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2
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CORRESPONDENCE AND ADVICE Performance bonds penalize To whom
it
may
concern
Regarding the posting of perforfor intramural sports: the idea behind the bond has been totally lost. It was meant to insure that each team would show up for all games and return all college equipment used. However it has now been revealed that all teams are deemed respon-
mance bonds
a buck. If this is the way it is to run, then future teams in intramurals would be advised to discontinue participation in this profit making venture'
Larry Domenico.
Mark Kelly. Gary Muylow,
eight sweaters throughout the season has resulted in the loss of the bond by ALL hockey teams, not just those involved. The amount of the bonds held by the ASA totalled $350 Considering the sweaters lost had an approximate market value of $80 the refusal to return the bond results in a hefty profit on the part of the ASA. The idea of intramural of
Wally Jurman,
Grant Leclaire,
Bob Harrison, Dean Langlois Bill
.
Cleasby.
is to
symptoms It's
educational establishments. An increasing number of people who are attending post-secondary institutions, are beginning to suffer its disgusting after effects. Students are becoming more and more upset with the facilities under which .they are expected to learn They are getting tired of working with deficient equipment. The conditions under which they must learn a trade or career are deplorable. It's not every college or university course which must put up with
such surroundings. Others may well have excellent equipment, might enjoy great course organization and input and work in
,
sports
ugly
Disillusionment
an ugly word, especially when whispered be down the silent halls of today's
sible for the actions of others.
The loss
The
all
activities offered, not to take advantage of them in order to make
nice surroundings.
involve students in the
of disillusionment
That's great. For them. But not for those of us who fall on the other side of the fence You become unfeeling towards
any new proposals directed towards you for many reasons. One look behind you, at the number of flowery promises which
fell in
the
mud
before, is enough to convince anyone, that listening to such won-
derful wordy
wisdom
will
no doubt
fall flat too.
You get that way After equipment continually breaks down (falls
on your head no less), sup-
plies on order don't arrive until a year later or faulty electrical wir-
ing gives someone a terrific shock, there comes a time when we must say. enough is enough and do something about the situation at hand. What's the reason for it anv-
way? The shuffling of paperwork from one department to another higher up on the ladder of authority takes
and wastes, our time.
Students come to a learning institution like Conestoga, to learn a trade or
assume
a career.
Some
and breathe college or univerOthers stay out of the kit-
live
sity life
chen until their time is up. and graduate, a framed diploma which cost money, time and hassles galore. in their hot. little hands. Sometimes, the pile gets higher and higher, and you just don't know where to load it anymore
There are a variety of reasons why there is no adequate alternative to students disillusionment.
Bigwigs tell us that it hasn't been financially planned for. It hasn't been worked into the budget. Maybe in four or five years your proposal can become a reality. Four or five years? Who has time to wait around for action to take that long to happen? Four or five years is a long time to wait around for something you need
immediately. Isn’t there any kind of foresight on decision-making around here? Where is all this money going that taxpayers must
focused
funnel into the education system?
The students certainly aren't reaping a majority of such funds. I know where some of it is going: to build a hill with a huge sign on it. surrounded by a circle
of
shrubs and protected by a eight
me
foot chain link fence. You tell that we need that? That little baby of a hill
drive past on our way to school cost $11,000. jThat's where the money is going: to build three flagpoles in
•ough’n tough^un;
Kodiaks are as comiortable as they are in a lecture hall. Summer or winter.
front of the college.
Who
looks at
I
on something constructive, not something that really doesn't need
so they’re water-resistant and durable. So if you’re out to make a serious buck this summer, tell’em it’s got to be the original,
I
them anyway? would much rather see that money being spent
And Kodiaks are made with Sylflex leather,
“s.
you and
to be.
Someone must do something about this, before every course begins to suffer. Such facilities brown off second-years, make
CSA approved
Greb Kodiaks.
graduating for third-years a frustrating experience and may turn
away more
first-years.
Perhaps the only gratification in beating your head against the wall is for the benefit of those who will follow in your footsteps.
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If
you don’t wanna.
A number of diverse and somewhat startling philosophies have emerged with the new music
We ve seen many of them before, but none have been so taken to the heart as today’s revivals Die young, stay pretty - or if you would better
bum out than rust away - is a stock hedonist motto. It was embraced by the British (and to a lesser extent North American) punk movements which peaked in ’76-77 and did just that, they burned out. Punk died young, and it is arguable to
as to whether
it was ever pretty. Though much of the philosophy is hedonistic dancing and having a good time, the new wave songs have a deep social consciousness The themes of young love, and heartbreak are common to most music, but the new wave is also consumerism, wastage of materials and people in society, and corrective of the flaws of rascism
Socy^
and technological destruction. Are the '80s a decade of revolution? The current relationships between music
*
youth politics
and
in Britain is frightening. The best thing that can be said, and probably the best factor in the whole mess is that it is fragmented
Various groups of politically and/or socially active young people are splitting into easily iden-
and volitile camps. There is currently a mod revival in Britain, encouraged by the Who movie Quadrophenia. Certain punk stylists are unwilling to give in to the new wave styles, and the skinheads, or rudies the young fascists, have returned. Each group is identifiable by both dress and social mores. A gang of skinheads in brush cut hair, with leather jackets and heavy boots rioted in a London subway station this March, smashing equipment and injuring workmen and themselves with tifiable
The
voice of Conestoga’s students
CONTENTS Cheap
talk for the ’80s
Seeds of rockabilly
page
4
page
6
‘Bother with them loca l bands
page
7
New wave
page
9
fashions
Dancing on wheels
page 10
Deadly hobbies
page
11
page
12
Yahoo summer!
page
14
Prez Sez
page
16
Reviews
of records
and film
sledge hammers. Like th^ mod-rocker battles of 1964, a mods rioted with police in the Rritioh sea side resort of Scarborough. A headline in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, April 7, said: 106 youths arrested in England after riot. Britain is much deeper into the problems of inflation, unemployment and integration than Canada. While rascist incidents have occured in Toronto, the problems are not apparent or
serious
-
yet.
As inflation, and more importantly unemployment, gets worse in Canada, it will be interesting to see how Canadian youth will react. Modern music - the so-called new wave - and its proponent bands are pointing out the problems of modern lifestyle. The new wave is from Britain, yet influences Canadian music. We share some of the problems and the problems in Canada, like Britain, appear to be getting worse. Fuel is a major part of our lifestyle; our North American mobility. As we change to a more stable society - assuming that we must eventually cut down on our enormous fuel usages - how will people react to themselves and each other? Our cities will get larger; unemployment will likely climb...
Perhaps today in Britain, we are seeing ourselves in 10 years time. What will we do with this guide?
The punk movement seems to have died, but what became of all the anger and the energy? The causes and roots are still with us, and surely this energy will manifest itself somewhere Wayne/Jayne County of the band Electric Chairs, sings a little ditty that tude of a generation. It is
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a generation getting involved
the atti-
in its
world
and its future. It is beginning to recognize the problems of modern life, and this is the first step in the cure.
of Youthst-
Editor:
sums up
it
The generation was frustrated and got angry; broke loose in its music and its dress, and hope-
fully started out
on the road to a more logical,
ef-
ficient world.
The song expresses the attitude
of involvement, and if you don't want to get involved, well the hell with you. County sings, “If you don’t wanna fuck me baby... baby fuck off!"
Rolling Spoke,
Page
4
Tuesday April
Cheap
’
talk for the
15
80 s
Tomorrow
by George Plumley
today
one thing is for certain in the 1980s, talk will be cheaper than it has ever been. We developed a way of life in the 70s which essentially found the media tell-
will be as awful as Aldous Huxley
-
If
ing us
what we were doing.
PHILOSOPHY AND ATTITUDE: In abstract areas of thought we encounter the worst difficulty. On one hand we have talk and indication of conservatism. We have to tighten our belts and be realistic, yet we continue to demand many of the dream world schemes that are causing us to consider more cautious measures. We want tax cuts and deficits reduced, yet we
didn’t specifically tell us by reflecting a minority of the country, or blowing something out of proportion, it gave us a mirrored image of what only some of us
WHAT
It
to do. but rather,
were. The Future: that period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assure^ - Ambrose Bierce.
We are told for instance, that the country is into fitness' yet obesity and poor health continue to abound. We are told that we are austere energy users and that we are coping with “dwindling energy supplies", but this country is the highest per capita energy consumer. Real overall declines in usage are not down significantly. We are told that the country has come to grips with poor fiscal management, but we vote out a
semi-conscious government to put in the original culprit. The media is not always as powerful as it is made out to be. People will continue to be people ... and that will be the reality of the 80 s. Talk will be cheap and there will be a lot of it around; do this, do that, this is what is being done; this is what you shouldn't do etc. etc. The country will plod along continuing on a 50 year course that
seems Let
endless.
me
begin that cheap talk
with a look at what you as a student can expect, as you inherit the Canadian legacy, as you go into the 1980's.
vote in the Liberals whose philo-
sophy
different in those re-
is
We have begun to move in more realistic direction, but if we are not careful, we ll find ourspects. a
selves slipping back into the Liberal thinking of the 60s and 70s.
We have
to keep in mind that what we say about “pubis merely the media's telling which accounts for the contradictions. Some measure of con-
much lic
of
attitude"
servatism is prevailing. Until people realize that the thinking bede-regulation, balanced budgets and free enterprise is not high-brow intellectual jargon, but thinking that they can apply to their own lives, there won't be large movement of thought let alone action. That is the intellectual challen ge of the '80s, to re-think our previous values that have been the basis for our society, and to apply
hind
those thoughts. Will it happen? If things continue on their present
course
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chief interest in the past
a guide to-t*(? futilre.--
to
Thurs.
is
W.R
American dollars 'as payment foi They see the U.S. Governmenl more and more of this
Inge
oil.
printing up
ENERGY. Getting
down
to
green paper and they say to themselves, “wait a minute, we’re getting ripped off. this stuff isn't worth a dime", (no pun unintended). Suddenly we find ourselves with huge oil bills that make today's seem trivial. This scenaric would not be as surprising as the consequences would be disastrous. After all part of the reason for raising the OPEC price every year has been to try and make up for the eroding dollar. Already some of the producers are demanding more stable currency as payment and most Arabs are at
more
practical topics, the energy picture is simple: Prices are going up. No matter how you wish and hope or vote
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That said, there are several
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Of the four possible situations, the first would see us reaching a saturation point of sorts where the majority of Arab countries say
“enough is enough ". The west cannot afford another price in-
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crease. Don’t hold your breath on this one because ten years ago, 30 dollars a barrel seemed unimaginable, yet today you’d be doing well
The second scenario would find the west cutting tiack on dependency enough
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The west seems to be banking on scenario number two, although they keep in mind that any combination of these situations is possible. The east is of course banking on several of these ideas coming true and they have been making their own personal contributions to number three by in-
to get that price.
