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Tlie slender young mn in overalls ttood in the center
cf the sidewalk, head back, shouting. I &Sa't listen to
whit he had to say.
Ten years ago, I would have listened. Fifteen years 2go
he would have drawn a crowd. But now the passenhy'
expertly skirted around him, not noticing, not caring.
innocent
bustano'er
After a3, there are many more crazies on the streets
these days. I don't know why.
. I was on my way to lunch in a fancy restaurant with
scene well-cfT friends from New York. The woman talked
of how she rode her horse in Central Park every day.
Tut I always cany a can of Mace," she said, "and I
only ride at 7 in the meaning. The police tcU me that was
the safest tine. A lot cf people have been pulled from
their horses. It's gett&g worse, but..."
She stepped. I could feel her fear ar.d frustration. It's
easy to feel another's fears these days. There are so many
more brutal muir.ss. I'm not sure why.
The man was an economist. He tailed cf how the
Eri&h pound would continue to decrease in value and,
consequently, of how the British, no matter how hard
they worked, would grow poorer and poorer. He talked of
how a world-wide depression would inevitably follow the
next 03 embargo. He talked of nuclear war.
I asked what could be done. He sail he didn't know.
There seem to be more problems these days to which no
one has a solution. I don't know why.
Back at the office, I talked to a young man about
polices. He said his generation was interested in politics.
"It's like a game," he said. But he probably wouldn't
bother to vote. Vhat good would it do?" he asked.
In the mail was a letter from my old friend, Helen
Jones. "I used to be apathetic about Ford and Carter,"
she wrote. "But now Tm definitely against both of them."
I thought how weHhe summed up the attitude of so
many of my generation toward this campaign. People
seem far more cynical about everything these days, I'm
cot sure why.
On the way home, the radio was talking of another
senseless shooting. There are so many more senseless
shootings these days.
I tried to imagine what a man who shoots down an
unarmed stranger on the street must feel. Rage? Hatred?
Or is it the ultimate in nihilism the ultimate in who-gives-damn-sbout-onybodyHJr-anythmg?
At any moment a bullet could splinter my windshield
and ... But why? I don't know why.
At home we talked of other ttwi. We talked of where
a little girl I love might go to college some day and where
we might move some day. And tomorrow I will go to the
nursery as planned to pick out the bulbs for next spring's
flowers. .' -
And I suddenly realized that while I" often talk of the
world coming apart at the seams. I don't really believe it.
1 really believe that somehow we will muddle through
again. I really believe that.
I don't know why.
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Stoiy, cartoon inaxcusebb
I would like to comment cn the cartoon
done by Scctf Stewart on Oct. 13, con
cerning Dirt Cheap Record Store, (even
Though this was not directly, implied).
Having been associated with Dirt Cheap for
almost six years, I was disappointed to see
the interpretation taken by Stewart of the
direction he thinks the store is taking.
The move was made for the benefit of
everyone, including the employes who
don't go home covered with dirt and dust
anymore.'"
There are more records in stock, they
are easier to find and, contrary to what
Stewart thinks, the prices have not gone
up, they are still dirt cheap.
Kathy Deatherage
Prices stl djt chsap
Having been an employe at Dirt Cheap
Enterprises for the last six years, I must
say that both your' newspaper's article
and so-called cartoon (Oct. 13 Daily Neb
raskan) concerning Kit Cheap's success
and move to a new location are gross
misrepresentations. Granted, we may have .
changed our decor, but our low prices, ,
personal attention, and quick service must
certainly outweigh the disadvantages of
shorter waiting lines, sterile ilourescent
lights and clean wooden floors.
Our policy has remained the same from
day one, that is, the best selection of re
cords at the lowest prices anywhere with
concerned, individual service. Our prices
have remained the same as before our ex
pansion. It's a pity that a few journalists,
copy editors, and one cartoonist (who has
actually done work for and received pay
ment from the dreaded Dirt Cheap) cant
contain their petty jealousies and give a
Ettle credit where credit is due.
VJhere does this alleged journalist get
off quoting unidentified critics of our
move, making remarks about the possi
bility of "tares" working in our headshop?
How can your cartoonist substantiate
such terms as "Dirt Expensive and "Do
not Feed the Hasksters"? We can under
stand personal preference- and taste in
Cuencing opinions of our new decor, but
the lack of professianslism in your journa
Ek coverage and the compete absence
cf subtlety and humor in Scott Stewart's
cartoon is inexcusable. -
Sincerely,
Jack G. Hart
Scctt Stewart superficial reaction to
the movlrg cf Dirt Cheap Records is, I'm
afraid, quite typical. Most employes and
rainy new and exerting customers quickly
realized the advantages of moving to a new
buying that was clean, had more space
to shop in, and can now support a larger
inventory. fdany people saw the move
as losing a hominess and gaining little or
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nothing. The positive aspects far outweigh
the negative, and the growth, because of
the services and prices we provide, is difH
iCclt (and improper) to curtail. Dirt Cheep's
prices are the same law prices, the same
'people work there, some of the atmo
sphere is gone-but at what cost? That is
the question, and a superficial answer
will not do.
Preston Koch
Employe, Krt Cheap
Neand8rthc& cisultsd
I think that Vine Debria, Jr. is mistaken
in comparing our senators to Neanderthals
(Oct. 1 4 Daily Nebraskan). Of all our early
ancestors, the Neanderthals have the worst
image. This is because their jremalns were
the first to be discovered and the Victorian
world was unwilling to consider the Nean
derthals as our forefathers. As a result,
the remains were described as belonging
to demented humans who suffered from
various maladies such as water on the
brain.
White this may be an accurate descrip
tion of Messrs. Curtis and Hruska, it cer
tainly is not true of the Neanderthals.
Recent evidence has shown that the Nean
derthals were more advanced than was
previously thought and possessed intell
ectual capabilities which probably exceed
ed those of our honorable senators. The
Neanderthals belonged : to' the - species
"sapiens" of the genus Homo, a desig
nation I am unwilling to grant to Curtis
and Hruska having looked at their voting
records.
A3 in all Vine Deloria Jr. does our fore
bears a great disservice by making such an
unfortunate comparison. .
KrisMadan
Credit where credit's duo
Thank you for reviewing Stop Iks
VorU I Watt to Get Off (Oct. 11 Daily
Nebrazkzn). As a point of clarification, the
environment was designed by Sandy
RloeHer (the seating arrangement, wood
' paneling, etc.), but the actual setting
(Arrangement of levels, curtains, etc.) was
designed by Zaek ZsnoHi. We will keep
the same bask arrangement for each of
the studio productions, but the actual
settings will be designed by different
people within that arrangement. '
l may seem confusing at first glance
but I wanted to make sure that Zack got
his share of the credit for his time and"'
creative efforts.
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