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THE GROOVE By Jeff Randall Collections flourish from thrifty finds Everyone needs a hobby. And when one spends enough time pur suing a hobby, one often becomes qualified to dispense advice to less worldly and inexperienced hobby ists. But as an experienced, albeit highly amateurish music collector, I’m hardly suited to dole out accu rate information about the market value of any particular album. And my advice on collection mainte nance borders on disastrous, seeing how I use many of my less-favored album covers as TV trays or fly swatters. But I do know one thing about record collecting. I know where the good stuff is. It’s not in the bins at Homers or the shelves at dusty used record stores. It’s not at collectors’ fairs or trade shows. The good stuff resides where many record collectors fear to tread. The good stuff is kept in ramshackle plywood bins and sagging particle board shelves. The good stuff is stuffed between bric-a-brac and home furnishings at any one of the dozens of thrift stores that populate any decent-sized city. Even in Lincoln’s Haymarket Salvation Army Thrift Store, where dust-and-dirt-stained records make up most of the music population, the occasional treasure is ripe for the picking. And the picking only costs about 25 or 50 cents per album. In my visits there over the past few years, I have not only picked up items that would be valuable only to my twisted musical sensi bilities (such as Neil Diamond’s “The Jazz Singer” soundtrack), but I’ve also pulled out a few small wonders, including nearly a dozen Frank Sinatra albums and original pressings of “Purple Rain” and “Saturday Night Fever.” And, surprisingly enough, most of these albums are in fine condi tion, if not better. It’s remarkable to see what some people throw away, but it’s even more remarkable to see what some people will give away to thrift stores. So, I’ll leave the plastic-sealed, over-priced “limited edition” records to the more professional collectors. And I’ll stay content, quietly listening to my slightly worn thrift store copy of John Travolta’s debut album. Hey, it’s not all that bad. Randall Is a junior news-edi torial major and a Daily Nebras kan associate news editor. New tattoo parlor stresses safety By Ann Stack Senior Reporter If the body is a temple, three artists at Lincoln’s newest tattoo parlor are ready to paint the walls. Rod Creamer, owner of The Ink Addiction at 2127 O St., opened the parlor earlier this year and employs several artists with extensive experi ence. Creamer has been in the tattoo busi ness for 10 years and has an associate’s degree in commercial art from South east Community College. The Ink Addiction has two other artists besides Creamer—Rem Clayton and his wife Heather Spencer. They also have an apprentice, Matt Simmons. Since hooking up as a business part ner in March, Creamer said, Clayton has been the backbone of the opera tion. A former medical student at the University of Colorado, Clayton said he has worked as a tattoo artist for 18 years, perfecting and refining his craft in every state in the nation and abroad. “It was a stroke of luck. I walked into the shop to have work done on me,” Clayton said. After talking to the artist, he said he had found his calling. “I told my wife that night I needed to quit medical school and become a tat tooist. My dad died without having spoken to me, but I’ve never regretted it.” Creamer said he saw a need in Lin coln for his type of tattoo studio—one more concerned with the health, safety and satisfaction of its customers than the almighty dollar. And if he loses customers because of that attitude, so be it, he said. Creamer said part of his ethics in clude some guidelines on who will — and won’t — get a tattoo. The artists at The Ink Addiction believe strongly in not doing any work on minors, even if they’re accompanied by their par ents, and Clayton said he agrees with his employer. “I’ve never seen such irresponsible parenting in my life,” Clayton said. “Parents walk in with their 13-year-old TATTOO ARTISTS, clockwise from top Matt Simmons, Rod Creamer, Heather Spencer and Ron Clayton in their studio at The Ink Addiction. kids and want to get them tattooed. And they get mad that I won’t do it. I’ll go broke and starve first.” Interestingly enough, the tattoo business is not regulated in Nebraska. “The Health Department said they can’t afford to regulate the tattoo in dustry,” Clayton said. “There are no laws for tattooing, and there are so many ways local tattoo artists and the Health Department could work to gether to bring about ordinances at the city and state level.” The Ink Addiction is dedicated to providing the highest quality of safety, Creamer