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around the world.” She has merchan
dise from all over South America,
including Ecuador and Guatemala.
Haiti’s wares are represented, as is
merchandise from the states, she said.
The store carries a good selection of
local artists’ works as well — from
jewelry to artwork.
Eyes of the World carries a large
selection of what Geis calls “con
science-raising” bumper stickers, jew
elry, clothing, wall hangings and oth
er decorating items.
“Any time I can carry anything
made with recycled paper I get those
too,” she said.
While the clothing selection we ighs
in more for women than men, Geis
said the store stocked clothing items
that should appeal to both genders.
Sweaters from Ecuador, hats, gloves
and mukluks — slippers with leather
soles—are some of her more popular
items.
She’s also waiting on some holi
day shipments, which will include
“velvet dresses and some nice bou
tique things.” Winter will bring more
varied items as well, she said, includ
ing warm leggings and wintery shirts.
While the first months of business
have been good overall, the shop has
had its share of mishaps, Geis said.
Flowers and plants placed in the
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My store would never fit into a mall. I’would
never fit into a mall.
— Geis
storefront’s window boxes kept get
ting destroyed, so Geis said she “gave
up on that idea.”
Also, the shop didn’t escape the
tyranny of the “beer gut” bandit. Luck
ily the vandal’s permanent black magic
marker wasn’t so permanent on poly
urethane, and Geis managed to save
the sponge-painted door from perma
nent damage.
Geis returned to Lincoln last fall
after a stint living in Santa Cruz. She
returned for two reasons, she said. She
missed her friends and family, and she
wanted to open her own business.
Originally, Geis planned on open
ing a coffee house, but after a little
research she found she didn’t know
enough about it.
Instead she focused on something
she knew more about.
“I’ve always loved ethnic coun
tries,” she said.
After working retail for many years,
she said she thought “what the heck
— I should try it.
And Eyes of the World was born.
Geis said she did a lot of research
and a lot of library work in an attempt
to give her store a realistic feel. Short
ly before she opened she made her
first trip to South America.
“It was only for 10 days, but it gave
me a little boost, especially price-,
wise.”
By directly buying merchandise
she was able to offer her customers
authentic products for less, she said.
Keeping prices down is a big con
cern, she said. The store concentrates
on keeping prices as reasonable as
possible.
“We’re just starting to take off,”
Geis said. “We have things priced for
minimum-wage workers and profes
sionals as well.”
Her clientele is varied, she said.
Eyes of the World generally appeals
to an “open-minded alternative-liv
ing” type of people.
“My store would never fit into a
mall,” Geis said, laughing. “1 would
never fit into a mall.”
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“Vs.”
Pearl Jam
Epic
Call it “Five Against One ” call
it untitled or call it “Vs.,” but call
this release the further develop
ment of a band struggling with
success.
The music on “Vs.” won’t allow
you to pin down one description—
much like the band itsell. But if
you’re looking for more top-40 hits
like those on the terrifyingly suc
cessful “Ten,” you’ll be sorry.
Pearl Jam seems out to limit its
audience. In this effort, the band
has switched to producer Brendan
O’Brien, and drummer Dave
Abbruzzese, who’s played with the
band before, makes his Pearl Jam
album debut.
There’s no one attitude preva
lent in the album. It’s a little bit of
everything — very diverse. There
are sarcastic pop tunes and hard
nosed aggressiveness.
Adrenaline-pumping tunes kick
off the album, but it heads into
slowed-down acoustic melodies
like “Daughter” and “Elderly
Woman Behind the Counter in a
Small Town,” a stunning break from
the band’s usual one-word titles.
Eddie Vedder has again provid
ed disturbing lyrics to decipher.
You get the impression Vedder must
be on the brink of suicide with all
the real-life experiences he relays
through his songs.
Some think that is what drives
Pearl Jam.
But the true highlight, apparent
on almost every song on “Vs.,” is
when the music finds a groove and
the band builds off it. Vedder’s
lyrics are only part of the groove.
This release is the band’s state
ment against all those who hyped
Pearl Jam as “the band of the 90s.”
You’ll probably never hear that
directly from the band. As always,
the members arc shying away from
talking about what this album and
its songs are about.
Pearl Jam is huge and there is no
going back. But Gossard,
Abbruzzese, Ament, McCready and
Vedder don ’ t have the mindset of a
successful band, and that is what
will allow them to keep developing
with more releases like “Vs.”
— Jeffrey Robb
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“Judgment Night — Music
from the Motion Picture**
Various Artists
Immortal/Epic
“Bang your head to this!”
screams Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E in the,
“Judgment Night” soundtrack’s
second track, “Another Body Mur
dered,” performed with Faith No
More.
This sons is one of the best
tracks on a album devoted to a new
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theme: bringing together all musi
cians from opposite ends of the
musical spectrum. Ten rap groups
and 11 rock/alternative groups
teamed up in pairs to create new
sounds and complement each oth
er’s styles.
A full range of rap and rock
styles arc represented here, from a
Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul’s
mellow collaboration, to an Ice-T
and Slayer thrash metal scrcamfest.
The excellent pairing of these
groups and their abilities to com
bine lyrics and instrumentation lead
to dramatically original music.
For example, the hard-rocking
Biohazard style is paired with the
“Mad Face” of Onyx on the title
cut. Onyx hits hard with the song,
which should have been included
on the group’s debut album
“Bacdafucup.” Biohazard does not
seem to mind the angry, chaotic
lyrics — they just keep rocking
IUUU.
On a more laid-back beat, Teen
age Fanclub and De La Soul sam
ple a Tom Petty song to create
“Failin’.” De La turns back their
own clock to make “Failin’” a “3
Feet High and Rising/
Bandwagonesque” performance.
Ice-T sheds his Bodycount coat
and teams up with Slayer to create
“Disorder/ Produced by Rick
Rubin, and mixed by Rubin and
Slayer, this intense track features
howling vocals by both Ice and
Slayer.
Cypress Hill is the only group to
appear twice on the album, once
with Sonic Youth on “I Love You
Mary Jane,” another in the long
line of Cypress Hill’s pro-marijua
na songs, and again with Pearl Jam
in the CD bonus track “Real Thing,”
possibly the most anticipated com
bination. <• <» ■' —K
“Just Another Victim” was the
first release from the album, out
long before the movie. Here, Hel
met and House of Pain join forces.
Although a good combination, the
song ends up with two distinct parts,
separating the groups. This split
group syndrome occurs in several
tracks, but is most noticeable here.
The other tracks include duets
from Living Colour and Run
D.M.C., Mudhoney and Sir Mix
A-Lot, Therapy? and Fatal, and
another standout from the classic
alternative band Dinosaur Jr. and
West Coast rapper Del the Funkc
Homosapicn in a slammin’ alterna
tive rap track.
Completely original in its con
ception, this soundtrack adds much
to the movie, but stands alone as the
new standard for rock/rap team
ups.
—Greg Schick
and JoefStrauch
“Spare Ass Annie and Other
Tales”
William Burroughs and The
Disposable Heroes of
Hiphoprisy
Island
Will iam Burroughs is one of the
most formidable intelligences in
American literature.
The Disposable Heroes of
Hiphoprisy is arguably the most
intelligent voice in pop music to
day.
Together — in Island Records
new release “Spare Ass Annie and
Other Tales” — these artists are
just a little much.
It’s almost unbelievable that
anything, any mere background
music, could tear a listener’s atten
tion from the death-like humorous
tones of “uncle Bill” — as one cut
on the album calls him.
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