Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Lee Michaels By the time Phil got througi tuition, late registration, stude and an outrageous deposIt or he didn't have a whole lot left BSR McDonald makes the people like Phil. It's a comple Phono cornonent stereo syt delivers an honest 50 watts ai excellent sensitivity and sepi The turntabple is our best-elk complete with a matched bas cover, and Shure magnetic ci speakersaare true two-way se suspension, with amazin bal We invite you to see teRT natBSR McDonald dealE aos gedenpaper Watit'l *Concert reviev Gig Pigs. That was the gratuitous insult Lee Michaels handed the ushers shortly after he made his appearance on the Coliseum stage Friday night. But Michaels was wrong. The gig pigs were not the ushers. In fact, it was tough trying to decide who were the real gig pigs between the behavior of some members of the audience - and Michaels lack of professionalism. To insult the ushers, who had done absolutely nothing offensive was a grand gaucherie on the part of Michaels. When you don't have good ushers, a good concert can be ruined in a matter of seconds. Just ask anyone who was at the Allman Brothers - Toy Factory concert at Township last spring. At that particular event, a crowd rushed the stage pushing the band back and ending the concert. Satisfied.c ipaying for mnt fees, books, S i his apartment, for a stereo. RtTS-40A for tO AM/FMIMPX McNA tern. The receiver id boasts ration specs. I ______ ir, and comes U Name 0, tInted dust g ______ artridge. The g semI-p.manent a~ aled acoustic is respnse Gig F Even though the remark was uncalled for, Michaels went on but not. however, for long. There are conflicting estimates, but the outside time for Lee Michaels' performance, including encore, is a half an hour. There was no real reason for his performance to be of such diminuative duration unless you consider the boocish behavior of certain members of the audience. They kept yelling at Michaels asking him where the organ was - Michaels was playing an am plified piano). Some of the choicer comments screamed at the stage concerned the amount of illicit phar macueticals the screamer had introduced into his bloodstream prior to the concert. Perhaps Michaels was upset because the audience wanted to stomer.. V KINI BSR (USA) Ltd.3 R~oute 303, Blauvelt, N.Y. 10913 I Pease send fIul-or catalog of i I enolos no money whasoeve. ** igs communicate with him. Maybe he was upset because he thought there might actually be partakers of illegal drugs in the audience. At any rate. he breathed "thank you" and he and his drummer left the stage. In a trice. members of the audience rushed toward the dqis. This occured after Marc Aren stein, the promoter, had pointedly asked the audience at in termission, not to rush the stage. There might have been a grain of pardon granted the audience had the music inspired them to such an action, however Michaels had left If Uink -a is corned beef and cr es in a skiet, ywire in frubMe. Add SdosUc go in your car baery WELCOME BAC We at our convenient local to offer you our LAUNDRY &U CLEANERS ACROSS FROM TI Open 7 a.m. to 6: . 7la.m. to 6 p CAQIt. 9PERATEP,..4JN By Bob Craft the stage and the only sound emanating from the vicinity of thi stage were the screams of "More, More" from greedy and boorish concert -goers. This display of raucousness and lack of sophistication should have been a source of embarrassment to every person at the concert. After a time. Michaels returned and did a song that everyone sang -along to that went "Heighty Ho, Heighty Hi. Everybody's stoned and so am 1." The enthusiasm with which this particular chorus was received said something about the audience. After the song, Michaels left and so did I. To be angry at an audience is one thing. but to show it is quite another. A professional hides his personal feelings and gives the best damned show he can. The amateur stalks off. On the other side of the coin, the audience must have professionalism too, in the sense that they are there to listen to music and not to perform mob tactics. The night was not all bleakness, however. Long John Baldry came on with his 6' 7" frame, played good music and. 'surprise, sur prise.' actually acted as though he was glad to be there. He not only sang, but featured his lead guitarist and his pianist in solos. There is no doubt that Baldry gave a very good show and saved the evening from being a complete bummer. He was great. He war med an unresponsive audience and never let down. He's a professional. Long John. come back soon. Ie Michaels. don't boiher. R ag (Wontinued from Pg. 6) "The Rag." first issue to be published Setember 15 or 16. will be printed at intervals, depending on money and copy. Articles and editorials on state and national news will be printed, as well as campus news. K, STUDENTS I ff/ZL- Cleaners with. ions will be happy various services. SUEDE LIFE SUEDES & LEATHERS EAUTIFULLY CLEANED IE HONEYCOMBS 30 p.m., Weekdays .m., Saturdays RRY NEVER CLOS