The Capital Times, February 21, 2005 9
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By Kellye Way
Music Reviewer
kjw2o3g psu.edu
Artist: Various
Album: Grammy Nominees 2005
Number of Tracks: 21
Rating: "1/2
Featured Tracks:
"Let's Get It Started"
The Black Eyed Peas
"Here We Go Again"
Ray Charles w/ Norah Jones
"American Idiot"
Green Day
"Heaven"
Los Lonely Boys
"If I Ain't Got You"
Alicia Keys
"Burn"
Usher
"Through The Wire"
Kanye West
"She Will Be Loved"
Maroon 5
"You Had Me"
Joss Stone
"Redneck Woman"
Gretchen Wilson
"The First Cut Is The Deepest"
Sheryl Crow
"Sunrise"
Norah Jones
"You Raise Me Up"
Josh Groban
"Daughters"
John Mayer
"Cinnamon Girl"
Prince
"Love's Divine"
Seal
"My Immortal"
Evanescence
"Good Vibrations"
Brian Wilson
"Monkey to Man"
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
"Vertigo"
U 2
"Ch-Check It Out"
Beastie Boys
For the small percentage of you
who actually haven't downloaded
most of these songs already, this
collection is a good compilation
of commercial hits from the past
12 months. This year's nominee
CD could almost be labeled
"vintage" with songs from Elvis
Costello, U 2, Beastie Boys, Ray
Charles, and even dare we
say it Prince (formerly known
as "The Artist formerly known as
Prince").
Overall, the collection is pretty
bland and you can save yourself
twenty bucks and just turn on
the radio to any Top 40 station.
Of course, if you're in the market
to create a time capsule of 2004,
the CD will probably be on sale
this week.
The 47th Annual Grammy
Awards took place on Sunday
night, February 13th with an
interesting array of performers,
presenters, and winners.
Congrats to U 2 for snagging all
three Grammys that they were
nominated for, and also to Green
Day for waiting patiently at the
gate for 15 years before picking
up their first ever Grammy award
for "American Idiot." Musical
starlet Norah Jones took home
her billionth set of awards, this
time for her collaboration with the
late, great Ray Charles on "Here
We Go Again."
The normally boisterous Queen
Latifah hosted an unusually
mellow show. Kanye West's mini
drama during his performance of
"Jesus Walks" may even prove
to be more memorable than
Usher's dance moves during
"Caught Up." . .
Despite entertaining
performances and all-star
collaborations, I think I'm ready
to set aside the Grammy hype of
the last year and see what this
talented crew has in store for the
near future.
Local cafe takes diners back
By Elizabeth Wingate
Staff Reporter
eawl 91 @psu.edu
THE SUBWAY CAFE
1000 HERR STREET
HARRISBURG, PA
(717) 255-9470
HOURS: MONDAY THRU
THURSDAY: 11AM-9PM
FRIDAY: 11AM-10PM,
SATURDAY: 4PM-10PM
TAKE-OUT & GIFT
CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE
CASH ONLY, NO CREDIT
CARDS ACCEPTED
HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE
Miriam-Webster dictionary
defines a classic as, "serving
[as] a standard of excellence:
of recognized value; traditional,
enduring." That which is
designated "classic" is given
special status because it's not
often that one comes across
such, whether it's a 1957 Chevy
Nomad, a. lovingly preserved
edition of Leaves of Grass, or
the elderly gentleman with whom
you share sludge-like coffee and
memories of a time gone by at a
café on lazy Saturday mornings.
Classics are those things that
stay and provide a sense of
place in a world that seemingly
becomes more and more
placeless,And so, if any of these
ramblings strike you, even in
the faintest way, you'll adore the
authenticity of the Subway Cafe,
an old slice of Harrisburg that is
as fresh as its thrice—daily-made
pizza dough and as comfortable
as the chrome-and-red vinyl bar
stools upon which you'll gladly
rest awhile.
