thursday, december 4, 1980
daily nebraskan
page 9
The Alternative features morning happy hours
By Carl Sjulin
For students who are tired of studying for finals or
bored with the same old bar beat, Lincoln has a new bar
that offers a much needed change.
The Alternative, 104 N. 20th St., is a relaxed, easy
going lounge that doesn't try to push anything down its
customer's throats. Formerly known as The Keg, The Alt
ernative is now under new management and many changes
are in the making.
nightlife
Manager Jay Quast said they will be featuring live ent
ertainment on Tuesday nights.
"Two weeks ago we featured Dave Allison and received
an excellent response. We really aren't looking for the big
names-we are trying to give performers who aren't well
known a break so they can get the exposure they need,"
Quast said.
We pass along this savings to our customers by not
charging a cover and keeping our drinks as inexpensive as
possible." Quest added that they are working on reserv
ing one Tuesday a month for women performers.
Morning hours
Other features of The Alternative are their happy
hours which run from 7 to 9 a jn. and 4 to 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday. During this time, draw beer is a quarter
and pitchers are $1.50 The Alternative is open from 7
ajn. to 1 a jn. Monday through Saturday. The purpose of
the morning happy hour is to offer the night-shift worker
a place to unwind -something that Quast feels is unique.
"When we came up with the name The Alternative,'
we wanted it to be just that: an alternative. We try to
stress a wide variety of features that will appeal to every
one. The early morning happy hour is just one example,"
Quast said.
Since they opened three weeks ago, Quast said that
business has been very good.
"We have had a real steady flow of people ranging from
students to professional businessmen," he said.
Some other added dimensions include the creation of
a Sunday brunch that is served noon to 3 p.m. No liquor
can be served, but a continental brunch with a variety of
soft drinks are available. Other innovations planned in
clude a "Levis" night and a drink-and-drown night for any
student with a current I.D.
Old-time movies
During the bar's regular hours, drinks range from 40
cent to 90 cent mixed drinks. Pitchers are $2 and free
popcorn is always served. Soon, Quast said, they will
show old-time movies and offer a pool tournament.
The Alternative has two rooms: one contains the bar,
a small dance floor, and assorted booths and tables that
give the customer iOts of comfortable seating and plenty
of space to relax. The other room has several pinball
machines and pool tables. Both are decorated in old barn
boards, adding to the "kick-back" atmosphere.
Predominately country western music is piped over
the speakers, but, depending on what the crowd wants,
it can be shut off when people would rather watch tele
vision on one of the two large screens.
"Mondays are usually full of Monday night football
fans who like to watch the game, and a lot of people
like to watch "Dallas" on Fridays," Quast said.
"1 guess the main theme of the Alternative is to pro
vide a comfortable, easy-going place for people who enjoy
sitting and talking to others."
Steely Ban
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In the meantime, the music moves on
with meticulous and deliberate flow, the
female backing vocalists popping in now
and then like the sedated voice of Fagen's
conscious. The usual stable of high class
studio musicians is on hand for every track
to keep Steely Dan's goal of technical per
fection a reality.
"Hey Nineteen" is the most upbeat song
on this basically laid-back album, and one
we will likely be hearing on the radio as an
obligatory single. It's about growing old, a
subject that the Donald Fagen of Katy
Lied days probably would have jumped
into with bitter vengeance. Instead, "Hey
Nineteen" is a good natured little bit of
irony where the playboy of yesteryear re
turns to his old haunts to find he can't re
late to this new generation of "sweet
young things."
The 19-year-old in question doesn't
remember Aretha Franklin, but Fagen
didn't really expect her to anyway. "She
thinks I'm crazy, But I'm just growing old"
he sings. But there is little remorse in his
voice, after all: "The Cuervo Gold, The
fine Colombian, Make tonight a wonderful
thing. "
Steely Dan has, it seems, stepped back,
taken a closer look at what bothers them,
and refined their lyrical attacks to terse
humor and a more accepting demeanor.
Like almost everyone, they choose to
nail the California lifestyle. "Glamour Pro
fession" is G audio's most biting, though
again the tongue-in-cheek dimestore-novel
prose is mellowed out by the musical back
ing. It serves as atimely sequel to The
Royal Seam's "Kid Charlemagne," the
story of the aging underground drug manu
facturer. With "Glamour Profession" they
note the changes coming into the 80s, it's
just more "illegal fun, under the sun,"
but now the subversives have a bigger bank
roll. The talent on Gaucho is immense and
tastefully understated. Besides old stand
by Steve Gadd on drums, The Dan has en
listed such names as Rick Derringer, Steve
Kahn, Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), Tom
Scott, The Brecker Brothers, David San
born, Jeff Porcaro, and an eminent capable
host of others.
And surfacing briefly on "Time Out of
Mind" is Michael McDonald. McDonald,
whose only real claim to fame used to be
that he backed vocals for Steely Dan, has
become in the mean time nearly a pre
requisite for a successful MOR hit. Another
little irony in the history of Steely Dan.
Donald Fagen andWalter Becker remain
reclusive. Though Steely Dan's place in
music is becoming more widely accepted,
they obviously like the aura of an anony
mous enigma. They grow old with amazing
grace, while administering their message
more painlessly all the time.
NETV continues 9 nights
of special programming
"Nine Nights" a nine-day celebration
of special programming to increase viewer
awareness of public television continues
through this weekend on the Nebraska Ed
ucational Network.
Victor Borge plies his particular blend
of musical mayhem and droll comedy in a
Soundstage special, Victor Borge -Comedy
in Music, broadcast tonight at 9.10.
Award-winning opera singer Marilyn Melv
ey is also featured.
Also tonight is G.I. Jive, a three-hour
excursion into Big Band nostalgia. The
show ie-creaies the atmosphere of the
famous Stage Door Canteens featuring per
formers such as Van Johnson, June Ally
son, Maxene Andrews, Cab Calloway and
John Raitt and airs at 10:15.
The successful attempt of a team of
American aviation enthusiasts to conquer
the English Channel in a 70 pound engine
less aircraft is detailed in Gossamer Alba
tross: Flight of Imagination" airing Fri
day at 8:35 p.m.
Some of the best songs in country
music, from such standards as "Blue Moon
of Kentucky" and "Old Joe Clark" to con
temporary hits like "Lucille," are perform
ed by top country music artists in The
World's Largest Indoor Country Music
Show, broadcast Friday at 10:15.
Veteran film director John Ford's car
eer is examined in Directed by John Ford,
Saturday at 7:05 p.m. The program traces
two dozen of Ford's film classic films,
including Stagecoach, The Grapes of
Wrath, and Young Mr. Lincoln.
Clark Gable and Charles Laughton star
in the motion picture classic Mutiny on the
Bounty, broadcast Saturday at 9 pjri. The
film is the story of the ship Bounty
which set sail from England in 1787 for
Tahiti.
Judy Garland returns with June Allyson
and Perry Como in the story of Richard
Rodgers and Lorenz Hart and their life
long friendship which gave the world some
of its greatest popular songs in, Words and
Music, broadcast Saturday at 11:30 p.m.
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7:00 & 9:15 p.m.
Sheldon Film Theatre
$1 .50 UNL Students
$2.00 General
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take one
series
75 bottles & cans
1.85 pitchers
35 draws
75 bar drinks
1.10 call drinks
o Ghivas Regal
o Jack Daniels
o Beefeater's Gin
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