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XIAO JIAN JAO, a chemical
engineering graduate stu
dent, checks out the Rolling
Stones Cover Tour In the
} Nebraska Union on Monday
afternoon. The tour, which
will be in the Union until
Thursday, has visit
| ed a total of 10
H campuses.
Magazine covers, memorabilia
gather no moss on campus tour
By Christopher Heine
Senior staff writer
Ch-ch-ch-changes.
While observing Rolling Stone magazine’s
touring exhibit in hie Nebraska Union, hie wrinkles
on Thomas Repprat’s face were a testament to the
evolution of rock ’n’ roll as he spoke about his past.
Repprat, 56, said seeing such images as a psy
chedelic John Lennon brought back memories of
his days as a “rebel” in the 1960s.
“It’s kind of like strolling back through time and
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THE COVER TOUR sports music memo
rabilia along with all the magazine
covers since 1967. Here, a 1966
Grateful Dead Concert pester is shad
owed by Kurt Cobain’s tribute cover.
friends,’’
Repprat said.
“It’s nice to
remember feel
ing the excite
ment when ail
of this was big
news. And how
everyone felt a
part of it even
though we were
all quite remote
from it”
The exhibit
runs through
Thursday night
and showcases
such pieces as a
smashed-to
bits Pete Townsend guitar and a dress worn by
Arethra Franklin.
“The Rolling Stone Cover Tour” is billed as a
celebration of the magazine’s 30 years of covering
popular music and culture.
Two hundred and fifty front covers adorn the
northwest section of the union. A television \
screen near the center of the union plays his- \
torical rock footage. Glass-cased artifacts, \ s#
such as the aforementioned guitar and dress, \
are also showcased and were made available ugif
by the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame.
The event was brought to the Nebraska Ip
Student Union free courtesy of AT&T and §y
Student Advantage, said Tom St. Germaine of pj
the University Program Council. 11
Sam Manzitto, a pre-dentistry student at the m
University of Nebraska, reacted in a short fash- I
ion when he said that he thought the remnants to \
Townsend’s busted guitar was “cool.”
Manzitto, like the other students checking out \
the front covers, interviews and artifacts, admitted '
he was just browsing and didn’t have much to say.
Ryan Neal, tour manager who works for
Student Advantage, said the tour is a strong event
for such venues as the union because it’s accessible
to a broad range of needs.
“It entertains people who walk through as well
as those who have die time to study the exhibit,” he
said. “And there is something here for fans of almost
every type of music - rock, jazz and rap fans can
enjoy it”
Repprat, the self-described former hippie, had
more to say in regards to die tributary presentation
of Rolling Stone’s covering of popular music and
culture.
Now a clean cut looking educator, he pointed
out the mission statement posted under die first
Rolling Stone front cover featuring John Lennon in
1967.
“It really reflects how things have changed,” he
said.
The motto reads: “There’s an old saying ‘A
rolling stone gathers no moss.’... because the fan
magazines are an anachronism, fashioned in the
we hope we have something for the author
and the industry and every person who ‘believes in
the magic that can set you free.’”
Rolling Stone was once considered to be under
ground press but has evolved into one of the most
popular publications in the United States.
Immersed in youth culture and ongoing changes
in American lifestyle, it is hard to imagine Rolling
Stone to be at all above the nonsensical and mythi
Please see STONE on 10
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JIM CARREY graces the cover
of the July 13-July 27,1995,
magazine. The photo, remi
niscent of the original
Coppertone ads, was shot by
photographer Herb Rifts.