Three brothers married three
sisters, so the story goes, and
each couple started a restaurant
in the area: The Alva, Puliti's, and
The Subway Cafe. Donato and
Sister Souljah speaks
By JoVon Hill
Staff Reporter
jfhs27@psu.edu
On Feb. 4, 2005 Penn State
Harrisburg welcomed national
activist, rapper and lecturer
Sister Souljah to a capacity
crowd in the Student Center of
the Capital Union Building. Sister
Souljah kicked off one of the few
programs for Black History Month
offered on-campus.
Souljah, known for her
sometimes-controversial
methods and opinions, did not fail
to deliver in her true fashion to her
awaiting audience. The lecture
was free and open to students
and the community. People were
so anxious to hear what Souljah
had to say, they began arriving
at 5:45 p.m., though the event
was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
Those waiting arrived with copies
of "The Coldest Winter Ever" and
"No Disrespect," books written by
Souljah for her to sign.
When 7:00 p.m. finally arrived;
Souljah still had. The crowd of
over 350 became antsy and
wondered aloud where the guest
of honor was. Souljah snuck in
the back entrance and JoVon
Hill, one of the organizers of the
event, rushed to the microphone
to introduce her. Hill spoke of
Souljah being a positive individual
Liana Giusti bought the Subway
Café in 1948 after years of saving
(Donato cut cheese at a local
shop for five dollars a week),
and the Subway quickly became
known as a sure-fire spot for
soup and a sandwich. Thanks
to the nearby telegraph press
and TRW factories, the Subway
had patrons filling the booths
From left, Chris Poitrinal, chef, and Scott Hohe, bartender since 1981, help set the Subway Café apart with
their warm personalities and family attitude toward customers.
and standing three-deep at the
bar from 7am to 2am, six days a
week, and the menu expanded to
include the locally famous pizza.
Scott Hohe walked into the
Subway Café in 1981, and has
been there ever since, though
he is not the Subway's longest
serving employee. This longevity
is yet another facet that sets
the Subway Café apart; the
employees actually care, and
they probably know you by name.
After brief stints at the Sheraton
and the Steelton Moose Lodge
in the hip-hop community and
a good role model for those
seeking someone different from
the norm.
Souljah's lecture began on a
lighthearted note, making fun of
females who go to the clubs and
bars solely in search of men. She
incorporated some of today's hit
songs like "Soldier" by Destiny's
Child and "Flap Your Wings" by
Nelly in order to make that point.
Souljah said, "I know a lot of you
girls go to the club and say to
yourselves, 'I need a soldier...
gotta know to get dough and her
better be street.' Then once you
find that man for the night you
drop down and get your eagle
on." After this statement, the
crowd erupted with laughter and
applause.
While everyone was laughing,
Souljah dropped a bomb on
the crowd that did not go over
well with everyone. She said, "I
hate when females go through
all the trouble of getting making
themselves beautiful and seek to
find a man at the club, and then
turn around a call him a dog after
you have sex with him without
even knowing his name." She
asked the question, "What does
a dog do? A dog searches for
what it, it is on a mission to get
one thing and one thing only and
once it gets it, it is finally satisfied,
as a young man, Hohe got the
job as bartender at the Subway,
and despite constantly bickering
with Liana, the owner, he stayed
put. "She used to tell me in her
heavy accent, 'Scott, you a
good boy,"' Hohe said. "Then
five minutes later, ever-present
cigarette hanging from her lips,
she's yelling at me, saying,
'you're lousy.'" "Everyone told me
I should get out of that place,"
Hohe continued, "but Liana, she
was like my mother, my wife
and my boss all in one. She was
the greatest thing since sliced
bread."
Fond recollections are like the
recipes at the Subway, robust
and satisfying; the stuff that sticks
with you. Raymond Premici has
cooked atthe Subway for 44 years,
and his son, Chris Poitrinal, was
practically raised there. Poitrinal,
a second-generation Subway-
and that's what you females do,
BITCH!" Souljah actually decided
to enter controversial territory
and called women who act of
that character bitches. This did
not go over well with the younger
women in the audience; the older
ones stood and applauded.