TASK FORCE The
least converting their useless dollars into tangibles like gold ... buildings ... tanks...
1980. Secretariat
cause the Arabs
cliffhanger either, because the Arabs have always said that they would prefer to cut back on production and raise the price. Cutting back dependency would only save money in the short run until prices were raised. The only benewould be that disruption of supply would have less effect than at present.
ternally destabilizing countries.
We now get into the less pleasing possibilities. The third scenario would have supplies not simpbeing cut back, but cut off as in the Iranian situation. We would find ourselves suddenly without oil and no time to adjust without having severe shortages. The severity of this scenario would be diminly
ished, as
mentioned previously, by down dependency on
foreign oil. The other action it legitimizes, is Mr. Carter's pledge, to defend the Gulf States to the end. The fourth and most devastating possibility comes with the Arab? demanding something other thar
many Arab
So while Western nations continue to pursue reliance on alternate forms of energy or alternate
fit
cutting d'Etat
to
to hold the line on prices in order to maintain revenue. This isn't a
.
supplies, Canada sits blissfully alone uttering such words as “self-sufficiency"
Canada”
and “made
in
prices.
Stop and think about such talk. Our prices now are talked about as
cheap
in
comparison to other assume that this
countries. Let us
the “cheap" price the politicians speak of. In order to beis
come
self-sufficient and have cheap prices, then we must be able to get
all
the extra oil found
and developed at current prices. If that were true, then we should be self-sufficient
now
...
or within the
short term, but without raising prices.
The
reality
is,
that
we have
tc
have higher oil prices in order tc justify getting the oil out of the ground that will be needed tc
make us self-sufficient. (This is barring any new discoveries abouf getting oil in difficult situations/ Let’s say that major supplies are cut off from the rest of the Free
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World suddenly. We would be under considerable pressure to “share the wealth". That would
mean cutbacks even though we are "self-sufficient". Let's say we become self-sufficient, how long will our own reserves last at current consumption? Not long if current prices
are continued, because who is going to cut back on driving when prices are low and some politician is telling you there isn’t much oil left. That leaves two options; rationing, so the government tells you how much you can have, or higher prices, so your budget can keep you within your means, If the higher price route is followed, and knowing our government’s desire to protect people from themselves, the higher prices will
come
in
the form of a government tax, though the Liberals will be much
more
tactful than our
former
short-term leader, they will put the tax in places you can't see. Don't turn your backs for a moment.
SUMMARY: Higher prices, either at the pump or in higher taxes to pay for “invisible subsidies".
More
tension in the
Mid
East, only less flamboyant than usual, but no less dangerous. (Places to watch - Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq and Turkey). Look for nuclear power to pick up again, barring another Three Mile Island or Jane Fonda movie. Don’t expect too much from the tar sands, but if something does
come, remember that you’ve been paying for it over the last number of years, so it’s more expensive than it seems. Don't hold your breath for technological breakthroughs until it becomes absolutely necessary. When it does come, hope it's fusion power, the brightest spot in alternate energy.
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Tuesday April
15
Trust no future, howe’er pleasant - Longfellow
liant
ECONOMICS: These are areas that will touch the very soul of everyone of you so you better start thinking about what you want or what you expect, rather than being outraged later
things of value
thinking,
it is
plain
we
hold anymore (except for all those government buildings in Ottawa-Huli). Still on the point of paying off the public debt, remember back to our discussion of the Arabs demanding
and complaining of not being aware of anything.
Wage and Price
economic
fraud. They want to pay off our creditors with money we never had and isn’t worth the paper it's printed on anyway. Watch out if they seriously begin selling off our gold, because it's one of the few
controls will be
coming back ... they have to, it’s a law. As inflation begins to climb into the high teens which is no man’s land for politicians, the conIt is
payment in other than dollars well the same thing could weli happen to us with our creditors. They could begin to want some-
unlikely that government will recognize itself as the cause of inflation, so they must control
thing tangible rather than having us stuff money in their pockets as fast as we can print it.
everyone else. They may not come back in exactly the same form and
Watch out for troubles in our glorious social programs. Not only are they a terrible drain on this nation, both mentally and financially, but they will begin to have trouble meeting payments. You
trols will
have
to
be put on.
they may not be called wage and price controls. Price control will
probably be some form of profit is easier to monitor. Whatever happens you can be sure that business will be clamped down on to prevent the fiasco of control which
see more and more people are going on these programs (especially the retirement pension plan) while at the same time our population that is paying into
when wages were controlled but not prices ... governments do r\ nunr,i nnA want tn to ho be fair fair to everyone ... they must nail everyone to the 75-76
(hflm them
f
As for interest rates, they will be going up in the short run, but in the longer run they could go either tied to the
whims
is
of the central by those whims
bank. You can tell what they think will be happening. When the rates go up, you know the government doesn't have a lot of faith. Look for higher mortgage rates and higher interest rates on savings accounts and deposits. To cope with these higher mortgage rates the government has already indicated some kind of tax credit for lower income home owners
Remember
doesn't it)?
to
diction since
ment
or anyone who gets business loans of any kind from the government, is actually working for the -
government. This means that although one third of all workers in Canada are employed directly by the government, another one third work in indirect areas. This is where the shift will come to make it look like they cut back on the number of people employed by the
government. They simply shift them into the other indirect section so they don’t show up immediately on the books. The government can then say. look, we’ve cut back, aren't you happy?
Tax payers are relieved
at this
show
of austerity and the civil servants don't complain about losing
their jobs. So everyone
is happy ... Gold has created an interesting debt. Because of the high price of gold, many people have suggested selling off our reserves and paying back some of the debt. That is not bril-
dilemma with our
some areas
will de-
some will will skyrocket.
remain and some Those that could potentially skyrocket (if we let them by not imposing government whims and regulations) - Informacline,
if
here, it could take other forms, mass non-payment, etc. Keep an eye open. One of the choices of the political parties these days is the public debt. The difference is how large you want it to grow. They will decry the deficit as a burden on the people, but they know that the programs that cause the debt are the only way to keep votes, thereby the people have something for an apparent nothing. There will be some cosmetic cutting of the government’s spending, such as the size of the civil service. This has been much talked about, but you must keep in mind one thing if you do not wish to be hoodwinked by this area of cutbacks Anyone who gets government contracts on a large percentage of their work: anyone who is subsidized by the governlike
be slow growing in the 80’s if is any growth at all. Now of is a very general pre-
there
you are rubbing your hands in glee over the 12 percent savings account you have, it is just barely keeping you even with inflation. At the same time it’s taxable ... Speaking of taxes, look out for possible revolt as seen in Proposition 13. Although the mechanisms for doing such a thing do not exist
r
course this
(sounds like mortgage deductibility
il
declining, therefore putting less money into the fund. As well there have to be certain increases to try and keep pace with inflation which adds extra burden. The only things to do are to raise the taxes that contribute to these areas, although that is politically unpalatable, or else you can borrow large sums to pay everyone their dues. Overall the economy is expected
cross equally.
way. The prime lending rate
ir is
tion
systems, ‘‘chip” technology,
chemical technology, nuclear technology, fusion technology, oil recovery systems, resource recovery in general, and certain transportation systems.
SUMMARY: Look out for wage and price controls in whatever form they might take and not necessarily immediately. Look for token government cut backs. Look for a growing money supply to make your dollars worth even l
ess
Watch for trouble or reform programs, preferably reform so we don’t get caught in a real crunch. Slow growth overall, -
in the social
higher interest rates for the short term, making tangibles still the best hedge against inflation. (Gold, real estate, tables, silver etc.
some
You cannot fight against Time is on our side.
ture.
collec-
the fu-
W.E.
Gladstone
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: This
is
not Maggie and Pierre
gossip.
Quebec
is merely a warning of the trouble to come is we don't sit re-assess our system as
down and
it stands now. The provinces talk about wanting more and more power and control and this cannot
be ignored. That if
is
especially true
more and more provinces
get
upset over the troubles and make stronger demands. We have seen the very definite split in the last election but there is even more
deep rooted cracking than just that,
Quebec resents the English, Alberta resents Ontario. Ontario resents Alberta resenting them, Saskatchewan and Manitoba resent whomever Alberta resents, and British Columbia sits around wondering what all the resentment is about. The Maritimes just quake in their boots hoping all this reser.tment doesn't lose them their oil price subsidies. The Yukon and North West Territories don’t have
enough people
to
resent anyone
but they have the resources to develop some resentment.
These are all generalizations of course, but what it means is, the Arabs have given us something to think about and the
Quebec Referendum has brought it home
We need to stop and the situation, which the BNA must come home or we’ll just be doing a iot of talkwith threats. re-evaluate
means
regular
ing.
Watch for Ontario to emerge (as usual) as the calming voice in all this.'with reminders that they carried a lot of other provinces for years with equalization payments. Even without the BNA act or any kind of serious discussion, there will be more power going to the provinces (not a
lot mind you, but to stave off quarrels for the moment). This does not lessen the need to talk and work things
enough
out, but there is a real
danger that that could be the case. There is an interesting paradox in all of this as well. Here are the provinces displaying a •'self-interest" course of action which is contrary to Canadian Socialism, it seems, for all they want to
or so
do
is
redistribute redistribution of
wealth, so rather than spreading their money all over the country, they just want to spread it around their own province ... not much of
an ideological change, though some would make it into that. Continued on page 10
“No matter how you wish and 05 '
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Tuesday April
Seeds of rockabilly
--planted in the
15
fifties
Story and Photos by Julie Gordon Blue Suede Shoes in 1956. Blue Suede Shoes is an indicator of
They forgot how long they had waited. Some of the audience sat back and watched, but some participated. The music, loud enough to be heard from the street, was so vibrant,* the audience could not keep still. By the end of the night, the dance floor was packed. said that bands run into problems playing repetitive music. To over-
and sprouted in the last few years, The punk rockers revived it. "All new wave bands play rock-
abilly illustrates this idea. In
come
this, the band their music,
the 60s and 70s.' Norman B. explained. B. is a disk jockey at
CING which
features the Golden music from the 50s and of the most requested hits belong to the Beach Boys.
