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6 * Tt1e Red and Black • Thursday, July 12, 1990
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Johnny Quest serious about funk
Johnny Quest: These wild men will take over the Georgia
Theater Friday night
By RACHEL CURRY
Entertainment Editor
When Johnny Quest started
out in 1983, they were a hardcore
band just playing for fun. Years
later, they are a funk band who
take their music very seriously.
Backwards, maybe, but to the
four guys in Johnny Quest it’s all
been very natural
“It used to not Ik* a serious
thing. There was never a ques
tion of it being anybody’s job,”
said bassist Jack Campbell
during a telephone interview
from Johnny Quest’s home base
of Raleigh, N.C.
Johnny Quest’s publicist, Eliz
abeth Dick of M-80 Management
in Raleigh, would see JQ when
she was in high school and said
their attitude change is amazing
“It’s really neat to have seen
where they came from and what
they’ve turned into,’ she said
“It’s amazing how dedicated they
are now."
The not so dedicated Johnny
Quest broke up in 1985 to pursue
other musical activities When
they reunited in 1988. three orig
inal members remained Vocalist
Joe Farmer, guitarist Bill Laid,
and bass player Campbell were
joined by new drummer Steve
Hill.
The move to a funkier sound
wasn’t hard because, as Camp
bell put it. Johnny Quest's * , ari-
core had always had *a '70s funk
influence to it.”
Songs like “The Heisman,” a
tune about giving a girlfriend
“the stiff arm,” have lead to both
kudos and critism for Johnny
Quest
Campbell, who wrote the con
troversial lyrics to "The
Heisman.” explained what the
fuss is all about.
“Some people have had some
problems with it. They think it
literally means jam your arm
down. ihe girl’s throat, knock her
down It's actually just a slang
term for get away from me, get
out of my face It stands with my
belief that if you’re in a bad
relationship, get out. Don’t take
any from anyone,” he said.
Johnny Quest's showmanship
and heavy funk sound have lead
to many comparisons with The
Red Hot Chili Peppers. Campbell
mentioned that though Johnny
Quest admires the Chili Peppers,
they would never reduce the
normal JQ attire — shoes, socks
and shorts —to the notorious
sock-on-genital wearing antics
that the Chili Peppers have
adopted.
“Socks should be worn on your
feet — that would be a good
Johnny Quest motto,” Campbell
said firmly.
Campbell and his band mates
will bring their mottos and their
musical madness to the Georgia
Theater 10 p.m. this Friday.
Tickets are $5. Tattooed Dogs
will open.
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Review to be ‘S’Wonderful’
By DAVID WILLIAMS
Entertainment Writer
The big band sounds of the ’30s
and ’40s will he brought to the
stage on Saturday “SWonderful,
S’Marvelous,” is the third in a se
ries of five musical reviews that
are being presented by the Georgia
Center for Continuing Education
and The Athens Parks and Recre
ation Department. The series is the
first of its kind in Athens.
‘This is the first time we’ve done
this sort of thing. We don’t know if
it will happen again next year, but
we hope so,” said Tom Coleman,
cultural arts supervisor for the city
of Athens, who is directing the re
views.
“S’Wonderful, S’Marvelous” is a
45-minute program, including
songs like “Don’t Sit Under the
Apple Tree,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle
Boy,” and, of course, “S’Wonderful,
S’Marvelous.”
The performers are professional
singers and dancers from all over
the country who Coleman re
cruited. Also included nre Univer
sity students Patrick McColery
and Thomas Keating. In addition
to the weekly reviews, the per
formers teach classes in stage
crafts such ns makeup application
and theatrical combat.
The only member of the com
pany who is not teaching is Flor
ence King, personnel librarian at
the University’s mnin library. King
has been active in the Athens Com
munity Theater for the Inst two
years, playing title roles in ‘The
Mystery of Edwin Drood” and
“Evita.”
“The theme of this show
(“S’Wonderful, S’Marvelous”) is
that we’re at a Hollywood canteen,”
King said. “We girls are the enter
tainers and the guys are service
people and we’re supposed to be en
tertaining them.”
“SWonderful, S’Marvelous” will
be performed at 8:15 p.m. Saturday
in the Hugh B. Masters Hall at the
Georgia Center for Continuing Ed
ucation. Tickets nre $5 in advance
and $7.50 at the door. Call 542-
9464 for reservations.
Warning: ‘Days’ makes
Tom Cruise: 'Days of
Thunder’ is a big budget
movie that runs out of gas.
