—The Daily Collegian Friday, July 15, 1977
The wall along College Avenue became a marketplace for a few days as buyers
and browsers examined the Arts Festival's sidewalk sales yesterday afternoon.
NITTANY MOUNTAIN SUMMER
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SPECTRUM
Limes, coconuts and Beatles
Rock band Ghost keeps high, funny spi
By STEVE LESTER
Collegian Staff Writer '
Silliness might not be the most sen
sible way to run one's life, but can be a
good basis for a rock concert, as was
proved by Ghost, a five-member band
from Massachusetts, last night on Old
Main lawn.
The group did selections by well
known artists like Steeleye Span, Jethro
Tull and .the Beatles while mime Anne
Fulper captured the laughs of the
audience with her stagefront antics.
The first set was a musical play in
which the group struggled to find a
gimmick in order to achieve in
ternational fame.
Following the Beatles song "Got to Get
You Into My Life," and a Ghost original
"I Know You're Looking For Me," the
fame seekers learned that their gim
mick was located at the center of the
earth. .
They had a little trouble finding the
center of the earth, however. (They
.
Folks from all overgather to share varied
Of all the•sliills brought to the Arts State College read one such poem, Jack McManis's warm tribute to compile these into a collection called
Festival, probably the least visual is "The Folk," which won first place in Leadbelly, the American blues "Elegies for Paradise Valley," the
poetry. Readings were offered two the open competition of the festival singer, and reflections like John sarcastic nickname of his •childhood
nights in a row this week at the poetry contest. Margie Gaffron of Haag's "no matter how you slice it, neighborhood.
Human Development Building, from Rebersburg won second place with a love just won't spread smoothly at "I rather wince every time I read
poets ranging from winners of the poem about her daughter entitled room temperature." these statements about poetry being
festival, poetry competition for "Rebecca: On the Evening of Your . Last night Robert Hayden (author play," he said. He called poetry more
eleinentary school to University Birth." of five volumes) read short portraits of a "spiritual play" and it is clear
professors. Throughout the evening, the of his relatives. He also read 'many through his excitement and emotion
Wednesday's reading was filled audience heard satire, thoughts and poems about the slum district of as well as his poetry, that he takes it
with • variety. Many were travel imagery. They heard the reminiscent Detroit where he grew up and his very seriously.
poems of Peru and Scotland, others descriptions of Dorothy Roberts, the experiences and impressions at that
were about home. Mary E. Ishler of rhythmic poetry of Rick McMonegel, time. He said he wants to eventually —by Debbie Sheer
should have tried straight down.) First
they wound up in Texas, which set the
scene for the Steely Dan song "With a
Gun." .
Then they wandered into Mexico
where one of the natives, Pulper,-gives
them the "center of the earth." It was
actually a coconut. But a rather special
coconut. It had a lime in it. As William
Hunt, who played reeds and guitars, did
a juggling act with limes and coconuts,
the rest of the group played the Harry
Nilsson tune "Coconut." Of course.
Next stop was at the Amazon jungle,
where the discovery of a subway token
brought on the inconquerable
"Tokenwoman," played by Fulper in
dark glasses and red tights.
After she said she could lead the band
to the center of the earth, they per
formed Jethro Tull's "Bungle in the
Jungle," with guitarist Jamie Shaler
doing an excellent vocal imitation of lan
Anderson.
They finally made it to the center of
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the earth, via the "Guadaloupe
Triangle," where they chanced across
"Captain 0," portrayed by the bassist
who calls himself "Fud" in real life.
Captain 0, dressed in psychedelic
space helmet complete with Bermuda
shorts and wing tips, told the fame
seekers the center of the earth had been
moved to the moon and it was up to
Tokenwoman to figure out how to get
there.
The band performed David Bowie's hit
"Space Oddity" and promptly landed on
the moon only to,find another coconut.
But this coconut had in it the long sought
after gimmick an Oreo cookie!
As Shaler gave the audience a sales
pitch for Oreo cookies, the rest of the
group threw dozens of them out to the
audience to munch on during in
termission, which , immediately
followed.
• The second set had no plot, but through
the brilliant mime acts by Ms. Fulper
each song flowed from one to the next.
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"Allison Gross," recorded by Steeleye
Span, received the biggest ovation of all
the songs last night. Other favorites
included another Bowie tune, "Kooks,"
Jethro Tull's "Cross Eyed Mary," and
the Beatles tune "Norwegian Wood,"
nicely seasoned with William Hunt's
flute work.
Then the group embarked on a United
Nations tour where about six nations
were waging protests against the
"United Snakes" for various reasons
like the seizure of fishing boats and the
placing of tarrifs on French . "dirty
playing cards."
The "protests" ended, as did the
performance, when the group played
"Political Science" by Randy Newman.
"Let's drop the big one on 'em now
'cause they all hate' us anyhow," they
sang as the audience stood up and
cheered.
Ghost vividly proved, as Steeleye has,
that theater, mime, and rock music can
work well together•
"As kids, we started smoking
because it was smart. Why don't
we stop for the same
reason?"
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