2ft—The Daily Coller 1 Thursday, Nov. 8,1979 Photo by Horry Kapsales Chuck Zito, a member of Homophiles of Penn State, speaks before a special meeting of the Centre County Advisory Council of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. State College Municipal Manager Carl B. Fairbanks looks on. Everyone vulnerable to cults, rabbi says By PAM ROBERTO “We need others to help us make choices, from to join cults, the rabbi said. Freshmen are suscep- Daily Collegian Staff Writer what tie to wear to value judgments,” he said. “In tible because they'are apprehensive about college All people have the potential to become involved in religious cults, the ability for you to think for life, seniors because they are worried about what religious cults because they all have “moments of yourself is played down.” will happen to them after graduation, vulnerability,” Rabbi Samuel Joseph said last night. parents play an important role in whether or not “People need a sense of community, which they People are the most vulnerable to cult recruiting chi i dren become involved in cults, Joseph said. By often don’t find at home or in their hometowns,” dSSdter U soJis S ofte!i approached SS unwittingly sending messages indicating that they Joseph said. “Cults provide for this need.”. P !v .. , PP, ... . y will love their children less if the'children do not Cults nrobablv came about because Deonle began apparently sympathetic stranger, and this stranger • tth t , exnpctations Barents *, •, pbby came about beca T use Pf-T® Degan plays upon emotions by sending messages of love, he ““ate their “■"eleasaettononsocmlesues, Josephs.,d. said. . qimeentible to cult involvement he said ‘People turned inward toward faith, hoping for Another cause of vulnerability is unwillingness to susceptible to cult involvement, ne said. God’s divine intervention,” he said. “When this make independent decisions, Joseph said. College freshmen and seniors are the most likely failed, they turned to a sort of anti-faith.” UNIVERSITY CALENDAR SPECIAL EVENTS Thursday, Novembers Commons Videotape, “TV Quarterbacks,” noon, Kern Lobby. STS/Two Cultures Dialogue on “Technology Assessment and Risk Analysis,” lunch, noon; presentation and discussion, 12:20 p.m., Room 101 Kern. Mor timer Schultz, nuclear engineering, on "Coping with the ‘Zero Risk’ Attitude.” Shakespeare film, Scofield/Brook, King Lear, 6:30 p.m., Room 112 Chambers. Free. GSA Workshop, “Hands-On, Crash Crafts," 7:30 p.m., Room 102 Kern. Office of Religious Affairs, 10 part film, “How Should We Thdri Live?” 7:30 p.iiL, Memorial Lounge, Eisenhower Chapel. Meetings: Alpha Phi Omega, 7 p.m., Room 309 Boucke, Penn State Education Assn., 7 p.m., Room 111 Chambers, Rifle Club, 7 p.m., White Bldg. Rifle Range. Wargamers, 7 p.m. r Room 107 Sackett. E & MS Student Council Undergraduate Seminar, 7.: 30 p.m., Room li2 Walker. Carl Sherman, petroleum and natural gas engineering, orl “Oil and Gas- Ripoff or Bargain? ” Model Railroad Club, 7:30 p.m., Room 307 Boucke. Penn State Dames, 7:30 p.m., Room 101 Kern. PSOC, Bike Committee, 7:30 p.m., IM Bldg. Outing Club Office. A Daily Calendar of Events is available around the clock at 863-1100. FA S TER THA N A SPEEDING STOCK QUOTATION:.. 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Cunningham responded to.advocates of an ordinance to prohibit discrimination against homosexuals by saying, “I don’t like the idea of forcing people into or out of relationships (with gays).” He also said an ordinance to protect the rights of homosexuals would infringe upon employers’ rights to hire who they wanted, adding that he would not sup port an equal rights amendment for homosexuals. After hearing gay rights advocates, including a local psychologist and a member of the Unitarian Fellowship, Corman said, “I will consider what you people said.” However, he also said, “I don’t want to promote homosexuality, so we shouldn’t RELAY(MIXED) FUN AND GAMES^^ (1) House (MIXED) (2) KAO &Ko (I)A (1) Melinda Patterson (2) Natalie Uptegrave KKr (2) Joan Pegg-rB (1) Carl Lahr- OKO (2) Paul Racecca- AKcJ> (1) Doug Shear- IX Bill Pennebaker-Ao (2) BobPanzelik- ATA SPECIAL THANKS TO: Paul Rigby Charles Naginey The Nittany Lion All Sorority Pledges who Participated in the PanHelympics have gays as schoolteachers. ” Several women then expressed their views oh women’s rights. Collena Jor dan, a local resident, spoke of a need for an agency to help the victims of wife abuse. Confronted with the issue of the Equal Rights Amendment, Cunningham said it was unneeded since all states must adhere to federal laws protecting women from discrimination. Cynthia Edvar, director of the Centre County Agency on Aging, confronted Corman and Cunningham with the need for more funds for the elderly. Corman stressed the need for local volunteers to assist in,the care of the elderly. “The person who gets money is the person who makes maximum use of bucks,” he said. However, both Corman and Edvar said a big problem was the lack of mass transit in rural areas of Centre County which causes isolation of the elderly who are unable to drive. Carl Fairbanks, member of the Human Relations Commission Advisory Council, said people were reluctant to volunteer to drive because of increasing fuel costs. I * 'A M i * >,*!' * & l* y • «• : r 'V.'s 'V* • :v. »■ '• • ' *• i ' *'*sH r ♦*’*'£•* l ‘ ! f ’ •* l¥s/ -rr At -v ■'/.