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Page tt?TliK (.AMtXOCKGolder t/ WpSJB | | V By Chuck Cromer The Golden Spur, USC's student seond floor of the Russell House beh open on an abbreviated schedule dur The Spur was closed all last sumn the Spur's summer manager, the nit< a place for students to congregate, r _l i uuring or aner classes. ' During the first summer session tl to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Frid; summer session to undergo renova Several new diversions have bee summer months. Possibly the most s is the serving of soups and sandwich closing of the Gamecock Room for Dining Services has opened what < Cockpit room in the Spur. Koast Bi along with assorted soups and Chef S As an added bonus, the Golden S Room into a Gameroom that include Gunfighter, Tank, Table Pong, a Tr ball machines. Also, a pool table wi floor tor billiard enthusiasts. Another significant change in the ounce Sham Pilsner Beer Glasses to 1 been used to serve beer in the pas glasses "are more presentable than ( more pleasurable." The Golden Spur also boasts the cl draft 10 ounce Schlitz dark and Old Miehelob draft at 35 cents. Bottle a cents with Heineken at 90 cents. R< Mateus Rose wines are available in 7 There will be no bands or other pre in the Golden Snur this summer tt facility has enough other attractions spend some time in the niteclub thi The Gan Enteric iJ"i U M fi t g i Steve Mille will please By Tom Shealy 04^ i i . i Dieve miner nas long Deen one of the veterans of the music scene. When members of the Eagles were struggling back-up musicians, and the guys in America were learning their first guitar chords, Miller was paying his dues on the West coast. With the help of talented people such as Boz Scaggs and Ben Sidran he created music that has withstood the tpst nf Anyone familiar with the San Francisco music scene of the 60's knows of Miller's achievements. The haunting "Children of the Future" and his anthem to that time and place, "Living in the U.S.A." sound as fresh and alive today as they did then. Miller changed with the times, uiuppiiiK uic psycneueuc image. Through the years he displayed a variety of different characters: the Gangster of Love, the Space Cowboy from Miller's own brave new world idea, and finally Maurice. Maurice appeared in 1972, about the time that Miller's albums began to decline in quality. Since , A A. * 1 I 1 ?? mai lime ne nas proaucea aiDums that contained moments of brief excitement, but were overall dull and uninspired efforts. In 1976 we have a new Steve Miller Band, a new character, and -June 10, 1976 1 Sour "I >r lunch operated niteclub located on the lind the Gamecock Room, will be ing the first summer session, ner. According to Keith Sanders, jclub has been opened "to provide elax, eat and drink either before, le Spur will be open from 11 a.m. TA ?Ml 1- 1 . ay. n win oe ciosea ine second tions and cleaning. in installed in the Spur for the significant addition to the facility es from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. With the the summer months, University ;an best be described as a mini eef. Ham and other sandwiches, alads will be available. pur has turned the old Palmetto s such entertaining games as the ivia Machine and six flipper pin 11 be placed on the Spur's dance Spur is the implementation of 10 replace the plastic cups that have t. Keith Sanders states that the ;ups as well as the taste being far heapest beer prices in town with Milwaukee costing 30 cents with ind can domestic beer is just 60 ?d Burgundy, White Chablis and ounce cups for 60 cents. Sessional forms of entertainment ven without them, however, the to entice the average student to s summer. lecock linmewt r's new Ip old fans |LI By jHHSjQEtej * my&d a new album to reckon with. FLY LIKE AN EAGLE is a marked improvement compared to his last couple of releases. The album and its single are rapidly rising on the charts, which is understandable. Miller has cunsu ucieu me taiesi aiourn in me same style as THE JOKER, his last release which eventually went gold. What we have here is a blend of blues and rock, with a ballad or two thrown in for good measure. To round things out, there is even a touch of psychedelia to remind his old fans of days gone by. "Space Intro" opens the album with shades of the San Francisco days. This Pink P'loyd-type Koninninrl IomHo infn (Un 1 v. U U.l imu IIIC line till, with its reggae beat and Miller See STEVE MILLKU. Page 7 '11?