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Old reruns
rouse a fond
recollection
Don’t look now, but another
1980s television series is back on
the air. FX found and hired “The
A-Team” every weeknight at 5 pm.
A few others that are on the air
for reruns include “The Dukes of
Hazzard,” “CHiPs,” and “Knight '
Rider.” “Miami Vice” will soon join
“The A-Team” by making a return
on FX. Remember when these pro
grams were on the air only one night
a week?
I used to drop whatever I was
doing to watch those shows. I would
throw a fit for my parents if I could
not watch them.
These programs remind me of
childhood in my old neighborhood
in Napa, Calif., 50 miles north of
San Francisco.
I remember when ine A
Team” was on every Tuesday night.
I pretended like I was “Howling
Mad” Murdock. Murdock was
known as “that crazy fool” by BA.
(Bad Attitude) Baraeus, who was
played by Mr.T. According to BA.,
Murdock was always “on the jazz.”
Murdock was just a couple sand
wiches short of a picnic. He would •
always wear the baseball cap with
the bill slightly bent and I followed
suit. On the show, he was always
checking in and out of mental insti
tutions.
Murdock had an invisible dog
named Billy. I remember petting the
imaginary dog as I was sitting on
the porch, along with barking like
a dog. The neighbors looked at me
like I was crazy.
Whenever the A-Team would
fly, Murdock was the pilot. I used
sit up in the tree and act like the
branches were the steering wheel.
I had a toy machine gun with a
strap, and I would stand up in the
bed of my father’s El Camino and
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Another of our favorites was the *
“Dukes of Hazzard.” Because of my
dark hair, I used to pretend like 1
was Luke Duke, (played by Tbm
Wopat). My cousin, Brian, was Bo*
(played by John Schneider). ..
Nobody wanted to be Boss
Hogg or SheriffRoseoe P. Coltrane.
I had a black go-kart with roll
bars. No, it was not orange, nor did
it have a rebel flag or an 01 on the
side. 1 always wanted to build a
ramp and jump it whh the go-kart.
We used to jump curbs with our
bicycles and yell, “Yeeeee-hah!”
Also, we would get our walkie-talk
ies and say, “Lost sheep to shepherd,
you got your ears on.” Of course, -
most of the neighbors had their
hearts in their chests when we
jumped the curbs and ramps.
Now that these programs are on
for reruns and I have seen most of
these episodes, I do not drop what
ever I am doing to watch these
shows. However, when I do watch
these reruns occasionally, it reminds '
me of growing up in my old neigh
borhood.
D’Adamo is a senior broad
casting major and Daily Nebras
kaa sports reporter.
Restaurants
open outdoor
dining areas
By Ann Stack
Senior Reporter
After being in classrooms or offices
all day, most people enjoy getting out
side.
Sometimes, the only chance stu
dents have to experience nature is over
the hectic lunch or dinner hour. Luck
ily, restaurants in Lincoln have just
begun to accommodate those wishing
to dine outside.
In a concerted effort to attract
people to downtown Lincoln, the offi
cials from the Urban Development
Department have urged eating estab
lishments to open outdoor cafes and
dining areas.
The Crane River Brewpub and
Sidewalk Cafe, 200 N. 11th, is one of
those places. The Crane River opened
an outdoor cafeabouttwo weeks ago,
and the response has been positive,
manager Tom Nelson said.
“Lincoln needed a couple of beer
gardens,” he said. “The city officials
suggested it, and the owners decided
to do it.”
The response to the beer garden has
been good so far, he said.
“It’s been pretty popular on nicer
days,” Nelson said. “It’s too bad we
got it going so late in the season.”
He said it’s usually packed on Mon
days, when the Crane River offers a
happy hour and several beer specials.
As part of the contract, the beer
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PAUL DAWKINS, left, a math graduate student, and Graham Leuschke, also a math graduate student,
f study outside Crane River Brewpub and Cafe, £001£. 11th St., Tuesday.
garden is fenced in and separated from
the sidewalk. An establishment is al
lowed to have outdoor cafes that are
not roped off as long as full service is
not provided. (In other words, people
must order their food inside.)
Because The Crane River’s beer
garden is fenced off, it is considered
private property and offers full service,
which includes allowing alcohol in the
outdoor cafe.
