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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26,1993 • ATHENS, GEORGIA • VOLUME 100, ISSUE 86
INSIDE Weekend
Hammettoon tells the troubles of
spring break travels. See page 3.
Hot Sex
After Hours brings you Athens
in a handbag, but sorry no
hot sex.
Perfect Ten
Gym Dogs defend their perfect
7-0 record in Alabama.
Good Luck.
Sorry kids,
no chance
of the cold,
fluffy stuff
By RUSS BYNUM
Staff Writer
University students, who hoped to wake
up to a winter wonderland, will be in for a
disappointment today, according to the
National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service in Athens
said temperatures in the area will be rising
to the middle 50s today with a 30 percent
chance of showers and even some sleet -
but sorry, no snow.
“It’s not going to snow any more,” said
C.B. Masters, meteorologist for the
National Weather Service in Athens,
Thursday afternoon. “It’s mainly rain now.
All we got here were a few flakes here and
there. We’re getting warmer air in all the
time, so' all we can expect now is rain.”
Masters said Athens missed being hit by
snow flurries by only 20 miles, with other
Northeast Georgia counties reporting
between one and four inches of snow on the
ground. After some Thursday afternoon
sleeting began to raise hopes for snow,
those hopes were soon dashed. Some
University students said that without the
possibility of snow the cold has lost its
appeal.
University students waiting for buses in
the 37-degree chill Thursday said, between
breaths of cold air, that they were
disappointed to hear that snow flakes
weren’t going to fall today.
“It hasn’t snowed yet (this year) and
snow would be terrific," said Jon Costales,
a senior from Roswell. “It would be a good
change, and
we probably
won’t have
another cold
spot like this.
In another
couple of
weeks it’ll be
scorching hot."
Despite
predictions
that Athens
residents will
be walking
under warmer
skies today,
students
interviewed
said they
couldn’t tell
that things
were getting
any warmer.
And even
those more
accustomed to
frigid
temperatures
than native
annkhath**/Athenians felt
the nippy breeze’s bite.
Shivering on a street comer downtown,
two University freshmen from the colder
climates of Europe said they didn’t think
dealing with the cold weather was any
easier lor them than for native Athenians.
“We just know how to handle it, but that
doesn’t mean it’s warm," said Rebecca
Jungebreur, a freshman from Zeist,
Holland.
Still, a little snow would have been just
the right touch to make Athens feel more
like home, said Julie Zaitseva, a freshman
from Minsk, Russia.
“We were expecting snow," Zaitseva
said. “We miss it.
Shake your bones at new club
From Rockfish’s ashes,
a club for all to enjoy
By STEVE H. HALL
Staff Writer
Take your seats, dear readers. Settle down and cut the
chit-chat. It’s time for today’s lesson in Downtown Athens
History 101.
August, 1991. After years of bringing Athens music
and merriment, the legendary Rockfish Palace on 433 E.
Hancock Ave. breathed its last, heading into that Great
College Party Town in the sky.
February 26, 1993. Boneshakers, a new bar and disco
venue geared towards all types of club-hoppers, rises from
the ashes of the Rockfish, as it opens its doors at 4 p.m.
this evening for the first time.
But those expecting a revival of the old Palace’s funky,
undersea ambience will get a big surprise when they walk
through the door. With its black walls and scaled-down
environs, the club’s emphasis is on the music and the
people instead of its surroundings, said Mark Walker,
programming and promotion director for Boneshakers.
“The decor’s pretty minimal, but we’ve got a lot of
ne6n, and it’s nice,” Walker said. “We’re really hoping for
an early crowd. We’re going to start pumping our best
(dance) music at 10 p.m., whereas many clubs just play
rhythm tracks ‘til midnight."
Boneshakers features a new bar area, a dance floor, a
coat check/boutique, and a game area with pool tables
and pinball machines. The outdoor stage area behind the
club is still being landscaped and will include a gazebo
bar. A full-service grill is also in the works.
Boneshakers offers free parking after 5 p.m. on the
street and in the nearby courthouse parking garage. The
club will open at 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with
“Happy Hour” drink specials until 7 p.m. and dancing
every night from 10 p.m. to closing. No cover will be
charged before 10 p.m., except for special events.
Greg Martin, co-owner of Boneshakers, said the club is
unique in that it features dance music every night.
“I’ve looked at the bar and restaurant situation here in
Athens, and I think (Boneshakers) fills the market for
being consistent,” he said. “Our primary format is
dancing. O’Malley’s is really the only other dance place in
Athens, while the others only play dance music on
occasion. The dance market is very big here, and it’s
making a huge comeback all over the nation.”
Martin said the goal of the club is to cater to people of
all persuasions who won’t feel threatened by individual
groups.
“I’m trying to promote a warm, comfortable
atmosphere, nothing cold or sterile,” he said. “I want
people who are not dancing to be comfortable while
sitting at the bar or playing pool.”
Martin said the Athens business climate bodes well for
the future of Boneshakers.
“I’ve been involved with a number of clubs on the West
Coast, but the taxation and the harsh business climate
made it impossible to live there,” he said. “The economic
climate in the Southeast is considerably healthier,
especially in a small, academic town like Athens.”
While in preparation earlier this week for the club’s
opening tonight, Martin wore a button that read, We don’t
need it . We don’t want it. We’re not buying it! When
asked what the button meant, Martin laughed.
