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! The band "Why Notr chose
its name so no one would ask,
j-WhyNotr
I "It's kind cf tongue h cheek,"
drummer Rich Eggers said
j Why Not? members are Ri
chard Eggers, drums; Dave Far
rens, guitar and vocals; Bill
Graham, bass and vocals; and
Tom Kroenke, keyboard and
Vocals.
j They have been together two
months. Eggers has played in
nany underground and new
ave bands. Farren3 has played
Jn several rock'n'roll bands
most recently, The Jetscns. Gra
ham played four years in a
high school jazz band and has
lone Top 40 and original music.
Croenke played keyboard and
sang in Tantrum. The band
members are UNL students,
except for Eggers, who will
ittend UNL next semester.
! Why Not? classifies their
jongs as "danceable because
they love to dance. Vhat se
parates this band from others
3 their easy integration of a
:pectrum of sounds and an
mfusion cf enthusiasm and high
energy into what they play,
j "I dont think there's any
3ther band around that plays
reggae, punk, old rock, new
vave and originals," Graham
said. "All our originals sound
totally different . . . We play at
least one song for everybody's
taste."
Why Not? plays songs by Elvis
a istello, R.E.M., U2, Gang of
i ir, Ministry and the Jam, to
1
It was with great pleasure that
read Ward W. Triplett Ill's review
Wed., Sept. 5) of the recent Amy
Jrant concert. Triplett astutely
ioted the quality of the music
Performed easily compares with
QNL music
to perform piano recita
i Audun Ravnan, piano profes
sor, UNL School of Music will per
form a program of what the pian
st calls "outrageously romantic
music" in a recital at 3 p.m. Sun
day at Kimball Recital HalL
Included in Ravnan's program
fvill be Robert Schumann's "Car
ziaval" a musical description of
characters and events at a
masked ball; "Three Dances in
rhree-Quarter Time," by Frederic
Chopin, including a waltz, a maz
urka and the famous "Polonaise
m A-Flat Major" Maurice Ravel's
fValses Nobles et Sentimentales ,"
an impressionistic re interpreta
Playhouse offers acting class
Adult acting classes at the Lin
coln Community Playhouse 2500
.3. 56th St, will begin Sept 15.
These classes are offered with the
support of the Nebraska Arts
Council.
I The Session I class will be of
fered Saturdays from 12:30 p.m.
to 2 p.m. The course includes the
exploration of acting techniques
; through improvisation. The 10
j week course wiH begin with im-
provisatiens designed to expand
thrash songs by G99, and
rock'n'roll by Chuck Berry and
the Beatles.
Farrens and Kroenke each
have written several rcirp. Far
rens said the group's original
songs are starting to get and
the band hopes to play only
their own cuts within a year.
Currently, they rely heavily
on a strong, percussive sound
with guitar and keyboard fil
ling in sparsely. Or as Graham
said, "Rich and I are the main
fabric and Tom and Dave sew
on a little lace."
Eggers said the band is "very
elementary in our approach to
the way we play. The way in
which you are taught in music
is that the heavier percussive
sounds are to keep the rhythm
and so that's actually what
you feel in the music. The parts
that you hear that are 'pretty
are the higher, more melodic
sounds," he said.
Why Not? was started by
Farrens and Kroenke, who had
previously not known each
other because no one in the
group had been musically con
nected. Kroenke said, they tend
to have a business-like ap
proach in dealing with each
other. He said each members'
idea are listened to and treated
equally.
The group said their busi
nesslike approach has not
stopped inter- band squirmishes. ,
However, they said, the dis
sonance actually has madethem
more determined to play their
best.
Eggers said they play for
their own fun, but they also
Cards :&
etters
that of the Huey Lewis Concert.
Yes, I'm sure the 6,599 persons in
attendance would agree that the
performance was "nothing short
of spectacular."
John C. Fech
Graduate College
professor
tion of the Viennese waltz; and
three works by Franz Liszt, in
cluding Liszt's own transcriptions
of two original love songs.