“We have a slightly more limited
menu due to space on the grill,” Nelson
said. People can order sandwiches,
soups, salads, desserts, appetizers and
anything from the bar outside.
Crane River is open from 11 aJti.
until 1 a.m. Monday through Saturday
and from noon to 10 p.m. Sundays.
Doozy’s, 101 N. 14th, also has an
outdoor eating area which was built
when the restaurant opened in January
1995.
“The biggest reason I did it was
because there wasn’t enough space in
side,” owner Dennis Schuster said. “I
needed the extra space at lunch to keep
people from walking away.”
Doozy’s outdoor cafe is not roped
off from the sidewalk, so people must
order inside. Also, Doozy’s does not
serve alcohol and is a nonsmoking es
tablishment.
Doozy’s hours 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and from
11 am. to 10 p.m. Friday and Satur
day. It is open noon to 7 pm. Sundays.
Another restaurant that recently
added an outdoor cafe is The Grotto,
at 11th and O streets.
The Grotto’s hours are from 5 pm.
to 9 pm. Monday through Thursday
and from $ pm. to 10 pm. Fridays and
Saturdays. It is closed (Hi Sundays.
By Emilt What
and Aaron Saathoff
Theater Critic*
It wasn’t the usual fare of the Lied
Center but at least there was a sermon.
For regular patrons of the Lied,
“The Masterpiece” may have been a
, shock to the system. Although this
show was not a Lied Center produc
tion, it was packed for this event.
~ • “The Masterpiece: A Toymaker’s
Dream” was the classic story of right
over wrong, good over evil, ultimately,
God over the Devil.
In this version, the Toymaker
played God, Jesus Christ was the
Toymaker’s Son and the Evil Appren
tice portrayed the Devil. Toys repre
sented humanity, of course.
Unfortunately, the promotional
posters gave no clue about the actual
story.
Looking at the program was the
first tip-off. Scenes like “The Creation
of Toyland” and “The Betrayal”
sounded familiar.
In fact, the Bible’s Old Testament
has two creation stories while each
New Testament Gospel has a betrayal.
See the connection? With few ex
ceptions, the ballet’s plot mirrored the
classic Bible epic.
The toys’ scenes included “The
Masterpiece,” creation of man,
“Toyland Ball,” creation of woman ami
“The Ball aflbyland,” the end of Eden.
; “Invasion of the Kats” brought the
devil’s followers into “Tbyland.” The
first strains ofrock music blared in the
background while evil angels sinfully
did the jitterbug.
Ironically, the triumphant finale
also featured rock music. Go figure.
4 “Invasion of the Kats” also in
cluded vocals against various types of
sin, including money. (Offering wasn’t
taken until the intermission.)
A fire-and-brimstone sermon com
plete with prayers, confessionals and
the laying on of hands ended the cha
risma-fest.
Keeping an open mind, the cos
tumes showed a playful creativity.
Dancers in geometric black and white
outfits portrayed the split between die
Toymaker and his toys.
The other performers wore basic
toy outfits, with sequins, tulle and rib-'
boos befitting a ballet. A Harlequin
clown finished off the ensemble.
The ballet had its moments. Fluid
ity was apparent but it lacked crispness.
The choreography was less than imagi
native and not up to the standards of a
typical lied Center performance.
The pre-recorded music was not
kind to the Lied’s perfect acoustics.
Drama was important in the story.
However, meeting God should not in
dude balconies Ming from overpow
ering bass.
Finally, we hope “The Master
piece” was the last time we ever pray
again in the lied Center.
No new date
set for band
From Staff Reports
The Dave Matthews Band con
cert scheduled for Sept. 20 at the
Civic Auditorium in Omaha has
been postponed, Paige Turner of
Contemporary Group said Tuesday.
She added that the concert will be
rescheduled, bid the new date has
yet been announced.
“The bassist still isn’t up to per
forming, and if I just lost my daugh
ter, I wouldn’t be up to performing
either,” Ulmer said.
Turner said information con
cerning the death of bass player
Stefan Lessard’s 3-week-old daugh
ter has not been released. Concerts
last week at St. Louis and Kansas
City, Mo., and N&shville, Tfenn.,
were also postponed, with no new
dates yet released.
Turner also announced that the
Sept. 21 Cranberries concert at the
Sandstone Amphitheater in Kansas
City, Mo., has been cancelled.
Refunds for the concert will be
available Friday morning at 9.
