l l e t i n interest you, see the people concerned, who w i l l w e l c o m e you with open arms. I would l i k e to thank the whole staff, assembled at very short notice, for working until the late early hours or Wednesday Morning; and the Printers for their e x c e p t i o n a l speed and c o - o p e r a t i o n in printing this C a r n i v a l B u l l e t i n . N i c k Walker
A G a l a Concert Performance of Don G i o v a n n i is being given this Sunday at 7. 30 p. m . in the I . C . Union C o n c e r t H a l l . Don G i o v a n n i perhaps the best known of M o z a r t ' s operas concerns the degradation of the Don until his final f a l l i n g into H e l l - thump ( a l l good stuff). It is very l i v e l y and sung in the o r i g i n a l Italian - so come on you budding linguists, impress your girls. The cast is truly international, artists c o m i n g from C a n a d a , A u s t r a l i a , Poland and L i v e r p o o l as w e l l as England. They have appeared at Covent Garden, Glyndebourne, on T e l e v i s i o n as have the orchestra, so it promises to be a terrific e v e n i n g . T i c k e t s are on sale at the C a r n i v a l S t a l l , Weeks H a l l C a r n i v a l Office or on the night, 1 0 / - , 7/6 (nearly a l l sold out) 5/6 and 3 / - . A l l seats except the 3 / - are bookable.
MONDAY The concert arranged by the I . C . M u s i c a l Society for Monday was brought forward to yesterday.
TUESDAY STAFF Editor: Reporters c u m everything e l s e : Typist and Coffee brewer: CARNIVAL
N i c k Walker Ian W i l l i a m s D i c k Reeves D a v i d Baume Chris Gould Penny W i l l i a m s
INTERNATIONAL EVENING Last year, this was one of the most successful events in the Carnival. This year it w i l l take place at 8. 00 p. m . in the Union on the Tuesday. This is a pleasant social e v e n i n g at which e x o t i c foods and beverages w i l l be served by e x o t i c a l l y dressed IC internationals. The evening features an International cabaret, and various other entertainments, i n c l u d i n g films. The cost is five shillings and the occasion is spread about the Union, your ticket g a i n i n g you admittance to the various parts.
Dave Bishop Alan Oxley John Cawson M i k e Leppard
RECORD
The c a r n i v a l record is produced by those gentlemen and gentlewomen of IC who are somewhat expert at m a k i n g m u s i c . M r . Y . Bishop said "It wasn't half difficult getting a l l them sounds into them l i t t l e grooves: me chisel's blunt": Have you n o t i c e d how this Bishop fellow gets into everything? He got into yesterday the day before tomorrow and it's getting rather late typing this l o t . Anyway, he produced this record, see, and made a very good job of it. The idea is that they make this disc (which they d i d ) and then sell it to you lot, who buy it because its good and because its the only disc you're l i k e l y to get wiv a l l IC music on it and a l l an'at. A t this stage I would l i k e to mention that I, of Old Rope drew that disc cover in about half an hour, with genuine F e l i x professionalism: c h i e f l y because it was a rush job. A n d M Y name's D I C K REEVES, but I don't t e l l everyone l i k e Bishop does. A n y w a y , his name's not D i c k Reeves. Now these groups in the grooves: Ian says w e ' l l do them in c h r o n o l o g i c a l order, so let's start with the Shadies. Pete Walton, from Leeds is their l e a d guitar ; there are five of them, and they play at various IC functions. They have been together for a year now, and they are now finishing as a group due to their l e a v i n g at the end of the year, at the peak of their success.
T h e mystery deepens with unconfirmed reports that yet another new I . C . group is about to burst onto the m u s i c a l scene. It is b e l i e v e d to be a Rhythm and Blues group, and advance reports speak of another c o m i n g triumph for the C o l l e g e .
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So you p i c k e d up this Bird at the C a r n i v a l Stomp, and you feel l i k e a nice rest in comfortable surroundings, your rooms are i n Putney and she lives in Hampstead; so what's to do? Fear N o t ; Hodgson has not forgot y o u . He has arranged a m a m m o t h gala star-studded double feature programme of films for you in the C o n c e r t H a l l .
