lorry kubert
Mason Prof fit's latest
shows inconsistency
What does a group do after it
records three albums, releases its first
single and finds itself essentially
banned from the AM airwaves? Makes
things a little difficult, as well as
saying something about AM stations.
It didn't stop the Talbot Brothers,
John .and Terry, Bruce "Creeper"
Kurnow, Tim Ayres and Art Nash,
otherwise known as Mason Proffit.
They simply loaded up their
equipment, moved to a new label and
released another album, Rock fish
Crossing.
The main problem with Rock fish is
its inconsistency. Combining the
whole album, there are enough good
cuts to make up one side worthy of
listening to. The remaining side would
consist of mediocre commercial stuff.
Side one contains four of the
album's better cuts, with "Were You
There" leading the list It traces man's
inhumanity from the massacre of
Indians at Wounded Knee to Hitler's
killing of Jews to My Lai, Nixon's
skeleton in the closet.
Byron Berline's fiddle and John
Talbot's banjo highlight "Breakin'
Down."
"Better Find Jesus" almost takes
on an evangelistic tone, but it's
definitely better than the two losers
on side one, "Jesse" and Hank
William's "You Win Again."
With the exception of a couple of
medleys, side two, which was recorded
live, is not that pleasing.
"Hobo," "A Thousand and Two"
and "Wetback" are nice commercial
efforts, and one of the three probably
will get" a lot'trf air pfay. But'the
traditional' ' "Cripple CreekQuit
Kickin"W ' ffog' Around" " and J.J.
Cale's bluesish "Call Me the Breeze",
preceeded by
real winners.
'George's Jam", are the
Although Rock fish is relatively
gratifying, the cuts that have been
done well deserve credit. Mason Proffit
is riding the trail again.
This may have a limited appeeir but
for those of you who might be
interested, a few days ago I received a
letter from Billy Jack Productions and
Vivian Flesch, director of Sunshine
Snake Music.
Seems as if there'll be a sequel to
Billy Jack. The sequel will be called
The Trial of Billy Jack, and the
motion picture people are looking for
"the cutest pom pon girl or majorette
in America" to appear in it. (You'll
notice "the cutest" bit is a direct
quote and can't be blamed on me.)
Anyway, the shoot in' for the movie
is scheduled to begin in January.
Sooo all you little pom pon girls and
majorettes out there who are aspiring
to become movie kingdom starlets, jest
send me your name, address, age,'
school and how long you've been a
pom pon girl or majorette, along with
a picture, preferably in your uniform,
and I'll forward it right on out to ole
Billy Jack.
The Omaha Opera Company is
presenting Metropolitan Opera
soprano Felicia Weathers in Puccini's
Madame Butterfly on Friday and
Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Omaha
Music Hall.
The UNL University Orchestra is
giving a concert Sunday at 8 p.m. in
' Klrrlball Recital' HaH. Guest artist is
ranfst" 'Grant " Jbhannsen, one of
Nebraska's visiting artists in residence.
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Admission is $2 for adults and $1.50
for students.
The Lincoln Symphony Orchestra
will open its 47th season Tuesday at
O'Donnell Auditorium at Nebraska
Wesleyan at 8 p.m. Guest artist will be
renowned pianist Alicia de Larrocha.
Last season Larrocha performed with
the New York Philharmonic, the
Philadelphia Orchestra and the
Cleveland Orchestra.
Without a doubt, Saturday, Nov.
18, has to be considered one of the
busiest days of the year. To open with,
the Nebraska Union Concert Series is
presenting blues guitarist Muddy
Waters in the Union Ballroom at 8
p.m. in a free concert.
The full-lenath. seven hour version
of the Russian classic, War and Peace,
will be presented fof .one snowing onlV'
at Sheldon Art Gallery beginning at
6:30 p.m. Tickets are $2.75 a seat.
Theatre Arts For Youth is ooenina
its season with an original dance
production, The Mayflower, written
by UNL music professor Robert
Beaded and choreographed by UNL
dance instructor Marie San wick.
Performances will be at Kimball
Recital Hall at 9 and 10:30 a.m.
Saturday and at 2:30 and 4 p.m.
Sunday.
Winding up the 18th's events will
be Tzigane, a Gypsy Folk spectacle at
Pershing Auditorium. The
performance includes a company of 40
dancers and singers.
Sunday, Nov. 19, finds Ten Years
After, with Alvin Lee, at Pershing
Auditorium. And December at
Pershing isn't looking too bad, either.
Sunday, Dec. 3, the Auditorium has
Hiisanely brilliant Frank Zappa booked,
and on Dec. 9, West, Bruce and Laing
are paying Lincoln a return visit
Have you ever bought an oyster with a pearl
inside?
Come into Stevens and pick out an oyster;
then watch the pearl taken out of the shell.
It's fun and interesting. The one you pick will
cost $2.00 and if you like, have your pearl
mounted in a ring, pendant, tie tack or earrings.
The possibilities are endless.
Waiting for you,
Pearl
Open Monday & Thursday
evenings
Jewelers
1338 O Street
432-1818
friday, november 10, 1072
daily nebraskan
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