‘'Mtf * »* " ' ,--,V ,*< ; Oswald has no comment > on dorm contract plan University President John W. 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Zilly and Murphy are reading the proposal and will make recommendations to Oswald. M. Lee Upcraft, director ofg Residential Life Programs, said he does * not know when the proposal will be made public, but added that the decision on the proposal would probably be final. Books for Sale "It'S a little bit too much. It's hard to play until two or three in the morning and get up for first period." could never come down to the bars and see a band that played the kind of music I wanted to hear." -John Dittmar Conspiracy's Rythm Guitarist mation of a stereotypical cowboy band ind a little bit of rock and jazz. And it’s a strange combination that works. Three years ago, before the com bination began,' Tahoka Freeway’s members were playing different styles to altogether different audiences. Fred Curdts, on Tahoka’s lead guitar, played with “Morning Song/’ while Larry Bish, lead guitar and vocals, played with “The Rounds Brothers.” Both bands were popular in the area several years ago, and, by coincidence, both’Curdts and Bish were out of jobs at the same time when those bands broke up. “Fred and Larry heard me doing a singles act in town and asked me to join them in forming a new band,” said Terry Whitlock, Tahoka’s lead vocalist and rhythm guitar player. Along the way, drummer Andy Jackman, who played in the local group “Muggins,” and Wayne Addleman, who plays pedal steel guitar and lead guitar, joined the group. The group’s name originates from a small town in Texas, Tahoka, that has the highest liquor sales in the state. There is a major highway running through the town, so. . „ Together, Tahoka Freeway’s mem bers have created a new sound for the State College area that attracts crowds. Sunday they played to a capacity crowd in the HUB ballroom for three hours. Illustration by Dolls Hoko -Jon Gerhart Conspiracy's Drummer cruising along ;y ANNETTE D AMATO >aily Collegian Staff Writer Country rock, cowboy rock, Southern •ock, country boogie, Western rock or luegrass; how do you describe a band /hose style is unique, refined and just ilain foot-stomping fun? Tahoka 'reewaysaysitall. Tahoka Freeway is a strange com- “They really have a lot of appeal a weekly look at life in the University community "Nobody wants to play the local scene all their life." Band plots rock 'n' roll success ByPAULSUNYAK Daily Collegian Staff Writer Sex and drugs and rock and rollare pre-requisites for any “with it” college town by modern standards. Today’s college students have been ; weaned on a diet of steady exposure to all three. For the past decade, diligent seekers may have found enough sex and drugs iii Happy Valley to support their habits, but the “junkies” of hard core rock and roll have met with perpetual frustration. . It was with that frustration in mind that the band Conspiracy was formed. “I cbuftf never come down to the bars and see a band that played the kind of music that I wanted to hear,” said drummer Jon Gerhart, who took it upon himself to fill the void created by the lack of. a basic, straight forward rock and roll band in State College. After its formation in May, the band practiced for 27 consectutivedays and built up their song reportoire music along the lines of The Who, UFO, Rush, and Kansas, plus some originals, Gerhart said. But the group soon found out 20 to 25 rock and roll songs do not a successful rock and roll band make. “The job market here is very, very limited,” bass guitarist Dale Hartsook said. “It used to be eight years ago or so, fraternities would have parties every night. The same frat' would have a party every weekend. They don’t dcLthat anymore; it’s cheaper to have a stereo and play disco.” The prospects for breaking into the downtown music scene 1 aren’t much better because the do-or-die criterionis cash-register appeal, Hartsook said. ’ “It’s purely financial,” he said. “If we don t draw a crowd, we’ll lose our job." • A big barrier in developing a large following, because they know how to relate to an audience. Not many bands play this kind of music, and they are definitely talented in what they do,” said Molly Johnson, (lst-animalproduction). (‘There has been quite a bit of talent in that band as long as they have been together,” said David Reisinger (7th general agriculture). “The band is unique in the fact that for a local group they are really talen ted,” said Nancy Norris (sth-recreation and parks). A lot of people think that