So thats done h i m . "What in The W o r l d " was recorded by mistake (and Y o g i Bishop) about four months ago when Chris W i l l i a m s brought up his guitar to l e a v e it o v e r - n i g h t . Chris was very young when he was born, and that's a l l I know about h i m .
The films (as you may have noticed) are ' D r . N o ' , the f i l m which marked the c e l l u l o i d debut of Spy Most L i k e l y T o Succeed Bond J . ; and 'The W i l d A n d T h e W i l l i n g ' w h i c h has been described as " A tough drama of the problems of students today", obviously by someone who never saw the inside of a University in his l i f e , except maybe Christchurch C o l l e g e , Oxford on visiting day.
The prologue is there because some chap forgot the words. (Take a break nere, Folks, then read on). Here you turn over, but please read to the end of m y a r t i c l e . It's writ in wri t i ng, see.
Seriously, though, ' D r . N o ' , first of m a n y ; t h i c k - e a r e d , witty, spectacular, glorious escapist nonsense, just the thing for. . . w e l l , just the t h i n g . A n d ' T h e W i l d A n d The W i l l i n g ' , with d e l i c i o u s (I should i m a g i n e ) Samantha Eggar amongst a gaggle of sweatered students l i k e Ian McShane doing C a r n i v a l Stunts and generally h a v i n g a swinging t i m e . (I knew they never d i d any work at those p r o v i n c i a l Universities).
T h e n comes IC Big Band: what more need be said? W e l l now, there are thirteen players each one p l a y i n g several notes. T h e y are a l l IC people and have had auditions for BBC (too?). Nobody here seems to know much about them, but they play damn good music at damn good IC functions. Bri(nylon) B u l l , famous cartoonist of famous F e l i x and president of the highly successful Folk C l u b , leads the Wayfarers, who can be b l a m e d for the two tracks i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g the Big Band. The group was formed last October, and consists of Bull on steel-strung guitar, with Rog (Fingers) Frost (who only started l e a r n i n g the banjo last month), Jan C o l y e r (Lady V o c a l i s t ) , and non-Botanist Chris Wright on the mandolin. "Long Way" is a double tracked confection (that's a sort of photomontage in sound) by the Eugene Grotte Ensemble l e d by that m a n again (not that one, that was Bishop that was), on spoons, aided and abetted by B u l l (who is reported to have consumed three t o i l e t rolls in producing this track), an iced banjo, a female-supported m i k e and right tin l i d s . If you listen carefully you may hear a Glasgow tram (which proves that the record was not made on the way to South K e n station); you m i g h t even hear M r . Bishop's next-door neighbours c o m p l a i n i n g about the noise. This record has been bought b y : 1) Gerry and T h e Pacemakers 2) A l a n Freeman 3) The Searchers 4) Joe Brown
So that's that one W r i t : much as we d i d .
S O U T H side S T O M P Next Wednesday sees another South Side Stomp. These events have already established themselves as the best - but the best - of their kind for m i l e s around, and the organizers are confident that this w i l l m a i n t a i n or even raise further their reputation. T h e Big Band w i l l l e a d the proceedings, and the Shadies, l i v i n g up to their name, are 'possibly going to appear'.
T h e best of music, 3 hours of uninterrupted dancing in an atmosphere which an admirer described as ' i n d e s c r i b a b l e ' and a l l for three bob. Eight o ' c l o c k , Southside, Wednesday. T h a t ' s the p l a c e to be;
"Gaudiamus Igitur" is p l a y e d by C . Heafe. It's his own piano he plays and his own fingers he uses. He learned to play the piano on a piano stool: so d i d M o z a r t , I expect.
I bought one too. So did Bishop, (lies, I've got the t a p e - Y o g ) . did Ian W i l l i a m s . A n y other volunteers?
