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Without a doubt, the ptece to go for blues music in
Lincoln i.3 the Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. Owner Larry
Eochmcr said he enjoys the positive energy gener
ated at the Zoo and says the tar has become wcU
estc.lllched by providing a constant supply of good,
"People search out the blues for msny reasons,"
Eochmtr said, and a wide group of listeners have
patronized the bar the last 11 years.
After opening in 1972, the Zoo operated without
music until the summer of 1 973, Boehmor said. Live
music became a regular feature the following year
and the establishment booked its first national act
in September 1974. At first the entertainment con
sisted mostly of local performers, he said.
Later, as Lincoln became a viable market for
national acts, the Zoo worked towards a steady mix
of both local and national acts, Boehmer said.
Today the Zoo is well-known internationally as a
blues club and Boehmer said the goal has been to
perpetuate the blues music as it was during its peak
in the '50s.
He said there had been no attempt to alter the
decor or atmosphere of the Zoo. He said the smal
lness of the club creates ideal setting for listening to
music. The Lincoln community also has proven to be
a healthy environment for this particular genre of
music, he said.
"I guess I'm continually amazed that we can run
as much blues as we can in this small of a city,"
Boehmer said. -
A 1CG9 UNL graduate, Boehmer said he became
involved with the Zoo while he was working toward
a master's decree.
"I started coming down here, putting songs on the
Jukebox, bringing friends in to sit around and hear
those blues tunes," he said. "I guess I always lit J an
interes t in music as well as art. I had no idea when I
started here what it was going to develop into."
The Zoo's regulars tend to be somewhat older
than the usual college-age crowd, Boehmer said.
The club doesn't aim exclusively for college student
business and Boehmer said that his establishment is
there for anyone who has the desire to listen to
blues, as well as '50s-'60s roots type rock 'n' roll. The
Zoo experiences very little drop-off of business dur
ing the summer months, and oh the whole serves a
wide age group.
These days the Zoo's reputation makes it very easy
to schedule popular bands and performers, and
Boehmer said he gets a number of calls from various
acts, but admits he's rather choosy when he goes
through the process of booking bands. Boehmer
said he works hard to treat bands fairly and that
most acts enjoy working in Lincoln's receptive
atmosphere.
Boehmer's other business interests have included
Larry's Showcase, which is now for sale due to
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financial difficulties, he said. Although the Show
case lost money, an effort Is being made to recoup
the losses and go from there, he said. Boehmer said
the present situation wont affect the Zoo in any
way, unless the Showcase isnt sold.
Boehmer is now in the midst of working on his
newest venture, Blue Dog Records. Magic Slim, a
regular performer at the Zoo, recorded a live album
at the club a year ego which was recently released
on the new record label The new company has also
recently creed upon a video contract with the
Nebraska LTV Network. - . "
The first video of liable Slim will be released Nov.
19, Boehmer said, and is expected to be shown
across the United States and most of Europe.
Boehmer said he intends to have Blue Dog Records
produce several recordings at the Zoo and said he
later hopes to go into booking and managing.
Last spring, the Zoo was pulled into the spotlight
when People magazine reported that Gov. Bob Ker
rey took actress Debra Winger to the club. Boehmer
said he thought the article was "rather amusing."
The Zoo has been a favorite of Kerrey's for several
years, he said.
, For many, the Zoo is an important source of the
type of music they enjoy. For Boehmer, it's definitely
more than just a bar. "I cant go very long at all
without hearing blues," he said. "It's like bread and
butter, and I'd really miss it."
'Lavender Moonlight':
A Mannequin Romance
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Last week: In an unprecedented
flurry of activity, April May Jane and
Walker Treadmill made it all the way
from the hotel elevator to the taxi in
only one episode. The reason for this
breakneck pace was April's slowly
growing realisation that she really
enjoyed the company of Walker
Treadmill.
The beach at Cape Town sprawled
as big and uniformly white as the
government employees who frolicked
there. "Gosh, it looks just like Cream of
Wheat!" squealed April in delight, as
she and Walker exited the taxi
"No time for sightseeing," .Walker
said, his all-business manner both
halting April and endearing him to her
still more. "If we're going to find Mr.
Lavender's yacht, we've got to start
looking now. They won't be docked
.'long." . .
April looked along the harbor at the
hundreds of ships of every size and
description. "There are so many. What
if the one we want isn't here?"
"Then it's somewhere else," Walker
said. .
"Oh yeah, I suppose so," April said,
her voice trailing off into a little
tremor. Why vcj Wa!l:cr suddenly in ,
such a hurry to continue the quest?