Kerry Fisher shakes more than his bones.
“Ever since the Athens Banner-Herald ran a story on
us, it seemed everyone on the planet who had something
to sell came here,” he said. “The liquor salesmen are
relentless. Everyone wants to do business.”
As part of its grand opening celebration, Boneshakers
will host “Prom Night,” a gala benefit for AIDS Athens on
March 5. Tickets are $5 and are available at Wuxtry
Records, the Crystal Garden and at Boneshakers.
Among the club’s future plans are cookouts, a summer
concert series, and “Southern Country Nights" on
Thursdays, with two-step and line dancing with Michael
Happ of Southern Country, an Atlanta organization that
promotes and gives instruction in country-western dance.
Bill and Kelly are back
doing what they love
Kelly Hogan with Bill Taft in the background before their Thursday night gig.
Kelly Hogan and Bill Taft of the defunct
Jody Grind are back and in the groove
By Beverly Cox
Staff Writer
The more things change, the more they
stay the same.
For Bill Taft and Kelly Hogan, former
members of the legendary Jody Grind, it has
been a year of adjustment and change since
the deaths of two band members last year. A
year that has found them doing what they do
best, and what they love - making music.
‘Hell yes, starting over and
making new music, it’s the
best thing,I love it more than
anything.’
Bill Taft
Guitarist and one-half
of the duo of Bill and Kelly
They are now playing as a duo under the
name Bill and Kelly, and in recent months
they have played numerous shows in the
Atlanta area and the Southeast, and have also
released a 16-song tape titled Bill and Kelly.
Taft also plays in the Atlanta band Smoke.
“Hell yes, starting over and making new
music, it’s the best thing,” Taft said in soft
drawl. “I love it more than anything."
During a sound check at the 40 Watt
Thursday evening, Hogan let loose the
melodies from her vocal chords that had
enchanted and captured the adoration of
thousands as lead singer of the Jody Grind.
It was proof positive that music is a
passion for the duo and they will never stop
creating songs.
“We’re concerned with what we’re doing
now, what song we wrote yesterday," Hogan
said. “That is what we’re focusing on now.”
“Making music is like getting up and
feeding the dog everyday. It’s just something I
do; I can’t help it."
Last April, the Jody Grind released their
second album, Lefty’s Deceiver, which
received widespread critical acclaim and
pushed them to the precipice of national
success.
But fate has a funny way of working
sometimes.
In the early morning hours of April 19,
Jody Grind drummer Robert Clayton, bassist
Robert Hayes, and down-home poet/performer
Deacon Lunchbox, aka Timothy Tyson, were
traveling back from a show when they were
all killed in an auto accident.
As news spread of the accident, fans of the
band and Deacon Lunchbox came out in
droves to express their sorrow and support for
Taft and Hogan. The support culminated into
a parade a week after the accident through
the streets of Little Five Points in Atlanta,
which celebrated the lives of those lost.
“Everyone was incredibly supportive. I still
get cards from all over the country,” Hogan
said. “It made it easier to keep making
music.”
They describe their music now as being
more slow and quiet, and a little bit country.
Although Hogan explained that any of their
new songs could have been played by the Jody
Grind, they are simpler now and definitely
novel.
Their current plans are to keep recording
their songs and playing out as much as
possible. Basically, to move and entertain the
public as they have done so well before.
As they say, the more things change, the
more they stay the same.
Hearst still wows NFL scouts
By J.J. COOPER
Staff Writer
Garrison Hearst may have
dispelled some fears about his
injured left knee with an
impressive workout in front of
NFL scouts Thursday at the
Butts-Mehre practice complex.
Hearst was timed between
4.38 and 4.41 seconds in the 40-
yard dash by NFL scouts; his
time is among the best recorded
for running backs entering the
draft. Scouts were impressed
with Hearst’s performance.
“He worked out real well,”
NFL scouting combine scout Bob
Fry said. “You couldn’t have told
that he had a knee problem.”
“I don’t know about the
medical terms, but I still think
he will be the first running back
taken in the draft,” Falcon scout
Ollie Wilson said.
Hearst’s time may have been
slowed by the 35 degree
weather.
“I hope I erased some doubts
in people’s minds, but it was so
cold I couldn’t get real loose,”
Hearst said. “If I’m not real
loose, I have trouble running.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
running back coach Willie Peete
said,“I don’t think that too many
people had too many concerns.
Probably the only thing they
wondered was how fast he was.
But their biggest concerns came
when this thing took place.”
After the workouts, Hearst
said that he has been told he
could have hurt his knee during
his childhood, not in 1991 as
was previously expected. Such a
revelation could help ease
scouts’ fears by proving that
Hearst can perform despite the
injury.
“Doctors said it probably did
not happen in 1991," he said. “It
could have been a childhood
injury. I could have played on it
my whole life. It still feels the
same. I haven’t changed my
running style.”
Hearst and other former
Bulldogs Andre Hastings, Casey
Barnum, Mike Jones, Preston
Jones, Chris Wilson and Todd
Peterson worked out in front of
more than 20 scouts. Hastings
was clocked at 4.54 and 4.56 in
the 40-yard dash. That is equal
to the norm for receivers at the
scouting combine earlier this
month in Indianapolis.
Staff writer Ted Kian
contributed to this story.
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