Julie Brown lets down her hair (extension) |
By Lisa Donovan
Senior Rejv>rter
and William Rudolph
Stall Reporter
There’s more to her than hair ex
tensions, black leather bras and a
scratchy British accent.
“I'm real and that’s what I want to
put across,” said “Downtown” Julie
Brown, MTV personality and Club
MTV host.
As she relaxed after Thursday
night’s Campus Activities and Pro
grams sponsored Club MTV dance
party, an exhausted Brown reflected
on life as a celebrity and her future
plans.
First on her list was a smooth re
turn trip to New York. Brown and the
MTV entourage left New York at 11
a.m. Thursday morning. But stormy
weather and airplane troubles deliv
ered Brown to Nebraska nearly 12
hours later.
“I was totally disgusted,” Brown
said about the bumpy trip to Ne
braska. ‘‘All we need is turbulence on
the way home.”
But Brown admitted that nothing,
including the rough airplane ride,
“I like il all. Everything all kicks
together in the end,” she said of her
experiences.
In fact, Brown said, audience cn
thusiasm makes everything worth
while.
“They (the Nebraska audience)
were fantastic,” Brown said. ‘‘Ican’t
believe that they stood tn the heat for
so long.”
Excitement was indeed high
Thursday night, along w ith the tem
perature in the Centennial Room, as
1,(XX) MTV wanna-be’s crammed
into the impromptu dance club to
catch a glimpse or try to touch the
flamboyant performer as she kicked
and gyrated her way across the stage.
But after the lights were off and
the TV monitors were being packed,
what was Brown really like?
‘‘I’m not a stuck-up person,”
Brown replied. ‘‘I’m real. I’m Julie
Brown and I thoroughly enjoy my
self.”
Others apparently enjoyed Brown,
too. One admirer who slipped back
stage received an autograph, a kiss,
and a trademark “God bless and get
some sleep” from Brown.
Brown’s outlook on life was care
free.
“I’ll do anything, anywhere, any
time.”
Brown said she didn’t care what
she did as long as she’s happy. And
right now, she’s happy.
Tm Julie Brown
and I thoroughly
enjoy myself.’
--Brown
The last three years have been a
whirlwind for Brown. The former
dancer and host of a British, cable TV
children’s show jumped across the
Atlantic nearly three years ago to
screen test for MTV producers. And
she hasn’t looked back since, said
Martin von Ruden, MTV’s director
of advertising and business publicity.
As for the future, Brown would
like to “still be with my man,” she
smiled.
According to Brown, her “man”
ties her past wi'h the present.
“He’s English, so he keeps me
British here,” said Brown.
For now, things look good for
Brown. She said that she really en
joys hosting Club MTV, including
road trips like the Lincoln appear
ance.
Brown said it makes no difference
whether the show’s at the Palladium
in New York or in the Nebraska Un- jj
ion.
“For me, there’s no difference,”
Brown said. “As long as the music’s
great, the audience is great.”
In fact, a touring version of Club
MTV may hit the road this summer,
and Brown would definitely be a part
of it.
All in all, Brown was cheerful.
“I’m the luckiest girl alive,”
Brown said. “I get to wear what I
want to wear, say what I want to say.”
Orchesis student dance group I
gives audience excellent show I
By Sarah Knight
Staff Reporter
The curtain opened. Blackness
was interrupted only by an occasional
glowing color. After a moment’s
adjustment, one could begin to sec
that the large “machine” was actu
ally made up of dancers, dressed in
black.
And so began the 1989 perform
ance of Orchesis, the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, student-produced
dance ensemble.
Despite much short-of-perfcct
dance techniques, Orchesis managed
to assemble an excellent show.
Ranging from jazzy-blues to
pointe work, “New Beginnings”
da//led the audience with fabulous
music selections and intriguing
dance segments.
The group made use of simple
costumes by dressing up black unita
rds with various shirts and other ac
cessories.
Technical crew members Lisa
Nelson, Jeff DcLong and Jo Seberger
created some exquisite lighting feats.
These talents were particularly
noticeable in the section “Leave
Your Hat On,” in which three danc
ers strutted their stuff in complete
silhouette, contrasting to a deep blue
background.
