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About ca Concert i adjusts d B\ Chuck Cromer We are the orimarilv and possibly the only major contemporary pop music booking source in the Columbia area that schedules concerts for students in facilities as small as the Golden Sour and as large as the 12.000 spat Carolina Coliseum," Eddie B'.akely. chairman of the Russell H^use University Union Contemporary Sounds Committee. said. *\Ve are an entertainment alternative for the Carolina community, as we try to provide as wide a variety of entertainment as possible for USC with acts that are Mil' normally accessible to most community members," Blakely added. The Contemporary Sounds Committee originated in summer 197o as a part of a major reorganization of the Russell House University Union, which reduce*.'. its '5 committees to 10. In essence, tlie committee is a merger o* two committees; the Cowcei: an.l Nite Club commit 'ees. The o; I Concert Committee handled aT musical events at USC . u . - -? - -? " hum. rxpeciec o uraw more man 1.000 persons. They sponsored such top attractions as Linda Ronstadl and Goose Creek Symphony in the Russell House Cafeteria. Ten Years After and the J Eddie Blakely Faschingsfest set ! for Saturday Faschingsfest, the German celebration of Mardi Gras, will be j held Saturday at the Campus Club ; South. The event, sponsored by the USC | German Club, will feature a live 1 band whose repertoire includes J.'Contemporary rock as well as c German beer-drinfclflfc Tsm > w^tyJHeineken beer will be soW for 60, fits a bottle and draft bttr V^vailable for 25 cents a mug. ' ^ The event is open to til* pufetyf 'land the 50 cents admission charge t&J&ductefi nntt (rm? Aralt " Comes in costume wUijjtyii* , .^igtriitted freer A ' . irnpus . I tanei irection Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on the Russell House Patio, the Allman Brothers in Townshin Auditorium and the Beach Boys, Curtis Mayfield, B.B. King and Gordon Lightfoot in Carolina Coliseum. The Nite Club Committee was responsible for providing entertainment in the old Golden Spur coffeehouse when it was located in the area now occupied by the ARA Food Services. With an atmosphere reminiscent of the coffeehouse bars of the 1960's the Commitfpp ?hnwo:KpH fho taionfc of such fabulous folk musicians as Jimmy Buffett, Silverman and Colours in the Spur. The Contemporary Sounds Committee handles the majority of musical programs that students attend in the Golden Spur, Township Auditorium, Booker T. a i:>?: 1-1 " >v (.lauui^iuii /\uuuoriuiii, nussen House Patio, USC intramural fields and Carolina Coliseum. In its two-and-one-half-year existence the committee has brought to our camDus Todd Rundgren, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joe Walsh and Barnstorm, Harry Chapin, The New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Pure Prairie I paoiip Tim U/oiehorrr T "ft"" ^v,v.E)v?x/) *1**1 ?? vlok/v/1 5, uvaiu Flatt and the Nashville Grass, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Hall and Oates with Gary Wright and Caravan. The committee operates a ImiH0p( frnm CtnHnn* WW V UIUU^IU Allocation Commission(SAC) funds. Their primary purpose this year was to present USC with two major "pay" concerts in the Carolina Coliseum. In March 1975 when the budget was outlined, the coliseum was being musically monopolized by one promoter. According to Blakely, the committee did not feel this promoter was providing enough entertainment of a diverse and quality nature. To fill the void, the committee planned to schedule ^Vinir r?\i/r> mainr" tolontc II1VII II IIIUJVI IUIV/1IIO. "But over the summer," Blakely said, "the situation blew up in our faces. The monopoly contract between the promoter and the coliseum expired and was not ronou;oH Thic alliMirorl almnct 1 VIIV/ ?T VU. * ?I?U I41IVTT VU UIIIIUOI every national promoter the opportunity to book concerts in the coliseum." Since last summer, several promoters have scheduled concerts in the coliseum on a regular basis Some of these nrnmnters include Beach Club Promotions, Alex Cooley (of Atlanta Electric Ballroom fame), Celebrity Associates and Tauras Productions. Because of this unexpected twist of circumstances, the Contemporary Sounds Committee has found themselves in a perplexing bind. Last summer they felt there was m risk o4 kosing student money, becatm W a lack of colic , so they felt The Gamecock 1 HteVh ' ?ih/.-^i^^Ht m, Michael Caine, Christopher Plu Connery are the stars of John Husto Huston fi modern-] By Sam L. Irvin, Jr. The Man Who Would Be King is an entertaining film for those viewers who can tolerate nostalgic "buddy-buddy" adventure. Otherwise, it has little to offer. The film is made by John Huston, whose, most memorable credits include The Treasure of Sierra Madre and The Maltese Falcon. Unfortunately, Huston's prime was in the 1940s and he has made very few good films since. Huston's early classics dealt with tough, likeable characters with their own idea of integrity. In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, his films have many times progressed to new and fresh ideas, but unsuccessfully. In The Man Who Would Be King, it is evident Huston has purposefully returned to making the type of film which guaranteed him success years ago. Because he is selling out to the public by remaking sure-winning ideas, the film is uncannily empty. ThemotivMtotabehfod this new film seem* to be less artistic than the ju._ ik. ?.. fit v iiiviptmuut1 rui hit cany T#?? Ma? Wfco Would He Kind is & fca#od on A IMyard Kipling story of the same nwimo, and IHwteo has - < rtwi Iib ii^Im itilni version of it Tor ^ mm /V"~ V- > W mmmiJS ...:;. mmer and Sean Would Be King.' n's 'The Man Who 'The Maltese Fa Madre.' 1m fails 11 !S Peter O'Toole. Huston has finally comoleted the film with Spar Connery and Michael Caine in the leading roles. Movie review The best thing about the movie is the performance of Sean Connery, who has never been better, as Dravot. Michael Caine, as Carnehan, delivers one of the weaker performances of his career. Caine is usually a great actor; therefore, his weak performances are not all that bad. He exaggerates the cocky roguishness of his character to the brink of surreality. Christopher Plummer, as Kudyard Kipling, delivers in his short screen appearance a highly convincing interpretation that unci ariAO Parn/a C U r? l? i 1 III lll\l upomgto VOIIIC. Ol 111 W |1 (X Caine (Mrs. Michael Caine) makes a rare screen appearance as a beautiful Sikandergu! maiden who almost marries Dravot. . . Kipling, Dravot and CanuMtH v Jh<iv#r a common bond; ItofAgHp JpMasons, am coder dedioofd WMk * tftWtoerhood of man. The Mia^ emrnem convinces the priests <m 12 flttHHItf^lftft bbL < > M&f : J Wf Wp" mf r 1k | n?iiA^ II...?am i ii i i i _ v/mci iiuBion |frvuuciivns inciuae Icon' and 'The Treasure of Sierra 3 in tie r Sikandergul that Dravot is their i ordained ruler. When Dravot is 1 shot with an arrow and sheds no blood, he is crowned king. Actually, the arrow pierces only Dravot's clothes, and he has no devine right to the throne. But the thirst for such power drives Dravot to accept what has coincidentally happened and remain silent about the truth. The cinematography, music and costume* arc excellent. The locations, attained at great ex pense, are not nearly as effective. In fact, the way the film is shot it could have been effectively done in a studio, at less expense. There are too many cliche means of introducing the setting. If i! were left up to Hollywood, the only thin^ people in India would ovpr i\t\ k pound out metal tools on street corners. The film is fun to watch, but once is enough. It will soon be forgotten because it does not have the genuine flare of the films it is imitating. Teacher* meet t$t Converse V-x' ; ' of "Why' 1 Sy Can't Write."