12—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, July 2, 1980
Local band auditions
Backseat Van Gogh shows
By BRIAN GAMERMAN
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
The members of Backseat Van Gogh
played the biggest gig of their career
Monday at the 3,700-seat Stanley
Theater in Pittsburgh. The local band
was its usual electric self, yet they were
playing to an almost empty house but
then it was planned that way.
In attendance was a handful of
dedicated State College fans, the road
crew, a couple of radio people and the
top brass of DiCesare Engler Produc
tions, the biggest concert promoters in
,Pittsburgh. It was BSVG's audition.
They had come to Pittsburgh with hopes
of going home with a recording contract.
"This is the beginning of what it's all
about," said David Fox, guitarist and
vocalist for BSVG. "Bigger and better
concerts. All we have to do is get up and
do the show. It's time. We like the music
and we know what we're doing."
The build-up to the audition had been a
long, slow.process. It was almost a year
ago that Marty Dorfman ( 13th
administration of justice) approached
Rocco Fortunato, the band's drummer
and manager. "I liked their sound"
Dorfman explained. "I used to be in
bookings and thought I might be able to
do something for them."
When BSVG produced its demo tape
last month, they sent Dorfman a copy.
He then played it for Gary Graff, a
friend interning in, public relations and
photography at DiCesare Engler. They
both liked the tape and Dorfman began
to work from the outside while Graff
worked from the inside.
Last Monday the deal broke. For
tunato got a call that night. "Can you be
in Pittsburgh next Monday?" DiCesare
Engler had recently bought the Stanley
and would hold the audition there. A
The members of Backseat Van Gogh hang out with their mixer, Barron
Chandler, second from right. Even with their tight schedule, there was still
some time to see the sights in Pittsburgh.
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road crew, sound crew and lighting crew
were put together in less than a week.
"I've never seen so many people
dedicated to a purpose" commented
Pam Gray. She was to run lighting with
Tom Keiter. They met only one day
before the audition, which was to be held
on a stage neither had worked before.
Rough plans were made for lighting
during the trip to Pittsburgh.
The audition was set for 1 p.m. The
band and crews ascended the stage at
nine that morning. Despite the lack of
experience on the part of many of the
personnel, everthing was set by noon for
sound tests and a quick lighting
rehearsal. ~
Through it all, the members of the
band maintained an air of coolness.
- - -
"1 ,think I'm gonna' throw up," said
Kenny Mathieu, guitarist and vocalist,
"I haven't been this nervous since the
sixth grade."
"It goes with the territory," noted
Fox, in Bogart fashion.
When asked for a few words before he
went on,• James Rounds, guitarist and
vocalist, quipped back in cosmic
fashion. "I just want to do what's right,"
he said.
"Send my insurance policy to my
mother," requested Fortunato.
Everything was set. The promoters
arrived and seated themselves behind
the mixing board. The house lights went
down, the stage lights came up and
suddenly everyone realized that no one
had planned an intro for the band.
After a brief flurry of waving hands
and signaling with flashlights, the band
went out, unintroduced, and Mathieu
greeted the small audience.
Once they began to play, the initial
uneasiness quickly vanished. BSVG was
immersed in its own element.
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State College's only sidewalk cafe
in Pittsburgh
The Stanley is a huge, Baroque-style
theater with gold-painted columns and a
cavernous balcony topped by t ornate,
dome ceiling a far cry from the
Phyrst. BSVG made the quantum jump
in surroundings with ease, but while they
filled the space with eleven of their
original songs, something was left
behind.
Gone was the casualness of the college
town bar band. In its place was a sort of
professionalism. They did the same
arrangements, but the spontanaiety of
working with a. packed house during
happy hours was not there.
It was due, in part, to playing in such a
large house with no crowd. The sound
was closer to what might be expected on
an album played in an enormous living
room; the Stanley had that kind of feel.
All in all, the audition went without a
hitch. The band had been told to expect a
cold response. They were quite sur
prised when they were greeted
backstage by promoters, including Nick
Cenci, former producer with the
MoTown Label. Rumor has it that he is
behind a future move by DiCesar Engler
to start a recording label of its own.
Ater brief introductions, the band and
promoters left to talk business, leaving
the crews to strike the stage. They
returned hours later." They want us!"
Rounds cheered.
"Fifteen years of paying dues," sighed
Mathieu.
After things had quieted down, For
tunato gave the lowdown. He was op
timistic but reserved.