A l s o being shown is a short f i l m about the work of the M e n t a l H e a l t h N a t i o n a l A p p e a l ; you may be interested to see what is going to be done with a l l your m o n e y . It deals with the treatment of m e n t a l patients and considers its subject forthrightly and in some d e t a i l . (It is not a v a i l a b l e for showing to the general p u b l i c ; by some quirk of administration we are a l l o w e d to show it whilst a Public School was not. Reason; a Public School is P u b l i c , we are not. A h , w e l l ) See you at the F i l m Show. T i c k e t s at the C a r n i v a l S t a l l , at the Stomp, at the door, at the C a r n i v a l Office in Weeks. HA;
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Found in U n i o n T o i l e t : T h e four corner pieces of a jigsaw p u z z l e of the Golden H i n d . Does anyone have the other 9 pieces? " P a t c h " 3EE T h e other day in the m i d d l e refectory I l o o k e d for the finger b o w l at 1 2 . 1 5 p. m . - but someone had eaten a l l the fingers. Sir, I protest. R. H . J . M i t c h e l l C i v i l 3 Sale, cheap, m a t c h i n g pair of left and right baskets. A p p l y Grotty Watty, Beit H a l l . W a n t e d : Set of kneepads for tiddlywink player. Must be cheap. D . M . Thompson 3EE
So
Does your coffee taste l i k e mud?
I hope you buy this disc and enjoy i t as
T r y our fresh ground.
Don't l e t a washing m a c h i n e tangle your laundry - l e t us do i t for you.
THURSDAY. FRIDAY REVUE The c a r n i v a l Revue is a talented personalities in I C . internal consumption, so the many functions this year has your friends anyway.
sort of revue thing presented by various The Revue is intended chiefly for IC gentle censorship that has been applied to been a l l o w e d to slacken a l i t t l e . Bring
a chance to bash a piano or a car (Ford Cortina ARJ 289 B ?) to buy a copy of "It's the Kensington Sound" signed by stars at the Albert H a l l BBC Big Beat Concert last Monday Night, to find your way to the top (of a pole), to smash Mooney's (?) china
So, at eignt O ' C I O C K (not seven-tnirty, as aavertiseu in Cud Rope) on Tnurs. 7th and/or F r i d . 8th, go to the C o n c e r t H a l l , pay your 3 snillings and you w i l l see wnat you w i l l see.
to be told your fortune . . . . . . . . a n d perhaps you w i l l have advance knowledge of winning the raffle (to be drawn by the C a r n i v a l Queen at 16. 30 hours),
Firstly, we have "The Sand Box" by Edward A l b e e . This is a snort play which takes a s a t i r i c a l d i g at the Pinter type ot p l a y . We regret that what was once a "serious'play has been modified by a large amount ot off-beat producing by tnat w e l l - k n o w n and popular oft-beat producer Brian ( K i n g k e y ) K i n g . We are told that this thing is something about and to do with the e m o t i o n a l c l i m a t e in A m e r i c a .
numerous b a l l games, a balloon race, a l u c k v dip, a treasure hunt, and BAR + Ts
T h e n , you see, dearly beloveds, we have a large number of revue items. These are of a less i n t e l l e c t u a l c a l i b r e than last year and should go down w e l l (so then w e ' l l put some Izal down, so never m i n d the s m e l l . ) These items tend toward the slapdash style of humour, and any items you don't l i k e you w i l l l i k e even less at the second showing. So that's that bit, and we come to what we b e l i e v e is to be the f i n a l i t e m , and w h i c h we b e l i e v e w i l l be every b i t as good as the beginning and m i d d l e (Oh, by the way, the revue items feature "John T o m e s " , which is some sort of pun on " T o m Jones", but we don't see it>. "Ole in T h e Road". This final i t e m is about this chap sitting in a hole in the road (What Road?). This is r e l i a b l y reported to be funny straight comedy. And there you have i t . Coffee w i l l be served, tickets are a v a i l a b l e at the C a r n i v a l Office, Weeks H a l l , c a r n i v a l stalls in the Union and Southside, and tickets w i l l be on sale at the d o o r : Have a good time and enjoy yourselves.
