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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1987)
Ite^ Arts & Entertainment I Blondie's changes location but not looks --——————————■— —*-— By Micki Haller Staff Reporter 3* ____ Blondie’sof 117 N. 14thSl.isa small, intimate store with white wooden pillars that support noth ing in particular and an antique library ladder that leans noncha lantly against the north wall. Customers familiar with the vintage-clothing store remember its former location at 12th and N streets. Amy Sluhmcr laughs, since she was a customer at the old Blondie's before beginning to work at the store two months ago. Stuhmcr said she worked in * retail before, and although other stores have more options, they don't have much individuality. “We have just about every thing.” she said. i nc domes range trom a purple Viciorian dress, complete with whalebone, to a modem Winnie the Pooh I'-shirt from England. The most expensive items. Stuhmer said, are the Victorian outfits. y . s.nd then’ aie mostly col U\ tot s' items and not meant to he worn 1 he purple dress costs Soy \ 1920s wool bathing suit was ' anda”w hen it tirst appeared on retail r.K sv Stuhmer said. She said Ihe sun kxiked uneomtortahle and w.i' probably not Haltering to the figure, hut it sa piece of American history. Stuhmer said overcoats and jackets from the 1950s sell quickly. “We ha\ e robes that elicit quite a bit of laughter," she said. A long flannel robe she used as an example was a plaid design in orange, green, black anil beige. All of the clothes arc steam sanitized, Stuhmer said, so the customer can wear them right away. The newest mere handisc in the store, including leggings, T-Shirts and jewelry , is from England. Snihmcr said there were a bunch of tweed overcoats, but Amy Stuhmer wraps a scarf around her s oulders at Blondie s, 117 N. 14th St. these sold \er\ quickly. J an le l anc, ow nor of B londie' s. said the store gets its stock front a variety of sources. Some apparel — cuff pants, flannel lube skirts and some leg gmgs is sew n locally, she said. Originally, lane said, B londie‘s on 12th Street sold only vintage clothing, hats and shoes. She said she began bringing back new things from interna tional boutique shows in New > ork Blondie"s was in business for about three years before it closed in March 1986 to make way for the construction of the Lied Center, she sard. Lane said some clothing was sold at Dirt Cheap before Blondie’s reopened at its current location. Finding the right spot delayed reopening the store. “To find the right little space.' Blondie’s was practically non existent until 1987. Lane said. In late September, the new Blondie's opened. »ne of Blondic s strongest points is us service to customers. The store offers alterations and lay away with no f inance charges at this time of year, Stuhmcr said. The small size of the store al lows the customers to interact w nh the employees. Stuhmer said. She said people are afraid to try on clothing and need a little encour agement. The customer knows w hat he wants, but is a little bn timid,” she said. There is something for cscry customer m me More, runnier said. Blondie’s tries to stock sensibly I priced, everyday clothing. Lane i said. Jewelry is less than S10; sweat ers range from S8.50 to S14.50; lur coats retail for up to SI99, and imported jackets average S55 Lane said. Store hours are from 12:30 to 0 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays; 12:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 11 a.m to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Black Sea recording studio may be on successful sail R^ ( hris McC uhhin Stiff Reporter There's link about Raru1> " atson s lank\ genial appearance to suggest he < vistonarx But vthen u comes toaltemativc music ml tncoln. W atson defines the phrase When the Lincoln band For Against went on ? nationwide tour reccntl\. W atson went along as sound man t)n the trip he had a chance to get a view of the music scenes in Amen* w can cities. “Lincoln has as good or better ol a music scene than anywhere,” he said. In order to prove his thesis about Lincoln music to the world. W atson ha< established Black Sea Studios. It's a place w here local hands, even those ithout much money. can record the wa\ they want to sound. Watson worked closely vuth Lincoln's major recording studio. Master Tra\, particularly on For Against s first album. “Echelons “ Watson gives Master Irav s per sonncl high markv forcooperauonand professionalism, hut said he though! they weren't conducive to alternative music. So Watson started his own