said. Anything that comes in contact with the body is discarded. That means no reusing of ink — the pigment is poured into disposable caps. The pigment they use is biodegradable and organic — it’s even drinkable. In an age when peon|e $re rare concerned with whet cnts t wif h%5» who permanently performs th6ir body art, Clayton said he loves it when people do their research before pick ing a tattoo studio. “I see young people—college age people—before they even look at the art on the wall, they’ll ask questions about their health and well-being,” he said. “1 admire those people — that should be their No. 1 concern.” The artists can do whatever the cus tomer wants —except for anything racist or antisemitic, gang signs or drug references like marijuana leaves or joints. The biggest thrill, Creamer said, is to produce something a customer loves, especially when they aren’t sure what they want. “Tlu ‘their head aflc^Uffitr^it Oft paper.7 An added bonus of The Ink Addic tion is Spencer. A lot of women prefer to have a female artist working on them, Spencer said. “Even if I’m not doing the tattoo ing, as long as I’m back there, they feel more comfortable,” she said. Another rule The Ink Addiction follows is that no friends or family members can observe the process. “W© do that because we-want the client’s undivided attention,” Clayton said. The Ink Addiction is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. Concerts to fill Midwesus entertainment void By Cliff Hicks Staff Reporter This past summer seemed devoid of concerts, but it now appears that this was because all the big-name acts were waiting to come this fall. And now they’re here. After a giant void in the entertain ment scene in Nebraska, the problem, it would seem, has been solved. Some thing for just about everyone is com ing soon to a town near you. “The groups were out there, and they like to play Omaha,” said Joan Baillon, Public Marketing Coordina tor for City of Omaha Public Events. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, two country musicians who have high bill ing in their own right, will perform Oct. 28 at Pershing Auditorim. Country will be at Pershing all weekend. The next night, Oct. 29, Pershing will feature country artists Ricky Skaggs and JoDee Mecina in a benefit concert for the Nebraska Firefighters Association. On Oct. 4, three Christian bands will play at Pershing Auditorium — Newsboys, Geoff Moore & the Dis tance and Plankeye. For those interested in the sound of Kansas native Melissa Etheridge, the performer will be at the Omaha Civic Auditorium Oct. 4 in support of her album “Your Little Secret.” Oct. 15 marks the return of Black Sabbath founder Ozzy Osbourne to the Midwest, when he plays Pershing Au ditorium with special guests Danzig, Sepultura and Biohazard. Legendary rock band KISS will play at the Omaha Civic Auditorium on Oct. 23 and 24. Originally, the band was scheduled to play a show in Texas on Oct. 24, but after the Oct. 23 show sold out in two hours, the band opted to play a second Omaha show. Oct. 26, Hootie and the Blowfish will play at the Civic Auditorium, with underground icons They Might Be Gi ants as special guests. ion Amos win make her first Ne braska appearance Nov. 7 at the Orpheum Theatre in Omaha, with ex School of Fish front man Josh Clayton Felt as special guest. Two days later Los Lobos will play Pershing. Nov. 12, Pant era will storm the Civic Auditorium with special guests Biohazard and Neurosis. On a more comic note, George Carlin will be bringinghis comedy rou tine to the Orpheum this fall. Hie offi cial announcement has not yet been made, but the show is confirmed. With all these big names, it may seem too good to be true. But it gets even better: More concerts are set to be announced in the next couple of weeks. 300 Help Wanted FuR and/or part-time custom picture-framer portion In a craft ratal stot*. Experience needed. Ftoxfaie hours. Apply at Northwest Fabrics and Crafts. 6800 P Street. Full-time or Part-time Earn up to $8.00 per hour putting advertisements on doors. Cal Bll at 483-7779. _ replacement product marketing co-op. Class -_ must be sophomore or greater. Need good communication skMs. automotive and mechanical sklls helpful. 20 hrs/Mi. Call Harvey Bieber at 467-8306 or for more information, go to the internship office in Nebraska Union. Harvest he$> wanted, dose to Lincoln, 665-2567 or 665 3641. Classif Help Wanted lor Fal Harvest. Must be able to drive large yam trucks, cal 782-2009. H Merest Country Club has opening* lor day and evening FT and PT wait staff and banquet staff. Excellent walking conditions and wages. Apply Tuesday-Sunday from 9 AM-7 PM. 6901E. OStwet. 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