Especially now that she ... no, she just
couldn't abandon nsr.ds.ll far this
stranger. But could she live her whole
life wcnderirvi wht she r:::d out on '
by not taki:rihl; rr.ee? '
In any cr:-, couldn't tip her
hand rlht r.c;, socl.-i til:d to hide her
fc-eiL-o and j-L ; ' At !:o:t 111
know for sure vvhs.i I tz2 nr.Jr.Il e -pin
how I feel, she ccnclui zd f,rr!y. When
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pointing along what to April looked
like a row of nearly indistinguishable
pleasure yachts. "And is that Mr. Hitler
about to go aboard?" April squinted to
get a better look. She couldn't say for
sure, but yes, that had to be him.
Nobody else had that endearing, char
acteristic goose-step. "That's him!"
With that exclamation, they were
off, sprinting like thoroughbreds for
the wire. April could see Randall on
the deck of the yacht, and a person she
presumed to be a crew member pre
paring to pull the yacht out of port.
She did not know yet how she felt
about Walker Treadmill, but she knew
she wanted to see Randall. Yes, Ran
dall would set everything right again,
just as he did whenever life got confus
ing. Life got confusing so frequently
these days, too.
Even as she ran, though, she started
to sense she could not run fast enough.
We're not going to make it, she thought
to herself. Sure enough, the yacht was
already pulling out of the dock when
April and Walker were still yards away.
Standing at the dock, April waved at
the ship. No one waved back. Suddenly
she felt so very foolish; for wanting to
come to South Africa, for deciding to
find Randall, for getting Walker in
volved and maybe losing him his job; it
was enough to make a girl cry. As if on
cue, the first tear dropped from her
eyes only to be lost in the salt water of
the harbor.
Walker stopped at her side. "It's not
that bad," he said, with surprising
cheer. "We know where he is anyway."
April couldn't stand that he was so
cheerful, so helpful. Not now. Why
couldn't he be a jerk? Just enough of a
jerk that she could get rid of these . . .
thoughts. .
"I wish I were Iphigenia," she said
suddenly. ' ; - , ;
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-v "Iphigenia. Randall told me 'about.,
her. The Greeks sacrificed her so they
could go to Troy and x.Ia the war.
SomstSr.cs letting ycun::;Tbe thrown
into the r:a for evciycr's pod seems :
like the te;t thing to do." ' , .
She could feel : Walter's "firm, soo-.
thinn rrsuD en i.;:r sheulier. Then ".
instantly he had i ;:!.:J her up. Carry-,
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tion, I thir.k ycu r a the perfect
human srcrLTce," r.r.d h'.lL;d her into
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Vith the 20th anniversary of the
assassination of John F. Kennedy lecs
than a mcr.th away, a number of TV
specials honoring the l't nrHrfnr
will be aired in the coming weeks. The
:y consoia-'
first b Tcin.-J With John F. KenneAv
which airs tonight at 8 p.m. on KlITV,
channel 3. This documentary exam-
ines Kennedy's 1960 campaign and his
1,000-day term in office. It is narrated
by reporter Nancy Biekerson. -
The first of a six-part mini-series,
dramatising the life of Giuseppe Verdi
airs tonight at 9 p.m. on KUON, chan
nil 12. "The Life of Verdi," which is
b ::r.g shown as part of the PBS "Great
Performances" series, is narrated by
Burt Lancaster and stars Ronald
: Pickup as Verdi '-':- . .
o" KZUM (9.5 FM) "Another Blue
:,Hzzd3.f is typical of what elternstive
radio is all about. V.T.tre el:e could you '
-1 r five hours of contemporary blues
n-:k?The show, hected by Jkn Ikydt
tr. iJira Anderron, ah-s tod-v tt 1 n .
ish film done in the classic Clsi noir.
style. The film is shown at the he!don
o part of UHTs Fcre'n FCm Ccrits.
Admion is t3 for etudsr.ts, C3X9 fcr
general admission. '.
ArocndTcTim- ' " -
.. Joe DL'laggio may be l!r.'Ccr;e, '
but around the world, Roger WZIirr.s
is known as Mr. Piano. Willi-3, cr I "r.
Piano, whichever you -prefer, will
appear at Pershing Auditorium at 0
p.m. today as prt of Union Cc!!egcll
Family Entertainment Series. The ccn-
cert wa3 postponed lart month.
Certainly one of the mere unf ;ue
: outfits to play Lincoln wO 1 2 featured
at The Zoo bar, 133 No. 14th St. ton' ! .t
and Tuesday. The St. Cicix F;;l: :..r
monic Lteei orchestra 3 r.!r. rr.cr.L :r:
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saxophone and piar.o scA3 v-'ii
ir.:-truments made frcm C-'; :"-:' c""
drums. The group's repertoire xcr
Icrrrlycf authentic Xczt h. 'I -1 r'
pd reggae. They zlzo h-ve r-: :
in the motien picture T-e ' 4
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