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Thursday, March 15, 1C34 Daily Ncbrsskan Pago 13 ''A 7 r. 1 V A 1 Hear the music of Tom Munch on March 15 I 1203 N St. 475-1407 Donna SissonDaiiy Nebraskan Johnny Reno (center) end the Sax Maniacs at the Zoo Bar. Johnny ELeno ranto to he a famous can maniac By Christopher Barbach end Llihe Frost Johnny Reno is the Sax Maniac literally. Reno, who with his combo played Lincoln's Zoo Bar last weekend, has an unflagging loyalty to the instru ment he says invented rock 'n' roll. "I feel like the saxophone was the founding instrument of rock 'n' roll slightly before the gui tar. The way I figure it, rock 'n' roll was invented in 1949. That pre-dates Elvis a little bit but I think a lot of people that listen to a lot of rhythm and blues music would agree with that" The saxophone brought the audiences to life. "Before that crowds just sat around and enjoyed music and listen to stuft These guys would start going wild on solos and people would start jumping 1 up and down in the aisles and doing back-flips on the stage and stuff like that. That's rock 'n' roll right there." Reno's love affair with the sax began when he started playing the instrument at age 25. Reno's interest was sparked by the rhythm and blues sounds he heard at the Bluebird Nightclub in Ft. Worth, Texas. "There were a lot of guitar players, needless to say, and I'd played a little bit of guitar, but there was never any room...I needed to play a different instru ment. One of the guys in the band...played me a couple of records and said There's no one playing saxophone like this right now. If you could do this, there'd be a lot of room for you around here.' " Continued cn Parts 14 If you're tired of playing parking place roulette, we offer you the logical alternative. We're Freewheelin Bike Shop and we have the widest selection of racing, touring and BMX bi cycles and accessories in this area designed to fulfill all your cycling needs. So if you're looking for economy and prac ticality at a fair price come in & see us, we'll be glad to help. Ted and Vally r 1 Prc-season bike f -J Gieck-up $14 $20 value Continued from Tz? 11 Ted and Waliy's ofTers The locce-set brick floor two. The mix-ins are adds a clacking and click- $1.40, which includes two asamole package consist- ins that may be distract- scoops and one extra in- ing of four small scoops ing. I think it adds char- gredient. Extra ingred for $1.40. From mv limited acter. ients cost more. Sundaes Ice cream cones at Ted are $1.70 lor a large one, uywitntne temperature, and Waliy's are 70 cents $1.40 for a smalL Waliy's you won't be able to get in fo one scoop, $1.01 for also sells malts, cold pop, on a warm one. floats and candy. Ted and Waliy's is a pleasant place to enjoy ice cream on a cold day. If business increases stead- Any brand multi-speed bike serviced-includes adjusting gears, brakes, true wheels, lubrication and complete bike check-up. All parts extra. experience, that may be the best buy. By itself, the vanilla is creamy, rich and fatten ing everything you ex pect from homemade van illa The coffee ice cream tasted like rich, creamy vanilla with coffee in it. The peach was a trifle too peachy, but bits of frozen fruits made up for the excess of peach flavor ing. Maple nut made my mouth cry tears of joy. (I'm running out of ways to say it's good.) Kirschenman said the inspiration for Ted and Waliy's came from his brother in Boston, who had described stores sim ilar to Ted and Waliy's. Kirschenman, who said he had been looking for some thing to do, went to Bos- -ton to research the idea. He came back, joined with his partner, collected cap ital, worked on a small business loan and then went on vacation. Some of the ideas for recipes and the freezers came from Boston. The store has an inter esting mix of decorations. About 40 lamps hang from chains at various heights throughout the store. The counter gives Ted and Wal iy's a sort of drugstore atmosphere. The antique wood and glass refrigera tors and the large mirror also add to that effect. Some neon signs, plants and a wall of modern freezers add an incon grous modernity, but the overall effect, gives you many things to look at while you're eating. i 402-475-C234 . Downtown 427 South 13th Street Expires April 8, 1984 East Park Plaza 203 North 65th Street 402-434-01 83 V i v V WlUM Stedv Dan mlT'MmnU r ' VfWMXp ' rWLots more 1 y,- Prices good throu Sunday, March IE - - r u J ii i i i i i East Park Plaza 217 N 11th I