By NOEL MURRAY
Entertainment Writer
It’s so frustrating how top mo
tion picture talents experience a
failure of nerve when it comes to
making a movie about an inter
esting, under-used topic. Case in
point: once upon a time, Tom
Cruise got the idea to make a
movie about the thrills and the rea
lities of the men who drive very
fast for a living. Unfortunately,
somewhere down the line this
noble concept made concessions to
bankability and became the termi
nally weak “Days of Thunder ”
That this could happen with
such greats as Robert Duvall,
Robert Towne and Tom Cruise in
volved is a real shame.
With all due respect to Mr.
Cruise, a likable chap and a fine
actor, he does a woefully inade
quate job of portraying a NASCAR
driver. Cruise’s Cole Trickle just
doesn’t dress or act like a NASCAR
driver.
It is also difficult to believe that
a hotshot who has never driven a
stock car could jump behind the
wheel and rise to the top of the cir
cuit in less than a year.
The introduction of brain sur
geon Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole
Kidman) as Trickle’s love interest
is equally laughable. When Cole
crashes, his doctor is, of course, a
beautiful young woman. That’s the
Third Reptile tour
slinks into town
The Rock fish Palace will host the
3rd Annual Night of the Reptile I
tour when it comes to Athens I
Frida) The month-and-a-half
long tour of the Southeast is
being sponsored by Reptile Re
cords, an independent alterna
tive record company in Nashville,
Tenn.
Reptile designed the excursion
with the caravan tours of the
early days of rock ’n’ roll in mind.
Just like in the old days, they
wanted to showcase their entire
roster of bands and bring them
directly to the fans.
They’re delivering a line up
that includes the loud but me
lodic Government Cheese, the
ramblin’ blues rock of the dus
ters, and the unique country 1
sounds of Susan Marshall.
Be sure to catch these three
great acts before they blow
through town. The show starts at
9 p.m. Tickets are $5.
—Rachel Curry
one doze
way it always happens. Yeah,
right. The only reason for Kid
man’s character’s existence is that
big summer movies are supposed
to have romances.
The legendary Robert Towne
(“Shampoo,” ‘Tequila Sunrise”)
turns in a disappointing script
here. There are a lot of speeches
about the intensity and courage in
volved in racing while people are
crashing into walls left and right.
There are, however, a few nice
things about “Days of Thunder.”
The racing scenes are exciting and
well done and Tony Scott does a
fine job of portraying race car
driving as an intense and truly en
tertaining sport.
Robert Duvall’s performance as
Harry Hogge is very enjoyable. His
is the only interesting and believ
able character in the flick.
However, the audience is still
stuck with an insecure mishmash
posing as summer entertainment.
You know it’s a bad sign when
halfway through a movie you stArt
thinking of amusing ways to refer
to it — “Daze of Thunder,” “Doze of
Thunder,” etc.
Next time Tom Cruise should do
a picture about a man with enough
courage and intensity to make a
decent movie despite pressures
from Hollywood packagers and
studio executives. But would
anyone believe it?
St. Vlary's Wellness Works presents
“Hiking to New Heights"
July 24, 6:30 p.m. at UGA's Lake Herrick Pavilion
»* I)i*.over some gtHki local hiking trails as well as trails in the North
Georgia mountains.
m Learn about basic first aid from Dr Natalie Kusso ol University Health
Sen ices.
«« Examine backpacking equipment from Charbon s Specialty Sports
•* bnjov a camping-stvle cookout,* featuring hickorv-gnlled hamburgers
•« Join in a songtest of camping songs and plav some family games, or |ust
sif back and relax
* C<ill H4-J/o.’ uxKi'iif Awrtilfwiu ($S.00/adnll .nnl $2 (Hi child) on or fvfi*rr
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1990 Academic Assitance Groups
Students who attended orientation for summer classes were informed of special
small groups that focused on Time Management and Study Skills These
groups are meeting throughout the summer quarter in room 119 of Clark Howell
Hall from 3 30 to 5 00 p m If you are interested in attending one of these groups
and have not registered please call the Counseling and Testing Center at 542-
3183
SUMMER WORKSHOPS
Counseling & Testing Center
ACADEMIC SUCCESS SERIES
Whole Brain Learning
Learn effective techniques which can significantly reduce study time and lead to
greater recall and comprehension
Thursday, July 19 3 30-5 00 p m
Overcoming Procrastination
Find out why you postpone unpleasant tasks and learn strategies tor overcom
mg self defeating behavior
Tuesday July 24 5 30-7 00 p m
Learning Styles
Identify your own personal style and sensory strengths for learning Learn how
to use them tor more productive enjoyable study
Wednesday August 1 3 30-5 30 p m
A series of 1 1/2 hour workshops designed to teach you skills which can con
tribute to your academic success Attend any or ail sessions each one is separ
ate from the others and covers a different topic Sessions meet in room 141
Tate Center NO ADVANCE REGISTRATION NECESSARY
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