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Parodies poke flavorless fun
By NOEL MURRAY
Contributing Writer
Many of us can probably identify
with the feeling of exasperation
with a “required reading” novel
that leads to a slew of bleary-eyed
jokes at the novel and the novelist’s
expense. But has anyone ever
thought about the profit potential
in these clever quips? Well, the
good folks at Random House, Inc.
have.
They call their collection “The
Book of Sequels” and it consists of,
as the title implies, humorous se
quels to the world’s best-loved mas
terpieces. A gang of humorists
(Henry Beard, Christopher Cerf,
Sarah Durkee and Sean Kelly)
parody everything from Jayne
Austen to Stephen King. In one
memorable extended sequence
they mix Herman Melville and
Tom Clancy to create “Moby Dick
II: Raise the Pequod” -- a scintil
lating mixture of sex and seafood.
All of this sounds like good fun
and some of it is, especially the
clever one page ads for literary se
quels like “Vegetable Farm,” ‘The
Big Fat Balding Prince” and “2000:
A Space Iliad.” It’s when Beard,
Cerf and the other authors try to
stretch their concept into prose pa
rodies that the premise wears
awful thin.
A Gabriel Garcia Marquez
parody that ties his Buendia clan
■ BOOK REVIEW
in with Manuel Noriega is perhaps
the flattest of the generally flat lot.
Raspberries are also due for “Ju
daism and the Art of Motorcycle
Maintenance" and “The Lighter
Side of Sylvia Plath.” These are in
teresting ideas, but not very funny
in execution (‘The next time I see
cottage cheese / My head goes in
the oven!”)
What this book sorely needs is a
lot more bite. Imagining what it
would be like for Tama Janowitz to
write “Gone With the Wind” is not
enough. They miss a golden oppor
tunity to skew both Janowitz’s
faux-hip pretensions and Margaret
Mitchell’s swoony prose.
What they really need is a lot
more of the quick shots taken in
their TV Guide sequelrama section
-“You’re Turning Into a Big Fat
Bug, Charlie Brown,” an animated
version of Kafka’s “Metamor
phosis” - or their recurring parody
of Joyce Kilmer Oates’s classic “I
think that I shall never see / a
poem as lovely as a tree” such as “I
think that it is elemental / No
poem’s luscious as a lentil.”
What’s so annoying about this
package is the sloppy way it’s put
together. If one day they release a
sequel to this book, may I suggest a
more appropriate title? How
about... The Overpriced Book of
Half-Baked Ideas That A Few
People Will Casually Thumb
Through While Killing Time At
Waldenbooks and Will Eventually
Find Its Niche As A Completely In
appropriate Christmas Gift.”
Part two.
A parody in “Sequels.”
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Local cafe is in good hands
New owners improve the Downstairs
By BEVERLY COX
Entertainment Writer
That popular little under
ground restaurant and perfor
mance venue, the Downstairs
Cafe, is now in the hands of new
owners Chris DeBarr and An
drew Cayce.
“I’ve always wanted to run a
restaurant," DeBarr said. “I’ve
been in the restaurant business
since I was 15 and it’s been a goal
to eventually run one.”
Some feared the Downstairs
might one day be taken over by
callous individuals with little
sensitivity to the cafe’s coffee
house ambiance or, even worse,
that it might cease to exist.
These people’s worries are
over.
No m^jor changes will be made
in look or feel the cafe had under
the ownership of the orginal
owners David Levitt and Beth
Hale.
Levitt and Hale decided to give
up running the business because
they wanted the time to pursue
their doctorates.
“The Downstairs was some
thing we decided to do after grad
school and it turned into a major
business, a monstar, for us,"
Levitt said.
“Although there were parts of
it that I enjoyed, I never really
wanted to run a cafe, but it was
something that Chris (DeBarr)
always wanted to do.”
Although no drastic changes
have been made, DeBarr and
Cayce have made a few im
provements in the layout in order
to have more kitchen space.
The Downstairs will continue
to dish up creative and delicious
vegetarian food, while keeping
items on the menu to please the
carnivore.
They are also planning to up
grade the wine list and expand
the menu to include seafood.
“We want to keep it a home
made place, with nothing that is
prepackaged or pre-made,” De
Barr said.
At night, the restaurant be
comes one of Athens’ most inti
mate clubs.
DeBarr said he plans to begin
having early shows, “for those
people who have real jobs and
have to get up in the morning,” in
addition to the regular late
shows.
They also plan to show more
independent movies and videos
that are on the cutting edge of
what is being done today.
‘These productions are, to me,
what punk rock is now," DeBarr
said.
As for the future, the new
owners, like all business people,
said they are hopeful that their
venture will succeed.
“I want to teach people to enjoy
food from all over the world, con
tinue supporting the music scene,
and of course, not go out of busi
ness,” DeBarr said.
The old owners said they are
grateful for the support that
helped to establish the Down
stairs Cafe as an important part
of the Athens scene.
“We want to thank all the art
ists, musicians and customers
that have supported us,” Levitt
said.
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"DINE AND DASH” DOES NOT PAY:
AN OPEN LETTER TO UGA STUDENTS
Many people think "Dine and Dash" is a fun prank. We
found out the hard way that it’s a CRIME. It has cost us
several hundreds of dollars already and might cost us future
career opportunities.
Our victim prosecutes. In fact, MOST RESTAURANTS
AND BARS PROSECUTE.
You may say, "So what!" Well, here’s what our prank
has COST EACH of us so far:
Several hours in the Clarke County Jail;
$50.00 to a bondsman;
$350.00 to an attorney;
Anxiety and embarrassment; and
Hassling with court appearances.
We haven't been before the Judge for sentencing yet. We
could still be SENTENCED to up to a YEAR IN JAIL and
a $1,000.00 FINE, plus court costs.
Additionally, the STUDENT JUDICIARY is concerned
with these types of incidents. An adjudication there could
result in SUSPENSION or even EXPULSION from
school.
When we fill out the next job application, how are we
going to explain CONVICTION OF CRIME: THEFT
OF SERVICES? Beyond the immediate costs listed above,
we may lose future career opportunities. We may never
erase this mark.
By the way, do you know why you have the hassle of
leaving a credit card with the waitress when you run a tab?
That's right; because a few people steal from restaurants
and bars, everyone is affected.
We know you think you'll never get caught. So did we.
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