Greats '60s.
-
Some
Danny and
the Juniors.
Sam
the
Sham and
the Pharaohs, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley and the Beaties. Of these, only Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley and Danny and the Juniors would be considered rockabilly musicians. The Beatles first album, featur-
The turnover from punk land, the
same band
Engpunk
Shakers of Hamilton.
The Viletones are one of many to rockabilly for inspiration. The Velours, the B-Girls. Teenage Head, the Throbs, the Bopcats, and Bob Segarini also play rockabilly but don't claim to be rockabilly bands, bands turning
Ritchie Park of Hamilton's Loudmouths says that rockabilly has to be played a new way. He believes that
it is
too limited,
“It’s basically rock and roll," John Vallentine of the Throbs and Slash Booze agreed, What is rock and roll and how does it relate to rockabilly? Alan
Lyntiua and Xenia, rockabilly's B Girls. The B-Girls opened for the Diodes at the Waterloo Motor Inn two weeks ago. ing Paul Best instead of Ringo Freed of station WINS in New Starr on drums, was based on York in 1954 named and popurockabilly resembling Elvis Pres- larized the term rock and roll, but ley’s style. Some of the world’s it was originally of blues origin. greatest musicians either featur- Freed who appealed to mostly ed or started out playing rockabil- blacks, introduced rhythm and ly. The Bee Gees are another exblues to the whites. ample. Creedance Clearwater ReRockabilly was once referred to vival were also influenced by as hillbilly boogie. The term hillbilly signifies the
Why
does rockabilly have such a big influence on musicians? Norman B. talked about music having 10-year-cycles. Just as disco was popular in the early 60s, it came
back
in
the 70s. B. said that alot of
musicians who play what they liked when they were kids, are responsible for the return of old
music
in a new construction. Artists like Buddy Holly. Chuck
western
C &
W
country and
influence and boogie is the rhythm and blues - R & B - influence. It happened before Bob Dylan and after black R & B Rockabilly was cultivated by Elvis Presley and nurtured by Sam Philips, of Sun Records, who cut Presley’s first record in Memphis in 1955. Presley determined -
One
to rock-
will play
•viarcy,
rockabilly.
of identity.
-
of Presley’s biggest rivals
was Jerry Lee Lewis, another '50s star who has always had an impact on music. On Nov. 23, 1976, Jerry Lee. in a drunken state, took a .38-calibre derringer to Presley's Graceland residence and demanded that Elvis come to the gate. Although Presley took the
must improve
music on one side of town and abilly." said Norman B. of CING rockabilly on the other, Cham108, Burlington's FM radio. The berlain said. Clash, the Inmates, and Dave Ed"Alot of bands are doing the old munds are playing it. Bands like tunes," said Brian Baird, also Bob Seger, and even Queen with known as Slash Booze, the inspiraCrazy Tittle Thing Called Love, tson for Teenage Head and the
in
means
Perkins wrote many of the songs that later became hits. Matchbox and Honey Don't, also written by Perkins were Beatle hits.
The response was typical to an atypical music sound. The seeds of rockabilly, planted in the fifties, remained dormant during the late '60s and early 70s
are bringing it back. Current musicians are "reviving the old music with what happened
teenagers using offbeat clothes as a
matter
in stride,
Lewis was
ar-
rested. "'I'm no angel, but
I'm a pretty
nice guy," Jerry Lee said and compared himself to Presley. In past days Lewis popped pills, fought, awakened his wife with the sound of sub-machine gun bullets above her head, drank and gambled. He was known as ‘the new punk prodigy." Lewis sounds like the type to fit in this culture. His music certainly
does.
The Bopcats borrowed his tunes. Teenage Head borrowed his style. Frankie makes no bones about his debt to Jerry Lee Lewis on Those Things You Do,” said Paul McGrath of the Globe and Mail. Lewis did Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On and Great Balls of Fire in 1957, Me and Bobby McGee in 1961 and Chantilly Lace in 1962. Credit should go to Big Bopper for ‘
writing Chantilly Lace, number 33 on the Top 50 of 1958. Big Bopper, also known as J.P. Richardson reached fame in tragedy. He died witiv Buddy Holly and Richie Valens in a plane crash in 1959. He had traded seats with country star Waylon Jennings, at the last minute. The three became idols of hero-worship after the crash and songs of tribute were written about them. Many tribute songs have been written for the artists who shaped today's music. Sweet Gene Vincent is a song for Gene Vincent by Nick Lowe, a new waver.
Teenage Head
r rankie played a
Venom
DSA
(aka Frank Kerr) of Teenage Head. The Head in November and is also becoming known as
pub
rockabilly artist! els. Photo by
music. Teenage Head recorded Somethin' Else by him and in concert play Cochran’s 20 flight Rock and Weekend, among others. Somethin' Else was a hit in 1959. The Jets use the lyrics but apply them to punk music today. At Kopp's Kollectibles, Cochran albums are the biggest sellers. If Cochran had lived beyond 21 years, he may have had a great future.
Cochran affected Presley's hoaan added
rse, panting vocals with
Gene
toughness. His songs mostly con-
Vincent. It is evident in their music. Vincent’s song. Cruisin’ is used by the Bopcats. Vincent, known as a black
cerned teenage problems and de-
leather rebel,
Anka wrote Lonely Boy in 1959 at 13 years old, he was "in the mid-
listen to
was most famous
for Be-Bop-A-Lula, a song popular in 1956.
Before Vincent became a rockabilly
performer, he played
country and western bars.
He
in
used
to swing his guitar around in a circular fashion, a style imitated by many musicians. In 1960. Vincent was in a car accident which killed his friend
Eddie Cochran. Vincent had his leg amputated as a result of the accident, but he would still jump off the stage during performan-
sires.
These are the same subjects that concerned Paul Anka.
little
songs’ such
Lonely Boy reached fifth on the top 50 in 1960. It has lately been revived by Sex Pistols and the Viletones.
My Way, the anthem of punk rock popularized by Sid Vicious of Sex Pistols, was written by Anka
the roots of rockabilly when Love Me Tender reached the Top 10 of Billboard in both C & and R & B
as what is heard on CKOC and CHUM have always been popular. but they are not rockabilly. Frankie Avalon, Bobbie Vinton. Neil
Sedaka. Pat Boone, of course Elvis Presley, Bobbie Darin and the Everly Brothers were more popular than any of the above. ’You don't have to be a fantastic
musician to play rockabilly,"
said Bill
Chamberlain
of
Kopps
a Hamilton record shop that specializes in rockabilly Kollectibles,
music from the
Much
of
past.
rockabilly consists of four-chord originals and triplets three notes in one beat. John Pope of a Hamilton band called Adente.
music. Rockabilly was "full of feverish sexuality and senselessness," according to country enthusiast, Nick Tosches. " It' took one guy like Elvis to open the door, for the others," said Johnny Martin of the Country Lads. Alongside Presley was a relatively unrecognized artist named Carl Perkins. "To collectors, he is number one," said Chamberlain. "Although he never made the Ed Sullivan Show, he did more recording in the studio than most,' he continued. In the '50s and '60s, Ed Sullivan gave status to performers. Perkins and Presley recorded
When
dle of everything that goes with success," he said. At the time his mother was dying, he was changing “from the teenage thing into the young manhood scene.” The song describes the experience.
for
Frank Sinatra.
One reason
for the recent popu-
larity of rockabilly is
compels people
because
it
to dance.
"Kids want to dance again," said Nick Stipanitz of Teenage Head in a radio interview. In music-texts, rockabilly is described as wild and fun, not quite rock and roll, but definitely dance music. Ritchie Park likes to dance to it although his band does not play it.
Young people on American Bandstand danced quite spontaneously in 1957. They danced apart, bobbing up and down like "expressionless zombies," said Arnold Shaw, author of The RockPartners didn't dance or
in '50s. talk.
Today, it is not uncommon to dance without a partner! Dances like the Pogo require nothing more than jumping up and down in one spot. Bandstand introduced the record hop or sock hop to the teenager's lifestyle in 1957. The sock hop is no longer available but rockabilly is. "It’s all coming back," said Sandy Searth, manager of Fraternity B. a '50s bar at the Breslau Hotel in Breslau, Ont., "People need a change."
Happy Days, Sha Na Na and American Graffiti have popularized 50's nostalgia.
Punk fans wear fashions
of the
mode. Steve Mahon
Teen-
'50s
of
age Head sets the trend in tight pink pants and sets the fans on
Berry and Little Richard were W never big sellers in the '50s be- fields in 1956. It was Presley's atcause people didn’t want to hear titude. sex appeal and outrageousthem, according to Norman B. ness that drew attention to the Ballads and 'cute
Mark Burnham.
He died from internal hemorrhaging in 1971, when he was 36 years old, and drunk. Vincent’s friend, Cochran, has had a strong influence on today’s ces.
fire.
Singer Steven Leckie of the
Viletones, a rockabilly band from Toronto, wears a white sports coat, a fashion of the 50s. The News, another Toronto band, so-
metimes wear matching
shirt-
jackets and pants, like bands of the 50s and early 60s. In 1957 the Crew Cuts, sang Young Love in co-ordinated out1955 Bill Haley and the Comets recorded Rock Around the Clock, the first theme song for the television show, Happy Days and dressed in matching clothes, fits. In
usually suits
"Rockabilly fans in England
wear pegleg
-
straight leg
-
cowboy boots and leather siasn Booze inspired Teenage Head and the Shakers. Shown here with Head 'groupies' Joan Murphy and Crazy Harry.
jeans,
jack-
ets," said Steve Burman, executive producer of the Forgotten
Rebels
first
album.
Tuesday April
15
Rolling Spoke,
The
girls
wear black leather
fringed buckskin jackets and boots with average-sized heels. Burman referred to rockabilly fans as Teds. Brian Baird, aka Slash, the inspiration for Teenage Head and the Shakers of Hamilton, said the Teddy boys in England revere old 50s outfits like they are current. They have their hair brushed up from the forehead, like Elvis Presley.
