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Nations! Lctipocn hi$ published Its fair
share of garbage ovsr the kst few years. From the forstt-it-socnv2S-fC-s'ilb
eidadty of tha very csriosa lookir.3
Ted Kennedy ad for tirt&ht Voltowtsons, to the recent
squabbling! with Liza Minntlli ovt r the constant use of
Judy Garland jekes, Lampoon has marled to offend just
about everyone.
That aside, Lampoon also has consistently provided
one of the best outlets for comic strip,art currently avail
able. . . . , -. ..
It has always ussd the best artists and taken chances on
new talsr.t.
Ned Adams, late of DC and Marvel comics is a regular,
G&han Wilson's bizarre art is often featured, the late
Vaughn Code provided the world with its first cartoon
eedback
messiah, Chcech Wizard. All in all, there were times when
the.only readable feature of the magazine was it's comic
section.
One of the best strips, One Year Affair, by Byron
Preiss and Ralph Reese has been released in paperback
form.
With the charm and subtlety of Doonesbury, Reese
and Preiss dissect the one year relationship of Steve and
Jill, an unlikely pair of people trying to understand them
selves and each other in the course of their affair.
:" . '; Courtship
From the traumatic first meeting on through the
various stages of courtship, falling in love, jealousy, preg
nancy, breaking up, and falling back together again,
Preiss and Reese manage to be tremendously insightful
and intelligent throughout.
Because the strip was continuous, the story has a
definite beginning and a very definite end. It is as
novelistic as is possible for a cartoon strip.
For example, Jill goes home to tell her mom about her
new . love thirteen weeks - into the relationship:
Mom: So. . youe slept with this fellow.
Jill: Yes Mom. M -
Mom: My daughter the tramp! Why don 'tyou go out on a
street comer and make yourself available.
(Jill leaves rather than yell at her mom, and goes to the .
corner in front of her house and stops the first man to
walk by, all in plain sight of her mom.) .
Mom (To herself): Maybe he 's a doctor.
This emphasis on dialogue combined with the
incredible realism of Reese's art makes reading the book
very much like watching a movie. Much of the humor is
silent,- using facial expression rather than dialogue to
punch the point home.
Sensitivity '
This dialogue with Jill's mom also points to the sensi
tivity of the strip. The naiveity of the mother trying to
cope clashes with the characteristic independence of JCL
Steve is more self examining and quiet. He tends to be
the one to wonder things like "what does she see in me"
and "what is she thinking." Jill is the smart alec, doing
her best to keep things light.
However, it also shows that things are often inverted.
Another example is when Jill's pregnancy has been
terminated, Jill and Steve are walking down a street, JE1,
lost in thought about why they are still together and
fighting to keep from crying, Steve, totally unaware and
unresponsive, keeps talking about the lack of prunes at
home. ,
The obvious intellect of the two artists makes reading
the strip a mixture of pleasure and pain.
The fact that they have avoided many sexist traps
throughout speaks well for the time and trouble that must
have gone into its creation.
One Year Affair is a microcosin of the tangled affairs
and group loneliness of the 70s. From its unlikely be
ginning to its haunting ending, the strip runs a guantkt.
of emotions nd manages to touch on almost every vital
romantic nerve, without ever losing its sense of humor.
For those interested, or tangled in the throes of the
dating game or long relationship, or those who are just
getting over one, this book is a natural.
For the cynic, there is cyaMsm, for the romantic,
romance, and for those of us who He sosseufere ia
between, and just like to watch, One Year AJfair is an.
enjoyable and often cleansing outkt.
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described in this production 'at fictitious. Ttis comet
we discuss is not res!, but the facts tbout cornets ere true
to sclmcz. Indudfrg cur prediction cf whst mtskt
ksppen. Remember this is only a story,"
So starts th Rph MudSer Planctarto &&x, Borders
cf Infinity, which runs until April 1. Showfejs ar
Siturday and' Sunday at 2:30 pxt. and Sunday at 3:45
p.m.
It's not exactly H.G. Wells' Per of the Worlds, but the
show borders on the ssme plot
Borders cf Infinity tries to make the audience believe
the events are happening outside a radio station, accord
ing to Jack Dunn, planetarium coordinator. . " '
As the plot thickens the audience is made aware by
radio comet reports that comet Rothum (a fictitious
comet) may hit Earth.
The show tries to sound real by using news breaks on
the air, sequels of rock music and phoned-in calls to the
dlskjockey..
The final outcome of the comet's fate is left up to the
audience, Dunn said.
, He added he did it that way in hopes of making a
sequel to the show,
Borders cf Irjlnlty cost about $50 to produce, not
including production time, Dunn ssld. It took about 20
hours to record, mix and edit the sound track. t
This science fiction story is one of the planetarium s
first attempts to do a show other than a documentary,
Dunn said.
Dunn said most of the shows are conceived and
produced by the planetarium, and it's common for
plantariums to trade shows; ;. ' " V.
Borders of Infinity was originally a tnded show and
Dunn said he localized and retired it.
Audiences seem to enjoy a show mors if the events
. happen around Lincoln, he added.''..:.'
In the" original script, 100 slides were to be u:sd, but
Dunn said the slides of original art work would cost too
much to use, so they usually use slides from their files.
"Well trade Borders of Infinity, but other plinctar
iums will probably have to remake the sound track be
cause of the localizing aspect," he added.
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Photo courtesy of tlt'&h Mmim Plantarium.
- Stars feave tracks across the sky at fee Ra!ph MusHcr Hanctsmm.
Haggh endorsed for job
UNL music Prof. Raymond Hash. w21 be recommend
ed by the School of Music's faculty and endorsed by the
College of Arts and Sciences to be director of the School
of Music at UNL.
The appointment, subject to approval of the NU Coard
of Regents Saturday, would become effective July 1
The current director, John Moran, wants to return to
teaching at UNL when his five-year tarni ends this
summer. . .; ':
Haggh became a UNL assistant professor of music in
1960 after serving at Memphis State University for 10
years. During his work at UNL, he was named associate
professor in 1961 and full professor ia 1964.
Haggh holds bachelor's and master's degrees from
Northwestern University and a PhJD. from Indiana Ura
versityT lis research work includes a fellowship from the
Fund for the Advancement of Education at Harvard and
a Woods Foundation Fellowship from UNL
" Some of Hani's past positions indude chairman' of the '
search committee for the UNL School of Music and
chairman of the Ncbraa Music Educators Association.
Haggh currently is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda
music honorary, Phi Mu Alpha professional music fra
ternity, the American Musicoloical Society and the
Music Teachers National Association.
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Cinema 1 : Fun with
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Plaza 4: One Flew
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(R)-5:30 and 9 pjn.
CooperLincoln: Lady
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Douglas 1 : Rocky
(PG)-5:15, 7:20 and
9:25 pjm.
-Douglas 2: King Kong
(TG)-5:05, 7:25 and
9:45 pjn.
Douglas 3: Network
(R)-5:30, 7:40 and 9:50
Cinema 2: A Stsr Is
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State: Led Zeppelin
(PG)-7 and 9:30 pjn.
-Stuart: Silver Streak
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7:30 and 9:30 pjn.
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