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, H.G. Wells styl Storie nFSTINATinN: I!\'1VERSP Ihr A.E. VAN VOGT JOVE--HBJ $1.50 po p)i By L. NELSON WOODS re Gamecock Staff Writer ev to< Even if you do not like science plj l fiction you will enjoy reading A.E. pr Van Vogt's "Destination: Universe," a superb collection of Ei ten short stories. st< Stl Van Vogt's style reminds one foi more of the science fiction master, nc H.G. Wells, than of contemporary ju "fantasy" writers. Written in 1953 and recently released in paperhack, "Destination: Universe" is hi an enjoyable bridge from Wells to th pure fantasy, for like Wells, Van pr Vogt is believable, his characters m come alive, and because most of al the characters are depicted as st > humans, readers can identify with them. On at least one occasion Van re Vogt writes about something that de becomes reality 20 years later. Wells was also known for his un- dr canny ability to forsee the future of ty science. th pa MI Ifll nf Indnu'c cr>ionpa fiction is pure fantasy, with ten- ec tacled creatures taking on human th characteristics and becoming At super heroes. There is a bit of pr fantasy in Van Vogt's stories, but cc not enough to detract from its literary quality. in The book's first story, "Far v< fVntnnrne " lalroc unn Hoon intn t.. X/V..VMVUWU, ",w !U the future and back, doing so in a way that your mind has little trouble in believing the plausibility ti of the story. Everything' that gi happens in the story is possible ... c? in the future. ir "Dormant" tells of man's at- a tempts to destroy something he pi icaib uccuu^t' ne caiuiui un- u ) derstand it. It has the classic P Former bodygi , Book re "ELVIS: WHAT HAPPENED?" fj KEI) WEST. SONNY WEST ANI) DAVE. HKIU.K.It AS TOin Tn _ STEVE DUNLEAVY w I BALLANTINE $1.95 By BAKHY J. GLENN jj Asst. Entertainment Editor SJ a In opposition to all of the com- s< Iplimentary material published since Klvis Presley's death, "Elvis: What Happened?" stands p alone as an unattractive, almost d pathetic portrait of the superstar, c The controversial book relates s the accounts of three of Elvis' t? former l>odyguards, who decided /> to tell all to enterprising journalist Steve Dunleavy, after they were s Art museum I The Columbia Museum of Art will present a special six-day showing of the Boehm Porcelain Objects of Art, November 16. Co-sponsored by the Museum and Sylvan Brothers Jewelers of Columbia, the exhibition will include approximately seventyfive porcelain pieces, some of which have been presented e reborn >s offer | erne of "get it before it gets us." ?| "The Monster" is the story of a || wer hungry race from another B anet that attempts to colonize the jj 1 ? mains ui a jjinnei which siiuws I1U Egs idence of life. Of course it is not ?1 3 long before you realize the g| anet is Earth. The end is P edictable. K The best of the ten is "The 1 ichanted Village." This is the L sry of an earthman who is | randed on Mars. His attempts to 1 rce the planet to adapt to his | ?eds result in a strange, but m stifiable, conclusion. \i "A CAN OF PAINT" is imorous. It is a light touch after e psychological tales which ecede it, yet it too delves into an's psychology. Man's curiosity most becomes his undoing in this ory. "Defense" is short, but then it ally does not take too long to stroy a planet. "The Rulers" takes us into ugs, mind control and a "1984" pe of future. It is one trip even e hippest dude would want to iss up. "Dear Pen Pal" is about the rrespondence between an earman and his friend on the planet irigae II. Their correspondence oves to be the ultimate in immunications. "THE SOUND" follows a boy's itiation into manhood. If Van 3gt is right, the Boy Scouts of the ture will pack quite a wallop. "The Search" is another story of me, though time is not limited to f 1 J I I 1 *4 31 ng torwara ana oacKwaru. n an go from side to side, too. Also i this story Van Vogt tells us about t camera that takes pictures that ^ op out of the camera on their own, Iready developed . . . shades of olaroid Pronto. jards tell all . i p-i veais ei red by Presley in 1976. He Most of the book consists of he ctual quotes from the three, along go ith some narrative by Dunleavy. tir The book was published 15 days up rior to Presley's death, and br irough it, Red, Sonny and Dave thi iy they hoped to reach Presley nd present the facts so he could mi ee he was destroying himself. w< sl( ACCORDING TO ALL TURKIC, eo 'resley's main affliction was with th rugs. Red West, who was