Big Bopper, who made a hit of Chantilly Lace in 1958 when rock and roll was banned in Iran and Egypt, wore a stetson and a striped jacket that hung below his knees. Long drape coats are now stylish among the Teds, Slash said.
Will the country-western styles sneak into Canadian fashion just as the punk styles have? Already
’
Toronto fans are occasionally seen wearing the new rockabilly attire. The Velours and the B Girls have performed wearing western outfits. Trends are being set. Leather jackets, Levi jackets, pink peddle pushers, short shorts, black slacks and white sports coats were all common in the 50s.
Boys wearing jackets went to meet girls wearing skirts, heavy sweaters and heavy rolled white socks at the American Bandstand, a Philadelphia
show
in 1957.
The new Viletones are not what they used to be. No longer is vocalist, Steven Leckie, the mascot of punk, Nazi Dog. No longer do the musicians possess the hard-driving powerful gut-blasting sound. Now the Viletones, playing passive adaptations of old Cliff Richard tunes, are more happy-golucky and romantic.
But, the tough
tones
image
of the Vile-
persists, in spite of at-
still
tempts to steer away from punk. Though Leckie wears a white sports coat spikes, his
same. As one it:
instead of leather and attitude remains the
girl in the
“Steven's being a
audience put ...
again. “ as
he ranted about his scars of the past, at the Edge in Toronto. Leckie was one of the punk original rockers who cut themselves on stage.
The Viletones have identity
lost their old
A reputed punk band can
not take the light-hearted lyrics of
Richard and expect to adjust to them. They should spend more time developing what talent they have and come back to the Edge
when they can prove they are
the
“greatest rock band in the world" as Leckie says.
Bother with them
tones." Leckie sings proudly. The Viletones new music shows signs of rockabilly influence. Don't Mess With My Ducktail a song by Joe Clay from 1956. indicates the sensitivity toward well groomed hair. It suits Leckie who likes to take care of his hair.
album, Teenage Head, in production as well as musical quality. "Let me take you back, way back, honey," Frank Kerr invites the listeners to go back into the 50s and experience the adventures of rockabilly with Teenage Head. Although Wild One is not written Rotten Rocker, a song that by the band, it is a good fast song parallels an old Bo Diddley tune, that sets the pace for the album suits Leckie's style as well The piano emphasizes the frenzied But Leckie could sing I'm Just A sound. Lonely Boy a hundred times and Something On My mind is a sono one would feel sorry for him. mewhat slower, more romantic The original version of Lonely Boy tune. Rick Morrison, playing the was written by Paul Anka in 1959. saxophone, creates a dreamy The Viletones have recorded mood. Some critics compare this two EPs featuring Swastika Girls, song to the early Beatles sound. It Possibilities and Screamin' Fist. definitely has the same potential. Of all the present day bands that Total Love is a first-rate capplay rockabilly, Teenage Head Continued on page 8
local
Story and Photos by Julie Gordon "Don’t bother with them local girls,” sings Graham Parker with the Rumour on their album, Squeezing Out Sparks. What if "them local girls” in his town had the
same
Page
bands
attitude toward local bands? Parker might
not be where he is today if "them local girls” had not crowded the bars to "bother” with him.
A couple of years ago. Teenage Head had a following that used to attend as many of their shows in the area as possible. The following got bigger and bigger each time the band played. Today the same fans must compete to get seats. The Forgotten Rebels are now developing a following in Hamilton. They are always the first peopie to get up and dance.
Today more and more Canadians are becoming aware of the talent that exists in their
home-
towns. Toronto is gaining the reputation for being one of the larger centres for the
new wave
bands. Many of these bands are from Hamilton. The Shakers are no lunch bucket band although they are from Hamilton. Out The Door on their first single is an original piece of folk punk rock sure to affect the changing tides of new wave. Nick Stipanitz of Teenage Head describes them as "a couple of song birds." Dave Rave and Rick Andrew of the Shakers provide the back up vocals on Teenage Head's new album, Frantic City The Shakers - formerly Fulcrum - are a serious group that put out a clean tight sound.
The poetic words of Till I'm Gone are combined with a country - folk sound, to produce a deep emotional composition. Like a flower in the spring, so our love began to blossom...
Gord Lewis
of
Teenage Head
provided some of the guitar work for the Shakers on their single, Piano, organ, bass, drums, and electric and acoustic guitars are blended together well. The Shakers who toured Ontario and the east coast, played at clubs and festivals. Their recent ap-
pearance at Hamilton Place for the Festival of Friends' benefit concert, was a triumph for the band. Their dress and their music
overwhelmed
When
Mods
the
the audience,
News
-
formerly the
opened their show at Hanrahans in Hamilton with Step Out Tonight, the audience was -
hushed into a still concentration, Wearing red shirt-jackets and dark pants, their co-ordinated outfits enhanced their co-ordinated music. The News have to be one of the tightest new wave bands in the area.
Most of their tunes are original except for The Kids Are All Right by the Who. The News are the exact opposite of the Sex Pistols as some of the Runway patrons would have liked to believe, but that is another story. The News have a clean cut sound, mostly influenced by the Who. but it is only distinct in their harmonies, The strongest link in the band is the drummer, who shows remarkable talent. The singer too deserves praise for inducing the band's force. He hypnotizes as he hops and bounces with the grace of a toy soldier. I Don't Even Mind. Tell Her I'll Be There Too. and She's Still A Mystery got the most response from the audience. At the Runway, everyone remembered they could dance when She’s Still A Mystery was played. Troubled Times was dedicated
Bannisters
in
Hamilton, while watching the Diodes.
tivated than compelled by the music. Influenced by the New York Dolls. MC5, The Rolling Stones and rhythm and blues. Loudmouths' music is fast-driving, bouncing, bopping punk. It's about how kids feel and are. "Safety pins have no future." said Ritchie Park, singer for
Loudmouths, Hamilton's moptopped punk band. "People like rock and roll today, the same as they liked
it
20 years ago."
Loudmouths play honest rock roll - music that means some-
and
tistic group to renovate the Roll- abhorrent to the Liberals that they ing Stones. All but the lyrics chan- were required to leave the stage. ge but the meaning remains the This is only one example of the Rebel’s mockery. same. Bob Bryden. the producer of Punk is definitely more danceable than the latest Rolling their first album, says that their Stones hits and like most punk new album will have "something
bands, the Jets like to see people dance. But singer Susan George is one dancer people like to watch. People move away from the stage to let others see her They want her to pour her guts out on stage The Jets were the first band to play at Bannisters when the club dropped disco for live bands. The musicians, who met at jam session.s are Rob Allen on drums, Larry Lemelin playing guitar, and a bassist who recently replaced
to Teenage Head, guest band for the News at Hanrahans. It depicts the struggles of an individual, a
thing to them. Nothing about politics is in their songs; just kids. “Life to teenagers is not Joe Clark," Park said. Girls, getting high, dancing and having fun is life to him. That is what he puts into
song
his music.
Bud Stefanic. The Forgotten Rebels are Cana-
Loudmouths, who got their name from the first Ramones
da's answer to the Sex Pistols. They make people angry; they
album, have Making Waves, Nervous Wreck, Subway Train, Born Too Loose and One Track Mind on their song list. These Boots Are Made For Walking, an old tune sung by Nancy Sinatra, has been updated by the band. Mike Lotimer plays bass, his brother Pete Treason - former Forgotten Rebel - plays drums.
make people
full of sincerity,
The News are an impressive band, worth seeing as well as hearing. Those that sit during a News performance are more cap-
Dave Elley plays rhythm guitar and Dave Howitt plays lead. Loudmouths, together just six months, have played in London, Guelph, Welland, Toronto, Hamilton and Dundas. Some say punk rock is dying but bands like the Jets will keep it alive. Sell Out, And I and City Ridin, numbers written by the band are
proof of the living force of punk at
The Jets from Hamilton are (left to right) Bud Stefanic. Susan George, Rob Allen (in the back on drums) and Larry Lemelin.
its finest moments. The Jets added a punk beat to Send Me Dead Flowers by the
Rolling Stones and made it unrecognizable. It takes a creative ar-
7
The Viletones have converted take it to the greatest heights. Richard's song. Young Ones into a Their second album Frantic City, theme song. “We're the Vile- is much better than their first
laugh. They make people rowdy and they make people dance. Most important - they make people react.
The Forgotten Rebels button "Tomorrow Belongs To
says,
Us." Believe
it.
to offend everyone." It includes some political melodies such as Bomb The Boats and Feed The Fish, and In Love With
The System. Some social comment is included in The Punks are Alright, and Rich and Bored.
Elvis is Dead is a good rockabilsong, that unintentionally brings thoughts of Presley alive, but No Beatles Reunion gets the message across. A Saturday afternoon in the summer is usually set aside for shopping or preparing for Saturday night but Hamiltonians have the unique opportunity to view ly
local bands at the Jackson Square patio in the city centre. In 197 9. radio CKOC presented, to a meager audience. King Biscuit
Boy.
Leader of the band, Ritchie Newell can play the harmonica like nobody else. Unfortunately, it has
Mickey de Sadist, singer for the not got him much recognition, band and the only original although Teenage Head are member, used to be laughed at in among their fans. King Biscuit's music is a bluesy Hamilton but now people pack the bars to see him. “You laughed type of rock and roll. They give when I said that I don't smoke Roll Over Beethoven, a Chuck dope." he sings in a song called Berry hit from 1956, some extra Nazis, the Rebel's first album. De push and drag. Go Little Queeny Sadist has an outstanding voice, perfect for punk rock. One of the most hilarious incidents in the band's history ocwhen the original curred members played at the Liberal Convention for the re-election of
has a good beat and Caledonia features the best harmonica. King Biscuit Boy has a sense of
humour too. The break was introduced by the Break Song, after which they added a saxophonist. Hoy Hoy Hoy, another good song Pierre Trudeau in Hamilton in was recorded on an album by King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar called 1978. Trudeau was introduced to De Sadist and even examined the •Official Music. King Biscuit has Rebel's album, but when the band been known to play with Ronnie finally began to play, they were so Hawkins.