SATURDAY-BIG DAY OUT POLICE ESCORT The procession of lorries and cars (old) and a Brewers Dray - with beer on board we hope - w i l l leave I m p e r i a l Institute Road at 12 noon, on the BIG D A Y Saturday. Last year a l i t t l e c o l l e g e of High Street Kensington managed to extort £ 5 0 0 i n their c o l l e c t i o n down the Silver M i l e (for the u n c a r n i v a l i z e d that is from Bert's Place to the Odeon H i g h Street K e n . ) T h i s is quite a target but IT IS the last day to wear your old clothes until Morphy Day or perhaps for ever. The processional route is unfortunately the same as last year as the gentle (?) men in blue turned down our a p p l i c a t i o n to navigate Sloane Street and Brompton Road, due to the number of cars proceeding in a Westerly d i r e c t i o n at 1.00 p . m . on Saturdays. T o help in this gigantic undertaking, a l l you have to do is see your year rep. who should know a l l about i t . . . . i f he doesn't, see Duncan Moore of Keogh 282, who DOES know a l l about i t . Even i f you c a n ' t help over the b u i l d i n g of floats, do turn up in any bizarre c l o t h i n g to help us c o l l e c t O U R £ 5 0 0 . Perhaps you w i l l have a free trip to London Airport as one c o l l e c t o r did last year. He boarded a B . O . A . C . c o a c h in the C r o m w e l l Road which moved off with h i m inside i t . The lights were with the c o a c h and London Airport - there he went. P. S . T h e C a r n i v a l Route on pages 20-21 of " O l d Rope" is by kind permission of M r . Marples (The Colussus of Rhodes). SPLENDOUR O N T H E GRASS At a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1430 hours on Saturday, M a y 9th, that bright young thing currently starring in 'Boeing - Boeing' at the A p o l l o , Ian C a r m i c h a e l should make a dramatic entry upon Prince's Gardens to open.. declare that the 1964 I . C . C a r n i v a l Fete is w e l l and truly A m o n g other treats in store a r e : the U n i o n President's annual wash, n i n e - p i n b o w l i n g (for the o l d lags that means skittles), to be J i m C l a r k II as you race down the Southside Straight in a one m a n - (or woman - ) powered car - - prizes for fastest times, a chance to 'Bash the Bishop' ( Y o g i ? ) ,
Bright ideas and manpower w i l l be w e l c o m e and should be forwarded to Bri(y?) an Boyd, room :)9 Beit O l d Hostel. V V V D C l e m e n t i n e , Boanerges, and Jezebel, not necessarily tn that o r d e r , w i l l be sharing the spotlight with at least twenty-three other cars, lorries and vans at a Veteran and Vintage Display in the South Side car park on Fete D a y . Montagu of Beaulieu, the famous Lord, w i l l be sending some historic horseless cairiages from his fine c o l l e c t i o n , as w i l l many vintage and veteran clubs in the area. This w i l l be a spectacular and unusual feature of C a r n i v a l , as well as an unequalled opportunity to see precisely what it was that frightened the horses fifty years ago. SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE A b i g time with Lyttleton-that's the b i g attraction on the f i n a l night of c a r n i v a l week next Saturday, when the whole of the Union w i l l be thrown open for the biggest night of the c a r n i v al calendar. Together with the great H u m p h , there w i l l be non-stop rock supplied by top Philips recording group the Hustlers (stars of Saturday C l u b and Thank Your Lucky Stars) aided by the Saracens as well as the music of Les Leyton and his orchestra in the lower lounge to sooth even the most tormented engineering souls. For a l c o h o l i c s and members of the Rugger club 4 bars w i l l run continuously and for the gourmet, two 96 l b . sheep w i l l be barbacued free in the quad along with any member of the Folk Dance group who fails to survive the display of North Country sword d a n c i n g they w i l l be g i v i ng there. F i n a l l y , for B e a t l e m a n i a sufferers, s p e c i a l l y imported C u b a n heeled televisions w i l l be a v a i l a b l e to c a t c h their free-form, p o l y phonic twelve-tone diatonalism when they appear midway through the evening so, whether the sun sets on a cloudless sky or a torrential downpour there's absolutely no excuse for being anywhere but the I . C . Union b u i l d i n g at 7.45 p . m . next Saturday May 9th. T i c k e t s are obtainable at both C a r n i v a l Stalls and C a r n i v a l Office p r i c e . . . 8 / 6 d . less than last year - more value for money.
