1
j Friday, September 20, 1985
Daily Nebraskan
Page 11
iris
A
2
Let
Bob Pop
By Susan Kisieki
Staff Reporter
The adage "two heads are better
than one" might be applied to a new
local band called Bob Popular.
Several members from two disbanded
groups, Why Not? and New Movement,
pooled talent last summer. Guitarist
Dave Farrens and drummer Rich Egger
II are former members of Why Not?.
Tom Fricke, who plays several instru
ments including keyboards and acous
tic guitar, and bass guitarist Jay Bee
are former members of New Movement.
Members of Bob Popular are all UNL
students.
Local Band
The members work part time and
attend school full time. Yet they find
time to perform on weekends, usually
at parties and bars such as Chester
field, Bottomsley & Potts or the
Drumstick.
Bob Popular plays rock, reggae, new
wave and even a few psychadelic songs.
The band describes their music as
"energetic dance music."
The group performs some songs that
aren't well-known, Bee said, like the
music of the Undertones, an Irish band,
or Let's Active, a Georgia band.
But the group also performs songs by
REM, the Beatles, the Who, the Roman
tics, U2 and the Clash, he said.
Reading delivers
poetry plus jazz
"In Transit," a dramatized poetry
reading with live jazz accompaniment
will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday at the Nebraska Directors'
Theatre, 1110 Q St.
A donation will be requested at the
door.
In the piece, two street people find
comfort and companionship in an alley.
As they share their wealth, they tell
their stories about lives in alleys and
on highways.
The "stories" are poems written and
performed by two Lincoln poets, Bob
Marion and Kurt Laurson.
The musicians include Dave Novak
on drums, John Carlini on piano, Dennis
Taylor on bass and Dick Hess on
trombone.
"In Transit" was a poetry magazine
published in Lincoln during the 1960s.
The participants hope that this per
formance might renew interest and
publication of the magazine.
ular ca
About a third of Bob Popular's songs
are the group's originals.
Like many aspiring musicians,
members of Bob Popular have a dilemma:
They can play the music they like or
play the music that sells.
Unfortunately for many local groups,
their original music doesn't sell. Farrens
said that to play at many bars or par
ties, groups are required to play songs
familiar to the crowd. He said Bob Pop
ular overcomes the problem partly by
mixing their originals with old favorites.
Bob Popular members seem to have
a sort of disdain toward popular, trendy
music. The name Bob Popular reflects
this disdain. Egger, who thought of the
name, said that it was first used satiri
cally to describe groups that crowds
flock to see, as if they were "Bob
Popular."
Farrens said the legal drinking age
is part of the reason their original
songs don't fare well. About the only
college students who can see the band
perform at bars are upper-classmen, he
said. And these students have been
conditioned to certain types of music.
He said an 18-year-old would be more
open to new and different music.
Bob Popular opens at 9:30 p.m. for
the Model Citizen's Club at the Drum
stick, 547 N. 48th, tonight and Satur
day. The cover is $3.
usic energetic
Thanks toyou...
it works...
for ALL OF US
1
2s tv::
BIG RED mm
Custom Airbrush Designs
"Group Discounts
T-Shirts Jerseys
Vintage Shirts
Sweat Shirts
Mexican Wish Bracelets
& Anklets
You Name It We Do It.
A liC.7Tw
V
122 N. 14th.
477-5029
Next to Do-Biz.
v . rn rf """""
- if 0 1! f -
Bob Popular
David FahlesonDally Nebraskan
.0) ' w v.
(
-..;v
s4
! t v
7JJ
.7
Success. For some it's power and glory. Or fortune and fame. But for Nebraska
Cornhusker Tom Osborne, success is something more.
More Than Winning is the personal account of one of football's winningest
coaches. His victories, convictions, and goals both on the field and off.
From high school superstar to Coach of the Year. Osborne talks about the val
ues that have shaped him. And offers insight into the controversies which shadow
the sport today.
Share the story of a true champion. Look for the biography of Tom Osborne
at your favorite bookstore. And discover how success means more than winning.
BOOKSTORE.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Books and more!
Lower Level, Nebraska Union ,14th & R 472-7301
Open Mon -Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays
Services Available: Copying, Photoprocessing, Typewriter Rental, Western Union.
Thomas Nelson
Publishers
1
What's the best way to keep up with the blackshirts?
... ,..I1.M. JJ-.A
k 0Hy NMWMlUTI PUWOtttSA
SUurdr, SMmiMt Jl. IMS
V.
AT
5 ?
Mi
,,.4,IIW,, '
- 1 ''V
NEBRASKA VS. ILLIHOIS
rm4 ftt H fUo CftM
2: J
4-
Q)
First Down Magazine, our roster page will keep
you one step ahead of the opponents.
Distributed free at every home game.