Rolling Spoke,
Page
8
Greg Goddovitz and the band Goddo. played the DSA pub at the Waterloo Motor Inn on April third Though attendance was sparse, the band was well received, and seemed to develop a good rapport with the crowd. Fans crowded around the stage to listen to Goddo lay down some of the tightest rock, and play probably the best sound heard at the pubs this year Photos bv Spoke's pub photographer Doug MacLellan.
Bacardi rum. Sipit
J mix it
From page
7
The new bands are reviving rockabilly tivating piece of music. The poetry at the end is interesting too.
"I have to give up
my
occupa-
tion.
I've travelled to foreign nation. Not too much population.
But.
When I'm
that
living in iso’ation."
The manner
in
which Frank, ex-
presses these words
is
effective.
Total Love featuies the best drums and guitar work by Nick Stipanitzand Gordon Lewis. Again the piano adds to powerful beat. It’s
a
most
original song.
Let's Shake is an invigorating invitation to dance if the other songs haven’t succeeed. Lewis' guitar runs at the end are worth special attention. Infected also has excellent guitar build up. The second side is even more energetic than the first especially
with the rockabilly influence which is most apparent on Those Things You Do. Some nice breaks provided by Grant Slater's piano give it the hillbilly boogie sound. Eddie Cochran's lyric, Somethin' Else shows a resemblance to Teenage Head’s punk style, but it is rockabilly at its finest. The bass is significant here. Listen to the music of Take It. unmistakably similar to that of a song popular in 1963, called I Will Follow Him, by Little Peggy March, number seven on the Top 50 of that year. Teenage Head have changed the tune of the lyrics but the music is hardly original. Brand New Cadillac sounds like an adaptation of the Batman It’s
Just this once, taste Bacardi rum before you add anything. It’s a beautiful
way to see why Bacardi goes so well
with soda, water; ginger and almost anything else.
BACARDI rum
theme. Last on the album is a song that can’t be defined. Disgusteen must be the inspiration of Slash Booze, who is mentioned on the cover. With Frank's parody from the Exorcist and Steve Mahon's driving bass. Disgusteen is the most noteworthy piece Teenage Head has recorded.
Credit must be given to the Shakers for the back up vocals. The B Girls a rockabilly band
from Toronto, played at a Waterloo University pub with the Diodes on Mar. 26, 1980. They recently finished a tour with the Clash, an English punk band. “Everything went well." said Xenia Splawinski, singer-guitarist B Girls. The people of Boston. Philadelphia and New Jersey for the
who liked the band, were not necessarily punks. All kinds of people enjoy rockabilly. “University gigs are always great," the B Girls agreed. "Students are more enthusiastic." Hamilton was the worst gig for the B Girls. At the Junction a man got up on stage and pulled down his pants. The advert emphasized an all female band, instead of the music. The B Girls wrote a song called Who Says Girls Can't Rock? Many don't take them seriously because rock and rollers are usually male. “People think we're using our looks to get by,” bassist Cynthia said.
The B Girls don't need their looks to get by. Their music has already received recognition.
BONK records of California handled their first single, Fun At The Beach. The B Girls, never a punk band, are specializing in original rockabilly tunes. The four girls write and compose their songs together. Smut
Strut
is
one
to listen for.
"Rockabilly is not complicated," Xenia said. "It is refreshing after all that punk.
“Everybody forgot what music was about," Xenia referred to heavy metal rock. Although people can’t identify with old rockabilly, they still like to go wild and yell. "That's what it's all about," Xenia said. "Rockabilly can’t not influence music. Rock originated from the roots of rockabilly." The B Girls have been together two and a half years. Renee plays guitar, and Marcie plays drums.
The band
will be
performing
with David Johannson in the near future.
Tuesday April
15
Rolling Spoke, Page 9
Wave
Fashion:
Off-beat but catchy! Story and sketches by Brenda Hoerle
New Wave fashion, though at times somewhat haphazard and off-beat, can be quite eye-catching. There is an increasing trend for the youth of Kitchener- Wa ter loo to reflect the new wave style of music in their attire, appearance and attitude. Take for instance, hairstyles. Bands whose male and female members once wvre long hair, have abandoned those long locks for a bobbed, more youthful look.
Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham, all of Queen’s members and The Who’s Rodger Daltry are examples. Hairstyles are definitely cropped. A typical female’s cut is one where scruffy-looking bangs on the forehead recede into long strands of hair clinging to the nape of the neck. More daring types have ventured beyond God’s naturally bestowed hair color, and have had theirs altered
somewhat
drastically.
Recently witnessed was a young woman with the aforementioned hairstyle which was accentuated by an inch-wide streak of blonde, caressing the crown of her head. One might wonder what this style resembles once the hair begins to
wave
grow
out.
Nonetheless,
it is
new
chic.
Some more venturous
souls have abandoned their natural red, blonde, black or brunette head colors for green, yellow or burgundy coiffures. For the males, a short cut which causes the remaining bristles to stand up in a frenzy, is crass but cool. For females pony tails thrust through a 45 record, provide great social comment as well. Basic animal senses definitely play an important role in new wave attire. Clothing for females isn’t
feminine or
but rather tough and beastly. Leopard skin, leather and spandex material (which frilly
might as well be classified as second skin) are the
new wave wardrobe. must be emphasized that anything
basics for a It
too big, too
generally tacky, goes. Brilliantly-splashed Hawaiian shirts, skinny ties, short blazers trimmed in off-beat piping, or pin-stripe suit pants with pleats and cuffs will create great contight, slightly bizarre or
trasting accents.
Guaranteed to drive men wild, spandex pants on a feminine figure molds to every crook and cranny, so you’d better have something to show off and be proud of, or else you’ll look pretty gross. You have to be slim to look seductive in a pair of those body-huggers. On the feet, a pair of ankle grasping basketball sneakers in a rainbow of fluorescent colors is the basic code for new wave footsies. For the female, who desires a more alluring look, pumps with staggering three-inch heels combine with spandex
to look dashing. There’s something about spike heels that makes to stamp all over their hot little bodies. To be the attraction at a party, purchase a pair of Adidas sneaks with fluorescent paint on them. When the lights go out, you’ll be glowing your way into some
men want you
interesting relationships.
A new waver’s accessories include sporting buttons with a favorite band’s name on them or wearing sunglasses in the heart of night time. For the more outlandish sorts, razor blades or pins piercing an ear or nose will attract plenty of shocked attention.
New wave fashion allows the normal, well-adjusted person to be his normal, well-adjusted self in daylight and the slightly off-the-beaten-trail type when dawn turns to dusk. It’s a coming out of the closet movement. Be a little weird. Be a touch queer. It adds to this whole idea of
new wave.
Rolling Spoke,
Let’s
Page
Tuesday April
10
15
go rollerskating!
Dancing on wheels By
Jill
Fitzpatrick
The lights blink aitd strobe to Blondie’s latest hit. Around the perimeter flows a moving circle of people, speeding so fast they become blurs of color. Some are coupled, holding hands and keeping feet synchronized in motion. Others overtake and pass the circle, their skates clicking excitedly as they whir past again. This is rollerskating, the craze that has fast outgrown disco dancing in popularity. Rollerskating means loud music, fast lights, wind whipping through hair, feet
relaxed as are the rules. Skaters
propelling the body ever forward. Spinning wheels gliding on smooth cement send tingling sensations up your legs, and two hours later
in the admission price. The skates are worn and old but supple and comfortable like your own. A snack bar area provides refreshments and a place to sit and relax when your feet ache. For pinball players, a row of machines lines
you come away exhausted and feeling ten pounds lighter. Rollerskating is an exciting and
exhilarating sport at any age. For businessmen it's become a million-dollar-a-year profit maker. That's a long way from using a to tighten your skates, and tripping over sidewalk cracks. Kitchener offers two rollerskat-
key
can smoke, wear anything they feel comfortable in, and nonskaters can go to watch their friends. Skate rentals are included
one wall.
The best feature of the park is the size of the rink. It is the biggest in Kitchener, and even on the busiest nights there is plenty of
room
for
everyone
floor
is
cement.
to skate.
smoother than wood,
tracts a certain group.
ahead
Bingeman Park
roller rink has
been open for 25 years and old favorite with
many
is
an
locals. Lo-
cated on Victoria Street North, the rink
is
roughly a mile trek into
the park grounds. Just recently
Kitchener transit began a regular nightly bus service into the park.
The atmosphere
at
Bingeman
is
The
Harder and
ing rinks to the public, with another in nearby Waterloo. Although the sport is the same, each rink has a distinct style and at-
it is the best type for speed skating. Some beginners may find the floor is too good, their skates tend to get
of
them.
The sound and
skaters are very good, jumping in the air and dancing to the music. will specify dances just for couples, or males, or females. Different nights of the week are set aside for special events: a ladies' night, a Christian skate night, a family and adult night, and a music-of-the-'50s night. Once every two months there is an all-night skate lasting from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. The other Kitchener rink is lo-
system
is
nothing too outrageous, and the music varies from new wave to older rock and roll. The light system doesn't make the skaters dizzy by strobing too often. Most of the skaters at Bingeman seem to be young teenagers, there with their friends. Some of the
black
it
floor
floor
around the rink is carthe small snack bar
is
area. All personal items must be stored in pay lockers. Skate rentals are available, and the skates are the new and precision-bearing best
known
price. For the price of a pack of cigarettes you can spend a few hours getting some exercise. More Canadians are worrying about getting into shape and rollerskating is an inexpensive way to do that. Besides, it's fun.
Adjusting to inflexibility As for politics, the parties will continue to gravitate towards each other, becoming less distinguishable. This is due partly to the fact that there isn’t much room to maneuver with talk. There is great debate as to which direction
they will move in, left or right. Personally I don't think there will be enough money for any policies
type. is
urethane glow under
is
dress restrictions. Steve Shanz, the manager, said the rules are necessary to preserve the rug and keep the rink clean and suitable for family fun.
The
a pretty
lights. It's
owned by a chain that has outlets in Guelph, Chatham and Welland. The rink is under strict management: there are smoking and
peted, as
is
easier to control your skates on this softer floor, but harder to pick up the speed you get on cement. The best thing about rollerskating in these days of inflation is the
cated off Weber St. by Fairway Rd.. and is called Roller Alley.