Ravnan will present the same
program in recitals in western
Nebraska later in the semester
and will also tour in five Midw
estern states with UNL cellist
David Low. In the spring, he will
tour Nebraska and neighboring
states with his daughter, cellist
Kari-Lise Ravnan, and in the
1985-88 season he will be a par
ticipating artist on the Mid
America Arts Alliance Regional
Touring Program.
communication skills and culmi
nate with the application of im
provisations to scripted scenes.
Catherine Madden will be the
instructor for the adult acting
class. Madden has directed and
performed in many LCP produc
tions. She has taught adult classes
for several years at the playhouse.
To register fcr the class or to
obtain more information, call the
Lincoln Community Playhouse at
489-96G3.
play "so that other people enjoy
themselves."
Their originals have a range
of different sounds. Farrens
described one of their slower
songs as "Purple Rain meets
Pink Floyd," or sort of a bluesy
song plus keyboard.
The band is "resourceful" be
cause they can integrate dif
ferent musical styles and play
Game show
It's a familiar scene for game
show junkies. The show host, with
a zillion dollars on the line, pulls
out a question your little brother
would scoff at.
"Name a four-legged canine
domestic pet that fetches sticks,
likes bones and barks."
The contestant scratches his
head, bites his lip, then smiles
knowingly.
"EdMcMahon."
A buzzer sounds, the othr con
testant jumps up and down and
you sink into your recliner, mouth
agape in disbelief.
"Where do they get these peo
ple?" you sigh.
One show is coming to UNL to
get some contestants. "Wheel of
Fortune" contestant coordinators
will hold auditions here Sept. 18
for competitors for the regular
show and for the "Wheel of For
tune College Week." The Univer
sity Program Council's Special
Events Committee is arranging
the auditions.
Contestant coordinator Harv
Selsby said he aad two other
"Wheel of Fortune" representa
tives will choose four students to
compete for UNL in the college
week competition and as many
as 30 or 35 additional contest
ants. The latter group can come
from faculty, staff, students and
even administrators. I can see it
now "Cmon, Marty, spin that
wheel!"
Four universities will be repre
sented in the round robin compe
1 Chris
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Why Not?
best under pressure. At a party
once, the band was asked to
play a slow song, but they had
none in their repetoire. They
concocted a song in minutes,
and had everyone dancing, they
said.
With their range of , songs,
there is the risk that instead cf
sounding like a refreshing blend
cf sounds, the music can suffer
from a tiresome lack of style.
to 'wheel '
tition UNL, Stanford, Boston
University and probably Tulane.
UNL was chosen because it ful
fills requirements of national
reconition and academic strength
and it fits in with the show's geo
graphical distribution scheme,
Selsby said. .
For four days, the college teams
play.The team that finishes last is
eliminated. The remaining teams
then choose one player to repre
sent them in a final round, which
is played on Friday for cash.
Competitors keep whatever
prizes they accrue during the
first four days, and the teams
split the final day's cash winnings
among their respective members.
The show has given away
$108,000 in cash and prizes in
two previous college weeks, Selsby
said.
The auditions will be held at
four times: 10 a.m., 11:30 am.,
2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Auditioners
will be given a five minute, 15
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But Why Not? abandons itself
to each song in a wholehearted
manner that capitalizes on the
talents of each member. Besides
their range of distinct styles
when doing covers, they inte
grate their own styles into ori
, ginals. . ' . ..- -
Future plans include adding
.a saxophone player, another
synthesizer and synthesizer
S0l03.
into UNL
puzzle "Wheel of Fortune" test.
They must solve a certain number
of puzzles. Those who succeed
stay for a mock version of the
game.
Selsby and friends will look for
game playing ability, energy and
excitement during the simulated
contest. Would-be contestants
who who meet those criteria are
then called back for a final audi
tion. Those chosen to compete are
responsible for all expenses in
curred in traveling to and from
and surviving in Los Angeles,
where the show is taped. Regular
contestants will have a year to
report for duty, while the college
week competition's scheduled
tentatively for the weekend of
Nov. 3 and 4.
Anyone who would like to take
a spin at the "Wheel of Fortune"
should sign up at the Campus
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