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U7ute Celeste's influence grows as a result of
Strolling Tone magazines interview, her room
mates kav2 begun to feel discontented. Feeling that
campaign work was not enough, Otis and Harley
have turned to advertising and marketing a pecul
iar form of home brew.
"It isn't really beer," Otis explained. "And it's not
soda pop either. It doesn't have caffeine, which
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should please a lot of people. On the other hand, the
coffee achievers won't be offended by it."
"Mothers will be worried about the sugar content,"
Harley warned.
"Yes, but the extremely low amount of alcohol will
ease their minds. And it tastes a lot stronger than it
is."
"Experienced drinkers won't be fooled by the
taste."
"But Harley, this is a family-oriented product
we're trying to sell! You want something strong, you
can follow Addison down to Pierre's club."
"Let's see the ads you're running in the Intruder"
Harley said.
Otis read: "For that first cup of the morning fla
vor, try new Perky Lite! Other beverages fill you up
and drag you down, put Perky Lite gives you that
lift you need when you just can 't seem to face
another day of work. Its good for coffee breaks,
lunch, dinner, anytime!
Helps skinny people gain weight and fat people to
By Sarah Sielcr
Lincoln poet Steve Hahn will give a reading in the
Heritage Room at Bennett Martin Public Library,
Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Hahn has published poems in "Prairie Schooner,"
"Kansas Quarterly," and "The Sandhills & Other
Geographies: An Anthology of Nebraska Poetry."
The event is one of a series of monthly poetry and
fiction readings sponsored by the Nebraska Literary
Heritage Association.
Countrybluegrass music will dominate the out
door concert scene in Lincoln this week. The Plain
Label 0' Time String Band will play at Foundation
Garden Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. and also at
the Antelope Park bandshell Thursday from 7:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The Sandy Creek Pickers will play at the Antelope
Park bandshell Wednesday from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. and the Bluegrass Crusade will play at Founda
tion Garden Thursday from noon to 1 p.m.
The international folk music of Newton and Sayre
will be featured at the Antelope Park bandshell on
Friday, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. They will play folk
music from the British Isles and other countries of
the western world on a variety of interesting in
struments. .
Two foreign films will be shown this week at Shel
don Memorial Art Gallery. "Exterminating Angel," a
Mexican film directed by Luis Bunuel, will show
Tuesday at 1 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. "La Bete
Humaine," a French film directed by Jean Renoir,
will show Wednesday at 1 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Admission is by donation.
The Stranger," an Orson Welles' film about an
escaped Nazi prisoner, will be shown at Sheldon
Thursday through Sunday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., with
a Saturday and Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. Admission
is $3.
An art exhibit by members of the Association of
Nebraska Art Clubs, Inc. will open at 5 p.m. Sunday
in the Great Hail of the Smith-Curtis Building at
Nebraska Wesleyan University.
The exhibit .will be held in conjunction with the
20th Annual Convention of the Association. Exhibit
hours are 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
June 25 to 28; and 9 a.m. to noon, June 27.
Final presentations of the All-State Fine Arts Pro
gram for high school students will be this week at
UNL. Concluding activities scheduled for Friday
include a student art exhibit in the Sheldon Art
Gallery Gardens at 6 p.m., a student band concert
outside Westbrook Music Building at 6:30 p.m. and a
student orchestra and choir concert in Kimball Rec
ital Hall at 7:30 p.m.
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lose it. The sugar content is so low, you'll barely
notice the extra calories. Perky Lite. Tie all-purpose
drink. " . '
"Why are you calling it 'Lite' when its so full of
sugar? And how can it help people lose weight?"
Harley asked.
"Don't be silly, Harley," Otis said. "Nowadays you
have to call youi product -'Lite' in order to sell it!
Even if it isnt strictly a diet drink, nobody's going to
notice. They'll rush to buy it on account of the label."
. "What other ads have you got?" asked Harley.
Otis pulled another piece of paper from his file.