Elvis' po onstant companion from high chool until 1976, claims the drug El aking began while Elvis was in the ri< ki*my, stationed in Germany. m "He takes pills to go to sleep," al ays Ited. "He takes pills to get up. El offers porcela internationally in other po museums, universities, schools lie and palaces. pi According to Sylvan's an spokesman Mr. E.R. Lipscomb, F* Jr., the purpose of the ni exhibition is to introduce to the ed public Boehm's outstanding pu Tutankhamun collection of ho twelve pieces. Included are Ti nnro fnn HMn * w pft ? I ' \ Ml I A j k.i ^ % Hi l?g ^&I H J r b^ w| U 1% \m 1 Wjj H imvrilJ jSgt^jf^* ? '"/CW^Vhy^W -^^-g^/^ #^^^1;, * j'^v t*v1^Ci. '^S^ibL^ . '; ^S^^KJr-%^ ' \?r3^ ' J \.E. Vogt, the prize winning author ol ill-A," now offers a new sci-fi thriller destination I'niverse." Critics have ac< iionarv and exciting work to date. Ivis bad ; takes pills to go to the john and make a s takes pills to stop him from mental p ing to the john. There have been move, 1 nes when he was so hyper on "smiled pers that he has had trouble eathing and on one occasion SONN1 ought he was going to die." strange 1 The three claim that Presley also supersta ade them take drugs and they a.m., at >uld go for days at a time without took sev< >i>n Prpslpv sjooniprl tn Imi/p fnnnrnl h ntrol over them and actually being re, ought he had supernatural Presle; wers. is also c Sonny West relates a time when panions vis and several others were would si Jing along and suddenly Klvis televisioi ade the driver stop the car. They whim. 1 then sat for 15 minutes while Sonny ivis looked up in me sKy trying to wnicn sn see Elvi ?? ^ h()Ur wl I to see hi in exhibit ?? si?, whipped rcelain reproductions of the iv-KinO Mnclf luin hac.rnlinf 1? . aques of the Golden Throne id Ivory Chest and the famous Accor< dcon Head. These objects, minute I any of which are limited you and itions with all available for want t0 irchase, were produced in j nor of the recent Treasures of SOME itankhamun Exhibition. could hi / death of 11 iiMIIiiiiii i 11 i i ! I. tasy Art|st's works |H exhibited In August, Michael Tice wasl asked by the University Union Fine Arts Committee to have a show of his work in the Russell House. Tice agreed and the show will be held during November and will include recent drawings and water colors. Tice, 24, is a drawer, painter and printmaker. He received a Scholastic Arts Scholarship and the Hallmark Award in Alabama in 1971. He graduated from USC in December, 197."). earning a BFA in printmaking and drawing. Hllis work has been included in 22 juried national and regional shows and has won awards in 12 In April of this year, Tice was selected by a curator from the Museum of Modern Art for inclusion in Ihe Piedmont i Graphics Show in Greenville. His work was also included in this year's Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition in Peoria, 111. One of Tice's ink and walprrnlnr Hrawinos it 1500 en > ^ k ' ' i ded ' th collections of the Greenville ?. u r County Museum of Art, S.C f "Slan, The World of Arts Commission, Springs for his vast audience. Mills, Inc and in numerous Maimed it as his most private collections across the U.S. Tice will begin graduate work at the California College of Arts and Crafts in January, 1978. side olitary cloud move by his . . " owers. When it did finally Elvis took credit and -< that sly smile of his." j1 11 >' A I.SO TKII.S of ofhor v "^IfinRHs^l labits and fascinations the r had. One morning at 3 V " cording to Sonny, Elvis F HH ?ral friends to a Memphis * J|;i ome to look at dead tx>dies ? r4^f& ~~ tidied for embalming. .. y's fascination with guns / /-ggisw^'^ >w" xplored. The three com- wp-' relate times when Klvis BflH E^i loot out chandeliers and eEB i i screens at the slightest ^ relates one incident in ^HRnS&tt ' N, uga|| lger Jimmy Dean came to HB9H^h ?p s and waited for over an p|| len Klvis finally came out g||| m, Dean kiddingly chided ggggggf ?||| for being late. Klvis out a .22 revolver, stuck it ElviS * >an's chin and said, "And I * l.i i i -te t I All. l_ I 0\ o me like that - wna? nappenea r ling to the three, "one from his wive.Priseilla. According Elvis would want to kiss to the authors, these were the only the next minute would women Klvis really loved. blow your head off." Klvis even tried to set up a hit on Priscilla's boyfriend after she and OF ELVIS' problems Klvis divorced in 1973. *ve been caused by the Throughout the book the three his mother and his divorce See ELVIS, page 16