Souljah's lecture was geared
toward college students, mainly
African-American females.
Surprisingly, a large contingent of
PSH students was present in the
audience, a welcome change to
the low student turnout at many
on-campus events.
Souljah spoke to these students
about traditional African traditions
that to her are far better than the
ways and traditions practiced
in
American mainstream
culture. She spoke about how
African women had respect for
themselves and that they would
not allow a man or anyone to
treat them negatively.
The main objective of Souljah's
lecture was to promote unity within
the African-American community.
She stated that over the years,
African-Americans have become
self-centered and have taken on
the American way of thinking.
She called African-Americans
selfish and not willing to help
others, and called for African-
Americans to go back to the old
African traditions of generosity
er, has followed in his father's
footsteps and can be found in
the cozy kitchen nearly every
day. Both of the Giustis were
dedicated to the Subway until
their final days, and bartender
Hohe plans to be around just as
long; "They'll have to carry me
out of here on a stretcher," he
said with a chuckle.
Photo by Elizaeth Wingate
Though Liana and Donato Giusti
no longer grace the Subway, the
restaurant's new owners, Nikki
and Jimmy Moka and Christina
and Chris Lamnaos have kept
their spirit alive. "When we
bought the Subway in October
of 2003," said Nikki Moka, "all of
the patrons said, 'Don't change a
thing!' and we haven't."
That's good news for customers,
who still stand in line on Friday
nights for pizza baked in the same
Mrs. Smith's pie pans used in the
fifties, and homemade lasagna
and communal support.
After her lecture, Sister Souljah
signed copies of her two best
selling books, "The Coldest Winter
Ever" and "No Disrespect." The
on-campus bookstore sold books
at the event, but quickly sold
out. Like a true businesswoman
Souljah had books with her;
that also quickly sold out. There
were over 200 people waiting in
line for over two hours waiting to
Photo courtesy of www.sistersoljah.com
Activist, rapper and lecturer Sister Souljah visited PSH on Feb. 4 to kick
off Black History Month events on campus.
in time
on Thursdays and Fridays.
Under twinkling art deco lights,
customers can wash it all down
with a "fishbowl" of beer or soda,
a gargantuan beverage that
may very well make you feel like
you're floating. If beer isn't your
thing, try one of Hohe's famous
Manhattans. Several patrons
sitting at the bar enthusiastically
proclaimed them "the best
in Harrisburg," and had this
interview not taken place in the
afternoon, I would have gladly
indulged.
By no means is the Subway's
menu limited to pizza. Dining
beneath murals of the emerald
Italian countryside painted by the
original bartender (who dubbed
his mural "The Sleeping Woman"),
patrons enjoy everything from
antipasto and salads graced
with homemade dressings, to
hamburgers, sandwiches, and
tender veal and spaghetti in a
sauce that would do any Italian
grandmother proud. Your palate
will be delighted and the prices
will please your wallet--nothing
on the menu is over $lO. Be sure
to bring cash, as no credit cards
are accepted, and it is a cold walk
to the A+ station down the street.
The Subway Café continues
to draw patrons young and not
so young, with its satisfying
menu and checkered tablecloth
nostalgia. It is my hope that a
new generation will discover this
gem in their midst. Sure, call
Dominoes. But they haven't been
making pizza since 1948, and
they don't have a statue of the
Leaning Tower of Pisa glowing
in the corner, or a plaque near
the ceiling marking the water
level during the flood of '72. The
Subway Café is more than just a
great stop. It's a place you'll want
to bring your kids to someday, a
classic in every way.
have their books autographed
and have their picture taken with
Souljah.
The event was organized by
Hill and Altamese Kelley, with
assistance from Dr. Felicia
Brown-Haywood. The event was
paid for by the Student Activity
Fee fund, the Diversity and
Education Committee, and the
Bookstore fund.