"After a hard day with the kids, the last thing you
need is caffeine. So, instead of coffee, try new Perky
Lite. Its high sugar content provides you with just
the right amount of stimulation to get you ready to
cook dinner. Its refreshingly low alcohol content
will relax you and enable you to face another few
hours of housework. Perky Lite picks you up and
slows you down."
"Well, you've directed your message to working
women and househusbands of the world" Harley
said,' "but there's one group of people you haven't
covered. How are you going to get the misunder
stood geniuses, the perennial students, the artistic
types well, people like me, for instance to buy
it?"
"Oh, for you I've created the best one of all,"
"chuckled Otis. "Listen to this:"
"What a better way to end a day of sloth than by
drinking ten or 12 Perky Lites? Yes, after sitting
around all day, eating two big meals and doing a
lot of heavy sleeping, you '11 find Perky Lite an excel
lent accompaniment to your evening television.
Perky Lite. The drink that relaxes. "
Harley, not at all amused, departed for Pierre's
cafe.
Turner new sound, old color
By Scott Harrah
It's been years since we've heard anything from
this shrieking, outrageous diva who used to cavort
across the stage with her partner Ike back in the
60's. In her latest effort, "Private Dancer," Tina
Turner has accomplished something few of the 60's
legends have: she's come back with the same fresh,
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colorful style that we know her for, but has added a
new sound that's a combination of modern and old.
Her new album is a bastion of bubbling talent that's
augmented by such well-known artists as Jeff Beck
and David Bowie.
Turner has skillfully inserted the right amount of
80's synthesizer beats to make the music up-to-date,
but also manages to spice up the tunes with conven
tional guitar riffs a la Jeff Beck and an excellent
horn section. .
This album does consist mainly of songs about
male-female relationships, some of which may be
trite. But it's Turner's visceral energy and her ability
to tear a song apart until it's nothing but a pulsating,
raw nerve that makes her undeniably original.
The LP's first-released single, "Let's Stay Together,"
is a perfect example. Here is what could have been
another insipid torch song which Tina has instead
rendered as a spunky ballad that's Convincing high
spirited, and danceable.
"Better Be Good To Me" is one of her traditional
"tough-broad" tunes that makes you feel sorry for
the imaginary lover Tina's gonna turn black and
blue if he doesn't treat her like a lady. One of the best
tracks, "Steel Claw," is a hard, engrossing tune that
will send even the most dull party into mass
hysterics.
The last cut worth mentioning is the title track,
"Private Dancer." It is a cute tune about a dancer-for-dollars
that accepts German marks and American
Express traveler's checks in exchange for a boogie.
In these days of vacuous breakdance songs of
mindless synthetic beeps and deplorable lyrics, Tina
Turner has smashed back into the scene to show the
modern artists that they're forgetting the one thing
that's sadly eluded most contemporary music...S0UL!
Piercing energy, levity and flamboyance make
Turner's latest opus one cf the hottest albums yet
this summer.
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By Stephanie Zink " -
The Alarm's new album Declaration (IRS) is an
interesting blend of acoustics and harmonica focused
around a central theme of rebellion and self preser
vation. Their back to basics approach sounds a lot like
western punk, but is a step above that. None of the
music sounds artificial and all of the lyrics come
straight from the heart. In fact, the Alarm does for
western music what Big Country did for, Scottish
folk music.
"Marching On" the opening song is an excellent
cut with some of the best lyrics on the album: "We 're
the young who stand upWe must never be silenced
We Vt? gotta speak up nowFor all oursakesAnd lift
our voices higher.
One of the best songs on this album is "63 Guns," an
anthem for the '80s. Mike Peters and Dave Sharps'
acoustic guitar work on this song is good and driv
ing. This version of the song is longer and much
better than the radio and video versions of the song.
Peters is probably the best thing about this album.
His vocals have a rough edge to them, especially on
"We Are The Light," a slightly Bob Dylan sounding
song about optimism "Hold on to what you
believe is right don t let anybody turn your eyes.
Look ahead don't stop to look behind the past ain
no friend of mine. "
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Tuesday, Juno 19, 1934
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