SUNDAY C o m e to Sunny Surrey Where the grass is greener, the sky is bluer, and, on Sunday the 10th of M a y , the countryside w i l l echo to the cries of I . C . men berating their navigators for h a v i n g got them lost in this particular corner of England's green and pleasant l a n d . The event is, of course, the Royal C o l l e g e of Science Motor C l u b C a r n i v a l Rally, hereinafter referred to as the R a l l y . T o date fifteen competitors have entered for this gruelling test of man and m a c h i n e . (Forget that last bit, I kind of got carried a w a y . ) Entry is open to any member of I . C . with access to a v e h i c l e ; car, van or motorbike, sorry but Centurion tanks not e l i g i b l e ; and a navigator. Competitors, armed with petrol for ninety m i l e s plus any detours due to n a v i g a t i o n al errors; say another one hundred m i l e s ; and one inch O . S. map number 170, should assemble in I m p e r i a l Institute Road from 1.30 onwards for a 2 p. i n . start. The journey w i l l finish 'at a Hotel somewhere near London' around 7. 30 p. m . T h e o r e t i c a l l y entries are restricted to 25 cars and 25 M o t o r - c y c l e s but more w i l l c e r t a i n l y be w e l c o m e to turn up. Forms can be obtained from the C a r n i v a l Stall in the Q u a d ; you w i l l have to sign a sentence which is ten lines l o n g and incomprehensible, but never mind ; and return the form, with 7/6, to P h i l . Johnston, Selkirk 468. Prizes w i l l be awarded to the first car, the first m o t o r c y c l e , and the first pre-1950 car to finish. So c l e a n your plugs, get your b i g ends checked, and r e m e m b e r; i f the worst comes to the worst, there's always the R. A . C . ; C A R E FOR A S A N D W I C H ? Or rather: Care to be a Sandwich? "Stop this obscurity, man, let's have the message. " O . K . Sandwich M e n are needed to wander round our fair c i ty bearing (not unreasonably) Sandwich Boards advertising C a r n i v a l . Suitable applicants, who should be flat and e d i b l e , please refer to Bob Gordon, Room 9, Beit O l d Hostel. T H A T WENT T H A T W A Y That w i l l go, we hope. "I say, chaps, wouldn't it be fun if a w e l l known personality lost a w e l l - k n o w n hard-working Means of Transport; a l l of a sudden l i k e , and in the cause of charity: So: would any n o n - b u l e - f e a r i n g , i n t e l l i g e n t , ( i . e. thick) desperate, or otherwise suitably qualified G e n t l e m a n (or Gentlewoman) present h i m s e l f (or display herself) to Bob Gordon at room 9 Beit. SHORTS 1C Folk Song C l u b have pledged the profits from their next Hootenanny to be held in the week after C a r n i v a l towards this year's appeal Receipts towards the Mental He a l th A p p e a l by IC C a r n i v a l have now (28 A p r i l ) reached £ 5 3 2 . Expected soon to float down old father T h a m e s is a cardboard horny m i n e . Some interesting population movements are expected on that date in the v i c i n i t y of bridges and ships.
Our Fete i n her hands?
The c a r n i v a l organisers are hoping to have a j u k e - b o x in the snack bar under Beit, which is being turned into a coffee bar as was done last year.
K4RNIV/U KWEEN K0NTEST CARNIVAL
C O M M A N D O S
T h i s year they have promised to c o l l e c t ÂŁ1000 from stunts and other devious means. Unfortunately a l l b i g stunts so far have fallen through. The Beatles were to be kidnapped last M a r c h . Ringo was f o l l o w e d from T w i c k e n h a m and despite attempts to throw off pursuers, was traced to 57, Green St. It was decided that Wednesday should be B. Night. 11. 00 p. m . 40 people stationed in vehicles on every possible approach. D a i l y M a i l reporters were prowling round trying not to miss anything; the M a i l was h o l d i n g its front page for us. 1 1 . 1 5 p . m . Y o g i , l o o k i n g inconspicuous, stalled his scooter outside the Beatles' Flat, spent 40 minutes trying to tie an o l d box onto the back. 12. 30 p . m . C I D m e n questioned the occupants of one v e h i c l e and warned two other suspicious characters not to "suss up the doorways". 01. 00 a . m . 3 cars d e c i d e d to c a l l off attempt and other 2 cars appeared outside Beatles Flat. 0 1 . 0 1 a . m . Grey Jag. appeared, e x i t Ringo. However, occupants of van l o c k e d in and by t i m e of release Ringo had reached safety. 1.45 a . m . C i g a r e t t e end thrown from Beatles window. (Stuyvesant). 03. 00 a. m . E T y p e Jag. seen. 03. 02 a. m . Established that George in E T y p e . T h e 4 commandos? i n the birds' car s t i l l had not seen E T y p e . 03. 04 a . m . George left his car and w a l k e d past our commandos to the steps. A mad rush, someone k i c k e d in the face by George. 03. 05 a. m . George disappeared indoors saying " D o n ' t y o u try that one on me, M a t e " . 0 4 . 0 0 a . m . Everyone returned to Southside determined to try a g a i n . But we never d i d . 2) The p l a n t i n g of the I . C . F l a g on B u c k i n g h a m P a l a c e was abandoned as no-one could drive a h e l i c o p t e r . 3) T h e running over of A l b e r t ' s M e m o r i a l was abandoned owing to the A r m y ' s i n a b i l i t y to lend us a C e n t u r i o n T a n k . If you are w i l l i n g to help in s i m i l a r a c t i v i t i e s , see Rick Wharton (234 Falmouth) or Bob Gordon (9 O l d Beit).
