Page Four d il: Pop and Rock (.% Friday night, the brilliant ef forts of Margaret Inns produced another Coffeehouse in the RUB quiet lounge. Music was provided by our own Gay Catania, and the duo of Bill Krezinski and Julie Buckly. You know that at least one night you could have escaped the humdrum activities that prevail on any typical weekend in the hollow caves up on the hill. But, your choice was to indulge in the frivolity, only to realize the next morning the futility of your at tempt to reach serendipity the previous night. Well, judging from the turnout, most of you missed a good show. Now, before _preceding, I would like to take the opportunity to make you realize an important concept. In seeing that the Collegian was in dire need of journalistic talent, I elected myself to accept the respon sibilities of evaluating the various coffeehouse performers which pass through our doors every month. And I consider that my purpose is not to gift the Coffeehouse people with a free plug to boost student par ticipation, but instead I wish to fairly and objectively judge them as best I can. And it is much more difficult to do with amateur musicians than with professionals. A professional has either reached a level of mastery and excellence in his medium or not. The judgement turns more to the aesthetic values of his music rather than technical per formance variables. But, an honest judgement of an amateur cannot be made without strong consideration of the performer's experience, musical training and knowledge, his audience, and , so on. The way to the top is a long and winding road. Which brings us to Gay Catania. Gay is a student at Behrend, and has spelibounded me with her voice more than once. Now Gay is not what you would call an experienced musician, yet in her short career, she has made great strides in her musical performing. Friday night, I sat with my coffee and simply enjoyed. Her personality on stage is very pleasing, and this is probably the hardest barrier for a soloist to cross. She makes her nervousness work for her, DATA TYPE & RESEARCH SERVICE 2 Sylvan street Rutherford Rutherford, N.J. 07070 (201) 933-6222 Termpaper & Thesis Research - Lowest rates from $2.50/pg. Mon.-Fri. 9:30-6 Sot. 10-4 CAMPUS JOBS AVAILABLE by Joe Grisanti letting the audience feel her anxiety, and establishing a communication. She is a person on stage. There was a variety of music present in her show, from Stephen Stills to old standards, though it was very evident that she is in love with Joni Mitchell. Especially pleasing was her original work, "Shuffle Love", a ballad of hard times and feelings. Her vocal capabilities cover about three octaves, very good for anyone. Her talent and per sonality made up for her mistakes as she flirted teasingly with her audience that evening, and the response she got from a rather small crowd illuminated this indeed. Now, on the other hand, there was Bill and Julie. As I said before, amateurs can only be evaluated fairly on their own levels of capability. This twosome has had some ex perience in local performing circles, and their performance was no indication of this. Their act was in my opinion, (respect it or not, I have no monopoly on truth), deplorable. They bad none of their selections down, and their attitudes clearly exemplified this. On stage, they were stagnant, lacking personality or rapport with their audience (what little of it there was left near the end). While Bill haeked out straight chords on his guitar Draft Registry Still Required Yes, young men turning 18 are still required to register with selective service. Although there are presently no inductions, it .is still a requirement of the military selective service act that young men who are 18 years of age register. They should register during the sixty-day period commencing thirty days prior to their 18th birthday. Even though this period has passed, a man should register if he has not done so. If you haven't, you can register at the Office of Student Affairs in the Main Building. Anyone desiring additional information should call the local board office telephone number 453-5044. Sehrend Collegian with no blended consistency or variation, Julie persisted on competing with him with her loud overbearing harmony. He didn't sing one phrase with emotion or feeling all night. Julie was not singing with him, but beside him. Their selection of tunes lacked any unification, and it was the first time I had heard any Johnny Winter sung like Loretta Lynn. Some music is very limited in the degree from which you may take it out of its intended arrangement before it is destroyed_ You may think that I have become very harsh and irrational in my thinking. But I Inve only mentioned the ill effects I received from these people, because these were so prevalent. Do not let this discourage you from ever attending a Cof feehouse again. I won't let you do that. Behrend has provided me with many enjoyable evenings and a lot of good talent. Life is inclusion and chaos. Art is exclusion and order. Anyone Interested in Becoming Business Manager contact Linda Johnson 899-9994 10 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME COULD SAVE A FRIEND'S LIFE. I DRUNK DRIVER, DEPT. y*20852 I . BOX 2345 In the time it takes to drive responsible for killing young people I r i -RmyOCnaK:VILLEe names people 1 your friend home. you could save are most often other young people. his life. Take ten minutes. Or twenty. If your friend's been drinking Or an hour. Drive your friend too much, he shouldn't be driving. home. That's all. If you can't do I I want to save a friend's life. 9 The automobile crash is the that, call a cab. Or let him sleep on I Tell me what else I can do. number one cause &death of your conch. my your age. And the ironic We're not asking you to be I Address — . thing is that the drunk drivers a doctor or a cop. just a friend. city_______ .YOUIIIS/14HWAYSAFFTY ADV ISORYCOMMI A: -- IF YOU LET A FRIEND DRIVE DRUNK,YOU'RE NO FRIEND. /IN \ V* 1 A Jay DiFrank New Personality office is located at the Student Union Desk and he resides within Read this article. Yes, before Perry Hall. you seal the fate of another DiFrank feels that he has a Behrend Collegian after having unique qualification for his job; discovered that they once again that is the fact that he has spent overlooked your name and four recent years as a student heroics, please consider reading here at Behrend. One year was this. I've discovered that an spent as president of the Student obscure yet important area of the Union Board. Because of this, he student activity lies within the feels he is atune to student needs Reed Union Building, and the man and requirements which helps who coordinates, advises, and him in advising and planning facilitates this operation is student activities. equally obscure yet just as im- DiFrank is ready to meet the portant. His name is A. Jay rapid increase in enrollment at DiFrank and he is the Union Behrend College which he ex- Manager for Behrend College. pects within the near future.He DiFrank is an assistant to the predicts that along with the Dean of Student Affairs and has demand for a new library there three main areas of respon- will also be extensive demands sibility: manager of the Union for increased student Building, director and advisor of organizations and activity. Mr. student activities, and fiscal DiFrank expects to play a key advisor. This may not seem like role in meeting these demands. much on paper, however, in order With his present operation he to coordinate the RUB and its forsees little difficulty in coping fifteen-hundred users with ac- with the anticipated increase. commodating activities and to DiFrank is concerned that meet their various demands and student organizations are needs requires a full-time job unaware of the many op with patience and good ad- portunities available to them. ministrative ability. If you do not Many, he said, do not even know believe what you read, just how to receive proper financial inquire for yourself. DiFrank's support. by Tim Grosser „,001.4.45Avirril ) - CHRISTI/LIS iSHOPPING SPECIAL at YOUR Bookstore Radios & Tape Recorders 20% OFF Buy $lO.OO worth of clothing and get a free T-shirt • of OUR choice 140:•Acof-••0•-.1.--720-4._ US IXS.ARTNENT OF TAANSAORTATON - NATIONAL HIGHWAY TAAFFICSAFETY ADMINISTRATION December 19, 1974
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