talent will take them a long way. “I think they could go further than State College, but they have become a tradition at Penn State,” said one for mer student. “They really should move out, draw more of an audience, and build up a following,” said Keri Taddonio (6th- GNAS). , , “The most important thing that will help this band go further is that they do some of their own music, and they do it well,” said George Jugovic (lOth-ERM). Tahoka’s members have written at least 12 songs, including a nice soft rock 1 number, “Light Rain,” and a cute little ditty called “Rub It Up,” that leaves the audience smiling. The band has been compared to Pure Prairie League, The Marshall Tucker Band, Outlaws, Poco, The Burrito Brothers, The Charlie Daniels Band and a host of others. But as one listener put it: “They play just enough of. their own music not to seem too much like any other band.” You can hear this band every Monday and Tuesday night —jthey camp out at The Brewery. I. Above all, do not leave your homestead without your cowboy hat, a pair of shit-stompers and money for moonshine (and get ready for some fun). -Bob Snyder Conspiracy's Lead Guitarist especially for Conspiracy, is the 21-year-old drinking age, which, according to Hartsook, prevents many 16 to 20-year-olds from hearing the band. “They’re really into sensationalism.” he said. “If somebody does something wild, they love it; it excites them.” What Conspiracy does on stage may or may not beconstruedas “wild,” depending on how you think the average band should behave. They move around and release their feelings through their bodies as well as their instruments, and they encourage the audience to share in the release, Hartsook said. “When We play, we just let go," he said. “It’s almost like sex (in that) it’s physical as hell it’s something that you can’t live without but it’s difficult to deal with and it really gets you off. . , “I don’t like a lot of hard rock bands I see because they seem pretentious,” he said.'They’re purposely wiggling their ass and showing off. Some people get that opinion of us, but that’s not where we’re at at all.” Where Gerhart and rhythm guitarist John Dittmar are is walking a fine line between their music and education. Both are undergraduates and have found the added burden of playing two nights a week a painful pleasure so much so for co-founder Dittmar (sth advertising), that he is leaving the band. , “It’s a little bit too-much,” he said.'“lt’s hard to play until two or three in the morning and get up for first period class.” Gerhart (i3th-environmental resource management) said playing takes up a lot more time than people think. “It’s really rough,” he said. “This isn’t just showing up at 10:30 and playing. It’s moving equipment at four in the afternoon and going home too keyed up to go to bed.” If the stereotype holds true, rock and roll musicians Foot stompin’ fun usually comes with a performance by Terry Whitlock, lead vocalist and guitar player for Tahoka Freer way.vNamed after a real beer drinking town in Texas, the band mixes country, rock ’n’ roll and jazz for a unique sound. "There are definitely more women around than if you weren't in music. Some of them think because you're physical on stage you 7/ be good in bed." spend a lot of time in bed, and not necessarily sleeping. While being in the public eye may give an added ad vantage in meeting women, the group doesn’t live in a world of groupies and wild orgies, a picture which Dittmar called'a myth. Gerhart algreed that “all that stuff about snapping your fingers and you’ve got girls that’s not true.” But that doesn’t prevent Gerhart’s girlfriend from “getting bummed by the girls who stare and smile,” which may be part of the reason she attends many of the band’s performances. ' “There are definitely more women around than if you weren’t in music,” Hartsook said. “Some of them think that because you’re physical on stage you’ll be good in bed. But a lot of them just like the fact that you’re up there doing something special, something not every face in the crowd is doing.” - Another false stereotype, according to Gerhart, is that those who play hard rock are long-haired, hippie types who are spaced out on every drug imaginable. “This is the longest hair I’ve had in my life and it’s not for an image,” he said. “I had it layered and blow-dried back for three years. I just got tired of looking like every other guy on campus." Like every other band, Conspiracy dreams of making that onedn-a-million jump to the -big time. “Nobody wants to play the local scene all their life,” lead guitarist Bob Snyder said. But the road ahead promises to be much tougher than behind, so what exactly makes it all worthwhile? “It’s fun as hell,” Gerhart, who will graduate next term with a degree in environmental resource management, said." And it sure beats riding around in a government car, hopping out, and taking a water sample.” Thursday, Nov. 8 21 -Dale Hartsook Conspiracy's Bassist