Much newer by comparison,
Roller Alley light
The
blue, with stars that
The disc jockey
for
sound system and light show. The lights resemble a disco setting, but sometimes cause dizziness in a beginner. Lessons in its
rollerskating will be given at the rink beginning in May. The Alley
has special theme nights also, corresponding to those given at Bin-
geman,
centre, but since most socialist policies are now in place it is a matter of having conservative talk and maintaining leftist programs in place. As far as this lunatic referenleft of
would merely confirm past suspicions of mass voter insanity over the last forty years and this would simply be the crowning touch This kind of mass irrationality is more threatening to democracy than Leonid and the boys planning takeovers and things. If they do vote for separation, then a Rhino majority cannot be far off. SUMMARY: More dialogue on the question of provincial rights. If not, watch out for some real cat
becoming less distinguishable ... what party on the other hand has distinguished themselves? Quebec will dum in Quebec goes, I can't see have a chance to show herself for the vote going yes. but I would not what she is, or is not ... let's hope be surprised if it did. A “yes" vote she is. fights. Political parties
The past unsighed for. and the future sure. - Longfellow
CONCLUSIONS: Maclean's calls it “the Tightrope Decade”; Pepsi is forecasting “The We Generation still others say it will be a "Decade for Decision '. Whatever you want to say about the coming times, they will be a turning point on all fronts, mainly because this giant social experiment begun nearly fifty years ago, is coming to an end. the data is in. We’ve found out a lot about ourselves, about technology, about effects of our cause, about decisions that were made in the heat of the moment following a calamitous economic depression. Everything is coming to a head and we must make the proper adjustments, for depending on what happens in the 80's, that will set the tone for the 21st Century. You see we have become so inflexible that it takes us years to adjust and if we make the wrong decisions now, by the time we implement them and find out they were wrong, it will take another decade or two to correct that ... assuming we even make the right decisions then. We are still a society of individuals and that is where the change must begin. If we abdicate our responsibilities as one person, how can we expect to give direction to society as a whole, unless we wish to allow society to tell us ”
;
Walker’s Special Old
ByeWhisty Unique blending. Patient aging.
Smooth taste.
That’s what makes it Special Old.
what
to
do
...
which
is
what 1984
is
all about ... abdication of thought, of principles, of a laziness and complacency that le^ds to this lack of thought. You've had things
spelled out to you (too many things at once perhaps) and it’s up to you to make some of your own decisions as to what is acceptable to you. You must decide what you want to believe in ... because if you don’t someone will do it for you.
Orthodoxy means not thinking, not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness (from 1984)
-
George Orwell
Tuesday April
15
Rolling Spoke, Page II
Hobby based on
Creative
destruction
Miniaturized realities of war Story and photos by
“Gunner verse
left
...
...
Rob Chester
hyper-shot steady ... on
"Identified”
"Up” "One lead ... fire” “On the way”
one seven hundred
.
.
.
tank
...
tra-
...”
There are two basic types of wargames, boardgames and miniatures. In board games the
players fight with small printed an ominous silence on counters on a flat map. Miniatures The soldiers should players set out entire battlefields they happen to look up, should in three dimension, although the they be able to see ... a pair of heights of their soldiers may be as multicolored, oddly shaped dice small as five milimeters. come tumbling out of the sky. The most common six size for "Eighty four.” miniatures is 25mm. These small "Miss!” lead soldiers cost about 50 cents "Oh shit ..." apiece, and must be carefully The judge passes the dice to the painted. Miniatures players tend enemy. The enemy chuckles. This to be a little more ‘rabid’ than may only be wargaming, but this their boardgaming counterparts is war! and spend literally hundreds of It is late on a Saturday night. In dollars on ‘toy’ soldiers. a cool, rather damp basement, six Common to both games are the grown men huddle around a four levels of combat depicted. by eight foot table. The table top is Games can be as small as role sprinkled with tinted sawdust, and playing games where the player spotted with model railroad build- assumes the identity of a ings, miniature trees, and blue character, and proceeds through paper rivers. Three of the men an adventure with him. In role push forward tiny models of playing, or adventure gaming, a American and British World War wargamer can live out his perTwo tanks. Two others stand back, sonal fantasies he can be a weswatching carefully, and oc- tern gunfighter, a Roman gladiacasionally place a model German tor, a sword wielding freebooter in tank on the table when it is ‘disquest of treasure in a long abancovered’. doned dungeon, or even an asFor the three allies the dis- tronaut facing the unknowns of coveries have been few, far be- deep space. tween, and costly. Puffs of cotton A second level game plays with batten, smoke, billow from ‘burnsmall units, often platoons or bating’ vehicles. talions of troops fighting small The sixth man watches careful- tactical battles. World War Two
There
is
the battlefield.
—
He
consults three thick rule books, that express reality in terms of a game. The rules and ly too.
judges determinations tell the players the movement of their vehicles, their fire power, and the vehicles ability to dish out and this
and Three games using model tanks are best suited to this scale, and ancient and Napoleonic period battles can be fought in this size.
The
third level
common
to
both
is an army or grand tactical scale. Large battles can be fought out, take damage. Rolls on twenty usually with each figure or countsided die add an element of ran- er representing 20 to 100 men. dom chance to the game. But the Boardgames add a fourth level, games are based, not on chance, that of war on a world wide (or if but on complex statistical proba- science fiction gaming galactic) bility. The rules force the players level. These board games can be to make the same strategic and integrated with miniatures to tactical decisions a soldier on the create a campaign game that links field would have to make. small table-top battles to a conChess is a wargame most people tinuing struggle. have played, but it is highly abJust about any period or type of
stracted. In the
modern wargame,
a terrained table and rulers replace the squared playing and moving grid. While models of tanks, aircraft, footsoldiers, ships, or even war elephants replace the stylized playing pieces.
soldier is available in
Financially, boardgaming is the cheapest, a complete game can be had for about ten dollars and can run as high as $45. Miniatures rulebooks sell for as low as two dollars, but a good set of rules will cost about ten. The amount you
spend on model soldiers then depends on your budget, the amount of time you can spend painting them, and the size of the battles you wish to fight. The author has a
and Dragons, a popular fantasy role-playing game, can spend well over $40 on the basic rules, and a collection of monster models is limited only by your bank balance). Though most wargamers are pacifists at heart,
there is a strange and morbid air about a wargame. It is the primal thrill of the kill,
even
if
the kill
is
a metal figure
removed from the table or a
puff
Republican Roman army, circa 200BC. that has over two hundred figures in it, including four war-
of cotton on a tank model. It is also a powerful mental exercise, and a life long search through the history books for that
elephants.
one tactic-Caesar’s divide and
Role playing games bridge miniatures and board games by replacing counters with a limited
conquer, Fredrick the Great's oblique advance. Napoleon’s mas-
number
of figures. (Though a well
equipped gamer playing Dungeons
tery of the French column, Jelicoe’s crossing the ‘T’, or conversely Custer’s famous question,
"What indians?” A limited number of specialty shops and some better equipped hobby shops sell wargaming equipment, and the tight knit wargaming community holds swap shops and games days where players can buy. sell or trade troops.
The author’s collection includes about five hundred miniature
metal figures,
and over one
hundred model tanks.
The judge shakes
enemy
his
head as
my
rolls the dice.
"Roll again," he says, "and let's see where you hit him”. He shakes his head and mutters something about a hot knife through butter.
model form
from large companies such as Mini Figs or Heritage. And rule books or boardgames provide guides to recreating the flavour
and problems of a battlefield commander.
These pictures show the author's fortress and seige equipment. A war game simulating a seige. saw a powerful Roman attack force equipped with rams, towers and catapults, defeat the gallant efforts of Greek mercenary and local peasant militia units who were attempting to defend the fortress. Though the Greeks poured boiling oil, and countless arrows into the attackers, the Romans battered down the rear gates, and swarmed over the rear tower, to capture the fort and end the week long seige by a major assault.
Brave men of the British 24th of foot (later South Wales Boarderersi hold the mission station at Roark's Drift against advancing Zulu tribesmen. Braver still, the Zulus attack again and again under withering rifle fire. A war game in progress recreates the events of January 1879. during the British expansion in South Africa. Just over one hundred men defended the tiny sand bagged fort under attack by some four thousand Zulus. Eleven Victoria crosses were awarded for the gallant two day action. which saw every defender wounded in some way, and over one thousand Zulu warriors killed.
"Smfle, you're on candid military precision bombing."
RollingS£oke _PaKel2 <
Tuesday April
;
15
REVIEWS Records The Clash (reviewed by Rob Chester) It s neat to watch something evolve. In just three albums, you can see (hear?) The Clash nvolve from, in their own words, a garage punk band, to what has humbly and perhaps honestly been called the only rock and roll band that really’ matters. The Clash’s first album, simply the U.S.A., London's Burning The Clash, was loaded with punk (with boredom now) and Career anthems for both the movement. Opportunities (They said I better and the band.
take anything they
got,.
).
But
upbeat, was comparatively, downright mellow. On Police arid Thieves the vocals become distinguishable. and The Clash style
it
British punks bopped and po- also outlined the band and where goed to White Riot, that urges they were from, and where they young whites to join their black stood: “We re a garage band, we brothers in rioting for their collec- come from garageland’. tive rights. The album also traced The first album is a diamond in the frustration, boredom and the rough, for both The Clash as problems of western youth they did sound and for the indicathrough songs and lyrics such as tions of what they would soon Hate and War, I'm so Bored with sound like. One cut. though still
stands out.
Their sound is layered and batted back and forth in both vocals and guitar riffs. On the stereo, a
chord from the left, answers a chord from the right, grabbing the listener, and the words, a sort of question answer between guitarists Mick Jones and Joe Strum-
the first two albums are present, the layering, the live quality and the back and forth vocals.
mer has the listener flowing back and forth to the beat. Like a spectator at a tennis game the rocking back and forth pumps enzymes
to the brain that
scream dance, dance, dance! Though not completely different from the more punk style Police and Thieves shows in 20-20 hind-
\
sight, the band's direction.
The Clash album has all the power and anger of punk, along with indications that the band is not just powerful and angry, but talented as well.
The second album Give Em Enough Rope, was more of a studio And while it has been called dissappointing. as the producers attempted to control The Clash energy, and make it popular to the large North American audience, it is perhaps most dissappointing to job.
the producer.
