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PAGF
THE MKRCICIt CU STER
FEBRUARY 14. 1986
The Beat Goes On
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Tony Blair & Jason Shumate
Flashback: TheMonkees, PartII
Denise Moses
VICTIM OF COMEDY
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Feb. 26,1986
7:30 p.m.
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General information on alcohol
By 1968. the TV had allowed
the group a level of freedom
unheard of in TV. Dolenz and
Tork directed a few episodes,
zany, off-camera dialogues oc
curred regularly, and the Mon
kees themselves had great input
into what was filmed. However,
the show was cancelled in June
of that year due to declining
ratings, along with ' Batman*’
and “1 Dream of Jeanie."
In March, the Monkees had
released their fifth album. The
Birds, The Bees and The
Monkees. It was not as suc
cessful or as good as the
previous albums, but it did
reach number three on the
charts. It did have some fine
moments, ^uch as "Daydream
Believer" (the Monkees last
number one single!, "Valleri”
(the Monkees last top ten
single!, "Zor and Zam", "Mag
nolia Simms" (made to sound
like a 1920 s record!, and Ne
smith's brilliant rocker "Tap
ioca Tundra.” In May the group
released "D. W. Washburn," a
rather mediocre single that
reached number 19 and was the
group's last top 40 single.
With the burdens of the TV
show gone, the group made
their only movie. Head. Co
written by the T. V. show s
producer Bob Rafelson (who
later made 5 Easy Pieces) and
actor Jack Nicholson, it was
surrealistic, often bizarre look
at the Monkees career and how
plastic they fell themselves to
be. It died at the box office and
became an instant cult film. You
either love it or you hate it.
Leonard Mallon loves it. Other
critics hate it. If you like the
Monkees. you probably will like
the film. The soundtract album
came out in December. It was
not a commercial success
either, but it did feature 6 great
new Monkees tunes and dia
logue from the film. A T.V.
special, 331/3 Revolutions Per
Monkee also came out around
this time. It was the last
Monkees project to feature
Peter Tork. who left the group
on December 30. Tork claimed
he was very unhappy and had
only really enjoyed himself
during the making of The Mon
kees Headquarters and Pisces.
Aquarius. Capricorn and Jones
Ltd. albums.
The group continued as trio
and released the album Instant
Replay in February of 1969. It
was a lousy album that among
other things featured "Tear
Drop City." a crummy remake
of the group s first hit "Last
Train To Clarksville." The only
good songs on the album were
Micky's "Shorty Blackwell." a
well-structured, multi-part song
on the life of a small boy and
Davy's brilliant "You and I."
Of all people, it was Davy
Jones, who rarely wrote any
songs, who had the best sum
mary of the Monkees career
with this song. He co-wrote it
with Monkees pal Bill Chad
wick. It was brutally frank in a
way unmatched by songs of the
time, with the possible excep
tion of the Beatles earlier song
"I'm A Loser." In “You and I."
Jones realizes that group's
popularity is ending when he
sings "In a year or maybe two.
we'll be gone and someone new
will lake our place. There'll be
another song, another voice,
another pretty face.” It also
prominently featured a dinging
slide guitar and was unlike any
other song the group ever
recorded.
In October, the album The
Monkees Present Micky. David
& Michael came out. It was a
good effort, but it sold poorly.
For the most part, each of the
three went into the studio by
himself to record his songs for
the album. Despite this lack of
cooperation, the record did have
seme good songs like Nesmith’s
"Listen To Band" and "Good
Clean Fun." a pair of country
ditties that hinted at his musical
feature. Note that now it was no
longer "Davy" and "Mike" but
the grown-up names "David"
and "Michael." In early 1970.
Nesmith left for a solo career
and briefly played with his old
friends and Byrds.
In May of 1970. Dolenz and
Jones released the last Mon
kees album. Changes. It was a
pothetic and sorry ending to a
group that had given so much
good music.
What happened to the indi
vidual members? Tork formed
the short-lived group Release
soon after he left the Monkees.
but he never recorded anything,
as a solo artist? not even one
single. The last we heard he had
been playing club dales in the
U. S. and Canada with a
backing group. Micky Dolenz
recorded several solo singles,
but had no success. He is now a
T. V. director and # lives in
England. Davy Jones tried to
establish a solo career by
recording several singles and a
decent album called Davy
Jones, but he too was unsuc
cessful. Dolenz and Jones
crossed paths occasionally and
from 1975 and 1976 formed
Dolenz. Jones. Boyce and Hart
with former Monkees song
writers Tommy Boyce and.Bob
by Hart§"Last Train To Clarks
ville." "Stepping Stone". They
toured all over the U. S. playing
Monkees songs and released
one crummy album in 1976
before disbanding. Jones does
some T. V. work and workings
on his autobiography.
Unfortunately, we've run out
of space in which to adequately
discuss Michael Nesmith's
past-Monkees career, so we’ll
save that for next weeks
column.
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What happens when one
drinks alcohol? It depends upon
the amount taken, speed of
consumption, size of the per
son, condition of body, mind
and climate at the time of
drinking. Alcohol is an anaes
thetic in its effect. While it
produces euphoria, it can pro
duce intoxication and seriously
affect the ability to think
clearly.
Alcohol goes directly into the
bloodstream. It has an affinity
for brain tissue. Brain damage
begins with the first drink and
becomes severe in the case of
the alcoholic. The liver accepts
about Vi of an ounce per hour
and then immediately starts the
process of oxidation to eliminate
the alcohol. This process cannot
be accelerated.
Alcohol appears in beer with
from 3.Mb to 8% content, in
wine from 7% to 25%, and in
liquor from 40% to near 50%.
The amount of pure alcohol is
Mercer campus a safer place.
Be Alert for suspicious
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Be Security-Conscious.
Watch out for others and their
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Last year over 100,000 crimes
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Let’s face it - you could be the
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Learn to protect yourself in
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pus living quarters.
-Keep your door locked.
Leaving it open for even one
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about the same in a 12 ounce
bottle of beer, a 4 ounce glass of
wine, and a standard cocktail or
1 Vi ounce shotglass of whiskey.
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estimated that about one in 10
who start to use it will sooner or
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Consuming alcohol when one
is also using a prescription or
non-prescription drug may be
dangerous. Alcohol intensifies
the effect of some other drugs in
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bery or attack.
-Always lock your room if you
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-If you take even a short nap.
first make sure the door is
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door.
-Never leave doors propped
open for friends who will be
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-Keep your keys safe. Don't
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versity Police.
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An DA is
a human being with feelings and emotions
a student
a friend
a handy man
. an organizer
. . . a doctor
. . . a counselor
an academic advisor
. . an enforcer of the rules
a student representative
to administration
a resident
a good listener
. . . a motivator
a peace keeper
... a parent
. a tutor
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Does the RA position sound like a challenge to you? You bet
it is! To be a good RA takes lots of hard work! You might ask.
"Why would anyone want to be an RA?’’*You definitely must
like people and have a strong desire to make the residence hall
a better place to live! RA's make life-time friendships and receive
much personal gratification from the position. They gain excellent
interpersonal communication, negotiation, and counseling skills.
All these skills are invaluable in today's job market. They also
learn much about themselves! We sincerely appreciate those
persons we currently have in the RA positions, for they are a
special group/
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challenge of the Resident Advisor position for the Fall 1986
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