Dark Mutterings in I C W A Tonight at the M a y B a l l a Queen w i l l be chosen. Her radiance w i l l shine over C a r n i v a l l i k e a beacon, her beauteous presence w i l l be a spur to those who have t o i l ed for so long to b r i n g about this glorious c e l e b r a t i o n, as w e l l as a spur to those who attend the many festivities to go away happy and penniless. (Exit Godfrey Wynn, s m i l i n g beatifically). It's a l o n g , hard road to the top. T h e winner w i l l have been n o m i n ated, w i l l have survived the ordeal by o g l i n g i n the quad, and w i l l have emerged triumphant from the final selection amongst regal splendour tonight. But a l l is not w e l l in birdland, and the corridors of I C W A have echoed i n recent weeks to discontented chiruppings. The reason; the Method of selection of the C a r n i v a l Queen. The p r i n c i p a l objections are; n o n - I C W A r i a n s outnumbered ICWArians in the f i n a l selection this year; and above a l l the Ordeal in the Quad, the torture of a thousand l a s c i v i o u s leers to which the contestants are submitted. As one I C W A r i a n put it: "I do not intend to walk across the Quad w i t h a l l those m e n gaping at me and trying to decide i f they want to go to bed with m e . " These appreciative glances; to put it another way; are considered a normal hazard by contestants for Beauty Queen titles the world over, but our modest maids apparently find them unpleasant. O f the twenty nominees at the end of last term, only six were w i l l i n g to walk the Qua d. T h e commentary on the selection process comes under heavy fire; to have comments made about m a r k i n g for figure, bedworthiness, lips and kissability, cheer e x c i t a t i o n during the parade is apparently a source of considerable embarassment. Some Icwarians favour a primary selection at an occassion when most Icwarians are l i k e l y to be present, such as the I C W A f o r m a l dance. The f i n a l s e l e c t i o n c o u l d then be made at the M a y B a l l i n a more c i v i l i s e d manner, to the e d i f i c a t i o n of those present and the r e l i e f of the contestants. We see the ICWArarians around us every day, brightening the C o l l e g e with their s m a l l but v i t a l presence. M i g h t it not be possible to find a more c i v i l i s e d way of choosing the fairest a m o n g them than the present C a t t l e - s h o w technique w h i c h , whilst undoubtedly popular with the m a l e audience, reduces considerably the number of entries for this important Festival of Beauty.
Finalists after the ordeal
C o m m a n d o s at work on A l a n Freeman
SMALL A D S . DIRTY JOBBERS wanted tomorrow night; it's fun; a sense of heights w i l l h e l p . Box 007, room 9, O l d Beit. Why don't y o u do something for c a r n i v a l Its i n a i d of C h a r i t y
"Arrh"
"Ohh"
It need only be for one night
"Arrh"
C o l l e c t i n g money, seeing the sights of the West End, with Bo. ( i f R . C . S. read Jez, i f Mines read C l e m ) . . . . Yes? from around the theatres . . . "the W i n d m i l l " and Soho "The S clubs" O h , alright, who do I see? Rick Wharton 234 F a l m o u t h Bob Gordon 9 Beit O l d Hostel If you feel that you can spare j hour (or i f you don't) from your squalid attic, see one of the above or ask at the C a r n i v a l S t a l l , the U n i o n , the C a r n i v a l Office, Weeks H a l l , the C a r n i v a l S t a l l , South Side, any l u n c h time.
