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Daily Nebraskan
Monday, April 22, 1985
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By BM Allen
Staff Reporter
UN'L junior Mike MacLean spent
last weekend "footbagging" in
Chicago.
No, he didn't get arrested for
doing it. As a matter of fact, the only
reason he was there is because he
can footbag better than anyone
around here.
Footbagging, as Hacky Sack en
thusiasts know, is keeping the small,
pellet-fslled leather sack airborne
using only your knees and feet,
MacLean, a finance major, was
one of 16 finalists competing in the
First Annual National Intercollegiate
Hacky Sack Championships.
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resident didn't waik awsy vith a
championship, MacLean almost
doubled his personal best at con
secutive foctbars. Ka ker t ths
footbag airborne 734 consecutive
times. His previous best' cf 373
times was enough to gtt him through
the UNL and regional levels and
qualify for the all-expense paid trip
to the national finals.
MacLean said the national colle
giate champion in this event had a
score of about 4,880.
The national professional best is
held by Andy Under with 21,135
consecutive kicks. MacLean . said
that's about four hours of footbag
ging. MacLean said Linder was at
the national finals and did the
counting for the final rounds of con
secutive kicks.
Under travels and does exhibi
tions for Wham-0 Mfg. Co., makers
of Hacky Sack and the Frisbee disc.
Wham-O, together with the associa
tion of College Unions International
sponsored the Hacky Sack cham
pionships. Krokos, Accept
Foreign
By Troy Park
Staff Reporter
Omaha was blessed with the sounds
of not one, but two European heavy
metal bands Saturday night at the
Music Hall.
Both Krokus, the headliner, and
Accept, the opener, assaulted the crowd
of screaming fans with a non-stop bar
rage of heavy rock.
Although much smaller than the
Civic Auditorium, the Music Hall made
up for its lack of size with a murky
atmosphere perfect for the event. Black
walls, balconies and air thick with
smoke, the Music Hall had the feel of a
1930s horror movie set in Transylvania
with werewolves and vampires running
about.
Accept brought this feeling to higher
levels when it began its 40-minute set.
Accept played tight and loud. The
second-mix was perfect and the music
was driving.
Led by foreman Udo Dirkschneider,
Accept has a look not found in any
other metal band, foreign or domestic.
The center of this look is Dirksch
neider. Standing barely 5Vi-feet -tall,
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MacLean and the other 15 final
ists competed for the champion
ships in two other events besides
consecutive kicks:
Footbag Freestyle, where scor
ing is based on originality and style.
Footbag Net, where players
pass the Hacky Sack back and forth
over a five-foot net, like a "no
hands" volleyball. Competition is
or.e-on-one and is scored like tennis.
MacLean said he concentrated
his v.wkouts for the finals on just
the consecutive kicks event, because
that's where he stood the best
chiir.ee of winning.
MacLean said he learned Hacky
Sick two years ago cn the beaches
cf Galveston, Texas, when he vi3
f working at a summcrjob, jnahrolherl
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said. "Around here, it's more cf a
summer game,"
MacLean said the foctbag work
helps to develop foot coordination
and if practiced enough is similar to
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He said the g3me is hard to learn,
but once it is learned it is addictive.
He said that at first members cf
his fraternity, Delta Upsilon, wer
en't very involved with it. Cut now
about 20 men footbag regularly.
MacLean said he worked with
Hacky Sacks (different sizes for dif
ferent events) about four hours a
day preparing for the national
championships. He competed with
the best college footbaggers from
Illinois, Florida, Oregon, California,
Washington, Iowa, Michigan, Ten
nessee, Massachusetts and Pennsyl
vania. assault Omaha
metal
Dirkschneider is not the stereo-type of
the metal lead singer. .He clothes his
overweight body in Army camoufloge
and combat boots.
But looks are forgotten when Dirk
schneider's high-pitched scream slices
the air. He has a voice similiar to
ACDC's Brian Johnson only with far
more punch.
Punch is a good description of
Accept's performance Saturday. The
forceful thunderous rock beat listen
ers. It had the whole crowd, as well as
the band, banging their heads to the
beat and waving their fists in the air.
Accept was a tough act to follow, but
Krokus, the metal maniacs from Swit
zerland, didn't seem to care, coming
out and giving the audience a show
packed with great rock.
Krokus lead guitarist Fernando von
Arb's cocky smile, outlined by bleached-.
blonde hair and big nose, was the best
indication that Krokus was enjoying its
headlining tour in the United States.
After a few measures of pure metal
jamming enhanced by fog machines,
Krokus toie into "Tonight Long Stick
Goes Boom" to kick things off. The fans
barely had time to catch their breath
when lead vocalist Marc "The Voice"
Storace introduced the band's version
of Sweet's classic "Ballroom Blitz." The
crowd went wild. Krokus' "The Blitz"
Tour hit Omaha.
Along with Storace and von Arb were
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rhythm guitarist Mark Kohler, bassist
Andy Tanas and drummer Jeff Klaven.
The wrhole bsnd rocked together with
no member standing above the others.
Things mellowed a bit as the band
played "Screaming In The Night" and
"Our Love" before crashing into songs
like "Ready To Rock," "Staved Awake
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and Fernando von Arb assaulted
onslaught of heavy metal.
All Night" and latest hit-single "Mid
night Maniac."
Krokus gave two burning encores
before calling it a night. "Eat The
Rich" was the first, followed by Klav
en's lengthy drum solo. Then, the
topper, "Headhunter" complete with
Storace sporting a werewolf mask. The
CornstockXV
will feature
movie, bands
Rock bands, musical comediannes, a
hypnotist and movies are all on the
agenda for the East Campus Cornstock
week celebration, which begins today.
Dona Lovegrove, Cornstock chair
woman, said this is the 15th year of
Cornstock, a last fling before the school
year ends.
Previously, Cornstock was a one-day
event and the week leading up to it was
called Western Week, Lovegrove, a jun
ior business administration major, said.
But this year the entire week will be
called Cornstock Week.
The schedule for the UPC East
sponsored Cornstock Week includes:
Today
Jim Wand, hypnotist, at the Ter
races at 4:30 p.m., sponsored by the
Kaleidoscope Committee.
Photo contest display, third floor
East Union, sponsored by Visual Arts
Committee. The display will continue
all week.
Wednesday
Western Week Games, 2 p.m.,
sponsored by Main Events Committee.
Thursday
Hot Shandy, musical comediannes,
at the Terraces at 4:30 p.m., sponsored
by Kaleidoscope Committee.
"Country," the movie starring
Sam Sheppard and Jessica Lange, in
the Great Plains Room at 7:30 and 9:30
p.m., sponsored by the Sights and
Sounds Committee. Admission is $1.50.
Friday
Cornstock XV, from 12:30 to 5:30
p.m. in the Cornstock Meadows.
Bands performing this year are Caribe,
Sierra and Boys With Toys, sponsored
by Dances and Cornstock committees.
Admission to Cornstock XV is a can
of food. The canned food gained from
the event will be donated to Nebraska
communities, Lovegrove said.
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the audience Saturday night
mask looked incredibly real, finalizing
the horror-movie setting cf the Music
Hall.
As the house lights flick on, many
ears were ringing from the onslaught of
metal. Both Krokus and Accept showed
the American crowd that Europeans
can rock too.
