Buff confesses cinematic sins
Forgive me, Father, for I liave
sinned. My last Arts and Enter
tainment confession was around
the time of the Academy Awards.
“It’s been quite a while, son.”
I know. Father, but I’ve been
busy. Sorry.
“Never mind that, tell me why
you decided to come today.”
Well, to be honest, I haven’t
exactly been a clean teen over the
past few months, and I thought I
should come to confess some of
my sins.
I want to continue being an Arts
and Entertainment reporter. But I
can’t go on unless I get some of
this off my chest.
“That is an honorable decision,
my boy. Do not fear, for we are all
sinners. You may continue.”
OK, Father. First of all;,I have
to confess that I saw a number of
bad movies this past summer. And
it’s not just that they were bad. It’s
that I, like a fool, paid full price to
see them.
“You didn’t see matinee show
ings? Or wait for the second-run
theater?” * "
No, I’m very sorry about that. I
threw down $5 each for both “Judge
Dredd” and “Johnny Mnemonic.”
“No!”
Yes, and I paid to see “First
Knight,” too.
“No!”
And that’s not all. I also made a
few unholy movie rentals. •
“Such as?”
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I rented “Ace Ventura, Pet De
tective.” And I thought it was
funny. I’m so sorry, may God for
give me.
“What else?”
Well, I have a hard time admit-"
ting this, Father, so please have
mercy on my soul. I... I bought a
Snoop Doggy Dogg CD.
“Full price?”
No, never. I bought it used. But
I just wanted to hear it. I had heard
so much about some of the songs,
and I knew it was just mostly sexist
garbage and filth, but I was weak.
I’m so weak, Father.
“We all have our weak points,
son.”
Even you, Father?
“Yes, even me. I haven’t told
anyone this in quite a.few years,
but I own a copy of Van Halen’s
‘1984.’”
You, Father? I’ll admit that
makes me feel better. I never gave
in to that one.
“Hey, get off my back. ‘Jump’
was quite the catchy tune. Besides,
I’m not the one who’s supposed to
' be confessing here.”
Sorry, Father. I’ll continue.
I bought a CD, didn’t like it,
and sold it back to a record store.
But later on, I decided I wanted to
hear it so I had to go buy it again.
“Changing your mind is no sin,
son. What CD was it?”
I can’t remember. Isolditagain.
“Egads, boy! Make up your
mind.”
I know, Father, I know. But
that’s all of my sins for the last few
months. What is my penance?
“I want you to go watch ‘The
Godfather,’ listen to ‘Abbey Road’
and read Ephraim Katz’s ‘Film
Encyclopedia’ from cover to cover.
Those should cleanse your soul.
“And let’s hope you never have
to come to me with such effronter
ies again.”
I hope so, Father, I really do.
Thanks.
Randall is asophomore news-editorial
major and a Dally Nebraskan Arts and
Entertainment senior reporter.
Prairie Stomp two-steps tonight
By Emily Wray
Staff Reporter
The NU football team hits the
field Saturday, which means it’s time
to get ready for Prairie Stomp to
night.
,. A night of two-step, country swing
and fun, the free outdoor street dance
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the East Union at 37th and Fair.
Sue Voss, a project assistant at the
dean’s office of the College of Agri
cultural Sciences and Natural Re
sources, said organizers for the fifth
annual Prairie Stomp expected a big
crowd.
In the past, Voss said, 500 to 600
people have attended the dance, which
is always held the Friday before the
first home game.
Sandy Creek Band is the featured
ra$*aK thi8 nyear/ihdanc&TAh popular *
country-western band, Sandy Creek
has played-all across Nebraska. The
group hails from Lincoln and is a
regular feature band at the Pla-Mor.
This event is sponsored by the
University Program Council and the
College of Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources Student Advisory
Board, along with various other agri
culture-related student organizations.
Concessions and T-shirts will be
available during the dance from 8
p.m. to mid&igkri if** * '
In case of rain. Prairie Stomp will
be moved to the East Union’s Great
Plains room.
Collectors’ Expo
in Lincoln Sunday
By Jeff Randall
Senior Reporter “
Bottle caps, stamps and coins are
great. But you can’t dance to them.
Fortunately, though, a number of
collectors have solved this problem
by starting their own music collec
tions. Records, compact discs, vid
eos and posters are just some of the
items for which these individuals
search.
And a large number of those col
lectors will be gathering Sunday for
the Eastern Nebraska Music Collec
tors’*Expo.
Barry Bottger, promoter of the
Expo and owner of Stage Door
Records in Omaha, said Sunday’s
event would be the first such oppor
tunity for Lincoln’s-music collectors
in over four years.
The last event was held in 1991 at
the Nebraska Union, Bottger said.
When asked why such a long time
had passed since the last show, Bottger
offered a simple explanation.
“I haven’t gotten off my butt to do
one,” he said.
But that isn’t to say that -Bottger
hasn’t been involved in music for the
last few years. Besides owning and
running his own record store, he has
spent the last year promoting record
shows in Kansas City and Lawrence,
Kan.
Record shows similar to Sunday’s
are something Bottger hopes he can
make a semi-annual event in Lin
coln, he said.
“These shows are a good chance
for people with similar interests to
eet together and communicate,”
Bottger said. “And it’s also an oppor
tunity for collectors to find that one
thing they can’t find anywhere else.”
For new and old collectors alike,
Bottger said, things should be kept
simple.
“Collect what you like,” he said.
“When you go out looking for some
thing just because it’s valuable, that
takes the fun out of it.
“And the only real reason people •
should get involved with music is for
fun.”
For more serious collectors,
Bottger advised watching out for fast
fading musical trends.
“There are a lot of bands out there
that come and go, but as a collector
you should look for established art
ists that at least have the potential to
become xlassic,” he said.
Among those artists are music leg
ends such as Elvis Presley, the Beatles
and the Rolling Stones. More con
temporary artists who have earned
classic rock credibility include
R.E.M. and U2, Bottger said.
As for his own tastes and personal
collection, Bottger said he had a few
favorites of his own.
“Don’t laugh, but I have a thing
for the Monkees,” he said. “Every
body thought they would just fade
out once their show got canceled, but
30 years later their stuff is extremely
collectible.”
The prized item of Bottger’s col
lection is an original movie poster for
“Head,” the Monkees’ feature film,
that is autographed by every member
of the band.
Just as every prized item in a
collector’s stash should be, Bottger
said, the above-mentioned poster is
priceless to him.
“I’ve had a lot of offers for it. But
I can’t bring myself to sell it,” he
said.
But even those interested in less
timeless bands will find something to
like at Sunday’s show, Bottger said.
“It’s a great chance to network,
and to find people who can help you
find things you’d probably never
imagine,” he said.
Sunday’s show will be held at the
Ramada Inn, 9th and O streets, from
10-a.m. to 4 p.m. Collectors will be
able to look through the stocks of at
least 25 dealers on over 40 tables of
merchandise. Admission is $2.
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