The sound
is
more controlled
but in retrospect with the London Calling album, it is just another
step
in the band's evolution. The rough and ready punk energy is
there, and the vocals are still almost undistinguishable. But the first side is much like Police and Thieves, more mellow, with better emphasis on the music, the layered sound of drums and bass and guitar. Both albums have a rather ragged live quality about them, sounding like The Clash is reacting to an audience. The length of the songs is also increasing, and the lyrics become less of a chant (or yelling) and still
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....
THE SPRING BEER. FROM LABATT’S.
more ment
of a song. is still
The social com-
present.
album, The Clash come into their own. The styles of In their third
The album opens with the track London Calling. It
title
is
a
frightening start to an album, it tells of natural and man-made disasters that befall London, but with all that will happen - nuclear melt-
downs, an ice age, famine, and lack of fuel, singer Strummer seems almost happy that London will be flooded, and himself drown long before these other disasters can consume him. It is an odd start, as it doesn't reflect the hope, or at least confidence of the band. But the song changes, if only slightly ... ‘After all this won t you give me a smile?’ perhaps the confidence isn't lost.
.
should be mentioned that Lonis a double album and surprisingly is priced like a single. Each side however, has a sort of throw away song. Brand New Cadillac complete with its batman It
don Calling
theme, seems a throw away, and yet it doesn't! Its an old song (1959) but still applies to today
and what The Clash says - Strummer's incredulity: “Jesus Christ! Where'd you get that Cadillac?' One could write volumes on the individual songs and there are 19 of them on London Calling. The significant things about London Calling are the additions The Clash has made to its sound.
On
the first side, the last cut
Rudie Can't Fail, The Clash
moves solidly into ska-reggae. Much of The Clash can be determined in retrospect. Once you hear the reggae beat brought
to
the forefront in this song, you can trace the beginnings of it to Police and Thieves. The opener on the third side, begins a tale of two gamblers with a sort of rag tag jazzy horn section prompting the beat. It abruptly and obviously changes ('Start all over again.') and brings home the
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other less obvious changes in the preceding songs. A drunken but helpful informant for the police becomes belligerent and wishes the police bad luck in their search for
Jimmy
Jazz.
Death or Glory and excuses
plight,
tells of of
bands
the
start-
ing out, and how promises not to sell out quickly go by the boards.
The band however
is
proclaiming 'We're
just this, death or glory gonna fight till you loose
'
The Clash goes through
a lot of
topics and a lot of philosophy. But they base their premises on faith
and strength of will. They've been pushed around, but Rudie can't fail', and I'm not down'. Revolution Rock sums things up. The Clash is at the forefront of a brand new beat, and you'd better get with it. The album abounds with ragged edges, that add to the enjoyability
THE CHANGELING Reviewed by Fred Martinovic “The Changeling" is a so-called Canadian thriller which will fill audiences with terror and hit the big time at the box office. Producers Joel B, Michaels and Garth H. Drabinsky took the money they made from “The Silent Partner
many times and things. live
like they just got together to
jam. with the vocalists joining in at seemingly odd times to support each other. London Calling is an appropriate title. The last song, not credited on the cover or liners, is called Train in Vain. It has been receiving some AM air time, and la-
ments a
it
into
lost lover,
but signifies
the feelings of mutual support. 'You didn' stand by me, no not at all. no way.,.' London and The Clash are calling, and The Clash make it clear that with or without your support, they are going to
make
it.
The punk ideals are perhaps softened. less angry to be sure but the concern and the energy are still present.
defeated Conestoga College's own Seamus Flannery in the Art Directon category. “The Changeling" should prove to be a milestone of Canadian cinema. It is already proving south of the border that Canadians are scary too!
'
and poured
You can listen to it still hear new The sound is studio, but and alive. The band sounds
of the record.
AMERICAN GIGOLO— A WOMAN’S VIEW
“The Chan-
geling"
The money was well-spent and evident
the talent, art direction and effects. George C. Scott gives the polished performance expected of him in the role of John is
in
Russell— a composer who moves into an eighteen-room mansion after experiencing a personal tragedy. He soon discovers the house is inevitably haunted and tries to appease the presence disturbing him instead of packing his bags. More detail would only spoil the plot.
Fellow Americans Trish Van Devere (Scott's actual wife) and Melvyn Douglas (playing his third man of power this year) also grace the silver screen with their performances. The pathetic irony with “The Changeling" lies with the Canadian talent. Such supposed Canadians as Barry Morse,
John Colicos, and Helen Burns were lucky to receive five minutes on the silver screen. Director Peter Medak has also experienced injustice from the Canadian film industry's distorted nationalism. The fact he is Hungarian has robbed him of a deserving nomination for Best Director in this year's recent Canadian Film Awards. Medak has taken ancient horror flick cliches and has given them a serious and refreshing approach. The cinematography alone would take the breath away from most film students. Gasping in the audience is also common. The Hungarian director has craftily created an atmosphere in the film which mixes a touch of Baroque, a snippet of Gothic, and a taste of Victorian with
cabre
plot.
its
The atmosphere
is
maalso
enticed by an excellent mansion created by Trevor Williams— who
By Brenda Hoerle Richard Gere is the American Gigolo. He's a man whose divine purpose in life is to please women, in the ways they wish There's a great deal of aura about him. The tailored suits, the Gucci shoes, the sleek black Mercedes 450 SL he drives and his “hard to take your eyes away from" body combine to produce an appealing visual attraction. I liked the movie for several reasons. Gere, admittedly, is nice to look at. His manners, control and overall sensuality establish a striking figure on the screen. Those are the surface attributes. Inside.
Gere
is
somewhat
riche Californians. Julian knows no personal satisfaction in his sexual endeavours, but perceives what the women he feel.
When Lauren Hutton, a lonely senator's wife looking for some action, chooses Julian as her scandalous bedmate. Julian's feeling
begin to stir. She puts her reputation on the line when the obese and aging senator discovers who his wife is playing around with. He takes measures to have Julian framed, paid off and dispensed with, much to the chagrin of Lauren Hutton. The two beautiful people fall hopelessly in love. Hutton abandons her stately image as a respectable senator’s wife, to lie in Julian's
arms. Granted, there are flaws in the movie which have a rash of awful reviews and comments concerning
The American Gigolo.
in the
it reminds me of something from Alien. The Robert McVicar of the graphic tech program.
So who cares? What's wrong with a touch of frivolity
in today's shouldn't women be allowed to enjoy the obvious attributes of one handsome man?
society?
Why
Some viewers may
feel the plot
a silly one. having a stud man being reimbursed for his services. But consider this. The existence of female prostitutes is virtually taken for granted in today's life in is
the fast lane. I think that's a fairly chauvinistic outlook. The movie The American Gigolo highlights the fact that women too can become frustrated and at times, need a sexual re-
lease. with no strings attached. won’t accept that
Many however,
sort of equal time idea.
The music plays an important role with Deborah Harry from Blondie fame, cooing Call Me, the movie's theme. It adds to the mystery and seduction at hand. Good stuff, that music. Good movie
too in
my
opinion.
Richard Gere does for women, what Bo Derek does for men. It's as simple as
that.
MEETINGS WITH
hol-
low, for he holds no morals or convictions as he follows the “cash on delivery" policy with his feminine clients in the society of nouveau
seduces
This startling picture has been judged first place ing at
REMARKABLE MEN Peter Brook’s Latest Film “Peter Brook is one of the great trailblazing directors of our times. In his theatre, in his films,
lable
now
in
first
paperback on most
campuses, the book has sold steadily and widely in North America
Spoke photo contest. Starplace prize of $15 goes to
actor who portrays Gurdjieff He'll stop you dead in your tracks! Contributing to the power of these scenes is the music score which lifts the viewer into a place beyond the ordinary. The sound track, available on Varese Sarabande record STV81129, won the Best Music Award at the 1979 Oxford Film Festival.
and Europe. Meetings With Remarkable Men Gurdjieff's account of his early years. As a boy, he was overwhelmed by the question of human existence. In a moving scene in the film, he quietly asks his father: "Why was I born?" His When asked why he chose this questions were stimulated by the particular book to film. Brook revenerable traditions of oral story- sponded: “Every director wants to do something serious at least telling and the miraculous phenomena that surrounded him in his once in his life We were aiming native Armenia, a cultural cross- at the unknown audience that a roads of the near East. His need film like this can touch, and it is led him on a journey through unknown because when we opened Egypt and Asia to seek answers to in New York we broke every house his burning questions. The journey record in the Cinema 3. We make brought him into encounters with the film as best we can and hope the “remarkable men" of the there'll be a much bigger audience film's title than we think, and in this case While the book is penetrating there was. One mustn't underrate and moving, the film, shot largely the public. on location in Afghanistan, is even Shown at five world festivals, more so. Brook has taken full ad- the film is now playing in France vantage of the rugged Afghan ter- and the United States. It comes to rain, capturing its colour, at- Toronto on May 16th, at Cineplex mosphere and some of the most (Eaton Centre). Don't miss it! Meetings With Remarkable remarkable faces ever seen on film, the faces of Afghan pa- Men. by G.I. Gurdjieff, published triarchs and tribesmen. Even by Dutton and available in Canada more unforgettable is Dragan from Collins (Picador edition) Maksimovic. the young Yugoslav L. Paloheimo is
.
"
in his whole approach to the art of living and the experience of transforming the living back into art, he has taken great gambles, great leaps of faith, some of which have left his old audiences (and certainly most of the stuffy critical establishment) far behind. Like Castaneda's jump from the mountainside into the abyss, this is Brook greatest leap of all." Rob Baker,
Soho Weekly News. It is a rare event when a film is of a book on philosophy or psychology, but it's happened with the book Meetings With Remarkable Men. Peter Brook, the wellknown English director, in colla-
made
boration with Mme. Jeanne de Salzmann, has filmed the au-
tobiography of G.I. Gurdjieff, whose psychological teachings have been one of the profound influences of the 20th century. Avai-
Mikica Dimitrijevic as the young Gurdjieff with a village girl a scene from Meetings with Remarkable Men.
in
Kolling spoke, Page 14
Y AH-HOOOOOOOOOO by Brenda Hoerle
As the snowbanks gradually
trickle into oblivion and longer, one can detect a refreshing scent in the nippy air. Whether believable or not, spring is nearing.
days grow a
And what comes after spring? Ah summer. Life in the fast lane. teachers, no more books.
little
No more
Part-time jobs. Cash in your walLong weekends. All-nighters
let.
at the beach. The list goes on and on. As you suffer through these final few weeks of college life, bored to tears in that sluggish 8:30 a.m. elective, sit back, relax and re-
member
...
down
to the water, to watch the waves incessantly lick the shoreline. The moon casts a shimmer-
ing glow on the lulling waters. There is no noise except for the shrieks of a few partiers deep in the bush. The two of you are alone. Ooh so romantic ... Bang! Crash
summer!