studio. “Everything just fell into place this fall,” he said. W atson said he 'd wanted to estah lish a studio for some ume, bui when The Drumstick dosed this summer he almost gave up his plans. “It's terrible; mere’s no place to play," he said. Rut when the site that now is Black Sea became a\a . >lc, Watson said, he had to take it Blaek Sea is on the west side ol town in a convened bomb shelter. Watson’s current ,>rojcct at Black Sea is producing a limited-edition single. One side has a For Against song, the other has one by the New Brass Guns The single w ill be distrib uted in Germany by the magazine Pop Noise. Watson is also going to produce For Against's next album, and he’s talking with the New Brass Guns about an EP and about tapes lor 13 Nightmares and Trout Mystery. So tar Watson's studio fee is noth ing. He said he hopes that soon some hands w ill he able to pay or th it Blad Sea projects w ill stan turning a profit "My immediate goals are: pa\ « ;t the equipment I'm in debt tin ami get some of these people's mush out around tow n '* he said. VN atson isalsoa graduate student in English and a lecturer in Spanish for the modem languages department. And, as il he didn't ha\ e enough to keep him busy, he's trying to laum h a hand of his own. Those who attended the "Christian Guitar Fund Benefit" concert in ihe Hay market on Nov. 7 heard the debut performance of the new Return. W atson's hand. The original Reium was Watson, solo w ith a dr uni mac hine. on a tape he cut at home called "And Pillow ' Breathe.” Waison said he gave away mosi copies of “And Pillow s Breathe' tc friends Pickle's sold a few copies, bill he never went hack to collect the money. he said. 1 he returned Return features W at son on guitar and vocals and a live rhv thm wnon 1 heir first tape shoulc K' out over Christmas. W atson said. The Return's opportunities to play live are limited, since the hand share' its drummer. Greg Hill, with Foi \gamst. hui W atson said the Return plans to stay together Lincoln s UHh video channel to improve technical equipment Improved broadcast sounds will travel around town I By Mick Dyer Staff Reporter UHF 61, carrier of the Hit Video Network in the Lincoln area, recently underwent technical changes to im prove its broadcast signal The station will change its broadcast format be ginning Monday. Stephen G. Kafkr, owner of Lib ertv Broadcasting of Nebraska chan nel 61, K610U-TV. said viewers in some parts of the broadcast area, espe cially in northeast, east and southeast Lincoln had difficulty receiving the station’s broadcasts. “People out there just weren T pick ing it up.’ he said. Viewers may recently have had difficulty receiving the station's broadcasts, he said. Some equipment problems occurred as technical changes were made to improve the broadcast signal he said “The signal levels are great all over town now," he said. “If you had trouble picking up 61. tr\ us nou Bcginningat4p.m. Monda>,chan ncl 61 will broadcast programming from the Tempo Network. The Tempo Network wa< known as the Satellite Television Network until about fout years ago and is based in Tulsa Okla. The network features live sports coverage, syndicated programming and "All Night at the Movies," an all nighi program specializing in classic movies. "Oriental Cooking with Martin Yan" will be the first program lrom the Tempo Network broadcast over channel 61, a! 4 p.m. Monday ‘‘The Yodlm kid from Pirn Ridge" < 1937) with Gene Autrey will Ik the first feature film from "All Night at the Movies’ broadcast over channel 61 beginning at 11 p.m Monday From6to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday, channel 61 will leave Tempo and broadcast us own syndicated programming and movies. From 10 a.m u>4 p.m. Monday through Friday, channel 61 will broadcast ihr Hu Video Network. Kafka said channel 61 uni broad cast programming from the Interna tiomtl Television Network smn I I N icutures films and dvK umeniarics in the language of the country they arc from, with hnglish subtitles m addi lion to a weekly Wall Street Journal KejHirt Programming in Japanese. Get man. Spanish. Polish. Portuguese Chinese and many other language! Will be c amed from 10 a m to 2 p in Monday through Friday, in place o Hit Video, he said. "These programs am what y()l v/ould see in these countries durtni In ime time,” he said. Katka plans to contact the foreign language depaitments ai the l nivet sits of Nebraska I meoln. Ncbrask WcMcyan University ' uon ( ollcg ami l»\ al high schools to enlist thei sup|n>n lot 11 \ andi hannclM uilhei application lot cable status Havtn S*»p MO TV on paae 7