They had been offered a contract, but
would have to look it over before signing
it, if they signed it
"Everyone thinks if you cut an album,
you're in the money," Fortunato said.
"It's just not so. Usually, you have to cut
at least three albums before you start
seeing any profits." .
So, Backseat Van Gogh will still be
around for awhile, paying the bills so to
speak, on the local circuit.
"We haven't made it yet, but we are
definitly on our way to bigger things,"
Fortunato said.
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By DAVID POLIN
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Froth,' the University's humor
magazine,, plans to publish at least four
issues next year, Howard Mermel, the
publication's editor-in-chief, said.
The editors hope to publish Froth's
future issues in magazine, rather than
tabloid form. "The fall issue will have a
color cover and sell for 50 cents,"
Mermel said.
The 20- to 24-page magazine will go on
sale at Fall Term registration, said Dan
Mushalko, Froth's associate editor. It
will feature a look at the 'Bos from a local
perspective.
The fall issue will also contain a fold
out section, the contents of which
Mtishalko would not reveal.
The editors plan to bring back some of
the features from the 71-year-old
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_Anderson student supporters to circulate petitions
• Petitions to place presidential candidate John • The HUB Candlelight Coffeehouse series will • Atherton Hall Council will present a foreign
Anderson's name on the Pennsylvania ballot in present Rick Gorrell and Chris Vogt at 8:30 tonight cultural exhibit on Egyption jewelry, sculpture and
November will be available today from 9 a.m. to 5 in the HUB Terrace Room. • metalwork today and tomorrow in Atherton Hall.
p.m. at the end of the mall at the intersection of
Colleie Avenue and Allen Street and from 5 to 6:30 • The first ride of a beginner bike riding series
• The Wednesday noontime •
concert series will
,in the Pollock Union Building. Students for sponsored by the Bike Division of the Penn State
p.m
present Dan Johnson today in the Kern lobby. The
C Anderson will be sponsoring the circulation.series is sponsored by Kern Graduate Commons.
Outing Club will leave from the HUB Terrace
parking lot at 3 p.m. Sunday.
• The free HUB movie this week is "Butterflies • A study skills workshop, covering time •An all day bike tour to the natural bridge near
Are Free." The fain will be shown at dusk tomorrow management, motivation, methods, note taking and Archspring will depart from the HUB Terrace
on the' HUB Lawn. Rain location is the HUB test taking will be held at 3:30 p.m. tomorroWin the parking lot at 9:30 Sunday. The tour is sponsored by
Ballroom. Paul Robeson Cultural Center. the Bike Division of the Penn State Outing Club.
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publication's past. In addition to the
magazine format, they plan to reinstate
Froth's mascot a jester named
Frothy.
"This fall's Frothy (Mushalko) was
chosen from a number of staff members,
on the basis of his wit, energy and ability
to wear a size nine jester costume,"
Mermel said.
The jester will make public ap
pearances to promote the magazine,
Mermel said.Mushalko said he will
appear at Fall Term registration and
hopes to also perform his antics at
football and basketball games with the
NittanyLion.
Also reinstated this year will be the
appearance of a "Froth Girl" in each
issue, Mermel said.
For a period of more than 25 years,
ending in the early '7os, Froth girls were
chosen to appear in the magazine. A
different female would appear in almost
every issue of the then monthly humor
publication
The Froth girl, whom Mushalko
described as "a lavish, young, little
wench," will be suggestively posed, but
will not be exploited he said.
Mermel, who also said there is not
anything exploitive about the idea,
added that humor magazines such as
Froth have traditionally had a small
percentage of female readers.
Froth is currently in the process of
collecting ethnic jokes. In a full page
"apology to the world" in its last issue,
Froth announced it is "assuming its
social responsibility by attempting to
absorb every hate joke known to man."
Examples of ethnic jokes may be
submitted to Froth at the HUB main
desk.
The editors plan to study the jokes and
publish the results in a future issue
which Mushalko said will be published
Winter or Spring Terms.
Another edition of thepublication,
entitled "The Daily Collusion," will be
Froth's traditional parody of the
Collegian.
Mushalko said he sees a positive trend
in the development of Froth's humor.
The publication is in the process of
defining a more tasteful humor of its
own, he said.
The publication'seditor said he
foresees a recurrence of Froth's
popularity in the 1980 s. Humor
magazines were very successfulin the
1930 s and 'sos, Mermel said.
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