^ I t^l JIM iiiHij miiinrJ *&? ^:''v*^bI lwwwwiw'?(ii?ii?? ii ? it i twt ~ i ~~ ~ WEff" :'%JS5!j y "'^1? Pin hri 11 v ~ 1 ?%>! wj tun nww piuy t iitfli 'Key Largo' I highlights film (c **l-t s-\ rJ m i f ***. I flfll JtflUUUlU By Chuck Cromer CAMPUS FILMS The Cinematic Arts Committee Film Series provides the only continuous entertainment relief of an otherwise entertainment-free summer. The free films are first-rate for the most part, while most of the pay films are second-run features that probably ovorunno hoc cnon nmn A II ...:u l-? -1 - ^ ? ?- j W..W ^V,.. uj nun . /Ill l lima Will ue SI1UWI1 in the Russell House Theatre at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. CATCH 22 (1970)?Mike Nichols directed this highly controversial anti-war satire that examines the destructiveness, corruptness, hollowness and rampant insanity that governs men's actions during wartime. Alan Arkin's Yossarian is that part of us which sees through evil's many disguisesrespectability, law-and order, and status quo. Martin Balsam, Art Garfunkel, Richard Benjamin, Ton Voitfht Orsnn WpIIo? anH Pmilo . . , .. unu Hum i i vniias diau star. Thursday $1. KKY LAKGO (1948)?This was the fourth and final teaming of Humphrey Bogart and his wife I^auren Bacall. Bogart portrays Frank McCloud, a former Army officer and war veteran whose cynicism toward life and society keeps him from trying to take forceful action against Johnny Rocco (Kdward G. Robinson) and his gang who are holding him and several other people captive in a iolor*/-! i * ? ivfi ium loauiu nuici. v^ik; iiot'tu more or less isn't worth dying for," he says, echoing the cynicism about the value of individual action against external evil familiar to us from Bogart's Kick of "Casablanca" ("I stick my neck out for nobody") and Harry Morgan of "To Have and To Have Not." Sunday. TIIK BUKMKSK IIAIU' (1956)?Winner of the fsJin flinrt/in Pri7n ;it Iho 1 v..... pi " ?-?i HI*- ? viuut i" mil i' i*?iiv<11 WHICH best shows "man's capacity to live with one another." The story is set in Burma at the end of World War II and investigates the compassion and loyalty of a Japanese soldier to his Comrades as he unyieldingly seeks to convince a garrison of lastditch fighters of Japan's official surrender. Kon Ichikawa directed and Shoji Yasui stars. Monday. BHEnna|a^^. QB ^k';^H H vwi? b jural \ Ifc Iv H|A| HRBHHHBH IB fll 1 >>tK| L^Hi^ra BBHHH w - I ' V J I ffjfl ; ;i I - ifr^HBIf'^ * V .'': $R Jjf H ?g^i\Aik? , '. i$m . ? gs Photo by Terry Sitkind rgame in the Spur TIIK MUSIC ROOM (1959)?Satayajit Kay, famed for his APU Trilogy, directed this sympathetic examination of a landowner whose passionate addiction to "sumptuous festivals" and musical soirees causes him to lose his wealth and pride as he and his family become inundated with tragedy. Tuesday. PHANTOM OF TIIK PAIt AI)ISK (1974) ? nirp/?tnr ?a. * ? * .... .?ii uci diimi ? satirical view ot rocK musicians and horror films. It stars Paul Williams, Jessica Harper, and William Finley. June 16, 17, 18. $1. DOWNTOWN FILMS ODE TO BILLY JOE?Max Baer, who played Jethro on the old "Beverly Hillbillies" TV show, directed and co-produced this story of two adolescent rural Mississippi lovers (?) whose affection for each other is thwarted when poor old Hillv ilimnc #*ff 'TV 11 _ I 1 1 - "" j v.^ juiup.1 wii in*j iiiiiciiiuicfitic nriage. ine reason for his suicidal leap is quite surprising and the film itself is quite good at times. Yet there are many flaws concerning Southern morality plus a hokey script reminiscent of the films "Summer of '42" and the '(>? version of "Romeo and Juliet." Robbie Benson's performance astBilly Joe is the most rewarding even after his initial sluggish beginning. P(; Columbia East 1. T11K MISSOURI BREAKS Director Arthur Penn's allegorical and subtlely satirical view of Hollywood westerns and the deadly conflict between two vicious killers. The picture is perplexing when we witness the operations of the hawk (Marlon Brando) versus the hare (Jack Nicholson) and his nntljiw a??*>*? riv~ r'" me mm is much more meaningful as a movie western that reverses all our connotations about this much abused Hollywood genre. l'(J Dutch Square South. IIAWMI'S?An entertaining comedy loosely based on a historical incident. Dear old Jefferson Davis (former President of the Confederacy) tried to initiate a camel cavalry brigade in the West during the lBr>()'s that fell flat on its face. This film shows some of the reasons for the failure. James Hampton stars, (i Richland Mall 1.