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Scarlet and Cream to erderiam troops
UNL's Scarlet and Cream Singers will spend part
of their summer entertaining U.S. troops "over
there" or "up there " to be more accurate.
Eight members of the 14 member troupe will per
form for military personnel stationed in St. Johns,
Newfoundland, Thulie, Greenland and Sondistrom,
Greenland.
Barb Wright, director of student programs for the
university Alumni Association said the armed for
ces professional entertainment department, which
is organizing the tour, would allow only eight mem
bers to visit.
"We narrowed the group down solely on senior
ity," she said.
There are normally 14 singers in Scarlet and
Cream, in addition to a four-piece band and three
full-time technicians. Since all the people making
the trip are vocalists, the band will pre-tape some
music to accompany the singing, she said.
The eight making the trip are Julie Beranek. a
sophomore from Lincoln; Ellen Kollars, a sopho
more from Arlington; Julie Chadwick, a junior from
Lincoln; Anna Baker, a junior from Lincoln; Mark
Thornburg, a sophomore from Beatrice; Rod Weber,
a freshman from Blair; John Kahle, a freshman from
Kearney, and Rob Reeder, a sophomore from Lin
coln. Wright said this is the first time in the group's
1 1-year history they have been asked to perform for
the military. However, it is not the first time the
troupe has performed overseas.
In fact, the idea for this summer's tour first came
about when the Scarlet and Cream toured Japan
last summer.
"We did a show on the U.S.S. Midway while we
were in Tokyo last year," she said. "We were really
well-received and the commander said 'You ought
to look into doing your show for the military.' "
Last summer's tour, which was requested by the
Japanese, lasted about two weeks, Wright said. This
year's military tour is scheduled for three weeks,
from July 23 to Aug. 13.
Membership in Scarlet and Cream is open to any
UNL student. Students don't need to be music
majors "to audition;, Wright said. She added that
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Seven of the eight Scarlet and Cream singers pictured here will be bringing their music to the
shores of the North Atlantic. Pictured here, from top to bottom, left to right are: Julie Beranek,
Ellen Kollars, Julie Chadwick, Anna Baker, Mark Thornburg, Greg McLown and John Kahle.
McLown won't be making the trip. Rod Weber is not pictured here.
most of the current members of Scarlet and Cream
were not enrolled in the School of Music.
The troupe is not funded by the School of Music,
but by the Alumni Association, she said.
Auditions are in two rounds. The first was held
earlier this spring; call-backs are scheduled for May
5, she said. The next set of open auditions will be in
the spring of 1985.
The Singers will be giving one more concert before
they ship out. It will be held at 8 p.m. May 27 and 28,
at the Kimball Recital Hall, 11th and R Sts. Tickets
are $3 for students, $5 for the general public.
Twins ' diverse music eocciiing
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Arista Records
The Thompson Twins' Into the Gap: "a highly
diversified album with a full range of musi
cal styles represented."
By Stephanie Zink
The Thompson Twins have come a long way from
a 10-member gang to a cozy threesome. Their style
also has changed tremendously from the purely
basic African sound of A Product Of. . ., through the
Records
danceable feel of In the Name of Love, to the trio's
purely synthesized Side Kicks LP.
By mixing the best of the previous albums, the
Twins create what may be one of the best albums
this year. They have toned do'.vn their fynth-pop
sound and brought back some of the baclz-to-basics
sound they Started with,; : & '
i Into tM Gap (Arista) is a highly diversified album
with a full range of musical styles represented. It
goes from fast reggae to slow, almost orchestral
songs to cuts in which they create their own unique
blend of synth with soul
"Hold Me Now," the first single off the album, is one
of the better tracks on the record. It is a touching
song about a desperate, almost apologetic love.
Another emotional song called "Who Can Stop the
Rain" is about a woman leaving a man who is des
perately in love with her. Tom Bailey's vocals on
these two songs are very compelling and emotional.
"The Gap" is one of the strongest dancing cuts on
the LP. The moment the needle hits the second side,
feet start moving. Its appealing Indian quirkiness is
not often heard in current pop music. The very fact
that the twins use these different types of music
makes their sound exciting.
The trio is rounded out by Joe Leeway and Alan
nah Currie who, like Bailey, play a wide range of
instruments on the album. Alex Sadkin, who helped
Bailey produce Into the Gap, is probably responsible
for the record's clean, clear sound.
Into the Gap is a must for anyone who likes the
Thompson Twins or who wants some unique music
in their lives.
Mr. Mister takes a completely different approach
to love on their new album Wear the Face (RCA).
They provide a refreshing change from most of the
commercialized albums out today. They break all
barriers, while remaining within the confines of a
rock image. Practical, everyday events are stressed
here, but are presented in a more exciting way.
Typical of creative songwriting abilities are the
lyrics of "I'll Let You Drive," in which they use com
mon events to create a deep message.
All their songs seem to flow from lyric to lyric
connected by interesting instrumental that sound
like nothing ever heard before. This is especially
evident in "Partners in Crime."
One of the best songs on the album is a pure rock
tune called "Talk the Talk." The lyrics sound like a
conversation from a movie Talk to me, Ml me
what you're thinkingTalk to me, say the words I
want to hear 1 can be entertainingWhat do you
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' Like the'Thompson Twins, Mr. Mister is highly
diversified in range but not as broad as the Twins.
Still, Wear the Face is worth & Jong listen because
not only is it a good album, it is a good, meaningful
KFOR's Moehlenbrink
will replace Pavelka
Local news and sportscaster Larry Moe
hlenbrink of KFOR has joined the Nebraska
football team roster not as a player, but as a
color man. Moehlenbrink has been hired by
KFAB in Omaha to step into the No. 2 position
left by Kent Pavelka when he took over the
play-by-play slot. Pavelka replaced Lyle Brem
ser, who stepped down this winter.
Moehlenbrink will continue his full-time job
at KFOR doing morning news and reporting
and travel with the football crew on weekends.
He will begin working right away on player
interviews and putting together a set of short
programs called "Meet the Huskers." The syn
dicated programs run once a day for 13 weeks
during the football season.
"I'm very happy. It's a great opportunity "
Moehlenbrink said of his appointment. "When
Kent said he had big shoes to fill (taking
Bremser's place), I feel the same (about Pa
velka). Kent has done a great job as color man."
Moehlenbrink said he has a lot of studying to
do on the players, and the football program in
general, before taking on his responsibilities of
analyzing the Cornhusker games this falL The
color man's job is to comment on plays, provide
analysis and help the play-by-play man spot
and identify players.
Moehlenbrink has been doing play-by-play
for high school games during most of his sports
broadcast career and said doing color will
mean he'll have to get used to looking at the
game a little differently.
Moehlenbrink has been at KFOR since 1981.
He came to Lincoln on the chance that he
might someday do play-by-play for Husker
football. This opportunity brings him one sep
closer to that goaL
. Moehlenbrink graduated from Kansss State
University in 1D77 and has since garnered
:- play-by-play experience in Msrysville and Sd
ina, Kan., Grand Island and Lincoln.
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