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Thursday, September 13, 1934 Pago 8 Daily Nobraskan & f L. I -v. y ,! 0 0( THE ORIGINAL - s' o o c o J 'pSgaR ( AX KORNPCFPER Popcorn & Ico Cream A Lincoln Foundation refrshmnt center 1417 N Street 474-6313 MorvSat. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. 12-9:30 p.m. All Warm Seleocfti0n Case Beer chilled Vjust ii iim 1 10 5 or more Mixed Cases 1 ' Cost Plug VW 5 XJ WE ! i 1 i "ft w Q ! Largest I I 'II L.lll I .WINES UVULU in Lincoln r Absolutely "The COLDEST BEEH in Town iUY NO. 1 TOLL BEAT ANY ADVERTISED KEG SPECIAL IN TOWN. Tf TTTTnT77iT By Bill toari Dally Nebraskaa Staff Writer Editor's note: This sxticle contains opinions of the The Lcser Fantasy'ncwshow ing at Mueller Planetarium tets people visualize rock music through laser images. Laser light, in a variety of colors, creates patterns on the planetarium ceiling that corre late with the rock song play ing. The show features music from The Fixx, Michael Jack son, Def Leppard, The Police and others. "It's an explosion of vivid, pure color, it's music that you can' see," Scott Frederick, las erist, said. He said the laser machine emits light that is reflected onto a series of mir rors and then is projected onto the ceiling. The laser images come from the side of the room while the background they are projected onto comes from a star ball in the middle of the room. Fred erick said use of the star field creates a sense of depth and a The Fixx grips '80s music scene By Randy Wymcre Daily Nebrmsk&n Staff Writer In a world where some of the biggest names in the music busi ness are often manufactured in 0 eview the offices of corporate music heads, bands like The Fixx are a sign of hope for us alL With the release of this four- 1 (IfflflU jgp mini NaavBp j"""-A ji- har m0 m rW I I '7 nrn j f .- V YOUR KEG FROM LINCOLN' KEG BEALEI Check us oe bsfore you buy, I 1 M I 1 W1 t 9 ! i feeling that the imags b float- "rrederick does some of the show "live," but other parts o! the show are computer aided. The laser lines are actually a series of dots that move 50 fast they appear to form a line. I Much of the laser imagery is in the eyes of the audience. People can relate their own meanings to the patterns somewhat like interpreting poetry. Meaning is clearly evi dent in some segments such as "Major Tom Coming Home," which has a clear story line that the patterns follow. Oth ers such as "Red Skies" and "In The Mood" are more abstract. I found myself associating specific experiences and feel ings I had vith the lines. My imagination flew as I thought of things that seemed to point to meaning in the song or in my own life. The show progresses well and is humorous during "Beat It" and "Puppy Love." I was fascinated with the way the images coincided with man band's third album, Phan toms, The Fixx takes a firm grip on the decade's music scene. This band gets stronger with every release as it holds fast to its own distinct sound and explores its boundaries. The Fixx has always been a band that conveys feelings with out using a strict lyrical form. Not many of their songs written by vocalist Cy Cumin have a cer tain story line. Rather, they pres ent a keen sense of calculating syntax. Phantoms is no different. The - IMLLJ jel V IMPflTIT ClJ beers mmsJ -, ,Lrf,J i 1 inr in r 1 r -ir nun mi r if i T i " TT' 'j ' f rrn ai'iirt" 9 O. 1 AW 9 S y i A A I 1VH my own visual image of the scng. During "Synchronicity II" the effects made me feel a3 if I was actually in a Scottish fog. This show is for everyone who likes different forms of art. "If you like music videos youll like this," Frederick said. However, the laser images are a different art form. Lasers seem more mentally stimulat ing than music video's. The show b produced by Laser Optics and uses a tech nologically advanced laser pro jection, said Jack Dunn, man ager of Mueller Planetarium. The show b visually exciting and well worth the ticket price. "The Laser Fantasy" will be showing for about a month at Mueller Planetarium in Morrill HalL Tickets are $3.50 nd will be f,old 30 minutes before the show. Shows are Thursdays at 7:30 and 9 p.m., Fridays at 7:30, 9 and 10:30 p.m. Satur day and Sunday shows are at 3:30 p.m., except for home foot ball Saturdays when shows will be held at 11 a.m., 7:30, 9 and 10:30 p.m. entire album conveys a feeling of being lost and alone, near hope lessness. On "Wish," Curnin sing3, Tour wish is my sentence." The first five lines of "Facing the wind" are: "Just give me something to hold on A piece of the world that wont go round Is there somebody there I can talk to Somebody who shares the same view Facing the wind" : Ccrtiacsd oa Parts 9 5 PLEASE MESEKYE 24 EOURS IN ADVANCE nces 200 only if is rettirae in" 24 hours I 4 IV M