Sprawled in the privacy of the backyard lying on your stomach,
Oh God! Somebody forgot to put the cooler away from the front of
you're clothed only where absolutely necessary in order to bag the most photons. Summer is tan time. Like turtles basking in the sun, people of all ages flock to that perfect spot, to spread a big towel and sprawl. Somewhat bored, you find yourself peering out of one open eye at an ant trying to drag one succumbed fly through a jungle of grass blades. Amusing to say the least. But that's
okay because one needs
the tent in a frantic attempt to get to the bath house. Geek.
Camping can be great, if you don't mind using those filthy showers in those bath houses. If you don't mind little creatures scurrying about in the middle of the night, looking for a bit to eat. If you don’t mind living a hermit existence in the midst of the bush for a couple of days.
People are friendly and
to
in
empty the mind of dusty throughts and pent up worries that have
The windows are down, the f'
efforts.
of the
,
go out
There was no third place awarded.
to
nrs^eaHSIusnSrint
Jim and Robert,
for excellent
radio
blaring and the sun is Everyone's ready Things are cool. Parties are planned for every night and you make many pals by strolling down the beach in your bikini (or whatever) when beach activity is at its peak in mid-afteris
beating down.
to party.
noon.
At midnight, you might wander
that pass the
summer
time. Play-
where ever you call your home, with the windows down, calling out to
all those pals of yours sitaround doing nothing. Girls cruise. Guys cruise. Checking the sidewalks for action they sit in their cars, necks careening here and there. Eyes wandering. Comments being made. Good times. Music. The Beach Boys really provide incentive for summer with their beach party songs. The last long weekend is synonymously celebrated with the Beach Boys concert. Yah Hoo! Here comes
ting
summer
...
IhlentHunt! Canadian University Press will be launching a national four-colour
campus magazine (200,000 circulation) in the fall of 1980, that will be distributed through
member newspapers. Writers,
and
photographers
Please include a brief
resume, recent photograph, present address and telephone number, with forwarding address if
applicable. Material
will
be returned only
if
accompanied by selfaddressed stamped envelope.
illustrators are
invited to submit samples of their work,^
sketches, ideas and outlines for consideration by the editorial, board.
WHEN YOU SPEED.
Material should be sent to:
You’re wasting $$$
and gas
Canadian University
Ministry of
Transportation
and Communications Ontario
Hon. ^ ames snow, Minister Harold Gilbert, Deputy Minister
have
ing tennis, playing golf, sailing and a host of other time-consuming ways to wile the time away. Cruising. No, not the movie, stupid. Drivin' down the main drag of
road.
,°
all
wish. Party
Friends you haven't seen for months, call up and arrange to spend the weekend with you at the beach.
in
same
The nice weather allows us to pursue those sports and hobbies
Armed with a cooler stocked with barley sandwiches some beach clothes and pondering some minor details on what you will eat for the entire weekend, you hit the Sp0k phot contest went t0 Jim Waller l ! thls c,os e up of maple keys. Our congratulations
the
built
up over the past year. Just existing for a few hours in the sun's rays can be so relaxing.
P aC
common
hardy.
The National Campus Maga 2 ine, Suite 202 126 York Street, Ottawa, Ontario Canada KIN 6T5
Tuesday April
15
An
’80s
way
to keep
by Don Breen Are you tired of looking at that robust, portly figure of yourself in the bathroom mirror when you wake up in the morning? Do your lungs ache with convulsive pains after you walk up fifty flights of stairs? Do you find that you cannot keep in stride with that little old lady down the street? Let me tell you, you’ve got problems. According to Karen Gingrich who owns Matador Fitness Centre. "more and more people are calling the club or coming in to ask for advice on how to get into
fit
Within seven months Gerry was to Matador Fitness Centre shape, something he despised doing before. "After joining the club. I went from 189 pounds down to 155 pounds," he said. Currently, Hornman is pressing SO pound weights.
coming
to get in
Gerry's son. an athletic young looking around one day
man was
where to go to get the best treatment for running, lifting weights and other things He was unsa-
shape.
"When
I
first
came
in
I
couldn't
even run at
all but now ! run at least a mile a day." he said, Pat Rush. 37, said she started to come to Matador because she was
tisfied with the previous place he out of shape and had back prob"People are just starting to rea- was attending, lems. have leisure time and When he visited Matador, he She chose to come to Matador they want to know how to use it was taken on a tour of the pre- Fitness because she had heard properly,” she said. mises and discussed what he how this fitness club could shape At one time people used to think wanted. He liked what he saw. up a person without hard work. going to a health club and being Only 16. he managed to convince "I wasn't too sure what my concerned with physical fitness his parents to let him join friends were saying at first, but 1 was a luxury, Karen said. Gerry was given the same treat- thought I would at least look into A new trend. Karen says, is for ment as his son had received, the club and see what it was all people to start shopping around going on a tour and talking about about, " she said. and looking at places to go so they the programs. Despite hating ex"The atmosphere is friendly can work out. and become more ercising, he thought for the fun of around here and the people make healthy. you work hard, but in a gentle it he would take out a month-long ‘Matador Fitness is not your membership, manner, she said. average health spa or YMCA," said a customer who wished to remain anonymous.
lize they
'
"It's a family affair." he said. This private club offers many
as a group.
“The way the programs are
set
up. are to suit one's needs.
a person has a back problem,
they have their own program. The same goes for people with other problems. Each person has their
own
individual
program
work
to
on." said Karen. The club instructors who are all professional in their line of work, design the program to suit one s needs. Presently, there are approximately 3,000 programs going on One interesting fact about them that the instructor will
is
'
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like
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our prepared presentation. Then the discussion started. The tuition fee increase is supposed to cover any ancilliary fees or lab costs. We stressed that Conestoga did not have any. so we were being given the short end of
Prez
the stick. The Council of Regents assured us that if we didn't have
sez Council of regents I
believe
1
hit the
political career at
peak of
Conestoga
visit
my Col-
The Council ol Regents, the governing educational body for Colleges in Onlege on
March
19th.
any now. we surely would- have gotten them within the next few years. These ancilliary fees were being used by the colleges to cover costs above tuition. So to protect the students, the ancilliary fees are now incorporated into the tuition fees. This means that they are regulated.
Conestoga
He reminded the Council that the students of Conestoga had attained many milestones in educollege.
cation. such as a metal education program, and a women's educa-
The Council of Presidents at the Valhalla Inn late Wednesday afternoon compiled our presentation and trudged off to the
program, and that we are looking forward to gaining employment. Joe outlined our collective concerns. general underfunding, transportation problems, and tuition fees. Elaborating on these problems. Joe stressed over-
Council of Regents.
crowded classrooms and
tario.
met with
the presidents
ol
the campuses of Conestoga College and their representative to the Board of Governors, Bob Bur-
all
nell
met
Our spokesman. Joe Strauss, president of the Guelph Student Association, made the introductions and then proceeded with the presentation. We had decided to bring before the Council of Regents. our common complaints and then allow each campus president to make their individual pre-
tion
cafeterias, and equipment not keeping pace with technology. He told the Council that the transportation systems to acade-
mic and non-academic activities were poor and that public transit was expensive and inadequate. Joe expressed concern about
ris-
ing tuition fees and books and loans arriving late. When Joe was finished outlining
OSAP
sentation. Joe outlined
our objectives of welcoming the Council of Regents and to voice College, Conestoga to
these common concerns, the Council of Regents stated that the concerns of the students of the they were verv impressed with
The underfunding problems are apparently a concern at every college. It must be remembered that Conestoga College has a budgeted equipment expenditure, and we do
have
a
new Sports Complex. As
well, there are
“reserves" for
maintenance of equipment. The Council suggested a cooperation between programs i.e. the electrical students work on the woodworking students faulty equipment. As well, the Council pointed out that programs such as Broadcasting will never be able to keep up with technology because of the overwhelming cost, and advancement of the equipment. The main point that we dealt with was the transportation prob-
Apparently a lot of other colleges have created their own busing system with student drivers, major pick-up points and not that
headaches.
sounds
It
many
like a
good
idea. 1 think that this* idea of bringing our concerns before the Council of
hawk and Lambton student
as-
sociation presidents, after an hour.) I strongly suggest that it continues, and that you. the students. make your problems known to the DSA President and the
Regents is an excellent idea. We spent two and a half hours with them We were joined by Mo-
Board
Governors representa-
of
tive.
Dana Culp President. D.S.A.
79
80
i
Prez Sez for ’80/81 As the newly elected President
DSA. there are
of the
whom
number
a
of
would like to thank and contributions. each and every one of you. the students, who took the time to vote on the 26th and 27th of March. I'm glad to see that such a large number of you cared enough to case a ballot for the candidate of your choice and I hope I am able to meet your people
I
for their efforts
First. I'd like to thank
expectations. I'd like to thank Barb and other people who helped with my campaign and offered encouragement. You all did a great
Secondly.
Carm.
Sheila. Beth. Les,
all the
job.
.
Dana
thank
I'd also like to
Culp.
Val Saturno and the current
members
DSA executive
of the
for
offering assistance, input and ideas which have been and will continue to be of value to both myself
and Rob Reale, your new
Vice-President.
We
have begun accepting applications for next year's executive from those of you who feel you
have skills which would be of assistance and have time to offer those skills to us. If you're interested in serving on the executive or representing your program on the DSA Board of Directors please drop by the office and we will be happy to provide you with further details. All of us involved with the DSA would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy and sue cessful summer. Glen Seibel President. D.S.A. 80 81
lem. The Council of Regents reminded us that Ken Hunter is still negotiating with the Kitchener Transit people, trying to get a better system of public transportation to the college. Also, the Council was surprised that we didn't have our own bus
Goodbye from Spoke for this year. Have a good summer, and we'll see you all next September. Fuck we made it!
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Qualifications
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fall;
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in
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i
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to:
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178 Queen Street. Ottawa, Ontario
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