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0 tt 0 0 0 0 0 0 w 111 ONE ill! ONLY fiTBIIlSIST xzjy El LITTLE BO'S - WEST Fri. Hay 2 Starting at 9:60 pm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ew Steely Dan release smells like rose even without Skunk 6O00000000000e0eC00000900009000O0000000 ooooofjer THE SflOioo W LIKE THE 600V OLE PJZft! A & A CLANCY Review by Steve Cogley When Jeff "Skunk" Baxter recently left Steely Dan there was fear of the group losing some of its fine musicianship and direction. There should be no doubts after hearing Steely Dan's new release, Katy Lied. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker supply the group with its drive since Baxter split for the Doobie Brothers. Fagen and Becker have combined to write some of the most interesting lyrics since their Countdown To Ecstasy album. I must admit it's hard to understand their meanings at times (and at times there is no meaning) but the music is typical smooth flowing Steely Dan. Becker seems to have expanded his capabilities on the guitar. He needed to to fill Baxter's mighty big shoes. The rest of the group and side musicians play well and make the music enjoyable. Rick Derringer also is present on guitar as he was on couniaown i u cimus?. Steely Dan does indeed present an excellent studio package but this is one group I'd like to see in concert before passing final judgment. Hovvever, the band is not known for its extensive touring. There is some fine music on Katy Lied. "Black Friday," "Bad Sneakers," and "Everyone's Gone To The Movies" are solid both in musicianship and lyrics. The biggie though, is "Doctor Wu." This one has to rank as one of the groups' best, along with "Do It Again," "Reelin' In The Years," and "Pretzel Logic." Although Fagen and Becker notoriously are hard to work with, they get the job done. Katy Lied is one of their best efforts to date. The group comes up smellin' like roses, Skunk or no Skunk. old mp&. Corned 9sf; Jf-n RsuteIteh VP, TJ feateilakfe rkr price cfatt) fortes f0" TTu Playhouse to present 'Sound of Music' open 1 1am to Midnight, mm maOFF Thurs., Fri. & Sat. Coupon valid 8pm 1 2 mmm wsmm immm wnmm emoem bhu mat s The hills of Southern Lincoln will resound with the sounds of Rodgers and Hammerstein Friday night as the Lincoln Community Playhouse presents its final regular production of the 1974-75 season, The Sound Of Music Directed by John R. Wilson with music under the guidance of Cerl Martens, the operetta is set in Anstria in 1938. Novice Maria (Lana Imes) is sent by the abbyss of her convent (Mary Jean Andrews) to the home c." crusty widower Captain Von Trapp (Ted Price) to serve as a governess for the Von Trapp children. With the spectre of Naziism pushing Austria to the brink of war, Captain Von Trapp is torn by his sensitive conscience and marries Maria, who has proved to be a success with the children. Urged by friend Max (Bob Larson), the Captain and Maria form the children into a singing group, then make their escape from Nazi-controlled Austria during a folk-singing competition. The Sound of Music will begin at 8 p.m. and will run for four consecutive weekends. Contact the Playhouse box office weekdays after 1 p.m. for reservations. ooo GLASS MENAGERIE 12th & Qooo Student Volunteer Services FIRST LINCOLN SHOWING PIUVJ Mavbe the best thing j;ve ever dOn Lenny Bruce us eoiv fM?j one cftPTuTiS ti REAL LECJY BROS IS LEFJFJY BOOSE! MATURE AUDIENCES tw 1 S-T". 1 toil n I ill Lenny uiuiw Hilarious I Cartoon Short 1 "Wl 1 S 1 f HOLLYWOOD maauiatfaJjff vmt and UINE RAMPARK'AUTOPARX iv BVXV) 121k QUE mOWS 475 MM L4V'VS.L.'' "1 & Jc m r "'imhiiim mi ,,,irrBrllvinrOTr.... 200 get tax tax return help About 200 people were helped by the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) service this year, twice as many as were helped last year, according to Dave Lechner, VITA coordinator. The service, wliich just completed its third year, was staffed by 22 UNL students, most business majors. It is sponsored by Student Volunteer Services and financed by the Accounting Department. C.K. Walter, assistant professor of marketing, is faculty adviser. A representative of the Lincoln Internal Revenue Service taught a six-hour tax return class to volunteers gave them referencesor their clients. Hie Nebraska tax return was explained to them by a Nebraska Revenue Service representative. VITA centers were located in Nebraska Union, the Lincoln Northeast Branch Library and the Willard School at W. D and S. Folsom streets. In addition, several of the volunteers visited people who did not have access to one of the locations, Lechner said. The program was primarily geared to low-income and elderly people, he added. Although this is the first year the service was offered at centers off campus, most of those helped were students, Lechner said. He added of the 200 people assisted, 40 were at the off campus locations. Volunteers also went to "Senior Diners" churches around Lincoln which serve lunch and give free health care to the elderly, he said. Me said response at the Diners was less than hoped for, because of their late visit. He also said some of the elderly people were distrustful of the volunteers, but he thinks this year's program may have "broken the ice" for next year. Lechner said that volunteers filled out the W2 forms and gave them to the client to be recopied so all liability was removed from the volunteer. Student Volunteer Services plans to expand, the program next year unless it runs out of money, Lechner said. He said he would like to see a more extensive advertising program. The. (Ms sffifc gi? is American Ited Cross yv?3 i Plow through those tests and get ready to reap your semester rewards in the UNION HARVEST ROOM Free coffee for Final Week Cramming Sunday, May 4, 4-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., May 5-8, 7-1 1 p.m. page 16 daily n&braskan