Many of the 15 company members
did not come from dance back
grounds, yet they held their own. One
dancer, however, stood out above the
rest.
Melissa Mapes-Raasch, dance
major and president of Orchcsis, had
a clean crisp style and an electrifying
presence that demanded the audi- g
ence’s attention.
Her talents were best shown in I
“Arimar,” a pas dc deux with fellow j
dance major Philip T. Record. I
The two executed a series of sen- f
sual moves with such strength and
fire that they brought the audience to 1
a dead silence.
Another interesting number,
“Morning Prayer,” featured a
couple romantically moving together
as a soft breeze blew from offstage.
At times the performance began to
resemble a lengthy recital as with the
numbers “Ragdolls” and “Garden
of Circularity.”
For the most part, however, Orch
esis constructed a exhibition of
movement that surpassed many of the
professional dance groups who have
visited the campus in recent years.
Davkf Fahleson/Daily Nebraskan
Julie Brown with UNL student Lisa Twiestmeyer.
Stephen King fans will like his new movie, others wont
Shut Up and Watch the Movie is
written by Lisa Donovan, a junior
news-editorial major and William
Rudolph, a sophomore English ma
jor.
William Rudolph: I want you to
know, Lisa, that after watching “Pel
Sematary,” I looked under my bed
before I went to sleep.
Lisa Donovan: You mean you
slept? Between paranoia about
whether I was going to be mutilated
and fear of my measles shot --1 don’t
know what was worse.
WR: “Pet Sematary” was worse,
definitely worse. I’d pick getting
tickled with an 8-inch needle any day
over killer 2-year-olds running
around with razors. And Herman
Munster. Herman Munster was the
key.
LD: That’s right, Judd in “Pet
Sematary’’ was Herman Munster in
the sitcom, “The Munsters.’’ I don’t
quite understand how Herman went
from a crackly-voiced goof-ball
Daddy to a Thurston Howell sound
alike who drinks Budwciscr all day.
WR: I’ll tell you how he did it -- he
did it thanks to a production team that
combined excellent casting, with one
or two exceptions, great atmosphere
and a spooky screenplay by Stephen
King himself.
“Pet Sematary’’ is the story of the
Creeds, a nice young family who
move into a charming old house.
There’s not a pool in the backyard -
but there is a pet cemetery. That’s
where the trouble comes in.
LD: The director, Mary Lambert,
helped the story evolve by employing
the long serene camera shot with a
quick heart stopper, a typical flick
trait. The cinematography was excel
lent.
When the Creeds discover and
wander around the pet cemetery, the
camera shots arc such that the audi
ence travels with them. When Louis
discovers the frightening secrets
about the cemetery, the audience is
frightened too.
The only real problem I saw was
the casting and the screenplay. Sorry
William, the plot never was tied to
gether and was Doorlv executed.
Subplots were introduced throughout
the movie, complicating the plot and
scaring me further.
Honestly, the loud-mouthed heck
ler behind us was more entertaining
than anyone or anything on the
screen.
WR: Oh, really? I don’t think so.
OK, so the two leads, Louis (Dale
Midkiff) and Rachel Creed (Denise
Crosby), were about as moving as ?.
bunch of two-by-fours. But little El
lie (Blaze Bardall) was cute. And the
animal trainers really did a good job.
kBut it really doesn't matter, because
the movie still scared me.
LD: It scared me too, but so do
measles shots - and the latter is just
as awful. UNL students arc having
bad luck, as are the Creeds. The
Creeds have nothing but bad luck
after moving into the beautiful New
England home.
Upon arrival, one of their two
children is almost hit by a car. Sec
onds later, the child is saved by Her
man Munster, I mean Judd, the
Creeds’ new neighbor. If that isn’t
bad enough, the Creeds find out they
have a pet cemetery practically in
their backyard.
WR: Over the years children have
buried their dead critters in the
strange graveyard. But they’re not
alone; the Mic-Mac Indians also dug
plots there. And when we say that
being six feet under can be a rejuve
nating experience, we mean it. Of
course, the burning question is not
whether Rover will come back from
the dead, but how bad of a mood he’s
going to be in after clawing his way
back from the Happy Hunting
Ground.
LD: This is the disgusting part.
The cat is possessed, one of the
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