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Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, December 10, 1986
Smoke Signals
1 no drag;
full of energy, creativity
By Bryan Peterson
Staff Reporter
MDC, "Smoke Signals"
(Radical Records)
MDC's newest LP, "Smoke Sig
nals," gets me excited! 1986 has
seen more punk bands than ever on
vinyl, and more punk albums than
ever are starting to sound the same.
Record Review
Meanwhile, more bands are releas
ing vinyl, something that renews my
faith in hardcore punk as a source of
hope in this crazed world.
MDC's new album is full of energy
and creativity. Most of the songs are
long and more complicated than
those on past releases. One of the
few all-out thrashers orr this album
is "Skateboards From Hell," a hum
orous look at one of America's latest
fads.
There is even a love song (for
tofutti) on this LP a remake of
Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti."
"Countrysquak" and "Missile Des
troyed Civilization" both appeared
on previous releases, but there are
plenty of original songs on "Smoke
Signals."
"Smoke Signals" is used as the
title for an instrumental and the
theme of this album. The album's
cover is filled with scenes reflecting
this theme: an exploding space
shuttle, the Statue of Liberty grasp
ing a handgun, smoldering nuclear
reactors, and a space "defense"sys
tem. As for lyrics, MDC continues to
provide its audience with sincere
words, not Reaganesque rhetorical
babblings. "Acceptable Risks . . .
the Challenger lostAcceptably risky
O-rings in frost . . . They sing a
song of apple pie and momReactor
disaster or hydrogen H-bomb. . .That's
acceptable, though quite regretta
ble." A bit more straightforward is
"South Africa is Free," a celebra
tion of human struggle and a reali
zation that apartheid is not limited
to South Africa it can be found at
Big Mountain, in Atlanta, in Omaha
and Lincoln anywhere that skin
color is used as a basis for one's
status in society.
. .should serve
as a real eye
opener for those
willing to listen'
The "Smoke Signals" LP should
serve as a real eye-opener for those
willing to listen. With all the smoke
signals this world is putting out, it
is time we opened our eyes to the
need for change in this world.
From One Outstanding
Unit To A New
Outstanding Unit
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The G.I. bill will also
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The Nebraska Air National Guard Celebrates
its 40th Anniversary in winning the prestigious
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. The Ne
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his entire coaching staff and the 1986-87
Cornhusker Basketball Team and wish them
much success.
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Here come the judges;
justice for 90 minutes
By Charles Lieurance
Diversions Editor
It's afternoon TVs 90 minutes of jus
tice. Judge Wapner, Keene and "The
Judge" unrelentingly mete out pun
ishment to the wicked, rewards to the
deserving and lengthy platitudes to all
in a modern reaffirmation of the Ser
mon on the Mount. The meek shall
inherit $75 in damages and court costs,
the simple at heart get to keep the
suburban duplex, the family station
wagon and the sobbing little girl named
Beverly.
Tube Talk
The wicked get to stand in shame
before the omniscient microphone of
Doug Llewelyn. They get a story from
the judge about how black the world
has become, how bleak are the pros
pects, when he was a boy growing up in
the soggy hills of West Virginia
The 90 minutes begins with "Divorce
Court," in which actors too awful to
hawk Charmin and dishwashing soap
recreate actual divorce cases before
Judge Keene who spent his whole
"real" life doing that job for California.
X wants a divorce because Y is a vam
pire, because he uses hisher comb,
shaves in bed, gives hisher children
illicit drugs, mouths the words to popu
lar songs, because she is a dragon lady,
because he is the Marquis De Sade.
. And fidelity, don't mention it. His
best friend spotted her in a motel room
with stiletto heels and a leather bra,
fornicating with the plumber, the
milkman, a Shetland pony, the boys
from the recording studio, Fernando
Llamas, Bert Convey, the cast and crew
of the Broadway musical "Sweeney
Todd." He was involved in a permanent
indiscriminate rutting ritual since the
day after their honeymoon. He had dis
eases that make scientists cry.
She is lucky to have been risen from
the dead for this divorce hearing. He
began to undress on their honeymoon,
saw television for the first time and fell
into a 20-year trance that doctors diag
nosed as "voodoo death."
After this half hour comes the tricky
part. You see, "People's Court" and
"The Judge" are on at the same time.
How can you miss a half hour of justice?
Even if you switch back and forth you
miss valuable testimony. How can you
be a fair, prudent juror if you're missing
the tale of how this unscrupulous dry
cleaner washed her satin party dress in
indelible ink by accident. Meanwhile
you're missing "The Judge" who is ask
ing a 10-year-old child to show him with
the G.I. Joe and Barbie doll exactly
what went on that night when Uncle
Ken babysat.
How's a potential afternoon juror to
cope?
It's enough to make a person turn to
the After School Special, but it's your
duty to find a way, to make a fair,
prudent decision based on the facts.
You have to ignore the fact that the
husband looks like Bela Lugosi and the
wife looks like Pollyanna. You have to
ignore the fact that the dry cleaner
looks like Fu Manchu and the customer
looks like Rebecca De Mornay. Just the
facts, ma'am.
Let's rate the judges. Let'3 reach a
verdict on that score. First, Judge
Wapner. He's a kindly old codger with a
sense of humor and, hey, these aren't
fidgety actors he's dealing with. These
are "real" people, as far as that adjec
tive goes. Half the time he locks like he
wants to wad his robes up in a ball, toss
'em in the dumpster and hobo around
the country in empty cattle cars. He
shakes his head, "Now, ma'am, it's this
gentleman's turn to speak, you had
your turn, remember . . ." and there's a
gleam in his eye like Santa Claus. The
lady's mumbling something in Serbian.
Wapner's the best for my money.
Then there's "The Judge." "The
Judge" is like a cranky guidance coun
selor. He only likes children. Everyone
else is suspect. Parents are evil turn
keys capable of incest, torture, bestial
ity, battery and non-nutritious grocery
shopping. Children are pure and inno
cent, incapable of lying.
"The Judge" is the sort of old man
who would spend whole nights at his
window facing your house, trying to see
what you were doing to your children.
He's tell gossip about unspeakable
acts he'd heard. Actually it was the
blender pureeing.
How's a potential
afternoon jurpr
to cope?
Then there's the great Judge Keene,
whose job is all too easy. He rarely faces
the familial atrocities "The Judge"
faces and he doesn't have the burden of
real-life justice that Wapner has. In
short, he's just lazing his way through
retirement. He's the smartest. Even
though he pretends to pay attention,
you know that condo of his in Acapulco
is the main thing on his mind.
"You say you husband's a vampire,
ma'am. Well, live with it. My IRA comes
due next season."
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