YOGI & POP (cont.) T h e twitterings ot the birds outside the Stage-door were getting l o u d er. It was getting near opening t i m e , so the bars were re m ove d. There were large quantities of p o l i c e in attendance, and we were assured of the absolute security of the system, by the very g e n t l e m a n who was t r y i n g to keep the likes of us out. "It's O . K . to let h i m i n " said Bob Gordon "He's a R o l l i n g Stone". The m a i n topic for g a i n i n g the confidence of the security men, on e m e r g i n g from inside, was the heat of the backstage area. It's better than t a l k i n g about the weather. But it's pretty close. T e n minutes to a i r - t i m e . A l a n Freeman posed for photographs and signed sleeves. We advised h i m that " G o o d - e v e n i n g P o p - p i c k e r s " was better than "Good-evening ladies and g e n t l e m e n " . Hardly a momentous d e c i s i o n , but it was the phrase that he used to open the Show. We moved down to the dressing rooms. A l l that could be heard were loud screams and the bass guitar poundings pulsating through Gerry adjusted his nether-garments, the Stones the concrete floor. ruffled their hair with a c o m b , in the m i r r o r . Joe Brown strummed Rod C h i l t o n out "Beverly H i l l B i l l i e s " , but to words of his own. flashed round with his c a m e r a , Rick sold a C a r n i v a l record to Gerry. We a l l signed his copy, he signed ours. He moved onto the stage, to sing his latest release. Back in the dressing room someone was singing " D o n ' t let her son c a t c h you trying. . . . " We had been there five and a h a l f hours, and when we left, we had p o l i c e protection, right to the door.
H A N G I N G i n p u b l i c is forbidden (Physics) to find out i f you c a n h e l p .
or is it?
See M . A . R. Cope
CARNIVAL MAGAZINE Some colleges produce what are known as "Rag Mags" but IC's c h a r ity p u b l i c a t i o n prefers not to be associated with these. They are usually grotty l i t t l e efforts, f i l l e d with either N pages of joke after flat joke or with N pages of offensive f i l t h . This year a m a g a z i n e has been produced which the editors (god rest their souls and worries) hope is both an entertainment and a record of this years c a r n i v a l . The paper qua l i ty has been improved and every effort made to produce a layout design anci copy content worthy of I C . A t t e n t i o n has been paid to the problem of producing a production which people w i l l buy because they want to read i t , rather than because they are b e i n g pressured into b u y i n g it by a horde of screaming habdabs ( v i t a l though s c r e a m i n g habdabs are to c a r n i v a l ) . T h e reason for this is that it is probably the best p o l i c y to help the l o c a l inhabitants, who provide most of the profits of c a r n i v a l to enjoy the annual effort of 'their c o l l e g e ' , rather than to put up with i t . The m a g a z i n e is one of the carnivals larger money makers and despite its lavish production e a c h issue makes over one s h i l l i n g for our chari t y , and this year we have seven thousand of the things for you l u c ky people, so i f you l i k e d " O l d Rope", and think your Mother, Brothers, Sisters, Sons and Daughters or any of your relations would l i k e to read it, then buy them a c o p y . Better s t i l l , m a k e them buy their own copies. ; OGNIB Eyes down, for a b i g boost to the I . C . C a r n i v a l Fund, and the chance of a pri ze for you.' Bingo games every day of C a r n i v a l Week i n the Quad. , or, f a i l i n g the support of the M i n . of Rain (Quintin Hogg?), in the Union Lower Lounge. Your m e n with the golden voice w i l l include A l a n Langton, Brian K i n g and other w e l l - k n o w n I. C . arians. No ÂŁ 1 , 000 jackpot, no free house; but money for the C h a r i t y , and maybe a b i t fer you. Oh, the headline? W e l l , you read the a r t i c l e ; Phew;
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