Thursday, October 20, 1083
Pago 14
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Humor by Peter Schsiitz
One evening a friend of mine asked
me how I became so knowledgeable
about polities. Thb inquiry left me
dumbfounded since I read nothing on
political matters. Every Sunday morn
ing I pull the entertainment supple
ment out of the newspaper and leave
the rest to be picked up for recycling.
I owe my political sensibility to the
fact that I grew up in a Catholic
household where one television set
had to be shared by seven children.
Now a climate such as this lends
itself to political intrigue, which edu
cated mc on the nuances of power and
persuasion. At any given time, there
were bound to be as many preferences
as there were networks.
Eventually, we adopted that awful
democratic system of one vote for each
person. This stirred up many political
alliances which could be broken when
it was time to decide what we would
watch next.
One moment Martha and Karen would
side with me for "Bewitched." Then
without notice, these fickle allies would
betray me and vote for "I Spy" with
John.
Because John was the oldest and
strongest, he could use physical force
if he got desperate. The fascist! The
rest of us turned to underhanded tac
tics to get our ways.
Bribery: "Hey Patti, 111 let you have
my holy card of the Blessed Virgin
standing on top of the serpent if you
vote for The Lucille Ball Show.' "
Trading votes: "Now I think that I
can get Mary to vote with us for 'Green
Acres' since I gave her my vote for The'
Carol Burnett Show last night."
Blackmail: "Gee, you wouldn't want
Mom or Dad to find out what you were
reading behind the garage would you?
. . .Thanks, youll like The Monkees. "
Since a Catholic home could tolerate
only so much corruption, our parents
assumed the role of government bureau
crats and regulate our political prac
tices. H
But this did not stop me from engag
ing in small acts of terrorism whenever
I felt that my preferences were being
colonized by one of my imperialist
siblings.
Under the guise of innocence, I could
ruin anyone's viewing pleasure with a
variety of obnoxious remarks: "Oh that
character is too good to be real ... I can
tell how they were able to get that
effect . . '. Too bad about that actor's
death . . . Do you know what they did to
those horses to make them run like
that?..."
While these acts of verbal sabotage
prepared me for reviewing movies, it
did not endear me to anyone in front of
the television.
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educationally deprived. Picket ence
said that humans tezin by doing. If this
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JuJcebox . . .
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Duffy's had some character. There is
a strong country selection in Duffy's
jukebox. But watch out for the price
folks, only one play per quarter. Nine
for a dollar isn't a bad deal, however.
We listened to Neil Young's "Come3 A
Time," an idiosyncratic selection at
Duffy's, and moved on to The Brass
Rail, where there was no jukebox.
We then wandered into The Spigot,
16th and O streets. The Rock-o-la in
The Spigot was the loudest of any
jukebox surveyed, but it was ugly. The se
lection has fallen prey to the demonic
influence of you guessed it MTV.
However, there was a spattering of
country and golden oldies. We listened
to "Wipeout" by the Surfaries, and
"Silver Train" by the Rolling Stones.
Wonder Jukebox
We sprinted across O Street to Har
ry's Wonder Bar, where Harry's Wonder
Jukebox awaited.
Harry's Alii 200 Selection outclassed
any of the others encountered thus far
for variety and in appearance, no juke
box aficionado could ask for more.
Harry said his selection was based on
personal taste and requests by his
clients. Flashing white lights sur
rounded a veritable gold-mine of coun
try and rockabilly classics.
We stayed for four songs at Harry's,
including "El Paso" by Marty Robbins,
and "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis. On hear
ing the first strains of "El Paso," one
patron said tearfully, "I love this song,"
and he began to sing along.
The most stunning feature of Harry's
golden AMi was the "contemplation
disk" under the selection board. The
golden semi-orb reflected the flashing
white lights, creating the illusion Of an
eternal pit of flashing white lights. We
determined the disk was for staring
into while drowning sorrows, or be
moaning a lost love.
We then slowly, but steadily, made
our way to The Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St.
The Zoo's selection of rock oldies
and classic blues is second in depth
only to one. The jukebox at the Zoo is
turned on only at request It stands
idle most of the time.
Then came the inescapable conclu
sion: OTtourkes, 121 N. 14th St has the
best jukebox we knew of. We didn't
even have to go in again to check.
learn about our political process? And
how can they become film critics if
they cant practice in front of a hostile
and captive audience at home?
OTlourke's Jukebox has the most eclec
tic selection: Everything from Biliie
Holiday to Muddy Waters, The Rolling '
Stones to Sam the Sham and the Phar
aohs. Their jukebox is beyond compare
in selection.
Although it Is not strikingly attrac
tive, the Jukebox at OTlourke's fits in
with the atmosphere pcrfectiy.The Juke
box there is the center or attention
without being too flashy. Undoubtedly,
it is the champion.
Jc!:ebox distributers
Marc Fellman of II-Z Distributing
and Vending in Omaha said a new
jukebox costs about $3000. A used one
runs much cheaper. Distributers sell
the music machines to operators who
place the jukeboxes in bars and res
taurants, usually taking a cut of the
quarters.
Rick Taylor, acting manager of Amuse
ment Service Co. in Lincoln, said they
take a 50 percent cut of jukebox funds.
He said bar owners , make their own
selections or let the operator pick from
"hit lists" to decide what songs will be
included. Amusement Service Co. Sub
scribes to three hit charts. They use
these charts to get a general idea of
what is popular.
Taylor said each bar owner orders
some hard-to-find favorites. A hit sin
gle costs about $1.40, he said. An oldie
can cost $2 to $3 dollars. He said places
like CRourke's and The Zoo Bar, which
order oldies or buy records themselves,
invest a lot of money in their jukebox,
something most bar owners aren't wil
ling to do.
Amusement Service Co. has 25 juke
boxes out in the Lincoln area, Taylor
said. .
"Most jukeboxes put out pretty good
sounds," he said. "But it isn't up to the
quality of a stereo, which can be bought
much cheaper. .:. -:-
"Places like O'Rourke's and The Zoo
specialize in a kind of music that is in
demand at that place.
"The best you can do is break even
he said.
He said the cost and high probability
of maintenance cost have decreased
the popularity of the jukebox.
Although rapidly becoming an an
achronism, the jukebox will always be
an American institution and a charac
teristic part of many bars.
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